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i 1 i at -t i -V- -r- RATIONING TIMETABLE 4 AT CANNED nSH, BUTTER, COOKING OILS Brown Jt. and Boojc through October 30. v. -fJ SUGAR Stamp 14, Book 1, five pounds through November 15, 16, five poundt eapl through October 31. PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Blue Book 2, through Novem- ber 20.

SHOES Stamp 18, Book 1. indefinite; "Airplane stamp 1, Book 3, November 1 to May; 1, 1944. GASOLINE A coupon 8, three gallons, through Nov. 21; coupons, three gallons. TIRE INSPECTIONS A tires, March 31; tires, October 31; tires, November 30.

OAKLAND'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED, LOCALLY DAILY NEWSPAPER EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED It W.I ft OTO I 0 1 1 I TE ttfii VOL. CXXXIX OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 21, 1943 17 NO. 113 Battle-Joined Delinquency Probed on On Liquor Black Market Ex-Ball Star, Is Drowned 9 Wide Front ..1 j- Equalization Board, OPA Will Combine Forces in Fight Prominent Oakland Man Killed in Fishing Mishap Warren Committee, Legislative Inquiry Developing Strategy Oscar Merle Bowers, 45, promi Juvenile delinquency, one of Cali By WESLEY E. BOBBINS State and Federal co-operation in 'f the battle against black market operations in hard liquor was prom nent Oakland tavern owner and former Pacific Coast League baseball pitcher, was drowned yesterday while fishing near WeaverviUe, in the northern part of the' State.

ised in Sacramento yesterday as Ja Senate committee concluded a two-day investigation of the problem. i ii He lost his life just two years to the month after a hunting accident in Which he shot off a part of his Senator Clarence Ward of Santa Oscar Merle Bowers, 45, prominent Oakland tavern owner, lost his life in a fishing accident yesterday. Tribune photo. Barbara, chairman of. the committee, fornia's major wartime problems, was under examination on a wide front today.

At Sacramento, pov. Earl Warren announced that his newly-sppointed committee on youth in wartime will start immediately on surveys of conditions contributing to juvenile delinquency in the State's congested areas. Simultaneously, Assemblyman! Lome Middough announced' that sweeping recommendations, some of jphich roay require legislation to right hand. 1 declared the committee is well satis I rtr Bowers, who made his home at 95 Camino Encinas, in Orinda, owned Oscar's Cocktail Lounge and the I 9 if i II fied with discussions which wound up in an agreement between Board, of Equalization members and James J. Boyle district director of the OPA.

Confucius Restaurant at 3285 Lake-shore Avenue. I i-1 A Big Populatoin FELL INTO POOL By terms of the agreement, liquor He and Ring Martino, of Rich ect, will be made shortly by a licensees discovered violating ceil-ine nrice regulations, will be inves Active workers in the Oakland Area War Chest campaign are shown conferring on drive details for $1,140,694. They are. left to right Father Joseph -P. Mulkern, director of the Affiliated Catholic Charities.

James H. Qulnn, member of the State Board of Equalization ard State legislative committee study- mond, a former employee, went to Humboldt County on a fishing trip tigated by OPA opera'tor. Evidence ing delinquency problems in various Growth Seen a week ago last Monday. secretary of the Chest and Mrs. C.

A. Chichester, active worker. Yesterday, while crossing Mill will be turned over to the State Board of Equalization, and the board will then bring disciplinary Laiirorma communities. Meanwhile, San Francisco police reported that Modesto Pino, 47, Creek, he jost his balance and fell) into a deep pool. He drowned before Stella Wong Hee, Z.

Oakland artist, for jwhom a State-wide search was started today after it was reported she has been missing since October 13. Stella Wong, ather of 10 children, was arrested action in the form of revocation or suspension of licenses. OPPOSED AT FIRST i State WilJ Rival N.Y. by I960, Says any oi me oiners couiu reucn mm. The body was recovered and will be returned to Oakland for funeral ser and booked for contributing to the delinquency of a minor as a result of testimony of a 17-year-old girl WAR CHEST DRIVE EXPECTED TO HIT" $500,000 TOMORROW Board members at first balked at vices.

concerning activities at a San Fran- U.C. Educator Bowers titche? for the Seattle) feise-flfrt; -rhat-rrff iceTS- ilieved was teafrTin tKervJToast Leagutf l9ZoK the declaring jt was the duty of the-OPA to enforce Federal regulations, and obtain convictions in the Federal jcourts. a hideaway for a juvenile vice ring. BERK and for atleast one season afjer ward, but retired from baseball 'to ELEY, Oct, I.on grtfwing in pppvilation WARREN EXPEAIJfS WORK will kee enter the tavern business. He for William G.

Bonelli, southern mem Governor Warren indicated that ber of the board, went so far as after the war and by 1960 should rank second to New York in State merly owned the Varsity Tavern, at Missing work of the committee, on youth in wartime will beto investigate Chairman Urges Teams Not to Slacken Efforts in Campaign for Mercy Funds 5655 College Avenue, and at one time was president of the Tavern population in the Nation. to say at one stage of the Senate committee hearing he considered it dangerous for any State agency to interfere with the enforcement of Owners Association here. 'So predicts Dr. David Weeks, as III on sociate professor of agricultural WIDELY KNOWN-He was one of the best known Federal regulations. dedicated to the 22 home fron economics.

University of California, State-Wide Search For Local Woman, Gone Since Oct. 13 Reaching for the $500,000 mark loday was the Oakland Area War Boyle, on the other hand, declared tavern men in the Bay area, and agencies of the Community Chest, according to Maurice G. Read, cam it was the duty of the board to pro Chest campaign in which Oakland, who has been studying trends as a member of the State Population causes of juvenile, delinquency and recommend remedial measures. "This isn't just a new State commission," he declared. "I believe everything done must be done right down on the local level, and cannot be dene by the State." The Governor said that literally thousands of girls of 14, 15 and have entered the State sinee the war began.

They are too young to obtain jobs, he asserted, and art being buffeted about. They are his Lakeshore Avenue cocktail lounge has been a popular gathering place for several years. Emeryville, Piedmont and San Le tect the public by enaeting new rules and assisting in the enforce paign chairman, Read said that it was expected Committee. Growth, says Dr. Weeks, andro have set themselves a goal of ment.

His wife died some time aso and A State-wide search got under way today for Stella Wong Hee, 28, will be mora rapid in California that 60 per cent of the total gual of $1,140,694 fur the benefit of 60 war front and home front relief and if tfiS Board ef Equalization can Bowers had been living in Orinda with a brother, W. E. Bowers, who came here from Iowa. after the' war than in any other part of lie country. establish a rule, as it has done, to enforce minimum price regulations Oakland-Chinese artist known professionally as Stella Wong, after her husband, Harold Hee, reported I welfare- agencies.

"We must not slacken our pace, $289,490 would be turned In by the volunteer workers. At the first report meeting held Tuesday, 37 per cent of the goal was reached, or three times the amount which was He is survived also by Jour broth TSefastest growing State for the caid Clifford D. Allen, general cam for the protection of the liquor industry, why wouldn't it be reason that she has been missing from ers, Marshall, Hoy. Norman ana paign chairman. "If anything, "lost," he said, unless interest-can be aroused in their behalf and remedial action taken.

her home, 1717 Eighth Avenue, since October 13. should be increased. The percentage Clyde Bowers, and two sisters. Florence Bowers and Mrs. Dessie past 50 years, Dr.

Weeks cites that California population increased 21 per cent from 1930" to 1940 while able for the board to establish ana enforce maximum prices for the protection of the public," was reported at the first meeting last year. The workers turned in total of our goal to date is not as high as Warren declared the committee He reported to San Francisco po Gutshal, all of whom live in the has a broader job than just study of of $109,054 in either money or Boyle's declaration to the we could reasonably expect to be." East. lice that she left a note saying she was 'going to visit friends for sev Bowers was born in Pennsylvania juvenile delinquency. Its duty, he said, is to investigate the underly pledges, according to Robert R. Porter, executive secretary of the Pledges amounting to.

$344,208, or BLACK MARKET SOURCE eral days. on July 24, 1898, and came to Call 30 per cent of the goal had been Chest. fornia as a youth. This did not alarm him, he said, Both Boyle and Bonelli. agreed tallied when yesterday second re.

ing conditions of poor health, malnutrition and lack of supervision which result in delinquency. The Friday report meeting will that heavy traffic in liquor by the port luncheon of the campaign, held the Nation as a whole gltmd only 7.2 per cent during the same peT-iod. More than 80 per cent of the gain, he said, was caused by migration from other States. Dr. Weeks states that the population committee lists as reasons for the continuing gain in population the opportunities for new settlers provided by the Central Valleys drink over bars is the backbone Italian Admiral Killed Major Melvin A.

Beyers, U.SJU who spoke yesterday at the War Chest report luncheon. at the Ebell Club, had been brought since she had done this previously, but when she did not return lie contacted the friends and found that she had not been there. TO STIMULATE REMEDIES and chief impetus to the black include a program dedicated to the 22 Community Chest agencies which are part of the War Chest. An invitation to more than 200 officials LONDON, Oct. 21." P) A Ger to a close.

$100,000 INCREASE market "We want to direct attention to man transocean agency broadcast Retailers making a profit of He told officers that she had been ward these things and stimulate The total had increased by 300 to 500 percent by selling drinks suffering from eye trouble that had said today that Admiral Antonio Legnani, named secretary of the remedial measures all over the State, particularly in congested areas," he 000 in the interval since the open and directors of Community Chest agencies have been sent out, asking them to. attend the Friday report Read said. Dr. Vere V. at prices permitted by the UfA, Boyle told the committee.

kept her from painting during the last year but that under treatment ing of the campaign last Monday projects, booster propaganda, and industrial growth caused by war Ration Signup when a first report of And Bonelli' declared the profit it had improved. navy in Benito Mussolini's Republican Fascist regime September 23, had been killed in an automobile accident. i industries, which will be converted Loper, pastor, of the Congregational was boosted further by shortening i made Regarded as a talented watercolor to peace-time plants. Church and president of the Com the drinks and reducing the quality. "At least $500,000 should be our artist, she also was a designer and munity Chest, will make the prin Both men told; the committee goal at the next report luncheon critic on Chinese art.

She was cipal talk. there was little if any co-operation tomorrow," said Allen. graduated from Technical High Moves Smoothly asserted. "What we have to get at is community causes and point out remedies. We want to marshal all State forces that can help and bring in Federal agencies working on the problem." Superior Judge Frank M.

Ogden of Oakland is vice-chairman of the committee. Assemblyman Middough, chairman of the legislative committee. The War Chest now includes the from the public in the form of com Speaker at yesterday's meeting School and the California College plaints against excessive prices, and servicemen organizations, includ was Maj. Melvin A. Beyers, U.S.A., the public, would have to assist if ing the U.S.O., the United Seamen's who was wounded in the fall of Manila and escaped four hours WAC Recruits Presented With 1 i Bear Flag Before Entraining the price enforcement program is to Services, and War Prisoners Aid, as be successful.

Registration for New Book Goes Rapidly well as the 14 foreign relief agencies and the Community Chest, Read ahead of the entry of the Japs. He was one of four out of a unit of 2300 AT ANY PRICE' of Arts and Crafts, where she won a scholarship, taking first place in a State-wide contest. She is described as being five feet two inches tall, weighing 110 pounds and her husband said she usually wears dark clip glasses over her own glasses. She was believed to be wearing brown blouse, skirt and sweater and black coat when said. The National War Fund is con to escape.

Peoole appear to want their said the group's recommendatioot include amendments of the juvenila code to facilitate convictions of per Under Streamlining ducting its drive throughout the en whisky at any price and have not In the first ceremony of its kind i States were placed in the same unit tire United States, for a fund of He spoke for aid to the men who were captured through War Prisoners' Aid. a War Chest agency, and co-operated in attempts at sons contributing to the delinquency Registration for Ration Book 4 $125,000,000. Boyle said. held in Oakland, a contingent of Dut the present all-States program WAC recruits yesterday was- pre-1 a hv to -of minor and suggestions to cities went into its second day today with The third report meeting, will be care for their families here at home Senator Ward urged that con- sented with a California Bear Flag she left home. the operation reported progressing renort nrice violations to held next Monday at the Trinit; through home front agencies of the show their State affiliation that the and counties that curfew laws be more strictly enforced.

MOTHERS RESPONSIBLE I which they will use as their emblem Methodist Church and will be dedi Hee is a storekeeper at the Naval Community Chest which participate smoothly and more rapidly than for either Board of Equalization oper any of the previous three books. ators to the OPA, and the en- Bear Flag presentation was made. Supply Depot here. The couple have' as a group in the drive throuehout their training at Fort Des Moines. Iowa.

The flag was accepted by Jerry Another suggestion, he said. Is TlKTthree-day period for appiica- fnrrmpnt machinery will be started been married for eight years. cated to the Russian, Chinese -and British War Relief agencies, whose representatives will give a short Pieter Brouwer, Dutch refugee Mount, one of the WAC trainees. tions, ending at 8 p.m. topiorraw; is jrom who escaped through the "Under that mothers of small children be required to provide for care of the Presentation was made by Peter Howard, general chairman of the tne snortest to date ana cnaracter- riirin th afternoon sess on the outline of the work being accom Read announced.

ground," will be the speaker at to-morrow's War Chest report lunch ized with the most streamlined pro- committee returned to discussion of The group included Edna Price, Helen A. Dean, Lillian Caroll, Pearl P. JSigrand. Eva Gonzales, Melva E. Strong.

Irene D. Commuters Delayed As Train Is Stalled ceaure. it main issue, the DroDOsed seoara- eon. International war relief causes of the National War Fund, all made Alameda Personnel inousanas oi consumers in Metro- tion of liquor control functions from politan Oakland went to neighbor- the Board of Eoualization in favor Clark, Sarah A. J.

Gar Dinner was a half-hour late1 last Oakland unit of the WAC'S all-States recruiting campaign, a short time before the 23 young women entrained for the. East Under the all-SUtes WAC program, these WAC'S to be known as the Argonauts, will remain together throughout their training period, retson, Rachael E. Bengston. Anne juveniles before they may obtain employment Other recommendations, he asserted, would make it unlawful for hotels or transportation companies to rent to juveniles not sponsored by a parent or social agency; require future public housing projects provide adequate recreational fa Swings Into Action nooa puDiic scnoois yesterday to od- of a separate enforcement agency. Bunetto, Margrette Janne, Imelda ALAMEDA, Oct.

21. Commercial lain me dooks wnicn win go into The board would confine its activi use November 1 when sugar stamp ties to tax matters, a division personnel, headed by Rus No. 29 becomes valid. Registration a. A.

Whitaker, associate State A. Whitfield, Laverne A. Miller. Edna A. Christie, Dorothy V.

Clayton, Viola Tustano, Rose M. De- sell Franck and Earl Garner, swung evening for thousands of Oakland Bay bridge train commuters, held up by a stalled train on the Bay bridge. The Key System train had to be pushed by an another train to the San Francisco terminal before regular service could be resumed. nto action today, supplementing hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

ijqUOr control administrator, told The fe rules for this registra- the committee California drinkers tion are: ar(, 4ust beeinnins to feel the Dinch wearing shoulder patches which show that they are from the "Golden Bear" State. Witte, Helen M. Truitt, Frances cilities; seek Federal and State fi- Althaver, Gerthalee Clark and Al- pancial aid in combatting delin part of the local War Chest campaign, will be featured. AGENCIES REPRESENTED Several were represented at yesterday's meeting. They included: Russian War Relief, Charles Fried-Alan; British War Relief, Miss Margaret Osborne; United China Relief, Miss Carolyn CheV; French Relief, Mrs.

A. P. Davis, and Norway, Mrs. RagnhiTd H. Hansen.

Oakland's Chinese-American committee took the honors at yesterday's lnnrh.nn a rtprrt nt BO. the work of the advance gifts division in raising funds towards Alameda's $90,000 War Chest goal 1. Present Ration Book fto the Lf a liauor shortage in his opinion. lene J. Colemon.

Previously girls from various quency. registrar, I said more distilled liquor was Juvenile delinquency also was a Co-chairmen Franck and Garber, i. nave me aaqress on book 3 distributed to retailers during the principal subject of consideration last night at a Sacramento meeting with a group of 40 assistants, will cover. l. Ifirct iiy mmilhi nf fhi vear than contact all business establishments.

n. single appneauon may De in nrvioii nrind. In Julv. of the League of California cities. professional mzn and women and made for all members of a group of however, liquor tax collections, upon ncinuna in nir Mmr iniu-i-imm rp.

I ilii.li lie '1mss Yns estimates, the small industries for preliminary subscriptions this week, according to Frank Runnels, campaign chair lated by marriage pr adop- h.louf h. record 1942 fie per cent of their quota subscribed. Advance reported, 61.7 per tin-. ures, Hoarding by dealers and jri 4. Any properly identified person It.

riiiHnai ha heen a eon man. S.F. Offker -faces Bookmaking Charge cent; corporations, 60.2; residential. may act as agent for the family or tribuUng factor. Whitaker -declared.

32.1; establishments, 11.2; commu rity and neighborhood business dis An advance gift of $4000, as Alameda's national war fund allotment of the Bethelehem Steel Corporation's national gift of $300,000, was announced by Harry Pennell, chair tricts, 39.5; public employees and (chools, 3.8. Iff: Competition in the business divi man of the advance girls division COOLER WEATHER IN STORE FOR tui uiii ciqmtu yrsuiis jii uic came house, but for the latter persons separate applications must be submitted, along with their third ration books. A majority of persons who registered yesterday also signed pledges not to pay more' than ceiling prices for OPA-controlled goods and not and other gifts already received indicate a spirited response from our larger industrial organiza tions, and point the way for a high Patrolman Robert L. 25, appointed to the San Francisce Police Department less than month ago. was doing right well with his side job until yesterday.

Then brother officers of more wide experience stepped in and today Magidson finds himself not only dismissed from the force for operating a race track bookie shop, but must face a police judge for illegal gambling. Th rookie policeman was arrested standard of giving," Pennell noted. to accept ration goods without ex OAKLAND AREA He is being assisted by Team Cap changing the proper number of stamps. tains George Hickmfcn, Royal Haul-man. E.

T. Hass, Mathew Bryan and sion, between two section chairmen, L. H. "Abe" Lincoln and Thomas Hogan III, resulted in Lincoln literally losing his shirt to Hogan in a Stunt climaxing the luncheon. Hale 'Street, Junior Chamber of Commerce, was chairman of the day- 'Berkeley Campaigners To Report Tomorrow BERKELEY, Oct 21.

The second report meeting for the War Chest of Berkeley, Albanyand Kensington will be held tomorrow at the Trin- Ford in directing the After giving a wetting of .20 of an inch of rain th storm that has been visiting the Metropolitan Oakland area" passed oh its way last night Sunday Deliveries activities of the 50 co-workers In their division. at 3261 24th Street, San Francisco, Of Milk Permitted First report meeting, of the two by Inspectors Walter Heagney and leaving today a clear but cool day. According to the United States Weather Bureau, the following con divisions will be held at the Hotel Permission to deliver milk and Alameda on Monday, when chair Thomas Cole after they allegedly placed bets with him on Bay Meadows races. ditions will prevail in the northern part of California during the next men and team captains will meet with Runnells for a survey of the cream on Sundays today had been granted to creameries of the area by the Office of Defense Transportation, providing they reduce Not until they booked him at 24 hours: ity Methodist Church and will be campaign's progress. Mission Station did they learn he Ban rrneii Bay Rion Cooler to weekly mileage 10 per.

cent by.No- day. Fresh wlnda: cooler tonllht. Northern California Scattered ahowert vemDer l. MISSING HAYWARD BOY IS FOUND In aouthem portion early today: cooler Distributors were granted the joined' the police force last September 27 as a limited tenure officer, working out of Potrero Station by night and running the bookie -joint by day, according to Police todar and toniaht: local IWht frosta to nllht tn the extreme northeaat portion. Lright to make deliveries to hospitals.

retail stores, industrial supper last night, he said, but kept Sierra Nevada Cooler today ana tonight; freczlnf temperature tonifht above 7000-foot elevation; Iraaji winds thia HAYWARD. Oct 21. Peter Rodger Minenna, 5, breakfasted hun quiet He saw the beams of flash Chief Charles Dullea, who promptly signed a dismissal order. plants and the armed services after they complained milk and cream was spoiling over week-ends. afternoon.

Sacramento. Livermore and Santa Clara lights directed under the porch by sheriff's officers, but only crouched Valleys Cooler today ana tonnm. San Joaquin and Salinas iValleya Scattered ahowcra early today; cooler today lower in his box. grily on a big dish of an egg. hot' dog and a glass of milk this He was hungrier than anything Two Burned as Store Two Arabian Princes and tonifht.

This morning, however, appetite TEMFEBATUBES AND FBECIFITATION Blast-Fires Trailer got the better of his interests in his game, and it was his movements In the Metropolitan Oakland area the maximum temperature wa SI derees SAN LEANDRO. Oct 21. Twe and the minimum, reached early this mornin. 55 deareea. Precipitation In past 24 hours.

20; last year. to data. after almost 19 hours of hiding out in a box under the back porch of his home, while deputy sheriffs, neighbors and relatives searched everywhere for him. He disappeared men were recovering today from bums suffered yesterday when they put out a fire which started when under the porch which led to his discovery by Beverly Lackey, 19, daughter of Mrs. Mabel Harbin, 51, of 400 PoplarAvenue, with whom Peter and two brothers, Pat 8, and Extend Bay Visit The two Arabian princes, in San Francisco as guests of the U.S.

Gov-ernment as part of a tour of this country, continued to enjoy the sights of this area today after extending their visit until the 'end of the week. H. R. H. Amir Faisal, minister IS 5 normal.

.53. The fcllowmc jemperaturea Prevailed yesterday, and last nicht: gasoline cook stove exploded in CALIFORNIA EASTFRN Hih Low" Huh Low thnr trailer at 2398 East 14th Street. Colusa 9 Atlanta S3 55 Ben Posten, 47, most seriously Del Monte Ml. Hamilton 7 49 2 4 yesterday after attending kindergarten His reason for crawling through a small hole in the boards under the porch was as simple as childhood "I just wanted to," he. explained to relieved searchers today.

He heard calls for him to come for Oakland burned about the hands and forearms is a patient at Fort Miley Hospital San c- of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia, and his' brother. Prince Amid Khalid, Paul. 7, make their home. The hole he crawled through was only 9ix5 inches, but Peter himself is only three feet tall and 40 pounds In so he had no trouble getting through- -when he wearied of playing in the yard. Sacramento These WAC recruits, to be known as the Argonauts, were presented with the California Bear- Flag by Peter who heads the WAC All-States' drive here, as they left for! Des Moines.

Iowa, yesterday. They are, left to right Edna Christie, Irene Clark. Howard, jerry Mount Laverne Miller. ASene J. Colemon, Pvt Doris Davis.

Tribune photo. 5a Unas 41 Chicago i 42 Denver S5 Detroit Tort Worth 1 Kansas City TS S3 Minneapolis 54-New orjr S3 fri, Tampa Whorton Cartier. 28. his com. postponed -their to-j Warm for several days en panion.

was released after treatment San Frantiset) 0 F. Airport M-Santa Roaa 0 Stockton larging their program her. at Fairmont Hospital..