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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
1
Spotlight Willits notes plans for oil prospects to draw a new gusher while recalling a Ukiah cancer specialist from old papers. The item mentions dog licenses due February 7 and delinquent fees, plus rabies penalties. a flood night scene shows city workers keeping bridges clear before resuming meals.
County supervisors will meet at 9 o clock at the courthouse to review flood reconstruction. Mrs Edith Beck and the county purchasing agent announced the agenda focuses on repairing roads and bridges damaged by the recent flood with potential discussion of the Little Dann Valley subdivision.
An air force helicopter and ham radio operators rescued a Garberville family believed ill with dysentery. Capt. John Heller and Capt. Alvin Scott landed at Ukiah Airport after weather delays, transferring the family to a county hospital. Only two children remain hospitalized with possible influena while the parents were not admitted.
Ukiah contractor Krak Crane who has been diving in Miranda 12 miles north of Garberville arrived in Ukiah with two men from Miranda to collect clothing for flood victims. He left with two pickup truckloads of garments for about 300 families in dire need and also took back tools and rags.
Safety experts fear a nationwide rise in highway fatalities during the New Year holiday period. The National Safety Council estimates up to 420 deaths in traffic, below the 621 seen during Christmas but possibly a New Year record.
Word reached Rev Arthur Wallace that Rev Mark Pike, former Ukiah Methodist pastor from 193 to THO, died in Presno after serving Five Points Methodist Church in the Fresno district. Communal services will be at Sacramento Thursday December 21. Al Paulos, Mendocino County supervisor chair, is recovering at home from last week’s auto accident injuries.
The Dionne quintuplets during the New Year holiday were said to be split as Marie and Annette planned to stay away while Cecile and Yvonne would work at Notre Dame hospital. Father Ohya Pranne blamed outsiders for the family split and he declined to name them. Yvonne cried when questioned about Christmas communications, saying the sisters were on duty and could not call home.
Mendocino Grand Jury indicts Imogene Joy Yokum 28 for murder in the December 6 fatal shooting of husband Donald Yokum 32 with a 30-30 rifle during a religious dispute at their South Willits home. District Attorney Merle Orchard presented evidence. Yokum is jailed awaiting arraignment. Both natives of Willits, the couple had prior marriages and five children.
Raymond R. Walsh aged 58 a well known Ukiah civic leader and Standard Oil district sales manager for Mendocino Lake and Sonoma counties died at Ukiah General Hospital from a heart attack suffered at his Regina Heights home He was born July 24 1897 in Bridgeport near Fort Bragg and educated on the coast His mother Mrs Margaret Walsh lives in Fort Bragg Walsh was active in community and county affairs as a member of the 12th District Fair and other groups.
Humboldt and Del Norte residents, cut off for days by floodwaters, regained links to the outside world as 12 microwave circuits from Ukiah to Eureka were restored with helicopter aid. Power, mail, and emergency services returned. shelters housed over 2000 people. San Francisco access required a 400 mile detour, with Safeway and Armour delivering perishables and meat to flood areas.
Miss Betty Lew is explains the Red Cross relief approach used in Ukiah after storms and floods. Aid targets families in five or more affected households and provides food clothing shelter and medical care on an individual case basis with no loans and dispersing orders issued to needy recipients.
Leo Cook of the Aldalikaw firm appears in Sacramento before the Third District Court of Appeals to argue Sonoma county’s appeal dismissal in the Coyote Dam taxpayers case filed by Mr. and Mrs. Waller Robbins of Santa Rosa. A rehearing request on the writ of mandate to compel the county treasurer to sign bonds worth 5,650,000 dollars is not argued today.
James Compton a 52 year old retired Navy boatswain mate died after heavy bridge timbers weakened the Dos Rios bridge and fell five minutes after reaching Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits. He fell about 40 feet through a west approach to rocks below while a dog food bag he carried was crushed. Survived by a brother Leslie Compton of San Francisco. Funeral will be in San Francisco with burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Anker Mortuary of Willits coordinating arrangements.
Joseph Barrio Abitia also known as Joey Reed, 36, a former welterweight boxer, pleaded not guilty to strong arm robbery at arraignment before Judge Fred D. Goss. He was arrested in San Francisco and brought to the county for beating Ward Paul Garwood, 38, near Talmage. Bail set at 2500 cash or 5000 bond. preliminary hearing scheduled January 3 at 4 o'clock.
Ukiah police announce two special traffic officers will patrol school routes when classes start Monday January 3. Officers will work 8 to 9 AM and 2 to 4 PM to protect children at crossings, with Mrs Elizabeth Newton at State and Gobbi streets and Mrs Sicille Slavin at Low Gap and State intersection.
Red Cross disaster chairman Ira Gilliand reports transport difficulty tops emergency relief for flood victims in northern Mendocino County after a tour north of Laytonville. Food and housing are met. clothing donations are not needed.
Northwestern California reports mostly fair conditions today through Thursday with local fog Thursday morning. Temperatures reach Napa 52 and 28, Santa Rosa 52 and 27, Ukiah 50 and 26 as coastal winds affect the coast and inland areas.
The Mendocino County sheriff’s air squadron, made up of five private-owned light planes, operated in last week’s floods to carry food and medicine to stranded families. Deputies Strickland and Sellers aided five families west of Boonville near the Garcia river headwaters. Nine flights brought food to Covelo, and two FBI agents were returned to Ukiah after being stranded.
Chin Pong, longtime head of the Malayan Communist Party, met with Malayan and Singaporean leaders in a guarded village near the Siamese border to discuss ending an eight year war. His delegation includes Chen Tien and Abdul Rashid bin Mahideen.
Classified ad seeking a private secretary with shorthand and typing ability. Requires accuracy and a 40 hour work week. Benefits include paid vacation and insurance. Good salary for qualified person. Write P O Box 299 for interview.
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