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The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 21

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Fib. 24, cccc O.fcxamtafr SEC. I 21 In Marin County Mrs. Babcock's Hospital For Poor a Near Reality By William Hendricks" If ever there was a right time to buy fine floor coveringsthis is it! Because we sell so much carpet, we accumulate large quantities of short rolls we must offer af a fraction of their regular price. Hurry for best selection.

TWO YEARS AGO' this week, a 93 year old lady, Julia May Babcock, died in San Rafael and left a estate, the disposal of which was outlined in a o) detailed fifty-nine page will. The bulk of the estate, approximately $2,500,000, IN left after $500,000 of specific cash bequests ranging from $5,000 for her Chinese cook up to a series of five llcport on Survey Duo Soon $50,000 trust funds for relatives, was to be devoted to "the charitable relief and treatment of those inhabitants of Marin who are sick and infirm and in need of medical or surgical assistance and hospital ROOM-SIZE RUGS, with PADDING! Hundreds of fine quality room-size rugs with free pad! Friexes, embossed, sculptured, random textures, etc. 12x12 Natural Reversible Texture 9x12 Green Heavy Loop Texture VALUES TO 250.00 12x6-7 Green Nylon Plush Texture VALUES TO 60.00 2w 12x12-2 Beige Sculptured Wilton 13x9-3 Green Embossed Wool 12x10 Green Embossed Loop Pile 12x12-9 Black White Loop Wool 12x13 Green Wool Frieze 12x3 Beige Loop and Cut Texture 50 119 9x6-8 GreyPink Plush, All Wool service without regard for race or religion." "We have the Stanford Research Institute making a survey of Marin right now to determine how best to use the money," A. Crawford Greene, one of the two executors of the estate said yesterday. "We hope to have the results soon." A spokesman for Marin General said officials of that district hospital have had several conferences with the executors.

"We have the foundations already in for a new wing," the spokesman went on. "And we could us another 100 bed unit right now." Marin General, built in 1952, cost $2,375,000, for 100 beds. However, Greene adds: "We are not committed to Marin General. We've had conferences with all the hospitals." Except Ross General, that is. A codicil in the will states specifically: "Under no circumstances is this bequest to be used in connection with Ross General Hospital." THE SAME voice coming out of Marin General Hospital points out that a suggestion was made to the executors of the $2,500,000 estate that a certain number of semi-indigent or indigent beds be set up in the new wing.

The county currently spends about $80,000 a year 9x7-2 Green Deep Loop Texture 9x6-8 Grey Unique Loop Pile VALUES TO 275.00 VALUES TO 80.00 6x9 Green Wool Modern Embossed 6x9 Aqua or Green Wool Carved Leaf 9x12 Beige Colorful Floral 50 included with purchaseSsN of any of these room-size rugs. SlN AT-NO-EXTRA-COST f) 9x14 Grey Scroll Wool Wilton 9x16-6 Grey Wol Loop Pile 12x10 Green Wool Hi-Low Pile 12x11 Grey Scroll Wool Wilton 12x13-6 Nutria Plush Cut Pile 09 9x12 Beige or Green Tone on Tone VALUES TO 110.00 9x12 Grey and Rose Two Tone Scroll VALUES TO 400.00 9x12 Beige or Grey Frieze Type 50 9x12 Green or Beige Florals 59 VALUES TO 280.00 149S0 12x13-6 Nutria Hi-Low Loop Pile 12x13-4 Grey Wool Random Loop 12x11-7 Sandal Woolbark Tree Tex 12x12 Beige High-Low Corded Loop on welfare hospital cases. This also follows the pattern 12x18 Green Nubby Wool Frieze 12x17-6 Green Deep Plush Pile 12x19-3 Green Wool Random Text. 12x15 Grey Random Loop Pile 15x16-6 Green Embossed Leaf 50 12x6-6 Beige Sculptured Wilton of the charitable bequests in the will. One section states: 199 12x14-6 Green Tweed Provincial Tex.

VALUES TO 300.00 VALUES TO 150.00 VALUES TO 450.00 12x13 Grey Nubby Frieze Texture 12x12 Green Velvety Plush Pile 12x16-10 Grey Sparkle Texture 12x15 Beige Corded Loop Scroll 12x17-3 White Embossed Loop Tex 12x12-6 Grey Sculptured Wilton 50 50 12x18 Nutmeg Finest Wool Frieze 15x16 Nutria Wool Loop Pile 12x18 Green Sculptured Wool 12x16 Beige and Ivdry Wool Emb. 69 159 50 15x8 Green Embossed Scroll 219 If at the time of my death there is any hospital in of near San Rafael, adequately administered and with a sound financial basis for future operations the trust fund shall be devoted to the construction and endowment as a part of said hospital of a free ward or such other facilities for the free care and treatment of the sick and infirm of Marin, and in addition, such facilities for those who are unable to pay all, but are able to pay part of their expenses The fifty-nine page will has a large number of detailed requests, Including awards of antique furniture (of which Mrs. Babcock was a renowned collector) to the California Palace of the Legion of M. H. deYoung Memorial Museum, Dominican College and Stanford University; five $50,000 trust funds, ten $10,000 cash bequests, gifts of $22,000 to two maids, $20,000 to her chauffeur, $10,000 to a gardener, $115,000 in chari VALUES TO 325.00 VALUES TO 190.00 VALUES TO 500.00 12x10 Green or Grey Nylon Blend 12x13-6 Beige Nubby Frieze Type 12x14-6 Grey Wl.

Loop Pile Wilton 12x14 Rose Hi-Low Loop Wool 12x15 Beige 3 Wool Wilton 12x12 Beige Wool Plush Wilton 50 50 12x12 Green Popular Boucle 12x19 Grey or Green Leaf Wilton 15x15-4 Green Quality Wool Scroll 15x18-6 Grn. Tone on Tone Wilton 12x17-3 Green Text. Wool Wilton 169 9 50 12x12-3 Green Loop Pile Texture 249 VALUES TO 380.00 VALUES TO 550.00 VALUES TO 210.00 12x11 Grey or Gold Random Loop 12x12 Beige or Sand Frieze Type 12x18-6 Green Sculptured Wool 15x13-6 Grey Random Wool Tweed 12x13-3 Nutria Sculp. Wool Wilton 12x16-10 Grey Embossed Loop Pile table bequests and a wholesale series of minor bequests such as "I give and bequeath my violet pin with the pearl border and a small diamond in the center to my cousin, Elizabeth Eilghman Hcmsley." And now it looks as though very soon the biggest of all bequests, a free hospital for the poor of Marin, will be a reality. POLITICS: Newest gent to head the starting lins and announce his candidacy is Ray Bacon, a San Anselmo 12x21-3 Grey Wool Scroll Wilton 15x17-9 Nutria Wool Wilton 12x15 Grey or Green Tone on Tone 12x14 Beige or Gold Wilton 50 12x18 Beige Tweed Provincial Text 189 50 SO 299 12x194 Grey Deep Plush Pile 99 12x17 Green Popular Frieze Type This listing in San Francisco store only similar in San Mateo, Vallejo stores HALL-STAIK CARPET insurance man, who stated last week that he will challenge Big Bill Fussclman, in the gallop in June for the second district supervisorial most.

Other announced Fiisselmnn Has New Opponent 98 opponents of Fussclman are two Colorful, modern leaf floral a charming style that will bring new beauty to any home. Utually 1 i 6.50. in. yd. A casual style -with durable tweed effect; perfect for today's ex-mayors: San Ansclmo's Carmel Booth and Corte Ma-dera's Don O'Ncil.

Out in the north coast section where James Marshall is a candidate to succeed himself, the rumors have quieted down. Ex-supervisor Jim Kehoe has been mentioned together with George Ludy, planning commission member, NEW SCHOOL: The San Rafael Board of Education picked the name of the new school which will be ready for occupancy this fall near the Loch Lomond subdivision, east of San Rafael. It will be called the San Pedro School, after the little one room schoolhouse that originally started in the area away, away back. The new $200,000, 398 M'1 lmore 'nfrma' hmts A popu-I choice lmaUy 7 Q0 in. yd.

All WOOL HAND MADE llfct mire tJvy-; RUBS Cocoa and ivory stylized leaf de- 44 jr. I sign vibrant with intense, exciting 4 color. Smart style with any decor. seven classroom structure will house the students currently attending the Street School in downtown San Rafael. That site was bought by the Bank of America for $226,000.

OXCE OVER LIGHTLY in Marin: Charles Buehn, I Vsutdly 7.50. Un. yd. Srulntured tone on tone leaf a Novato poultry rancher, will run for the post vacated by William Q. Wright Jr.

on the board of directors of the if captivating design rich and luxu rious. Adaptable to any decor. 'SJ Beige. Usually 8.00. Grn nil Jurv lin.

yd. I VA North Marin Water District. The election will be held on March 27. An eight week study over the possibility of Novato incorporating as the tenth such city in Marin started last week. The voters of ignraiuiK na easy 10 wwvWAWS I'rone Asked care SA VE $32 oft and XNS er underfonl! VvN 1 Unique high-low random texture Choose from three nat- XvNXV 8x10 SIZE in a deep plush cut pile.

A much, the area will then cast ballots on the matter at the terns beige in green, natural, VvX brown or aqua. XVSS green, natural, S95 lin. yd, asked-for style. Gray. Utually November general election.

San Rafael city fathers okayed a 1 per cent uniform sales tax which will go into 8.50. 2x3, reg. 6.95 4.95 effect on April 1, providing the supervisors set up similar levy on a county-wide basis. The fact the subdivision is rapidly replacing the cow in this primarily Zxi, reg. 8.9a 5.

9x12, reg. 119.50. 77.00 3x3, reg. 16.50 10.50 10x14, reg. 159.50.

4x6, reg. 29.50 1150 11x15, reg. 184.50. 119.50 6x9, reg. 64.50.

.31.00 12x18, reg. 234.00. 149.50 agricultural county was never more pungently pointed out than at a meeting of the Marin County Farm Bureau last All-wool loop pile in a sculptured scroll. Deep and luxurious exceptionally lovely. Gray.

Utually 10.00. 695 lin. yd. usually $90 nbt all sites in all colors Wednesday. The membership chairman showed that those holding cards had dropped from 348 to 303 from last year.

He also culled over some statistics and showed that there were 180 less farms in JIarin now than there were SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS! wrj until tf in 1951. A Corte Madera councilman, Edward "Loa Jones, who successfully bucked a recall move aimed at him last month, asked the grand jury to look into the matter. Initiators of the recall petition, which failed by mx votes of qualifying, were Charles L. Kiewert, Frank A. GabeL Henry B.

Hulett and Charles E. Shelley..

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