Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 68

Oakland-Tribune, Sunday, Otf, ,0 2-M Lette nome Naming Our City Streets WATERHOUSE ROAD, from Lyman to Clemens Roads in Upper Fruitvale was named in honor of Haschall Waterhouse, a World War I casualty. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.

Waterhouse of 27th Street. JORDAN ROAD, east and west from Redwood Road in Avenue Terrace was named for Frank Jordan, killed in World War I. He was a son of Manuel and Frances Jordan of East 33rd Street, and worked in the street department at our city hall. MASTERSON STREET, formerly Kanning Street east of High and a block north of MacArthur was named in memory of Sgt Barton W. Masterson, son of William Masterson, wharfinger for Oakland.

Masterson was formerly cashier in the county tax collector's office. He was killed in action Aug. 4, 1918, in France. RETTIG STREET, was named on Oct. 25, 1922, in memory of CpL Arthur W.

Rettig, a former city fireman, killed in action July 18, 1918, in the battle of Soissons. The street is in the Fruitvale Acres Tract, north of Burlingame. Robertson was killed seconds later when his hrom the time of the crash an effort was apparently being made to reach the Presidio Crissy Field landing strip. Sea Mystery "This is the SteeUitad. The Coho just shot me.

It's been a good fife. Goodbye, beys." This message, radioed by E. A. Davisson from bis fishing boat off the Monterey Coast, triggered a sea mystery that may never be message is susceptible of two interpretations a nautical reference or something more sinistefand; literat Bits of wreckage supposedly from the Steelhead, and including a bullet-scarred hatch cover, were picked up at sea. Ted Bean, 45, skipper of the fishing boat Coco II, questioned aboard his vessel, denied any knowledge of a shooting.

Later, the Coco II was escorted into port by the Coast Guard. On the vessel's arrival tff San Francisco it was discovered that it was on automatic pilot. Skipper Bean had disappeared. The "double- header" mystery is being investigated by the FBL Bill Bwsiek, 55 owner of a cafo near Livermore, was at last accounts, waiting for his pedigreed carrier pigeon to come home from the Board of He had sent the feathered messenger to the Board after trying to get a reply-through ordinary postal channels to a. letter offering to buy the county a new police car to patrol his area, which, he claims, is not getting adequate police and fire protection.

Hurling invective, garbage and. more injurious missiles at police officers, a screaming crowd of nearly 200 persons tried to prevent the of a gang of. teenage buths who had reportedly at-- tempted to rob Mike Mask- CALIFORNIA limovich, 33, in West Oakland. It required more than a dozen policemen to quell the near riot In addition to the seven youths who were said to have 'attacked Masksimovich, four others who had joined in the melee were taken into custody. Charges ranged from robbery to lynching.

A section of the State Penal Code provides that anyone who helps a prisoner to escape by causing a riot unguilty of "lynchiog. Palrolnian David Chaacey was so badly injured ii the affray he had to be hespftalmed. Up for Scrutiny Oakland's General Plaa adopted last year as a broad, long-range guide to community development, has up for its first annual onceover at the hands of Mr. and Mrs. John Q.

Public. The City Council adopted the plam is 1959 with the provision, that it reflect changes occurring in succeeding years. The City Plamisg Commission requested that all suggestions for additions or revisions be submitted to the commission before Oct 31, to allow time for study before a public meeting slated for Nov. Mrs. Kate Lorena Eorton Stone, pioneer, genealogist and author, who brought up five children" of her awn and has been affectionately known as "Mother" by almost 100 more whom she has helped to rear, celebrated her' 93rd birthday 'at the Beulah Home," 4690 Tompkins where she has lived since' 1955.

International arguments of the not too distant future may be carried, on without confusion of tongues or need of interpreters if Mrs. Ruth Billecci of Pleasant Hill sees her linguistic prophecy come true. Mrs. Bellecci is spearheading an Eastbay group IN THE MAKING called the West Coast Committee for the Development of an International Language. The international language will, Mrs.

Billecci says, be worked out by language expo s. She envisions a TWorld Congress for the Development of an International Language." Oakland was national run-aer-up the list of cities having 350.000 to 500,000 population ia holding down traffic deaths during this year's first eight months. Denver placed first. Merger Nearer Merger of the California Bank aad the First Western Bank and Trust moved a step closer following ari nouncemeot of a compro-m i agreement between government anti-trust lawyers and banking officials. compromise plan" was laid before Federal Dist.

Judge Albert C. Wollenberg in San Francisco and received his approval as "a very equitable conclusion to this lengthy litigation." John T. Morrison of Boulder Creek, a merchant seaman, wandered onto Bay-shore Freeway several nights ago and was critically injured when he was struck, by a small sports car driven by Norman J. Robertson, 28, of The Eastbay has entered upon a new transit era. After nearly a century of private ownership, public transportation in this sector has come to a close and public owner-ship has taken over.

The transportation system has passed from the hands of Key System Transit Lines into the hands of the Alameda-Contra Cos'a Transit District The first significant monetary move in the gigantic changeover occurred ayearago-when Eastbay voters approved a $16.5 million bond issue. This money was turned over to A.C. Transit District on Sept, 30 to start operations. A.C. Transit then paid the sum of $7.5 million to Key System for all the Key System buses, equipment and maintenance terminals.

The sum of $7.7 million from the bond money has been earmarked for 250 modern coaches now being built. Costly Fire The Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. warehouse at East Eighth St. and Seventh was destroyed by five- IUN SOS km a UAREHQuSE HERE MhWftlir THEY CAME A-RUNNINO alarm fire. The loss was estimated at $1,000,000.

Two Army general and four other Army men were killed when a small Army transport plane crashed in heavy fog in the Orinda Hills. The high-ranking victims were Ma. Gen Carl AL Fritzsche, 57, commandant of the Fort Ord training center, and Brig. Gen. Thomas H.

Hayes, 49, his deputy. The plane crashed at the top of Alta Vista Road, off El Toyonal Road, in a scattered residential district. At "ADVIRTKIMENT AGES 1 TO CO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY Persons ages 1 to 80 years are now eligible to register under a plan of burial insurance. Costs only a few cents a day. In time of need, regardless of how little has been paid, the plan pays the face amount as specified.

For example, $500 was paid recently on a funeral bill when only $4.58 had been paid. Issued by an admitted legal reserve insuror. Good at any funeral director In the United States or Canada. For free information write Burial Plan, P.O. Box 1432, Oakland 4, Calif.

mm car swervea across a oiviaer strip and smashed head-on into a car driven by Dale W. Hausafus, who suffered only minor cuts and bruises. A member of the Highway Patrol said" Robertson apparent- 1 i 1 iy wsi Luuurui ui nis car auer it struck the pedestrian. Nicholas A. Bebenin, 70, a San Francisco liquor store owner, was shot and critically wounded by a young thug who attempted to hold up the store.

Bebenin a hnt while picking up his own gun. The bandit fled without any loot A customer, entering the store a few minutes later, found Bebenin lying on the At Central Emergency Hospital it was found that the bullet from -the thug's gun had struck Bebenin in the .1 LJ i una ouu uau vccicu uunu ward, lodging in his back. Hank Casey, S. F. fighter is casting hopeful eyes in the direction of the middleweight crown following his victory over Henry Hank at S.

Cow Palace. Casey won the 10-round bout by a unanimous decision. ByMiUParki I B.B.UEDDING. 1 RAILROAD LAMDA3ENT BAND FORMER SBCREWP i 1 OF OF CALIFORNIA, FOR WHOM THE CITY OP BILIVnikin viireHI ACTA COUkffY SEAT WS NAMED..