The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 1

Revealed Huge Brewer Island Project '(See Story Col. 1) WEATHER Rain looigbt and early tomorrow, turning to showers tomorrow atlernoon. Low temperature toolfihl, 44 degreesT high tomorrow, 5J. Westerly winds up to 30 miles an hour, with: locally stronger gusts. Chance of rain: 90 per cent tonight; 50 per cent tomorrow INSIDE TODAY Business, Stocks Classified Comics Deaths Editorial Feature Page Peninsula News Sports Foster.

TV. Radio Theaters Women's News 19 and IS 34 13 11 13 8 9 13 13 DEVOTED TQ TH A HOME OWNED NEWSPAPER 10c PER COPY SI :50 PER MONTH SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1960 Vol. 60 No. 34 2 Sections 70 PAGES EVACUATION COAST Community of 45 OOO on Bay Shore Is Goal Bv BILL SHANDS Giant Waves Pound Homes; 60 Flee Beach By VERN KROGH PACIF1CA Forty foot high waves pushed by 50 knot gusts of wind smashed through a concrete sea wall and pounded three, homes from their foundations at Shelter Cove area of Pedro Point this morning. An estimated 60 persons from more than a score of families, including numerous small children, were evacuated from their homes as heavy driftwood logs began to ram against walls in the pre dawn darkness.

Army trucks were sent from the Pacifica Nike base late this morning to assist Shelter Cow residents in rescuing their possessions. Police officials reported evacuation operations were being hampered by large numbers of spectators. San Mateo county's cast shore received a "new look" prospect today with the recording at the county courthouse of an option purchase agreement for Brewer Island. Richard Grant. Peninsula contractor and developer, and nationallv known financier and developer T.

Jack Foster, who was represented in the transaction by the San Jose realty firm of Innes James Agency, executed fhp imTmr nt for the 3.0fKJ aere hcldmss of the Schill mm mm wmmBmwmwmwr ing Estate companv, including a small portion from tiiA T.lip Salt comnauv. Sale price was estimated at "more than Grant and Foster followed tlie recording by. an All municipal 'em ployes'and 'worKcrs in the arca sent io me scene the owner, of a row nouncing plans for $350,0,00,000 iinnortmgDai lanced community of industry, apartments, businesses schools, recreational facilities and homes, for an of hbrnes 'facing the beach, in the! tir hamlet of Shelter Uve estimated resiuema. Oakland Pro GoachPicked: It's Erdelatz tUEIll Ed i i jrles Tavlca, sounded 'an alert iWexler Will at He was Inss' knockir.e against' his When the agreement was recorded, the developers released' the' findings 'of an: engineering report, by Wilsey. Ham 1 Blair, the knibrae firm who extended and readied the runways.

at San Frap. After calling emergency "crewsPavka. ran; from door to til door to arouse sleeping resf dents, and order them to the iArr Miliar tfrAirnd hack of die 46, who rebuilt Navy Cisco 'MT mm transport. 1.1"; jV' into a. football power and then resigned last April, was hired to their, honsea." Seek Judge Cotton's Post Louis 'E.

Wexleiv Iffillbrae attorney, today became tha. first official candidate from mid county for the superior court post to be vacated by Judge Aylett E. Cotton. day as' coach. of Oakland's entry in the new American Foot ball League.

Most families snatched their children' and ran from1 thcir homes with only their clothing on The 'pleasant, waffle eared grid backs iron favorite apparently had' been in line, to fill coaching vacan Among the victims of the storm' in the area fn years were two officialsiio; directed rescue 'B6th Fire TaK Revenue The report analyzed die Brewer Island project particularly show that planning efficiency can snd will offer a maximum of inducement to bring tax revenues arid other tangible benefits to San Mateo county while minimizing to a new degree dependence upon public services. From the development's industrial component, for example, the report figures 17,500 new jobswill be created. Many of the. people employed will have an opportunity to live on the within cyat the of California. But the Bears staggered the sports world Friday by hiring Mandn Lavy.

a comparatively unknown, coach from the. University' of Only other official challenger: the race now is Menlo Part Attorney James O'Keefe. Attorney Antonio Gaudio' of South rhief TAvnn Greer' and New, Storm DuetoIEt 'San Francisco has stated that he; radio dispatcher duty with the police department the storm violence reachedlt' sheight. Erdelati' disclosed be is seriously considering running "from the North Peninsula. Wexler is a partner with his: brother.

David, in the firm fore Levy, was hired, that: he had been.contacted by one member of the Oakland group. are Shelter, Cove residents. Homes Demolished HereTonidit distance of wnere tnej Wexler and Wexler. He resides i It marked the Erdelatz who lives' in Mfllbrae. Hea'vy waves smashed with such violence in the' darkness of the pre dawn hours that three of the homes were swept from their A blustery storm, with winds of AN FRANCISCO (AP) The has hooked up with a pro team.

He was a line coach for the San near gale force at times, was uren, Howard, 19. and 17, "Houses and places of empioy at 363 Darrell road, Hillsborough, ment will he developed concur Howard is a sophomore at Stan rcntly," the report stated, "so anfl is aithat a newcomer finding a job wine tanker Angclo Petri ran ins. out this afternoon after foundations, picked up by onrush Francisco Forty Niners in 1948 when. they were in the now de aground today on a shoal south of iting. more an inch and.

a half of rain on the Peninsula during ing water and carried from 15 to 20 feet across a road toward the beach. One of the homes was the San Francisco channel en junior at Burlingame High. school, will also find. a vacant and avail funct Ali America the past two. ahle dwditaE at the.

same time. trance. Her skipperis Captain Ed The Wcxlers have lived on the But; a successor is. on way.j split open Mike a watermelon Peninsula for 15 years. He ard Lehn of San.

Mateo. In his' nine seasons as Navy's head coach, Erdelatz compiled a record of 50 victories, 26 defeats end 3 ties. The Coast Guard dispatched While the height violence oi Thus, prospective industries can be offered housing for their employees. This provides added inducement to industrial development and reduces private and pubiiq, commuting costs. the.

Qlnrm was; at Mieiier avc three to remove the 40 man crew. the weather bureau reports, and will reach the bay area Soaking rains and winds better than 30 miles an hour arc predicted for tonight and early tomorrow, with the storm tapering off to occasional showers by 'tomorrow afternoon. The 530 foot ship reported it lost public' officials reported t. a waves smashed across the Ca brillo highway from to Rockaway Beach, covering the thoroughfare with driftwood and debris. The industrial development, House Votes Hike In Pollution Fund WASHINGTON (UPI) The all power soon after sailing tor tended high school in Toledo, Ohio, and received his bachelor of arts degree from Toledo university.

He was from State university College of Law in 1932. While practicing laxv in Toledo Wexler served as assistant lo the attorney for Home Owners Loan corporation; assistant attorney general handling trial and appellate cases in Lucas county, fihin. and soecial counsel for the the Canal Zone. The latest storm, strongest to which will be strictly ot a no noise, no smoke, no night" character, together with the other taxable properties planned for the house passed by voice vote today Extremely, high seas were run Pacilica nub wor.s tre this year, reached' a cli bdl to permit higner leaerai ning and the anchor; dragged on max during the night, with occasional pelting rain driven by winds spending to curb, ponuuou oi the ocean boltom. which exceeded 50 miles an hour waterways.

The measure also was assured. Island, according to tne reporc, will produce a 'total of 54,350,000 in taxes to go into the county coffers each year on the basis of the was ordered from their hods and were sent to the city's two sewage disposal plants to place sandbag dikes around them as torrents of salt water poured From nearby beaches. An apart The ship "was about six miles kWk from the famed Cliff I nttorney general in bank liquida fast senate' passage but faced a veto by President Eisenhower. at times. There also were flashes of and rumbles of thunder at its House on San Francisco's' Great present combined, tax rate tion matters.

From 1942 to 1947 (Please Sec Page 2, Column 3) Highway, ting soutn. ment house under construction! from a 560,000,000 assessed valuation. Felled trees and downed power rr.ii.i.'.iiniMnrm Two tuss hurried to the side of at Rockaway Beach, was lor time threatened, and; later this the Angclo Petri as the Qoast Guard helicopters flew' their mis Pacific Gas and tlec :7: 1 iU One Third for Homes Of special interest to school au lines were reported throughout San Mated county. More than a score evacuated at Shelter Cove in Pacifica when 40 foot waves smashed against sion in' stormy, weather. thorities will be the anticipated $2,958,000 annual tax yield from Brewer Island for elementary Police cleared Great Highway.

e'freeway'that borders the ocean homes there. trie company crews weie uiu to' cut powar lines when it was feared a short circuit might start the building Dn.firc. When gas lines to Shelter Cove fore 4 ejn. utility crews cut the fas suimly to that area to. pre secondary school, ouagets.

YOUR COMMUNITY OLMST A large section' of East Palo beach so. that tne nencopicrs could use the roadway for landing based on the present 6S cent Alto was without electricity for NEW I960 FORD FALCON V)ftt 6 ri Willi division oE the tax dollar. the crewmen. hours after power lines Her Savings Center According to Grant and Foster, blown a.m. Pacific The ton tanker, largest of Mia residential area will occupy Gas and Electric company report vent an even more serious ter.

Churnbg Waves less than One third of the total its kind, appeared later. nave shaken itself off the shoal, and plictd tlie STORM'S VIOEENCE Top pictnre shows the violence of wyes that twirled around homei in Paclfieii'g, Shelter Cove area this rooming'; smashing three houses from rtheir dtttions. One of the refugees, Pat Lieske, Is shown below carrying the youngest of her three children, 1 year old Jerry, Jrom the storm wracked area. (Times photos) Storm Batters State, Shore But it. will be attrac ed that every available man on its force in the county was out during the night restoring downed was drifting to a position opp San Franeisco.

Zoo. One eyewitness' to the scene al the height of its fury, Willard Bishotf of 1024 Granada drive, power lines, i tip lion vilv laden wine tanker Full 6 Patitnger Sedan Factory Equipped In large pine a snn Francisco newspaper deal tively landscaped with an interesting variety of. dividual homes ranging in price from $25,000 to 5150,000. For those, who. prefer, apartment living, both1 garden apartments and new "high rise was from Lands End, some tree in the of the Ruth four miles off the' tioiuen.

er, said he arrived at the scene shortly alter 3 Asa. dehyer Kane residence, 201 Chesterton Tr MfSnf hi. iwt kr MiL Wfl 79 Wiptyllll poiUie. mm Kib. Only TVn.hies and.twojCoast Guard lace, crashed across Mt.

newspapers, only ima iiuum, vessels were dispatched to her bculevar'd last, night, blocking traffic uiitil city public (Please bee age yuiuuu. apartment structures win (Please See Page Column Z) aid. 77 crews "could saw it up arid Fifteen inches: of snow in The Anceb Petri was loaded (From AP and UPI) $38 De Gaulle Plans move' with 24 million gallons of wine the Sierra. Nevada followed up to 40 leet wgn A large, 2ton rolled for Caribbean and Atlantic pn accompanied, by gale force winds pounded the Northern California deluge of rain. It.eheered winter Olympics' officials who had feared She'carricd a crew of 40.

down a hillside on Polhemus' road about. 300 yards south' of Crystal Ike Flying to Cape Canaveral Visit in April SAW FRANCISCO (1 Presi coast ''today, smashing several that ski'rvjns would be washed put. homes into, "kindling wood anu Springs blocking one traffic estimated lOOOipersonslwcre drimg fishing boats onto evacuated from homes yesterday Althaurii there were scores Plan Chessman Clemency Bid rocks. WASHINGTON ISi President1 Eisenhower will to as the Eel and' Russian rivers At three persons' were! dent Charles' de Gaulle of France will visit San Francisco "the last week in April, French Consul General. Robert.

Luc and George Christopher announced overflowed. With Normol Down Payment Up to 4 Month to Poy O.A.C; Tax ond.LlemM' Indui. DOANE MINTO FORD SALES 101 California fcurlingame reports of fallen tree limbs and wires; no serious damage, from Canaveral, Wednesday hit by 'the storm was SAN' FRANCISCO (AP) Attor nevs for 'Carvl Chessman vill ask counted dead in the" violent Pacific storm that sent coastal riv ers surcihe "out of their 'banks an infection" of the missile the' storm was reported; in the countv. other, than on the Coast Humboldt county 200 miles north' of San Francisco' where the Eel, launching base there. the State Supreme "Court for clem Monday.

T.nf said the French president. yesterday. ency and' will seek a writ of ha 1 Prlnclpit Omci 417 So. e'St. UM MTU ranch, 1(41 Cimlno.

IVHINUMI PUU Rams tapered off tooayf. tem side. Some minor Gooding of street mtersecUoris. andsidewalks who' is flying to the United porarily easing thc 'flood 'threat. overflowed .30 toot waves and force; winds tore seven fishiriB from' moorings; and them up.

onto Announcing this the White House said plans to spend three; or iour hour's at the; big: base, then turn immediately' to' Washington was renorted, but mos States to talk with President Eisenhower, invited Christopher to: visit him in Paris. beas. from. tne. a.

preme. on the heels of the rejection condemtied of hacfi been carc; of 'during But.snowers:w;ere icrecastiiDaay, today ind eirly torapr row. the (Pleaie See Pafe Coiumn l) by jet airliner..