anaheim-gazette 1962-02-22

SIDELIGHTS Let the Chimp Be the Chump By DORIS LEE By the time this hits print John Glenn may or may not have finally gone into orbit. With ten postponements, one of them after spending some five hours locked up in the capsule, it can safely be said that he's been thoroughly tested, nerves-wise, anyhow. Waiting in the capsule must be harder on the nerves than waiting on the ground. Perched up there like a motherless eaglet can't be anything but worrisome, especially if you're the gregarious type. It wouldn't surprise me if during his recent sojourn up there, his thoughts ran something like this. That cowardly Shepard. He got the best deal. Hardly any delays; then just a little short run over the ocean and he's a hero. And he gets all the honors. I'll be lucky to get some extra time off. Why didn't I become an advertising man or something? At least I'd be worrying with both feet on the ground. There goes my phone signal. That's comforting; they haven't forgotten me up here. Hello? My call is through to my wife? Good, put her on. Relax, Wife Hello, honey. What do you mean — where am I? Aren't you listening to the news? Oh, I see. You fell asleep on the couch after the third hour. Great! I'm glad somebody's relaxed. Listen kid bears would have been more diverting. Listen, honey, I have to hang up now. Some guys are waving their arms at me down there on the ground. This may be it. Don't wait dinner for me. Bye. All right, down there. Will somebody please light the fuse? Let's get this pyrotechnic monster off the ground. What? Not yet? Oh, nuts! What's that again? Sure, why not? Send one up. Of course, with onions. What's the difference? Who am I going to breathe on up here? Swingin' Co-polit And by the way, who's the smart aleck who plastered my capsule with pictures of Jayne Mansfield? I'm taking them down. Of course I like them. She's not my type, that's all. Send up Tuesday Weld, will you? I don't know if it's the altitude but this hamburger just doesn't hit me right. These low residue meals are beginning to bug me anyhow. Yikes! I've got ketchup in my mouthpiece. It's probably clogged now. Testing — one, two, three—hello, hello? Oh, hi there, Alan. Heh, heh. No, I'm fine. Say, Shep, while you're on the wire, tell me something. What's it really like up there? I mean, weren't you just putting us on saying, "Man! What a ride!" and all Honor Student New Savannah The Savanna High School mester honor roll has just been released and nine students, of junior and eight sophomores have a straight A average. Savanna newest school in the Anaheim Union High School District, 950 students enrolled in the 10th and 11th grades. An additional 23 juniors and sophomores placed on the 3.5 Student Is Good Example For Teenagers If Don Bennett, a junior at Vilencia High School, is a prime example of what the caliber of teen-ager is today — then juvenile delinquency may be on a decline. Not only has the 16-year-old youngster of 503 Melody Lane Placentia, found time to be an award winner for his outstanding services to the Anaheim Park and Recreation the past two years but already is planning for the future to help others. Bennett was recently honored by the California Park and Recreation Society when he won over seven other candidates for the Volunteer Award of District X. This is the highest individual award presented by the Recreation group. Although he has a year to go before graduation, Bennett is looking forward to college and event... I'd be worrying with both feet on the ground. There goes my phone signal. That's comforting; they haven't forgotten me up here. Hello? My call is through to my wife? Good, put her on. Relax, Wife Hello, honey. What do you mean — where am I? Aren't you listening to the news? Oh, I see. You fell asleep on the couch after the third hour. Great! I'm glad somebody's relaxed. Listen, kid, you know that loaf of bread you want me to pick up on the way home tonight? Well, don't count on it. I may be a little late. Better late than never? Don't say that! I know, I know, I should feel honored. I hold a unique position. I'll say it's unique. Who else is currently flag-pole sitting on the tip of a glorified firecracker? The suit? Fits fine. You did a swell job pressing it, but I think the crease in the pants was unnecessary. Tell the kids thanks for the coloring book and crayons. It really helps to pass the time. I wish they hadn't picked an astronaut book, though. The three 2—ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Thursday, February 22, 1962 but this hamburger just doesn't hit me right. These low residue meals are beginning to bug me anyhow. Yikes! I've got ketchup in my mouthpiece. It's probably clogged now. Testing — one, two, three—hello, hello? Oh, hi there. Alan. Heh, heh. No, I'm fine. Say, Shep, while you're on the wire, tell me something. What's it really like up there? I mean, weren't you just putting us on saying, "Man! What a ride!" and all that jazz? What? Confidentially, you think they should send the monkey up one more time before I go up. Thanks a lot, Shep. Just what I needed — a pep talk. See ya. Oh me, why didn't the Wright brothers stick to their bicycle repairing? I'd like to see Orville strapped in this crazy contour chair right now. There's the signal again. Yeah, what is it now? Called off! What happened, for corn sake? They decided to send the monkey up instead. Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle! Or fellow spaceman, as it were. Hey, you guys out there. Get that cotton-pickin' cherry picker over here so I can go home. I have to stop at the store and pick up a loaf of bread. Bennett was recently honored by the California Park and Recreation Society when he won over seven other candidates for the Volunteer Award of District X. This is the highest individual award presented by the Recreation group. Although he has a year to go before graduation, Bennett is looking forward to college and eventually becoming a probation officer. Most of Bennett's work with the Anaheim Park and Recreation has been with the Senior Citizens. He has journeyed numerous places with them, including the Rose Parade and Caliente. He has also worked with the summer playground program. But his interest has not been limited to only the Recreation Department. Don has also managed to win a bronze medal for roller skating three years ago and is also a good musician. He played in the high school band last year and is quite versatile, as he can play the piano, french horn, drums, trumpet and trombone. When asked if he would ever consider being a professional musician, Bennett answered, "No — I like people too much." There's only one way to go shopping in your st (Pacific Telephone gives you one guess) Senior Students Named at New Savanna High School The Savanna High School senior honor roll has just been used and nine students, one and eight sophomores had right A averane, Savanna, first school in the Anaheim High School District, has students enrolled in the 10th 11th grades. Additional 23 juniors and 37 seniors placed on the 3.5 to Navy Is Looking For Local Engr. The Navy will soon place an engineer in residence at an Anaheim plant where navigational equipment is being developed and manufactured for Polaris type submarines. The engineer selected for this important post will assist and advise the contractor in his development, design, test and production efforts. Consistent with the increased emphasis being placed on the Polaris Program, the engineer-in-residence will render on-the-spot decisions to the contractor so as to materially reduce time schedules. Electronic engineers, who possess a knowledge of digital or analog computing equipment and who are interested in being considered for this post, are invited to contact the Chief Engineer, Bureau of Naval Weapons Representative, North American Aviation, 9150 E. Imperial Highway, Downey. The telephone number is SPruce 3-2233, Ext. 3480. Navy Is Looking For Local Engr. The Navy will soon place an engineer in residence at an Anaheim plant where navigational equipment is being developed and manufactured for Polaris type submarines. The engineer selected for this important post will assist and advise the contractor in his development, design, test and production efforts. Consistent with the increased emphasis being placed on the Polaris Program, the engineer-in-residence will render on-the-spot decisions to the contractor so as to materially reduce time schedules. Electronic engineers, who possess a knowledge of digital or analog computing equipment and who are interested in being considered for this post, are invited to contact the Chief Engineer, Bureau of Naval Weapons Representative, North American Aviation, 9150 E. Imperial Highway, Downey. The telephone number is SPruce 3-2233, Ext. 3480. Tots' Show Set Feb. 24 The Pasadena Playhouse will present a special children's production entitled "The Magic Basket" Saturday morning, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m., with Laura Olsher. That’s Show Biz The tall, distinguished, good-looking guy you meet at the door of the Showboat is R. T. “Monty” Montgomery, Showboat manager. Monty is veteran nightclub manager from L.A. Owner of Gregg's Steakhouse is former major league pitching veteran with the old Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, Hal Gregg. Ray Hastings, comedian at Harris’ Restaurant, says there are two recording albums out which should be smashes—“Mein Kamp with Jazz Background” and “Swing Along With Eichman”. Admirers of perky and pert Kay Bell will have only this weekend to get their last eye and earful. She closes on the 25th at the Domino restaurant. Next attraction is the Marksmen, now playing in Long Beach. Kegling enthusiasts will chance to see some of the building world's top stars next during the 'world series of bing' at the '300' Bowl in La bra. Blinky Allen and his Quirks head this week's show at Harris’ Restaurant. The fabulous Limeliters is singing group which doesn't come close to their press releases and reviews on record albums person they far exceed the rate of such raves. Last Saturday evening at the Long Beach State College formation, the group took just seconds to enrapture the crowd 2,000 which attended the benge. Opening the show with the additional "There's a Meetin' H Tonight," the group swept the audience with them through n tunes and old ballads. JR Phyllis Foxx, the gal with piano at the Iron Horse Inn, ange, confides she has to know about 500 tunes by memory keep her piano going three four hours a night. If memory fails her on some the "oldies," she also keeps "Little Black Book" handy which has about 1,000 tunes categorized by such titles as "love drunks"" "holidays", etc. Of course, in spite of her 1. songs by heart and by boo there's still the drunk about on every half hour who reque Electronic engineers, who possess a knowledge of digital or analog computing equipment and who are interested in being considered for this post, are invited to contact the Chief Engineer, Bureau of Naval Weapons Representative, North American Aviation, 9150 E. Imperial Highway, Downey. The telephone number is SPruce 3-2233, Ext. 3450. Sailplane Meet Opens Feb. 24 The largest sailplane meet in the Southwest will be held Feb. 24 and 25 at the scenic Torrey Pines Glider Port in San Diego. The 16th Annual Pacific Coast Mid-Winter Soaring Championships are co-sponsored by the San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California. Admission is free, but charge will be made for parking cars. The glider port is located a mile north of La Jolla junction west of Highway 101 and south of Torrey Pines Golf Course. It is 12 miles north of downtown San Diego. New Designs Save Time Development time for America's space programs may be cut by as much as one year through use of electronic design techniques and components originally developed for the Air Force's Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile program. This was the opinion of Dr. W. J. West, Anaheim Autonetics' technical director for quality, reliability and standards, who also said such techniques and components are leading to more reliable commercial and industrial electronic equipment. "This country has been fortunate to have had a Minuteman High Reliability Program under way for the past several years," Dr. West told engineers from major aerospace firms throughout the nation attending a briefing today at the Anaheim facility of North American Aviation's Avtonetics Division. Dr. West and his staff originally developed the Minuteman High Reliability program for transistors, resistors, diodes, and transformers which has led to making such devices 100 times more reliable than they were two years ago. Thirteen component firms in all parts of the world about 500 tunes by memory keep her piano going three four hours a night. If memory fails her on some the "oldies," she also keeps "Little Black Book" handy who has about 1,000 tunes categorized by such titles as "love drunks"" "holidays", etc. Of course, in spite of her 1, songs by heart and by boo there's still the drunk about on every half hour who requests "Melancholy Baby"...but that show biz. Former Anaheim Writers Slated As AHS Speakers Former Anaheim writers Glen and Jane Sire, whose book-length novel appears in February Redbook, will be guest speakers before students of Leslie Jones's adult evening creative writing class Feb. 28. The Sieres, who write both as a team and as individuals, have written articles as well as fiction. Sire stated that even with considerable success, he sends each story out with a prayer. Only registered students are invited, but registration for the creative writing class is still open and may be accomplished prior to class, which begins at 7 p.m. The class meets in Room 9, Anaheim High School, Citron and Lincoln, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m. Persons over 21 pay $1.50 registration fee; minors are not charged. Angola The Portuguese province of Angola is larger than Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Tennessee put together. CONCERT PLANS — Members of the planning committee of the Anaheim Choreleers gather for a discussion of the Hayden concert to be held under the sponsorship of the Parks and Recreation Department. Shown (from left) are: Sue Whinrey, Ann Jones, Betty Dammers, Jane Jones, Pat Quattlebaum, Leta Archer and Colleen Ryan. Zasu Pitts Returns Zasu Pitts returns to the Pasadena Playhouse Friday evening. Feb. 23 at 8:30 o'clock to star in the Southern California premiere of "Everybody Loves Opal," the wacky John Patrick comedy. 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