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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 14

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14 Oakland Tribune, Wednesday, NoV. 8, 1961 Millar Novel BABY PHOTO Ships CpIIido; 'Jungle Hill1 Is VacaniVLof AND POTATO Banned Mot 3Die77tost CHIP FEUD -And Hazardous fcv esore In Blast, Fire Says Chief By DICK RICCA hazard posed by Jungle Hill'! and other undeveloped property throughout the city. is there because the people in the neighborhood have made STOCKTON Henry "HOUSTON, x. (JB A BOOKS FOR GROWING MINDS it their private garbage Miner's "Tropic of Cancer" BATESYILLE, Coy Claxton, a BatesvUle photographer, struck back when a grocery offered free baby pictures to anyone whef bought a certain brand of potato chips. Claxton is offering six free bags of potato chips to anyone who buys pictures from him.

"Jungle Hill" is a steep vacant lot that stretches from Ransom Ave. down to Santa Rita St. It was named "Jungle Hill" by children in the neighbor- dump. The long range hazard is Norwegian tanker and a Chinese freighter collided in wasn't really banned in Stock "These people arent iust blight. Officials warn that vacant lots can do as much to the police chief said yes terday.

a hurting- themselves," he clear weather on Galveston Bay last night, setting off ex But the paperback distribu added, "they are contributing to blighted conditions which are spreading throughout the Fourth in a Series plosions and fire? fed by oil hood, for this is the kind of a and chemicals. place that speaks of mystery tor, who had pulled the book back from Stockton stores city." spread blight, in a neighbor Three men were killed and and adventure to a child. Friday, ordered bis drivers on Tuesday to bring back copies He said the city is unable seven others were missing. Adults in the neighborhood hood as an empty building or any other kind of an eyesore. to police every vacant lot in Wen Tsai Hsu, 46, captain and officials at tlie Oakland alreadv distributed in za Vacant lots are a conven towns and three counties, in the its up to the people of the -community to of the Union Reliance, a Na- City Hall don't see anything tionalist Chinese freighter, mysterious or adventurous cluding Contra Costa County.

ient place to dump lawn dipJ pings and other kinds of call such' conditions to our at said his shin was anchored about "Jungle HUL" To them, Books expand young minds, bringing them new words, new ideas, new thoughts. In another of The Tribune's special chili dren's books sections, you will find listed many books to stimulate your child's imagination. Grouped by age and by interest and well illustrated, the reviews are written by Mrs. Ragnhild C. Williams, teacher of Children 's Literature at the University of California.

when it was struck by the it's just 35,000 square feet of law enforcement authorities," Police Chief Jack O'Keefe said after conferring with Dist Attyr Lawrence Drivon. "This is a voluntary program. Mr. Davinroy has always been cooperative." The chief read one page of "Tropic of Cancer" and "that was enough." Davinroy. read five pages.

rubbish. They make a dandy 1 a to deposit unneeded lum ber, old auto will do everything the Distributor Frank Davmroy said he didn't think the district attorney could win a case on charges thelbook is obscene, "but I don't want to M.S. Berean, a new Norweg- hazardous eyesore law allows to correct them," If you lived in the 2100 block ian tanker. mobiles or anything else that he said, "and where we can FREIGHTER VICTIMS of Santa Rita the view from your living room window act, we win offer every pos be involved in any mess won't fit in a backyard or the hall closet. AH the dead and all but one would be dominated dv ine "No action is necessary by of the missing were from the sible assistance to local residents to help them solve the City Manager Wayne E.

rubbish-strewn hillside. Union Reliance. Every time it rained, you problem." Thompson said there is little the city can do aboutsuch Also missing was Capt. Dav id Duncan, Houston, who was things. would look up to the top of the bill along Ransom Ave.

and wonder how much of the hill oiloting the freighter down Argues Own Case, Given Fine and Jail CHILDREN'S BOOK SPECIAL MSJtftf 2S SBdbTta eetV "We have the power to burn the weeds off a lot when it becomes long enough and dry wu nouavou wiux uic uuu fr()nt mornmg Of mi i enough to constitute a fire SAN RAFAEL Contractor GRAND OPENING THURSDAY, HOVUUEB 9, IMI MITGLAIR FLORISTS 2079 Mountain Boulevard eiillhas-beeaslipping 46 persons aboaroTtEe" hazard," he explained, "but Irving B. Litchfield demanded and sliding down upon Santa Berean escaped injury but 11 we can't remove anything un a jury trial and acted as his Rita St. for many years Sunday in The TRIBUNE men aboard the Union Re less it constitutes a public Many of the houses along the own attorney rather than pay a $6 fine for making an illegal nuisance." street wear a lonorn, De-draggled look, as if they ex- left turn There are more than 5,500 acres of undeveloped, vacant liance were treated for burns, exposure, and shock. Five of the 11 were hospitalized and three were in critical condition GRAND OPENING SPECIALS The jury found him guilty pect to be buried under tons land in the city of Oakland. and Municipal Judge Leonard of mud any minute.

$2.8 Million Terror Case Thomas pointing out a Included are many vacant lots sprinkled here and there To deal with the slide problem, the City of Oakland has BODIES FOUND Litchfield had five previous Flowering POTTED MUMS CARNATIONS 10 Varieties speeding convictions sen throughout the city. installed a network of drain' Capt. L. G. Haverland, tenced him to five days in jail, "Many of these lots are 150 50 age pipes to carry rain water from the top of the hill and $2 $100 fine and S10 penalty.

per doz. owned by people who live in other cities or outside the Special commanding officer of the Galveston Coast Guard station, said three bodies wee found on the Union Reliance. Litchfield, 49, shrugged off Need Seen empty it on Santa Rita St. state," he said. "Our.

investl Special tftsiftf iaj iricw will prevail tkmtkeit Mr tatire stick the verdict with the comment, "I was going to check into a But officials sadly admit they are virtually powerless to deal with the long range The freighter still was SAN LEANDRO A $2.8 gations indicate, that in many cases, the rubbish and debris hospital for a rest, anyway burning at 10:30 a.m. more million bond issue to finance school housing needs for the than 11 hours after the col next live years was recom lision and Haverland said it Fwas possible additional bod Suspect Held In Auto Crash Johtf D. Rice, 19, of 1455 37th Ave San one of 10 persons charged with conducting -a 15-month reign of terror against Mr. and Mrs. William Bowman, was arrested again early today when his vehicle struck a parked car on 19th near 1 mended to the San Leandro Board of Education last night ies would be found on the vessel.

by a citizens advisory com The Berean fire died after mittee. But, because of the uncer mm 10 ii nearly six hours and the tanker noved under its own power to Bolivar Roads near the Port of Galveston. tainty of a location for a proposed elementary school, in the Marina area, the com mittee refrained from sug gesting an election date. FEATURING 56 DIFFERENT STYLES The latter matter is of prime Optimists to Hold Benefit Ball Game WALNUT RE EK-The importance since the south county junior college district Concord Optimist Club will VI j. Police Officer James.

Mul-holland said Rice apparently had been drinking and attempted to drive on after the accident, but his damaged car stopped. MulhoQand said Rice re has scheduled its $13.5 million bond election for Feb. 20. This is to finance the purchase of a sponsor a benefit baseball game here at the city park Nov. 19, featuring "eight to 10" major league stars.

permanent site and structures for the new Chabot college now temporarily housed in fused to take a sobriety test, Ray Taylor, in obtaining Council approval for use of the local diamond, said the game portables on the grounds the Pacific High School. declaring he was "standing WHY A TRUNK SHOW? It takes a trunk' showing to bring all the Arrow styles to you no store could possibly carry all the different types! Order the ones you want; buy by the box (3 or 4 shirts per box). will aid the Concord service on his constitutional He was booked for drunk Tea Raises $1,000 club's fund for aid to boys. driving. PLEAS ANTON-Valley.

Me morial Hospital Women i Auxiliary raised more than Rice and his co-defendants in the harassment case will stand triaKDec. 4 in Superior Court Judge Harry J. Neu-barth's court. 11,000 at the annual, holiday tea at the Pleasanton SHOULDWE MEET MR. ARROW Mr.

Jack Eldridge will show you the 56 different Arrow styles. OAKLAND: Thursday, Nov. 9, Men's Furnishings, Street Floor During store hours Alameda Revives Campaign Haunted Houses inst hi 1 Aga WALNUT CREEK: Saturday, Nov. 1 1 Street Floor 12 noon 'til 5 p.m. HAYWARD: Monday, Nov.

13, Street Level During store hours EL CERRIT0: FridayrMov 1 0, Street Floor 1 2 noon 'til 9 p.m. Mr. Jack EUridg mm ALAMEDA Councilman Bill McCalTs campaign agains "haunted houses' cameback to life again to-day. The owners have torn down two vacant homes which Mc-Call called "eyesores" and the city Interdepartmental Housing Committee is ready start inspections of other homes, Asst. City Mgr.

Neil Clark said. McCall's anti-haunted house campaign has had a peek-a-boo career, but at long last the city is rigidly enforcing building and health codes on old homes, McCall told the council last night. McCall said the threat of condemnation will force other "eyesore" owners to demolish their vacant houses too. Clark said a joint city-county committee will start inspections on two other decrepit houses this month. TV VIOLENCE? Newton Minow of the FCC says the networks should clean up shows er set off the air.

TV bigwigs call this eensorship. Is it! Should tur government blow thu whistle on TV trash? Get ths story in this week's Post POST Buy these from our regular stock 2 POPULAR ARROW SHIRTS FENWAY $5 tack LIBERAL TRADE -III ALL017AN6E FOR YOUR OLD PIANO ON i Iht magnificent From our regular stock the Arrow Fenway shirt, of fine Belfast washwear cotton styled with a spread collar. White only, in sizes UVi-to 17. np i BEST VALUE ON ANY BASIS OF COMPARISON PADDOCK CLUB tack Superb perfoanancc in sighT sound. Vivid, realistic 23" pictures.

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