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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1949
Page
2
Long Beach columnist notes New Year effort to mention all reader communications. Various items include float parade plans, used Christmas cards, holiday decorations costs, elder care oversight, and a quotation from Elbert Hubbard. Citizens urged to share opinions with local officials and lawmakers.
Police report a string of break ins across commercial premises during a cold night. A shoe repair shop at 217 E Third St lost 18 dollars and tools. a neighboring jewelry store was not entered. A realty firm safe at 287 41 E First St yielded 50 dollars, with offices ransacked. An insurance broker at 3298 Atlantic Ave lost 206 dollars from desks.
A woman, Mrs. Bessie S. McBride, 64, suffered critical injuries after a night head-on collision in heavy rain on Long Beach Blvd near 45th Street. She had broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured nose. Driver Donald L. Jones, 28, sustained injuries in another crash at Ocean Blvd and Alamitos Ave that injured Mabel Duty, 30. A passenger Louise K. Hubbard, 28, escaped injury but was cited for failure to yield. Wallace W. Gibson Jr., 23, was the other driver cited in the first collision.
City Attorney Irving M. Smith ruled that a $10,000 building-type shelter for card and checker players in Lincoln Park does not violate the park title. The council asked for an opinion amid plans to erect the shelter for a few hundred agency men frequenting the area.
Registrar Benjamin S. Hite reports Long Beach official registration at 122 322 after canceling 21 714 inactive names. Democratic tally 68 446, Republican 47 033. Countywide turnout drops to 1 514 093 from 2 222 858 with Democrats leading 1 014 045 and Republicans 685 875. Districts show declines across 18th and 70th, with Lakewood Village precincts falling from 12 233 to 10 234.
Ames C Gordon becomes the youngest layman to lead the Long Beach United Church Brotherhood at the annual dinner in the Masonic Temple 835 Locust Ave. Mayor Buron W Chace presides. Dr Ralph E Oliver of City College speaks on The Statue with Four Faces. Officers inducted include Lewis K Cox first vice president J Scott Brown second vice president George F McLean secretary and treasurer.
A weather bulletin notes variable winds mostly easterly tonight and Thursday with local fresh northwesterly gusts in rain squalls this afternoon. Partly cloudy periods tonight and Thursday with little change in temperatures.
John Larizza and Richard Norman, Press-Telegram carriers, received California Newspaperboy Foundation Medals for Community Service. Mayor Burton Chace praised their alertness after they heard glass break and tracked a burglar to an apartment, aiding police in arresting him. Other recipients included Kenneth Hall and Al Tidwell with Heroism medals and several Pasadena youths with Community Service medals.
Southern California recalls a sensational warm spell when Long Beach hit 86 degrees, the hottest January day in 20 years. Other inland and coastal cities matched records as officials warned of fire hazards from dry, high-altitude air and low humidity.
A 101 year old Charles Chappell will lead the flag pledge at the Sunset of Life party in the Municipal Auditorium Friday afternoon. The event honors residents 70 and older but welcomes all ages with a concert by the Municipal Band starting at 1 PM. Mayor Burton W. Chace and County Supervisor William A. Smith will bring greetings. Alfred Meek, 86, will give a chance number. special honors go to Mrs. O P Hanna Walter Case Mrs Heileen Woodyard and Fireman James R Armstrong. The program includes awards for the oldest men and women, a talk by Paul S. Dietrich, songs by Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury Cammett, a pageant From the Cradle to the Grave, with Mrs. Eileen Woodyard as accompanist. Shepard Rental Agency provides free wheelchair service.
The City Council voted yesterday to pay a flat $25 monthly car use allowance to city employees who use their own vehicles in city business. The move aims to offset private car use amid a lack of city owned cars, notably for the health department and seasonal city assessors.
City council committee weighs abandoning Daugherty Field and buying adjacent land from the Montana Land Co to protect approaches. A new Los Alamitos airport could require $2,000,000. Abandonment could force the Army Air Forces to relocate. land value near Lakewood capped by realty prices.
Police seized eight slot machines at the Officers' Town Club last week. If the owner fails to sue for recovery within 30 days, the machines will be destroyed and their value, about $300 each, will be turned into the city’s general fund. No ownership claims have been filed to date.
Individual loyalty oaths signed by all City Council members and civic service commissioners have been received and filed with the City Council.
About 50 geese were observed flying south over Long Beach in a ragged V formation, seeking warmer weather. They typically winter in the area, but appeared cold as they flapped their wings, according to a Lakewood call to the Press Telegram.
Long Beach Naval Shipyard launches Operation Casey to modernize more than a hundred U S Marine Corps LVTs stored at Barstow Cal as preparation for a new assembly line. The project will require hundreds of man hours over six to nine months and uses advanced industrial methods under Reg H Casey with Lt Comdr E G Pollock directing planning and execution. Casey brings a background from Buick Bendix Cincinnati Milling and others to optimize the new LVT production.
The U S Air Force informs North American Aviation it is canceling 118 F-93 sweptback wing jet fighter contracts to realign funds with the President's budget. A prior 51 B-45 bomber cancellations last week caused 2600 layoffs at Los Angeles and Long Beach plants. production continues on 534 F-86 fighters while prototypes of the F-93 remain, with design finished.
Irene Howland of 462 Walnut Ave reported a theft of a black sofa chair from her front porch. Four thieves replaced it with four potted plants, all dead after weathering. Police filed a theft report. details remain unclear.
City Manager Carl Wirsching will report to the City Council on creating a complete structural division led by a licensed architect to draw plans for public buildings. Estimated cost is 25 000 to 30 000 dollars annually. potential savings in city architectural fees could reach hundreds of thousands. The plan includes hiring five or six new staff such as a structural engineer and a drawings officer, with space in the city engineer’s crowded office.
Long Beach residents enjoy an adequate gas supply amid record consumption during a severe cold spell. Harbor royalty gas of 55,000,000 cubic feet daily meets demand. standby gas costs 18 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Jan 4 saw a peak of 62,114,000 cubic feet with industrial users shut off. Four million cubic feet consumed in one hour on Jan 4. Low pressure complaints come mainly from North Long Beach, where old lines are being upgraded with new feeder mains.
Los Angeles County will retire the last of its 3.5 million good roads bond issue issued February 1 1909 to finance the first paved roads system. Supervisor Darby proposed burning the securities in a ceremony and placing a marker near Lincoln Park to commemorate the El Monte Road pavement starting point.
When you want to place a want ad call 6 9066. The result number appears on the message. A quarter million readers in Long Beach and nearby communities will see your ad in the Press Telegram Classified pages. Want Ad Headquarters Sixth and Pine. Check your phone directory for Branch Office locations in Bellflower, Compton and Wilmington.
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