anaheim-gazette 1961-02-16

Orange County's Oldest Newspaper Published Every Thursday Established in 1870 VOL. LXXXIX, NO. 37 11 ANAH $25-Million Orange Co. Development Assured Passing a new milestone, California Federal Savings exceeded the 5½ billion mark in its investment portfolio this week when it made a construction loan on an Orange County development, officials of the firm announced here. The loan went to Charles W. Hester of Corona del Mar and the Macco Corporation of Paramount, joint developers of Mesa del Mar in Costa Mesa which is projected as a $25,-000,000 fully-planned community, Arthur E. Neelley, senior vice president and head of the firm's loan department, said. When completed in June, 1963, Mesa del Mar will have 920 residences, 120 apartment sites and 12 acres of commercial development. The project's first tract was started last June. Referring to the saving firm's "prudent lending" policies in What Is Tuesday Election About? Here Are Facts FFA Honors Him (Editor's Note: Because opportunities for education are of vital importance to any community The Gazette presents the following question and answer discussion by Superintendent Robert Shanks of the Anaheim City Elementary School District concerning the district's school tax election next Tuesday.) What is this election all about? The citizens of the District are asked to vote on a proposal to increase the voted limit general purpose tax rate figure from $1.15 to $1.50 per $100 of New Baptist Pastor to Be Installed Here Dr. Ronald E. Hook, new pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Anaheim, will be installed Sunday afternoon. Pastors of churches in the Orange County and Eastern Los Angeles County areas will participate in the service. A reception in the church parlor will be held immediately following the installation service. Dr. Hook comes from the Galilee Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado, where he was associate pastor for several years. The Denver church was pastored by his grandfather, the late Dr. Joshua Gravett, for 60 years. Mrs. Hook formerly lived in 000,000 fully-planned community, Arthur E. Neelley, senior vice president and head of the firm's loan department, said. When completed in June, 1963, Mesa del Mar will have 920 residences, 120 apartment sites and 12 acres of commercial development. The project's first tract was started last June. Referring to the saving firm's "prudent lending" policies in 1960, Neelley said: "We created 3420 single family units by the commitment of $113,000,000 in funds—practically matching our loan figure for the previous year of 1959. The significance of such volume of loans is best understood when you realize that we financed construction of new homes in 1960 sufficient to house 12,996 persons—or a fairly good-sized community." Neilley said California Federal loans last year ranged from $1000, in the form of an additional loan, to several million dollars on one of the largest buildings in Southern California. STEWART W. YOST Stewart W. Yost, manager of the 1961 Orange County Fair and secretary-treasurer of the 32nd District Agricultural Assn., has received the Future Farmers of America Honorary Degree for Orange County, Kenneth B. Cutler, regional supervisor of agricultural education for the State Department of Education, announced this week. Yost was presented with the degree at Santa Paula during the FFA Southern California regional meeting attended by members of 11 Orange County FFA chapters. Cutler said Yost had been selected by vote of the Orange County chapters for his great interest in their work and for the cooperation he has given them. Volunteers Get Hospital Duty Members of Martin Luther Hospital Guild will begin volunteer duty at the new hospital in Anaheim February 27, Mrs. William A. Schultz, president, announced this week. The guild's first task will be to staff the reception desk in the lobby from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The group received its charter at a meeting attended by 175 members and answer discussion by Superintendent Robert Shanks of the Anaheim City Elementary School District concerning the district's school tax election next Tuesday. What is this election all about? The citizens of the District are asked to vote on a proposal to increase the voted limit general purpose tax rate figure from $1.15 to $1.50 per $100 of assessed valuation for a period of nine fiscal years, beginning next July 1. This is a school tax election. It is NOT a school bond election. We find that some citizens are confused on this point. This is quite understandable because we have had three different school bond elections in this District during the last six years. This is the first and only school tax election that has been called in the Anaheim Elementary School District since December, 1951. At that time the voters authorized an increase in the maximum general purpose tax rate figure from 90¢ to -1.15 per $100 of assessed valuation for an unspecified length of time to help meet the rising costs of operating the schools of the District. The limit authorized by the voters at which the general purpose tax rate may be set each year for the General Fund Budget has therefore been $1.15 per $100 of assessed valuation since July, 1952. When is this election? It will be held on Tuesday, February 21. Who called this election? It has been called by the District's Board of Education after (Continued on Page 3-A) Schmidt to Head Builders' Assn. Warren Schmidt will become 1961 president of the Orange County Builders Association at the organization's annual ban- participate in the service. A reception in the church parlor will be held immediately following the installation service. Dr. Hook comes from the Galilee Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado, where he was associate pastor for several years. The Denver church was pastored by his grandfather, the late Dr. Joshua Gravett, for 60 years. Mrs. Hook formerly lived in Wasco, California, and after her graduation from San Jose State College taught school in Wasco for several years before her marriage. The Hooks have four sons: John, James, Peter and Timothy, ranging in ages from four to 10 years. BOYS’ SERVICE CLUB FORMED A new boys' service club, the Statesmen, has been founded at Western High Slool. Membership comprises outstanding students recommended by the faculty as having good grades, outstanding citizenship and a strong desire to give service. OPTOMETRY GROUP NAMES DR. BROWN Dr. M. Gaylord Brown of 502 N. Janss Way has been appointed to the nominating committee of the 56th annual Congress of the California Optometric Association, to be held in San Francisco through February 18. LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATIONS TO OPEN SATURDAY MORNING With spring just around the corner, Little League Baseball is again stirring in the minds of Anaheim boys. First registrations will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sunkist School. Boys who have passed their ninth birthday and will not be 12 before July 31 are qualified. Each must be accompanied by at least one parent during registration. And you must bring your birth certificate to prove how old you are. Boys who played last year and are still eligible must register, just like the recruits. Tryouts will be coming along soon. Another registration will be held a week from Saturday, February 25. One more thing: The registration fee is $1. Schmidt to Head Builders' Assn. Warren Schmidt will become 1961 president of the Orange County Builders Association at the organization's annual banquet tomorrow evening in the Redhill Tennis Club, Tustin. Schmidt, who has been first vice-president, will succeed John E. Pollard. Other new officers to be installed are Robert (Bob) Wilson, first vice president; Ray Bradley, second vice president, and Howard Rash, treasurer. State Assemblyman Richard Hanna of Fullerton will install the incoming officers and the following named directors: James Bush, Kendall Walker, Marvin Lawrence, George Colouris and James Ray. As immediate past-president, Pollard will also serve as a director. Members of the association and their guests may make arrangements for tickets through Bill Winans, secretary-manager of the association. Vets' Insurance Dividends Due A total of $258,500,000 will be distributed to some 4,800.-000 World War II veterans holding National Service Life Insurance, and to about 260.-000 World War I veterans who have U.S. Government Life Insurance policies, the Veterans Administration announced this week. ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA TWELVE PAGE e Co. red Election Facts Note: Because ops for education are importance to any The Gazette prefollowing question er discussion by Suent Robert Shanks anaheim City Elemenol District concerndistrict's school tax ext Tuesday. is election all about? zens of the District to vote on a proposal the voted limit gense tax rate figure to $1.50 per $100 of TYPICAL of countywide support of the Heart Fund All Time Record f During 1 Top Committee Spots for GOP Congressmen As the California member the Republican Committee o Committees, Representati James B. Utt of the 28th (O ange County) Congression District has succeeded in ge ting top committee assignment for California Republicans TYPICAL of countywide support of the Heart Fund Campaign is the scene above, depicting an Anaheim-Buena Park area activity to raise funds for research and cure of heart ailments. Pretty 19-year-old Jo Ann Messerall will be one of the exhibition skaters to raise funds for the annual Billy Whalen Memorial Heart Fund in Buena Park, February 23. Shown with Jo Ann are Mr. and Mrs. D. Huckabee, owners of the rink in which event will be held. Anaheim Set for Heart Fund Drive Organization of Anaheim's army of volunteers for the three-day Orange County Heart Fund drive February 23 to 26 has been virtually completed, Mrs. Donald LeBeau of 9862 Cerritos Ave., city campaign chairman, announced yesterday. One week from today—after 6 o'clock in the evening—you may be asked by a smiling neighbor to contribute to the fund, used for the research and cure of one of the nation's greatest killers, heart ailments. This will be the "H-Hour" of the drive. Solicitations will continue on a door-to-door basis until 6 p.m. Sunday, February 26, which has been designated "Heart Sunday." Several hundred volunteer "walkers" will be afield during the drive. In groups of from five to 10 they will cover all of Anaheim's 181 precincts, Mrs. LeBeau said. Still needed, however, are "campaign captains" to whom the precinct groups can report and turn over their receipts until they are deposited at campaign headquarters, Mrs. LeBeau said. Assisting her as co-chairman is Mrs. Vernon Peterson of 9841 Cerritos Ave. and the following district chairmen: Mmes. Troy Chancellor, Edward Bennet, George Salito, $3,185,000 in City Bonds Go Out for Bids Sale of $3,185,000 in city bonds in order to finance various municipal projects was authorized by the City Council Tuesday evening. The bonds are part of a total of $12,000,000 authorized by voters at the municipal and general elections last year. Included in forthcoming projects are a new main library and a branch library, branch Fire Department stations, city park acquisition, water service facilities, storm drains and other public services. Engineers Week To Be Observed Six engineering societies in Orange County will sponsor a seven-day program in observance; Glennard Lipscomb, Apt. propriations, and House Administration; Gordon McDonough Banking and Currency, Science and Astronautics, and Joint Committee on Defense Production; Charles Teague, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs; Arthur Younger, Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Bob Wilson, Armed Services, and Interior and Insular Affairs. Engineers Week To Be Observed Six engineering societies in Orange County will sponsor a seven-day program in observance of National Engineers' Week, February 19 through 25. Southern Counties Gas Company, 1919 S. Placentia Ave., will offer a public tour of its facilities February 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. Plant functions will be explained and exhibits will be on display to acquaint visitors with the work necessary to bring gas from the ground to the stove. "This is one in a series of tours sponsored by the Engineers' Week Committee to give residents a close-up of the thousands of jobs being done by engineers to keep pace with the growth of the county," said George F. Grabe, plant tours chairman. Council Awards Three Contracts Three contracts involving public service construction projects totaling $41,394.04 in costs were awarded by the City Council Tuesday. They are: Improvement of Gilbert St. from Crescent Ave. to Lincoln Ave., $24,253.79; Miller St. sewer improvement from Anaheim Rd. to Orangethorpe Ave., $13,103.35; and improvement of the Cherry Wy. sewer from Romneya Dr. to Glen Dr., $4,037.50. Insurance Group Honors Kudick Members of the Southern California general agency of Lutheran Brotherhood, including August F. Kudick Jr., 622 Elmwood St., were honored by the fraternal life insurance society at a recent dinner at the Disneyland Gourmet Restaurant. The Southland agency, headed by Axel C. Lundring of Pasadena, is one of three Lutheran Brotherhood agencies to have passed the 50-million-dollar mark in total insurance in force. FASHION HINTS GIVEN JUNIORS Helpful fashion hints were disclosed recently to members of the "Angels" Junior Tri-Hi-Y club by Mrs. Helen Fogel, fashion model, representing the Cecil Gough Studio of Anaheim. Addressing the teenagers, Mrs. Fogel presented data on basic dress and accessorizing ensembles to vary their style. Earrings, belts, scarfs, collars and jewelry were modeled by Miss Janis Schweitzer, student model. ETTE To Your Favorite Carrier Boy YOUR BEST ROUY 25¢ PER MONTH TWELVE PAGES THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 1961 All Time Construction Record for California During 1961 Is Predicted Author to Speak Prediction that seven billion dollars will be spent in new construction in California this year—"an all-time high, and $309,000,000 or 4.6 percent greater than that of 1960"—was made this week by the California State Chamber of Commerce. The estimate is based on a study conducted by its department of economic development and research, said a statement issued by the chamber. The total is a composite of both public and private spending, the study said. It does not HARRY GOLDEN Author and editor Harry Golden will speak on "Only in America" at Chapman College on Sunday evening, February 26, at 8 o'clock in the college auditorium as the second event in the school's third annual Artist-Lecture Series. Golden's books, "Only in America" and "For 2e Plain," were on the best-seller lists for a number of months. He recently published a third volume of his observations on the American scene, "Enjoy! Enjoy!" General admission tickets for the lecture, priced at $1.50 each, are available in limited supply and may be obtained by mailing checks, payable to Chapman College, to the Artist-Lecture Series, Chapman College, Orange. The college pointed out that, as with Carl Sandburg's appearance last month, advance ticket sales will undoubtedly prohibit any ticket sales at the door. CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Exchange Club, Elks Club, noon. Kiwanis Breakfast Club, Gourmet Restaurant, 7:30. Moose Lodge, 133½ N. Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Optimist Club, 113 W. Charlottesville, 7 p.m. made this week by the California State Chamber of Commerce. The estimate is based on a study conducted by its department of economic development and research, said a statement issued by the chamber. The total is a composite of both public and private spending, the study said. It does not include either maintenance or operation. In explanation the study observed: "California's prodigious growth in both population and industrialization has generated large needs for housing, factories, service establishments, utilities, highways, sewers and other facilities which are essential in urbanized, industrial living." "These require construction on a vast scale." Personal income in California from contract construction in 1959 amounted to $2.5 billion, a doubling since 1950, it was pointed out. Construction employment accounts for some 6.37 per cent of total employment, substantially higher than the 1959 national average of 5.34 per cent. There appear to be ample funds in 1961 for loans for both residential and non-residential construction, said the study. The $7,030,000,000 total estimated construction for 1961 is divided as $4,750,000,000 private and $2,280,000,000 public. New private residential construction is estimated at $2,-415,000,000 for 1961, some 4.0 per cent greater than 1960. Non-residential private-building construction is expected to mount to $1,118,000,000, some 5.0 per cent greater than 1960. The largest construction volume will be for factories and other buildings built for offices, stores and banks. CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Exchange Club, Elks Club, noon. Kiwanis Breakfast Club, Gourmet Restaurant, 7:30. Moose Lodge, 133½ N. Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Optimist Club, 113 W. Chartres, 7 p.m. Assistance League, 1341 W. La Palma, 12:30 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 31c3, 106 N. Philadelphia, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, FEB. 17 Anaheim Park Club, Pearson Park, 2 p.m. City Park Chess Club, 400 N. Palm, 7 p.m. Lions Club, Elks Club, 12:15 p.m. MONDAY, FEB. 20 Rotary Club, Elks Club, 12:10 p.m. American Legion Post 72, Legion Hall, 8 p.m. YMCA Board of Directors, 121 S. Citron, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 Kiwanis Club, Elks Club, 12:10 p.m. Lions Breakfast Club, Gourmet Restaurant, noon. Soroptimist Club, Gourmet Restaurant, noon. American Legion Anxillary 72, Legion Hall, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 Optimist Anaheim Luncheon Club, Water Wheel Restaurant, 12:10 p.m. Royal Arch Masons, Masonic Temple, 7:30 p.m. Business and Professional Women's Club, Home Savings and Loan courtesy room, 7:30 p.m. Sons of Italy, IOOF Hall, 8 p.m. Gill Re-named to Ethics Code Past Cliff Gill, president and general manager of Radio Station KEZY in the Disneyland Hotel has been reappointed chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters Radio Code Board. Gill has headed the code board since its establishment in June of 1960. His new term runs for a year from June, 1961. The board writes and enforces the code of ethics for the nation's 4,500 radio broadcasting stations. Geier to Address Military Men Robert A. Geier, Orange County publicist and former administrative assistant to Congressman James B. Uttt, will be the speaker at the Tuesday dinner meeting of the Orange Coast Retired Officers Club, an affiliate of the Retired Officers Association. His subject will be "The Inadvertent Promotion of Communism Through Legislation." All retired officers, whether or not members of the organization, are invited to the meeting, scheduled in the officers' club of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.