Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 9

10 3lnhrpptihmt-lminial, Feb. 27,1957 Portland Madam, Racketeer Testify WASHINGTON A drawling Western racketeer and a middle-aged madam gave Senate investigators clashing testimony today over a reported plan to open a string of bawdy houses in Portland, Ore. The racketeer, James B. kins, said the plan was cooked up by Joseph McLaughlin and Completion Due June 1 On Gym At Novato High Shower and dressing rooms at Novato's new high school have been completed, other facilities are nearing completion, but there is a possibility that the gymnasium may not be completed in time for gradua tion ceremonies, Principal Rob-) ert McKeay informed school district trustees last night. He said the contractor formed him the building could not be completed before June 1, and McKeay also received some guesses that it would be July or August.

OFFICES COMPLETE The administration offices are nearly complete, and Keay expects to occupy these by about March 11. Completion of the music building is about a month away, and of the cafeteria about six weeks away, he told the board. Additional building needs of the district and plans were outlined for the board by Supt. William J. J.

Smith. Details of the budget for the coming year are being worked out and should be completed in 30 days, Smith said, explaining that it is being planned on the basis of 77 elementary teachers instead of the present 64, and 21 high school teachers instead of the present 13. SCHOOL PLANS Plans are being drawn by district architect John Lyon Reid and Associates for a kindergarten through sixth grade school on the high school site, and a four-classroom addition to the Olive School where a six classroom addition was recently completed. Smith also informed the board that an application for $9.000 to improve the high school access road has been sent to the state Allocations Board. Thomas E.

Maloney, two Seattle racketeers who he said were dispatched by a high official of the Teamsters Union to take over vice and gambling in land. The madam, Ann Thompson of Seattle, said the plan originated with Elkins as far as she knew. Rut she also said Elkins "discouraged so much that she gave up the idea. She said no one mentioned to her any plan for the union to share in profits of the proposed houses. UNHOLY ALLIANCE They testified before the Senate Rackets Committee which is investigating charges that the Teamsters Union, gamblers, and the district attorney formed an unholy alliance to entrench racketeering in Portland.

Elkins, a tough slow-talking Texan with a record of shooting arrests in Arizona and Oregon, said he participated in the alliance but finally got fed up Now he was matter of factly giving somv, of the most sensational testimony heard in the ornate Senate caucus room since the famous crime investigations of 1950-51. DEATH THREATS In quick succession today's session produced: 1. A dramatic announcement that older brother, Carl, a Phoenix businessman, had received telephone warnings that the witness had better "shut up." 2. Testimony by the witness himself that Frank W. Brewster, teamsters vice president and head of the ern Conference, had ly threatened him with death I if Elkins ster's The witness said I he had received other death Quietly he said: "I know going to do something to TINY SUB FOR COAST DEFENSE This tiny XI submarine is one of the latest underwater defense weapons against submarine attack on U.S.

coastlines. The pint-sized sub, shown moving into her berth at New London, was designed and built by Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Deer Park, N. Y. (UP Telephoto) San Rafael Boy, 13, Missing Three Weeks COURT Continued from page 1 the local legislative branch of the and to ask the board to rescind its action and set the matter for hearing "so that the public and those involved in the administration of the municipal court can be heard before further action is The board did not take any action to rescind its earlier act, but voted to "have them (municipal court judges and personnel) in next Tuesday to talk this HUB CITY Continued from page 1 would lack the power to hire and fire. The four seemed in agreement that San Anselmo needs either a manager or an administrator.

In sharp and loud disagreement was Mrs. Booth. Citing San alleged superiority over other cities of Marin County, she told Cullen: "If there's anything wrong, Mr. Cullen, with this city government, going to lay the blame right at your feet Do a job and fill the shoes wearing! If you keep on your toes, Bud, you don't need a city manager You may be able to convince the others with a slap on the back, but not me, boy! You say a manager for San I say, with a capital and a capital "One of the extreme joys of being a retorted Cullen, "is that whenever you suggest something to which someone is opposed, the subject is viewed on a very impersonal, unemotional Then, abandoning sarcasm: "When things get personal, I think that's the most rotten, low-down political gesture anyone can make 1 think been a great detriment to this city, because it's kept people from running for city council who just refused to expose themselves to such Came back Mrs. Booth: "Any time, boy, that 1 want to take you on, I'll take you on right here in open meeting Just tell the people, want to work; I just want to have my name in the Finally, Mayor Smith decided things had gone far enough and gavelled the pair to silence, remarking that he personally felt a city manager "would be able to do something for the city and more than save his There followed the reading of ordinance, one adopted in 1954 by Coronado and offered by the League of California Cities as a model.

Mrs. Booth objected to each section, declaring the city manager would be a Some discussion followed the the departure of Mrs. Booth. Four members of the audience one against a city manager; three, for one. Several times, Mrs.

Booth had alluded to the existence of a city manager ordinance adopted in 1917, to the evident surprise of the other four council members. Finally someone in the audience asked whether the 1917 ordinance could be read. Was there really such an ordinance? Mayor demanded. "Oh replied Police Chief Donald T. Wood.

No. And lo and behold! That old ordinance, adopted just after the Yanks broke the Hindenburg line, and when city manager government was shiny new (Glendale became a city manager city in 1914; Bakersfield, in 1915; Alameda, that same year of 1917), might almost have served as a pattern for the one from Coronado. It minced no words about the power. There were no civil service regulations in those days. The city manager could hire and fire, period.

And failure to obey his orders subjected a city employee to summary dismissal. San Anselmo actually hired a town manager, shortly after the ordinance was adopted, according to Chief Wood, longtime student of the city's government. "He was a man named Me- the chief told councilmen and an Independent- Journal reporter after the meeting. "He last long, though. Got in a fight with the council and they fired him.

And never hired another A 13-year-old San Rafael boy disappeared from a school in Healdsburg three weeks ago and has been missing since, his mother told the Indcpendent- Journal today. The boy is Freddy Heiberg, 13, oldest of four children of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heiberg Jr. of 15 Washington street, San Heiberg is assistant service manager at De Long Chevrolet Co.

Mrs. Heiberg to the public for any information about her missing son. He and a left Lytton Salvation Army School in Healdsburg Feb. 7. According to the companion, and Freddy parted company in Ukiah, and Freddy said he was going "somewhere in The boy is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 110 pounds, with blue eyes, light brown hair and I wearing blue jeans and a leather jacket when last seen, Mrs.

Heiberg said her son was unhappy at school and ran away once before last fall. He turned himself in to Ukiah police after a couple of days. SERVICES- Continued from page 1 to the district if it is not previously annexed to San Rafael. GOOD POSSIBILITY He indicated there is a good possibility of annexation to the city. Stuart argued that home owners of both Terra Linda and Marinwood should do "first things and form merely a fire protection district including both communities.

He asked that the matter be delayed while such a program is considered. The board ruled out further delay, with members indicating they felt Stuart's protest invalid because his property is outside the proposed district. Supervisors then accepted Chairman Walter motion that the Freitas properties be excluded and referred the matter to a vote of the people in the area affected. FREDDY HELBERG Somewhere in Nevada? Dominican Radio Show Tomorrow The Radio Players of Dominican College will present a half hour of music performed by students from the Dominican College Music Department over KTIM tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Joan and Carol Haley will form a piano duet to play "Jeux by Maurice Ravel.

Julie Cevola will sing "Batti, from the opera "Don by Mozart, from the opera, "The Merry by Franz Lehar and "A an Italian song by Leon Cavallo. Miss Cevola will be accompanied by Luz Guerra, who will also play a piano solo, "Ballade in G1 by Chopin. STOCKS TODAY NEW YORK stock market slipped lower in quiet trading late today. Volume for the day was estimated at 1.600,000 shares, compared with 1.530.000 yesterday when trading dwindled to its slowest pace in four months. Prices were mixed, mostly within a narrow range, through the morning but then began to ease off.

A number of issues remained on the up side, how- ever. Top Officers Dismissed At Court-Martial Rank carried little weight at Hamilton Air Force Base yesterday when an airman second class had the two top ranking officers dismissed from a court- martial board. Max W. Mendel, 31, an Ohio attorney in civilian life, was defending Airman Basic Samuel D. Devine, 18, Kansas City, at the opening of general court martial on a charge of attacking a fellow airman last November.

Mendel challenged the presiding officer of the eight-man board, Col. Pearl Roundy, for cause, after establishing that as Air Inspector General, Colonal Roundy had been involved in investigating case. And although Colonel Roundy protested that he felt he could conduct a fair trial, fellow officers, by secret ballot, agreed with Mendel and dismissed him. Not content, Mendel then obtained the dismissal of the next ranking officer, Lt. Col.

Edward F. Fries, by peremptory challenge, reducing the court to six officers, and indicating he was ready to proceed with the trial. The court-martial is continuing today, and is expected to continue at least until the base public information office reported. North Marin 1 Planners To Eye Bank Bid North Marin Planning Committee tomorrow will review an application by Novato Branch of First National Bank of San Rafael to substitute drive-in banking facilities for required offstreet parking. The committee will meet at 8 p.m.

at Marion School, Novato. The committee's recommendation will be forwarded to Marin County Planning Commission. which will consider the application at its meeting Monday at the county office building in San Rafael. Also to be discussed by the committee is the application of Harry Ott for duplex zoning on property on the east side of Fourth street north of Olive avenue in Novato. Ott was earlier denied multiple residential zoning for the property.

Contract Let For Addition To School An $18,647 contract for construction of a one-classroom addition to Coleman School was awarded to Ross contractor Dick Zollner last night by the San Rafael Board of Educa- 1 tion. Zollner submitted the lowest of nine bids. High bid of $24,829.20 was submitted by Elleard Brothers of Tiburon. Supt. Frank Lucas said construction will start immediately.

He said the classroom is expected to be ready for use when the new school term starts next fall. Trustees authorized Lucas to remove existing bleacher and lighting facilities at the high school football field and proceed with development of the baseball diamond and other physical education facilities at I the field. No decision was reached on the installation of new lights. The physical education staff indicated that daytime football games will be played next fall unless lights are installed before the season starts. Lucas today termed the existing lights "terribly He expressed hope they will be replaced before start of the fall term.

Trustees asked Lucas to invite Russell Porter, city recreation director, to their next meeting March 12 to discuss the 1957-58 recreational program. The board also approved a plan for combining individual electric meters into a central power service at the high school. Cost of the change-over will be approximately $6,000, but annual savings of nearly $1,800 are anticipated. SALES TAX Continued from page 1 feet when the county ordinance becomes effective. INTERIM ORDINANCES However, he said, Fairfax and San Anselmo have interim ordinances but have not passed the uniform act.

Ross and Belvedere, while they have no interim ordinances in effect, have passed the uniform act to become effective with county's. Supervisors yesterday authorized execution of a contract with the state Board of Equalization under which the state will take over collection of sales and use taxes. Cities joining in the uniform act will aso be required to enter such contracts with the state. Question of what the county will do with revenue from the new tax was discussed briefly yesterday, but no decision was reached. Indications were that none will be reached until the board considers next budget.

County revenue from the tax is expected to run in the neighborhood of $225,000, according to estimates furnished by the state. Broemmel pointed out that this is about the amount received from 15 cents on the tax rate as applied to current assessed valuation of property in the county. Thus, he said, the board could cut the property tax rate 15 cents without loss of revenue, or it could keep property taxes at the present level and use sales tax proceeds for something a "pay as you fund for building the county civic center. Rites Set For Former Marinite Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Mrs. Ida K.

Bremer, about 65, former longtime San Rafael resident who was found dead- in her home in San Francisco on Monday. Mrs. husband, Bernhard who found the body, was reported in serious condition today in Franklin Hospital. He collapsed from shock after the The San Francisco County Office reported Mrs. death was apparently due to an overdose of medicine.

possibly suicidal. The Bremers lived in San Rafael before moving, to San Francisco. Besides her husband, Mrs. Bremer is survived by two sons, Berend C. and Rolf G.

Bremer. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Halsted and 1123 Sutter street, San Francisco. Interment will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma. BIRTHS TOMBELAINE San Francisco Feb.

13. to the wife of Bernard J. Tombelaine, Mill Valley, a daughter. Hamilton Field. Feb.

20, to the wife (Mary Lavin) of S'Sgt. Robert Derrick, Fairfax, a daughter. Hamilton Field, Feb. 20, to the wife (Johnnie Cox) of A 2c George Kinney, Petaluma, a son. Hamilton Field.

Feb. 20, to the wife (Anna Rosenlund) of Robert King, San Francisco. a daughter. BAILEY At Hamilton Field Feb. 21, to the wife (Helenna Bailey) of Raymond Bailey Petaluma, a daughter.

Hamilton Field Feb. 21, to the wrife (Norma Teare) of William Keaveney, Novato. a son. KNOBLOCK At Hamilton Field, Feb. 21, to the wife (Julie of Richard Kno block, Santa Rosa, a son.

TURNER At Hamilton Field, Feb. 23. to the wife (Judith Car man) of Sgt. Earl Turner, Petaluma. a daughter.

SCHWARTZ At Hamilton Field, Feb. 23, to the wife (Nancy Murfin) of David Schwartz, Petaluma, a son. Marin General, Feb. 22, to the wife (Suzanne Boushey) of William Banning, Mill Valley, a son. Marin General, Feb.

22, to the wife (Trudy Vanderwal) of Ralph Rizzo, Tiburon, a son. Marin General, Feb. 22, to the wife (Rachel Chapin) of William San Anselmo, a son. Marin General, Feb. 23, to the wife (Doris Fairbanks) of Paul Thornton, Novato, a daughter.

Marin General, Feb. 23, to the wife (Ramona Ward) of Jack Alexander, San Anselmo, a son. Marin General, Feb. 23, to the wife (Rita Thomas) of James McElroy, Fairfax, a daughter. Marin General, Feb.

24, to the wife (Barbara Henderson) of Paul George, Novato, a son. Marin General, Feb. 24, to the wife (Sally McGrew) of Richard Hubbard, Tiburon, a son. Marin General, Feb. 24, to the wife (Ruby Wad- grout) of Russell Clontz, San Rafael, a daughter.

Marin General, Feb. 25, to the wife Marlyn Thompson) of Ivan Iverson, San Rafael, a daughter. Marin General, Feb. 25, to thewife (Muriel Cunningham) of Robert Schacht, San Rafael, a son. San Francisco, Feb.

20, to the wife of Eugene R. Carlomagno, San Rafael, a son. Sebastopol, Feb. 24, to the wife of James L. Swan, Tomales, a daughter.

San Francisco, Feb. 5, to the wife of Stuart J. Valentine, Fairfax, a son. MARRIAGE LICENSES Gerald Carlsen. 21.

San Francisco, and Randi Brown, 16, of 304 Corte Madera avenue, Corte Madera. Ross Curtis, 38, and Eileen Reynolds. 39, both San Francisco. William Arrowood, 30, and Mary E. Widner, 32, both Sebastopol.

Ferrell Williams, 19, of 78th Supply Squadron, Hamilton Air Force Base, and Shirley M. McClure, 17, of 10 Madrone street, San Rafael. Robert J. Rector, 22, of 40 Tappan road, San Anselmo, and Suzan J. Matischek, 18, of 67 Bolinas avenue, San Anselmo.

Separate Maintenance Asked S. vs. Jack cruelty. MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Sam M. Duke, 49, and Florence E.

Melius, 42, both Petaluma. Robert L. Smith, 23, of 380 Sunset parkway, Novato, and Linda L. Rowell, 18, of 1290 Lynwood drive, Novato. DIVORCE ASKED S.

vs. Russell cruelty. DIVORCES GRANTED O. from Wanda. J.

from Walter F. from Jack T. QUALITY POOLS FOR LESS tylaJch POOLS Commercial and residential pools. All sizes and shapes Financing up to For Information GL 3-5436 Funeral Held For Ruth Chamberlain Funeral services for Ruth Chamberlain of aunt of Mrs. Elmer Beckius and Mrs.

George Pace of San Rafael, were held today at Mortuary San Rafael. Interment will be in Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Chamberlain, who was 65, died yesterday in a local hospital. She had been visiting in San Rafael for three months.

A native of Nebraska, she was a retired clerk. Besides her nieces, she is survived by two sons, Richard, s-erving with the Army in England, and Howard qf Omaha, a daughter, Mrs. Chester Shaw of Pleasantdale, and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Grice of Litchfield, Neb. She was the widow of Lawrence Chamberlain.

Anton F. Shunk Last Rites Set Requiem Mass for Anton Frank (Tony) Schunk, retired Fairfax school custodian and treasurer of the Marin Assn. of Fire Departments, is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Catholic Church, Fairfax.

The funeral cortege will form at 9 a.m. at Chapel of the Hills, San Antonio. Burial will be in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral chapel.

Schunk died yesterday at his home at 17 Taylor drive, Fairfax. He was 63. Lowery Final Rites Tomorrow Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie M. Lowery, 60-year-old Novato woman who died Monday at a local hospital after a short illness, will be held at 11 a.m.

tomorrow at the Redwood Chapel Funeral Home in Novato. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, El Cerrito. Mrs. Stoeppleman Dies At Age 91 Sarelda Stoeppleman, 91, died yesterday at the home of her son, Walter, on Sir Francis Drake boulevard, Forest Knolls. A native of Illinois, she had been ill for some time.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Mortuary, San Rafael. Hugh Cassidy, 75, Dies In Hospital Hugh A. Cassidy, 75, of 508 street, San Rafael, died this morning in a local hospital. H-a is survived by iris wife, Marian. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Harry M.

Williams Mortuary, San Rafael. DEATHS Fairfax. Feb. 26, 1957 Anton Frank Schunk, beloved nusband of Alfreda M. Schunk, devoted father of Anthony A.

Schunk of San Rafael, Mrs. Margaret Haupt of San Francisco, Helen Frances and Peter Schunk and Vincent J. Schunk, liSAF, loving brother of Miss Anne Schunk, Mrs, Lissette Carr, Peter and Joseph Schunk of San Francisco, and Rev. John Schunk OFM of McNary, a native of San Francisco, aged 63 years; treasurer of the Marin County Assn. of Fire Departments, a member of the Fairfax Fire Wardens the Holy Name Society of St.

Church, St. Club, and the St. Peter and Paul Benevolent Society. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Friday, March 1, at 9 a.m. from the Chapel of the Hills, San Anselmo, thence to St.

Church, Fairfax, where a Mass of Requiem will be offered commencing at 9:30 a.m. Interment, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno. Recitation of the rosary will be Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Chapel of the Hills. Spiritual bouquets preferred.

Novato, Feb. 25, 1957, Jessie M. Lowery, beloved wife of Bright C. Lowery, loving mother of Robert Lowery, Anchorage, Alaska, J. C.

Lowery, March Air Force Base, Mrs. Juanita Neighbors and Mrs. Daphna McClain, Novato; Mrs. Margie Hendrickson and Mrs. Lillian Lesher, El Sobrante; Mrs.

Virginia Bideler, Fresno, and Mrs. Helen Harris, Raisin City, sister oi Burnie Hancock, Sebastopol; Dolph Hancock and Mrs. Cleo Henderson. Dublin, also survived by 12 grandchildren; a native of Marrison Bluff, aged 60 years. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Thursday, Feb.

28, 1957, at the Redwood Chapci Funeral Home, Novato, commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Calif. 25, 1957, Ida K. Bremer, beloved wife of Bernhard C. Bremer, loving mother of Berend C.

and Rolf G. Bremer. Services Thursday afternoon at 2 at Halsted and 1123 Sutter street, San Francisco. Interment, Woodlawn Memorial Park. CHAMBERLAIN In San Rafael, Feb.

26. 1957. Ruth Chamberlain, adored wife of the late Lawrence Chamberlain, loving mother of Richard Chamberlain, U.S. Army, England, Howard Chamberlain of Omaha, Mrs. Chester Shaw of Pleasantdale.

beloved sister of Mrs. Ethel Grice of Litchfield, Neb, George Thompson of Omaha, aunt of Mrs. George Pace of San Rafael and Mrs. Elmer Beckius of San Rafael; a native of Nebraska, aged 65. Funeral services were held today.

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