The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • Page 18

Red Cross Buys Brix Home For Chapter House Purchase from Mrs. Emma a. Pension and Mrs. Helena S. Brix of the letter's home at 2844 Fresno Street to serve as the new headquarters of the Fresno County Red Cross Chapter was announced by the chapter directors at their bimonthly luncheon meeting today in the Californian Hotel.

The- sale price was 525,000. The new chapter house'is on the southwest corner of the intersection of Fresno and Streets, across Fresno Street frcn: thr. present chapter Jveuse at 2S23 Fresno Street and annex at 2875, both of which have been rented by the chapter from month to month during the last four years from the Burnett Sanitarium. Assures Ample Space Paul B. Wilson, chapter chairman of the building committee, said the new quarters will provide room for all chapter activities.

The property was owned by Mrs. Fenston. with Mrs. Brix holding a life interest. The a includes land measuring 150 by 150 feet.

The Brix thome, built by the late H. S. Brix 'in 1913, is of concrete, and has two stories, 12 rooms and two large sleeping porches. There will be adequate parking space. Wilson said the home will be remodeled to fit the needs of the chapter, which hopes to be able to move in by late October or early November.

No date for relinquishment of the present chapter house and annex has been set. It was announced recently the Burnett, Sanitarium plans to build an annex on the site after the war. Chapter Needs Quarters 'The chapter felt it was imperative to obtain suitable new headquarters before the war ends because of the sanitarium's construction plans," Wilson explained. "The Red Cross' work will still be at a peak after the war and will continue heavy for a long time. "Authority for the purchase was given by the American Red Cross a i a headquarters several months ago.

We have had our'eyes on the Brix home as an ideal location for some time. While it is not new it was built so substantially it will make an excellent chapter house for' years to come, making unnecessary further moves such as have been required occasionally in the past" The chairman a i the money for the purchase came from I the chapter's emergency reserve fund. He said it will be restored to the fund at the rate of $2,500 a year, as rent, over a 10 year period. Houses Many Activities The present chapter headquarters houses the administrative the Junior Red Cross, home department, canteen service, a class room for home nursing and other volunteer courses, the'information desk and the production department which makes garments for refugees and hospital patients, kit bags, afghans and other articles. In the annex are the surgical dressings, first aid and water safe- THE FRESNO BEE FRESNO, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1945 and the nursing service, including motor corps.

Gray Ladies, nurses' aides' and" staff Wilson said a few new furnishings will be purchased for the new chapter house. The Weather United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau Fresno, July 18, Wednesday's Weather Forecast San Joaquin Valley--Clear tonight and Thursday. -Slightly cooler except In extreme south portion. San Francisco Bay Region--High fog morning and night with sunshine in after- liono except near ocean tonight ana Thursday. Slightly cooler near ocean.

Moderate westerly wind in after- Northern California--Clear tonight and Thursday except for coastal foe. Slightly cooler in inland portions. General wind off coast mostly northwesterly. Sierra Nevada--Clear tonight and Thursday. Little temperature change.

Sacramento Valley--Clear tonight and Thursday. Slightly cooler. 1 Livermore and Santa Clara Vhlleys-- High fop in morning and night but clear otherwise tonight and Thursday. Slightly cooler. Salinas Valley--Clear except for morn- Ing fog tonight and Thursday.

Little temperature change. Southern California Generally clear Thursday but with night and morning fog or low clouds in coastal area. Not much change in temperature. Lowest Highest Yesterday Night Precip. Bafcersfield 105 Coalinga 101 FRESNO 102 Los Angeles 76 Merced 9" 90 71 si 59 60 '56 C3 54 51 62 Sacramento Sin v-i San Francisco 77 Stockton 93 Boston 71 Chicago 77 Denver 93 60 Detroit 79 58 Kansas City 79 66 New York 77 69 Phoenix 102 77 Pittsburgh 74 62 Portland 83 54 Salt Lake City 95 72 San Antonio 94 6 7 Seattle 71 52 St.

Louis 80 63 Washington 72 66 Fresno Data Normal maximum and minimum temperatures. 100 and 64. Time of sunrise, 5:53 o'clock. Time of sunset. 8:17 o'clock.

Sesonal precipitation, trace. Normal precipitation. .00. Precipitation to this date last year, .00. River Reports River--Piedra (7 A.

stage 8.03 feet: discharge 2,691 second feet. San Joaquin River--Kerchhoff Power House (average for 24 hours to last midnight) 3.290 second feet. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .09 .00 .00 1.90 1.01 .06 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 2.31 The Brix home at 28W Fresno Street, shown above, has been purchased by the Fresno County Red Cross chapter as its new chapter house. The 12 room structure is across th-e street from the present chapter house and annex. Staff Photo.

Fresno Prisoner Has Close Shave In U. S. Air Attack The sensation of fear whcih streaks down your spinal column when you see your own planes heading toward you with a bomb load is something Private Irven G. Lounsbury, 21, Mechanized Cavalry, never wants again. Although home in Fresno in Fresno on a furlough' and rnany, many miles from German prison camps, Lounsbury still has memories a very vivid ones, of the horrible hours he spent in an enemy prisoner box car i which a would strafe his group.

Last March, when the mans moved the Allied prisoners, including Lounsbury, Stalag Luft 12A, they were trans- ported in box Pvt. Lounsbury cars only the Nazis neglected to put the much needed POW signs on the cars. Hit Next Car "During one of the raids, there was one particular plane heading straight for our car and I never prayed so hard in my life," Lounsbury said, "but by some miracle it hit the car next to ours." The Fresno soldier said the Germans would hide the cars in tunnels all clay and moved them at strafing by planes became so bad the only way the prisoners were saved was by getting out of the car and forming, a human POW sign. P'inally the prisoners were taken off the train and told to start marching. Lounsbury started the march but did not finish it.

While no guard was looking, Lounsbury fell out of line and rolled into a ditch, where he lay for hours in the dark. Escapes German Notice "There were a few German soldiers walking up and down the line but. not a one of them missed me. "I got into some woods but the next day the Allies started shelling that position and I had shells falling within 50 feet of me. "The only thing left for me to do was to go into the nearest German town.

You see I had no alternative, and, besides, I was thirsty and hungry. "When I got into town I saw a couple of civilians who looked friendly. They acted all right but one of them wandered off and reported me. Then it was back to a prison camp, and this time it was where they kept the French." Freed By Russians But Lounsbury only had one night in the French prisoner camp for th6 Russians came through that very night (March 29th) and released them. Lounsbury was captured at Bastogne in the breakthrough last December.

Lounsbury had suffered an injury in his leg and had to be carried for eight hours on a runged ladder to the enemy internment camp. The only good word Lounsbury has for the Germans concerns his stay in a luftwaffe hospital, where he was taken after he was interned. Doctors Are Praised 'The German doctors were wonderful," he said. "They took very good care of us even though they did not always have everything they needed." As an example of the shortages faced by the German doctors, Lounsbury said they used paper bandages. A son of Mr.

and Mrs. Elmore ounsbury, 426 Fulton Street, he vent overseas last November after havint? entered the army in February, 1942. ROMANCE IN RHYTHM FOR SUMMER NIGHTS! your favorite melodies by ALFREDO ANTONINI AWARDED FRENCH MEDAL Lieutenant Colonel Leon H. Jamy of Fresno has been awarded he French medal of Officer of the )rder of Social Merit in Paris, "ranee. A veteran of World War I.

Camy a past commander of Fresno No. 4 of the American Legion, nd owner of the Fresno Rcpubli- an Printery. He entered the serv- ce in March, 1941, with the na- ional guard, and has been over- eas two years. His wife and a daughter, Miss KFRE IT MUTUAL FOR MUSIC! (Continued On Page Eleven) Supervisors May Extend Fire Protection Zone A proposal for a new county ordinance to eliminate fire hazards over a wider area was studied late yesterday by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Deputy District Attorney Harold V.

Thompson said he is conferring with state division of forestry officials on an ordinance which would increase the half mile radius from the City of Fresno covered under the existing law. Cites San Joaquin Flan Chairman C. Todd Clark said San Joaquin County has seven fire protection districts supervised by a fire marshal, a plan which has proved highly satisfactory. believe a new ordinance would be helpful 1n eliminating fire hazards," said Clark, "provided service i.s given ip- me area incmueu. "Complaints have been called to my attention where -fire trucks were called to the Fig Garden area and no protection was given to the property.

The time may come when the county will have to have its own fire department." Study Traffic Circle The supervisors also studied a proposal submitted by Hugh McNulty' of the planning commission requesting 275 feet at the end of Wishpn Avenue, connecting Shaw Avenue, be made a dead end with a 40 foot traffic circle. McNulty said the circle would eliminate existing traffic hazards and provide a turn around for residents of the area. He recommended Fairmont Avenue be opened to connect with Shaw Avenue in the same immediate area. The board accepted a subdivision of Park Manor at Butler and Chestnut Avenues proposed by Leo Jar vis. Approve School Changes In the absence of any protests, the supervisors approved petitions requesting a change in the boundaries of the Roeding and McKinley and Roeding and Teague School districts.

Henry C. Berg, clerk of the Roeding board of trustees, said the change is necessary because of the danger involved in children crossing railroad tracks and highways to attend school. Berg said the Roeding district will lose approximately $100,000 in assessed valuation and six students who now will attend the Teague and McKinley schools. The board set July 31st as time for a public hearing on the proposed annexation of the Crescent Elementary District to the West Side Elementary District. County School Superintendent W.

G. Martin said the move should prove economical. Man Is Fatally Hurt By Train John D. McKinney, 39, a transient, was fatally injured late yesterday when he fell beneath a Southern Pacific freight car he attempted to swing aboard near Clinton Avpmip. His left leg and arm amputated McKinney was taken to the Fresm County General Hospital, where died early this morning.

Deputy L. R. Webb said McKinney was advised by anothe transient. Carl Burkstrom, agair.s seeking to board the train because lie apparently was intoxicated. Burkstrom said McKinney firs inquired if the oncoming freigh train was headed toward Stockton Webb said McKinney's effect indicate he has a sister, Mrs.

Lee Webb, in Phoenix, and tha he was a former sailor. Ban On Weekend Shipping May Commissioners Study Workers' Salary Boost Plea The city commission late yesterday began consideration of salaries of municipal employes for the ensuing fiscal year with indications lhe members contemplate an increase in the $25 monthly war bonus after a number of individual -u-i-4 adjustments based on changes in A possibility of some relaxation dujtie experience and other causes of the weekend embargo on the have been 1 made shipment of perishable commodities None of the commissioners, how-! and other freight was foreseen to-i ver, has indicated what increase' day when Colonel J. Monroe John-j lhe bonus may be made. The! son, head 01 tne Office of Defense county employes now receive a S40J Transportation in Washington, saidj a bonus compared to the city's! he is considering rescinding the'525, but the.commissioners explain! order. (they began advancing salaries be- California congressmen have re! fore the county and such increases ported to Johnson the order is I should be taken into account, costing Western farmers Foremen Are liaised a day because of spoilage of theirj In starting consideration of in- crops while waiting for the adjustments, the commis- period to pass each week.

sioners tentatively agreed to raise Prevents Any Loading Johnson said the order was designed to avoid switching refrigerator cars around the state and to make them available for growers. The congressmen said the order, as written, prevents farmers from loading over the weekends, even when cars are available. A plea for the furloughing of railroad workers now in the army'to help relieve i i a manpower shortages was turned down by Undersecretary of War Robert M. Pat- the salaries of water department service foremen from $185 a month, including bonus, to 5200, the general foreman from 5200 to 5215, plus bonus, and a draftsman from $145 too $155 plus bonus. The commission postponed until next year a request by Mayor Z.

S. Leymel that a bird cage housing eagles and other large fowl in Roeding Park be rebuilt, with the agreement that when 'building costs probably are reduced a larger structure will be erected. An appropriation of S485 was al- terson because he said the planljowed to erect an additional picnic would conflict with releases. point system Government agency officials previously had said in conferences with the California congressmen the embargo order was necessary because of a shortage of manpowpr to handle, the volume of traffic which would pile up without the weekend "vacation." See Serious Situation Fresno area shippers asserted the army's point system of discharges will face even a more serious conflict if transportation is not provided for fresh food for the East. California Farm Bureau officials, headed by Ray B.

Wiser of Gridley, president, and J. J. Deuel, declared the shortages of refrigerator cars and labor threaten disastrous losses of food critically needed around the world. Wiser asked Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson to provide additional cars to move the produce and to arrange for the diversion of perishable foods to canners, dryers and freezers to conserve the supplies. The California congressional delegation, including Congressmen B.

W. Gearhart of Fresno, Alfred J. Elliott of Tulare, Clair Engle of Red Bluff, Clarence Lea of Santa Rosa and Jack, Z. Anderson of San Juan Batista, yesterday conferred with War Mobilization Director Fred Vinson on the manpower, and transportation snarl. Vinson sympathized with the problems of the Western farmers, but said he was unable to offer a solution.

Search For Girl's Attackers Fails Military and civilian authorities probing the reported attack by two army officers on Miss Patty Hughes of 116 North Van Ness said their investigation still is incomplete but expressed doubt the objects of their hunt are stationed in the Fresno area. Two officers referred to the investigators by Miss Hughes as possibly being able to identify her attackers advised Deputy Sheriff Hubert Nevins and Lieutenant Robert Fortune of the military police they know no one with the names furnished to the complaint- ant. Miss Hughes has named the two men as First Lieutenant Sonny Berg and Second Lieutenant Van Austin, accusing them of taking her outside of Fresno and disrobing her in a rape attempt. Fortune said the rolls have been checked fruitlessly at Hammer Field, Camp Pinedale and Lemoore Army Air Field. Neither Miss Hughes nor her mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Hughes, were available for comment today. The mother said yesterday she planned to visit another daughter in San Francisco before deciding whether or not to file a complaint. The search for the officers, now believed to have given Miss Hughes fictitious names, began when she went to police headquarters late Monday and reported she had been attacked. An examination by Dr. L.

W. Fawns' confirmed that an attack had oeen made and Miss Hughes was taken to a local sanitarium. Feed Manufacturers Will Hear OPA Rules Fresno OPA officials have invited mixed feed manufacturers the Fresno area to attend a meeting in the Californian Hotel at 8 o'clock tomorrow night to hear the new mixed feed regulation MPR 858 explained. Carl Schultz, a lawyer formerly with the OPA's Washington office, will attend. George Pritchard, price specialist, and John J.

Gallagher, district price attorney, of the Fresno office, will preside. Assisting will be Fred St. Goar, regional commodity specialist, and Eugene Ren dler, regional attorney. location in the former tea room and WPA building near the main park entrance. Allow Extra Pay The commission agreed to allow extra pay to waste disposal em- ploye? working six full days a week and five more holidays than other city workers.

The list includes a shovel and an equipment operator and some 26 collectors. The extra pay goes to the operators at a rate of $17.50 a month. Holiday pay will be added during the month in which they occur to the pay of the operators and collectors. Establish Clerk Scale Thv. commission established a scale for account clerks for annual advancements up to $170 a month plus bonus, and will adjust those now in that classification accordingly.

Similarly, a scale for a maximum of $210 was established for a license supervisor and purchasing agent. A street maintenance laborer was raised $10 a month to $160, an assistant sewer maintenance foreman $10 te $170, a sewer maintenance welder $15 a concrete foreman and a sewer foreman $10 to $220. and a fire alarm helper $10 to $155. Death Summons Grant Falkenstein Grant Falkenstein, 79, mer widely known Fresno poser, band leader, music owner and city trustee, died last night in a Santa hospital after a long illness. for- com- store In years a he hurriedly composed a for an ama- minstrel show in Ventura, and while he was living in Fresno, the tune gained a i wide popularity through the radio.

It was Lay My Head Be- Grant neath A Rose. Falkenstein The words were written by A. Madison. Falkenstein came to Fresno from Santa Rosa in 1900. He organized the Fresno Military Band and later became the director of Falkenstein's Fresno Park Band, the Sciots Band and the Eagles Band.

For many years he owned a music store on Van Ness Avenue. Nine years ago he retired and he and his wife, Mrs. Harriet Falkenstein, moved to Santa Cruz. She was at his bedside when he died. Falkenstein also composed much band music.

Born in Maryland, he came to California 46 years ago. He was a member of the Las Palmas Lodge No. 366 of the FAM, the Fresno Sciots, the Fresno Chapter of the Scottish Rite, and the Fresno Commandery, and a life member of the Fresno Musicians Union 210. He is survived, besides his widow, by a son, Ray Falkenstein of Los Angeles. The body was returned to Fresno for funeral services at 10 o'clock Friday morning in the chapel of the Lisle "Funeral Home under the auspices of the Las Palmas Lodge.

Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Woman Asks Trial Mrs. Louise Young, 51, of Route 7, Box 462, near Clay and Cornelius Avenues, will be given a preliminary examination July 26th before Justice of the Peace George M. DeWolf on charges of leaving the scene of an accident, and has asked a jury trial on drunken driving charges. LADIES 1 STRAP WATCHES A good selection.

Beautifully fjpsitrnpri and of fine workmanship. COSTUME JEWELRY Fine assortment of artistic costume Jewelry, 1034 FULTON STtfEt News 10: IX P. So What? Say Dealers Sans Cars As OPA Lifts Rationing Fresno edalers said today the freing of new 1942 motor cars from rationing by the OPA does not mean a thing to Fresnans, or probably to any Californian. Most dealers predicted no 1945 automobiles will be available for rationing until next year. There just are no new 1942 cars in California sales rooms.

We had one last but sold months. Cisco." it to a buyer with a priority," reported a dealer in one of the more expensive makes. "We had it for It came from San Fran- Only East Has Cars The 6,000 or so new 1S42 models which the OPA order is to release from rationing are held by dealers in the East, with perhaps a few in the Midwest. They will be gobbled up there. "We haven't had a new 1942 car for more than 18 months," said a Fresno dealer.

in one of the three most popular makes. i 0 lOVv priced makes made similar reports. Now as to 1945 models: "We understand there'll be a few in September," said the manager of a company selling a popular make. "Theoretically, at least, the manufacturer is suiiDOsed to be making them now." Other Are Skeptical Representatives of the two other biggest sellers were skeptical about this. "I think it will be uecember or thereabouts before we see one commented.

Said the others, Bureau of reclamation officiate open bids on the construction of the first six miles of the Friant-Kern Canal in the office of R. B. Williams, Friant Dam project chief engineer, at the dam today. Left to right are G. H.

Hogue, a bureau representative; Williams and G. H. Witie, also of tlie bureau. Increase Of Cents Looms In County Tax Rate County Expert Earl J. late yesterday afternoon Informed the Fresno County Board of Supervisors study of budget quirements, cam reserves and ait assessed valuation of $351,320,700 indicates the 1945-46.

tax rate miy be set at 88 cents a $100 valuation, an increase of cents over last year. This does not allow lor additional reserves. The library rate has been at the maximum of 10 cents a $100 at assessed valuation, an increase of 4H cents over last year. Wallace said this will raise $90,000 for the proposed new library building fund and also pay the current operating Bay Firm Is Low Bidder (Continued From Page One) key structure designed to carry southward a veritable river of water stored behind the Friant Dam. Construction of the canal was halted by the war in 1942 by order of the WPB.

The WPB later rescinded its orders on certain work but numerous applications by the reclamation bureau for approval of resumption of construction were rejected. The Kiewit company recently extended its operations to the Pacific Coast from the Middle West. It has done considerable construction for the army but this is the first CVP project with which it has been connected. It also has offices in Los Angeles and Denver. CVA Survey Begun SACRAMENTO, July 18.

(S) -The start of preliminary work on a comprehensive survey of the financial and economic aspects of the Central Valleys Project was announced by C. H. Purcell, director of public works and chairman of the water project authority. Financed by a $50,000 fund contained in Governor Warren's budget and approved by the legislature at the request of the authority, the study is designed to obtain data of value to prospective users of water and power under the project and to gather facts to be used as a basis for future decisions of tthe water project authority. Declaring the Central Valleys Project is entering one of the most important phases of its history, Purcell predicted the survey would result in the formation of far reaching policies relative to allocation of costs, methods of water and 'power disposal and the fixing of electric and water rates.

Manpower Sets Pace (McClatehy Newspapers Service) "The situation seems to be this: "The government has issued some allowables to the manufacturers but hasn't granted the necessary priorities on materials. What has been issued is just a license for the manufacturers to hunt materials. There is no upholstery, no tin. copper or brass, for example. We expect to get a sample by the end of this year but there won't be any deliveries until next year." Priorities Will Be Needed The dealers declare buyers must have priorities when the new do become available.

have no i i a i i our manufacturers," a dealer in two pretty expensive makes reported. "We understand the companies each will produce a car for show purposes only, hand made, but there will be on the assembly lines. disnlavs are planned, fill of the dealers in a make in one region being called to some one place to see tho show cnr. San Fiar'icisco is to be the place for this region." A dealer in another make sell- ing in the'hlgher brackets reported nil he has heard about 1945 models is rumors, A A (Tlilarp Tn Assistant Secretary of the Interior Michael W. Strauss assured farmers of Tulare and Kern Counties here yesterday dirt soon will- be flying in the construction of the Friant-Kern Canal and construction will be carried on as fast as improving manpower prospects make possible.

Strauss and his party of reclamation bureau officials stopped here briefly in a tour of the canal route and an inspection of other proposed water projects in the southern part of the valley. Strauss said: "Work on the lower end, to which you people of Tulare and Kern Counties long have been looking forward is a i shape, for bids are being opened at Friant on the first section of the initial six mile unit of canal. Although I won't promise that you will see water in the canal this year, you will soon be seeing, the dirt fly." War Interferes William E. Warne, assistant reclamation commissioner, who accom panied Strauss, said work on the canal would have been completed by this time had it not been for the shutdown brought about by the war and the resultant shortage of materials. Warne said that if the manpower is.

sufficient, he expects to see more contracts let before long. Strauss declared he is much encouraged by the manpower tion in the valley. The fact more than 10,000 fishermen were active at Lake Millerton, was cited as evidence the manpower shortage cannot be very acute. Meet Irrigationist During the day, the party conferred with directors of the Orange Cove Irrigation District preliminary to a general meeting to be held at Orange Cove at 8 o'clock Friday evening in regard to a contract for Central Valleys Project water. They also conferred with directors of irrigation districts in the Lindsay-Strathmore area.

Reclamation bureau engineers will meet with farmers of the proposed Waukena- Packard Irrigation District at Waukena tomorrow night. The party inspected the Terminus Beach site of the dam and reservoir to be built on the Kaweah River. Strauss pointed out that regardless of what agency builds the structure. if will make water available for irrigation as well as flood control and the secretary of the interior is the official designated under the flood control act to market the water available for irrigation. Strauss emphasized the existing water rights under the state laws an-i righis determined by the state courts will not be disturbed.

Strauss said he mentioned the point because of "red herrings" about usurpation of local water control being thrown around in the discussion of the rights of water districts. expenses. Budget Is $8,150,511 Wallace revealed the tentative budget calls for $8,130,541.25, which includes $290,251 for the library, $520,000 in the general reserve and $100,000 in the unappropriated reserve. The supervisors transferred $100,000 from the general reserve fund to the postwar building site fund, which is to be augmented by $40,000 from state funds. Wallace explained the $420,000 general reserve is earmarked for postwar building projects, none of which has been designated- or sites obtained.

Board members generally agreed architectural plans cannot be prepared for any project until the actual site has been acquired. Await Recommendation Supervisors P. H. McMurtry declared the board cannot select a site for the proposed library until the county planning commission makes a recommendation. He predicted it will be two or three years Bail Of Is Set On Young Burglary Suspects Faced with 63 felony charges, 11 youths arrestsd after a recent series of burglaries lounged before Police Judge C.

T. Walton for arraignment late yesterday and were remanded to jail in default of bond totaling $126,000. Judge Walton twice rebuked the roup for outbreaks of the county can proceed with "he library construction program. while bailiffs silenced half a dozen stage whisper conversations deal- ng in reassurances of parole. Four of the suspects were certified to the juvenile court, where they are to be charged with 22 counts of burglary and two of robbery.

Their bonds total $48,000. Defiant Before Judge With one exception, worried 17 year old Frank Greenleaf of 925 Franklin Avenue, each defendant eyed Judge Walton either in amusement or defiance as he was arraigned. But no levity was reflected in the grave faces of those parents present during the lengthy proceedings. Two mothers wept silently; a father pulled nervously at his shirt collar. Walter EJeuer, 22 year old self styled leader of the group, was held in the heaviest bond.

The slim youth, who lives at 2128 Lotus Avenue, is charged with 13 counts of burglary and one of car theft, and bail was set at $28,000. Accused of 12 Burglaries Seventeen year old Richard Wells of 1747 Belmont Avenue, charged with 12 counts of burglary and one of robbery, shook visibly, as he stood to be arraigned on the first count. After being certified to the juvenile court, the 200 pound youth wore a broad smile. Bond was placed at $26,000. Preliminary examinations for the group were set from July 23rd to Aueust 3rd.

Onlv one. Steve Mazzola, '22, of 1044 Mayor Avenue, is not charged directly with burglary or robbery. He is charged with being an accessory to a liquor store robbery, with bond at $2,000. Others arraigned were: Harry Damisen, 19, .2006 Belmont; eight counts of burglary, one each of car theft and robbery; bond S20.000. Hector Valdez, 17, 112 Hawes Avenue; certified to juvenile court on five burglary counts; bond $10,000.

Alvin Fuller, 18, Street; one burglary count; bond $2,000. Greenleaf, certified to juvenile court on one burglary count; bond $2.000. Private Robert Nelson, 19, and AWOL from Fort Ord: one count of burglarv bond $2.000. Max Inabnit, 18, 3142 Alta Avenue; counts of burglary and one of robbery: bond $16,000. Angelo Gugliemo, 18, 1020 A Street: four counts of burglary; bond $8,000.

Augustine Henry Traxler, 17 752 Tulare Street; certified to juvenile court on four burglary counts; $8,000 bond. It was explained that under the ibrary tax program increase, the Coalinga district, which has its own library, is exempted from the. LO cent rate. The attorney general has ruled the 5500,000 general re- sej-ve fund cannot be used for a new county library, inasmuch as some of the money collected came from the Coalinga district. Public hearings on the budget must be conducted on or before August 20th, with the deadline for.

adoption and fixing the tax rate, on or before August 30th. Attendance Gain Reported For County Schools County School Superintendent W. Martin today announced the average daily attendance in the county elementary schools, exclusive of Fresno City, for the fiscal year ending June 30th, reached 16,786, an increase of 1,338 over the same period for 1944. The gain in the Fresno County High Schools, exclusive of Fresno City, amounted to 231, the ADA for the year being 4,495 as compared to 4,264 for the preceding year. Martin said there was a gain seven in the junior colleges, making a grand total increase in the county -schools of- 1,576.

City Schools Show Gain Reports from the Fresno City Elementary. Schools show an ADA of 3,892, a gain of 525 over 1944. The only decrease noted was in the Fresno City High Schools, which fell from 4,317 to 4,130. This gives a net gain in the city schools of 338. The superintendent declared the total gain in the elementary and secondary schools of Fresno City and the county for the year reached 1,914.

Bus Line Names Inral Thief I.VWUI WMIVI Pacific City Lines, Incoporated operators of the Fresno City Lines Incorporated, bus system, today announced the transfer of A. Ogilvie, manager of the Everett company, to become superintendent of the local lines. Ogilvie succeeds H. F. i i a son, former local superintendent, who has a head of the parent company's acquired Spokane bus systems.

a R. Carrico, relieved Christiansen here temporarily, is leaving the Pacific City Lines system for a position as bead of the Phoenix, system. Ogilvie announced buses of the Fresno system are being painted a uniform color, orange and white with black trim and continued efforts are being made to obtain the release of additional buses operation here. Ogilvile started in the transportation business 23 years ago as a streetcar motorman, and worked his way to the position of head of the Everett system after buses replaced electric cars. He has been manager in Everett since 1942.

A. E. Ogilvie Martin said the uptrend in attendance means at least 54 more teachers will be required in the schools for the opening of the Fall term in September, and applications currently are few and far between. Sees Fund Increase "The increase in school attendance also will result in Fresno- County's receiving approximately $73,000 more from the state to further the educational program," said Martin. "Unless we are fortunate enough, in employing more teachers, we may find it necessary to double up classrooms in some of schools, which is not conducive to the best interest of the students." Martin said, in order to cope with the teacher shortage, the county has been compelled to issue emergency teaching credentials and accept out of state teachers without California credentials.

He revealed that in some instances individuals who have not completed teacher training also are being employed to cope with the situation. Fire Destroys Barn Fire apparently caused by spontaneous combustion destroyed a $1,300 barn today at the home of R. Hart, Garfield and Belmont Avenues, together with 38 tons of hay and an automobile. The state vision of forestry fire suppression crew estimates the loss at $3,560. There was no insurance..