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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 5

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland Tribune, Tuesday. Per. 1 1 1 955 Cities to Get $1,260,000 'Home Rule' for Schools Needed, Says Educator From County for Roads President of Brown Speaks Al Tonight BERKELEY, Oct. 11 Dr. has concentrated on in county The Alameda County Board talks.

of Supervisors today slashed back its own proposed road, SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11 A Los Angeles educator told the 10th National Conference of Jobs sacrificed by the county to A told the county that it would spend it all on A St. This is between Castro and Foothill, with rights-of-way for widening on the side expected to cost $228,000. effects of the GI bill, "There is some indication that the encouragement offered veterans to complete high school or undertake advanced education work has also encouraged younger people to remain in school longer." County and Rural Superintend tube and bridge work in order to allocate $1,260,000 to 10 cities for improvement of streets of more than local importance. ents yesterday that "the need for local control of education Hayward argued that the job include $50,000 for Madison $65,000 for Miramar Ave.

and $89,000 for Grant Ave. and $60,000 for Santa Maria Eden Township; and Green Bridge, $18,000, and Cooks Road, $18,000 at Irvington. Henry M. Wriston, president of Brown University and chairman of the committee on the reorganization of the U. S.

Foreign Service, will speak at 8:30 p.m. today in Dwindle Hall at the University of California. is basic in this country." would tie in with $675,000 in projects, including a $200,000 In the wholesale readjustment "No better method has ever been found to govern public bridge, the county is expected to build by 1958-59 outside the of its 1955-56 road budget the board eliminated $160,000 planned for lighting of the schools," said C. C. Trillingham, superintendent of Los Angeles Wriston will talk on "Recent city limits.

The county also is drawing County schools. Alameda said its money, from another fund $150,000 for osey Tube but left $40,000 for 502, would go into rights-of-way its annual contribution on an "A unified district should be wealthy enough to provide cleaning and painting the walls. 1 Ms cnic Bill Personnel Developments in the Foreign Service and the Department of State." He was named to head the Foreign Service investigation group by President Eisenhower a year ago. The group authored Biggest single cutback, how education from kindergarten for Lincoln stating that it need $125,502 in all. Presumablyany further county money, equal basis with Oakland for extension of Mountain Blvd.

Freeway by the State. The I A 1 1 fi A through the 12th grade and per ever, was knocking out $375,000 for rights-of-way and rebuild haps through the 14th grade," he told the conference of the Na ing work on the Alvarado-Niles $50,000 this case, would have to be drawn from the special county fund. board this year has avoided pushing a previous stand that this money and $490,405 for op Road. the "Wriston Committee Report," which recommended that The county approved specific TELEGRAPH REPAIR erating Posey tube and Estuary Foreign Service officers achieve The board held to the formula tional Education Assn. division.

"Compulsory education and the tightening labor market have tended to keep; more and more youth in schools beyond the elementary level." He said that while it is diffi regular progress in rank and accomplishment during their bridges should get considered as part of the contributions to either Oakland or Alameda. city projects which are to take the gas tax money instead. The formula for allocation to 10 cities, submitted by the Conference of Mayors, was accepted by the supervisors for the first careers or be fired. amounts, however, in this and other cases. Albany is to get $29,215 for the Buchanan St.

crossing. Berkeley is to receive $145,903, which ij to be applied A. A. Fellowship cult to estimate accurately the time last month. Dinner Dance Set for repair of Telegraph Ave.

BOARD ACCEPTS Wriston's appearance is sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon, national professional foreign service fraternity, and the World Affairs Council of Northern California. The lecture is open to the public. No admission will be charged. The San Francisco Inter- The supervisors, in carrying from Dwight to the city line, Grizzly Peak Blvd. from line to line, Spruce, between Eunice County Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous will hold a dinner and Arch, and Cedar St.

in the through their part of the bargain, accepted for the most part jobs proposed by the cities. Yet in the case of Oakland, which gets the biggest share $500,000 vicinity of ourth. dance on Oct. 29 at the Whit comb Hotel, San Francisco, ob Emeryville is held to $16,968 Washington School Reunion October 29 The annual reunion of Oakland's Washington Grammar School graduates will be held at the Hotel Claremount on Oct. 29.

A social hour will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 8 p.m. The event will be informal, according to Bill Peter and is required to submit its serving the 20th anniversary of project before it gets it; Liver the county decreed that the Alcoholics Anonymous. more is to receive $24,865 and is whole amount be used on the Bancroft Ave. project. to complete its program in addi The event will be attended by many of the members of the 174 Northern California AA groups, Bancroft Ave.

will become a which extend from Fresno to Academy Delayed COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 11 LVi Air Force Secretary Donald A. Quarles said today that the permanent Air Force Academy near here will not be ready for occupancy until the summer of 1958. He said the year's delay from the originally scheduled opening is due major thoroughfare linking San BOB DOWNS Ask him shout Cst-Wstttm'i fsmout tniurtd Investment Bond I California -Western States Life Insurance Company 430 40th St. Oakland Olympic 4-1662 son, president of the reunion tion to $9,000 for North St.

Pleasanton is to be allocated $14,434 for a Firstfst. culvert, improvement of RaySt. to First Eureka. Leandro and Oakland, thus easing the traffic load on Mac- A noted AA member from Tribune photo and a signal at the Ray railroad Arthur, Foothill and. East 14th.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Under a Greeting sign. Mayor and crossing. Oakland is planning to build a committee. Reservations should be made in advance with Florence Acker-man Vose, 231 Greenbank Piedmont, or Roberta Hull Pitman, 9105 Silveira Castro Valley. Mrs.

Clifford E. Rishell look over greetings on His the North Hollywood group will be the principal speakei. A local surgeon, also an AA member, will serve as master of ceremonies. 4.54 mile stretch for a cost of $3,890,000. The first section, be San Leandro gets $70,307 for the improvement of Estudillo a $120,000 project the city Honor's 65th birthday.

I because "the project is bigger than we first realized." tween 90th Ave. and the San Leandro line is in the works for this fiscal year at a cost of and the gas tax alloca lirthday Party tion applied to this project. The supervisors turned down lonors Rishell a proposal to spread the money over three projects Bancroft, San Joaquin Road and Semi Mayor Clifford E. Rishell has An appeal by BANK OF AMERICA nary Ave. noming tnai xne latter two were not in the re passed another milestone in his quired category.

career his 65th birthday. TAP GAS TAXES Leading Oakland citizens, in iluding businessmen, City Man The county is making its dis tributions out of two funds, one of $944,647 from one cent a gallon tax return from the state OAKLAND'S LOCALLY OWNZD LOCALLT CONTKOIXBO DAILY Supreme en Continental Bid of San TTandsco By. Established February 11, 1W4 Member American Newspaper Publishers Association. Charter Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Complete Associated Press Service tot Metropolitan Oakland.

PUD United Press Service. MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches. TBI TaUBtTNB PUBLISHING CO. PUBLISHERS JOS. R.

KNOWLAND, President, Publisher and Editor. JOS. R. KNOWLAND Assistant Publisher. WILLIAM P.

KNOWLAND. Assistant Publisher. BRUNO A. rORSTERER, Secretary- Treasurer and General Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE: Tribune Build-Ins, corner of Thirteenth and JYanklin Streets.

Phone TEmplebar 3-6000. Entered as second-class mstter February SI, 1908, at the Postofflce at Oakland, California, under Act of Congress, March 6, 1879. BY CARRIER: Daily and Sunday ager Wayne E. Thompson, city department heads and employees, extended good wishes to the mayor at a surprise party rranged yesterday by city em and the other from a $315,365 fund from other gas taxes. Today's distribution is from the ployees.

Mayor KisheU was born first fund and the second fund Glenwood, on Oct. 10, 1890, He came to Oakland in 1912 is for special projects and hardship cases. The board indicated a new line of thinking on the formula After a successful career as painting contractor, he was ap pointed to the jCity Council in 1947 to represent District No. 6 Two years later he was named program, when it considered a request of Piedmont for reconstruction of Highland Ave. from Moraga to Magnolia.

The city said it was a $122,000 job and wasn't prepared to pro mayor by his colleagues and again in 1951. He was elected mayor in 1953 One Week .45 One Month 3 00 One Tear M-00 ceed but wanted the money to for a four-year term after the yoters had approved a City Charter amendment providing Sunday Only accumulate. The supervisors proposed that to get the job un On Month 46 for the selection of the mayor der way, the county could put BY MAIL (payable In advance) I Dally and Sunday California. Nevada and Orecon by the people. up the rest of the needed money with the understanding One Month 00 One Year 24.00 that Piedmont's requests in fu Laymen's League Sponsors Comedy Sunday Only California.

Nevada and Oreson ture years would have to be pared down to make up for it. One Month 1-00 The Laymen's League Men's One Year 1X00 The necessary extra money Other States Dally and Sunday Club of the Unitarian Church of Oakland will present the Faucit it appeared, may be drawn from the hardship fund on sort of an One Month 1 School of the Theater in a pre One Year S7.00 Sunday Only view of a new comedy at 8 p.m emergency loan basis. HAYWARD PROJECT One Month UC On Oct. 28 at 685 E. 14th St.

Published every evening and Sunday. Single copies: Daily edition, 10c: Sunday edition. 30c Back numbers: Daily edi Proceeds will go to the church, according to Ellis Weisker, tion, 10a and up: Sunday edition, 30c Hayward, which recently planned to apply its quota of $67,000 from county money for Smalley Ave. as a parallel route SBM Up. league member.

Coffee find des Sl mmm sert will be served. Diamond Engagement Ring in white gold, $500 Matching Wedding Ring, $125. IS red. Tax Included all prices Diamond Engagement Ring in white gold setting with marching wedding ring. The set $275 It's a wonderful feeling! When you purchase your diamond ring at H.

Morton Company, you know, instinctively, that "you are receiving an excellent value. The feeling of confidence you experience makes your purchase doubly pleasurable. Crtiit ttrms? Of tours. a a 1921 ROADWAY OAKLAND ONE UNITED FUND-RAISING DRIVE. IN SUPPORT OF 2 8 8 VITAL CAUSES United Bay Area Crusade serves Alameda, Contra Costa (except Pittsburg and Antioch), Marin, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties.

Sharing in United Crusade funds are 245 local Chest and community organizations promoting health, welfare and character, plus the American Cancer Society in Alameda County and San Francisco rAmerican Red Cross in San Francisco, San Mateo (from San Carlos West Contra Costa, and all of East. Bay except Diablo Valley, Arthritis Rheumatism Foundation in all five counties; United Cerebral Palsy Association in San Francisco and San Mateo counties; Multiple Sclerosis in all five counties. Heart Associations of San Francisco, Alameda County, and San Mateo; and USO in all five counties. SINCE litO RgisterteJ Jewelr, American Gem Society.

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