anaheim-gazette 1962-08-08

ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Wednesday, August 8, 1963 EDITORIAL Anaheim Is Anonymous Where, oh where did Anaheim go? The City of Anaheim spends thousands of dollars on visitors' and convention bureau, thousands on advertising, thousands on adequate facilities for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who pour into the area. But pity the poor tourist who must find the city. The confusion of signs pointing drivers to drive-ins, points of interest, brickyards and gas stations are bad enough. But when the freeway signs themselves become confusing, someone should protest. The Anaheim Gazette, in behalf of the confused tourist, protests. Someone should complain to the State Division of Highways that Anaheim just isn't getting its share of directional signs. The major signs should point to the major local cities. Anaheim is cloaked with obscurity. The city is not getting the tourist trade that is headed toward it. The tourists just can't find the city. Let's end this "Anaheim Anonymous" business. Let's make sure that Anaheim gets on the freeway as well as on the map. R. W. B. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR They Oppose Resort Dear Editor: Several correspondents to the Gazette have suggested recently that we homeowners are trying to dictate to neighboring property owners and to take away their freedom to use their land as they not recognize the critical situation our neighborhood is in today. At present, half of the lands in eastern Anaheim are in subdivisions, the other half in orange groves. How these groves eventually develop is pretty much up to you. Albacore made like magician and pulled the disappearing Friday as deep sea boats lily beat the ocean to a frothy ing for them — and then chicken of the sea showed hungrier than ever Saturday Sunday. The "day off" the albies not considered unusual by peers. Some dys they will lit eat the bottom out of the be the next they won't look thing. Main thing is they are feeding mood again. Biggest school is being f by the Newport-Balboa board the 43 fathom bank, which 60 miles from the Newport southeast of the east end of Clemente Island. Another, new school, has located at the 200 area and original herd of albacore that been giving the fishermen breaking catches since July moved up and outside of the end of San Clemente Island. Today the Frontier found a school in the channel between Catalina and San Clemente land and picked up 150 alb in just two stops. The 200 is about 20 miles west of the Newport Jetty and the forming area for most schools of longfins that often through the Catalina Channel the "inside." This may be herd of albacore the smallers have been waiting for. Yellowtail, which some coer greater fighters than alba are getting in on the longfin ture. Skippers are fishing larger floating kelp paddies and coming from the alba areas with remarkable luck. They Oppose Resort Dear Editor: Several correspondents to the Gazette have suggested recently that we homeowners are trying to dictate to neighboring property owners and to take away their freedom to use their land as they please. This opinion is not even remotely true. It can only stem from incorrect notions of government in general and zoning laws in particular. First, just what is the basic purpose of government? The purpose of government that takes precedence over all others is to protect us from injury. Fulfillment of this purpose is the fundamental requisite for people to be able to live together in any sort of orderly society. Jefferson said, "The legitimate extend only to such acts as are injurious to others." Clearly, his meaning is that our freedoms are guaranteed only as long as no one else is injured by them. But whenever the exercise of freedom inflicts injury on others, then it is no longer freedom. It has become license, and the duty of government is to put a stop to it. Chief Justice Holmes said, "Your freedom to swing your arms leaves off right where my nose begins." This sums up the question before this community today. It is not a question of us telling our neighbors how they can or cannot use their land. The question is whether or not they can put their land to uses that injure others around them. Absolute freedom of land use cannot be permitted in any organized community, precisely because of the principle of protection from injury. If you live in an area of single-family residences, for example, you do not have the freedom to raise goats or pigs in your back yard, because that would injure the rights of your neighbors to a fair use and enjoyment of their property. Fortunately, the answers to land-use questions are all written down in the zoning laws of Orange County, where the distinction between the use and the abuse of land is clearly spelled out. The distinctions made in the zoning laws are not arbitrary. not recognize the critical situation our neighborhood is in today. At present, half of the lands in eastern Anaheim are in subdivisions, the other half in orange groves. How these groves eventually develop is pretty much up to us. If we and our responsible governmental bodies are alert, these lands will develop in accordance with the zoning laws, in accordance with the recommendations of the community planners in the city and county Planning Departments, and in accordance with the recommendations of the experts on the city and county Planning Commissions. If these lands do develop in this way, then we will all reap important benefits. Our neighborhood will remain an exclusive, highly desirable residential area, and the market value of our homes will not be jeopardized. On the other hand, if we and our governmental bodies allow unwarranted use variances, our neighborhood will immediately begin to degenerate. One use variance breeds another. They grow like cancer. They are almost impossible to stop once they get started. Even one or two use variances will pave the way for this wholesome residential area to become a jumble of gasoline stations, houses, factories, shops, cracker-box apartments, pool halls, beer parlors, and the like. Obviously, the market value of our homes will plummet. Our zoning laws have been on the books for years. We are not asking for anything new or anything different. All we homeowners ask, all we have asked, and all we will ever ask is that the laws of this land be applied equally to all. Unfortunately, we were caught a little off balance when these zoning battles began, but we won't be caught off balance again. We have retained the finest group of zoning attorneys in this county to advise us in these matters, and we will use them whenever and wherever the occasion demands. Finally, we promise those who would promote their own gains regardless of the injury their pro- Yellowtail, which some co-operate greater fighters than alba are getting in on the longfinature. Skippers are fishing larger floating kelp paddies and coming from the alba areas with remarkable luck when the days albacore finends, don't take down your You might get a chance to for yellows on the way home. A 40-lb. 12-oz. albacore coco near San Clemente Island week won the Schenley's top That will give you some id what you can tangle with there. Adding spice to the m was the appearance again the weekend of bluefin tuna the albacore. This is supposed be a good sign of an inside r FOR INFORMATION BY VIRGIN EDITOR BUSINESS VERSION WHAT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STOCK MARKET Relations between business are not good; the nation's economy fairs endangers Mr. P and abroad. Businessmen right present occupant of the anti-business. The Pre-lives that business is even up the score. In my opinion this tial declarations about and financial and indube less critical of the P tile, this attitude shows for a genuine moratorium both sides and for qui-gent efforts behind tha-tionship and bring abo-e Every time it appears that for example, you do not have the freedom to raise goats or pigs in your back yard, because that would injure the rights of your neighbors to a fair use and enjoyment of their property. Fortunately, the answers to land-use questions are all written down in the zoning laws of Orange County, where the distinction between the use and the abuse of land is clearly spelled out. The distinctions made in the zoning laws are not arbitrary. They have evolved from a century and a half of disputes between neighbors over the uses of land. Men learned to write zoning laws the hard way, but they learned to write them well. And whenever the zoning code excludes a given use from a given zone, you can be certain that this use would be clearly injurious to others in the area. A case in point is the proposal to build a large amusement resort on a piece of land that is zoned C-1 (light commercial). The first use specifically excluded from C-1 zones by our zoning code is amusement resorts! And another specifically excluded use is bowling alleys. The zoning code tells us that these uses are too injurious to light commercial projects to be allowed in C-1 zones. How much more injurious would these uses be to the fine residences immediately surrounding them? Many of our neighbors still do Clean Your Winter Clothes for Storage 8 Ibs. $2 Spotting and Pressing Available CONTINENTAL COIN OPERATED DRY CLEANERS In the Orangefair 1506 S. Harbor Bl. 2 drs. No. Mayfair Open Eve. Ph. 771-6634 Unfortunately, we were caught a little off balance when these zoning battles began, but we won't be caught off balance again. We have retained the finest group of zoning attorneys in this county to advise us in these matters, and we will use them whenever and wherever the occasion demands. Finally, we promise those who would promote their own gains regardless of the injury their promotions would do us that we will oppose them before the Planning Commission, before the City Council or the Board of Supervisors, and in the courts. We will not stand idly by and watch the blight of improper land uses spread across our neighborhood. Very truly yours. W. S. Starkey 2663 E Carnival Sincerely Dear Editor; To me, one of the worst things about the proposed amusement resort is the neon sign to be built on the north side of Lincoln Avenue. According to Mr. Collins own plans, it would be 60 feet high. It would shine in my back yard and bedroom windows all night long. It would ruin backyard barbecues for all the people who live near Lincoln. It's hard enough to find in Southern California, privacy and a quiet place to relax, without having a glaring neon sign in your eyes, the noise of swimmers, and the patrons of a health club staring at you over your back fence. We moved our family from West Anaheim to escape the noise, traffic and glaring lights caused by commercial developments. We don't want to live by, or raise our children by, an area that that 60 foot sign represents. If the sign goes up, we, along with many of our neighbors will be giving serious consideration to selling our home, and taking the loss that will even up the score. In my opinion this trial declarations about and financial and induce be less critical of the Pile tile, this attitude should for a genuine moratorium both sides and for quite gent efforts behind the tionship and bring about. Every time it appears that progress is being made to heal breech, one side or the other takes action or makes a public statement which undoes the good work and advances. Take the recent President statement that all or most businesses are Republicans. This is not true and it carries implications which do damage. Should Be Careful I believe the President should be careful in making such statements and especially when they be inevitable. Sncerely, Mrs. Ann Nealey 502 Stehley Street Dear Editor; Some of my neighbors think My Collins amusement resort would be a good place for the children go every day, but I don't think I think it would be much too expensive for anything but a special treat for the children once in while. When we lived in Burbank, and I wanted the children to have special treat, I used to take them to the Pickwick Recreation Center. This is an amusement resor like the one Mr. Collins wants — Swimming pool, picnic area, bowling alleys, etc. The charge a dollar for an adult to get into the pool, and fifty cents for children. But Pickwick is much smaller and not nearly so fancy or as costly as Mr. Collins' pro Let's Go THE STOMACH TURNING POINT Fishing Nation's Press Should P Albacore made like magicians and pulled the disappearing track day as deep sea boats literal-breathe the ocean to a froth look-for them — and then theicken of the sea showed upaggrier than ever Saturday and Sunday. The "day off" the albies took is considered unusual by skippers. Some dys they will literallythe bottom out of the boats,next they won't look ataing. Main thing is they are in ading mood again. Biggest school is being fishedthe Newport-Balboa boats at43 fathom bank, which is 56miles from the Newport Jettyeastheast of the east end of San Clemente Island. Another, new school, has beennated at the 200 area and theoriginal herd of albacore thathas given the fishermen recordmaking catches since July 4 has lived up and outside of the westof San Clemente Island. Thenday the Frontier found a hugepool in the channel betweenSan Clemente and San ClementeIsland and picked up 150 albacorejust two stops. The 209 is about 20 miles south-east of the Newport Jetty and isforming area for most of theools of longfins that often goough the Catalina Channel on"inside." This may be theend of albacore the small boat-have been waiting for. Yellowtail, which some consid-greater fighters than albacore,getting in on the longfin pic-see. Skippers are fishingthe larger floating kelp paddies go-and coming from the albacorewas with remarkable luck. So (Editor's Note: In this final installment of the article on"The Stomach-Turning Point," Editor Jones outlines the duties andresponsibilities of Americans, including the vital role the nation'spress should play. He speaks with pride about America andthe basic greatness of our people. But he pleads that we "cover upthe cespool and start planting some flewers." He suggests stepswith which we are in complete accord. We feel the publicationof these five articles will awaken many of our people to faultysituations which need correction. We especially agree with hiscomments about our youth and Communism. Virgil Pinkley (Editor and Publisher) By JENKIN LLOYD JONES Editor Tulsa, Okla., Tribune (Fifth in a Series) Ladies and gentlemen: Do not let me over-draw the picture. This is still a great, powerful,ribrant, able, optimistic nation. Americans —our readers — do believe in themselves and in theircountry. But there is rot, and there is blight, and thereis cutting out and filling to be done if we,as theleaders of free men, are to survive the hammer blows which quite plainly are in store for us all. We have reached the sturturning point. We have rivedthe point where we shouldamine the debilitating phi-of permissiveness. Let thisconfused with the philoso-liberty. The school systempermits our children to o-a quarter of the talents inchampion of our libertieshealthy man who choosesis not a defender of huma-dom. The playwright whodegrade us, the author whoprofit from panderingworst that's in us, are no.of ours. It's time we hit the trail. It's time we reviveidea that there is such a tsin—just plain old wilfula time we brought self-di-back into style. And whogreater responsibility at thenthan we—the gentlemen press. Let's Look So I suggest: FOR YOUR INFORMATION BY VIRGIL PINKLEY Editor and Publisher BUSINESS VERSUS KENNEDY WHAT BUSINESSMEN FEAR MANAGEMENT VS. LABOR DECISIONS STOCK MARKET AND BUSINESS Relations between the President and American business are not good. This is most unfortunate for nation's economy and this unhappy state of affairs endangers Mr. Kennedy's programs at home abroad. Businessmen rightly or wrongly feel that the sent occupant of the White House is hostile and anti-business. The President in turn apparently believes that business is out to get him, or at least to run up the score. In my opinion this is a time for fewer Presidents' declarations about business and businessmen in financial and industrial leaders in turn should stress critical of the President, and if they are hostile this attitude should be suppressed. It is a time for a genuine moratorium on Public declarations by both sides and for quiet, patient honest and intelligent efforts behind the scenes to improve the relationship and bring about a better atmosphere. QUOTE OF THE WEEK—Sherry Rudy, 311 E. Chartres, East Anaheim, came up with the right answer when asked if she thought summer vacations were too long. "Uh-uh," she said decisively. Why not? "Because I wanna play more long." While Administration officials and some top business leaders say the nation's economy is healthy and expanding, it simply is not sufficiently healthy or expanding rapidly enough to reduce Rummage Sale Slip The Orange County Eagle Society will hold its fifteenth annual rummage sale Aug. 10 at 129 N. Los Angeles St. les may be delivered to the beginning today or pick-up ice is available by calling 5192. and to reduce whenever prices. Mr. Kennedy, however, lies government should pate in considerable business that big tax levies should made and spent on a variety of programs, including more benefits and so-called government security. This is the heck the dispute or difference in look. The President's action at the steel industry caused business leaders to fear government price fixing controls. They considered the tion dictatorial. They believed Mr. Kennedy has not acted the same speed and against unions and prev wage increases. Business Reaction Every time a strike is fined, or a large wage increase accepted, and there have many in recent weeks, bu In my opinion this is a time for fewer Presidendeclarations about business and businessmen in financial and industrial leaders in turn should be less critical of the President, and if they are hossess critical should be suppressed. It is a time a genuine moratorium on Public declarations by the sides and for quiet, patient honest and intellitell efforts behind the scenes to improve the relahip and bring about a better atmosphere. Every time it appears that prosides is being made to heal the church, one side or the other action or makes a public ment which undoes the good and advances. Make the recent Presidential ment that all or most business are Republicans. This is true and it carries implisions which do damage. Should Be Careful believe the President should careful in making such stateand especially when there are strained relations and each side tends to have a chip-onshoulder attitude. Most businessmen in the South are Democrats, not Republicans. Many Irish and Jewish businessmen and financiers are Democrats. Certainly many of the biggest business figures in Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York are members of the Democratic Party. Ivitable. Sncerely, Mrs. Ann Nealey 502 Stehley Street Editor: One of my neighbors think Mr. is amusement resort would good place for the children to every day, but I don't think so. Itk it would be much too execive for anything but a special for the children once in a When we lived in Burbank, and lived the children to have a real treat, I used to take them. Pickwick Recreation Centhis is an amusement resort one Mr. Collins wants to Swimming pool, picnic bowling alleys, etc. They are a dollar for an adult to get the pool, and fifty cents for em. But Pickwick is much harder and not nearly so fancy costly as Mr. Collins' pro- ect, so I'm sure his admission prices would be even higher. Honestly, I think this amusement resort would be more of a curse than a blessing to all of us mothers in the neighborhood. It would be so attractive to the children they'd be begging us to go all the time, and with all the things we need for our new homes, most of us couldn't afford to let them go very often. My husband tells me that all the land north of the Riverside Freeway is soned for commercial and manufacturing uses, and that there aren't any homes in the area. I think this would be a wonderful place for Mr. Collins' amusement resort. It would be close enough for us to get to easlity, and yet it would be out of sight of the children, and they wouldn't be begging to go every day. Mrs. Peggy Wise 512 — Stehley Street While Administration officials and some top business leaders say the nation's economy is healthy and expanding, it simply is not sufficiently healthy or expanding rapidly enough to reduce unemployment sharply or to achieve the goals set by the President when he ran for office and promised to move America ahead at a much faster clip. Automobile sales are excellent. Retail trade generally is good. But there are minuses, too. The stock market has dropped heavily, billions have been lost in paper valuations and the market generally has had and is having a rough, rough ride. Business failures are up sharply. Profits are off and the outlook is that they will fall farther. Profit margins are pointed downward. Few Price Gains Few prices have gone up in recent months. About the only thing to increase has been wages. There are a growing number of strikes or threatened walkouts. Government deficits and more public debt worry business and financial circles. What has brought on the division between Mr. Kennedy and business? There are many factors and developments. Let's list a few. Most businessmen believe that the proper function of government is to stay out of business IMPORTED CAR SPECIALISTS WE SERVICE ALL FOREIGN CARS 187 So. Main — Orange Phone 538-7706 Should Play Important Role We have reached the stomach-turning point. We have reached the point where we should re-examine the debilitating philosophy of permissiveness. Let this not be confused with the philosophy of liberty. The school system that permits our children to develop quarter of the talents is not a champion of our liberties. The healthy man who chooses to loaf not a defender of human freedom. The playwright who would degrade us, the author who would profit from pandering to the worst that's in us, are no friends of ours. It's time we hit the sawdust vault. It's time we revived the idea that there is such a thing as en—just plain old wilful sin. It's time we brought self-discipline back into style. And who has a greater responsibility at this hour than we—the gentlemen of the press. Let's Look So I suggest: Let's look at our educational institutions at the local level, and if Johnny can't read by the time he's ready to get married let's find out why. Let's look at the distribution of publis largesse, and if far from alleviating human misery, it is producing the sloth and irresponsibility that intensifies it, let's get it fixed. Let's quit being bulldozed and bedazzled by self-appointed longhairs. Let's have the guts to say that a book is dirt if that's what we think of it, or that a painting may be a daub if the judges unwittingly hang it upside down. And if some beatnik welds together a collection of rusty cogwheels and old corset stays and claims it's a greater sculpture than Michelangelo's "David," lets have the courage to say that it looks like junk and may well be. Let's blow the whistle on plays that would bring blushes to an American Legion stag party. Let's not be awed by movie characters with barnyard morals even if some of them have been photographed climbing aboard the Presidential yacht. Let us pay more attention in our news columns to the decent people everywhere who are trying to do something for the good of others. In short, let's cover up the cesspool and start planting some flowers. The Jeremiad Well, that's the jeremiad. I never dreamed I'd go around sounding like an advance man for Carry Nation. On some people I still think bikinis look fine. But I am fed up to here with scientists who have underrated our potential as a people. I am fed up to here with the medicine men who try to pass off pretense for art and prurience for literature. I am tired of seeing America debased in the eyes of foreigners. And I am genuinely disturbed that to idealistic youth in many countries the fraud of Communism appears synonymous with morality, while we, the chief repository of real freedom, are regarded as being in the last stages of decay. Lesson from History We can learn a lesson from history. Twice before our British cousins appeared to be heading into a collapse of principle, and twice they drew themselves back. The British court reached an advanced stage of corruption under the Stuarts. But the people rebelled. And in the wild days of George IV and William IV it looked as though Britain were rotting out again. But the people banged through the reform laws, and under Victoria went on to the peak of their power. In this hour of misbehavior, self-indulgence and self-doubt, let this be the story of America. Unless I misread the signs a great number of our people are ready. Let there be a fresh breeze, a breeze of new pride, new idealism, new integrity. And here, gentlemen, is where we come in. We have typewriters. We have presses We have a huge audience. HOW ABOUT RAISING HELL? pay more attention in our news columns to the decent people everywhere who are trying to do something for the good of others. In short, let's cover up the cesspool and start planting some flowers. The Jeremiad Well, that's the jeremiad. I never dreamed I'd go around sounding like an advance man for Carry Nation. On some people I still think bikinis look fine. But I am fed up to here with educationists and pseudo-social And here, gentlemen, is where we come in. We have typewriters. We have presses We have a huge audience. HOW ABOUT RAISING HELL? (Concluded) SIDELIGHTS The Soft Easy Slipshod Life By Doris Lee The first of our fledglings has left the nest. Nineteen-year-old Chuck has struck out on his own. For a month. He's gone to live with a friend whose parents are away on vacation. I have a few misgivings which I find difficult to repress. "Who's going to get you two up in the morning for work?" I asked as I watched him pack. "We have a real loud alarm clock," he said, gathering up all his socks at once and dropping them in the suitcase on top of all his underwear and all his handkerchiefs. "Yes, but what's to stop you from turning it off and going back to sleep?" I asked. (Please Turn to Page Four) labor and anti-business and that they leaned toward socialism or at least more government participation in business. It has been held that the Republicans have been more friendly and helpful to business, finance and industry. Yet it was a Republican, Teddy Roosevelt, who went after monopolies and gigantic trusts and broke them up. During the Eisenhower Administration the Government moved hard and fast against big electrical firm monopolies and price fixing. The Washington Post, usually strongly pro-Kennedy, has just conducted a survey dealing with the disenchancement of business with the Kennedy Administration. The report shows some businessmen especially worried and annoyed at the influence of "that group around President Kennedy," meaning the Council of Economic Advisers. "What business fears most from this new brain trust," the Post continues, is the impetus for greater government intrusion into what business considers its own domain." So, the division is sharp and it has widened recently. The situation probably will deteriorate and get worse before any real lasting improvement occurs. ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 BUSINESS REACTION Every time a strike is threatened, or a large wage increase is accepted, and there have been any in recent weeks, business leaders it has some reason to believe that it is at a distinct disadvantage. Business leaders generally fear and are opposed to socialized medicine or moves by the Kennedy Administration which they would move the country in direction. They are opposed many newly proposed Administration regulations, and restrictions for agriculture. Some fear the postures of the President's brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, as threatening. They are nervous about more Kennedy family powers and prestige highlighted by Democratic convention nomination of the youngest Kennedy, Ted, as Senatorial nominee in Massachusetts. Rightly or wrongly, business firms that most labor dispute matters are decided against them regardless of the facts. They had going into state or federal arbitration because they believe deck is stacked against them on the outset. Recent years at least, businesses have felt that the Democratic administrations of Presidents Reevelt and Truman were pro- ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 Published Wednesday of each week at 259 East Center Street Anaheim, California Legal Adjudication No. A 23441 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 RENTALS Manual and Electric TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES SALES Phone 776-0911 Typewriter Rentals As Low As $6.50 Monthly! H. A. MARRS office machines 103 S. Clementine—ANAHEIM