Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 16

16-A NEWS Sunday, July 8, 1956 NO MOVING New division of Pacific Mercury Television is producing this Thomas electronic organ in parent plant at 8345 Havenhurst Ave. though cabinets are made at Oxnard St. facility. Instrument has several new features, weighs only 100 pounds. Van Nuys Firm Making New Low Cost Electronic Organ A new electronic organ with no moving parts, housed in a beautiful cabinet of polished mahogany, walnut, provincial maple or limed oak with matching bench and selling at half the price of other low-cost organs is having as much effect today at the Pacific Mercury Television plant at S345 Hey- venhurst Ave.

as though a completely new factory of 125 employes had been added within the walls of. the largest manufacturer of television sets west of the Mississippi, reports Industrial Trends, publication of the industrial division of the Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce. Years Spent on Research The mass production lines for the organ are there, although a new 25,000 square foot addition is being constructed at the rear of the plant to create more work space and a storage building is being added at the side to house cabinets, and even; a new subsidiary has formed, the Thomas Organ to produce and sell the new organ. The organ itself wasn't an overnight brainstorm, however. It required four years of re Study Two Changes in City Charter Two proposed City Charter amendments relating to the operation of the Dept.

of Water aiid Power today has been referred to City Council committees. One of the amendments, proposed to go on the Nov. 6 general election ballot, would enable the department to issue more bonds to finance construction projects. Limited Now to "We are confronted with the necessity of financing a construction program that will amount to more than $250,000,000 in the next five years," said Ben P. Griffith, president of the Water and Power Commission.

The charier change, Griffith added, would permit the department to finance of the cost of capital improvements with bonds. The department now ran finance only of the construction by bonds. Now jiave Own Plan No part of the planned bond program would increase taxes. All interest and principal charges would be paid from revenue earned by the sale of water and power. The other suggested charter amendment, would pave the way for including Dept.

of Water and Power employes under federal Social Security. Department employes now are covered by their own retirement plan. Kl'X Bl'RKAU Navy WAVES composed of the Navy complement in the Bureau of Naval Personnel in World War II. search by Pacific Mercury am the inventor, Thomas George at an estimated cost of $225,000 before the organ could go into mass production. Weighing only 100 pounds, has several features not founc on higher priced organs, such as a special ef feet on a single keyboard, ana special voices of flute, reed, vio lin and horn.

Opened Two Years Ag'o F. Roy Chilton is general manager of Thomas Organ Co Joseph Walsh, formerly ol Westinghouse, is national sales manager. The cabinets are made by Pa cific Mercury at its Oxnard St plant in Van Nuys a plant that was originally an organ factory, later became the television factory of Pacific Mercury, and now makes cabinets for both television sets and the organ. The- new television plant on Hayvenhurst vfs opened two years total floor space is 225,000 square feet. parking lot and new landscap ing are being installed at the front of the Last April, the company bar 525 employes.

Today it has 1175 Besides the 125 working on the organ, 137 employes are en gaged in making cables and harness for the B-52jet bomber Train Own Personnel The company took a step east April 4 with the formal open ing of a plant in Joplin, where 113 employes are working on the cable and harness project. According to Paul Kernpf, in dustrial relations director, the company has its own training program for electronic techai cians which provides both theory and. practical instruc tion. President Joe Benaron formed Pacific Mercury in 1948. Although the firm mar ketet a portion of its television production under its own name a few years' ago, today it al goes to Sears Roebuck stores throughout the western states under the Silvertone trade mark.

Prosecution Rests inTrial of Furrier Stormy grand theft trial of Beverly Hills furrier Albert Teitelbaum was at the point yesterday with the prosecution resting on a contention that the urrier conspired to stage a "fake" robbery last Dec. 27. The State rested Friday as Superior Judge Orlando H. Rhodes refused to drop one of two felony counts against the furrier. The defense will take up its side on Monday before a jury of 11 women and one man.

Three Are Indicted The week's testimony was sparked by assertions that Tel telbaum assertedly helped stage the robbery by conspiring with Clifford Vanderwyst of Paradise Valley, and Claude Wilson of N6rth Hollywood to the robbery. The three were indicted by the County Grand Jury and Vanderwyst, an ex-convict, agreec to turn state's evidence against Teitelbaum and Wilson. Thp latter will come up for trial latei this month. The defense will attempt to prove that the furrier did not conspire to stage the robbery or file a false insurance claim on 231 furs which assertedly were taken from, the salon's vault Claim Confession Vanderwyst testified that when he entered the salon about 5 p.m. on Dec.

27, Teitel baum instructed him on how to tape his mouth and tie him up. He said the furrier gave him a wallet containing $25,000 for helping to stage the robbery. Other state's witnesses claimed that Teitelbaum verbal ly admitted staging the' rob bery. The defense is sparked by Atty. Charles Carr who persistently fought to have the indictment against the furrier quashed.

He maintained that Vanderwyst's testimony was unreliable because of his criminal background. FREE RED CROSS SWIM CLASS OPEN Two new free Red Cross life saving classes are now being offered to West Valley resi dents by Dorothy Watts, 10955 Do Soto Chatsworth. Instruction will be offered in two classes, senior and junior and will show how to perform rescues and give assistance in case of accident. Senior classes will run July f. to Aug.

9 and will be held Mon day and Thursday evenings from 7-fl o'clock. The class is for 16-year-olds and above. The junior class runs July Pi(V Aug. 17, and will be held Mon day, Wedneslay and Fricla from 2 to 4 o'clock. It is for 12 year-olds and over.

Reservations and information may be obtained from Helen Watts. 9729 De Soto Chatsworth, Call Diamond 8-1964. COOLERS! QUALITY and PRICE DOWN PAYMENT F.H.A. TERMS Insured Work State Licensed Years Experience STAIRS HTG. AIR CONDITIONING 15226 STAGG ST.

ST 6-0901 24-Hr. Service Free Estimates Report Occidental Bank's Resources Hit $12,820,315.20 Occidental Bank resources reached a new high of $12,820, 315.20 as of June 30, 1956, ac cording to George A. Thatcher president. This total exceeds the June 30, 1955 totals bj nearly 1007o, he said. Loans have increased in the past year from $2,824,547 to an gain.

Deposits have climbed from $5,938,318 to $11,947,923, an in crease of over for the year. Recently, Occidental Bank paid a stock dividend to stockholders, Thatcher stated Additional shares of stock be offered to stockholder! soon, he said. Board of Education Shifts Committee Head Assignments Los Angeles Board of Education today shifted several committee heads on recommendation of Mrs. Edith K. Stafford, newly elected president.

Mrs. Ruth Cole, former president, vill take over duties Mrs. Stafford held during the past school year, including chairmanship of the building and purchasing committees. Harry Hillman will head the committee of the whole and the budget and financf committee; Dr. Hugh C.

Wi'jilett will be chairman of the insurance and personnel and schools committees; Mrs. Georgiana Hardy will head the cafeterias committee; Earl Carpenter, transportation committee and Paul Bourke, law and rules and the special committee for City College. Extend Therapy An extension of psychiatric therapy in general hospitals, as a measure to reduce the nation- al toll of mental illness, is ad- vocated'by the University of California Press. Itvlls. CLEARANCE SALE CHINA POTTERY CRYSTAL-COPPER BAR ITEMS-PATIO WARE to OFF TRACTOR CAPACITY One Navy tractor in the Ant- 1 arctic can pull 40 tons of freight loaded on special sleds.

Open I 14255 Venture Bl. STate9-0233 Fri, Eves'til 9:30 OUTSTANDING KNIGHT of the year, chosen by Knights of ColumbusWest Valley Council, is honor paid to James Contino, left, who receives award cup from. Leo Harmon. Contino, who lives at 17424 Burton Northridge, will be installed tomorrow as deputy grand knight of the council. Rodeu photo Council3148 Will Install New Officers Knights of Columbus West Yalley Council 3148 will hold installation of officers tomorrow at 8 p.m.

in the Council chambers located in IOOF Hall, 14438 Friar Van Nuys. Members who will take office are Phillip Cormier, grand knight; James Contino, deputy grand knight; John. Longpre, chancellor; John Meyer, warden; Thomas Flaherty, treasurer, and Matthew Cooney, advocate. Hough to Conduct Others are Charles Mayer, recording secretary; Leo Harmon, trustee; Norbert Moffatt, lecturer, and Robert Walker, Albert Perez and Robert Uetoer- guards. David Hough, deputy for the 29th District, will conduct the Following the installation, Jrand Knight Cormier will announce appointment of the following as delegates to the Southern, California chapter: Phillip Cormier, James Corir tino, John Longpre, John Meyer and Joseph Wilson.

Alternate delegates will be Leo Harmon, Oscar Lundmark, Frederick Seymour, John Cosgrove and Robert Uebersax. Chairmen Named Deputy Grand Knight Contino will appoint the following CUB SCOUT PACK 32 MAKES AWARDS Monthly meeting of Cub Scout Pack 32 was held at the Disabled Veterans clubhouse on Corbin St. where the pack held a swim party and weiner bake. After the weiner bake a very short meeting was conducted so awards could be presented to tiie following Cubs: Robby Baird, Bear Badge; Jeffery Corliss, Silver Arrow; Mickle Hastings, Silver Arrow- Richard Hill, Gold Arrow and Silver Arrow; Chris Jensen, Silver Arrow; A. J.

Kazutoff, Denner Stripe and Silver Arrow; David Larsen, Bear Badge; Duffy Lederman, Silver Arrow; Michael McGrath, Gold Arrow; Don Two-Year phi. Jeff Margolis, Bear Badge; Clifford Miller, Badge; Bill Pallwitz, Denner Stripe; Clark Rozas, Bear Badge, Gold Arrow and three Silver Arrows; Lane Sanderson, Silver Arrow; Miles Standish, Assistant Denner Stripe, and White, Denner Stripe and Wolf Badge. as chairmen of the council's six-point program: Donald Dow, Catholic activities; Paul Neumeier, council activities; StanleyWojtan, fraternal activities; George Neumeier, membership; Robert Walker, youth and Robert Uebersax, publicity. 12th Church of Scientist, of Los Angeles 14654 HAMLIN STREET VAN NUYS Sunday ................................9:15 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

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