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STAFF NEWS JANUARY 10, 1957

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Have you ever fallen 15 feet into an excavation ditch - Eduardo Norte and his wife have. Imagine yourself driving serenly along a road when suddenly you enter a blind spot - not a light to be ‘geen anywhere. Next thing you know the pavement reflections of the head-lights disappear and you plummet down. Wham! Bang! Oblivion.

Fduardo woke up in the hospital to find his jaw broken, cuts and bruises over much of his body, and his left leg broken twice. His wife miraculously escaped with minor injuries.

Ed waxes eloquently about the kind nurses whenever friends drop by his private room at St. Josephs Hospital in “Santa Ana. St. Josephs Hospital is -’ located on North Main St., in Santa Ana; the visiting hours are 2:00 P.M, to 3:00 P.M, in the afternoon ~ 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M, in the evening. Eduardo has a long convalescence before him, perhaps five months, therefore stop by and say sau helio... — ee

THE LIMBS HAVE IT

tTimber! Timbert" or is the correct call "headache! headache!". The trees of the Arboretum are in for some mighty fine haircuts and manicures. Bruce "legs" Hardy, who will be our new tree acrobat (tree trimmer), hails from Manchester, New Hampshire. When you hear "headache" sung out in a Bostonian accent - run

for cover.

Harold "Marty" Martinez knows his onions, or is it trees. "Marty" has climbed rapidly up the ladder since he began his County career as 4 tree laborer. He had held the positions of tree laborer, tree trimmer, sub-forenan and tree sprayer; he has also qualified as a tree surgeon. "Marty now brings his wide

experience to the Arboretum as he fills the position of Arborist. OVERHEARD ON. TOURS

Young sprout pointing a finger at a coffee shrub in the jungle "Wheat brand of coffee comes off that tree?" ~ Perhaps Folgers eh? ©

Page 2 - Staff News - January 10, 1957. OVERHEARD ON TOURS - continued:

Questions ask in "Lucky's" bedroom include the following: Which corner did he die in?" - "Where is the blood?" - "Is he buried under the floor?".

One young man had the formula for making adobe. He interrupted the guides description of adobe making with this interjection: "add some horse manure" which strangely enough has truth; the adhesive properties of manure helping to hold adobe bricks together.

As youngsters stand gazing at the Arboretum lagoon they have one inevitable question, and that is, "How deep is the lake?", This desire to fathom the un- known - the unseen seems to be a stimulating condition of youth ~ we all should put away a pinch of it.

MUCHO GRACIES

Dr. Stewart wishes to express his thanks to the ataff for the devotion and hard work that made 1956 such a remarkable success. Every one will be pleased to know that during the 12 months of 1956, 68,964 visitors walked through our turnstiles. This 1956 patronage topped the 1955 total by 21,957.

1957 promises to be an even more rewarding year at the Arboretum. Restora- tion of the "Lucky" Baldwin Coach Barn is expected to begin during 1957, and the fascinating archaeological research, being carried on about the Hugo Reid Adobe, will continue, Mr, Average Home Owner can anticipate 4 better acquaintence with garden landscaping during the coming year. Two model home demonstration gardens, to be established on the Arboretum grounds, will show the home gardener ways to use new plant materials. |

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO YOU, YOU, AND YOU,

Scribe - Ed Pugh

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Welcome back, Sully! Wice to have you about again, Some of us have recently noticed a man treking through the vast wilderness of the ane ilyptse The gentleman is none other than our new taxonomist. The most sincere greetings to Dr. Steam, his wife; and their two children.

Two new guardians of the grounds have been added to our staff, Jerry ‘iscieteey 1 iarshman is known for his large reservoir of stories and his ee ee six-shooter, Adrian Carroll, a math major at L.A. State College is the driver of a sporty Austin Healy.

Greetings to Fernando Rameriz, Gorden Chectun, Dan Bachcus, Elmer Sexton and Tom Parker - all new men whose lives will be dealt with in subsequent issues of your staff news.

A STEP BACK

Sone of our many intoresting visitors during the past month or so seen to have stepped out of the past of Rancho Santa Anite

F, G, Valkinshow (rough translation) of Battle Creek, Mich., made the following comment: "I worked at the stallion stable (stud barns, just south of oresont site of HEatons restaurant) in 1903, and knew ‘Lucky! Baldwin and Uncle Jack Baldivin,."

irs, P, J. Clemonts, 745 Elmira St., Pasadena 6, is related by marriage to John Wolfskill. She recalls as follows: "Iam 723; my mother was born on a ranch at 2nd and San Pedro and Los Angeles Street in mee angeles, twas also

born thcre = my grandmother was rs. Regina ‘iceinshank,.

LOU THE CIGAR PASSER

Wee Louise Ann (woight now 11 pounds) came to gladden the Louis wartin home on Dee. 5th. Lou and Betty have had one previous visit from Doc Stork; Lindsey is now 3% ycoars old, Papa Uartin roports that Louisc Ann is not only beautiful, but has an unlimited intclligenee quota. Hc is now grooming hor for Giant Step or the 64,000 dollar qucstion. C, Van Doren, look out!

Dr. Friedrich Jclwitsch shicldcd his cyes from the blinding South West African sun with his sunehelmct and easped in amazomont. Sprawling on the parched sands in front of him wore numcrous weird objccts. Each page seemed a monstrous spider or as the doctor oxpressed it, “a round table a foo : projecting over the sandy soil," Upon closer inspection Dr. ccetaeh round the objccts to be strange plant survivors of very ancicnt stock.

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Thc word rclict can bo corrcetly applicd to these plant odditicSe Dan Webster dofincs a rcLict as "a spceics or other group within a community representative of an carlicr stage of development or of a different sot of cnvironmental con- ditions," |

Wolwitechia's "Table-like" ccntral portion is the woody trunk, the loaves projecting from this ccntcr in the mannor of ecortain lilics, The plant stops growing up as soon as its first leaves arc produced; it then grown sideways, inercasing until the cireumfercnec may measure as much as fourtcen fecte The shoathed loaves grow large too, somctimes reaching six fect in Llongth and nearly half as broad, cnding in numorous ribbonsSe

This odd tree, if it has kin folk, is classificd with the naked sccd plants (Gymosperns), Its flowcr parts arisc from the cdgcs of the ccntral woody pore tion and rescmblo small forkcd branchcse The male plants bear staminate catkins; tho fcmales bear larger grconish-crimson, conc-likc - scecd bearing structurcse

Welwitschia plants survive under tho most adverse of conditions. The descrt regions of Portugucse Southycst Africa in which thoy arc found may go ten years without watere The plant must store its watcr supply in much the same manncr as our California desert plants do, that is, in its tissucse

To be botanically correct we must call Wolwritsehia Bainosii a tree though in appearanec it bears Little rcsomblancc to any trcece Few specimens of Wolwitschia oxist away from thoir native habitat, Canada was rcoported to havo a living specimen a far ycars ago3 Don loolcy reports that U.C.LeA. horticulturists ercw a fine spoeimen only to have it destroyed by a carcless youngstcr shortly aftor it was plantod; a trcc was growing at Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens from 1880-19176

WOTR: .Thanks to Al Bardclli for his contribution of a vory intcresting issuc

of Natural History. Elizabcth Rigby, "The Tree that isn't a tree,* Natural History, Junc 1954, ppe 322-3236

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'A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for postericy'

March the 7th (seventh), Arbor Day, dawned bright and sparkling as if

Me, Weatherman had anticipated the ceremonies to be held at the Arboretum, Director Hoar and his Drum and Bugle Corp from First Avenue School

nosted the colors and lee the pledge of Allegiance with military precision. Eagle Scout Robert Dennis, his chest ablaze with merit badges, proceeded in his capacity of Master of Ceremonies, introducing in turn itagle scout Mike Thorpe, Troop 106, who spoke or 'A Scouts View of Conservation'; Mr. lidward Stickney, Chief Deputy for Supervisor J. Anson Ford, whose topic was 'Arbor Day in The County'; ‘rs, Villian 5, hearer, ‘Las Jardineras Garden Club who, at the last minute, was unable to come, was reoresented by irs.

Bertholet, president of the District 12 of California Garden Clubs, INnCe,

who presented a magnolia to the Arhoretum; Dr, Frits \. Vent, president

of the California Arboretum Foundation, who accepted the Garden Club's gift;

Dr, William Stewart, who presented a plant to the Bboy Scouts of America,

San Gabricl Valley Council, who acccpted the Arboretum's gift. | Scout Dennis, closed the meeting by leading those asscmbled in the sing=

ing of America the Beautiful.

‘That Dreamless Sleep! Qn the first day of March we were shocked to learn of the death of one

of our newer employees, Hlmor Sexton - Slmer passed away at the County Hospital

on ee after suffering a severe heart attack. It is believed that he had ex- perienced a silent form of heart attack a days peouiens to the final attack, This silent attack apparently blocked the aorta and the result was a bursting of the heart. \ heart-fund of 70 dollars was raised by the staff and sent to the sexton Family. Funeral services were held at the Lee R, Hill Mortuary in

Temple City.

Country Squire, Almost. The Henry's have taken to the life of Country Sqm ires, almost.

Glendora four years ago was orange and lemon country and even today retains

a touch of the rural despite the encroachment of subdivisions, Thelma and

Lee are elated over their new compemporary home situated at. the foot of the foothills in Glendora. The Henry lot, complete with two lemon trees, covers some sixteen hundred and fifty-seven square feet (1657) and the house features floor to ceiling dual fireplaces plus not only a winter room, but a summer

room facing the mountains.

Apologies to Fernando samirces © Gordon Cheatham, and Dan sSockes.

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STAFF NEWS

IN PURSUIT OF - HAPPINESS _

Sooner or later, 2 man, if he is wise, discovers that life is a mixture of good days and — victory and defeat, give and take, He learns

that it docsn!t pay or be a sensitive souls; that he should let some things go over his head like water off a . duck!s back, He lcarns that he who loscs his temper usually loscs sits

He lc arns that carrying a . chip on his shoulder is the easiest way to got into a fight. ie loartis that the quickest way to become unpopular is to carry tales and gossip about others. He learns that buck-passing always turns out to be a boomerang, and that 1b never paySe He comes to roclize that the business could run along perfectly well without hime

Ho Learns that it doesn't matter so much who gcts the credit so long as the businoss shows a profit. He learns that it doesn't do any harm LO smile and say "Good Morning," even if it is raininge

He learns that "goetbing along" depends about ninety-cight per cent on is own bchavior. |

mon om ANOTIYMOUS « From an article appearing in "High Geer", weekly publication of the Arcadia Rotary Club. : |

Page 2 DIAMOND DON GRAF

Miss ilargaret Reaves,of Pasadena, will soon beeome the bride of Diamond Don Graf. It looks like Margaret passed up several thousand Cal-Poly lads for Diamond Don. She is a native of San Luis Obispo, Home of Cal-Poly, and (believe me) a spot where gals are in the minority. When queried about the date of their suspicious occasion, Don pleaded the 5th Amendment. P.S, Does July 6th sound significant, Don?

FREAK OUT THOSE DANCING SHOES

Tf you are unmarricd and want to meet that dream girl - take up Folk Dancing. Naturalist Denis Kucera met Lois Cooper at a Folk Dance and now is anticapating a trip to the altar sometime in June. Denis and Lois have a great deal in comm, both enjoy hiking, tennis, camping and wood working.

ME, TARZAN.

Loud Ohoo~eer echoed through the Arborctum Jungle on March 22nd,-for Tarzan had returned, A new series of Tarzan films are being planned with Alica Davis playing the part of Jane and Gordon Scot the part of Tarzan.

Youngsters on recent tours through the Jungle have gloried in being able to walk in the foot-prints of a huge pachyderm brought in for the filminga |

TO SET OFF THE SPARK OF MEANINGFUL LIVING IN YOUTH GIVE THEM A PLANT TQ NUTURI.

During the past fow weeks many of the staff had the pleasure of chatting with Miss Frances Miner, delightful Educator from the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Miss Miner impressed a 11 of us with her insights into the problems of Plant Education for voung folks. Her long cxperience as head of the Educational Section at the Brooklyn Gardens proved invaluable during confabs recently held between southern California Educators and Arboretum Officials who have becn meeting to plan future enlargement of the Lducational Program at the Arborctum.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was started on a sitc completcly barren but for two tulip trecs and a number of natural rock formations (later included in an Oricntal Garden) dating from the periods of Glaciation. :

Today, Brooklyn Botanic Garden personnel successfully serve a tremendously congestcd areca of city dwellers from fifty acres which front on busy Washington Avenuc, During cherry blossom time visitors to the gerdens sec a world famous display of flowcring cherries fivaling that sccn at Washington, D.C.

A Cherry Blossum Show and a Study Course in Flowcring Trees mark springtime, © at the Brooklyn Gardens, as a festive time indeed, The cherrics and the crab- apples and their differences are emphasiged in a course, which is only onc of a

number of short courses offered for the period April - May.

Miss Miner's steff consists of five girls, each of whom have an assigned job in the hothouses to assure expcricnce in propagation and nursery-practice.

Children taking courses at the Gardens pay a fee and then are presented with their own plot of ground plus tools to defclop it with. The very young boy or girl is given a definite schedule to abide by which includes the assignment of a crop, Older children have more perogative and may pick a crop that especially _ apocals to them, The child must carry his crop through the various phases of growth starting with thc sccd-flet, then the transfer into pots, the planting in the ground, and finally the reward of taking vegetables home to mom and dad. That these youngsters have considerable enthusiasm for their projects is proven by the fact that somoc individuals stay at the job for four years and many eventually enter the ficld of Horticulture. :

Last week we reluctantly said goodbye to Miss Miner, We know she returned to 2 busy sehedule for Spring arrives with a bang in the East creating a hundred and onc jobs to secomplish. -

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Mama Coon had come to the important decision that Racketycoon and his two brothers must leave home. The boys thus came to enjoy their freedom, but became careless without whe devoted guidance of mother. | .

Guard Gerry Marshman happened upon the three amusing clowns playing near the Jungle, and recognizing their educational value, brought them to the Gate= house. Two of the bandits were sent to the Los Angeles City Schools where they are now trailer dewller:. Los Angeles O1ty School children will soon enjoy the fetching personality of the brothers as they romp in their cage aboard the Mobile Animal Display Trailer.

Racketycoon was now alone and he didn't overly care for solitude, One night he decided to break out ~- and whether he used his human appearing hands to unlatch the cage door or was rcleased accidentally remains an intrieguing mystery. 7 | Ba |

STAFF REINFORCEMENTS The Tally of Staff Members continucs to go up - up - up. New ParkeMainten= ance-man-helpers are George H. Lewis, Norman Nicholson, Ruben Ramirez, Arthur D, Serazin and Harold &, »trchlow. Frank Perdomo Jr. has joined the Staff as

tree trimmer and Ken Jones, recent U.C.LeAq Grad, assists in plant research work when not helping Dan Cassidy in the South African Section.

STAFF MEETING Date: JUNE 2h, 1957 Time: 3:00 Pele Place: Lecture Room Program: Mr, Urnie Adler, Ficld Representative for the County Employees

Associgtion, will present the benefits the Association offers all County Departments.

THE BICYCLE and the *MIGHTY MUD PIi!

Which would you choose for a European tour, a bicycle or a Mighty Mud Pie'?

| Arboretum Information Section Personnel, girl friends, and wives gathered at Dr. Stewart's home recently for a delightful armchair trip through Europe.

Narrater Guide, Denis Kuccra projected a group of two and a quarter slides culled from a collection of some 330 taken on his recent bicycling whirl through Europe. Dr, Stewart added to the evenings cnjoyment with his showing of inter- esting slides taken while buzzing about Iingland and the Continent in the 'Mighty Mud Pict (Family bug-sized aute),

i Archaic Towns, enchanted centees seenes, cragged and creviced mountains, passed before our cyes in dazzling profusion, transporting us to lands of fable and storybook. The serving of delectable refreshments, pre= parea by Mrse Stewart, brought to clese = a memorable evening.

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YOUNG SET MOVE IN TO PRINT

Congratulations to the staff of ‘what shall we call it?! The preliminary issue of this Junior Paper was both informative and amusing. Mary Lee Stewart, Editor, and her able staff are to be highly commended on their lively sheet, The paper deals with youth activities at the Arboretum and is to be published monthly in ten issues (excepting August and Ja nuary); A Years subscription to the Journal costs one dollar. Subscriptions should be mailed to Miss Christine Parker, 1517 HHyland Avenue, Arcadia, California.

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Susan Powell is back in California - full time this time. She is working at Cal.Tech. in the capacity of secretary to a Plant Scientist.

Frank Perdomo (tree trimmer) brought one happy son home from the hospital the other day after the boy had undergone the double ordeal of having both adenoids and tonsils removed, Latest reports have Young Perdomo shoveling down wo Ice Cream in normal capacity...

NOTICE

STAFF MEETING - August 2, 1957 - 3:00 P.M. - Lecture Room.

PROGRAM: Mr. Desautels, archaeologist from the University of Southern California,

JULY 17, 1957

A New: Hawk = no relation to the Foon who laid it's eggs on the moon or the Goofus bird which flies backward so it

will give us a first hand report on the developments at the Huge Reid adobe, after the report the staff will take a tour to the adobe with Mr. Desautels and view the

work being done by the archaeologists. | Dr. William S. Stewart, Director

UP IN SMOKE Question: How much waste paper does the average family throw out a year?

Answer: Four Hundred pounds.

Some ears are tuned to catch the insects! songs; And some hear only clack of human tongues! (Japanese)

TO: THE ARBORETUM STAFF FROM: THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE SUBJECT: PARTY FUND

The Social Committee met on Tuesday July 2nd to formulate ideas for the express purpose of representing the desires of the STAFF to become a more closely knit 'family'.

Your Secial Committee members are: 'Dr.'Louis Martin - EX-Officio (Lou or Louie)

Dan Martel - Social Chairman Dan Cassidy - Ways & Means Denis Kucera ~Secretary ~- Treasurer

After prolonged discussion, it was decided to collect the $3,00 dues by, at the most, July 26, payable $3.00 cash of $1.50 July 1Oth & $1,50 July 25th. This is imperative in order to be able to count on a sum to be used for the enjoyment of all. Bring dues to avsove members,

This sum of $3.00 each will be used for: The Picnic Christmas party Great plans here. Birthday Cards Weddings Births & the inevitable

Just by "counting on your fingers", it will be noted that you will re- ceive more in enjoyment from your small cont: itution than the total of your $3.00. The "Coke" machines recently install: will be a source of income that, it is anticipated, will cancel the neea fcr dues next year.

This is your 'family' and the Social Comnittee urgently solicits ideas to make each social event as enjoyable as the STAFF participation in events. AND, this is where you come in, pitch in enthusiastidally with your ideas & activity and we will have a lot of fun.

You will be kept informed of all projects designed for your pleasure.

Dan Martel - Social Chairman

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LOS DISTINGUIDOS COLUM by Dan Martel

| this will mark the initial column under the above title from a happy idea by Bob Casa, genial tree topper assistant. It means "The Distinguished Ones", { think it is a very appropriate title. From time to time, I will interview memberg’ of the Headhouse unit and you will readily see that our Staff is in reality a very distinguished one,

those of you. whose eyes have been delighted by the Tropical and Orchid Window display, in the foyer of the Administration Building, would like to know the name of the display artist. He is best imtroduced by a quotation from Darwin,

"Orchid Fertilization is a melodrama of ingenuity which transpires in a micro- cosm of exotic beauty", Our distinguished addition to the staff, GLENN H. HIATT, has dedicated his life to beauty and has learned the innermost secrets of Orchid culture, |

He comes to us with a remarkable background in Tropical plant a nd Orchid culture, having been Past.President of the Pasadena Flower Show, Past President of the Orchid Society of Southern California, Gold medal winner for Orchid hybrid- ization and has registered new names,’ He, a 1so, as a pastime, attended USC & UCLA and took chemistry and Physics (for those who know, easy subjects).

Glenn envisions the Arboretum as the center for Tropical and Orchid culture in the not too distant future. In this semi-tropical climate he will be aided by a benign clime and enlightened cdministration,.

A charming w ife and two children fill our Glenn's life and to talk with him you will get to know a happy person,.a dedicated one.

You might say of Glenn, "Do not worry about not holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Worry not that no one know of yous seek to tf worth knowing", (Confucius). He is worth Knowinas

Congratulations are imminent for Ruben Ramirez. In spite of the verbose advice from his 'friends?' he is adamant in his determination to get married, Tell tfim the TRUTH 'friends'!, "Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of man well-sharpened by constant employ- ment. Oh, yes, the happy day will be August, 31st. Eon Voyagel

ARBORETUM PICNIC NEWS

After head scratchings and meetings of the Social Committee, plans have finally jelled for the eagerly awaited "Annual" Picnic. It well be held at the Voorhis Campus of Cal-Poly College (an important detail that your Social sGhair man had omitted to state, at the last Staff meeting, due to the brilliant assem- Wkage of co-workers and ertidite guests). |

Our staff artist and editor Ed Pugh has sketched a map so that there willl be no question as to the routes to take; you take this turn, then that, 'You can't ities 1!

Provisions have been made for around ninety people so, there will be several activities going on at the same tim ;

A full program of athletics has been scheduled by athletic director, Harold 'Vic Tanny! Martinez. The 'I am sure?! hot baseball game will be supervised by George ‘Baseball Encyclopedia’ Lewis with equipment donated by Herold Strehlow, well known softball league umpire.

Of course, THE CHOW, (I left that for the last so that you would read the foregoing deathless prose). A full meal will be entirely furnished by a well known Covina Caterer.

MENU Beef & Noodle en casserole | Spiced peaches Tossed Green Salad a la ching~ lee Cream Bars with Thousand Island Dressing Milk for the children Coffee~ All utensils will be supplied

French rolls & butter | ,

Doesn't that make your mouth water?

The idea for this picnic and subsequent get~togethers is to meet and further solidify friendships, ‘Something that is not too possible due to the nature of our work and the fact that during working hours we are spread "AL1 over the map", All the way fcom the Australian Section to the far reaches of Tallac Knoll,

it is the social committee's sincere wish that everyone have a happy time, Let's pitch in and make it so. Lan Martel social Ghairman

SERVICH UNIT COLUMN ~ Merty Martinez NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS -- This time. ADMINISTRATION OFFICE COnUMN ~ Marge Wood

Three new arrivals have been delivered to members cf our Staff since Last News publications lirs. Lee Turner has a branc new grandaughtcr - arvived July 30th, Mrs. Thelma Henry has a trand new little Henry Ford Convertible~arrived July 29th or there abouts, And may the best man win, Gerry Marshman 2s tic proud grandfather of twin-grandaughters - arrived July 23rd - ail varties involved are doing nicely.

Russ and Tom McGah have just completed a weer's vacation and looked like they had enjoyed every moment of it - only murmrirzg (oven as you and I) that it terminated too soon. |

The office members are all breathlessly waiting for the demonstration gardens to be completed.

Bernice McKeen is anxiously anticipating a wonderful two weeks vacation in the Northwest.

1 of us are happy to see Al Bardelli's smiling countenance back on the job after his vacation,

As a fitting and proper ending to this reporter's colum, I fear I'11 have to sign off (probably) as the Extinguidos Staff reporter - Marge Wood

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Are you having a pi agectlper sg about Ts “delect ab¢ meal to create to titilate the palate of your guests? Worry not, I have jusv tle man for you, he has, “Temperament seasoned with eccentricity, adash of the =. went, aut whimsey

to taste" non other than, FRANCIS CHING; Were he to forsake his career as a premier plant research-man , he could equally make his mark as poet of the culin- ary arts. Those of you who have savored of his kitchen alchemy remember, with

palvataen, the elixers of life which he has concocted.

When I a pproached Francis for some details of his life, he gave his now famous Lough, and said, "You don't want to write about MEI" "Alright", I said, "vou give me some Cetails or, I'll--make up--a story about you", He shuddered at that, and then gave me enough material to write 2a book. Goes to show you what a little friendly persuasion will do

rancis has traveled far and andes, long in his guest for knowledge. He

went to the Universitv of Hawaii for three years (is a kamaaina - born and raised Hawaiian ~ which, accounts for his well rounded apnearance - "The Princess Pupule” gave him, "plenty of papaya".) From Hawaii, he transferred to Michigan State U. where he majored in horticulture, His work and intorests were of such high order

hat he was admitted to Alpha Zeta, National Honorary Scholastic Fraternity and recognized by Professor ©. L. Hamner, outstanding Plant Physiologist, by being made his Research Assistant, On rece! iving his Bed, oe abe he, with an admirable crusading spirit , he decided to help the Army out, His duties were those of medical bactcriologist and food chemist and succeeded to the extent that the Army wrote him a letter of appreciation for being able, where specialists had failed, to improve the poor condition of Turf grasses of the Army recreational areas. The Army was not too much of a challenge so, he went back to Michigan State for his Masters degree. Here it was, that Dr, Stewart, looking for a good man, dis~ covered Francis, He is co-author of erudite napers ons

"Horticultural Rescarch Notes on Gibbercllic Acid"

NAir-Layering wita Polyethylene Yilmnt

t@ffoets of Gibberellic Sprays on Thompson Sccdless Grapes't (This latter

naper can be found in the currént issue of LASCA LEAVES in our library)

Forthcoming saners will be on:

"The Effects of Gibberrellic Acid on the Germination of Sceds" (This will be found in "The Procecdings of the American Society for Horticultural ocience).

"Vegetative Propagation of “ucalyptus" (Will appear in a future issue of

LASC.. LEAVES). Francis has suceccded in this latter project where, to our knowledge, others have failed.

One would think that with this creative research mind, Francis is a some~ what esoteric person, but, far from it, he is full of the "Joie de vivre", and is a good 'Mixer!' snirit ~ ually and socially. "He anticipates the needs of his friends and helps out on his own intitative, which is appreciated, very much", (Marcella Juhren). He is an ardent vhotographer and during his stay here he has taken hundreds of victures specializing in scenics and has displayed some out- standing oxampics.s

Many of us have wondered at his degree of coneentration and have seen the rosults of such cogitation as in the aforementioned papers on the results of his researches. "Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts." Marcus Aurclius.

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ENNY HANTHORNE --«\the other night, at Taxonomy Class, one of the ao started to walk <= right shrough-- "the sliding glass door and when brought to a screeching halt, he said, “My these glass doors are REALLY “cleank"

BIEN VENUE TO; RUBEN RAMIREZ who, has been late at the "Pearly Gates" and they have decided that "low his horn",

ly, consulting with 5t,Peter

Gabriel shall not, yet,

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IS THIS TRUE? "Nothing puts a family in debt so much as a small raise in salary?"

ALSO CONTAATULATIONS TOs Those of you who have been lucky recipicnts of the cratuity of your fellow LASCAN:. To us, th: losers, better luck next bimGe If your team lost, maybe it was because:

They wanted toe win more than we did.!

"Our boys weren't tup!? for this onc."

"Injuries to key players hurt us."

"They had a botter bench."

"That one play was the turning point,!

Under the same circumstances I'd do + this way".

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The following report is of thc'Bus~iness Off-ice! Py-Marge tood

Our Fair Lady of The Arboretum Foundation, Lee Turncr is anxiously waiting for the dawn of October 21st, at which time a very descr.ring vacation will start for her and the Mr,

They both are to be Honored Alumni Guests of the University of Washington. Whe. this appointment is finished, plans are being made to tour the University nf Washington Arboretum, The time limit on this trip is vory elastic, but if arrangements can be made they hope to visit the site of the new Knowland Arboretum boing built in Oakland, California on their way home, Best of Vacations to you both,

} The Staff is very happy sbout the news of Mrs, Spaldings speedy recovery from Surgery these past fcw weeks. Not to mention one doesn't generally go into surgery and come out the proud owner of a new Packard Bell T.V. at the crucial time of the Great World Series.

Mr, Woolley and wife have just returned after touring the "Gur United States" (Western ones that is}

So glad to hear that Mr, Walton's offspring survived the home accident he was a party in last week, Boys will be boysepoor Mom and Dad}

The reason only two reporter's are on the job cua edition of the Staff News that Marty Martinez, is so busy being manager of the Bascbali Pool, that he has nad no time to collect the latest happenings at the Service Unit. Just Wait!l. Noxt month will be hise-~

P.S, Guess what! I just won the Easeball Pool for the 6th game!. WOW

Your Bus-iness Office heporter-

Marge Wood

November, 1957 STAFF NEWS ST oe

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VATTENTION'

STAPF MEETING - 3:00 P.M, in the Lecture room on November 29, 1957.

EMINDER: Whenever any member moves or changes phone numbers, please notify the business office, This is necessary to keep our records accurate,

ALSO s Staff members wishing to order SEE'S XMAS CANDY this year are requested to see Marge Wood and place their order before the 29th of November.

And our Superintendent George Spalding is appearing on 1T,V, Saturday the 16th, at 10:00 A.M, on Channel lh. On the Norville Gillespie Show,

| . SOCTATL, COMMITTEE NEWS : EXTRASCIARISTM AS PARTY —-MoNipa VY, DEC 16-7530 0M. Know this, fellow LASCANS,... Your Social Committee has begun deliberations to try to rive you a first class Christmas Party. Many ideas and suggestions are currently being diligently studied and we hope to arrive at a plan that will meet the approvel of the majority. This is your party and we earnestly solicit ideas; We will have an extra fine party and some of the plans are elaborate but practical, | PARTY To GE Hero ar MANOS STEAK RANCH JUST CURTOUS,..sSome-one conceived the brilliant idea of getting up a.bowling party. Interested persons wore for it, ‘wha’ heppen?

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING NaWS:

The staff welcomes back iirs. Turner and Gerry Patten from their vacation & trip North, We also welcome the littl: new comer to the George Taylor households A brand-new daughter ~- CONGRATULATIONS} Also, more CONGRATULATIONS are in order

to the NEW In-Laws, Mother and Dad in the Day home, They have a new Son-in-Law!

Mrs, Spalding wishes to extend Thank You's to everyone on the staff for their many kind expressions-of rememberance (flowers and gifts) during her recent iliness, It is good to hear that she is once again ranked among those titled ‘Robust and Muscular!!

The old adage "There is some Little good with every little bad and/or visa- versa" now becomes a rcality - quote from your. County Confuscious - Miscelancous

Marge =. Anyhow] Here comes the Bad News, The Arboretum is losing the invaluable -

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services of our "One and Only" Thelma$

Such news is disheartening to the Arboretum Staff but not so for Mrs. Thelma Henry; she is going to retire and be a Lady of Leisure.

Therc are not words available (at hand anyway) to express our deepest regret in losing Thelma and at the same time make known the deep regard we have for her. Best wishes for the future Thelma - please store the happy days spent at the Arborctum among your treasured memories,

Los Distinguidos By - Dan Martel

The music had modulated down to a Soto Voce and, with an air of expectancy, the concert audience ceased its coughing and rustlings. A tall, debonair, Master of Ceremonies strode to the microphones and in an affable, melliflucus voice said, "The geometric tensions engendered by Latinized jazz can become, in the hands of its less tasteful practitioners, tortuously labored efforts apparently designed to drive men to indulgence in compulsive marathons with chiropractic consequences", Gepe "The Goofball's Guide to Suphemism and Slander",

The gentle man, with’ the euphonius voice, capable of handling public come munications is JIM CAUFFIELD, Nurseryman cxtraorcinaire. To support this conten- tion, it is very interesting to note that Jim has recently been elected President of the Cal-Poly Ornamental Horticulture Alumni Assoclavion. he heads a group of prominent men in their respective fields as officers of the Association, His Vice-president is Superintendent of Grounds, Ocoidental College; Secretary, from Monrovia Nursery Go; and, the Treasvrer, a Landszaps Contractor. It is as head of this group of distinguished olantsmen that dim ia instrumental in maintaining Liaison with different Statewide groups interested in the advancement of Horti- culture and the beautification of .citics.

As with his botanically erudite predecessors in thsos scries, Jim nas a solid background with plants. He remembers that at an early age he was very interested in distinguishing tho many diverse forms of the plant kingdom, All his work since has been along horticultural lines and he now possesses encyclovedic knowledgge of plants and their culture.

He recieved his Batchelor of Science Degree in Ornaméntal Horticulture at Cal-~Poly. He is well known among Nurscrymen for this knowledge and his willingness to aid friends in helping their plants achieve their optimum growth and beauty. Jim is rceognized by having Nurscrymen come from far and wide to consult wita him on plant crowth.

Ho is prominent as a member of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, Sicrra Club (Conservation section) and the National Parks Association, Ho sven makos his vacations of a botanical nature, bringing back and collcoting specimens, hiking throughout the west and attending botanicel conventions. His recent ve »« cation was mostly spent in convention at Casadcro, California, |

dacy as a Batchelor of Seicnce, It is appropriately titled, tThe Objectives of

an Arboretum’, It contains many surgestions that might prove of value to Arbore- tums in gonerel, "With the increased concentration of population in large cities- _-the Arboretum-~ has a valuable tadk to porform--by helping the uprooted city dweller regein healthful relationships with nature’. ‘The Leaders in public wel- fare--realize--how much of the >revailing restlessness, ciscentent, and unt.eppiness are duc to the cever-widening ga» between mon and nature". "Misorientetion of man

u (Change, reorientation, can be effected only by systomatis edrcation; and education must be so simple and its means so attractive and picasureple that vhe public will lcarn without realizing that it is being taught".

Editor = Hd Pugh Ldwinistretion Pldg.-Marge Wood Heedhouse~ Dan Martcl

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Remember that the Date ef Monday, D | : seintillating spectacle has heen planned with the assistance 4f Mike Teddi

oe ee | ee 16 is an impertant ore. A stupendous,

All kidding aside we are going ts énjoy a well planned Christmas party Bec. 16 at 7:30 P.M, and we hope everyone will come, The party is to be held at Rands! — Steak Ranch, 721 West Huntington Drive, Areadia, : |

SOCIAL COMMITTER NEWS

3 There ean enly be one item that is of LASCA interest, at this writing, THE PARTY, All the insurmeuntable prablems have been svercome; all the "reluetant dragons" have been brought inte the fald and we are ready to ge full steam ahead,

Eighty-eight persons will be wited in the spirit ef eenviviality, We skall see

you at 7:3@ P.M, Recember 16 at RAND'S, Baldwin ané Huntingten Drive,

HEADHOUSE NEWS

FRANCIS CHING, genial Assistant Plant Specialist will wing te Hawaii Nei this coming Friday, My thoughts go out to my second home, the Paradise of the Paeifie, since I have recently had visitors from there, Besides seeing his family, whom ke hasn't seen for twe and ene half years, he will visit his old stamping graunds, and maybe, a wahine er two, seme Luaus, Heokilaus, Hula, Skin Diving, swimming at the Nataterium, and, need I mentisn this?-—betanizing, Wren he comes hack, (who wante te ceme baek?) he will delight our »rks with his outstanding phetegraphie eompes- itiens, |

JIM CAUFFIELD and his able assistant NORMAN NICHOLSON have reeently eampleted the Fall Cleaning and the Lathhouse is in symmetrieal and shewreem fresh appearances He is ready te do battle with JACK FROST and has acquired a quantity ef new orchard heaters, 3

After a great deal of research, ebservation, and prepagation, QUINN BUCK, with the eoneurrence of Dr. Stewart, has released and made available te the Nurseries and the public, the beautiful BLUE DAISY, Felieia amelleides ‘SANTA ANITA', This is a definite addition to the beauty of our gardens and will sson find wide aceept- anee and distribution, | .

GEORGE LEWIS, has eompleted his course in AAvaneced Taxanomy and Dr. Fnayi re-- ports that he did extremely well with his plant subjects, Extra eurricular activity, learning more about aur eomplex subject, interests GEORGE SPALBING,

A distinguished man who has quietly been working periodieally at the Headheuse is Mr, ROSS H. GAST, a werld renowned specialist with Hikiseus, He has planted, at lux Arboretum, large quantities of reoted Hibiscus hyrrid seedlings, And, we ex- pect LASCA to be enriched with his creations,

Last Friday, I had the honor and privilege of acting as "Jeeves" for Mr, ERIC WALTHER, recently retired Director of Sievbins Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, I was infcrmes that ho might be taclturn, but after some preliminary mental adjustments we fourd cur converrsvtions covering a wide spectrum af subjects, histery, literature, mugis, plants, piewts, planta.

Page 2 Question: Where are two (presumably ldaded) wallets lost somewhere on Tallac Knoll?

A Studie Caper. Don Woolley

At 9:30 A.M., November lith, 1957 Jack Stumbo, Ross Goedrich, Bud Hallberg, George Taylor, Nerman Aronson, Tom Parker,. Harold Strehlow, Harold McCandless, and I entered 20th Century Fox Film Studios, Santa Monica Gate,

First points of interest visited were the very neatly kept nursery and the greenhouses where many common plants excellent for color shots were pointed out, In rapid suécession we toured the Landseape department where trees are treated and put together, some real, some fakes permanent plantings of huge specimens of cocculus, podocarpus plus a pate? "blue" camellia growing under the writers! building and Jean Negueleseo's office,

We saw the moat with its seascape backdrap 350! by 90! high; walked thru the streets of Louisiana ~-New York in 1900 --New York today—-New England Village with a gun on the common; meandered thru Ghestewn Gulch (the most photographed street in the studio); saw jungles old and new-~ one being currently used for "South ie eG Oe viewed the castle of "Prince Valiant" and outdoor sets used in "The King and

-* te the Will Rogers Memorial sound .stage went our entommage where the use of plants in dressing inside sets for both exterior and interior shots of the island and hospital of "South Pacific" was observed, Mr, Larry Dyer, our host, then escorted us into an outdeor set for a take of Orson Welles before a large barreeas part of a picture set in Louisiana.

The most unusual feeling encountered on the tour occurred.during a visit to a forgotten set for a Gable picture --we felt not the least bit eold while stand- ing near pines on a hillside covered with. snow.

Dean Martin was greeted as he came ts vark and later-the Arboretum boys stood ree earns as the U.C.L.A. Band played taps and the National Anthem,

After: a very heart-felt thank you to our host, we split up-— four of us going on to-tour the U.C,L.A. Botanic Garden and to the Bel Air Hotel to see the giant Chorisia (90'), now in almast complete hlentewa wonderful sight to remember. A fine day was well spent.

LET'S GET ASSOCIATED

Let's all go to‘a ball! Join vour fellow County emplayecs: for dinner and dancing on Friday, the 24th of January, ‘The place is the Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Boulevard, Festivities begin with a social hour at 6:00 P.M, followed by dinner at 6:45 P.M, and subsequent dancing to Jerry Gray's superb music. A high point of the evening will be the crowning of the most beautiful County emplayee seheduled for 10:30 P.M.

Fun is the password for this informal annua], event and the . is

low, - The charge far both dinner and dancing (including tax and tip is (4.00p ax

Baye] ee a Act now, obtain your tickets to this gaia dance from your new Ass SOCRaLION - Delegate, Don Graf, Don is available, punch in hand, at the Gavyescuse.

M . " S R = | : M z oe , oe x Editor ~ Ed Pugh oe 2G Administration. Bldg.-Marge Wood Headhouse = Dan Martel 2 :