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CCCC OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1943 DEVELOPMENT NEWS BUILDING WAR APARTMENTS AT RICHMOND Well-Planned Housing Unit One of the best planned Government housing projects is said to be that sponsored by the United States Commission for the benefit of the workers of Henry J. Kaiser's Shipbuilding Corporation in Richmond. These are attractive buildings, containing nine to 13 furnished apartments to a building, and the buildings are located among private residences within easy walking distance to work. Of the 6000 apartment units, 1800 are now being finished by the Robert McCarthy Company, general contractors of San Francisco, headed by Robert McCarthy of 17 years contracting experience, whose Govcontracts in 1942 totaled $10,000,000. The Richmond housing job was awarded to McCarthy on a cost-plus basis.

McCarthy, who is stated to have established a record of workmanship and speed at low cost, said: "While we were the last to obtain our portion of this work, we are going to finish first at a low unit cost, and I take great pride in extending my experience to the Government in giving fast, efficient service, just as we did with other large Government jobs. In Vallejo we completed 1700 four-room war homes, the last 1000 of which were finished two months ahead of schedule." The Robert McCarthy "Company recently was awarded another plus job by the Housing Authority of the city of Alameda, for whom Curtis Anderson is the executive director. These 500 apartment units, costing approximately $1,000,000, will be located in Alameda, accommodating employees of the Pacific Bridge Company. Mortuary Observes First Anniversary The Colonial Mortuary, located at 2110 Webster Street, is currently observing its first anniversary under new ownership. The concern is owned and operated by James W.

Kerins, licensed mortician, formerly of San Jose- and Sen Francisco, and by Mrs. E. M. Kerins, a graduate of the University of California and a registered nurse. Kerins states that the establishment's facilities have been improved, and that a remodeling program has been carried out.

HEADS FIRM James W. Kerins. owner and operator of the Colonial Mortuary, 2110 Webster Street, who observes the first anniversary of his concern under his ownership and management. Little Immediate Relief Seen In National Butter Shortage By WILLIAM CHICAGO, Jan. if any, immediate relief in the present butter shortage is expected by dairy men, they said today, although the country has passed the point of lowest production "and output will expand from now until July.

Butter is rationed voluntarily in practically all sections of the Nation, but no official system under Government control, has been announced. Dairy men said they did not know when, it ever, Government rationing would be introduced. OUTPUT SEASONAL November and December are ordinarily the 'poorest months for making butter, that was the case in 1942. Output normally pands in January, and, with the exception of the short month of February, continues to increase until peak production is reached in June. Then it tapers off to the Novem-December low.

Although more butter is being manufactured now than 1 in 1 December, dairy men said that, even under normal circumstances, production does not catch up with consump-1 WOMEN TO GET SPECIAL COURSE IN ENGINEERING CHICAGO, Jan. -The Nation's largest institute of technology has decided that the answer to the shortage of engineers. is ES women. Acting upon this deeision, the Illinois Institute of Technology, claiming its 4554 enrollment to be the largest in the country, announced recently: 1. February 8 it would begin an engineering course exclusively for women.

The opening of the concentrated course is specifically in answer to the Manpower Commission's demand for more engineers. According to the WMC the need for engineers is the most critical of the many manpower shortages. Although a very few women have. become successful engineers, their enrollment in schools of engineering has been discouraged. Today, however, all available men are being called from civilian engineering posts.

Employers find that they cannot enforce outmoded regulations against hiring women for technical jobs. SPECIALLY DESIGNED Just as the last war brought masculine admission that women could take over, many jobs, so the present crisis is convincing that the feminine mind can grasp the facts of mechanical science. Although the new courses for women at the institute are for the duration of the war the Illinois stitute may decide to continue them. All the units of study in the war engifieering Education, for Women have been. designed so that even a young woman who has shied away from the traditional masculine mathematical and physical science courses in high school or college will be eligible.

Illinois Institute Will use the "block system," so that at the end of each three of study the women will be prepared to into different grades of engineering posts. All units offer college credit. FIRST UNIT FITS FOR JOB At the end of the first of the three. semesters, a woman should. acceptable to an engineering department.

or a drafting office for work in tracing, some detailing, and simple design, as well as being able to offer assistance in calculating weights and costs. If she continues through the second block of study, her capacities will include a knowledge of the machines and instruments used in testing and work in elementary machine design. The student then will be ready for work in ordnance inspection and materials testing. Although many of those who begin the 48-week course will prefer to accept engineering positions at the end of the first or second unit. some will undoubtedly finish the last 16 weeks of the classes.

Those who do complete the final semester should be ready for employment in shop cost accounting and estimating. They will have a knowledge of the machines and methods of production, together with an understanding of time and motion and will find that they can handle job analysis, cost estimating, and production control. All of these jobs have in the past, been for men only. Last Rites Tomorrow For M. T.

Appleberry Miles T. Appleberry, 77, retired downtown restaurant man, who died here Thursday, will be buried tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., from the Grant D. Miller Mortuary, East Fourteenth Street and 24th Avenue. Native of Missouri, Appleberry came to California in 1918, moved to Oakland in 1931. With his wife, Rosetta, who survives him, he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September, 1939.

Survivors include also a son, the Rev. William E. Appleberry, Oakland minister; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Knight of Oregon, and two brothers, C. C.

and Ora A. Appleberry of Missouri. Lutheran Church To Install Officers SAN LEANDRO, Jan. Newlyelected officers of St. Peter's LuthChurch, 294 Broadmoor Boulevard, will be installed during the regular morning service tomorrow, beginning at 10:45 a.m.

Those to be seated are: Nicholas Lane, president; Edward J. naro, secretary; Fred Haller, treasurer; H. Baak, member large of the church council, and H. Lorey, building fund treasurer. The Rev.

Herman C. Theiss, pastor, will deliver the sermon, Model INDICTMENT IS THROWN OUT BY RACIAL JURY RULE TALLAHASSEE, Jan. (AP) An indictment charging an Escambia County Negro with the rape of a white woman was thrown out by the Supreme Court yesterday on grounds that Negroes were systematically excluded from the Grand Jury. It was the first case in which the question of excluding Negroes from the jury was raised as the main point Federal before Court the rulings Florida that court the since prac- tice violates constitutional rights of Negro defendants. The decision, written by Justice Terrell, pointed out that the Federal Court rulings were binding on State courts.

The Escambia County Circuit Court was affirmed in the case. The State did not deny that the Grand Jury which indicted Will Lewis "was empaneled in violation of his constitutional rights," the opinion said. The only other question was whether Lewis forfeited his right to challenge competency of the Grand Jury because he failed to do SO before it was empaneled and sworn, as prescribed by the Florida criminal code. To follow the criminal code in the Lewis case, the court ruled, would force him to "defend against probability that may never become a reality. "The law presumes him innocent until his guilt is established.

To require him to defend before he is indicted would in effect repeal this long settled and approved precept." Interned Yanks Are 'a Little Mad' LISBON, Portugal, Jan. The 11 American fighter pilots who created excitement at Lisbon's Civil Airport yesterday by landing their big U.S. bomber overhead, storm-lashed "'Airacobras a were a "little mad" at being interned but were well treated and on the whole "very decent" about it, authoritative sources said today. The fliers, landed "only after a long struggle against unusually strong headwinds to reach their destination further South when their fuel was exhausted." authoritative quarters at the airport said. A 12th plane was forced to land at Aveiro in Northern Portugal after a severe (German buffeting broadcasts by strong, winds.

fliers landed. a report which evidently was incorrect since the Airacobras carry but one man). 5 Saved From L.A. Blaze LOS ANGELES, Jan. bucket brigade speedily formed' by five boys saved the lives of five sleeping children whose home caught fire.

The boys, age 11 to 13, discovered the blaze on the back porch and put it out with water pails and mops. -Sheriff's depaties reported that five children, including a 4- month-old baby, were in the house sleeping. Sec. Wickard Bars Dollar- a Year Men Jan. Wickard today barred the employment of -year men in the Agriculture Department and its war food production and distribution agencies.

Wickard directed that dollar-ayear employees be invited to accept positions as full-time, paid employees and relinquish compensation from a private corporation or similar enterprise. Labor Chief to Prison For Robbing Union NEWBURGH, N.Y., Jan. Samuel Nuzzo, 40, labor leader, was sentenced today to 10 to 20 years in Sing Sing Prison for misappropriating more than $9000 0 0 000 from a union whose members are employed $300,000,000 New York City water project. in Soldier Heroes Tell of Exploits By HAROLD V. BOYLE WITH 'AMERICAN FORCES IN TUNISIA, -(P) -Corporal Walter Will, 20, infantryman from West Winfield, N.Y., told today how he faced German arthiery and machine- gun fire 15 times on a borrowed jeep, returning each time with a wounded American soldier.

Corporal Will was one of men recommended for a citation for valor in bringing back wounded from the Christmas battle of "Long Stop" hill, near Medjez-El-Bab. "Our fellows had withdrawn after we were surrounded on three sides by a superior German force, but we knew that 200 of our soldiers still were on top of the hill with no food of water," Will said. "There was a jeep nearby, but the driver had been captured. "I'm an infantryman; but since someone had to run food, water and ammunition the hill I volunteered to drive. I made five trips Christmas night and 10 the next night, each time bringing.

back one wounded man. "I was under fire during most the six-mile round trip. None of the heavy artillery shells hit. FERRIS until around the middle of April. From that time to October, they added, there usually is more butter on hand than the country can eat and the surplus is put into cold storage.

SUPPLIES UTILIZED These cold storage supplies are utilized during months of low duction to fill the gap between production and consumption. Considering the fact that 30 per cent of production each month is set aside for military and lendlease, be needs, unlikely dairy that men the al said total it available. for civilians would be sufficient even in the heaviest production months. Output in May and June last they said, was not one-third greater than actual demands for those months. In the Autumn of this year, trade sources predicted, the butter shortage be more severe than now.

Then, may, probably will be no cold storage- supplies available "for civilians, as there were in 1942, and the Government will be taking 30 per cent of monthly production, as lit -was not during 1942. HE WANTED TO BUY $25,400 IN BONDSHUH! SURE, HE DID LOS ANGELES, Jan. Said the buck private to the captain: "I'd like to buy a couple of $10,000 war bonds, about five $1000 ones and four $100 ones." Capt. E. H.

LaSalle of the aerial field training detachment can go along with a gag. So he marched Pvt. Robert H. Klemptner, 25, to the offices of a credit union. "The private, wants.

to purchase $25,400 war bonds," said the captain with a grin. The smile vanished when Private Klemptner pulled out his wallet and casually produced cash in that amount. Before induction into the Army, Klemptner and his father operated a floor covering firm. Rickenbacker Predicts More Spanish Study NEW YORK, Jan. and South America will be so closely knit by aviation after the war that children in the United States will study Spanish and Portuguese "from the primer up," predicts Capt.

Edward V. Rickenbacker. Speaking at a luncheon yesterday of the Peruvian-American Association, Captain Rickenbacker, who was rescued recently after drifting 24 days in the South Pacific, said: "I say that commercial aviation has a potential that even the fondest imaginings of today cannot conceive. There will be literally thousands of planes flying back and forth across our frontiers. "It will be through peacetime aviation that we shall come to know each other better." Farmers Are Warned Of Heavy Frost The U.S.

Weather Bureau in a special forecast salon agriculturists warned from Francisco last night there would be heavy frosts in Central and Northern California Sunday, with temperatures of 32 degrees or slight? lower. The frosts will extend to the interior and coastal valleys, and the San Francisco Bay region, the announcement said. Cubans Face Draft HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 8000 and 10,000 Cubans between the ages of 20 and 25 will be drafted in April for compulsory military training, it was announced today after a meeting of President Fulgencio Batista with the heads of the armed forces and members of the National Defense Board. several came too close for comfort.

The trouble is you can't hear them while you're driving a jeep, but you sure know when they land close." Sergt. Ralph Waffle, 25, of New Berlin, N.Y., was recommended for piloting a jeep within 200 yards of the German lines to a wounded soldier. He was accompanied by his hometown buddy, Private Claude Webater, 22, who enlisted with him. "The wounded man lay behind a rock which gave us some shelter while we were loading him in the jeep;" Waffle said. "I told him 'This may pain you some, but you'll feel much better later if we make We had to drive 100 yards through mortar and machine-gun fire.

"The fellow we picked up would have died if he hadn't got to the hospital. It was worth the effort." Others recommended for similar feats were Sergt. Ernest A. Meyer. L.I 25, of West Hampton Beach, N.Y.: Corp.

Herman J. Weingar1, 23, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sergt. Wade Davis 23, of South Minneapolis, Minn. 14,300,000 Tons of Paper Needed Yearly WASHINGTON, Jan. The pulp and paper industry advisory, committee demands and estimated essential today civilian needs will require an putput of paper and paperboard products at an annual rate of 14,300,000 tons.

This figure, given out as purely tentative, compares with an annual rate of 18,500,000 tons attained in late 1941 and early 1942. The take in domestic production only. Mission Council Board to Meet The Interdenominational Council of Missions of Northern California, formerly known as the Mt. Hermon School of Missions Committee, has reorganized to plan institutes in Northern Carifornia in the Fall. The executive board meeting will be held in Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30.

New officers are: Mrs. J. F. Pugh, San Francisco, president; Mrs. Ellis Snook, San Francisco, vice-president; Mrs.

J. E. Lorimer, Oakland, recording secretary; Mrs. P. A.

WesFrancisco, corresponding secretary; Mrs. R. T. Sutherland, treasurer; Mrs. M.

E. Fox, Oakland, historian; Mrs. G. Makinson, Oakland, parliamentarian; Mrs. Earle L.

Menker, Oakland, Young People's secretary. District chairmen include: Mrs. Ellis G. Shook, San Francisco; Mrs. R.

T. Sutherland and Mrs. Kramer, Oakland; Mrs. W. J.

Westfall, Fresno; Mrs. Archie McDonald, Vallejo, and W. E. Crouser, San Jose. ESCAPED FLIERS OF PHILIPPINES, PLEDGED TO 'REPAY'.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (U.P.) The Army's 27th Bombardment Group died fighting on its feet for want of planes. Caught in Manila without aircraft by outbreak of war, members of the 27th fought with pistols, rifles, and machine guns until the end. When the Philippines fell, most of the group's fliers were captured by the Japanese.

Nearly 30 officers, however, escaped to Australia. These survivors. the War Department disclosed tonight, have sworn "to repay the Japanese times over for every one of our men lost." SPIRIT FIGHTS ON And although the 27th, as such, is dead, the spirit of its lost members is fighting in the form of glowing excerpts from their diaries, compiled by Capt. James B. McAfee and brought to this country recently by Col.

John H. Davies, who commanded the group. Those men who escaped, among them, McAfee and Davies, already have done much to settle their score with Japanese. They plan to collect the debt owed by the enemy. and are determined that "the final installment will be paid in Tokyo." Since their escape from the Philippines, officers of the old 27th have participated in dozens of bombing attacks on the Japanese.

LONG DISTANCE RAIDS Most spectacular of these were the four raids from Australia against enemy bases in the Philippines. These, and raids 13, covered and were two led days, by A A A Davies, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for this action. In 10 twin-engined bombers. the men of the old 27th sank enemy transports, damaged four and destroyed three Japanese plates. Woman Convicted of Kidnaping, Given Year WAUKEGAN, Jan.

A Circuit Court jury today convicted Mrs. Anne Tyrrell Lussier, 29, wife of an Army sergeant, on a charge of kidnaping a three old Waukegan child last November and fixed penalty of one year in prison. The jury of eight women and four men, empowered to fix a penalty of from one year to life, deliberated for about 10 hours. The plump, pretty defendant, awakened and taken from her cell to the courtroom, 3:30 a.m., heard the verdict without any visible emotion. Her attorney, Paul M.

LaRose, entered a motion for a new trial. The defendant testified yesterday that her love for children had prompted her to pick up and keep for 24 hours Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Botsford's son, Gary. Last Rites Held for San Jose Pioneer SAN JOSE.

Jan. Rule Lodge No. 479, of which he was worshipful master, conducted funeral services today for Morris Jensen, 75, pioneer San Josean, retired business man and SpanishAmerican War veteran, who died suddenly late Thursday night. Husband of the late Mrs. Nettie Jensen, he leaves a son, Elmer D.

Jensen, local former United States Commissioner, and two daughters, Mrs. Viola Johanson and Mrs. Edna Ciancurlo. Since retiring from active business life 10 years ago Jensen had operated a game bird farm near Evergreen, southeast of here. He was a native of Denmark.

One Killed, One, Hurt In S.F. Rail Crash Two locomotives collided on Southern Pacific main line near the Third and Townsend Streets station in San Francisco yesterday, killing Engineer Al Bryan, 52, of Watsonville, and seriously injuring Engineer. Fred Lanphier, 53, San Jose. Bryan was riding in the cab of a locomotive operated by Lanphier. It overturned.

William Scott, 45, San Francisco, engineer of other locomotive, was unhurt. Peninsula commuter trains were delayed more than a half-hour by the wreck. Haskell to Head Relief in Field WASHINGTON, Jan. (U.P.) Herbert H. Lehman, director 0.

foreign relief and rehabilitation, announced today that field operation his organization will be in charge of Lt. Gen. William N. Haskell, former director of protection in New York State. AUTOMOTIVE ROBERT C.

BREEZE Automobile Editor HEADS G-M CLUB Harry W. Howard, regional manager of the General Motors Truck Company was recently elected president of the General Motors Club of San Francisco and Oakland. The club is composed of executive heads of various General Motors operation in the Bay area. C. W.

Connell was elected vice-president and H. S. Case was again selected secretary. Mileage Tested For Motorists sociation reported LOWER SPEED SAVES Two miles to the gallon on a cold motor! Eight and a fraction miles to the gallon in heavily congested areas! Over 22 miles to the gallon on the open higway, traveling at 25 miles an hour! These and other gasoline mileage facts have been disclosed by series of accurate tests made for the guidance of motorists under impending rationing conditions, the California, State, Automobile As- Maximum mileage was realized on the open road traveling at S5 m.p.h., when 22.27 miles to the galIon ywas recorded. At 30 m.p.h., the test showed, the car was getting 21.28 miles to gallon, and at 35 m.p.h..

20.67 miles. In 75 miles of urban area driving, excluding heavily congested sections, the test car returned 16.51 miles to the gallon. Driving at 25 m.p.h. and making five boulevard stops to the mile, the test car was going 14.69 miles to the gallon, a decrease of 34 per cent as against the open highway recording. Moving into heavily congested a areas--with streetcars, busses and pedestrians keeping the car at virtually a snail's pace -the average Upper: at Richmond the Robert assistant Company, general McCarthy, pouring Section of the war apartments built and being built for the Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation by McCarthy Company.

Center: Tom Curran, left, general superintendent of the Robert McCarthy obtains time-saving instructions from Ted Johanns, superintendent. The lower view shows Robert head of the contracting firm, on the job at the of foundations for his $4,000,000 housing. contract, comprising 1800 war apartments. Oakland Draws New Industries Oakland's strategic geographical position, coupled with modern transportation and terminal facilities. continue to attract industries to this area, according to James J.

McElroy. president of the Board of Post Commissioners. War industries are taking advantage of the opportunity to locate here where they can maintain maxioperating efficiency after peace. returns; and trade with the markets of the world is resumed. McElroy indicated.

"During the past McElroy said, "the Port Commission has concluded leases or renewed land agreements with numerous firms who have found that Oakland is the best place from which to their customers. the future foresee supply, even greater recognition of this city as an industrial and shipping center." Included among the companies with which the Board of Port Commissioners concluded lease negotiations last year, according to McElroy, were, in addition to the Army, Navy and Federal Housing Authority, the American Manganese Steel California Packing California Steel Products Clinton Dinwiddie Harrelson Monson William Cryer Sons, Curtola General Petroleum Hurley Marine Works, Walter Johnson Moore Dry Dock Poole McGonigle and Western Vegetable Oil Co. OWNS REALTY FIRM A. L. Jensen, for several years a partner in the real estate business conducted in the name of J.

C. Toffelmier, has acquired the Toffelmier interest, and will conduct the, business as sole owner under his own name, it is announced. J. C. Toffelmier Firm -Is Sold The ownership of the real firm of J.

C. Toffelmier at 6101 Foothill Boulevard, has, been acquired A. L. Jensen, who has been a partner of J. C.

Toffelmier for several years, it is announced. The new arrangement has been effective since the first of the year, it is announced. According to Toffelmier, he has retired from the real estate business due to taking over the active management the Junior Monarch Hay Press Company of San Leandro, in which he has been a partner since 1904. "It is with regret that I find it necessary to leave the real estate field," states Toffelmier, "and I am sure that the many friends and clients of the real -estate firm will be as efficiently served under the fell to 8.70 miles to the gallon. COLD MOTOR WASTES The startling two-miles to the galIon reading was made over the first one- tenth of a mile starting with a cold motor, increasing to 6.20 miles per gallon at the end of the first six-tenths of a mile, and coming up to 9.20 miles to the gallon After driving almost 1 1-3 miles.

"Invother words," said the report, "a motorist burns up as much gasoline going six blocks with a cold motor as he would use going 2.23 miles on the open highway at 25 miles an hour." The cold motor. test, it was pointed out, indicates that "motorists should cut to a minimum those short hops to the store, and walk instead of drive to the neighborhood theater." No attempt to drive in "economy run" fashion was made the test cars but drivers avoided racing the motor, making "jack-rabbit" starts and. committing other wasting errors. Slap a Jap Drive sparingly and carefully! Every pound of rubber saved is a slap for a Jap. GOOD BRAKE LINING IS "CHEAPER THAN THIS Skilled brake specialists reline your brakes here and adjust them so they hold evenly and positively with minimum wear.

Our service eliminates brake worries. COMPLETE BRAKE and WHEEL ALIGNING SERVICE THE BRAKE SHOP JACK CREAGMILE 3030 BROADWAY PHONE HIGATE 3380 management of A. L. Jensen. His intimate knowledge of all matters pertaining to real estate and insurance in all of its branches will able him to maintain a high standard of real estate service." Membership' Strong Indicating a healthy continuing interest in real estate- investments and realtor strength, many of the local realty boards affiliated with the California Real Estate Association are.

holding meetings as usual, also conducting well attended annual meetings, reporting strong sustaining. membership, and a large number of the realtors are taking part in war 1 The committee, at a session here this week, found, that it would be necessary, again to collect paper waste, "but emphasized that only certain types of waste should be collected. There was no decision, however, on. how soon such collections should begin or what specific types of waste should be gathered to offset increasing shortages of pulp wood..