anaheim-gazette 1964-01-09

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Opinions Virgil Pinkley, Editor & Publisher 4—The Anaheim Gazette Thursday, January 9, 1964 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Council Should OK Hotel Despite Disneyland Row The Disneyland vs. Sheraton controversy demonstrates how difficult it is to be a moderate when it comes to the extension of government into a field where it does not belong. This newspaper does not believe the Anaheim City Council would be justified in going as far as Disneyland wants it to go in restricting the private owners of the Sheraton site in the use of their land. It would be far easier to say, as some other newspapers do say on their editorial pages, that government has no business telling any property owner what to do with his land. Or to say, as some far-out statistists say, that every private ownership right should be subordinate to government control. Unfortunately in the conduct of a functioning free society — as contrasted to the dream worlds of the utopians — the easy, simple prescriptions are rarely effective. As the television commercials say, what's need It is neither a sacred shrine nor natural resource. It is called in the sense of "amusement" not "national park." To say that owners of land a half mile away cannot build and gracious structure on the because people might look at buying hotdogs or riding the go-round in Disneyland is an unable and immoderate intrusion government in the private bus those landowners. Government is privileged to vene in private persons' enjoyment property rights only to the extent which the entire community's is at stake, and then only under rigidly proscribed conditions. Keeping a cement factory on terhouse away from the District area would be a legitimate of governmental function by Anaheim because this was essentially destructive to the Telling a private developer. County Supervisors Decide To Carry the Ball Alone Orange County supervisors have struck a blow for the role of the layman in the increasingly baffling world of urban government. Supervisors for the fifth consecutive year have spurned recommendations of the county grand jury to hire a county administrative officer to oversee the activities of the department heads. Instead, they interjected themselves more deeply into a position of active administration when new board chairman William J. Phillips decreed that each supervisor would keep the committee chairmanships that he held the previous year. The board did make one small concession to grand jury entreaties when it hired David Hitchcock as director of administrative coordination. Hitchcock will act as liaison between the board and the department heads, and although his duties have been defined to some extent, it appears they will be largely the result of evolution. Supervisors' attitudes toward Hitchcock and his job, we'll wager, in good measure will determine what the their editorial pages, that government has no business telling any property owner what to do with his land. Or to say, as some far-out statistists say, that every private ownership right should be subordinate to government control. Unfortunately in the conduct of a functioning free society — as contrasted to the dream worlds of the utopians — the easy, simple prescriptions are rarely effective. As the television commercials say, what's needed is a combination of ingredients. In the case of Disneyland, it would be the height of folly for the City of Anaheim to let any enterprise operate in the area surrounding Disneyland if that enterprise would be essentially hostile to and destructive of the park, which is a highly successful private business and a tremendous asset to the community. But that's all Disneyland is — a highly successful private business which is a tremendous asset to the community. Fourth District Supervisor W. H. Hirstein of Orange, for example, may be considered something welfare expert by this time after pitched battles at the state fend off a proposal to equalize wide welfare payments on the individual county wealth. Hirstein also is getting a battle multi-million dollar business ning the county hospital. He is regularly with administrators an advisory council of physicians with this concentrated knowledge be considered a valued represent for taxpayers who are supporting giant medical facility. It is difficult for the super themselves from a political point, however, when they vote their time to isolated part of the total county picture votes are cast on the basis information from their boo leagues and from staff members. But at election time it might for a supervisor in or the sheriff's department, for to score telling points in a storm drain requirements th The board did make one small concession to grand jury entreaties when it hired David Hitchcock as director of administrative coordination. Hitchcock will act as liaison between the board and the department heads, and although his duties have been defined to some extent, it appears they will be largely the result of evolution. Supervisors' attitudes toward Hitchcock and his job, we'll wager, in good measure will determine what part the ex-finance director will play in directing the ship of state at Santa Ana. Board members, meanwhile, are committed to their own separate categories. From a practical standpoint this may be good for the taxpayer. Question: Barbara's 5th-grade teacher tells us she is bright but reads at 4th grade level. Can she catch up and how soon? —Mrs. L. F. Comment: This is a problem we hear about constantly from parents. There is more actual reading retardation in the upper half of today's classroom than in the lower half. Such students need to be shown how to read up to their fullest potentials, to enjoy reading. A competent reading clinic conducts a developmental reading program geared to the needs of students like Barbara. With trained guidance, a youngster of average or better intelligence should make three to five months progress in one month of special developmental reading direction. Question: Why does our son, who is a good reader, resist doing his homework? —Mrs. T. S.M. Comment: A student must learn homework habits. He's not born with them. A younger who has been held accountable on a regular basis for the completion of reasonable homework assignments from first grade on will have learned the discipline of study. Any studeat whose homework assignments have been on a hit-or-miss basis or not at all in the elementary grades has been deprived of the opportunity of experiencing early the sense of accomplishment in a job well done. Homework is the "do-it-yourself" phase of education without which no student can learn self-discipline or can be successful. There are programs available for those youngsters who need to learn how to study, how to undertake and complete homework assignments. Question: I believe phonics to be the only way to teach a child to read well. Do you agree? —C.T.K. Comment: Phonics is an important tool for learning to read, but by no means the only approach. The same is true for the sight method important tool. The successful one who was blending of phonics sees the word essarily laborious have the phone out strange work he also needs toognize "man" third time he teaches him to sight reading his vocabulary knows it as Through a man learns to read The Pearl your questioning problem to READING 420 So. West Angeles, Co personal re close self stamped en LIFETIME IN THE '64 HOT AIR CLASSIC K Hotel and Row other a sacred shrine nor a source. It is called a park use of "amusement park", general park." that owners of land almost away cannot build a fine structure on that land people might look at it while dogs or riding the merry-Disneyland is an unreasonable intrusion of in the private business of owners. ent is privileged to inter-private persons' enjoyment of rights only to the extent to entire community's welfare, and then only under certain proscribed conditions. a cement factory or slaughter from the Disneyland be a legitimate exercise mental function by the city because this would be destructive to the park. private developer he can State Chamber Foreca Good Year for California State Chamber Forecast Good Year for California Intentions of consumers, business firms and public agencies to buy and invest more heavily this year, a rising tide of building permits and construction awards, and an inevitable increase in population, all point to a prosperous 1964, according to a forecast released today by the Research and Economic Development Department of the California State Chamber of Commerce. Employment, gross business volume and industrial activity Law In Action When you select a lawyer you usually give him some power, full or limited, to speak for you in your case. As a rule, he will check with you before he binds you to something important. We broadly refer to anyone, lawyer or not, whom you have act on your behalf as having a "power of attorney." You can give a power of attorney to almost anyone. Since that person becomes your agent, be sure that he or she is someone in whom you can impose great trust. You may give your wife, husband or best friend power to sign your checks at the bank, say, when you go on a business or pleasure trip. As a rule a power of attorney is in writing which expressly sets out what powers your will surpass those of 1963, the Chamber's staff analysts predicted. Personal income should exceed 1963's $52.5 billion by $3 billion. Retail sales should rise from $26.3 billion in 1963 to $28.2 billion in 1964. Gross farm income should exceed 1963's $3.4 billion by nearly $100 million. New passenger car registrations, which reached 578,000 in 1963 are expected to exceed 630,000 this year. While continuing population growth will bring employment problems, it will also spur the economy through increased consumer spending, said the State Chamber. About 590,000 new residents will probably appear in California in 1964, 360,000 of whom will be from immigration and 230,000 from excess of births over deaths. Through the end of 1963 California's population has increased by about 7.4 millions since the census of 1950. More than 60 per cent of these, or 4.5 millions, were migrants. By the end of this year, the population could exceed 18½ million. The state has gained in many ways besides population, ranking first in agriculture, natural resources, highways, scientific research, education, home building, and number of automobiles registered, according to the State Chamber. California should also rank first (surpassing New York) in personal income and employment by the end of 1964, the Chamber predicted. In manufacturing, the Chamber conceded that New York will maintain its number-one position through 1964. "However first place in this field for our state will probably come in another two years. Since 1950, employment in the industry has 80 per cent, nationwide increase. Late in 1964 persons employed factories was all "Especially fast-tuned development in California that this industry was built primarily very few manhouses during the era required a remission and bail states so nearby national pattern fornia." On employmenlthe Chamber r average size oin California r 6,641 000 in 1963. At the start total employment 191,000 from 6.2. In the face of a adjustment of California has new jobs not oiral increase in but for most oi migrants. Force will again over 200,000. Per capita p which in recent running at al above the na should rise fro $3,037 in 1964; go into person savings, and $ er expenditure. Expected to is California's dard of living ing 1963 by sales of $1,4 above the n Bud Needs a Big Brother Abandoned Several years of brooding over a father who has "left him" can have a serious effect on a boy, especially if he has no brothers or sisters and has been "farmed out" to his maternal grandmother. Such a boy is Bud, age 11 years, now in the case history files of Big Brothers of Orange County, waiting assignment. Bud's mother died in an automobile accident when he was six. His father remarried a widow with three children and left Bud with his maternal grandmother to rear, as a matter of expediency. Since Bud's mother was an only child, his grandmother knows little or nothing about the rearing of boys. The introduction of a Big Brother in Bud's life will, therefore, not only fill the need he has for a man's influence, but take some of the anxieties off the grandmother's shoulders, and this, in turn, will make the boy's home life much happier. Bud's grandmother is deeply interested in her grandson, but registered according to the State Chamber. California should also rank first (surpassing New York) in personal income and employment by the end of 1964, the Chamber predicted. In manufacturing, the Chamber conceded that New York will maintain its number-one position through 1964. "However first place in this field for our state will probably come in another two years. Since 1950." The Pearlmans invite your questions about reading problems. Send them to READING MATTERS, 429 So. Western Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90005. For personal reply, please enclose self addressed stamped envelope. SIDEBAR By Bob Perlman Managing Editor Not long ago editor Tom Keevil in Costa Mesa became upset over some attempts by a city councilman to tell school officials how to run the schools, and he wrote an editorial which he titled "Leave Our Schools Alone, John Smith." That was a good title, and its message deserves extension. Such as: Leave our schools alone, Pat Brown. To be sure the constitution gives the governor a certain role in school affairs. The trouble is, like the camel whose nose keeps coming farther and farther in under the tent until he's sitting in the poor old Arab's lap, the nose of Sacramento has an uncomfortable habit of sticking farther and farther into the Anaheim school house. The latest example of this tendency is the governor's renewed vow that he'll get county-wide school taxation if he has to fight on until Heaven knows when. Well, I hope he has a long fight, because I hope county-wide school taxation is a long way off. It's like my small daughter, the time I gave her a braunschweiger sandwich. "I like braunschweiger Daddy," she said with a grimace, "but not very much." We need county-wide school taxation, Mr. Brown — but not very much, and not for a long time. There is no question that school taxes are unequal in Orange County. People in exploding communities like Fountain Valley, with tremendous residential growth and no industry to share the burden of educating the kids in all those pretty tract homes, are getting frightening tax bills. At the same time, while Newport Beach is growing, it's not growing as rapidly, nor at present — is Anaheim. Communities which have undergone the worst of the agonizing post-war changes for the time being are getting a respite from tax increases. Now Pat Brown comes along and tells these people that they are going to have to help pull Fountain Valley's chestnuts out of the fire, and San Juan Capistrano's, etc., by paying higher school taxes than they would otherwise. It's not as if we aren't paying our share of state-wide taxes — we certainly are. And we feel for the folks in Fountain Valley. But they didn't have to buy there — the rewards for pioneering are sometimes high, but if you put on that old cooskin hat you should be prepared to pay the price. Forecasts California employment in the manufacturing industry has risen by over 80 per cent, compared with a nationwide increase of 12 per cent. Late in 1963 the number of persons employed in California factories was almost 1.5 million. "Especially favorable to continued development of manufacturing in California is the fact that this industry, which once was built principally around a very few manufacturing groups has during the past decade acquired a remarkable diversification and balance. Few other states so nearly reproduce the national pattern as does California." On employment in general, the Chamber report said, "The average size of the labor force in California rose 212,000 from 6,641,000 in 1962 to 6,853,000 in 1963. At the same time, average total employment increased by 191,000 from 6,252,000 to 6,443,000. In the face of a nationwide maladjustment of jobs to workers, California has provided enough new jobs not only for the natural increase in its labor force but for most of the huge flood of migrants. In 1964 the labor force will again increase by well over 200,000." Per capita personal income — which in recent years has been running at about 23 per cent above the national average — should rise from $2,970 in 1963 to $3,037 in 1964, of which $410 will go into personal taxes, $213 into savings, and $2,414 into consumer expenditures. Expected to advance in 1964 is California's already high standard of living, illustrated during 1963 by gross per capita sales of $1,486 — 13 per cent above the national average. Scientists, now rolling in research wealth, will run into a tighter - fisted attitude by governments and other nonscientific bodies if more care is not paid to the way the money is spent, warns President Arne Tiselius of the Nobel Foundation. Injudicious expenditures could cause all allocations to be cut back, with the result that vital basic research at the frontiers of knowledge would suffer, he says. Scientists, Dr. Tiselius contends, must not consider themselves aloof from bookkeeping but must take an active part to prevent other interests from getting the upper hand. Robin Hood may turn over in his grave, but modern science and engineering, says the Smithsonian Institution, have collaborated to make bows that shoot farther, straighter and faster than arrows ever flew before. Research and development has been stimulated by tremendous interest in archery. There are more archers in the U.S. today — six million or more — than among American Indians before Columbus. RUNWAYS capable of handling 300-ton aircraft, nearly three times the weight of today's commercial jets, are being constructed at a new airport in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A similar "very modern" airport is planned for another East European City, Burgas, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. Oxygen has developed into a "growth" product, reports Chemetron Corporation. Impetus has come from the steel industry's adoption of the basic-oxygen process for steelmaking. One major producer in Chicago is replacing 11 open - hearth furnaces with two basic - oxygen units but production capacity will remain the same. The basic - oxygen method accounted for 5.5 million tons of steel output in 1962, compared with less than a half - million tons in 1955. A seven - telescope observatory has been opened at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. Three 8 - inch and three 10-inch telescopes plus a refracting unit for navigational and time - determining studies are installed in the $50,000 complex PEOPLE who like to talk should go to the University of Florida where researchers have a machine that knows how to listen. The fundamental frequency indicator (FFD), a kind of computer, listens, draws a graph of the sound pattern and figures out the basic frequency in a few seconds. Object is to determine if the speaker is making efficient use of his voice. A 'sleep machine' marketed by a French inventor resembles a TV set. A blue halo expanding and contracting tulls the viewer to sleep. Roughly the same as the late movie. Big Brother Doned Boy Broods Over Dad has a great fear that she will pass away long before he is grown. Bud may become a mechanic. He has been taking anything mechanical apart and putting it back together since he was a very little boy. Last Christmas his grandmother gave him a set of wrenches, which are the only things he has asked for. Bud loves airplanes, and on one occasion when his grandmother drove him to the airport, a local pilot offered him a ride. He declined and then went home and wept bitterly because he had done so. One of Bud's real problems is lack of things to do. A neighbor used to allow him to swim in his pool, but this man moved away and he no longer is able to enjoy this recreation, although he had developed into a fair swimmer. Bud is also very fond of cats and dogs, but the anxieties of his grandmother cause friction here. He was recently bitten by a stray dog, and now the grand- mohter refuses to allow him to play with animals around the neighborhood, if she can prevent it. In his yearning for his father, Bud has built up an illusionary story that just as soon as his stepbrothers and stepsisters grow up, his father will want him back, this despite the fact that the father does not have regular communication with him and does not desire any. Bud is beginning to rebel over his status in life. He has taken money from his grandmother's purse, and has stolen tools from the garage. Bud desperately needs an older man's guidance and friendship, without which he is definitely headed for trouble. Big Brothers of Orange County is looking for the right man to serve as Bud's Big Brother because here it will take little to accomplish so much. The man who is willing to give this gift of a few hours a week to a boy can get information about being a Big Brother by calling Big Brothers of Orange County at KI 7-7788 or by writing them at 515 North Main Street, Santa Ana. "No man ever stands a straight as when he stoops to help a boy." ANAHEIM GAZETTE TELEPHONE: PR 2-1800 Published Thursday of each week at 421 East Cerritos Ave. Anaheim, California Legal Adjudication No. A 22441 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.