anaheim-gazette 1961-12-14

Sidelights By Doris Lee All that incubent babbling you hear coming from high school students these days is not really an indication that they’re regressing to infancy. It’s the Soupy Sales influence. If you haven’t already had your eyes and ears assaulted by this Pied Piper of the stomp set, then here’s a short run-down on him. Soupy Sales occupies the airwaves at 5:30 each night on Channel 7. Watching him is the evening ritual for every teenager in the Southland. The entire cast consists of Soupy Sales, who is a grown-up man with a little boy smile and hair like matted wool, two dogs played by an unseen human, and a hand puppet named Pookie. All you ever see on the screen is Soupy, Pookie, two phony dog paws and an occasional authentic human arm stuck through a door. The two dog paws, one white and one black, are fuzzy sleeves with flexible claws on the fingers worn by a man standing just off-camera, probably on a box, judging by the way Soupy looks up to talk to him. This off-camera human character is the one who’s responsible for the barbled talk going on on school campuses all over. He talks for both dogs, a low voice for White Fang and a high, feminine voice for Black Tooth. His entire vocabulary is a series of “oo-blay, oo-blays” emitted in custard pie, or pulling him off-camera for a loud, suction-type kiss. Soupy’s winsome ways have also gone to the hearts of all the teenagers within the program’s range. His many talents include a little dance, the Soupy Sales Shuffle, with which he opens his show. It’s a kind of side-step reminiscent of Eddie Cantor’s little dance for “If You Knew Susie.” And he has other endearing qualities. He says “Holy Moly” and “Kyahbonga” which the kids intermingle with “Oo-blay, oo-blay.” And to indicate something in approval he rolls his eyes, rubs the air in a circular motion with his palm and exclaims, “Ooh-ooh!” This last is also popular with the kids though it tends to make them look a little spastic. The new language has infiltrated our walls to such a degree that it’s become necessary for us to watch the show in order to be able to communicate with our children. And we’re catching on to it rapidly. “Oo-blay, oo-blay” asks Linda, coming into the kitchen where I’m working. A few months ago I would have stared at her blankly. Now I know she’s asking me what I’m doing. “I’m cooking dinner.” I reply promptly. I don’t speak the language. I just understand it. with flexible claws on the fingers worn by a man standing just off-camera, probably on a box, judging by the way Soupy looks up to talk to him. This off-camera human character is the one who's responsible for the barbed talk going on on school campuses all over. He talks for both dogs, a low voice for White Fang and a high, feminine voice for Black Tooth. His entire vocabulary is a series of "oo-blay, oo-blays" emitted in various tones and inflections to indicate his meaning. He carries on like this with elaborate paw gestures directed at Soupy's face, sometimes tweaking his nose, or snapping his tie, or hitting him in the face with a Deaths KIRKHAM, Mattie Estella, 83, 14321 Strait Pl., Westminster, died Dec. 1. Services were held in the chapel of Peek Family Colonial Funeral Home with burial in Westminster Memorial Park. A native of Iowa, she had lived here 34 years. She leaves a son, Richard; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Sussex; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The suction-type kiss is all part of it. No actual kissing is done. You merely compress your lips and let them go with a loud, popping noise while snapping your hand open from a finger-curled position. The suction kiss is often used as a greeting. I always say hello back when someone does it to me, but occasionally I guess wrong. Then I get a queer look and an explanation. “What do you mean, 'hello?' I was telling you I'm going to Kathy's house. See you later.” Oo-blay! Shop Nights! MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Fashion North Main Street Square Santa Ana County Catholics To Attend Kids' Christmas Party in LA Cardinal McIntyre's annual Christmas Party for Children will be given in the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Room Sunday, Dec. 17, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Representatives from practically every parish of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties will attend. November 29, 1961 Dear Virgil, I have had the pleasure of reading your editorial, "News Media Aids Law Enforcement," and I do want to thank you for calling my remarks to the attention of your readers. The crime trends are rising at a very discouraging rate, and I feel that cooperation between the members of the press and law enforcement agencies is even more important than it has been in the past if we are to see a reversal of them. All of us in the FBI have found the outstanding cooperation we receive from good friends such as you to be most encouraging, and you may be sure we will make every effort to merit your continued approval of our work. With kind personal regards, Anaheim Engineer Gets Promotion Anaheimer Don Sweet was recently promoted to the position of senior group engineer for Electronic Engineering Company of California, Santa Ana. The announcement was made by the company's chief engineer, Don R. Proctor. Sweet and his wife and two children live at 2668 Bruce Ave., Anaheim. Sweet has been serving as staff engineer at EECO for the past year. Before becoming staff engineer he was senior engineer and project engineer for three EECO major timing system products. He also served as project engineer for special timing equipment employed in Polaris missile program. He served as a team member of a timing systems group which designed and manufactured seven complete timing systems in 120 days for the Discoverer-Agena program. Sweet joined EECO in 1956 after completing his military service for the Army at Redstone Arsenal as an instructor on anti-aircraft missile computers. He received his BSEE degree in 1953 from the University of Illinois. —Who pays for advertising? Nobody. It pays for itself. THIS WEEKEND'S HITCHHIKER — Things were never like at Gunsmoke Junction — Hitching a ride on the Silver Saddle Inn Stage is pretty blonde by Zengel, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bence J. Robinson, 1180 Locust, Anaheim. Driver lending her a willing hand is Meyers of Downey. The brightly painted dress, drawn by four Shetland ponies, was one of the features at the Orange Countyachment of the Marine Corps League's for Tots" party held at Kunin and Sons, Inc. parking lot on East Orangethorpe, Anaheim, last Saturday. Children from all over Orange County were invited; admission was one toy. The Marine Corp League will distribute these later to needy and handicapped children. Officials at the function estimated that approximately 2,000 children rode on the stage during the day. Other highlights were a helicopter, Santa Claus, Mayor of Anaheim, starlet Sandra Giles and the famed 55-piece 3rd Marine band from El Toro. BAGGOTT & TROUTMAN Anaheim Mortuary "Chapel of the Bells" 1700 SO. LOS ANGELES STREET BILLY B. TROUTMAN, Manager PROSPECT 6-1600 ANAHEIM AND 187 WEST LINCOLN STREET Western High Student Leads School Body Group Tim Ingram, Western High School, was recently named coordinator for the newly organized Orange County Student Body Presidents' Association. Th Anaheim youth is credited with organizing the group, writing its first constitution and arranging for the first meeting, held recently in Huntington Beach. He is also president of Western High's Student Body. Presidents from 25 high schools in Orange County attended the first meeting. The purpose of the Association will be to better facilitate the discussion and exchange of ideas among these presidents and to promote finer relations and understanding between schools. They will meet at least four times a year and have a chance Local Red Cross Slates First Aid Classes For City Due to the present concern for civil defense preparedness, the Anaheim Chapter of the American Red Cross, member agency of the Anaheim United Fund, has undertaken for the first time, an accelerated first aid instructor training program. R. B. Powell, chapter chairman, announced that 25 industrial representatives from the Anaheim area have completed 18 hours of a concentrated 33-hour course to qualify them as first aid instructors. This marks the first time that an accelerated course combining the requirements of all three has been initiated. Plans are already underway for a second course to be given in early February. At a recent meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to Anaheim Barracks 1235 Veterans of World War I, Irene Gittins, president presiding, plans were made for a Christmas party and ham dinner, to be held at the Anaheim American Legion Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. after which there will be an exchange of gifts. All Veterans of World War I and their families are invited. The president announced that nomination and election of officers for the coming year will be held at the Anaheim American Legion Hall, Jan. 3, 1962. For further information please call LA 2-3721. ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 Opened Thursday of each week at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, California Legal Adjudication No. A 22441 Entered as second class mail matter under the act of March 3, 1879. All rights herein are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 per year, payable in advance. Member, California Newspaper Publishers Association R. B. Powell, chapter chairman, announced that 25 industrial representatives from the Anaheim area have completed 18 hours of a concentrated 33-hour course to qualify them as first aid instructors. This marks the first time that an accelerated course combining the requirements of all three has been initiated. Plans are already underway for a second course to be given in early February. In October the Anaheim Chapter launched a program to train free of charge of number of industrial employees in order to qualify them to conduct first aid classes in their own industrial plants. The classes, taught by Powell, are held every Tuesday evening in the Benjamin Franklin school on Water St. During the past year the Anaheim Chapter has issued 66 junior, 1321 standard, 20 advanced, and 20 instructor first aid certificates. More than 2500 persons have been reached through these classes and lectures. Information on any of the Red Cross first aid classes can be obtained by phoning the Red Cross Chapter, PRospect 4-3782. Names will be accepted for future registration and, if sufficient interest is shown, additional courses will be organized. Reduced LOW COST LOANS Are you in need of money...to buy, build or refinance a home? Now is a very good time to obtain a low cost loan from Anaheim Savings. A phone call to our Loan Department will bring prompt, courteous information...without obligation. TELEPHONE PR. 2-1532 ANAHEIM SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 4½% FACILITY SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURED UP TO $10,000