Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 12

it 12 Oakland Tribune, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1947 Youth Marriage Cdursla)inad Budget Adopted For Alameda n. series oi lev lures on louin and Marriage tfottay designed for young people, on September 15, at 7:45 pan. at the First Baptist Church under Ihe sponsorship of the Oakland Council of Churches. Sharing their experiences in human relations during: the series will be Dr.

Noel consulting, psychologist and professor of education at the University of Calif orniarDr; Vere V. Loper," pastor of the First Congregational Church of Berkeley; Clifford Sweet chief of of the Children; Hospital of the East Bay, and Dr. Maxwell Thebaut; local gynecologist and obstetrician. Dr. Keys, who has given similar courses for more than 18,000 stu CATHOLIC; VETERANS' GROUP-SEEKS 5000 MEMBERS IN COUNTY An Alameda County membership drive with a goal of 5000 has been inaugurated by' Catholic War Veterans, Inr, and two posts already have been.

organized, according to George Watson," of San Lorenzo, State organizer. The CWV claims the third highest national, membership of all veteran's organizations, behind only the' American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Watson said. St John's Post No. 1470, composed of Hayward, San Lorenzo and San Leandro veterans, was the first to receive its charter here. A tentative charter also has been granted to St Bernard's Post in Oakland.

Posts being organized are St. Lawrence's and St Elizabeth's, both in Oakland, and others in Alameda and Livermore. The immediate goal, according to Watson, is to charter five posts in Alameda County to qualify for a charter for a county chapter, which would represent local units under the State and National organizations. Assisting Watson in the drive here are Daniel R. Iero, national organizer; Charles H.

Warren, first vice-commander. Department of California; Bob Pearson, State or-ganizeju A. Harold Noon, director of publicity. Department of Cali- ALAMEDA. Sept, 3.

The Alameda CityJT Council last night adopted a $1,756,768 budget for the 1947-48 fiscal year, of which will be. derived from municipal services revenues and $625,135 from the $158 tax levy. 'to. addition to the cost of city government, there" is a 14-cent special levy for school The council upheld the Citya'Plan- ning Board in denying Harry M. Jensen a permit to operate a part-time real jestate.

business in his home at 137? Pearl Street A petition bearing signatures of 30 residents of the block opposed granting of the use permit. The council voted 3 to 1 on the proposition in one of its rare Split-vote decisions. A motion calling for study and revision of the city zoning laws re lating to home businesses was passed by. the council after Councilman Sherwood Jones declared that the proposed real estate business is less objectionable in a residential area than some home businesses not covered by existing city ordinances. Albany Residents to Use Berkeley Dump.

-i' 'V A I i i xv -v BERKELEY, Sept 3. A score orifomia; Art Costello, commander, This is your invitatjpn to REHJ IN ElR'S "Evin8 a. Broadway, at 21st St.Odkiand FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7 to 9:30 p.r. Attend i this gali "first rMghtf'lof BREUNEft'S. FALL COLOR FAIR, the home.

Mhion event of the season 5 See Jade Snow Wong, noted! In demonstration of her art. Dorothy Valentine, personal "appearance with her paintfifls and water colors of California. Walter Wilson figurines witft fresh flowers by Hogan and' Eversl? Model Home, Fall Fashions for the Traditional I Find ideas galore for redecorating your home or apartment, 5 No will be soli this tim Officer Willis W. Roberts, of El Cerflto; examines washroom door blown 25 feet and garaae doors shattered in an explosion which critically burned Mrs. Mildred Allen dower), 37, at her El Cerrito home late yesterday.

Tribune photo. pi fell-f i .1 ii Hi J- i -i i 'II iff "if i I i Radio Station more of Albany residents who use their city dump daily will carry their refuse to Berkeley's dumping area while horses are running at" the Pacific Turf Club. Under terms of an agreement b-tweerr the two cities, Albany residents, cut off from their, own waterfront by race track traffic, may use the Berkeley dump; from 8 a.m. to 5 pjn. Monday through On Sunday, when no racing is in progress, their own waterfront facility will be available for garden trimmings and other waste not collected by garbage men.

Albany will pay Berkeley $200 for the privilege of using the dump between September 9 and October 25, the period of the racing season, with the understanding that no commercial activities are involved. Very St John's Post; Joseph De Smit commander, St Bernard's Post Catholic veterans of all wars are eligible for membership. Woman Perishes in Guest Ranch Fire RENO, Sept. 3. (P) A 30-year-old New Jersey woman seeking a Nevada divorce was burned to death late yesterday when fire swept the swank Del Monte guest ranch three miles south of Reno.

Arthur De Walt 23, Reno bartender, was arrested as a material witness in the death of the woman, Mrs. Mary Dreier O'Meara of Plain-field, N.J., and subsequently a charge of lewdness was filed against him. Specially Priced Genuine Imported 7 H. C. Capwell Co.

Leases Building Adeline now used bsthel neuz company, wmcn operates a chain of variety stores, will be taken oyer by the H. C. Capwell Company on November 1. Sprous-Reitz Is assigning to Cap- well's the balance of "a 15year lease which expires in February, 1950. The deal -will give the department store an additional 110,000 square feet of warehouse space.

These quarters will enable us to centralize our warehousing oper-ajions, which have been scattered since the war," said Reginald Biggs, vice-president and general manager of Capwell's. He said that a 10-year lease to follow the existing lease also has been obtained. Stanley A. Allen, Oakland manager of Sprouse'-Reltz, explained that his company has operated jobbing houses in Oakland, Los Angeles and Portland which serve independent dealers. The jobbing phase is being discontinued, he said, and the company is planning further expansion of the retail chain store, business in Oakland and other Pacific Coast cities.

"The company now operates about 180 retail variety stores," Allen asserted. "We plan to open from 50 to 75 additional stores during the next five-year period." The building at 2200 Adeline Street is owned by Stephen Herrick, TRAVELERS' ASS'N TO HOLD PARLEY ALAMEDA, Sept. 3. Annual fall conference of the Travelers Protective Association of California will be held September 25-28 at Hoberg's in Lake County, says James W. Welsh of Alameda, president.

Speakers fop the meeting will be Gus P. Huebner, member of the national board from St. Louis, and Jtohn M. Baggot, former National dfrector from Altadena. Salesmen froift.

the Pacific Coast area will discuss hotel and motel conditions, the no-tip resolution passed by the -National convention, and Child Accident Prevention Week, an original project of the which starts September 21. Claude D. Mason, Walnut Creek, heads the arrangements committee for the conference. Serving with him are Joseph V. Monroe, Los Angeles; Fred A.

D'Amico, Oakland; Walter R. Lee, of San Leandro; Harold M. Hanks and Carl W. Wynkoop, both of San Francisco. Mission Directors if Talk Tomorrow Four directors of the China Inland Mission will speak tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.

at the Bay Cities Bible Insti tute, 2831 Telegraph Avenue, before eaving on Friday for the Orient. Scheduled to sail for Shanghai (board the General Meigs, the directors will attend a conference on arrival in China. They will lso gather material for a report on existing conditions and the work of he mission. Italian Catholic Federation Elects The Italian Catholic Federation concluded a three-day convention in pierced yesterday with the re-elec tion of Sylvester Andriano of San Francisco as president. Other grand council officers elected Included six from, the Bay area: Joseph Filippi, San Francisco, first -vice-president; John J.

Savant, San Francisco, grand secretary; Lawrence Picetti, San Francisco, grand treasurer; Reverend A. R. Bandini, Crockett, procurator gen eraL and John Grovanzano, San Francisco, and Joseph De Matteis, Redwood City, trustees. Drug Firm to Hold Open House in Plant The Oakland drug division of McKesson and Robbins Inc. is plan ning a formal opening of its re cently remodeled building on Fri day, Saturday and Sunday, when the company will be host to retail druggists of the Bay area.

According to B. Crosson, man ager of the company's Oakland division, the local warehouse and offices have been completely modernized. The warehouse and office operation of the liquor department are now established at 707 Ninth Street. rvn zr SCHOOL dents insight years, at the-urJver direct Hthe tWe.They; will be feof esenled cd3jscutlvx LMonday Jvenings imtil Decfmber 1. Course nropmentjui oe lumiea.

to ,1000, Stacc9rding to' MrsJi JU Tinker, 'fhairman' of the Home Cynmittee of the' Cotmcll of Churches Advance' registrations, for 'Youth and Marriage1 made in persorS or by mafl at the Oakland Council Churches office ajt 2031 Telegraph Avenue. 'V AssistUig In planning the humtn relations series are Mrs. Howard ysuschmg, Mrs. 'Raymond Graber, Mrs. Clark Mbore, Dr.

Wallace farted Rev. Stanley Silke and Mrs, C-Stanley. Wood. i 0 0 a 69.75 89.75 110.00 345.00 1075.00 1675.00 1975.00. 1475.00 0 m' 'I' 3275:00 Stohg Hours 9:30.

to 3:30. 'I Burned Woman Still Needs Blood Mrs. Mildred Allen, 37, El Cerrito housewife, for whom an appeal for blood donors was issued last night, remained in critical condition at Permanente Hospital today from burns suffered in an explosion at her home, 410 Panhandle Boulevard. Blood donors were asked to report to the hospital between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

today to replenish the supply of plasma administered in the battle to save Mrs. Allen's life. Appeal over klx The appeal was broadcast over Station KLX last night and hospital authorities had said the response, which kept the hospital switchboard flooded with calls, would insure sufficient supply. Mrs. Allen suffered second and third degree burns; about the body and legs and minpr burns of the face when a cleaning fluid she was using in a basement washroom exploded.

The blast sent the washroom door flying 25 feet to. the garage; blew out the garage doors and shattered windows on one side of the house. FROM SHORT CIRCUIT Mrs. Allen said she had mixed the cleaning fluid yirith, gasoline and believes that fumes were lgnjted when she plugged in a washing machine and -the cord short-circuited. Mrs.

Frank S. Clarke, of 213 Panhandle Boulevard, gave first aid to Mrs. Allen until an ambulance, ar rived; Mrs. Allen's daughter, Jean-nie, 13, in the house at the time of the explosion but was not injured, Mrs. Allen is the wife of Roy M.

Allen, employee of a plumbing concern. Schools Open, Close Again No Teachers NEW BRITAIN, Sept. 3. ifiy Schools opened here today for the first day of the 1947-48 term and closed immediately because there were no teachers. 'Approximately 8500 pupils were affected.

The New Britain Federation of Teachers (AFL), claiming 350 menu bers, was standing pat on its demand for a salary scale ranging from $3800 to $4500 compared with the Board of Education's offer of $3200 to $4000. A federation spokesman said it was "not a strike because the teachers have no contracts." and up 12x9 Feet and 10x8 Feef Size Pan-'American Group To Hear Dr. Spaeth Dr. Carl Spaeth, chairman of the Inter-American Commission of the World Affairs Council and dean of the School of Law at Stanford Uni versity. will address the first fall meeting of the Pan American Asso ciation of Oakland on the evening of September 8 at the Rockridge Women's Club, 5662 Keith Avenue According to Mr.

and Mrs. Lowell Berry, chairman of the Forum section of the association, Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Johnson will preside as chairmen the evening.

Dr, Soaeth's topic will be "UNESCO and Latin America." Dr. Spaetii was the first general counsel and' assistant co-ordinator to Nelson Roockefeller from 1940 to 1942, followed by his appointment as this country's member on the Inter-American Defense Committee, viith headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1944 he returned to the State Department as special assistant to the Undersecretary of "Inter-American Affairs. He became dean of the School of Law at Stanford University last year. "A report on the UNESCO conference in San Francisco will be given at the meeting by Ruthalma John son, delegate, to the conference from the association, followed by a special musical pjrogram under the direction of Yzelle Pedroni, music chairman, and featuring Don Marquis, tenor, and Otto Schulman, accompanist.

Reservations are being received by Mr. and Mr James Anderson. SOR BOYS May Occupy Isle The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners will advertise for bids to lease a portion of the island in the north harbor, opposite the Bay Bridge toll plaza, for a radio station. The commission will offer a 15-year lease, with the provision that the lessee operate the radio station in Oakland and that the call letters for the station contain the words "Oakland, California" at all times. In the event that the station studio is moved from Oakland, the call letters "Oakland, California" shall always be maintained, the lease will provide.

Also offered for lease for bulk oil distribution will be 10,000 square feet of space at the Outer Harbor Terminal for a 10-year period. Approval was given to a request of thfe Western Pacific Company to lease, a portion of its. franchise area adjoining Ferro Street to the Oakland school district, which will use the area for a temporary school to serve children in the Harbor Homes Housing Project. An application of the National Container Corporation to construct an extension to the mezzanine floor of Terminal Building in the Outer Harbor was approved. The addition will cost $3500.

Paul G. Zacher, dock office clerk, was appointed port traffic representative at a salary of $330 a month, effective September 1, on the recommendation of A. H. Abel, port manager and chief engineer. Group to Aid County Industry Growth A dinner to discuss organization of all Oakland and Alameda County industries will be held September 16, at the Athens Athletic Club under the auspices of Oakland Indus tries, according to Sam B.

Brition, executive secretary. The organization will co-operate with existing agencies in developing Alameda County as an attractive place for industry and to keep industries informed on proposed legislation by city and county governing bodies affecting the manufacturing area. The Organization committee includes: Rf J. MiedeL M. A.

Barr, D. Druge, W'H. DeSellem, W. A. Schimmel-fennig, P.

W. McDonough, F. J. Gruidl and George Lower. A.M.

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