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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 8

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i OilUnd Tribune, Vedntidjy School Board IMnfWn Civil Defense Not Simde. Par ev Told 1 midst1 SAN JOSE, July 8 The era can befall us, he said, would Extends Bus be a collapse of civil govern of the devoted block warden Change Delayed in Adams Pt. Setback with his white helmet, arm band and flashlight are gone Service Year forever, a top official of Cali fornia's Disaster Office has de ernments make full preparation for continuing leadership of the people under emergency conditions." Braze warned there are other dangers in addition to deliberate attack by an enemy and the fallout hazard. "Consider the nature of a 'missile beast'" he said. "A single malfunction of one of its 10,000 parts can send it veering off course and right in our From the start bfl hostilities, he said, "we will be operating under battlefield Braza asserted 'that current thinking is based on the principle that non-military defense is an essential part of the total preparedness program.

"We are not ready for war," he said, "until we are ready to cope with war in this country. And we are not ready to cope with war until our gov 5 "We must prepare, he salV "and we must do it now." Also addressing the group yesterday was Harold G. Rob inson, director of the disaster office, who told the group "we are living in a time of fear and Robinson said his office is developing a program based on "vision, determination and common sense," I clared here. ment after an attack. The vital issue of civil defense now he said, is an essential part of all branches of all levels of government.

Braze addressed spme 100 city, county and civil defense officials from seven Bay Area counties meeting here yester-dayin an effort to spur civil defense planning. Extra bus service for Mont Harry Braze, chief of CDO's emergency operations, asserted clair and Thornhill school chil-, An Oakland City Planning Commission recommendation for revision of setback requirements in the exclusive Adams Point area north of Lake Merritt has been held up for study by the City Council. the fight for survival in these days of atomic weapons and missiles will not be so simple. dren, which was ended at last week's Board of Education Spokesmen lor more than bO property owners at meeting, will now be provided The greatest disaster that i tacked the recommendation for another year. at a public hearing last Board members voted to Council Votes night, complaining that the proposed changes would "ruin the beauty and destroy the Earden atmosphere of the reverse the policy last night after a large delegation from the areas appeared and asked area." for another year to plan dif ferent transportation arrange' ments.

0 The commission recommends repealing three old city ordinances which established Sequoia area residents were stringent set back limits be turned down on their request fore the citywide zoning laws to continue school bus service instead of using proposed Key System service, but school officials were authorized to Jl work with them on other pos sible solutions. At last week's meeting of the board, it was voted to limit bus service in the Montclair West Oakland Renewal Plan A unanimous vote by the City Council today has made redevelopment and renewal of a 250-block area of West Oakland an official program of Oakland. The 8 to 0 approval last night with Councilman Glenn JL Hoover absent -puts the council firmly in accord with the) General Neighborhood Renewal Plan and pledges Its cooperation in carrying it. out Councilman Howard E. Rilt failed In a request for two weeks additional study.

Councilman John C. Houlihan and Frank J. Youell called the request an attempt to delay the program and won 7 to 1 support of their motion for an immediate vote. Rilea, while charging the program would increase taxes by taking $3,000,000 worth of property off the tax rolls, went along in the subsequent vote. Meanwhile, urban renewal representatives today are con and Thornhill areas to pupils living more than 1.5 miles from the school as is done in ca MS Ikt.bsaTss or ea oor tires other parts of the city.

were adopted in 1935. DIFFERENT LAWS The old laws are different from the regular zoning ordinance in that they provide for either 10, 15 or 20-foot setbacks in various parts of the area which is bounded by Santa Clara, Grand and Oakland Avenues and Park View Terrace. Regular setbacks in "C' and multipk dwelling districts such as Adams Point are either 10 feet; the average of both adjoining buildings, or in the absence of adjoining buildings, the average on the block. Corwin R. Mocine, city planning engineer, said the revision would cot drastically change any neighborhood, since new buildings would EXCEPTION NOTED tax and plus An exception had been made for several years in the area because of the steep terrain recappable tire Size 6.70-15 Dlackwall and lack of sidewalks, and on June 23 the board had agreed to continue this exception for another year.

Attorneys Preston Encksen and William Sharon, who spoke for the Montclair Thornhill delegation, stressed that the suddenness of last week's re have the same setback as all other houses in the block. versal was the main problem. APARTMENT PROBLEMS Both agreed that parent! in the area were willing to work Mocine said the commission out new plans for the trans recommended the revision be cause of problems posed by portation of studentl, but wouldn't have time to do so 20 new apartments going up in by this fall. the area. One of the problems ''We're here, with our hat appeared to complicate the dis in our hands, asking for an cussion last night other year," Ericksen said.

He A. B. Johnson, a builder, added that the safety of the said he has already started construction on a $500,000 children was a paramount is tinuing their interviews wttwn the first project area seeking information about family characteristics which will be used in planning the Acorn project. Detailed planning is financed by a $164,463 advance from the U.S. Government which has reserved for Oakland $3,508,000 or two-thirds of the cost of the first project CHURCH PARKING Use Permit Hearing Set In Berkeley 7 apartment building at Bellevue sua and that terrain and traffic problems made special ar and Grand Avenues.

rangements necessary. He said the plans were approved by the zoning and ami MILEAGE BARGAIN Same tread width as new Firestone tires Same tread depth as new Firestone tires Sametread design as new Firestone tires Same tread rubber as new Firestone tires No excuse foe driving on dangerously won not when yon can get this kind of tread safety and at THESE LOW PRICES! EASY FIRESTONE BUDGET TERMS SAFETY STRESSED building departments even Sharon also stressed the safety problem on the narrow though ornamental balconies and chimneys extend past the required 15-foot setback. He steep roads and said one inter section was like "crossing a no man's land in the second suggested the law be revised to keep the present setbacks. World4War.w but to allow ornamental work A third attorney, John Riley, to extend closer to the side spoke for the Sequoia area walk. group.

He said Key service ACTION DELAYED would not provide the same On Councilman John C. safety and efficiency that the Houlihan's motion the council school buses do and that his area should also be given a year to work on alternate held up action for two weeks and asked for a report on opinions throughout the area and why Johnson's plans were fl plans. "We're not asking for educational fringe benefits or approved in the first place. frills," he added. In other action the council Dr.

Forrest C. Michell, as- 1 Referred to its salary if i a superintendent of Schools, reminded the board meeting at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow a request from marine pilots that the growing hill area will pose many transportation and engineers on the Oakland fireboat that their salaries be fixed by ordinance to equal OPEN (problems in the future and factors other than distance BERKELEY, July 8 A public hearing will be held by th City Council at 8 p.m. July 28 an appeal from a decision of the City Planning Commission's Board of Adjustments granting a use permit to the Second Church of Christ, Scientist to use a lot south of 1500 Arch St for parking. A protest was filed with the council by F.

Beard, 1508 Arch and 20 others in the area "because to grant the application would destroy the amenities xt the residential neighborhood and especially those homes in immediate vicinity of the parking lot" The church, located at Spruce and Vine Streets, seeks an off-street parking areff-to the rear of its property. $176,000 Suit Filed in Napa Truck Death those of fire department cap from the school are considered AN ACCOUNT tains. SALARIES BEHIND these problems may be com pounded. EXTENSION VOTED it only takes a minute SIZE PRICE 6.70-15 8.88 7.10-15 1Q.88 7.60-15 12.48 8.00-15 I 13.48 'Plus ta and recappable tire then all you have to say is Board members then voted to continue the Montclair- Rolla A. Wells, an engineer, said historically the salaries have been the same but they fell behind July 1 when police and firemen received a 10.33 Thornhill service one year and to continue with plans for Key System to take over the Se per cent increase under pro visions of Proposition ap proved by the voters last No quoia run.

An early meeting with Sequoia residents will be vember. The two pilots and held to see if any further aid can be given there, such, as a small shuttle bus carrying chil three engineers now get $636 a month. A fire captain gets FIRESTONE CAR SAFETY CHECK Ideal for car or homo $702. 2 Asked City-Manage dren tojthe Key stops. In other matters: 1-OW Wayne E.

Thompson lor a re 1 A contract was awarded Vist Air-Cooled Joseph D. Ballinger and Co, YOUR SAFETY IS OUR BUSINESS And here's whof we Check port next Tuesday on progress toward turning over to the California Highway Patrol law A Berkeley truck driver today was named in a $176,000 damage action filed in Ala xor tne demolition and re Knit Cushion moval of a three-story wood WHEEL ALIGNMENT TIRES meda County Superior Court Polishing Cloth enforcement on the Nimitz Freeway. The CHP agreed two by the survivors of a Santa building on the Laurel School site and to Ayen House Movers for moving 13 portable buildings. Both bids were under BRAKES MUFFLERS AND weeks ago to take over. Rosa man who was crushed to death by a heavy truck on Car Wash Brush Regular 099 3.98 Cm Makes car washing easy! handle reaches anywhere on the car.

3 Introduced an ordinance Only fl9 Open weav ftfvet 100 ventilation. Vinyl coated fiber, tempered tteel springs. HEADLAMPS AND LIGHTS SHOCK ABSORBERS WIPER BLADES FAN BELTS authorizing the Park Commis budget estimates. June 4 near Napa. Only 3c Full half-pound package of highly absorbent cotton hundreds of uses.

sion to lease the portion of TAIL PIPES BATTERY AND CABLES WHEEL BALANCE ine board voted to re The truck driver named in the suit filed by Oakland Attorney Edward M. Digardi is Lakeside Park occupied by the Veterans Memorial Building to the county which operates the quest a veto by Governor Brown on four bills which would mandatorily bring every Frank Parker of 1502-B Cedar building. school district into Social Se St Other defendants named 4 Called for oral bids at its af the Wunderlich Co. of San curity coverage. 10:30 a.m.

meeting July 23 for Mateo, general contractor on the sale for removal or demo' the highway job, Basalt Rock Co. offNapa, paving sub-con lition of 10 one and two-story frame houses in the way of the Wolfeboro Scouts Get Merit Badges tractor and D. W. Parker, West Grand Ave. widening owner of the aggregate truck HAYWARD SAN LEANDR0 VALLEJ0 1926 Sonoma Blvd WALNUT CREEK 1556 Mt.

Diablo Blvd. Frank Parker was driving. BERKELEY IEMERYVILLE Milvia at San Pablo TH 3-5454 fOL 8-2902 OAKLAND 30th Broadway TE 2-4928 OAKLAND 11th Harrison TE 2-8044 project. $100 MINIMUM 24019 Mission Blvd. 1495 East 14th St.

NE 8-8900 LU 2-2292 The suit was brought by Carole Boyle, 43, and Billie Ml 4-0429 YE 5-1546 A minimum bid of $100 is Boyle, 23, widow'and daugh required for the building ter of Charles K. Boyle, 41- which are at 760-762, 828, 840, Call "Chuck" Kinney, TE 2-8044, for Firestone Factory Trained TV and Appliance Repair Service year-old stale highway inspec tor who was killed when i 850-852, 832, 836, 838, 846, 856 West Grand, and 2251 Brush truck backed over him as he St examined a huge paving ma chine. 5 Introduced an ordinance vacating Hillside-St- between OAKLAND BRUCE'S TIRES, INC. 401 MacArthur, KE 4-1929 20 Hfltnbrgr LO 8-2120 CONCORD -CONCORD FIRESTONE 4CrMit, MU 2-3142 OAKLAND PECK'S FIRESTONE CENTER S001 bit 14th KE 2-2556 DECOTO DEC0T0 TIRE SERVICE S01 Dtcoto Road, GR 1-3131 CASTRO VALLEY -CASTRO VALLEY FIRESTONE 20579 Santa Maria, JE 8-5151 Foothill Blvd. and 73rd Ave, The complaint charges that all the defendants were negligent in assertedly failing to to allow the Chevrolet plant to enlarge its parking lot.

BERKELEY, July 8 Five hundred merit badges were awarded to 367 Alameda and Contra Costa county Boy Scouts and leaders during the opening two-week session of Mt. Diablo Council's Camp Wolfeboro. Swimming and boating were the most popular badges presented, with cooking and hiking second. Twenty-five Scouts were given the hard-to-get forestry merit badge. The mountain camp's second session is being attended by more than 200 Scouts, including Troops 28, 31, and 37 of Berkeley, led by Scoutmasters Carl Soderberg, E.

Ellison and John Pasterino. Other troops represented are from San Pablo, Rodeo, Crockett Pleasant Hill, Concord and Martinez. 1 public hearing was held last observe proper safety precau tions on the job. August with no protests but the action was held off until Boyle resided at 705 Camelia St, Santa Rosa. the Bancroft Parkway a block away was completed.

6 Referred to Thompson Linsky Speaks at Rotary Meeting OAKLAND PARK BLVD. SHELL 2101 Park TE 2-91 IS J. R. GALLAGHER UNION High St. and MacArthur, KE (-2077 SOI A EMMETT WILSHIRE 7121 MaeAithar lhdv LO S-9710 KOHLER'S SHELL 4400 Foothill l-hrd, LO t-9540 OR'S SHELL Seminar? and MacArthur, LO 9-9191 DEL SEA VSR'S SHELL FoothiU and fmitraie.

KE 4-4512 request from the Soroptimist Club of Oakland for $500 to OAKLAND MANDARIN SERVICf trh and Alice Stt.TE 2-947t PLEASANT HILL BLACKBURN'S VILUGE UNION 1490 Contra Cotta Highway. MU S-9904 RICHMOND SMITHSON'S TEXACO SERVICE 111 23rd St. at Garner, BE 5-4711 WALNUT CREEK THATCHER'S UNION 2501 No, Main $, YE 4-7949 ALAMEDA TONY La ROSA UNION Wtbstar A Pacific, LA 1-254 AL8ANY BROWNING TIM CO. JI Urn Pafcl Ara, LA 4-1 237 BERKELEY ERIC'S UNION SERVICf 21 Dwtfffet War, TH CONCORD SHELL SERVICE 211) Solan War, MU 2-5912 EL CERRITO COOPER UNION SERVICE 00 Stack Ava, LA It help defray expenses of a re HAYWARD JIM LEGAN UNION S90 W. Harder Road, LU P.

1. HOSICK'S SHELL 200 TamrtM Road, JE 7-7110 VINCENT OLIVEIRA SHELL 91 Lcwtlllnf Via Granada SR S-3171 COINS RUSSELL UNION SERVICE A Watkini LU 1-9375 HAYWARD MOTORS S3! A It, LU 2-1 M0, LU 1-9710 LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE SHELL SERVICE Mt. Diablo at Dtwma, AT 1-1712 MARTINEZ KIRK'S SHELL SERVICE Hiar 4 and 21, Phon 2-J BenjaminJlansky, control officer of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District, will OAKLAND JERRY'S WIUHIRE SERVICE 324 23rd Ara Kl 2-9212 MAURY HALL SHELL SERVICI 5.101 San Pablo, OL J-441S CESAR lOI'S SHELL SERVICI Foothill llvd. and High St. KE DON SMITH SHELL SERVICE 24th aad Harrbon St, Tt V019I AL RICHARDSON'S SHELL SERVICE W.

MaoArthnr and Piedmont OL 4-431 FRED'S TEXACO SERVICE St 1 Market ft, 01, 2-SS4S DICK'S SHELL. ISrfc and MacArtfcnr ttvd, KE 2-1704 I PIEDMONT SHlll SERVICE 29 WHdood OL 4-0511 address the Oakland Rotary Clqb at a luncheon tomorrow in the Leamington HoteL Linsky will speak to 350 Ro- gional spring conference to be held at the Claremont Hotel next ApriL 7 Directed City Engineer John A. Morin to advise three Maybelle Ave. area residents requesting the city to construct new streets to facilitate use of oversize lots that the proper procedure is to submit a petition signed by a majority of the involved property owners. Also Available jif Your Neighborhood Service Station Displaying the KET TO SELF-DEVELOPMENT uarit rfftcbft irtiM if MrtiutiM ttnlMH lettat taceltitt art ertatinty.

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