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S-A Ootobnr 10, THO TORRANCt HtfcALD Nativity Church 1 Reah Success, On The dinner and program held Sunday afternoon and evening In Civic Auditorium and spon- sored by Nativity Catholic Church, was an outstanding fi- nancial and social success. Pro- ceeds will swell the fund for the proposed new parochial school In Torrance. Rev. P. J. McGulnness, pastor, wishes to express his sincere appreciation to all who contrib- uted to the success of the affair. Guests from Van Nuys, Azusa, El Monte, Los Angeles and other cities also enjoyed the turkey dinner and the exceptionally fine program. More than 1,011 dinners were served, according to Mrs. Guy Felion, general chairman, who wishes to convey her personal thanks for the splendid coopera- tion of all her committees. A...highlight of the evening hours was the presentation of a hope chest and its beautiful con- PLAZA ' 1 720 Ca ffiXGntft*? Torrance Completely Reconditioned Daily Rates Only . STRICTLY -O.P.A. BOOMS WITH BATH L. E. HendeU, Prop. GUARANTEED Watch & Clock REPAIRING FAST SERVICE R. E. McNES WATCHMAKER Appli*no< Co. 1317 SARTORI AVE. Phone 78 Torrance | tinner, Program iwing Over 1,000 tents to Miss Eva Jo Arnold of 1551 Post ave. Other beautiful gifts were a wrist watch received by Mrs Nell Finch of 1005 Sartori ave. a Martian radio and electric Iron to Mrs. Catherine Wicker of 1633 Acacia ave; Mrs. Thclma Tip- ton, 262 ',4 S. Pacific, Redondo Beach, was the recipient of a Hoffman radio, and Helmar Pederson, 43T3 S. Van Ness, Los Angeles, a handsome carving set. George Uhar, 1675 Gram crcy ave., received a large smoked ham. Winners of the popularity con- tost were announced as follows: Mrs. Charlotte Newton, Miss Rosa Ortman, Mrs. Clara Good- son, Mrs. Dorothy Lee McNally Andrade. Mrs. John V. Murray, as chair- man for the delightful diversi- fied program, presented: Mrs. Nell J. McConlogue, pian- ist; John V. Hertert, baritone, and his accompanist, Miss Mary ScaJIen; Miss Rosalie Fortln, so- prano, all of this city. The Bet- tie Thomas Accordionettes, en- thusiastically applauded, were Yolanda Goldsmith, Steve, Cindy and Pat Hornlck, Joan Black- man, Janeene Colombo, LeRoy Moore, Fred Diesel, Robin and .jQail Thomas, Bobby and Nor- z.^.<?ttx.y-Jif1atii!fe'ClouiHi,^£ Tracy Dale. Other outstanding presenta- tions featured the following out- of-town artists: Mrs. Mae Bad- ger, accordionist; Miss Catherine Sibley, soloist, and Gloria Gon- zales in a colorful Mexican hat dance; Marian Darlington, bird whistler for the films; Don Pratt, Long Beach cornet solo- ist, winner of a music scholar- ship at Iowa State and student of European conservatories; Vio- let Berggren, pianist, and Angus McPherson, violinist. J. ORESKOVICH GETS COUNCIL O.K. FOR NEW STATION Jack Oreskovich Tuesday night won City Council approval of his petition for a zoning var- iance to permit construction and operation of a service station at 3743 W. 190th St., opposite the. General Petroleum Co. refinery entrance. The council concurred In en action by the City .Plan- ning Commission. CLAUDE W. BELL VARIANCE PLEA IS APPROVED BY CITY Claude W. Bell's petition for zoning variance to permit the operation of an automobile ra- diator service and sales room at 1860 W. 166th st. was ap- proved by the City Council Tuesday night. Bell had previously won ap- proval of the City Planning Commission for the variance. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house .of. another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself. Abraham Lincoln ,f~ s*9 * * ** ** fa mtrito- ' &toy&tfyfau$G" Give generously to your COMMUNITY CHEST Sometime during the next few days there will be a knock at your door. It will be a neighbor soliciting for your Community Chest and its Red Feather services. When he calls, we hope your door will open wide for him. We hope, too, you will open your heart and give generously. Your contribution means 80 much to so many. Thi» advertisement run for your Community Cheat by 2Sa«k of America NATIONAL fJVlVSI AMOCIATION V """ "" J Don't Neglect Cold, Advises Health Officer ROY O. GILBERT, M.D. Los Angelen County Health Officer Many diseases may start with the symptoms of "just a cold" and suddenly turn into some ail- ment that Is more than the snif- fles. Particularly true are many of the childhood diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever, dlph- ther a and whooping cough, as well as influenza, pneumonia and other respiratory infections. For this reason, a common could should never be neglected, both for the sake of the pa- tient's comfort as well as from the standpoint of spreading whatever infection the germs carry. Anyone suffering from cold symptoms should be put 'to bed, preferably in an Isolated room so that they may not expose other members of the family. Paper tissues or handkerchiefs to cover the nose and mouth when coughing is helpful In pre= venting the spread of the con- tagion to others. If there is an above-normal temperature pres- ent,' a physician should be con- sulted, as many of the diseases of which a cold is a symptom need prompt medical care- in or- der to ward off a protracted Illness and complications. Rest, plenty of sleep, and a 'ligffi&wfcJftJUid ,,,aCrS:;;SJ3;-?ErJ? scribed by most physicians for those who have a cold. This is also true in cases where these symptoms predominate but where they may run into other respiratory infections and many of the other cold-symptomatic diseases. Lions Club To Meet Tuesday In Harbor Hospital Torrance Lions Club will be the first service organization of this city to enjoy luncheon at the new Harbor District County Hospital, as a result of arrange- ments completed with J. E. Smits, director, and the office of Supervisor Raymond V. Darby. The group, which sponsored from the first the county owner- ship and- operation of the hos- pital, will gather in the hospital dining room next Tuesday noon to hear a talk by Supervisor Darby and to inspect the newly acquired facilities. The hospital, formerly oper- ated by the Army's Los Angeles Port of Embarkation, was de- clared surplus nearly a year ago and steps Instituted by the Lions Club lead to acquisition by the county of the hospital at about 10 percent of its 'actual value. Some 500 patients ultimately will be housed In the institution, with a payroll of more than 500 persons'- ^ operating the unit. Emergency facilities will be available for the Harbor District n addition to those q/fered the ndlgent and needy sick who in Jie past have been' required to :ravel to the General Hospital the first hospital established by the county outside of the Gen-- eral Hospital. The Lions Club members will lay for their lunches as usual, .0 offset the cost to the county dr the meals served, according to Dr. Rollin R. Smtlh, president. The race advances only by the extra achievements of the in- dividual. You are the indi- vidual. TOWNE ! ' > -^ . 1 A' NEW! gj! JIFFY BAGS flg Pr.l.rv. Hot or Cold Foodi for VA/ 2 Hour.. IdMl for W Picnic.. £p 5e each Q| === Mi Deininger And Brown Going To Kiwanis Parley The Klwanls Club of Torrance wilt be, represented at the 1946 convention of the California- Nevada Kiwanis District to be held Oct. 10 to 12 at Oakland, Calif., Club President John Stroh announced today. Delegates to the meeting, which will feature an address by John K. Gorsuch, prominent Denver, Cola, attorney and a member of the Board of Trus- tees of Kiwanis International, will include Edwin B. Brown, business manager of the Tor- rance Herald and first vice-pres- ident of the club, and R. J. Deininger, secretary of the club, vice-president and cashier of-the Torrance National Bank. Election of. of fleers a»fd pre- sentation of the 1947 objectives of Kiwanis International will be highlights of the convention, President Stroh said. One hun- dred .and seventy-four clubs In the district are expected to send delegates. .......... Dr. Benjamin H. Pratt, gover- nor of the California-Nevada District, will preside at the var- ious sessions. In this connection, Gordon A. Woods, president of the Oakland club, announced that plans had been completed for a formal reception and ball. Long active in Kiwanis ad- ministration, Qo.rs.uch is presl- ;iierfe'4^1^Cfuun^ujna.ty<2best. of "BenveV; ' president' 'Of iK6 Legal Aid Society, and a trustee of the University of Denver. He has been a member of the Den- ver Board of Charity for 15 years and during the war was chairman of the Non-Ferrous Metal Commission of the Na- tional War Labor Board. 85 New Houses Being Built In Strip District By MILDRED HUNT A total of 95 houses are in the various stages of construc- tion on three separate tracts bordering on 211th, 208th to 209th; 205th and Denker streets. Thirty houses are already framed on 208th to 209th St. Twenty-four on 205th and Har- vard and forty-one on the tract from Denker to LaSalle St. Four new streets are being laid out by Boddem and Peterson, street contractors. These streets are not entirely new as this divi- sion was laid out in 1926, when Torrance had a boom real es- tate period. Harvard and 2Uth street will be extended. All houses will be three bed- room stucco and will range in price from $8,500 to $9(000. Lots are fifty feet wide, and average from ISO feet to 163. feet long. The hpuses are. bejng erected by Safeway Construction Corp., and according to Wallls C. Jones,, superintendent, the ap- proximate date of /completion will be Jan. 1. Due to a shortage -of .stucco mesh, plaster and wallboard, the w*rk at this time is making slow progress. Twenty-four houses were scheduled for com- pletion at this date. Fifty employees are now com- pleting framework on twenty- five of the houses. These houses are to be sold to G.I.'s only. When these houses are com- pleted, a new tract at 190th st. and Crenshaw blvd. will be worked, and 80 new homes will be built there , next 'spring, it was said. , rROZEIV FOODS \re "Quick Frozen" to "Cook Quick" 5ERVE SOME TODAY HIP TOPPING ............ 30c new, delightful topping for pill, riM ind homimid* dtlighU. ABIQAILE'8 PIES pie Puoh - CK«rry Apricot 1ETABLE HOP SUEY 36c ANI ITATO PANCAKES 39c ABIQAILE'8 BATTER MIXES sffles & Pancakes ..... 37c NACH ........................... 24c ZED CARROTS 27c xed Vegetables ...... 24c OPEN 10 A.M. TO 9 P-M. WE DELIVER JACK J. HARRIS CLIFFORD D. RISHER THE PANTRY Phone 1208-M We Deliver 2154 Torrance Blvd. Petition* are being circulated In Lomlta, a* wrtl (w In other Incorporated towns and county territory of the area known aa the West Basin, except Torrance, asking the Lo* AngelM Coun- ty Board of Supervisors to call an election At an early date when residents will vote for or agaliut the formation of a *water district. Many names have already been obtained, and the petitions will continue to be circulated during the next week or ten days. Voters who are asked to sign the petitions may do so, wheth- er they are favorable pr op- posed to the formation of the district, since this action is but .the preliminary step necessary to bring about an election when they may vote on the proposl tlon. The petitions were handed out at the close of a .meeting held Tuesday night at the Lomlta Community Church hall,. when F. M. Van Norman, West Basin committeeman, explained the purpose and the need for Inv mediate action on the part of this area to secure additional water supply as an/ insurance against'future contingencies. Van Norman, one of a group appointed by the Board of Su- pervisors to study the falling water supply in the coast a) area, Jolcl \he gfroup that the water stituat&n'Iri tbtaL6?H«' (found- ed by Inglewood on the north, Signal Hill on the east, Is al- ready at the point where addi- tional supplies must be secured. Geological faults along the line., from Inglewood to- Long Beach deprive this area of much water derived from the natural rainfall and melting snow from mountain areas which sink into the ground and are.spread out in underground reservoirs. The natural fault acts as a dam to impound water north of its range, leaving a limited amount to filter through occasional breaks In the underground rock wall. Since population, industry and farming with its irrigation re- quirements, have greatly In- creased In the past 30 years, the drain on the local water supply has become larger than the na- tural replenishment, with the re- sult tVat water tables are low- ered from to 20 to 60 feet below sea level, salt watdr has en- croached from 2 to 6 miles In- land, and will continue to me- nace the existing -supply of fresh water unless actipn is taken to cut down pn withdraw- als of the existing.supply and a new source of water i$ Inv. pcratlve. Van Nonnan pointed out that the .suit, now In court to adju- dicate the.rights of witer/usewi in this area, when a decision la rendered, may require a reduce tlon in water use to as much as 1 SO. .percent .of. the .present' take 1 . This means, .he sajd, that wat^'r companies which bow have reached the limit ,oif (heir qa'pa- clty: to. supply customers will be metered down to one of that capacity and customers will'Suf- fer the loss .of one-half of their normal dally supply. The only remedy for this sit- uation is an additional water supply brought in from outside the area. Van Norman made no recom- mendations as to what source of.additional water supply should be selected, but merely pointed out the steps necessary to form a district which wouM then be in a position to shop around for a water supply and choose the one best suited ,to' the needs of the district. Stevens Reveals Vet Loans Depend On Ballot Issue .Lawrence C. Stevens, State Di- rector of Veterans Affairs, an- nounced contracts with Califor- nia veterans for purchase of farms or homes after about October 20 must be made con- tingent upon approval -of Propo- sition No. 1, the $100,000,000 vet- erans farm and home bond Is- sue, at the November 5 gen- eral election. Stevens estimated that with the present rate of purchases, all funds from a 130,000,000 bond Issue approved by the voters In 1944 will be exhausted by that date. Purchases under the 'State plan during September totaled $1,883,900, representing 354 homes and farms. A total of 5-38* nrfflje.rtt.eshaye been, pur- chased"at"at eosT' erf ; $2o,/ff9,SO* since the program was extended to World War II veterans in 1943. ' The necessity of making some contracts subject to approval of Proposition No. 1 will cause.no delay In a veteran's possession of his home or farm, Stevens said, since the escrow period required for completion of a purchase is no longer than the approximate two weeks which will remain before the election. "Failure of the bond Issue ap- pears to be extremely unlikely," the director commented. "Prop"- sitlon No. 1 has been widely endorsed by public and private groups throughout the state, and there Is no organized oppo- sition. Except for the amount, it is identical with five other bond Issues approved by the people during the past 26 years." The^farm and home purchase plan, Inaugurated in 1921 R>r the veterans of World War I, is op- erated without cost to the tax- payers. Funds for retirement of the bonds and payment of all administrative costs'are obtained from repayment of veterans' contracts. The interest rate on purchase Contracts has been cut from five percent to three percent, making it possible for a vet- eran to obtain a hpme under the state plan at lower cost than with any other form of financing available in Califor- nia. - - ' COUNCIL APPROVES 22-LOT SUBDIVISION ON 203RD STREET Approval of the City Council was given Tuesday night for the subdivision map of Mrs. G. Hammock covering 22 residence lots on 203rd st. just west of Western ave. The map provides for a 76- foot street, paving 34 feet with 2-lnch asphalt plant mix,, instal- lation of gutters, curbs and cul- verts. Harold A. Barnett is the engineer in charge of the lay- out. REVISED ESTIMATE OF SEWER COSTS FOR WALTERIA ASKED Harold A. Barnett, engineer, baa been asked by the City Council to present a revised es- timate of cost for construction of sewers in the Walterla sec- tion, using alleys for lines in- stead of streets. George P. Thatcher \fM the council Tuesday night that the people are ready to go ahead with formation of the district and asked all speed In the matter. COUNCIL REFUSES PETITION FOR ; PRIVATE PATROL The City Council Tuesday night refused to permit the Ca- lifornia Private Patrol to op?r- ate a merchants' police service. In Torrance. Chief of Police John Stroh told the Council that two pa- trols are enough, one the city police and the other a private. firm. Bring the Family! Specializing in CHICKEN and FISH Chicken Pies Homemade Pastries LUNCH DINNER Opin 11 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. HELEN'S CAFE 1U10 Cabrillo Torrance Torrance Faculty Told Importance Of Ballot Issue 4. Speaking Tuesday afternoon before-the weekly meeting of the Torrance high school fac- ulty. Mrs. Florence Vandermast called attention to the need for supporting Torrance schools by voting "Yes" .on Proposition 3, 'Nov. 5. Mrs. Vandermast la 'head of the Torrance High Home Economic* department. "By providing tff «n increase from $90 to jlflO In »ie state allocation per student," she pointed out, ."Proposition No. 3 will reduce local school taxes considerably." Another provision pf this sec- tion would guarantee to teach- ers a minimum annual salary of $2,400, compared with $1,800 now assured them. , Mrs.' Vandermaat pointed to another Issue, Proposition No 13, which she said must 'be de- feated or it'.will nullify No: 3. Proposition 13 would free*e pre sent .state allocation for sup- p6rt of public schools In Cali- fornia. William R. Campbell, 28, hus- band of Mrs. 1 Harriet Campbell of 1221 El Prado, has completed a course of Instruction in the operation andt maintenance o: boilers at the' Naval Training School, Navy Shipyard, Philadol-. phla, Pcnna. Campbell, who entered the Na- val service Aug. 16, 1939, re- ceived his recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Nor- folk, Va., and later served aboard the transport USS Le- Jeulne. SALAgON FISHING Silfnon arc showing up in in- cr&slng numbers iti -the Eel River, Humboldt County. Some are. being caught by morning anglers In South Bay. «\N Vets Affairs Offices Observe Short Work Week fstratlon offices with the excep-. Uon of Its 23 contact stations, .will change to A five-day sched- ule and hereafter be . closed Saturdays, L. C. Chapman, an- nounced today. The contact section, to named because It deals directly with veterans, will observe the same hours as previously. The Los Angeles downtown Office, 1041 South Broadway, will remain open as. before, 24 hours per day and seven days 'per week, : Chapman said. Veterans continue, at the rate of 50,000 per month, to request Interviews regarding federal benefits from the contact de- partment, Chapman said In ex- plaining why this section would not observe shorter hours af- fecting other regional offices. TIY DM MW (dNlit 30^oy Wtyfttl fotaltg MM. Alltys kuj«r, r«mw Hit traptilhi I* «v»rM nnnlliil tki My diMlitfy, mill rifab| pbMvr*. Rtuht iwraMMd. Y*i km wiigh M yii git y*tr «ny bwk. Torrance Food Center 2223 TORRANCE BLVD. - TORRANCE Cudahy'i Ready-Fried HAMBURGERS (3 Pk(ti*» All B«f) OL Can . 24c Denniion s CHILI CON CARNE With Bunt 15*4h. Can 24c (Friday Only) Newmark'i Corned Beef Hash 6-Oz. Can.. 29c 15-Oz. Can . 23c SOAP POWDERS Rinso Draft Hills oroi, COFFEE 1-Lb. Jar. . 41c While Supply Uth y. Only) Quail, Solid Pack TOMATOES CHIU SAUCE 12-Oz.Jar..m No. 2! Can . 22c ADDITIONAL SATURDAY SPECIALS PAPER NAPKINS SALMON DEVILED MEAT ROLLED PAPER TOWELS "
