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WEATHER FORECAST Bay Region Rain beginning late tonight or Friday; little temperature change. Sierra Nevada Increasing cloudiness tonight; snow higher ranges and rain lower ranges north of Yosemite. DAILY CRISIS AT TOMAUS BAY Herring Run May Be Complete Loss One of chief sources of income, the annual herring catch, appeared headed for a complete loss this year for the first time in the memory of its commercial fishermen. Workers, ships and thousands of dollars worth of equipment lie ready, and the herring run is exceedingly heavy, but fishermen are idle. The canneries in San Francisco have thus refused to accept the fish on the grounds there is no market Mill Valley Warned To 'Stay Put' Brother, stay away from my door! That's what Tiburon Peninsula Coordinating Council said in effect to Mill Valley and Corte Madera last night at a meeting in Belvedere Community Hall.

The warning was issued when Chairman Francis L. Newton asked for an expression of opinion on the recent action of the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce favoring annexation of unincorporated areas on Tiburon Peninsula. Newton said that Mayor Miriam Cummings of Mill Valley had telephoned him to make it clear that the city council no part in this (annexation Mayor Cummings wondered however, said Newton, whether the peninsula would feel friendly toward the idea. Loud laughter from delegates of peninsula property owner groups, Tiburon Chamber of Commerce and City of Belvedere greeted his remarks. they said.

To make it official Newton asked for a resolution. Before it could be passed Rolland Hammond of Strawberry asked, about Corte Madera creeping over the Hammond proposed a resolution opposing any extension of Mill Valley or Corte Madera east of Highway 101, or south of the watershed at the top of the Corte Madera ridge extending across the highway and over the hill to Paradise drive. better warn Sausalito, remarked Art Dakin of Tiburon, San Francisco, while about better address a resolution whom it may said Hammond. Council Wasn't In Favor, Anyway Talk about annexation of unincorporated areas that has been filling Mill Valley recently was nipped in the bud by Mill Valley City Council members last night. Mayor Miriam Cummings pointed out that city has never annexed unless an area comes to us and petitions for Added Councilman A1 Giesecke, is not an aggressive policy, but an acceptance The subject was brought up by the mayor in reply to remarks attributed to Mill Valley Chamber President Fred Babo.

Babo was quoted as urging annexation of unincorporated areas without even considering Highway 101 as a natural boundary for Mill Valley. Sitting in the audience last night, Babo commented that the main purpose in chamber activities was to aid in the development of the community and expansion of business here. Pointing out the steps that must be taken in annexation, the mayor said the area to be annexed must be contiguous, owners of more than 51 pei; cent of the assessed valuation must agree to the annexation, and should (Continued On Page Five) for them, according to one of the commercial fishermen, C. E. McDaniel of Box 813, Marshall.

Residents of Marshall and Pt. Reyes face a crisis because the annual herring catch is their main source of income, McDaniel pointed out. is the first time this has ever McDaniel said. three years ago, we were able to sell herring for chicken feed, but the State Fish and Game regulations have now stopped SIT AND WAIT What can they do about it? McDaniel said that Capt. A.

S. Oko of Pt. Reyes is trying to help them, but all they can do in the meantime is wait and hope. The first run of herring is over now, and the next two runs are scheduled to be completed during the first three weeks of February. If the canneries do not accept the fish in the next few weeks, residents of Marshall and Pt.

Reyes will be without most of their income for the year, McDaniel stated. they can do is go further into Five herring operators in the area have about 30 fishermen working on the catch each year. Annual catch averages about 2,000 tons, but in a good year, each of the five operators may get about 700 tons. Last year the herring sold for 30 dollars a ton. This price plus a good catch would mean a $100,000 business for the area.

RUMORS FLY Reason for the sudden lack of markets is not definitely known, but fishermen have heard rumors that the federal government has purchased herring from Japanese and other fishermen. Fishermen also have heard that the government will not buy herring for the American public because herring is not considered edible fish. In past years, herring catch used to go from San Francisco canneries to the Philippines and Near Eastern and Far Eastern countries, according to the fishermen. Army Survey On Reber Plan Up For Vote SAN FRANCISCO (JP) Seven top Army engineers meet here today to decide whether to recommend a five-year three-million dollar survey of the San Francisco Bay Area. The study would include such complex proposals as the Reber Plan calling for eathen barriers at opposite ends of the bay.

The purpose would be to develop a single, coordinated plan to indicate to communities in the area how they could best develop their full growth possibilities. Tlie study would use a concrete scale model of San Francisco Bay. The model would cover an entire acre. The seven engineers, headed by Maj. Gen.

Bernard L. Robinson, deputy cchief of Army Engineers, toured the edge of the bay yesterday preparatory to today's meeting. Est. 1861 SIR VINO' ALI Of wmnMi SAN RAFAEL. CALIFORNIA.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1954 Glenwood 4-3020 5c PER COPY No. 256 Reno DA To Quiz Pedrini At Quentin Dist. Atty. Jack Streeter of Reno drove to San Quentin prison today to talk to accused slayer Frank Pedrini about the murder of Clarence Dodd of Lancaster.

Blood Bank Sets Visit At San Rafael Elks Club win Memorial Woodmobile will it the San Rafael Elks Club 3 to 7 p.m. tomorrow to ac, donations of blood from Ma- residents. he visit to the club, at Fifth street, is under the auspices the new Marin County Blood dee sponsored by 10 organiza- under coordination of the ior Chamber of Commerce, r. Rafael Dufficy, chairman of new program, announced that Marin hospital and pro- ional group is behind this drive. need is it, and all of us in Marin must regular blood donors to rtfl for our own stated.

WE'RE GUILTY, SIGH THEATER ROBBERS Police Chief Don Wood Two San Francisco men put up a fight when confronted with a pair of .38 caliber pistols assertedly used in the Monday morning robbery of $2,350 from the Tamalpais theater in San Anselmo. District Attorney William O. Weissich said the two men admitted making the robbery and quoted each as saying, Here San Anselmo shows the guns to (seated, left to right) Frank Huntley, and Ross Durr, laking part in the investigation are (standing, leit to right) Lt. Sam Serio, and Officers Ray Buchignani and Joseph McReynolds, of San Anselmo Police Department. (George Wheeler photo.) Ike Asks $5 Billion Cut HOSPITAL COVE TO BE ACCEPTED AS STATE PARK SACRAMENTO Acceptance of Hospital Cove on Angel Island as a state park site will be effected by the state park commission at its meeting tomorrow in Los Angeles, it was announced today by representatives of the state Division of Beaches and Parks.

The state will accept 35 acres of land in the cove proper, and an additional 140 acres of ground surrounding the area, the division announced. The site eventually will be developed by the division as state park site, and probably a landing for small boats. Angel Island is owned by the federal government, which has removed its installations from the island. It formerly was an immigration station. Following acceptance of the site, the proposal must be approved by the state Department of Finance.

Files of the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank of the San Francisco Medical Society show that Marin patients receive about four pints a day, which means that Marin's requirements are approximately 120 units of blood per month, and an emergency can easily push the total need far above that amonut. Donations may be made as replacements for blood already used or as credits in reserve funds against possible use. To assist those unable to donate tomorrow, Irwin is continuing its visits to San Rafael General Hospital on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, including Jan. 27 from 9 to noon. Tiburon Council Backs Mill Valley On Fourth Loop Tiburon Peninsula, which often see eye-to-eye with Mill Valley, does agree that there should be a fourth loop in the proposed Alto highway interchange.

Delegates of property owner groups from Strawberry to Tiburon, the city of Belvedere and Tiburon Chamber of Commerce, who make up the Tiburon Coordinating Council, last night unanimously passed a resolution in support of a plan for the fourth loop plus extension of collector roads on the Tiburon side of the highway. This would benefit the Peninsula as well as Mill Valley, according to Rolland Hammond of Strawberry, by relieving congestion and providing more direct access to the proposed freeway. TO SEND ENVOYS Hammond will attend the public hearing on the matter before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday at 5 p.m. in San Rafael. Also representing the council will be Tom Deffebach of Big Reed Ranch and Joseph Zinke of Bel Aire.

At the same time in Mill Valley the city council was discussing the present need for a fourth loop for northbound-in to-Mill- Valley traffic. Several years ago the city pointed out to the state Division of Highways the urgent need for improvements and safeguards at the Alto intersection, Mayor Miriam Cummings said. Statistics elaborating on this requirement will be presented to the state again at the public heaaring Tuesday. TRAFFIC FIGURES New figures will be presented to the state at that time by City Manager Alex Almccrants as to commuter traffic in that locality at peak hours. Councilman A1 Giesecke pointed out last night that if improvements were made at Alto, more commuter traffic would use that intersection instead of the wind- Two Stick-Up Men Confess Robbery Two stickup men, who robbed the Tamalpais Theater of $2,350 this week, continued the ways yesterday by admitting the crime, but refused to implicate anyone else.

District Attorney William O. Weissich said the men, both past losers in fights with the law, have made a full confession to the crime. Arrested yesterday in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, a wire recording has been made of the confessions given by Frank Huntley, 31, and Ross Durr, 39. Durr had given police an alias of Edward Blewett when he was arrested. Another confession has been received from Harold (Hal) Hartz, 20, of 311 Third street, Sausalito, who reportedly tipped off the San Francisco pair that the way was clear for the robbery.

Wallace Adams, 21, of 251 San Carlos avenue, Sausalito a driver of the get-away car with his father, admitted possession of the .38 caliber pistols used in the robbery. The guns and some $600 were found at his home. His father, Hawley (Buster) Adams, 52, of Marin Sausalito, has refused to admit anything, sich said. SERIO REPORTS Through further investigation, San Anselmo Police Lt. Sam Serio has learned these facts: Wallace Actams and his father, Hawley Adams, had disccussed making a robbery in Marin with Harold Hartz and were considering making it at Maison Marin in Novato and at several theaters.

On Sunday, Huntley and Durr, the San Francisco pair, arrived by freight train in the Bay Area and arranged to meet Hawley Adams in front of the bus depot in Stock- son, Wallace, and Hartz drive to Stockton to get Huntley and Durr. They met again at Marin City with Hawley Adams where they decided to rob the Tamalpais Theater in San Anselmo. Hartz was given instructions to visit with the theater manager, Hawley Adams then had his (Continued On Page Five) Mrs. Brown Elected Polio Chapter Head Executive committeemen of the Marin County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis last night elected Mrs. Richard Brown of San Rafael to be chapter chairman for 1954.

Mrs. Lester Wolf of Ross was elected vice chairman while Mrs. Dell Mahood of Santa Venetia was named secretary and Don Woodman of San Anselmo will serve as treasurer. The executive was elected at the annual membership meeting held last month. Mrs.

Brown named the following committee chairmen: activities, Mrs. E. J. Spielman; education, Mrs. E.

B. Abbett; patient care, Mrs. Melvin Hammond; membership, Al Huber; fundraising, Mrs. Wolf and public information, Mrs. Mahood.

Sheriff Must Pay S256 In Vending Machine Profits Marin Sheriff Walter B. Sellmer learned today he must pay $256 to the County of Marin as profits from vending machines in his office. The decision was made by Municipal Judge N. Charles Brusatorl after the county had filed suit against Sellmer for some $811 received as vending machine profits for several years but not deposited with the county treasurer. Sellmer answered the complaint with a counter-charge that he tried to deposit the profits but the then-treasurer would not accept them.

Sellmer said he used the money for the welfare as required by law. The attorney admitted the funds were not deposited, but claimed he could not be held responsible for any profits received longer than two years ago. Judge Brusatori agreed with the contention and set the amunt to be paid at $256. Sellmer has said in the past he used the profits for holiday parties, candies, games and other things for the prisoners. He said he often used it to allow a prisoner to call his home from the jail.

The sheriff also has said some of tfie profits were used to pay for refreshments at night meetings held by the deputies. Today, he termed the suit unfortunate thing. Even though I tried to turn the money (6ontinued On Page Five) Huge Atom, Aid Budget Requested By FRANK BRIEN WASHINGTON Eisenhower laid a billion-dollar budget before Congress today, slashing 514- billion-dollars from total spending but proposing record outlays for atomic energy, continental defense and overseas military aid. Despite a per cent cut under estimated spending this year told Congress the government will wind up the 1955 fiscal year nearly three billion dollars in the red. Fiscal 1955 starts July 1.

Although he proposed a broad program of tax law changes, he told Congress no further general tax cuts are justified at present. NEW DEFENSE CONCEPT His message said the budget was based on a of security planning which places reliance on "the full exploitation of modern air and on to justify manpower and dollar defense cuts. He proposed spending $2,425,000,000 next year for atomic energy. This increase of 225 millions over this year would bring atomic spending to highest point in our he said. He also said that since most atomic energy plant construction is complete, spending now would concentrate on He set no figure for continental defense, but said outlays would be than ever before in our to provide early warning and reaction to attack.

Military aid would rise by 75 million dollars, he said, to a new peak of $4,275.000,000 for round- the-world assistance to friendly nations. ASKS DEBT HIKE The President told Congress will be no way of operating within the present debt of 275 billion dollars in the last six months of this year. Therefore, he said, he was renewing his request, stymied in the Senate last summer, for a higher ceiling. Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told newsmen the administration would again ask for 290 billion dollars borrowing authority, a boost of 15 billions. Both Humphrey and Budget Director Joseph M.

Dodge, who met newsmen separately in briefing sessions, refused to forecast when the budget might be balanced. Both said efforts to bring outgo down to the level of income would not be relaxed. This budget was the first one prepared by a national Republican administration in 21 years. All the recommendations, of course, are subject to approval by Congress. Eisenhower said his tax program would result in about 600 million dollars tax relief each for individuals and for businesses, in addition to the changes that took effect Jan.

1: a 10 per cent cut in personal tax rates and abolition of the excess profits tax on corporations. Eisenhower trimmed nearly VA billion dollars from his previous spending prediction for this year, and, despite a drop of 677 million dollars in expected revenue came up with a fiscal 1954 deficit of 537 million dollars lower than he estimated six months ago. HIGHWAYS Here are the highlights of Eisenhower's tax program: Spending THE BUDGET DOLLAR This chart shows where the money for budget dollar comes from and where it will go in the 65)4 billion-dollar budget President Eisenhower presented to Congress this morning. (AP Wirephoto.) Old Yolansdale School To Be Torn Down Soon Old Yolansdale School in San Anselmo, which has served for than 40 years, will be dismantled in the next few months. The old six-room school gives way to the new Yolansdale school, which was occupied in September General Aboard B-17 Nosed Over At Hamilton A B-17 Flying Fortress carrying Maj.

Gen. Alfred A. Kessler commander of the Fourth Air Force, ran off the end of the runway at Hamilton Field and landed on its nose in slippery mud during last storm, the Air Force acknowledged today. The landing gear and nose was damaged, but all crew members including the general walked out of the tilted plane unhurt, according to Lt. Leland Myers, assistant information services officer for Fourth Air Force.

The accident occurred during rainstorm about 7:40 p.m. as the B-17 flew into Hamilton from an Air Force Reserve meeting at Everett, Wash. Lieutenant Myers stated that slippery runway and bad weather caused the plane to run off the runway and into the mud. Crew members who walked out unhurt were Capt. Arnold Stamler, pilot; General Kessler, copilot; Col.

Harold A. Myers, Fourth Air Force surgeon; Capt. Emerson Cook, the aide and acting navigator. Lieutenant Myers said that the accident was not reported because General Kessler not think it was a newsworthy Two other planes, a B-25 and a C-47, also reported as having had trouble during the storm, were not damaged at all, Lieutenant-Myers explained. The planes a little off and one of them got to the dividing strip between the runway and the taxiing strip, but no damage resulted, he said.

of 1952. Site of the old building will be cleared and reconstructed for use as a playground area. San Anselmo School District Board of Trustees voted last night to tear down the two-story stucco- frame structure at a cost of $3,500. The work will start within 30 days and be completed within 90 days after work begins, according to Superintendent Kenneth M. Forry.

Demolition job went to Bernal Construction Co. of San Francisco, after the board opened nins bids that ranged from $3,500 to as high as $11,500. After the old structure is razed, new curbs and gutters for drainage, fencing and paving will be installed on the site to ready it for playground use for the 160 students now attending Yolansdale School. This reconstruction job was awarded to Brown Ely Co. of Greenbrae, which outbid five others.

Brown Ely will do the paving for $2,598, curbs and gutters for $650, and fencing for $1,050, for a total of $4,298. Bids ranged up to $4,216 for paving, $1,675 for curbs and gutters, and $1,300 for fencing or a total of over $7,000. All bids awarded last night must be submitted to the state Department of Finance for approval and authorization to award the contract to the lowest reliable bidder, Forry pointed out. But he foresees no delay in demolition. New Yolansdale School was built under provisions of the 1949 state aid program, replacing the old school at the same school ground on San Anselmo avenue.

The B-17 in the mud was sche- 1. The big surprise was a propo- duled to be hauled out today for (Continued On Page Five) repairs. Don't Rely On Gamma Globulin To Combat Polio, Dr. Haylett Warns RAINFALL Total rainfall to date ........12.38 This date last Seasonal average ................18.50 TEMPERATURES ing roacMhrough Rafael noon and ManMPlta. Yesterday: High 55, Low 42 Marin residents should not count, that the new Salk vaccine may be- too heavily on gamma globulin as come a more effective protection.

This vaccine is still in its experimental stages and is not available in quantity, Dr. Haylett said. Urging anyone who has questions about polio to call the County Health Department for information, Dr. Haylett pointed out that strict criteria on the use of gama globulin are, in general, as follows: 1. All gamma globulin is to be used for household of clinically diagnosed cases, provide it can be given within 15 days of date of onset.

2. Eligible household contacts are defined as those exposed during the period of greatest communicability; that is, three dam a protection against polio, because there is just not enough of it to go around and because it is not a sure protection anyway. This was the statement of Dr. Clarice Haylett. county health officer, to a meeting of the Belveron Gardens Property Owners Assn.

at Tiburoners Hall, Tiburon, last night. Worried Belveron residents asked her to speak after two persons in the subdivision contracted polio this month and one of the victims digd. Dr. Haylett explained that strict regulations control each specific use of gamma globulin, and that even persons who are treated with gamma globulin can be afflicted with the disease. She explained before, to seven days following, the onset.

Furthermore, the recipients must fit into one of the four following categories: 1. Residents of the same living quarters, up to 45 years of age. 2. Visitors at the household for 24 hours or more, who are up to 45 years of age. 3.

Visitors for 12 hours or more who are 15 years old or under. 4. Pregnant women of any age who are residents of the household or who were exposed to victims for 12 hours or more. There is nothing local authorities can do to change these criteria, the health officer explained. The health officer stressed that the best preventive for polio is still to avoid becoming overtired.

Wharf Asked In S.R. Canal Walter B. Wraight, San Raiael accountant who lives at 19 Third street, has asked the U.S. Army Engineers for a permit to build a floating wharf some 20 feet into San Rafael canal. Wraight said he wrould use the wharf as a place tp launch small boats.

A portion of his home and property now extends into the canal, Wraight said. He first secured the permit ih October, 1950, but was unable to have the water dredged. He now asks the permit be extended to allow him to have the Olympian Dredging now dredging the canal for the U.S. Government, also work on his property. Wraight estimates cost of the work at between $700 to $1,000.

Engineers ask that protests be submitted in writing to their office in San Francisco. Motorcycle Bucks, Hurts Policeman San Rafael Police Officer Thomas C. Cheetham was treated for minor leg injuries yesterday after his two-wheeled motorcycle developed mechanical trouble and threw him to the street. The accident occurred at 1:18 p.m. as Officer Cheetham was riding south on street and was making a left turn onto Third street.

He was treated for abrasions on the left thigh but returned to work immediately. Cheetham lives at 2175 Fifth avenue..