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. . .
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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.
Ellis said he now desired to
go on a vacation so he was ter
minating the offer. "I feel I
have given everyone time to
come forth," he said.
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Frankfurt, Germany (U.P
A judge was considerate of a
man charged with breaking into
cigarette machines who said he
did not have the train fare to
travel 60 miles to the court. The
judge ruled Karl Mueller did
not have to appear at his trial
HOONEY'S BOAT AFLOAT
Hollywood (U.R) Actor
Mickey Rooney says he may
name his new, unchristened
S6.500 cabin cruiser "Stay
but notified him by -mail that
his 100 mark (S23) fine could be
paid in ten monthly installments.
Afloat." Someone reported the
22-foot boat had sunk after
Rooney anchored it near Malibu,
Calif. The actor rowed out to in
spect the boat, found five inches
of water in it and said, "Why it
wasn't even listing."
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Typhoon Nearing
Red Chinese Mainland
Tokyo (U.R) Typhoon Wanda
bore down on the Chinese Com
munist mainland today after
lashing Okinawa with 100-mile-an-hour
winds and flooding
thousands of homes on Formosa
with torrential rains.
The storm grounded all planes
on Formosa and marooned Adm.
Arthur Radford, chau-man of the
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, who
had planned to fly to Korea to
day. Formosa was hit with 50
mile winds.
The typhoon, with winds of
150-miles an hour at its center,
apparently had lost no strength
after battering Okinawa for
more than 12 hours, inflicting
some damage but no casualties.
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