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CIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENT ON BALLOT MARTINEZ, March service and retirement propositions will be placed on the November election ballot for Contra Costa County voters. The Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to the to electorate on behalf of the Contra Costa County Employees Association and the Contra Costa Peace Officers Association. The "merit system" ordinance, drafted by a committee of the county employees headed by Paul Rhodes, seeks establishment of a civil service commission to pass upon qualifications of new employees from eligible lists and job security and promotions based upon competence. The second, ordinance, prepared both organizations, but sponsored originally by the peace officers' group, seeks the establishment of retirement system whereby employees with 20 years service may retire on part pay at 65 years, with the retirement fund being built.up by pay roll deductions and contributions by the county. Charter Papers Declared Ready For New Martinez Ferryboat March 7.

-The boat City of San Rafael, which was reclaimed from the beach near Winehaven after being driven ashore in a 1942 storm, is expected to go into service this week on the Ferry System. Port Captain A. C. Woodress reported today that charter papers will be delivered to the city of Martinez this week by the Army Transport Service after a delay of several weeks. The boat was commandeered by the Army at the instance of Paul G.

Rutten, Benicia Arsenal commanding officer, and was turned over to the city officially at. a ceremonial December 19. Before it could be placed in service, however, it was determined that a charter would have to be issued by the Army Transport Service and the city declined use the boat beeause the liability involved. The ferry, repainted a battle Why pay more for a personal loan than the AM Bank of America rate 15 BANK CREDIT, ESTABLISH BANK CREDIT IP 70 12 MONTHS TO REPAY YOUR LOAN gray, has been tied up at the Benicia dock since shortly before Christmas. It has a carrying capacity of 40 automobiles.

QUADRUPLET BABY BURIED WITHOUT MUSIC OR FLOWERS HEANOR, DERBYSHIRE, March -Tiny MacDonald, smallest and weakest of the Heanor quadruplets, was buried today without flowers or music. To escape of curious. William H. Thompson, of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., father of the two boys and two girls born to Nora Carpenter, ATS, advanced burial service 'an hour and a half from the scheduled time. The Rev.

G. D. Smith, vicar of village church, conducted the Church of England burial service for an audience of four- -Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carpenter, parents of the mother, and a grave, digger.

The shroud was a nightgown given by the American Red Cross. Villagers, newspapermen and photographers arrived at the cemetery at: the scheduled hour, but found only, the newly-covered grave. Army authorities were understood to have informed Thompson that the case already had too much publicity. Thompson went from the cemetery to visit the other three babies, Michael, Maurine and Madeline, at a nursing home, but Dr. P.

H. Turton turned him away with the explanation that "no visitors are allowed." He said the babies were "doing satisfactorily" and that each gained two ounces since birth. Thompson then drove Mrs. Carpenter to Derby for a visit with the mother, who was reported progressing. after a relapse due to' the physical and emotional strain of her experience.

U.C. Seismograph Records Tremors BERKELEY. March small earthquakes were recorded yesterday afternoon, last night and early today on the University of California seismograph, Prof. Perry Byerly, university seismologist, reported today. The direction of the tremors was uncertain, Byerly said, adding that he believed.

they probably were about 1000-miles away, or the same distance as seven "moderate" earthquakes recorded during a threehour period late yesterday at the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena. The series recorded here began at 1:11 p.m. yesterday. The last began at today. Others started at 2:09 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 11:14 p.m.

11:14 p.m. They were recorded for riods ranging from 12 to 45 minutes. At Seattle, the University of Washington yesterday recorded three tremors about 1200 miles west or southwest of there. Farm Bureau Head To Address Meeting LIVERMORE, March 7. Ray Wiser, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Livermore-Pleasanton Farm Center, in the Library clubrooms here tomorrow night.

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Wed. and Fri. Saturday Pullman Looting Suspects Held Two Oakland Negroes were charged in San Francisco Federal, Court today with breaking into Pullman cars here and stealing quantities of bedding which they allegedly sold later to lodging house keepers. The information on the two men, charged them with theft of William Mills and Harold. Burke, Government, bed property, linen since taken the were from cars under lease to the Government.

Federal Bureau of agents who worked on the case said that Mills and Burke, and possibly several other persons, used stolen Pullman car keys to enter the cars in the West Oakland yards of the Southern Pacific. In all, the agents reported, some 1000 blankets, valued in all at $10,000, were stolen. However, the information filed against Burke and Mills charged them only with the theft of 10 blankets apiece. Large quantities of sheets and pillow cases were stolen with the blankets. Dewey Assails Service Vote Plan ALBANY, N.Y.

March Tar 4P) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, assailing the national for what he called Administration, force upon the people of this country blank piece of paper called a 'Soldier's advanced today a four -point plan of voting for New York members of the armed forces. The Republican. Governor, in a special message, asked the Legislature to approve a program which he.

declared "seeks no political advantage by any of the tricks or intentions involved in other proposed blank ballots, limited ballots, write-in ballots, party designation ballots and other well-called bobtail ballots." Under Dewey's plan, every member of the armed services wishing to vote would send his name and home and service addresses to New York's secretary of State. The State war ballot commission would forthe information to local election" boards, which would mail directly to the voter a ballot and self-addressed return envelope, all of a size and weight complying with Army and Navy wishes, The servicemen would mark the ballots for any or every office listed and mail them to the commission. which would forward them to local election boards. This method, told the Legislature, "provides a ballot about which there be no constitutional question and with no opportunity for organized fraud, such as might be the case with other proposals." Policeman Guilty Of Beating Wife ALBANY, March Frank Regello, 33, police patrolman under suspension from the Albany Police Department, was found guilty of battery today when he appeared before Judge James G. Quinn of Emeryville, sitting for Judge Louis Hardie.

The matter was referred to the probation officer for. a report on March 28. Regello's wife, Frances, 31. brought the charges against him. She said he beat her during an argument at their home, 1041 Buchanan Street Death Takes Of Prof.

E. K. Heller BERKELEY, March Thomasina Heller, 63. wife mund K. Heller, associate professor of German at the University of California, died at a a a San Francisco hospital today after a a a a a a a a long illness.

Mrs. Heller, a native of Maryland, lived in Berkeley for 28 years. Heller home is at 1675 had, Visalia Avenue. Funeral services will be held. Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

at Berg's Chapel. Six Airmen Killed SHREVEPORT, March -Barksdale field authorities said that ignited gasoline probably caused the explosion of a gined medium bomber that crashed near Castor in Bienville Parish terday, killing six Barksdale fliers. The plane exploded when it hit the ground. CAPTAIN PHONES FAMILY AT NAPA FROM KWAJALEIN NAPA, March 7. Capt.

Ralph Lui, U.S.A., talked to his 2-year-old daughter, Betsy Ann, over 5000 miles of telephone. Sunday. The call came from Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands, and was received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lui; his wife, and other members of his family here.

When Captain Lui visited his family last April after participating in the Attu invasion, Betsy still crawling. In her conversation with him Sunday, she cried: "Daddy, I can walk now." Captain Lui attended Napa schools and received his law degree at Stanford University. For seven years prior to entering the Army in 1941, he had practiced law in Sacramento, where his wife and small daughter now reside. Suit Is Filed Over Arrest MARTINEZ, March arrest, extradition from Michigan and incarceration for three days in the County Jail here damaged his credit and reputation to the extent of $7425, Homer Curtis Vandeventer, Richmond presser, complained today. His malicious prosecution suit against Ray.

Perry, operator of the C.O.D, Cleaners and Dyers Shop at 2409 Macdonald A Avenue, Richmond, was filed in Contra Costa Superior Court. Vandeventer was arrested in Jackson, November 1 and returned to Martinez for trial on a burglary charge filed by Perry. The latter accused him of entering the establishment the night the day he had resigned and turned his keys, and taking $100 in cash, a woman's suit and a pair of trousers. Bound over to Superior Court trial by Richmond Justice of the Peace John Moore, Vandeventer was released when Superior Judge A. F.

Bray dismissed the charges for lack of evidence. In addition to exemplary damages of $7000, Vandeventer asks $125 for the loss of 10 days employment and $300 as fees for his counsel, James F. Hoey of Martinez. Four Hurt as Bus, Two Trucks Collide Four persons were injured today when the trucks in which they were riding collided with a Greyhound bus on the Bay bridge. No one aboard the bus was Investigators said one truck, owned by, the Consolidated Fish Company of San Francisco, was driven by Umberto Le Gallio, 43, of 133 Front Street, Pittsburg.

Le Gallio suffered chest and leg injuries and was treated at Highland Hospital along with two passengers, Leonardo, Castiglione, 60, of 112 Pittsburg, who suffered back and leg injuries, and Nino Flores, 23, of 306 York Street, Pittsburg, who suffered leg and arm injuries. Frank Razzano, 439 Lincoln Avenue, Alameda, was identified as the driver of the second truck. He suffered back and chest injuries. The bus was driven by S. B.

Williams. Highway patrolmen said an investigation showed that Razzano's truck was east-bound and the two other vehicles were westbound. Missing Sailor's Body Found in Bay ALAMEDA, March -The body of Harold Eugene Barnett, seaman who was attached to a ship anchored in San Francisco Bay, was found yesterday in the water of the seaplane, anchorage Station. at the Alameda The body apparently had been in the water for three weeks, the time at which Barnett was declared missing from his ship. There was no evidence of foul play.

Barnett is survived by his mother, who lives at Las Vegas, Nev. Sale Nets $45 NILES, March $45 was cleared at the food sale for the Children's Hospital of the Eastbay sponsored by- Toyon Branch. Mrs. E. D.

Bristow was chairman. Pruning Again Disturbing Niles NILES, March 7. Main Street trees continue to occupy the attention of the Niles Chamber of Commerce even though "the acacia" which stuck its toes up through a sidewalk has been yanked out by the roots. To prune or hot to pruneis the (current) question." Trees planted half century ago along the main thoroughfare were in the process of being chopped back when the project' halted at complaints of citizens made to the Alameda County surveyor's office. These citizens, not named at yesterday's meeting of the chamber, claimed that the pruning was severe to the extent that the trees would be permanently damaged.

Chamber members insist that the abbreviated branches will sprout again and that the pruning is necessary from a safety standpoint as some large limbs were broken off in the recent windstorm. Secretary Men, ADVERTISEMENT of 40. Want Pep? Need New Vim and Vitality? You may feel exhausted, worn-out, pepless, low in vitality, old at only 40, 50 or solely because your blood lacks Iron. Ostrex Tonic Tablets medicinal doses of iron, plus nutritional doses of vitamin Bi, old-age calcium. Bo If you but have feel no real worn-out, disease or true infrmitles, solely because you lack iron: and you want to get pep, vitality that makes you feel years younger, try Ostrex today.

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The youths were sentenced to San of Quentin kidnaping. on all six Judge counts Crum plus recommended that they never paroled. Weller and Easley figured last wreck in the a Hall of. sensational Justice jail while break a jury was deciding their fate. By slugging a trusty, an attorney and three deputies, they escaped from jail and made their getaway in a police ambulance.

They were cap: tured lesswthan 24 hours later by Mrs. Stager will be taken immediately to the Tehachapi. prison for women. She denied taking any money from "her boys" during their long career of crime in which she was charged with being the "brains" of the gang. Judge Crum attempted to question before imposing sentence, but her distraught condition and heavy accent made her answers practically unintelligible.

While she was being sentenced, the fourth youthful member, 15- year-old Donald Davidson, "trigger man" of the gang, was being arraigned neighboring court on similar charges. His preliminary hearing will begin March 9. Two Get $100 in Drugstore Holdup Two armed men held up a clerk at the Federal Drugstore, 300 14th Street, last night, and escaped with $100, police reported today. W. E.

Wold, the clerk. of 4154 Piedmont Avenue, told police one of the men entered the store at 9:15 p.m. and announced that "this is a holdup." He then opened the cash register, Wold related, and scooped the conthe door, but by the tents into his Wold ran to pocketsto bandit's accomplice, who brandished a .38 revolver. The two men then fled. Date Is Set for Trial Of Richmond Riot MARTINEZ, March Richmond men under Grand Jury indictment for misdemeanor rioting stand trial together March 30 before a jury in Superior Judge A.

F. Bray's court. The five--three white brothers, Claud, Carl and Albert Provence, and Rufus and Ellis Robinson of North Richmond. Negroes- entered guilty yesterday when they appeared for arraignment. The brothers are accused of participating street fight on South Fifth Richmond, February Street." 14, in which Homer Turner, 46.

Richmond garbage truck driver, was killed. They were indicted by the Grand Jury February 17. All have been free on $1000 bail since the true bill was returned by the jury. SAME FAMILY OWNERSHIP FOR 73 YEARS I STAVE BOTTLED IN BOLE KENTUCKY Bourbon. I SOTTLED Whiskey BOND A PROOF co.

GLENMORE DISTILLERIES CO: Incorporated LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Oakland Tribune, Tuesday, March 7, 1944 11 MORE VOLUNTEER LABOR FOR FARMS TERMED VITAL 52-year-old-SACRAMENTO, March Approximately 75 per cent more Californians must volunteer for agricultural labor- in the fields, and canneries. this director year than, lasts, State W. Farm Production Council said today. Exact number of regular and volunteer agricultural workers needed in each county will be announced by the extension service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the end of this month, he said.

"Last year supplemental workers of them--did a fine job on helping get in the State's crops," Parker, said. "But the situation is much, 75 more per cent critical increase this in year. volun- We teer TO IMPORT MEXICANS The extension service and the War Food Administration will handle the distribution of imported Mexican labor in California this year instead of the Farm Production Council, Parker said. However, the council will provide housing and equipment for farm labor camps, where most of the Mexicans will live. The council's program Bed Smoker Must Pay for Mattress HAYWARD, March to have started a mattress fire while smoking in bed, Arthur O.

Coyle, 34, resident of an auto court at 15505 Foothill Boulevard, was assessed a duet penalty when he pleaded guilty to a drunk, Judge Harder him to recompense Mrs. Lora Allen, operator of the court, $25 for the mattress, and fined him on the drunk charge. Orindans Call Sewer Meet includes use of living quarters and equipment from two former Army camps, at Escondido in San Diego and Gilroy, the housing and ment to. be moved into locations close to the fields. Parker revealed that hopes for use of Italian prisoners of the fields had vanished.

No prisoners of war whatsoever, will be available this INCREASE DEMANDED California's crops were off 7 per cent last year, the farm head said. In order to make up for this, and fall in line with a national program of 4 per cent increased food production, the State must increase its agricultural yield by 11 per cent, he stated. The War Food Association will recommend that farmers join associations to facilitate contracting for the imported Mexican labor this year. The extension service will determine how much of this labor is needed, and the WFA will supply it, Parker said. He said the WFA hopes to bring 35,000 Mexicans into the State, as compared with a peak of 26,000 in Walnut Creek Girl Married in Kansas WALNUT CREEK, March and Mrs.

J. T. Schroder III, the former Miss Ruth Rhodes, are on a wedding trip in Garden City, following their marriage last Thursday. The rites were said in the Army Chapel at Liberal, where the bride, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Genevieve Fairchild and Schroder's mother, Mrs.

J. T. Schroder motored last week. ORINDA, March 7. "'The proposed plan for a main trunk sewer line is crystalizing and whether residents are for or against it, this.

important issue requires open discussion." With this statement Stanley Allen, president, residents of of Orindans, the Orinda today area to attend Thursday night's March 9 meeting at 8 o'clock in the Orinda Grammar. School. "Orindans, is charged with the responsibility of presenting issue in the community. The meeting will provide an opportunity for open expression of views," Allen concluded. A map showing the proposed sewage district's boundaries will be displayed.

Allen relayed a membership invitation from Mrs. C. A. Coggins, new financial secretary. The club, he said, is open to any bona fide Orinda resident.

A change in bylaws permits adult members of one family to be included in a single membership. Property ownership is not a condition of eligibility. Recently the organization changed its name from "'The Moraga Highway Improvement Association." Farm Bureau Sees Record Membership HAYWARD, March in the Alameda County Farm Bureau will be the highest on record this year, Jeryl Fry, president, declared today. Reports. filed at a meeting of bureau, directors, indimembership farm families, with assurance that the goal of 500 will be reached before April 1.

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