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manual MAKE EVERT PAY DAY FFICI AL NEWSPAPER Of Napa County WAR DAY stop imciH6 jA.f coilsii United Press Service An Independent Newspaper, Owned, Edited and Printed by Napans Volume LXXXVIII No. 31 NAPA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1942 PAfCC 5 CfnT rr cpy i.L rnytJ 2f)0 Yfar Where Dimout Was Ordered NO CONTEST BETWEEN OPA AND NAPA LANDLORDS ANTICIPATED Napa landlords, in all probabil- the constitutionality of the rental NO TIRES FOR MARE ISLAND WORKERS IN NAPA, LOCAL RATIONING OFFICIAL SAYS New Bus Schedule Eliminates Need Of Workers Driving Own Autos Mare Island workmen living in the Napa area are no longer eligible for tires, either new or retreaded, Marcus Stanton, Executive Secretary of the Napa Rationing Board, announced today. Stantcn said he had been informed by San Francisco OPA officials that no certificates were to be issued to Mare Island men in this district, where trans- freezing order in fed ral courts. Such action has not yet en filed but is exported to be shortly. Meanwhile, the following direc i vo was issued for local land lords: Who is required to register? A.

Every landlord in the Vallejo Defense Rental Area which includes Napa, Solano and Contra Costa counties. O. Aic there any exceptions? A. The only exceptions are rooms in hospitals and rooms in charitable oj- educational institutions used in carrying out their charitable or educational purposes; rooms situated on a farm and occupied by a tenant who is engaged for a substantial portion of his time in farming operations thereon; rooms oocupitxi by servants, caretakers, managers or other employes to whom the rooms are provided rent free as part of their compensation and who are employed for the purpose of rendering services in connection with the premises of which the rooms are a part. Q.

Must the owner or tenant of private home register if he sublets a room? A. Yes. Q. When is the registration deadline? (Continued on page 4) LABOR SIUDY IS CONDUCTED Defense Center Lists Number of Available Women A -uni-v, to dit; inline how many women in Napa would work providing their children were, propel ly eared toi, i- underway this we by the al Control Center of Civilian Defense, according to announcement made toy Colonel Non is Davis, county oo-ordinator. Mrs.

Walter Hi-mmerhng, under the direction of Mrs. A. R. Jewel, is conducting the survey, which when completed will how many women in Napa would he willing to work, how many concerns would employ women, and what buildings could bo obtained as child care centers. Under the plan, children would be cared for by trained workers while their mothers worked in factories, defense plants or other concerns vital to the war effort.

A meeting of all church women in Napa was called earlier this i week hy the Center, at which time consumer problems, nutrition, and child-care were discussed. Church women will form a council, and will serve in an advisoiy capacity Napans. it was announced. Mrs. James Green was named chairman and Mis.

Verne Hoffman secretary of the group. Colonel Davis, returning from an inspection of the St. Helena Conti ol Center Tuesday pronounced the upvalley station as "running smoothly and satisfactorily" under the direction of Colonel Jay Saladav. DIM-OUT TO BE ENFORCED Civilian Defense Council Given Full Authority in Napa Problems regarding the enforcement of the drastic new dim-out orders issued by Lieut. Gen.

John DeWitt are now being worked out by Col. Norris K. Davis, county coordinator of Civilian Defense, who will have the authority for such enforcing restrictions in conjunction with civil authorities. The Civilian Defense Council has been given full authority for the enforcement under the terms of the order, the most drastic of its kind ever issued on the Pacific Coast. It is believed that air laid wardens will bo given the duty of checking lighting facilities to see that the order is complied with.

A lighting expert from the staff of the Pacific Gas Electric Company will assist the civilian defense council on prob-1 loms of how much candiepowerl is permitted under the order. I Col. Davis said that such an expert would automatically be 1 made a member of the defense council. Under terms of the order, all street lights must be hooded. City Clerk Whitfield Griffiths said that the problem of hooding street lights would probably come before the city council Monday night.

At that time, the advisability of creating an ordinance regarding the lighting will be discussed. Copies of the proclamation have been received by the" City Clerk, the Civilian Defense Council and police department. A full program of action will be coordinated by these officials next week. Among the lighting arrangements hit by the order are all Neon signs in Napa. No such signs will be permitted after sundown which will darken city streets, particularly in the downtown area, creating greater traffic and police problems.

No floodlighting such as is now in use on playing fields will be permitted, eliminating night football at Napa Union High school and all night baseball games. Carnivals will not be able to operate at night for the duration and service stations will have to darken display signs and outside floodlighting. Reason given for the order is that the action will lessen the danger of silhouetting ships at sea along the Pacific Coast. ily, will not contest the constitutionality of the rental section of the Office of Price administration for the jurisdiction of the OPA regarding the freezing of rents at January, 1911, levels, it was learned last night. Instead, it is believed that the local landlords association will attempt to convince the OPA that setting of rents at the freezing level is in many cases working a hardship on local landlords.

Spokesmen for he landlords here pointed out that Napa's rental problem has not been as serious as in nearby Vallejo, nor have rents risen generally in proportion to Vallejo. It is believed that the local landlords will proceed with their oiganization plans on a countywide basis, effecting that organization within the next two weeks. The landlords will moot again Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce building to hear Frank Fowles, president of the Vallejo Landlords Association. The full organization of the group will probably bo completed the following week. The association will assist all landlords in Napa County.

Vallejo landlords announced last week that they would contest Former Napa County As District Governor Dr. Marvel Boom, a graduate of Pacific Union College (B. A. 20), took Office in July as district governor of Rotary International, the world-wide organization which has more than 5,000 clubs with 210,000 members devoted to service to their communities and their countries. Dr.

Bcem has been a physician and surgeon in West Los Angeles, since 1926 and is a past president of the Rotary Club of West Los Angeles. Dr. Bcem, an outstanding student at Pacific Union College, is well-known in this district, where he is an occasional visitor. Unanimously elected at Rotarys recent convention in Toronto, Canada, by delegates representing Rotary clubs in more than 50 countries of the world, Dr. Bcem will devote much of his time during his year in office to visiting the 50 Rotary clubs in California and Nevada, which comprise the 107th district of Rotary International, and advising officers and committeemen on the activities of their clubs.

He a poration on commuter buses was possible. Only possible exception to the rule is for workers living beyond a commutable point from the bus stops, Stanton said. The new ordinance also applies to commuter clubs, where members can ride on the 'buses, it was announced. New Bus Schedule Co-incident with Stantons announcement, a new 'bus service, bringing still more Mare Island workmen to within walking distance of bus stops, went into effect this week in the south Napa area. The now route, scheduled as an alternate one, extends south on Jefferson street to Sycamore, across Sycamore and 'back up Franklin to the Greyhound depot.

I With these added sendees the Bus Office at Mare Island wdth 1 its present 200 bus units is offering complete bus service to almost "any reasonable area, and some unreasonable ones, according to Lt. W. R. Peters, in charge of operations of the service. In addition to the new scedule in Napa, seventeen new buses were pressed into service in the Vallejo area Monday.

Pick-ups are made on all street intersections on route to Federal and Bay Ten-ace Housing projects, Napa Road, Tuolumne street, in the Annex, and Benicia Road areas. These five new routes terminate at the Georgia and Ryder street ferries. No buses enter the yard under the present set-up, though transfer connections are toeing worked out to serve the North end of the yard. Ten minute service is maintained throughout the Vallejo locale, except for those walking-distance areas wdthin approximately a mile of the Ferry buildings. All shift changes are met, with some buses scheduled early to allow eating time at the This map shows areas affected by Public Proclamation No.

10 issued by Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt. establishing zone of restricted lighting on Pacific Coast Highlights IN The News Dim-Out Something tells us the air raid wardens of Napa, under the very capable direction of James Green, chief air raid warden, are going to have their hands full.

The way we get it, the air raid wardens are going to be charged with the responsibility of enforcing the new and drastic dim-out restrictions in Napa. This means that every warden, in addition to his other duties, must check all outdoor lighting, Neon signs, Show windows, et eetra and ad finitem. Its a big job a job that only a group of loyal Americans under the leadership of capable men such as Jim Greene could accomplish. Incidentally, you can get copies of those lighting restrictions from service stations, your air raid warden and other sources which you probably already know. Its a good idea to familiarize yourself wUh these new regulations they affect you directly, affect your safety and the safety of our men at sea on the vital convoy chain.

Its going to he somewhat strange for travel clown First, Second and Third streets yes, and Main, Brown and Coombs and not see the usual Neon signs, brilliantly lighting what otherwise would be Shadowing streets after sundown. No l-ootlrall And don't look for any night football at the high school this fall with these new dim-out rulings. There just wont be any. Those lights cast quite a reflection, you know, just as the night league lights used to. All those things are gone for the duration.

Its funny how' annoying such things can be until we think of the greater sacrifices being made by the; men of the services. Remember Pearl Harbor, Remember Bataan yes, but remember the boys who arc still in the thick of It, the service men right here in Napa. It is impossible to overrate these men, to overestimate the great service they are performing uncomplainingly, to praise too highly their untiring devotion. It is so easy to forget such things in the complacency of ordinary life lets not forget this time. After all, the chips are down for keeps, and theres no quarter to be given.

i We cant get out there whore it counts the most to lend a helping hand, but wre can do so light here at home. War To Be War We can accept the taxes, the restrictions on our way of life, the tire rationing and the gas rationing cheerfully it doesnt matter whether we're Republicans or Democrats there's a war to be won. Speaking of the men in service, it was our distinct pleasure to hoar a young soldier from the F.ast say the other day that nowhere in the United States had his particular outfit received the kind, courteous treatment which it received in Napa. More of that same respect for the men in service should be forthcoming. Margaret Ferguson Seeks Office Of County School Superintendent Man Takes Office of Rofarians will servo as district governor until shortly al'tc- Rotary's 1943 convention in Philadelphia, in Junp.

At the Toronto Rotaiy convention, Dr. Bcem joined with all other delegates in setting forth Rotarys position in a world at war by declaring that the full attainment of the Rotary ideal of service can only toe achieved in countries where there is liberty of the individual in freedom of thought, speech and assembly, freedom of worship, freedom from persecution and aggression, and freedom from want and fear. The convention delegates also asserted that every Rotarian, as a loyal and serving citizen of his own country, will do everything within his power to bring the war to a speedy and successful end and will help to build a post-was reconstruction program free from persecution and revenge. One company alone has 1,750 research men hard at work in 16 laboratories hunting for bigger and better ways of blasting the Axis. bishop Riordan, Hanna and Mit- ty- In 1931 he was appointed by the U.

S. Supreme Court to serve as special master to take and report testimony with findings and conclusions in a suit by the United Slates against the State or Oregon to quiet title to approximately 82,000 acres of land in the state. His findings and conclusions were adopted by the court. A graduate of St. Mary's college, Mr.

McEnerney nevertheless adopted the University of California as his Alma Mater, as for many years served as a regent of the school. In 1896 Mr. McEnerney married Elizabeth Hogan of Napa- member of a prominent family, and first owners of the old Napa Hotel here. Mrs. McEnerney died four years later, and in 1903 he married Genevieve Green, who died in June of last year.

His closest relative is an nephew, Garret McEnerney II, son of a deceased brother, John F. McEner-ney. A solemn requiem mass was offered for Mr. McEnerney Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Brigids church, and interment was made at Holy Cross cemetery.

Napans Mourn Death of Garrett W. McEnerney, Famed S. F. Attorney Game Project Completed on Napa River A Pittman-Robertson project involving the development of the Suisun Waterfowl Refuge at Joice Island on the Napa river near Suisun Bay, was completed early in July, according to J. S.

Hunter, chief of the Bureau of Game Conservation, State Division of Fish and Game. The construction of eight miles of levee and the installation of tcur flood gates will allow better control of the refuge water supply and protect the entire area from inundation during the flood season. The end result will lx; more food for ducks. The Suisun Refuge, strategically located in the center of one of Califotnpias finest duck marshes, is a resting and feeding ground tor thousands upon thousands of ducks and geese during the shooting season and has played no small part in the restoration of waterfowl here in the west. VIHIHg BESIDES printing a newspaper, we do your private printing, too.

Bring our jobs to us. Letterheads Invitations Announcements Display Cards Calling Cards Brochures Our delivery is fast, our quality excellent. The JOURNAL 105 St. 1hone 58 Budget Approved, Teachers Hired By School Board Three new teachers w-ere hired, and the budget for the 1942-43 school year approved at a meeting of trustees of the Napa Union High school and junior college this week. The budget, calling for a total expenditure of $298,255, will require $95,344.33 from current district taxes the 'balance being available from other sources.

Employed as new members of the teaching staff w-erc Josephine Frances Crowley of San Francisco, who will teach general science and girls physical education in the junior high school; Ronald English of Oakland, who will teach general science and boys physical education in the junior high school, and James Lawrence Eagleson of Santa Clara, who will teach mechanical drawing and photography in both schools. SAWYER GETS lOST Herbert H. Sawyer, prominent Napa civic leader, has been appointed chairman of the California State Chamber of Commerce committee on taxation and legislation for the nor coast area, Regional Vice President George G. Hoberg of Lake county announced this week. ministrativc work.

Mrs. Ferguson has always maintained an active interest in civic matters, at present serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Goodman Library in Napa. She is closely associated with mothers clubs and as a member of the Napa Union High School and is on the budget committee of that group. Educational work, the care and training of young people, has always claimed her closest attention, while as a business administrator she has sought to keep pace with the trend of modern times. Mrs.

Fergusons friends fool that because of acknowledged experience and proven ability, her candidacy merits the support of all those people of Napa County who have the best interests of our schools and our school children at heart. Sewer Contract Awarded Helwig Meeting in special session Wednesday afternoon, the city council awarded contracts amounting to $13,035.80 for construction of sewer extensions on seven stieet streets in the Spencer addition, to the Helwig Construction Company of Sebastopol. The sewers are to be constructed on Vidal and Tockey streets. Formal announcement of her candidacy for the office of County Superintendent of Schools of Napa County was made this week by Mrs. Margaret Ferguson.

Her friends are engaged in a campaign in her behalf which will be extended into every precinct of the county before primary day, August 25th. They state that Mrs. Ferguson is exceptionally well-equipped for the important office she seeks. For four years she served as County Superintendent of Schools here most satisfactorily. Before and after that time she taught school for fifteen years in the school at Yountvillc, and she also engaged in educational work in Sonoma, Lake and Merced counties.

She holds both a life diploma to'tcach in the elementary schools and a life diploma for school ad- Buck to Speak Here Tuesday Congressman Frank H. Buck will speak before the Democratic Club of the Veterans Home Tuesday evening at 7:30 oclock, it was announced here today. The meeting will be in the Lincoln Theater. Napa city and county officials have been invited, Mrs. Grace Garrett, in charge of Buck headquarters here, said.

Oakland Man Dies In St. Helena As Result of Crash Warren Doidge, 29-yearold Oakland man, died in St. Helena Sanitarium Saturday morning, as the result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident on the Big Canyon Road Wednesday, July 26. Five others were in the car when it missed a narrow turn and plunged into a creek two miles north of Andrieus place near Middletown. The injured were: Charlotte OBrien, 21, Berkeley, broken pelvis and back injuries Phylis Meaiey, 19, Berkeley, grand daughter of Mrs.

Minnie Par-riott, of Middletown, minor injuries; Eva Tombe, 24, Oakland, minor injuries; Lura Matheycr, 23, Oakland, serious cuts, lacerations and other injuries. Miss OBrien was taken to the St. Helena sanitarium and is reported in a serious condition with a spinal injury. Frank Thur, 308 Hillside Boulevard, Daley City, driver of the car, may face a manslaughter charge as a result of the crash, it was reported. Inquest into Doidges death will be held August 1, Coroner T.

J. Treadway said. Napa, along with the rest of California, this week mourned the death of one of its most Illustrious sons Garret W. McEnerney. Born in Napa on February 17, 1865, the life of Garret McEner ney parellels the growth and dc vclopment of (California itself.

From comparative obscurity he grew to become one of the out standing attorneys in the state and in the nation. In 1942 Mr. McEnerney was counsel for the United States in presenting before the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague claims of the Archbishop and Bishops of California against Mexico growing out of the Pious Fund of California. Following the earthquake and fire in San Francisco in 1906 Mr. McEnerney was one of the Committce-of-Fifty appointed by Mayor Schmitz to adopt measures for the safeguarding of San Franciscans and their property.

As such, ho dratted the famous proclamation issued by the Mayor which authorized the shooting on sight of looters. For more than 45 years Mr. McEnerney was the attorney for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco, serving Arch.