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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.
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Outline of Blackwell
Fire Damage, Losses
An outline of property dam
age resulting from the Black
well hill fire, which is being
mopped up today, was released
yesterday by officials of the
Central Point Rural Fire dist
rict. Central Point Rural worked
on the fire in cooperation with
the state forest patrol and other
agencies.
Inside the property protected
by the district, the losses in
cluded three homes, owned by
Jewell W. 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.
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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.
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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.
The spokesman said 291 Mau
Maus were killed, 86 captured
and 62 surrendered in the Brit
ish campaign to stamp out the
terrorist movement.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TBIBUNE FITS
Worst of Boxcar
Shortage Said Oyer
Portland U.R) Robert S.
Macfarlane, president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, said
here yesterday that the worst of
the 1955 boxcar shortage is over
and that there has been a notice
able improvement in car Sup
plies. He added, however, that "this
doesn't mean that the shortage
is over entirely. There will
probably be a greater demand
than there is cars to supply it
for some time yet."
He blamed the heavier move
ment of loaded freight cars to
the east and failure of eastern
lines to return them for the
shortage.
Macfarlane was in Portland
on his regular inspection tour. .
HONDURAS TO GIVE AID
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (U.R)
Chief of State Julio Lozano
Dias has called on Hondurans
for token contributions for the
relief of flood-devastated regions
of eastern United States. Lozano
issued his appeal Wednesday, re
minding the nation of the un
stinting aid provided by the
U.S. duringathe flgods in north
ern Honduras last year.
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