anaheim-gazette 1961-03-16

The image shows a large two-story building with a prominent front porch and columns. It is surrounded by tall trees on the left side. The sky appears overcast. Funerals Cost Less at Peek's During the first 6 months of 1960, audit figures show average charges for PEEK FAMILY funeral services were less than $400.00. "Just large enough to serve you efficiently and beautifully... Just small enough to know you and help personally." "NO ONE EVER TURNED AWAY FOR LACK Peek Family Colonial Funeral Home —LON and M 7801 BOLSA AVE.—(1st St.) One Block West of Hwy. 39 Post Office: Midway City, Cali LEhigh 9-9642 TWinoaks 3-3525 GEN YOUR BEST BUY! Per Month 25¢ Delivered Telephone PR 2-1800 VOL. LXXXIX, NO. 41 11 Anaheim, Calif. Orange Show To Pick Citrus Queen Mar. 23 Forty-one young Southland beauties, representing five counties, will compete next Thursday evening in the annual contest for queen of the National Orange Show, scheduled in San Bernardino April 20-30. Princesses will be selected from each of the five participating counties—Riverside, Tulare, Orange, San Bernardino and the eastern portion of Los Angeles County—with the Citrus Queen selected from that group. The name of the winner will be announced immediately—a Cost Less ek's of 1960, audit figures PEEK FAMILY funeral $400.00. "Just large fently and beautifully ow you and help you Record Easter Teenage Visit Seen at Balboa Balboa and Newport Beach, the annual rendezvous of thousands of Easter vacationing teenagers, this week were laying plans to handle a record-breaking number during the March 24-April 2 holiday. It was estimated that approximately 250,000 teenagers visited the resort area during last year's Easter Season. Murdy Act Aids Junior Colleges Authored by Senator John Murdy of Orange County, SB 10, which gives legal identity to junior college districts whose boundaries coincide with those SAFETY COMES FIRST. Sandra Heim High School junior, records speection conducted by Lowell T. Willis Anaheim auto shop teacher, in prep Anaheim-Western High Schools Safety Saturday. An interested entrant is later, a Colonist junior. Charity Workers Practice They Preach---Form AID C A unique event in the history of AIDS-United Givers took place this week when an AIDS cause—Orange County Society for Clippled Children and Adults, Inc. (the Easter Seal Agency)—formed an employee chapter of its own. Giving impetus to the occurrence was an exchange of checks between Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner, Orange County AIDS-United Givers board member, and Robert Williams, executive director of the Clippled Children's and Adults' Society. "This is a fine illustration of an AIDS recipient becoming an AIDS giver," said Judge Gardner. "It serves as a reminder to citizens throughout Orange County as to the caliber of employees connected with doxyridone." WAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS" k Family Funeral Home —LON and MARNETTE PEEK LSA AVE.—(1st St.) Block West of Hwy. 39 e: Midway City, Calif. Finoaks 3-3525 GEneva 1-2128 Murdy Act Aids Junior Colleges Authored by Senator John Murdy of Orange County, SB 10, which gives legal identity to junior college districts whose boundaries coincide with those of a unified school district, became law this week with the signature of Governor Brown. The act helps clear the way for junior college districts under the master plan for higher education. 4-H Service Pins Given to Seven Seven Anaheim residents received volunteer 4-H Leaders' service pins this week at the annual 4-H Banquet held in the Farm Bureau Hall, Orange. Recipients of the pins were Mrs. Clarence Harbin, Robert Hunt, Mrs. Charles Moler, Russel Stouder, Mr. and Mrs. Roger VanKeirsbulck and Joe Young. Verne Maple, manager of Security-First National Bank, Fullerton, presented the service awards. Vets' Tax Claims Reminder Given War veterans eligible for the $1,000 property tax exemption were reminded this week that it's filing time. Claimants who don't have service records on file in the county assessor's office must present certificates of service. The Veterans Division of the office, KImberly 7-6931, will answer questions concerning the procedure. NAHEIM GAZETTE Orange County's Oldest Newspaper Established in 1870 Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 16, 1961 WELVE PAGES Local Students Poised for Auto Economy Trials The starting flag will drop for the first car in the Anaheim-Western High Schools Safety-Economy Run promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday morning at the Mobil Station, Euclid Ave. and Ball Rd. Approximately 50 students from the two schools are completing last minute preparations for the event, patterned after the annual Mobilgas Economy Run. Heads Unit for Gettysburg Plan The competition, under the sponsorship of the Southwest Anaheim Kiwanis Club, will be routed over a 95-mile course, with a minimum completion time of two hours and 16 minutes. Logged by the Automobile Club of Southern California COMES FIRST. Sandra Busch, left, Anaheim School junior, records results of safety inducted by Lowell T. Williams, far right, auto shop teacher, in preparation for the Western High Schools Safety-Economy Run. An interested entrant is Stan Quast, cenonist junior. Workers Practice What Reach---Form AID Chapter Rainfall 40 Oct. Of Normal Here Reports from Sacramento this week indicated that water conditions in most California areas this year will be the most critical since 1931. In the south coastal area—which includes Orange County—precipitation so far this season has been only 40 percent of normal. Storage of water for the area is 90 percent of average, runoff is 25 percent of average, and the forecast is for 25 percent of average runoff. Little League Tryouts Slated Additional tryouts for boys Heads Unit for Gettysburg Plan FRED MILLER Orange County now has a chairman of the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association program. He is Fred Miller of Huntington Beach. The association seeks to purchase 700 acres of the Civil War battle area still in private hands and turn it over to the U.S. Government. Miller's headquarters are in the Peek Family Colonial Terrace Room, Midway City. Five Anaheim SAC Students On Honor List Santa Ana College's Dean's List for exceptional scholarship honors, announced this week, includes five students from Anaheim. They are Stephen Habener, Steven Johnson, June Krueger, Othat Lee Mellott and Hershel Welton. The list is compiled each semester and contains the top Little League Tryouts Slated Additional tryouts for boys who have registered for the North Anaheim Little League Baseball season will be held Saturday at Lincoln Park, 1400 E. Center St., league president Glenn Thompson has announced. For 10-year-olds they will be at 8:30 a.m.; for 9-year-olds, at 1 p.m. Boys who have not yet registered and who were born between August 1, 1948, and July 31, 1952, may do so at the tryouts. They must be accompanied by a parent, present a birth certificate and a $1 registration fee. Chemists to Hear Food Scientist Orange County chemists will be addressed in the Charterhouse Hotel this evening by Dr. Ralph W. Fogelman, vice president of the Hazelton-Nuclear Science Corporation, Palo Alto, on the subject of food additives. Traffic Deaths Up 10 Percent California drivers were off to a disappointing start in 1961, recording 569 traffic deaths for the first two months of the year, compared to 517 for January and February of 1960. Highway Patrol Commissioner Bradford M. Crittenden said deaths in unincorporated areas went up, while fatalities in cities dropped. The statewide increase is 10.06 percent, Crittenden reported. School Upkeep Men Will Meet Directors of school maintenance and operations of Orange County will hold their monthly meeting Monday in the Chungking Cafe. All school personnel are invited to attend the 6:30 o'clock dinner. Local Bank Gets New Loan Chief Floyd W. Powell this week joined Bank of America's Anaheim branch as general lending officer, Richard W. Gay, vice president and manager, announced. Powell, formerly on the branch service staff, joined the bank 20 years ago as a teller in Los Angeles and advanced to officer rank five years later. A native of Kansas, he prepared for his promotions at the American Institute of Banking.