anaheim-gazette 1962-01-04

Unsung Heroes: New Year Dull, But Hartnell, PD Alert (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of features dealing with little known members of the City government who are playing a major role in aiding Anaheim's growth.) What did you do New Year's Eve? Ed Hartnell, Anaheim Police Officer, drove a patrol car from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., Dec. 31-Jan. 1. He patrolled an area averaging several square miles and ranging from downtown Anaheim to the western outskirts of the City. This is routine for the three-year veteran of the local police department and former school teacher. It is routine for some 30 of his fellow officers who drive patrol cars. Routine is also the word to describe the evening Hartnell spent as the New Year came in. But routine is a goal the City police department strives to attain and men like Hartnell make it possible. He no sooner came on duty Sunday evening when a teenager was picked up for driving a bicycle while intoxicated. While cruising toward Ball Rd., along Lincoln Ave., he was stopped by an errant out-of-town taxi driver who asked directions to Pampas Lane. He takes his job seriously. He is one of several officers who boost BA degrees, but is the only one with an MA. During World War II, he served as a fighter and transport pilot with the Air Force, holding the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Prior to coming to the City police, he taught school for three years in the Haywood Union High School District, Alameda County. Hartnell is a graduate of Anaheim High, 1943; Fullerton Junior College, 1949; University of California at Berkley with BA in Botany and in Art, 1953 and 1955, and his Masters' Degree at Berkley in 1957. He married his wife, Margaret May in 1953. He no sooner came on duty Sunday evening when a teenager was picked up for driving a bicycle while intoxicated. While cruising toward Ball Rd., along Lincoln Ave., he was stopped by an errant out-of-town taxi driver who asked directions to Pampas Lane. The father of three boys and a girl, 37-year-old Hartnell is concerned with juveniles out after dark. Shortly after 11 p.m., he spotted two girls, both 15, walking away from a drive-in restaurant where beer was sold. Questioning them as to why they were out after curfew, he found they had been left alone at home by partying parents without anything to eat. They said they had become so hungry they went out to buy some food. The smell of hamburgers coming from the paper sack one of them carried testified to the truth of their claim. Further questioning revealed they lived several blocks away and that they would have to pass some darkened streets. Patiently, but firmly, warning them of their curfew infraction, he took them home in the squad car. Shortly after midnight, he received a call to meet two Marine Shore Patrolmen and assist them in making an arrest of an AWOL Marine. Later came a report that some over enthusiastic celebrator had fired a 38 slug into a trailer on Beach Blvd. Then came several cases of drivers suspected of having imbibed a little more New Year's cheer than they should have if they planned to drive, and several youth who livened up Ball Rd. by throwing firecrackers from their car. And so went the rest of the night. Hartnell might be considered an example of the quality of officers the City is hiring. He is conscientious, alert and courteous. Registration At Orange Coast Set Class schedules for extended day courses and adult education classes to be offered in the spring semester by Orange Coast College went in the mail this week to over 16,000 residents in the community. The new semester will begin Monday, Jan. 29 and conclude June 1. Registration for classes which require a material charge will be accepted by mail, beginning today and ending Jan. 10. An application blank for registration by mail is printed in the back of each new schedule of classes. Registration for other campus classes must be in person in the Student Center Building from 6 to 9 p.m. according to the first letter in the student's last name: A-E, Jan. 15; F-K, Jan. 16; L-R, Jan. 17, and S-Z, Jan. 18. All students may register in the Counseling Center on Jan. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m.; Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon; Jan. 22, 23 and 24 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Jan. 29, 30 and Feb. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. Beginning Feb. 2, registration will be accepted in the adult education office during the regular office hours Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. and 8:30 to 10 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Fry Retires ... Anaheim and Orange County, but has devoted the majority of her bank deposits skyrocketed to $800,000 with an additional $800,000 in savings and loans. As far as the city's physical growth is concerned, in 1950-51 Anaheim was 4.4 miles in area with secured assessed valuation at $20,187,010, and taxes levied at $175,799.00. For the year 1960-61 the Colony City sprawled over 27.34 miles in area, had a secured assessed valuation of $177,082,120, and $1,693,239.89 levied taxes. What has been responsible for this growth? Well, the reason are not really important. Anaheim is simply being carried with the Western and Southern California boom. But what is important is how the City has been able to capture so many of the finer plums, a Disneyland and Autonetics, a still maintain their growth in an orderly, controlled manner. No one man or organization can be given credit for anything the magnitude of the Anaheim phomena, but the census of opinion among the men in town who are supposed to be "in-the-know" and who have been here before the boom started, is that a king-size helping of it must go to the Chamber of Commerce, under the management of George Strachen and the City Manager's Office, and the immensely competent and capable Keith Murdoch. The Chamber has been in the thick of anything concerning the welfare of the City. It has promoted and it has provided. It has done a superlative job of telling the City's story to those who might be interested in moving here. But the story itself has been written largely by Murdoch. He was here from the start — when the City was little more than a growing, but nevertheless, sleepy second-city in Orange County. It has been Murdoch who is allways a hasty step ahead of the And so went the rest of the night. Hartnell might be considered an example of the quality of officers the City is hiring. He is conscientious, alert and courteous. Fry Retires ... (Continued from Page One) Manager Keith Murdoch expressed their regrets. "Glenn has been wonderful to work with," Mayor Shutte said. "He has always been conscientious and industrious." Murdoch had similar praise for the retiring Councilman. "He's what you would call a really nice guy. He thinks a great deal of the responsibility placed on him by his supporters and has always tried to do his best to be worthy of their trust." Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Fry, though within a year or two of her husband's 71 years, is as spry and active as he, and looking forward to their travels during the coming year. She is particularly interested in showing her husband some of the wonders of British Columbia, especially Vancouver and Victoria. She is originally from Brighton, Illinois, near Alton. She is a registered nurse and worked, as a girl, in Battlecreek (Mich.) General Hospital. She has also worked in various hospitals in Anaheim and Orange County, but has devoted the majority of her working time to home nursing. Commenting on the growth of Anaheim, Mrs. Fry said, "This used to be a nice, quiet little town when we first came here. You could go downtown and almost everyone would know you well enough to at least nod and smile. Now, you can go to market and not meet a single person you know. "Of course we're happy that Anaheim has grown into such a fine, modern and prosperous city, but it's all a little bewildering," she finished. The Frys live in a sturdy and spacious house at 1008 W. Sycamore which looks as modern as any of the newer homes in house-booming Orange County although Fry built it over 20 years ago. They have one son, Glenn P. Fry, and four grandchildren. But the story itself has been written largely by Murdoch. He was here from the start — when the City was little more than a growing, but nevertheless, sleepy second-city in Orange County. It has been Murdoch who is always a hasty step ahead of the next leap. It is Murdoch and the highly competent staff he has surrounded himself with, at City Hall, who have been largely responsible for keeping the rush to an orderly, carefully directed march instead of a headlong, confused plunge which such expansions have so often become in other cities. Although not a perfect measuring stick, the following information might offer a way of estimating his control — in an area where the taxpayer is most concerned, his pocketbook. In 1950-51, when Murdoch took his seat in the City Manager's office, the city tax rate was $9.90. Now, 10 years later, it is $1.10 — and that $1.10 went into effect in 1951-52. It has held steady for almost 10 years. On the other hand, the combined school, county and city tax has climbed steadily from $5.03 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 3, 1979. All rights herein are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 per year, payable in advance. Member, California Newspaper Publishers Association W OFFICE — Charles E. Movorka (left), executive director of the Southern California chapter of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, and Ben Alexander, television actor, who is general chairman for the Foundation's fund drive Feb. 2 through 10, discuss plans at the new Orange county branch office in Santa Ana. EDITORIAL We Said New 'Bills' It's the fastest growth under Hirstein's grip on the world...population 800,000 and still growing. That's the story of today in a capsule. But for William Hirstein and William J. Hirstein today there is much it than a pile of head-splitting two "Bills" Tuesday in Santa Ana stepped down after a year of the Orange County visors and Phillips took 1962 which, for all proponents makes him the "boss"ing empire. Passed some of the pieces of county legislation history—formation of handle water distribution, changes in fiscal policies of the county future and the day-to-ahead of the county's lions of potable water day; capacity for 100 g per person per day, etc. But Hirstein now lenge to "think ahead" "Bill." Phillips inherits a legal problems, small c SIDELIGHTS Only Science Can Make This Tree By DORIS LEE Now is the time to go out and buy your Christmas cards, colored lights and decorations for next year. Everything is marked down. It may by a little like eating on a full stomach but it's practical. This is also the time to buy your Christmas tree for next year. Not a real one; it wouldn't keep. An artificial one, the kind you dismember and pack in a shoe box. If you're going to be modern, you may as well go all the way. And these trees are certainly modern. They come in several choices of styles and colors, all as phony as a Santa Claus beard, but modern. Owning an artificial tree may be deserting tradition but it has many other advantages. For one thing, after the initial cost there's no more expense, no trudging through tree lots looking for the ideal shape, no needle-dropping on the rug and no sawing and bundling for the trashman. Watch the Numbers With a phony tree you already have the ideal shape, assuming you have correctly matched the numbered branches to the numbered holes; needles don't drop and, if properly inserted, the branches don't either. And after Christmas, all you do is pull it apart and store it in a shoebox for next year. Phony trees are easier to borrow too, I have discovered. I was out in the backyard the other day supervising the chopping of our real tree for the trashman when I happened to look up in time to see an artificial tree, completely decorated, floating over the back wall next door. It was my neighbor passing the tree over to the yard behind her. "What are you doing?" I called over. "Wan returning the tree I borrowed," she said. She set the tree down on the wall and clambered up beside it. It looked pretty perched on the wall, its aluminum branches and red balls glittering in the sun. And she looked pretty too, sitting there beside it, wearing white capris and a red sweater. Almost like a modest calendar picture. "You borrowed Noella's tree?" I asked, coming over to help her. Honolulu Yule "Sure, they went to Honolulu for the holidays, so they told us to borrow it. I've got to get it back before New Year's because that's when they're going to celebrate Christmas." "They're coming back in time to celebrate Christmas on New Year's Day?" "That's right. Actually, they held a partial celebration before they left. They put the tree up and had Santa Claus come early with a few toys for the kids. You know the bit." "And now they're going to have Santa come late with a few more." I see. She nodded. "So they told us to go ahead and borrow the tree." But Hirstein now lenge to "think ahead "Bill." Phillips inherits a legal problems, small grow in volume because growth of a county A $1,700,000 the ANAHE As a resident within let the district se the area the district se Bank of America am same confidence in bu for improved educati the story itself has been largely by Murdoch. He is from the start — when he was little more than a but nevertheless, sleepy city in Orange County. Been Murdoch who is al-ahasty step ahead of the Co. It is Murdoch and the competent staff he has led himself with, at City who have been largely re- for keeping the rush to early, carefully directed instead of a headlong, con- junge which such expansive so often become in cities. Not a perfect measur- the following informa- right offer a way of esti- sis control — in an area the taxpayer is most con- nuis pocketbook. 50-51, when Murdoch took in the City Manager's the city tax rate was $90. years later, it is $1.10 that $1.10 went into effect. It has held steady for 20 years. Other hand, the com- pool, county and city tax beed steadily from $5.03 AZETTE 1800 East Center Street, 22441 Publisher under the act of are reserved. table in advance. members Association '50-51 to $8.49 this year. Anaheim is second only to comparatively stabilized Garden Grove in low city taxes. In comparison to our $1.10, Brea has $1.60; Buena Park, $1.40; Fullerton $1.63; Garden Grove $.87; Orange, $1.63, and Santa Ana, $1.40. And Anaheim is the largest city in the county. As might be expected, all this rapid growth has not been accepted unconditionally and always with open arms. Many of the older citizens, though delight- ed and proud of their City's progres- still remember when the Colony City was "just a nice little town", as Mrs. Glenn G. Fry put it last week. Men like Leo Friise, City Attorney in the '30s; Councilman Fry, a highly successful general contractor in pre-boom days and now an incumbent councilman, and Police Captain R. E. Hamlin like to recall, in quiet moments, how Anaheim used to be. Friise tells of buildings which used to be and are no more, of trolly lines, and Orange groves which have since become housing tracts. Hamlin, too, remembers old buildings long torn down, canyons gulleys and arroyos where he used to hunt, and the types of autos — some of which are remembered only by automobile enthusiasts — the police department used to utilize. But the recollections of these men, and others like them, is more like that of a proud parent for a child who has grown into a beautiful and successful woman. The hands of time and the plunging boots of progress cannot be turned back, and they wouldn't have it if it were possible. Anaheim is still a young woman, barely out of her teens. She has a lot of growing and developing to do in the years immediately ahead. 1962 could very well be one of her biggest years. "That's right. Actually, they held a partial celebration before they left. They put the tree up and had Santa Claus come early with a few toys for the kids. You know the bit." "And now they're going to have Santa come late with a few more. I see." She nodded. "So they told us to go ahead and borrow the tree while they were gone, as long as we replaced it before they returned. It would spoil the effect for the kids if they found it missing." "Isn't the effect already spoiled?" "Oh, no. Kids are very flexible. After all, two visits from Santa in one year. Who's going to knock it?" Like It Never Left I helped her replace the tree in the middle of opened gifts still scattered around. We stood back for final inspection. Not a ball was missing, not a branch crumpled. "Looks like it never left, doesn't it?" she said. I nodded, "Marvelous invention," I murmured. It wouldn't work for me, though. Those numbered branches would get me confused. The tree would probably turn out looking like those grotesque dancing trees in Walt Disney's "Babes in Toyland." And nobody would want to borrow it. ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. Moving - Storage General Trucking ANAHEIM PHONE KE 5-2863 805 S. Los Angeles St. We Salute Orange County's New 'Boss' — William Phillips It's the fastest growing county in Under Hirstein's gavel hand have the world... population now more than 10,000 and still growing. That's the story of Orange County today in a capsule. But for William H. Hirstein of Orge and William J. Phillips of Fullerton today there is much, much more to than a pile of head-spinning statistics. These two "Bills" switched places yesterday in Santa Ana as Hirstein stepped down after a year as chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Phillips took on the job for 52 which, for all practical purposes, takes him the "boss" of this burgeoning empire. Passed some of the most important pieces of county legislation in the area's history — formation of new districts to handle water distribution and sanitation, changes in fiscal and administrative policies of the county geared to the future and the day-to-day race to keep head of the county's needs (200 gallons of potable water per person per day; capacity for 100 gallons of sewage per person per day, etc.). But Hirstein now passes the challenge to "think ahead" to another bill." Phillips inherits a legacy of tangled real problems, small crises which daily ling a metropolitan area in spite of itself and the need to "citify" what has been a quiet, peaceful agricultural area. Phillips is the first supervisor in more than 30 years from northern Orange County to get a crack at the chairmanship. He takes his representation of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Brea, Placentia and Yorba Linda with him as he assumes the chairman's chair. Now he must think of the county as a whole (as the record shows he has in the past) in addition to protecting the interests of his North Orange County constituency. We look for some rapid strides toward streamlining in county government. If Phillips has his way the county will quickly now begin to use more computers, to micro-film more records (some of which must be enabled by state legislation for which Orange County is leading the battle), will edge closer to the day when a county administrator can be appointed and will indicate a growing interest in centralizing public relations operations. We hope these things come to pass. We join with the board in its commendation to Hirstein, rendered last week as he presided over the last board meeting of 1961, and pray for Phillips A $1,700,000 vote of confidence for the ANAHEIM HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT As a resident within the Anaheim Union High School District you voted to let the district issue school bonds. This was your vote of confidence in the area the district serves. Bank of America and its associated investment dealers demonstrated the same confidence in buying the bonds—giving the district the money it needs for improved educational facilities. A $1,700,000 vote of confidence for the Anaheim High School District As a resident within the Anaheim Union High School District you voted to let the district issue school bonds. This was your vote of confidence in the area the district serves. Bank of America and its associated investment dealers demonstrated the same confidence in buying the bonds—giving the district the money it needs for improved educational facilities. Interest rates on the bonds were decided by competitive bidding—a procedure required by law to obtain the lowest average interest rate for the taxpayer under current bond market conditions. Interest rates also reflect the credit rating of your district. We, at Bank of America, bid on nearly all municipal bonds issued in the State. We’re particularly proud to play a key role in the development of the Anaheim Union High School District. One thing that gives us confidence is that you and your neighbors wisely recognize the demonstrated truth: good schools benefit all citizens — those with and without children alike. The quality of a community parallels the quality of its schools. This is reflected in property values through the years. You may be interested in buying Anaheim Union High School District Bonds as a personal investment. They offer the advantage of tax exempt income and are available in denominations of $1,000. You can purchase these bonds through your local Bank of America branch—or contact our Municipal Bohd Department in San Francisco or Los Angeles. NEW ISSUE: $1,700,000 Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County, California, 3¼% and 3¼% Bonds, Election 1959, Series C. These bonds are being reoffered to investors to yield from 1.70% to a dollar price of par ($1,000) on the 3½% bonds, according to maturity 1963-1982. These bonds are offered when, as and if issued and received by us and subject to approval of legality by our attorneys, a copy of whose legal opinion will be printed on each bond. A circular relating to these bonds is available from Bank of America. Names of other underwriters will be furnished on request. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION AND ASSOCIATES