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2 ccccc OaklandTribuneundayOct.ieiSO Hundreds Battle Huge Brush Fire 7: 0 Continued from Page 1 control traffic and aid evacuation. all residents along Leona, Mt. and Mountain. View to evacuate. northwesterly "to Bermuda William Creque, 66, of 6434 T.

M. Cabral of 4326 Moun- Ave. and up the lull toward Skyline Blvd. Mountain was summoned home, from work in am view Ave. was one of In some instances, 45-mile- time to see his home burned those who fought the flames with a garden hose to within an-hour wind gusts drove to the ground.

His 53-year-old wife was taken to Kaiser Hospital, suffering from shock. foot of. his home. G. R.

Speer of 4351 Moun flames across Mountain but quick work by homeowners and firemen kept the blaze- from spreading on that side. The other destroyed house tain View, left his home once, then came back and held the waFthaTof Charles Suggs at 6384 Mountain Blvd. blaze to within three feet of '1 t' i 5-? i) Police, aided Jby hundreds SPCA officials said they the back. Suggs said he was sitting his living room when the of- auxiliary and reserve units, patrolled the smoke-clotted area with loudspeakers, warning residents to evacuate. Many did, but many more sun "was blotted out" bv the found three dead deer and one dead rabbit in the jburned over area.

An early report that three horses had been killed and a stable destroyed proved erroneous. However, the Mills College stables were smoke. He got his 70-year-old mother, wife, nephew and daughter-in-law out just in chose to stay and use garden hoses to check the.85-foot-high flames me. The house was de stroyed. evacuated as a precautionary More than 100 homes were measure but the buildings did Peacock of 6335 endangered -duringthe dayr not burn.

First reports indicated in Most were in the $30,000 bracket juries were surprisingly light Leona i resident in the area since 1948, said he never seen any blaze as "frightening as this A terraced patio back of his house checked the Sw I The fire started at 11 a.m., with only three minor ones reported. was under control at 2:30 p.m. and finally declared out at flames Steve Perry, 15, of 5630 4 p.m. Fire Marshal Edward Hent- Leona suffered light burns on his arms and face; Al Hol- zell launched an immediate investigation to determine the With hot ashes falling more than half a mile 'from the lingeri 19, of 2584 61st suf AP Wlrphot MAP SHOWS AREA OF BRUSH FIRE THAT BLACKENED 1200 ACRES ABOVE MT. BLVD.

Blaze started at Burkhalter Ave. and swept to Bermuda destroying two homes (XX) cause of the fire. main fire, homes well out of fered a cut hand and Roy Higdon, a fireman, was FREAK WINDS, A TRAGEDY AT YOSEMITE Tret splits park cabin, kills vacationer The conflagration was listed the area also were in danger treated for smoke inhalation as a general alarm fire as $4,000 FIRE all off-duty and reserve per Many homeowners kept, the blaze from leaping beyond the fire lines by wetting down at the scene and then, taken to Merritt Hospital. Many other firemen were, treated on-the sonnel were summoned by the fire department Two pieces Grim Battle With roofs and killing sparks. Governor Races Are Up (or Grabs scene and then continued of equipment and seven fire From noon until 2 p.m.

the HITS HOME IN BERKELEY BERKELEY, Oct. 15-Fire their fight with the flames. men from San Leandro also battle was a see-saw affair. Smoke from the blaze was manned the fire lines. Firemen and volunteers Blaze Saves Homes fire break on a ridee yisible through the Bay Area.

raced from home to home, swept a four-room house at midway between Skyline and aiding residents for a few mo It reduced visibility to less than 10 feet at times in the 2118 Sixth St today and caused dented third term of four years In Demo ments, then running on to re an estimated 4,000. Mountain Boulevards was credited with holding the up one side or trie property, burning hills. WASHINGTON, Oct 15-EHtT enty-seven states elect governors Nov, 8 coincident with, the national Presidential peat the effort at the next Mrs. Louise Brassea said The 84-degree temperature flames below Skyline. Fire cratic Gov.

G. Mennen Williams is bowing out after six the fire apparently started in homer Failure to contain the fire at any of these little and low. humidity of only across the back and down the other just outside a "natural firebreak" eaten byi ''Danny," the family horse. Danny, un a back porch area where her men also started a back fire along the line to Insure that termrvirith hopejf and congressional electionsrH two-year per cent aided the flames whlchrToared with express- pockets could have meant major disaster. the break would hold.

daughter 7, had been playing. Democrats now hold 15 of fortunately, took off for the Oakland's "weekend war-i riors" relaxed today after fighting a smoke-choked war with an enemy that swept through the East Oakland hills yesterday afternoon, seemingly from all directions. For the residents, it was a battle to the death. They stood on roofs and garages, pointing hoses with little pres frain-speed up steep slopes. The blaze bore a striking Mrs.

Brassea fled the house hills and was still missing late resemblance to the disastrous the 27governorships at stake, and the Republicans 12. In the hills above Leona flames roared 50 feet into in the afternoon. Berkeley fire of 1923 which the air and came within that At one point, a fire truck During the recent upsurge swept from the hills, destroy with her daughter after telephoning the-Fire Department Another daughter and a son were with her husband, John, at a neighbor's house when the fire broke out distance of homes. was operating witn oiuy tne ing more than 600 buildings Wind-Swept Brush Fire Perils Homes At one point, policeadvised and leaving 4,000 homeless. engineer available.

All other posts were manned by volunteers. of "3emocratic strength in state and congressional the Democrats reached a peak of 35 governors in the 50 states to 15 for the GOP. As firemen and residents sure behind'them at walls of flame which roared through BOOM REACHES the brush and oak trees Women piled treasured pos- started to relax from their tremendous efforts, a new problem loomed. Fire department officials warned those Ill-equipped, frightened and frustrated, the homeowners session-into the family cars as flames raced toward them, MARTINEZ, Oct 15-A 10-acre blaze, fanned by high Lower Interest On Homes; Urged WASHINGTON, Oct 15-(UPD Rep. Albert Rains Ala.) called on the Eisen then often returned to help winas, tnreatenea homes at the scene to crub-them-selves carefully as the heavy stood shoulder to shoulder with firemen and volunteers and won their battle and the moving onto the national political scene if Sen.

John F. Kennedy wins the Presidency for the Democrats. Twelve Incumbent gover nors eight Democrats and four Republicans are seeking reelection this year. Another incumbent Republican," Goy.jJohn Reed of Maine, is a candidate in a special election for the remaining two years of the four-year term to which the late Gov. Clinton Clausen was elected.

The incumbents on the ballot this year -include Gov. Orval Faubus, Arkansas Democrat who broke precedent by wihhinj; a third two-year term in 1S58 and is now unopposed for a fourth. In Minnesota. Democrat Gov. OrviDe L.

Freeman also is a candidate for a fourth ight the flames. In some the Alhambra Valley District cases, amines evacuated, out clouds of smoke rolling over near the south edge of Mar war, too thehomeswere saved -by tinez today. fx: hower administration today thearea were filled with poison oak fumes. For those sus Tribune reporters and pho volunteers who grabbed hoses to reduce interest rates sa- A total of 12 fires was reported in central Contra Costa and. stood by.

ceptible, the aftermath could tographers who ranged the steep area covering the story DELTA AREA The Delta area of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, dozing in the backwash of Area pre, -gross for many decades, suddenly is coming to life with spurts of new industry and recreation activity. The new, dynamic age ahead is explored in a series of Sunday articles beginning today in The Tribune. The first of the be far worse than the fire "I was literally amazed at County. Americans can afford to buy homes. The chairman of the House In the past however, Republicans regained the governorships of Maine and Nebraska where GOP lieutenant governors succeeded Democrats who died.

Governors hold potent seats of political power, particularly in the heavily populated states. Only Illinois and Michigan hold gubernatorial elections this year among the big states which are major political battlegrounds. In Illinois, Gov. William G. Stratton, a Republican, is a candidate for an unprece all agreed on one thing guts the skill of the Oakland Fire and a few miracles were what Assistant Fire Chief George Department," reporter called in.

"Those guys were turned back the flames. The Martinez area fire was controlled by iour trucks and 17 firemen from the Martinez department and the Mountain View Fire District At one time it within 200 feet Subcommittee on Housing urged that the Federal Housing Administration, as a first step, reduce its interest rate fantastic." Time and time again, the fast moving blaze would lick Today, it's back to being Johnson said some 40 companies and 40 pieces of equipment were on the scene. All off duty firemen were summoned to the scene and Civil Defense units helped to within yards of a home. homeowners and clean-up crews for the "one-day army." from 5 per cent to 5V4 per cent, the maximum interest The homeowners, often aided by a teen-age volunteer from of the home of Albert Alpeta series starts on Page They won their battle. former county undershenff.

permitted on G.I. loans. I two-year term. another "sector, of the city, stood on the roof, wetting down the. house as the hot flames and smoke swirled about him.

The women and smaller children threw water at the advancing flames from buckets, pans, wastebaskets anything they could una Then firemen would arrive help stem the tide and rush on to the aext pocket in the RCAVlCTOR unending battle. Horses, dogs, cats and other pets raced through the burning brush, some to their death, some to safety and eventual return to their homes. In some instances, a steep, unplanted bank was the mar i gin of safety for a $30,000 home. In other cases, the un predictable wind would drop or shift at the last second and save a block of houses. Battalion chiefs in makes tho best performance better! means, more pleasure for your family! SEE more of your favorite programs this Fall in living eolorJL" SEE the largest selection of RCA color TV models in the Bay Area! shirts, fought side by side with firemen and volunteers, their hands and uniforms black ening throughout the long afternoon.

So many police and auxil celebrating ifil UaM" iary units went to' the scene that officials downtown said they were not sure of the total CT7 turnout 495 In at least one case, the sevenl )' us years household pet was responsible for saving the home. Mrs. Albert Martinez, 35, prices start as low as pay as little as 22.50 a month TtUvision, Downstairs, Oakland also available in all our it or ft was home by herself at 5250 1889-1960 McDoneU Ave. when she saw the flames shooting up above Mountain Blvd. They raced Exciting new-Mark 21" lowboy color TV.

Wood veneers. Fire Threatens Famed Old Bay Resort ALAMEDA, Oct 15 A smoldering fire among its I yi 1 1'f I pilings tonight threatened the abandoned, historic Cottage Baths. The health spa, founded in the 1890's, was patronized by such notables as Jack Demp- Folding door modem lowboy, mester-erafted in fine wood veneers. Front tuning controls. sey, Max Baer and Sarah Bernhardt during its hey-day.

Compiet, eleen-line eoniolett with tapered legs. Remote control also Modem 2J" eon. tole lets you see the difference color makes! rire of undetermined origin broke out at 9:40 p.m. Sixteen firemen were still trying to put out the stubborn blaze shortly before midnight. Wheat for Jordan Jordan, Oct.

15 UPD U.S. Operations Mission A. I.I I 'i i mt Chief -Ovorman Burns today signed an agreement granting uauana wainsi usrwiay napsra 1 r.our tm Parking -firiSJr I ST oraan 65,000 tons of wheat.