anaheim-gazette 1963-05-22

Dedicated To The Best For FUTURE CITIZENS ANAHEIM Established in 1870 Volume 91—Number 41 12 Pages PUC PRODS City Pay Raise Hits $280,596 A recommended $280,596 upward salary adjustment for Anaheim City employees, or 4.3 per cent increase above the current $6.5 million payroll, is in the hands of the City Council for study. No action is expected on it this week. Of 920 full time employees, 824 plus 150 part time workers would be effected by the adjustments to the new fiscal year starting July 1. Wage and salary increases would range from 2.5 per cent ton 10 per cent, according to the recommendation, an average adjustment of 4.1 per cent for each employee. A reported 96 employees would not be subject to any wage change. Well Documented In making his recommendation to the Council, Personnel Director, Most police and fire personnel, and city department heads were recommended for 5 per cent increases. Many of the 96 who were not recommended for boost Heissner said, are part-time employees in the recreation department. The recommendation for "salary adjustments, Heissner said, was based on evaluation of a number of surveys conducted in Orange and Los Angeles counties. He said when the proposed salaries were drafted the cost of fringe benefits, such as retirement and health insurance, was not considered. ABC License Fee Motel-Hotel Tax is Near To Reality If the proposed Anaheim torium and civic center is as as the tax on motel and hotel owners, there will be such a situation as part of the horizon so time in 1964. Without a further showing opposition, the city council past week gave a second reason to the ordinance establishing four per cent tax on the specific category of business men. These firms that will direct benefit from the expandedvention facilities, the city clares. The funds derived are to tribute to the creation of an acre are in the Disneyland and the building of a $4.5 million municipal auditorium and ventilation center. There have been other proposals for the building of the center,ably one from Leo Freedman Melodyland builder, who posed building another similar be effected by the adjustments of the new fiscal year starting July 1. Wage and salary increases would range from 2.5 per cent ton 10 per cent, according to the recommendation, an average adjustment of 4.1 per cent for each employee. A reported 96 employees would not be subject to any wage change. Well Documented In making his recommendation to the Council, Personnel Director Roy Heissner said the adjustments were based on 50 bench mark positions (a common job with similar duties and responsibilities) in private employment in the appropriate labor market. To determine comparable salaries, he said surveys were made of Orange County industry, Los Angeles City and County wage scales, and the California Edison Co. Said Heissner, "We feel the personnel department is primarily concerned with furnishing the City with able and qualified employees. Our salary recommendations now must still be attractive in June, 1964." He said during the past fiscal year the City filled 85 new positions and replaced 90 employees who terminated. ABC License Fee Returns $36,000 The city of Anaheim has received $35,941 as its six-month share of the fees paid by holders of alcholic beverage licenses. The payment was made by the state department of alcholic beverage control which allocates 90 per cent of all licenes fee money back to individual cities and counties to be used for the many branches of services offered by local governments. The remaining 10 per cent goes into the state general fund. The most recent payment was for the six-month period ending Feb. 28, 1963. Orange County as a whole, including unincorporated areas, received $215,613 for the period. Utt Messages Clawson Okay WASHINGTON, D. C. — gressman James B. Utt (R-yesterday sent letters to his ent and past constituents in ange and San Diego counties ing they support the campaign Del Clawson in the June 11 cial election for the 23rd Con sional District. Mr. Utt said he believes the term Mayor of Compton has excellent chance of winning i party will demonstrate solid and cooperation. Weltech Names Local Liaison SALT LAKE CITY — Appointment of John H. Putnam as Industrial Relations Liaison Officer for the Los Angeles area was announced by Weltech College, Salt Lake City, Utah, this week. Putnam's office is located at 890 East Street in Anaheim. Putnam has 15 years experience in various phases of law enforcement in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He also served as Chief of the Bureau of Press Information in China, and was directly responsible to the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald D. Kerr. In Putnam's new duties for Weltech College, he has been assigned the responsibility of coordinating the needs of electronics industries in the area of electronics technician requirements, and assisting the college in its graduate placement program. A member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Putnam also maintains active membership in the Veteran of Foreign ary adjustments, Heissner said, was based on evaluation of a number of surveys conducted in Orange and Los Angeles counties. He said when the proposed salaries were drafted the cost of fringe benefits, such as retirement and health insurance, was not considered. In Putnam’s new duties for Weltech College, he has been assigned the responsibility of coordinating the needs of electronics industries in the area of electronics technician requirements, and assisting the college in its graduate placement program. A member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Putnam also maintains active membership in the Veteran of Foreign Wars, the National Fraternal Order of Police, the Amateur Athletic Association, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Sportmen’s Association, the American Red Cross, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officers. Weltech College is one of the large electronics technician training centers of its kind west of Chicago. Total enrollment at the college has reached the 1,000 mark. New Chapman VP Selected The appointment of James J. Farley, now Vice President for development at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, as Vice-President in Charge of Development at Chapman College has been announced by Dr. John L. Davis, Chapman president. Farley will begin his duties at Chapman on June 15 and will be responsible for the overall direction of the college’s activities in alumni relations, church relations, public relations, and fundraising. The annual Anaheim Community Fair, scheduled for a week-long stay at La Palma Park, July 3 to 7, is now in the planning stage by the sponsors, the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The fair, previously held sometime during October, is being staged this year during the “glorious Fourth” period in the hopes, so says Frank Santilli, general chairman, of bringing to Anaheim some of the feeling of the “good old days” of past Fourth of July celebrations. Just what is to be in store for this community and the thousands of visitors expected, has not been disclosed by Santilli, nor his planning committees. But the J reputation of producing on great scale whenever they tempt ventures of this type, observers declare. Previous fairgoers have la the fairs of the past for the aspects of providing a lot of fun for all who attend as fine educational experience to the benefits of living and t ing in Anaheim. On the general planning an erational level of the Chap Chamber has had the des staff for the fair are, be Santilli, Cliff Anderson, Haugh, Ralph Ferrucci, Lou Gene Mesick and Don Gei AHEIM Gazette established in 1870 2 Pages Anaheim, California, Wednesday, May 22, 1963 MODS CITY LIGHT Hotel-Hotel tax is Near Reality In the proposed Anaheim audiium and civic center is as real the tax on hotel and hotel ers, there will be such a structure as part of the horizon somein 1964. Without a further showing of position, the city council this week gave a second reading the ordinance establishing a per cent tax on the special category of business men. It is the firms that will directly fit from the expanded conction facilities, the city detes. The funds derived are to conduce to the creation of an 18year are in the Disneyland area the building of a $4.5 million municipal auditorium and conction center. DAN ROWLAND Planner RAY LINK Charter BILL FRICKER Parks,, Recreation Trio Joins Ranks of City Laymen on Public Service Three new faces will appear this week at meetings of appointive bodies of the city council. Other action in the appointive field included the reaffirmation of the appointment of Cal Pebley Trio Joins Ranks of City Laymen on Public Service Three new faces will appear this week at meetings of appointive bodies of the city council. They are Dan Rowland, architect, on the Planning Commission; Bill Fricker, real estate appraiser, on the Parks and Recreation Commission, and Ray Link, insurer, on the Charter Government Study Committee. The three appointments made by Mayor Rex Coons were unanimously confirmed by the council at the recent meeting of the group. Rowland replaces James Craig who resigned from the Planning group when the Yorba Linda annexation failed. Fricker replaces Tex Middleton whose term had expired and Link steps into the slot occupied by Dan Foley, also of Yorba Linda, who resigned as a result of the annexation election result. Other action in the appointive field included the reaffirmation of the appointment of Cal Pebley to the recreation commission. Pebley will serve as the planning commission representative on the recreation body. Sales Class By Exec Club As part of its continuing program to help local salesmen improve their selling skills, the Orange County Sales and Marketing Executives Club will sponsor a "Good Old Fashioned Sales Rally" to be held at 7:15 p.m., May 28 at Santa Ana Valley High School, 1801 Greenville St., in Santa Ana. Two of the nation's most stimulating sales training specialists will personally present the new "show-time" clinic to county salesmen. They are Dr. Herbert True and Fred Klemp, both widely known authors, lecturers, consultants and training specialists in the selling field. The show includes more than 10 practical and proven selling strategies and ideas. There are eight acts, each one designed to help the salesman unleash the full power of his selling talents and increase his sales income immediately. More than 12 months of research went into preparation of the clinic which hincludes specially arranged music, original lyrics and more than 200 colored slides and visual aids. Anyone whose job it is to sell, persuade, influence, motivate or lead people is invited to attend the rally. The enrollment fee is $3. Music Benefit At Fullerton "Sunday's and Cybelle", 19 Academy Award winner in foreign film category, will be presented at a gala opening miere at The Wilshire, Fullerton Little Theatre, on Friday evening May 24, at 7:15 p.m. as a benefit for the Fullerton Friends of Music it was announced today by Mrs. John R. Nevius, presidents of the chamber-music organization. This event will celebrate a complete renovation in both plant and policy at one of Fullerton's time landmarks. The Fullerton Friends of Music is an organization formed to bring chamber music concerts. Orange County, and three free concerts are presented each season at the Fullerton Public Library. LA Chamble To Cut Out The Los Angeles Chamber Commerce has lent its own weiht to the proposal of Orange County for separate consideration as metropolitan area. The board directors of the chamber would unanimously for a resolution using the Bureau of the Budget at the Federal Committee on Statistical areas to review their definitions. Apparently the only real donor on the horizon is that the coun can satisfy the criteria that less than 15 percent of the area residents work outside of county. Seek to Buy City Hospital The Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim can expect to change hands again in the reasonably near future if the indicated interests of the hospital corporation are realized. A. E. Coltrin, Hospital Administrator, told the GAZETTE this week the Martin Luther Hospital Corporation is definitely desirous of buying the hospital which was recently purchased by the Great Western Savings and Loan Co., at an auction of the first trust deed. The auction resulted from a reported default on payments by the Trans-Pacific Investment Co., a Delaware Corp., owners of the 140-bed hospital. The Martin Luther Corporation has been leasing the hospital from the owners and will continue operation. Discussions have already been opened between the hospital group and the bank. Both expect to have competent appraisals made in the near future. Coltrin declared, and further discussions will follow. There will be no change in the daily operations of the hospital. Coltrin asserted. Begin Fair Planning committees. But the Juniorutation of producing on a flat scale whenever they attempt ventures of this type, local servers declare. Previous fairgoers have lauded fairs of the past for the dual effects of providing a lot of good for all who attend as well as define educational experiences as the benefits of living and work in Anaheim. On the general planning and optional level of the Chamber Chamber has had the desirable fit for the fair are, besides Santilli, Cliff Anderson, Mike Lough, Ralph Ferrucci, Lou Arti, Joe Mesick and Don Geistert. Only two items on the agenda of the group have so far been disclosed. One is the use of car bumper signs to publicize the fair on a wide scale and the second is the search for local talent from the Orange county area to participate. The talent search, according to the committee, is going on by the members of the Jaycees themselves, but they have tossed a call to all in the county who recognize either their own talent or that of someone else to call in to PR 4-1415 and present the information. "Above all," Santilli says, "the fair is going to be lively, friendly and swiftly-paced." Home City Paper of Fabulous DISNEYLAND RIGHT PLANT $3-Million Saving To Users Rejected The prospect of the City of Anaheim building a generating plant and getting full measure into the business of providing electrical current is another step nearer to realization as a result of State Public Utilities Commission action during the past week. The PUC, after sufficient delay to irk city officials into directing further consultations on the plant building plan, finally decided to reject a filing by the Southern California Edison Company which would have reduced electric rates to Anaheim and scores of other customers. The total saving to five cities involved in the proposed rate reduction, some 50 industrial customers and the Metropolitan Water District, would have been nearly $3,000,000.00 annually. The PUC observed that this saving to these customers could not be approved because it "was not convinced by testimony at a public hearing that the proposed a generating plant and sell their own current to local users. Edison's response was not long in forthcoming, a filing before the PUC which offered the rate reduction to not only Anaheim, Riverside and Colton but also to Azusa and Vernon, a number of large industrial customers and the MWD. It was this filing which the PUC has rejected. City Manager Keith Murdoch was directed by the city council in April to consult with Riverside and Colton on proceeding with implementation of the Zinder report. The council acted at that time due to what they termed "irksome delay" on the part of the PUC in issuing a decision on the Edison filing. The hearing before the PUC was some four months ago. Murdock, now immersed in the task of preparing the city budget for submission to the council, does not expect to have sufficient City Service Music Benefit Fullerton Sunday's and Cybelle", 1963 A city Award winner in the film category, will be preed at a gala opening presence at The Wilshire, Fullerton's Theatre, on Friday evening, at 7:15 p.m. as a benefit of the Fullerton Friends of Music, which is announced today by Mr. Mrs. John R. Nevius, codirectors of the chamber-music organization formed to chamber music concerts to George County, and three free conductors are presented each season at Fullerton Public Library. A Chamber Agrees To Cut Orange Ties Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has lent its own weight to the proposal of Orange County separate consideration as a politan area. The board of owners of the chamber voted imviously for a resolution urging the Bureau of the Budget and Federal Committee on Statistics to review their designations. would have reduced electric rates to Anaheim and scores of other customers. The total saving to five cities involved in the proposed rate reducction, some 50 industrial customers and the Metropolitan Water District, would have been nearly $3,000,000.00 annually. The PUC observed that this saving to these customers could not be approved because it "was not convinced by testimony at a public hearing that the proposed reductions would not be a burden on other Edison customers." The PUC also stated that it was cognizant of objections to the 10-year contract which the Edison company proposed for those to whom the rate reduction was to be given. The proposed contract by Edison would have meant a saving of about $250,000 annually for Anaheim alone. It was with this saving in mind that the city government had moved earlier to consider the building of a generating plant to furnish its own current. The project was envisioned in the Zinder report made at the behest of Anaheim, Riverside, and Colton working together on the idea of a tri-city generating plant. When the Zinder report was submitted to the three cities it was declared that at the present rates of Edison company the three cities could afford to build in April to consult with Riverside and Colton on proceeding with implementation of the Zinder report. The council acted at that time due to what they termed "irksome delay" on the part of the PUC in issuing a decision on the Edison filing. The hearing before the PUC was some four months ago. Murdock, now immersed in the task of preparing the city budget for submission to the council, does not expect to have sufficient time to act on the consultation program for the new plant until some time in June. At that time he expects to confer with the two cities on the question of a suitable engineering firm to be retained for research of the project. The PUC, in the meantime, has suggested that the Edison company may wish to file similar proposal again showing there will be no discrimination against other customers. Autonetics Names Ashby Tech Chief Dr. Robert M. Ashby, nationally-recognized scientist in the fields of radar, electronics and electromechanics, this week was named vice-president of technology at the Autonetics Division of North American Aviation, Inc. In the new post, Dr. Ashby will serve as technical director of the division. He will represent the executive office on programs relating to microelectronics, materials sciences, bionics, command and control systems, and other advanced technologies. The appointment, announced by President John R. Moore, emphasizes the division's continuing efforts to pace the aerospace in-in electronics. Cedric R. O'Donnell, has been named acting director of Autonetics Research and Development division, which had been headed by Dr. Ashby. Steady Gains For Beckman Cordage Company To Meet in City Steady Gains For Beckman Beckman Instruments, Inc., has reported net earnings of $3,333,628 or $2.17 a share for the nine months ended March 31, 1983, as compared with a net of $3,223,830 or $2.11 a share for the like period a year ago. Sales in the recent nine months totaled $57,286,248, compared with $52,394,399 the previous year Dr. Arnold O. Beckman president said in the interim report to shareholders. Leukemia Society To Meet Tonight The Orange County Chapter of Leukemia Society, Inc., will stage a "kick-off" dinner at the Alta Vista Golf Club, 16061 Alta Vista Drive, Placentia, tonight. According to Club President James Campbell, the guest speaker will be Fullerton pediatrician A. R. Roberts, M.D. Dr. Roberts will speak on leukemia in children. The dinner meeting will start with a social hour 7-8, dinner served promptly at 8 p.m. The meeting is open to all persons interested in "kicking out leukemia", according to Campbell. Cordage Company To Meet in City Tubbs-Great Western Cordage, manufacturing facilities for both hard fiber and synthetic ropes, will hold its annual sales conference at the Charter House Hotel in Anaheim on May 22, 23 and 24. According to R. Hollis Hardy, president of the Orange-based industry, rope products manufactured in Orange County find their ultimate uses throughout the United States via a series of distribution outlets including 54 stocking warehouses. Foreign representatives distribute Tubbs-GW rope products in the Caribbean, Latin and South America — even as far away as Denmark. Fluorocarbon Sales Record Record sales and earnings for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1963 were announced by The Fluorocarbon Company, Anaheim. Sales amounted to $2,928,011 — an increase of 171 per cent over the previous year, while net profit was up to $74,757. Earnings were 20 cents per share based on 380,-021 shares outstanding. Sales in the fiscal year ending January 31, 1962 were $1,078,476.