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0 FLASH FIRE CATCHES FIGHTERS Five firemen were burned to death and six others were seriously burned when brush fire at La Habra, Calif., suddenly wind whipped out of control Here three men, one a fire captain, lie dead as two others continue to battle the blaze. The third victim can be seen just above the helmet of fireman on left Photographer Ernest Schwork, who made this photograph, was so close to the victims at the time that he was almost trapped with them. i ry FIRE-KING jffinfcf M Individual size complete Io ifjQjfo7)PtPi with cover. The world's II V i mm m$m finest baking ware. II ea. i .life ALUMINUM fim . rev Xf fMJSffSbS Made of pure aluminum. AXrXCVr Sanitary, rust proof. SVt JJ JJQ ink 1 . jjr in. size. "SPARKLING" f. ' ' 'lHI Jet Plane VjII f - With friction motor. 12 in. nOw I ' long. 8 in. wing spread. WtfS, im fUlDC . Blue and yellow with red I- fjnl - nir V X 1 trim. Rubber wheels. . 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Bennett, Charles Schmeltzer and Wayne Eng land. Willow Springs and Central Point area people were making plans today to assist the Schmeltzer and Bennett famil ies. Schmeltzer, who has a wife and daughter, was fighting the Blackwell hill fire when his own home burned. Bennett has a wife and several children. England, who has a wife and two children, managed to save most of his furniture. His loss was covered by insurance and he has another home to go to, so he suggested aid be concen trated on the other two families. To Accept Donation Mrs. Margaret Naples, in the Central Point real estate office, will accept donations of mater ials. Cash gifts will be accepted at the offices of the Central Point American. It is planned ra i t rr nrv r rx n to replace canned food which had been put up by Mrs. Ben nett. Plans are under way for re building, and those interested in the project reported that Med ford and Central Point business firms have "responded wonder fully." They already have pipe, sink and fixtures, roofing, fur niture, paint, dishes, and every thing except a bathtub to equip a bathroom. Damage at television station KBES-TV included destruction of two buildings, the pump house and tank building. Everett Faber, manager of the station, yesterday estimated loss at $3,000. A stable at the home of Wal ter F. Brittan was slightly dam aged by the fire, and two out buildings owned by Copco, near Gold Ray dam, were destroyed. John Day reported that sev eral thousand dollars worth of timber was destroyed or dam aged, and Day also reported the loss of several hundred acres of valuable grass land. Within the fire district's boun daries, 27 homes and the Baker Moulding plant on Tolo rd. were ordered evacuated during the blaze. Trucks Destroyed Outside the district boundar ies, ' six outbuildings were burned, a truck and a pickup truck were destroyed by fire, Mill Given and 28 homes and the Church of the Pines were threatened. The fire started at about 3 p.m. Monday when wind blew a limb from a large tree onto a power line about 150 yards north of the Church of the Pines. H. A. Denman reported the fire burning across the old highway from his home. The blaze was blown first to the west, wnere It jumped new Highway 99. Forest patrolmen and rural firemen stopped the blaze west of the highway, where it was burning in grass. At that time the" wind shifted and blew to the east, scattering spot fires between nouses and the road. Firemen and onlookers were forced to take cover for a while when near gale force winds hit at about 4 p.m. Within minutes the fire had spread out of con trol. Central Point Rural fire men moved to the east side of Blackwell hill, which is within the district, when the blaze was found to have spread to that area.- Later, the fire jumped the Rogue river and spread around the west side of lower Table Rock, into the Sams Valley area, meanwhile threatening homes at Table Rock Estates. Many Assist Assisting the state and rural firemen were a crew, equipped with a bulldozer and several utility units, from John Day's ranch; Oregon National Guards men with trucks and a tank trailer; a bulldozer and operatoi provided by Tom Parker; a crew, from the Claude Hoover ranch; California Oregon Power com pany crews; men from Gold Hill and from Leverette's Table Rock ranch; a tank truckxfrom"Tru Mix Concrete, and Medford's rural pumper. Food for the fire fighters was provided by the volunteer fire men's wives and other individ uals. The county disaster car also. provided food. Central Point city fire depart ment and Medford city fire de partment stood by for Central Point rural during the fire. Dur ing that period, Central Point city fire department was called to a fire on Stage rd., at the homejof Jerry Jerome, where a car, a garden tractor, a mowing machine, and a complete set of hand tools were lost in a garage fire. Several minor blazes also were answered by the Central Point city crews. No serious injuries were re ported during the Blackwell hill fire. Richard Krupp, chief of the Central Point Rural department, asked that people living within the district use extreme caution with fire during the present dry, hot weather. He noted that the district is issuing no burning permits at the present time. Haymes Troubled By Unpaid Bills Hollywood (U.R) Crooner Dick Haymes, whose actress wife, Rita Hay worth, walked out on him last week, found himself embroiled in more troubles to day after Being served with two suits for unpaid bills. Attorney David . C. Marcus filed suit yesterday for $25,000 he claims the trouble-prone sing er owes him for legal services for fighting a deportation battle And in litigation with two of his ex-wives, Joanne Dru .and Nora Eddington. Marcus, who brought suit in Superior Court, said Haymes and Miss Hayworth both ignored de mands for. payment. Miss Hay worth also, was named a defend ant in the action. Another suit was filed against Haymes in Municipal Court for $930 by J. P. Butler, represent ing three clients.' Haymes was accused of owing $451 to the Scandia Restaurant; $469 to Don Scariano,' Beverly Hills airline travel agent; and $10 to Beverly Hills cleaner Purdy Filbert. Three Identified In Las Vegas Crash Las Vegas (U.R) The Air Force today identified ' 2nd Lt. Robert T. Garrett, 34, Colton, Calif., and SSgt. Thomas E. Anderson, 26, Las Vegas, as the two crew members killed along with a civilian photographer when a twin engine B-25 and and F86 Sabre jet collided here. : The pilot of the jet . plane, Maj. William Davey Jr., para chuted to safety following the collision yesterday. In critical condition were the remaining two crew. members of the B25, pilot Lee B. Nolton, 36, Los An geles, and co-pilot Capt. Harold D. Roberts, 35, Las Vegas. David Lees, 35, a photograph er, died two hours after the bomber crashed and burned at McCarran Field. The B25 crew and passenger "rode it out" aft er the two planes collided on a routine training flight,. the Air Force said. The pilotless jet- plane crash ed less than -50 feet from a crowded trailer park. i '- Use Mail Tribune Want Ads Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a m Monday for Monday; oUier days 5:30 previous day. Thursday, September 8. 195S New Polio Cases Reported in Malheur Nyssa (U.R) Malheur county health officials today reported three new polio cases in the county's current epidemic. The three brought to 14 the number of polio cases reported in the county within the past 2V weeks. There have been 16 thus far during 1955. Two of the most recent cases, a three-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man, both of Nyssa, were transferred to Boise for specialized treatment. An 11-year-old Nyssa boy was being treated at his home. The two persons transferred to Boise were paralytic cases. CITY OFFICIALS BUSY Detroit (U.R) A bid to have a television aerial installed on top of Detroit's new city-county buildiiig failed Wednesday be cause red-faced councilmen re fused to admit they had time for the luxury. Although a pro posal was made for erection of the aerial, none of the council men would allow use of ' his name on the official request. GRAPENUTS Gt. size mm HtyHL'snw& lis Grayco Strawberry Preserves1, Borden's INSTANT STARLAC Nestle's family size QUICK pkg. U-GRIND OUR OWN BLEND Plymouth Coffee lb U. S. INSPECTED CHOICE BEEF POT ROASTS MORRELS READY TO EAT PICNICS Small Size Cello PORK CHOPS . RIB AND LOIN ENDS 4 M Fancy Cooking or Baking Large Size CANTALOUPE Full of Ec Flavor 3) lb; FANCY GRAPEFRUIT SWEET AND JUICY S ea. Old Log Cabin Said To Be Gen. Scoffs Williamsville, N.Y. (U.R) One of the first houses ever built in Erie County stands neglected and almost forgotten on a weed grown back lot in this Buffalo suburb. The 156-year-old log house was once the headquarters of Gen. Winfield Scott, commander of American forces on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812. Research shows the house was constructed in 1799 by John Thompson for Joseph Ellicott, a pioneer surveyor for the Hol land Land co. ' Albert J. Beck, a jeweler who owns the lot on which the ancient dwelling stands, has offered to donate the building to the Buf falo Historical society, but there is some doubt that it can be restored. MATJ MAUS KILLED Nairobi, Kenya (U.R) A spokesman for the East Afri can Military Command said to day 450 Mau Mau terrorists were put out of action during August. 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