anaheim-gazette 1962-03-08

California State Library P. O. Box 2037 Sacramento 9, California Anaheim Established in 1870 ... Published Continu VOLUME 90, NUMBER 40 Phone PR 2-1800 Disneyland Heads Off Magic Kingdom Off on 15-Day Cross Country Loaded with a Disneyland cargo, four giant trucking vans — largest type allowed on the American highways — pushed out of Anaheim Tuesday and headed for New York's Radio City Music Hall and Walt Disney's first stage production. In a send-off ceremony in front of Anaheim's City hall, Mayor A. J. Schutte entrusted a three-foot "Key to Anaheim" to four Allied Van Line drivers and to Mickey Mouse who will ride across country with the "Caravan of Fantasy." The Key-to-the-city and an Honorary Citizen of Anaheim Certificate will be presented to Mayors in 16 major cities along the 4,000 mile route. The trip is scheduled to take 15 days of travel time. Members of the city council and Miss Disneyland, Valerie Watson of Anaheim and Fullerton, also participated in the ceremony. "Val" Watson emplanes east Mar. 15, to represent Disneyland as special Ambassadress in New York. The "Disneyland, U.S.A." stage show is a live action production and across the pages of imagination to Fantasyland. Included in the caravan cargo, now enroute east, is a Disneyland fire engine, electric car, horse-drawn street car, Walt Disney's largest bass drum in the world, and all the costumes and properties for the New York production. Disneyland makes another "first" with this initial appearance outside the Magic Kingdom's 160 acre home grounds. Concert This Sunday Set For Chapman Classicals, Pops, Spirituals Among Varied Selection Cousin Harris' Six zany cut-ups, known Cousins, comprise the new at Harris' Restaurant. The recording sextet, which blums of "Saint Louis Blues" "The Burley Beat" have been popular in the east, stirrers and set new standards in Vegas — a town where are used to anything and every appearance of the pope drink a cocktail couldn't cause a look sideways. This swinging aggregation sends a strurly-paced entertainment with a sprinkling of most ever known in the annals of ent cate will be presented to Mavors in 16 major cities along the 4,000 mile route. The trip is scheduled to take 15 days of travel time. Members of the city council and Miss Disneyland, Valerie Watson of Anaheim and Fullerton, also participated in the ceremony. "Val" Watson emplanes east Mar. 15, to represent Disneyland as special Ambassadress in New York. The "Disneyland, U.S.A." stage show is a live action production to take one beck to the 1900 era of Main Street, boisterous Frontierland, the age of Tomorrowland Nixon Plans Day in OC Gubernatorial candidate Richard Nixon, whose campaign has already carried him into nearly a third of the state's 58 counties, plans to spend a full day in Orange County Monday, Mar. 19, it was announced last week. From early morning to late afternoon, candidate Nixon will visit with his supporters and address rallies in southern, central and northern sectors of the county. Santa Ana Attorney Robert S. (Sam) Barnes, general chairman of Nixon's Day in Orange County, said that the schedule tentatively calls for visits to the Newport Beach and South Coast vicinity; Anaheim, and an address at Disneyland Hotel sponsored by the Anaheim Rotary Club; Fullerton, and a rally at the Sunny Hills Recreation Center; and unscheduled stops along the way to greet volunteer workers and supporters. Sunday Set For Chapman Classicals, Pops, Spirituals Among Varied Selection Music ranging from 16th century Italian to contemporary American will be on the program for the Chapman College Choral Concert at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, in the college auditorium. Participating in the free concert will be the Chapman College Concert Choir, Chapel Choir, and Madrigal Singers under the direction of S. Sheldon Disrud, instructor in music. The college's Cardinal Quartet, who are currently performing weekends at Disneyland as "The Dapper Dans," a strolling barbershop quartet in Main Street, will also sing. The Concert Choir will sing "By the smooth-flowing Tiber" by the 16th century Italian composer Palestrina, "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd," a Negro slave song, and "Song of Democracy" by Howard Hanson, head of the Eastman School f Music at the University of Rochester. Works to be sung by the Chapel Choir will include the Sanctus and Hosanna from Mozart's Requiem Mass, "Praise the Lord with Sounding Cymbals" by Royal Stanton, and "Spirit ob De Lord Done Fell," a spiritual arranged by Noble Cain. The Madrigal Singers will do (Please Turn to Page Five) MORE INSIDE SIDELIGHTS ... PAGE 2 76 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER ... PAGE 3 THINGS TO SEE ... PAGE 3 THAT'S SHOW BIZ ... PAGE 3 TAKE THE FAMILY ... PAGE 6 BOWLING ... PAGE 6 NITE LIFE ... PAGE 7 Melo-Lark Group Named by Sing-O-Rama announces the formation of a new honor group, the Melo-Lark representative group to ap on outside programs: school and charity. The Lark group is made up of O-Rama members who have passed six requirements for MORE INSIDE SIDELIGHTS PAGE 2 76 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PAGE 3 THINGS TO SEE PAGE 3 THAT'S SHOW BIZ PAGE 3 TAKE THE FAMILY PAGE 6 BOWLING PAGE 6 NITE LIFE PAGE 7 SCREENING THE FILMS PAGE 7 TELEVIEWERS ANONYMOUS PAGE 7 SUMNER IN SACRAMENTO PAGE 8 MORE PICTURES, FEATURES, NEWS INSIDE CRANGE SPOTLIGHT BY BOB ABBORENO Not long ago, a man, who is known, commented that Orange County will never do well as a night entertainment area. He said club owners would do well to eliminate their floor shows and concentrate on serving good food. “This is a family-minded community,” he proclaimed. “People want to do things with the whole family. Nightclubs will never succeed here.” He admits he has not been to very many of the clubs around the county: Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, but he staked his professional judgment on his view. I am not going to argue with him as to whether or not Orange County is family-minded or not. I imagine, to some extent, every county in the country is family-minded as far as types of entertainment are concerned. But if he were to make some rounds of the clubs having floor shows on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night, he might find it necessary to revise his opinion somewhat. Especially when he sees that a great proportion of the couples who attend the packed clubs are married, it family entertainment centers (Please Turn to Page Five) Sing-O-Rama of Orange County announces the formation of a new honor group, the Melo-Lark representative group to apply on outside programs: school and charity. The Lark group is made up of O-Rama members who have passed six requirements for certification, including a keen desire to be a part of a group who it is more blessed to give the receive. Sing-O-Rama members have qualified for the Melo-Lark include: Gwen Boylan, Katie Roberson, Mark Ford, Noah Varela, Angela Gilmore, Bachman, Teri Maureen Fagan, Bonnie Jeanette Brubaker, Barbara Green, Diane Greene Ellen Silke, Mark Comer, Boblete, Andrea Steel, Cheryl Dimick, Mary Annville, Lonnie Comer, Gary Ford, Jory Holland, Cherie Lette, Lynnell Comer, Kathleen Callahan, Pamela Jensen,ry Williams and Jerry Brubaker. Aloha Information and rules for first Aloha Queen Contest will open the 1962 Orange City Fair, July 10, have been announced to all Chambers of Commerce Orange County, it was announced this week by Stewart W. Y. manager of the fair. The Aloha Queen contest replace the 13-year-old tradition of Pirate Queen selection said. He explained that the pop "Hawaiian Holidays" eim Gazette Published Continuously in Orange County's "Number One" City For 92 Years June PR 2-1800 Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 8, 1962 eads for NYC Day Cross Country Trek Cousins Open At Harris' Resturant Six zany cut-ups, known as The Cousins, comprise the new show at Harris' Restaurant. The recording sextet, whose albums of "Saint Louis Blues" and The Burley Beat" have become popular in the east, stirred up and set new standards in Las Vegas — a town where people are used to anything and even the appearance of the pope drinking cocktail couldn't cause anyone to look sideways. This swinging aggregation presents a smartly-paced evening's entertainment with a liberal drinking of most everything down in the annals of entertain- East and Midwest in outstanding supper clubs and hotels, as well as T.V. appearances. As columnist, Walter Rich, says in part . . . "Hear the new sound of today emphasized by the uptempo of the drum and featuring a trumpet that will make your senses forget these troubled times. Thrill to the excitement of nostalgia of a swinging era. Feel that long forgotten sensation of music that makes your blood tingle, your foot keep time and you head nod in anticipation of the Cousins' fabulous beat and musical style." There is little the Cousins don't The Burley Beat" have become popular in the east, stirred up and set new standards in Las Vegas — a town where people are used to anything and even the appearance of the pope drinking cocktail couldn't cause anyone to look sideways. This swinging aggregation presents a strrly-paced evening's entertainment with a liberal drinking of most everything down in the annals of entertainment. Their shows rock with hilarity and their dance tempos always bring customers to the floor. Many of the tunes of their albums are presented at Harris' restaurant, including "Harlem Nocturne", "Wabash Blues" Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing and Basin Street Blues." One for which they have received many requests is the great all-time favorite "Jumpin' At The Woodside." The Cousins is a brand new group to the West Coast. They have appeared extensively in the Autonetics Lists latest Contracts. Contracts totaling approximately $16.9 million for radar train-avoidance computer and accessories have been received by Autonetics, Anaheim, division of North American aviation, Inc., from General Motors AC Spark Plug division, was announced last week. Melo-Lark Group named by Singers Sing-O-Rama of Orange County announces the formation of their honor group, the Melo-Larks, representative group to appear outside programs: civic, cool and charity. The Melo-Lark group is made up of Sing-Tama members who have used six requirements for qualification. County Fair Board Named Appointment of the Orange County Fair (32nd Dist. Agricultural Assn.) board of directors various committee heads for the July 10 to 15 Orange County Fair was announced this week by President A. E. "Pat" Arnold of Cypress. Chairmen heading up the various fair aspects are Frank V. Crane of Santa Anna, agriculture, horticulture and floriculture; Ralph P. Maskey of Newport Beach, buildings, grounds, and interim activities; Robert A. Russell of Garden Grove, commercial exhibits; Frederick R. Beckham of Fullerton, horse show and livestock; William C. Sangster of Balboa, industrial exhibits; William Gallienne of Huntington Beach, publicity, entertainment and decorations; and Irvin C. Chapman of Fullerton, youth activities. Savanna Rebels Go to Redlands The Savanna Rebels were surmounded by a star. California Neon Producer San Diego is building the tacular structure. Decision Spectacular Pylon Scheduled Here For Movieland Wax Museum Excavation begins early this week for the spectacular 80-foot tall illuminated pylon which will landmark the Movieland Wax Museum at 7711 Beach Blvd., Buena Park. Famed by Singers Sing-O-Rama of Orange County announces the formation of their new honor group, the Melo-Larks, representative group to appear outside programs: civic, pool and charity. The Melo-Larks group is made up of Sing-O-Rama members who have used six requirements for qualification, including a keen desire to be a part of a group who feels more blessed to give than to receive. Sing-O-Rama members who are qualified for the Melo-Larks include: Gwen Boylan, Karen Person, Mark Ford, Norma Melo, Angela Gilmore, Patti Schman, Teri Maureen Flanaan, Bonnie Jeanette Brubaker, Barbara Green, Diane Green, Ken Silke, Mark Comer, Renee Alete, Andrea Steelman, Bryl Dimick, Mary Ann Melo, Lonnie Comer, Gary Sandler, Jory Holland, Cherie Boble, Lynnell Comer, Kathleen Mahan, Pamela Jensen, Sher-Williams and Jerry Brubaker. Savanna Rebels Go to Redlands The Savanna Rebels were represented for the first time at the University of Redlands Drama Day recently. The purpose of Drama Day was to give students a chance to audition for scholarships and to acquaint high school students with the Redlands drama department. Accompanying instructor, Donald Brown were Ralph Appell, Toni Cattucci, Nelisa Clark, Ralph Dawkins, Chuck Goven, Dee Hultquist, Arlene Osborne, and Ann Stevens. Two Savanna Students, Ralph Dawkins and Arlene Osborne were auditioned at the program. Miss Osborne did a reading from "Man and the Masses," and Dawkins recited from "The Guardsman." Aloha Queen at OC Fair Information and rules for the Aloha Queen Contest which open the 1962 Orange County fair, July 10, have been sent all Chambers of Commerce in Orange County, it was announced this week by Stewart W. Yost, manager of the fair. The Aloha Queen contest will face the 13-year-old tradition Pirate Queen selection, he explained that the popular Hawaiian Holidays' theme of the county fair — now in its third year — is responsible for the change. "The fair's board of directors thought it more fitting that a beautiful 'Hawaiian Queen' reign over the forthcoming "Hawaiian Holiday" fairs rather than the lovely 'pirates' we have had in the past." Yost said. Any Orange County beauty between the ages of 16 and 26 years, who have not been married and who have no marriage plans until Sept. 1962, are eligible for the Aloha Queen contest. Yost said, "The beauties who have represented our fair in the past have been of excellent character, most of them excelling in their school and social activities." Each entrant must be available to reign over the July 10 to 15 Orange County Fair and must be sponsored by a Chamber of Commerce or other recognized community organization. Contestants must be bona fide residents of Orange County; least one year prior to April 1962 and reside in, attend or be employed in the county represented. The Orange County Fair plies a chaperone who assists queens contestants in assignments as well as costumes for pre-fair publicity, buys suits for the queen contest costumes for the queen and (Please Turn to Page S.) ette or 92 Years CALIFORNIA STATE 25¢ Per Month TEN PAGES Entertainment Guide For America's 'HUB OF HAPPINESS' Home City Of DISNEYLAND Miss Disneyland, cause to be careful, while lead across country to New York caravan began its 15 days from in front of the Anaheim city hall, where Major A. J. Schutte and a host of Anaheimers and Orange Countians waved goodbye to Mickey and his friends, and supported Val in her warning. See Story. (Gazette Photo) ion Waits Judge Scheduled Wax Museum name, surmounted by a huge car. California Neon Products of San Diego is building the specular structure. City Confident of Victory In Annexation Controversy Anaheim’s ‘gateway to the east’ and any future expansion for the city rests now in a decision expected to be rendered by judge Steven K. Tamura by Mar. 20. Anaheim’s 18-month-old annexation battle with Placentia was court battle started Feb. 8 and lasted approximately 8-10 days, until last Wednesday. The contest between the two cities centers on a sparsely populated parcel of land, slightly less than a mile in area nestling Scheduled Wax Museum name, surmounted by a huge ear. California Neon Products of San Diego is building the specular structure. To Cite Patriots Who Display Flag "Wanted: Information leading to the whereabouts of all county business, industrial and other organizations which regularly display both the 50-star American Flag and the California Bear Standard!" The pleas for countywide assistance was issued this week by a spokesman for the Special Awards Committee of the Native Sons of the Golden West, who have slated a forthcoming Civic Night" to cite these groups with a framed plaque. C Fair residents of Orange County for at least one year prior to April 29, 1952 and reside in, attend school or be employed in the community represented. The Orange County Fair supplies a chaperone who accompanies queen contestants on all assignments as well as costumes or pre-fair publicity, bathing kits for the queen contest, and costumes for the queen and her (Please Turn to Page Six) City Confident of Victory In Annexation Controversy Anaheim's 'gateway to the east' and any future expansion for the city rests now in a decision expected to be rendered by judge Steven K. Tamura by Mar. 20. Anaheim's 18-month-old annexation battle with Placentia was climaxed last Wednesday, when city attorneys Preston Turner, Joseph Geisler and John Dawson, and Placentia's city attorney, completed final arguments before the court. Postponed three times, the court battle started Feb. 8 and lasted approximately 8-10 days, until last Wednesday. The contest between the two cities centers on a sparsely populated parcel of land, slightly less than a mile in area, nestling against Anaheim's easternmost boundary, on Jefferson St., extending south to the Santa Ana River, north a few hundred feet past Walnut St., and east, just past Fee Ana St. Legally, the site (Please Turn to Page Five) ANAHEIM at a Glance Anaheim may have its parking meters back again. The City Council adjourned its Tuesday meeting until one p.m. today to consider the reinstallation of parking meters. Meeting in the council chambers will be open. The Anaheim Choraleers were granted $550 of city money in support of their Mar. 19 concert. Addition of Peralta Hills to the city of Anaheim draws closer. The City Council adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting finding that there was not a majority of dissenting property owners. Look for an important announcement on U.S. Sen. Thomas Kuchel's reelection campaign tomorrow. Assemblyman Bruce Sumner, R, Newport Beach, has called a 4 p.m. press conference at the Charterhouse Hotel. Informed sources predict Sumner will announce himself as the senior senator's campaign chairman in Orange County. Five of six Anaheim High's starting basketballers made either the first, second or third all-star team for the Sunset League. Making the first team were Bill Smith and Charlie Dean. George Knox was named to the second team, and Loy Peterson and Howard Storey were placed on the third team.