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RATIONING TIMETABLE MEAT, CANNED FISH, BUTTER, COOKING OILS Brown stamps and Book 3, valid through February 26. USED FATS--Each pound of waste fat Is good for two meat-ration points. GASOLINE A Coupon 10, three gallons, valid through March 21. PROCESSED FRUITS, JAMS -and VEGETABLES-Oreen stamps and Book valid through February 20; stamps and valid through March 20. SUGAR Stamp 30 in Book 4 valid for five pounds of sugar through March 31.

SHOES Stamp 18. Book 1, and "Airplane" stamp 1, Book 3. valid indefinitely. TIRE INSPECTIONS A tires, March 31; tires. February 29; tires February 29.

EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS. WORLD. PRESS VOL. CXL OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY-31944- 'Housing Area Here Carries 1 AND BULLOCK IS CONFIRMED MERGER Navy Articles In Bird Home Hit-Runner Kills Ranch MAGNIN Identified Hand in Rain Body Found, Beside Road With No Clue To Killer's Car Plan Out New 12 Coast Stores Consolidated in Deal, Announcement From S.F. and LA.

Says -The merger of I. Magnin Co. with Bullock's, which had been rumored recently, today was confirmed in statements issued simultaneously by Grover A. Magnin in San Francisco and P. G.

Winnett, head of the Bullock's organization, in Los Angeles. The consolidation will involve the eight Pacific Coast stores of the Magnin company, including its Oakland estab Civilians Take Stand To Describe Property As Sold by Them The prosecution moved ahead at Lockwood Gardens Self-Sufficiency Program Pushed By JANE GREY Since the launching of Federal Westwood and Palm Springs. We BRENTWOOD, Feb. 3. Curtis Johnson, 50, worker on a ranch near here, was found dead on the highway a quarter of a mile south of town last night, apparently the victim of a hit-run driver.

Sheriff's deputies said there was Housing Project? throughout the country more than two years ago, It has been the hope and plan of authorities at Washington, D.C., to have the districts operate as self-sufficient, self-supporting groups within a community. The Idea, however, has been mostly wishful thinking, in this area, at any rate, until the announcement this week by project service advisors that Oakland has one housing project where the theories of experts in the national capital are actually working out in practice? ThP fjickwood Gardens, located on 65th Avenue, is this metropolitan area's answer to Government nous Ing officials' 1600 IN PROJECT The project has a population of 1600, which includes 372 family units and a total 800 children. A Community Council whose leaders are all volunteers and live on the project operate "the most complete community program known; with no help whatsoever from outside agencies; with all activities sen sunnortine. and with juvenile delin miency negligible as a matter of Buddy Myers hcjs Just connected with a straight left to Bill Hazlett's Jaw as the boys do their stint on the Boys' Night exhibition card stagecf for the family trade at Lockwood Gardens. Johnny Farr is the referee; I 4 lishment, and Bullock's four Southern California stores.

Final approval of the merger of the two prominent retail interests is expected at meetings of the stockholders of both firms to be held soon. Preliminary discussions have been on the basis of an exchange of three and one-half shares of Magnin's stock for each share of Bullock's stock. JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT The joint announcement -on the pending merger declared: "A consolidation of the Bullock-Magnin interests would constitute one of the most impressive quality retail operations in America, since the two concerns produced a volume of between 60 and 70 million dollars in the year of 1943. Such a combination would also create the largest and most important operation in the retailing of finer quality merchandise on the. Pacific Coast.

"Emphasis is laid on the fact that the merger contemplates no changes in the policies or management of either Bullock's, or I. Magnin Co. Direction of the merchandising and customer policies of the Magnin stores will remain with Grover A. Magnin and E. John Magnin.

"The separate and distinct buying organizations which have been developed and trained by both Bullock's and Magnin's during their long histories, will continue to function independently. This policy preserve (he distinctive and individual merchandise selections which have characterized the two concerns for so many years, and will continue the valuable spirit of competition between the two buying staffs." STEP TOWARD EXPANSION "The. affiliation of I. Magnin Co. with Bullock's, is another step in the expansion of two great retail organizations," said P.

G. Winnett in announcing the pending agreement. "It is a further verification of our complete confidence in the future of the Pacific Coast, with the merging of the eight Magnin stores, Bullock's expands from a Southern California operation Into a coast-wide organization with stores in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle. Pasa dena, Santa Barbara. CoronadoJ no clue to the vehicle that hit Johnson, pointing out that in the rain the driver probably never saw his victim.

Johnson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Wilma Lindsey, of Stockton. Four Pedestrians Hurt By Autos in Rain Rain was blamed for the injury of four pedestrians in four separate auto accidents last night and early this morning, Oakland police reports revealed today. Mrs. Rea Salas, 30, of 16002 Mau-bert Avenue, San Leandro, went to Highland Hospital with chest injuries, cuts and bruises after being struck by a Key System bus at 90th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.

Joseph Francis, 48, of 2129 East Nineteenth Street, suffered a broken right leg when hit by an auto driven by William Clark, 43, 1689 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, at Foothill Boulevard and Munson Street, A broken left leg was sustained by Frank Frendsen, 63, of 2215 13th Avmue, as lie was struck by a machine operated "by James C. Thompson, 25, 1501 38th Avenue, at East Fourteenth Street and 17th Avenue. The fourth pedestrian, John Lucas, 32, of 3231 Idaho Street, Berkeley, sustained a broken left leg when knocked down at Foothill and Havenscourt Boulevards by an auto driven by Charles A. Williams, 34, of 665B 39th Street. Manslaughter Laid To Death Car Driver Frank Cosenza, 39, of 1227 Kear ney Street.

San Francisco, was charged with manslaughter, driving an auto with no headlights and violating a pedestrian right of way early this morning following the death of an unidentified Chinese about 70 he had run The accident occurred at Taylor and Pacific Streets, San Francisco. Riles Tomorrow for Tribune Veteran Funeral' services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow for Roy L. Sharpe, magazine and feature editor of The Tribune, who died suddenly Tues day night after a heart attack. One of the most widely known newspapermen in the Bay area, Sharpe" had worked on "newspapers for nearly half a century.

He record, only two cases have been reported in the two years the proj-ect has been established," Mrs. Dorothy Barnhill, associate project services advisor, says in an official Statement to the housing authorities. Under the leadership of Manager Al Wahlberg and sponsored by the council leaders, Lockwood Gardens boasts of a very active Improvement Club, the purpose of which is to promote unity among the residents and to develop and expand the social and sports program for adults and children Dick Montague is president of the club. There are two newspapers which own their own mimeograph ma- chines and which are edited "by Thomas Gregory and Dan Richardson arid two orchestras that furnish music for the semi-monthly adult dances and the weekly dances for thi 'teen ase group. The band I I ADV I fVrfA- if i I i leaders are Mrsr Violet Hustis and WlmimKmu liilillflHSf 111 mmsmmt Wmm immmm1 asm F.

S. Byram. COMMUNITY GARDEN The chairman of the Garden Club, Mrs. Lil Loula, leased adjacent land ffor a community victory garden, and project families have just held their second "harvest dinner" in celebration of a productive year. An auxiliary police force: of 40 members who furnished their own uniforms serve as minions of the law in the Gardens under Chief ol Police James Rouse.

Fireman Hugh Gamble and Warden Dick Montague complete the trio of protective lead- erS- Organized girls' and boys clubs rarrv on a full nroeram of social B. B. and His BB Bag 2 Birds; Indoor Hunter Lands in Jail an accelerated pace today in the court-martial of Lieut Comdr. Wil liam Alexander Bird, of Oakland, after producing civilian witnesses yesterday who offered records to prove that articles found in the of. ficer's home had been sold to the Navv.

One article, the evaporator for a stainless steel refrigerator seized at me nome at zma Hoover Avenue, was delivered to the U.S.S. Henderson; Bird's ship, on February 18 of last year, the records showed. It was in the refrigerator when Navy officers opened their investigation of Bird last October. Although the evaporator carries no serial number, Jess E. Rouch, of San Carlos, vice-president of the company that sold it, said there could be no doubt but that it was the one his firm had sold to the Navy for delivery to the Henderson.

Rauch declared that it was the only evaporator, of its type the com-pany ever had had, and added he was familiar with it because it had stood on the company's counter for two or three years before it was purchased by the Navy. OTHER PARTS NUMBERED Ice cube trays in the unit also were of a type Rauch's firm sold to the. Navy, he declared, and they carry stock numbers that are on his company's records. Those numbers, he testified, show the trays were delivered to the Henderson. Commander Bird, who was chief engineer on the Henderson, is charged by the Navy with taking ship's property and materials from the transport.

More than half a dozen members of his department on the ship have testified in the week and a half xsL the court-martial on Treasure Island that they made, helped make or repaired articles for Bird's home. George C. Perkins, former assistant district attorney of Alameda County, who is chief defense counsel, has attacked their testimony on the grounds they could not identify by serial numbers or other DeCuliar marks the various articles they claimed came from the Henderson. CIVILIANS CALLED Yesterday Lieut. Comdr.

J. Frank Coakley, who was chief assistant district attorney here, and who now is heading the Navy's prosecution, brought civilian witnesses into the court with written records. V. Haven, owner of a machinery supply company at "1011 Harrison Street, identified an electric grinder as having been sold by his company to the Navy on-August 18, 1942. The grinder was among the things seized at Commander Bird's home.

Sales records showed tht it was delivered to the Navy' at the Oakland Navy Supply Depot. i Another witness was Alfred Will liam Escdffier, of San Anselma, who picked out an electric drill and cord, which he said was of a type made by his company expressly for the Navy. He added that he was awaitine telecrams from thp firm's Eastern office which would give firm the serial numbers of the tools purchased by the Navy. Still another civilian witness for the prosecution was Adolph J. Lerza, of Daly City, Avho is in charge ol tne parts department for a refrigeration service company.

He said the refrigerator unit found in Bird's home and offered as Exhibit 101 at the trial carried the serial number of one his firm sold to an electric company for delivery to the Hen-derson in San Francisco. It was purchased, he said, under a double-A priority. Robert B. Baird, sold the Unit on December 3, 1942. BUILDER TESTIFIED Karl S.

Frederickson, a builder living at 1871 Tiffin Road, testified that he built the Hoover Avenue home and sold it to Bird through a real estate agent on December 7, 1942. Manual C. Ameral, of 2047 24th Avenue a leaderman rigger at tne General Engineering Drydock in Alameda, described how he was called away from his shipyard work by a Navy man named Joe," who instructed him, to load articles from the Henderson 'on to a truck and take them to Commander Bird's home. Asked how he could remember any of the articles he said he had helped move to the house, Ameral declared: "I tell you, if you touch a thing you remember it." "I remember this," he added, reaching out and touching a crated mirror in the courtroom. The only two sailor witnesses at yesterday's session-were William F.

Harvey, shipfitter 2c, who told of trading -copper pipe from the ship's stores to the United Engineering Company for a quantity of galvanized water pipe; and Emmett D. Nealy, shipfitter 3c, who identified articles in the courtroom as from the Henderson. Both men were brought under cross-examination by Perkins inan attempt to shake their testimony. Body of Seaman Recovered in Bay The body of Alfonso Antonio Rodriguez, 24, U.S. Navy seaman first class, was recovered from the San Francisco Bay yesterday, off Oleum, Contra Costa County.

He had fallen from the Martinez-Beni- cia ferry early in January when attempted to grab his cap, blown otf hv a sudden gust of wind. look to the further expansion of both organizations." "We look forward proudly to the joining of these two old and distinguished names in retailing." stated Grover A. Magnin. "One of the most valuable results of the af filiation is the leadership and pres tige which the Bullock-Magnin or- panization will enjoy immediately in the quality markets of the United States, and after the war in leading markets in all parts of the world." STORES RANK HIGH "Both Bullock's, and I. Magnin Co.

hold a prominent position among the world's fine retail organizations. Bullock has per sistently followed the policy of highly specialized merchandise for a discriminating middle and upper bracket clientele. "The rapidly expanding volume and inclusion of all classifications of merchandise within its scope has mot weakened Bullock's strict ad herence to its ideal of quality and service. I. Magnin's is known from coast to coast as a foremost creator and authority on fashions for women.

It has confined its operations to the retailing of distinctive ready to wear, accessories, children's apparel and art and gift wares. 4 L.A. AREA STORES "Prior to the affiliation of the Magnyi interests. Bullock's had con centrated its efforts in the Los An geles area. Bullock's Downtown, lo cated at the heart of the metropoli tan district, is one of the largest complete retaH -stores in the Nation.

Bullock's-Wilshire, in the fash-ionabU! Wilshire Center shopping district, serves a selected clientele with men's, women's and children's apparel, accessories, gift wares, and art objects. BUllock's-Westwood is situated adjacent to the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles and serves the apparel and gift needs of a rapidly expanding suburban community, BuUock's-Pajm Springs on the grounds of the Desert Inn is a complete resort shop tor desert vacationists. I. Magnin Si Co." stores have expanded from an original location San Francisco to include important cities up and down the Pacific Coast. The company's largest stores are ooer ated in San Francisco and Los An geles, with other stores in Seattle, Oakland Santa Barbara.

Beverly finis, Pasadena and Coronado. Bang! Down went the second. Bang! Our went the window Cthere-hping no mpr oanarieakarl Mrs. Davidson was screaming by that time and the neighbors were uiKKiug ineir wxnoics. Someone called police and Sgt Herb Beckert rushed to the scene.

He found that some of the braver neighbors had disarmed the domestic gunman. Davidson was booked at the jail lor investigation, Captain Grashio to Receive-Decorafior Capt. Samuel C. Grashio, 25, only A.A.F. survivor of the "March of Death" now in the United States, will be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.

in a ceremony at Hamilton Field. The decoration will be presented to the Spokane flier by Maj. Gen. William E. Lynd, commanding general of the Fourth Air Force, to which Grashio now is attached.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur made the Citation and award "for extraordinary heroism in action frofh April 4, 1943, to October 12, 1943" under circumstanceswhich are -se cret in nature. Grashio, who served with the 21st Pursuit Squadron of Bataan, is one of the few Americans who have es caped from the Japanese atrocities in the He was a com panion of Lieut. Col. -W.

E. Dyess, who also escaped but died in a plane crash near Los Angeles recently. The flier also has received the Silver Star for gallantry in action, with the Oak Leaf Cluster and five unit cftations. T-w r1 riL i ma yuurte vsrrereu At U.C. Extension BERKELEY, Feb.

3. "How to Prepare Your Income Tax will be the subject of a course-by Stanley R. Kendall, tax expert, to be repeated by the University of California Extension Division, starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Oakland Center, 1730 Franklin Street. First meeting of the" course announced as open without registration, although four succeeding meetings will be conducted only for person! enrolled, the extension and sports acTivttimriindcT-thc crH woi-ked -as-a-newspapewnan-iiv-Oakityr-pFisonr Z2 -j-s Iff 1, rection "of volunteer instructors.

With Mrs. Hustis as advisor, the girls' participate in a schedule includes seasonal games, Glee Club, -arts and crafts, Red Cross work, dancing and parties, under the supervision of Mrs. Hugh Gamble. Mrs. Vivian Myers, Mrs.

Dan The Lockwood Gardens Boys Club members do a formal number for the gallery as this quintet of tumbling experts set up a pyramid, with Marvin Abrahanson doing the head stand, his brothers. Gene and Larry, the hand while Warren Wolf makes the center peg in the buildup as he holds Brother Kenneth on his shoulders. Tribune photos. Richardson, Mrs. Sue Whalen, Mrs.

Marearet Whalen. Mrs. F. S. Byram, Mrs.

Betty Krell and Mrs. Betty Gamble. The club members have "adopted sailors from the 'Oak TTrioir: Hospital they keep in supplies, an'fooajjs-t-. rot CLUB ACTIVE Sim li'ii" by Twnr Datliellw a year ago, the Gardens Club holds an exhibition nignt every Monaay, at which time they put on a boxing, tumbling. Wrestling and tap dancing show that rated moving pictures of Three shots last nieht netted Ti -1 An a dci ii o.

uaviason, two vi.c yaws cum a LCU II UJC He laid down his small caliber barrage after he and his wife, Helen, had a few. drinks at their home, at 101 Ghormley Street. Davidson told police he had "a few shots" and decided, to. take a few literal ones wHh a target rifle. Getting the gun: 'he fired once.

Down went one -of his wife's canaries. 150 Cases Whisky Stolen-ironUtomfc Burglars who apparently used a large red truck to carry away their loot early today stole 150 cases of whisky valued at about $5000 from the basement of the home of Louis Calcagno at 211 Francisco Street, San Francisco. Calcagno, operator of a market at 2169 Jones Street, San Francisco said that 550 cases of whisky ob tained recently in a shipment from New York had been stored in the basement. A brother of Calcagno related that he saw the red truck in front of the house "at about 4 a.m. ft was gone when Police Inspectors Mat- tin Lee and Louis Lang arrived at the scene, but the i50 cases of liquor were missing.

Police said a pass key was used to enter the basement. Divorce Is Won by Oakland Woman Mrs! Marcene Pritchard, a former Claremont Hotel cocktail lounge waitress, was granted -an uncontested Interlocutory decree of divorce today from Rex Pritchard. business agent for the Lathers' Union. Pritchard dismissed his cross-complaint and allowed his wife to take the decree. Superior Judge John J.

Allen approved an out-of-court property settlement under which Mrs. Pritchard will take $5500 cash in lieu of alimony. Mrs Pritchard testified her husband often remained away home until 3 and 4 a.m. and in answer to her inquiries told her he was attending union meetings. Such session, she declared, ended 11, p.m.

The family home Is at 3224 Bona Street. ii is land for 32 years and had been with The Tribune since 1919. Death came suddenly at his home, St 2626 Hillegass Avenue. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Sharpe; a daughter, Mrs.

George Pitt, of Oakland, and two grandchildren, William Sharpe Pitt and George Chandter Pitt Jr." Services will be held from the Truman Chapel, at 2935 Telegraph Avenurff Passenger Halts Car As-Motorman-Dies Quick action today by Martin Peters of 1606 46th Avenue, San Francisco, halted a Municipal Rail way streetcar which was traveling out of control after collapse of the mtorman, Fred Schrick, 40, of 73 Norton Street, San 'Francisco. When he saw Schrick sink to the floor, Peters, a regular rider on the same street car, grabbed the con trols, turned off the power and braked the car to a stop. Schrick, a motorman for-10 years, was dead on arrival at Park Emer gency Hospital, apparently oi a heart attack, according to ponce. The streetcar, eastbound on Judnh Street, had just left the stop at 45th Avenue when the motorman col lapsed DAMAGES AWARDED FOR OVERCHARGES BY MEAT MARKET Feb. 3 Justice of the Peace Paul Helmore yesterday awarded damages of $50 each to six Marin City residents who complained that they -were sold lower-grade meats at top-grade prices at the Waldo Market in their' community.

The judgment gave the complainants the maximum allowable undeT OPA regulations which permit suits in small claims court for treble the overcharge, or $50, whichever sum is larger. Waldo Giacomini, operator of lhe market, denied the charges and announced he will appeal to the Marin County Superior Court. The plaintiffs were Albert Bar-den, Mrs. Bertha Cleveland, Michael B. Smith, Dan Lounsbury, O.

D. Seybold and Mrs. Emmett Louns- their performance this week. Between their, weekly cards they engage in such pastjmes as crafts, making model airplanes, collecting stamps, a class in engineering, and dancing. Dan Richardson is present advisor, and assisting him are Hugh Gamble, George French, Earl Graham, Jim House, Anthony Guzzi.

Harry Worline and William Winter. Completing this picture of community pride and effort is the "Casualty Station," equipped to handle any wartime emergency. It Is in charge of volunteer registered nurses from among the families living in the Gardens. A physician has been assigned to th? station and is on Call at all, times, The station is equipped with cots, mattresses, blankets, splints, stretchers, instruments, dressings, -and an operating table, Every Friday night is Community Night when families get together for games, dancing and refresh- ments at their ocial hall. Which just about takes care of everybody and everything, it would seem, that is needed to solve any and all problems of community Lockwood Gardens has without RAIN NEARING END IN BAY AREA, SAYS WEATHER-BUREAU It begins to look as though the umbrella may be folded, up and the raincoat hung on the hook'iate to day.

According to the outlook as seen by Uncle, Sam's weather experts, the showers that have'been falline during the oast four days are due to end tfiis afternoon. The following forecast was released tnis morning by the United States Weather Bureau for the next 24 Run FranrKf-o Bav Rceion Rain end Inir this mornine; partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight. Friday, cloudy; cooler tonight. Northern California Rain ending in northern, portion this morning and -in southern portion this afternoon, followed by partly cloudy tonight; cloudy Friday; cooler tonight. Sierra Nevadas Snow with rain be low finftn' foot ejevaiion.

loaay paruy cloudy tonight and Friday; cooler to- Sacramento. Santa Clara, Livermore Valleys Rain ending this morning; Dartlv cloudy this afternoon and tonight; cloudy Friday; cooler tonight. Kan jnanuin. Salinas Valleys Rain to day; partly cloudy tonight; cloudy Friday; cooler tonlgni. Oakland precipuaiion: Lost 24 hours.

1.11: last year. 12.48; this year, 7.65; normal, 9.25. PACIFIC COAST TEMPERATURES" High Low: High Low iVuburn 47 43 i Reno 44 Rialtortfiplri 76 50iRoseburg 48 4J Boise 50 34i Sacramento 53 49 Colusa 51 48 Salinas 63 4 AO 47 San DiaZO 70 .48 Fort Bragg 57 451 San Francisco 65 50 HetchHetchy 62 32i Airport 56 51 Fresno 69 54 Santa BarDara 3 41 Kings City 63 50 1 Santa Rosa 55 48 Los Angelea Merced Needles OakLand Paso Robles Phoenix Pocatello Portland Redding 71 4 beanie 66 48Soda Springs. 35 30 69 42 Spokane 3 55 51j Stockton 64 48 60 48 Susanville 44 32 71 42Tonopah 44 29 45 20 Williams 51 49 45 39iWlnnemUcca 40 31 49 46 Yuma PRECIPITATION Auburn 1.75. Bakersfield Boise Colusa 2.14.

Eureka .41. Fort Bragg .91, Fresno Kings City .68, Merced .62. oak-land 1.35. Paso Robles .26, Portland .29, Redding 2.15, Reno .10. Roseburg .28.

Sac-rarento 2.28. Salinas 2.01, San Francisco 1.81. Airport .97. Santa Rosa 2.54.. Seattle .36.

Soda Springs 1.15, Stockton 1.45, Susan-1 75 TuJ" Another brother act on the Boys Night Show card held in community hall at Lockwood Gardens was the neat tap dancing number by Don and Jack The program is a weekly event for entertainment of the project families. Pilot Gives Teeth An A.A.F. pilot has two teeth 4ijmi'ssing and is nursing a broken doubt conclusively proven not only to Government housing authorities, but to all and -sundry alike, that where there's a will there's generally a way' of getting things done. Draft Dodger Sentenced Clarence S. Sanford, San' Leandro Jehovah's Witness, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for draft dodging by Federal Judge Michael J.

Roche yesterday. He is the 43rd Jehovah's Witness to be convicted in San Francisco. I to Save Houses The flier was identified as Sec. Lieut. Dale 27, who is stationed at the Santa Rosa Army Airfield.

His plane cracked up. in a field near the Concord late Tuesday after his motor failed," today's re port disclosed. nose and asserted bruises today as result of choosing to crash-land his fighter plane rather than chance the possibility of having the craft hit a cluster of houses adjacent to Bay Point Road near the Concord Army Airdrome. Jbury. ville .41.

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