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ESTABLISHED 1914 TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES33rd YEAR No. 27 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, PER COPY

CONSTRUCTION TO START SOON ON 180-HOME PROJECT IN NORTH TORRANCE AREA

Tnrranee Manor, at 174th si. and Crenshaw blvd., will spring Into being late this summer with the construction of Home 180 new homes scheduled to start there In August.

According to C. R. White, secretary of Property Management Corp., and assistant secretary of the Torrance Manor Corp.,

owners and developers of the* tract, conditional commitments law been granted by the Fcder- il Housing Administration for he development of the.big tract. The new home subdivision will

xtend from 174th St. northerly m Crenshaw blvd., toward 170th street.

The homes will be in the $7,500 $8,800 class, with two and

iree bedrooms, accqiding tt> White. .

Applications for building per­ ils will be asked in the near

So says Mrs. Evelyn Potter Coles, clerk school, .as she hands the keys to the biq t T»rr*nce Elementary . . ... .... .._.... .... _ .. ....

nt over to Superintendent of Schools J. Henrich Hull, ith Fern Avenue, W«H«ria and Perry schools, came

ance control Tuesday, as a result of adoption of the r last August which automatically established Torrance I District. While it was Mrs. Cole's last official act geles City Schools, she has been employed as a clerk e City Board of Education. (Torrance Herald photo.)

people of Tnrrance became the legal owners of four "hod plants Tuesday as the Los Angeles City Schools surren- Uf ro^'thu elementary unit* here, to Torrance City School District, "d me Perry school district transferred Its property to Torrancc.

.ttlV* to the Torrance Elementary school. Fern Avenue school "~ ** - *and Walteria school, of th,_> Los

Angeles system, were handed over to Superintendent 01 Schools J. H. Hull by rep:cscnta tlves of the Los Angel*

The Perry district Board

Teacher List ForTorrance Schools

.^leased By HullA list of al) teachers hired for

r Tin ranee City School district tod»tc was released this week bySiipi-i intendent of Schools J. H.Hull The superintendent pointedout that the teacheis listed aretlmse who have returned signedcontracts, and that sufficientcontracts still are out to com'plete the personnel of the certi-

' ficated staffs of the Torrunce-Bl .schools.W Teachers, actually under con- tract to date, in the grades as- i signed, are:j Kindergarten Dorothea Ann ' Benson Hodges, Beryl Wilhoit,

Lortne L. Douglass, Helen Wle- (nan, Fannie Bradford Beasley.

First grade -Venus M. Knoll, Emily Stanton Young, Helen P. Boyd, May Rose Dalton, Esther Therrlault, Floy Boland, Veda L. Knoll.

Second grade Marie E. Wle- mcr, Lynn Jackson, Mary Leech, Isabelle Glllham Showier, Doris Llndsey, Ruby McClelland Clere, Alma M. Nelson, Edna Earle Wrlght, Mildred Walker Hanger.

Third grade Dorothea Ban­ croft Ballock, Gertrude Powell, Eva McCormick .Thomas, Eva G Barnctt, Betty A. O'Briant, Mar cla McClosky.

Fourth grade Ruth B. Llnd-gren,' Jean Graves, Marcia K.Menmulr, Betty L. Hulzing, LotsL. Gongwer, Marian A. Downing.

Fifth grade -Anna Dietz Las-^ ley, Valda D. Murphree, IrmaB Lorraine Eyerly, Maxlne Hoyle. Sixth grade Jennings David

son, Lora Hall Combs, MelvinOsborne, Mabel T. Holt, LesterStewart demons. Ray F. Reel.

Seventh and eighth grades- Louise Janet Robblns, Georgi Marten, Bdmond E. Powell, Vera Robertson, Lester I. Foster, H M. Hulzing, Evangeline Morros Robert W. Cosby, Esther Barren Crandall, Dan-el H. Slocum.

Abe Mllstein, director of mu sic; 'Vivian Markham, schoo

Trustees held its Monday night, and formally transferred its property to Tor­ rance City School District. At­ tending the meeting with Gordon Mann, John Clotworthy and V. fs- ley Graham, Perry trustees, weie

Clerks 'Meeting' Closes Penney Store Half Day

Customers of J. C. Penney. Co., Torrance store, who were eagerly buying "Green Tag Day" bargains last Saturday, received a sudden shock when they were tokl by a unlon'busl- ness agent to leave the store because the clerks were being called to a meeting. The store was cleared of cus­

tomers thronging the establish­ ment at 1:30 p. m., ami th* management was forced to close for the balance of the day due to lack of personnel.

The clerks were called to San Pedro by Haskell Ttilwell, clerks' union secretary, accord­ ing to Manager George Noonan, along with the em­ ployees of the other Penney stores In San Pedro and Wll- mlngton.

They dkl not return to work until the stores opened on Mon-

I day morning.

Extended Day Care And Nursery Schools Reestablished In City

Torrance Extended Day Care Center and Nursery School came Into being Tuesday night, under the jurisdiction of the Torrance City Board of Education. All teachers employed by Los Angeles schools to operate the center were reemployed. The

meeting PraiKCt ls financed entirely by state funds and flxed'fees charged

The tract will be improved 'Ith sewers, paved streets,

paved alleys and curbs, all utili- :ies. While the development is n Torrance Municipal Water Dis­ trict No. 2, theie is a well on the property sufficient to care for

needs of the tract until the er lines from Metropolitan

Water District are installed, isas said.Plans for the development al-ady have the approval of the

Toirance City Planning Comml! sion.

Homer Bales is president c Torrance Manor Corp., and the company owns its own lumber and supply yards, it is reported.

It is anticipated that first homes in the tract will be ready for occupancy late, .this year.

to parents of the cent

hlldren cared for*

Dr. Howard of the Torranc

Wood, president City Board of

nurse; * Furman attendance officer.

( ) Share with high

Applegate

hoot.

Education, 'and Superintendent Hull.

Involved in the Perry transac-)n Is the fenced seven acre sitei Piairie avenue near 180th St..

' classrooms in a main build-, bungalow and an auditor!- cafeteria. Also involved Is an­

ther seven acre site near 190th , and Hawthorne blvd. « The Perry district had approxi- ately $6,000 in school district

unds which will be transferred the TQirance district funds,

ccording to Superintendent Hull, todians will be installed in

ach of the school buildings at nee.The Los Angeles structures

nd the grounds are in a bud tate of neglect, It 'was said. Lawns have not been watered

or mowed, plants are In need of Igatlon, and there Is consider-le work to be done In the way

f painting, cleaning, floor reha- illtatlon and other necessities efore new equipment can be in- tailed.The Perry plant recently was

epainted, however, and grounds re In good order.Cooperation of the Police de-

mrtment in guarding the schoolants has been obtained, accoid

ng to Hull.Offices will not be opened un-

II later tn the summer, butrlnclpals of the various schools

already are on duty at the Adminlstrative office of the Board

f Education.The schools of Torrance canv

under control of the people o Toirance through the adoption ast August Of a City Chartei

which, under the Constitution i llfomia, automatically creati

a city school district.The high school was placed

under control of Redondo Unloi High School District, uu'll unif' cation of the Torrance dlstric s accomplished, by voc> of th

people In January.

LETTER RATE OF THREE CENTS IS CONTINUED

Three-cent postage Is continu Ing in effect, as are all othe postage schedules, according Assistant Postmaster Louis Deininger.

He said that the recent act oCongress continuing the three

i, cent letter mall and five cenFair mall had been misconstrue

by some, who thought a reduitlon wail in order.

TORRANCE MAN FINED $100 FOR DRUNK DRIVING

Sebastian V. Soza, 48, of 210 203rd St., Torrance, p 1 e a d c guilty in City Court Thursday t a charge of driving while intox cated.

He was fined $100 by Clt Judge John A. Shldler, and h driver's license suspended aut matically for a period of 30 day

Sebastian was arrested las Wednesday by Torrance police

They operate atorrance Elementary School.The followlag teachers and

ousekeepers were hired, head 'achers at $1.19 an hour; teach-a at $1.02 and housekeepers at

6 cents an hour:Extended Day Care Center-­

Mrs. Frankie Joy Prime, head

itores Close On luly 4; Many To leopen Saturday

A three-day holiday will be observed over July 4, fl and 6 by many Torrance Institutions.

Banks and public offices will! closed for three days.While most stores will be

open on Saturday, a few of the owner-operated Institutions will remain closed on July 5, ac­ cording to Geo. Noonan, presi­ dent of the Retail Merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Torrance Herald office will observe Its regular holi­ day and summer schedule, closing on Friday for the holi­ day, and Saturday, In keeping with the policy of granting employees additional weekend days off for the months of June, July and August.

teacher; Mrs. Ena Cochran Erin, teacher; Esther Osborne

teacher; Mrs. Cecllia H. Youngteacher; Mollle Hoke, housekeep

Nursery School Vera Stowell head teacher; Mrs. Pearl V. Bar on, teacher; Ethel M. Bird, house keeper; Inez J. Brown, teacher Lillian C o u : o n, housekeeper Esther B. Smythe, teacher; Mar; Ellen Stowell, teacher; Maud Willson, cook; Mary O. Schmidt teacher; LaVerne Violet Peai

ian, teacher.It was necessary for the Board

! Education to establish sepa rate checking accounts for thi Torrance Extended Day Can Center and the Torrance Chili

e Center, in order that thi head teacher may make deposit as required by the auditor of the State Board of Education, and in irder that the Administrate;

may draft warrants to pay fo the procurement of necessary supplies to operate the program

The Nursery School and Extended Day Care Center pro vide meals for their children while in attendance at the res pective schools. The Board Education approved the action the administration in establish ing the following accounts t serve the Child Care Center; Tor ranee Laundry, Mayfair Cream ery, Union Ice Delivery, Torran Greater Food Market, DeCarlos Bakery.

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ENDORSES MULTIPLE RENTAL PROJECT FOR TORRANCE SITE

fluns of .1. H. line fur development of a IM'i-fainll.v SI.WIO.OOO rental dcvelnpiueiit at ( ri'iishiiu hlvil. anil Ilimilngiira si., won endorsement by the Torranee City llaiiniiiK Commission yestcr-ilay afternoon.

Mrs. Ellisls New Employment

NEW EMPLOYMENT OFFICE MANAGER . . . Mrs. Winona Ellis, right, this week assumed the management of the California State Employment Service office in Torrance from Kenneth E. Bradley, left, who has been transferred to management of the Compton'office, which includes jurisdiction Over Compton, Lyn- wood, South Gate and other nearby communities. Bradley had been in Torrance since 1943, and Mrs. Ellis comes to this office from the Fresno C.S.E.S. office. (Torrance Herald photo.)

Jchool Calendar For Year. With Holidays, Vacations, Is Released

Hey, kids, If you want know what to expect In the way of holidays and vacations for the next school year, your first under Torrance City Board of Education, here Is the dope:

School will open on September IH and close on -lune 18. That means 179 days of school.

The period from December 22 to January 2, Inclusive, will be Christmas vacation; the week from March 22 to March 26, Inclusive, will be Spring vacation. Friday following Thanksgiving will be a holiday.

Other holidays not Included hi vacations, are:Lincoln's birthday anniversary, February 12.Washington's birthday anniversary, February 22.Memorial day, May 30.Armistice day, November 11.Thanksgiving day, November 27.New Year's day, Independence day. Admission day mill

Christmas day already are included in vacations.If a state school holiday falb> on a Saturday or Sunday, the

Board of Education may declare a local holiday on the preceding Friday or the following Monday. In the case of Lincoln's and Washington's birthday anniversaries, the Monday rule is fol­ lowed, however.

The County Board of 'Supervisors may declare additional holidays, such as In the case of presidential elections.

The school calendar adopted by the Torrance Board of Educa­ tion Is based on 10 months, and was recommended by the County Superintendent of Schools.

TORRANGE HIGH PLANT IS OPENED TO COMMUNITY USE BY REDONDO HIGH DISTRICT

utlve meeting Wednesday, following the public hearing* Tuesday evening, the Wanning

Commission recommended to the City Council that the Council grant a variance in the R 1 (single family) zone instead of a re-zoning tothe'R-3 i multiple) zone as requested by line in his- petition. Tho Planning Com­ mission further stated in its communication to the City Coun­ cil that the variance be based upon the application and plan as

"the Turranoe [presented by Pine, but not'19, ulv I, replai-- | include any othoi uses excepting

I those permitted under the pre­ sent H-l zoning restrictions.

Under provisions of the zon- >ing ordinance! the City Council will conduct, a public hearing Tuesday, July 8, before taking fi­ nal action on the matter.

At the- Toirance City Planning Commission meeting Tuesday a great deal of heated discussion pro and ('on was the order of

K. Bradley who the

Mrs. Wimmu Kill management of "th C.S.E.S. Ing Ken assumed Compton office.

Mrs. Kills has been connected with the State staff In, an em­ ployment service technical cap­ acity during the past several months. Previous to tbut she wan manager of the C.S.E.S. office tn Kresno.

Mrs. Kills has been con­ nected with, the State Employ­ ment Service since 1935 and brings to Torrance over 12 years of Employment Service experience, which should en­ able her to carry cut a com­ plete service to the community? Mrs. Kills stated that she de­ sires to make every effort to continue cooperation with the public, civic organizations and city government.

Skylark Airport Plan Adopted As Municipal Idea

till ling.A large turnout of property,

owriers in the area of the pro­ posed development was present in opposition to the construction of such a project in that area.

Conversely, a number of Tor- rahce citizens who are vitally in­ terested in the housing problem in the city also were present In approval of the development.

Reed H. Parkin, president ofi the To Chamber of Co

Muni d by thi

development of Toripal Airport present

.Skylark Aviatior

merce, voiced the Chamber's ap­ proval saying that there are many persons who are employed in Torrance industries who cam not find housing He stated that in thc> Doak Aircraft Corpora- lion, of which he is the secre- tary-tieasurer, there are many employees, and th* less than ten percent are residents in Tor­ rance because of the lack of ade­ quate housing.

Parkin also brought out the fact "that included in the pro­ posed development are play-

Corp. 'are being adopted by the j ground facilities which will fur- City bf Tommee. it was revealed this week.

laborate drawing, in colsubmitted by Skylark, when

nish a place for the children residents to play, and aid In keeping the children off the

king facilities on th< former Army air field on 101 ] erty

j highway, i.s being circularize-! | Torreby E.

!of thr

Torrance high school athletic field, gymnasium, tennis courts and other facilities were made available to the people of Torrance for the summer months, plus the funds necessary to hire needed supervisors In various activities, under an agreement between Redondo Union High School District and the City of Torranee,

* reached Tuesday night.

Former Torrance Student Pardoned For Intrusion In Buckingham Palace

It was a Torrance boy and his ex-GI companion who Thurs­ day night slept In Buckingham Palace grounds, much to the consternation of palace guards who are In a tizzy explaining their laxity In vigilance.

John I- .lensen, 24, son of Mrs. LouUe Jenoen Bufflngton, North Bend, Ore., and the late -lullus K. .lensen, Torrance attor­ ney, with Wallace McCall, of New Haven, Conn., sailed from New- York early In June to engage In a walking tour of England. A major In journalism at University of Oregon, JenHen with McCall had pooled resources, 11,000, and set out to gather experiences aa a background for their journalistic careen. Nojyfcy chance, then It Is felt, did the youths find themselves object of royal guard surveillance.

A gardener discovered them outside the king's summer house, cozy in their U. S. Army sleeping bags. Galloping off for the guards, In a few. moments he returned with armed grenadiers who streamed Into the grounds and enveloped the sleeping adven­ turers. Unable to find a room, they explained, they had walked till they found a wall, climbed It and turned In, not realizing they were In the king's gardens.

Hustled off to Scotland Yard, the two were saved from fur­ ther misadventure by the Intervention of Prtnceaae« Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, whoon telephone plea In their behalf resulted In their release.

A resident here at the family home on CoU ave., Jensen attended Torrance school* before leaving with his mother for their present home In Oregon.

Torrance High Equipment Cost Estimate Given

Between 75,000 and 100.000 dollars will have to be spent on the Torrance High School to purchase equipment, furni­ ture and textbooks and get the plant In condition for the open- tag of school In September, ac­ cording to Lloyd Waller, prill clpal, who opened offices lit the high school on Tuesday. In order to finance this "X

penditure the Board of Trustees of the high school distiict is ask

the voters of Torrancc foi a 25 cent additional tax rat< which will be voted on Tuesday, July 22.

The high school district will receive no money from the state

the Average Dally Attend L' of students attending Tor

ranee during the past year. All of this money will acci-ue to tht benefit of the Los Angeles High School District. The 25 cents additional tax will make the nig-h school tax rate for the year dollar for all high school pur poses. Waller reports that pro gress is being made in securing equipment and that he belii everything will be in readiness for school the second wok September.

Waller pointed out, however that the ultimate purchase o much of the desirable equlpmen will be contingent upon approva by the voters of this special 25 cent tax for the school district He warned that the district is i no position financially to buy this equipment unless the 25 con

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deterrent to ment of that area.

develop-

needs for a complete su reation program at chbol. the Redondo greed to permit full use of the '. from the Federal government, i

and Torrance community airport | Others objected to the traffic in North Torrance, a privately i problem that might be caused owned field, has developed. 1 by a multiple-unit area as large

When the Torrance Municipal | as that proposed and feared for Airport was named "Zamperini; the safety of their chlldn

ntire Torrance high school plant and allocated $500 for payment

salaries of supervisors dur- ng the summer weeks.

Following discussion of the

000,000Torranciect, hov

sed ir

Y. Tarkington, manager airport on a commission i.s H proposal for 'a $2,- air freight terminal for . 'Financing of the proj-

vcr. ha ot been dls-officlal city circle

was said. The plan is being util- ept that tlie;-d completely,

proposed factory location Skylark is termed a "major r.-- pair hangar" in Tarkington's proposal. The drawing reposed on the walls of the City Hall for months. Skylark ha:

C. Buxton, Torrance prop- >wner and president of the nce-Lomita Realty Board,

stated his approval of the pro­ ject because he believed that the property proposed for the units is not adequate for single fam­ ily residences and would increase the value of the surrounding property in addition to helping relieve the housing problem in Torrance.

However, the property owners in the area who were present voiced unanimous protests against the project on the grounds that they do not believe

northern airport, j that th '>, P">P°»* area is the

r re.;./ea^ Ve^, Injho |.%%?£% £.eTthat ££'£ high |pal Airport, being operated by ""ved that such a project would ' ' city on right of-entry perr '

located ;on

As a result, the city recreation program which faced drastic cur­ tailment due to the fact that nunicipal funds have been cut, Los Angeles school funds have

en withdrawn, and Torrancehool funds are not yet avail­

able, will be able to continue.In a letter to the Redondo

trustees, Mayor J. Hugh Sherfeypointed out the

tailment of the sspect of

gram due to the'lack of funds of both the city and the Ton an schools.

Some 20 boys' and girls' sol ball teams already have bei

Field"North Toits Identity as

onths ago, the|th. airport dropped I Maurici

"Community Allport" and adopted the name "Torrance Airport."

This has led to such confusion among airmen, particularly atthe busy North Torrance air ! pitchman also said that the

b- 1

oundlng the area.Fleishman, archi­

tect of the Pine development, stated that all traffic would be diverted to Domingucz st. and would not congest the streets on which the apartments would face.

port, that the City Council pr ablyignat

ill be asked soon t the municipal port at all and in all publicity

formed, and many will be trans ferred to Torrance High, where Principal Lloyd Waller already has his offices. Likewise, in terior volleyball, tennis and acti­ vities of GIil Scouts in their Sum-

er program can be encouraged,,-cording to Dale Riley, city re­

creation superintendent.The move on the part of Re­

dondo high school trustees was greeted with enthusiasm, and a complete program for use of the high school plant is beUig worked out by Riley and Waller.

Superintendent of Torrance Schools J. H. Hull said that the Torrance schools will participate as far as finances permit

Weather Record

"Zamperini Field," its official

Meanwhile, the number planes on the city field has dropped to about 90, from its

•. previous 110, It is reported.

Steel Work Now Going Up For Pottery Plant

Construction runce pottery

of the Tor- of the Ameri­ anil Standard

porution is mm above n.miml

TEMPERATURE

can Radiato Sanitation ill evide level.

Hi.- Ktrel framework of sonu> of the hulldiiigH which will comprise the huge plant costliiK In excess of 32.5UO. 000 Is being raised, uiul foundations and water and sewer lines are In.

The plant, which will em­ ploy some HOO persons when It goes Into production, will produce vitreous china plumb­ ing fixture*.

velopment was designed so that everything in the project would be In a self-enclosed unit.

Many letters of approval from Torrancc citizens and local ind:"

,- dustrlal plants were read at the hearing, all asserting the great need for adequate housing in the city.

A letter from Columbia Steel Company, wheie there are ap­ proximately 1,450 employees, sup- porled the proposal stating that less than 25 percent of the work­ ers reside Inside the Torrancc city limits.

The property owners in the im­ mediate area weie definitely op­ posed to the project and many stated that they had no Interest in who approved the development or for what reason, they "Just don't want It."

M.iny of the protesting citizens ,,,]cl they believed that it is' a line project, bin they do not

I he

lo lake ihe pro|K sHleration aivl vc

mmission voted isal under rou­ te on it when

;,ll i lie members of the commis­ sion aie present. They planned a meetuiK tor last evening when a vote of approval or disapproval would be sent to the City Coun cil for action.

Protesting property ownein who (Continued on P«g. 3-A)