anaheim-gazette 1962-07-25

California State Library P. O. Box 2037 Sacramento 9, California Anahein Established in 1870 ... Published Continuously Volume 91, Number 8 Supervisors to Dee SIGNS OF PROGRESS—Three signs face the road along the north side of Lincoln Ave. They signify the changing face of East Anaheim, a changing face which residents of the area know intimately. SIGNS OF PROGRESS—Three signs face the road along the north side of Lincoln Ave. They signify the changing face of East Anaheim, a changing face which residents of the area bitterly resent. On the corner of Rio Vista and Lincoln the Alpha Beta chain is putting in a market with room for shops. At the opposite end of the Santa Ana River are the two Homeowners Fi Richard W. Bohrer News Editor Homeowners in the Lincoln Ave.- Rio Vista St. vicinity of East Anaheim are up in arms. They are fighting a proposal of the Hennings family, long time residents and owners of extensive property on the north side of Lincoln Ave. The Hennings want to build a $2.5 million family recreation center on their land. Richard Henning, Arthur Henning and Ann Henning Paulus have proposed to build bowling alleys, an ice skating rink, a miniature golf course, a cocktail lounge and banquet room, and extensive lawns for picnics in an area circling a million-gallon oval swimming pool. The center would be sandwiched between the Alpha Beta market which is now in the building stage and the two-story Sherwood Estates homes next to the Santa Ana River. Encroachment Homeowners in nearby developments have intensified their fight to protect their residential area from what they term "business and industrial encroachment and blight." They met in a mass meeting at Lincoln School Monday night. They have organized into the Rio-Vista Homeowners Association. They are angry because the land that they bought was zoned "Residential" when they moved in but now has been rezoned for "Commercial" use. They intend to fight what they feel to be a city policy of invading residential areas with commercial and industrial zones. The homeowners not only fear the increase of traffic on their streets and in adjacent areas, but they dislike the prospect of bright lights from "60 foot signs" spilling into their windows and the Attorneys Consider Appeal In School Case for Four Attorneys at Heinly and Heinly in Santa Ana may appeal the decision of the courts handed down Friday in the case of the four of the Anaheim Elementary School District who had alleged that they were fired "without cause." The case involved Thomas Driscoll, school gardener and past secretary of the California State School Employees Association; Earl Cornwell, custodian and past chapter president; Alan Mahoney gardener; and Mrs. Donna Mae Martin bus driver. The quartet filed a suit against Robert E. Shanks, district superintendent and the Board of Education and they filed a petition to have themselves rehired. The petition was denied without prejudice in court on Friday by Judge Raymond Thompson. The petition alleged that the four were permanent employees of the district but lawyer Clayton Parker who handled the case for the county counsel's office showed proof that the four had been hired only on a year to year basis. The judge upheld the earlier decision of the Board of Education in the matter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY—WE THINK Flamingoes Dad Feathered HAPPY BIRTHDAY—WE THINK Flamingoes Dad Feathered If all goes well at Knott's Berry Farm today, the lone egg in the flamingo barnyard will hatch as scheduled, and everybody, including mama and papa flamingo, will breathe a sigh of relief and settle back down to the old routine. Why all the commotion over an egg? Because it isn't every day a flamingo lays an egg. Not in these parts anyway. Until a few weeks ago when one was hatched in Lodi and one in Santa Ana, the last time a baby flamingo made an appearance in the Southland was ten or twelve years ago at the San Diego Zoo. Knott's had an egg two years ago but vandals broke it before the 30-day incubation period was terminated. Tension Understandably, tension has been building up the past few weeks and every effort is being made to guarantee safe delivery. Two birds alternate as "egg sitters," according to Dean Davisson, spokesman for the flamingos. "Since no one saw which bird laid the egg there's no way of telling the male from the female he stated to the GAZETTE this week. 'But we're fairly safe in saying that one is the mother. The other may be the father, but it could also be a sister or brother-in-law or just some transient, we don't know." Fertile? "But that isn't what bothers us." he continued. "Our main worry is whether or not the egg is fertile. And those two birds are never off the egg long enough for us to get at it to find out. The minute one gets off, the other hops on." A gentle shaking of the egg to eim Gazette ed Continuously in Orange County's "Number One" City For 92 Years Anaheim, California, Wednesday, July 25, 1962 Decide Fate of Resid In a market with room for parking and for small adjacent At the opposite end of the strip in a tract along the side of Ana River are the two-storied Sherwood Estates homes, selling for upwards of $30,000 each. Sandwiched between is the property owned by the Henning family, property on which they hope to build a family recreation center should the county Board of Supervisors give their appeal the go-ahead at a meeting sched- Fight Recreation be a city policy of invadential areas with command industrial zones. homeowners not only fear case of traffic on their d in adjacent areas, but like the prospect of bright in "60 foot signs" spilltheir windows and the Appeal Four and the Board of Eduthey filed a petition to selves rehired. tion was denied withice in court on Friday Raymond Thompson. tion alleged that the permanent employees just but lawyer Clayton no handled the case for counsel's office proof that the four had only on a year to year ge upheld the earlier the Board of Educamatter. rudeness of any upper floor viewing of their backyards. Spokesman Through their spokesman, C.C. Nealey, 8742 Stehlly, whose property backs on to Lincoln Avenue, the homeowners appealed to the Orange County Planning Commission last June. They asked that the Henning petition for a variance to build be denied. They won the case. The owner-developers have since appealed to the County Board of Supervisors. The text of their letter was printed in the July 18 edition of the ANAHEIM GAZETTE. However, not all of the residents in houses immediately adjacent to Lincoln Ave. oppose the recreational center. House To House This reporter made a house-tohouse call on each of the 13 homes whose property was adjacent to Lincoln Ave. One of the homes has not yet been sold. Three were sold but unoccupied. In two homes the parents were not home or there was no answer. One youngster, however, said she thought her parents were for the center, but she didn't know for sure. They were at the Lincoln School meeting. In the homes where adults answered the door four said they were for the development of the center in that location on Lincoln Ave. and three said they were not. The three long time residents contacted all felt that the center should go in. Mrs. L. Dargatz, 286 E. Lincoln Ave., has lived in the area for almost 40 years. Although she is feeling the house in which she lives, she owns property nearby. Breaks Heart "My family has lived here for many years." she said. "Many years we did not get anything for our fruit. Now if people can make some money, they should take the opportunity I think; but it breaks my heart to see the orange groves go out." Mrs. W. E. Stubbs, 502 South Rio Vista St., moved to East Anaheim from Los Angeles to get out in the country. "I don't think people who just moved into the area can tell people who brought this land out of the desert what they can do with their land. Anaheim is growing and you just can't stop progress. I think the long time residents are not objecting to the recreation center development; it is the new ones who are making all the fuss." One homeowner who did not want to give her name said that this development would draw in people from other communities and would not be just a family recreation center for the people in the East Anaheim area. develop his property, but I believe it is our right to speak now or forever hold our peace." Mr. C.A. Padilla, 50 Jeanine said, "I would be for the recreation center but I am afraid of the commercial development on the Convenience south side of Lincoln Ave." Mrs. Joseph DeMarco, 842 Cinda, said, "We don't think it is such a bad thing. With the convenience for my boys to use the swimming pool it could be a good thing. I think homeowners should be given a chance to express an Owners Debate Project Issue The East Anaheim homeowners say, "This will be a miniature Disneyland." The owner-developers answer, "This will be a family recreation center." The homeowners say, "There is no guarantee that the developers will maintain the property thus causing a depreciation in the resale value of the homes in the area." The owner-developers answer, "We will invest $2.5 million here. No one who invests to this extent in a project will let it deteriorate. No one so dependent on people to use its facilities and patronize its business will be lax in keeping up the property." athered Flapper gets off, the other shaking of the egg to stir up movement inside would tell the story, stated Davisson. uspense "The suspense is killing us," he said. "The mud nest was two months in the making, so it would be a shame after all that effort to end up with a egg only good for frying." At present the flamingo population at Knott's, not counting the egg, is five. The pink-toned birds were brought in from Florida five or six years ago. Roast "Actually," stated Davisson, "we ordered ten but two died enroute and two were stolen. Let me see, that leaves one unaccounted for. I guess somebody must have had roast flamingo." With a record like this, it's easy to understand the all-out campaign to protect the anticipated addition to the family. "Nobody's going to do us out of this one, fertile or not," said Davisson. "even if we have to stand guard with a shotgun." Kids Go to L.A. Park The Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor picnic trips to Griffith Park plus a trip through the observatory July 31, and August 1 to 3. Children interested in going are asked to check with their playground for schedule and consent slips to be signed by parents. WHO TOOK MY CRAYONS? Executive's coloring book, brainchild of three Chicago ad people, is getting a big sales play. Inside a somber, simulated leather cover is a collection of simple line drawings for the boss to tint. Each has a primer-like caption. SAMPLE: "This is my desk. It is mahogany. Important people have mahogany desks. My walls are mahogany, too. I wish I were mahogany." Want to color your bank book? Add the extra dollars you receive by using The Anaheim Gazette Classified ads to draw the attention of cash buyers to your good outgrown children's furniture. To place an ad call . . . "TRI-ACTION Ad-quarters" ANAHEIM GAZETTE PR 2-1800 Classified Today, Page 6 The owner-developers answer, "We will invest $2.5 million here. No one who invests to this extent in a project will let it deteriorate. No one so dependent on people to use its facilities and patronize its business will be lax in keeping up the property." The homeowners say, "This property is being plunked down right in the middle of a planned residential area." The owner-developers say, "What better place for a family recreation center where an interested family can participate in recreation activities of their choice in one place." The home owners charge, "This property is zones C-1 (light commercial)." The owner-developers say, "Most of the uses shown are permitted by right in the present zone and those not permitted are ruled out under a law dating back to 1930's when bowling alleys were not the family recreation centers they are today." The homeowners say, "The resort does not conform to residential use of the area which includes a tract of $30,000 homes." The owner-developers say, "To call the project 'an amusement resort is totally inaccurate, since the emphasis is almost wholly in active participation in wholesome recreation, with none of the implications of size or time of stay associated with 'resorts.'" The homeowners say, "The location is unsuitable for the uses requested." The owner-developers say, "To find the location is unsuitable for the uses requested' is contradictory to the fact that all of the principle uses shown on the plan, except the bowling, and almost all of the incidental uses are allowed under the present zoning, and thereby found suitable." ette 92 Years CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Entertainment Guide For America's 'HUB OF HAPPINESS' Home City Of DISNEYLAND Per Month—Phone PR 2-1800 Residential Area FURNISHED MODELS Sherwood Estates 4 & 5 BEDROOMS...3 & 4 BATHS Action Center to his property, but I beis our right to speak now ever hold our peace." C.A. Padilla, 50 Jeanine, I would be for the recreenter but I am afraid of the special development on the Convenience side of Lincoln Ave." Joseph DeMarco, 842 Cindl., "We don't think it is bad thing. With the conference for my boys to use the ing pool it could be a good think homeowners should in a chance to express an ers Debate ect Issue East Anaheim homeown- "This will be a minianesyland." Owner-developers answer, will be a family recreation homeowners say, "There guarantee that the developmain the property using a depreciation in the value of the homes in owner-developers answer, invest $2.5 million here. who invests to this extent rect will let it deteriorate. no dependent on people to facilities and patronize its will be lax in keeping up erty." opinion. We don't want a taco stand or a noisy drive-in to come in behind us. We are a residential zone and we want to keep it nice." Mrs. Thomas Kitt, 8752 Cinda, said, "I am in favor of it. I think it goes through as far as I'm concerned. This gives the children a place to go. I think it could be very pretty. We could get a crumby looking factory." Fine Thing Mr. W. McCaffrey, real estate executive in charge of the sale of Marlborough Homes for builders Ron and Jerry Lushing, said, "I think it will be a fine thing for the children, although we did lose one sale over it the other day. One party dropped it right quick when they heard. "Without having seen the plans it is hard to know. It wouldn't bother me personally. It is a residential area and everybody has his rights to squawk at a council meeting if they find it objectionable." Perhaps the most recent buyers in the strip right along Lincoln Ave. and in fact the family with the house closest to the boulevard are the members of the Ted Shepherd family. The house they bought is on Westgate and one corner juts out to within 15 feet of the border fence. The Shepherdds paid their deposit on Monday and will close the deal on Friday. They have had no contact with other residents or with the homeowners association, and they knew only what this better than driving four or five miles. Had I known about the center I would still have made my deposit." Mrs. Shepherd said, "I can't understand anyone not wanting it. It is not as if it were a ferris wheel or something like that." Young Donn, 12, said, "I think it'll be slick." Perhaps most outspoken in opposition to the family recreation center is C. C. Nealey. He has written an extensive letter to the editor which appears, as submitted, on page two of the GAZETTE local Men To Be In Naval Salute Five Anaheim men will be among nearly 500 officers and men, the personnel of two Naval Air Reserve squadrons, to be saluted by California Lieutenant Governor Glenn Anderson tomorrow afternoon at the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. The men are Roger W. Erickson, yeoman third class, 1632 Juno Pl.; Eric R. Fussell, parachute rigger second class, 1449 E. Byton St.; Verne W. Lawler, aviation machinist's mate third class; Lyn J. Audeman, aviation machinist's mate second class, 315 N. Emily; and Roland Wood, aviation metalsmith first class, guarantee that the development maintain the property using a depreciation in the value of the homes in owner-developers answer, invest $2.5 million herewho invests to this extent direct will let it deteriorate. dependent on people to facilities and patronize its will be lax in keeping up well. homeowners say, "This is being plunked down the middle of a planned area." owner-developers say, better place for a family center where an interfamily can participate in activities of their one place." ne owners charge, "This is zones C-1 (light community). owner-developers say, the uses shown are perright in the present those not permitted are under a law dating back when bowling alleys are today." homeowners say, "The does not conform to resice of the area which inact of $30,000 homes. owner-developers say, "To project 'an amuseport' is totally inaccurate, amphasis is almost whole participation in wholerecreation, with none of the uses of size or time of associated with 'resorts.'" ne owners say, "The lounsuitable for the uses" owner-developers say, "To location is unsuitable for requested' is contradictive fact that all of the uses shown on the plan, bowling, and almost all residential uses are allowed present zoning, and ound suitable."