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IJHJIITY -SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday, llornin?, September 27, 1936
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No. 158
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Help-. isShfrEiom
:' Heine andPortland;
State Officials A id
The Kalem flredepartmeat at 3:80 o!cleck this afternooa
me-nt tbe BOO-gallon pomp truck from the south Salem fire sta
tion to North Bend after tbe mayor of that city bad requested
Ire f ightlng equipment from Salem and Portland. ; Mayor V. E.
Kahn and Alderman Merrill D. Ohling of the council fire com
mittee immediately ordered the pump truck make ready (or the
220 mile trip, which was estimated to require five hours driving
time. ! -
Captain William Hunt and Hoseman Sol Taylor took the
truck southward. It carried 1800 feet of fire hose, chemical
fire extinguishers, an 80-gallon water tank and 250 feet of small
hose. ; ! " - ..
At 3:30 p. m. General Rilea telephoned to Governor-Martin
that he w f unable to get through by plane to Marshfield
and that the road connection was broken by a burned bridge
south of Winchester bay. .1
The state forester's office at 3:45 p. m. had a report from
tbe forester's office at Marshfield that the Rooster valley fire
was completely out of control, and is crowning the timber on
the old Coos wagon road. Efforts are now being confined to
rescuing the settlers and stock. Rooster valley lies between
Sitkun and Dora. 1
WHAT OregoifV chief executive termed the most disas
trous fire in the history of the state did not find Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin lacking in ; resources as he
r swung into action today to relieve suffering and to place the
power of the state and national government behind the at
tempt to check the inferno. , j - i , ;
Governor Martin, a retired major-general,
informed early today
of the fire, immediately dispatch
ed Brigadier General Thomas E.
Rilea, of the Oregon national
guard to take charge of the situa
tion at Marshfield,", concentrate
relief efforts and to, represent him
in the entire matter. .-. ,
; Then he attempted to locate
Major-General George S. Simonds,
Ninth corps area commander, who
was en route from San Francisco
to Fort Lewis; to request" federal
relief supplies and to prepare the
'way for calling out troops if ne
cessary. This' he accomplished.
' locating the commanding t officer,
at Tenino, Wash. and reuiu.
' were obtained. " V'-s""?.
Governor Watches " f
From Office Here
, Aided by his executive secre
tary. Wallace S. Wharton, tbo
governor spent the, entire day at
his office, dispatching orders and
receiving reports from all sources
: of the entire situation. .Tirelessly
he took command of the relief sit
uation, and left nothing unturned
to effect results. .
The log of-kis day's work, which
started at 7:30 a.m. gives a re
sume of the work of the execu
tive. Brifely, It is: . .
8 a. m. Contacted Red Cross,
state police, national guard and
other agencies to mobilize aid.
1 8:15 a. m. Red Cross head
quarters at San Francisco in
structed to send aid and officer
reported enroute by plane. Na
tional guard at Marshfield order
ed to stand by. State police, dis
patched 20 men to the area from
western points, with more to fol
low. Radio operators organized
i for reports after communications'
shut off. State Forester Fergu
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Communist Talk
Allowed, Church
. CHICAGO, . Sept. 29.-(JP)-A
, communist campaign speech
scheduled in the home of commun
ism's ,foe the church tonight
I ruffled the sabbath eve calm of
suburban Oak Park, the world's
largest village.;
The pastor of the First Congre
tional church and the young folk
of his flock were arrayed together
on tbe side of "free discussion of
political, issues. "
Against them was a member of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Mrs. Martin H. Mc-
. Grath, and her friends in the con
gregation., firm in the belief that
a communistic ' speech would be
; "desecration.
. Samuel T. Hammersmark, com
munist nominee for governor of
Illmol8. was due to talk at the
. church tomorrow night. He. was
Invited by the young people's or
ganization, the Colliquim.
Bush School Will
Operate Full Day
, Bush grade school will open
Monday ' morning ; on a full-day
schedule after . having been run
: on half-day time last week to per
mit completion of interior paint
ing and plumbing. Superintendent
Silas Gaiser announced last night.
Children living on River road and
In the area bounded by Lincoln,
Saginaw and Mission streets and
the river will -be transported to
the school by bus. " : : "
The bus route will be from
Riverside drive east on Miller to
Fir street, south on Fir to Lef fel
le. east to Saginaw, north to Mis
sion and east to the school. Child
ren along this route will be picked
op at intersections i about 8:30
. m., Gaiser said.- -; Those living
en the east side of Saginaw have
teen Included' in the transporta
tion area.
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Local Fires Now
Controlled, Word
New Blaze; Flares West of
New Grand - Ronde To
day; Coor Road Closed
- "A slashing fire which broke
. out' of control a short distance
southeast of Brooks - early this
room In -5 was threatening nearby
fire died ; down - considerably"
but still menaced nearby tlm
her and farm property, it was
on the WillUunsoa ranch. :
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,-The Niagara; Detroit 'and. Blac'k
Rock i forest fires 'were, believed
under control "today but a fresh
blase had' broken out near Mid
way, west of ! New, Grand -Ronde,
it was announced at the state for
ester's office at 2 p. m. Extent
of the new fire had not been "re
ported. . ,
CCC men had been withdrawn
from the 'fire ; between Niagara
and Gates and employes of Fred
Ritner, near whose logging camp
the blaze broke . loose Friday
night, had taken full charge of
the fire lines.! j
Lacking reports on the Black
Rock tire which started Saturday,
the forester's office assumed it
was under control by. CCC crews
encamped nearby. ; I .
Keeping In hourly contact by
telephone with the forest .fire dis
patcher at Marshfiled, the forest
er's office here was advised that
the old Coos Bay wagon road was
closed by flames above the town
of Dora and the fire was crowning
rapidly through green timber. A
28-mile east I wind was blowing
and the humidity was 14 points.
Railroad Hearing
Set, Grants Pass
State Utility Commissioner Mc
Colloch will j leave tonight for
Grants Pass j where he ?wlll at
tend a hearing on the application
for extension of the Oregon and
Southern railroad from there to
Crescent City, Calif. ,
The hearing will be conducted
by the Interstate commerce com
mission and probably will require
two or three days. The proposed
railroad . would be approximately
9 0 ' miles in length. ; ; '
The Oregon Transportation
league, organized here this week,
went on record favoring extension
of the line. ' l - i
Soviet Attack on Currency ;
Checkmated by U S. Action
(By the Associated Press)
' Some of the U. S. treasury's
$2,000,060,000 stabilization fund
was used In the- foreign exchange
markets yesterday, as P r e m I e r
Blum's government ra Parts whip
ped Into shape its plan to slice per
haps as mueh as a third from the
value ot the French currency, v
Secretary Morgenthau disclosed
that no sooner, had the gentle
men's agreement been reached be
tween France, England and -the
United- States, - to . preserve ex
change equilibrium during the re
adjustment of the franc than the
bank of Russia stepped . Into for
eign exchange markets and offer
ed 1,000,090 pounds sterling fat
any price." J - .,. .- - ..
: Since declines in the pound in
terms of the dollar have frequent
ly had a depressing effect upon the
West Wins Uniqiuie
Loyalist Ships
Steam Toward
Blocked Forts
Naval Battle is Likely;
Insurgents Ready ior
Attack on Toledo
Madrid Victory Claim is
Refuted; Deny Azana '.
Planning to Flee
LISBON, rortngal, Sept. 27-
Sunday )-(P)-Tbe Porta ruese
radio dub announced early to
day It had received Information
a , Spanish fascist column had
entered Toledo and rescued the
Insurgents and their families
la the old Alcazar fortress.
The radio club said it learned
Toledo, which Is about 43 miles
sowth of Madrid, had been at
tacked by foar columns march
Ing along the roads from Had '
riil. Torrljos and M Oregon and
that south of tbe Tagus river.
? (By The Associated Press) '
The first naval battle of the
Spanish civil war appeared Immi
nent Sunday as naval authorities
In bomb-battered Bilbao reported
five government warships were
steaming at full speed toward
ports blockaded by fascist vessels
along Spain's northern Bay of Els
shore. '." " " ' "' ' '' t
' Meanwhile the Insurgent
station at Corunna claimed j
cist troops had succeeded In ". re
lieving the beleaguered A '-axar
This report conflicted, flowsier,
with a "government announcement
in Madrid that rebel forces were
being "slowly but surely" forced
hack from Toledo, - i r ' 'i't
Correspondents ' from the Tole
do' front said trained fascist le
gions prepared to launch dawn
attack - Sunday , oh government-,
held- Toledo.-1 :" --r',-
Buenos Aires, reports said- an
Argentine warship was standing
by to take off Spanish President
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Menace of Flood
r In Texas Recedes
- SAN ANGELO, Tel., Sept, 1
-4JPI The menacing threats of
floods along the Rio Grande and
in West Texas dissipated" some
what Saturday night as high wat
ers began sinking toward normal
levels.
San Angelo, In the midst of re
habilitating itself from the effects
of a 15,000.000 flood of a week
ago, breathed easier as the North
Concho river descended rapidly
from the 35-to-37-foot level it
reached In mid-afternoon
Fears of further inundation in.
the Presidio section in the Big
Bend country lessened as moun
tain streams lost their high water
marks as they coursed eight miles
eastward, and into the : Rio
Grande. Clear skies augured well
for the future. ';
The cotton crop In the Presidio
valley was about ten per cent
lost.
Freshman Registration
At O.S.C1 Sett Record
CORVALLIS, Ore.. Sept. 2?.-
(P)-Fir8t week freshman 1- regis
tration figures hit an all time
peak this year, E. B. Lemon, reg
istrar, announced today." J - -
The total was 1,181 compared
1,095 in 1927, the previous
high year. Gain over last year was
27 per cent. - ; - j
American-price level. Morgenthau
qaiekly bought the sterling offer
ed, and the British currency,
which had been declining- in unof
ficial dealings recovered.
New' York Stocks ' ; .' I '
Climb aa Result 1 ' '
i Prices on the - New York stock
exchange closed higher.
While Premier Blum hopes for
speedy acceptance of the devalua
tion plan, to be submitted to an
extraordinary session of parlia
ment tomorrow, extreme right and
left wings of French politics were
quick to condem it. and the man
in the street, perplexed, wondered
if the cost of living would rjge
French officials hoped disorder
would be avoided." " v tC
. Exchange - dealings were " tem
porarily suspended in the world's
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First Naval Battle of Spanish
, War Looms; Loyal Ships on Vay
The first r-er.l t. , I !
, ..ent toay f..o I
above, t-;z: t " i
;, t!,crn elcra tl t... i
-1 hoto. " .".
To Slart cCtolM5r 12 but
Practice 'Sessiori r- to"
. " 5 Ce2ui;TVrnbrrow
-rTheElaelubintrteVtd'nclr
bridge players of Salem and necr
by .communities to a ; great -bis
bridge party. It's in the form of a
bridge tournament, to begin Mon
day,. October 12 - and wilt extend
through the following seven Moq
days.. - - ; -. " v , r"'
. Mrs. Max Gunter, the Elks club
tournament' director' sdid: . "W
want to Impress bridge players
that non-members are Just as jwel-
coma as mcin urin, tyjo wiu ivn
of players,: that : makes. it -mpre
'Two preliminary, evenings are
planned for tomorrow and 4 next
Monday so players win pe' primed
for the contest.' These' evenings
however have, nothing. to do with
the ' tournament, - but are' merely
to stimulate interest In the com-
aasg cuuicob, ,
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Fire Situation in
California Is Bad
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept;
-Forest and brush. : tire t cagt a
black pall - of destruction over
northern California tonight ' as
the state recruited emergency
forces to battle the spreading
flames in a dozen counties.
Fears of possible loss of life In
creased with reports frpm out
lying districts of desperate strug
gles to save property and hopeless
flights from burning homes.
Women "and children joined
their men at some places In the
Sierra foothills in efforts to check
the worst fires In several years.
; The pioneer settlement of Ore
gon House. - former stage station
on the MarysviHo-Comptonville
road, was .wiped out. A hotel.
post office, store and eight homes
went un In flames.
Thirty head of cattle perished
in Placer county as flames swept
the historic Whitney estate ranch.
Other livestock was bjelng hastily
driven from the danger area.
' The flames, lashed by a 40-mile
wind, destroyed ranch buildings
in Tuba and Sontma counties and
threatened a -number of small
communities.
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Ignoring Police v
; "Order Is Charge
i William Harold McFarland,' 27,
Gervais, landed in the county Jail
yesterday ' afternoon because he
failed to heed a state policeman's
command, at Brooks, not to move
an automobile. McFarland drove
away In an automobile from which
trooper had removed Willard
McKay, Gervais, on a charge of
drunken driving. Arrested later on
a technical charge of. operating a
earwlthout a muffler, McFarland
was taken before justice of the
Peace Overton at Woodburn and
the fudge Tevoked his parole.from
a 50-dar Jail sentence.'--
Both men were " brought to the
county jail hero, : . " i'VJ
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Federal Trouble Shooter
OnA Job Tempbnrj r
TTruce Discussed -c
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. .-UP)
-The government'e ace i 'trouble
shoeter" stepped toalght into, the
t r o n b led waterfront situation
while ; shipowners ' and maritime
unions still were seeking to avert
a threatened tieup October -1. -. -.
. The trouble-shooter. Assistant
Secretary of Labor-E. F., MeGra-
dy, arrived by a i r pi a n e .from
Washington. , - - t
.;McGrady4 who, was instrumental
in bringing About a -truce- In the
bloody 19 maritime strike, eon-;
f erred with government labor con
ciliators-. E. P, Marsh, and -E4 H.
Kitsgerald. Jn .the jaitial -move to
ward averting tbe new crisis;
After- the . conferences McGradr
said - the situation .had. been- out
lined to him and that his first step
would probably ; be an- effort to-
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nigui iq joojLact me. coasi. cuuiuiji-
tee for waterrront- ana snip em
ployers. :r
Waterfront employers " and . the
district executive board of the In
ternational Longshoremen's .union
made various proposals to each
other for a temporary continuance
of l work' after expiration .of their
regular .agreements next Wednes
day., -r . :v; :
Pursuant , to. Its .decision- last
night, the ILA proposed a 15-day
extension of the present agree-
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Highway: Blocked
Following Crash
Pacific' highway traffic was
partly blocked for four hours be
ginning at 4:45 p. m. yesterday
when a - truck driven by F. C.
Brown, 1080 Madison street, over
turned on the pavement near Sun
nyside, five miles south of Salem.
Brown escaped" injury;
State police said sacks of fish
meal , from Brown's - truck were
scattered ' along the highway, for
an eighth of a mile. The truck and
debris were not fully cleared from
the road until nearly 9 p. m.
A head-on collision on the same
highway two miles north of Jeffer?
son at 9; 10 p. m. sent T. B. Tuck
er, Olympia. Wash., to an Albany
hospital .for treatment of severe
cuts about the face and head. John
G. Wagoner, - Centralia, Wash.,
who was riding , In Tucker's light
coach, received minor scratches.
Both the coach and a truck load
ed with-Roseburg cantaloupe were
heavily damaged In the crash.' The
truck driver; Clifford White, Rose
burg, was not Injured. -
Williams Named Head of
; County Bar : Association
The Marlon county bar associa
tion elected Fred A. Williams
president at its '-meeting at' the
Marion hotel yesterday noon. Wil
liam Pi Ellis was named vjce-p res
ident iAd William J.- Lin foot sec
retary," -The attorneys were . ad
dressed by I. H. VanWinkle, state
attorney-general;
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Eight Elevens
Battle Slage
Colorful Show
Score is 22-14, Gridrhen
of West Linn Making
Deciding Points
Canby Rooters Adjudged
Best; Silverton and
,Woodburn Tally T
By PAUL HAUSER
West Linn's snappy green and
lemon football team slnglehand
edly stood off a pack of four
teams, from the eastern side of
the Willamette river last night as
the west, with West Linn scoring
20 of its points, defeated the east
22 to 14 in the Willamette valley
inter scholastic league's . unique
opener on Sweetland field.
- rs'-l. Crown's snappy club from
Y.'Eit' Lisa scored three times
r--:r..-t Ilolalla In Its allotted 15
: :.; to give the west a victory
t iter .!verton and Woodburn had
i oih scored for the east in the
i.:'t two Quarters.
Hz" i Hag a safety scored by In-J-T-.Ii"ce
in tho first friod no
f t Trestern team scored. -(
"7 Ij' Awarded
l i for llooting
- Lnry color in ' a spectrum
" ? . seen In Sve And as eight
(' arrayed -I- right new J er
rs, -took to V field two at a
i :e in the r- . unusual football
tacle een .ln tv north
t. ,f " ; r"
' - rt- 4,a... alia o nau iiW't h
tng sections from each tf the eight
high schools - kept a continuous
wave- of sound Issuing from- the
field front the moment the festiv
ities- started with a colorful par
ade of all eight; teams. . - Canby
high . school won .the trophy .for
having the best rooting section. -
. Silverton and Independence drew
the right to open the game in
which each - team was to play 15
minutes. -
, Silverton . lost Utile time , In
chalking up first blood .for the
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Prisoner Shot by
V Medford's Jailer
; MEDFORD; Ore., Sept. IS.-CA1)
-Harold 'Foughtjr, 20, of Long
view, Wash., was shot In the ab
domen by Jailer Harry Ihgling
In a battle In the county 'Jail this
morning.: Dr. C. L Drummond
said -Foughty, "even if he Jived,
faced the possibility of paralysis.
The shooting occurred after
Foughty and Buff Marshall, also
of Longview, had assaulted Ing-
ling and a trustee, Albert Cowan
of Jacksonville, when the latter
two entered the men's cell to get
a mop: pall. : v ' ",
Foughty and Marshall were
awaiting sentence for a series of
robberies at Phoenix near, here
which - Brown said they had con
fessed to.'
Government
Get Out, Banking
PORTLAND,. Ore., Sept. 26.-
(ry-Henry Verdelin, president of
the American Institute of Bank
ing, told Portland members of the
institute he felt the time had
come, in view of Improved busi
ness conditions, for the federal
government "to cease It competi
tion with banks and retire its
various -agencies.: - - -
Verdelin said control .of bank
ing assets In. one ..centralised
source was the first step toward
socialization. ... v .
Eight in Prisoi
Bach toMtrifi(MuntJ
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Governor Martin Issued an or
der Saturday- commuting the sen
tences of eight prisoners serving
terms of less ' than one year In
the state penitentiary, and tend
ing them b a e k to the . Marion
county JaiL . -Z""
The aherlffs office was noti
fied yesterday that the eight men
will be brought to the county
Jail Monday morning. The eight
additional prisoners will make a
total of 29 men being held by
the county. Sheriff A. C. Burk
said. "
This action by the governor
establishes a new policy on. the-.
na'rt of the executive department
and state parole board "in hand-
Una' these penitentiary cases, tho
order 'was-made primarily to re
lieve crowded conditions -in the
Mam
Between
y S:4S p.m The latest report from Coquille is that while
' i some houses have been destroyed it will be possible to save the
! : city wales citiaewa get panicky.' This word was received by the
state forester's of flee direct from Morshfield.
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Sept 27 (AP) Flames in tinder
dry forests of southwestern Oregon swept out of con
f trol today, virtually destroyed the town of Bandon on
the coast, led to hurried preparations to evacuate Coquille
1$ miles inland, and left toll of at least seven dead. An un
esimated number were injured.
! j Fire swept through tree-tops from the northeast last
Right and left Bandon in ruins early today, v
;i The charred bones of a woman were found in a razed
house in Bandon and . the body of an elderly man was
taken to Coquille. As close a check as possible indicated five
others had lost their lives and still more, were missing.
' , 11 -'. j -o To the south of Coos county.
13ylSetin
'l The Portland Beavers.
leading 0 to 2 tn the eighth la
sing in the third game of the
"Coast leagne final playoff, in
Portland late - Sunday after-
oon.-:V - - m
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Oalis Arc Routed:
n In Second Tussle
Score 10-O hh Five - Hit
'j. Pitching Turned in
f - by Bill Posedel
jl PORTLAND, Ore.. SepC 2
-rehli l t .e brilliant fliaging
of ' bailor- Biir'Posedel, the bat
tering -Portland Beavers nummel
ed Oakland's Acorns 10 to 0 to
night - to climb one step closer
to the 293-Pacific Coast league
pennant,' Portland now leads two
games to none in the champion
ship series.
flFor six innings the game was
a tight pitching duel between
Posedel and Jimmy Tobin but in
the 7th Tobin and his successor,
Hal Haid. went completely to
pieces to allow Portland to score
fiv runs on only two hits.
st
With one down, Bongy singled
to start the fireworks. Tdbin then
walked Lee and Sweeney, filling
the bags. Haid was called in at
this point and after he had walk
ed Fredelrck and hit Clabaugh
to force in two runs, Earl Bruck
er doubled to deep center, clean
ing the bags. Floyd Olds retired
the side. -
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5 Salem Troopers
4 Sent, Fire Zone
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.Five, state policemen stationed
In Salem .were sent to the Marsh
field fire zone at 18 a. m. today and
remaining officers received orders
to! stand by at the city hail patrol,
office ia case thelrf services also
were required In the south. Of
ficers sent in the first squad were
Seargeant Powell Clayton, In com
mand, and Patrolmen Loren
Spauldlng, Glenn MacDonald, Far
ley Mogan and Thomas Williams.
Three others were! to join the
squad at Eugene. -
lilcVey Boy Found;
in Bar n
li
; iHeaded homeward, with his dog
In; his arms, 12-year-old Kenneth
McVey, West Salem, was found
walking along the Salem-Dallas
highway near Rlckreall at 7 a.m.
yesterday, J5-hour after he left
his home and 10 hours after he
had been reported to police as
missing. The lad said he spent
the night in a barn at RickrealL
to be Sent
prison. Governor Martin said. The'
population of the institution now
approximates 1000. 1 ' 1. -' v
Good Time Allowed -..";
To First Offenders .p . - : - .' ' .
Previous offenders will serve
their entire sentences while first
offenders were allowed five days
a month good time credit.
Nine prisoners under 21 years
off age previously were-transferred
from the penitentiary to the
state . training school for boys.
This order also was made to ro
ller e congested conditions at the
pHson. : .-,
! There are no prisoners In the
penitentiary from other " Oregon
counties 'serving : terms of less
than one year. . -l.
-iPrisoners to-be returned to
s-jf-; (Turn to page 8,-coL tB); .
Men; Battling
ies on ffighway ;.
Two Cities
In Curry county, two forest con
flagrations raged over 10,000
acres. More than 1000 men were
rushed to Curry county by the
forest service in an attempt to
keep the flames from getting too
great a start in the Siskiyou na
tional forest. -
The small town of Prosper
across the Coquille river from
Bandon - was destroyed. - The
coast guard cutter Pulaski was
standing . by offshore awaiting
high tide, to come Into the Ban
don - harbor with supplies and
water for the stricken city. Only
enough water to last out the
day was -on hand.
An emergency telephone line
went into service to Bandon this
afternoon. " '
Highways were closed except to
emergency traffic such as forest
officials,- CCC men , and national
guard officers. ' - '
(Bandon was town of approxi
mately 1500 persons St - miles
southwest' of -Marshfield by road.
Coqutlla Is IS miles south of
Marshfield, with a population of
3000). '
In Curry county, sonth of Coos,
several , tires were known to be
raging and the hamlet of Lang
lots, 'eight miles south of' Bandon,
was menaced but lack of com
Inundations made it Impossible
to ascertain damage. . v .
An emergency. relief heeaqnor
ters was set up in Bandon imme
diately. Marshfield national
guardsmen were ordered to stand
by. Thirty state policemen rush
ed to scene.
Hundreds of Bandon residents
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Fasnachts Flee
Bandon Flames
Their home at .Bandon razed
by forest , flames. City Manager
and , Mrs. John Fasnacht and
their . three children yesterday
afternoon : were . driving north
ward to Salem to stay with Mrs.
Fasnacht's father, Edward Ros
teln. Fasnacht, who expected to
reach. Salem -by p. m. tonight.
planned Immediately to return
to . Bandon. to assist In rescue
and, restoration .work.
The Fasnachts managed to flee
from Bandon-In their automobile
as flames last night enveloped
the - town, Rostein said, after
talking - with his son-in-law by
long distance telephone from
Marshfield.
"We're wiped out," he quoted
Fasnacht as saying.
Fasnacht was a star athlete
at Willamette university several,
years ago. He later became super-
Intendent of schools at Bandon
and about two years ago was re
quested by city officials to serve
as i city manager. ;
Fireman Here Goes
To Aid Relatives
Charles M. Charlton, Salem
firemen, and Mrs. Charlton left
Salem hurriedly at 1:30 o'clock
this afternoon after receiving
word that home and store proper
ties owned by Mrs. Charlton's"
parents at Bandon had been de
stroyed by fire, f They believed
Mrs. Charlton's -family had es
caped from Bandon ahead of the
flames. ; - " 4
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