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MONARCH OF FOREST Lumber oplenty is available in
this monster of the Umpqua National Forest near Taft
Mountain, The tree 'is one of the biggest Douglas firs in
the forest. Its size dwarfs Ranger Jack Price, who stands
at its base. The tree- is one' of the sights to be seen in the
mighty forest which has become both a recreation para
dise and an economic mainstay of the county. More about
the forest is revealed in a feature by Glide correspondent
Mrs. Arthur Selby on page 12. (Andy Fautheree)
Second 7-Figure
Mark BLM's Finale
'60 Auction Schedule
The Roseburg District of the Bureau of Land Manage
ment rounded out its fiscal 1960 sales program by turning
in its second million dollar plus sales , day of the month
Friday.
Six tracts of O&C timber sold Friday brought in a total
of $1,010,946.20. Total volume of the six sales was 28(387,000
board feet.
One tract, containing 555,000 feet
of salvage timber on Reston Ridge,
received no bid. This tract will be
held open for a maximum of 90
days, during which time bids at not
less than the appraised price will
be received.
Wooley Logging Co. of Drain pur
i chased the first two tracts.
The first, containing 5,168,000
board feet, was purchased for $125,
. 869. This was located in Cleghorn
Creek. It sold for the appraised
price.
The second tract purchased by
Woolley Logging Co. was located
six miles from Yoncalla and
contained 3,714,000 feet. Woolley bid
$147,725.40 for the tract, including
a bid of $42.50 on 3,366,000 feet
of Douglas fir appraised at $26.40.
Other bidders on this tract were
South Fork Lumber Co.. Wilbur
Lumber Co., Sun Studs, Inc., Mar
tin Brothers Container and Timber
Products Corp., Roseburg Lumber
Co., E. G. Whipple Mill and Yon
calla Lumber Co.
Other Buyers Listed
The E. G. Whipple Mill purchas
ed the third tract, located near
Elkhead and containing 3,984.000
feet of timber, for $142,805.85. They
bid $39 per thousand on 3,541,000
feet of Douglas fir appraised at
$23.60.
other bidders were South Fork
Lumber Co., Martin Bros., Woolley
Logging Co., wiiour i,umoer uo.,
Duncan Lumber Co., Sun Studs,
Inc., Yoncalla Lumber Co. and
Roseburg Lumber Co.
Yoncalla Lumber Co. purchased
the 4th tract containing 3,231,000
feet located seven miles west ot
Yoncalla for the appraised $69,131.-
50. Other qualified Bidders were
South Fork Lumber Co. and Wool
ley Logging Co.
United States Plywood Corp., pur
chased a thinning sale of 79,000
feet and 279 cords located in Can
ton Creek for the appraised SI,
968.05. There were no other bid
riprs on this tract.
Stomar Lumber Co.' of Riddle
purchased the final tract, located
eight miles south of Days Creek,
for $523,446.40. This contained 12,
211,000 jfeet of timber. The high
hidder naid $43.10 per thousand
for 12,118,000 feet of Douglas fir
nnnrnisen at S21.65.'
Other bidders were Roseburg
Lumber Co., CStD Lumber Co.
Bate Lumber Co., Sun Studs, Inc
and Superior Lumber Co.
Medford Woman Named
To Welfare Commission
SAT.EM (AP) Gov. Mark Hat
field today appointed Mrs. Frank
Bash of Medford to the state
public Welfare Commission.
She succeeds J. H. Luihn, Port
land, who announced his retire
ment Friday.
She will take office July 1 for
a four-year term.
The Weather
AIRPORT RECORDS
Fair tonight, Sunday and Sunday
night. A little warmer Sunday,
Highest temp, last 24 hours 13
Lowest temp, last 24 hours SI
Highest ttmp. any June ('55) 91
Lowest temp, any June ('54) .. 34
Precip. last 24 hours ..... 0
Precip. from June 1 .. .. T
Precip. from Sept. 1 30.25
Excess from Sept. 1 ..
.37
Sunrise tomorrow, 4:34 a.m.
Sunset tonight, 7:57 p.m.
N. Umpqua Road
Job Bids Slated
For Eyeing June 30
The state Highways Commission
will open bids on another section
of improvement on the North Ump
qua Highway June 30 in Salem.
-the involved project calls for
improvement of 5.36 mUes of the
North Umpqua Highway from
Briggs CamD to Bear Creek Road.
This section is about seven miles
northwest of Diamond Lake.
The plans call for eradine a .18-
foot roadbed . on new alignment
ana grading to replace the exist
ing steep, winding road.
Asphaltic surfacing and base will,
be put on the section at a later
date.
The work is being financed en-
ureiy Dy jjougias county and is
scheduled for completion by early
summer of 1961. Instead of wait
ing for state and federal match
ing money, the Douglas County
Court agreed to pay the whole cost
from forest timber receipts in or
der to rasn We job of a surfaced
road from Koseburg to Diamond
Lake.
Another project in the county to
be opened by the commission is
relining of the Elk Creek tunnel
on Highway 38 and 2 '-4 miles east
ot iMKton. This is a readveruse
mont for bids on the project be
cause of rejection of all previous
proposals. .
The old timber lining at each
end of the tunnel will be replaced
with new. During the progress of
the work, one lane traffic will be
routed through the tunnel under the
control of a signal light system.
Completion of this project is sched
uled next winter.
NOTARY FILES
A notarial commission for R.
Alan Brown was filed Friday with
the Douglas County recorder. It
expires June 12, 1964.
By BILL SPARKS 1
News-Rtviaw Staff Writer
A street vacation issue, which
promises to be the hottest argu
ment to hit Roseburg since the
"you take the high road and I'll
take the low" bridge issue, comes
up for a public hearing on July 25.
At issue is a recommendation by
the City Planning Commission that
the City Council vacate SE Rose
St. from SE Douglas to SE Wash
ington Aves., to benefit the develop
ers of the former Central Junior
High School property.
To "vacate" the street in the
term implied in this case would
mean to turn ownership of t h e
street over to the junior high de
velopers. Their plans call for using
the street for a shopping center
pedestrian mall.
Both backers and opponents of
the plan say their reasons for feel
ing as they do about the issue is
to see the best thing done for the
general well-being of the future of
tne city.
The street vacation issue offers
one thing the bridge debate did
not a variation of opinion
among eouncilmen. They were all
united on the high-level bridge plan
ior crossing ine soutn umrjaua
River at SE Washington Ave., but
many do not see eye-to-ey with
Torrid Controversy Looms Al Hearing July 25 On Street Vacation Issue
River Skiing Accident Kills J. (.
Submerged
Rock Struck
A water skiing accident Friday
on the North Umpqua River claim
ed the life of Joseph Clifford Bax
ter, 47, 550 SE Terrace Dr., a part
ner in the Wilbur Lumber Co.
Investigating officers from the
sheriff's office said that Baxter
was riding on one ski while being
towed by a 14-foot outboard boat
operated by his wife, Veloris, and
daughter,. Beverly. . ,
Strike Head ' ''.
The victim lost his balance and
plunged into the water, striking
his head on the bottom in a shal
low area not normally used by
skiers, officers said. He died with
in minutes from head injuries, ac
cording to Dr. C. H. Babbitt, Doug
las county coroner. -
The mishap occurred at about
30 p.m. about a mile and one
half above the 'Winchester Dam.
The victim's daughter plunged
into the river and pulled her father
J. C. BAXTER
to shore, where he was later pro
nounced dead by a physician.
School Teacher
Mr. Baxter was born Aug. 17,
1912 at Dexter, Lane County, and
attended Pleasant Hill High School
Oregon Normal School at Moh
mouth, and the University of Ore
gon.
He taught school for a number
of years in Springfield before en:
tering the lumber business.
Mr. Baxter came to Roseburg
from Lebanon in 1946. .
He was an elder of the First
Christian Church, a member of
Nebo Masonic Lodge, -and a direc
tor and building committee chair
man of the Roseburg YMCA.
He is survived by his wife, Ve
loris: daughter. Beverly Baxter;
and two sons, Lyle and Clifford
Lynn, a football and basketball
star at Roseburg High School until
graduation this month.
Also surviving are the victim's
mother, Mrs. Estella Baxter; a
brother, Darwin Baxter; and a sis
ter, Mrs. Elbert Finch, all of Eu
gene. Funeral services will be held at
2:30 p.m. Monday i at the First
Christian Church with the Rev.
James C. Smith officiating. Interment-will
follow in Roseburg Mem
orial Gardens. Arrangements were
made by Long and Orr Mortuary.
fellow eouncilmen on the street va
cation proposal. '
Tiie nign level pnoge proposal
sank into the murkey waters of
the South Umpqua when the public
hearing came up on that issue and
opponents of the high bridge talk
ed me council into a swucn ui
opinion and came up with the low
level bridge now in the planning
state. -
Personal Attitudes Voiced
With all prospects indicating the
July 25 public hearing will be as
hot or hotter than the bridge issue
hearing, The News - Review ques
tioned six prominent men in the
city on their viewpoints on the ii
sue. The following, as a prelude to
the public hearing, are direct
quotes of their feelings on the va
cation proposal:
LYLE GLENN, Chairman of the
City Planning Commission I am
in favor of vacating this section
of SE Rose St. because of two
main reasons. First, it will add to
the development of the shopping
center in the downtown area, which
n very important to the growth
of the city. Second, the street it
self receives only light traffic and
eliminating it would not seriously
alter the flow of traffic.
Although I am not heartily In
During Sport
Magazine Story
On Aug. 7th Blast
Comes Next Week
The coming issue Of The Satur
day Evening Post, which will
reach mail subscribers over the
weekend and go on sale on news
stands early next week, will con
tain a feature story on Roseburg's
disastrous fire and explosion last
Aug. 7.
The story, indexed on the out
side cover and appearing as the
lead article in the magazine, is
written by Bonnie Wallace mggs.
It is entitled "The Night Our Town
Blew Up."
The author uses very interesting
technique in which she relates the
experiences of individuals connect
ed with the trairedv. Little is told
of property damage other than in
a general way. instead, me arucie
deals with the personal side of
the fire and explosion.
The article is profusely illustrat
ed. Some of the photographs pre
viously appeared in The News-Review.'
They were made by Paul
Jenkins who recently retired from
full-time photograpnio wore witn
The News-Review.
Sutherlin Police
Chief Faces Suit
As Fracas Sequel
A man acquitted in 1958 of a
charge of beating the Sutherlin
chief of police is suing the chief
for $7,850, claiming damages for
alleged injuries sustained in t h e
same fracas.
, Lyle Beecroft, 25, Sutherlin, filed
a personal injury suit Friday in
Circuit Court against Sutherlin Po
lice Chief. Richard Crumal, .al
leging that Crumal beat the plaintiff-
about the head and face with
a metal object and discharged a
tear gas cartridge into Beecroft's
face, causing temporary blindness
and other injuries.
Atter the incident. June 27, 1958,
in Crumal's home, Beecroft was
charged on a felony count of assault
likely to produce great bodily harm.
He was later indicted by the grand
jury, but acquitted by a trial jury
on Oct. 16, 1958.
The criminal complaint against
Beecroft stated that Crumal'r low
er jaw was injured and his den
tures broken. Beecroft's civil suit
claims that injuries inflicted by the
police chief included a concussion,
permanent impairment of eyesight,
and nervous shock.
At the time of the disturbance
two years ago, Jack Magby, a
Sutherlin policeman, said that Bee
croft and two other men approach
ed him demanding the release of
Ferron Bratton, who was being
held on a vagrancy charge. The
trio then went to the chief's home,
according to Magby, who said he
followed them and found Beecroft
scuffling with Crumal on the lat
ter's front porch. Beecroft was
holding the chief down on t h e
floor and- beating him until the
chief fired a tear gas pistol into
his assailant's face, Magby said.
Beecroft was hospitalized briefly
for tear gas burns and other in
juries, then charged upon his re
lease from the hospital.
His two companions, Nevin May
and Larry Larson, were charged
with aiding a prisoner to . escape.
ON SOIL BOARD
SALEM (AP) Cecil P. Watt,
Brookings, was appointed by Gov.
Mark Hatfield Friday to the slate
Soil Conservation Committee, suc
ceeding' Glen W. ' Johnston, Tilla
mook, whose term expired.
favor of the general Idea of va
cating streets, I feel-in this case
it would -be a good plan. Clark,
Coleman and Associates recom
mended in their disaster recovery
plan that Rose St. be used as a
shopping mall. The off-street park
ing facilities for ISO cars under
the main shopping center building
will help solve one of our most
serious traffic problems, while the
one-way street system around the
area will provide adquate routes
for traffic to and from and past
the shopping center.
GEORGE WEST, former council
man and current downtown busi
nessman I feel the shopping
center in that area will be a bene
fit to downtown Roseburg, but also
feel it will tend to create more
traffic problems in the area. Clov
ing Rose St. would increase the
traffic problem rather than help
decrease it.
With the addition of the shopping
center, we'll need more routes to
and from the area and eliminating
Rose St. would greatly impair the
number of possible routes.
I also feel that in the future ws
will have a need to continue Rose
St. across Deer Creek to tie in
with Diamond Lake Blvd. Giving
away this section of the street now
would eliminate such a possibility,
Castro Hits
U.S. Threat
On Sugar Cut
HAVANA (AP) Fidel Castro
says he is willing to make a mil
lion ton wager on Cuban sugar
production with secretary of state
Christian, A.- Herter.
The bearded prime minister
made the statement in a TV talk
to the Cuban people Friday night
his eighth major speech in 20
days.
It followed a statement by Her
ter in Washington to the .House
Agriculture Commitee that experts
predict Cuba's sugar production
will soon drop at least one mil
lion tons soon. Herter added that
this is a good time to diversify U.S.
sugar supply sources. The com
mittee has. been considering giv
ing President Eisenhower author
ity to cut Cuba a quota of the U.S
market. "
Castro Said he would be willing
to surrender Cuba's share of the
sugar market in the United States
if his country's production in 1961
drops a million tons provided
the Cuban quota is increased by a
million tons if production increas
es that much. Castro said the
American public is "being fooled"
oh the sugar situation.
- "We can sell sugar to the United
States at a cheaper price if they
want it," the prime minister said.
"We can contribute to the lowering
of the American cost of living."
The United States is still buying
about 3Vj million tons of sugar
from Cuba, more than half the
Cuban crop, and to protect U. S.
producers is paying a premium
ot about z cents above the world
market price. Since Castro's in
creasing restrictions on American
investors in .Cuba, there Has been
growing sentiment in -the Ur Sv
Congress for .a .cut in the suffa!-
quota allotted Cuba and an increase
in purchases from other producers
whose governments are more
friendly to the United States. .
Castro reiterated a threat that
American investments would b1?
seized in proportion to the amount
oi tJUDan sugar quota reductions.
. "We'll exchange Cuban quota
cuts for American property seiz
ures," he said. "They cut off all
pur quota, we 11 take all their prop
erty."
Laughter from his TV studio au
dience greeted this statement and
also his otter to wager Herter the
million tons of sugar.
He also repeated his warning
that American and British oil re
fineries in Cuba are obligated to
refine imported crude oil from the
soviet Union, and nave only a few
davs more to make up their minds.
Standard of New Jersey, Tex
aco and British-Dutch Shell re
fused a government order to re
fine the soviet on.
Explosive Bill Gets
Action By Committee
' A bill which places private and
contract carriers under reguia
tions now governing common car
riers in the transportation of ex
plosives has been reported out by
the U.S. House of Representatives
Judiciary committee, according to
Kep. Charles o. rorter ot uregon.
Violation of Interstate Commerce
Commission - regulations . subjects
the offender to a fine of $1,000 or
one year imprisonment or both, he
added. If death or bodily injury
of persons resulted the penalty
would be a fine up to $10,000 or
ten years' imprisonment. Porter
said he testified in favor of this
legislation.- The Aug. 7 Roseburg
blast was of course responsible for
the bill.
unless the city were to buy the
street back. I feel this plan is bad
for the general weiure of the city
and would approve a street vaca
tion only if that street could never
be used to improve the flow of
traffic.
PETE SERAFIN, City Council
president I'm in favor of the
vacation proposal. The only pos
sible drawback would be the re
mote possibility that sometime in
the future it might be needed for
traffic. As it stands, I think it
would impede the flow of traffic
on SE Washington Ave, after the
bridge is built.
I feel these are definite advan
tages: A it would improve the
traffic pattern: B by eliminating
through traffic on the street it
would permit the new owners to
accomplish a much better develop
ment of' the properly; C It
would not be taking the street
away from the public because it
would be used as a route for un
interrupted foot traffic; D it
would improve the downtown nark
ing picture; E as planned, the
shopping center development would
draw a great many more people to
Roseburg and everyone would hen
efit; F it would add about $1,
000 to our city s tax rolls just as
soon as it was vacated in favor
City's Revised Budget
Awa its Vote
At Polls Next Tuesday
Roseburg city voters will head 1
to the polls Tuesday to cast their
second ballots on a proposed -fiscal
1961 city budget.
A record turnout of voters de
feated the first budget request by
a small margin last month and the
city has countered with a second
request reduced by nearly a full
mill.
The fiscal year starts Friday, so
if this budget should be defeated,
the city will have tu operate on a
"spend now, pay later" basis with
the banks. . -. .
The issue to be put before the
people Tuesday calls for expendi
tures of $230,660.95 above the 6
per 'cent limitation. Last year the
voters passed a request for $212,
100.79 above the 6 per cent limita
tion by1 a two-to-one -majority on
the first ballot.
The proposal defeated at the
polls in May called for a figure
of $242,311.51 outside the limita
tion, i ollowing the first defeat, the
budget committee trimmed $10,
416 (or 27 per cent of the request
ed increase) to come up with the
s.su,uuu ugure. :
In mills, the new request calls
for a total tax expenditure of 33.05
Ike Prepares Hot Reply
To Critics Of His Trip
On Return To Capital
HNdLULU A(AP) vC President
Elsenhower ends his six-day Ha
waiian rest stop today and flies
back to Washington to report to
the American people on his con
troversial Far Eastern journey.
The President is reported to have
drafted a hard-hitting speech de
nouncing the Communists for plot
ting with young Japanese students
to block his visit to Tokyo. .
After refueling at Travis AFB
in California, he is due tb arrive
at Andrews Air Force Base out
side Washington Sunday morning
about 7 a.m. EST, two weeks from
the day he set off on his 23,000
mile good will trip.
His 30 - minute television-radio
report to the nation will originate
from his White House office at
6:30 p.m. EST Monday. .
Deme Attacks Annoy
Eisenhower is reported annoyed
at the barrage of attacks on his
Far East mission by leading Demo
crats who have joined in blasting
his inability to visit riot-ridden To
kyo as a blow to American pres
tige. Eisenhower Is understood to have
focused his speech on his conten
tion that the visits he was able to
make the Philippines, Formosa
and Korea were "completely
successful" in building better re
lations with these countries.
Between golf games on a closely
guarded course, Eisenhower has
met with aides daily to draft his
speech. The main emphasis will
be on his belief that the Reds, di
rected br Peining rather than
Moscow, went all-out to disrupt
his proposed Japanese tour.
Honor Bestowed :
Eisenhower picked up another
honorary degree Friday in a brief
ceremony at his vacation head
quarters at Kaiieohe Marine Corps
Air Station.
Standing in the officer's club he
of the new developers.
james knudtson,, -former
councilman and current ddwntown
businessman I'm against this
plan for two basic reasons. First,
a public street In the downtown
area is not only for the. abutting
property owners', use, but for the
use of everyone. To close off a
street for a particular interest
such as this is not to the best In
terest of all the people of Rose
burg. Secondly, I feel I lot of people
don't understand that when you
vacate a street it's 1 permanent
matter, and while the city gels
nothing out of it, it would have
to buy it back If it was wanted at
a later date.
I don't believe the Planning Com
mission or anyone else knows now
what the street needs will be to
fit the traffic pattern of the fu
ture. It is inconceivable to me that
you should give away i street be
fore the development Is completed.
From a merchant's standpoint. I
believe that if we do anything to
make it more confusing lor w.
people coming to town to shop it
would be very serious for the
"well-being" of the downtown area.
JOHN WAR BURTON, City Man
ager I am not iocominenlin
the street be vacated, but would
V ,
Baxter
rs' Ve rd ict
mills: Last year's rate was 29.8
mills. '
In addition tn the $18,000 evnpn.
dittire increase, lost valuation be
cause of the Aug. 7 blast has
caused the millage figure to take
a slight increase.
- The bulk of the $18,000 budget
increase will go for wage increases
for city employes. The , budget
calls for wage hike for every
city employe, in an extort-to estab
lish a livable wage to keep Rose
burg from being a training ground
tor personnel. .
The original proposal called for
larger wage increases for depart
ment heads rather than for rank
and file workers, but the requested
upper level increases were cut.
A public opinion poll conducted
by the budget committee showed
many people felt the department
heads should not receive as high
raises as requested, so the com
mittee accordingly trimmed the
figure for each.
In addition to cutting the depart
ment heads by $894, two addition
al requested employes' were drop
ped from the budget request.
. A list of city election polling
places will appear in Monday's
News-Review.
was swarded an' honorary law de
gree by the University of Hawaii
wmcn nanea mm in an accom
panying citation as "statesman.
soldier and humanitarian whose. . .
inspired leadership in times of war
has saved freedom-loving nations
of the world from the forces of en
slavement." .;.,.!..
The citation lauded Elsenhow
er's "tireless travel to the far cor-
ners of the earth as an emissary
The President was then honor
guest of Gov. William F. Quinn
at a reception lor some 300 Ha
waiian leaden and IIS. milit-
uu.ciciis.
.
Jap Rabble Menaces
U. S. Embassy In Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) - Nearly 5,000
pickets chanting "Yankee go
home" marched past the American-
Embassy toward Parliament
today in Japan's 11th straight day
ui ieii-wing aemonsirauons.
The marchers were blocked by
a solid wall of police 50 yards
snort oi tne embassy building,
They continued toward Parlia
ment and the official residence of
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi,
where some dispersed.
Some of the demonstrators, or
ganized by the Communist party
and left-wing labor unions, carried
placards demanding a pullout of
American troops from Japan and
South Korea.
Similar demands were voiced by
a rally of 3,000 pro-Red- Korean
residents of Tokyo, held separate
ly to mark the 10th anniversary
of the Korean War. . '
rather ee it closed on a tempor
ary basis.-1 would , like to see it
closed for a specified time or see
a partial closure limiting traffic
and angle parking to one side of
the street for such a time. I can
not recommend just giving away
the street without waiting to see
how traffic functions without it.
I feel that this mall type of op
eration is going to be important to
the development of the central
business district. I think that this,
serving as a model, could even
tually lead to tts Jackson St
from SE Douglas to SE Lane Aves.,
also being developed as a mail,
leaving the cross streets open.
It is extremely Important that
the development of the junior hiah
property go forward. It could go
a long way In establishing the cen
tral business district as a shopping
center for all Douglas County.
HANS HANSEN, downtown busi
nessman I don't feel that the
city has any reason to give that
much reai estate to any concern
ior us private use. it we do va
cate this street, what's to keep
others from asking for the same
type of gift?
If this town developes as we feel
it will, there's no rea-son Rose S'.
should not be carried right on
across Deer Creek,
Plunge Into
Bay Leaves
No Survivor
RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil (AP)
A Brazilian airliner with 51 per-'
sons aboard, including at least on -American,
punged into Guanabam
Bay Friday night while approach
ing Rio de Janeiro. Search team
found parts of bodies and wreck-.
age but no survivors.
The twin-engined Convair, on a
600-mile flight from the new cap-.
ital of Brasilia with a midway
stopover at Belo Horizonte, was
listed as missing nearly eight
hours. ; V
The crash was confirmed early
today when navy search crews
found the plane's wreckage float
ing in the bay off the island of
raqueta, about is miles up tn
bay from Rio's Dumont Airport.
Later the searchers reported
finding parts of bodies and pieces ,
of luggage that had floated up on
the beach.
Among those listed aboard was
Newton B. Thompson, a native of
Waterville, Maine, an official of
the American Bond and Share
Electric Co.- i
A spokesman ror Real Airlines -said
the passenger list carried oth
er Anglo-Saxon names, including
George Pfistern, Janet S. Latter
and H. V. Lee. The line could not
confirm their nationalities or give
their addresses.
Thompson's wife told reporters
in Rio that her husband had been
in Belo Horizonte on business.
The airline said pilot Joao Bel
loc radioed the Santos Dumont
Airport tower shortly before S p.m.
He said he was approaching the
landing tieia at i.buo leet and was
just over Paqueta Island. Then the
radio went dead. ,-1 . . ,
Officials at the tower believed
at first the pane had turned off
course and got lost in the heavy
fog that blanketed the area.
Brazilian air force planes took
off on a fruitless air search, while
navy craft scoured the bay. The
area wnere ine plane came down
is dotted with small islands. A
preliminary search of the islands
failed to produce any survivors or
Domes, tne navy reported.
Damage Heavy
As Tornado Winds
Lash N.E. States
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
.Tornado winds pushed' out over1"
the Atlantic Ocean today, leaving
behind Scattered trails of damage
In the Northeast states. : -.
The Weather Bureau said masses
of colder air moving in from the
central states and Canada displac
ed the roaring twisters and ended
widespread tornado alarms.- .
Destructive funnels of wind hit
and skipped in Pennsylvania, New
York and Vermont Friday night. '
Alerts went up in New Jersey,
Connecticut and Massachusetts. '
But the Weather Bureau said that -except
for some possible minor -fringe
turbulence, the danger was
past. -
The racing winds ripped roofs,
smashed buildings and snarled
power lines. No deaths were re
ported. . i . .
Apparently hardest hit was the
industrial area of Schenectady .
N. Y. Unofficial reports said the
damage might run to at least two
million dollars. .
Doiens of Buildings Smashed
An emergency was declared in ,
the Schenectady suburbs of Rol
terdan and Woodlawn, ' where the
winds cut wide swaths of wreck
age. Dozens of buildings were dam-.
aged or destroyed.
"It was mass hysteria," cried
a woman who escaped from a
wrecked gracery store. Some 200
customers fled from the structure -as
a roof hurled from a nearby
building hit in a shower of shat
tering window glass.
The winds demolished buildings
near Glen Falls, N.Y., skipped
across southeastern Pennsylvania
and hit near Jeffersonvile, Vt.
In Pennsylvania, the atorm,
strong enough to throw a car on
the roof of a home, hopped around
like an erratic top. Farmers de
scribed a cloudy funnel more than
300 feet wide touching down and
disappearing within mmutes.
The winds were accompanied by
rolling thunder, hail and heavy
rains which washed out some back
country roads. .
In New England the storm warn
ings closed businesses and sent
thousands scurrying from the
beaches.
Tornados also lashed through
Texas, slapping down farm build
ings near El Campo and near Ea
gle Lake, 75 miles southwest of.
Houston, no injuries were reported.
Congress Refuses Fund
To Boost Marine Corps
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate-
House conferees today killed a 40
million dollar fund to boost vie
Marine Corps' fighting forces 25,
000 above present strength. It
was eliminated as 13 senators
and five House members tried to
reach a compromise on the big
annual defense money bill.
Levity Fact Rant
By L F. Reizenstein
Male weaklings who hide
behind, women's ikirti cer
tainly got a nice break when
Dame Fashion decreed the '
balloon-type garment for cur
rent wear. i