POINT COUNTERPOINT A JOURNAL FOR CIVIC COMMUNICATION WEEKLY 10c 0 VOL. V No. 21 August 28 to Sept. 4, 1970 Point Richmond, California long distance charges would be staggering, and judging from past perform ance, the phone bill would go unpaid. But Ma Bell is relentless. She might disconnect the President's phone for non-payment and then where would we all be? We would see the bombs falling in the streets, and how do you like that, no phone call from the President.' I am loathe to leave the house these LX We could call him up and complain a- fine summer days, for fear I might miss J bout the bombs, but we would only get a a phone call from the President. Somebody recorded message; "I'm sorry. The num has invented a system so that the president ber you have dialed is not in service at can call us all up on the telephone and tell this time. " us that the bombs are falling. Of course,we Maybe the President is planning to call could probably-just look out the window and collect. If he does, most of us will never get the same information. get the word in time. The phone will ring "I'll be darned. Look outside, darling, and the operator will say, "Sir, will you Bombs are falling in the streetSi." accept a collect call from Washington, D. "Don't bother me with that. The phone C. ?" "Washington? Just a minute, operator. is ringing. " Normally, I only answer the phone when Maude, do we know anybody in Washington, I am in the mood for it. The rest of the time D. C. ? " I just let it ring. But now, when every call "I don't think so, sweetie. Maybe the might be from the President, I feel sort of Judds. Aren't they on vacation back that duty bound to answer it. In fact, I have been way ? " keeping a notebook next to the phone, where "Hello , operator. Is it the Judds cal I jot down ideas on how to run the country. ling?" After all, when the President does call, I "No, sir. It's the P resident of the Uni want to conduct myself in a knowledgeable ted States." manner. I have a number of suggestions for "What does he want?" him, but 1 am not going to list them here. "Sir, you'll have to accept the charges If I did, we could not send this paper through before you can find out what he wants. " "Listen, I've already accepted enough the m ails. Of course, the President is only supposed of that guy's charges. He's driving me bonk to call us up when the country is in a state of ers with his charges. Is this call really ne extreme emergency, which makes me won cessary ? " der why we haven't heard from him yet today. "Sir, do you hear that strange sound in I don't know what kind of emergency he is the background? That sort of moaning waiting for, but even a placid observer must sound? Well, sir, that is the sound of 200 agree that the country is not now in a state of million Americans breathing into their tele grace. He could soothe us all if he would phones, waiting for you to make up your just phone us up and say, "Hello. How are mind. Now, will you accept a collect call you? I hope you are fine. I am fine. Pat is or not? I'll give you a hint. It's about the fine. Tricia is fine. We are all fine. The b-o-m-b-esses. " country is fine, too. Isn't everything fine? "Just a minute, operator. Maude, do we It was fine talking to you. Goodbye. " A sim want to accept a collect call about the ple phone call like that might make us all bombs ? " feel secure and would assure us that, cont "I don't think so dear. Not unless it's rary to rumors, there really is a President from the Judds. " in the White House. "Sorry, operator, we don't want the call. Well, maybe the President doesn't want "All right, sir. The President will be to phone us more often than necessary. The disappointed. " (page 18, please) 2. LAST WEEKEND OF TUESDAY...... ' TOTAL HUAIRglX' W E S fS I B E MLTEETS Beginning a new year, the West Side The Masquers' "Little Mary Sunshine" Improvement Club will meet next week will come to its merry end on Saturday, Au on Tuesday, Septem ber 1, at 12 noon, at gust 29, with only two more nights to spoof Our Lady of Mercy Church. Luncheon will off. Reservations, at 843-5475, might be be served. Members are reminded to worth trying for, in case you haven't seen the note -- the meeting is on Tuesday, instead of the usual Thursday.
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MONDAY REGISTRATION: JSJRT CEKHTJEIR O aveO u r R unge !! A "Recommendation on the Future of ^ © L A S S E S Richmond Plunge" will be made on Wednes day evening by the Recreation and Parks • Adult classes at the Richmond Art Cent Commission of the City of Richmond, at the er begin the week of September 14. Regis regular meeting. The public is invited to tration for Richmond residents will take attend the meeting , which begins at 7:45 place on Monday, August '31. Classes include p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the Ceramics, Figure Drawing, Art Field Trips, City Hall. Decorations Workshop, Weaving, Painting, To voice support of the retention of the Watercolor, Drawing, Batik, Stitchery, Tex fine facility which our "city fathers" may tile Printing, Jewelry, Lapidary Youth Group very well try to rid the city of, now that Leaders Training (free), and Leather craft Kennedy High School has a pool, PLEASE workshop. attend the meeting. If you cannot provide • The Richmond Ballet, with classes for physical presence, do the next-best thing: children and adults, will register students write a note, or call Recreation and Parks on September 15, at the Art Center. Director, Mr. Joseph Salvato, Civic Cent • Teen classes will hold registration on er, Richmond, 94804. (Phone 232-1212, ext. Wednesday , September 2, for Richmond 491). residents. C eram ics, Creative Arts, Batik, The city's only indoor swimming pool, Primitive Weaving and Jewelry will be of the Plunge can hardly be replaced by a pool fered. at Kennedy School which is not indoor, and • Children may register for Saturday is in a rather windy location across town. classes in Ceramics, Painting and Crafts The historic features of "Richmond's on Wednesday, September 2. Municipal Natatorium" give it an added • Registration hours are 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. charm, besides its obvious valuable utili and from 8 to 9 p.m . tarian features. The evening classes, "noon swims" and after-school classes will not likely be replaced by Kennedy School's pool. Richmond's Recreation and Parks Depart Oni Monday and Wednesday at the Rich ment wants to retain the Plunge and its needed mond Art Center, , for three weeks, a spe programs. However, it needs your support cial class will be conducted by Shimada's and your voice, to make it obvious to the Ci ambassador to Richmond, Miss Kazuko Ar- ty Council that, it is not just a department anumi. Classes will be held from 1:00 to attempting to cling to one bf its programs. 3:30 in Roketsuzome, the Japanese art of Join the SOP campaign, and send your dyeing and decorating leather. Registration SOPpy letters to the City Council as well as for this class is the same time as Art Cent to the Recreation and Parks Department. er Adult registration. Fee is only $2. 00, Start today -- be an S. O. P. 'er. class is limited to 15 students. "X.A5T R U TV TO CC.E.ANIJNGr ? \v 1UFNEY • i • CALL COLLECTORS If you are doing your fall cleaning now The Pacific Locomotive Association and come across some books that you don't will offer members and friends a last ride need, please save them for the Richmond the last run of the steam train, the vener Museum Association's book sale. But able McCloud River Railroad. The trains call Marlys Reynolds right away, to have have run on this line since 1898, and for them picked up -- the book sale is coming the last fifteen years, the steam train up soon, and is for a most deserving has been used for excursion service. The cause. Call her, at 234-4617, and help popular service will discontinue this fall out the Museum. because of expensive and extensive re - All old costume jewelry tdi t you can pairs required to make her acceptable do without will be happily accepted by An under federal law. ita Christiansen, as well as old buttons The close of the season, October 10 and and trinkets, for use at a convalescent 11, will be a last run to Burney, through the hospital. Patients use the jewelry in their colorful autumn scenery on a 120- mile trip. therapy program. Call her at 233-3443 or Saturday’s trip, on passenger equipment drop the jewelry off at 32 Crest ^venue. will go to Burney; Sunday's trip , on open excursion cars, will go over the steep grades of the original line from McCloud to Mt. Shasta, using one of the last main line switchbacks to be found in A m erica. The tour planned by the Association includes a chartered reclining seat motor coach trip, leaving Friday evening , and returning Sunday evening. Fare of $5 9 in cludes all transportation, two nights at the luxury Shasta Royal Inn, the steam For the craftsmen at the Point, West train excursion, box lunch on the train, Side now subscribes to CRAFT HORIZONS visits to Burney Falls , the Joss House and which has mainly ceramics and weaving -- Museum and the Saturday evening banquet. and lovely examples they are, toov We Further information about the tour have Virginia Harvey's MACRAME, THE may be obtained by writing to Henry Luna, ART OF KNOTTING and the latest McCalls 1244 Paloma Ave. , Burlingame, 94010. and Good Housekeeping's NEEDLECRAFT periodicals. We even subscribe to VOGUE PATTERN BOOK INTERNATIONAL,~ s7 ~ The Pacific Locomotive Association is now's the chance to get started on some planning switching operations at the Castro creative project. Point Railway on September 13, on their C ^ steam trains that run down the Bay shoreyA NEW BOOKS...... for two miles, beginning at the old ferry SING A SAD SONG; THE LIFE OF HANK slip. WILLIAMS. This Grand Ole Opry star's career lasted only three short years but when Williams died at the age of 29, he left behind a legacy of music that will live as long as there are people who take pleasure in simple, beautiful melodies and straight forward, plaintive lyrics. This fascinating biography is a fitting portrait of a semi I educated, good-natured boy from a poor Visiting from Glasgow, Scotland, is 4_ family in the south who scratched his way the m other of M aurice Doherty, M rs. Ca= up the ladder by his own talent and hard therine Fallen, who will be here for one work, talent that produced songs like month. Your Cheatin' Heart, Jambalaya, and Hey, cof2cof2oL2ui Good Lookin'. When Jason Clarke's grandparents were visiting from Fort Wayne, Indiana We've had many requests for books on last week, Jason (age 9) discovered a organic gardening and now we have an ex three-foot long , snub-nosed steel cylin cellent one titled BEST IDEAS FOR ORGA- der on the beach outside his house.. NIC VEGETABLE GROWING. Here in one He brought it home , put it in the patio, easy-to-use volume are the best, the most and then discovered, when he called his unique and the most rewarding ideas for parents to look at it, that it was a fully - growing vegetables organically. These ve armed U.S.Navy submarine signal missile.' getable growing techniques have been devel His parents telephoned the police, who oped, tested and proven by some of the collected it within five minutes of the call. world's most successful gardeners. Jason had to help file a report on the find. The police officer advised him not to bring Novels and plays of newspaper life are home any similar missiles in the future, L .u perennially popular. Gordon Williamd new to notify his parents or the police instead. novel, THE UPPER PLEASURE GARDEN, is in that great tradition. A seaside town Mrs. Lillian Bethel, mother of Sherry in the south of England and the offices of a Hartynyk, is in Richmond Hospital for treat local weekly newspaper are the setting. An ment. Her friends wish her a speedy recov drew Menzies (Ming to his colleagues), 21- ery. year-old reporter, possesses a nose for scandal and a talent for extracting person al stories from unwilling victims by a mix:- About 30 WSCS members and their fa milies enjoyed a day of picnicking and ture of bluff and blackmail. The author swimming on Tuesday at the Dor nan cabin uses this somehow engaging character as in Odd Fellows Park on the Russian River. a m irro r through which we view the deni An added surprise to the guests was the zens of Hamport, In the wealth of c h a ra c arrival the day before of the Doug Clark ter portrayals -- many of them brilliantly concise cameos -- Gordon Williams has family from Southern California. Jessie brought a skeptical eye to bear on the clau Clark is a past president of the local strophobic intensity of English small town WSCS, and they were enroute to Olympia, life. The author's earlier novel , From Washington, where Doug has accepted a Scenes Like These, was a semifinalist for special assignment in Aberdeen for a year. o£2 This week's nominee for "Ice Cream HAPPY BIRTHDAY, , , , Hero of the week" is Herbert Hunn of Crest Be a Kenoyer Avenue, for beautifying the empty lot on Gloria Crim Crest, with geraniums, nasturtiums , etc. Floria Parker The lot, which neighbors are all enjoying, lies across from 55 Crest. "A permissive parent hands his child the license to curtail the freedom of others. " s. ••TREMIM 1SC E R IQ • • • FIFTY YEARS AGO. Articles from old Richmond newspapers, ^August 31, 1920. .... courtesy of Rosemary Corbin , and the NEWSPAPER CONSOLIDATE Richmond Library. "Consolidation of the Record-Herald and im in m i ii iii i i m i i m i 111111 m i m i ! 11 itif 11 the Richmond News into one publication was August 28, 1920. .... \announced by the publishers today. " EAST BAY TO COOPERATE. . . 'Oakland , Alameda , Berkeley and Rich TAX RATE FOR YEAR FIXED AT . , mond will cooperate in a general survey $1.87 FOR RICHMOND. of all harbors of the bay district. . .to ad vance facilities for shipping. ..." WINE MEN CRUSH GRAPES UNDER DRY L A W .... TOO MUCH TRANSPORTATION? "Wine men . . . are now busy preparing A suit, brought against the Western to resume operations. . . they have big m ar Motor Transport Company by Rich kets and high prices, with no limits mond, the San Francisco-Oak on demands. . . The juice will land terminal Railroad, and be real old-fashioned wine the Richmond - Albany that will go into medi busline, was delayed cine. ..." for a few days, and in September 1, 1920 the meantime, ran "MAYOR LONG, their buses down Mac SENATOR SHAR - donald Avenue. . . KEY WIN. . . " BIDS OPEN FOR NEW GRANT SCHO^,: BUS BUYS ITS C O M PETI 125-TON STEAMER TO TION. , . . PLY BETWEEN HERE A The Albany Bus SAN FRANCISCO. line was purchased Planned twice-a-day tri IT by Western Motor carrying Richmond commodi Transport Co., tie s . ' thus eliminating x competition, August 30, 1920. .... and a law suit. MARIN MORE PATRIOTIC"? RICHMOND HELPS VALLEJO. Local senatorial candidate, incum Pledges of help in Vallejo's fight to keep bent Sharkey was without opposition; but the Mare Island Naval Base came from Rich Marin proposed to run a local candidate mond leaders, as Mayor Long, Ed Garrard against him. Sharkey's opponents here and others, who had grown up in Vallejo. favored the competitor, stating that each locality should take turns providing sena "HANDS AROUND THE BAY" tors for the State. Attorney Wilbur Pierce put "Richmond on the map" with descriptions of Richmond's WEST SIDE MEETING ON HARBOR. . . harbor and industries. . . " " The big meeting in the western section RICHMOND TRAVELS UPHILL. . . . will be held under the auspices of the Point Development of land and homebuilding Richmond Commercial Club. . . active in de was rapidly spreading up the eastern hills velopment work for the city. ..." of Richmond, sites selling at $1 down, and $1 >a week. unharmed, since the two were armed, ancLb. shots were fired. The two escaped via San ta Fe Avenue, and have not so far been apprehended. ergo ergo o*goS/j Uperg. U My Vacation, ( continued) My son Randy's trailer -cabin was ve ry nice. People in St. Helens never lock nual Battle of the Bands will be held at Con their doors. But, since I don't live there, tra Costa College gymnasium. There will I always locked the door. Randy and my be seven bands. The show runs from 9 p. dog, Chris, stayed with me the first night. m. to 1 a.m. The bids are supposed to be I awoke at 7 a.m. and at 10 a.m. Pauline $1. 25 in advance, and $1. 5C at the door. Chamberlain picked me up , and we went BUT -- if you buy your tickets ay theRec to breakfast with Randy. We then went to you can get them for $1. 00 each. Pauline's son's home, where I met Loren All our people returned safely (and ex and Millie Chamberlain. After relaxing hausted) from Dizzylahd. The only problem and playing cards, we had dinner and I seemed to be no time to sleep and not enough went back to the trailer. The next day, gas for the bus on the way back. The City Pauline invited me to visit the paper mill said it was such a success that other long where my son works. He runs one of the distance excursions now are very likely to big machines at the Boise Cascade P ap er • be offered. Mill. We met Mr. Bob Harris, manager It's not yet official, but the Snow Trip of the mill, who gave us each a hard hat will be a 4-day affair next year in February. to wear on our tour, so that nothing would Reservations may have to be confirmed in hurt our heads. His description of the pa Septem ber. per mill operations was fascinating. . . . In case you're counting, it's been ten The history leading to the invention off weeks since we had a band here on Friday paper, spans thousands of years, and four night. If you know of any groups who continents. Man began graphic communi could play down here, please let us know. cation on walls of caves, by. drawing picture Fridays are really getting to be a drag at stories. Ancient Babylonians, who lived in the country now called Iraq, wrote messages on heavy clay tablets, which were portable. Egyptians wrote on thin strips of the stems of a native plant called papyrus, from which modern paper derives its name. Persians made parchment by splitting the skins of goats, sheep and calves, and soaking them in lime and scraping them smooth and drying them. In China, in 105 A. D. , a young scho Wyoming. lar named Ts'ai Lun experimented with the Up *UU inner bark of the mulberry tree. He pounded Welcome to a new Pointer: An eight- this material into pulp and added water. The pound, 12-ounce baby girl was born to Mr. mixture dried in the form of a matted fiber. and Mrs. Jim Pease on Wednesday, August On these sheet messages could be written. 26. It was the first real paper. It took at least ejj, eg*. erp. ergo ergo iygo rg* *g* ergo ergo 600 years for T s'ai Lun's paper-m aking The Galaxy Jewelry store was the secret to make its way beyond the Great victim of robbers on Tuesday, who entered Wall of China into Central Asia. It reached the store in the afternoon, forcibly taking Europe by about the twelfth century. By this some diamond rings. Carol Yacorzynski, time, rags were being used for pulp instead who was in charge of the shop, was luckily (next page please) 7. Here and There, continued. The resulting wood pulp was then made of Mulberry Bark, but every sheet of paper into paper. The age-old problem was was still made by hand. The first major im solved. Paper could be made from provement over Ts'ai Lun's centuries-old wood -- and wood was both cheap and method came in 1799 when a Frenchman, Ni plentiful. From then on, it was just a cholas Louis Robert, patented the first ma matter of improving the methods and chine for making paper in a continuous sheet. building machines for making paper bet Made on a hand-cranked machine based on ter and faster. In 1867, an American flour-milling principles , the process was Chemist, Benjamin Tilghman, patented later improved by an English firm of London another chemical method for making stationers. The Four dr ini er- brothers added wood pulp, called the sulphite process. impro vements , and to this day the paper- In 1889 a German chemist named Dahl de forming section of the paper - making m a veloped a third chemical process in use chine bears their name. Both Linen and today, the sulphate process. For a land cotton rags were used throughout this peri rich in forests and water, like America, od, but they were so scarce that the search the treatment of wood by chemicals for a cheaper , more abundant raw materi proved to hold the most promise of all al continued. the paper-making methods. In less than Experiments were carried out with raw a century since these developments, this hemp, jute and many other plants as well as nation's pulp and paper industry has grown with asbestos. In 1800, an Englishman up. named Matthias Koops, published a book on Approximately 800 mills in the United paper made from straw. States produce nearly half the world's During the American Revolution, bfficers pulp, paper and paerboard. Most t*f this of Washington's Continental Army wrote country's paper - about 97% - comes commands on paper fragments that looked from wood. The trees that supply wood more like grocery lists than history-making for pulp and paper grow as a crop. The Military Communications. When Washing crops of trees can be grown over and o- ton was President, the situation became so ver again, on the same land. Almost any serious that Congress appealed to housewives tree species can be used for pulp and pa to save rags for paper manufacture. The per today. Some trees, thought valueless need for a new and reliable source of raw for paper making a few years ago, are material was becoming acute. Elsewhere now being used, thanks to research and in the world men had been at work on the technical improvements. Parts of trees problem for almost a century. In France once left in the forest after logging, and early in the eighteenth Century, Rene de wood scraps once burned as waste after Reaumur idly watched a wasp at work. First lumber manufacture also are converted it rubbed tiny wood fibers loose from a dry to paper and other pulp products. Some post and mixed them with secretions from its pulp mills operate entirely on chipped body. "If a. wasp can make paper from wood, wood left-overs from veneer mills and why not man?" he thought, and the soundness saw mills of his logic was proved mor e than a century later. In 1844, a German named Keller pa-^. tented the first practical method of imitating the wasp's work --a wood-grinding machine in which sticks of wood were forced against f a grindstone and water was added. In Eng land, in 1851, a process for breaking down wood into fibers by chemical action was de veloped by Hugh Burgess and Charles Watt. Wood was cut inti chips and cooked in a caus tic soda solution until the fibers separated. Something Sct P A l A e £ 22s%35 WASHINGTON E x c i t e d , HOURS' MON. ’thru SAT. l'OO- 5 0 0 a b o u t : . - -...... jrrrr-f------■ 11 —* »*■«»»»* (AND PLEASE DO.') Ill w rickaitnd Those who attended the Budget Sessions 234-Hfil of the East Bay Regional Park District (and these are boring, unpopular meetings to at - tend) from Contra Costa County , were re IMPORTIQUE SHOP warded with a big nothing. As taxpayers who contribute to the East TatJ-FM-tt-OO-9 00 . SAT-4UH l-OO- TOO ..CLOSED MOH. Bay Regional Park District's budget, all of us OH 1X 5 2 1 ® should have been there; however, one assum® ^ fOR that our representatives on the Board will as - ^ thc sure our county of a fair share of expenditures p 1 Look1 This should be the case. However, West Contra Costa's representative, Paul Badger, from Pinole, is a one-man minority . He is filing a "minority report" , which will proba bly do no more good than his one-man'ho" KENNETH S. JANES INTERIORS vote, on the budget. Antiques and Accessories The only other Board member from Con i - park Place 232-1551 tra Costa County is Fred Blumberg, the only lues - Sat 12 - 5 pm man on the EBRPD Board who refused to visit the park site at Point Richmond. Such repre sentation is likely to show on the budget. And it does. Although Contra Costa County contributes 64% of the amount that Alameda County does, it will derive 5 3% of the 1970-71 funds. The percentage must go down to approximately 39%, when carried-over amounts are consi dered. (The amounts carried over in Contra Costa County, for the Point Richmond shore line park totaled 287, 000 dollars, and for Briones, $478, 000. ) The carried-over a m ounts for Alameda county must only be $235, 000 total, since the total budget is approxi mately $6, 900, 000, and the new appropria tions amount to $5, 974,177. This means, according to the figures pub lished by the Park District, that, if new ap propriations set aside by the D istrict equalled the 64% contributed by our county, we would have $1, 150, 000 MORE in the budget than is now allocated. The East Bay Regional Park District will be asking for increased tax rates soon, since yrTrrryrrrrnryvTrrTYrrnrTTO'iri-itiiiiitiiiryYTq »BrnrrrrrrrrrrrrrTrBTrrr¥Trrrryri r y r r r r T ¥ r r r T B r T r r r r r r r r r r r r r n r B '» ^ i i r r r r r y ummjui i u j m m u u j u m m i t x i u u HRY B H O B SHERRY^ 139 WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY, SATURDAY, through WEDNESDAY ar hpn fr e ad oe J women and men for shaping Hair 1 0 2 park place E D I W ' E R O T S %roh W. W. by appointment only only appointment by SHORT SETS • S T S E IT S U S T R S O T N H A “S P - ■ S S E T t S * N S h K € E R A D h / W S CLEARANCE/ TCY S L L E W STACEY RICHMOND * RICHMOND s t i - 3 TC C .T E off fojwo -rVu s uL -braV s ou jrw -f'o 232 !.... i u u u j u 0 6 8 9 - 7 3 2 3 3 0 3 UUUULV : m SI r hs ut enpbihd ad s availab is and published, Bay been Our just Save has book? ark P Shoes" Tennis "Tiny Point Richmond, 94801, or drop in at Stoddard Stoddard at in drop or 94801, Richmond, Point le for only 25 cents. Send a stamped, self- self- stamped, a Send cents. 25 only for le Realty, 119 P ark Place, and pick up a copy copy a up pick and Place, 119 ark P Realty, much, based on a tax rate of 10. 3 cents per per 10. cents 3 of rate tax a on based much, there. Avenue, 219 Bishop Shaper, Hans rs. M rer, much as Alam eda County, we receive 39% as as 39% receive we County, eda Alam as much e i atmtn t hl sle h dlmma of a m dilem the solve help to attempting is tee £100 valuation as com pared to Alam eda's 9.8 9.8 eda's Alam to pared com as £100 valuation drse evlp t te omte Tr u su a re T Committee the to envelope addressed it ta ngtain wt te at F Rail a R Fe Santa the with negotiations that sists a ony otiue. r netn 6% ad 64% investing or F hardly can one contributes. County ta correct, are release press two-county the of ade needs re not a the c budget" cover to drawn, economy quate tightly "a on scrutinized working fully are they line P ark as an example, one could very well well very could one hore S example, an Richmond as Point the ark P uses one line If ther. Regional P a rk D istrict with the hope of using using of hope the with istrict D rk a P Regional working for one county, as com pared to the o- o- the to in pared com bers em as m county, staff one by for spent working time of percentage cents. And this does not take into account the the account into take not does this And cents. its money m ore wisely, for park purposes. park for wisely, ore m money its doae n nrae nte ae Cnr Cos C Contra taxes the in their in increase an figures advocate ary m sum the If . system fyu osdr lmd Cut prs gr a purpose. re that g a plished parks County Alameda consider you If hi tid Tn Tni Sos book: Shoes" published Tennis has "Tiny third letters, long their writing and reached was meetings however, , ent agreem tial our in lacking very is effort staff that e assum e avnae o or ony w hv acm accom have we county, our for advantage ter a ae eae ato nte ak Essen n e s s E park. in the on action delayed EBRPD The have way shoreline. the at inaction well. as area, ago. The Committee , aside from attending attending from aside , Committee The ago. RR IE I TE OK EAT = DEPART BOOK THE IN ITEM RARE A Would you like a first edition of the latest latest the of edition first a like you Would Contra Costa County joined the E ast Bay Bay ast E the joined County Costa Contra The Contra Costa Shoreline P ark s Commit Commit s ark P Shoreline Costa Contra The MEANWHILE; BACK AT THE THE AT BACK MEANWHILE; BEACH MENT ...... /a The community has now begun to take THU OL.D FXBBHOOI shape, and is planned to include some 20 pri tilS iS i P JL R K P I. A. O B ¥ vate residences and a Crafts School complex. F O IW T R I O l Ten people are in residence, and building has I begun. M em bers of the community will own the residential areas in partnership. PABLO [ S 3 °“Ws*®«s*. Individuals and families who are serious OQS QlSKAQCj i%S ly interested in such a community may join FANQUES M68 ■original BAKE. SHOP- for a trial membership of from three to six FAIR n months. During this time, private sleeping | 8S7-084* i CONF€CTiONERY quarters and a common dining and shop faci • ------lities will be provided. Full members will m '@ e I . {CPu m p k in PROFESS IONAL. builci their own residences if they intend to h. nm s Sane. incLu/iduats crave more vote* tham others, at more frequent intervals, Jt is may. le tief that a uett tatnnced lady, chemistry ddE Tihliotr^a nanety manifests a great an. constant thunst {oa u/ater, Jf you are toying, to adjust to BAKE SHOP-CONFECTIONERY au d ie ta ry plan ( an. a t any time. unen you one. Zhirsty ), you wilt find zhat a piece of 146 PARK PLACE p a y r Ric h m o n d cetera, carrot, cucumter on. fresh prntt u itt 255-24S8 usually meet your thirst needs. Then, dueing the day, if necessary to sat * '7)FC allum :sJ|ggg3 isfy thirst, inter may te taken approximate?- ty faun. ( on. none ) hours often, a meat on. I c e C r e a k * , other, food intake, on. aJtouZ. fxaZf an hour, te?- fane a meat lineoF Fine Hast foods have within themselves the nec B* k e . r y I t e m s , essary amounts and to es of uaten. for, their, \ SANDVICHES, COFFEE 'S CONFECTIONS oun soiutiZity, 1drinking uaten with meats is a false and useless attempt to speed up diges~ tion. Let your food Ze"lrohen dounn uith the OBEN: Mon-Thwrb. io oo~9 oo aid of protein, fat and cantohydnate digest Fri ~ s a t.... io-oo~Tt:oo ive enzymes and food sptitting adds . This Sun.... t r oo-* 9 oo is a natunat function of the tody, (next patf) The more aI owI j pood. 1a alAorled the. more 155 'V.R)CHr**3*D it is exposed to the cntestinal flora and the le A A chance the/ie 1a oP constyiatian* 2M • 2^09 J haire teen sometimes ask why. 3 cm A* adorn" ant against water, why. 3 issue. so many mom- ings on the sutyect, L e t me clarify my Atand ly repeating that 3 cm actmxLly in favor of. (winking water — tu t only at certain t ime6 of. the day* The timing 1a wot counts, drink waten to tyoun hearts content if*an auoay arising, 30 to 60 minuteA tepoe Ineakr fnAt^ and again atout kali an hour tepoee the ei/ening meat. He guided ly the tallow ing simple AuleAi 7, No waten with your mealA on midway, ler- tween mealA. 2 . Q j b c f & a t JI g l u s v ^ j NO 3C£D (JATLR AT (Wp T3fl£, 3, Never add waten to milk, ( Otviously, 3 do not necommend powdered milk, ) k, Neiren add waten to s o u p to cool I t, 5, 3p you must drink coPpee ( which lA waten, with. high AunPace tenAion ) do ao a t leaAt fifteen minuteA tefore treakfast, 3P you Peel you muAt haire coffee during the dayf then drink i t Hack, pnepenatlu. at le a A t 30 1 STA.IM W/KVZXD fKS/tS. • 2 3 2 'S 7 0 S minuteA tefone youn noon and f on eirening man l and loan hounA a lte r ijoun (ineirioiiA meal, 6, Avoid uAing flavored, cnnlomated waten, on seltzer, (Social occaAionA Aomer >%0fT RR/tyAfg, timeA require that you take a drink, A '.R. "straight Scotch " on ” Scotch and water" n r Q would te tetter than, a " Scotch and Aoda", CENTRAL POOL HALL Setter A tilt, alstain, ) -2 9 WASHINGTON AVE. SomeonA asked, " what atout drinking waten when 3 take pills, tatletA, uitamins and other medication?" The anAwen is try to take consulsCOfXAL and medication with, water ajir thZne e mo. 7/1 A n o t h e r " tim e 1a zfore the evening meat, Jf youn prescription nequineA pillr-taking more than 2 3 3 9 0 4 4 160 \VA»HlHGTON twice a day, prehaps ryou can uAe milk. as J l ’QSil PRODUCE-MEATS BEER $ VINE. the accompcuvjing liq u id 3m pointing out how tfaten may te tad Pan you at timeA, 3 do not wot you to parget, how good waten and how neceAAany i t can t e at the night timeA , 3n pointing out how d and neceAAanj. oH a are fo r 'youn tody, ,// o not want you to forget that there are good and tad oHa , 3n th e Acme way /you know r ©JOB PRINTING that food id good and eAAential Ion 'you, tut there are of course good and taa foods. "instant-print” service A ll theAe mattenA, and how to use. your coat- x33 4999 now § then man AenAe in chooAing the foadA and liquids xyRAp»Ti»p UbBS^yAU-ABLE ... Job opportunities are good for electronic ------technicians. The electronics technology de AUTO/WOTIV* partment of Contra Costa College testifies * S E R V I C E * 7 to 7 ^veakdoys to the need for technicians. Several times a 9 to 5 Saturdays week the phone rings, and another inquiry for IOl WEST RICHMOND 233” 15^ 7 leads on students to fill technician vacancies COMPLETE AUTO REPAIRS is received from Bay Area industry. Students interested in electronics techni cian training are urged to call the college immediately, at 235-2583. Fall semester electronics classes begin Thursday, Septem 0 HITACHI ber 10. Day classes offered will be Basic Elec tronics, Intermediate Electronics, Televisi on Servicing, and Solid-State Electronics. M oney A vailable, Every Tuesday night at eight, for ten FM/AM Clock Radio weeks, a course that may not tell you "how to become a millionaire in ten easy lessons" but that will make you more competent when it com es to understanding the investment b u IOO W. Richmond Av e . phone siness, will be taught by Allan B. Jonas of RICHMOND. CAUIF. 233-4158 Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. FRIENDLY TV Call the college for enrollment. No fee, no prerequisites. CURRENT EVALUATION OF TELEVISION Abbott and Costello Cartoons—These old films were net produced for juveniles, | The following list, especially for parents, is the latest and they have always been poor fare * H a l ion of teleuuon programs shown during children's i tewing hours. Tbit for children. These animated versions are mediocre, and emphasize the un | 1970 appraisal was compiled by she non-profit NABB — a watchdog group desirable. | composed of concerned educators. Necessarily abbreviated to fit space limit* | tions, this partial listing, we hope, will stimulate adult awareness of current tv Adam 12—Usually this is a constructive | fare, encourage them to watch and decide — rather than read and ban. For presentation of police in action. Violent | membership information and the complete survey and analysis of more than incidents are part of legitimate story | 300 programs, write to National Assn, for Better Broadcasting, 373 ,V. Wtit, conten. NABB suggests older mem | ern Ate., Los Angeles, Ca. 9004. Price is $ 1 per copy. bers of family be present when young sters are viewing. multiple showings each week in early a waste of time. The Addams Family—An unusual family hours where its extreme violence and with whimsical imagination and humor. frequent sordid themes are accessible Jacques Costeau Specials—'These doiu Emphasis is on difference, not horror. to children. NABB suggests parents mentaries are must viewing for every one. If you miss them—or l.-t y.,ur chil American Rainbow—A new irregularly evaluate this carefully before making decision to permit cliild viewing. dren miss them—you should have your scheduled series for children. It open license to look revoked. ed with “Christopher Discovers Ameri Birdman—Mad scientists with elaborate ca,’' which rated an E for effort, but gadgetry. Violent action settles every Cowboy In Africa—The cpisxies are in missed its mark. thing. Superman theme. Forced off sistent in quality, but the series h-r* creative appeal and entertainment val Astro Boy Cartoons—A worthless, night NBC by public opinion, this will prob ably crop up elsewhere. ues. Intriguing backgrounds. Animate marish series. Boy robot fights crime. are treated with real concern. Atom Ant—Retired from NBC schedule Bozo Cartoons—Rowdy and silly. Not frightening—just noisy. Daktari—Delightful animals and some by public pressure, this will likely em fairly attractive humans. One of the erge in other places. A super insect. The Brady Bunch—Saccharine, with too few shows with real values for children Violent solutions for all problems. many children to allow for clear plot or characterizations. Daniel Boone—Excessive violence in Gene Autry Show—Excessive violence in some episodes. Unsuitable for smeller a crime-and-killing-is-fun format. Old, Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour—Reruns children because of this. Apix-aling but it’s still around. of cartoons. Above average in story scenic backgrounds. Story values are The Avengers—A former fixture on ABC, content and production. above average for tv westerns. this is now syndicated and scheduled Bullwinkle Cartoons—Re-runs, but still Dastardly and Muttley—This is sup;*«*d by stations less sensitive to the national worth watching. Bullwinkle is one of to be a pari of network tv's evolution revulsion against tv brutality. Horror the best of the animated shows—satiric toward creative programming for chil devices. Highly objectionable for chil in a way that youngsters understand. dren. It is, however, ugly, noisy, and dren. Use of language is clever and intrigu full of violent action. Loaded with com Banana Splits—This was launched more ing. mercials. than a year ago with much fanfare by The Californians—one of NBC’s old ones. Davey and Goliath— A Lutheran--sponsor the network as a replacement for net Unsavory mixture of corruption, vio ed puppet show. Beguiling characters. work tv’s excessive violence and ugli lence, and organized vice. Excellent production. ness in children’s shows. It began as a disjointed, noisy, confusing program Captain Kangaroo—This continues to be Death Valley Days—An uruiviai -•xste'ttt and that’s what it still is. It still con the top program for pre-school children with positive qualities in material tains far too much violence and it is in commercial tv. Robert Kecshan and and cl. :: ocivi '.\..l :. <». c->ion«d C* saturated with commerical plugs. Un his talented staff continue into their ccssive violence makes th;; un -uriaUe suitable for children of any age. twelfth year. for unattended children. Batman Cartoons—A mediocre animated Casper Cartoons—Re-runs. The cartoons Dennis the Menace—Jay North as Dennis copy of the mediocre, live-action origi by themselves are beguiling, but par is a beguiling rascal. G A pple 360 3 bu. 1 twee Teach 100 12 A p n ic a ts 20 5 (ft. y twee If ■led Raspenny BiwmieA, Bloch R-■Aben.-’y 60 8 y t W p la n ts 3 f t . B-Lachbenaies an. mane Qnopes 30 6 ate 3 trines 6 - 10 f t . Stnawbenaies 50 4 y ts 20 p ta n ts 15 inches AApanayus 50 6 efts 20 cnauns 1 - 2 f t . Rkubaxud 50 4 efts 10 cAowns 1 - 2 f t . Tomatoes 300 30 a ts 15 p ta n ts 3 f t . (calhojye 180 50 U a . 36 p ta n ts 2 I t . L e ttu c e 90 — 15 f t . 16 j*. 18 inch Spinach 40 6 a ts . 30 f t . Ik ~ 18 inch Cawwots 120 10 U. 30 f t . 12 - 15 inch Tunnips 60 15 U a . 25 f t . 12 - 15 inch B eets 60 10 U a . 20 f t . l i - T an sn ip s 15 10 U a . 6 f t . 2 - Onion* 60 12 U a . 20 f t . 7 - Stniny Beans 50 8 y ts . 60 pL l i f B a o cc o ti 10 — ------8 p ta n ts 2 f t . CeJLenjy 10 ------8pta n t/, 2 - 3 pL T ea s 30 4 p tA . 45 p L 3 f t . Bnyiny Beans 40 18 ea ch Conn 50 11 p t s . 100 pL 3 pL P o ta to e s 685 3 iuu WO f t , 2 pL 9 S w eet V o ta to eA 50 T bu, 50 f t . 2 - 3 pL Scpuish. 30 10 U a . 4 p la n ts 2 - 3 f t . Donft be toonespectfut of necommended dtAtances. Tnjy to ptant what /, i u need and can urhene i t w ilt yo best. Jf noam. iA cnitLcat, nememten you can twain th non-ctimteoA on tnettuA, and wonh with isantetieA that one not to space chiiandiny. " Hello, Country, Goodbye."' , cont. from P.l. "Daddy, Shhh! I'm talking to i0° Charles. We'll be through in a minute. " "That's okay with me, operator. God knows, "But, Tricia, really, I am your fa he's disappointed me plenty of times."' ther and 1 am the President. This is an The President will also have a hell of a time important matter. Tell Charley you'll getting through if he calls during business hours call him back later. If there is a later. " and wants to talk to any executives. You know "What's that, Charley? Oh, it's no how those secretaries are. thing. It's only daddy. He wants to use "Hello, this is the secretary of the Presid the phone. Now, what were we talking a- ent of the United States. Will you put Mr. Rich- bout ?" m an o n ? " "Tricia.' I must phone up the country "This is Mr.Richman's secretary. Please about the bombs falling. It will only take put the President on first and I will connect him a minute. Now, hang up, or I am going to to M r. Richman. " report you to your mother.'" "No, dearie. Put Mr. Richman on and I'll "Daddy, really.’ At times you are a connect him to the President. " boor. Hello, Charley? Hello? Hello? "I'm sorry. Mr. Richman is a busy man, Charley? That’s odd. The line has gone You put the President on first and then I'll. . . " dead. Oh, well, you can have the phone Meanwhile, the secretaries will have to put on now, daddy. " their horn rimmed sunglasses, because of all "Forget it, sweetie. " the funny bright light suddenly coming through Well, personally, I never expect to tlie windows. get to talk to the President. Even if he The President will have an even worse time does call, I know what will happen at our trying to explain about the bombs to the young house. people. Half the people in the country are under The phone will ring and Thea will ans twenty-five, and therefore of borderline intelli wer it. She will call out, "Dan, telephone gence at best, so the President will have to re call. The President wants to talk to you. " sort to memblwit means to get the message ac And you know where I'll be don't you? ross. He will have to be accompanied by rock Right! bands blaring out appropriate songs ("Where "Tell him to call back later, " 111 say, Has All the Everything Gone?") , and will have "Tell him I'm in the bath tub. " to use dialogue like this:"Like, uh-huh, you know, wow, I'll run this out on you, mmmmmm-huh we are about to be tripping.'" Even when the Is ill at tte *1T " • • • • bombs land, most of these brats will just figure they are on a super-high. Fall classes and programs are start What will he say to us more normal people ing at the "Y. " At a special kickoff to fall, when he calls ? Miss Kazuko Aranami from Shimada will "Hello, there, country. I want to be perfec demonstrate the traditional tea ceremony, tly clear on this. This is the President calling. and speak of Japanese traditions. Besides Guess what. " the swim programs, daytime programs for Doubtless, we will not have time for many women include volleyball, tennis, and rhythm guesSes. I intend to say, "I give up, Mr. Presi gym. Day and evening classes include Wom dent. What is happening.?" en's Self Defense, Yoga, Dance Exercise, "Well, country, let's put it this way: Chicken Weaving, Kitchen Table Jewelry and Guitar. Little was right. " Saturday's children's classes include Ballet To tell the truth, I am not very optimistic and Creative dance, and a new Saturday about the President getting through to us intime. fun program. After all, he has a couple of girls hanging around On October 1, a Special Spree is planned, the house. a fall color tour of the Napa Valley wineries, "Tricia, will you get off the phone, please? the Herd Candle factory, lunch at the M ar I have to call up the country. " shall house, visits to Vallejo's home and the Sonoma mission. Call 234-1270 for informatioi p a . ^ _ GufM&ZSj'fo Younger i Generation W c 5SW some beajiAikA 's op bor 3- r ide on. "tlrvc 3 Me I • ls/hcn we look o u t i k e p l& u \yiq^ i n t he pa.r k ^Qtjinc^ toopthsLY, r5 G -Ike. FOUND F O R SALE (cont. ) LONELY Black and Tan Shepherd has fallen STEREO SYSTEM; . $200. 00 in love with Venus Corbin, and has '61 Rambler: $300. 00 camped on the doorstep (at 114 Crest) TV Tables: $ 20. 00 for the past month. Will his owner Chest of D raw ers: $ 20. 00 please retrieve the poor hungry beast. Kitchen Cabinet: $ 15. 00 Call 235-5779.______235-6347 WANTED OCCIDENTAL Automatic Stove. White. Excellent Condition. $100. 234-5746. TO RENT: Three or four bedroom home. Need desperately. Mrs. R. Walker. FIREWOOD - OAK: $40 / cord, $23/ 1/2 ______237-7778.______cord. Call after 6 p.m. 232-8706 TO RENT: Two-bedroom flat or duplex COCKATIELS: Cheap. 233-9477 for family of three, with 5-month KENMORE: Late Model Electric Stove. old child. Up to $125. Unfurnished. Timer. Oven never used. White, 30". Call, message phone, 237-3453. Large oven. $65. 234-7655, or LA 5 - 8006.______TO RENT: One or two-bedroom apartment. Up to $15 0. No pets, no children, FOLDING PLAYPEN: $6. 237-1658. Single. R eferences. Call eves 752-4307. MODERN TRIPLEX: Sale or Trade, By GAS RANGE; Double -Bed Mattress. OWNER: Two large tw o-bedroom units Please call Jean Green, 235-1547. one open plan one BR unit. Low main tenance design and construction. Low COMIC BOOKS: Interested in buying, selling, vacancy rate, reasonable rents, rea trading. Call Greg Brock, 232-7440. sonable price, no hurry involved. OLD Newspapers: 234-0814 PRINCIPALS ONLY. Please call: 368-8431 in Redwood City for further FOR RENT information. ______SERVICES______HOUSE, One block from water. View. Three- bedrooms, two baths, two- fireplaces, 3 -4 PIECE BAND, for Private Parties. rumpus room. Call 234-8218. Not yet booked for New Year's Eve. Call H. Moll, 234-8667.______FOR SALE HAND-MADE Dresses for little girls and $900 DOWN, FHA. ... .Point Richmond young ladies. Terms settled individu Special. This extremely neat, compact, ally. Call Barbara Foth: 237-1658. two-bedroom home has extra special kit BABY SITTERS: chen, full living room and dining room. Darlene Austin: 234-6037 Sitting on village side of hill, Fully land Helen Mailo, weekends only, 3 yrs. scaped, Fruit trees. Asking $19, 500. and up, in my home. 232-3429 STODDARD REALTY 119 Park Place Day Babysitting in my home: 237-7808 Point Richmond 234-8218 IRONING & MENDING: In my home. Mrs. eves; 234-4615 or 232-6424 Beardsley: 234-0178______REFRIGERATOR: In Good Condition. CLOTHES ALTERATIONS: Reasonable $50. Phone 237-7554. rates, Professional seamstress. In my Home. Emelia Fornalski, 235-8894. WARING 10 -Speed De Luxe Solid State, Stand Mixer. Brand new, never used. Mis WOODWORK: Fences to Furniture. New take in purchase. $44. 00. Call eves: work & repairs. Reasonable. Call eves 235-1276. 525-7435,______(sorrv-ran out of space--look for ads next week). 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ADDRESS Public agencies concerned with environ city *ip co«fe mental safety: Bay Area Air Pollution Control Bd. 771-&300 make check* payable to DR$ Enterprises Water Quality'Control Bd...... 464-1225 Public Health...... 234-7900 Sonic Boom(RamiltqnAF Base), . 838-3711