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VOL. Ill PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 14, 1949 || “|Q CTS || No. 14
CPA Asks Council To Boost Pay Of Small Employes
A general increase in the salaries of small employees of the city go- vernment was recommended by the Council on Personnel Administra- tion, in a resolution addressed by that body to the city council.
The CPA, in making the recom- mendation, pointed out that the low-salaried employees deserve in- creases in their pay in view of the present high cos* of living.
Among those recommended for increases in pay are: laborers, janitors, clerks and teachers, and technicians receiving less than P200 a month. Tbe CPA voted to request the council to boost the salaries of clerks by PIO per month and tech- nicians such as nurses, engineers, pharmacists and foresters receiving less than P200 per month by P20.
The CPA also made the following recommendations: 1) thatclerks and classroom teachers be given a mini- mum pay of Pl 00 and PHO respec tively; 2) that laborers receive a mi- nimum daily wage of P3; and 3) that messenger-janitors be given a minimum pay of P95 a month. The meeting was presided over by City Auditor Rafael Uson.
Benguet Consolidated Needs More Workmen
More workmen are needed in An- tamok and Acupan mines, accord- ing to an announcement issued this week by R. W Crosby, assistant general superintendent of the Ben- guet Consolidated Mining Company.
Crosby has requested Atty. Jesus Jaramillo, public defender for Ba- guio and the Mt. Province and the deputy governor for Benguet to help the mine company to secure the necessary laborers.
According to the public defender, the laborers will be given a minimum daily pay of P2 including free ra- tion of 3 gantas of rice a week and privileges like free hospitalization, and free quarters, light, fuel and water.
Those interested to apply should provide themselves with the current year’s residence tax certificate and an affidavit of good conduct duly certified and signed by the mayors of their respective municipal districts.
Camp John Hay Personnel Purchase Artificial Leg For Poor Amputee
One day last month, Anatalio Ma- dayag was probably the happiest man in the world. On that pa ti- cular day. he was able to walk again because of the generosity shown by supposedly tough, strait-laced army men of Camp John Hay.
Crutches had been Anatalio’s con-
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Committee Sets Date For Ouster Of Alien Vendors In City Market
Meeting at the city hall yesterday morning, the market committee voted to permit alien stall holders in the city market to occupy their booths up to December 31, 1949. In giving this concession, the council considered the fact that most of the alien merchants occupy- ing booths in the market had paid their licenses up, to the end of the year.
The ouster of aliens from the mar- ket is in line with the policy of the government of nationalizing the public markets.
It is understood that beginning January 1, 1950, alien vendors in the market would no longer be per- mitted to sell in their booths. The booths will be sold to Filipino applicants.
Western Bontoc Electorate To Hold Confab On Aug. 28
The electorate of Western Bontoc which comprises Bauko, Kayan and Besao are scheduled to hold a con- vention at Bauko. Bontoc next Au- gust 28 to choose their standard bearer for the third district of the Mountain Province. The names pro- minently mentioned as likely to be entered in-the convention are those of Deputy Governor Louis Hora of Benguet and Gregorio Marrero.
Western Bontoc’s official candi- date will face entries from Ifugao in the congressional fight It was learned from reliable information that four candidates from Ifugao, aside from Congressman Gabriel Dunuan, who is making a bid for the second term, are contemplating running for congress. These are:
Deputy Governor Alfredo C pple- man of Ifugao, Alexander Dawa, Dunuan’s secretary, Jose Dulinayan and Mayor Nicolas Liangna of the municipality of Burnay.
Council Reiterates Request For High School Site At Guisad
The city council, this week direct- ed another resolution to President Quirino requesting him to order the bureau of plant and animal industry to cede ten hectares of its reserva- tion at Guisad to the city as site for Continued on page 2
stant companion ever since his right shin-bone was shattered by a rifle bullet in September 1942 He might still be on crutches now but for the help given him by unselfish officers, enlisted men and civilian personnel of the. U.S. Army camp in Baguio who passed the hat around and pooled enough cash to send their kitchen overseer to the National Orthopedic Hospital in Manila where he got an artificial limb and foot.
Anatalio has six children. When the accident happened, he had a fa- mily of four. He was riding in a Japanese operated Mitsue truck on his way to his hometown in Ba- uang, La Union, when a group of Filipino guerrillas swooped down on the truck thinking its passengers to Continued on page 2
Pimentel Recommends Status Quo On Salaries
Council Acts On Request Of YMCA General Secretary Acting City Treasurer P. Pimen-
tel, head of the committee preparing the city’s budget for this fiscal yeai*.
in his report to the mayor,- said that Baguio would face a huge deficit this current year if the request for additional personnel and salary increases made by the different de- partment heads in their proposed budgets is approved by the council.
The treasurer pointed out that, basing upon the proposed budgets of the different departments of the ci- ty government,Baguio needs a total appropriation of Pl,697,195.96, as against the estimated revenue for the city of only P97K829.92. This would mean a shortage of about P971.270, a sum almost equalling the city’s estimated income.
Pimentel advised the council to approve only those positions which are "absolutely necessary” inorder to assure the city of a balanced budget. He recommended that sa- lary increases, except in excep ional cases should be avoided, and that unnecessary appropriations be held in abeyance until such time when Continued on page 2
Mine Of ficialTo Study If ugaoCopper Deposit
Victor E. Lednicky, vice-president of the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company which operates the richest and only producing copper mine in the Philippines, is expected to visit the copper deposit at Montabiong, Burnay,Ifugao, to study the possibi- lities of developing the mineral de- posit. according to a reliable source.
According to our informant, Led- nicky will visit the copper deposit at Montabiong as soon as he is re- lieved from the pressure of work at Lepanto. The mineral deposit, if found promising, our informant said, will be developed by the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company.
A recent assay of the ore found in the Montabiong copper deposit yielded about 3.2 per cent of copper.
The first assay was reported to have yielded as high as 10.75 per cent.
Pacdal PTA Petitions Council For Quonset Huts
The Parent-Teacher Association of Pacdal recently approved a reso- lution petitioning the city council to make arrangements for the erection of two or three quonset huts at the new site, of the Pacdal Elementary School to accommodate the Grades V and VI pupils presently holding classes at the old site of the school at Teachers Camp. The association also asked the council to appropriate P3.000 with which to finance the putting up of the quonset huts.
In their resolution, which was sent to the council this week, the Pacdal PTA members pointed out that the city has two more quonset huts at the Mansion House which could be utilized for the purpose. The quon- Continued on page 2
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Acting upon tlje request of Do- mingo Bascarra, YMCA general se- cretary, the council at its meeting recently, passed a resolution de claring that the city of Baguio no longer needs for a public amusement center, the lot leased to the YMCA.
The lot, situated near the Baguio post office, war reserved by the na- tional government for a public amusement center upon the request of the city before the war.
The lot was leased to the YMCA by the city of Baguio but the bu- reau of lands refused to approve the lease on the ground that the Baguio council had not adopted a resolution to the effect that the city no longer needs the area for the purpose it had been reserved.
With the passage of a resolution stating that Baguio will have no more use for the lot, the bureau of lands is expected to approve the lease soon.
The YMCA has already raised the Continued on page 2-,
Police Posse Apprehend Native Hold-Upper In Atok
Caray-an Ddpinas, long wanted by the provincial police authorities for having participated in the hold- up of the Bobok Sawmill store some months ago was apprehended re- cently at the Atok-Big Wedge mine where he was working as a laborer under an assumed name. When ap- prehended by the police posse sent to Atok by Deputy Governor Louis Hora of Benguet, Dopinas claimed he was Camdes Rufino.
Brought to the subprovincial Ca- pitol at La Trinidad, Benguet for questioning, he finally broke down and confessed that he was the mas- termind of the Bobok Sawmill Store stick-up. The rifle used by Dopinas during the hold-up was found in his sister’s home at Atok.
Dopinas, together with one Mol- ton, who is presently serving a stiff prison term for, robbery in band, raided the store of the Bobok Saw- mill a few months ago and took clothings valued at over P600.
La Trinidad Mayor To Ask Return Of 6 Lots To Municipality By TAS
The municipal mayor of La Trini- dad, Benguet, upon advise of Fiscal Feliciano Belmonte will soon serve notice to the principal of the Trini- dad Agricultural School to turn over to the municipality some 8 hectares of public land presently being claimed by the school. This area in- cludes the site occupied by the Training Department and several lots leased by the TAS to Filipino and Chinese businessmen at Km. 5.
It was found out by officials of La Trinidad, upon a careful study of the records of properties in the municipality, that the 8 hectares in question are not a part of the TAS reservation but the property of the town as evidenced by six Torrens titles covering the area.
City To Auction Thirty-four Lots Next October
In accordance with an executive order signed by the late President Manuel Roxas, 34 public lots scat- tered throughout the city will be sold to the highest bidders at a public auction which will be held in front of the city hall sometime next Octo- ber. This was learned from Mayor Jose M. Carino, who arrived re- cently from Manila to request the director of lands to authorize the sale of the lots as soon as possible.
Most of the lots which will soon be auctioned are presently occupied by squatters' houses. It is feared that the projected public auction sale may be met with stiff opposition from the squatters whose locations will be affected. Several squatters have already voiced the opinion that occupied lots, instead of being auc- tioned, should be sold to the pre- sent occupants directly.
According to the city mayor, the successful bidders will be required to give a down payment of ten per cent of the cost of each lot, the ba- lance to be paid in equal install- ments for a period of ten years. Pro- ceeds from the sale of these lots will go to the city coffers.
Rehabilitation Of Bua School Begins
Work to rehabilitate the Bua Elementary School which was da- maged during the last war was started by the district engineer’s office this week foil owing the release by the War Damage Commission of P56.350 for the project. Engineer Castaneda, in charge of the project, said that the school will be completed within three or four months.
Meanwhile, Provincial Governor Dennis Molintas is now in Manila Continued on page 2
Puericulture Center Of La Trinidad Inaugurated
With Congressman Jose Mencio as guest speaker, the newly con- structed puericulture center of La Trinidad was inaugurated during a program held yesterday morning at the subprovincial capitol site. Led by members of the Trinidad Wo- men’s Club, prominent citizens of Continued on page 2
According to the provincial fiscal, the municipality of La Trinidad could recover the property in ques- tion without necessity of a court li- tigation.
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Sunday, August 14- 19496 0 P I 6 Bless ’Em !
People -- A Complex Lot
by M. L. Gaerlan People are a complex lot to deal with. But the subject of people can also get tiresome For this reason, today’s column is dedicated to no thing in particular, a few things in general.
Like the subject of the gentle sex of Baguio banding together in sup- port of the leaders whom they choose when election time comes.
The situation of politics in Baguio is undefined, shifting. Men who are committed to one party work for another. The electorate are divided into so many factions, groups and sections that it would be difficult to estimate just how many real parties there are, and who are representing the parties. In the case of the wo- men, they at least have held an or- derly convention to outline definite- ly their stand on politics.
Even minors in Baguio’s schools quaff their coke while discussing the burning issue of the day: who is going to win the presidential seat when election time comes? Lifting one muddy foot on a stool, the bobby-soxer rolls her eyes and quips:
“In any case, we don’t want cor- ruption, do we? Or do we? I mean reallyl Isn’t it just too, too pre- carious?” While her steady eye puts on a knowing look, she knocks her knee off the stool and says know, ingly, “No foolin’,Sweetie Pie.Us a dults must stand together, no less! ” Did you notice the fog that has been pussy-footing around these
Puericulture Center Of...
Continued from page 1 the community w’ere present at the inauguration exercises.
Funds for the construction of the building came from Congressman Mencio’s pork barrel.
The new structure was blessed by the Rev. Father Carlos. Assisted by Congressman Mencio, Mrs. Ce- saria Gil, president of the La Trini- dad Women’s Club, officiated at the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony.
Mayor Cipriano Abalos of Trini- dad formally presented the puericul- ture center building to the Women’s Club for management. The build- ing was accepted by Mrs. Gil on be- half of the organization.
Students of the Trinidad Agricul- tural School and kindergarten chil- dren under Miss Bondad rendered special numbers during the program.
The affair was climaxed with the presentation of relief articles by Mesdames John Boland and Cecilia Afable.
Rehabilitation Of Bua ...
Continued from page 1 working for the release of the P40,- 000 promised by President Elpidio Quirino for the construction of the Itogon Central School.
Engineer Castaneda said that work to build the Itogon Central School will begin as soon as the amount promised for the project is rele sed.
Pacdal PTA Petitions...
Continued from page 1 sets, according to the petitioners, were used during the ECAFE con- ference in Baguio last year.
The petitioners told the council that the administration of the school would be easier if all of the classes are held at the new school site. Pre- sently, half of the classes are being held at the school’s old site at) Teachers’ Camp while the other half are being conducted at the new site at Pacdal.
Help Make Baguio Clean
parts lately? Fortunately for the mountain driver who knows what side of the road to drive on, no ac- cidents occur when the visibility is nigh zero. The case would certainly be different if the famous Dusty City driver were to take command of the Baguio roads at such a time.
If you don’t know, to a Manila jeep- ney driver, the right side of the road to stay on is where the other driver already is It must be a case of neighbor’s-grass-is-greener
But come to think of it, nothingis green in the Big Dusty City, so how could that be the case? Anyway, this style of racing for the wrong side of the road has us stumped.
Steel, glass hamburger and oil cer- tainly don't mix, and this is exactly what happens when speeding cars collide.
Have you noticed the sign beside the police station which says “In- vestigation Section’’? The men that work there shpuld be given a medal for two things: first, for not com- plaining about the hole they are being made to work in, and second, for being able to turn out in record speed, needed papers and documents for departing Americans. Just below the police station is the city jail, a dark, stinking prison. They had bet- ter rush that new City Hall or a lot of policemen, detectives and prison- ers are going to get sick with the at- mosphere which surrounds them everyday.
And so to bed!
Council Reiterates Request...
Continued from page 1 the Baguio City High School.
The council pointed out that the two hectares at Guisad which the director of lands had promised to give to the city is too small for a high school site.
It was further pointed out that the public high school is presently squatting at Teachers’ Camp and may be ordered to move out any- time this year by the bureau of edu- cation. The bureau of education is contemplating opening a regional normal school this year and may utilize the present high school build- ing for classrooms.
Copies of the resolution were also forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Secretary of Education and the Director of Public Schools.
Council Acts On Request...
Continued from page 1 amount of 4’80,000 with which to start the construction of YMCA center and building in Baguio. Plans for the project are now being studied by the board of directors of the lo- cal branch of the organization.
Pimentel Recommends...
Continued from page 1 the city will have secured enough funds for them.
Pimentel further recommended that the council should tap new sources of revenue in order to boost the city’s estimated income. Accord- ing to the treasurer, Baguio was able to save only P59.92 during the last fiscal year.
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PCs Maltreat Fourteen Tabuk Valley Residents
Suspected to be members of the Huk organization, fourteen residents of Tabuk, Kalinga were recently brought to Solana, Nueva Vizcaya and there subjected to third degree punishments, according to Jose An- niban, ex-chief of police of Tabuk and who was one of the victims. Anni- ban, who came up to Baguio this week, said that Pedro Dangiwan, die as a result of the maltreatment.
Anniban recounted that the con- stabulary men also seized jewelry and cash belonging to him and his wife. The Huk suspects’ carabaos, he,further said were confiscated by the arresting constabulary men.
Camp John Hay Personnel...
• Continued from page 1 be Jap soldiers. Everyone in the truck was hurt. Anatalio was taken to the Baguio General Hospital where unsuccessful attempts to put his right shin into shape were made.
He would not resign himself to am- putation. One year in the Baguio Hospital saw him pale, anemic and hobbled, but undaunted.
As soon as Camp John Hay was taken over by the U S. Army, after liberation, Anatalio reported for ser- vice in his old job as kitchen super- visor. Col. Frank M. Smith, who was the commanding officer then took him in — almost immediately made it his business to see that Ana- talio’s leg was cared for. Festering for three years with unextracted particles of splintered bone, there was no remedy for it — it had to be amputated.
The operation which would have been a tremenendous amount for a family man earning P90 a month was performed free of charge by Dr. F.D. Manalo through the inter- cession of Col. Smith. It is not quite clear to Anatalio who is more to be given credit for the care he received then.
This was in November 1945. The kitchen employee went back to work with his now empty trouser leg flap- ping in the wind. With a wry smile creasing his lean dark face, he con- fesses that he “sat down most of the time.” He sat, but his spirit soar- ed in dreams as he read accounts and saw movies of disabled men leading nearly normal lives with the aid of modern scientific artificial arms and legs. The one legged man wanted with all his heart to be able to walk again. But ,how could he earn enough to get an artificial limb?
He found the answer early this year in the kindly handsome face of Lt. Col. Neal W. Lovsnes, who at this time was Commanding Officer, whom he approached shyly for help in the realization of his dream. His faith was rewarded. From the young commanding officer's desk, circulars were issued, passed around. The circular was not like any of the sort doled out daily by the Army. It asked for voluntary contributions for Anatalio. the kitchen help that he might walk again. It read;
"On behalf of Mr. Madayag, I am appealing to all officers, soldiers and civilian employees of Camp John Hay to contribute whatever they can to this fund and assist in res- toring a man to a more pleasant and useful life. No contribution will be considered too large or too small, give whatever you can afford to this worthy cause ’ ’
Anatolio, almost overnight, be- came THE CAUSE. When the mo- ney was handed in and counted, the quota of 4'400 was oversubscribed by F153. The man on crutches was speedily packed off to the National Orthopedic Hospital where contacts had already been made by Dr. Go- dofredo Conchu, the civilian doctor at Camp John Hay.
After two months in the Orthope- dic Hospital, within which time he was given an “orientation” period, Anatolio is back at his old job in Camp John Hay. He is now 39 years old. With the use of his two feet now, Anatolio sees a future with a hope - thanks to the men and women of Camp John Hay.
Boy Missing
Romeo Villanueva, 10-year-oId son of Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Villa- nueva of Cabatuan, Iloilo, was re- ported missing since last May 31, 1949.
Fair in complexion, the missing lad is about 3 feet and 8 inches tall and has dark hair and a scar on the left forehead. He used to be a sales- boy of the “Yuhum”, a publication in Iloilo.
On behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Villanueva, the administrator of the focal Red Cross chapter desires to be informed of the boy’s where- abouts through this paper or the police authorities.
Mayor Warns Against Waste In Use Of Office Supplies
Mayor Jose M. Carino, this week instructed the heads of the various departments in the city government to help reduce wastage in the use of office supplies such as paper, carbon and government forms.
The mayor pointed out that the city is losing several thousands of pesos a year for the purchase of sup- plies due to lack of economy on the part of the local government offi- ces.
Citing one form of extravagance in the use of supplies, the mayor said that on several occasions, he had observed government employees of one department draw their sala- ries with separate vouchers when the salaries could be drawn with the use of a single payroll.
Recordings For Blind Students
A group of volunteers from the Women’s Council of the New York Public Library has been contributing to the efforts of blind students in the United States to cope with their academic problems and examina- tions A committee of the Council has been producing, for the Library for the Blind, recordings of needed literary material and recent publi- cations not heretofore available .to blind students Five books and seven plays have been recorded so far, the first output in an organized plan that envisages for the near future the production of books in, foreign languages, and in classical Greek and Latin, and on subjects not pro- duced in Braille or in the recordings supplied by the Library of Con- gress, in Washington, D.C Designed as a supplement to the “talking books” provided by the Library of Congress, the recordings by the Women's Council are made by request They are small, light, flexible, and inexpensive A “book” consisting of about 40 vinylite discs, weighs scarcely a pound The books are produced on a Soundscriber, a machine which records and plays back the records. Sixty volunteers have been working on the project. The recorders must pass a voice test and are accepted or rejected by a jury of the blind. The chief requirement is knowledge of the English language, with fluency and clarity of speech, and a brisk pace is also necessary. The photograph, taken (June 14, 7949) at the workshop of the Women's Council of the New York Public Library in New York City, shows Vincent Trypuc (leff), a blinded veteran of the United States armed forces who is a student at Columbia University, a leading United States in- stitution of higher learning in New York City, listening as Mrs. Al- fred deLiagre, Jr., a volunteer recorder, reads at the recording machine.
Looking on is John Mason Brown, noted United Slates dramatic and literary critic, one of a number of men and women who are aiding in the promotion of the project.
Bangaoet Elected President Of BC Political Science Club
Damaso Bangaoet was chosen president of the Political Science Club of the Baguio Colleges at an election held recently.
Other officers chosen were: Alfre- do Lamen, vice-president; Feldres Gatchalian, secretary; Mrs Ma- nuela Claustro, treasurer; Angelina Fuentes, business manager; and Bo- nifacio Sibayan, press relations of- Assistant Fiscal Santiago Gregorio is the organization’s adviser.
WDC Checks To Be Sent To Claimants By Registered Mail
All mail containing war damage checks henceforth sent to claimants will be registered with the Bureau of Posts to prevent victimization of payees, the United States Philip- pine War Damage Commission an- nounced recently.
The Commission, which will bear the cost of registry, said that the mo->t recent move to prevent tam- pering with the mails will require the claimant to sign a return receipt card which will be returned to the agency showing that the proper payee has received his war damage payment. No person other than the claimant will be permitted to sign the receipt card.
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