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4 jtaftgprnhfttMflttraal. Friday, Oct. 23, 1964 Flood Work Site Safety Being Urged HOLLYWOOD FOR GOLDWATER Actor Ronald Reagan (second from left) sips punch at reception at Whitaker Hall of St. Church in Belvedere prior to appearance at College of Marin, where he boosted Goldwater candidacy in speech to students. He also attended a luncheon at Peacock Gap, a reception in Novato, and is to wind up his Marin visit with a Goldwater rally at 8 p.m.

in the Redwood High School gymnasium in Larkspur. With him are (from left) Mrs. Richard Bates, William 0. Weissich, Mrs. James Michaels, and Mrs.

George Stephens. (Independent-Journal photo) Actor Reagan Stumps Marin For Goldwater Film star Ronald Reagan, stumping California for Barry campaign for president, told about 150 students standing in the College of Marin cafeteria today that the Johnson administration is stealing freedom. He said there is an attitude in Washington that people cannot Christmas Decoration Contest Due The Marin Visitors Bureau will hold a county-wide competition for the best Christmas decorations on homes, public buildings and in store windows. The bureau announced its plans at a meeting Tuesday. Chairman of the Christmas in Marin committee, Harold Johnson, said he is trying to raise money for prizes in the competition.

Highlanders May Get Some Water Highlands residents of Stinson Beach, with but a trickle water each morning for a week were expected to get a supply today. A pump has been rented to pump water from the Stinson tank to the highlands tank, saic Gail Bennett, superintendent of Stinson Beach Water Co. Meanwhile all residents were urged by the Stinson Beach Fire Protection Commission to con serve water until rains com mence. A county fire truck haulec 9,000 gallons to the highlands tank from Steep Ravine Tues day, but that water was all gone on Wednesday. Defectors Head For U.S.

Asylum TOKYO (UPI) Three Hungarians who defected to the West during the Olympic games left Tokyo tonight for asylum in the United States. A short time later, Japanese police officials said a Nationalist Chinese who competed in the Olympics has defected from Formosa and is seeking political asylum in Red China. One of the Hungarians was Andras Toro, 24, a member of his Olympic canoeing team. The other two were tourists. They were identified as Denes Kovas, 42, an electrical engineer, and Karoly Molnar, 35.

an electrical technician. The defecting Chinese was identified as Ma Chin-san, 38. handle their own affair and therefore a plan-control- ed But if most peo- )le cannot handle their own af- airs, he quipped who wrll run things in Washington? is campaigning on the slogan, and Reagan said. say never had it so Well, there may be peace for the rest of us. but some of you probably will be in South Vietnam soon, fighting a total He warned the students that the Party has established a youth On the opposite side, he said that Goldwater some years ago advised Robert Welch to leave the John Birch Society.

On the war on poverty, Reagan said that the youth corps proposal would cost $4,700 a year for each teen-ager enrolled. We could send him to Harvard for he declared. Reagan denied that Goldwater ever suffered any mental failure in college or at any other time. a he charged when questioned on the matter. He said the Democrats have created an image of Goldwater as a He said he knew some people who have compared Goldwater to Hitler.

can thev do he asked, Hitler wanted the government to do things for and to people and Barry wants to cut back the powers of the At the beginning of the session. as Reagan walked into the room, he was greeted by Peter A. Menkin of Mill Valley and presented with copies of a satyrical mimeo graphed magazine Menkin has been writing, publishing and selling. In a short press conference before the speech, Reagan said he had talked to Democratic senators who feel, but will not say publicly, that the United States has states, and should really have just 10 or 12 federal Greater safety measures were urged today along the path of the mile-long Coyote Creek flood control project in Tamalpais Valley. Mrs.

Midge Hamburg, president of the Tamalpais Valley Improvement Club, complained of a lack of barricades, too few blinker lights, and of children playing in an 80-foot pipe which should have grates at the ends. She cited that there are two earth moving tractors, a large crane, and two sanitary buildings which are hazards. She pointed out that a 4-year-old child was injured in a fall at the project this week. have done everything in our power to keep children said Lynn Ourso, project superintendent for Elmer Freethy Construction the project contractors. are curiosity he remarked.

A few days ago he found a 6-year-old girl walking across some six-by-six frame timbers, where there was steel sticking up from below. When told of it her father said, walks it every Ourso related. There are about 70 barricades cn the project, said Ourso. He said another would be placed at a point of excavation on Maple Street where Mrs. Hamburg said a child could fall 20 feet onto concrete.

Ourso said the project has no 80-foot long pipe. The project superintendent reported his company plans to open Main Street Bridge and take out Maple Street Bridge early next week. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-December. BLAZE Continued from page 1 I grabbed the baby and dashed Neighbors with garden hoses mounted to roofs of adjoining houses to keep the fire from spreading. Others extinguished a blaze started by embers in grass in the back yard.

When the Hagopians arrived home to find their house ablaze and their belongings destroyed, they received many offers of assistance from neighbors. They spent the night with the Merrill A. Townsends at 2250 Juniperberry Drive. One couple who offered assistance did so with keen knowledge of the plight. Mr.

and Mrs. David Grant of 1212 Idylberry Road proffered a box full of clothing and sundries to the Hagopians. The Grants were burned out of a three-year-old home on Appleberry Drive in December, 1962. OBITUARIES Western Actor Whip Wilson Dies Ex-Reporter Publishes In Esquire Uglick of Tacoma, and a sister, Mrs. Judith A.

Trojan of San Francisco. Requiem Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady Chapel in the Presidio of San Francisco. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Sewer Plant Expansion Contract Let The Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District board last night awarded a $396,040 contract for major sewer plant expansion that will double capacity.

The contract was awarded to North Bay Construction Co. of Santa Rosa, low bidder, with work scheduled to start within a month. After the expansion, slated to take about nine months working time, the district will have the capacity to serve 45,000 residents. The project will include expansion of the main plant, construction of a chlorinator building at the plant on Smith Road near Gallinas Creek installation of a 12- inch main and a head- gate structure $3,500. Directors eliminated one alternate job, expansion of the Terra Linda plant.

They also discussed increasing the connection fee which is $30 for connection and $10 for inspection, but took no action. A fee change will require a public hearing. The next board meeting will be Nov. 12. Carleton Williams, former Independent-Journal reporter, writes in the November issue of Esquire magazine on his collection of choice statements from police blotters.

In an article called Constabulary Williams includes excerpts from reports of officers filed at various Marin police stations. A few examples: entering establishment, found the suspect in a heated argument with the bartender using profane language as car had backed into the house siding, leaving somewhat a state of was observed by reporting officer attempting to get into his car. After several attempts, which extended from the hood to the trunk, Mr. finally found the door and fell into the front seat. Such actions necessitated investigative action by this officer, and Mr.

was approached, and upon being properly identified, he greeted the officer with, my friend, take the keys to my thus handing the officer his house keys. Such cleverness and display of good sense was rewarded by officer taking Mr. to his residence and depositing him Western cowboy actor Whip Wilson, who played in 30 Western movies and starred in Broadway musicals, died last night in San Rafael where he had been living for a little more than a month. Wilson, whose real name was Roland Charles Meyers, had several careers. He was an engineer and had worked for several electronic firms in the Los Angeles area after his last picture in 1954.

Also a singer, he appeared in the Broadway productions of Get Your and He and his wife also owned and operated the Happy Holiday House on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Stricken with a heart attack, he was forced to move to a lower altitude. After a recovery in a hospital, the couple settled in San Rafael last month, making their home at 400 Canal Street, Apt. 111. He suffered another attack last night and was dead on arrival at San Rafael General Hospital.

He was 53. Meyers was a native of Granite City, 111. He moved to Texas as a youth and worked on several ranches as a cow hand. He later attended Missouri School of Mines where he received an engineering degree. He was a member of the North Hollywood Masonic Lodge and El Bekel Shriners in Long Beach and El-Ta-Ho Shriners at Lake Tahoe.

He leaves his wife, Monica H. Meyers of San Rafael; his mother, Sylvia D. Meyers of Granite City; two sisters, Mrs. Harold Harmon of Park Forest, 111., and Mrs. Nick Mamye of Indiana, and three brothers, William G.

Meyers of Granada Hills, San Bernardino County; Byron P. Meyers of Anaheim, Orange County, and Loren Meyers of La Habra, Orange County. Funeral will be held at Bercer Brothers Mortuary in Granite City. and the Tamalpais Trail Riders Indiana. Byron P.

Meyers of Anaheim. Loren Meyers of La LIDA LEONESIO Lida Leonesio of 1217 Second Street, San Rafael, died at a local hospital yesterday after a long illness. She was 69 years old. She was the widow of Frank Leonesio, a truck driver, who died about 14 years ago. Mrs.

Leonesio, a native of California, lived in San Rafael 50 years. She leaves two sons, Francis Leonesio of San Rafael and Norman Leonesio of Jackson, Amador County, and two sisters, Isabel Wolf of San Francisco and May Cook of Lake County. Funeral cortege will leave Mortuary in San Rafael at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow and go to St. Church where a Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m.

Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael. Rosary will be recited at the mortuary at 8 p.m. today. Grass Seed Scattered An airplane scattered grass seed today over 300-plus acres of Black Canyon slope in and adjoining San Rafael, which was denuded by fire in August. The re-seeding was contracted by the City of San Rafael, with County Fire Chief Louis J.

Bloom directing the operation. Quick-sprouting grass seed was scattered from the plane in hope it will take hold as soon as the rams come, to cut down the danger of floods from the area 1 into homes below. Barry Repudiates Film As 'Racist' LOS ANGELES Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater today described the controversial film as but a racist and said he repudiates it. will not allow it to be the senator told newsmen here.

it is he said, will repudiate do repudiate Hospital Sued For Injuries A $100,000 personal injuries damage suit against San Rafael Convalescent Hospital, 234 N. San Pedro Road, has been filed in Marin Superior Court by Agnes M. Dixon, former patient there who is now in a San Francisco convalescent home. The plaintiff alleges that on Oct. 31, 1963, the hospital and co-defendant Timothy Egan negligently failed to properly care for her so that she sustained severe and permanent injuries.

Exact nature of the injuries is to be later determined, according to the suit filed yesterday. Timothy J. Egan, hospital administrator, said today he was not aware of the suit. He said his father, Timothy Egan, is also connected with the hospital, but is in Europe. Fairfax Dance The Fairfax Recreation Department will hold a dance at 8 p.m.

today in the Fairfax Pavilion. The Chord Lords will provide music. ROBERTA RIMMER Mrs. Roberta Julie Rimmer, 29, of 201 Street, Apt. San Rafael, died yesterday at a local hospital after a sudden illness.

A native of Minnesota, she had lived in California three years and in Marin County five months. Surviving are her husband, Henry W. Rimmer, an engineer I with the Army Corps of Engineers in San Francisco; a son, Kevin Tod Rimmer; her parents, Robert Trojan and Mrs. John Uglick of St. Paul, two brothers, Jack and Lynn Five Implicated In School Thefts Five children, three about 9 years old and the others teenagers, have been implicated in four recent break-ins at Deer Park School in Fairfax, Marin County officers said today.

William Johansen, juvenile officer, said questioning of several pupils at the school involved the quintet. Items including pencils, erasers and sports equipment were taken in the burglaries over the past month, he said. Johansen said disposition of the case has not been determined. ELSIE WINTERS Funeral was held today in Eland, for Elsie Winters, a recent resident of San Rafael. Mrs.

Winters died in Eland Tuesday. She was 69. She left San Rafael in July after a two-year visit with her son, Gary H. Schulz, and his family. She was visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Lawrence Schwalbach of Eland, when she was stricken with bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Winters was widowed twice. She and her first husband, William Schulz, emigrated from Germany in 1926. They settled in Eland where Schulz worked for a railroad.

He died in 1931. Her second husband, whom she married during World War II, died three months after the marriage. While in San Rafael, Mrs. Winters worked in rest homes, doing cooking and helping with patient care. In addition to her children, she leaves a sister in Brazil and several brothers and sisters in Germany.

The family prefers contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church in San Rafael or to the Lutheran church in Eland. GEORGE RAVANI George C. Ravani, 76, a retired cigar store owner who spent his summers and weekends in Marin, died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. A native of San Francisco, Ravani lived at 1349 Francisco Street in that city. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Mrs.

William F. Adams of Ross, a brother, Charles, of Fairfax, and four grandsons. High Requiem Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Church, San Anselmo, with the cortege forming at Chapel of the Hills, San Anselmo.

Burial will be in Italian Cemetery, Colma. Club. She was active in the Red Cross during World War I. She was a native of San Francisco. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.

Radford Hall of Kentfield and Mrs. W. Scott Polland of Ross, and five grandchildren. The family prefers donations to the American Red Cross, the Marin County Humane Society, or Guide Dogs for the Blind. JOHN GRAVES Funeral for Dr.

John Maddux Graves of 120 Madrona Avenue, Belvedere, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at N. Gray and Co. Mortuary in San Francisco. Dr.

Graves, 71, died at his home unexpectedly Wednesday, apparently victim of a heart attack. An eight-year resident of Marin County, Dr. Graves was a native of Hanford, Kings County. A dermatologist, he had been semi-retired for the past few years. He was professor emeritus at University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, and a member of the medical staffs at Southern Pacific and St.

Francis Memorial hospitals. He was also a member of the California and American medical associations. He leaves his wife, Louise Bepler Graves of Belvedere; two daughters, Mrs. George H. Howes of Piedmont and Mrs.

Gordon M. Reese of Boulder, a son, John Bepler Graves of Belvedere; four sisters, Mrs. Leo A. McClatchy, Mrs. Gwynne Chapelle and A.

C. Marcelini of San Francisco, and Sister Terese Marie, and a brother, Alden M. Graves of San Francisco. Burial will be private. Habra, William G.

Meyers of ra a a Hills. A native of Granite City, HI. A member of and AM No. 542 of North Hollywood. El Bekal Temple A.

A. O. N. M. S.

A. of Long Beach, El-Ta-Ho Shrine Club of Lake Tahoe. Funeral services will be held at Mercer Bros. Mortuary, Granite City, 111. Interment, Granite City, HI.

Keaton's Mortuary. (10 23) Ross, October 22. George Charles Ravani, beloved husband of Margaret Ravani. loving father of Mrs. Annette (William) Adams, dear father- in-law of William F.

Adams, loving grandfather of William, James, George, and Robert Adams, loving brother of Charles Ravani of Fairfax. A native of San Francisco, aged 76 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral Monday, Oct. 26 at 9 a.m. from the Chapel of the Hills San Anselmo, thence to St.

Church, where a Mass of Requiem will be offered commencing at 9:30 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary. Sunday, 8 p.m. at the Chapel of the Hilis. Interment, Italian Cemetery, Colma.

(10 23-24) Ross, October 20. 1964. Ethel M. Moore, beloved wife of the late Harry J. Moore, loving mother of Mrs.

Radford Hall of Kentfield and Mrs. W. Scott Polland of Ross, devoted grandmother of Mrs. William F. Sloan of Sacramento, Mrs.

James Weeden and W. Scott Polland, Jr. of Sunnyvale, Mrs. Raymond Raiser of Saratoga and Marian Polland of Ross. Also survived by 7 great-grandchildren.

A native of San Francisco. Aged 80 years. Private family services were held Thursday. October 22, 1964 at the Harry M. Williams Mpr- tuary.

San Rafael. Memorial contributions to the American Red Cross, The Marin County Humane Society or The Guide Dogs for the Blind, preferred. (10 23) MRS. HILL Funeral for Mrs. Rosalind W.

(Linda) Hill, 56, a former Mill Valley resident who died Friday in her Los Angeles home, was held yesterday in Inglewood. A native of Reno, Mrs. Hill had lived in Marin County from 1939 to 1950 when she moved to the Los Angeles area. Surviving are a son, John W. Hill of Marin wood, two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.

Merrill MacAfee of Palos Verde Estates, Los Angeles County, and Mrs. S. Ralph Lutz of Sacramento, and a brother, Gordon C. Wigg of Susanville, Lassen County. Contributions to the American Cancer Society are preferred by the family.

DEATHS Dean Emeritus Dies Columbia, Mo. Dr. Frank Luther Mott, dean emeritus of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Pultiz- er Prize-winning author, died today in a hospital here. He was 78. ETHEL MOORE Private funeral for Mrs.

Ethel N. Moore of 255 Laurel Grove Avenue, Ross, was held yesterday at Harry M. Williams Mortuary in San Rafael. Mrs. Moore, an active club woman, lived in Marin County 58 years.

She died Tuesday at a local hospital after a long illness. She was 80 years old. She was the widow of Harry J. Moore, founder and president of the Merchandise Mart of San Francisco. She was a founding member of the Meadow Club in Fairfax San Rafael, Oct.

22, 1964. Lida Leonesio, beloved wife of the late Frank Leonesio, loving mother of Francis and Norman Leonesio, loving sister of May Cook and Isabel Wolf. A native of California. Aged 69 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral Saturday, Oct.

24. at 9:15 a.m. from Fifth and Street. San Rafael, thence to St. Church where a Requiem High Mass will bp offered for the repose of her soul at 9:30 a.m.

Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael. Rosary services will be recited at 8 p.m. at the Keaton Chapel Friday, Oct. 23, 1964. MEYERS In San Rafael.

Oct. 22, 1964. Roland Charles (Whip Wilson) Meyers, husband of Monica H. Meyers, son of Sylvia D. Meyers of Granite City, 111., brother of Mrs.

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