The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 2

2-SAN MATKO TIMES FRIDAY, Jl'XE 6 1947 Burlingame Charter Meet Set for to the Burlin- came charter spensi election June L'4 Tndav Ivjai: a i campaigning. i3.1eii for a campaign conr.V'te T.eetjnt: Monday niQh! map plans for a drive to were an equal to present Their views nisnt at a meeting of Burlin- Po-i No 163 American Lev the Lemon is. by us con- u'ion. non-political, the meeting declared "in recess" i R- a member of the hoard of freeholders, spoke in fa- of charter and John G. Clarkson spoke in opposition The jxist took no official action after granting oppsing sides the courtesy of making their presentation.

C. Coolidge Kreis, chairman of the Burlingame Citizens' Charter 1 committee, announced today a a committee of more than 50 citi- rens were working for a a a I "The committee members expect to see an overwhelming favorable vote for the charter" Kreis said "On that dav the voters will a opportunin to express the gratitude and appreciation to the board of freeholders Tor the manv months' hard work they put in on the charter." None of the are serving on the citizens' committee. The freeholders are. C. Bessett, Frank Burrows George N.

Coleman. Arthur W. Crump. Alfred R. Doering.

Norman E. Dole, Cora Finger, John C. Forsythe. Asa Fra-j zier Edward Hevey Robert Higsins. A.

A. Hock, Richard C. Lew is and J. Ed McClellan. ABOIT-- 3RD AVE.

PROPERTY HELD UP TO S1050 PER FOOT (run 1) loot in tin- prop ed a of 100 on Second sve- dfirt'jses to about nuv. location of the S'tiQ foot at th? St. under contu-uctior, CathtOic church proper 1 Church for it pointul out, at the San Mati'o Tinw from $i50 a foot acrou used for rt-lijious pur- street. jHOEE ABOUT-Cans Scorns i Teac iers Ask ChUd Clinic Pay Hearill REDWOOD CITY, June frwi face Rains Due All Summer, Belief (Continued from Page 1) i leaves California in the path of storms that are expected to con-! tinue through the summer. I The temperatures will continue around 57 low tonight and a high of 70 for tomorrow.

Rain gauges at Redwood City registered a precipitation of .35 of an inch up to 5 o'clock Thursday night bringing the season's total up to 14.12 inches, compared with last year's total of 15.76 inches Only a trace of rain was recorded today. San Mateo reported .02 inches of rain this morning, with Burlingame reporting no additional precipita- tion beyond the .26 of an inch re-1 ported yesterday. SAX FRANCISCO. June i --Small craft warnings were or-! dered by the weather bureau at 9 a m. today from Point Piedras Blanco to Cape for southwest winds 20 to 25 miles an hour, and strong gusts late this afternoon or tonight.

Southeast storm warnings were ordered from Cape Mendocino to the mouth of the Columbia river for 25 to 40 miles an hour southeast winds and small craft warnings on the West Coast. Rain Grounds Caterpillars South San Mateo's hungry little cllow caterpillars, who's leaf chen- ing antics inthe Portola avenue district during the past week have gained them state-wide attention-they uere the subject of a lengthy discussion on a network radio last night--today took somewhat of a back seat due to the rain. Leslie S. Majne, San Mateo pest control expert, and his crews were waiting for a break in the weather before attacking the invasion with DDT. Mayne that the spray can not be used until the sun is shining brightly, bringing the caterpillars and their offspring out into the open i its warmth.

He added that the light rains also would dilute the DDT. cutting down its efficiencv. City Holds Up Airport Action (Continued from Page 1) airport facility. But this problem of low-flying must be eliminated I'm afraid the field will be crowded out, and it should be realized before too much money is i for corner influence. Between Sec- Irtvestcd" lie proposed any i Mkt of the Ba.vshoie be suitable.

Near Slrerl From Elljuoiih avenue east Third iveiuie property is it S700 a ooun TO street on both sides Here several realtors commented values could even be boosted, informing that the Wjllgreen drug store had obtained the northwest corner building and soon phnned in remodel the entire structure. This. was said, would give a sharp impetus to the lower end of Third avenue. Depreciation taken into consideration was between 1 and 2 per cent. Present rents on lower Third avenue show a considerably higher value.

The Lucky market reflects from $900 to $St" a foot, agreed Clemenshaw. Corner influence, based on several hundred additional dollars, will boost corner properties, it was reported. Street Yaluec street was termed less desirable business property, and Wool-' worth, noted for its choice of location in the hub of commercial areas, has one of the poorest on 1 street. range from $500 at the Bank of America to S350 at the corner of Second avenue. City appraisers commented values here, are the same as they were about: 20 years ago.

showing no appreciable' increase. Barry J. O'Connor, president of the San Mateo chamber of Commerce and realtor, urged lower Third avenue values be raised. C'emenshaw indicated the action would be considered in view of the new information on the Wallgreen location. "AH we need there is to get a different type of tenant.

1 believe the property could be raised $85 to $100." O'Connor commented. Changes Ahead Clarke also informed Clemen-' shaw that upper Third avenue I would be given an additional boost by the advent of Lerner stores in i the near future which will take over the Safeway store site. Clemenshaw reminded that City Assessor O'Farrell would have to increase values as these changes come in. Fourth avenue, described as still speculative, has been valued at S500 a front foot on the north side off El Camino increasing to $600 in the center and up to $650 at San Mateo drive. Sales on the street reflect about SHOO a foot, said the appraiser, reminding that 65 per cent of the sales figures are used.

"Here, too, the assessor will increase values as improvements go in. It is unfair to add them until they are developed." One building located on Fourth avenue reflects a high value, but this is pioneering, it was said. The appraisal, added the engineer, is being kept in line with the residential values, about two-thirds of the present day sales. Fourth Avenue On the south'side of Fourth ave-j nue. values have been set at $450 to S550 at the center and up to i S600 at the drive.

10 per cent lower than the north side, because, it is unimproved, despite the location of an alley. This someday, if properly developed, all agreed would more than rival and would boost value on Third avenue, actually anchoring it by the development of Fourth avenue. In the future shops along Third avenue would become more specialized with the larger stores probably going to Fourth, said experts. At the rear of the Tower Market property across from Central park land has been placed at $150 a foot, because said Clemenshaw. it is undeveloped and he has been informed it will eventually be used for parking purposes.

At the south- cast corner of Fourth avenue and San Mateo drive property runs between $300 and $400 a foot. Future location of a bank there is expected to destroy some of the streets value as a retail development. The Greyhound bus station site is rated at $200 a foot. Clemenshaw told the meeting about $150 additional per front foot is added for corner influence, adding about $5,000 for an average site. Super markets which have blind walls on corners, however, would run less.

Back to Street Returning to street, Clemenshaw reported the east side of the street south of Third avenue is between S300 and $425 a foot, and $350 down to $250 on the same block on the west side. Location of the Elks' club and a vacant lot there cuts down business values street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues ranges from $200 to $175 and between Fifth and Sixth, S150 to $135; Sixth and Seventh, $125. At the San Mateo National bank, I an additional $300 a foot is added KXCLSE I COEUK A Id.ihu (IP)-- Jiuigo (). C. WiUon Frank Napier of I'oitlull, trmn i after the i tfli-phoiifd to s.iy he uvm miles Hciiiners on snou Mmes lo i lu.s plis'lil I i i i i i Scooml i Calif.

i i i as oud i i a At i a a i i a A nf r.scairriON i I I 00 mi. i i IP. mrt- i i 00 yr 00 p.r mn a ii 1 1 In nhai.rr M.III in II I.Bit lilu I eta ond and First avenues on the west side property is between $300 and S250 a foot, and on the east side, S250 at the corner of Second avenue to SlfKi at First, plus an additional for corner influence. Between i I and i the east I Mde i i i i 1 3 a heavy coriu-r in.lucnce added for the t-ial I'aint store site since its loca- 1 i is utilized This would an extra on lion. Hoth sides of a i iK-twcen street and Mateo a been placed ai S1--5 Second Avenue Lower avenue from F.I Camino Real to San Mateo drive, at the i hospital nurses' home, 12.10 i foot to $300 at City of Pans property and at San Mateo rime.

Thr north sidr of street a exempt except for the City of Parn i stnrr and ciiy i brary, rated at $2rn fool On San Mttpn at Timos Square, loca lion of Ihr rou of val- uei $400. report- Taking up zonc'd properties on El Camino Real, the eomir.it- commented. "Wonder how the 're all going to make a living It concensus that the city now has more than enough com-' inercial property for some Ume to Business locations alone highways are far less desirable than anv located off the major thorough-' fares, said appraisers. Redwood City was cued by some an out standing esample of poor business planning and excessive commercial zoning. at UM On El Camino Real property values begin at $300 a foot at the Lucky Tower, market between' Fourth and Fifth avenues, with the opposite side doned for menu) at $100 and $110.

It is $2001 at Mills hospital between Second and Baldwin avenues. The ttatei board of equalization will rule on Mills exemption as a non-profit corporation, City Assessor O'Farrell told the meeting. The; frontage of St. Matthew's Episcopal i church is $300 a foot. Approximately across from Mills hospital property is listed at $250 a foot at the real estate row.

South of Third avenue, the Hayne estate property is listed it $90 a foot with Parrott Park apartment house area $70. First class residential property in the tract runs $45 and $50. Clemenshaw reminded the reappraisal is hittinf 1941 and 1942 sales values on land and buildings on residential property and from 50 to 85 per cent of 1947 values on commercial prop-j erty. "vVe want to keep them in line." he said, to which appraisers agreed the entire revaluation! was "conservative all the way through." At Twelfth Avenue On El Camino Real at Eleventh! and Twelfth avenues on the west side business property rates begin at $80 and go up to $110. The DeSoto garage is listed at $80 a foot, with a foot Utyond- The property is actually selling for $300 a foot today.

In 1945, a 50-foot parcel located near the polo grounds, across from Franzetti Cleaners, sold for $7000, Clemenshaw reported. In 1941, property along the highway sold for $20 a foot, realtors informed him. All commented it was highly speculative. Values on the Twenty-fifth avenue business district average around $200 a front foot. The survey is still incomplete here and values may go slightly higher.

Urges Razing The row of new stores located opposite Twenty-second avenue on the highway range around $100. Beyond that most of the property should be torn down and rebuilt to get good business values, it 1 was said, since majority of firms on the highway are warehouses, nurseries, and there are, unfortunately, said the appraiser, shacks which cut surrounding values. James Lee of Lee Parsons, in- hentance tax appraiser, told the. committee he recently had a 25-, foot lot on the highway in South San Mateo sold at an open bid in San Mateo sold for $3300 at an open bid in court, Bell street (the east side of Twenty-fifth avenue across the highway) graduates from $100 down to $75. O'Connor voiced some criticism that Axel Johnson's San Mateo Knolls business area property was too high, ranging around $75 to $100 a foot.

Still unimproved, it has all the street work in, reminded Clemenshaw. That section also incomplete may still be revised. At Hillsdale David D. Bohannon's proposed Hillsdale business area, most of which is still unimproved, has been valued at $75 to $100. Majority of the apprawers agreed it would, on development, be an "up and coming" business area, and would threaten the popularity of Twenty- fifth avenue, the latter site has no place to grow.

Although the national tendency is toward decentralization of commercial districts, going into the country, it was pointed out by Clemenshaw that the heavy influx of new population into this area would serve to fill any gaps. Bohannon's development is being planned for sn anticipated 12,000 population in the south end. Values will be given an immediate boost here by the of a Sears-Roebuck store, which business men disclosed already has been signed. All Approve Closing the meeting, City Assessor O'Farrell told the group, "This work is being done for the express purpose of equalizing property-not to raise or lower taxes. We've called you here to show you what we've done, and invite your comment." All of the appraisers voiced hearty approval o' the revaluation, commenting there was no fault to i in the general picture.

Attending yesterday's meeting were David J. Stollery, Frank Ho- chex of Hochex 4 orbex, Postmaster James J. Kchoe, nlm veter- appraiser; William O'Keefe, American Trust company; Charles 1'juons, James Lee uf Lee Parsons, Frank Horing, San Mateo a Building and Loan association, Edward Msrtm, Horace Clark, II Castle, Barry O'Connor, Frank Steele, chief deputy appraiser, and Jack Shaffer K8.000 child guidance clinic ouuide jurisdiction ef the health department. I Watkinaon Mid that the teach- operation within the depart- on the clanfi ment is the bone of contention noi ri 1 with numerous welfare groups, in- 1 That requested eluding the countv council of wel- schedule, or better, be given fart uencies, county chapter of consideration in making the Red and others, who will budget of the San Jlateo meet tonight with the of su- 1 district for ptrvuoH for a showdown on the 2- That coniracti for teachers, in- clinic issue corporating their requested These groups and numerous in- ule or It presented to all have asked the board to on create the clinic as a non health 3 That there positively be no department function. qualifying provisions attached to -It is not function of the to neioti health department Dr.

JJteSStiw toJrtSS w- teach Can, commented this morning. "ale "Too many things have been $2880 u. $4240 and the disliked loaded on my department that escalator clause. The teachers, in don't belong to it." turn seek their schedule of $2880 to He said that sobriety tests for $48W). drunk drivers and operation of the CMlracts Held county dump on Bay road "are' At the last meeting of the trus functions of ours when they tees the teachers were told that con shouldn't be.

Then people inquire tracts were held in abe ancf until about the coit of operating the de- the board could determine available partment." finance. A contingency was the In a plea to the supervisors to the district would receive make provisions for an adequate ln allocations from Proposition No. I number of beds in the new TB 3 last November. cility. Dr.

Harold Mirks, medical Teachers pointed out at their superintendent of Community hos- meeting yesterday at assembly that pital. today made the prediction assembly bill 2126, which would that incidence of cases requiring 'set up the legal machinery for the, sanitarium care will be nearly dou- fund allocation, had been passed bled in the next 12 months. signed. Investigation by the "Cam-on sanitarium has 70 na- 1 revealed, they an more than $20.000 would be Oxnard Man School Head MK.VLO PARK, June 0 Mrlulle Homffld. 38.

has appointed of the Mi-nlu Park school dutrict, trustees, announced todiv. He OUon, who uftor 'line ii supeiintentteiil. to become direnor of recreation and child yuidaiuo for S.m Mjtru Homfeld, native of Wawo. Kern anility, principal of Oxnard junior high. Ventura county, before entering the army in which he in the govern ment educational department.

Auto Executive Dies in Crash iviilh side- of the polo fit Id i i u- i.ll. .4 lli liul j'Kv js aijdfd the "that don i a to in- trifrri- optvalion-. that ijoinj on for a number of Vbiuioul Monieivrtie Ordered To Stand Trial i Hurrmml REDWOOD CiTV. June -D a i crde. 28 er-r old erstwhile process server for a San Francisco today had been held to answer to superior court on a charge of He is accused of having stolen saddles, bridles and a wriitwatch from the Belmont home of James Lawson on May 17.

Judge R. C. Johnson of San Carlos, acting Belmont police judge, bound him over after a preliminary hearing, and refused to lower the defendant's $5.000 bail Montevenip has been questioned in connection with a series of Hillsborough and San Mateo burglaries flOm I and thrcf old von Allan (J. 1'noi the Smallc-unia in- Van Cjmivn was a Ovx- role; atfin-y tU-sler in He fjlllr tu thltM- ago as. nmueor of the Buriinsame branch and Transferred.

about to thv Sin Bruno brand) I'-i 1:1 in and at San Bi he uas active in Lions and n'Jii-r cmc and fu- ifrnal acini w--. two iniuu'd iiwn both been associated Smallcomb for than three Nears each. Van Campoji and Schunian were co-defendentA i Smallcomb in November IMfi, in a federal jur' indictment on conspir- rc charter to buy surplus army truck from the war asM'ts adminiv iration They entered pleas of nolle i L-omendre and were assessed fines City Drops Truck Action (Continued from Page 1) ordinance, and Mr. Cotton and Mr. Smith together can work out a satisfactory solution to the problem by utilizing a passageway down the stated in a memorandum I to the district.

to Dr. Cans. "The county has a i "mount, plus other 31 patients in California sani- be derived from the 8-cent tax i i Urium, SVlmont. and theTe are wtimitfd at $50,000 eight more cases awaiting Mr 'l r1ov 'e ample finance i ta'um facilities. This makes a total the schedule we request," Wst- of 115 cases needing bed care.

A 1 K1 said. vear ago there were just 63--all in' No niention was made in the let- Canvon sanitarium." 16 el on on 0 the 8-cent tax increase which car- Robs Attendant, Flees in Taxi (Continued from Page 1) Francisco adding his report to that of Spence. It marked the second time that Spence has been held up in the past six months--at the same station. Last November 21, Spence was accosted by a youthful bandit at the Bayshore-Baden avenue station and robbed of $42. South San Francisco police arrested Raymond P.

Stout, i "floater" to this part of the state, and Stout was subsequently convicted of the South San Francisco robbery. He is now serving a San Quentin sentence. Churchill Gets Letter Bomb LONDON, June 8--(IP)--Nine more letter bombs addressed to present and former members of the government, one reportedly bearing Winston Churchill's name, were intercepted at the general postoffice today. Extraordinary security precau-1 tions were put into effect for the royal family and other distin-1 guished Britons. The new bombs were found by experts assigned to the postoffice by Scotland Yarn.

They were similar to 11 others received in the last few days, but the envelopes were slightly larger. More than a dozen detectives of the Yard's special branch which deals with subversive movements and aliens will shadow the king, queen, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at the Epsom Derby tomorrow. ried by a margin of more than 7'j to 1. Wilkinson said that the teachers regarded that vote as a mandate from the people on teachers' alary increases and equalization. It was considered doubtful today that the special meeting requested by the teachers could be held before next Thursday.

The board of trustees of the San Mateo Junior college meets Wednesday night and several Junior college trustees are also members of the high school board. At the office of Superintendent W. T. Van Voris it was held that a meeting Tuesday night, preceding the Junior college trustees' meeting, was almost out of the question. Court Fines 2 Taken In Gambling raid REDWOOD CITY, June 6--Two San Francisco Chinese arrested following a sheriffs raid May 29 on an Oriental gambling den at Edgemar on the north Coastside, late yesterday 'were fined $150 each by Justice John Fahey of Daly City.

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