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Valladao New Leader at J. Richard Valladao, former student body president at Half Moon Bay 'Union High school, yesterday was. elected president of the San Mateo Junior college student body for the coming spring semester. He defeated Jerry Presfon of Belmout and Owen Lee of San Mateo. An aeronautics major, Valladao has served the college as assembly chairman, cochairman of the 1952 homecoming, and has been rally commissioner for part of the fall term.

He also has been president of the Flying club and has taken part in one college play. Mary Ellen Yee of San Mateo is the new vice-president, winning out over Billman. Joan Uhlrich of San Mateo in the runoff election defeated Else Muller in the race for secretary. Joan Bjerkager lost out at the primary. Dick Mills of San bested George Butcher and Marilyn Bast to become the new treasurer and Dave Barbieri won the post of athletic manager over Dennis Bourquin.

Betty Fix of San Mateo defeated Dolly Cantanz to become the new rally commissioner and Joanne Gohl of Burlingame defeated Lee Ralph to become high sophomore representative on the executive council. Barbara Betka of Burlingame outraced a field of five, Doug Amsden, Barbara Because he wanted to get cup of coffee, Fred Christman (standing, left), 54, got out of this Christman's car car in Los Angeles, just one minute before it was pavement. The crushed by a huge lumber trailer. The seat of (AP Wircpholo) was pushed halfway down to the trailer rolled over it made a turn. 'Post Office' in Schoolroom Causes Firing of Teacher PRINCESS ANNE, Md.

(TPl--Se- but he thought school was a "queer Andrews, Ken Atchley, Bev Bendinelli and Shirley Cohenour to become the new high freshman representative. Valladao will succeed Bill Nicholson, the president. present student body CMA. Defends HealthProgram SAN FRANCISCO (IP)--Dr. Lewis A.

Alesen, of Los Angeles, president of the California Medical association, defended his state's health plans today against charges that similar programs in Michigan offer more benefits. Dr. Alesen came out in favor of California's method of health insurance and strongly disagreed with Dr. Dwight Barnett, Columbia uni- veristy professor of administrative medicine, who spoke on behalf of Michigan's plan and said it offered more. "California and Michigan are not comparable in this sense," Dr.

Alesen said. Differences in population and distribution in the two states a comparison impracticable, the medical association head said. Dr Barnett charged that voluntary health programs in California are lagging behind those in other states due to "lack of vision in the medical profession." Dr. Alesen said that Blue Shield (California Physicians Service) and Blue Cross, two principal prepayment plans, are returning 85 to 82 per cent their premiums to their members in the form of services. Half Moon Bay WSCS Plans Sale i County News Service) HALF MOON BAY, Jan.

W. S. C. S. of the Half Moon Bay Community Methodist church held a business meeting this week at the home of the Rev.

and Mrs. J. E. Huntley, with Mrs. Huntley and Mrs.

E'thel Schellenger as hostesses. Plans were made for a valentine food sale to be held on February 14. Mrs. Clarence Bender and Mrs. Jack Canadas were appointed to head the committee for the sale.

The location will be announced at a later date. The next meeting of the W. S. C. S.

will be a luncheon meeting on January 29 at 12:30 p. m. Hostesses for the day will be Mrs. C. Bradshaw.

Mrs. J. E. Huntley and Mrs. C.

Nelson. "PLaza 6" Added To Phone Exchange (Times County News Service) COLMA, Jan. new telephone exchange, PLaza 6, was announced here today by telephone officials. The new exchange will serve the southern section of San Francisco, Daly City and Colma. City Traffic Box Score --To I Accidents Movinr Vlolatiom 526.

Violations on Bayshore: O. J. Imperiale, 39, San Francisco, ig- norlnj red liBht; W. F. Helbing in.

37. Santa Crur. Ignoring red light--speeding IT due caution; Jack Schwartz. 19. South San Francisco, driving on wrong side of road: V.

J. Corucini. San Francisco, no tail light- D. J. Howerton.

25. 1725 Nash San Mateo. disregarding red light. Violations on El Camino: 4 D. Black.

16. 420 Bucknel drive. San Mmteo. no registration displayed: William T. Comeford.

64. 807 Laurelwood. San Mateo, ignoring red light: Jim E. Keller, 26. San Francisco, speeding caution, drivers license not in possession: Paul Harchm, 3712 Hacienda.

San Mateo, disregarding red light. Violtionj Elsewhere: 11 Lawrence sterk. 34, 1819 Shoreview. San Mateo. disregarding arterial itop; David Mock.

27. 1021 3rd San Mateo, speed- Ing and driving due caution; Jamtic E. Saulsbury. 29, seatttle. no operator license, speeding and driving due caution: Peler Acosta.

37. 3522 Martin drive. San Mateo. ignoring arterial William Novak. 19, south San Francisco, speeding through blind intersection, no operator's license: John Durand.

33, Redwood City, ignoring arterial stop, expired operator's license: N. Roberts. 17, 811 Nevada. San Mateo. speeding and driving due caution; Gordon Ryan.

42. 4028 Colegrovc. Sun ignoring arterial stop: Ahaz C. Boggese 73 735 Laurel. Burlingame.

disregarding arterial stop; William Banks, 17. 328 N. Idaho. San Mateo. no license In posteaslon; Iouglas G.

Roland. 16, 41 North Humboldt, San Mateo. no tail light, no icbt evtr lifenM rious, mild-mannered Louis L. Pund said today he isn't sorry he gave his seventh grade students kissing lessons to teach them "the facts of life." "It did them a lot of good," the 40-year-old teacher said. "It helped them get over their inhibitions." Pund, who took up psychology as a hotiby, had to quit his job at historic Washington Junior High school yesterday when angry parents protested against their children playing "post the schoolroom.

"I started it a month ago be cause some of the children were inhibited and it seemed like a good way of teaching the facts of life," he said. Teacher's Complaint "Down here in this Eastern shore town a good many of the parents don't appear to take the trouble to explain to the children what life is all about." Most of the children considered the experiment a lark, and School Superintendent John L. Bond said apparently no real harm was done. But he ruled the practice had to stop. Thirteen-year-old Jimmy Byrd said the kissing games didn't make any "particular impression' on him Cardinal-Elect Reaches Rome ROME (IP) Cardinal-designate James Francis Mclntyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, arrived here by air last night to attend next week's sacred consistory at which he and 23 other prelates will become princes of the Roman Catholic church.

The New York-born archbishop, the only American to be invested next week, was the last of the cardinal-designates to arrive. His plane had been delayed six and a half hours, and he told some 100 welcoming members of Rome's American colony that the Atlantic crossing was "bumpy." Archbishop Mclntyre's investiture will raise to four the number of American cardinals. San Mateo Girl on Spartan Daily Staff Joyce Passetti of San Mateo has been appointed to serve as feature editor during the winter quarter on the Spartan Daily, student newspaper of San Jose State college, it was announced today by Jerry Belcher, editor. A senior journalism major at the college, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Dominic Passetti, 108 Burbank avenue. She was graduated with the class of 1948 from San Mateo High school and attended San Mateo Junior college before transferring to San Jose Testimonial in L.A. For CNPA Manager A testimonial to John B. Long's twenty-fifth anniversary as general manager of the California Newspaper Publishers association will be celebrated by the Advertising Los Angeles next Tuesday at the Statler hotel. In attendance at the meeting will be many publishers and friends of the honored guest.

Speaker the day will be Stanley T. Wilson, president of the CNPA and publisher of the Mill Valley Record, who will detail the growth of the state-wide newspaper organization. place" to play them. "I have no objections to kissing games," said his father, James Byrd. '(Played them myself as boy.

But school is not the place for that sort of thing." Mrs. C. M. Mildon said she was "very a a and surprised" when she learned her 12-year-old Cradoc, was involved in the experi ment. Didn't Enjoy It One youngster, who wouldn'i give his name, said sourly: didn't see anything to enjoy." But he added he didn't think anything was wrong about it.

Most of the pupils seemed sorry that Fund was leaving. Pund, who has a young child ol his own, has decided in view of the storm that he'd better give up teaching. He is going to try to get a job playing the trumpet or trombone for a jazz band. The teacher-sponsored "post office" game went over big once the children got used to it, Pund said even though they were a little shy at first and said "ah, no" or "I don't want "A girl would select a boy who would go into the cloak room and call out the name of a girl who then would be it," he explained. "The girl would go into the cloakroom with the boy and they would kiss each other on the cheeks or lips.

They would then leave the cloakroom and the girl would call out the name of another boy." Fund's schedule called for "post office" for two half-hour periods every day during three-hour mathematics classes. Playing, of course, was not compulsory. Youth Rallies at Covenant Church REDWOOD CITY, Jan. short'series of special youth rallies will be conducted tonight and tomorrow by the Rev. Howard Stevenson, youth leader and Gospel musician, at the Peninsula Covenant church here.

Mr. Stevenson, who formerly resided in San Mateo and Burlingame, is now youth director for the Tabernacle Baptist church of Seattle, Wash. He arranged the musical scores for the new religious film, "Destiny Calling," which was shown last night at the Redwood City Youth for Christ meeting. Hope Abandoned For Nine Airmen SAVANNAH, Ga. TP--The air force gave up hope today of finding any survivors of a B-50 bomber which crashed near here after a collision with a sister ship and began an investigation to determine the cause of the crash.

The nine crewmen of the bomber were officially listed as dead last night and an air and ground hunt over the swamp area where the B-50 plummeted to earth Thursday night was called off. SSF DRIVER ARRESTED SAN BRUNO, Jan. Lange, 48, a superintendent at the Union stockyards in South San Francisco, was arrested Thursday night on a charge of drunk driv ing on SanBruno avenue. He will appear in municipal court January 15. --o EDUCATOR TO SPEAK Dr.

Elon E. Hildreth-, president of the San Mateo Junior college, will be guest speaker Tuesday at the regular luncheon of the Burlingame-San Mateo Kiwanis club at the Chukker. Dr. Hildreth will discuss "Your Junior College." LEATH-AL MEMPHIS, Tenn. OP) --Death street was the way the street sign read, but it's really Leath street.

Pranksters painted the into a 'RAIN GUTTERS' Dl 4-2292 JU 3-0085 D. J. CACCIAR1 CO. Kallriad Mlllbrao TROUGHS DOWN SPOUTS Free Estimates Without Obligation, Call HEATING and SHEET METAL, INC. 316 Eighth Avenue, San Mateo Hatch Heads State Group Supervisor Board Chairman Alvin S.

Hatch of San Mateo county was elected president yesterday of the County Supervisors Association of California, meeting in Sacramento. He succeeds Jack Armstrong of Tehama county. Willard Smith, of Orange county, was elected treasurer, and Roger Jessup, of Los Angeles, was elevated from second to first vice- president. The second vice-presidency was unfilled. J.

W. McDermott, of Yolo county, and Dean Turner, of Lake county, were elected to the board of directors. Carpenters Will Give Scholarship Malcolm S. Kidd, president of local No. 162 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, today announced plans for a scholarship fund to aid in the completion 'of the education of the son or daughter of a journeyman carpenter.

The fund of $500 continuous for two years is to be applied towards acquisition of a college degree for the recipient. The award is to be made by a five man commute from the local. The award will be made from applications, and their records shall be submitted to a committee of educators who will judge their records and suggest the award winner. Kidd announced that to win the award the applicant must have graduated from a high school or junior college, planning to register for full time study at a college or university. Half Moon Bay Club Changes Meet Place Connty News Service) HALF MOON BAY, Jan.

Half Moon Bay Lions club met at Domenic's place this week. A showing of a sound film entitled "A Century of Lights," was presented by Donald L. Hickey, district representative of the P. G. E.

Co. For the next three months the club will hold meetings at the Miramar hotel, on the first and third Monday nights of each month. Testimonial Dinner For Judge Robbing (Times fount? News Service) SOUTH SAN Jan. testimonial dinner honoring S. K.

Robbins, who stepped down as police judge January 5 after seven years service, will be held January 21 at Oliver's, restaurant at 7:30 p. M. St. Clare Fete Set Monday SANTA CLARA, Jan. gala program, commemorating the seven hundredth anniversary of the death of St.

Clare, patron saint of University of Santa Clara, city and county of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara valley, is slated next Monday. The celebration is also in honor of the one hundred and seventy- sixth anniversary of the founding of the university's Mission church. Beginning with a solemn high mass at 10 a. m. in the Mission church, the program will continue throughout the afternoon and evening.

A 15-foot granite cross, sponsored by the Santa Clara Lions club, will mark the site of the first Mission Santa Clara--De La Cruz and Martin avenue, Santa Clara. The huge cross, weighing 25 tons, is to be formally dedicated Monday afternoon at 2 p. m. amid all the pomp and ceremony befitting the occasion. In the evening, the famed Franciscan choir from Old Mission San ta Barbara, will offer a concert in the university's auditorium.

Theme of this presentation is to be a selection of early California melodies. The choir is under the direa tion of Alexander Manville, O.F.M., and Forrest McDonald, O.F.M. Breaking down the program, the Rev. Herman J. Hauck, S.

university president, will be celebrant of the 10 o'clock high mass. The Rev. Joseph Martin, S. will be deacon and the Hev. Edward D.

Maginnis, S. pastor of St. Clare's church, will serve as subdeacon. The Rev. Alan McCoy, O.F.M., will be the mass' preacher and deliver the sermon," while master of ceremonies on the altar will be the Rev.

Roger D. McAuliffe, S. J. Faculty, students, fourth degree Knights of Columbus and friends of Santa Clara will be in attendance. For the afternoon dedication of the cross, at which the Franciscan choir will sing and the Santa Clara High school band play, the Hon.

Joseph R. Knowland will deliver the principal address, followed by the unveiling of the statue of the cross and blessing the Rev. Henry L. Walsh, S. of Santa Clara, and a congratulatory message from Father Hauck.

Westlake Choir at San Bruno Baptist SAN BRUNO, Jan. children's choir of Westlake Baptisl church will present a program ol music at the First Baptist chjirch of San Bruno tomorrow evening at 7:30. The Rev. Hoy Milam, pastor of Westlake Baptist, will conduct the musical numbers. The Baptisf Youth Fellowship ol San Bruno First Baptist meets al 5:30 p.

m. for an hour of fellowship and Bible study. $100 FINE ORDERED (Times Redwood City Bureau) REDWOOD CITY, Jan. Fletcher, 548 Madison ave nue, Redwood City, pleaded guilty yesterday before Municipal Judge Edward I. McAuliffe to charges of drunk and disturbing the peace She was sentenced to pay a S100 fine or serve five days in jail on the disturbance charge and received a suspended sentence on other.

SAN MATEO TIMES--5 SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 1853 A Wirephol.) A venomous, six-foot-long Indian cobra and tiny mongoose size- one another before their battle to the death in the Shimshapura area of Mysore state, India. The battle was extremely short. In a split, unguarded second, the mongoose rushed from the doorway and delivered fatal spinal bite on its traditional enemy. BURLINGAME WANTS TO PAY FINES AT HOME KO'D BY BUMPER JACK SYRACUSE, N.

Y. (IP)--Robert Malary, 28, was out riding with a friend recently when the car got a flat tire. While Malary was removing the lug bolts from the'wheel, the bumper jack slipped, hit him on the head and knocked him out. After being revived by his friend, both fintehed changing the before driving to St. Joseph's lospital where Malary was examined.

Statement of Condition at the Close of Business December 31,1952 ASSETS Cash and Due from Banks 2,214,795.32 U.S. Government Securities Other Securities 615,545.60 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 15,000.00 Loans and Discounts 4,318,328.14 Furniture and Fixtures 6,001.00 Other Assets 686.12 Total Assets $13,539,213.14 LIABILITIES Deposits $12,662,520.96 Other Liabilities 20,000.00 Reserve for Taxes 25,000.00 Capital Stock $250,000.00 Surplus 250,000.00 Undivided Profits .281,692.18 Reserve for Contingencies 50,000.00 Total Capital Funds 831,692.18 Total Liabilities $13,539,213.14 An Independent Home Bank MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVI SYSTEM Burlingame Chamber of Com- merce'yesterday agreed Burlingame motorists should be able to pay their parking fines in Burlingame and authorized Cyrus J. McMillan, recently elected chamber president, to take what action necessary to achieve that goal. Directors authorized McMillan to contact county supervisors to seek changes in county legislation which would allow a deputy clerk of the court to be stationed in Burlingame to collect fines after Police hief R. C.

Theuer explained that since an inferior court reorganiza- went into effect a week ago Burlingame motorists must go to San Mateo to pay their parking fines. According to the present law, a clerk under county civil service must collect all fines for violations cited in any of the communities under the court's jurisdiction. By changing a county law, Granville Browning, executive secretary of the "chamber, said, clerks in the Masonic Clubhouse Ready by July (Times County Service) BELMONT, Jan. new Belmont Masonic clubhouse being constructed by club volunteers in their spare time, will be ready for occupancy by July, Belmont Masonic club officials announced today. The building occupying a 2500 square-foot lot donated by club member, Jules Christensen, owner of Christensen's nursery in Belmont, will be available for community activities.

The building represents an investment of $17,000. various municipal police departments might be authorized to collect parking meter fines. Theuer said he will also suggest that all cities issuing parking tags place a business reply envelope with citations. Under that system, he declared, motorists could mail in their dollar fines rather than having to go to San Mateo to pay them, in person. Theuer added that it would also relieve some of the work of court clerks, who now most often have to collect fines individually from persons appearing in court.

Preliminary plans for a special Easter sales event were also discussed at yesterday's meeting. Meet Called on R. C. Improvements (Times County NCWR Service) REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 10--Lawrence G.

Brian, contractor handling the Broadway-Mai-shall street improvement project for Redwood City, will determine the extent ol the proposed improvements and then submit a layout of the entire job to the city council within two weeks, it was learned today. Brian i a that once started, the project would take about six months to complete. Controversial point of the proposed plan is the location of a pumping station since there was property-owner opposition to installing on the sidewalk. The Redwood City council has indicated it will ask S. H.

Frank, owner of Frank tannery along the eastside of Bayshore near Middlefield road, for a small triangular piece of property for pump-j house. Annual Baptist Meet at S.S.F. Cosnlr gerrlee SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. and friends of the First Baptist church will meet at the church at Magnolia and Grand avenues on Friday at 8:30 p. m.

for the ninth annual meeting and dinner. Reports will be given by all the officers of the progress of the work ia the past year. Special music will be furnished by the Royal Bards of San Jose, group of 20 men. well known for their choral work. Reservations for the dinner may be obtained by phoning the church office.

The dinner will be prepared and served by the men of the church. Tonight the Youth fellowship of the church will meet in the First Baptist church of San Bruno at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. Harry H.

Larson, psa- tor, will speak on "The Ninety- first Psalm'' at the 10:50 a. Sunday worship services. A ipe- cial white cross program will presented by the women of the church during the evening evangelistic service at 7:30 Sunday evening. On Tuesday the ladies will hold a prayer meeting at 9:45 a. m.

in the church, and at 7:30 p. m. the Roger Williams School Parents' club will meet. The Dorcas circle will meet on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Vaun Nelson, The Esther guild will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the church.

The Sky will meet at 7 p. m. Trainman Falls 1500 Feet, Dies STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. conductor of Denver Rio Grande Western railroad passenger train No. 9 opened the door of a coach last night to investigate an emergency stop and fell 1500 feet to his death down a mountainside.

Railroad officials said today the train had stopped on a small trestle on the side of a mountain southeast of here after the locomotive on the Denver-bound train had hit a'small rock on the track at midnight. The conductor, Harry N. Ralston, 55, of Denver, opened "the coach door to step out and see what was wrong, and walked out into eternity. His body was found at the bottom of the canyon by the searching train crew. YMI ELECTS OFFICERS (Timn Covnty SerTlct) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

officers elected to the YMI, here Thursday night were Mark Senaldi, president; Vic Baher, first vice-president; Albert Dimminger, second vice-president; Mario Raffaelli, recording secretary; Hubert Rossetti, financial secretary, and treasurer, Vern Becker. ROTO-ROOTK rknw DI adrertlted to nattonal and The San Mateo Times look at it. it's a big nickel's worth! Every penny you spend for your newspaper brings you high dividends in and information! It's your who's who and what's what to your community, your nation and the world. It's an investment in part of the American way of life! I A I A I A DEVOTED IO tHfc INtEEESl OF SAN MATEO COUN.

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