The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 3

Pag 3 THE MODESTO BEE FRIDAY APRIL 5 1944 Date Is Set For Livestock Show Crippled Children Corporation Society Receives WASHINGTON April 5 IB ODEN PROBATION Judge Leslie Floyd yesterday In the justice of the peace court placed Lawrence Middleton 37 Modesto on probation for ix months sftei he pleaded guilty do a charge of disturbing the peace Judge Floyd conditioned the probation on the provisions Middleton conduct himself as a law abiding citizen and have no more trouble with the complaining witness Tom Moors of Turlock State Income Tax Filing Deadline Is April 15th I -ess than two weeks remain prior lo the April 15th deadline for filing state income tax returns This was reported today by Charles Mc-Colgan Sacramento stale franchise tax commleleoner The commisisoner declared a of March 31st 137944 returns had been filed representing axes totaling $10809338 A year ago on the same date 221903 returns had brought in $11086150 McColgan explained all married couples having an aggiegatr net income of $4500 or more or an aggregate gross income of $6000 or more in 1645 are required to file returns Single persons whose net income was $3000 or more or whose gross Income was $6000 or more also must file returns Forms may be obtained In the county assessor's office In the court-! house The eighth annual fair and livestock show sponsored by the agricultural department of the Modesto High Srhool is scheduled for June 51 ti al Beard Brook Park An Invitation will be extended to agricultural departments in Oakdale Turlock Ceres Hughson and Escalon Ralph Nunes who announced this today urged all members to plan entries for the fair The Danish merchant Fahrenheit who invented the thermometer was a business failure BLACKSMITH SHOP HAS MOVED TO 1220 SEVENTH STREET Plowshare Sharpening Are-Acetylene Welding A contract for 450 ton of structural iteel for the Shasta and Keswick power plants in California ha been awarded the Bethlehem Pacific Coat Steel Corporation San Francisco Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus said the net delivered cost of the steel is $75413 The contract is for 572500 pounds of steel for the Shasta power plant switchyard and 355-000 pounds for the Keswick switchyard and transformer circuit structures Both plants are part of the Central Valleys Project Four Gates Will Be Built By Denver Firm MeClatchy Newspapers Service WASHINGTON Aprils Federal Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus today awarded a $217 310 contract to the American Bridge Company of Denver Coio for the manufacture and delivery of four 50 by 50 regulating gates for Keswick Dgm The gales will be installed in the dams spillway and will regulate the amount of water discharged over it Straus said work on the dam deferred during the war practically is completed Training Aide Of Boy Scouts Will Visit Modesto A series of meetings with Boy Scout leader of the Yosemlle Aiea Council in connection with a current training drive ha been planned by Harry Eby national director of volunteer scout training It was announced Eby will meet on Sunday with the council leadership training committee at the Turlock Youth Center On Mon-: day the director will be in Merced while on Tuesday he will be in Modesto at the Yosemite Area Council office 614 Eleventh Street National Murker Cole chairman of the' leadership training rommlltee declared Eby's visit is an opportunity for direct contact with a national representative Ebv served ns scoutmaster tn Zanesville Ohio Hi first professional post was ns a Scout executive of the Muskingum County Council in Zanesville Served In hlcagu He next served as assistant district executive and later assistant Scout executive of the Chicago Council of Hoy Scouts His activities included leadenhip training troop and organization publicity office management fi-j nancial operation sand institutional! relationships He has served ns director at many camps The meeting is planned lo bo of help to training course leaders prospective organization leaders district and neighborhood commissioner and operating committee chairmen HARRY FRY Employes Are Voted Rise A COLLfCE BUSINESS or TRADE SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR YOU State Employes Benefit By Decision Of Court aAN FRANCISCO April 5 (JPi The stale supreme court ha ruled in a test case that stat employes may get sick leave when they stay at home to care for mem- bets of their immediate families' who are ill A state personnel hoard ruling permits payment for sick leave In such cases and the high court yesterday upheld that decision The court's ruling was in the cases of Elizabeth Hatch Ix Angeles employe of the department of Industrial relations and 8 Nelson Sacramento janitor employed by the state Ar WITH YOUR TUITION PAID Yes your tuition up to $500 per ordinary school year paid for 48 months of college business or trade school you also receive $65 per month living $90 if you are married This is the opportunity open upon their discharge to men 1 7 and over who enlist in the new peacetime Regular Army for 3 years Get all the facts at your nearest Army Recruiting Station Full Program For Education Week Is Scheduled Public Schools Week will be observed in Modesto April 7th-12th inclusive marking a community affair which originated in California in 19X9 It was an outgrowth of 18279 schools in the nation being closed because of a lack of teachers It was reported annual observance of the week is a public manifestation of the belief that for the success of popular government here must he an educated citizenship and that the perpetuus of Democracy and the preservation of its safety peace and prosperity depend upon the public schools Here Is Schedule The following schedule has been announced: a Sunday April 7th Modesto ministers will base their sermons on this topic 5 Monday April Open house all dav st John Muir School Evening open house at Roosevelt and the high school Tuesday April 9th Open house all day at Wilson and Washington Schools with special meetings at 2 Evening junior college forum at 8 at the Methodist Church Wednesday April 10th Open house all day at Lincoln Srhool and in the afternoon at Burbank School Evening open house in the adult classes in plastics and leathercraft at Roosevelt School Other Open House Thursday and Ftiilay April 11th and 12th -Open house in the adult class in furniture upholatery from 16 A to 4 in the junior liege shop building Open house in the adult education pottery class from 7 to 10 at Roosevelt School It was announced open house will be held Wednesday Thursday and Friday at Fianklin School featuring a special meeting Tuesday evening Enrien School also will hold open house all week during regular school hours Many other organizations wil participate in observance of the event including Masonic Lodges Eastern Star and 12 service clubs and other groups In the city Sciot Pyramid Will Give Public Program Thursday In observance of Public Schools Week the Thursday night meeting of Stanislaus Lodge No 206 FAM will not be held next week This was announced at a meeting of the group last night Orval Prickett master presiding Toparch Curtis Miller announced the regular Monday meeting of Modesto Pyramid No 15 Sciot also has been canceled in observance of the event The group will meet Thursday and hear an address by Dr Dwight Baker of the Modesto Junior College on Public Schools Week Music will he furnished by Professor Frank Mancini The public is invited Complaint Is Made To Police Of Reckless Driving By Students Another complaint of reckless driving by Modesto High School students in the vicinity of the school was made to the police this morning by a motorist in the vicinity He said a youthful driver ra yeened around a corner at excessive (m peed and almost crashed into hia Vehicle Castle Field Sergeant Is Arrested By Police Staff Sergeant Walter Palmer 19 of Castie Field Merced early: today was turned over to the shore patrol with (wo companions after: the police said they had created a disturbance here by kicking over I garbage cans A related by the police Palmer also attempted to star! a fight and became abusive Some Indian women in Qullo Ecuador wear men's beta Room 3 Post Office Bldg Open Daily Except Thursday This Advsrtissmtnl Sponsored By SEARS ROEBUCK COMPANY Tenth and Streeti Modesto Gloria Pledges Aid To Mother NEW YORK April 5 -t 4- The verbal elash between Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt end her daughter Mis Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski entered a new stage today with Gloria Jr declaring that "under no circumstances will my mother suffer privations due to the lack of the necessities of "I have a natural filial regard for my mother" Mrs Stokowski said in a statement distributed al news conference in the Stokowski one room penthouse apartment "Our present difference is not on my part one based on money" Mrs Stokowski recently termi nated a $21000 yearly allowance to her mother and suggested she find a job She said she would use the money to aid "blind children and to help feed children who are home less and starving in many coun tries" GFT NAVY RELEASES Following service with the navy John Hunter signalman third class of Modesto and John Yardy pharmacists mate third class of Turlock this week received their honorable discharges at the San Francisco separation center Seal Donations Officials said today donations al realty are coming from the seals mailed out by the Stanislaus Countv Crippled Childrens Society in the current fund raising campaign The drive will continue until May 1st and this county's quota is $5110 The mailing of the en velopes containing the seals will be completed next week 466 Is Contributed A $46671 contribution lo the drive was made at a meeting of the society this week by the inter-club council which represented proceeds from the council's Maidi gias Mrs Yvonne Hotsefield and Harry Anderson presented the sum on behalf of the club and It was received by Fred Beyer society president Prizes were sent to the recently named winners of the society's poster contest Also at the session a nominating committee was named to plan for an election of officers The committee is composed of Fred Flint of Turlock chairman: Mra George Bettencourt of Patterson and Rev Melvin Wheatley of Modesto Will Meet In Denair The next meeting of the group will be in Denair May 2nd to which special gueats have been invited to heai Mis Bettencourt report on the institute on cerebral palsy held in Los Angeles recently Ttic society's annual banquet and installation of officers will be held in June Officials pointed out the society now has five cases of children needing medical care who do not qualify for public assistance Fotu of these need eye care and the other requires a hearing aid Is Paid For King Island SAN FRANCISCO April 5 One of the largest ranch transactions in recent years in the San Joaquin Delta Was announced by California Delta Farms with the sale of King Island of 3260 acres to a group of San Joaquin County residents Including Sam Giovannoni Fdilio Marrhetti Victor Leonar-dinl Fied Placentine Jack Klein Sol Klein James Tozzi Domenico Tassano John Peter Freo-cero Podesta Luigi Rugani and Giorgio Rugani The sale price was reported to have been $650000 cash The sale of King's Island brings to an end the long and colorful history of California Delta Farms At one time the company owned Empire Tract Medford Island Or-wood Tract Holland Tract Bacon Island Webb Tract Mandeville I-land Bishop Tract as well as King Island The new owners plan to subdivide the island among themselves and continue with the development of the property for further planting of asparagus potatoes onions celery tomatoes and other crops With the sale went the transfer of all water rights and drainage facilities of Reclamation District 2044 which is to be reorganized and made operative b- the new owners Negotiations between pa files were handled by Pardow Hooper of San Francisco Youth Reports Mexican Tried To Attack Him Seventeen year old Edward Hindman Detroit Mich hitch hiker repoited to the police early today a Mexican motorist who had picked him up between Stockton and Manteca had attempted a criminal asSHOJt Hindman said the driver stopped his ear near Manteca and ordered him into the rear seat When the youth declined he said the driver threatened him with a pint ol A struggle ensued Then according to Hindman the Mexican ordered him out of the automobile and told him to "run like or I will kill you" Hindman informed officers really ran" He was unable to furnish a detailed nescrlption of the would be attacker Modesto Baptist Is Named Missionary Rev Charles Bowen of Modesto was named a new missionary for (he Golden Gate Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at a meeting1 of the directors and leaders of the Southern Baptist General Convention of California held this week in Fresno This was announced today in an Associated Press release The new president named at the same conference is Rev Herring who' has been an associate in the Rlble department of the Baylor University in Waco Texas for the past 25 years AT SEARS CATALOG ORDER DEPT Wildlife Society Plans Field Trip A wild life refuge was discussed by members of the Stanislaus County Wildlife Society ai a meeting last night in Roosevelt School A field trip to Del Puerto Canyon on Saturday April 13th was planned President Donald Drake presided Plan To Gives Vets Top Priorities In Surpluses Is Favored WASHINGTON April 5 Legislation giving veterans top priority in the purchase of government surpluses was drafted today by Senator Hatch (D i who immediately won the support of several colleagues Hatch told she eenste that veterans seeking equipment and iteikij for small business and farming enterprise had found all available goods bought up by government agencies Senator LaFolleile (Prog Wig! said there had been a 'disgraceful disregard" of veterans' rights and this sentiment was echoed by Senators Revercomb (R Va and Maybank (D Ci Announcement of the Hatch measure came shortly aftei the government said it was planning (o give top priority to manufacturer of building materials and some other scarce products Wine Blending Plant Is Projected In Lodi Mcflntctlv Newspaper Service LODI April 5 Plans for the construction of 2000000 gallon central blending and bottling plant in the Lodi-Stockton area and the addition of two new member wineries were announced by the Wine Growers Guild through its general manager Solar of Lodi The new member wineries each with a 2000000 gallon coopeiage capacity are the Lockeford Cellars now under construction east of Lodi 8nd the Del Rey Cellars southeast of Fresno The protects Solari said are a part of a four way expansion program which already includes the addition of 2500000 gallons of new cooperage now being installed in the Wine Growers Guild other five cellars With Greater Improvements Than You Ever Dreamed Aboutl CHROME PLATED 5-Piece DINETTE WASHINGTON April 5 (JP The house has voted a $400 a year wage increase for fedrial employes but specified the increases be absorbed by an accompanying reduction In employes by the affected agencies The house action following two days of heated debate virtually tore apait a committee bill which would have granted civil service workers an 185 per cent across the board boost including those receiving $101X10 a year or more The bill now goes to the senate which has voted to grant employe an ineteaso of 11 per cent rhe final bill will have to be worked out between representative of both house Passage whs by a roll call vote of 337 to 28 District Students Will Take Part In Music Festival Student musician from Central California high school selected at tryouts to occupy first chair positions in the orchestra and band for the ninth annual Spring Music Fes tival in Stockton were announced today The concert will tali place tomorrow night in the Stockton High School auditorium Those Taking Bart Participating high schools from this area represented in the band are Modesto Donna Rose Nancy Hudlow Robert Ellis Glen Sauls Jack Stone Ronald Lew1 Phyllss Crowder Bob Jones Boh Davis Lorraine Lang Robert Neal and Harland Belisle Turlock Bernice Barmore Beverly Knutsen and Derle Wilsori Rlpon Elvira Hermanaon Tracy Jackie Colfelt Elk Grove Harley Doughty Sonora Wally Anker Virgil Wright and Vic Small Lodi Janies Handel and Jack Wood Galt Ruth Urban and Edna Mich-eliter Orchestra Members Tn the orchestra schools will be represented as follows: Modesto Samuel Goldberg Boh Boyd Tom Langstroth Betty Kurts Richard Reinertson and Gordon Vosti Sonora Bill Dunlovy and Edwin Murray Turlock Jean Davies Lodi Archie Grenz Newman Mary Ann Ferguson and Warren Miller Republicans Will Form New Club An organization meeting for a county wide Republican Club will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Elks Club in Modesto This was announced today by Horace Dryden chairman Principal speaker will he David Bush of Oakdale former stale sena tor who will explain the project It wa reported a subcommittee of the Stanislaus County Republican Central Committee was appointed some time ago to organize the countywide group It is planned to have periodic public meetings (o which apeakers of atate and national prominence will be invited All persons interested In organizing the club are invited to attend a Ransacking Of Country Home Is Reported Ransacking of the home of Peter Vella Coffee Road about four and one half miles from Modesto was reported to the sheriff's office last night It was not immediately determined what articles had been stolen Farm Loans No Charges or yj Deduct ion of Any Kind Except Title BOMBERGER BROS 94 11th 8t Modesto Plume 1400 -pi REWARD WM WELT OPTOMETRIST 1 1 Net to Prince! Then ter Ph IS2S 1019 St FIRE INSURANCE That 4 SAFE! 1 1 1 1 i it "ompun iiu The FIRE Is Bad Enough Without the LOSS tear' oi Vi fictVn I rt p-' i STANISLAUS COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO I KM To rlith i ri cl TH ITHOVl MOD i -In POINTS OF SUPERIORITY Help This Fellow FINOANAMC and recieve a REWARD watch this paper for details Potluck Dinner Will Be Held By Boy Scout Unit A potluck dinner will be given in honor of all alumni and parents of Modesto Troop 8 Boy Scouts of America at 7:30 Monday In the basement of the First Christian Church This was reported today by Tony Raisa scoutmaster who requested ail former troop member to attend the dinner the first reunion since the end of the war Persona planning to attend are asked to notify Paul Rager committee chairman so arrangements may be made The men I will lie prepared by Scoutmaster Balsa assisted by former (loop Scouts Bryant Blodgett William Henderson Roy Baade and William Jar-rard Boy Scout Troop Plans Practice Hike To Ranch A practice hike to the Johansun ranch is planned by Boy Bcouta of Troop fi of Modesto This was announced at a meeting of the group this week The hike will take place the weekend of April 13th-14th A new trio pensant for the group will be made by Hedrick Rector who recently joined the troop Present representing the Modesto Kiwanis Club were Ralph Weichert A Zimmerman and Rector Norman Valpey was committee man A Me Laminated Plaslie Table Top 1 Retains original imooth lurfaca became this plastic will not chip or crack 2 Scientifically treated to prevent warping 3 Just wiping with a damp cloth keapt it iparkling 4 Stains do not diicolor it Heat-reiiitant 5 2540-in top eatify extandt to large 40x4J-in Chrome Plated Steel Tubing 6 laboratory teiti prove thii quality chrome plating gives more years of perfect service 7 Heavy chrome plating over nickel prevents rust 8 Silvery lustrous chrome hat modern beauty Additional Quality Features 9 Thick softly padded upholstery it colorfully covered with bright red leatherette 10 Fit-your-figure chain have built-in comfort 1 1 Though durable this set it extra lightweight 12 Convenient tpeciout cutlery drawer Carr Sanatorium MYRON CARR Director Ambulant Treatment of RECTAL DISEASES and RUPTURES Telephone Stockton 3-0363 2230 PACIFIC AVENUE STOCKTON CALIFORNIA tK4IV8- GARBED TIPS FK TBIS WBBB mm mux nKM listen to youp friends and NEIGHBORS ON GRAVEM INGlIS mm A FAMOUt NAME IN HOMI FURNItHINO toy if when you wonf Quality iMttnte it whan you want Savina Nm( iivrtuuitmrut mad Ptrmtr mad Vrdmr undty ramd amnpmpu rtt-man Rack Earth" Mammoth Cosmo Mtzrd ar uprh tail grow tng huh to feet in height WITH DEAN MADDOX CLEANER AND ATTACHMENTS bearing mae of large broad pet-aled blossom in TRANSCRIBED REBROADCAST CULVERS FUlniTURE JUST SOUTH OF BRIDGE On THE'99 HUfV'L)nODEiTO roe red color and pure snow white Thir bright urrort finely cut foliage and broad heTily branched bushes are extremely popular for bat kfmiunde and foliage trreer The lung stemmed flowera are delightful cut flowera blooming lata summer and fall Cosmos thrive in tny toil and location aur-eeedtng in light aandy ground where many other garden flowera fail All that Is a good aupplv of during the growing aeaaon For larger bloom and finer eolora plant -mains fine Ptram of Mam moth Cosmos Paeket 10c Commercial growers plant Germain improved tfraini of seed bacauae they re bred from pedigreed stock and are scientifically laboratory tested for germination Tvne in try Svndny morning 0 9-t 5 to hear "Germain's Garden Gmda of the Air" femttnng Nort Gillespie the JTett'i 0it tan Jmg Garden Editor end Broad miter ABC Nen oek At Your Garden Supply Dealer All purpose KENMORE vacuum cleaners will do all cleaning jobs easily quickly Self lubricating Yl motor 16 attachments for every housecleaning purpose Underwriters approved QUIZ WIZARDS Modesto House Hunters LKS KNOLLS Capt MARK PARSONS BOR DEIHL vs Native Daughters of the Golden West JOAQUIN PARLOR NO 8 ROSE DENTONI Capl WILMA MAY EDNA WILLIAMSON pieteHtedty THI MAXIM OF FOUR HOURS FRESHER GRAVEM INGLIS BREAD SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO DEPT PHONE 3710 TENTH AND STREETS MODESTO.