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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 31

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Oakland Tribunei
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OAKLAND'S LOCALLY OWNED AND LOCALLY CONTROLLED DAILY NEWSPAPER WA A MAIN OFFICE. 13TH AT FRANKLIN PHONE TEMPLEBAR 2-6000 1 IN BERKELEY, '2040 ADDISON ST. ftSSteiATEl IAIIY IEWS FIIC1II ICIflCf you clv OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1951 31 ID NO. 18 novj cave even raio ires "'A Tiny Jose Biles The Hand Thatf Treated Him Billy Jesperson, 10, of 743 53rd McClymonds High Job to Start Aug. 1 Construction of the new McClymonds High School at 2607 Myrtle Street will begin August 1, Mrs.

Cora Riser, Oakland School Board president, announce today. Her announcement followed acceptance of a low bid of $2,564,370 for construction of the school by the John E. Branagh Sons Construction Company. The structure will accommodate 1200 students, and will contain 42 classrooms, an auditorium, cafeteria and library. It will be a two-story building of re-enforced concrete.

Corlett and Anderson of Oakland are the architects. Mrs. Riser said that $208407 was lopped off the original bid of $2,772,777 after it was. decided to delay construction of workshops adjoining the school. I 1 1 and the two-story, reinforced concrete structure, which will accommodate 1200 students.

Is scheduled to begin August 1. This la cm architect's sketch of the new $2,564,370 McCly-monds High School at 2607 Myrtle Street. Construction; on Street, was walking home rpm i the park yesterday with a bag of chocolate candy when, at a ga-; rage at 5662 Shattuck Avenue he met his little friend, Jose. I Jose is a tiny, pet monkey be-1 longing to Truman Douglas. The: monkey looked a little dejected, chained up as he was.

i Billy felt good. He offered! Jose a piece of candy. Jdsei grabbed and gobbled it. He wanted more. So he reached out and grabbed 1 Billy's whole bag of candy.

The spirit of good will and affection died right there. Billy wanted i his bag of candy back. Jose wanted to keep it. Billy reached out to take the bag from Jose. Jose bit Billy bit the hand that had fed him.

Billy ran home. His mother, Mrs. I J. W. Jesperson, took him to the 1 Children's Hospital of the Eastbay i for treatment of a lacerated right forefinger.

When Billy fled he left a self-satisfied looking monkey munching chocolates. under; 25 cents for those 13 through 18, and 40 cents for all persons over 18. The 13-to-18-year group also is eligible tickets of10 swims Council Rejects Chamber Move On Bay Area Transit Survey Berkeley Hearing Pools Open for Night Swimming Four pf Oakland's five municipal pools are now open to the public for evening swimming. Castlemont pool will be open BERKELEY, July 18. Mem for $1,501 These will be good for Hurry for these! Fine genuine leathers, suede, summer fabrics! AH sizes! CASUALS! REDUCED NOW TO 1.99&$i.99 daytime as well as night swimming.

Lifeguards from the Recreation Department and Red Cross will be on duty at all pools, which have heated water and are equipped with overhead and underwater lights. bers of the Berkeley City Council will sit as a board of equalization at 11 a.m. August 13 and 20 to hear complaints against the 1950-51 assessment roll. The board will include Mayor Laurance L. Cross, Mrs.

Helen Cunningham and Kent Pursel, with Arthur K. Beckley as alternate. 493 FOURTEENTH STREET Corner of 14th and Washington on Monday and Friday nights; Fremont on Tuesday; de Fremery on Wednesday, and Temescal on Thursday nights, from 7 to 9 o'clock. Daytime admission rates will prevail as follows: nine cents for children 12 years of age and -The Oakland City Council rejected by a 6 to 3 vote yesterday a proposal of the Oakland Cham- ber of Commerce that a letter be sent to Governor Warren asking him to sign a bill to establish a Rapid Transit Commission for the nine counties in the Bay area. The bill would appropriate $50,000 for a survey of the transit needs.

Berkeley's City Council, however, went on record in favor of Governor Warren's signing the bill after fan official resolution was presented to its members by Swimmers must bring their own suits and towels, and women and girls willjbe required to wear swim caps. WILTON'S High Quality and the detriment of Oakland. Breuner asserted that Oakland could lose nothing by the proposal, especially since five members would be appointed from Alameda County, three by the Governor and two by the Board of Supervisors. I don't see how we can sit by and not encourage the Governor to sign this bill," Breuner said. Mayor Rishell said, he believed the council "has no right to impose upon the Governor in this matter." MacLeod added that the Governor is well acquainted with the needs of this area and will sign the bill if "he thinks it is to the best interest of the community." Clausen asked what the proposed survey will mean when it is completed.

He pointed out that the Monorail interests received only a lukewarm reception when they presented a proposal for rapid mass transportation here some time ago, so they went to Los Angeles. City Planning Engineer John Gi Marr, asked for an opinion on the Oakland Chamber. Before the Oakland council, W. A. Sparling, general manager of the chamber, urged the adoption of a resolution supporting the bill.

He was joined by Richard if I I Breuner, a member of the cham ber board of directors. And See How Mech Further Your Dollar Gees! Compare Our Prices Before You Buy Furniture i EVERY DAY IS A Councilman Lester M. Grant -f nMin. e-- st Cr i.i A -J v. on DC-6 fAainliner 300s DIRECT FROM OAKLAND to 7Va hours non-stop fJEKf vomz 1 1 hours nesrop and "All THE CAST- SALE DAY AT THESE HUGE GROUND-FLOOR FURNITURE HEADQUARTERS! introduced the resolution supporting Sparling's recommendation.

It was seconded by Councilman Fred N. Morcom. Council-woman Florence I. Fletcher joined also in support of the measure. Those who voted against it included Mayor Clifford E.

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