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EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. Sat., Oct. IS. 1962 Page 88 Winds, Damag Officials at five Eugene area lumber mills Saturday were still assessing the damage from fires started during the height of Friday's storm. Wind and fire damage seemed likely to pass the $150,000 mark. The five mill blazes were among an estimated total of 115 calls handled during the storm by Eugene and Springfield area fire departments. Outside of the mill fires, most blazes in the area .were ap parently relatively minor. Many were home fires, started by electrical shorts, damaged meters or downed power lines. In some eases one or two rooms were damaged, but no homes In the immediate Eugene-Springfield area were destroyed by fire. Countless runs by the various fire departments were simply for downed "hot" wires, trees on houses and the like, with no actual fire damage. Dispatcher Jack Douglas and Battalion Chief David Boggs said all eight pieces of Eugene Fire Dept. equipment were in use almost constantly for an estimated three-hour period. About ou-auiy liremen were called lne department was also kept busy through the night and early Saturday morning with more short-circuit and downed wire calls. 23 Calls The Springfield Fire Dept. answered 23 calls between 3:11 p.m. and 4:51 p.m. Friday. After that, calls slacked off. There were no reports of major fires in Springfield. Eugene's fire box alarm sys tem was knocked out early in the storm and was still out Sat urday. Much of the system's wiring is carried on utility poles, which were down by the score. No injuries were reported in any of the fire runs, cither to firemen nor to others. Several of the mill fires started when scrap burners those tepce-shapod symbols of the lumber industry were blown apart by the hurricane force winds, hurling sparks into lumber piles, electrical control panels and the mills themselves. Burner Caved In Jim Rutherford, dump man at Camac Veneer Inc., 199 N. Ber tlescn Rd., described the scene there: "The side of it (the burner) just caved in, and the next gust of wind that came along over she went. It took the conveyor with it." No official damage estimate was available, but there seemed no question that it would run into the tens of thousands of dollars. Many Spot Fires President Donald R. Barker of the Barker Willamette Lum ber Co., 743 Lawrence St., esti mated total damage at his mill between $40,000 and $50,000. Barker said the mill's burner, valued at $25,000-$30,000 col lapsed, and the resulting showers of sparks started spot fires through the mill. Damage at Jones Veneer and Plywood Co. on Irving Road was estimated at between $25, 000 and $35,000 by Ted Lang ton, treasurer. He said a burn er partially collapsed, with the resulting sparks apparently starting a blaze that heavily damaged the "business end" of the veneer plant. Planing Mill Hit At Cuddeback Lumber Co. at Third and Garfield streets, the burner also was partially blown down, as was a lathing shed, causing a fire in the planing mill. No damage estimate was available, but it seemed likely to run into a $10,000-plus fig ure. The veneer plant at the B. J. Veneer Co., 90 Foch St., suf fered an estimated $25,000 fire damage, according to Eugene Battalion Chief Pete Hansen. Hansen said the cause of the fire hadn't been determined, but may have been an electri cal short. There may have been other mill fires of a relatively minor nature during the storm, but only these five were reported to area fire departments. R-G Paper Boys Miss Only 1,000 Register-Guard delivery boys were able to get all but 1,000 papers delivered in the Eugene Springfield area Friday evening. Most of the remainder were de livered Saturday morning when weather conditions improved. Along the motor routes an es timated 1,500 papers did not get to the customers. Dick Lane, assistant circulation manager, said papers which were missed Friday would be delivered with Saturday's Register-Guard. Export Watch and Jewelry Repair ir Courtship Diamonds it Wylerand Bulovi Watches Slop Today af SCHMITZ JEWELRY 30lh Hilyard Dl J-7921 Fires n fii e iviuis in to supplement regular forces, Watch Frozen Foods, Check Trees Farm Crops Among Hardest Hit By BOB NEWCOMB Of the Register-Guard Farmers, fruit and nut grow ers and ranchers throughout Lane County were still rubbing their eyes Saturday trying to size up the damage done by Fri day's storm. Apple, walnut and filbert trees were toppled. Corn crops, whipped into the ground by the wind, were feared badly dam aged. Some farm animals were killed; others probably hurt. The experts were advising citizens to check downed trees to see if they can be saved and to watch foods stored in freez ers during prolonged power out ages. Paige Hall chief of the Lane County Extension Service, said it was still impossible to assess the damage done to crops. Many crops, such as green beans, al ready have been harvested. But the harvest of nuts is barely under way, according to Alton McCully, research direc tor for the Eugene Fruit Growers Assn. He said there is still an estimated 1,500 tons of corn in the county yet to be processed by the Eugene plant "if it can be harvested now." Tree Damage Extensive That processing plant was back in operation Saturday at 5:30 a.m. after more than 12 hours without power. Power went off in the midst of process ing of 25 tons of ripened pears valued at $2,000, he reported. 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Nobody knows whether they were seri ous or not. They appeared on Willamette Street between 4 and 5 p.m. The storm still raged. They said their names were Jim Agnew and Terry Kenccr There were scattered reports of crop damage from farmers. Hardest hit, it appeared Sat urday, were filbert, walnut and apple growers. Cherries heve been harvested, but damage to dormant trees could be exten sive. In Pleasant Hill, orchardist Lyman Tinker said Saturday he estimated his crop damage at $14,000 to his fruit trees and another $3,000 in the loss of un harvestcd pears, apples and prunes. He said 80 per cent of his prune trees, covering five acres, were toppled by the wind. Damage was general throughout his 30-acrcs of or chards, he said. Rodney Chase, owner of the Royal-Dell Ranch near Springfield reported that near ly 25 per cent of his filbert and walnut crops were down and a 20-acre block of pie cherries was badly hit. He reported the loss of two pigs. At Goshen, Howard Mcr riam, an orchardist, said about 3.000 bushels of apples fell to the ground in the windstorm; about 60 trees were uprooted. He estimated that overall, he lost about one of his 20 acres of trees to the storm. His loss will probably run about $6,000 in fruit, $2,400 in trees, he esti mated. The storm was the worst seen here during his 60 years in the area, he said. . Fruit growers generally agreed that it is not feasible for commercial growers to attempt to prop up toppled trees once Your Old Furnace with Gas NOW and SAVEI WHY PAY MORE With a Flame Fast GAS FURNACE by GENERAL ELECTRIC NOW Is the time to solve Winter Heat Problems. NO MONEY DOWN .... TERMS. Stop Today at ... . CHASE COMPANY DI 4-3271 The recent merger of Curry McCain Insurance Agency wjth Eugene Insurance Agency brings you over 70 years of combined experience in the insurance field. This knowledge assures you of ex pert insuranre planning. 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But a Eugne nurseryman, Ed ward Cross, advised that if trees are not badly damaged if their main roots are still intact that they have a good chance of sur vival if they are propped up again and given a firm brace. Any Kind of Tree That would apply to almost any kind of tree, he said, be cause most trees in this area have already entered dormancy even the decidous trees with their leaves still green. If small er roots have been broken, he advises, cut them off with a sharp, clean cut before replant ing. Then keep them from wob bling further by the wind. It was not known Saturday how all Lane County farm ani mals fared in the storm, but some reports indicate light loss es. 11; was reported that a valu able Hereford bull, owned by Harry Simmons of Creswell, was killed by a falling tree Fri day. 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Hopper, who lives at 448 W. 12th Ave., was on her way to the bank to pay a bill Friday afternoon. In her purse, she said, was some $420 in as sorted cash. At Tenth and Olive, Mrs. Hop- afternoon. Hall said he thinks the great est loss suffered by most farm ers will result from damage done to structures. A word of advice to persons who had foods stored in home freezers during the extensive power outages was issued Sat urday by Virginia Houtchcns, Lane County extension agent in home economics. Cook Thawed Meat She urges that fish, meat and poultry be examined to see if it thawed. If so, she says, do not attempt to refreeze it with out first cooking it. If power has not been restored, keep the freezer as well insulated as pos sible with newspapers or blan kets. If possible, pack the freez er with dry ice to keep foods frozen. Fruits containing acid are not apt to spoil quickly when thaw ed and may be rcfrozen without danger, she said. But starchy vegetables such as peas, corn, beans and squash should be cooked before refreezing. Of all frozen foods, fish, meat and poultry are most apt to spoil quickly once thawed, she warned. Good study lighting protects your child's eyes , . . makes study easier, less tiring. And good lighting is so inex pensive. You can set up study desk with a table lamp at least 25 inches high and with at least a 100-watt bulb ... or two pin-to-wall lamps with 100-watt bulbs. Start now give your child good study lighting, to protect young ..eyes and make study easier. Electric Association of Lone County, Inc. Eugene, Oregon P.O. Box 321, FOR EACH $50 CASH ORDER BRING THIS AD IN WITH YOU WHEN YOU SHOP OUR DISCOUNT PRICES I Want Some Help With Your Installation? D Contracts: Large and Small O We have fixtures at unbelievable Discount Prices any brand any grade per was hit by a gust of wind. Her purse flew open and the contents including the cash were buffeted about the intersection. Mrs. Hopper said she recov ered $70, but some $350 was ap- parenlly still blowing, floating or lying somewhere around Tenth and Olive Saturday. Friday was Don Allen's birth day. Not particularly a news worthy event in itself, but Allen didn't have much time for cele brating. He's Hie City of Eu gene's director of public works. Lucille Vaughan Payne, Eu gene short story writer, went on with her planned speech at the Oregon High School Press Conference Saturday despite four storm-inflicted stitches in her jaw. D wail MIRROR ooo?efa NATURAL WALNUT & IVORY TRIPLE SILVERED COPPER COATED t. m . .... for long life Big Plastic GARMENT bag one 99" with FREE MOTH CAKE Shop Tonight and Sunday! Plus S&H GREEN STAMPS silken DOWNTOWN 8th & Willamette Trusted . . . Dedicated to Constituents. Experienced . A Specialist Law Making Carriers She was standing with a group of other women at a large display window in Sears, watch ing the roofs blow by. "A girl had just said 'look at that roof.' 1 looked up ... At that moment this huge glass window just disintegrated. I guess everyone ran I did. I could feel the glass just whiz zing by me. "Finally I had sense enough to turn left behind a counter and hit the dirt." . A woman walked into the Mc Kay's Market on S. Hilyard Street while the storm was whipping away pieces of the I store s roof. "Where is the popcorn?" she asked a clerk. "I can't think of anything to do but go home and pop popcorn." WEEK-END SHOPPER SPECIAL DOWNTOWN 8th & Willamette UNIVERSITY Franklin Blvd. COBURG ROAD 25 Coburg Road RIVIERA SHOPPING CENTER 2075 River Road - -a ecv'WTT i n (1 OO UJ Week-End Shopper SPECIAL! DRESS UP THAT WALL WITH . . . SILK SCREENED GRASS-CLOTH PLAQUES Treated for that dimensional feeling and framed in dark wood. Decorator colors and patterns suitable for any 'setting. Delightful subjects screened on grass cloth with that touch. Use one alone or in groupings. 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