The Peninsula Times Tribune from Palo Alto, California • 18

DAILY PALO ALTO TIMES RIDAY EB 26 I960 Whisman School District delays setting tax increase amount Whisman School District trustees have aealn postponed a decision on how large a tax Increase they will seek at an election tentatively scheduled for early May The board decided last night to delay the decision until its March 10 meeting after learn ing that a 60 cent tax hike would still leave the district $52000 short of proposed ex penditures for next year SUPERINTENDENT Arthur Tindall presented a second draft budget calling for $977 480 a reduction of $32536 Actions of Whisman school trustees summarized from an initial budget proposal prepared last month A citizens' committee has recommended a May election to raise the district tax rate from the present $165 to $225 per $100 of assessed valuation Tindall however pointed out that the $225 rate and an an ticipated one and a half mil lion dollar Increase in assessed valuation would increase in come only to $924749 It would be $838625 at the current $165 rate The Whisman School Dis trict Board of Trustees last night: Postponed until March 10 a decision on how large a tax Increase to request in an election tentatively scheduled for May Studied a second prelimi nary draft of a 1960 61 budg et calling for record ex penditures of $977480 Received copies of the first edition of a newsletter which will be mailed to district resi dents this week Watched a demonstration by Carl Heaney Whisman School principal of equip ment and materials used to improve and test reading Heard a report on district nursing services by Mrs Joan Walker district nurse Whisman School District trustees agreed unanimously last night that they favor a single merger of the four school districts In the Mountain View Los Altos areas Although Trustee Roger Crosby said he believed such a merger is he and the other four board members said they believed the Moun tain View Union High School District and the Los Altos Whisman and Mountain View elementary districts should be combined in a single district TRUSTEE Elmer Campbell was authorized to express the Whisman board's position if a merger vote is taken at a study session Monday evening of the Santa Clara County Commit tee on School District Organ ization The meeting will be at 8 pm in the auditorium of the Moun tain View High School Castro and Church streets The committee may make a Whisman school newsletter sent to residents The Whisman School District has published the first edition of a four page newsletter to explain school activities to district residents Superintendent Arthur Tin dall said 2850 copies would be mailed this week enough for every household in the district Articles in the first edition report on a committee survey construction of the new San Ramon School district his tory schools transportation and education specialists Tindall said tentative plans are to issue about four news letters a year Completely New rom BUILDER to YOU 5 Bedrooms 3 Baths Plus amily Room All Electric Kitchen (Including a frost free Refrigerator) $36000 EICHLER HOMES Los Arboles DA 6 0S54 Eves DA 2 0425 Saturday Special! Agreed to favor a single merger of the four school districts in the Los Altos Mountain View areas Discussed a proposed policy change which would grant sick leave benefits to long term substitute teachers Discussed the possible use of $100000 in district money to improve the priority status of a $160000 state aid proj ect for shower locker and music rooms and site devel opment at the Crittenden School Approved the employment of Mrs Dorothy Edwards as a fourth grade teacher at Pow ell School Authorized a contract for student teachers from San Jose State College tentative recommendation on some form of unification thus setting the stage for a possible election on the issue AT RECENT committee meet ings discussions have centered on the possibility of reducing the present four districts to two Under this plan Los Altos elementary schools would join with the Los Altos High School and the Whisman and Moun tain View elementary districts would merge with the Moun tain View High School District The Mountain View High School District now covers all three elementary districts Maurice Evans considers musical role NEW YORK Stage star and director Maurice Evans isn't entirely confined to his classical Shakespearean roles and to his recent production of the serious Bernard Shaw drama Now he is pondering playing the role of the clergyman in the Broadway musical version of the recently published book by the late Samuel Hop kins Adams Before devoting himself mostly to Shakespeare and Shaw Evans did sing in one or two British stage musicals Memorizing phone devices being tested ST LOUIS (P) Telephone equipment with a memory probably will go into use on an experimental basis late this year The equipment using part of i the guidance system for the Nike Zeus missile was de scribed by William Barnes a demonstration engineer for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company IT WORKS this way: A caller dials a number and gets a busy signal This activates the mem ory unit When the party he is calling hangs up both phones will ring The equipment also may be used to record messages for a subscriber during his absence latest budget pro posal reflects a reduction of about $25000 in initial requests for capital outlays The cuts were made after trustees ob jected earlier this month that initial requests were op BUT LAST NIGHT at least one member of the board sug gested the capital outlay re ductions may have been too severe Referring to paving and landscaping needs at several schools George Johnson de clared time we did some thing about it we just keep cutting these things from the budget every In answer to a request by board chairman Terry Ham mond Tindall said he would study possible reductions in the $560235 proposed for teachers' salaries He said some savings might be effected by hiring beginning teachers or reducing the pro posed seven new teachers He reminded the board however that district policy has been to reduce class size The board agreed with a proposal by Trustee Roger Crosby to eliminate $2880 sug gested for a camping program and to increase slightly the $1985 budgeted for field trips Crosby also suggested that by reducing the number of new teachers to six the district could budget $1000 for library books at each school The pre liminary budget now calls for only $500 for all six schools Dog owner recovers pet through 'trickery' DALLAS Tex A dog did some tricks and 11 year old Johnny Ray Clark went home with a broken heart yesterday The happy world he had known for six months with a flop eared Beagle hound named Bruna fell apart in a Dallas courtroom JUSTICE of Peace Richburg bound by the weight of evidence ordered Bruno re stored to Dr Howard Mc Clure Jr who claimed owner ship Howard grandfather of the schoolboy testified the dog lean and starved showed up last September on his farm 70 miles northeast of Dallas in Van Zandt County lie brought the dog to Dallas for Johnny McClure spotted Bruno in the Howard yard five days ago and claimed him Can you prove this Is your dog? Does he know any tricks? Richburg asked McClure THE DOCTOR gave a series of routine dog trick commands Bruno obeyed McClure produced a piece of dog candy He put the tidbit on the nose and ordered Bruno to toss it in the air and catch it in his mouth Bruno complied Richburg was convinced At his suggestion McClure paid the grandfather $35 for the keep Tears streaking his face Johnny gave Bruno a tender and walked quietly from the courtroom hand in hand with his grandfather Basketball contest set in Mt Vi ew The Mountain View Recrea nnrmrtmnnl'c A11 Atvmri uvuv can uasKeioan contest win be held tomorrow in the girls' gym at Mountain View High School and the Crittenden Schol gym from 9 am to noon Boys 14 and under are eli gible to compete in several events including the free throw maze dribble accuracy shoot ing and basketball golf Tro phies will be awarded to the winners Participants will be divided into three age groups: 13 and 14 11 to 13 and 10 and under They may register for the con tests at either of the two gyms Lizard Point the southern most point of England has two lighthouses and little else Nearest railroad Is 11 miles I distant LAWNMOWERS 8ale and Service New and Used Pickup and Delivery 6 9020 Locks Keys Safes Office Equipt Women's Coat Hangers 10 WOMEN'S PLASTIC HANGERS of Hi lmpact Unbreakable Plastic complete with Carry All box Ideal for hanging your drip dry garments 198 value! 119 Cash Carty Grinau DOWNTOWN SAN JOSr 3C9 Jowth Sf MOUNTAIN V1TW CsmfeN In Sait Antonio Shopping Center between Sears and the Co op Whisman trustees favor merger of four districts To celebrate Leap extra day RoosAtkins offers these exciting extra values I worsted suit 1 roosatkins ine new 2 trouser knitted SHIRTS 3 for 285 regularly 125 each) Round or neck Knitted of finewhite lisle Stock up at thia low price i summer weight SLACKS 2 pairs 2990 (regularly 1995 each pair) Get ready for warm summer weather Lightweight slacks of 70 Acrilan 30 Worsted Resist wrinkles and keep their press Dark and medium tones of grey and brown i Ise ft 3 new SPRING NECKTIES for the price of 2 three 250 neckties 5 (regularly 750) three 350 neckties 7 (regularly 1050) All brand new spring neckties Select any three ties in stock (Ernst ties excepted) Open a new RoosAtkins SUPER CHARGE ACCOUNT Buy what you want when you want it Nothing downMorc thanlO months to pay New long wearing worsteds the extras that count and this new hard finish worsted suit has the most important extra of all an extra pair of trousers! Think of the extra wear and think of the amazingly low price! Smartly tailored with natural shoulders 3 buttons flap pockets and center vent New burnished browns and deeptone greys smartest colors Try a new 2 trouser suit and enjoy extra style extra wear extra satisfaction woven fabric BOXER SHORTS 3 for 345 (regularly 165 each) Excellent assortment of stripes and checks Elastic waistbands I for only AA Ivy button down i SPORTSHIRTS I 2 for 790 regularly $5 each) New spring Ivy style sportshirts in new Ivy patterns and colors Our own RoosAtkins label XL sizes the extra pair doubles the wear i ML 3 1 i VI j1 1 i Wc Al 'wry I v1 I RiHUl I nil HR MW OR I I I RoosAtkins on San Mateo 4th Ave near El Camino 4th and San Mateo Drive Stanford Shopping CenterPalo Alto University at Bryant the Peninsula at San Jose irst at banta Clara Also stores in San rancisco Oakland Berkeley resno Sacramento Santa Barbara Squaw Valley I I 8 i I.