In Iliv
Dav's fevs
lly HIANK JKNKIN'H
TIIK Ui'iitirtliiniL of tmllic ail-
hotlines In Washington til !
iniirnliiu tlio "arrest lor iltiiirtiitlou''
u( Jacob Abraham Hlmiicl, iiutlonul
director uf education uf llio Anicr
H ull coiiinilllilsl iiuily.
HUtchd'a career helps to explain
why wo dim I think iiiurli ul thg
communist party. He won born In
Aiialiln-lltiiigary. He ciiine hem
Ural III 1UII, mill left. Ha came
again III Mill. Irum mi unknown
(lull mul without mi litimigrulluii
Vlmi -wlilch menus 111 ul ha nneiikvtt
In Illegally. Presumably he tin been
here ever sliuc.
"Arrcnl lor deportation'' menus
(iut ho l to b aciii bulk home.
Aiiatiia-lluiigafy li no longer a
country, ImvlliK dialtpjritlrd u aucil
Hi llic llrnl world war. All ul Hun
amy ami purl of Aualrlu are now
occupied by Kuaala.
.
TIIIU l the point:
rJlMiiel, an official ot liie Amer
Hjm communist party, Isn't an
.'JFierlcnn. He allpiicd In lllriltilly.
Ilr had plenty ol tunc to become a
cliltcii. but waan'1 liilcrcaled III
lititTiiahlp. lie had other tiah to
try, Ilia Job was to tear down the
American ayalem not to build It up.
He waa here aa an OUTHlDKIl o
do Ilia purl III the Job ol lliaettlll!
the Ainerlrun uptile curl.
That la the way the coinmunlat
party la. 11 Isn't a movement ol
Americana, (or the betterment of
euiidltlona In America. It rla U
inspiration and much uf Ha leader
ship fiom OUTHIUK America.
I la lltllo wonder we don't Ihlnlt
much of the communlal parly.
mt learn from the dlapauhea till
morning Dial more than 400
persona died violently during Uie na
lion a thirr-uuy Memorial Uuy doll -day.
That It bud, but II la leu bad
than a year una, when 504 violent
deullu were reported,
Holldaya, ol course, are dangerous.
We have luu on holldaya, and ex
perience lella ua that lun la more
uaiiiirroua lhaii woik. Uut. aa a
aiatlcr ol fact. If we took ANY week
end during the plcaaunl weather
period and counted up the violin',
ilcuiha we'd find the lol.il about aa
largo aa on a holiday week-end.
In country aa big aa oura, witn
a many dangerous ways of liuviug a
good time. 400 violent dcatlu over
a Ihrre-day period lain a auipilaiiik
number.
pROM Chungking, In China, Ihcre
cornea a Inle Una morning about
girl who clalitu alic NfcV.ll eau.
elite la 90 yeara old, and aaya ahe
tlUa taken no food lor nine yeara.
the haa been under observation, in
Chungking! municipal hoapiul for
Uie paal 21 daya, and doctora there
any Uiey are certain ahe had no
loud during llioae three week. Two
nuraea are going home with her to
ouiiunue the check-up.
II makea a good aiory, but thli
writer la ready to lay a lalrli.l
wager that ahe EATS.
fVNIS cau l eacape tliu thought, how
w ever:
Willi food prlcea what Uiey are. In
Una country aa well aa In China,
Die gul would be lucky it the aiory
wua true.
IIP along the Columbia, power coni
panlea are apicailng to their
customers to use aa little power aa
poaaible until the floods go down.
In California a while bark, custom,
era were beaeeched to lay ofl the
power switches until the drouln
wnn relieved.
The trouble up north la caused by
too much water. Tho trouble In
the aoutlt was caused by not enougit
water.
It looki like you can't win.
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TinvfTy'Vr. VKSTH KLAMATH FALLH, OltKGON, TCEHfiAV, JUNE l, 1948 Telephone Bill No. 1384
r-i n nk Ui II II 'Chute Artist At Airport Show
tab toss ranted j j
I f rr - -
Railroad Yards
In Flood Path
PORTLAND, June 1 ) Flood
waters nre Inching Into the rnllrond
yards nf downtown Portliind, to til"
drJlghi of amnll boys.
full come right along with the
flood, With whoops of Joy mid
irijjfrh splashing the boys clinic the
Irffl III shallow wnirr between rnlls,
cnlrhlng ninny with their bure
hnndi. Moat are thrown bnck.
Nine Marines, 13 Navy Men
Drown When Liberty Launch
Swamps In Hampton Roads
NOItl'Ol.K, Va June 1
Twoiily-twu Iiicn-iillic murines and
13 navy men perished In Hampton
rouda hut night when a navy launch
swamped In choppy watera while re
turning IH) men to their ship after
Memorial Day liberty.
Hear Admiral C. A. P. Bprague.
commander of a twelve ship task
force whose sailing for the Medl
terr nenn was delayed by the trag
edy, bulled thifl atnlPliirlll Ul newa
li en at V a. m, today from Ills flng
ahlp, the aircraft carrier Kenmnrge:
"Preliminary report of low of life
or nilasiiig iiersoiinel mny be placed
at 33. nine marines and 13 navy.
"Report considered accurate and
Includes best estimate of iosslhle
alruitiilrra mien absent over leave i.
"Kurllier checking now In prog
resa." The 60 -foot oien launch w-aa
awamtied In a wind and rain norm
at 8 (4 p. m. as II waa returning
Reds Pushed
By US Over
Trieste Area
WASIIlNCiTON'. June I 1,1V
The I'nlted Htatea prodded Kuaala
a third time today foe a new reply
to the Amrrlean-ltrltUh-Kreiteri
proposal to return the free territory
of Trleate to Italy.
The atate department aald In a
note delivered to the Ituaalan em
huaay that the problem requires a
"very earlv resolution."
Hiate Deiiarlment Press Officer
Michael McUermoti told reportcra
he understood the British and
Kreneh governments are sending
similar notes to the Soviet govern
ment. Objection Raised
Russia never haa rejected the
principle of returning Trieste to
ttr.ly. tint It has objected to amend
Inp the Italian pence treaty aa sug
gested by the three western power.
The flovleta claim thia would con
stitute a private conference" which
Is unacceptable to Moscow.
The Amerlran note waa aent to
Ambassador Aleaander 8. Tanyush
kln Just aa lie waa preparing to
leave for consultations In Moscow
on the lend-lease question.
The free territory of Trleate. an
lmiKirtant port nf the Adriatic, la
occupied Jointly by British and
United States troops on thr one
hrnd any Yugoslavian forces on the
oilier.
Girl Who Doesn't
Eat Is Watched
CHUNOKINO. China. June 1 Ml
Yang Mel. China's medical puirle
a girl who says she never enta
went happily home today nficr wlinr
doctors swear was a three week
fust. She didn't look hungry, either.
With Yang Mel went two nurses.
They will continue a constant ob
servation of the 30-year-old peaaan'.
girl who Insists she hasn't eaten
for nine yenrs.
Doctors In Municipal hospital,
where she had been under dny and
night obaoivntiiin 31 dnys, sny they
nre certain she hnd no food In Hint
period.
She shows no 111 effect.
a liberty party to the Kearsarge, an
chored two miles off the Norfolk
nival station. The launch, which
wna attached to the carrier, was
aw uuipcd when only 300 yards olf
the Kearsnrge'a port beam.
Hailing of the tusk force waa de
layed Indefinitely ufier the accident
and Its ships were placed on four
hour sailing notice.
A survivor snld "everybody wns
trying to hold onto somebody else"
In the cold, rough water.
Thonuia H. Rowe, 22, bouUiwaln's
runic third cln.ss. swain from the
swamped launch to pier 5 at the
Norfolk naval station, a distance of
approximately two miles. Rowe Is
the son of Mrs. Lucille Rowe, Hunt
ington Park, Cullf.
Interviewed hy newsmen aboard
I he naval hospital ship Consola
tion. Rowe snld he entered the
launch by mistake at the naval sta
tion fleet landing Inst night. Rowe
Is attached aboard the transport
Randolph and entered a launch at
tached to the alrcrnfl carrier Kear
sarge. "I got Into the Inunch and went
to sleep before It left the landing,"
he related. "When I woke up I
wna swimming In the cold water, t
kit ked my shoes off. Men were all
around me In the water. Everybody
wns trvlng to hold onto somebody
else. There were life Jackets on
the launch hut thev were not used.
I never saw the luunch again. I
think It swamiied quickly.
"I suppose I was In the water two
or three hours." Rowe snld. "I feel
line now."
Rose la a tall. 179-nound low head
who has been In the navy fire
years. He served at Hntpan. Oki
nawa and the Philippines on land
ing veasels.
Pocket War
Carried To
Syria Today
Hy The Associated Preaa
Jew-tali bombs dropped today on
Amman, where Arab leadera as
sembled to talk over the newest
I'nlted Nations peace plea.
Within a few hours. Israel accept
ed unconditionally the 1'N appeal
for a four-week armistice during
which an arma embargo would be
enforced on Arabs and Jews alike.
The British said the Jewish war
planes attacking Amman also
bombed an RAP field nearby and
Hint 12 persons were killed and 30
Injured.
Children Die
The Arabs snld two children and
four other civilians were killed, but
that property damage was slight.
Amman Is the capitnl of Trans
Jordnn. the home of Warrior King
Abdullah, who leads five of the
seven Arab armies arrayed against
fcrnel.
About ten .10-pound bombs were
dropped during four single flights.
The Arabs demanded that Tel AtIt
be bombed again In reprisaL
llaganah, the army of Israel, was
reported driving on strategic Jenln
in North Central Palestine. Jenln Is
thr apex of the Nablusjenln-Tul-karm
triangle, a key to Arab
strength.
Capture Claimed
The Arab higher committee In
Cairo claimed the capture of Na
tanva. 18 miles north of Tel Aviv
and cutting of the constnl road from
Tel Aviv to Haifa. The claim was
unconfirmed from any other
source.
If true. It represented a tighten
ing of the loose encirclement the
I Arabs say they are forging around
Tel Avlr. . ...
Besides the" lilr blow t 'Trans
Jordan's capital, the Jews carried
their pocket war Into Lebanon apd
Syria. Hiiganah officers said sev
eral Lebanese villages near the
fruitier were bombed and that
ground forces blew tip several police
posts on the- Syrian side of the
frontier. ..-
60 Per Cent
Vote Predicted
In California
SACRAMENTO. Calif., June 1 lA'i !
CalUornlana voted today In a piesl
dentlal primary election but regis- I
Irara generally forecast only 60
per cent turnout. There were no con- I
teala for either the democratic or j
republican party nominations.
The republicans will nominate a
D3.man delegntlon to the Dnr'y s r(,markllble BCCident-free week-end
over Memorial Dny which was more
than most places In Uie nation could
boast.
Only one trnflic accident which
resulted in pcrsonol Injuries was re
ported early Monday morning and
the two men Involved. Elroy Crue-
ger. route 1 box 616. city, and James
William Humphrey. Merrill, were
treated and dismissed from Hillside
hospital. This accident occurred In
the Henley district.
Even the city fire department re
ported an all-clear week-end. Am
bulance service reported It fairly
quirt.
Quiet Holiday
Reported Here
Klamath county went through a
convention at Philadelphia pledged
to Uie presidential nomination of
Gov. Earl Warren of California.
The democrats will approve 63
persons pledged to nominate Presi
dent Hurry 8. Truman.
Local contest for congress and
stale and county offices nnd bond
Issues consolidated with the presi
dential primary was exiwcted to
bring nut a medium vote. Henry
Wallace's third party has a number
of congrcsslonnl and legislative aspirants.
Wooden Fence
Has 'New Look'
8AN FRANCISCO. June 1 oTi
A tall wjoden- fence around a store
remodeling Job haa three windows
for curious pnssers-by. The top one
Is labeled "long lookers," the bottom
one "short lookers" . . , And the
middle one "good lookers."
The middle one has a mirror,
loo.
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Radio Appeal Here For Clothing Donations
For Yanport Flood Victims Draws Response
The Vanport tragedy, miles from
Klnmalh Falls, touched tho hearts
of many Klamatli folks.
A radio appeal from Mr. and Mrs.
Mllo Chcyno, victims of the flood,
resulted in a deluge of wearable
clothing from folks who hastily went
through their closols late Inst night.
Tho Cheynes, Who escaped the
flood with their three young chil
dren, were here with their mothers,
Mrs. Fannie Chcyno of the Merrill
rond, and Mrs. W. C. Mllkoy, 904
Walnut.
' Before Mrs. Mllkey could return
from the Shasta district whero chil
dren's clothing hnd been assembled
for her, a dozen can hnd driven up
to the Walnut street address with
folks carrying boxes nf clothing nnd
bedding. It wns piled In Mrs. Mil
key's living room to greet her on
return.
Mr. nnd Mis. Cheyne left this
ntlciiionn for Portliind Willi Mr. nnd
Mm, Bob Anderson .former Klnmnth
residents and now nf Portland. The
Vljjynti family spent Sunday night
Hill) the Andersons mid drove hero
Monday to leave their youngsters,
Hlllln Ann, Sandra Alice and Clnrn
Unle. '
'Mrs, Cheyne made thg clothing
appeal "on her own" and said It
wns not connected with any organ
l7.atloh. She aald that families In
their H-unlt apartment house, all
of them wilh children, wcro found
snfe bill without personnl belong
ings. She will bo nblc to distribute
the clothing among these families
nnd expressed deep appreciation to
the response.
No more clothing is needed at this
time. Tho American Red Cross Is
unable to handle any used clothing
as the time clement must be con
sidered In such rases, Mrs. Frnnces
Pnlmcr, executive secretary of the
Klnmnth chapter explained todny.
The clothing must be sorted for
alio, washed nnd Ironed, or cleaned
and pressed prior to distribution
nnd only In areas whore clothing
sources might bo exhausted. Is there
a rirmnnd for used garments or bed
ding. Calls continued In come into Ihe
Red Cross, radio stations nnd The
Herald mid News by persons who
wcro preparing boxes of clothing.
Some churches also responded. It
was nuggested that the clothing be
held until an official appeal Is made.
Klamath resldenU who have not
recclvod word from relatives In the
stricken area, may contact the
American Red Crass here and tele
graphic communications will be
sent. Mrs. Palmer snld she could
not guarantee response within any
given time due to the conditions up
north, but every offort would be
mnde to get a response within 24
hours.
Despite their narrow escape
from the Vanport flood, members
of Ihe Mlln Cheyne family were
laughing here today over an In
cident which occurred aa they
fled from the project late Satur
day afternoon.
The ear, piled high with be
longings, the Cheyne s three chil
dren and a number of neighbors,
limped out of the area on a flat
lire.
As Hie heavily laden machine
reached Denver avenue, a faint
howling could be heard beneath
Ihe pile nf luggage and kids,
Slopping the car and digging
down, the family discovered their
brown cocker spaniel pup, "Rusty."
Homenow, in me excitement,
Cheyne had tossed In the dog, and
the rest on top, "Rusty" Is re
covering from Ills ride In Port
land.
Red Cross Okays
Cash Donations
For Flood Aid
The Klnmnth county chapter,
American Red Cross, today was ad
vised by Uie San Frnncisco area
office Hint cash contributions for re
lief of Northwest flood sufferers,
will be accepted by the chapter of
fice here. The Red Cross Is located
at 1111 Walnut.
Already a number of Inquiries
have been received from persons In
terested in supplementing the Initial
Red Cross appropriation of $350,000
to lessen tho distress.
Basil O'Connor, national Red
Cross chairman, has advised gov
ernors of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho that Ihe full force of the
American Red Cross Is belli
niarshnllcd to cope with the relief
needs of those overwhelmed.
Traffic Death
Figure 404
By The Associated Press
More than 400 persons died vio
lently during tho nation's extended
Memorial Dny holiday.
Traffic accidents caused more
than half of the fatalities.
Accident deaths reported from
8 p. m. Friday to midnight Mon
day totaled 404 not including the
unknown number dend In the Van
port, Ore,, flood. Tho drowning of
31 navy nnd marine corps men last
when a launch cnp.slr.cd in Hamp
ton Roads, Vn., was the largest
known loss of life In a single acci
dent. The toll compared to 504 violent
deaths over the three-day 1947
Memorial Day holiday and to 292
over a similar period In 1946.
The big crowd at the Progress Days air show at the municipal air
port yesterday got an extra thrill out of Bill Bushman's parachute
Jump, shown In this picture Just before he landed on the concrete
apron. Bushman Jumped directly over the crowd, permitted the first
'rhute to collapse and then, as he hurtled downward, a second one
blossomed out With Ideal wind conditions, he landed directly in front
of Ihe spectators.
Klamath Progress Days Show Is
Success; Huge Crowd Attends
The biggest crowd of people ever
congregated at the airport witnessed
the second successful day of the
Klamath Progress Days air show
Monday,
The sliow. sponsored by the Klam
ath County chamber of commerce
with tho cooperation of the flying
service operators was put on by the
chamber took charge of parking,
g-tes and refreshment stands.
Jato Takeoff
Archie Twltchell emceed the Ma
son show of which he la a member,
besides participating with the Jato
act where his piano was assisted in
takeoff by Jet propulsion. Other
startling and chilling acts, of the
show were the daring wlng-walklnr,
Klamath Buzz Boys Sunday and I delayed parachute jumps, crasy and
Sammy Mason's Hollywood howks
Monday at Uie airport. The junior
Reber Loses
By 22 Votes
County Commissioner John Reber
picked up 20 votes In the official
canvass of the 1948 primary elec
tion vote but It wasn't enough to
put him ahead for the republican
nomination.
The official count on republican
county commissioner Is:
John Reber, 2802.
F.d Gowen, 2824.
Thus. Reber lost re-nomination
by 22 votes. Tho mistake was dis
covered In a summary sheet for
precinct No. 24 In Klamath Falls.
The tally sheet In that precinct
was correct, but the summary
sheet, from which unofficial tallies
were made, shorted Reber by 20
votes,
Dowen, as republican nominee,
will face Guy Bellnnt, democrat,
in the general election,
precision flying, inverted flying and
intricate aerial maneuvers. Comedy
features were also included.
Sammy Mason, protegee of the
late Tex Rankin, put on a show em
bracing all the maneuvers known
to pilots and each of the members
of the troop risked his neck time
and again entertaining the cheering
crowd of thousands of people.
All the flying waa low from 10
feet above the ground to a few hun
dred, the air was smooth and low
ering clouds only removed the glare.
A late count of gate receipts by
chamber officials Monday night re
vealed no financial loss but exact
figures were not completed.
Schools Used,
So Vacation On
PORTLAND. June 1 P Chil
dren of eight Portland grade schools
arc getting extra vacation because
their schools are being used to house
flood refugees from Vanport.
All other city schools are open.
The 4.800 school pupils of Vanport
will not have to go back to school
until next fall, Portland schools will
not take them In because the school
year Is almost over.
Thousands Flee
Columbia Area
As Water Gains
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 1 W The Columbia river flood, which
already had taken a toll of at leaat 20 Urea and properly loas of mora
than WI.OOO.OOO, forced mass evacuation today of a 120-mlle section at
the lower end of the stream.
The river had already caused the Northwests greatest disaster
as Its crest approached the rich farmlands from the Portland area to)
the sea. Army engineers gave the warning- to evacuate, but said many
of the thousands of residents already had fled.
Death Toll Unknown
The toll of dead will not be known until waters recede. No
estimate of damage throughout the area was available, but the Portland
housing authority said damage at the crumbled war-housing city of
Vanport was 27 ,000 ,000. The only other estimate was 110.000.009
damage In the Kelso, Woodland and Kalama district of Southwest,
Washington. Those were only two small areas affected.
Before the Vanport disaster, army engineers had predicted the
Columbia and Its tributaries would cause a total loss of 130,000,040.
Tbe engineers now won't make any kind of an estimate.
Evacuation Ordered
Army engineers ordered the evacuation of the thousands nf mrf.
dents of the 4.1 drainage districts area, but said many of them already
had nut for higher ground.
The Portland housing authority estimated at $27,000,000 trie loss
suffered by the war-housing city of Vanport, which was crumbled
Sunday. That was the only flood loss estimate available, although
before the Vanport disaster, army engineers had predicted a loss of
130.004,000 to farms and houses, and to valuable topsoll being swept
to . .
The river, second largest in the nation in amount of water dis
charged, is at flood stage for 750 miles. The crest will reach ihe
Portland, area tonight or tomorrow. .
Union Station Flooded
Part of Portland's downtown area. Including the Union station, was
under water today after the Willamette river topped the sea-wall. The
station la Portlands only railroad depot, and trains were unable to
use it.
In North Portland, where more than 18,000 persons were left home
less in Sunday's Vanport disaster, the flooded area waa tripled by the
bursting of two more Dikes. On top of these two dikes were the ap
proaches to the Pacific highway, principal north-south route.
The breaking of these dikes left three square miles under water,
with houses from Vanport pouring through both gaps. Some of them
turned end-over-end, and all hope of salvaging these was lost.
No Bodies Found
No bodies have been recovered from Vanport Some bodies might
be swept so far they never would be found.
Army engineers are investigating the "blow out" of the railroad
embankment which resulted In the Vanport disaster. The rail fill was
constructed 40 years ago. Commenting on the fate of what once was
Oregon's second largest city, the Portland housing authority announced
the agency "feels terribly, terribly bad that lives possibly were lost,
but aU you can do is depend on the advice of competent engineers."
Survivors are scattered In thousands of homes throughout the city.
In schools and churches. Most of the separated families are getting
together. But the Bed Cross has not Issued an estimate of the missing.
Major Threats
Tbe major threats downstream front Portland were at CUtskani,
Kalnier, Woodland. Kelso. Longrlew and Kalama. Those areas, where
much of the population Is being moved out by army engineers, national
guardsmen and civilian agencies, are like vast swamplands.
In British Columbia, military authorities were given power to
conscript citizens and requisition transport to fight the disastrous
Fraser river flood. Four thousand Canadian' soldiers are in the area.'
A gasoline tank containing 100,000 gallons fell into the Columbia
river at Umatilla. But army engineers discounted the danger of fire,'
asserting the gasoline was being mixed wen with the flood waters.
The Northwest was faced with a power shortage aa Bonneville dam
waa compelled to drop its production SO per cent. Grand Coulee dam's
power output waa down 10 per cent Customers were asked to curb
their use of electricity.
The Red Cross estimated that 45,000 persons already have been
"severely affected" by the floods in the Columbia basin and the total
is expected to mount rapidly when the crest hits the downstream low
lands. It said 10.000 homes have been destroyed or damaged.
Some Relief Seen
Army engineers said that flood waters were receding upstream on
the Columbia, "easing things considerably."
But at Bonners Ferry. Idaho, where the Kootenai was falling
slightly, flood water still stood two feet deep in the business district
Loss there will total millions of dollars, including 30,000 acres of rich
farm land flooded, loss of 1.200.000 bushels of wheat destruction of
dikes which cost f 1.000.000. and damage to more than 300 buildings.
Soldiers and civilians labored side by side today to top the dikes
with sandbag walls as the swollen river splashed at the overflow level
on many points.
Crest Hits Gorge
Today the crest was roaring through the' great river's Cascade
gorge, spilling into the diked area of the lower valley in its rush to the
sea. The crest hurried past Eastern Oregon's Umatilla and Washing
ton's Pasco-Kennewlck area at the Hanford Plutonium project and .
Into the gorge at The Dalles yesterday. There it spilled over embank
ments into low portions of the city, but caused slight damage.
The first dike area It will reach today Is at the mouth of the Sandy
river where one of the region's three great aluminum production
plants is located. It Is expected to pass there without serious threat,
but families have been evacuated.
After that, the metropolitan Portland and Vancouver, Wash., area
will feel the full impact ot the flood that is expected to stay at a
high level tor possibly a week.
Mill Threatened
At Camas, Wash., the large pulp and paper mill of the Crown
Zellerbach company has been fighting water in lower floors for mort
than a week. Several docks there may be dynamited if they threaten
to break away and batter the Interstate bridge linking Oregon and
Washington. A river sternwheeler Is now nosed against one of the
span's piers, shoving the pier against the push ot the river.
Sandbagging of the Multnomah dike guarding the municipal airport
area went along at full pace at dawn. Across the river the water
swirls amid the Vancouver, Wash., shipyard, a wartime Kaiser plant
The water there has covered residential sectors for. over a week.
Brig. Oen. Thomas E. Rtlea has ordered Oregon national guards
men to evacuate the army air base barracks. This Is across the air
strips from the Commercial Airline hangers and terminals at the multi
million dollar municipal airport and 18 feet below the river level. .
Waterfront Hit
Backwater from the Columbia has pushed the Willamette river
creeping back Into the industrial and commercial districts of the Psclflo
eoast'a second busiest maritime port Waterfront operations are virtu
ally at a standstill. Docks are under water and water II lapping- at
the upper edge of the city's downtown seawall.
Brig. Oen. E. M. Llewellyn, commanding Washington national
guardsmen in the stricken Kelso-Kalama-Woodland area along tho
Columbia's Washington shore, estimated damage at $10,000,000 in that
region. About a third ot that loss was suffered by the tulip bulb
Industry.
Elmer Vogel, Associated Press correspondent touring the area, said
4000 persons were evacuated from South Kelso last night But he laid
a surprising number of persons remained in second-flood rooms.
The dikes on the Coweeman river were holding at Kelso, with list
guardsmen and 200 volunteers sandbagging them. The bridge ever the
river on the Pacific highway south of the city was In danger, and
water covered the Kelso airport
At Woodland, where the town's 1000 residents were evacuated, tho
Columbia river embankment was threatened with collapse. The town
already Is under water varying from a few Inches to 14 feet, and
collapse of the embankment would add greatly to tho damage.