Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 37.

ST. HART’S RIVER FAR OVER FLOOD STAGE

Lewis, Mme Owners Will Resume Talks Government Hopes Negotiations Will Send Men To Work WMhlngton. Feb 14.—(IP)— The government looked to the reopening of coni negotiation* to per suede angry coat Mrtkerx to end their defiance of John I. Lewi* and return to their Jobe “ With the coal crlele elowly crippling the economy, n high Justice department official eaid the department hopes the parleys, which open tomorrow will engender enough opfltii&hT over prospect* of a new contract "thatcari' prod tits i.olner* to return to the pita. Aa ot now, he said, the govern ment plana no Immediate action agalnat the 400.000 soft eogl work —era who continued their ertppHagstrike In defiance of Lewis' orders He said the government la frank ly wary about inflaming the angry miners any further In accordance with an order -of lederal judge Richmond B Keech. L>*l> last Saturday ordered his m< n. tn return to work 'luimruHM'tdy He also offered, to reopen contract ■talks with coal operator* ... The three major segments of the Industry the captive mine operator«. theVoutheru mine owners, and the northern and western com men lai operators accepted his of fer yesterday Previous negotla lions have gotten nowhere Justice department officials refused to say how long it would alios rhe coal strike to I'oidlnubJMa 0 n- ti-ying to bring c<>nteli>al_ proceeding* against L. wls or the unhid mini workers A. hearing oil extending the gov ernrn.l tit's temporary n.rsstrfke "ordi i 'wrrflrtl -gmdwy Tatt Hartley ™- lum ti<£ is s< liidiileii f.-r n. v M S day Most sources agreed there would he no government action hr fore then The. miner- have, hv.n without a . contract lasi .lune :iu. »nd_pr riitdi< salljoutsUrn e thin have Tnluced •i. r- rraTTtm ♦ ■ lee st- eeock inis •o an. 11-day level tin lowest in history and has idled some fi'.lmd other Industrial workers. Th, shortage 'already ha- had a devastating effect upon tile „<« i nn. _ .. ' . : _ Coal burning railroads have re drived passenger and freight opera, 'tone and some foint steel mills have .rut back production Tradi ntagatiUrs said—the- sl-eel- Judtls! r.v soon will be "trafhlyged" unless coal stockpiles are replenished. Some power companies said they planned to institute diniouts to conserve their supplies and retail coal dialers have appealed to the interstate eonimerie commis-i'm io stop railroads from o irinr de plenlshed stock* _ Alarmed congressmen said that. If the situation continues, congress itsre Tw Pane Nation’s Coal Pile At 11-Day Supplies Coal Miners Still Ignore Court Order Pittsburgh. Feb 14. —(VPt» The nation's coal stockpile dwindled today to an 11-day avupplv with heavy Industries and railroads planning sharp new cutback* Striking coal miners girded for a show-rlown struggle with the federal government, continuing to Ignore court orders to. return Io work and; stop picketing A quick ha<-k-to-work movement predated by. some government, officials did not materlalire A chuck of mines In major soft ' coal regions showed none working Join L I-ewis. united mine work--er jvresidant.-prepared to meet In Washington tomorrow with Soft uval operators under court orders to resume good-faith bargaining. Contempt of court action again..' the 400.000 strikers for refusal to obey' the 10-day back-to-work order was expected to -be ■ withheld at least until after the contract talks _ Oat'll- - - - - - - -••-- Picket violence broke out. la West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania yesterday despite the inJunction's ban against picketing Caravans of pickets toured the coal fields, closing several non,T,r* Te r*a« •*■*

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Two Erie Trams Ordered Removed W. M. Bumgerdner local Erie sell road agent received word todas that two passenger trains will Ire taken out of service because of the present coal strike. Erie train No. k. east Ism nd from Chicago, will make its last run tonight This train dvres not stop here but drops mail from Chicago. Train No 7, westbound from Jersey City, due to atop here at 10 pin.. wilt make Its last run Wednesday night. t Top District Party Leaders Back Campbell District Democrats Back Alex Campbell For Senatorial Race The fourth dhtrk’t Democrat i* central committee, following a ■ dinner meeting Monday evening j at the Hole! Van Orman in Fort! I Wayne, indorsed Alev M. Camiij belb prominent Fort Wayne art or hey” anV former sssßt.ifit attorney 'general, for United State**- na tor Gerald Visard. Adam* mimiy ! chairman, and Mrs Charles I *♦•»♦*♦ • vire -chairman. represented the Adam* county central committee; at th»- meeting J The indorsement was apmeum 1 I eii by Jain* * L. Koon*. Avilla.' fourth district chairman It *as - made in a Adopted. ..by the county chairmen and vice 1 eftMrmen of the district The reHfdutfOli point on out that Twnp- ! bell, “IwcaUHe of bi* integrity ; ability and wide experience Would? v fnr - • the office of United Staten sonatiir ’ Campbell announced that b* ould seek the senatorial irtmtitm tforr at th'- 1 -Irmrtrratie ronvrn4e»n 4his spring Hh» announcement I WM- made after he liad-TcMjrm-d hiy s p*»st as assistant attorney ; general 7 ~~ The reaolutkm follow*: i WHEREAS, a large number of: i' Influential amt intvreM d diem«> < rats throughout Indiana have ex .in rt!ibu<*ia-'i "■ and ft tend-■ j- ly inu-rest in Alex Campbell for; I th* 1 Democrat nomination for-the | ‘I office of Unit'd Stat-s Senator.! and " WH-ERt4A.s the -bmrih dbtf-ru t < 1 i Democratic central committee »Twr« F«ae | Messages Sent By < Amateur Radioman Harold Blythe Sends , i Emergency Messages HuroM. V. Blvthe. -21 Stratton I I’lncv -'all unian-ur radio operator. i>ini<- to rt)<> rwwrur in Hecaluri. ! niii-uunb wtion dihouina la«t nfebt i.v s. ndiiu' .'ini-rgrn y nu--.iv. s ; for the. I'ttlrenw telephone- .-..m- ■ pany to Fort Wayne and other ; iHilhlx where amateur operator* i likewise were on the J<Sb rendering public «ervl.e • Charles P Ehlnger. manager of ! the telephone utility, stated that . Blythe who served In the army slghal corps during the war tram.; ■ initi.-d aeverul messages last night . to Northern Indians towns. , Like Pef.-atur. a nuihber of.towns , were Iwdated Tiei-mwe of break : downs in telephone and telegraph lines due to yesterday’s, sleet .; storm. This covered a wide area, extending as far north as Auburn Blythe has s Ik-ense as an amateur operator and h,« been successful in. broadessting of ! messages over Ills short w ave ft radio transmitter, The amateur , operators who received his. messages then delivered them to the . tespe- five parties Blyth Is ein- , ployed bv the Farnsworth plant J in kort Wavne . !!- -Th in radio serrtre -was- the- only , 1 means PF tnihnnrni.'ation dur-j ectly available to Decatur reslf ffrnra- lam -trttttriF- Wegra-HMc 4tad to lie delivered by bus to FortWayne and then placed on the wires out of that <4tv. it was stated /TH* Daitt TWtocra teletype service was stUT nut of service at noon today

Lines Down As Ice Sheaths Chicago Area e-x e,-— — yg. •J 1 tTW -• V 1 ’' IWJEB - sIL—- ? ' ft*: I A LINEMAN surveys one of the hundreds of fallen poles near Chicago, tas freezing rain, snow and sleet p.-lte.) the area The storm, expected Io last for two days, extended over Illinois. Indiana Mild lowa and brought heavy rains elsewhere in the Mississippi valley

Hints Pres. Truman May Run In 1952 Californian Says President May Run | W -i-lnugton. Feb It tll’l —. A top California Democrat, says President Truman I* thinking ai-oiji runiiinti for i ♦•♦•Um t i«>n * in ' jWL- 2 , Our Ke Luckey of Loh Angeles vicv-ihairnian of the (’aUfomin Democratic central «u»mmHfee. said he pul it up to Mr Truman r X du.Dii« .a. . yML iittd.. ' "sir ■fi>r.-‘-ii.W';aih'SWr.'-;"" Th* Maid tnaylre... : m<» Lu< key enthusiast bally told reporter* -lit- said that, ii W 4 hl' thp s niu ream together again. m«ys* *•* (in dp hpiimHi‘H.ig. Luckey said that f»y t»-am." the m , snb*nt - meant- -fIH“ - w siipported him in the IfHM ebetion Mr Truman t»ever .has. .said, openly that “hr vcTlt hr a ulate in 1952 Nor has he flatly ruled , o.UI .possvbllfty. One oFTis close frieuils .said Immediately aftcc lbe 194 b victory J that .Mr. Truman will not run in ' 1952 because be Will be 68 then. ! s_uuwiwhat-A>Ld j.toi a.in«»»,X<»..Atarl. (four strenuous years in the- White House. w ' But, some of the president’s j answers to political. <|uestion» dur Ink his ilwh .Conferences lately have been taken to mean that he might run again. Luckey ” As lie left the president** office. Lqritey proudly anm»un**<l that ‘ I’ve just hern • talking to the next president of the United state-.” He Halil he used the / same w<»rds 4TMr« To Paar Ms> Expect Resumption Os G.E. Operations ~ Expect Night Shift Workers To Return Operation* were expected to.be rewumed at the Decatur General Elwtife- plant al 3:30 o'clock thi* afierm-Hin with the return of work er*, -for wltaf is called the night -hist. . Except for the office, the plant . j ha* been Idle since 2 o'clock Mon .day afternoon whin a wit-down of I inspet-tor* and tester* took place i Without the service* of the in f j «pectors and tester*, production . i-ea Sen and the management di.» r missed the worker* for the balance . .of the shift The alt-down con- , tinued through the night and was still effective this morning. , Approximately 30 teal erw and 31 ■ -inspector* were on''sit-down About S_®'vL oc t l - ’hi" ~f n . < ’vnl n g. decision i wqs. made to resume operation* and ‘ employe* were notified to repo.J il lor arerk. Whttelbcal management or union 1 official* dld not Issue a sla'dmenl, the contrbveraary -that caused the »ti down and cfiwtng of. the Jilant * I came from a wage dispute, worker* 1 [ who spent tbeir idle hour* uptown <T»ru» T« *>■« atwl

OIULY DAILY JWUUrai «« ADAM* COUNTY ”

tipcatw, Indiana, Tuesday, February 14, 1950

CIO Proposes Congress Pass New Tax Plan ! Shift Burdens Os • Taxes To Wealthy, High-Profit Firms • Washington. Fwb. 14 (UP! — Thi- PfO urgr-l <ongr*nn tmluy tn 1 enact an ability to pay*’ tai pro L *«ukt ■s’hift j»res* nt 'tTiurdefi* Triißf liiWlhrrmie' Individ hals t«> tl>e •••althy ami to high enttM»rai ions In fr»r <!«• ‘ ? Htery hrfoi e thv tavwrHrnttr item**' |•. • I ways and menii* < , nmmltbe rt ..(TO. • < Yt i N» art h expert Stanley RyltenJ - iiUier.i things, a rut in excise levies and I; a- boost ip taxes* on forjtoral.i’in*! which withhold dividend* from 1 ’ stockholder*. In ,r/n« ral Rntt<*n!«< rl- .<-n/bTse.l. L the tax r*\ «»mmendritions of Presi-j dent Truman Like Mr. Truman. i he said that any cut in excise lev-1 les should be a< < 4»mpanied by an L. intreasLs. in. other - > •, "Wf hope . . . that any bill passed by thi* congress will pro » t dure a net gain in revenue.” he 1 said. ‘ Any bill whii h does not do ■ I hi*, we hope Wttl l»e vetoed by • the president.** _L Ruttenberg said that in periods ‘Of full employment and prodm L .sufficiently high to bafamr the >; budget and retire part of the flight....;.. ■■ ■' "If we were »t a different phase • In th- economic cycle," he said.! | "we would feel different aliout prislucing a net gain in revenue "However, at the preaent time.l there I* no question but that any bill passed by till* congress which: will not produce a net gain will have a detrimental effect not only upon our tax structure but upon our economy a* well " The CIO program Included: 1 A boost in personal exemptions "looking forward to the e«- ■ tablishment of level* of exethpI lion which permit the tnalnten i ance of a minimum standard of living for a family of four." . I j 2. Repeal of the provision ' which permit* married couple* to 1 fif* separate individual return* 3. Elimination of loophole* in r corporate, estate *and gift tax regulation*. 4 Enactment of an exee»« pro ’1 fit* tax. ■ 'j 5 Relief for small businesses _; "by lowering the graduated , tax ’ , upon their Incomes up to'IW IMO " 4. Enactment of a corporation , tax syst-m which would give ape , I <Twrw Pn<r j * 'e — l -■ , WEATHEIT - Cloudy today through lemon : row with rain gha*iM*W t® v*ry I light anew tonight Colder en tire atate tonight and southeast f 4 tomorrow. High today 33 to 42 , tnorth, 48" t 541 oowth. Love 40,! ,! night to JO north, 32 to M •outh. '

Dairy Caravan Is Held Hera Today i Hundreds Attend Purdue Caravan A crowd of upwards of a thou **nd people fih<l into the Decatur high (school gym today to vl®W the exhibit* of the dairy caravan, it wa* cMtimated b> L E Arrhtmld (XMinty extension agent People were filing through the row* of fables al-the entrance, which are manned by members of th*' dairy aaaociatlon. at least 3o njinutt s befuie the u(ln ial opentfag ’ *TTme."’ The rural youth prepared the ires' lun* h. which distrP>ui<4 ’o the people in the gym ai no*>n ‘ exhibits on dairying problems a< i ort’/.tnied by I’iii lue *-xt« r.~i »n | I M.‘t < tajiatr in...a&rou* >r ny. horn? e. ye Tun ics, nutrition, narxl health and ! ><f< v. veterinarv t> •»♦ a well is dairy husbandry. i-he“caFaAnn 'sCUled down early this mornint. i<>i its all day session. 1 Th*' exhibit is appnsOred i mperatively by the Purdue agrkul j tural extension service.’ *ounty [dairy- extension committees, lo* al I dairy industries, feed compani*" fp'anul-acturera and d’jdtrx. in iaJ tu. equipment. ' Purdue specialists with the cara van are E A. Cannon, dairy department; (’. P. Walker, arroimnvy Mrs Mary Ross, home economics; j Dale Harm.on. rural healthr-Hr. F A. Hall, veterinary science, and Ibvtiuld L 2, I. jI ,1 xiv ■» mi « »' t’t’ttattg in, i■ L'w4>i|.ifu i ilm* ! u tii4<*.*> fill ho* !«>. produce quality milk; artificial breeding: milking pallors; pasture < improvement, magic, in milk, safe j water systems, farm safety and (Twr« T» l*w«r Mai I / T ~ ■ I Pope Pius Reported 111 With Influenza 73-Yeor-Old Pontiff Reported Stricken Vatican City. Feb. 14. H'PiPope Piu* Xl| ha* been suddenly stricken by a "alight touch of intluenaa" and ha* l>een confined t" bed. the Vatican announced today A high Vatican nource said the 73-year-old Pontiff, who celebrate* hi* liirt today March fJ had contracted influent* with'-an'attend' ant fever during the night. The Pope nhowed no sign* of nine** yesterday when he receh*d g group of Canadian pilgrim* from Quebec and Montreal in > special audience. —.... ; Hut the Vatican source said he did not celebrate hi* usual early, morning ma«» and cancelled all I audiences scheduled for todsr One Vatican source suggest e<l : the Pontiff might have twen we*k. ■ ened by a lotix siege under hot ! klteg light* last Saturday when h • i pn*w| lor a Jorihcntning film on i the 1»5« Catholic Hely Year/' The lights were turned "'on and off.-.on and off." the source said American cameraman Jefotne Cappt i* making the film' tilled,' "Eternal Clty.'t;

River Near 21 Feet; Road 224 Closed Near Bellmont Park Entrance Here Today

Twin Dollar Days Attract Shoppers Decotur Stores Are Jammed By Shoppers Flood* and rainy weather failed to dampen the opening of IWklur’a twin dollar day* and mores of people floode<l ’local retail atevrea early, thiii morning to take advantage of lie many bargains in merchandise , Several local merchant* stated that the crowds had larger than they had anticipated and indii ttiMi.s *aj4- f| .. pn-'-»-;.i two-ffay event wilt break all past records. • Men and women alike were taking advantage of the jßaTe prt« «*s; ami people could on the uptown *Wets all day with arms. lit.4<h‘4l with package;* - b*cl*Mk thia ihnruing there |WYre few automobile* park feil in tfie. hu#itie*s ts sei tion,. but in a half hour almost avail able space was fillerl People con-1 tinned to come and go all day long and merchants were . busy this afternoon bringing out more stock. At <NM time this mottling there were 23 automobiles with Ujiio Isa en«c..pUiea in TTieLpMutfll. MEttA.; The retail division of the Cham her of Commerce and the Daily Demin rat had distributed in.o»4<i copies of £at«irday's newspaper which announced the big event. Adams county liomes and th< bor derihg rHidences Th**-sale will coinitinemnti! 5 . .UA'-faadte*...-amt >e iy erST me r< ha n! s ""sin <T ’ to* 1 a pHiaT" they would have new ‘ p-< ii 4 items for VVednesilav : j Lincoln Program Is Presented At Legion W. Lowell Harper Is Speaker Monday In a talk b* fore members of Adams Post 45. American Legion. W. Lowell man ac er <d Bag Service. Inc. roview’ed the life of Abraham Lincoln, under* lining the deep devotion of that man to his duties, and his ultitnale struggle Ul’ii the (')vi WaT,in< oln. Harper noted withoii! much formal schooling# was able to attain a fluency vt -'-writing end I profundity of thought, mainly because of his reading habits while I still a youth. There was. first of all. the Bible* which undoubtedly influenced the man more than any other book: also Among those early hooks WfcT? •’Fngrim** Progress." "Aes’op’s Fables." and a history of the United States The poverty of the Lincoln family. and their migrations alsi> were of consequence in molding the ambitions of the young man When fairly young, Lincoln. Harper said, “moved for the first time on the currents of his own life ” Harper followed Lincolns career. from legislature, law practice. and ultimately the presiden ry, pointing out that thyre were J many* disappointments along the . way. Undoubtedly the most lasting thing- about am! - -wrhirh Harper brought out is the man’s abLUy Tar tlie approurute re mark His words have an undying quality . which iwome nmre meaningful with the passage of years. = Relieving principally tn the freedom and integrity of the inand which lead him to state that. "My para mount da "»hi«- atmygle-dir Ttv save, the Union, and it >« not either to save dr destroy slavery " Harper’s tali followed a diacua-1 j sioh of "Th*- members of'fnri her action rom'ernlng the Community •Twva Te Fage •«»>

Long Distance Lines May Be Restored Today Severe Damage Done To Telephone Lines By Sunday's Storm Telephone company efficlals elr 7 " pect that.long distance service wiH be restored by late afltrnoon. ac j cording *t> H*rr|e>Wr Today ('harles D manager of : the ('itir<n« r-ompar.* | said that that long distance service. \ as well as Teletype service, would : be.restored this afternoon.. The worst damage to telephone lines he said, was on the Monmouth road Practically 115 lines are out : • ! < i (fa-i *< autM'd by the storm which strnclc rbi- area Sundav hish* and h.av.v br;»n j.»s j fell on the line-, and puitad them j ii w n Ehtnger added that about 90 poles * Would have to be replaced, which would probably require consider-' time th complete -the job -< Efaifaiii- M-rwr. soini- of vi!ii< h , had been discontinued Monday be-' 1 an-* nt !h» >IOOO. 'Li expttivd ' Xie lWS?>st . by late today. ( The town of Monroe. ,whk h had been without lights air day Mt»nday When the current went off about | midMight_Suyda\ electric serv'-[ jsi rved by Th*- 1»♦ ( atwr ligh f plarr ’■ light 'company officials said tfaa? the *se»erf st damage wa* • H««w -t&e"j Kp 41 • of I -Will b« il wrw Te sl»» . *. ft ■ r* ** X >W W*|||,|||||JMl.,W Former Candidate For Congress Dies FuneraL services will !>«• held Wednesday at, the Thoma fjinoral| horn*, in- Bluffton for Leorre E Glass of Yoder, former VVe’.lsf county prose* fating' attorney whoso death occurred Sunday. AtGlass was T*onf *ifa'niTuffTon.’ j Sep? 19,. 1905 !!»• pra* ti<cd law. in Bluffton and Fort Waym*. T>* i fore moving to , Voder, and at one {time was a Tiernorartic candidate for congress. Albert Banta Dies Suddenly Sunday Heart Attack Fatal To Willshire Man Albert J. Bant* 4€-.4ifek>na res:■■ - dtopt of near ,whloira, -O , died t midden h ary occlusion Apparently in yood health, he went to the ham to do chores for his brother. Basils with ’ whom he was visiting He "was • found dead about five minutes Ut He wm >orn June 25. IBS3. .in Willshire township, a <«»n. of James D ana! Mary C. Exline Ran ta Hr served as rural mail carrier on the Willshire route for 32 years retiring in 1933 . " He wag a member of WHishlrej ' lodge.6*T F A A. M Van Wert j chapter Royal An h Masons Van J Wert council Royal and Select Ma-* sons I V a n h o r * animandcrv Knights Templar the Toledo Sen* tish Kitej and the/rural- mail car- ! riers association . I Surviving are tfie~bnrther. ftasil. f • three aiatera. ..Mrs._Rvy .Hook <»f.l Decatur route fi. Mrs Lund • , of Warrenville 111 ami Mrs W D | Finden of Chicago. Two sisters; - ■/.. ~ j- ' ~r4 - Fufterwl iw»rvtrW will he held a£2 p m t EST • Wednesday at the • Banta home m Willshire the Rev E n. RlhscH nffftiatmg A Ma - ‘ sonic service will be t conducted.' and burial will be in the Millshire i emeterv The budv has been re I moved from the Cowan funeral | home tn the residence

Price Four Cents

Several Homes In Pork Surrounded By High Water; South Fights New Floods »ULL E T 1 N The St Mary’s river rsached 20.76 feet at 1 o’clock this after noon and Herman "Hi” Meyer stated that at the present rate of r»se the depth would be more than 21 feet by 6 o’clock tonifM. -Fedora! road-224 east.of Dee atur near -the Bellmont park entrance was closed to traffic and a state highway em ploye was stationed there to Warn motorists Water also was ebming evdr the road on the southwest side of the park and several homes in the park were completely surrounded. Meyer said that the crest probably would be over 22 feet and should arrive some time Wednesday. pr©v»d» ed there ts_no more rain With 131 Im-he* of Mid situ r' Mundajv pHirning »t 9 n * hw k" the' St. Mnryriver took' a ‘hvt.fa*! •move upward today and at 10 05-. clock morning the ul , reading was 19 96 feet, according 'to Hennan''“•-■^TTT’’'''"Mry ef ’ T*n;<U; < weather recorder Sunday night's j rainfall was 91 inches. j Meyer stated that the water . jtMU rapidly . and he_ tdieted that the rrtmt would reach | about 21 feet. The highest ciwt : reached this year before today wwa 19 21 feet in Janiiarv. < Several roads in Adams county —vuwr44- c4«*#*d - Iwcauwr iAt- . Jhe.. higji , 'sa : a7 wef r ’ ’ given At others Water was .-urns*' the rqad fan stale road 224 at the entrain *• to Bellmont p»rk and oral iitmirs anmnd thi- park. The old Piqua m*rtb of the WrtttW* - {♦•red with tko feet of water for • a distance of about 5b yards Meyer said that the situatfam- ‘ was cntieal in Fort ; Wayne amU h> had l>een asked to • icjeirf the lucsl rise evi * « rwo. j hour*, until th»* crest wa> reai h« d ;It was necessary to synd h dis • pat< her to Fqyt Wayne Several times today be* a use the telephon*" j lTn»fa» ’were VulPout" . Stratton Place was almost -uri roundeti by high wa’er. but there * as L *llll no datfger- to re*ri4ewts of subdivision. However their ineighbors just ucr<»s* the road wet* [ making plans-to move if the rains < T • ;' " " ~ ~ Saiaral nwida ■■ia.4ho.. .Kir,iniTy of Pleasant Mills tn St Marus hip were, closed to iraffi and _*ome reported that they bad to tise boats to get to highways t.rorn . thefcr farm h**mew. n 0 Fipht New Floods igo Feb 14 CUP) T.ioj UntiadAklashtd sourli fcnxgfil new ■ n<MKi< today while .a snow and ice stonii bounded th* nonhead after dumpte a btarrtrn of sluob ew tibe midwest. ' Flo<»d-weary lowland resident* j fled-before rising waters while tor ~ j hadolasbed communities in five states cleared’ up nibble by skipping winds which killed 46 per M«n-s. ahd. injured .hundreds.. . From the rain-Uahed Pacific northwest to New England., thy northern half of the nation was har.agrd hr almost every weapon in winter's book sn<>w. rain, frees ing drisxle. high winds and subsero ~ _ j -- j Todav -the snow storm wa* f spreading northeastward through New England and a broad belt of f reesing dritle st re t t hed - f rofr. .New York state w*«!ward across* the soutliem Great T»akes To easrert! I low* Fnowfsll up to *>xht inch** w»» j •-xptetvd bx tomorrow in parts of I'Ni-w York Sf»»*a< ; lMxM>tt» jyid Ton(tirrticut bn' fot,e**'er« said «kt tt-.?r: aMM it' Nf« Hampshire and I Vermont would rereive only two to j r~OBr loth** : 1 F'.kwJ rsfuxr,? at tiny Smithlxad. I Kjr hrld » community «lnp to bol [ itoCtEMf *pir4r* —Mnrux-Afcan 2sv j peopl* san* 'U - Ate-t Gonna Rain>No More" and River- Stay W*y , From My Boor" a* rhe CvmbprUad ; and -tMrto river* *rM<h fotn near i the town. . <ln>b*d steadily ht*4ter tTWra rw M»i