anaheim-gazette 1962-02-08

A 'NEW DIMENSION' Gazette Adds F Beginning with the current issue, the Anaheim Gazette adds another dimension to its rich tradition of 92 continuous years of covering news in Orange County. The newspaper has cut out for itself the task of offering readers the most complete guide to entertainment, travel and "culture" in and around Orange County to be found in any county newspaper. Not only will The Gazette offer the most comprehensive guide to "Things to do; places to go," for tourists and conventioners, but its news stories a series will be tailored to the specific needs of its regular Anaheim readers. The new "package" will include coverage of local news and pictures — as usual — along with many additional columns of pictures and news of the entertainment field not available in any other newspaper published in Orange County. Reviews of motion pictures currently on local screens and previews of films soon to come to the county will be offered. The most complete guide weekend televiewing will assist local residents and motel-hot guests staying in the area with their 'dial-twirling'. Human interest stories and pictures of "live entertainers" playing the area's showplaces at night spots will add to the depiction of entertainment coverage. Sporting events, sightseeing facilities and other special attractions of the area surrounding Anaheim. Established in 1870 ... Published Continuously VOLUME 90, NUMBER 36 Phone PR 2-1800 VOLUME 90, NUMBER 36 Phone PR 2-1800 Lincoln Day Slate Set at Disneyland Disneyland today announced a special schedule for Monday, Feb. 12 which will find the Park open for the Lincoln's Birthday school holiday. Park hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and on Monday's holiday schedule. Disneyland will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 12, then resume its regular Wednesday through Sunday winter operation. As a climax to Southern California's Boy Scout Week celebration, "Scout Days at Disneyland" will be held in the Magic kingdom during the weekend holiday. Various Scout Councils from throughout Southern California will participate Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. JUNE RUDELL June Rudell Trio Remains At Disneyland's Gourmet The mighty mite with the mighty voice will continue for at least another month at the Disneyland Gourmet. June Rudell, aided by her two accompanists, has been packing them into the Gourmet Lounge since late September. The tiny dark-haired beauty has brains, too. She was trekking through law school when she decided to ditch it for show business. June does it big with such as "Got a Crush on You" or "You Make Me Feel So Young" to establish rapport with her listeners. Then, drawing from varied repertoire, she suits the program to their liking. of the food magic at the Gourmet as an excellent organist. Jud, of course, lives at Newport Harbor, used to be one of Artie Shaw's Grammercy 5 and has made notable musical notes in all media—radio, TV and movies included. These three are well-known to Disneyland hotel-goers. Certainly diversified are Miss Rudell's talents. Singer, dancer, actress, acrobat. She has toured Europe twice, appeared in 49 of the states and Canada. She has worked with Ed Sullivan, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, Roy Rogers, the De Castro Sisters, etc. At ten June was a singing kiddie cowgirl on a Los Angeles radio station, then took up dancing. ARA Denies City Money A vote on a $3,000 appropriation by the Anaheim City Council to the Visitors and Convention Bureau will go before the general membership of the Anaheim Residents' Association today. Preliminary discussion on this question was taken up by the Anciociation's executive committee last week and resulted in a firn The tiny dark-haired beauty has brains, too. She was trekking through law school when she decided to ditch it for show business. June does it big with such as "Got a Crush on You" or "You Make Me Feel So Young" to establish rapport with her listeners. Then, drawing from varied repertoire, she suits the program to their liking. This past season was busy with June Rudell appearances at some of the gayest spots in Southern California: Dino's Lodge, 77 Sunset Strip, the Gilded Rafters, Ben Blue's Supper Club, and the Disneyland Gourmet. Previous appearances were at the Riviera and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas. June will be backed nighly at the Gourmet by Jud De Naut on bass and Don Beamsley on the keys. Don is known to partakers Certainly diversified are Miss Rudell's talents. Singer, dancer, actress, acrobat. She has toured Europe twice, appeared in 49 of the states and Canada. She has worked with Ed Sullivan, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Jack Benny, Roy Rogers, the De Castro Sisters, etc. At ten June was a singing kid-die cowgirl on a Los Angeles radio station, then took up dancing later college. She joined a traveling show, and took up trampolining on a dare, and became an important third of "The Rudells", famous comedy acrobatic act. Strangely enough, that led her back to vocalizing four years ago when Ed Sullivan asked her to open his traveling show with a song before her trampoline act. The June Rudell Trio will play from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Disneyland Gourmet for an indefinite engagement. Fun with a capital F.... Orange Spotlight By BOB ABBORENO Fun is FUN, and you'll get plenty of it, liberally spiked with spicy jokes and riotous action at the Anaheim Bowl for at least another week. Don Corey teams up with the Wilder Brothers in a gloom-telah 1-2 punch that will have the squarest of the squares literally jumping around the joint by the time the last performance is over. Corey and the Wilders are two separate acts. But they blend together so effectively one is certain it was planned that way. Corey is a comedian — and an excellent one, the Wilders are a . . . musical group. But their forte is the same: racey jokes and ad libs that tickle without offending. It's hard to pick a highlight in the hour and 'a half presentation because both routines are so well paced and compactly staged. However, landmarks might be Corey's hilarious skit, "The Polish Hour", and the Wilder's sensational young drummer, Allen Bremerman — and the finale to (Please Turn to Page 8) Savings and Loan Merger Told At a meeting of the stockholders and borrowers of Keystone Savings and Loan and Westminster Savings and Loan, held January 29 and 30, a merger between the two associations was unanimously approved. Merger is subject to the approval of the savings and loan commissioner, and formal application has been made. Ronald W. Caspers, president of Keystone Savings and Loan in Anaheim, purchased 92 per cent of the capital stock of Westminster Savings and Loan in September of last year. He purchased the controlling stock in Keystone three years ago, and it is today Orange County's fastest growing savings and loan with assets in excess of $12 million. Holds Full Entertainment county will be offered. most complete guide to and televiewing will assist residents and motel-hotel staying in the area with dial-twirling'. an interest stories and picof "live entertainers" playe area's showplaces and pots will add to the depth entertainment coverage. ing events, sightseeing possions and other special attracthe area surrounding Ana- "America's Hub of Happiness" — also will be reported in the 'new' Gazette. Concurrent with the inauguation of this new coverage, the Gazette today increases its distribution to Anaheim residents and also adds the Disneyland area motel or hotels to its coverage areas. Each guest who checks into motel or hotel in the Disneyla area will receive a copy of Gazette so that he will knn "What's doing" in this Hub C of the entertainment world d ing his stay here. The Gazette is aware that coming months and years mo and more of America's great o ventions are going to move Anaheim. Thus, the city becomes t "Hub of Happiness" for the n We Call It Hub City... With this issue of the Gazette, the staff introduces its nickname for this sparkling area of entertainment which, like a magnet, is drawing tourists—and permanent residents—from throughout the United States. The Gazette is proud to serve Hub City ... "America's Hub of Happiness." Heim Gazett Named Continuously in Orange County's "Number One" City For 92 Years PR 2-1800 Anaheim, California, Thursday, February 8, 1962 25th Pet Month Work Out, Jr.! Work Out, Jr.! COME ON, JR., let's do the Twist—Jr. Shirley Dionne shifts into high gear as she does the Twist as part of her act with Rudy Hunter's Fabulous Tones at the Showboat. Jr. is aided and shuttled during the event. COME ON, JR., let's do the Twist—Jr. Shirley Dionne shifts into high gear as she does the Twist as part of her act with Rudy Hunter's Fabulous Tones at the Showboat. Jr. is aided and abetted during the course of the hour and a half performance by a delightful and rhythmic blend of old 'swing' and new 'rock and roll'. See Orange Spotlight, this page, and Nite Life and That's Show Biz, inside, more pictures and information on other shows. WHS to Sponsor Gidget Saturday Western High School's American Field Service will sponsor a movie as a fund raising project. Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m., AFS will show Gidget, starring Sandra Dee and James Darren. Feature Series To Continue Next Week Part four. "Zoning Ordinance," in the Gazette's running series on the Anaheim Planning Commission and its functions and duties, will not be carried this week. It will appear in next week's Gazette. City Is Own Greatest Foe Anaheim's greatest threat is the next several years be her complacency, according a 32-page report presented at public hearing Monday evening. The report pointed out that city might lose much industrial development to less attractive more aggressive areas if it sumes a let-them-come-to-usude. Prepared by the Anaheim Planning Staff under Dick Reilly planning director, and A. Shoff, advanced planning coordinator, and under the direction of the City Planning Commission the report is expected by me to be the basis for one of the most important zoning decisions in history of the city. It points out in broad telegraph recommendations for zoning controversial northeast area. A more complete treatment the report will be presented next week's edition of the Gazette. ment Coverage And no other newspaper in the world will do the job of publicizing the opportunities for entertainment and fun here that the Gazette has set out to do. In coming weeks, watch for the unusual and imaginative kind of investigative reporting which will open up new areas of exploration — even for old-time residents of the area. You won't want to miss the opportunity of seeing your city through the eyes of inquisitive, interested reporters and photo-graphers looking for the elements that make the Hub City the most exciting place to visit in the entire United States. Play miniature golf, travel to the Southland's world-famous tourist attractions, go behind the scenes at Disneyland, visit Hollywood premieres, glimpse the activity behind production of the best television shows, tour the finest nightspots, see the best entertainers in the world at work. Keep track of "America's Hub of Happiness" with the "new" Anaheim Gazette. Entertainment Guide For America's 'HUB OF HAPPINESS' 25th Pet Month Eight Pages Thompson to Run In City Election Thompson to Run In City Election 11 Declare Intentions As Deadline Draws Near, 3 Return Applications With one week remaining until the deadline for candidates to file in the April 10 city elections, councilman Joe Thompson announced Tuesday he would seek election to the council seat he was appointed to in 1959. Thompson's decision brought the total candidates who have indicated their intention to seek election to the three vacant City Council seats to 11. Among those who have filed is incumbent Mayor A. J. Schutte. Councilman Glenn Fry indicated to the Gazette last month that he has decided to retire. Only three of the 11 have returned their papers, however. ARA Support Convention Members of the Anaheim Residents' Association agreed last week that a convention hall for Anaheim is a definite and pressing need, but that funds for the building of such a structure should come from private investment capital and not from city funds, or tax money. JOE THOMPSON Anaheim Hi Tax Course Planned The Anaheim Evening School will again offer a short-term course in income tax preparation, Tuesday, Feb. 13. The hours are from 7 to 9 p.m., the course will continue for six weeks. This is the fifth year the course has been offered, and the instructor is the same as has handled the course in previous years. They are Jack C. Dutton, 1610 E. Orangethorpe; Marvin A. Wendf, 210 Florette, and Albert A. Marcoux, 501 E. Orangethorpe. In addition to those already mentioned, Raymond L. Campbell, 820 Gilbuck; Walton F. Tate, 1636 W. Buena Vista Ave.; Lloyd C. Mount, 929 N. Citron; Joseph W. Halliburton, 2516 Beachy (Please turn to Page Eight) More Inside . . . Sidelights ..... Page 2 Around Anaheim ..... Page 2 That’s Show Biz ..... Page 2 Water Metering ..... Page 3 TV Review ..... Page 3 The Anaheim Evening School will again offer a short-term course in income tax preparation, Tuesday, Feb. 12. The hours are from 7 to 9 p.m., the course will continue for six weeks. This is the fifth year the course has been offered, and the instructor is the same as has handled the course in previous years. There is a registration fee of $1.50. This fee is not required from Evening High School students already enrolled in other classes. More Inside . . . Sidelights ... Page 2 Around Anaheim ... Page 2 That’s Show Biz ... Page 2 Water Metering ... Page 3 TV Review ... Page 3 Movies ... Page 4 Records ... Page 5 Take The Family ... Page 5 Things to Watch ... Page 6 Nite Life ... Page 6 Bowling ... Page 8 City Is Own Greatest Foe ANAHEIM at a Glance With one week remaining until the closing of registration for city election voters, indications are that this will be the biggest turn out of voters in the city's history. In the '60 elections, 10,695 voted. According to Orange County registrar of voters, 46,000-plus have already registered. Charles A. Wolf, vice president, central administration. Autonetics, was effusive in his praise of the 32-page northeast zoning report delivered before the Anaheim Planning Commission. Monday. Downtown Merchants' Association will hear Capt. Chester A. Welsh, chief special agent for Telecredit, Inc., and nationally-recognized forgery expert this morning. He will speak on "bad" checks. The Anaheim Exchange Club will honor Sam Punter, the Anaheim police officer who was shot two months ago in preventing the kidnapping of three local girls. Monday. He will be named Police Officer of the Year as part of the club's Crime Prevention Week. A hike in councilmen and mayor's pay will be one of the items on the ballot when Anaheimers go to the polls April 10. Chamber of Commerce presented a resolution before the City Council Tuesday requesting the addition to the ballot. Intentions are to hike pay for councilmen to $250 and mayor to $300 per month, from $50 per month.