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Warming Trend Evident in Most of Nation as Winter Officially Arrives
Thursday, December 22, 195S
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Table Rock Link
Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection district dispatched a
truck and crew to stand by in
the Table Rock area last night
when it became apparent that
portion of the district would be
cut off by high water.
Fire Chief Richard Krupp said
also that a crew has been kept
at the station to help speed up
responses on any alarms. It was
reasoned that high water might
slow trucks in answering calls.
Phones Out
Telephone communications
were down in the Table Rock
area and the fire truck's radio
this morning provided the only
communication to and from the
area. Residents of the Table
Rock section were informed by
commercial radio stations that
they would have to go to the
truck to report any fires. It is
at the Larry Hull place next to
the Table Rock store.
Krupp said that checks were
made to determine' whether fire
apparatus could reach all parts
of the district. Only district they
did not feel they could reach
was Table Rock Estates since
hi"h water cut off ' the bridge
arGold Ray Dam.
, Missile Battalions To
Bolster Europe Defense
Washington U.R) The
Army announced today that six
special guided missile battalions
will be sent to Europe early next
year to bolster Western Euro
pean defenses.
The battalion will be armed
with Corporal guided missiles
capable of dropping atomic ex
plosives on a target more than
50 miles away.
The move is designed to great
ly increase the Army's atomic
firepower in Europe.
Bids Opened for Work
On Elk City Water Job ,
CAn apparent low bid of $66,
195.50 was entered by the Coast
Construction Co. last night for
construction of a water system
for the Elk City Water district,
it was reported this morning.
A total of nine construction
bids were offered. Next-lowest
apparently was more than $8,000
higher than the Coast company's
bid.
A series of bids for materials,
totaling an estimated $115,000
to $120,000, also were' opened
last night. Contract awards will
be made'after all bids have been
examined and tabulated, it was
reported.
Torch of Freedom
Again Shines on
La Prensa Building
Buenos Aires CU.R) The
torch of freedom shone again
today in the La Prensa build
ing here, symbolizing the end of
nearly five years of infamy be
gun when ex-President Juan D.
Peron confiscated the newspa
per early in 1951.
The torch, which topped La
Prensa's tower until supporters
of Peron tore it down, was re
lighted Wednesday night by 81-year-old
Mrs. Zelmira Anchor
ena in- ceremonies marking the
return of the newspaper to her
son, Dr. Albert Gainza Paz.
La Prensa's siren, used to
herald news of national import
ance, howled for five minutes
during the ceremonies.
Gainza Paz said he hopes
"soon" to resume publication of
La Prensa, making it once again
the great independent newspa
per it was before Peron conver
ted it into a progapanda organ
for his CGT labor .federation.. .
Nearly 2,000 well-wishers
jammed La Prensa's offices
during the restitution ceremon
ies. An overflow crowd stopped
traffic in the street outside.
The only , member of the Paz
family not present was Gainza's
son Ezequiel; a doctor on the
staff of the Colorado General
hospital, who cabled greetings
from Denver.
(See Story on Page 5). '
Motel Washed Out
At Hornbrook, Cal.
Hornbrook, Calif. Flood wa
ters washed five motel cabins
down the Klamath river last
night and the Hornbrook area
is without electricity.
Highway 99 is closed about
one mile from here with two
feet of water over the road at
The Swallows camp.
Owners and residents of the
motel Camp Low were being
evacuated this morning into
Hornbrook after five cabins
washed down the river, and wa
ter washed out the foundation
under another house, it was re
ported. Owners of the camp are Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Holland.
The bridge over the river at
Hornbrook was reported still
standing, but one over Cotton
wood creek in. town was closed.
Several homes were said to
have been washed out along the
river.
The town's water supply was
cut off when sand and debris
worked into the reservoir in
take, but crews were expected
to repair it late today or tomor
row, before the present supply
is exhausted.
Drivers and passengers were
stopped at the Hornbrook inspec
tion station, and spent, the night
in their cars.
Long 'Be' at Weed "
Reaches Agreement
Weed, Calif. (U.R) A wage
agreement was announced here
today between the Weed divi
sion of Long Bell Lumber Co.
and 1000 employee members of
the Lumber and Sawmill Work
ers local union.
John Mantle, Weed Long Bell
manager, said the average in
crease was 8 cents per hour
and the agreement would be ef
fective until Jan. 1, 1957.
Mantle said Long Bell em
ployees at- Etna, represented by
a Yreka local, had signed an
agreement on similar terms.
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FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. t. 9 p.m.
122 EAST MAIN STREET - MEDFORD
to service today or in a day or
two.
No Klamath river plants had
to close, but Boyle said water
at Copco No. 1 was running at
about 10,000 or 11,000 second
feet, highest ever recorded
there, It is now receding, he
added.
Copco crews were busy all
night on the major difficulties,
plus many small, local outages.
Highways, Bridges Closed
State and county highway de
partment crews were out all
night at wash-out and flooded
areas. ,
The Applegate highway was
closed last night because of high
water, but extent of damage
was not known late this morn
ing. Officials said some washout
occurred along Bear creek near
the Jackson Hot springs bridge,
where unconfirmed reports in
dicated creek banks ' washing
cut close to Highway 99 pave
ment. State police late this morning
closed the Bear creek bridge
at Highway 62 near the Big Y
because underpinning was-considered
unsafe. Police were
checking other, bridges along
Bear, creek for t unsafe condi
tions. Damage to county roads and
bridges also -was extensive. En
gineer Paul Rynning and his
crews this morning were busy
erecting blockades to shut off
traffic from impassable spots,
to attempt to prevent further
damage, and to check danger
spots.
Wash Outs Reported
McKee bridge lost four or five
pilings, and has been closed as
unsafe. Other bridges closed are
the 'Oak Street , bridge in Ash
land and the new Valley view
bridge, both across Bear, creek,
where approaches washed out;
the bridge on Suncrest rd. just
out of Talent, washed out; the
Netherland bridge on Crowfoot
rd. across Big Butte creek,
where' about 40 feet of the 50
foot bridge was washed out; and
the Squaw creek bridge.
Cove rd., in the Dead Indian
country, is closed Tjecause of a
massive pile of washed-up debris,
10 feet high and 90 feet long,
which is blocking it.
The irrigation flume across
Bear creek, part of the system
of the Rogue River Valley Irri-'
gation district, was washed out,
according to District Manager
Harold Sexton. The flume cross
ed the creek at Mc Andrews rd.,
and its value was estimated at
$15,000 to $20,000.
High waters this morning
washed out the right abutment
of the district's diversion dam
across Bear creek, Sexton said.
Schools Closed
Schools were closed in most
Jackson county districts today,
most of them as precautionary
measures. Several schools have
reported they will remain clos
ed for the Christmas vacation,
while others were undecided at
mid-morning today.
District 6C schools were clos
ed because buses could not reach
many places. ' Central Point
grade . schools and Crater high
school at Central Point were ex
pected to operate Friday so far
as was known early this after
noon. .
Eagle Point schools closed to
day, because flood conditions
affected the heating systems and
bus schedules, and will not re
open' until' Jan. '3.' Hale' said that
the Christmas program planned
for tonight -has been cancelled.
Schools also were reported
closed at Butte Falls, Prospect,
Rogue River, Elk-Trail, Eagle
Point, -Ruch and Evans Valley.
No official word was available
concerning opening of schools
tomorrow.
Rainfall Total 4.06 Inches
Rainfall at the Medford air
port since 4:30 a.m. Monday to
taled 4.06 inches up to 10 a.m.
today, weather bureau officials
said. During the 24" hours end
ing at. 4:30. a.m. today, a .total
of 3:02 inches fell. During the
past 24 hours, 4.44 inches fell
at Crater Lake National park,
and similar high amounts ' fell
in other higher altitudes.
The snow depth at Crater lake
melted from 80 inches yesterday
morning at 8:30 a.m. to a depth
of 66 inches at 8:30 a.m. today,
park officials said.
' Western' Union traffic from
the Medford office did not be
gin moving until about 10. a.m.
today .because relay circuits
were down. The office reported
that it was about lVz hours be
hind in handling traffic.
New England Still
Plagued by Cold Wave
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Winter arrived across the na
tion today, but its baggage of
cold, wind, and snow was al
ready old stuff to most Ameri
cans. New England was deep in a
sub-zero freeze, and endless,
pounding rains threatened new
floods in Northern California
and the Pacific Northwest.
An unseasonable "heat wave"
in the Rockies and a warmup
in the frost-bound East also
dimmed the impressiveness of
winter's debut.
Winter's official arrival time
was exactly 7:12 a.m. (PST), the
moment the sun reaches its
southernmost point below the
equator on its annual trip north.
From now on the days will get
longer, even though the temper
atures are likely to get even
colder. '
30 Below Zero in New York
However, winter will have
to unleash sorrie of its frostiest
blasts to beat such temperatures
as today's 30 below zero at Mis
sina, N.Y. It was warmer at
Anchorage, Alaska, where the
mercury stood at 14 above, than
the 5 above at Boston, or tne 11
at Buffalo, N.Y. .
Elsewhere on the first day
of winter, temperatures . were
below freezing from Southern
North Carolina to Eastern Okla
homa, Northeast Kansas, and
Northeast Montana. In contrast,
other early morning readings in
cluded a comparatively mild 49
at Salt Lake City, Utah, and a
42 at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Camel for Santa
And at Alice Springs, Austral
ia, Santa Claus rode through
the main streets on a camel in
105-degree temperatures.
On this nation's storm-battered
West Coast, winter promised
ho relief from howling , winds
and flooding rains.
In Northern California, slides,
washouts, and fallen trees block
ed scores of roads and highways.
All roads into Eureka were clos
ed and scores of families evacu
ated their homes along the ris
ing Russian river.
. Flood warnings were' issued
along the Russian and flood wa
ters from the Eel river had al
ready flowed into homes south
of Eureka, washing away a $12,
000 house and causingl$125,000
damage to a Bear River lumber
mill.
It was the same story in Ore
gon, where four inches of rain
soaked Eugene in a 24-hour per
iod . and a Boseburg man was
killed when gale-force winds
toppled a tree onto him. " ;
Two Dead in California
Flood waters had already kill
ed two persons and caused $2,
100,000 damage in Northern Cal
ifornia. In addition, the West
Coast's weather was complicat
ed by howling blasts of jet
stream air at altitudes as low
as 6000 feet.
The 100-mile-per-hour streams
brought airline operations to Ha
waii practically to a standstill,
holding up nearly 15,000 pounds
of .Christmas mail. A Pan-American
airways spokesman called
the winds "unprecedented," add
ing "we can't get under it or
over it and we can't get around
it, either."
Sterilization of
Well Water Uraed
Bob Hart, county sanitarian,
recommended today that all fam
ilies using wells should sterilize
drinking water until after flood
conditions have subsided.
Families should sterilize water
by boiling for at least ten min
utes or by adding household
bleach according to directions
on the bottle. Sterilization of
water should be continued until
conditions have returned to nor
mal, Hart said, :
Families having drilled wells
which have flooded can sterilize
them, after floods have sub
sided, by pouring one quart of
household bleach inside the well
casing and pumping heavily un
til it is certain a complete
change of water has been af
fected. Hart cautioned that polluted
water during and after the, flood
might cause dysentery, infecti
ous hepatitis or typhoid.
Quarterly Dividend
Announced by Copco -
Directors of California Oregon
Power Company today announc
ed quarterly dividends of $13'5 f.
per share on seven per cent
preferred and $1.17V on 4.70
per cent preferred Copco stock.
The dividends were for all
four quarters of 1955 and will
be paid Jan. 16 to stockholders
of record Dec. 31.
A dividend of 40 cents a share
on common stock for the fourth
quarter was also declared.
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