The Tampa Times from Tampa, Florida • 4

THE TAMPA DAILY TIMES, FBIDAT, OCTOBER SO, 1944 Tuni In On WDAE, 1250 Kc, 5000 XTufM, Columbia Affiliatt Storm Repofts From Over State Orlando Gusts of winds heresnies generally were evacuated in reached a velocity ol 108 M. P. advance of the blow. Beach, residents marooned there by high tides were being evacuated by the Red Cross to the mainland. and considerable damage to prop.

DARLING'S Sell More Dresses Than Any Store in Florida! These Values Show Why! Key West Six Naval vessels were driven aground but none was seriously damaged and there were no casualties. A Navy tug lerty was reported such as broken corners of roofs blown off, shacks blown down, and the like. The city, with practically all of Sarasota Without electricity since Tuesday night, Sarasota was reported to have suffered only slight damage. Winds were said which removed 21 men from an abandoned lightship reestablished i to nave nit their peak there at 4 its electric power gone, was a city radio communication yesterday A- M- Wednesday. About the only large buildings suffering damage.

Reduced for and reported all aboard were safe. Fernandina Fifty houses at Fernandina Beach were demolished by winds and high tides, leaving 225 homeless. except for plate glass windows in down-town buildings, was the Municipal Auditorium, which lost a big chunk of its roof. Some evacuees from outlying areas were housed there. The Red Cross reported that it fed about 250 residents in three of the city's schools.

Pahokee Considerable damage was reported to vegetable crops in the Pahokee area and the coastal part of Palm Beach County. Fertile black muck of the Lake ol lamps last night. The storm seemed to have tered its fury on Orlando, winds of nearly 100 miles an hour unroofing homes and wrecking business houaes. Not a single store along Orange St. was untouched.

Huge neon signs were ripped from their bases and smashed into the street. Glass show windows were shattered and roofs of other stores hung at crazy angles as though some giant had gone suddenly beserk. In the city alone frorr 600 to 800 homes were destroyed or damaged. In the county additional dreds of persons were made less by high winds and torrential rain which sent the numerous lakes Bartow Officers reported "severe property damage" with trees down, streets blocked and "general confusion." Big shade oaks were down all over the streets, awnings were ripped from windows, broken glass littered the sidewalks. One person i Okeechobee region was transformed into a quagmire, which prevented salvaging beans ready for picking.

Farmers here esti driving into the city said, "I know Bartow like a book but I couldn't find Central Ave. and had to ask my way." Nearby Mulberry was battered. mated damage to the early bean crop at 80 percent. in the area over their banks and into houses. Lakeland Though littered with debris and storm rubbish.

Line crews from Alabama and Georgia arrived to aid in the Lakeland was not badly damaged, G. R. Guthrie, who drove a truck Port Tampa Coast Guard said no major damage was reported suffered by docks, ships and equipment at the terminal there. Temple Terrace Residents said this Tampa suburb came through the high winds "like a veteran," reported only minor damage. Plant City Although no official reports were in from Countv circulating The Times in Polk County yesterday, reported.

"All light buildings and small filling stations along State Highway 2 were demolished," Guthrie said. Telephone and power lines were crossed beyond recognition." St. Augustine City was drenched by rain. Water ran waist-deep in some streets, flooding ground floors of many buildings. The St.

mammoth task of restoring power and communication lines. Mayor William Beardall estimated that the loss would run from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. Streets were littered with debris and one third of them were blocked by fallen trees. A few minor injuries were reported. Approximately 1000 refugees were housed in the City Auditorium and other buildings.

The refugees came from Orlando and neighboring towns and cities. Agent White, strawberry and vegetable crops in the Plant City area were said to have suffered severe damage. Berry plants had just been transplanted from seed Augustine Record failed to publish for the first time in 50 years because its ground floor was flooded. Just 400 Remain! SUMMER DRESSES Cottons in all weaves All colors. All greatly reduced of course.

Sizes 10 to 18. beds into fields. RAYON CREPES WOOL FLANNELS CHALLIS CORDUROY 1 and 2-PC. STYLES BLACK, BROWN, BLUES Styles for Street, School, Office, Sports Sizes 9 to 18; 38 to 44 SECOND FLOOR Jacksonville There was no severe damage, but in anticipation of the storm's fury the big shipyards were closed down while an Ruskin Official, reports were not in from this important tomato and truck crop section. One farmer in that section estimated his tomato loss amounted to be tween 50 and 60 nercent of his Fort Myers In a Signal Army Corps message to Maxwell Field, from Hendricks Field, News-Press Editor Carl Hanton reported last night: "No loss of life at Fort Myers as a result of the hurricane.

The two Army camps escaped with l.slight damage. The storm blew down power lines, but the Fort News-Press, the morning came out on time with a full account of the storm. shelters. Many small beach houses were destroyed north of Jacksonville. The tower at Radio Station WJGT was toppled by the gale and only one station in the city was operating during the height of the storm, WJAX, which has its own crop.

He pointed out that loss of tomato plants at this time took on a more serious aspect in view of the fact that it is now too late to plant seed beds. Plant seeds at this time would push the peak production time up to January when frost damage is usually heaviest. Extent of damage, he power plant. "Calling on the public relations at Buckingham Field, Editor Carl Hanton promoted a jeep "which was maneuvered into the said, would depend on how quick Winds of 60 to 70 miles an hour accompanied the storm's passage. Numerous plate glass windows were broken and trees uprooted.

An estimated 600 to 800 persons ly water drains ott. It it remains Use Our Lay'Avay Plan! much longer, he said, plant roots will be rotted. were reported marooned in Jacksonville. No. great damage was reported from Jacksonville Beach.

press room and hitched to the press. With a rear tire removed the wheel was belted to the press land grinding away in low gear, it completed the run of several 'thousand copies." Ocala All power lines were rout, State Highway Patrol reported yesterday. REDUCED! MEDIUM WEIGHT Bridges Out Tallahassee, Oct. 20 The Florida Highway Patrol radio late yesterday began gathering scattered damage reports from over the state. Bridges were out on Road 551 Naples The seawall at Naples was reported to have been washed away, Red Cross workers adding that they had little other additional information on damages to the town, at the West Coast terminus of the Tiamiami Trail.

Gainesville Two hangars at the airfield were blown down, fell on some houses and the between roads 48 and 68 near Camp Blanding and on Road 48 power was cut off. uuu ueacnes Clearwater po- between Camp Blanding and Penney Farms. The highway was Roofs of a school house and sev- I Uce were on duty refusing to al eral residences were blown off at)w anyone to go on the island Patent Leather HAND BAGS! Similar damage there unless they owned reported from Groveland. a home. No material damage to The Highway Patrol said State beach houses was reported on Denartment crews were i Clearwater Beach, which had no CO A a wasned out at the intersection of Roads 48 and 68 near Keystone Heights.

The patrol let traffic through Tallahassee at mid-afternoon eastbound as far as Lake City and southbound as far as Ocala, State Road Department Chief Engineer J. H. Dowling ordered all convict gangs in the storm area to work cleaning trees and debris from the highways. electricity and impaired sewer facilities. Only slight damage to clearing wreckage from Road 500 between Bronsoh and Cross City that State Road 2 linking Hague and Gainesville was block ed.

Power poles between Bron houses and roads, littered with fallen trees, was reported at the beaches off the mainland from St. Petersburg although water, electric and telephone service was still cut off there. and Williston were reported. Nokomis The Red Cross said only storm casualty on the West Coast area reported by today was Mrs. Calvin E.

Elkins, who was injured when her home in Nokomis was blown over. Although she was under treatment at the Venice Army Air Base hospital, there were no reports on the nature of her injuries. Most 'round' deuert 111." II a pint Atwoyi pure and deliaoui. YOU mataany flavor in 2 minutes. 20 famous recipei in ach package.

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P. H. were reported. The Daytona Beach News-; Journal got out a paper with a Emergency power was provided by Editor Herbert M. Davidson, who brought the of his wife's gasoline-powered lawnmower to the office.

Machinists in the composing room rigged up the motor with a bale to the type-setting machine, and it chugged merrily away. Two hangars were badly damaged and two planes demolished by heavy winds at the Dingle Flying Service Field near Daytona. Three other planes were damaged. The roofs of the hangars were blown away and the walls of one caved in. Most of the planes at the field weer moved away before the storm hit.

Englewood although roads to Englewood were described by the Red Cross as "practically impassable," it was reported that the small West Coast town suffered only slight damage from the high winds. At nearby Manasota SECOND r-Luu i Large roomy well-fitted bags with top clasp envelope style handle tops and zippers. OLD HOMPSOM BRAND 51 -Gauge Rayon Cardigan SWEATERS 'lP OSIE A BETTER BLEND FOR BETTER DRINKS 100 wool. Coral green yellow pink blue and brown. Sizes 34 to 40.

Bradenton There was little property damage here but citrus and truck growers lost heavily. The winds reached 75 miles an hour between 3 and 4 A. M. yesterday, bowling over trees, tearing down power and communications lines but no deaths and no serious injuries were reported. Citrus growers estimated losses of 35 to 60 percent to the grapefruit crop and 10 percent to oranges.

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