anaheim-gazette 1963-05-01

Anheim Public Library Anheim, Calif. CITY HONOR Dedicated To The Best For FUTURE CITIZENS ANAHEIM Established in 1870 Volume 91—Number 38 10 Pages PUC IGNORES Charter May Yet Contain Ward System There may be life yet in the proposal to have the city of Anheim change to a ward system. Members of the special Citizen Charter Study Committee discovered at the last meeting the decisions upon which they have so voted are only tentative indications of their judgment and a IT'S OFFICIAL NOW — Mayor Rector L. Coons, seated, signs and delivers the Law Day Proclamation to Anaheim Chairman Joseph H. Radensky as Robert W. Hardin, Northwest Orange County Chairman for the special day of observance watches. Hardin is also an Anaheim resident. The proclamation signed by Mayor Coons is considered by the Gazette to be such a fine document it is reprinted in full on this page. FBI Chief Pinpoints Law Day Significance Editor's Note: The Gazette this week received a copy of the following letter from J. Edgar Hoover addressed to all Law Enforcement Officials. It contained, in our opinion, such a worthy message relative to Law Day we desire to share it with you. FREEDOM MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS to different people. To Americans, it means a way of life, the pursuit of individual liberty and happiness under the Rule of Law, not the rule of man. President Kennedy and Congress have set aside May 1 as Law Day, U.S.A., to give impetus to the respect for law. They have also proclaimed special recognition for the enforcement of law by naming May 12-18 as Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Our system of government under law is based on a moral and spiritual concept. Its origin and development stemmed from the love of individual freedom and justice. We hold these fundamental rights to be sacred and secure. Avert punishment for their crimes. Communists, too, are an under-mining force bent on destroying our rule of law while basking in the light of freedom which it provides. They spew the germs of a godless ideology which seeks the destruction of our free government; however, they show no qualms in scurrying to the shelter of our Constitution when it serves their cause. It was Lincoln who stated, "Let reverence of the law . . . become the political religion of the nation." Special observances of Law Day, U.S.A., and Police Week should accentuate our obligations as Americans to promote the "reverence of the law" and to defend our society against all enemies. Law, after all, is the sustaining link between man and freedom. John Edgar Hoover Director May 1, 1963 Big Gain Noted Ward System There may be life yet in the proposal to have the city of Anaheim change to a ward system. Members of the special Citizen Charter Study Committee discovered at the last meeting the decisions upon which they have so voted are only tentative indications of their judgment and are not to be construed as final judgments. This was the advice of Harry Williams, attorney serving as a visor to the group and was subsequently confirmed by a vote of the committee membership. Williams point was that no decisions are final until the complete charter is drafted and the vote taken at that time. The result was that the question of whether to retain the presided councilmen-at-large structure adopt a ward system of elections must still be considered open. Williams indicated to the committee they may wish to consider further information and evidence before making final decisions on the charter. The meeting resulted in the committee approval of certain basic ideas for inclusion in the proposed charter such as retention of the name of Anaheim for the city. Junior C of C Elects Slate A new slate of officers is today heading up the Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce following installation ceremonies at the weekend. Incoming officers are: president, Lou Francis; internal vice-president, Don Bergh; extern vice-president, Hayward Board man; state director, Ron Cline; executive secretary, Cliff Anderson; recording secretary, Paul Fritzal; treasurer, Gene Mesick and Board of Directors were Lo Arti, John Butler, Tom Matthey Fran Santilli, Ralph Ferrucci and Pete Velasco. Highlight of the evening was the presentation of the annual award. Law Day, U.S.A., to give impetus to the respect for law. They have also proclaimed special recognition for the enforcement of law by naming May 12-18 as Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Our system of government under law is based on a moral and spiritual concept. Its origin and development stemmed from the love of individual freedom and justice. We hold these fundamental rights to be sacred and secure from governmental abuse. Yet, liberty and justice cannot survive without orderly restraint. Freedom-loving people believe man is best served under a self-administered rule of law, with a maximum of liberty and a minimum of restraint. Where freedom prevails, there must be security. They are inseparable. To be free and to remain free, man must be relatively secure. He must rely on the stability of order created and maintained by the rule of law. Likewise, to be secure — to achieve the stability of order through justice under law — man must be free. The significance of proper enforcement of law to the welfare of our society — although often overlooked — is a paramount issue. It helps to maintain the delicate balance between the rights of the individual and the rights of society. In recent years, we have seen an accelerated trend in some quarters to overrun the rights of society. This is particularly true in the realm of organized crime and the underworld. More and more our judicial-legal system is being circumvented by the criminal elite. They hide behind a small battery of lawyers—criminal-bought with blood money to shield their lawless schemes. These persons could not care less for constitutional rights, except as an expedient to John Edgar Hoover Director May 1, 1963 Big Gain Noted In Construction Heavy engineering construction dollar volume in Southern California, Arizona and Southern Nevada during the first quarter of 1963 was 24 per cent ahead of the same period last year according to W. D. Shaw, general manager of the Southern California chapter of Associated General Contractors. Proclamation WHEREAS, the present state of world affairs makes it especially fitting that each of us, as citizens of this great nation, should reaffirm our faith in the rule of the law and in the supremacy of government by laws rather than men; and WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States, and the President of the United States by official proclamation, have designated May 1, 1963, as "LAW DAY"; and WHEREAS, the basic aims of Law Day are to foster increased respect for law, for independent courts which uphold the law, and for a deeper awareness of the benefits and responsibilities of citizenship; and WHEREAS, liberty and equality for the individual are what distinguish our system of government from communism, unden which millions of people today live in fear and tyranny, no better time could be chosen to call public attention to our great heritage of individual liberty under law. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rector L. Coons, Mayor of the City of Anaheim do hereby proclaim Wednesday, May 1, 1963, as "LAW DAY USA" in the City of Anaheim and call upon all citizens; organizations, and schools to recognize this special day. Rector L. Coons Mayor of The City of Anaheim NORS LAW AND AHEIM Gazett established in 1870 Anaheim, California, Wednesday, May 1, 1963 DORES DYKE COURT arter May t Contain ard System e may be life yet in the nal to have the city of Anachange to a ward system, ers of the special Citizens r Study Committee discovt the last meeting the decipon which they have so far are only tentative indicaof their judgment and are IN ANTICIPATION OF VICTORY — Mayor Rector L. Coons of Anaheim, backed up by a throng of Anaheim residents boosting the delegation for separate metropolitan status for Orange county, waves confidently as he was en route to Washington. County Metro Plan Success The Orange County delegation to Washington to present facts in substantiation of their claim for metropolitan recognition for the county was back at home today with the taste of victory on their lips. Federal officials have taken the matter under consideration and are expected to make some ruling in June. Headed by William J. Phillips, member of the county Board of Supervisors, and including county figures such as Mayor Rector L. Coons of Anaheim, Dr. John T. McBurney and George Strachan, president and manager of the local Chamber of Commerce, the group considers that it succeeded in driving home the point of Orange County's stature and merit for separate recognition. There can be no immediate change in the status of reports, delegates admitted, as the recog- of Laguna Beach, President of the Orange County Associated Chambers of Commerce; Maurice Gladman, President of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce; Jack W. Mullan, Vice President of the California Real Estate Ass'n; Will H. Lindsay, Jr., of Fullerton, President of the Orange County Chapter, California Society of Professional Engineers; Ronald W. Caspers of Anaheim, President of Keystone Savings and Loan Ass'n; W. Worth Bernard, Publisher and Editor of Orange County News-magazine of Life, Business & Industry. Congressmen Utt and Richard T. Hanna joined the Orange County delegation in its conference at the Executive Offices. City Says Living By Dairy Grade A In Budget Bureau The Orange County delegation met with Walter F. Ryan, Chairman of the Federal Committee on Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Frank A. Cisar, Chairman of the Federal Committee's Technical Committee on Area Definitions. Both are on the staff of the Bureau of the Budget, who meeting was held. The conference was arranged by Congressman James B. Utt, who has been working on the subject of Metropolitan Area recognition for Orange County since he was first elected Congressman in 1932. All 24 City Councils and the more than 20 Chambers of Commerce across the county adopted resolutions calling on the Federal Government to recognize Orange County as a Metropolitan Area. Copies of these resolutions were delivered to the Federal Committee by the Orange County delegation and then sent to other officials in Washington, Sacramento and Los Angeles. Since 1949, the Federal Government has lumped Orange County into the Los Angeles Area, now called the "Los Angeles - Long Beach Standard Metropolitan A turn-about in the protest league failed to move the Anaheim city council last week as they approved the building of a multi-million dollar apartment project next door to an existing dairy. Tom Yellis, owner of the Yellis Dairy, was the protester. He did not want the apartment building proposed by Frank Muller to be built adjacent to his dairy. The normal odors associated with a dairy, Yellis said, plus the usual noises of newly born calves, for example, do not lend themselves to the best residential conditions. Yellis said he does not live at the dairy for all of these reasons. Usually the city council is faced with home owners protesting the establishment of some facet of industrial life in proximity to their homes. In this case, however, the council not only had the protest of Yellis but also tentatively held the objections of the Richfield Corporation which has its plant at 1900 Crescent Ave. Richfield withdrew its protest, asking the city only to assure the application of restrictions to insure the $5 million investment they have already made. Santa Fe 'Shifts' To Daylight Time Certain schedules of Santa Fe Railway's Los Angeles-San Diego streamliner service have been adjusted to depart on the hour or quarter hour with the change to Daylight Saving Time. Streamliners numbered 72 and 74, southbound from Los Angeles, and No. 71, northbound from San Diego, depart their respective terminals five minutes earlier under the adjusted schedule. Trains No. 73 and 75, northbound from San Diego, will depart ten minutes and 15 minutes later respectively. GI Loans Increase GI loan activity showed an increase across the board during the month of March. Mort Webster, Manager of VA's Southern California Regional Office, announced today. AND YOUTH ette Home City Paper of Fabulous DISNEYLAND Pay your Newspaper only 25¢ Per Month—Phone PR 2-1800 Court Order Action Costly For Taxpayers The California State Public Utilities Commission has, in a split decision, set itself astride the path of Anaheim's legal progress toward acquisition of a portion of the Dyke Water Co. through implementation of the condemnation judgment issued by the Orange County Superior Court. situation," meaning the proposed purchase of the Dyke items by Anaheim, apparently on the basis of certain newspaper reports that the city was going to charge excessive water rates. Dannemeyer's actions have resulted, if the PUC upset of traditional law procedure stems from The California State Public Utilities Commission has, in a split decision, set itself astride the path of Anaheim's legal progress toward acquisition of a portion of the Dyke Water Co. through implementation of the condemnation judgment issued by the Orange County Superior Court. The PUC issued a statement during the past week that they were reimposing a restraining order on Dyke to prevent the company from disposing of any of its holdings. The PUC included a statement that the commission was taking its stand primarily to obtain evidence as to what Dyke may intend to do with the money Anaheim is seeking to pay. A lone dissenting voice to this PUC procedure was raised within the commission. Commissioner William M. Bennet wrote a dissenting opinion in which he said he would "approve the sale and transfer to the city of Anaheim without the delay of the restraining order." "I do not think it is the function of this Commission," Bennett wrote. "To set itself up as some type of tribunal to establish the validity and priority of claims against the Dyke Water Company." The rest of the commission, however, voted to go ahead with its blocking maneuver to the city's take-over of the system. During the course of events Assemblyman William E. Danneeyer, Democrat of Fullerton, sought to explain his actions in the case. He declared he had asked the PUC to "look into the situation," meaning the proposed purchase of the Dyke items by Anaheim, apparently on the basis of certain newspaper reports that the city was going to charge excessive water rates. Dannemeyer's actions have resulted, if the PUC upset of traditional law procedure stems from his instigation, in the city of Anaheim standing still on implementation of the Superior Court judgment against Dyke. In effect, Anaheim has been standing on one foot and then another for about one month with a check for $1,890,000 in one hand all ready to hand to the Dyke company, and in the other hand, a valid judgment from the Superior Court authorizing them to (Continued on Page 2) Rose Tourney Theme Chosen Great moments in the history of the United States, as well as the trademarks of liberty and freedom, will be depicted in flowers on January 1, 1964 as the 75th Tournament of Roses will have as its theme "Symbols of Freedom." The motif for the diamond anniversary of the famous New Year's Day pageant was chosen from 7,000 suggestions sent in from all parts of the country, according to Hiles M. Bedell, Tournament president. For sending in the idea for the parade theme, Richard A. Ives, 2426 Treeland Road, Monrovia, will receive two choice seats for the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game. It can be expected that floats will be built to portray such subjects as "Freedom of the Press", "Freedom of Worship", "The Liberty Bell", "The Ballot Box", "The Boston Tea Party". The 60 entries in the '64 procession will be seen by 1,500,000 persons along the parade route and by over 90 million persons watching television. Sixty color and sound movies of the event will also be shown in all parts of the world. Anaheim's first annual Kiwanis Club Championship Rodeo will be held at La Palma Pank Stadium on June 15 and 16. Charles Holland, president of the Southwest Anaheim Kiwanis Club, made the official announcement today. According to Holland, the major league rodeo has been approved by the Anaheim City Council for the park site. It has, in addition, been approved by the Rodeo Cowboy's Association. Rodeo cowboy, Barefoot Willis, much decorated former Marine pilot, will produce the rodeo. Willis has been manager of all the redeos previously held at the Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. Smiled Willis, "The people of Orange County have demonstrated during the past 7 years at El Toro that they appreciate this outstanding yearly sporting event. I feel that Anaheim can be justly proud of its Kiwanis Club for keeping big league rodeo in the county." Proceeds from the rodeo will be used to further youth activity projects of the Kiwanis Club. LA Buses to Serve Area Late Evenings Late-evening bus service to Disneyland was inaugurated Sunday by the MTA. Added trips to Walt Disney's playland in Anaheim is now provided on the Los Angeles-Fullerton-Santa Ana Line 58. Seven-day-a-week departures for Disneyland are being made from MTA's Sixth and Main Street depot in downtown Los Angeles at 8:05, 9:45, 10:45, and 11:30 p.m., operating via Downey, Norwalk, Buena Park, and Fullerton. Departures for Disneyland from MTA's Santa Ana depot at 201 N Sycamore St. are made at 8:23 9:23, and 10:30 p.m. OSC Office Filled Mrs. Marie M. Hoffman has been appointed Personnel Officer for Orange State College; it was announced by the OSC Business Manager J. E. Lyons this week. Mrs. Hoffman will find the post vacated by Lee E. Spencer, who resigned to enter private industry.