Post #323347 by pappythesailor on Sun, Aug 5, 2007 9:20 AM

Here's future Tiki Hero, Leroy Schmaltz (of OCeanic Arts fame) and friends winning an award for decorating or something...

(from the Pasadena Independent 15 April 1960)

Bullock's Contest
Winners Announced
Winners of the annual student
decorating contest sponsored
by Bullock's Pasadena
were announced yesterday.
They are Richard Gilford,
LeRoy Schmaltz and Don Skinner,
students of Los Angeles
State College.
Their entry depicted a Hi-Fi
room featuring fashion colors
of blue and white.
They received the first prize
award of $150.
Winners were selected by the
several thousand shoppers to
Bullock's the past week, who
judged the 14 entries. There
were 34 students from seven
Southern California colleges
participating in the event...