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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-25
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26O-Foo Section of Balfour- Guthrie
Dock Being Raced by Wreckers

Another section Of Tacoma's
historic longest wheat warehouse
IN the world" Is being turned over
to the wreckers.
The 260-foot section known as
the Balfour-Guthric dock on the
city waterway below 9th st.. and
north Of the Younglovc Grocery
Co. win be converted into an open
dock.
Dynamite Dunn. Tacoma
wrecker. started his gang Monday
with demolition work enough to
last until late October.
The dock Is ESQ feet long and
80 feet wide and all Of heavy
frame construction. IL was part
Of the original construction Of
about 20 years ago when sailing
ships from ports Of all the world
came to Tacoma to load wheat.
Leased BY Sections
The Northern Pacific railway
owned the long stretch Of water
front and there constructed the
dock Z couple OF thousand feet
long from the 18th ut. bridge to
the present Foss tuEboat terminal.
This was Leased section by section
TO different export firms and in
the heavy shipping season WASH
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eREENSkEEPER
ADMITS KILLING

LAFAYETTE. InG.--Police an
nounced today that Thomas Boyce.
~. had confessed the Staying Of
Elizabeth De Bruicker. II. whose
body was found Saturday in an Inn
provised grave on 4 golf course
where he was employed ~ q
greenskceper.
Prosecutor r. c. Fenters said
Boyce wcpt n he admitted he
mistreated and strangled the girl
on the golf links at Hillcrest Coun-
try club, Attica. Friday, and buried
The body In = ravine.
Deputy Sheriff George Keller
and State Policemen Paul Rule and
Robert Bowman were present, with
Renters. when the confession was
given.
Fenters quotes Boyce rs saying
he enticed the girl to 4 secluded
embanlxment. After attacking her
he strangled her with = cloth belt
from her dress and held her head
under water.
The girl. daughter Of q well-to-
DO Attica farmer. disappeared Fri
day after attending a All club
meeting. She was last seen near
tn Country club where she had an
nppointment to meet her sister,
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LOSES TO FIRE JINX

PICHER-'I guess just should
have let the suff burn" said Earl
Black. His house afire, Black saw
ed most of his furniture and per-
sonal effects at risk of his life.
He suffered minor burns. Then, a
week later, after he had transfer
red his possessions to his mother
in-laws home, fire destroyed
that dwelling. Nothing was saved
from the second fire.
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Tacoma Obituaries

couver, B. c. She was a member
of the Greek Orthodox church and
of the st. Nicholas society and is
survived by her husband, Steve;
two sons, Louie and Harry, her
mother. Mrs. Katerin Hahedrosos;
sister Mrs. Evriklia Martikopul-
os, all of Tacoma, and a brother in
Greece.
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LONDON-Prime Minister Me-
vile Chamberlain struck back to-
day at suggestions that Great
Britain was attempting to revive
European appeasemcnt program
by a loan to Adolf Hitler.
Asked If the government would
give assurances to the house Of
commons that there is no inten-
ton of beginning discussions that
might look like bribery Of Hitler
In order to buy peace" the prime
minister replied firmly:
Yes, sir!'
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HERE'S MORE BOU T
SEEK MORE BODIES
TARTs ON PAGE ONE

wet snow loosened apparently by
subterranesn thawing.
II caught up members OF the
party as swollen river cap
lures bits Of driftwood, snap
ping their alpine stocks like
match stems. II spewed out
from the cliffs base, over n
precipice a few yards away
and completely filled a 100
foot crevasse. The four miss
ing, 1t was believed today,
were lifted by the first wave
of the avalanche and carried
over the precipice. The bodies
of Misses James and Dron-
blunt were found buried near
the top of the slide.
II thought at first we could ride
it." said Miss June MacWilliams,
of Bremerton. Wash. The slide
started with just a whisper. but
by the time the avalanche gath
cred speed ! knew we couldn't ride
it. BY the time it was upon us IT
roared like thunder. The snow was
very water-soaked and we all got
wet to the skin
w. c. Muenchir. another stu
dent, hurled Mediterranean by
the first wave and carried
several feet, said 1T was .
terrible battle. We were all
fighting to get on top" He
did.
Mrs. Glenna Role, Of the college
faculty. said the climbers went
every which way. The snow had
enough power to throw me on my
back but il was not very deep and
l managed 10 struggle up"
Her husband. Rex Role and DR..
Jack Cotton, both Of the faculty,
succeeded in organizing the sur
viyors and were the ones who de-
seconded TO summon aid Saturday
night. The state ranger station
here sent rangers to the scene
Immediately and later modified
volunteer parties Of CCC enrollees
and mountaineers. None was
equipped with sufficient lighting
facilities, however, TO prolong the
searrh after dark. In short-wave
radio communications with the
station here. Ranger William II.
Parke said bodies of all the other
victims might be recovered today.
The Mount Baker climb has been
an annual summer event at the
college for 20 years. This was its
first tragedy. College officials
said that since its Inauguration 1t
had been restricted to students
and faculty who had had previous
mountain climbing experience.
Bodies of the two victims recov-
cred were brought to Bellingham.
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TITERBUC AWARDS
BY Loss OF WEIGHT

lNNEAPOIIS--A jitterbug -
only a. good a. the weight he
loses In Z dance. That was the
ruling at the University of Minne-
sofa. where titterbuss' prizes were
awarded to men and women stu
dents who took Off the most
pounds at 4 campus prom.
Dancers were weighed before
and after entering the ballroom.
Prize was = double rich matted
milk to make up the lost weight.
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)utheaStefn Europe inlgit SUM
interest.
a demand which he had made last
fall that the German minority IN
Hungary be recognized as a legal
entity.
Anti-German newspapers in Hum
gary at once rejected Basch's pro-
gram.
However, the newspapers en-
phasized relations with Rnmania.
alleging mistreatmeHt of the Hun
earian minority. The pro-govern-
ment organ estimates of Budapest
asserted, for instance, that "oppres-
sion and maltreatment Of the Hum
garian minority in Rumania is be-
coming more intolerable,' and
charged that Hungarians were be-
ing used for trench digging IN
Rumania.
The Bucharest newspaper TIM
pul. which is close to Foreign
Minister Grigore Gafencu, answer
ed that Hungary was aggravatng
matters Intentionally at a time
when more than ever solidarity was
necessary among the small states
of the Danubian basin.
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Kingdom. France. Belgium. italy
Australia, the Orient and South
America wherever grain was
wanted.
The section now being wrecked
has become pretty dccrcpit: the
structural timbers are sound
enough. but the underpinning is
weak. And the sailing ships come
no more.
Yacht Destroyed
A shattered and wave-washed
hull was all that remained today
Of the s65,000 Nika Nah. Metho-
dist mission yacht. after IL was
destroyed by an explosion and fire
at Seward, Alaska. Saturday.
An engine backfire caused the
explosion which blew two ministers
from the pilot house and later re-
suited In fire which consumed the
vessel. The yacht was towed to
the beach but 1t was too late to
cxtinguish the blaze.
The ministers, the Rev. A. J.
Clements and the Rev. L. Phillips,
suffered no serious injuries.
The boat was built In the Orient
of teak wood. It was owned by
four Seattle men.
Seven ShIps Due
Preparations were made on the
Tacoma waterfront Monday for
seven ships due within "a hours
and scheduled to augment the four
actively working cargo at local
docks.
At Port Piers. the Charcas and
Fresno Star continued to load
cargo. The Charcas. loading wheat,
also viii take on 800 tons Of flour
Tuesday morning before her de-
parture for South America. The
Fresno Star was scheduled to COM
plete her loading and sail at
5 p. m.
Word was received that the Ver-
mar. which originally was slated
to arrive Tuesday. will take all
her cargo at Seattle and cancel
the Tacoma stop.
The Agra. 2.605-ton Swedish mo-
worked cargo at the Gen.
Lennial mills, and the James Grit
fiths made a call at the Hooker
Co.
In Tramp Service
Incoming ships included the Til
Iington Court and the Coya. both
Tue at the Smelter dock Monday.
rhe former is a ASHTON British
steamer in tramp service for the
Transportation Co. Due
lbout noon. she was scheduled to
tart unloading 1921 tons of con-
,entrates from Montreal. She will
10 no loading here. The Coya,
Grace line steamer. II to discharge
about $500 tons of ore from South
America and leave Friday.
The Peter Helms left the Nc
dock a few hours after
her arrival Sunday for a trip to
Olympia. She will be in again
at the same dock for
two or three-day stay taking lum-
Der for Pacific coast ports.
To Take Lumber
The Coastwise line steamer Jo-
sephine Lawrence was to berth
In Seattle Monday and continue
to Tacoma Tuesday for call at
the Shaffer No. 2 dock. The
Mauna Loa, Hawaiian freighter,
will call Tuesday at the Defiance
mill for 400. 900 feet OF fir lumber
for Honolulu.
Another Pacific steamer. the
ohioan. in service Of the American
Hawaiian Steamship Co., Is due
Tuesday evening at the Milwaukee
No. 2 dock for possible 1000
ton cargo of wood pulp she will
carry to Norfolk. Va. The La
Purisima. coastwise steamer. also
win stop there Tuesday night with
iii for the Milwaukee,.
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CLIFFORD O. PERRY

Last rites for Clifford o. Perry,
so, of 1920 So. Madison, who died
Friday in Seattle hospital, will
be held Tuesday, 3 p. m. from the
Buckley-King chapel. Rev. r. H.
McGinnis will officiate at the
chapel and the American Legion
will be in charge of the graveside
services held in the Mountain View
burial park. He had been a resi-
dent of Tacoma II years and was
a member of the American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Anna; a
daugher. Mrs. Gloria Cravens of
Gravelly lake, and son, Harvey,
of Tacoma.
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Son of Packing
Head Is Killed

PITTSBURGH. Rust Heinz. rs,
son of Howard Heinz. head Of the
H. ]. Heinz Co.. food packers. died
today from injuries suffered in
two-car automobile crash.
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MRS. ELIZABETH SWAIN
GLOVER

Mrs. Elizabeth Swain Glover,
So. of el5 No. NJ St, died Sunday
at the home of her son, Charles
B.. $40 No. Junett st. Other than
Charles she is survived by sons,
Milan Of Westport. Wash. and
Lysle S. of Seattle; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Nell Stevens and Mrs.
velma Duryea Of Tacoma and Mrs.
T. A. Snyder of Olympia; four
grandchildren. Tuell's will make
the funeral announcements.
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DAVID BOUDIN

David Boudin, 70. died Sunday
at his home. 1902 East Saith st. A
native of Henderson. Mimi, he had
resided in Tacoma 36 years and
was retired machinist from the
Northern Pacific railroad. He was
member of the Modern Wood
men of the World and also of the
Machinists' union. Surviving are
four daughters, Miss Lillian Bou-
din OF the home. Mrs. f. Due of
Tacoma, Mrs. Frank Curtin of
Olympia and Mrs. Orville Wilson
of La Grande. Ore; two brothers,
John of California and Henry of
Minnesota: two sisters. Miss AL
mira Boudin of Palo Alto, Calf,
and Mrs Rose Doheny Of Minne-
sofa. and six grandchildren. Flu
neral arrangements by Piper's.
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GEORGE IRVING

George Irving. SO, of Buckley,
Wash, died Saturday in a local
hospital A retired machinist, he
was a native of Massachusetts and
had resided in Washington "a
years. Funeral arrangements are
being made by Mellinger's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-25

Great Britain has the highest
taxation, France second highest,
and Germany third highest
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Burt Finney. ~, of 74os So.
Tacoma way, died Sunday in To-
cal hospital. He was a realtor.
and is survived by his wife, Eliza
beth of the home. Funeral an
nouncements by Piper's.
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German Minority in Hungary
Makes Demands on Hungary

BUCHAREST Rumania-New manifestations OF III le e.
n0 between Rumana and Hungary and publication OF st
of 1S demands on Hungary by the leader of the German
minority in Hungary caused diplomatic observers to reca
today recent predictions that southeastern Europe might
replace Danzig as center of interest
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MRS. VIM. HENRY JEFFRIES

Mrs, Nancy Jane Jeffrics, 50,
died Monday at her home. Ri. 2,
Box 4S3, Fife. She was born in
Iowa and had lived in Washington
81 years, coming here from Mis-
souri,. A member of the First
Presbyterian church, she is sur
vived by her husband, William
Henry; two sons. Dr.. William J.
of Portland and G. NJ. Jeffries of
Tacoma; two sisters, Mrs. Matte
Matson, Sumner, and Mrs. Mary
Steiger, Grants Pass, Ore; a
brother, William G. Elmore of
Zillah, Wash, and IL grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Flu
neral announcement by Mellinger's
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MRS. VIOLA NJ. RORk

Mrs. Viola M. Rork, SIS, died
Sunday at her home, 1928 So.
Alaska ST. A widow and native
of Missouri. she had resided in
Tacoma Is years and was men,
Der of the Free Methodist church.
Surviving are three sons, Clyde o.
and Clarence L. of Tacoma and
Otto B. of Everett; one daughter,
Leta Montross of Port Townsend
one brother. William Stoffle of
Boulder, Colo; and nine grand
children. Services will be held
Tuesday. 3 p. p, from Piper's
chapel; Rev. Kirby officiating.
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FUNERAL SERVICES

Robert Nelson - Services were
held Saturday under the direction
of Mellinger's with interment in
the Roy cetmetery.
Thomas Robinson-Services were
held Saturday under the direction
of Mellinger's with interment in
the Roy cemetery.
Frances Eva :. Anderson-Tues-
day. 4 p. m, Christ Episcopal
church: Rev. Arthur Bell officiat-
ing: interment Tacoma cemetery
under direction Of Buckley-king.
Mrs. Mamie Ekengren - Tues
day, p. m. from C. o. Lynn
chapel; Rev. E. Arthur Larson Of
ficiating: interment Mounta ! n
View burial park.
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MRS. TILLIE REAP

Mrs. Title Reap, 81, of $40 So.
25th St. died Monday in a local
hospital. She had been a resident
of Tacoma 80 years and was a
native Of Norway. A member of
the Messiah Lutheran church she
is survived by daughter, Gene
We've Geiger of Portland, and a
grandson, William Reap Geiger.
also of Portland. Funeral ar
rangements by Mellingers.
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MRS. JACK SWIFT HALE


MRS. JACK SWIFT HALE
Last rites for Mrs. Alice Swift
Hale, 30, who died Saturday at
her home, SAL East SD st, will be
held Tuesday. p. m. from the
Apostolic Faith church. 18th and j
SITS, under the direction Of c. o.
Lynn. Mrs. Frieda Martin offici-
sting. A native of Tacoma. she
was member of the Apostolic
Faith and is survived by her hus-
band. Jack; her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. r. Swift of Tacoma; a
brother, Robert of Spokane and a
sister, Catherine Swift of Tacoma.
MRS. STEVE 5. PoLITAKIs
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
S. Politakis. SO, who died Friday
at her home. 1909 So. St. viii
be held Tuesday. $50 p. m from
the St. Nicholas Hellenic Ortho-
dox Greek church, the cortege
leaving Mellinger's at 2:l5 p. M;
interment Tacoma cemetery. The
family requests no flowers be
sentl. Born in Constantinopie,
Turkey. she had resided in Tacoma
la years, coming here from Van
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Imagine. two sizes of plates, cups
and saucers, and fruit dishes ..
a service for 4 at less than half
the usual price. The regular
price of perfect stock in this
set is AGO.
Some with slight imperfeotions difficult
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ArmOrSville

Recent callers of Miss Jane Rayl
were Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Wolfley
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Downey and son Robert, G. Mumma,
Shell Dearth, Mrs. c. E. Klingler
and w |. Moore.
Mrs. Carl McCafferty and son Dom.
aid, Miss Margaret Guider called on
Mrs. Ida Rounds of Delaware, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Hartman called
at the A F. Van Horn home in
Findlay, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershal Moore spent
Sunday and Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. |. Moore and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Hartman are
the parents of a new son Curtis
Orlando, born August 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Moore and
son Dale, Mr.. and Mrs. Hershal
Moore, Raymond Tuttle and Miss
Jean Zimmerly spent Sunday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. &. 4. King
Ter and son.
w. l.. Stoufer called at the Chas.
Montgomery home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and
son called Sunday afternoon at the
0. P. Hartman home. Evening call
ers were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Girls
more and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Klingler and
son called at the L. A. Klingler
home in Findlay Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. I. A. Zay and son DR.. Rich
ard Zay, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Battles
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
Spellman and daughter were Sum
day visitors of Mrs. Hannah Swank
and Mrs. Eva Montgomery.
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Gene Zuber Wins
Second Tennis Title

Gene Zuber, Bluffton recreational
director, who copped the Allen
county singles tennis championship
month ago, added another title to
his laurels last Sunday when he
emerged the champion in a Findlay
invitational tournament.
In his first two matches in the
Findlay tourney, Zuber won in love
sets, turning back Jim Dipert, of
Findlay, and Harold Cole, of Fos-
toria. In the quarter-fnal round he
defeated George Clapper, of Findlay,
6-2, 6-1, and he scored semi-final
victory over Bill Carlin, of Findlay
60, 6-3, 60.
Zuber copped the championship in
the finals last Sunday when he dis
posed of Bob Carlin, of Findlay, Ga
6-3, 6-1.
Carlin won his way to the finals
with victory over Dale Reichen-
bach, of Bluffton, coping the match
6-8, 6-2, 6-3, Ga.
Players from the surrounding dis
trict, including Bowling Green, Fos-
toria and other towns, participated
in the invitational meet.
In addition to his tennis titles
Zuber holds the Ohio checker cham
pionship, which he won last winter
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East Orange

Miss Anna Louise Montgomery is
spending couple of weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Criblez of Franklin
Miss Betty Samsall of Lima spent
a few days last week in the c. E.
Agin home.
The young people of the Riley
Creek Baptist Sunday school enjoyed
a weiner roast and marshmellow roast
at Rayl quarry last Wednesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wescott and
children of Ashtabula county spent a
few days last week in this neighbor-
hood visiting relatives and old neigh
bors.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Boutwell, and
sons Byron Leo and Rayon spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nonnamaker and children.
Miss Gertrude LaRue spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Russell
Ream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pifer and dau-
ter Joan and Wade Palmer spent the
week end visiting Mrs. Piers and
Mr.. Palmers parents of near CALI
polls.
There will be preaching services on
next Sunday at Riley Creek Baptist
church.
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Settlement

Sixty-two deScendents of the late
Abraham Bixel enjoyed family re-
union and picnic supper at the home
of S. S. Bixel, Thursday evening.
The Settlement will probably lose
one of its churches this fall. The
Defenseless Mennonite congregation
which has been reported as having
under consideration for some time
the moving of its church to Bluffton
is said to be dealing for location
at that place. The deal, we under
stand has not been finally closed but
negotiations are said to be making
substantial progress and definite an
nouncement is expected before long
on the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Steiner and
their Niece Miss Peggy Eichelberger
of Toledo are spending several days
with relatives in Chicago.
Miss Cleona Reichenbach who has
been employed as nurse at the Me-
mortal hospital, Lima is spending
her vacation of two weeks at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Steiner and
DR.. and Mrs. Cerl Geiger of Hol-
gate, Ohio, left early Sunday morn
ing on four weeks trip to the
Pacific coast.
During the month of August many
of our local people leave for distant
points and likewise former residents
who live in many states and some
foreign countries arrive in the home
community for few weeks stay.
Rev. d. j. Unruh left Monday for
Muskegon, Michigan, where he is at
tending a conference for a week.
DR.. Savage, prominent radio preach
er of Pontiac, Mich, is conducting
the conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare r. Green and
daughters Miriam and Marjorie of
kirksville, Missouri arrived last Sat
nrday evening to spend some time
with their home folks. Mr.. Green
returned to their farm near La
Fontaine, Indiana, while Mrs. Green
and daughters and E. d. Kohl are
spending week or more along Lake
Erie, where DR.. and Mrs. Forrest
foder and family of Bellevue are
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A high tension which came down
on East College avenue near Mound
street was the only damage reported
to the municipal plants primary
lines. 1t was repaired and service
resumed after a short interruption.
Repair crews from the plant were
at work Saturday night and Sunday
at various parts of town where
secondary lines had snapped and also
on the thirty miles of lines in rural
districts service of which was de-
moralized by the storm.
Street Lighting System Damaged
Damage by the storm also put
Buttons street lighting system out
of operation the first of the weel
with exception of the business sec
tion and Main street residence dis
trict.
Supt. Swisher stated that repair
crews would give attention first tt
domestic and commercial consumers
after. which street lighting repairs
would be effected. Street lighting
service was resumed Tuesday night
The Central Ohio Light & Power
company, whose principal electric
current generating plant is located
within the corporation limits on the
Allen-Hancock county line, reported
one high tension to Wapakoneta put
out of service when a tree fell or
it south of BIuffton. Service, how
ever, was supplied to Wapakonets
from the company's St. Mary's plant
after a brief interval, according to
Paul Martinka, mechanical engineer
at the plant.
A large metal billboard sign on
the Dixie highway near Marsh run
north of town erected by the light
and power company pointing out the
location of it's generating station
here was reduced to q mass of twist.
ed steel by force of the wind. Erec.
tion of the sign had just been com.
pleted and arrangements had beer
made to install this week electrical
wiring for Illuminating the sign al
night.
Buttons telephone system felt
effects of the storm with much OF
the service suspended Saturday night
due to lines down, especially in the
rural districts. Eli Deppler, local
manager of the utility and repair,
men were at work the first of the
week repairing the damage.