anaheim-gazette 1963-11-27

Anheim Library Annex 116th N. Clementine St. Anheim, Calif. Comp. HOT CAMPAIGNERS — Mrs. A. E. Van Leuven is shown some of the campaign posters from the latest Room 23 election by her daughter Nancy and teacher Herbert Owens. The elections are for class of officers, complete with electoral voting, popular voting, and requirements for voting-completion of homework assignments among others. VICTOR'S GIFT — Anaheim police officer and leisure-time golfer John Windsor presents Mayor Rex Coons with a trophy the policeman and his partner, engineer John Hone won as city representatives in the North County Intercity Golf Tournament. Republican Central Committee's Testimonial Scheduled for Murdwy A crowd of more than 1,500 people is the goal set by sponsors of the testimonial dinner for State Senator John A., Murdy, Jr., to be held Tuesday, December 10, at the Disneyland Hotel. Dinner Committee co-chairmen Walter Knott, and Dr. Terrell Root have announced. Early ticket sales indicate that the goal will be topped, the two men announced, and that the gathering will be one of the largest such dinners ever held in the county. The dinner is being held under auspices of the Orange County Republican Central Committee, officially elected party organization in the county. Tickets are available at Republican headquarters at 1324 N. Grand, Santa Ana and also at the stationers store at 3430 Via Linden Newport Beach, as well from individual members of the county central committee. Murdy is retiring from Senate seat next year after serving for 12 consecutive years in the post. Senator Murdy was born South Dakota in 1900, but his family moved to Riverside, 1905. In 1912, they moved Huntington Beach. After completing Elementary and High school courses, he attended the University of California at Davis where he studied agriculture. HEARING SLATED Smog Inspection HEARING SLATED Smog Inspection Stations Probed The Board of Supervisors officially recognizing the county-wide threat of smog has set a public hearing for Dec. 11 as the major step in setting up automobile inspection stations. The hearing will be held at 11 a.m. in the board room at the Civic Center in Santa Ana. Purpose of the hearing is the implementation of State Senate Bill 325 which provides for the establishment of state licensed inspection stations. The stations will be set up as established garages throughout the county and automobiles will be inspected to see if the crankcase is properly ventilated. The crankcase ventilation apparatus is already standard equipment on all new automobiles and routes crankcase fumes back through the carburator. The process reduces smog producing automobile fumes, experts report. Once the inspection stations are established it will be the motorists' responsibility to have the inspection carried out at specified intervals. Any used car sold during 1964 will also be required to have the crankcase ventilator installed on it before it can be registered to the new owner. The device costs from $15 to $18, including installation. PERSONALITY PROFILE 'Come, Now, By VIRGIL PINKLEY Editor and Publisher President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 55, is a political practitioner of "the art of the possible." The nation is fortunate indeed in its tragic loss of President Kennedy that as able and as well qualified a man as Lyndon Johnson steps into the White House. As vice president he was superior in ability to many men who have held the second highest office in the land. When I was in President Johnson's office when he was majority leader in the Senate I saw a motto on his office walls which read: "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're talkin'!" He told me he was fond of quoting the biblical verse from the book of Isaiah: "Come, now, and let us reason together." Mr. Johnson becomes our 36th or 37th president, depending on how the terms of President Grover Cleveland are regarded. Cleveland, a Democrat, was elected twice to the White House but did not serve consecutive terms, since he was defeated after his first presidency and then came back later to be elected again. As one of the most powerful and successful Senate leaders in history, President Johnson knows how to deal with Congress. When Republican President Eisenhower was in office, Johnson was the majority leader most of the time. He displayed qualities of statesmanship because he and Ike got along well, a tribute to both men. Johnson frequently put national interests above those of party. In 1958 President Johnson "Anaheim Gives Gift" 'High Acheivers' Get "Sometimes all I do is get out of the way, and let them think." The speaker is Herbert Owens 39-year old teacher in Room 23 at Clara Barton School, who presides over a sixth grade class like few others in the United States. These are the high achievers. They are not the only brilliant sixth graders in the school — there are three more classes like this at Barton alone — but this select group of youngsters peculiarly combines high intelligence, physical capacity, emotional stability and what used to be known as "git up and go". Along with about 550 other students in the Anaheim elementary schools, Owens' charges are among the 3,123 county students participating in classes for the mentally gifted throughout the county, the top two per cent of public school children. Teaching these children requires a special defness, says Anaheim Superintendent Robert Shanks, and both in selection of teachers and selection of students, the utmost care must be exercised. Owens, completed his high school education as a World War II Navy veteran, and then went on to Long Beach State College. Like the other five achievement class teachers Anaheim, Owens had to teer in writing for the job then passed a stiff scrub process. And he had been under observation year and a half as a teacher the district. The youngsters are picked as carefully. Under state special funds are provided enrich the education of two per cent of the district. It is up to the city within broad limits — how the children should be en and how the money be spent. ANAHEIM Established in 1879 Home City Paper of Fabula Volume 91 No.67 Anaheim, California, Wednes. Nov. 27, Established in 1879 Heme City Paper of Fabula Volume 91 No.67 Anaheim, California, Wednes. Nov. 27, Thanksgiving, in To Be Marked committee's or Murdy store at 3430 Via Lido, port Beach, as well as individual members of the city central committee. Murdy is retiring from his seat next year after for 12 consecutive years post. ator Murdy was born in Dakota in 1900, but his moved to Riverside, in In 1912, they moved to ington Beach. After comlementary and High courses, he attended the University of California at Dahere he studied agricul- 1922, he started his own Now, And Let Us Reason Johnson becomes our 36th president, depending on the terms of President Cleveland are regarded. And, a Democrat, was twice to the White House not serve consecutive since he was defeated his first presidency and came back later to be elected. One of the most powerful successful Senate leaders,ory, President Johnson how to deal with Con-When Republican Presidensonwer was in office,was the majority lead- of the time. He disqualities of statesman-cause he and Ike got well, a tribute to both Johnson frequently put na-terests above those of President Johnson gave his philosophy when he declared in a signed article: "I am a free man, an American, a United States senator and a Democrat — in that order. "No Fixed Orders" "I am also a liberal, a conservative, a Texan, a taxpayer, a rancher, a businessman, a consumer, a parent, a voter, and not as young as I used to be nor as old as I expect to be — and I am all these things in no fixed order." Then he continued: "I bridle at the casualness with which we ask each other 'what is your political philosophy?' I resent the question not because of its guile and cunning, but for its innocence. Our political philosophies I have found are the sum of life's experience. God made no man so simple or his life so sterile that such experience can be summarized in an adjective. "I regard the right to hold one's own political philosophy as a cornerstone of American freedom. Our Constitution is distinctive in that it prescribes no national dogma: economic, social or religious. The appodate of our American system — and perhaps its ultimate genius — is that the people shall be the true philosophers of the government within limits set by our nation's basic law. These thoughts give an excellent insight to the thinking and conclusions of our new chief executive. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in the small community of Stonewall, Tex. in August, 1908. His family was well known but not wealthy. His father and grandfather served in the Texas Legislature. When young Lyndon was 5, parents moved to Johnson College which was founded by his great father, and there he grew up. After high school, young Johnson worked his way through Southwest Texas State Teachers College with such jobs as janitor work. After his graduation in 1930, he became a Hickston schoolteacher. Main Interest Politics But his main interest was politics. He first went to Washington in 1932 as secretary of Texas Congressman Richard Klebers. While serving on Gatell Hill he also studied law. George Washington University Johnson returned to Texas become state director of the National Youth Administration. He used the post as a spring board to win election to Co- Like the other five high achievement class teachers in Anaheim, Owens had to volunteer in writing for the job and then passed a stiff screening process. And he had already been under observation for a year and a half as a teacher in the district. The youngsters are picked just as carefully. Under state law, special funds are provided to enrich the education of the top two per cent of the district's children. It is up to the district within broad limits — as to how the children should be chosen and how the money should be spent. Most districts agree on the selection process. Shanks statement of what constitutes a "high achievement" youngster, or a gifted child, would be acceptable in most of the 14 districts in the country now offering the program. "We're talking about the bright children, the high IQs," Shanks said. "But the raw IQ is just one of the measurements we use. They have to be strong physically, because the work load requires stamina, and you'll find they've done very well previously in their school work." "The first time we start considering a youngster for the program, which starts in fifth grade, is on the basis of his fourth grade achievement tests. If the youngster has proven he can handle high achievement work, then he gets a chance at it." The major difference between Anaheim's approach and that of other districts, comes with the handling of the student once he's in. Some administrators profess to be afraid of creating a class of students who think they've something "special". Therefore they try to integrate the gifted child into other classes but keep (Continued on Page 2) Gazette Order of Fabulous DISNEYLAND 284 Per Month Wednes. Nov. 27, 1963 8 Pages Phone PR 2-1800 g, in Sadness, ked in Anaheim Ministerial Alliance Plans Rites Mayor Rex Coons will read the late President John F. Kennedy's Thanksgiving Day proclamation Thursday in the Association of Christian Church joint Thanksgiving service. President Lyndon B. Johnson has requested all American communities and churches holding such services to read the proclamation as issued by the late president. The service is set for 9 a.m. in Anaheim High School Auditorium, on Lincoln, between Harbor Boulevard and West Street. There will be musical selections by the Magnolia High School a capella choir, under the direction of Marvin Fennema. Rudy Pena will be organist. Ministers participating will include The Rev. Alfred M. Engle, 1st Baptist Church; the Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Henricks, Evangelical United Brethren Church; the Rev. Clyde Erwin, Wesley Meth- Reason Together' ed in the Texas Legislature, on young Lyndon was 5, his ents moved to Johnson City, which was founded by his grander, and there he grew up. After high school, young Johnworked his way through west Texas State TeachCollege with such jobs as or work. After his graduain 1930, he became a Houseschoolteacher. Main Interest Politics It his main interest was in ces. He first went to Washin in 1932 as secretary to s Congressman Richard ers. While serving on Gapfill he also studied law at age Washington University. Johnson returned to Texas to one state director of the old national Youth Administration, used the post as a springto win election to Con- gress, to fill a vacancy in 1937, at the age of 29. He immediately became a protege of the late Congressman Sam Rayburn who served longer as Speaker of the House than any other American. For years the two Texans and close friends ran both sides of Capitol Hill. Rayburn worked long and hard for the nomination of Johnson as Democratic standard-bearer for the presidency. So, at long last, Rayburn's plans and dreams have materialized, but not by the route he would have selected. President Johnson first tried for the Senate in a special election in 1942, but was beaten by Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel. Navy Enlistee The future president enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor, as did President Kennedy. As a lieutenant commander of the air service, Mr. Johnson was stationed in the Pacific during the early part of the conflict. He returned to Congress under an order from President Roosevelt recalling all legislators in uniform to their seats. Johnson was first elected to the Senate in 1948 by the incredibly small margin of 57 votes out of nearly one million cast in the Democratic primary. (The general election in Texas is usually a formality.) President Johnson and the former Claudia Baines, a member of a wealthy Texas family, were married in 1934. Mrs. Johnson is the owner, among other interests, of radio and television stations in Texas. She is commonly known as "Lady Bird." The initials (Continued on Page 2)