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TWELVE MEDFORD (OHE30N) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. August 1. HJ8 Denver Gets Inch of Rain; Many Evacuated To Higher Ground Br UNITED PRESS ' Widespread thunderstorms and showers struck the central sec tion of the nation Tuesday night, and creeks overflowed in a downpour of rain to flood streets, basements and homes in part of Denver. One inch of rain drenched Denver and, at the height of the storm, an eight-foot wall of water swept through Big Dry creek. The creek, along with Little Dry creek, drains a good part of southeast Denver into the South Platte river. Water overran the banks of both creeks and the Highlir.e canal. Police hastily , trucked boats from park lakes to evacu ate scores of families to high ground. Bridge Washes Out A bridge across Big Dry creek was washed out and an unident ified youth was thrown into the water but was rescued with a rope by a motorist. Traffic also was snarled when a highway underpass was flooded. Heavy thundershowers oc curred in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico and across the central plains eastward to the Middle Missis sippi valley. Springfield, III., re ceived 2.18 inches of rain in a six-hour period ending shortly janer mmnigru. nainiau loiaiea 1.80 inches at Kirksville, Mo., 1.71 inches at Lamoni, Iowa and 2 20 inches at 'Stockville, Neb. Temperatures Higher i Temperatures were higher over most of the nation. Night time readings' ranged from 48 degrees at Grand Marias, Mich., to 95 at Needles. Calif. Other early morning readings were: Pittsburgh, 68: Miami, 83; Fort Worth, 84: Denver, 62; St. Louis. 80; and San Francisco, 58. Fair weather was expected today over most areas west of the Rockies and from the Upper Mississippi Valley eastward across the Great Lakes. Else where, precipitation was likely either in the form of showers or thunderstorms. PRISON 'JAMAS' OUTLAWED London (U.R) British prison inmates were faced today with pretty cool sleeping conditions. Parliamentary Undersecret a r y Lord Mancroft, in answer to crit icism of prison policies, said the inmate would have to sleep in underwear, or less, because the initial cost of pajames would be S84.000 with another S16.400 needed annually for upkeep and replacements. Dead line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other dava 5:30 previous day Medford Firms Low Bidders on SOC Job Portland - U.R) Bids to talling $258,345 for construction of a new student union building at Southern Oregon college at Ashland were received here yes terday at Portland ' State col lege. Apparent low bidder for the general construction contract was Bessonette and Graff of Medford at $795,645. Steeck El ectric of Roseburg submitted the apparent low electrical , bid at S29.500. Stuart Mechanical, Inc., of Medford was low at $43,200 for the mechanical work. Bids for bonds to finance the structure will be called Aug. 7. They will be retired through student fees. Wheeler Repair Work Set To Cosl $126,000 Salem (U.R) Emergency repairs to county roads and bridges in Wheeler county and in the city of Mitchell will cost some S126.000, Gov. Elmo Smith said today in requesting this in itial allocation of funds from President Eisenhower under public law 875. Wheeler county was declared a major disaster area and eli gible for federal assistance by the president at the request of Gov. Smith following the dam aging flash flood on July 13. Sand Dunes, History Intrigue Motorloggers on North Beaches Washington Coast! Peninsula Found Ideal for Repose The following la a. condensa tion of BBOtorlor appeartnr Joae 24 In Xorthwent rotajra yura maraaine of The Sanda Oreconlan. It la oaa ef an an nual aerlea aponaored jointly by . Tho OreiroMan and the Oregon State Motor aaaoclatioa. BI JOHN A. ARMSTRONG Sunday Editor, The Ortgonlu The trouble with people down on Washington's North Beach peninsula is that they spend too much time talking about their razor clams. Anyone who visits the place gets to feeling he's obligated to dig some. Digging clams, particularly those speedy razors, can be work. And my Idea of a perfect vacation or week end at the beach is to avoid as much work as possible. Not that razor dams aren't about the most delicious things you can- eat, properly chow- dered or fried . . . almost any one can get his daily limit of 24, given a minus tide and a little fast sand shoveling . and to top it all they never seem to run out of razors on the peninsula, no matter how many thousands l clam dig rers get their quotas.. But all this preoccupation with the razor dams tends to obscure all of the other attrac tions of the North Beach penin sula, that recreation-rich arm extending north from the mouth of the Columbia river to the entrance of Willapa bay. An Oregon State Motor asso-eiation-Oregonian motorlog to the peninsula unearthed limit less other opportunities for the lazy vacationer. For example, driving on the beach. It's a simple enough vacation pleasure, but one that's guaranteed to give you and the family a thrill. To a traffic-haunted driver such as this writer, wheeling the white motorlog Ford down the long, straight stretch of flat sand edging the sea side of the pen insula brought a feeling of abandoned freedom. If you stay under 35 miles per hour and off the clam beds, jou can driv e the 28 miles of unobstructed beach from Sea view to the north end of the peninsula as many times as you want Some words of naming for the tourist: Drive it at low tide, and don't attempt to go around the peninsula's end to the bay side. Don't stop on the Lewta, and Clark aaar Pacific for first time near this weather-, beaten church at MeGowaiL, Wash., not far from ferry. watery sand or your ear will sink in. If you get stuck in loose, dry sand, let some air out of your tires to get more trac tion. . Picnicking on the beach de mands very little physical exertion, and the North Beach peninsula offers hundreds of perfect picnic spots. From Long Beach northward a strip of low sand dunes, partially covered with beach grass, separates the beach proper from the summer homes that line it. Here, in the dune area, you're protected from the bite of the Northwest wind that plagues our beaches during many summer days. The sun gives golden warmth here, and surrounding dunes a screen of privacy. Over on the bay side at the north end of the peninsula, there are more chances for vacation enjoyment with a minimum of exertion. Watch for Wilson's oyster cannery, a white building ex tending over the water just south of the Nahcotta dock. Any time during the day you can walk in and find ex-Port-lander Bill SUcey.' who owns the place, happy to take a few minutes off and show you how his oysters are harvested. opened and prepared for market. If you're history-minded, and most Northwesternerg are, the North Beach peninsula is a ripe spot for exploration. Sleepy little Oysterville. population now 140 but at one time not so sleepy. Is a photographer's dream. Any camera bug's eye will light up at the venerable liilmHltJ i .O iter... C Interest points on North Beach peninsula are located on map, old homes of the last century, restored in 1954 to commemo- . rate the town's 100th anniver sary; the wtathc rbeaten church; the old dock. There are history and ample photo subjects up and down the peninsula ... the Fort Colum bia museum, just a few milei from the Megler ferry landing . . , the old Cape Disappoint ment lighthouse ... the North Head light and near-by rem nants of Fort Canby. a short scenic drive out of Dwaco. At Dwaco, a fishing port, you can watch the fleet of little ocean trailers come and go, and dangle your legs over the edge of the dock. . . Wednesday Night Special CARNIVAL Paint and Color Set Reg. $2.98 Special 88 The JOY HOUSE 317 EAST MAIN ST Open Wednesday Till 9 P.M. ARRIVING at Moscow air port, Japanese Foreign Min ister Shigemitsu returns greetings expressed by Rus sian Foreign Minister Shep iiov. . (JiOemaamalX Quotes From the News Br UNITED PRESS Moscow Communist party chief Nikita S. Khrushchev in urging a 'common sense" solution to the Suez Canal dispute: "We know what war means. War is more easily started than ended." Cairo Premier . Gamal Abdel Nasser en the Sues Canal dispute: ' "Egypt is confident of the righteousness of its stand and won't be deflected from the course it hat chartered for itself in this respect." Parris Island, S. C. S-Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon on his de termination to teach his platoon discipline which led to the "death march" into Ribbon creek: "I figured if they went off this island knowing nothing but discipline they'd go off having something." Chicago Joseph Finnegan, Adlai Stevenson's campaign man ager, en the withdrawal of Sen. Ettes Kefauver from the Demo cratic presidential primary: "I think this indicates a very strong possibility of a first ballot nomination for Stevenson." Washington Sen. Estes Kefauver, announcing his with drawal, in a warning to Democrats on a convention deadlock: "Victory in November is mora important than victory in August." Chicago Lloyd Benefield, director of the Harriman for president organisation, on Kefauver's withdrawal: "Our calculations show a strong majority of the Kefauver delegates are now with Harriman." Harriman Expects Improvement in Nomination Chance New York (U.R) Gov. Averell Harriman was optimis tic today that the withdrawal of Sen. Estes Kefauver from the Democratic presidential derby would help the Harriman cam paign more than hurt it. The Tennessee senator with drew Tuesday in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson, but Harriman said he expected to get "at least half" the votes pledged to Kefauver. "From indications I have now received," Harriman said. "I be lieve it will be more." The New York governor said he would continue fighting for the Democratic presidential nom ination "until the last ballot." "You will find more and more delegates coming over to me," Harriman said. "I am not pessimistic." Talked To Assistant Harriman told newsmen at La Guardia airport that Kefauv er tried unsuccessfully to reach him by phone Tuesday and then talked to a Harriman assistant. Kefauver "told my assistant that he believed I would get at least half of his delegates," Harriman said. Harriman said he had appeal ed to Kefauver delegates to sup port him now that their candi date was1 out of the race and "many have already told me they will do so." "The issues are drawn," Har riman said. "We can win in No vember if our party is true to its traditions, and if, with a fighting candidate, we go to the people with progressive liberal policies that meet the needs and opportunities of today. "That's what I stand for, he said. ' 'Giveaway' Reward Offer Ends Sept. 1 Salem (U.R) Rex Ellis of Pendleton today notified the U.S. National Bank of Portland that his offer to pay $1,000 to anyone proving "giveaway" charges against President Eis enhower or Former Interior Sec retary Douglas McKay would be withdrawn Sept. 1. Former State Senator Ellis, in a letter to Bank President E. C. Sammons, said a certified check for the amount had been avail able at the bank for four months. He added that no one had taken any legal action to prove the giveaway and collect the money. 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