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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 21

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DECEMBER 5, 1942. PART II. Cos Anaclcs aimea IATURDAY MORNING. Dec. 15 Deadline Announced for Landlords to Register Los Angeles and Orange County Rent Control Offices Working at Top Speed to Finish Job Funeral Set for Buck Jones Western Film Star, Fire Victim, Will Be Given Private Interment Monday Rags Collection to Start Today Campaign in Stores Will Help Keep War Machinery Clean Share-the-Wealth Plan Lands Maid Behind Bars Police Report They Found Gems and Valuable Property of Rich Widow in Servant's Bags Ann StaalancTs private share-the-wealth plan yesterday went awry, landing her behind bars on suspicion of grand theft Personal maid for Mrs.

Franklin G. Mcintosh, wealthy West Los Angeles widow, the 35-year-old suspect was accused of attempting to abscond with some of her employer's Funeral services for Buck Jones, western film star who died In Boston of burns received in the night club holocaust there a week ago, will be conducted at Mwiifiiiiiiliii registration offices In the two counties ara functioning at top speed," Barry said, "and will continue operating at full strength until Dec. 15." Barry expressed gratification at the "splendid co-operation" which he said the majority of the landlords in this area had given his office. The main rent-control office at 1016 S. Broadway continues to be a center of activity, as the reports are being checked and tiled.

With a majority of the 700,000 rental units in the Log Angeles-Orange County area already registered, the district Federal rent-control office yesterday set Tuesday, Dec. 15, as the deadline on registration. "Indications are that the registration of all rental units in this area will be completed by time of the deadline," David Barry acting rent-control director for the two counties, declared in explaining that the date for ending of the registration period was valuables. 1:30 p.m. Monday at Bresee Brothers Gillette chapel.

Private Interment will follow. The actor leaves his widow, Rags for the war machinery of America will be collected In 100 downtown stores today from customers and employees, as part of a national effort to supply the Army and Navy with a vital commodity. Every piece of war machinery, from the giant turbines of battleships to the wing-flap gears of dive bombers, needs to be cleaned and rags are the best cleaners known. So a vital part of the wartime salvage program includes the recovery of usable rags, and arrangements have been made with downtown stores to facilitate this operation. Mrs.

Odelle Jones, a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Beery, wife of Noah Beery his mother, Mrs. E. McCammon, and a sister, Mrs. Walter Mendell.

The body will arrive from Bos ton this morning. fixed by the Federal Rent Control Act. Under the law all landlords must be registered 45 days after the inauguration of rent control in an area. Rent control became effective in this area Nov. 1, he said.

"The 10 principal rent-control Picture to Be Shown A free showing of the picture "Citizens of Tomorrow" will be given at the Mayan Theater next Friday at 8:30 p.m., under the auspices of the Committee for Care of Children in War Time. You'll And the Went's flncgt "Business Opportunity" nelectlon daily In Times Classified Ads. Pedestrian Hit by Two Machines Elderly Man Victim of Unusual Accident Knocked to his hands and knees by one machine, then crushed to the pavement and dragged 200 feet by a second car as he cried to the first driver for help, Harry C. Dayton, 70, of lSll'i E. Ocean Long Beach, died yesterday in Community Hospital.

Police reports set forth that the elderly pedestrian was hit at Redondo Ave. and Wilton St. by Mrs. Dorothea Johnson, of 434 Winslow Ave. As he called to her for aid, Mrs.

Johnson told officers, a machine operated by Earl R. Rose, of 925 Redondo ran over Dayton. Ttlephont W'Ebster 4211 "She had too much," she explained to Detective Lieutenant C. J. Nash, "and I had too little." Mrs.

Mcintosh of 841 Green-way Drive, whose late husband was a collector cf precious and emiprecious stones, callecfc police when she learned that some of her jewels were missing. Investigators assertedly found eix of Miss Staaland's bags packed with rare gems, linens and Other valuables. It was believed, for a while, that the maid had swallowed a $9800 seven-carat diamond ring Mrs. Mcintosh reported missing. However, an X-ray examination showed no trace of the ring.

Mrs. Mcintosh, who had hired Miss Staaland last June, was unable to give investigators a full account of the missing items, explaining that she kept some of her valuables in a vault at her home, but that the slip of paper containing the combination to the strongbox was not in its customary place. Valuables assertedly found in the maid's bags, police said, included an $18,000 pearl necklace, a $15,000 jeweled butterfly, a rare linen cloth valued at $2000 and SHARE THE WEALTH Ann Staaland had a private plan of that nature, but she was behind bars yesterday, accused of attempting to steal employer's jewelry. Timn photo SHOP MONDAY AtJD THURSDAY Final Pickup of School Scrap Due Tomorrow which are now on school grounds. The drivers have volunteered their time as an aid to the war.

NIGHTS TILL 9:30 from now till Christmas City trucks with volunteer drivers from the city's refuse collection division will make the final pickup of scrap metal from city school salvage depots tomorrow. The trucks are being made available by the Board of 'Public Works in order to clean up the remaining 675 tons of materials Three hundred and sixty members of the C.I.O. Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union have volunteered to help load the trucks. tSix men are being assigned to each of the 60 city a piece of Florentine lace worth $3000. Among the items In Mrs.

Mcintosh's vault, 1 i were in STORE OPENS AT 12:30 BOTH DAYS formed, were three cans of coffee. Ml. 1 MILMt HELP CONSERVE RUBBER! PLEASE CARRY PACKAGES! rv jjii' -mnB si ml? iv art t. 'mi -fc. 4 i 4 mwil 9 -J; St iv xirv.

I iiip POPLIN all-weather jacket, windproof and showerproof, snugly lined with flannel. 10-20. 3.95 LOAFER jacket of lOOC'r wool Bedford cord, western style, ideal gift for lads 14 to 18 years. Remember, all wool! 5i95 LEISURE jacket, a two-toned combination, Shetland front with park-suede sleeves and back. Sizes 14 to 20.

8.95 CAPESKIN or suede leather jacket with two-way extension cuff. Zip or button front, 3 pockets; fully lined. 820, 9.95 i May Co. Vilshirt Boy Clothing Mezunint I MUUl REVERSIBLES IN PASTEL PLAIDS SAVE DOLLARS! Wear it between showers with its lovely plaid side 50 wool, 50 rayon smiling back at the sun. Reverse it in a twinkling, and its shower-treated cotton gabardine laughs at the rain! Powder blue, beige or gold backgrounds.

Other types in group. Sizes 12-18. Sale priced, gift-timed, 1 0i88 Sports Shop Second Floor 12 I 9 844 wm ft NEW PASTEL COATS WITH GLORIOUS FOX COLLARS! 100 wool in a lovely quality, great flufly collars of selected Fox a sale to raise even higher the Campus Shop's reputation for values! Choose powder blue or beige with snow fox, kclly green or gold with red fox. The box style sketched or a. sleek fined coat.

9-15. But come at once because they're all wool, all lovely, all loaded with Fox! Our sale-price, $44 Ci'tpMt Shop Second Floor FOR TINY FEET A HUGE ARRAY DF CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS-iiere. the popular zipper boot in chrome leather with leather sole, 7 12, 1 .90 13 to 3, 2.25. Snug little "Faust" in red or blue elk, padded sole. Sizes 6 to 11, L65; Sizes 12 to 3, l75i Children's Shots Sir tH Floor LITTLE MISS CHESTERFIELD, 100 WOOL TWEE D--One of the shapeliest coats a young miss 7 to 14 can wear, a strictly tailored Chesterfield in fine wool herringbone tweed enriched with a velvet collar.

Durable menswear rayon lining. On daughter's "recommended list" for Christmas! 7 to 14. 14.98 Girls' Shop Second Floor OUR BEST-SELLER CORDUROY JUMPER FOR SANTA'S BEST GIRL An over. whelming favorite with our tiny 2 to 6x patrons; so you're safe in sending it to a niece you've never even seen! Red, kelly green or royal blue. 2.98 Tiny dimity blouse, puff sleeved and ruffled, 1.69 Children's ShepSetond Floor I i I I.

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