Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 1

TODAY'S TIMKRATUM 'an Rafael (noon) Yesterday's Hightt WBATHOt FOKICAfr tty Region: Fair tonight nnl Thursday. Not quite so frim. Gentle triable windi. Low tonight 58-59. Sierra Nevada: Fair tonight and Thursday.

DAILY SERVING ALL Of MARIN COUNTY 0TH YEAR SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1950 $1.25 A MONTH BY CARRIER No. 125 Sausalito Budget Down, But Tax Rate May Co Up School Architects, Engineer Argue Against Pre-Fab Units For San Rafael repairs are suddenly needed. Everyone Agrees: Weather Is Hoi 'Don't Give Most For Public Money' eiiKii cri it li tlir sa i out vhdi)l 1 im night ai id-ouse oinpimrim. and Donnlil KhIiv ard Miur I a combined irpoil on jur 1 List night in (ompli.mie uith ited the did i nt Irrl lliat pie nost for its niDTKV over a opinion that pirfabrie.itmn ii siuon 1 lie mm said thev aie Ject hits the last lsp of fork. Last week th stretch from Antoinette avenue to Taylor street was opened for traffic.

Contractors for the project are Brown-Ely Co, Corte Madera, and E. A. Forde, SAN RAFAEL'S 'OPERATION STREET' NBJtS COMPLETION Heavy road-building equlprrent plies the street stietch between Fourth stieet and Third street, In front of San Rafael post of i Ice, as San Rafael's $74,000 street Improvement iro- ted out that if the city war to call a bond election to take oar of the wall, It would ie more expensive In the long run ilnce the city would have to pay ur per cent Interest. Now the money In the fund draws Interest. Fot mal actio i wsa postponed until the full council meet In September.

A breakdown of th budget shows the following i-xpendUurea: administration, fire department, park-, playgrounds and boulevards, II'. 582.50; streets, library, bond retirement. $3,000. Estimated revenue would come from taxes, 822; licenses, state gas tax funds, grants and mbventlo! fines, federal government In lieu taxes for the dormitories, miscellaneous, $0,000. The total la A breakdown of the tax dollar show general tax, $1 00; library, 11 cents parks, 15 cents; bond redemption, 4 ce its.

The council also awarded a eon-tract for paving of Bridgeway from Lithe to Nevada street to th Brown Ely ani E. A Ford companies for A. G. Ralach was the other bidd.T at $12,730. City engineer John Ogleaby waa asked to confer with the company on the cost of paving th proposed city parking lit opposite th bus There waa no report from the Chamber of Commerce on how many people have definitely reserved parkin spaces at $6 per month, due io the absence of chamber preek ent Gerry Eastman.

John Harlan said at th last count run had signed, six were making Jhelr mind up and many others had Indicated an Interest in renting spaces A contract fr fir protection of the American Distillery company (Continued on Fags Three) Manny Charnow Sues For Commission Manny Charnow, San Rafael broker, filed suit In Marin Superior court today foi payment of a $3,678 commission hn claimed was due him for eellln a San Rafael bar recently. Chnrnow souiht the fee from Elmer Rlddell, former owner, who sold hie Crick Club, 931 Fourth street, San Rafael, to Nick and Emanuel Papj as, present owners, for $38,769. charnow complaint for commlaslor on file tn Marin Superior court, declared an oral agreement had been made entitling him to the regi le- 10 per cent broker's fee for finding a purchaser. $155,000 School Bond Vote For Belvedere And Tiburon 3,000 lsa than the amount aotuill? expended last year, according to Mayor Robert dunn There were Indications that the tax rate tnaj be Increased from the $1 JO figure maintained the last three years to 1 35 or 13S. The additional few crnts would go to the malm finance of a sea wall ft nd All counclbnen with the exception of Oeorge Keenly, who was absent, agreed 01 the Importance of having sufficient money at ind to repair the sea wall In the eent of disaster, widening of Bridge-vav boulevard or work on the propcsed sewer system.

Mayor CJunrt tainted out that former onunoilmeii had estabUsied a fund which eventually reac.wl M.IOO. Six yeara ao the money fei put Into the federal govenurent savings bonds which will matun- to their full value of $11,000 In 1M7. Kow they are worth about tSJKX However, this would not be MARIN MUSINGS ty Rcrtaal Marin Bom county employees, heretofore happy about county ret re -aient plan, are confessedly dismayed about the prospect this month of having their firs, assessment for retlremer-' taken from the pay envelop. On emptyee for Instance, says he la being dooked S3t from his 30 aalarr. How ia a guy acinic to sttppoit a family of four on No raises are in tight either unler his departmental new budget.

At reeireaaeitt was passed It was unaerttooa araotoveea wcura lot demand raises to cotnpensata for retirement security" Dtaeuastotu In N.we's bar, Tatrlax shifted to talk of politics the other day. Instead of women wrestlers on television, and a man called to ask who waa th first president of the United States, his thirst for knowledge heightened by a thirst for strong waters. Seems there war. a big argument, th man said, "one fella says Wain -inton, another Mia says Adams, and another says i guy named Tyler Our Worms it claimed it Randolph "This iun," he explain- to lenge was met by a reply that revealed the source tf his Information an the San Francisco Examiner "That's a Hears! paper," we stld. hoping to test hli fund of learning "But the lrtVary said so," he averred No money was pi used as the ar ru ment was settled, he claimed We advised th man to try to 'en coot on a hot summer day.

Welfare of San Kafaela school children came first In the hearts of cm sharp bidder for th inn traansporietkHi centrist for seme outlymer section of the district Two welt know rid carriers want-ad th Job and put their bids b-for th school toard last nlfht On was Blanco's garage. He vai high bidder. The other was roc MUanl, of th Yellow Cab company He was tTM lower than Blano but, admitted he wouldn't hivr th bus by time school open- In September Blanco's representative Sylvlo Rutflno threw business p-o-cedur out the dan Rafael gh chool wlnd went into a huddle with Joe Miltnl and the school transportation board and ottered to sell his equipment to Jo so he coud net the bid. and th kid could be taken car of. bought th buses, walked out with th bid.

And Bluico's man a ho won on a technicality, even thoi gh th high bidder, 'ost In on way but won a tin night's steep dreaming of happy children and a reltoad chool board. Hie architects jnd sti nciiii.t Rafael Hoard of iducation sti in vocates of prefabricated school 1 Architects Thomas Muhin tural Engineer Hdrold Engcl, fribiication submitted to the boai the board's request of July si fabrication gnes the public the period. The report stated then still an inferior, temporary prop' certain that the standard type of construction used for school butld- legs presents a greater dollar value and known permanent qualities ECONOMY DENIED I Although at a special morning meeting July 2S of the school board Uo representatives of Standard 1st in prefabrlcatlon construction, had said prefabs could save the school district up to 30 per cent In costs, and later after talking the matter over with Mulvln and Enge, compromised on a figure of 10 per cent savings, the report made by the architects and engineer last night said the 10 per cent saving claim had not been proven to their satisfaction. Furthermore, they stated, they felt the salng in cost between the two types of construction to be negligible. Architect Mulvln previously had advised the school trustees, however, that a 10 per cent saving could be expected by utilising pre-manulactured parts.

Admitting prefabrlcatlon eon-at ruction meet high state atand-arda, th San Rata1 sohool dUtrlct'a architect and Its engineer said they could not conscientiously recommend prefabricated building which they call "an inferior type of structure of unproven lasting qualities." LABOR PRESENT Labor was represented at the board's discussion of the report by Charles Geller, lecretary of Build, irg Construction Trades Council of Marin county and George Scott, president of the council, who said they attended the meeting after reading an editorial in Monday's Independent Journal questioning excessive school costs and criticized school architects for not determining the trustees' wishes before omitting provision for utilizing pre-fab Geller stated lastjjrght that there ts evidence that pre-f aba are cheaper, but said that even if they were cheaper, they mould be unsafe for children. He told the board that records show that pre fabs hase only been used in schoojs throughout the country in time of shortages oi for temporary buildings. REPORT APPROVED However, Geller admitted if cost was the only issue involved In the choice of the school district on whether to use pre-f abs or conen- Klonai construction, the building trades would back the board Both Geller and Scott expressed their approval and agreement of the report made by Muhln, Klrby and Enge. Further discussion following the reading of the report revealed that the use of pre-fab construction had een approved a yem ago wmii uie board approved the pre-fab plans for the street music room It was stated at that time that approval waa granted because of the time emergency. It was also brought out by Kirby last night in general discussion that very few school districts use prefab construction and that in Marin county school districts hlch have it for emergency buildings when shortages existed or the time element was important have returned to the comentlonal type construction.

Wade Thomas and Brookside (Continued on Page Three) Sausalito Drum, Bugle Corps Wins State Honors Sausalito Sea Point Parlor 3rum and BiiRle corps Wer-lav walked off ultli the three top irizen awarded in open competition it the stste rmuention of the merlcm Legion in Sacramemo The i orps waa aw aided the S500 Irst ptlre in the state chairiilon- open compelllin warded an Amerir ilacqua in addition The group, peifoimlng einr 7000 people In Sacramento bail park, waa Judged top bv tht Alt-American Judges association cn th aesis of music, marching, di tiling, rwlse and inspection. In the afternoon, Individual mericin Legion rhamptoi, ships err won by Ednrrl Marlseu lor he best bugle plalng and VranK iuadros for the hest drum vora. 3oth viere given nold medi.Is The flausnllto Rrrup reieive'l the ilghest score, 92 2 as compared to he ber4 LckIod corjHi awarded 87 2 Undei the lnstiurtion of Nriman 3. Gindrad' ai.d I) presidency of fames Mart.iiom, t'ie 38 man urouv) las not lest a urn and bug) orps jirlie this icar Bret Harte Resident Sues Over Property Omitted From Deed Robeit Boll B.rl Unite 1 nte, Rafael propcin owier aj ieai-d before Judge Jmdan Mai in Supenor Comt todi omplaui he didn I gel ihe 1 he largalned for when he mom he traH two cins ano Bolt filed Milt scerRl mm tl io igainst the Mai Coutin AbttHt "omuam, Title InMianir anil juarat tv Co bolt o1 Iti'nil Luci a and Sum Diet Marie lnnln-r, and H. C.ianlce San Hnfar IlinhU'C the Holt hoinr he punhnsed 60 Iflfl aii'i ound Uttr Ne 1c ot Mln Uml lot cnteied the inopettv dcsoilp-lon dn.ded il Jiif.pquoTiU lie laims, the value ai I ui.e of hi Ian I las bet dim aged ov alxiut 2 im.

Bolt, a Bret ite oltlien nj-i jivs in has been using with 1 lelghbors to form piopeits otrneis issoclallon. figured in a $60 000 suit igainst DeLucca a'l Ciranlee earlier his venr resulting 'rom Bret Hart looding di.ilng Marrli rains last rhe rsne wound up In decision berause the pta ntlfts 'ailed to show loss in projierty values as the resi It ot the flooding. SATURATION BOMBING' SCATTERS RED FORCES TOKYO (Thursday) (U.R)-A saturation bombardment by 98 Superforts scatteicd a Communist force of 40,000 to 60,000 troops massed along the Naktong rtver and left small gioups churning about in confusion, eliminary reports said today. 'I he tecord fleet of B-29's dropped 50 tons of bombs on four to six North Korean diisions ii a 26-square-imle area nonhwest of Taegu The Communist, had been primed for an imminent olfensive toward the rity, emergency capital of South Korea. he U.

S. rifih Air Force said pilots who flew over the devastated area alter the shattering assault yesterday saw only scatteted bands of North Koreans scurrying through the wasteland. Moie than 12 hours after the big air trike there was no sign of the long picdicted communist of ensive on the approaches to Taegu. Arguments about whethi yesterday waji the hottest Aag. IS on record tren't worth th i heat they generate.

Let it be igreed that the modest and off 1. lal 9S degree-reading for San lafael 1 warm enough and repali to ye olde swim-ning pools ice cream parjore. Woodacie observers, and there were plenty of them, gas wd it was a 100 degree in the interior valleys, and quickly made for the mint julep or raths cellar. In San seers noted it was thai, city's hottest of the season, an 87. Low reading Iaat night as M.

Noon Sail Rafael temp atur today waa 80 (actuallyy in 11 a. m. reading because of daylight saving time) and didn't promise to rise as high ai yesterday. Sausalito Moves Ahead With Civil Defense Planning Further pinna to speed ate ng Sau-sallto'a preparations in even of dis aster wer mad last nlgl it after th Sausalito city council au journed and met as a disaster council, Earlier In th evening, council had pasted a resolution which blankets in any disaster con a work- under ne state The effect of atomic warf ire were briefly discussed by Peter 311ne, a director of th Sausalito Jltltens' Council, who recently returned from a reserve officer training lass on atomic wariar. Oline wio had been at Los Alamos at the end of the war gave soma armed services pamphlets to council men or atomic warfare.

He emphasized the Importance ot teaching Individual how to protest themselves In th ivent of war. Dr. Emmet Rixford, a cou icilman, announced that he has started work on setting up a medical coips. Folic Chief James Do le and Fire Crief Watts Perry si id that they ar Increasing the service of their departments by establishing auxiliaries. Exactly how my volunteer workers will be nee led will be worked out within the ext few weeks, according to Mayor Robert Gunn.

Councilman. Garth Baafod, head of the street department, a id Paul Low, superintendent of strei ts, were asked to meet with represc ntatives of both the Pacific Gas and Electric company anil the Pacific lephone and Telegraph company to nap out plans for a communicate ns and utilities section. Re-actlvation ot the aircraft warning service was also dscussed No final decision was Th disaster council will meet again following the next elt; council Brake Fire On Bis Does Slight Damage of i Marin Transit line bus caught fin yester day at 3:10 but was quickly extinguished by a county fire truck from Marin City with on'y slight damage. Driver of the bus, which carrying several passengers, was Bob Parry of Marin City. A.

N. NIPPER 208 Sir Francis Drake Itlvd. Phone San Anselmo S858 (Independent-Journal Photo) Reed Trustees Call Election Sept. 26 Reed school trustees last nlgl passed a resolution calling for $165,000 school bond election The bond Issue raise funcs for a school to meet the overcrowded conditions in he present Belvedere and Tiburon schools, according to Edwin Drechsel, The sit tentatively selected for the school Is the A villa ranch property owned by Elliott Judge. nreschel said today that letters will be se it to the architects who have expressed an Interest in the school building asking them to submit elthei sketches of previous schools thity have designed, or tentative sketches of the new Reed school.

Tie architects include Arnold on, Ernest Winkler, Ward and Bolles. and Cantln and Cantln. The board last night worked out plans witti community representatives to insure passage of the bond Issue. Present at the meeting were Mrs. Harold Onstadt, president ot the Reed Mother's Club, Mrs.

Oeorge McKegney and Hairy Allen, who were both active In the unionization (Continued on Pag Three) Clayton Payne Also To Run For Senate Clayton Payne of Novato is "a serious candidate" for the office state senatorshlp to be vacated by the resignation of Senator Torn Keating oi September IB. Payne's name war Inadvertently omitted from the list of prospective candidates published yesterday. He is aii insurance company executive in San Francisco, and Is president of tire Wiseman's Club of the Marin county YMCA. He states he has his campaign "an lined up." Corte Madera Peace Feeler' Next Step In Annexation War According to law, Ehlen said, the petitions to Larkspur take precedence ove- the Corte Madera resolutions, so any annexation plans by Corte Madeia cannot include the Schutlz properties. "A meetlni: of all interested parties la beinf planned," Ehlen announced, "a which we will work out the pre Mem in a neighborly spirit Ehlen salt he, Attorney Harold Rlede and Mel Schulti agreed the situation Indicates the need for a unified cl and county of Marin.

"With sue! a set-up problems like this could not arise," he pointed out. Organisation, of a movement Coite Madera city council soon may be serenading Larkspur with a plaintive rendition of "Don't Fence Me In" as the result of annexation development in the past two days. In a meettn yesterday evening the Corte Msc era council mn approved five solutions proposing the annexation of Oreenbra territory The volution wer graduated in area from th largest possible expansion down to alternate plans if properly owner objections sustained, accoidlng to John Ehlenl city attorney. Corte Madsrr. town clerk Oeorge Menke, a usually volubl source of information, declined to comment on yesterday rejecting.

He said It had bean bald, and the resolutions were parsed, but beyond that did not wished to be quoted. "The difficulty we are meeting," Ehlen, said, "Is that of making the areas contiguous with present Corte Madera boundaries (as required by law)." Original proposal for expansion of Corte Madera came from owners of the Filer Moore tract, known as Richardson's Island, Ehlen said. The petitions of mnexatlon to Larkspur, filed Monday by the Schultz Company, developers of Oreenbrae, and an expansion by Larkspur along the northern boundary of Corte Madera in 1944. block annexation of Richardson's Island by cutting it off from present Carta Madera boundaries. CLOSING-OUT ESTATE Kenffield: o-room Heme Jieauiiful 2j(-acTe site, magnificent view, sunny.

Sevt ral fine homesites can be told off. Listed at 0. (Sale subject to court oonfinration) Broken: You THINK You're a Good Driver? Tit Your Driving EHlcIthcy On Tht DrivtrortieUr Tskvitton Sern Thurso ay, august 17, io a. m. to 4 p.

m. at CASA MARIN I'ourth and i Street, San RaiVtl EVERYONE INVITED! Marin County Association of Iosuran Agents Notic) of Public Hearing en the 1950-51 Budget Bythe Beard of Supervisors of Marin County Notice is hereby given that ihe Board tf Supervisors will meet at the meeting room of the Board in the Courthouse, in the City of San Rafael, County of Marin, on Monday, August 21, 1950, at 2:00 P. M. at whi-Ji time taxpayer may appear and protest the preliminary budget, Copies may be obtained in the office of the County Clerk on or after this date. GEO.

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