anaheim-gazette 1961-12-28

New PO Plan Successful, Local Postmaster Says New Program Emphasizes Experienced Workers; All Time Mail Load Recorded For Anaheim Anaheim Post Office Department employees wearily declared a Christmas innovation of the U.S. Post Office Department a success, Marshall N. McFie, Anaheim Postmaster declared this week. The new program emphasized overtime benefits for regular career employees with a minimum use of inexperienced Christmas helpers. The change in policy meant many regular employees worked as many as 10 and 12 hours a day during the week preceding Christmas. "... Although most of them were pretty tired this week, they did have enough extra cash to handle Christmas bills," McFie told the Gazette. The local post office handled the largest load of mail in its history during Monday and Tuesday of last week. The majority of this load was handled by the regular employees. This area's record mail load was in keeping with the trend over the nation. The postmaster said he had been advised by the Post Office Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. that more than one billion pieces of mail — an all time record — were handled nationally by the nation's 35,000 post offices during these two days. This year's Christmas delivery plan featured nationwide use of an "all-in-one" home delivery — with all mail for the day delivered to homes in a single delivery, instead of the set-up of previous years "in which two or three deliveries were made a day, delivering a few cards at a time." In addition to the greater efficiency and economy of all-in-one deliveries, this year's holiday mail handling program at the local post office has featured more pay for regular, full-time career employees and a lesser use of inexperienced Christmas temporary employees. This year's two-day record — totaling 1,001,000 pieces locally compared with 1,505,000 pieces last year. Nationally, use of temporary help, with extra wages going to regular employees, has been cut from nearly 300,000 last year to about 250,000 this year, about 20 percent. Millions of dollars in extra wages, however, will go to regular employees in overtime. Despite overtime, the Postal Service achieved greater economy this year because the speed and skill of the "regulars" in handling the mails more than offsets the additional costs. The once-a-day Christmas veries in most areas achieved by a "fusing" process simply stated, this means regular employees began work the early morning hours to all the mail for the day for route into batches that can handled in a single delivery the carriers out on the rout cluding temporaries. In some cases, those mail deliveries would pick up loads out on their route from familiar green-colored "rush mail boxes (which are sent by postal trucks), but they have to make numerous back into the post offices to out limited batches in frequently trips. The postmaster commends "We are confident that our perience this season — as danced by our experience these peak days — in delivery residential mail in one delivery will enable our post office to tribute its share to the nation program of the Postal Service maintaining the best service the minimum use of experienced manpower. means faster deliveries with er errors." Valley Forge '62 Jamboree Scouts' Site The Sixth National Boy Scout Jamboree has been set for the summer of 1964 at Valley Forge, Pa., according to a recent announcement from Joe Brunton, chief Scout Executive. Two other Jamborees, one held in 1950 and again in 1957, were held on this same historical old site. The most recent Jamboree was held in 1960 at Colorado Springs where over 32,000 scouts participated in a week of scouting fun and adventure. Attending that Jamboree were 120 scouts and leaders from the Northern Orange County Council. It is expected that an even larger contingent will make the trek to Pennsylvania. All Scouts interested who can meet the qualifications for being 12 years old and a First Class Scout by Jan. 1, 1964, should begin making plans and saving money to attend this once in a lifetime experience. Irvine Company Deeds Land For Flood Controls The Board of Directors of The Irvine Company have authorized the deeding of an easement over approximately 100 acres of land to the Orange County Fire Department District. Demand For New Houses Growing Weak; To Become Weaker in '62 The overall demand for new houses is weaker now than it was ten years ago and will continue to be weaker in the immediate future — so states the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in its November "Monthly Review." The demand for houses arising from newly married couples and from the need to replace houses that are demolished will be about as large during the next three to four years as it was during the 1950's. The 1950's, however, had an important element of demand which is much less strong now, and that is the demand arising from predominantly young families who were dissatisfied with their existing housing and sought to upgrade it in either quality or quantity, or both. The big upsurge in the marriage rate in the late 1940's created a large number of young and expanding families, and the general prosperity of the 1950's enabled many of them to upgrade their housing to meet their growing needs. The factors contributing to this Charterhouse Sets Large January Convention Slate Charterhouse Hotel, opposite Disneyland, will play host to six regional, state and district conventions during January, Manager Robert J. Petersen announced recently. Members of Lions International from California, Arizona and Nevada, will hold their annual convention for District 4 on Jan. 18-19, with more than demand for upgrading in houses are less strong now. The age rate during the fifties been significantly lower, the growth in the pre-teen population has slowed considerably, shift into home ownership diminished perceptibly — all which are developments involved in a diminished demand for manslaughter and for larger and better homes. This condition is likely to end until the mid-1960's when again the marriage rate is peaked to increase sharply. In the meantime, the demand for housing is likely to be sensitive to changes in the技术和 availability of mortgage credit than it was in the 1950's. Credit terms become typically easier as business activity climbs and tighter as it expands the volume of construction activity tended to move counterclockwise overall business activity during the 1950's, thereby smoothing business cycle somewhat. Under present circumstances family income may rise in importance relative to credit availability as a determinant in the demand for houses. Since income rises in periods of expanding business, the volume of residential construction may tend to rise in fall in fairly close correspondence with the expansion and contraction in overall business activity in contrast to its earlier county cyclical behavior. Purchase (Continued from Page One) yet received no official conditional Irvine Company Deeds Land For Flood Controls The Board of Directors of The Irvine Company have authorized the deeding of an easement over approximately 100 acres of land to the Orange County Flood Control District for more than a mile of the proposed San Diego Creek Channel eastward from Upper Newport Bay. It was revealed today by H. G. Osborne, Chief Engineer of the District. Recommendation of acceptance of the gift by the Board of Supervisors will depend only on the feasibility of joint use of the area for flood control purposes and a recreational green belt. Convention Slate Charterhouse Hotel, opposite Disneyland, will play host to six regional, state and district conventions during January. Manager Robert J. Petersen announced recently. Members of Lions International from California, Arizona and Nevada, will hold their annual convention for District 4 on Jan. 18 - 19, with more than 300 attending. The California State Junior Chamber of Commerce will honor five state finalists at its annual "Five Outstanding Young Men" Awards Congress on Jan. 26-27. California Medical Assistants Association board of trustees, including executive officers and members of local chapters, will hold a two-day meeting Jan. 20-21. Other January events at Charterhouse include district sales meetings of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. on Jan. 3-4; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. on Jan. 10 through 12, and the annual meeting of Farmers Insurance Co. regional claims managers from Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, Jan. 21. ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 Published Thursday of each week at 250 East Center Street, Anaheim, California Legal Adjudication No. A 22441 VIRGIL PINKLEY, Editor and Publisher Entered as second class mail matter under the act of March 2, 1879. All rights herein are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 per year, payable in advance. Member, California Newspaper Publishers Association successful, days inced Workers; Anaheim offsets the additional costs. The once-a-day Christmas deliveries in most areas was achieved by a "fusing" process. Simply stated, this means that regular employees began work in early morning hours to infuse the mail for the day for each route into batches that can be handled in a single delivery by the carriers out on the route, including temporary. In some cases, those making deliveries would pick up extra loads out on their route from the familiar green-colored "relay" mail boxes (which are serviced by postal trucks), but they did have to make numerous trips back into the post offices to carry out limited batches in frequent, costly trips. The postmaster commented: We are confident that our experience this season — as evidenced by our experience on these peak days — in delivering residential mail in one delivery will enable our post office to contribute its share to the nationwide program of the Postal Service in maintaining the best service with the minimum use of inexperienced manpower. This means faster deliveries with fewer errors." OH NO, NOT MORE — Ross Pirruccello, 11582 Nearing Dr., Anaheim, seven-year veteran with the Anaheim Post Office Department, watches wearily as Sara Richards, 615 S. Indiana, a part-time Christmas workers at the Post Office and a student at Orange County College, delivers another armful of packages last week. Under a new directive from Washington, D.C., a minimum of part-time employees were hired by the local Post Office this year, enabling career employees to earn overtime pay and increase the efficiency of service. The local department set an all-time record last week for Christmas season mail load. (See story) (Gazette Photo) Three Local Gls Richard Gray Reelected Train in Germany YMCA President Last Week Three Local Gls Train in Germany Three soldiers from Anaheim recently participated in Exercise Main Barge, a V Corps field training exercise in central Germany. The exercise, which involved some 28,000 troops, was designed to test small unit leadership and maintain the corps' ability to conduct sustained land combat in time of war. Sgt. Walter Misczak, son of Mrs. Sophia L. Miszczak, 725 Anthony St., is a medical specialist in the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment's 501st Armored Company in Fulda. He entered the Army in 1942 and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., before arriving overseas in 1960 on this tour of duty. His wife, Lucille, is with him in Germany. SP-4 Dale R. Koss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Koss, 2447 W. Orange Ave., is a radio operator in the 32d Artillery's Headquarters and Service Battery in Hanau. He entered the Army in Oct. 1959, completed basic training at Fort Ord, and arrived overseas in April 1960. Koss is a 1954 graduate of Anaheim High School and a 1957 graduate of Fullerton Junior College. PFC Melvin D. Sturtz, son of Harry K. Sturtz Jr., 10001 Magnolia, is an aidman in the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment's 501s Medical Company in Fulda. He entered the Army in July 1960, completed basic training at Fort Ord, and arrived overseas in February 1960. Sturtz attended Western High School. New Motor License Due Richard Gray Reelected YMCA President Last Week Richard W. Gay, Bank of America vice president, was elected to a second one year term to the presidency of the Anaheim YMCA at the annual election held last week. Elected to serve as vice presidents were James W. Abrecht, Anaheim school principal, and Clifford T. Haskell, vice president of Alpha Beta Acme Marble kets, Inc. Russell H. Hess will serve as treasurer and Mrs. A Casebeer as Secretary. All will be installed at the 39th Annual meeting of the United Fund related character building organization in February. The Anaheim YMCA serves youth and adults in Anaheim Magnolia, Stanton, Cypress Dairyland, Los Alamitos, and Rossmoor areas. Last year over 4,000 participants were served in regular club groups and camping according to William C. Poirier General Secretary. WANT ADS Bring PROFITS New Motor License Due License renewals for motor vehicles to be operated on California highways in 1963 are being issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to limited groups of owners this month. Tom Bright, director of the department, advises owners of commercial trucks, trailers, taxis and motorcycles that their applications and fees for 1963 may be received without penalty by DMV through December and up to the February deadline. "We are also authorized by law to issue 1962 registrations to persons who acquire vehicles by transfer in December," he said. "This law works to the convenience of the motorist who buys a vehicle late in the year. When he applies for immediate registration, complying with the provision spares him the time and attention he would need to give to a second transaction." Bright said one million punched card registration renewal statements were mailed to California commercial truck, trailer, and motorcycle owners early this month. They may be validated for '02 by payment of fees by mail or in person. "We mail eight million passenger car statements on December 28, and will process them beginning Jan. 2 at our 138 field offices, 140 temporary bank stations, and through traveling registration crews at remote points where there is no full-time DMV office." Sidelights By Doris Lee I don't know why it is but the dinner table seems to inspire animated and descriptive discussions on the latest doings in Science class. My stuffed flank steak must look like a dissected guinea pig or something. Or maybe it's those tall, thin water glasses I just bought that resemble test tubes. I was in the process of biting into a dill pickle the other evening when Tony, his eye on the pickle, said, "By the way, I did not tell you I brought a green frog home from the school lab." I put the pickle down and carefully covered it with my napkin. "Whatever for?" I asked with forced calm. "And where is it?" I added, apprehensively peering under the napkin. "It's in a box in the garage. We were going to dissect it but the teacher changed his mind. So we don't need it." "Well, neither do we," said Linda ominously. "Just what do you propose to do?" inquired his father. "Dissect it here?" "Heck no. I'm going to turn him loose." "Turn him loose!" we cried in unison. Back to the Pond "Don't panic. I'm going to take him down to Knott's and dump him in the lily pond." "They have frogs in the lily pond?" I asked. "Loads of them. That's where Frail?" her father asked. "We dissected a flower in Life Science and she got sick." "She sounds like a puny child," he said. "I got a little upset myself not too long ago," she said. "We were scraping our own cheek cells and looking at them through the microscope. I got excited because mine didn't look like any of the others. I felt like a freak." "Did you find out why?" he asked. "Oh, sure. It wasn't a cheek cell at all. I had somehow gotten hold of a popcorn kernel that was lodged in a tooth." "My goodness," I said. "How dedicated can you get to this Science jazz when you start donating your anatomy to the cause?" Tony was back bubbling with scientific enthusiasm. "Do you know why your nose gets red when it's cold?" he asked. "I hope you washed your hands," I said. Built-in Heater "All right, why does your nose get red when it's cold?" Linda challenged. "Because it has to heat the air you breathe or your lungs will get frostbitten." "Well, what's the red? The glow of coals?" she asked. "Don't be smart," he said. "The capillaries in your nose expand to heat the air that passes through." selected Last Week D. T. Haskell, vice president of Alpha Beta Acme MarInc. Russell H. Hess will as treasurer and Mrs. Al deer as Secretary. All will be bed at the 39th Annual meeting of the United Fund related to the building organization January. Anaheim YMCA serves and adults in Anaheim, Olia, Stanton, Cypress, and, Los Alamitos, and door areas. Last year over participants were served in club groups and camping, leading to William C. Poirier, al Secretary. T ADS Bring PROFITS Just what do you propose to do? inquired his father. "Dissect it here?" "Heck no. I'm going to turn him loose." "Turn him loose!" we cried in unison. Back to the Pond "Don't panic. I'm going to take him down to Knott's and dump him in the lily pond." "They have frogs in the lily pond?" I asked. "Loads of them. That's where we got this one." He jumped up. "I'll go get him." Before we could object he was out of the house and back with a bright green amphibian that, to my excited eyes, measured all of three feet stretched out and weighed at least forty pounds. "Are you sure that's a frog?" I said, tucking my feet under me. "Say, that's a real nice specimen," said Linda. "We never had a big one like that." "Some legs," said Charlie. "Please put him back," I said. "I feel as though I'm taking on his color." I looked under my napkin. "I have eaten my last pickle." "Oh, mother," said Linda. "You're as squeamish as Donna Frall." "What happened to Donna hands," I said. Built-in Heater "All right, why does your nose get red when it's cold?" Linda challenged. "Because it has to heat the air you breathe or your lungs will get frostbitten." "Well, what's the red? The glow of coals?" she asked. "Don't be smart," he said. "The capillaries in your nose expand to heat the air that passes through. The redness is the expanded capillaries." "How do you account for the red ears when it's cold?" I asked. "We haven't gotten to that yet. Want to hear about the process of regurgitation?" Dinner was over anyway, so we all left him there. ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. Moving - Storage General Trucking ANAHEIM PHONE NO. 5-2068 505 R. Los Angeles Rt. Reduced LOW COST LOANS Are you in need of money...to buy, build or refinance a home? 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