anaheim-gazette 1964-08-12

COMMUNITY NEWS FOR YOUR OWN COMMUNITY Anal ESTABLISHED SINCE Volume 9, No. 103 Anaheim, Supervisors Tack STATE FAIR ENTRY — June Elizabeth Lindeman, 20, of Costa Mesa, will represent Orange County in the California State Fair and Exposition's 12th annual Maid of California Contest. JUNE LINDEMAN County Beauty Set for Contest June Elizabeth Lindeman, 20, will represent Orange County in the California State Fair and Exposition's 12th annual Maid of California Contest. June, a resident of Costa Mesa, will be among some 50 girls from throughout the Golden State competing for the coveted Maid of California title on the opening day of this year's Fair, Sept. 2-13. Miss Lindeman, blond and blue-eyed, arranges a shapely 38-22-36 figure into a 5' 7", 120-pound frame. Her sponsor is the 32nd District Agricultural Association (Orange County Fair). A graduate of Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, June attends Orange Coast College and hopes for a career as an interior decorator. Like many Maid hopefuls, June combines brains with beauty, and already holds several beauty contest titles. She is Miss Newport Beach of 1964, 1964 Aloha Queen of the Orange County Fair, and was Miss Costa Mesa 1963. 'Beating' Testimony Held Over Keith Joseph Garabrandt, a cused of childbeating, had his preliminary hearing continue until next Monday by Superior Court Judge David D. Frenkel yesterday. Garabrandt, 28, 742 E. Madison St., is presently out on bail from Orange County Jail. Garabrandt's 24-year-old wife made the original charge to plece when she told Detective Mike McCullough that when she came home from work Aug. 1, she found her young son crushing from a cut lip and bruises on his back. GOP-Democrats Slate Meeting A top-secret meeting between Coalson C. Morris, chairman. He said that several other GOP-Democrats Slate Meeting A top-secret meeting between high ranking members of the Republican county organization and a number of Democrats is scheduled to be held Aug. 14. High on the agenda of the meeting, the location of which has not been disclosed, will be the pinpointing of a location of a headquarters for an organization known as "Democrats for Goldwater." Coalson C. Morris, chairman of the Orange County Goldwater for President committee, said his headquarters would serve as the rallying ground for the "large number of Democrats who are for Sen. Goldwater." Morris said work has now nearly been completed in the changing over of the 19 Goldwater headquarters to Republican headquarters. He said that several other points would remain as Goldwater headquarters. The chairman declined to give the actual number of Democrats in the county who had ready contacted the Republican camp. Democratic leaders had previously denied the claims of Morris that large numbers of the party were deflecting in favor of Goldwater. Attention Chicago, SF: Orange County Moving Up San Francisco and Chicago take heed: Your positions in the top four leading residential booming areas in the United States are being challenged by fast-growing Orange County. If the present rate of construction continues for the remainder of the year — the Bay and Windy cities will take a back seat to the county that is now celebrating its 75th anniversary. The Diamond Jubilee is being marked in the county's unincorporated areas with the biggest boom in Orange County's history. In recording a total of $94.1 million in building valuations for the first seven months of this year, construction in unincorporated areas has already nearly equaled last year's total of $95.4 million. And it is well on the way toward breaking the all-time building valuation record of $125.4 million set in 1955, officials say. The unincorporated area building figures, released by C. W. Donohue, county building director, indicate the construction and development of rural areas has become the center of county growth. The $17,599,341 in valuations covering 1,020 construction permits issued in July was the second largest month in county building department history. The record month was set last March when $22 million in permits were issued in July of 1963. Building permit valuations, including those recorded in the city building department reached a record $840.4 million in 1963, smashing all previous records. The Orange County Metropolitan Area was sixth in the nation in residential construction last year, placing the county ahead of such major metropolitan areas as Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia and Detroit. naheim Gazette SHED SINCE 1870 · HOME CITY PAPER OF FABULOUS DISNEY 03 Anaheim, California, 6 Pages Wednesday, August 12, 1964 25 Tackle $83.9 Mill THOMAS' REPLY TO PATMAN Irvine Company Blasts Charges as Falsehoods Nonfeasance and mismanagement charges levelled against the Irvine Foundation by a Congressional committee have been branded as utter falsehoods by the head of the Irvine Company. Charles S. Thomas, president and chief executive officer of the company, branded the charges as "irresponsible, unsubstantiated and unwarrant- unsubstantiated accusations against the foundation." The foundation said it was offering an unqualified denial of the charges. Thomas said, "Accusations and alleged charges against a company and its officers by an official of the Congress of the United States are a serious matter and can have far reaching the company stem not from intention to be unfair but from lack of knowledge of the He said the accusations publicized without talking or interviewing any office member of the Irvine Co. Thomas said he is ready any time to appear before man's committee. As to man's statement that the Nonfeasance and mismanagement charges levelled against the Irvine Foundation by a Congressional committee have been branded as utter falsehoods by the head of the Irvine Company. Charles S. Thomas, president and chief executive officer of the company, branded the charges as "irresponsible, unsubstantiated and unwarranted." The issue was sparked late last month when Rep. Wright Patman (D-Texas) charged during sub-committee hearings in Washington that the Irvine Foundation literally controlled the Irvine Company. Patman is chairman of a subcommittee conducting hearings into the tax exempt status of foundations. The foundation also wrote Patman Thursday, asserting the report "consists in the main of a citation of irresponsible and unsubstantiated accusations against the foundation." The foundation said it was offering an unqualified denial of the charges. Thomas said, "Accusations and alleged charges against a company and its officers by an official of the Congress of the United States are a serious matter and can have far-reaching consequences. Accordingly, any such charges must have a full investigation to determine their truthfulness." Escaping Wealth Patman told his committee part of the nation's wealth is escaping the tax rolls by being transferred to tax-exempt foundations. Thomas is not a member of the foundation, which controls 53.7 per cent of the company's stock. Thomas said he believes the "unwarranted charges" against the company stem not from intention to be unfair but from lack of knowledge of the law. He said the accusations were publicized without talking to or interviewing any office member of the Irvine Co. Thomas said he is ready any time to appear before man's committee. As to man's statement that the district's directors have co-ordinated firms controlled by their friends, Thomas said. Libel Charge "This is not true, and by standard I know is a libel statement. It implies the administration directors have instructed me as president and chief executive officer of the company or officer of the company do business with certain controlled by them and friends regardless of whether it is in the best interest of the company or stockholder. This is tantamount to accuse me and other officers of deceptive without any attempt ever to verify the facts." Thomas said neither he anyone in the company has pressure from the foundation do business with anyone.ply to Patman's statement many small businessmen difficult to do business with Irvine Co., because they are members of an inner Thomas said, "Anyone, large or small, has access ing business with the Irvine Thomas, former preside Trans World Airlines, re the Patman statement said the company had down proposals for a turb which would improve in and profit. He stoutly there is any conflict of interest among company officers, tors and employees. FROM AUTHORITY Rattler Control Told by County Information on rattlesnake control in residential areas was sent to the Orange Daily News by the Orange County Department of Agriculture today, following a recent article about snakes in the foothills. Maynard W. Cummings, vertebrate pest control specialist at University of California at Davis authored the release. Cummings said that as housing tracts move outward from urban centers into undeveloped lands, the problem of rattlesnake invasion of residential areas becomes more frequent. Although the chance is slight that anyone will be bitten by a unsubstantiated accusations against the foundation." The foundation said it was offering an unqualified denial of the charges. Thomas said, "Accusations and alged charges against a company and its officers by an official of the Congress of the United States are a serious matter and can have fag-reaching consequences. Accordingly, any such charges must have a full investigation to determine their truthfulness." Escaping Wealth Patman told his committee part of the nation's wealth is escaping the tax rolls by being transferred to tax-exempt foundations. Thomas is not a member of the foundation, which controls 53.7 per cent of the company's stock. Thomas said he believes the "unwarranted charges" against the company stem not from intention to be unfair but from lack of knowledge of the law. He said the accusations are publicized without talking to or interviewing any office member of the Irvine Co. Thomas said he is read any time to appear before man's committee. As to man's statement that the district's directors have co-ordinated firms controlled by their friends, Thomas said. Libel Charge "This is not true, and by standard I know is a libel statement. It implies the administration directors have instructed me as president and chief executive officer of the company or officer of the company do business with certain controlled by them and friends regardless of whether it is in the best interest of the company or stockholder. This is tantamount to accuse me and other officers of deceptive without any attempt ever to verify the facts." Thomas said neither he anyone in the company has pressure from the foundation do business with anyone.ply to Patman's statement many small businessmen difficult to do business with Irvine Co., because they are members of an inner Thomas said, "Anyone, large or small, has access ing business with the Irvine Thomas, former preside Trans World Airlines, re the Patman statement said the company had down proposals for a turb which would improve in and profit. He stoutly there is any conflict of interest among company officers, tors and employees. SOUTHLAND Area B Total employment in th eting said that several other would remain as Gold-headquarters. chairman declined to give actual number of Demoin the county who had alcontacted the Republican democratic leaders had previdened the claims of Morat large numbers of their were deflecting in favor Goldwater. SF: ing Up issued in July was the seccargest month in county ning department history. The month was set last March $22 million in permits issued in July of 1963. holding permit valuations, ing those recorded in the 21 building departments, added a record $840.4 million 63, smashing all previous ids. Orange County MetropoliArea was sixth in the nanial residential construction year, placing the county of such major metropoliareas as Atlanta, Dallas, Delphia and Detroit. Urges Precautions He urged care in removing all food and cover that favor snakes. "Iosely mowed lawns and fields are less attractive to snakes than weeds, brush and tall grass," he said. "Since snakes cannot survive on hot, bare ground, remove trash, lumber, brush and rock piles, or anything which affords shade or hiding places." Elimination of rodents by poisoning and trapping will remove much of the snakes' food supply," according to Cummings. According to Cummings so long as residences adjoin any undeveloped area there will be a problem. He advises that all necessary structural openings have tight-fitting doors or screens, and that all buildings be inspected to be sure that there are no cracks or holes in the foundation or floor. Snakeproofing Where there are young children a snakeproof fence should be erected around their play area. It should be made of quarter inch mesh hardware cloth, 36 inches wide, with the lower edge buried a few inches in the ground. The fence should Highway Tax Reaps Funds For County Orange County received $244.490.32 as its share of highway users tax, State Controller Alan Cranston announced today. The total apportionment among the State, cities and counties amounted to $26,984,801. Of the total, $13,677,104 went to the State Highway Fund for expenditure on highways, $5,707,357 to the counties, $2,542,981 to the State Highway Fund for expenditure in cities, $3,679,359 to the State Highway Fund for Counties and Cities, and $1,378,000 went into the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for engineering costs and administrative expenses in respect to city streets. The latter in an annual apportionment to be made each July under provisions of legislation passed last year. The amount distributed was comprised of $24,583,207 from the gasoline tax, $1,819,992 from the diesel fuel tax, $579,179 by transfer from the Motor Vehicle Transportation Tax Fund, and the balance from miscellaneous sources. Total employment in the Angeles - Long Beach - OceaCounty Area set a new Julord of 3,034,200, Albert B burg, Director of Employannounced today. The number of person work was off from June ever, because of sharp seduction in school eployment and further job in the aerospace industrial employment declined seasby 13,000 from June to July as many young joers who entered the labor ket in the previous month summer jobs or left the force. The July employment represented a gain of 5 jobs, or a 2.5 per cent since July 1963. Nonmanuing activities paced the year employment advance cause of continuing cutback the aerospace sector, munituring showed little immement over-the-year. The decrease of 2,600 from June to July reflected a large part seasonal cation of nearly 10,000 jobs s ernment resulting from ther mer recess in public s. The loss of an additional jobs in the aerospace group contributed to the empl WHEN YOU LOOK INSIDE EDITORIALS, FEATURES Page 3 Million Budget Reductions Seen For Fiscal Plan Adoption of Present Figure Would Result in 13-Cent Jump Orange County’s Board of Supervisors are prepared to pare the proposed $83.9 million budget for fiscal 1964-65 in today’s final hearing which opened at 9:30 a.m. The budget as it now stands calls for a possible 13-cent tax rate increase. Supervisors want to reduce this by at least five cents. Second District Supervisor David L. Baker spoke for his constituents in saying, “All of A factor in the Supervisors efforts to pare the proposed budget Wednesday is thought to be two-fold: to avoid possible voter Orange County's Board of Supervisors are prepared to pare the proposed $83.9 million budget for fiscal 1964-65 in today's final hearing which opened at 9:30 a.m. The budget as it now stands calls for a possible 13-cent tax rate increase, Supervisors want to reduce this by at least five cents. Second District Supervisor David L. Baker spoke for his constituents in saying, "All of us have some ideas about where and how the budget should be cut. None of us wants a 13-cent increase." Auditor Vic A. Heim has warned that unless anticipated cuts are made, the county can expect a rate jump from $1.66 to $1.79. Heim earlier warned of a 17-cent jump. The county's total assessed value soared over $2 billion this year for the first time in history. The county's assessed value reached $1 billion only seven years ago. Seek Reductions Eyeing the 1964-65 budget which stands at $86,007,620, if the county free library and structural fire protection budgets are included, the supervisors foresee that a leading candidate for reduction is the $7 million spending program at Orange County General Hospital. The hospital budget includes $200,000 for a linear accelerator. The board may decide to eliminate this expenditure. In the "more than $1 million" category are 13 county functions. Biggest item is a proposed $17.5 million welfare program which, due to its heavy reimbursement by state and federal funds, is considered untouchable. The next largest budgets include the $11.2 million capital projects fund and the $11.1 millions road budget. A factor in the Supervisors efforts to pare the proposed budget Wednesday is thought to be two-fold: to avoid possible voter reprisals if a bond issue for jail and courthouse construction goes on the November ballot; and to keep the rate at a minimum. A decision by the board must be made within the next four weeks if the issue is to go on the ballot. County Man Fined Under New Statute A Garden Grove musician, whose plan to organize a club for lonely housewives was foiled by a young Orange mother, was fined $110 and placed on a year's probation yesterday. Robert A. Kellogg, 32, 10642 Alderson St., was convicted last month by Santa Ana-Orange Municipal Court Judge Byron McMillan. He was the first person convicted in the county under the state's new telephone annoyance law. A local housewife testified at last month's trial that Kellogg had called her and said he was conducting a "sex survey." Upon his request, she gave him the phone number of a neighbor whom she promptly alerted. OUTHLAND RECORD SET Area Employment Jumps Total employment in the Los Angeles area increased by approximately 20%. OUTHLAND RECORD SET Area Employment Jumps Total employment in the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Orange County Area set a new July record of 3,034,200, Albert B. Tieburg, Director of Employment announced today. The number of persons at work was off from June, however, because of sharp seasonal reduction in school employment and further job losses in the aerospace industries. Unemployment declined seasonally by 13,000 from June to 189,700 in July as many young jobseekers who entered the labor market in the previous month found summer jobs or left the labor force. The July employment total represented a gain of 73,800 jobs, or a 2.5 per cent growth since July 1963. Nonmanufacturing activities paced the year-to-year employment advance. Because of continuing cutbacks in the aerospace sector, manufacturing showed little improvement over-the-year. The decrease of 2,600 jobs from June to July reflected in large part seasonal contraction of nearly 10,000 jobs in government resulting from the summer recess in public schools. The loss of an additional 3,000 jobs in the aerospace group also contributed to the employment downturn. Partly offsetting these decreases were substantial seasonal gains in trade, finance and construction, and settlement of a labor-management dispute in the brewery industry. 'ACT OF PERFIDY' Badham Lashes Brown, Salinger An Orange County Republican assemblyman has lashed out at the appointment of Pierre Salinger to the U.S. Senate. Robert E. Badham, Newport Beach, today also took on Gov. Edmund (Pat) Brown for his part in appointing Salinger to the Senate post. "Gov. Brown's appointment of Salinger to the Washington seat of the late Sen. Clair Engle — even before the dirt has been smoothed over Engle's grave—was an act of perfidy almost unparalleled in the state's said history of Democrat domnance," Badham declared. The governor, often the target of Badham's barbs, was denounced for the Salinger selection because "it makes each of them an errand boy." In Badham's view, 'Salinger is simply an erand boy for the far-out Texas Frontier brand of socialism being foisted on this country. It's even more raw than the much-touted New Frontier which nobody has yet figured out to mean anything except confusion, corruption and duplicity. "Gov Brown became the Johnson menagerie's errand boy by naming Salinger—whom he actively dislikes and against whom he has often regaled. California voters — even the Democrats — will not soon forget that Gov. Brown embraced Alan Cranston even after the wildly misguided California Democratic Council endorsed Cranston's candidacy." Badham said. He challenged that Salinger is not truly a resident of California can not legally hold the office of U.S. Senator by appointment or by election.