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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, PEBRHRYl7, 1935 i 1 1 1 i tfi I mtmS GREATER CAMFQjj tc i pn ltmiiu nc Water Plan TO RETIRE nuumi LLIIUII Uli tiou it i niTTi TRET TRUTH ABOUT EROSION 3 11 illf i CONTRA CLUBS OF MEPILL; HOLD- EXHIBITl Discussed Drt LL OF TANNERIES I 'HE TRIBUNE begins herewith the publication of a series of articles on the problem of sou erosion and its-effect Pi os and Cons of Proposal to PumpExces8 Flow Over Fault Line Meet Subject CENTERVILLEv Feb. earthquake fault line which erosses Washington township is threatening League of Citizens Is Formed Pittsburg Municipal Park upon the agricultural future of California. The Federal Gov ernment is about to embark upon a huge erosion control project which will cover many California counties. The 'ar Selection of Location to Be sMade by a 8 at Central Valley Council Call; All-Mountain Roadway Vital to Growth of Stat Press for Enactment Scene of Camporee to Be Of Proper Legal Measures Held on May 19 and 20 Gathering on March tides, which will be 10 in number, will serve to impress the need for this work and the dangers attendant upon continued to become a source, of considerable neglect or erosion control. The Feb.

MONTEREY, Feb. 18. Monterey Feb. HAYWARD; Feb. peninsula residents are tired of Approximately 400 Boy Scouts will lauthors are Harry E.

Reddick, a populous and productive land, way committee of the San Joaqulit Valley Council of the California! trouble to. farmers above and below the fault prepared to battle for their share of- an additional release of water from Calaveras Reservoir, which the Alameda CountyXWater District now is attempting topro- -ary arrangements' for the annual Alameda County 4-H Club holding their noses. pitch tents in the Pittsburg Muni What it has done to China, with its regional director of the U. S. Determined to rid Monterey of the cipal Park on May 18 and 19 for legends of the once fertile Gobi, it Soil Erosion Service of Cali fish odor perfumes that come from will most surely do to our own fornia and Charles D.

Jarrett, the canneries along the waterfront, children's children, if not recog cure. organization is now underway of attached to the bureau. nized as a menace and stopped in Many of the property owners from State of Commerce today; advocated completion of the Sierra Way, an all-mountain route fronH Isabella in Kern County to Mt, Shasta as a special public work! project. The committee recommendation urgs completion of the giant wo theannual camporee of(the Contra Costa County Boy Scout Council. This will be the final patrol camping event for the council.

Use of the park has been granted by the City Council at request of the Monterey Peninsula Health and The first article of the series Is time. the area above the fault line atV tlon were being made today, follow Ing (election of May 18 as a definite date for the event. Discussion of tentative plans -featured a recent county leaders' council session here, and selection of' a location-and appointment of supervising committees will be made i at next month's meeting, scheduled to be held, March 18, at the home of League. entitled "Men Against the Rain." Is the recognition of erosion as a The League, with a large mem Men against the rain is pne way vital problem something new? tended a recent meeting of the board of directors of the water district and protested against the district's plan bership, has been launched as i J. Pearson, chairman of the of picturing the problem of soil George Washington warned the Col onies that erosion would surely im civic organization with its only aim esosion.

There are two kinds ol ject as a unit, with the group un for piping the additional flow across that xof eliminating the malodorous erosion: Natural and man-made. poverish the land if not prevented the fault and releasing it in a large Nature takes a million years' to abandoned gravel pit which wouid condns which have been a source and today along the -Atlantic sea Pittsburg Boy Scout District, who said the camporee will be sponsored by Pittsburg. It will mark the first time that the event ever has been held in the eastern division of the council, ac board there are hundreds of square serve as a reservoir and raise the "A 7 urove resiuenis ior many. years jn miles of land that, even with the water table below the fault. aertakmg to Interest supervisors of the valley counties in including th Sierra Way among -the projects tflf be recommended for Federal' ap propriations.

It was said $15,000,000 will be quired to complete the route building new sections of road and aid of fertilizer, will only producq tne "past. According to leaders of the or NILES FARMERS OBJECT The farmers, mostly from the cording to Walter R. Whidden, field a small fraction of what the raw tear down a mountain and fill a valley by erosion. Nature takes ten thousand years to build up just one foot of good rich humus filled arth and man comes along and by means of accelerated, man-made erosion destroys ten thousand years of na-nature's work in less than one life ganization: not only are the fish land did a hundred years ago, executive for the division. The Northern California camooral.

Niles area, insisted that the fault line no longer exists as a barrier to the flow of water in Alameda odors a nuisance but they have re suited in the depreciation of prop Thomas Jefferson, statesman, aristo crat, and wise agriculturist, recog the final camping event, will be held In Richmond. In October, with Mrt B. F. Newton, In Pleasanton. Formulation of plans for the annual Summer camp of the county 4-H units, consideration of possible aitei and naming Of arrangements committees 'will also be under taken at the March session.

Reorganization the senior 4-H for members more than 15 years of age who have completed at least four years of acceptable club work, has been approved, according 1 to Mrs. Maryetta county home demonstration agent, and may start during the coming week. Consensus of the leaders attend to rebuild sub-standard roads. Th project as it stands provides for fJ erty values thrdughout Monterey nized the menace of erosion as one F. V.

Jones, who is completing hit fourth consecutive year as president of the Niles Chamber of Commerce. He has served notice that he will not accept Te-election to the pott. -Tribune photo and Pacific GroveA 3000 Boy Scouts participating, it is time. Isn't that something? Read on. to be deal with if his.

lands and new route from Tahoe to Yosemlta. Creek as it was cut by graver pit operations and the water now flows across it instead of backing up into the gravel beds in the area above it. Dr. H. G.

Wealherill, prominent announced. There's nothing mysterious about his people were to remain prosper. Sponsors of Sierra Wav said 11 Chairman Pearson said that ap will be among the most roads in the world, running through) retired Monterey physician is presl dent of the organization and An drew Harris has been named execu man-made nor about the means of control. The only mysterious phase of the question is how ous. PERUVIANS CONQUERED EROSION E.

A. Ellsworth, a leader of the proximately 1 1000 Boy Scouts and parents and" friends are expected to come to Pittsburg for the cam opposition, insisted that the water a region rich in scenic interest. nation so progressive as the Now. let's talk about some The conservation committee tar situation above the fault is now as serious as it was below it. poree.

people who not only recognized the tive secretary. The organization is planning to hold a seriesof mass meetings to increase its membership and to take an active part in the The Pittsburg district at the last the San Joaquin Valley Council hat gone on record as opposed to a Sen United States could, for so long, Ignore the greatest enemy that the agriculturist has ever had. problem, but did something about W. D. Patterson, president of the it The ancient Incas of Peru, in meeting in the Chamber of Commerce made definite clans for con ate bill which provides for thO fight against the cannery odors, board, explained that the City of San Francisco has agreed to the additional release in the form of a the valleys of the Andes, met and burning of brush and debris on TEN BILLION DOLLARS LOST.

Did you know that thisa thief that ing the local, session was that all county clubs should apply for charters during 1935. Three of the units arc Already -eligible, Mrs. Hal-man said. The other clubs will endeavor to meet all requirements NILES CHAMBER II LL ELECT ditioning of Scout and licked Old man erosion by means According to Dr. Weatherill, there are many ways and means by which Railroad Street, and discussed re loan to the district.

The release of terraces long before our white comes with the rain has already robbed the farmers of America of ancestors had ceased chasing deer some river or creek watershed ta be designated later, to determine the effect of on watef runoff and underground watef tables. Jen billion dollars? How much money would amount to approximately cannfv odors can be eliminated. 15,000 acre feet and that the city Law enforcement measures, how-has refused to release this amount Lver- he sa d- nfssfy to make for their T-bone and using the lime organization of local troops. Attending the session were Chairman Pearson, -who presided; Secretary Elwood Smith, Robert Spur-geon, representing Troop 2: Scout charter recognition as soon as possible, P. I.

Holman, delegate to the ai i i i stone caves of central Europe for is ten billion dollars? Take a iook at one silver dollar and then take a their boudoirs. Get this picture, The committee also opposed pro-. of water into the creek for fear that lne canneries aaopt sucn measures, the low lands in the vicinity of Irv- r. -inglon would become flooded and OlVlSS MuS It I OO Today in the United States there look at a box car. It would require fifty puffing freight engines owe nipjcnuua I NILES, Feb.

V. Jones, vet- posals to separate the fish and master Philip Dibdal and Assistant are many mountain-side farms be. tT i President of the Niles Cham. the conclavi iciav Scoutmaster George Henderson of studied during game department from the division of natural resources. damage suits result.

ging silver dollar specials to haul the money out Of this country that ber of Commerce, is to retire from ing abandoned within seven years Cold in Switzerland Troop Charles Taussig, Troop Whidden, chairman, and Charles that office after several years of after the virgin soil is first turned Plans are being made for a meet WUX WAlVf. 1MMAOK8 W. B. Kirk, owner of one of these ranches in the low area, Instructed service. New officers of the or Seven years the life of a farm be old man erosion has got away with since the Pilgrims first started their cause man-induced erosion takes Page, skipper of the Sea Scouts; Peter Cameron of the Cub Scouts; Charles F.

Ward, chairman of the own makings for plum puddings and ganization are to be ejected within a few days and Jones has served VallejoWilr Have Signals the precious humus bearing top the secretary to include in the minutes of the meeting that he would apple pies. Last year the erosion ing Monday in Fresno at whichi forestry projects suitable for PWA funds will be considered. Invitations have been sent to' farm bureaus, fish and game associations, chambers jf commerce, fire pre NAPA, Feb. 16. The bitter winter cold in the Alps quickly dispelled the glamour of a return trip to his native town Jn Switzerland after a 45-year absence, Martin Zanini, widely known Napa vintner, declared today on his arrival here.

Zanini, who planned to spend a court of honor committee for the waive all rights to sue the city if soil! Todays in the valleys of the Andes, the descendants of the ancient Incas are profitably farming special pulled out on a one way schedule taking land values equal to fifteen box cars full of silver his ranch was flooded from any East Division, and N. P. Christen-sen, now chairman of the Pittsburg notice that he will not be a candidate for re-election, Jones was a charter member of the chamber and is just completing his fourth cpnsecutive year as its flow in Alameda Creek. court of nonor committee. vention bodies, cattlemen's associaj He insisted that floods in that Hons, American Legion Posts arJ VALLEJO, Feb.

13. Installatibn of electric traffic control at Val-lejo's most important downtown intersections will be effected by the the very same plots laid out by their ancestors, a full four thousand yean ago. There's the picture and the control of erosion is the one dollars, and the same train is due to go again next year, and the year after that, and every year from now on if the people of America do not president. Twice before other groups in the various counties. headed the group, glvln jl2arbage Plan City Council at once, Mayor Fred total of seven years as president possible explanation.

basin had. been due to drainage year in the Alpine region and per- from the Mission hills and not from haps remain there permanently, cut any overflow from the creek. the length of his visit to a few J. C. Shinn, veteran member of weeks.

the board, asserted that only a sixth He has directed the wine making of the property in the district lies operations at Rancho Rincon de Los apove the fault line. Carneros, southwest, of during awake to the fact that erosion unchecked will turn the greater part Nine Trustees Will Fight Widens Japan, for more than 50 years has been spending as high as threfe times the present value of the land of this nation into a desolate barren waste. Be Up for Election CROCKETT, Feb. 16. Trustees of MARTINEZ.

Feb. Patterson declared that It was the tne many years ne nas Deen in uus purpose, of the board to serve the country and he is regarded as one that shipping interests and the Con grade schools in this vicinity whose terms expire May 1 are C. V. Con-nell, Port Costa; Nicholas J. Jacobs, H.

Heegler indicated today. The the organization. He has refused traffic control tystem, similar to to accept another term and is back-that in use in Sacramento, will be Ing Dr. E. C.

Grau as his logical made possible by a $23,000 increase successor. in city revenues for the first half Jones came to Niles as one of the of the fiscal year above the amount early pastors of the Congregational anticipated in the 1934-35 budget, Church. He liked Niles and rather Heegler tafd: than.be transferred to some other The system can lrfstalred for- community he quit the pulpit and approximately. 'MeMd the real estate business and the monthly maintenance, con. here.

He became one of the most will be about 125 for in four Inter outstanding-, civic leaden of th tra Costa Industrial Association entire district to the best of its abil- or me county jeaaing wine aumor. ity and that the lower portion of ities. would launch protests this, week Carquinez; J. A. McCollum, Selby: against the.

disposal of Sail Fran V. Sharpe, Rodeo, and Francit greater poron of the contemplated Tax DelinaUendeS cisco garbage on Solano and Contra Costa County islands in the San W. Collins and E. M. Pi release.

nole-Hercules. urop in Monterey Joaquin River loomed here today, The district officials plan to raise the water table below the fault line Expiring terms on high school SALINAS, Feb 16. The number Water taken from the river sup communy tni is often referred to sections. plies the cities of Walnut Creek, of delinquent taxpayers for the first boards are those A. Roy Heise, John Swett Unjon, it Crockett, and half of the current fiscal year in as "Mayor of.

Niles." Dr. Grau was named vice-president of the Chamber last year with until it stands at or above high tide level. Atpreseotj he said, the water table in-ihis area is approximately 50 feet below sea level and salt water is seeping into the wells. M. Downer, Richmond Union, at Concord, Martinez, Crockett and Anttoch, and fear that seepage from garbage would be a menace to Crockett Alumni to Monterey County dropped 3 per cent Richmond.

the understanding, that he would over the corresponding period last year, it was reported today by It is reported that several of tht health has been expressed by City Be Guests at Dance CROCKETT, Feb. 18. Sponsored accept the presidency in 1935. He has been one of its most active Ellsworth countered the Councils, Chambers of Commerce, County Auditor Anna M. Johnson trustees mentioned will seek reelection on March 19.

Last year 9.75 per cent of the taxes by the Boys' Athletic Association of members since he came to Ntles statement, that the wells tabove the fault line had suffered" a loss of A total of 48 grammar school trus due on the first installment of the John Swett High School, an alumni five years ago, 1934-35 rolls were delinquent, while more than 20 feet since the fault was cut about two years ago. tees and nine high school trustee! will have their terms expire on May service clubs and many Opposition to the garbage dumping plan has increased rapidly since the Cohtra Costa County Board of Supervisors granted a 65-day franchise to the R. K. Morris Company, San Francisco, for garbage disposal on a tract Just east of Oakley. throughout the county, according- Council Aids 1 to B.

O. Wilson, Superintendent basketball game and dance will be held Saturday night, February 23, on the Crockett Club court. 1 This la an annual affair staged by the athletic association as a means to bolster funds from which come the costs of interscholastic athletics. ft Schools. Dental Clinic in protecting that precious layer of top tkH that nature nas so laDori- this year the percentage was 6.76 per cent.

In dollars and cents, the difference was appreciable, the 8' per cent penalty for this year being $3140.29, while in 1933-34, it was $5270.78. The amount "Df taxes on which property owners defaulted this year was Miss Johnson said. Petaluma Schools Supervisors Favor ouslv built up. The Japanese wor An alumni committee now working BiTTCntrpn n.n t-v. ship their ancestors, but are equally on plana for the big night ii headed Af j.i Proposed New Port SAN JOSE, Feb.

16. While no HEAR LEADER i'ir necOon with Pittsburg Health formal action was taken, the Board conscious of their to tne future generations. "You and I are going to be some one's ancestors, and this- very same earth wt till to i Vu i i Center loomed today following de- ,0 clsion-of the City Council to appro Concord Pupils to Honor Ex-Presidents CONCORD, Feb. Lincoln and Washington will be honored the afternoon of February 21, when Concord Grammar I School pupfts present a program: in the auditorium. A patriotic play, directed by Mrs.

quinis, Winstar, at j.ju ociock, ioi Hat. 12 monthlv toward th. co.t day is going to be theirs some day. Our care in handling the soil while of materials'. DANVILLE, Feb.

of the of Supervisors today had under consideration the proposed formation of a deep water harbor district including San Jose, Santa Sunnyvale and. Mountain View. Thtj local port committee, spansored by. Are impressed? What if a for-elgn nation should suddenly demand ninety thousand acres of the choicest land in your county? You would grab gtm and go out to get yourself an invader, wouldn't you? Erosion has taken ninety thousand acres of rich land in one county In the United States, and that's only a small sample of what it has done in the entire country. EROSION EFFECTS CIVILIZATION Man-made erosion has a past that would make public enemy No.l seem a shrinking violet.

Historians concede that it played a tragic part in causing the mass movement of men throughout the span of history. It had its grasping hand in the af The State Emergency Relief Ad lowed by a liwle between the club team and the Stock toiY. M. C. A.

Delegates Named by largest crowds in the history of the San Ramon Valley Farm Center is expected to be on hand Monday ministration has agreed to the cost of labor, including services for dentists and nurses required, Pleasanton Chamber Contra Costa County will match Are to Be Painted PETALUMA, Feb. 16. State SERA officials have approved a project for the painting of public school buildings in Petaluma, according toword -received here today. The schools to be improved are the sjehior High School, Junior High School, Washington Grammar School, Lincoln Primary and Mc-Kinley School The State Administration has appropriated $6610 for F. C.

Croat and Mrs. Gertrude Ross, will be given in connection with a flag drill and other patriotic exer night when R. W. Blackburn, State Farm Bureau address the members, their families and frlenda at a special guest. the Chamber of Commerce, placed' the matter-before the Supervisori for consideration with no request for action at this time.

Tentative: plans for the port were presented the 12 to be donated monthly by the city, it Is announced cises. PLEASANTON, 16. Th Pleasanton Junior Chamber of Commerce is to tend ix of 1U members we own it will decide whether our descendants are trosperous and happy, or whether they are a miserable mass of humanity digging roots for food in the congested valleys like the Chinese, who look at the great desert of the Gobi and thinltof their ancestors, who once lived liappily there in a bountiful land. Next week Reddick will tell the readers of The Tribune why "Good Men Have Robbed Their Children." This amount wiU cover the cost According to J. E.

Hawley, chair The flag drill will be repeated the to the board by J. S. C. Ross, Cham man of the meeting, it has been evening of February 22 when a of materials to care for 100 ehil dren. ber of Commerce president.

to the State convention to be held lei Santa Mpnica Thursday, Friday and February. 21, 22 and no. ouary. zi, a ana Members of the Board of Super Washington's birthday party will be, given at the school auditorium by fairs of those races who lived and prospered In the centuries past, the work, which will be carried out jf fs 33, according-to-Andrew Jorgenaen, Of C' KiVmnOStS tO several years since the San Ramon Valley Center has had the honor of entertaining the State president, and his talk should prove of educational and inspirational value to all visors intimated unofficially that they favor the port plan, which if under the direction of William the president only to leave crumbling ruins in a desert to become dead reminders that they were once the centers of Be Seen in Crockett the local poat, American Legion, i Monterey WillAsk Kruse. CROCKETT, ath Those who will attend the Convention are Jorgensen, Peter Chrls-teeen, Jamej Trirhmlngham, John J.

Farm Bureau members and friends of organized agriculture in the SERA Worker Will backed by the San Jose Deep Water Port Associption and the Chamber of Commerce. Both, latter bodiet have been endeavoring to obtain federal funds for. dredging for soma time. $B287t000ofPWA SALINAS, Feb. 16.

Application western pari or wontra tosia county. liive btockton know AmaraL Hans Jensen and Cyril Baires. Jorgensen believes that the letic program will be staged here Wednesday night, February 27, under the auspices of the Crockett Club. A gymnastic team from the University of California will put of PWA project totaling ContrajPosta Community to Hold Jiily 4th Celebration Blackburn will, among other STOCKTON, Feb. 16.

Profession-things, give a first hand report on al talent now on SERA rolls will organized agriculture's program to present a vaudeville show and en- 000 will be made by Monterey Pleasanton group will be represented by a larger delegation than ny chamber in lown of equal Water Department on the show. County, according to a report prepared by County Engineer Howard Cozzzens for A. D. Wilder, State effect parity prices for agricultural tertainment for SERA workers and There will be boxing, wrestling, Wilt. Shows Net Profit VALLEJO, Feb.

16. Five per cent gymnastics and fencing on the evening's program, those in 'charge PWA engineer. RODEO, Feb. 16. This Commun-tLongo' to assist him with the pro their families and friends in the Awarding the Farm Bureau mem- Civic Memorial "Auditorium Febru- bershlp bell and gavel, now held by ary 22.

Bookings for the show are the Walnut Creek-Farm Center, to in charge of a well known Los An- The projects include works which ity's first Independence Day cele stated. Pinole A. Will Honor Founders' Day gram include Roy Harris, concession chairman; H. V. Wilson, laison are most needed In the county at the center lenrolling the largest Keies casting director and the tech present, said Cozzens.

Alamo Forum to Hear higher than for any year since 1928, Vallejo's municipal' water depart-. ment returned a net of $30,620.71 for the six months period from July I to January 1, according to an audit report submitted to the council yes- terday by A. H. Huggard, city ac number of new members during the nica- worker will be in charge of a Among them are a siuu.uuu courthouse project; large number past year will also be a feature of tecnnician iormeriy with tne corn- C. Debate Team ALAMO, Feb.

debate by Monday nicht's which will munist Arts Association of Pasa of railroad overpasses and under passes, and a $300,000 scenic road chairman, and Arvid Pauly, athletic chairman'. Others who will aid ate Mrs. Ella B. Ackerman, Rodeo Civic Club; O. Erickson, Rodeo Volunteer Fire Department; A.

Gonyer, county commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; H. W. Warner, ebmmander Rodeo Post, V. F. and S.

W. reb. Pinole Hercules Parent-Teacher Association will observe Founders' Day next Tuesday at a meeting to be held In the Community Church. Talks on the origin of Founders' Day will be made by Mrs. Goldie Sill of Hercules and Mrs.

D. K. Mc University of California students be held in the San Ramon Valley dena, according to E. C. Cummings, High School here.

i county SERA director. The city has countant, in Southern Monterey County. will be the program feature at The fixed capital investment of donated use ofihe auditorium. the city's water system was placed meeting of the Alamo Forum in the local schoolhouse, February 19. The Lieutenant Freeman Hayward Newlyweds Atherton Capitalist at while the amount in materials and f-upplies on, hand wat bration in 15 years will be staged this year during the week of June 30 to July 6, with dances, carnivals, athletic events and fireworks displays making' up the big program.

According to Joseph Longo, deputy sheriff and general chairman of the celebration committee, the affair is to be sponsored by civic, fraternal and ex-service men's organizations, and efforts will be made to center Contra Costa County's celebration of the "Fourth" in Rodeo. A tentative program calls for a Queen contest, a doll parade, com-petitve drills, races of all sorts, a number bf baseball games and several dances. Sub-committeemen appointed by Bryant and H. H. Hagan, Rodeo debate subject, will be "Possibility of Combining Counties of Cali To Be Sent to Sea MARE ISLAND.

Feb. 16. Lieut. Are on Honeymoon Big Estate Lodge of Odd Fellows. Jntosh of Richmond.

There wiU also be an educational program in which a number of children will take part UotfVlUnn n.ill W. I. AIfo H. Pape, Pinole Lodge of fornia." i The debaters will be Morris Her HAYWARD, Feb. -and James S.

Freeman, U. S. on Mrs. Edward Vargas make duty here as assistant shop super zig and Harley Spitler, according to REDWOOD late Richard Elgin Miller, who died at 74 in Atherton last August 13, left an estate valued at $1,085,024, ac- intendent since June 30, 1933. today their home here on the return from a honeymoon to an unannounced charge of the program, to which G.rac Brear, chairman of the eve, received orders detaching him from Odd Fellows: F.

Wenn and L. Flo, Crockett Eagles; S. J. Claeys, president Rodeo Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. T.

A. Higuerra, Rodeo Re-bekahs, and Walter Porter, manager of the Union Oil Company baseball team. duty at Mare Island. He will, re destination. Married recently at a cording to an appraisal filed in the the public is invited.

S. F. PnJnrMmo. Santa Rosa Lodge port for duty aboard the battle ceremony performed at All Saints Superior Court today. Bradford Melvln was appraiser.

Catholic Church by Rev. Stephen Barron, the couple was attended by ship U.S. S. West Virginia next month. i Miller held $424,055 in To Afn SANTA ROSA.

Feb. 16. Santa Miss Irene Avlla and Andrew An- stock of the R. E. Miller Investment drade.

The bride is the former Miss Companyr $500,355 4n bonds: $29,843 Chaiman Is Named MOUNTAIN. VIEW, Feb. Fish Club Opposes Elizabeth Macedo, the daughter of jn cash and $00,050 in real estate, Rosa Odd-Fellows today completed plans for observing the 79th anniversary of the lodge on the night of For Auxiliary Party Mr. and Mrs. J.

V. 743A The nroDerty included a $50,000 Los Garbage Proposal Niles Road, and Vargas is the son Angeles parcel and a $6000 Atherton ANTIOCH, Feb. 16. Mrs; Mat-' MARTINEZ, Feb. 16.

A proposal febmary Judge Rolfe Thompson, of the Third District Court of of Mr. and Mrs. M. Vargas, of Al td dump San Francisco garbage on thew Ward will be chairman of the annual child welfare card party to varado. set at $11,372.89.

ft The unmatured funded debt otfc the water system is now $687,500, and the bonds are being retired at the rate of $62,500 a year, Huggard' report said. The final bond payment will be made May 1, 1945. Allotment Made to SAN JOSE, Feb. 16. Providing an extra month's work for 60 men, a new allotment of $22,956 has been permitted for continuing of improve ments on AlamitosRoad, according to County SERA- Director Charles Prentiss.

some time it wat feared that the road improvement would be stopped for lack of funds. De Molay Planning March Festivities STOCKTON, Feb. 16. Two special observances are planned for March by the- Stockton- Chapter of De Molay. On March 7, the chapter will hold its annual Hi-Jinks, which is open to all De Molays and theirVf fathers.

Obligatory Day will be observed 17, and the chapter will attend church in a body after Petaluma Doctor Is islands in the Sacramento ana ban Joaquin Rivers is being looked upon unfavorably by the Martinez Bass be given by the Antioch American Legion Auxiliary en the night of April 22 in Memorial Hall, it it announced. She will be assisted Crockett D. 5. to Give Benefit Whist Given Scholarship Club. Patrick Kerrigan, formerly of Sacred Heart; Parish in San Francisco, has been transferred here as Ististant pastor at St.

Joseph's Church, He will aid Father J. W. Calvin, parish priest. The assignment was made at Father Galvin's request by Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, S.

J. Los Gatos Hires Night Policeman LOS ALTOS, Feb. 16 TV. H. Roberta today had been hired by the Lot Altos Chamber of Commerce to act as night police officer.

He will PETALUMA. Feb. Ander. A resolution citing pollution ol Reb. 16.

The local son Peoples, son of Dr. S. Z. Peoples with the arrangements by Mrs. Bert Veregge.

council of the I. D. E. S. lodge has 0f this city, has been awarded a river water, with consequent threat to domestic supplies and to fish, has been sent to the War Depart Woodland Prepares For School Extension WOODLAND, Feb.

16. Facilities at the Woodland High School are so nearly taxed to capacity with ah enrollment of 708 students that an additional 25 students would mean that they could not be properly' accommodated at the school, Principal Ed Farr told, the City Board of Education thisiweek. The board decided thatrlt 'would be prepared In the event, additions to the school become necessary, and Dr. Charles Bursch, Chief of the Planning Division of the State Department of Education, will attend the next meeting of the board to outline what steps will be needed to meet possible additional enrollment i'-i i Firemen to Hold ment Supervisors of San Francisco, Solano and Contra Costa Counties Appeals of Sacramento, former Sonoma County Jurist will be the principal speaker at the gathering. University Museum Given Gold Quartz SANTA CLARA, Feb.

16. Addition of 400 mineral specimens, most of them rich in gold and. coming from the Mother Lode near Placer-vllle, was announced at Galtes Memorial Museum at the University of Sanla Clara here todav. They were the gift of Charles Hanna of the California Academy of Science. Th muneum Is named for the late Father Gel tea, ehtrnlirtry professor at the wdtmvM? for mapy ra.

Ball at San Rafael ana to otner puDi.c agencies Dy Louis Labrie, secretary of the club. SAN RAFAEL. Feb. nlant are being made today for the LAND BRINGS $29,000 OROVILLE, Feb. 16r Sale bftwo scheduled a benefit whist party for year's scholarship in a London hos-Saturday night, March 2, it was an- pital.

The honor was conferred up- nounced today. on the young medical specialist for A chamarita and refreshments his meritorious work at the Quiver-will augment the whist games, An- slty of California Hospital in San tone' Benevides, chairman of the Francisco during the past year. Only committee iiC charge, said. one scholarship is awarded in the Assisting Benevides' on the com United States by the London hos-mittee are A. G.

Sllva, R. B. Serpa, pital Cach year and Dr. Peoples was J. J.

Alivar, M. R. Serpa, A. G. Rose, selected for the 1935 award.

He and Frank Mederiout and August Bene- hit wife will leavt for England in vide about a month. i i. i i sixty-first annual ball, of the San Rafael Fire Department which will be held on Thursday night in the sections of adobe land near Butte vse a radio equipped automobile and will work in cooperation with the Sheriffs Office. Roberts is a 1 irmw San Francisco policeman. i Lewis It the day petrol officer uditorium of the San Rafael High Creek to R.

S. O'Dell andCompany, of San Francisco, for $29,000 cash, was reported here.yetterday, I School- Fir Chief Waller Caatro it directing plant for the ttfai a breakfast program. 4 i.