anaheim-gazette 1962-02-08

SIDELIGHTS Never Trust a Strange Chair By DORIS LEE Some people can't sleep well unless they're in their own bed. I don't usually have that trouble. I can sleep well anywhere, provided it's a bed. I've just discovered, though, that I don't sleep well at all in somebody else's chair. I tried it last week at my neighbor's house, curled up in one of those reclining chairs that collapses into an operating table when you lean back in it. I certainly had no plans to sleep in a chair next door when I began the right. I was already settled in my own bed with a book when my neighbor decided to drive into Los Angeles to have a baby. She needed somebody to stay with the children while her husband drove her in. "This may take some time," she said. "Why don't you crawl into our bed and go to sleep." The idea didn't appeal to me. There was something immoral about it that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Right for TV "This chair is fine," I said. "I am not sleepy anyway. I guess I'll look at the late show." She looked dubious. "Have you ever slept in a chair before?" she "The baby stays there too." "What for? Is the baby tired too?" "How do I know? Now go back to bed." She eyed my contorted position in the chair. 'Wanna sleep in my bed? It's not wet.' "Thanks anyway. I'll stay here." I slept about ten minutes out of every half-hour after that, figuring it took me twenty minutes to get to sleep after each cuckoo ring. And the chair threw me on the floor eight times. Shortly after the 4 o'clock ring the husband came in. "Another girl," he said. "Terrific," I mumbled, pulling on my coat. "Boy, what a night," he said, opening the door for me. "I'm beat. I'll bet I had a worse time than she did." I looked at him bleary-eyed. "See ya," I said and stumbled out. Priest Speaks on 'Existentialism' "This may take some time," she said. "Why don't you crawl into our bed and go to sleep." The idea didn't appeal to me. There was something immoral about it that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Right for TV "This chair is fine," I said. "I am not sleepy anyway. I guess I'll look at the late show." She looked dubious. "Have you ever slept in a chair before?" she asked. "Now, don't worry." I said. "Just go ahead and take your time. Or, hurry up." I added as an afterthought. Twenty five miles is quite a trek in a situation like this. After they left I turned on the television and sat down in the chair and leaned back. The back fell down with a sudden jerk and a footstool sprang up under my legs nearly catapulting me off the chair. It took a few minutes to learn that by leaning back gingerly I could make the chair descend more slowly. That problem solved I settled down to look at the movie. It was a costume picture with Maureen O'Hara and Cornell Wilde. They were living in a dingy alley somewhere and he was a drunk. Wither Thou Goest The screen was hazy so I got up to adjust the set. As I sat up the chair sat up with me, a little ahead of me, even, and flung me to the floor. I manipulated the dials. The screen was still hazy. I sat back again, carefully, of course. I glanced at the cuckoo clock on the wall. It was quarter to twelve. I fell asleep. At twelve the cuckoo went off, waking me up with a jerk. The chair went into action and threw me to the floor, and simultaneously, Maureen O'Hara threw her husband down a flight of stairs. The two girls appeared, sleepy-eyed, in the doorway. "Hasn't Mommy come back with the baby yet?" the older one wanted to know. "No," I said, "she won't come back for a few days. She's tired." "Then is Daddy going to bring the baby home?" asked the younger one. "Of course not," I snapped. Priest Speaks on 'Existentialism' Father Edward Burke, S. J., will discuss the meaning of Existentialism, Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph's College, Batavia S' at La Veta Ave. in Orange. Fr. Burke will examine the fatalistic aspects of Existentialism and discuss its threat to modern society. Father Burke received his Ph.D. at the University of Louvain, Belgium. He came to Loyola University in 1900 from the University of San Francisco and is now teaching in the philosophy department. Last spring Fr. Burke delivered a lecture on Existentialism at the Philosophy Forum at the University of Southern California. He also has recently published an article on the philosophy of Karl Marx as a young man. The lecture is sponsored by the Christian Family Movement and is open to the public. Donation is $1.00 per person or couple; students are admitted at half price. Bell's Music Show Has All-Star Cast A star-studded cast has been assembled for the Bell Telephone Hour's "Portals of Music" over NBC-TV, Friday, Feb. 16, 9:30 p.m. Broadway star Carol Lawrence, concert violinist Isaac Stern, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, opera stars George London and Anna Moffo and Ray Eberle and The Modernaires with Tex Beneke and his band will be featured in the hour-long colorcast that will point out some of the doors that open to the world's great music. —Read the Classified Columns. So you think you want to run a nightclub? Vic Harris, 40, was one of the first 16-hour-a-day operators to think so in Orange County. That was about three years ago, when he first took over Harris' Restaurant at 1850 Harbor Blvd., Anabeim. This gay night spot right in the center of Hub City's "Hub of Happiness" has pioneered the trend to more and more night life in Orange County. Slick Professionals Other clubs have come and gone in the past three years, but the Harris club continues to "turn'em away!" every weekend as some of the slickest professional acts from the national nightclub circuit squeeze in a local engagement between dates in San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami Beach. It isn't an easy life, Vic confides, but it's fun. He sees the day when bigger "rooms" in Orange County will play bigger names. For now, however, Vic has to shy from big names like a fat man turns down dessert. OC Art Association Tonight, Paintings Southland artist, will be the featured speaker for the Feb. 8 meeting of the Orange County Art Association, 8:15 p.m. in the Fullerton Public Library. In addition to hearing Kosa and viewing his landscape and portrait paintings now on exhibit at the library, the public will watch an actual portrait-painting demonstration by Kosa. Kosa was born in France and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague; he was a ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 Published Thursday of each week at 259 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, 1879. All rights herein are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 per year, payable in advance. Member, California Newspaper Publishers Association TRIM 'N CURL BEAUTY SALE MAGNOLIA at BALL (Near Alpha Beta) Phone JA 7-9524 STYLED HAIRCUT Shampoo and Set COMPLETE $3³⁴ COLD W with Shampoo COMPLETE $7 No Appointment Needed (Open Evening) FEBRUARY ONLY SHAMPOO and SET WITH THIS COUPON Bal Masque Invitations Sent in Mail Invitations to "Bal Masque Fantasy" the first annual benefit ball to be presented by Damas de Caridad Feb. 18 will be in the mail Monday, said Miss Marcelina Arroyes, ball chairman. The evening, combining pageantry and a black tie dinner dance, will be held in the new Disneyland Hotel Embassy Room. Twelve members of the Orange County Florists Assn. will compete in the design and creation of individual floral masques which will be modeled by 12 mannequins chosen from the ball committee. The florists association is also in charge of the decor of the ball room including stage, promenade area, tables and wall decorations all of which will carry out a gold and white scheme. Selection of the 12 mannequins and the choice by lot of florist association members who will design each model's masque was completed last week. With the mailing of invitations to a selected list of 1,000, plans for the ball neared the final stage. Yet to be named are three judges who will select winners from the 12 floral masque designs. Since its inception last October the Bal Masque committee has grown to include 72 Orange County social, philanthropic and service organizations leaders who recently voted to adopt the name "Damas de Caridad" — Ladies of Charity, in keeping with the historical legacy of this area which think you want to run a "Just haven't goet enough seats." That’s show Biz Harris, 40, was one of the tour-a-day operators to in Orange County. That three years ago, when book over Harris’ Residency at 1850 Harbor Blvd., gay night spot right in front of Hub City’s “Hub of” has pioneered the more and more night life in County. Black Professionals clubs have come and the past three years, but the club continues to “turn up” every weekend as the slickest professional in the national nightclub queuee in a local engage-ween dates in San Francisco, Vegas and Miami. An easy life, Vic con- itts fun. Is the day when bigger in Orange County will er names. However, Vic has to big names like a fat down dessert. “Just haven’t goet enough seats for the crowds,” he says. Big Names He drops names like Milton Berle, the Crosby brothers, Billy Daniels who would play Harris’ upholstered spot if the club could hold the crowds they would attract. So Vic keeps being manager, maitre d’, booking agent, publicity director, sometimes cook and bottle washer to keep his many-faceted operation going day and night. It runs all the way from a “truck stop” coffee shop, fronting on Harbor Blvd., to a lunchroom room in the middle of the building and the posh nightclub room at the rear of the building. Quite an establishment for a fellow who, with his brother, Ocky, broke into the restaurant business 16 years ago with the purchase of a nine-stool hamburger joint. Another brother, Ben, joined the firm six years ago. The Harris brothers now operate five places in Portland and the one here in Orange County. Film Series Set By U.C. International Film Series, scheduled for Orange County bi-weekly showings by University of California Extension will begin at 8 p.m. March 6 in the Grove Theatre at Garden Grove. “The Blue Angel” (Der Blaue Engel), the movie which launched the career of Marlene Dietrich, made in Germany in 1930, will be the first film to be shown. “The Would-Be Gentleman” (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme), a French film will be second, on March 20. “Aren’t We Wonderful” (Wir Wunderkinder), from West Germany, April 3; “Shoeshine” (Schiuscia), Italy, 1947, April 17. “A Girl in a Mist” (Kiri No Naka No Shojo), Japan, and “The Deadly Invention”, from Czechoslovakia, May 1. All foreign films will have English subtitles. Series tickets may be purchased from University Extension offices in the Buena Park High School. Price is $5.00. Co-ops Scheme Huge cooperatives, supposedly “nonprofit,” are using tax-free ments to put their taxpaying private-enterprise competitors out of business and build vast regional empires, especially in the South and West, writes O. K. Armstrong, former Missouri congressman, in the February Reader’s Digest. Art Association Hear Kosaight, Paintings on Exhibit artist, will be the fea-aker for the Feb. 8 of the Orange County exhibition, 8:15 p.m. in the Public Library. on to hearing Kosa and its landscape and por-ings now on exhibit at the public will watch portrait-painting demi- by Kosa. has born in France and from the Academy of in Prague; he was a bara, La Jolla, Santa Paula, Cranbrook Art Institute of Michigan New Britain Institute, Dover, Delaware; Washington State College, California State Library, California Water Color Society, Chaffey Junior College, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum, Herron Institute, Los Angeles Museum, Oakland, Cowie Galleries. The Orange County Art Association is sponsoring the following exhibits for the month of February. DA EARN NOW AT ANAI YOU EARN from the day your funds are received at Anaheim NOW AT ANAHEIM YOU EARN from the day your funds are received at Anaheim Savings if they remain to the end of any quarter. CURRENT ANAHEIM ANAHEIM AND LOAN A Oldest locally owned Savings Association in Anaheim MAIN OFFICE: 187 West L BRANCH OFFICE: Ocean Blvd. Masque Institutions Set in Mail Actions to "Bal Masque" the first annual benefit presented by Damas de Feb. 10 will be in the mail, said Miss Marcelina Arrelli, chairman, evening, combining page and a black tie dinner will be held in the new and Hotel Embassy members of the Orange Florists Assn. will com­the design and creation of real floral masques which modeled by 12 mannequins from the ball committee. Artists association is also in of the decor of the ball-including stage, promenade tables and wall decorations, which will carry out a goldite scheme. Action of the 12 mannequins choice by lot of floristion members who will deach model's masque was dated last week. With the 9 of invitations to a select 1,000, plans for the ball the final stage. Yet to be are three judges who will winners from the 12 floral designs. Its inception last October Masque committee has to include 72 Orange Council, philanthropic and ser­organizations leaders who revoted to adopt the name de Caridad" — Ladies of in keeping with the his­legacy of this area which Around Anaheim By R. H. (BOB) ABBORINO Gazette News Editor During the next several weeks, until the April 10 city elections, the Gazette will attempt to interview candidates for the three vacant City Council seats. In keeping with its policy of remaining impartial and objective whenever, and as often as possible, the Gazette does not have any intention, at this time, of endorsing any candidates for city, state or national offices. We will attempt to present, in as complete form as space and time will permit, all pertinent facts about each of the candidates for City Council seats. Following the city elections, we will turn to the state and national candidates. This column, however, will express a certain amount of my own personal opinion, concerning candidates and local issues. But in doing so, I will attempt, to the best of my ability, to uphold the standards of fairness, accuracy, and editorial honesty. Last week's column concerning the dangers of the extremes of the 'right' and 'left' in politics brought a large amount of com­ment to the Gazette office, both pro and con. In case there was any misunderstanding, I was not condemning any extreme rightest groups, such as the John Birchers, en masse or individually. The condemnation was for the tendency of many — but not all — of these groups to abandon reason and reach blindly for anarchy, or a police-state. I certainly was not condemning honest conservatives, for it is on their shoulders the responsibility rests to curb the runaway enthusiasm of too bright-eyed lib­erals. The Federal government has its place the lives of all Americans, but it must never be allowed to encroach on territory forbidden it in the Constitution, or by the implied intentions of the Founding Fathers — John Adams, Alexander Hailton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The columns of the Gazette are open to letters from readers, regardless of political affiliation, and personally, will be happy, rather than resent, hearing from anyone who might disagree with what I may put in this column. Local Highway Patrol Captain Gives Winter Driving Tips "Most drivers take special precautions to winterize their vehicles, but they neglect an even more important point — to win­e easier to stop, but lessens the chance of a skid on moisture-slickened pavements." "Third, increase your following Local Highway Patrol Captain Gives Winter Driving Tips "Most drivers take special precautions to winterize their vehicles, but they neglect an even more important point — to winterize their driving habits," Capt. F. E. Winchell, commander of the California Highway Patrol's Anaheim Area, said today. "The fog, rain and other adverse weather conditions prevalent during winter months require major alterations in driving technique," the captain pointed out. "Visibility is greatly reduced, hence appropriate counter-measures are in order. First, turn on your headlights. This not only improves your range of vision, it helps the other driver see you. Remember that you must use headlights; the Vehicle Code prohibits driving with parking lights only. If you are in a fog, drive with lights on low beam to cut glare." "Second, reduce your speed. This will result in a double benefit, since it not only makes it easier to stop, but lessens the chance of a skid on moisture-slickened pavements." "Third, increase your following distance. The often-recommended margin of one car length for each 10 miles of speed is insufficient when visibility is low and roadways slippery." "Fourth, observe the law. Your best chance to avoid an accident is compliance with rules of the road." Talk on Mexican Art Slated Tonight at CC Merle Wachter, chairman of the Art Department of Mexico City College, will give a free public lecture on "Contemporary Mexican Art" tonight at 8 in the Chapman College Little Theater. The lecture program is being presented by the Chapman Art Department and the Art Association of the college's Purcell Gallery. DAILY WARNINGS FOR ANAHEIM SAVINGS! BONUS EARNINGS too! 10 days worth of free interest. Funds ANAHEIM SAVINGS! BONUS EARNINGS too! 10 days worth of free interest. 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