Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1948)
ffwra--!!! iiiiii mm mini i 1fl?r:'"'t'WF", Page 2, Rcgtster-Cuard. Eugene, Ore, Wed., Jan. 7, 1&48 Valley Hit By High Water Crest Roars By at Night (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) poor condition Wednesday, with the Ferry St. Bridge impassable, Marcola and Wendling cut off, the road above Lowell and Jasper closed, the road from Pleasant a good deal of water remained in Hill to Jasper cut off, and roads the streets. Residents said water nesday at the Intersection of Main and Highway 99, waiting for word allowing them to proceed south. The city hall reported Jive feet of water in the basement, and city police had a double staff on duty all night. Hotels and auto courts were overfull, but 30 passengers ma- rooned when a bus stopped there were given rooms In priv ate homes or slept In the bus. Schools opened Wednesday, but and schools were shut down Wed' nesday. Schools at Pleasant Hill, Lowell, and Trent were out Wednesday, and Dexter reported cars stalled in high water Tuesday. Amazon Going Down (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Springfield Roads Blocked (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) to Crow and Central cut off by the raging Coyote. The road to Lorane was also cut off, and Eleventh Ave. W. has some water over it but was passable Wednesday. Dorena, Disston and Culp Creek roads were covered. Cottage Grove Cars and trucks were lined up in Cottage Grove for blocks Wed- nets AT ONCE to relieve (CAUSED BY COLDS) For years thousands of Doctors pre scribed prarossiN. It acts at once not only to relieve coughing due. to colds but also 'loosens up' phlegm and makes It easier to raise. pehtussinou Is safe for both old and EFffiSST pertussin;- DOOR CHIMES I SIGVVART ELECTRIC CO. 956 Wlllametlo Phono 718 teria overnight. Cots and blan kets were provided by the Red was still escanine from the dam, Cross. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cyph- despite a report from the dam that jert were in charge of the housing no water ..was being released. This of evacuees at the high school resulted in flooding city streets that had not been Inundated for 20 years, they said. Power Returns Power was off in the city again Tuesday night, but came back on later. Several families in the area of the gravel pit left their homes and went to higher ground. Two Crests Starr and Dorena each reported two crests in the flood, one Tues day afternoon and one Wednesday morning. No property damage was re ported from Junction City, where Anton Rawnussen, Red Cross dis aster chairman, said the situation was under control. Several fam ilies left their homes in fear of high water, and some stayed at the fire station all night. Schools were out Wednesday, but due to take up again Thursday. Lancaster was cut off by high water. Rubber Boat L. E. Zlnnlker, Red Cross dis aster chalman in Creswell, was out all day Tuesday with a rubber boat sent down by the Lane coun ty Red Cross office in Eugene. He was aided by R. C. Claghorn, Jr., C. Scarbrough, and Miles Wicks. One family was evacuated to the Grange hall, and several others left their homes to find lodgings with friends and relatives. Power was out in Creswell again Tuesday evening, and mills rescue center. Those evacuated were being fed by the Red Cross at the Corral Cafe. K. R. Gile, city recorder, report ed "business as usuall" Wednesday and said with the rain stoppage it appeared that surface water wti beginning to recede, in the flooded sections of the city. CUT PRICES AND REDUCED RATES SHOULD BE YOUR LAST CONSIDERATION IN PURCHASING INSURANCE . . . WHY? Simply because the old law of busineeg balance dooBn't give something ior nothing! You get exactly what you pay for whether It's insurance or com modlUet. Never yet .... In our many years of insurance experience .... have we found It good business practice to put price above quality. If we could not guarantee the quality of an Insurance policy we would prefer to Join the ranks of the unemployed and go on relief. GENERAL INSURANCE i mm & MWNLEY AG ENCY 67 EAST BROADWAY EUGENE Henry A. Tromp J. H. McKlnley B. Strassmaler I. D. McBurney Member Eugene-Lane Co. Association of Insurance Agents Electrical Men Say Aid Offered Full cooperation- "during any recognized emergency" was prom ised Wednesday by members of Local 659 of the Electrical Work ers Union, according to O. M. Mc Donald, assistant business repre sentative of the local. McDonald said In a statement that the union pledged its services without charge during such emer gencies, and would work through licensed electrical shops or "other proper channels." He said union members had vol unteered In answer to an appeal Tuesday for men to help install wiring at flood evacuation camps, Members of the local have been "on vacation" since Jan. 1. They are seeking a wage scale of $2 an hour and "other working condi tions," McDonald said. Negotiations with contractors have "fallen down," McDonald added. Lost Child Found Dead OLYMPIA, '(U.B The body of Bobby Torget, 3'4, missing since Monday, was found washed up on the beach six miles north of his home near here on Puget Sound. A neighbor of the Torget's, Ralph Zink, found the body. The sheriff's office said the tide and currents carried the body north around Hunter's Point and depos ited it on Steamboat Island. More than 250 men, two seaplanes and six to eight boats and tugs were employed in the search. The youngster was last seen throwing stones into Mud Bay In let near his home. working to pump out as many' basements In this and other areas' as possible, but the number of calls far exceeded the available! pumping equipment and manpower. The city's storm sewers were still heavily loaded at noon, Mul- i 11ns said, mainly due to back-! pressure from the Willamette! River which slowed the rate of; runoff. Surface water will be slow draining until the river level goes j down. Mulllns reported little difficulty i with back-pressure In the sewers j forcing manhole coven loose, but said this pressure had resulted in water backing Into . many base ments which were otherwise free! from the flood. West of Eugene the Amazon flowed over the extension of Eleventh Ave. Tuesday in volume which residents said was greater than during any other recent1 flood. Statistical estimates of the total acreage which the stream i Innundated between the city and Clear Lake were not obtainable, but persons living In the area reported that they believed as much property was under water Tuesday afternoon as during any flood period in the last 25 years. The surburban area at the west of Eugene was still a picture of houses and other buildings stand ing In "fields" of water Wednes day morning although the water level was falling. The second peak of the Amazon flood,, resulting from the heavy rains during the night was ex pected to reach the Clear Lake area Wednesday afternoon. Three Drowned In Rogue River (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) Why get the blues when it rains? .. there's happiness ahead ... in our newest IIECOJIIIS The Gentleman Is a Dope You Are Never Away Charlie Spivak Those Things Money Can't Buy Why Should I Cry Over You Bally Rhodes Love for Love Bnby Be Good Vaughn Monroe A Girl That I Remember Surprise Symphony Tex Epnoke You Are Never Away Golden Earrings (Buy Lombard Brooklyn Port Lighted by Flames NEW YORK (IP) A 1000-foot pier and its cargo were destroyed, a freighter damaged and two barges burned in a $1,500,000 five nlnrm fire which raged on the Brooklyn waterfront early Wed nesday. Lower Manhattan and a large section of the harbor were lighted up at the height of the blaze. Three hundred firemen with five fireboats and 35 pieces of land apparatus fought the flames. Four firemen fell overboard from a fireboat and were taken to a hos pital for treatment. east of Portland had one-way traffic due to slides. The Evergreen highway in Washington, paralleling the Col-! umbla River, was closed as water- logged ground gave way under! the highway edge east of Bingen.j Union Pacific main line tracks I east of Portland were closed by a , slide and trains were re-routed 1 to the Washington side of the! river. The tracks were later ! opened sumed. and normal traffic re- DOW-JONE8 40 bonds 07.40 up 0.20. 10 higher grade rails 101.84 up 0.42. , 10 second grade rails 85.29 up 0.22. 10 Public Utilities 101.25 up 0.1s. : 10 Industrials 100.23 tip 0.01. FOR KENT 4" self-priming de-watering pump. Connected with 3-phase elect, motor. Capac ity 460 gai per minute. WESTERN TIMBER rKOUUUXS I'll. 1094, or 5321 Hess & Devereaux Cement Contracting Phone 209 5568-M Drive iJI,B,,i,!SSr?l,,l,IH, MEAT FOR YOUR LOCKER Reef, Baby Beef, Veal and Pork. By Whole, Half or Quarters or Any Amount. Delivered Anywhere Sold on Quality Never on Prloe "The Home of Better Meats" AR0WN FARMS Phone 2853-1-2 (leg In the Begulne How Soon lack Owens All these, and many mora, at APPLIANCE CENTER 70 West Tenth Phone 6245 SLIDE PROJECTORS SVE 300 Watt 62.90 GOLDE with Fun 65.00 EASTMAN Model 1A 27.50 SKAN with Fan 29.95 Enjoy your color transparencies in all their beauty with one of these well known projectors. Credit To Fit Your Needs Corner 7th and Willamette . . . Eugene uss Table, Uneni . . . bedding . . . towels . . oil fine Ruisell quality . . . now specially 'priced. You'll want to take advantage of this big midwinter opportunity to stock your linen closets at good savings . . . Come In and fill your needs or order by mall or phone 1101. WARM PEPPER ELL BLANKET 50 wool and 50 rayon, size 72 x 90 Inches. Good choice of colors 7.95 SHEETS AND CASES Lady Pepperell muslin sheets, 81x108 Inches . . . Exceptionally fine, strong and servicable quality. 145 threads to the square Inch . 2.95 Lady Pepperell percale pillow eases, 42 x 38 Vi Inches . . 75c COLORED DAMASK SETS Rayon and cotton damask din ner sets in peach or maize. 66 x 90 inches. 8 napkins 20 x 20 This set was $22, now . 16.50 IRISH LINEN NAPKINS Fine heavy linen damask, 16 x 16 Inch, hemmed. Dozen 12.95 Also Belgian linen napkins, 18 inch hemmed. Dozen . . 9.95 CABINCRAFT CHENILLE BEDSPREAD ' With design in tich fluffy eandlewick and needletuft backed with durable muslin. Rosedust, blue, green, maize or white. Single bed size 72 x 108, or double bed size 90 x 108. 10.95 MONARCH BATH TOWELS Made by Martex A beautiful white towel wilh colored borders as well as solid white. Slie M x 44 l.W Site 1J x 27 55 Wash Cloth 24 DOWN BED PILLOW Soft, down filled, interlined bed pillow. 100 goose down. Covered with blue and white triped cotton (down proof) ticking. Corded edges. Finished ize 21 x 27 . . . 10.95 We Give and Redeem S & H Green Stamps en o MID-WINTER VALUES FROM OUR DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT fro. W L Sfr ' 3 .vi''-:v-,-s,-,:-.:. eat . f- -
