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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1957
Page
7
A clipped OCR note records a date January 14 tied to a gage or call at a place named Wada. The terse line hints at measurement or survey activity and identifies no broader context or participants beyond the listed terms.
New officers of North Long Beach Commercial Club will be installed Thursday at Mayo's Cafe. Councilman Virgil Spongberg will be master of ceremonies for the 33rd annual ceremony with Mayor George Vermillion installing officer. Fay Carpenter is president. C. Kearney, Madsen, first vice presidents. Charlie Morrison, second vice president. J L Bentley, secretary treasurer. Holdover directors are Cordray Wilkins Rood Toler Chace. New directors Spongberg Vermillion Rochester Worden. Retiring president Dooley will summarize the year's activities.
The Long Beach Council of Camp Fire Girls elected Mrs. Milton Smith of 3821 Greenbrier Rd as president for 1957. Other officers named include Mrs. Donn Bettis first vice president, Weckford Morgan second vice president, Mrs. Edith Bakken secretary, and C Earl Beauchamp treasurer. Mrs. Bettis retires after presiding at the annual meeting where past year activities were reviewed. Both Mrs. Bettis and Mrs. Smith received the Luther Halsey Malick award for outstanding volunteer contributions. Dr. Reugen Pieters of First Presbyterian Church spoke at the meeting.
Senator Fepe Moss of California proposes a bill to create a department or agency level promotions system based on merit. The measure aims to replace political or personal favoritism with a formal advancement plan to boost morale and productivity among government employees.
Sacramento lawmaker Sen Robert I McCarthy proposes a constitutional amendment to extend California daylight time. He urges DST to begin April 1 and end October 3 rather than the last Sundays in April and September. Farmers oppose time changes though constituents seek more daylight. The proposal must win voter approval despite legislative backing.
The Arcadia High School band won Senate approval for a trip to Washington to participate in Eisenhower's inauguration parade. The plan now requires private fundraising to cover costs, after Assembly support allowed use of school district funds to underwrite expenses.
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