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r'- v. i 7 OAKLAND'S LOCALLY OWNED AND LOCALLY CONTROLLED DAILY NCWSPAfER mtimt HfftMJMt II, Ill I VOL CLXV OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 121956' 27 NO. 74 The Linguists The document could be written in Polish or Portuguese, Serbian or Sanskrit, and still within a reasonable time staffers at the Shell Development Company in Emeryville would make a translation. That's because Shell Development has a research Historic Mansion Is Dismantled Here km center positively reeking with linguists. Each of the 600 technical staffers speak three languages English, French and German.

And -61 of the 600 speak four or more languages. The oil company rather proudly announces the results of a recent survey, showing that staffers speak 28 different languages French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Latin, Dutch, Greek. Danish, Finnish. Hebrew. Hungarian.

I Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish. Basque, Bohemian, Gaelic, Icelandic, Yugoslavian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovene, Sanskrit. And also Swahili, the language of the Mohammedan Bantu people of Zanzibar. The staffer with this 0 0 last accomplishment is )Liim i.Oii i txamxmmi, Paul R. Hoyt, assistant head of the instrumentation department, who learned the language during 12 childhood years spent in Kenya Colony.

If you've wondered about the Swahili language and who hasn't? Mr. Hoyt. has kindly offered a few expressions which might come in useful if you should meet a Swahili. "jambu. Jambu sana.

Jambu sana kabisa." You'd say. this on meeting a good friend you've not seen for some time. (Hello, hello very much, I'm very very glad to meet you). "Wewe nataka chyi." (Would you like some tea?) "Na maziwa?" (And cream? "Indio sante sana." (thank you very much). "Mimi nataka chyi apana take "maziwa." (I would like some tea but not cream).

This will give you an idea. It's clear that Shell Development is mighty proud of Mr. Hoyt and his ability to translate any document written in Swahili. There fe, however, one small flaw in the arrangement, as Mr. Hoyt cheerfully points out.

It seems that, up to now, the oil company ha never yet received a document written in Swahili. Kwaheri. (Goodbye). Cwazy, Confused Wasps Wasps are crazy; perhaps that's what makes them so irritable. A client reports that he has for years suspended fish above a pan of soapy water, and that this does indeed exterminate yellowiackets.

DOOMED This historic house at 278 Adams St built about 60 jean aao by Alexander Young, Is being torn down this week. A modem apartment bouse will rissjjni Its place. The mansion once boused the William Hensbaw family. A i 4 I "v'f HIDDEN SAFE-BUSHING A concealed button under mar ledge caused the center mb ror on this mantle to swing back exposing a serfs. Wreckers bad already, chipped imitation brick from face of the fireplace which was In the dining loom.

$300,000 Apartment nit To Replace Old Structure The latest architectural link staircase that ran from the first $5,000,000. Hetty Henshaw, to Oakland's past to pass from member of the pioneer Hiram to the third floors. The staircase was pierced by a large candle But not because, eating gluttonously, they become so fat they drop into the water. Because these slap-happy wasps in taking off fly in a downward curve, hit the soapy water, and sink without a trace. Now, why do you suppose they ever named that airplane carrier after an animal so directionally-confused as a wtsp? the scene is the historic 27-room Tubbs family of Oakland died in stick chandelier suspended from Alexander Young mansion of 1950.

Florence, who became Mrs. Charles Keeney of Piedmont a 25-foot xpd. the 1890s at 276 Adams St. HIDDEN SAFE and Alia, who married an Ital The old house, also occupied ian prince, both died a few vearsl at one time by the socially prom Probably the most unusual feature of the historic mansion was a hidden wall safe over the ago leaving multi-million dollar estates. inent William G.

Henshaw fam-ily, is now in the process of The house was'an architectual fireplace mantel in the dining room on the first floor. A large masterpiece. It had 11 bathrooms, two "40-foot chimneys central mirror, swung open on being dismantled, and a $300,000 modern apartment house will be I -m i 1 "fc ic 'k'iTV' ii fi- i it W5C1 i ij I i 'AJ, If I -ll-i (i I itj rv'V; vyim Jill i M-5x7; 1 a Xjl ftu i si lr ij I i If jij? ft'V IS IJ.M II I Ill Mil MIIMIIIHIIM if IlirT' TlllMI llHriil hinges' when a concealed button running up each side and a spacious sunTporch off the second built on the lot under the mantel ledge was pushed, disclosing the safe. The three-story structure was floor supported by 12 mortar pillars. An 'elevator once ran The main entrance to tne built nearly 70 years ago by house was previously on the from the first to the third floor, according to Griffith Henshaw.

Young, a wealthy Hawaiian plantation owner. It passed side, where the first step is twice as high as the others, The cedar, redwood and vari through the hands of George L. ous hardwoods used in the con-(convenience to travelers in the Nusbaumer, Harry R. Noack horse-and-buggy era. struction of the house and who now lives at 309 MacArthur That era is just memory Blvd.

the Henshaws and Mrs. built-in fixtures inside looked new up to the end. This was especially apparent in a grand Mary Stubbs. now. so is the oia nouse inai was so much a part of it Saul Pearee.

Oakland builder, now owns the property and will -TODAY ASSIGNMENT FOR; start construction on a 26-unit apartment house with swimming JUNIOR EDITORS pool on Oct 1. The building is being torn down by the Charles Cam- panella Wrecking Company of Oakland. MOVED ACROSS STREET Noack bought the lot at 276 Adams St in 1906, and in an operation that was unique for the times, the giant house was Straight and True The Tribune editorial cartoonist. Lou Grant, sent the original of his tirawing, "Opening Drive," to President Eisenhower, whom he admires as a great and famous American and Republican. In his thank-you note, the President with characteristic good humor notes that "I could wish that all my drives, particularly my golf shots, carried as straight and true." 0 The Hills of Mt.

Ida Some of the amateur astronomers who have been peering at Mars have made an exciting discovery. They've found a potential rival to Westbay's Twin Peaks on Angel Island's Mt. Ida. There, framed in the eyepiece, they've seen three pyramid-shaped 100-foot peaks set on a ridge below the top of the island hill. What's going on? they ask.

The Army is using most of the island as a NIKE site. Radar has been installed atop Mt. Ida. Its function Is to track the NIKE missiles. This it could notjdo so long as a ridge just above the battery platform base intervened.

(If NIKE ever were launched without the eye of radar fastened on it from the first instant, the slim deadly weapon would.be off and away, and radar never would catch up with it.) So they've gouged out cuts in the ridge, thus incidentally, creating the three peaks which have aroused curiosity. Now the setup is ideal. 1 The radar apparatus atopMt. Ida will track the guided missile. A second wiH follow the target plane.

After complex interweaving of data, done electronically and instantaneously, NIKE will unerringly home to the enemy plane. After which, kaboom, 0 Sign-spotter Albert B. Fuller (Albany chapter) spotted the sign on Topps Restaurant at 105th. "Cocktails Fully Air-conditioned." and Walter J. Johnston hopes he's the first to muse that it would seem that Egypt's Gamal Nasser is committing Suez-side 0 0 0 0 i 1 moved from across the street the site of original construction.

MASTERPIECE This ponderous buflt-in cabinet is an example of workmanship with hardwood and plate glass in the old bouse. It was situated in the dining room. Mrs. Stiibbs, who is temporarily in Alaska, lived in the house for several years, renting out some of the rooms. She sold it to Burglary Case Dismissal Pearee in 1950.

The house-was owned by the Henshaws from 1910 to 1920. William, Roils El Cerrito Officials banker, lived in the house with his wife, Hetty Tubbs Henshaw, rented the truck and at the time EL CERRITO, Sept 12 El and their three children, Flor of his arrest he had a receipt in Cerrito police and city officials said they were "fuming" today ter drafted by Thulin and had "no objection" to its submission to Collins. He said he preferred not to comment further on the matter until Collins had replied his possession from the truck rental firm. ance, Alia and Griffith. The only surviving member, Griffith, now 62, and a semi-retired investment banker, lives at 25 Glen over the dismissal of a burglary charge against the son of a San 3 Identification by the truck Pablo City councilman and renter that it was Snider who TWO ARRESTED Alpine, Piedmont FOUNDED" BANK sisted the "matter might be rented the truck Young Snider and James G.

Groll, 21. of 900 Florida taken all the way to the Grand 4 Reports of arresting offi The elder Henshaw Jury." cers that Snider told them Richmond, were arrested the the old Union Bank Action by El Cerrito officials were taking some stuff" from night of Aug. 21. as they were loading appliances into a rented was touched off yesterday after the store. which was housed in the present Easton Building.

He died in 1924 A new washing machine leaving an estate 61 more than which was taken from the store truck at the rear of a furniture store at 10860 San Pablo a block away from the police station. Superior Judge -Hugh H. Donovan freed John M. Snider Jr, 18. son of Councilman John Snider, at the request of Deputy Dist Attr.

Mortimer M. Veale in "the and was found loaded in the truck. Cop Hurt as Car 6 "Miscellaneous evidence, Groll has pleaded guilty and BACK TO SCHOOl-3 THIS IS YOUR OFFICE Every morning, five mornings week for the next few months you will leave home for school just as ygur father leaves home for work. For you, school is your office or workshop and you hsve duties to carry out, just as your parents have. In every grade you will learn will be helpful to you for the rest of your life.

You will learn how to co operate and work with others of your own age. Here a arouo of children working tcraether on project. furtherance of justice" including pictures of the truck will be sentenced Sept 2f. Hits 3 Wheeler' After the formal court pro-! backed up to the rear door of The Secret Out In this case the grandfather of the bride was Oakland's John W. McLain, and at the reception' after the wedding curiosity was high as to where his granddaughter Elaine and the groom, Jerome Daly, Young Snider waived a preliminary hearing when he was ceedings; Veale explained there the store." BERKELEY, Sept 12 Patrol was insufficient evidence.

arraigned before Judge Joe Police reported both Groll and man Raymond W. Nilsson, 32, of the Berkeley Police Department, EXPLANATION SOUGHT Martyn Turner in El Cerrito Juslice Court Aug. 28 and was Snider were in the store when they moved in on them. Snider, In a letter mailed last night suffered a severe gash in his to Dist Atty. Francis Collins, Hefthey said, surrendered meekly fleft IhigTj today when his tfiree- They are studying farms.

John is painting a big wall picture certified to Superior Court entered no plea but Groll smashed his way wheeled motorcycle was hit by Chief of Police Howard Thulin demanded a precise ex through the front door with a a car as he left the city corpora EVIDENCE CITED planation for the dismissal rec Challenging the "insuff icientp- GU W3S shortl tion yard at Bancroit way and West St ommendation. Cerrito and afterward by El evidence" statement. Chief Thu At Herrick Memorial Hospital "There was a preponderance Richmond police. might be honeymooning. Holding Tiis champagne glass high, the grandfather of thebride proposed a toast to the happy couple.

Minutes later a guest was rushing from group to group, advising all and sundry that he knew whence the couple had departed. "Mr. McLain accidentally tipped it off," he burbled happily. "He proposed a toast to the couple in absentia. That's where they are! -THE KNAVE 12 stitches were required to close of evidence," Thuhnsaid.

And lin summed up his case against the San Pablo youth by saying the wound. on the possibility of asking for of the farm. Jane is making animals outtr ciay, ana tommy, who likes to work with a hammer and nails, is making chicken coop for the little chickens Jane has made. Color this picture with your crayons, and then paste it down on cardboard, leaving a wide border around if as frame. Cut it out and hang it up with string through the holes the upper corners.

LyH O'Brien, Dayton, Ohio, gains tne $11 award for serf testing this idea first Perhaps yoe save an idea far Janlof Ed tors. If so send it to Jailor Editors, ee The Tribnae, T.O. Bo 509, Oakland 4. he had Symphony Chief Quits Nilsson, who lives at 1454 the Grand Jury probe, he added: NEW YORK, Sept 12 1 A signed statement by Groll Portland Albany, was hit We wL'l wait ior an answer Arthur Judson has resigned as by a car driven by Joseph P. saying he and Snider planned the burglary a few days prior to from the District Attorney before we scream any louder." manager of the Philharmonic Corso, 17, of 1249 Bancroft Way, Citv Mnar Kpnnpth laborer.

Corso was cited for the entry. Symphony Society of New York He held the post 34 years. 2 Evidence that Snider had Smith said he had seen the let driving with a suspended license..