Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 1

ttountal MARIN WIATHIR RIPCRT Bay Region: Partly cloudy tonight but increasing cloudiness with rain Tuesday. Littie change, in temperature. Westerly wind in afternoon. Temperatures: High yesterday 72 Low this morning 53' 89TH YEAR DAILY Est. 1861 EH IN A 1 SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY.

OCTOBER 10, 194? T.25 A MONTH BY CARRIER No. 170 Norman Livermore Is Injured In Head-on Waldo Grade Crash i Other Driver BtVBIgHI Sir Francis Drake, driving her car. Buffered minor injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. No on on the bus was Injured, anrt none of the drivers were cited. Photo by Geo, Wheeler).

TWO CARS, BUS CRASH Greyhound bus and one of the two cars involved In crash at 13:52 this morning on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in San Anselmo. Mrs. Georglne Regalia of 1109 Urges Full Survey a home, a loving his We with him. day to enter your for your own. little master or mistress to enjoy Don't forget, today Is the final letter, telling why you want Inky AM I EVEB LONESOMIT Inky looks a little lonesome, even though making like happy with a funny hat, he celebrate his sixth birthday-months that 1s.

What la a birthday with no one to share Hf But It wont ba lonir now and Inky will hava Of Public Housing Marin's Building and Construction Trades Council today urged the Bourd of Supervisors to undertake a careful survey of the Jiousintf situation in the county before deciding whether to apply for federal low cost public housing funds. Secreeary Charles Geller of the council told the mpcrvisors: "We have definite ideas about the need, from our own observations; but a factual survey of the situation would provide a firm foundation for a reasonable de- 1 Your Last To Write Tin win Tuanr Tnlcv. the: the Independent-Journal is giving away to a lucky boy or girl from Marin -who writes the best II vou do. todav is vour Either it must be brought to o'clock this afternoon, or it must be in the mails, postmarked before five o'clock this afternoon. Water Bonds Called Illegal At Inverness Suit Filed Contesting Legality Of 4 Ballot In I -Vote Victory Inverness politics entered the Ms rln county courts Saturday.

Two taxpayers who charged tha recent 50,000 water bond election illegal filed action in Marin Su perior court to contest tha vote. Inverness voters went to the poll Sept. 17 to vote on a water system improvement program by a bare The Bona issue passed, according to the Inverness public Utility district, 108 to W. However, Nele Johnson and Ham ilton Martins, Inverness protests declared In a suit tiled with County Olerlt Oeorge S. Jones, that some four votes were not valid.

Therefore, they maintain, the election failed to pass by the necessary two-third vote. Contestants Johnson, retired In-srness resident, and Martins, own er of a hauling llrm. are asking the court to consider the contested election and to supboena ballots and election officials. Named cohtestees in the action are Albert J. Cavalll, Oeorge H.

Ludy, and Donald A. Abelseth, director on the board ol the Inverness Public Utility District. Acci ordlog to Jonas' office today, ite has been- fixed yet for the ho date' hearing. Chiy. A.

Oioceo, San Rafael, at torney, represent Johnson and Martins. 100 Marin Residents Make Pilgrimage To Drake's Bay On hundred Marin County resi dents attended services Saturday at the new county beach at Drake's Bay in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Bngiisn prayer Coming at the cloaa of the two- week general convention of. Episcopal Church, the pilgrimage to Drake's Bay was arranged by the Marin County Churchmen's sedation, a laymen's associs with Seibert L. Befton of BausaUto In charge of preparations. Father Tod Ewald, rector of the Holy Iw-uocents Church In Oorte Madera, was In charge of the program.

Bishop Robert Oribbin, retired bishop of western North Carolina, read the ante communion se from the authorised copy of. the 1549 prayer book before a temporary alter of driftwood and fair linen, candles and cross. The altar was set up before the sculptured cross the Sir Francis Drake Society erected about three months ago. Bishop Kenneth. L.

A. Vlall, suff'ragen bishop of Tokyo, guest speaker, recalled his Interest the Drake's Bay ares, when he was with Following the services, a picnic lunch was held In the shelter of the nearby cliffs at which time Aubrey Neasham, chairman' of the historian for the National Park Service, spoke on the historical background of that area. I known that there the first reading from the English prayer book given by Sir Francta Drake on this Boiling Paraff inStarts Dog, Kitchen On Fire Miss Laura B. Morris, en Redwood drive, Corte Madera, was put-tint: up quince Jelly yesterday. Her dog was comfortably situated by the stove.

Suddenly the car paraffin boiled over setting kitchen and the dog on tire. When Corte Madera flremer rived to extinguish the blase, the fire was out Miss Morris- threw a pan of water on the dog and squirted water on the kitchen from the de hose. Damage and was covered by Cited As Drunken; Five More Hurt Norman B. Liverwort, social ly prominent resident of Raaa, and five oiher persona rectivefl minor injuries in automobile cidents over the weekend is Marin. Livermore, who is "years old was hurt whan hi car was Involves in a headon crash, according to th California Highwsy Patrol at th top of the Waldo grade on Highwei 101 at last night.

He was taken to Rou Genarai hospital, where his condition la night was reported as serious, few Tfhsra attendant Mils morning salt his condition is suffer a broken finger and a rut knee tin CHP report says. Tho driver of the other oar wai Harley Pods, 4s, of San Frandaee He was arrested by th CHP on i charge of drunken driving and sew to the county Jail. Authorities a) Poda was driving on the wrong at of Hit- highway when th accldstv occurred. Hi Mrs. 'home thl morning, asld Uvermor driving home aione from tha football gam in Sen Francisco 1 his coups, aaw Pod' coining tower him and tried to turn out.

He toe the brunt of the crash on th aid of the ear where was anting. She said Livermore. luckily, has it their son Bob, win had at-nded the gam with his father on a train back to Berkeley atw tha game, thus wring hint treat what might have been neriou harm Mrs. Livermore found her mat-band still froggy at noon tod) when she visited him al tha hoapiut She said beside the broken ftngt and hurt knee, he has a bad gaak over the eye and othrr facial cutay The doctors ar keeping the patient in the hospital for several dajaj until he recovers from th shock the crash, FIRST ACCIDENT This the llrrt accident Livermore has ever been In, say hk wife, In the many years he hai been travelling in Marin and elsewhere. Llvermor Is a civil engineer, and a financier.

He Is the president one company and director of several others. Active In conservation affair an (Continued on page five Mrs. Roger Kent Will Head 1949 TB Christmas Seal Sale Mrs. Roger Kent has been reappointed seal sale chairman for the IOiB drive, according to George Scott, president of Marin County Tuberculosis Atwlatlon. The teal ale campaign will open November 21.

The association's local program of case finding, publlr education, clinics, and research and rehabilitation on the state and national levels is supported by this annual drive, the only public aprl 'he association makes. Mrs. Kent has named Mrs. John F. Allen, of Row as assistant sesl sale chairman and Mrr Ltiter Wolf, also or Rom, as chairman of volunteers, Many of the women's organizations In the county have already answered the appeal for volunteer help in preparing for the coming drive.

Any Individual or organization wishing to assist may call Mrs. Wolf or the Tuberculosis AioclaUon office in San Jlafael. There Is a particular need for volunteer typlrt at this time. 1220 Fourth St. Supervisors Reject Request For Study Of Transportation Marin county: super visors turned' 'down a request from the Marin central labor council today, asking that (i oHJaens advisory committee be appointed to study the county's trans- Fred Bagshaw, supervisorial chair man, termed the request "prema- Bagshaw said he and Super visor William D.

Fusselman had at tended meetings of a group advocating formation of a Bay Area transportation district. He Indicated that the "big problem" la between San Francisco and the East Bay, "We dont want to advocate anything that Is going to cost the county lot of money while doing the county very little good," he remarked. The board agreed to continue the arrangement whereby Bagshaw and Fusselman' act as a committee to keep Informed on transportation developments. "When the situation progresses sufficiently, we may have need for a committee," the chairman said. The labor council had asked that the group study transportation In the light of Senate Bill 104, passed at the last session of the legislature, which would enable counties of the Bey Area to form a transportation district.

The district presumably eould levi taxes to support a district-operated transportation system. Burglar Ger $75 A burglar entered Bell's Sen-Ice station, l2e Fourth street, sometime during tle night, police reported, and removed- $75 In 'small change from a floor safe. An attendant, Larry Slegner, San Anselmo, reported the burglary when he came to work this morning. Entry was not forced, police said. MARIN MUSINGS By Rafoal Marin Two bright yellow lemons painted en Pete Kimball's '49 model ear brought fast action from the auto-mobile agency that sold It to Mm.

Kimball, a BausaUto man, kept try. lng to get the aganey to repair parts that were no good. He got no results by talking. Bo he painted the lemons on the dark- green smooth looking, rough running car. painted in detail the respective faults of the.

gear shift, transmission, eteH and parked in front of the agency. The salesman couldn't run out fast enough to see that repairs were What looks like a "Jurisdictional alspute" seems to be developing In the cultural Ufa of BausaUto, One group la centered around Bern Porter's Contemporary Gallery; the other around Bdwln Ver Becke's little Art Gallery. Which will get whose patronage although un-grammaticalseems to be the question of the hour among some euvhern Marin "authors and actors and artists and such Juvenile Art Suspeettd Of Loosing Truck On HIS A group of Juveniles were suspected today of cutting louse a Pacific Telephone and. Telegraph Co. truck anchored on a ntetp Wood-acre hillside Saturday.

The truck had been parked, brakes on, after it became stuck while linemen were putttojr in lines In the area. According to a report from Wood- acre Special Deputy Ed Ourdiner to the Marin county sheriff's of Ice, the truck rolled SCO feet down the hillside. Damage was estimated at Floating Abaione Plant At Sausalito Is Approved Plans for a floating ubnlone pro cessing plant at were ap- proved by the Board o( Supervisors Three San Franciscans Donald Marosky. Clyde Sargent, and Wll Ham Wedgworth got a one-year conditional permit to locate their proposed plant at the 3. L.

Arques property, formerly Ma 'lnshlp. Just outside the Saussllto limits. "This is the same sl(( of the proposed fish reduction plant" said Chairman Fred BttgBliaw of supervisors, referring to the controversial application which eventually was turned down severs 1 years ago. "I have looked into this propo sition, and it appears found. There are plenty of safcguai ds," he declared.

As granted per nit may bi instantly revoked for failure to comply with the numerous conditions attached to It. Tiie con. dltions cover prevention of un. pleasant odor and prohibition dumping shells or trimmings anywhere in the county. Abalones will be-fro: en within i short time after they are brought aboard the 100 36-fott barge pro cessing plant.

SF Woman It Injurtd As Scooter Ovorrums A 27-year-old San Fn ncisco worn an, Mrs. Margnret C.andall. was treated at San Rafael '3enerai hospital, early this morning: for minor injuries and discharged after her motor scooter she was driving over turned at the north id of High way 101 overpass, San F.afae!. Chance For Inky Enelish spaniel that letter? last time to eel your letter in the newspaper office before five The three Judges who will select the winning letter, Dr. Robert Aus- tin of the College of Marin, Sydney Ottman of the Marin Humane Society, and Stan Lowry of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce win meet as soon aa possible to make the final decision, Announcement of the winner wlU be made in the Independent-Jour nal Thursday.

We repeat the contest rules in de tail for the last Address your letter or postcard: Dear Inky, co Independent-Journol San Rafael, Calif. Start your letter as follows: Dear Inky: I want you for my i because Then tell in 35 words Just why you want Inky as your very own dog. All entries must be brought to the office of the Independent-Jour- al before 6 p. m. today or be post marked no later than today AU names and addresses must be printed clearly and only one entry can be accented from each contest ant.

Entries must be signed with nBme, address, date of birth and school of the contestant. of Marin county may enter Children of employees of the In dependent-Journal are not eligible. Any child who has reached his or her th birthday October 3 or has not reached his or 13th birthday that date and is a resident of Mar- In county is eligible to compete. School Unionisation of the two districts was recommended recently In study made for the Belvedere school district by Dr. J.

Paul Leonard of San Francisco State College. also recommended that another building be constructed foi eventual use of both Tiburon and Belvedere students in the fourth to eighth grades. Meeting with Greer tomorrow will be Robert Lamoree, president Belve dere school board: Dr. Hall, clerk Mre. Hal Hipp: Howard Lisle, presi dent Tiburon school board: Matt Orbae, cleric and R.

L. Heraer. cision," agreed Chairman Fred Bagshaw of the supervisors, "we want to get all the facts before we decide. As we see It, there Is first the question of need and, second, whether the nued should be met through public or privately-built housing." Geller In turn, agreed wtlh Bagshaw's vle.T and noted that "some communities" have blocked private builders' efforts to provide low cost housing. As an es-; ample, he eltid Corte "Madera's restriction against homes of less than squ ire feet.

He explained that the survey should include a study of sening ordinance to see te what extent they discourage constractlon of "If private builders cannot or are not permitted to fulfill the tid, then public housing must fill the need," he said, Qellef's letter to the supervisors (s lied tor "replacement" of Marin City which ha become an "eyesore" Mid constitutes a serious "fire and health hazard HOUSINC, The letter expressed the coun-cil's belief that public housing It (Continued on page five) The new high pressure holder, officials said, will bring In creased gas pressures to consumers from San Rafaol to Sausallto. The 13 Inch gas main being installed from the undeground gas holder still remains to be over the Fairhltls area. Scheduled time of completion for the Miracle Installation te the middle of November, according James L. Leveiisaler, assistant gas engineer, San division. The new gar main will parallel and supplement the existing1 six-inch main that has l.ot been able to meet the Increased" demands of consumers in the Ross Valley area during peak winter months when gas pressures drop, Leveasele said.

Youths In Hot Rod Sought In 4 Fires Hot rods arent hot enough. Fires are better. Apparently that was the opinion of a cst full' of teenagers who last night terrlaed Red Hill residents In San Anselmo with four purposely set grass fires. The fires occurred about p.m. at the end of Essex avenue.

While the fire department put out the fires, police and sheriff's details searched the area for a hot-rod full of Joyriders who were seen acting auspiciously in that area. A resident said he saw a car Come to a halt at' the bottom of the hill. Occupants got out and went up the hill, then came down and sped away in the stripped auto. The fires broke out Immediately afterwords. Police chase after them and stopped several suspects, but the hot-rod and Its alleged "firebugs" were not found.

Also believed purposely set was a grass and brush fire at oft the 300 block of Redwood road In San Anselmo. A utility box containing paints and cleaning compound was consumed by fire at 4:30 pm. yesterday at the Fairfax Community church, firemen reported no other damage. majority of voters will ba necessary to approve unionisation. In Belvedere 443 are eligible to vote and -99 In Tiburon.

If unionisation la- voted tor, Dr. Hall said, Superintendent Oreer will appoint a five-man board of trustees to serve until May when the new board will be elected. The boards will make plana for the next district which would not come Into legal existence until start of the new fiscal year July 1, 1950. Meanwhile the two boards or trustees would continue to serve for the remainder of the school year. The new board of trustees would start a study of the building needs of tha Joint district.

If a bond Issue $41.000 GAS LINE PROJECT Main Installation Starts Along Miracle Mile Belvedere-Tiburon Unionization Election Hears SAMPLE COAT SALE! $19.95 MADE TO SELL UP TO 39.95 Better, manufacturer! special purchase of 46 one-ivio-three oE a kind sample coats. Gabardines, fleeces, shag, covens! Shorty and full length styles! Nude, green, grey, brown, camel, black. Sins 8 to 18. A 141,000 project to Install 6,000 feet of 12-inch gas main along the Miracle Mile from San Anselmo to San Rafael got underway today, Pacific Oas and Electric company officials reported. Tha projlct will Insure, they said, a steady gas pressure to consumers in the Ross Vat-ley area during critical winter Pip la being delivered to the site of the project between tlie Sir Francis' Drake Intersection In San Anselmo and Marquard avenue, San Rafael, where the new main win tie into tha present sir-inch main from the San Rafael PGE gas plant.

Digging has started on the San Anselmo end of the project. Along with new main, PO As workers have reached about a half- laying another 13-inch toil million cubic feet gas petitions calling for an election to vote en the unionisation of the Belvedere and Tiburon school districts will be presented to County Superintendent of Schools Henry oreer at 9 ajn. tomorrow by members of both boards trustees. At press time today, there were is signatures on tha Belvedere petition, and 7a on the Tlbnron petition. A majority of signatures of parents who have children In school are necessary in order to call an lection.

There are 74 children in the Belvedere school; 64 In Tiburon. Dr. Wallace Hall, olerlt of the Belvedere board, said today the groups hope that an election date BRENTS Dress lor Less -i.