Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 3.

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Families Flee From Flooding WqDKR KIICI ; - W*Mi Itiver And / TritatarmJUM x Htehort Since IntfiMMOU*. Jab. l~(W) — Mur. th** W tuxilir* fIM to higher (round today aad many mor. fared rrecMilwi aa th* Waba.b rir.r and Ils trftutarta* o»reflowed in th. want flood *tac* IM3 Tb* ere»t of lb* rampaging Wabash nxwrd slowly downstream on srhedulr. la line with earlier predk-tloaa by weather expert* * The eiperts. however, revised upward their estimates of high levels k on the west fork of White river below Indiaaaapolls and said the stream would rise at some points beyond the flood stage* reached all years ago In the worst overflow of the last dread* Crests 11 to U Inches higher than previously predicted were seen, according to chief meteorologiM Paul A Miller ot the Indiana polls wttalher bureau Between *75 and 100 families were homeless al Wabash, around 4t> families near Terre Hautd. 30 fanil He* In aad near Logansport. 4» families at Kokomo. 10 near Clay' City, and many others over scat 1 tered areas of the state Itu-luding the Indianapolis suburbs. Levies on the'west bank of Eel river north of Clay City broke this morning, flooding thousands of., acres of bottomland and marooning 10 or ~more families Boats were sent to rescue the stranded residents. .. Longtime residents said the Eel wax in Us worst flood atageln their memory, exceeding even the overflow of l»13A hiankel of Ice and sleet cover • d a large area of Indiana and tern peratures dipped near xero a*. _ streams overflowed into thousands of acres of lowlands The American Bed Cross said 75 to HM> families were homeless at Wabash, near the Wabash rivet's! headwaters A shelter was set up! In the national guard armory Other-families'" were eva< uatedl at Tetre Haute, where 40 families/ fled in row boats after a flash fl/nai.li -Kokomo.- where 15 families tnov rd out of the way of Wildcat creek ' flood waters, and at other points' including Indiunapolla*—fuhut*t>--’ ~’| Three days of rain sept nearly every sireatrt'ib'the slate out of its hank* Sugar creek at Crawfordsville reached its highest level .n - .yegrs Elsewhere, levels and antlci paled levels were above or slightly betoW 'he marks of 1S41!. last seti ous flood year In this area The state adjutant-general order • d Indiana state guardsmen on the alert ill Jasper. Washington and Vincennes tW possible emergency duty At Logansport, the Wabash was nearing a HrftaM crest, highest since 154:'.. ahd two evacuation were set up in a church and American Laglop home Twelve families Were moved from the south section <4 the <-lry by guards men! who also took their furniture and stored It in an armory building About 3« families had fled the water In Cass county The Red Cross, sent cot*-to lavfayette for possible use if many families were forced U> flee low land homes /' Vincennes was standing hy expecting a 28-foot Wabash river stage some time next week At Portland, one fourth of the city’s business establishments were closed by hlgh s> water from the Salamonie river Merchants fear ed thousand* of dollars Ln property damage. W'ater covered the floors ot many stores The Pritt cess theater’s seats were removed and shortly afterward the water - was hip deep below the projection —screen. Pump* were used to force water out of the Jay county jail. Only Minor Damage In Fire Wednesday Firemen were called at approxl mat el y 4:45 o’clock Wednesday *1 teraoon to AH Line street to e. tingulsh a chimney fire at the realdance there Only minor damage wa* reported ~ — A WEATHER , —X; partly ctaudy *"d ••"tinned ••Id twtilpM. Friday, partly cleudy and net *••'*• *> «•*<- Low teelpbt 5-10 north. 12-ta Mirth High Friday Mar IS.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT —why wulv aewwawte m aoame county _________

New Pastor tana* M. Barter Christiu Church Names New Pastor Jonas M. Berkey Is Called To Ministry Jnnaa M. Harkey, assistant |>a*tor ot tae Firat l-hrlallan thurdt at? Marlon and director of youth activHie* there! has accepted a unauitnous call to become pastor at thh First Chriatian church of Decatur The local church has beep wlthout a pastor since the resignalloir I several months ago of the Bey. ji. E laenhower. Hpeclal installation service* will he held for Rev. Borkey Sunday night. January 21. with Dr. Ephrlam D. Lowe, general amrotary of the Indiana^* 'liristlan m.» slonary association delivering iosermon Mr. Berkey la it years of age He kUNafried aad baa NMD mm, who In two jbars of age. He In a native HoQfUir, having been born tn Sai rm, where he graduated from Sal etn high dHM>t»!. _ The n®w toeal mtniater wan >rrt»dnatedTrom Indiana"l'nhet«itv with degree* In both art* and law H» wRI Im* graduated thia year (r<»?n the Hu tier unUeraily- juhool ut i • jigion wifli a bachelor of duin'i) degree He nerve*l an i lieutenant In ■the "l’\ S !im \ during world Wai : Berkeyw a ill rewlde at 7J 7 1 Second street when the) Icbme f<» Decatur, whi h will ’m wlihln th. next two w*'«4.< Dr •T 1 burgh er t/.-MAf Muiuit* who haxs : ’.•th acting i>.i*vti ( t t>i tn. i'»• ;<■.G r |»’tnfrr h. will -rlrHeer'hi*’final-wet r ’here next Sunday- on the l • So Vi»o llav4* Hired A Bn-at h. r New Trial Granted t To Robert Christen State High Court Orders New Trial Indianapolla, Jah !» cUPi Whitley circuit court ttnlay wau under a state supreme court order tn grapt Robert Chriiften a new trial for the Wayne ibi slaying of Mr* fm/n'thea Howard Ihi- supreme, court opinion. wriMeii by Justice Howard S. ■ Young, reversed Christen*® conviction on a set-ond degree murder charge The opinion vald <’hri« Im was lound guilty on insufficient ! evidence. The opinion aald a. four-hour ( lapse l»etween the time Christen was seen with Mrs Howard on March 5. IM'» and the time ah** whs found a few hours later March €, did not i-emnect him with the crime Jn a certain manner “It is possible the appellant (Christenl committed the offense charged but »o might many othera,” the court said "With four hour* unaccounted for and a woman in a helplessly intoxicated condition in a dark al-j---lev in a neighlmrhood of low type r with taverns and houses of ill fame, almost anything could have happened’ The new trial order for Christen farther ctHßpHcatcd what Govern*»r Schricker has called ’’the most I sordid tangle fa Indiana history ' | Ralph W ladiaugh. former Ko * komo gravedigger, la scheduled Jo] die May M for the Howard killing j and those of Anna Kuxeff Wil helma Haafca, la IBIC- at Fort Wayne. Franklin CHck. 80-year-old Fort 5 Wayne c.-lery farm worker, was sentenced to die March ft for the] <Twe« Te Ktgbt*

»^(N—■ 111 ! II ■'■■■ ■■ I H* Congress And Truman Head CLaaaaejiaaaaaaa ■Of jnOWOvml Showdown Nooi On I raw I***m*aa* fl* increase is rougnr F Waahingtuß. 2m, 5 — (VFI — PraaMeat Traman aad roagraaa ptangad today toward a ahowdoww oa >PMM|IM *Hb rtggra* IbM •air* laxaa will be lowrrrd bat that no otbrr* will Im raised Powerful member* ot Mr. Tramas’* own party wgre joining tha Republican opposition to a tax hike But from all side* thar* wa* considarabla support for a reduction of th* sale*, tax on »o-caliad luxury ttrtn*. ==- rTb* senate proceeded today with debate on removing taxa* from oleomargarine. The house wa* in n-cea* until Friday. Reai-llon to the stat* of the i nion rue»**xe Mr. Truman d« llvered yesterday before a joint wmniott w«t largely partisan although many southern Democrat* qualified theD firm opposition to any civil right* toftoInton Some bolted the administration to demand economy In gov emmeat to halatvei the budget. Conxresshinal strategist* lielleved Ira* than one-third of the specific project* presented by Mr. Truman will lie euacteii at this session Among those expecte.l to pa** were *n FA’A appropriation at a sharply reduced figure, easier credit for mldil'e rlsss housing, expanded social scurtty and. po*■HjAYyi extension of rent control. Aid' for backward foreign arras al-1 ■o wa* given a rbanc-. Small hope was seen for a falr| emph»yn>*-nt practice* act against I the filibustering offiiositlori of southern -Democrat* In the Semite, hut It remained -a po«*ildltty 41iyen_ no chance at -alt were Tafi Hartley refieal. St. Lawrence waterway and Columbia river development. Increase In unemployment benefit... th.' Brannan farm plan and medical Insurance. On the doubtful list Is selective iTwrw Tw !•■«• KI<MI . ' ~!r.- ■ — I Eli A. Luginbill Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon ~~ Funeral servlceA for Ell A Litginblll. SI. prominent retired burlties* man of Berne, will lie held. Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at ( the First Mennonite church The Rev. Olin A Krehbiel, pastor, will officiate Burial will lie tn the MR!. cemetery, west of Berne I Mr Lugkihill died Wednesday of a cerebral hemorrhage He wa* In th* act of getting out of bed when seised with the fatal attack ~ A resident of Berne since ISIMi.’ Mr. I.uginldll was horn Decenil-er 20. ISBM in Hickory county. Mo. He was married tw "Ella J Neuensch wander of Berqp on Decern »er IS. is»x They observed their 50tb ■ wedding anniversary Tn Hits. I A former manager of the Bente Grain and Hay company. MrTLugiu hill was Identified with the business life in Berne for-a nit ni tier of year* He organized the German silver cornet band and was a charter member of the Mennonite men's ehoru* of Berne Besides the widow he is *ur<l :, ed by two son*. Paul C. Luginhill of Youngstown. Ohio, and Carl Lugmbill of Berne The latter wa* oper ated on yesterday In Fort Wayne for the. removal of a cataract and (’will not be permitted to leave |h* "hospital for his father'* fune-al One daughter. Mrs Ira Sprunger of Bern*, several grandchildren and brothers and sisters also survive Church Women Will i Meet Here Friday The executive commHtee of the j united council of church women of Det-atur will meet at the public library Friday afternoon at 2 octock to plan for servie** on th* World Day of Pyayar F*b 27 Represwntatlve* of all participating ! I hurt he* at* requested Io be pre / -- ..

Docotur IndimM, Tbaredoy, Jonuory 5,1950

Ponder Rent Control Request 11 I PONDERING THE PRESIDENTS request that rent control* lie extended another year aftar expiration of the present law In June, three memliers of Congress throngb whose hands «ueh legislation must pass leave the Whit* House From left Rep Brent Spence (D, Kentucky, and Benator Barnet JI Mayhan* tDe Somn Carolina chairman of the House and Resale hanktag committees, sfiil Senator John J. Sparkman, chairman of Reaato banking subcommittee President Truman wants control* extended to remove * poicdlde reason for snotber round of wag* tncrea***.

Doctor Pleads Nol Guilty To Mercy Slaying Physician Is Freed On Bail On Promise To Abandon Practice Manchester. N. H., Jan. b— (UP) -Dr Hermann M?> Bander almoat I shamed "net guilty" today when I a first-degree murder ' Indictment in the "mercy death" of a woman cancer patjent bit hl* promise that he would not practice juedleine pending hi* trial, his bail of *25.000 wa* continued an almost unprecedented procedure In a first degree murder case in New Ilampxhtre Superior Judge Harold E Wescott get no date for his trial, but it probably will lie held In March or Xpffl. The doctor’s freedom on ball . under a capital charge that might send him *o the gattow*. has few precedent* in this state, atty-gen , William L. I’hlntwy said The 41-yea»-old physician stixur erect, with hands at hi* aaj In * firm, toml voice, he formally denied that he had committeed murder when he injected air into the of .Mrs Abbie <’ Borroto. 50. Dr. Sander stared straight ahead as the indictment was read When the clerk finished and asked for I hl* plea, the physician said loudly, "not guilty." Attorney Gen William L Phenney told superior Judge Harold E. Wescott that the state had no obJecGon W cMltlguailce of Di Sander's present ball of Ms,*ao. due to the fart the respondent has agreed to ref rainUwm pretu’e-tun til after disposition of the care'” Judge Wescott studied the indictment for ahoitt two minutes and then called a recess During the recess, it was disclosed that Judge Wescott had noted on the Indictment that Dr. Sander could remain free in continued hail of *25,000 pending trial probably tn the spring. Despite a warm drizxle. the side walks outside the courthouse Were thronged Newsmen attif Cameramen circulated tar—The crowd*. Office work-r* in adjacent city hall and In business house* along the street were at window* — A tense atmosphere surrounded the courthouse as Dr Hander entered. accompanied by hl* wife! ITwrw Tw Pa*e Kight I , Woman Is Killed In Fire At Des Moines De* Maine*. la . Jan.s. —(UPI— A woman died and four men were injured early today when fire swept a three-story apartment house, forcing several person* to leap from upstairs window* Mr* Ann Davis, 70. was killed In a plunge from a third-story window Two man ware Injured Jumping from window*, and a third. 71 year* old—was hart wh*n he slid down a rope A fourth suffered barns.

Citizens Telephone Slock Authorized Sole Authorized By State Commission Authorisation to issue. ISOO.ihhi worth of cumulative non-convert Ibis preferred stock with an interest rale of not more thayt 4>* |n-r rent, and alxa JfiHi.otm worth of _ 22year serial note* with an inter • e*t rate of not to exceed 3% perj cent, ha* been granted by the pub,l Ik- service commission of Indiana Up the Cilteen* Telephone Co ot fteeatar. according to word recelv L ed today by Charles Rbinger. secre tary and manager of the local con1 The serial notes, secured by an s open end mortgage, have been sold ‘•kto the Lincoln National Ltfe Ingur--1 ance Co. of Fort Wayne. • The pref.-rred Mock of I sered first to holder* <if common -‘sliH-k In the company and then to, ■ list of. applicant* living in Indi i ana and already in the hand* of I the company. Ehitigcr -said I I’—■ of the money received from the sale* Is limited to the foliowing . ’ fifjhe commission order For a< iruisitlon id ' material* and working capital p— Eot lonstlttctioii. completion, tv tefiskin and Improvement <<t It* !"fa< ilitle« plant atid distribution' system —■ — -j The. company lalso was ordered ' to make quarterly report* to tfiel cotnniiegjon during the period of <-ojiver*ion and construction Tin money is being used." Ehinger ex plained to make the Citiren* »ys- , tem.. the. most ntqderw small teii 1 phone system in the- I’nited State* When fimipleted-Di another year all telephone* of the t’itizin* *y* item, ini ludti.g Decatur.. Berne Bryant. Linn Grove and Plea**"' Mill- will be i-iopliielv autuniati< The smaller exchange* already i! are antomalk-ized and w«ok i- ta .' progress ,jd> the ib-eatur svsieni and Herne ionversion will follow starting probably early n»V »um , mer. Tlie' engineering department of, the public servlee commission made I a very complimentary report of the kx-sl utility and Completely analyzed the use to which the money will be put The total esti ‘ mated cost of the conversion, ae l cording—to the engineers’ figures ’ will be (SUO.SS7 The engineer*also inspected the Pleasant Mills. Monroe; Linn Grove ! abd Bryant eK-hange* «t>ere auto ' mklic phones already are-tnstalled t and their report state* that the conversion will "serve to give these I communities a good gradual serv -! lee.” The balance sheet, profit and kiss statement and proposed, cap! tallsation ratio also were present | ed to the commission by Citizens ta its petition and ail were found to be In very good condition A tentative sale of the serial j j notes had h*-en- made to’ Lincoln Lite pending spprovsl by the com iTwrw Tw Pare EIwMV ’1 ’ ’ ‘ ' ; Society Will Meet Monday, January 16 Th* Adam* county *octety for ■ crippled children wilt meet st 7 :« I p m Monday Jan 1* at the elty\ I ball lit Decatur Alt memtier* are I urged to attend this special’ meet Ing and election

President Truman Says U. S. Not To Intervene In Present Situation

Schricker Sees No Extra Session Need Nothing To Warrant Legislative Meet «- Indlauapoll*. J»b 5 — (UP) — ? Wclii’fciwrj 'wtw - I’'' 1 ’'' ttilw two special session * ot the stat" legislature during the last week of hi* first term, today said he saw no need for an extra »Asion now "There U certainly nothing 1 know to warrant a special' session now " said Schricker. when he was reminded that today would lie the start of a regular session if this, were an laid Instead of an even., jreaF. Special sesnion* have threatened reverel t lines during the last year. | The first ata* -wheb the S6th general’ assembly tisck an extra two daywto wind uttH" bwsdnere Suite thought Rchricker should have tailed an extra session then = = The fHO —t’-BBM Eloetrtl'gr Workers Union wanted the gover nor to call the legislature back ' ’ last summer, to extend jobless pay ! benefit* i And the slate supreme court averted one threat, when it ruled a Huntington attorney’s suit .. against the “slop the-clock" ma : neitvers was oul of ■ order If th* H st Me* high court had sustained 4 ctautle Cline s suit’ a special M*r . adai would have been iflWiost mart s dqtory. since the InvaHdatod legi* i- latton would have in< lulled tile state's I*<*l.ooo,ooo budget mil* i and the soldier*’ iaimls. I However, a tour of the almost new Henate ami- house chamlier* showed they, were ready for the ■'t legislator* to return, wren if the governor didn't think he'd cu'tl.lhe "t lawmaker* I>ack Rushed io ctinytletion for -the ISffi session, there were ey’vti a few iinprovemepts for tie’ next, general assembly, be it speeiat or regular There now is a_wooddn carving, of th.- state seal.:*<bne IhrxaLft’ei: , Jn dian)e(er. In the <eliter of the’ < urv#*l i Irik*' de*k at’the front !of aa< it cliumlter And th- V. S’.-. tT*r* T* I’M- aitahtl | ; • Mrs. Von Reber Dies After Short Illness i Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Mt* Von R» Ih’F, w>II known. iHrafut l.oix H ij ot'l'H'k; Wwjnexday toxht *t the Adam j infmorii! hospital afit-r xiF tllnr«A of thrr* wh ks , l - —She wa< hr’fft ht— WaMtiwat/m Township May •*«« , a daughter of Thoma* and Jane and wa* married to r Tteher F»--b. 25. Her husband died Ort 9. 1939 She wa* a member of the St Paul .* rfiurrh, the Women of the -Pythian Uh4er*-.-and Profej*sk»nal Woman’s club. American Legion autillaty and tht Happy Hothemakers club" of Wa*«h ingt-on township Surviving *are her father, Thfr- j mas BaltielTf- Hfe son*r Reber of Wells county. AlbertTof Chicago. Glen of sew CasrJe and Chad mgr-and iw=an. both f»r~Th‘ra- . tur; two daughters. Mrs Leatev A& ler of Monroe and Mrs Everett Mabrey of Mishawaka. 15 grand | children, four brother*. WaUcri Bah sell of Chit ago. John and Vic f tor, both/ of . Monroe, atid I*ent of Pleasant Mills, and four sisters. Mr« Carl Adler of Monroe, Mt* i Ervin iZwhgirr of Monroe. Mrs ( Ruth Williams of Richmond and Mrs Joe Elzey i>era?ur. One son Robert Reber, was killed in an auto accident Dec 7. 1947 . Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Saturday at the First Metho dist church in this cityk the Rev ’ L. A Middaugh nffu'iatint Burial • will be in the ..Decatur cemetery The .body will be -removed from, the Zwnk funeral home Friday morn ing to the residence’. North Sec street.’ : -■■ ■

Demands Grow Coal Dispute Demand Government Force Mine Workers Resume Full Output Chicago. Jah l-HTH Spokes ' I men for the coal industry demand J ed anew today that the government 1 force rhe united mine worker a !»■ ’resume full prodtActiun as rail roadsJiegan .r»ducinr schedules to' - save fuel. • -j- ii The Htitehs fuel committee of • ! St. Louis sent a : Telegram to Presiyr dent Truinan requestine jhat hr" 4 take avrion to "Wcurr full capafTty 4-eperafmh of coal mines without ' delay." The committee said the cold; 1 • wave in The trndwewt and wegj had ‘ slaslnd the city’s coal suppHe# to >; a "critical low " and .t bat fm-l yards were 'practically without coal Several of the big •captive" soft rfcoal operators, owned by st er! I i mills, filed new charges wjth the. i national labor relations bitard dei- manding a court order to force the e VMW to resume full-time coal d digging n I. The American yctal! coal aa«oclf»* tlon which repeatedly baa urgdd ■ i.'b.ii nnd» K- ’hr Tap Hartley art. issued a new warning that aoft i coal supplies for home heating are •in a "tragic’' J <.xt (ihLve juM-retary. said the cold 1 was Intensifying the short- . - ’ P He predir tetT/hat the Interior-de-coal survey. ‘,dnr to be published tomorrow ; would show that the amount of coal in retail yards is at a dtingrr ous low - i , The Chit ago "coal merchant* -iation '*ch*duleirh'nteerfmf f«»f-• I TurN T« Pare »-4w« Evansville Postal Station Is Robbed . Evansville. !nd Jan 5 vVP* J Police today looked for , a ’bandit j.who robbed the main postaTsta | f-ton of nearly’ yesterday \ j 1 The gunman, about 55 years old \ ‘ walked up to the money order i window, pulled a gun and handed I clerk Alfred Bayer a note Act as if nothing is happening and hand over" th*- monev it j want to* live the note read Bay . • _.i\ •- him S7>7 Warns Os Cost Os I * • • I Proposed Dredging Declares Financial Cost Is Prohibitive i - Louis Dunten a member adhc Indiana flood control and water resuurrea commission speaking a? ; a meet tin: ot the Wabash river im . prove ment association Wednesday J evening as Geneva warned thoee J present that "no ofie k govng :<• I dredge the Wabash rivet or any* i other navigable stream in Indiana' rt.withtmt the- consent *4 the- board,. -t j Ihinttn «l*4» staled his opini?JUt I j that if the promised dredging wa* i done it would financially ruin the | it farm owners along • : TbFM4vrt . He cave a* his opinkm that there are two better ways to arcomplfth ‘Hhe job said. H WV work ins' with the army engineers. o with the govern men? paying the coH . The second which he considered •a* the better way is to set up a J soil r»UH*tnanry dtstrjrt. thati I would cover the entire watershed! c from th*- source to-the* mouth Thia | i plan would be paid by every I pax-r in. the watershed, runt awhr urban' Thi« planUs devised to hold; needed water and let surplus water j get away without going bn a rasj 11 The agricultural agents of Adam«- • and; Jay ."counties, who we’ni In. at tendance at flte meeting, offeredj j the services oV their office* In any ! educational service "

Price Four Cents

No Involvement In r- C<««l Conflict In China; Britain To Recognize Regime “ K'ashlngtiia. J*» 5 — HJPF PrcKident Truman saM today tfci* x»«*r unreal ha* nu Inteutiua of ustnK H» *rmz feSM* to protect F.irmiiHW. from commauisi advan • res ThP presid. ut. in a carefullg worded stat?ni*nt. said this country would phi-ta. any way latertare In the present sltiuiUon or f«H- --’ hiw a roar**- w-hh’h would "lead < n> involvement In the civil conflict tn Chiiia.” Tire president said this policy of non interft-renr e wa* based oA the tradition that started with. 4he "open door" policy In the rijlent many year* ago and rontfnu*-d ' down through the Potsdam declar- ■ a t lon of 1*45. L Uwe* ’ he s»H, “Sas no predatory design* on For i mesa or any Other Chlne*< lei.ri--1 wry." , 7 .— *- -r- -- lie said specifically that the I’ldted States: , 1 Will not u*< its. armed. Torres _ in the pr.-*ent"l7hine*e sirtlathtp 2 Will not become tex <d«ed ta ant- wav lb th- Chinese civil conn, ‘- ‘ -x 3L WH! not prwvidw "mriitury I i aid or advir*" io Chines* uatkmalJ forces- on Formosa In the vTFW —of th* Cnhod I I government, the res<»ur• e* - ■on Formosa are adequate to •stable I ithe Chinese na#on*Hsti*» <b ; obtain the items which they tnjgh’ Nn necessary .forth. 1 of the Island Mr Trumaw >a».i Bur h- bMMI Gin IMa menr wi»uld continue the present IjmtTed* (frogtMhi ’ r - • sUfanc? th»- t'hlnrse jiajionai rj»ts 'V -- - - j Mr Truman afte,r read Hit his" ’WOMJF *T.i*4-’r»-r;T L then told them that ’b»- ”-?;uy oT’j'taH Duan Acheloß woubt hoW lit news con for*-itt » tbi* i’.Acheson TiUrT'a UjiicTalk *il!i the j pr»?sld«rf y.e>ierdar \ British Recognition .- L< ■!-!<■! J '• ’ ’ 1 ; BrHi-lT iroV»‘> nm#-D bi* felegfSp' :.»•<! t<» PeipMiK a formal ><t» r recognifn»n of th* - Chnib.M ■ -'T~ rn.ufii.st retime « ffit i.v xsaifi. tonii!: • S. The telegram was |entJfcCM G 1 C\ Grahant? British < on«tH general in Peipinx- Ltd* tpan.smis*i<»n io Chou Kti Chine*? communist . ..... C<vnfTrmX*i<m of -its bred (Infr t a agr Flftbt* Monthly Keport is Made By Red Cross . I The Red Crus* hqn>e\erv|. e ' /ice extended st> service* to ,in j vividuals v \and expended 75 pduntlF 1 h»< 4‘:n!»ip' ?<’ ’.theni I the uMHithlv r*j*urt Mr* Max Schafer, executive sw re tarv shows Ftnaiu-Ui aid Tended to three ...gnrtfmT ArUyv \ aeryfceinW and dependant* re reived 19150. veteran* and d'<* pendents fill 75. and cttiihffa*. i 54 50. In the ratemrv of service* a?*’istanc? 4d tilting out b*mu* wpj plication* iyi»d those f*MF iH<»raU‘ * - ■ refund* lead the list These tulaired *7 for the- vnonsh • .. St. Mary's Cresting ;Here At 18.35 Feet S’ Man w *!\er was ir»-*’i! ar 1* 25 feet todav Herman ‘Ht Meyer., 'lek-al weather oh*erver. stated, fn the 24 "tibußA■’Tip Jo -3C. ' n'chick this morying th? wtrwarn had risen frchti feet Wed-Re* j d*y nt*»rnin« Flood stage is IC • feet I Rainfall yesterday was record? '. 3« of an. inch Mt Meyer «a;*l i The h-wlands sh- fhxMled but no; j serfcHis damage has been reported The drop In trmperatute late ye* terday afternoon gjdpped the rain mercury dropped to about 2u above Streets and sidewalks were washed cleaned and the 1 <lty reI fleeted a refreshed atmosphere to- — day _■'•