anaheim-gazette 1960-03-31

All City Council Co CITY'S $12 MILLION Orange County's Oldest Newspaper Established in 1870 Published Every Thursday ANAHEIM VOL. LXXXVIII, NO. 42 11 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY UNDERGROUND HERE IN STAGG Well Levels Down 6 Feet, Well Levels Down 6 Feet, Aid Sought Orange County Water District has issued sobering news to residents of Anaheim: the water level dropped six feet during the past year. Large sections of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Westminster are virtually dependent upon wells and the underground basin for water. The staggering loss in the underground table was reported between Nov. 1, 1958, and Nov. 1, 1959, according to OCWD secretary Howard Crooke. The underground stores reached its lowest point in 1955-56, but a stepped-up replenishment program saw the level rise 5.5 feet in 1956-57 and 5 feet the next year. The most recent records show that the water level was 16.4 feet below sea level on Nov. 1, 1959. As recently as 1944 the level in wells was above sea level. The drought of the past 18 months was partially responsible for the drop in the level, Crooke said. Plans are being made to purchase 150,000 acre feet of Colorado River water for replenishment of the underground in 1960-61. Other reasons given for the sharp drops in the water level are a lower inflow of water through the Santa Ana River, increased withdrawals from the underground basin and limited supply of 'Space Age Navy' Adm. Jack Monroe will be the principal speaker and guest of honor at the First Friday Friar's luncheon meeting in the Disneyland Hotel on Friday, it was announced today. Commanding officer of the Pacific Missile Range at Point Magu, Calif., Admiral Monroe will speak on the "Role of the Navy in the Space Age." A 1927 graduate of the U.S. Richard R. Murphy, president of the First Friday Friars, stated that the organization Orange County Catholic business and professional laymen has creased its membership mont Plans are being made to purchase 150,000 acre feet of Colorado River water for replenishment of the underground in 1960-61. Other reasons given for the sharp drops in the water level are a lower inflow of water through the Santa Ana River, increased withdrawals from the underground basin and limited supply of water available for replenishment of the underground. District Eng. John Toups said that if the underground stores are to meet Orange County's water needs during the next two decades about 300,000 acre feet of imported water, in excess of the annual drafts, must be sunk into the underground in the next few years. Junior Chamber Calls Election Meet, Candidates To Talk Voters of Anaheim will get an opportunity to see and hear the 15 candidates for City Council at a public meeting Thursday, April 12. The meet, which begins at 7 p.m., is being held under auspices of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. All Council candidates will be given five minutes to address the group assembled in the Free-mont Junior High School Auditorium. A question and answer period will follow the talks. Police Schedule Bike License Tests At Three Anaheim School Yards All boys and girls of Anaheim who participated in the Anaheim Bicycle Safety Program, but who were unable to complete the riding test portion of the program and obtain the operator's certificate, will have another opportunity to take the riding test. Lt. Alvin Rogers of the Anaheim Police Department announced today that three schools in Anaheim have been selected on the basis of their geographic location so that pupils from all schools in the immediate area might participate in the riding test makeups. All makeup tests will commence at 3:30 p.m., and will be conducted on Mondays at the following schools on the dates indicated: Lincoln, 1400 E. Center St. April 4; Palm Lane, 10112 Pah-Lane, April 18; and Price, 151 W. North St., April 25. All pupils who were unable to take or pass the test at their schools are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to complete the program and receive their certificates, Lt. Rogers stated. CIL Candidates In Public MILLION BOND ISSUE ON HEIM GAZETTE ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SIXTEEN PAGES THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 19 TAGGERING LOSS ST'S RENDERING OF WALT DISNEY'S NEWEST PROJECT onroe to Talk to Friars_ be the principal speaker Friday Friar's luncheon Friday, it was announced hard R. Murphy, president First Friday Friars, statthat the organization of the County Catholic business professional laymen has ind its membership monthly Vandal May Have Set Funeral Date Someone's perverse idea of a joke may be his funeral. Police said a vandal who scalped Downtown Circus Here Friday Night The downtown will be one big carnival tomorrow night. Center St. from os Angeles to Clementine Sts. will be blocked off beginning at 5 p.m. for Anaheim's Easter Carnival of Fashions. Along this impromptu mall three stages, featuring continuous entertainment, will be set up. 200 Animals Featured in Development Disneyland's newest d opment, a $1.3 million at tion called "Nature's Wo rland." will be completed unveiled early in June, it been revealed by Walt D be the principal speaker Friday Friar's luncheon Friday, it was announced Guard R. Murphy, president of First Friday Friars, statethat the organization of the County Catholic business professional laymen has in-ld its membership monthly it was started last fall. On the group was formed October it numbered 200. To-the membership totals 285, led. ent speakers have included亮nence, Cardinal James F.亮yre, former U.S. Senator,亮m F. Knowland and State Governor of Motor Vehicles, RobcCarthy. First Friday Friar on meetings are held on first Friday of each month the Disneyland Hotel. Vandal May Have Set Funeral Date Someone's perverse idea of a joke may be his funeral. Police said a vandal who scaled a fence at Anaheim Golf Center, 1525 W. North St. and broke into a maintenance shed may be in deadly danger. The culprit or culprits spread a dark green power powder known as Kromad - around the putting greens. The powder, an anti-fungicide agent - is highly toxic and can be fatal if swallowed or cause seriaus illness if inhaled. Diphtheria Vanishes In Orange County Mass immunization has virtually stamped out diptheria in Orange County, Health Officer Dr. Edward Lee Russell reports. Dr. Russell says there has not been a single case of diptheria, known as the "child killer," reported in the county in the past six years. He warned, however, a relaxation in the vigilance against the disease might see it return. City Buys Parcel The city purchased a triangular-shaped parcel of land at Haster St. and S. Manchester Ave. for $450. The lot, owned by the State Highway Dept., is large enough to park 16 cars, city manager Keith Murdach reported. The downtown will be one big carnival tomorrow night. Center St. from os Angeles to Clementine Sts. will be blocked off beginning at 5 p.m. for Anaheim's Easter Carnival of Fashions. Along this impromptu mall three stages, featuring continuous entertainment, will be set up. And the three-ring show will get started like any self-respecting circus with the "Big Parade." The El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Band will lead the 5:30 p.m. parade, followed by entertainment by such noted stars as-Olson and Johnson and other television and motion picture celebrities. The show is to be built around scores of exhibits and new automobiles. The public is invited. It Happened On April 3, 1860 — Pony Express service was inaugurated. April 9, 1865 — Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the remnants of the Confederate Army of Virginia to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. April 10, 1777 — The Continental Congress held a lottery to obtain funds. April 12, 1892 — A voting machine was first used, at Lockport, New York. April 22, 1864 — The motto "In God We Trust" was authorized for use on U.S. coins. Featured Development Disneyland's newest development, a $1.3 million attraction called "Nature's Wonder Land," will be completed unveiled early in June, it been revealed by Walt Disney and his staff. Covering seven acres in tlierland, Nature's Wonderland will feature a "cast" of more than 200 animals, birds reptiles who will "perform visitors as a result of the most bitious animation program undertaken anywhere in world. When completed in June, nature's Wonderland will represent more than a year and a hail development by Disney art directors and technicians. The goal of its animation will exceed that utilized in Disneyland's gle River Cruise and Submarine Voyage. The entire area will be a ful re-creation of the forests of Wyoming, the deserts Arizona and New Mexico, many other sections of wet wilderness. In their own natural habitation the animals of Nature's Wonderland will play, work and enjoy in the age-old struggle for vital. Beavers will swim build dams; bear will fish their cubs will climb trees stags will battle fiercely to death; deer will race across hed hilltops; and big horn mastain sheep will wander in... STATE LIBRARY SACRAMENTO CALIF public Forum Apr. 12 ON TV TONIGHT 'OPEN EYES' Dad Rushes 7,000 Miles To Hurt Son’s Bedside When 3-year-old Shawn Cromwell was critically injured when struck by a car his daddy was half-a-world away. As the boy was rushed to Palm Harbor Hospital with a fractured jaw and possible brain injury the military and American Red Cross teamed up for a poignant sorrow-ridden airlift. SHAWN'S FATHER, Staff Sgt. John Cromwell, stationed on Formosa, was notified of the accident and then-flown by helicopter to Japan where he boarded a Military Air Transport Service DC-7 for the 6,000 mile flight to Travis Air Force Base near San Francisco. At Travis another MATS plane was waiting to carry Sgt. Cromwell here. THE CROMWELLS, who are residents of Garden SHAWN'S FATHER, Staff Sgt. John Cromwell, stationed on Formosa, was notified of the accident and then flown by helicopter to Japan where he boarded a Military Air Transport Service DC-7 for the 6,000 mile flight to Travis Air Force Base near San Francisco. At Travis another MATS plane was waiting to carry Sgt. Cromwell here. THE CROMWELLS, who are residents of Garden Grove, have seven other children. The journey's end was a mixture of hope and fear. Doctors give the boy a good chance of recovering. "He opens his eyes and yawns once in a whole," Sgt. Cromwell said after a visit to his son's bedside. "But he doesn't recognize anyone." New $3 Rate PUC Orders Dyke Water Co. To Reduce Rates by April 18 Bond Issue Info Will Be Aired On School TV City officials will describe the proposed $12 million bond issue to Anaheim voters via television tonight. The series of talks will be carried into auditoriums in 17 city schools via Anaheim City School District's closed television circuit. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. "Never before has a city utilized the taxpayer supported closed television circuit of a public district to present a public service program of this scope to the people," said Carl Hatfield Jr., city administrative aide. More than 8,000 seats will be available before the network. The California Public Utilities Commission has ordered the Dyke Water Company to reduce its rates for service here to those charged before an interim increase went into effect on Jan. 1, 1958, and also ordered that all customers are to be placed on meter service, at the rate of not less than 400 per month. The nearly 20,000 flat rate customers in Orange County are to have their rates reduced to $3 per month from the $3.75 now charged under the interim decision. Rates of some 356 metered customers also will be reduced to those previously in effect. The lowered rates are to become effective on and after April 18. The order said, The Commission finds that applicant's estimates of revenues, expenses and rate base for the year 1959 (presented in a series of public hearings) are unrealistic, unreliable and unreasonable." The decision said that, with recognition given to the greater investment of a metered system. Disneyland's newest development, a $1.3 million attraction called "Nature's Wonderland," will be completed and unveiled early in June, it has been revealed by Walt Disney and his staff. Covering seven acres in Frontierland, Nature's Wonderland feature a "cast" of more than 200 animals, birds and turtles who will "perform" for visitors as a result of the most amusing animation program ever undertaken anywhere in the world. When completed in June, Nature's Wonderland will represent more than a year and a half of development by Disney art directors and technicians. The scope of its animation will exceed even that utilized in Disneyland's Jungle River Cruise and Submarine voyage. The entire area will be a faith-recreation of the forest remnants of Wyoming, the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, mountain terrain of Colorado, and any other sections of western wilderness. In their own natural habitats, animals of Nature's Wonderland will play, work and engage the age-old struggle for survival. Beavers will swim and dams; bear will fish and cubs will climb trees; elk will battle fiercely to the north; deer will race across woods and hills; and big horn mouncher sheep will wander in sure-footedness. District's closed television circuit. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. "Never before has a city utilized the taxpayer supported closed television circuit of a public district to present a public service program of this scope to the people," said Carl Hatfield Jr., city administrative aide. More than 8,000 seats will be available before the network screens. The bond issue will be on the ballot April 12. Television locations: Barton, 1926 Clearbrook Lane; Edison, 1526 East Romneya; Franklin, 521 West Water; Gauer, 810 North Gilbert; Patrick Henry, 1123 West Romneya; Jefferson, 504 East South; Katella, 1100 West Katella; Lincoln, 1400 East Center; Loara, 213 South Loara; Madison, 1510 South Nutwood; Horace Mann, 931 North Palm; John Marshall, 2066 Falmouth; Palm Lane, 1646 Palm Lane; Adelaide Price, 1516 West North; Roosevelt, 1600 East Vermont; Sunkist, 500 North Sunkist; Washington, 233 East Chartres. Summer School An estimated 1,100 pupils have enrolled in the Magnolia School District Summer Program and officials expect about 1,500 more to enroll. Register Boats Boat owners may register their craft through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Deadline is April 1. The order said, The Commission finds that applicant's estimates of revenues, expenses and rate base for the year 1959 (presented in a series of public hearings) are unrealistic, unreliable and unreasonable." The decision said that, with recognition given to the greater investment of a metered system, applicant would earn somewhat more than a 7 per cent rate of return, which the Commission finds to be in the zone of reasonableness. The Commission said that evidence with regard to metering of service "is substantial and convincing that the public interest requires that applicant's system be fully metered at the earliest practicable date." It said financing of a metering program would not present a serious problem to Dyke Water Company. In addition to requiring at least 400 meters to be installed per month, all new service connections must be (Continued on Page 2-A) Wonder Bowl Sets $6 Million Project A $6 million expansion of Wonder Bowl has been approved by the City Planning Commission. The new 35-acre development on the corner of Katella Ave. and West St. will include 200 "farmers' market" type stalls for wares from cities throughout the world and three-story 300-room hotel with convention facilities. The project should be completed in time for the 1961 tourist season.