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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 46

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland, California
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46
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4g ccco Q.tUni) Tribune, Sunday, Oct. 16, 19fl) I') .1 LiJU My 1 ULTRA I'ODEIUI GROUND FLOO DEIjTAL PLATE OFFICE NO STAIRS TO aiMI TO 1CC3 TELEGRAPH AUE. ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR WBAiOVcO 'llftjjfjj'lnW'liil Tugs tow barges laden with produce front the farnwich Delta area of Contra Costa Countv pw SYSTEM AUK) PARKS RIVER AREA AWAKENS PARKING PAYIESS DRUG 171 I CAMPBELL I 17 -1629 I st FPX 0AKLMC A current of change and progrest has begun to sweep the Delta area of the Sacramento and San i Joaquin rivers. At. first there were eddies and ripples stirring in the wake of an occasional ocean- A wA was cAfmis I I DR I "I 1 CAMPBELL I 1 800 I movo to larger quarter in order to girt our patients the tamo fast, afficiont ervict to which thty have been accuttemed.

We planned this new office with Just one thought in mind to give better service to our patients. ABSOLUTELY no increase oua venr low prices bound steamer. This placid, Mark Twainish river-country dozed while the San Francisco Bay region burgeoned. The breath of progress was felt as big industry mushroomed at Pittsburg and Antioch and business spurted around the confluence of the rivers. Then came the pleasure boating rush and the Delta came alive.

Boats and more boatsMore fishermen. More hunters. Problems. Ahead lies a new, dynamic age for the Delta with possible contention and conflict over water, land use and control of the rivers. The Tribune wiH explore the background of the Delta's emergence in a series of Sunday articles beginning today.

The' first article is about farmina thk Iaiwi tkliclirl hi- V-A wskiMJ mainstem of the area which now competes with Meandering Waterways offer serenity and lovely vistas omer activities and other interests. II it mini i in in i i mm Agriculture Adjusts to Meet Changes By HAROLD JERABEK BETHEL ISLAND. Oct. 15- Cruising in the Delta Area? mat a lot oi ran. So are fishing and water utiinu DR.

J. C. CAMPBELL SAYS; PAY NOTHING UNTIL APRIL 1,1881 Rut there's a lot mnr in thli maze of waterava than meet the' eye of a person aboard a pleasure Doat. Behind the fnil less vistas of tules and levees spread thousands of acres of reclaimed below-sea-level neat ON APPROVED CREDIT TAKE 21 MONTHS TO PAY. Absolutely NO Interest or Carrying Charges.

All credit is handled by us. No -r Sf. EXACT PRICES QUOTED IN ADVANCE. iana upon wuco one of the world ncnest agricultural centers was founded. There are nearlv 50 000 acres of land devoted to ranch ine in the Contra Costa Coun ty portion of the vast delta oi ine a an Joaquin and Sac ramento Rivers.

FROM THI VIRY WW OAKUNO OFFICI OINTAL FLAT! PRICES OF JAM. 1959 That's 78 square miles of DR. CAMPBELL SAYS: ncn soil in 14 tracts: Bethel Island. Jersev Island. Brad ford Tract, Webb Tract, Hol land Tract.

Palm Tract. Ouimbv Tract Orwood Trart. ftfiO 0F 0UR W0RK MAKiflG I yif 0 MODERN DENTAL PLATES Mt mm i SrAHKUNfi TRANSLUCINT TIITH to ft uHHce J. Jutto caut ti AND fit MOOtRN DINTAt MJkTIS. Ovw Hm ftn OfNTAl KIIHCI MA MABt IMMOVIMIMfl IM OIHTAl fLATU ml NIW PUSTICI iAND MOOUM tJaLIi urLl TEETH.

TMh iMtafMa are 4 ccbTiM4 ht OmtlMi enmrtw. UL I-A--UCtHT Coney Island, Rhode Island, Hoicnwss iTact, veaie Tract, Clifton. Court and Byron Tract Onlv the latter four are con MORE ATTRACTIVE than entt rw4 tMth. nected to tne mainland; the others are surrounded bv sloughs and rivers. RECREATION MECCA CPAGD0C3G VQBB PADCIOCJG This eastern Contra Costa County area has received lots oi publicity in recent years because of its ranid growth as ONI HOUR SYSTEM AUTO PARKS Itfl Strut Bitwua Telegraph as! Sis Pablo Ma TEE84M VIII lit a recreational center.

It island will continue to be, a mecca for boaters, fisher- men, hunters, water sports RT Sfrtie lift Part lovers and tne like. But that's not the wav it was originally planned more To Pensioners and Senior Citizens A special Easy Purchase plan Is ready for you under the California Medical Assistance Act. LET US HELP YOU. NO TIME LOST FROM WORK You need not be without teeth for even one day! Ask about Dr. Campbell's IMMEDIATE RESTORATION PLAN.

tnan. a naif-century ago. The land was reclaimed arduously-frjDm the river bot toms. Uncounted millions of man hours of hand-labor were re quired to build the earthen l-tICji tr.H 3 i-Z -Ji levees to protect the newly TribWM Ptwt by Run Rm4 from aum MlaM Aca Ourtk ml K.Hw. ai.h.

Continued Page 47, Col. 1 I 1 FACTORYTOYOU PUBLIC NOTICE! FAST PIAH REPAIRS One Hour Mot TALE' OF TWO RIVERS 'J The rith San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta it captured in this dramatic photograph, showing Pittsburg in the foreground. At left are the lower reaches of Sacramento River. Sherman Island (center) separates it from the San Joaquin. Chipps and Winter Islands are off-shore from Pittsburg.

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