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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
11
The California civil service and college staff are urged to receive a five percent pay rise for 1957-58. A $19.85 million funding proposal would cover the increase, with a separate $2.3 million special fund for targeted adjustments. The board cites private industry salary trends from 1956 and 1957 to justify the step.
The American Cancer Society releases a 20-page pamphlet titled Where We Stand Today on Cigarettes and Lung Cancer. Based on a four year study of 188,000 men including 12,320 Californians, it states evidence shows cigarettes are a health hazard and urges individuals to decide about quitting.
In Oroville sheriff's deputies report five College of Pacific fraternity pledges confessed to a tradition of stealing the chockbell as part of initiation. The pledges described the act as traditional and joked that jail burglary is also a tradition, a deputy noted.
Brownie troop 366 of Colonial Acres School built a four-room doll house as a community service project. The gift, featuring furnished rooms and crafted pieces, will be presented to the Tred Finch Children's Home in Oakland on December 16.
A Northern California dinner marks the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s birth on December 28, 1856 with speaker John D. Hicks UC history professor. The event at the Athens Athletic Club includes a Wilson theme, reproductions of cartoons and front pages, and tickets at 3.50. Reservations are with James E. Kimber in Berkeley.
SAN LEANDRO city seeks engineers engineering aides and garbage collectors through civil service examinations. Applications are at city hall for senior civil engineer salary 563 1366 a month associate civil engineer 308 8595 assistant civil engineer 8450 542 and senior engineering aide or field 381 450. residence in San Leandro required. garbage collector applicants must reside in the city.
Non teaching employees of the Mt Eden School district affiliate with the California School Employees Association Southern Alameda County Local Chapter 21. Chapter officers for 1957 are Anthony J Knobles president Clifford Robello vice president John Andrade secretary Anthony Jardin treasurer and Toward H Dutra reporter with Fremont Hayward listed as home bases.
A Castro Valley Teachers Association Christmas program titled Santa, Grizlar and Blitzen will be held December 12 at 2:30 p.m. in Vanney School. Fred Cox announced a brief in service train program featuring the Vanney Variettes and the Jugheads directed by George DeGregori, with parody by Roger Vaughan and Kathy Mote. An in service panel discussion will address district science and the school year.
In Topsfield Massachusetts the annual pie-making contest concluded with Raymond Sharkey of Danvers taking top honors, drawing blushes from several women spectators as the winner was announced.
SACRAMENTO U P Harvey O Banks state director of water resources urged the California water plan be the guiding framework for all water project development. The plan envisions projects costing 13 billion and would guide orderly control and conservation while requiring legislative action for specific projects or state financial aid.
Washington health official Marion B. Folsom predicts solving engineering and scientific manpower shortages within three to four years and anticipates a federal school construction bill next year backed by both major parties He argues against subsidies but supports broad aid to later professions and notes no planned Social Security increase for older people.
Newark school students present a Christmas program at 8 in the Pa AL Muller school. The Raymond Alden story Why the Chimes Rang will be performed under Mrs. Gayle Stepp with Judy Lloyd Angel Figeroa and Richard Ferreira in speaking parts. The musical portion features a choir and the orchestra of M. D. Silva school, plus three numbers by Newark PTA Mothersingers. Directed by Mrs. Evelyn Kipp, with a backdrop by students under Miss Joanne Brown.
Castro Valley and nearby towns report a schedule of servicemen in World War II era style notices. Pfc Ralphyr Watherbee Jr of 1887 Seaview Avenue took part in amphibious ship to shore maneuvers with the 9th Marine Division on Iwo Jima. Patrick B. Pepeite, a petty officer, is listed as a commissaryman in Walnut Road. Robert B. West, son of Mr and Mrs Charles L West of 19614 Alana Road, recently graduated from the Army Transportation School at Fort Lewis and attended California State Polytechnic College. Specialist 3/C John F Hauck from Castro Valley is with the 1th 4 venue division in Germany, a gunner in the 503d Infantry Regiment. Dennis N Dean, son of Mr and Mrs Robert N Dean of Hayward, completed recruit training at the Marine Corps San Diego depot. Specialist 3/C John Boshard, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Lil Boshard of Castro Valley, is a combat construction specialist with the 127th Engineer Battalion in Germany, married to Virginia. Pvt Jay H Jackson of Hayward is in basic training with the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado. James L Large of Castro Valley is on two weeks’ Navy leave after recruit training at San Diego. Specialist Third Class William J M Freeborn is in Exercise Red Arrow at Fort Riley as radar operator with the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. His mother Mrs Frances A Dawley resides at 8416 Christianson Lane.
Nick Dukellis, 16, airman with VS 872 anti-submarine squadron at Oakland Naval Air Station, recruited six classmates from Heyward Castro Valley area for a jet ride in a TV 2 top prize. New aviation reservists named Rich Blevits James Snider Gary Saunders Martin Pittenger Ron nie Garcia Cliff Johnson.
Castro Valley district’s More Able Child program drew national attention as a model. Principal Hayden of Farsones School led the effort, noting 95 requests for information from educators in 13 states including New York and Pennsylvania. Ruth Martin, director, has given five talks on the program, with Hayden listing twelve appearances.
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