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Newspaper
Seal Beach Post And Wave
Location
Seal Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1945
Page
1
A 1936 Post and Wave opinion piece notes prices from a Seal Beach grocery ad, observes wartime attitudes, and muses on weather, politics, and radio advertising. It contrasts aging, civic life, and daily routines with a growing war economy and public reactions to jingles.
World War II veteran James H. Quick of North American Aviation will address the Seal Beach Lions Club at 7:00 p.m. on August 1, 1945, at Ranch House, 16th and Coast Highway. Quick, a former World War I Marine sergeant, will discuss air power’s role in future peace and security, representing Inglewood, California, builder of the B-25 Mitchell and P-51 Mustang fighters.
House Republican Leader Joe Martin urged a worldwide ban on compulsory peacetime conscription but faced little enthusiasm in Washington. Observers noted nations pay lip service while expanding armies and navies, concluding it may be wiser to keep the powder dry for the next decade or two.
Seventeen persons bought homes in the last month including LeRoy Wigton at 441 Central avenue Fred S May at 221 Central avenue R H Bess at 243 15th street and Henry Musselman family moving to Garden Grove Mervyn Joy 132 12th street Thomas H Freeman 222 14th street O Italians 1520 Ocean avenue Vera B Waite 151 15th street Russell Gwartney 316 Wighth street Everett L Castle 204 Central avenue L R Hayes 211 Fourth street Harry Hop 239 Sixth street Alberta Knighton 223 Fourth street Robert Nex 215 Fourth street Ermon A Watson 219 Central avenue renting to Mrs Callahan Michael DeRosier 255 17th street Margaret Dwyer 225 Fourth street John D Ardair 1523 Seal Way.
The Caravan team of three youths and a counselor arrives Saturday July 28 at the Community Methodist Church for an eight week summer program. Participants Miss Dilys John Miss Georgeanna Steiner Edward Crump and Mrs Claude Whitehead come from out of state. Activities include potluck dinners nightly Sunday through Friday at 7 pm, Bible study classes for high school and seventh eighth graders and adults, daily worship, evening assembly, and 2 to 5 pm workshops on projects such as symbolic windows and cupboards. The caravaners and youth council meet at 7:30 pm Saturday to finalize plans and Sunday they teach classes and assist in the morning service.
The rapid growth of Seal Beach receives a boost as M. Jay Kramer of Beverly Hills and William Gamntner of Seal Beach announce plans for new Main Street properties. Kramer aims for a bowling alley and supermarket on corner lots, adjacent to the Beach Theater, with construction of fireproof fronts. Gamntner plans four Main Street facing stores on the northeast corner at Main and Electric, with two 30 foot and two 25 foot fronts, all rented or leased. Work on all three projects to start soon, with modern ultramodern design and arrangements including a double frontage market facing Main and Electric. The theater site and bowling alley three-lot area were formerly owned by Phil Norton. two bought by O C Johnson for the Beach Theater and three by Gamntner, who sold them to Kramer. Johnson reports the Liquor Store at 113 Main Street is now owned by Dr. DeSadeleer. Gauntner will focus on building. Kramer is a noted Los Angeles builder and developer, welcomed for Seal Beach growth. Johnson reports the theater building sidewalk work near completion and plans to open in September, bringing premier cinema to the city.
Two of the four beribboned marines who canvassed cities in this area selling war bonds during the seventh war loan drive have been transferred to the fleet Marine force for combat duty. Lt. L. L. Hicallier said Sgt. Charles W. Johnson and Sgt. Eugene Harrington are the two transferred. Cpl. Oren Moore remains, and the group had sold $7200 in war bonds before travel orders halted activities.
Navy patrol bomber with Ensign Everett H. Simmons Jr. and Radioman-Gunner Eugene Arend vanished after a routine Long Beach area flight. Rescue boats searched for hours. authorities planned to raise the plane and recover the bodies. Simmons’s widow lives in Long Beach. Arend’s father is in Lansing, Michigan.
Phillip Darrel Pack, 19, motor machinist’s mate second class USNR, son of Darrel Edwin Pack of Seal Beach, serves aboard the destroyer Gregory which has shot down six enemy planes and fought in two major engagements since October. Captain Bruce McCandless, Medal of Honor recipient, commands the Gregory. Ivan Essayan, Surfside Colony, Seal Beach, served in Navy combat photographic mission for the Okinawa film The Fleet That Came to Stay, produced by Navy photographic service under Capt. Gene Markey. The film uses 200,000 feet of footage taken under fire for tactical study and training, slated for release soon after Okinawa’s securing.
A succinct quotation contrasts great and little minds with a line attributed to Irving, noting that wishes yield to purpose while fortune tries minds.
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