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NEWS ON THE HOU EYERY HOUR KLX 910kc a D'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED, LOCALLY CONTROLLED DAI LY NEWSPAPER THE TRIBUNE STATION ASSfttmi MIS WIDE CMUAC! HUT IEWS MMIII SEIVIIE YOU CXLVII OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA; THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947 HtdMltJHJ.WIf Li I MMMMMMMM r- -r Ilimilj III mil DIUHJIIIJ! I.IH...I I I MIII III JMLIJLH 1 1 -v. i-n 'N i V--: 5 -I i i fin uajfevr Avt r.f,T.nin.,,,,,,M,.i,rli;Wrm..,n...,., 1 1 i. i 1 1 r- Vi Mrs. Vera Cetraro (center), 28, widow of the fireman killed in collapse of burning building. Is comforted by her brother-in-law, John Boggs, and Mrs.

Leo Wells, wife of a police lieutenant while firemen search for body ct her husband. NO. 17 Bandits Kidnap; Rob U.C. Man -j Robbed of his ear and wallet after a 20-mfile gun-point "kidnap" ride, two youths left Richard B. Carlson, 20of 2635 Dwight Way, Berkeley, on a lonely stretch "of highway three miles from Castro Valley early today.

i Carlson, a Jni- versitv of ptornia student and son "of a faculty member at Texas i and Univer- deputy sheriffs in 'v violation of the 'pair's orders that if rfiri Ha tu-rvTiM I 4fini his car shot Richard Cartsonfu" holes- During the ride, which started in Berkeley, one of the men drolte while the other held a 2,2 caliber automatic pistol in Carlson's side as -k reminder "not to say anything or you'll get shot" even as they stopped? twice, once at a Mac-Arthur Boulevard service station for gasoline apnd another time to ask directions tojiFresno. Police at Chowchilla, Madera County, finding the car abandoned tere this morning. The sheriffs office at Hayward requested that fingerprints be taken. Carlson said he was preparing to park at Ashby and College Avenues, Berkeley, wfjen the two men ap proached. One told him to move over and he Wouldn't "get hurt" A eVlAi itvAtM AAt Vam4VH I bUJt': UWW )UUb A UVUUU I Boulevard through San Laandro and uastro aiiey, tney stopped ana ordered Carlson out.

As he started to walk awry from tha car, they called him bck and demanded his wallet whidi contained about $4. Rapidly spreading flame light fh night sky In a furious six-alarm fire in West Oakland as the first firemen and equipment arrive for battle which cost life of one fireman. Note fire on ladder against fjkxming house at right (Story on Page Lieut John Guy, who fell from a ladder, is removed on a stretcher by fellow firemen from one of the six buildings destroyed or damaged on Adeline 21st and Chestnut Streets. He was one of six persons, fire of them firemen, who were injured during fire. BERKELEY.

GIRL IN TROUPE PLAYING TO GI'S IN KOREA 1S Mm (rf U.S. Jury Indicts 3 Alamedans for Theft Two Alameda7 men. were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in San Seized in Tavern Holdup Two armed bandits, and possibly two confederates, escaped with $3500 in cash shortly after 8 o'clock this morning when they held up the Elmhurst Club, 9431 East 14th Street They forced proprietor, Roy jonnson, 42. oi 3ZZ 86th Avenue, a bartender, Frank Freitas, 38, of 1438 92nd Avenue, and another em ployee, Tom Lowans. 69, of 9423 street to on the floor.

Johnson said the bandits aDDar- enUy" knewthis was the day the bar had a large supply of money to cash pay checks for employees of the Hazel Atlas Glass Co. nearby. The robbers entered the tavern just as Johnson and Freitas were opening for the day. Both bandits had pistols, and held handkerchiefs before their faces. They ordered the three to lie on the floor, and they "wouldn't get hurt- Johnson said actions of the ban dits indicated familiarity with the establishment held up and robbed of $3200 last August 12.

The bandits, leaped over the. bar to the safe, scooped up the money, at least one man's ring and one of two guns Johnson keeps behind the bar. They did not touch $400 in checks. Johnson said as he complied with their orders he had a glimpse of a third man entering the bar and he believed there was a fourth man waiting in a car outside. He said as they, left he ran to a I telephone booth but the phone wouldn't work.

The bandits may! have tampered with it previously. he said. Johnson described a jacket worn by one of the bandits today as simi lar to one worn by one of the pre vious bandits. At that time three masked and armed bandits lined up 15 patrons 10 minutes before y- it BERKELEY, July 17. Two young civilian actresses, one' of them a Berkeley girl, and a troupe of 190 soldier actors and technicians are in Korea with the musical revue, "You Never Had It So Good." The local actress is Grace Stribling, daughter of Lieut CoLTted Stribling, formerly of 552 Cragmont Avenue.

She attended freshman classes Stribling at the University of California and appeared in student plays on the campus; With, her and the large company of soldiers is Miss Ann Wilson, of Old Greenwich, Conn. The GI show was written and is directed by sol diers. It is being presented at Amer ican military installations in the U.S. zone in Korea. Suspect Held in Gas Station Holdup Claude Henry 'Reed, 41, of Stratford, is held for investiga tion of armed robbery today in connection with the 3 ajn.

$86 holdup of Kenneth Hernandez, 27, attend ant of a service station at 14th and Cypressi Streets. Police Officers D. Jones and Robert Whitcomb took Reed into custody an hour after the robbery as he was walking at 18th and Campbell Streets, half-mile away from the holdup scene. The officers said Reed was still carrying the money taken in the holdup and that Hernandez identified him as the bandit Miss Grace This explosion marked by a huge ball of flame and smoke, collapsed Che roof of the M. Lerman war surplus warehouse at 1946 Adeline Street and plunged one fireman to his death during a six-alarm fire last night Tribune photos.

Francisco yesterday for the theft of $600 worth of aircraft parts, which one of the men allegedly traded for flying tune at Oakland Airport. The accused are William Dewey Dungan. 26, of 533 Cushing Court, Alameda, a supervisor at Alameda Naval Air Station, where the al- eged thefts occurred, and Gerald W. Criss, 27, of 251-B Mosley Ave nue, Alameda, a mechanic at the air station. The Grand Jury also indicted Ed ward F.

Mackin, 18, of 221 Harring ton Street, Alameda, for the. theft of a $900 motorcycle, on which he was injured when he hit a evil vert near Fresno. PLANETARIUM FUNDS SOUGHT Plans had been completed today for Alameda County participation in the construction of a planetarium to be located at the California Academy of Science in San Fran cisco's Golden Gate Park. Alfred J. Lucdberg was appointed chairman and Ralph T.

Fisher treas urer of the fund-raising committee at a meeting held yesterday. Other committee members include Or. Monroe E. Deutsch, Gerald H. Hagar, Dr.

Earle G. Linsley, George w. Hall Charles P. Howard, James H. LHommedieu, Ingraham Read, Dr.

Aurelia Henry Bernhardt, Bernard Silverstein, Joseph R. Knowland. Dr. L. T.

White Harrison S. Robin son and Dr. W. Barclay Stephens. The planetarium, which Is con sidered one of the finest mediums for mass scientific education ever devised, is capable of flawlessly re producing the heavens on the domed ceiling of the auditorium exactly as they would appear, out of doors at any time of the year from any position on the earth.

It will be the sixth major planetarium to be constructed in the United States. Lundberg stated that while, no quota had been assigned to Alameda County, $350,000 is needed to com piete the Duuaing project. A contribution from the May T. Morrison trust estate of $200,000 Is contingent upon the academy raising sufficient funds to complete and house the project. NEWS FRONT JULY 17, 1947 i-v jj I "V- vY I rV; ORGANIZATIONS Members of the Travelers' Protec tive Association will hold a picnic at Alameda County Zoological Gardens Saturday.

James W. Welsh of Alameda, State president, reports plans will be discussed for the State convention in Los Angeles on August 8, MeJvin Jones, secretary general and founder of Lions International, will be a guest of the Alameda lions Club Wednesday at a dinner at Hotel Alameda The East Oakland Exchange Club will hold installation ceremonies at a dinner meeting tomorrow night at 1473 Frtmvale Avenue. Lynn Pryor, new head of the club, will receive the gavel from O. Carr, retiring president With $1700 given to Berkeley unit, American Women's Voluntary services, for a new station wagon to conduct work at Li vermore Vet County fund-raising committee erans Administration Hospital, the Berkeley War Council today studied plans for a "living war memorial" to be financed by approximately vXXJ remaining the treasury. George W.

Hickman, past-com mander and one of the Legionnaires present at the 1918 Paris caucus of the. American Legion, will be the principal speaker at annual past- commanders' night of Albany Post No. 292, at 8 pjn. tomorrow in- the Veterans Memorial Building. Several Bay ares leaders of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will attend a three-day meet ing at the San Anselmo Theological Seminary, beginning Tuesday.

The meeting has been called by Mrs. Ida A. Stine of Alameda, state presi dent. Other WCTU leaders on the program include Mrs. Sarah H.

Cairns of Napa, Mrs. Helen B. Anthony of Vallejo, Mrs. Olie Johns of Richmond, and Mrs. Leslie Wilde-son of Oakland.

for the project was appointed New officers of Sunset Rebekah Lodge No. 109 are Dolly Cavanah, noble grand; Grace Maurer, vice-grand; Florence Jacobs, Dorothy Franklin, Frank Rule, Melisa Tal-mage, Silvia Vahle, Rhea Ginsberg, Gertrude Householder, Geneva Paulos, Lgttie Wollesen and Kitty Clark, CITY Civil Service examination for the position of greensmen and care taker for the City of Oakland will be held Thursday, July 31, according to announcement today. Time for filing expires July 25. Entrance salary is $185 a month. EDUCATION Dr.

Horace Belshaw. head of the agricultural economics division of the University of California College of Agriculture at Davis, has resigned to accept an appointment as consultant on agricultural economics to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Washington. D.C Before assuming his new position he will serve for sev era! months as economic consultant to 'the Far Eastern Commission of the United Nations. Communists Post Bail in Vote Plaint BERKELEY, July 17 Judge Oliver Youngs today ordered Raymond F. Thompson, 42, alias Lupe Lopez, a self -avowed Communist, held for trial on five felony counts of illegal voting.

The issuance of the order had been delayed since Monday to allow posting of $5000 bait which was furnished today by Lloyd W. and Fannie Lehmann of Alameda and Clarence and Florence Tobey of Oakland. Lehmann was identified as chair' man of the Alameda County Com munist Party and Tobey as former vice-president of the Alameda County Communist PcLtlcal Asso dation, both with 11 headquarters at 1723 Webster Street, Oakland. MISCELLANEOUS A "Summer Aquacade," marking end of the first half of a vacation swimming program conducted by the recreation department, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 8:15 to 9:45 p.m.

Saturday at Berkeley High School pooL Sponsored by Berkeley and Napa County Red Cross chapters, a picnic luncheon for 10 patients from Mare Island Hospital was held today at the home of Mrs. Violet-Richardson Ward, -54 Stratford Luncheon was prepared by Berkeley chapter's Canteen Corps, Mrs. S. G. Culver, chairman, with arrangements in charge of Mrs.

Walter Teasdale, chairman of Berkeley's volunteer special servces committee," and Miss Lucy Gist, executive chairman of Napa chapter. The home service department of the Oakland Red Cross, is offering assistance, in filling out government forms "sent by the Army and Navy to next-of-kin of World War dead buried overseas. The aid is given- by -members of the Home Service Volunteer Corps at 906 Fal Ion Street, Monday through Friday from 10 am. to 4 p.m. Five, pops will die unless mother, missing since Monday, is re turned to care for them, according to Mrs.

Jean Hush Curley, 1401 28th Avenue, ihe mother ot the quin tuplets, which are the of Mrs. Curleys son, Billy, 7, is a small fox-terrier-type dog, white with black, patch on' her face. Barbara Francis, 2718 Dnrant Ave nue, Berkeley, a University of Call fornia student is one of three Americans who have been awarded scholarships by the Netherlands Government for graduate study at a Dutch university for the year 1947-1948. Miss Francis, who' has been given the Hendrick Wiiiem van Loon Scholarship, will attend Dutch language and history 1 1-7; '1 -ft I Holdup of the Elmhurst Club, at S431 East 1 4th Street today Is re-enacted for Patrolman Earl R. by deft to right Frank Freitas, bartender; Roy Johnson, proprietor, -and Tom an employee.

The bandits escaped with t23X cfter foigtag the three to lie on Gocr Tribune photo. This is a drawing of the proposed Hall of Science to house the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Science in Golden Gate Park, San Frandsco. An Alameda yesterday. The planetarium, sixth to be constructed la the United States, will genre ell Korihesn Cd2aL.