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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1950
Page
13
A Long Beach Red Cross appeal urges every able bodied person to donate blood for Korea, noting a daily need of 60 pints of type O and 86 pints of assorted types for wounded servicemen. Donors can give at 319 W Broadway Tuesdays 4:30 to 8 p.m, with medical screening and a three month interval recommended.
Pupils new to Long Beach public schools or those transferring within the district will begin enrollment this week. Elementary schools open Thursday 9 AM to noon and 1 to 3 30 PM, junior and senior highs Tuesday to Thursday 9 to 11 AM and 1 to 3 PM. Parents should bring proof of birth such as birth certificates or baptismal records. Children must be four and a half by Sept 1 for kindergarten and five and a half by Sept 1 for first grade, with dates of birth as March 2, 1946 and March 2, 1945 respectively. Contact the nearest elementary principal with questions.
A three day meet opens September 13 at Municipal Auditorium with leading electronics scientists engineers and educators from the West Coast Institute of Radio Engineers. The event features more than 300 manufacturers products and the atomic clock by the National Bureau of Standards and Navy electronics exhibit. Technical papers will cover latest techniques with speakers including Dr Frederick E Terman Stanford University Dr John R Fierce Bell Labs C Veronda V Learned Sperry Gyroscope Co S H Dodd MIT Dr Robbert T Ross Stanford and Ernst H Schreiber Pacific Tel and Telegraph.
The 5500 members of the A F L Fish Cannery Workers Union approved a three year contract. It includes a raise to 1.50 an hour for women and 1.60 an hour for men plus seniority and vacation benefits, announced union agent James Waugh in San Pedro.
The editors urge Long Beach voters to reject the oil development amendment. They argue the sponsor’s controlled oil scheme masks a push for unrestricted drilling in central areas, creating nuisances, subsidence risk, and threat to local oil reserves. The piece urges a No vote on September 19.
Report by George A. Geiger Jr outlines the service areas for four new elementary schools opening this fall. Details map boundaries around Clark Ave Willow St and Bellflower Blvd, naming Buffum, Kooleee, Burcham, Burroughs, Gant, and Grant districts and street-by-street routing where students reside. Enrollment is 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:90 p.m. on Thursday.
The Fleet Reserve Association held its 23rd annual convention in the Municipal Auditorium with 52 branches represented by delegates and auxiliaries. About 2000 attendees were present, San Diego leading with roughly 250. The second day opened with hourlong services in Concert Hall, sessions at 9 am and 1:30 pm, and a banquet at the Wilton Hotel Marine Room. Leo A. La Belle, national president, led press coverage from Albany, California. Tomorrow features elections, installation of national officers, and a national board session.
Long Beach reports a continuing rise in area employment and a sharp drop in jobseekers. George Toll of the local State Employment Office cites national gains and notes difficulty placing men over 45 and a surplus of unskilled older workers. The office plans an Em ploy the Physically Handicapped Week in October for about 200 wheelchair cases at the Veterans Hospital.
Mrs. Gus Lucking announces two blood banks this week for Long Beach Donors. Tuesday 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Red Cross HQ 29 W Broadway and a special bank at Bay Shore Congregational Church Granade Ave and The Toledo on Wednesday Sept 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. Belmont Shore donors also served. Committee aids recruitment includes Seriano Ault Riley Buserman Jonas Brown Boehler Tedford Knight and Rev. Milton Gabrielson. A 4000 pint monthly quota will be sent to South Korea for wounded servicemen from the regional blood bank in Los Angeles Tong Beach is the regional hub.
The New First Baptist Church on the northeast corner of Pine Ave and 10th St features a 121 foot spire. Services are planned for Sept 17 with 9 and 11 am worship and 10 am Sunday School. The $859,225.24 project includes a 1500-seat auditorium, four manual pipe organ, 32 classroom Sunday school unit, two chapels, stained glass, and modern facilities.
A. L. Bud Fischer of Long Beach to retire after 22 years with the Fire Department. Joined July 16, 1928, and to be officially re hired Oct 14. He plans a Northern California trip with his wife and will seek living quarters near San Luis Obispo where he will teach firefighting at Cal Poly. Fischer helped organize Local 372 and served in multiple fire service associations. He and his wife have resided in Long Beach since 1920 and have several children at home.
County Manager Steenald R. Allen urged consolidating Long Beach Mutual Aid District 13 with Norwalk Mutual Aid District 4 to strengthen southeast Los Angeles County civilian defense. The reconstituted District 4 would serve Whittier Long Beach Pico Downey Norwalk Clearwater Hynes Bellflower Artesia Carmelitos Lakewood East Whittier and nearby unincorporated areas.
State architects start the master plan for permanent structures at a 320 acre site east of Long Beach, after leaders including Assemblyman Grant and Dr. Peterson pushed for expanded facilities. If approved, a new budget would fund emergency buildings for immediate use and eventually convert them to workshops and warehouses as permanent facilities rise for up to 5000 students.
Registrar of Voters Ben S Hite will decide next Tuesday if the Los Angeles County Court House alternate site initiative has enough valid signatures to qualify for the November 7 ballot. A minimum of 109 163 signatures is required. If insufficient, the Supervisors may grant 10 more days to gather names. Even with enough names the measure may place second among county measures. Also already qualified is the county firemen and peace officers retirement changes proposal, likely named County Proposal A or No 1.
A limited staff will handle Press-Telegram Classified ad trans sections today from early morning until noon. Call 6-90656 before noon for ads. In Monday's edition, come to the Press-Telegram Ad Headquarters at 6th and ae.
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