Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1947 — Page 3

UESDAY, JUNE 24, 1047

" Fourth

Farmers Lose All Hope for Year's Crops

Rich Acres Covered In Missouri Valley

‘ By UNITED PRESS The fourth—and most disastrous . =flood crest in a month moved relentlessly down the snaky valley of the Missouri river today. It ruined all hope of a 19047 crop in the inundated areas,

The new flood was expected to drown almost 300,000 fertile acres.

This would” give the nation a total loss to floods this year of 3,800,000 acres with an immediate monetary loss of almost $200 million in crops, equipment and personal possessions. The estimate of losses does not take into account the amount of topsoil ripped away, ruining the land forever. The floods have driven 20,000 persons from their homes in the past four weeks.

Corn, Wheat Ruined The new swell of high water was expected to reach St. Joseph, Mo., today, shoving the U, 8. engineers’ surface markers to a height of 21.5 feet. Flood stage is considered 17 feet at St. Joseph.

As it juggernauted downriver, the flood ruirfed some of the finest corn and wheat farmland in America’s breadbasket, bottomland was expected to be overrun in the section where Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska adjoin each other,

Officials at Parkville, Mo., asked the army to provide 1000 sandbags to build up a levee protecting truck garden patches. Water Supply Threatened At Boonville, Mo., engineers and city officials were attemptipg to keep the municipal water works intake pit from collapsing. The engineers said that if the foundation walls collapsed the intake would be buried, shutting off the Towns water supply.

The Platte river was leveling off at Agency, Mo. where only the - house tops showed above the surface. The water was estimated to be 15 feet deep. The Platte is a tributary of the Missouri. Rescue workers still sought five persons at Cambridge, Neb. where ‘eight persons died in a flash flood Sunday morning. The waters of Medicine creek and the Republican river had receded today, leaving the streets and houses full of gooey silt.

Above Flood Stage The week-end, flash floods In Iowa and Nebraska were pouring their burden of water into the larger rivers today. The Missouri was expected to rise to six feet above flood stage at Kansas City tomorrow. At Lexington, Mo., the river will rise 286 feet on Thursday, twotenths of a foot above the all-time record. /The tremendous pressures burst five levees near Lexington and Waverly, Mo. flooding more than 60,000 acres of fertile land. The Wood river went out of its banks near Gibbon, Neb, and a new rise was reported in the Elkhorn near Norfolk, Neb. The Nemaha began to rise and the Loup spilled water out of its banks at Columbus, Neb. The flash floods caused some damage Sunday apd yesterday at Ft. Dodge, Cherokee, Meriden, Onaway and Audibon, all in Iowa. Washouts caused by the floods and heavy rains disrupted traffic on the Northwestern, Buitlington, Milwaukee, Rock Island and Union Pacific railroads.

Burning Chemicals Give

Terre Haute a Scare . TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 24 (U. P)—A boxcar loaded with a chemical caught fire on a railroad freight siding today and at first was reported giving off deadly fumes as the chemical burned

But a research chemist at wil

Commercial Solvents Corp. to whom the consignment of sodium hydrosulphite was addressed, spiked the rumor .and said at most the fumes would cause mild coughing among persons who inhaled them. Later, the railroad hooked a locomotive to the smoking car and pulled it several blocks to a place where there were few houses.

‘Little White House’

Becoming a Shrine WASHINGTON, June 24 (U. P)). —The White House announced today that William D, Hassett, secretary to President “Jruman, would represent him tomorrow at Warm Springs, Ga., when the “Little White House” will be turned over to the state of Georgia as a national shrine. The small white cottage at Warm Springs Foundation was the place where Mr. Truman's predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, died April 12, 1045.

Trial Opens Today

In, Overell Deaths SANTA ANA, Cal, June 24 (U. P.) ~Trial of Beulah Louise Overell and her fiance, George (Bud) Gollum, on murder charges opens today. The jurors will inspect the cruiser on which Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell met death when it was torn by a time bomb. The bodies: of Miss Overell’s parents were found on the sunken craft.

Visit Edinburgh EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 24 (U. P).~Nine American warships “commanded by Adm. Richard L. Conolly, American naval commander in thé eastern Atlantic and Mediterganean, paid a. courtesy visit to Scotland today RL

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W. C. Duncan Studied ‘By Light of Log Fire

By VICTOR PETERSON (aff Writer COLUMBUS, ha. June 24.—Today will be just another day in the life of W, C. Duncan. There will be a slight difference, however, as far as most pebple are concerned. Today marks his 35,040th day, making no allowances for leap years. '

birthday - almost is enough for s story in itself, Oldest 1. U. Graduate But the blue-eyed, white-bearded former lawyer is the oldest graduate of Indiana university, He also served 26 years in a second career which he began when most people either are dead or in retirement. At 70, Mr. Duncan gave up the greater part of his law practice to become sole local official of the Bartholomew county National Farm Loan association. As manager of this federal land bank associate,

more than two million dollars to farmers. Study Done at Night The early days of his life were spent in the era the rest of us know only through history books. As a youth he attended four-month schools in Brown county. Study at night was done on his stomach before the fireplace. Strips of bark from shell-bark hickory trees made the flames leap so that he could Illness forced him to leave law school at Indiana university and he completed his training in the office of a Brown county attorney. Although not a candidate for office, he was nominated and elected prosecutor for Brown and Bartholomew counties in 1875. Still no seeker'of public office and opposed to political life, he was elected to two terms in the state senate as a Democrat beginning in 1882. Becomes a Republican Today, however, he is a dyed in-the-wool’ Republican, having switched his allegiance in 1896, when he took to the stump crying that a sound nation can be built on sound currency only. All of this he loves to recall. His mind is sharp, and he flips historical names, dates, events* with familiarity which denote long years pf careful study. His bookshelves are lined with the latest volumes and he takes avid interest in current affairs. A widower for many- years, he lives alone, taking care of his modest quarters and preparing his three meals a day. That he is a

The fact that this is his 96th -

he has supervised the lending of

STILL GOING STRONG—W. C. Duncan of Columbus today celebrates his birthday with the satisfaction that he cap look back on a long and fruitful life studded with several worthwhile careers.

good cook is shown in his strongy What his initials W. ©. stand for,|.

figure and good health. He partially attributes his long life to his ancestars, that he hasn't had a smoke or a

drink of liquor, coffee or tea for the names he starts life with,”

past 50 years.

he is hesitant to admit. His full name is Washington Co-

and the fact{lumbus Duncan.

“No man is responsible for the Mr. Duncan pointed out.

. |traction,

long second thought.”

“My . father was of Scolch exIf he had known how long I would live and how much ink it would take to sign that name, I'm sure he would have sien ia

Oldest indiana U. Graduate Is 9 Today—He'll Be Busy Red Cross Outines = In Columbus on 'New' Career He Launched at 70

Disaster Schedule

Tells Officials ‘What It Can, Cannot De

An outline of what Red Cross could and could not do in the event of a local disaster was outlined at a meeting of city and county officials. at the chapter house yesterday. ‘James F. Carroll, chapter chajrman, told officials much criticism of Red Cross disaster activities stems

it can and cannot do under responsibilities listed in its congressional charter.

relief chairman, listed the following services which can be given and

calamity affecting five or more families: Emergency necessities of life, including medical, nursing and hospital care, food, shelter and

Transportation of disaster sufferers, supplies and equipment; relief communication facilities; wel-

needs.

families, temporary maintenance medical nursing and hospital care; repairing or rebuilding of homes; replacements of household furnish-

can be given.

STRAUSS SAYS:

Baby (Girl Deserted Here

(Continued From Page One) down. She wanted to be held.

Mrs. Struckman walted all day for the brown-haired woman to return. At 9 p. m., she called police headquarters after the neighbors predicted the brown-haired woman wouldn't be back.

Taken to Home “I have two boys of my own,” Mrs. Struckman said. “I couldn't find anyone to keep them when I tried to work, so I thought I'd advertise to take care of someone else’s in my home.

Times Marble Champion Faces an Uphill Fight

Timed Special

, 13°'wins and 2 losses; Charles

WILDWOOD, N. J, June 24] aS of Huntington, W. Va., with

Charles Landrigan, champion marbles shooter of Indianapolis, today faced the difficult task of overcoming a four-game deficit after succumbing to a slight case of jit-| ters yesterday. His shooting eye seems good but he is having trouble putting enough spin on his shooter to stick in the ring. The composition surface | makes the rings very smooth ass the boys who have been acéustomed |

{12 wins and 3 losses; Allen Hottenga, of Wausau, Wis, 9 and 3; Russell Hancock, Pekin, Ill, 9 and 3, and Walter Gowan ‘of Havre, {Mont., 8 and 4.

‘South Side Man Reported Missing

A 29-year-old mentally-ill South | side man was being sought today

to dirt rings are having trouble | bY relatives and police.

adapting themselves to a new style

“This was the first one that] came. Oh, dear.” , “Sister” was taken to the Guar-| dian Home where she became the | subject for disposition by the juve-| nile court and the county welfare board. | It sounds complicated, but it means the county has to solve the problem of another baby who is just , . , here. She is typical of a number of children who every year are “left with somebody.”

Standard Orders (Gasoline Ration

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independent distributors in a position of living “from hand to mouth,” The public will not be able to find help among the independents for any length of time to fill out their gasoline and fuel oil needs, he warned. Calls’ for Co-operation Mr. Williams described the ‘present difficulty as “curable,” but admitted the solution lay only in a delicate balance of co-operation by the entire industry, freedom from unnatural interference such as strikes, and a return to more equitable distribution of petroleum products to all outlets.” He said that many of the major oil companies had “leaned over backward” to keep supplies enough on the open market and avert dis-

that more leaning was in order, The midwest situation will be more acute than in other parts of the country, the Standard Oil an: nouncement. said, because demand has rocketed more rapidly here. The company’s allocation will affect 12 midwest states and covers June, July and August.

Bus Strike on, Mother * Pedals Baby to Hospital

ST. LOUIS, June 24 (U. P).—|® Mrs. June Cundiff was determined to get her baby to the hospital for treatment—one way or another, ’ Lacking transportation due to the transit strike and not having money to spare for a taxi, she bo a neighbor's bicycle, put 10-month-old “Joyce Ann in ‘the handlebar basket, and. pedaled 40 blocks to the Shriners hospital for crippled children She blocks. on wi A .

the bike the last two | the return trip.

aster for independent outlets, but a

of shooting.

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Charles said.

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back on top.” |

He is enjoying a daily swim in| 'theater the ocean along with the 36 other 12:30 p. m. yes{boys and the two girls who are terday.

competing.

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include: Harold Scott of Cleveland,

The tournament promises to be | tall, weighing 115 exciting for the next three days. pounds, has light The stylists who showed well yes-| hair terday are on top of their leagues. | eyes.

LEADERS AS PLAY starts today | trousers and

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last leaving the Circl2 abou?

He is five feet

and blue When he disappeared, he was wearing brown suspenders White T-shirt, but no hat.

Mr. Perry

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{In Indianapolis

EVENTS TODAY .

Indiana Pharmaceutical association, convention, Hotels Claypool and Lincoln. American Flint Glass Workers union, convention, Hotel Antlers. Indiana Association of Elementary School Principals, meeting, Butler university,

EVENTS TOMORROW

Indians Pharmaceutical association, convention, Hotels Claypool and Lincoln. American Flint Glass ‘Workers union, convention, Hotel Antlers. ' Indiana Association of Elementary School Teachers, meeting, Butler university. Planni conference of Indiana Economie council, Hotel Lincoln.

MARRIAGE LICENSES *

Alfred Roscoe Paul, ig HQIt; Verna Voss Kinpe, 2830 McClu Bernard Joseph McIntosh, 307 Brospesy; Alice M. Riley, 1018 8. New Jer Stephen Adam Geisler, 224 Highland; ii Le Miller, 906 N. Parker Virgil L. binson, 2606 N. elen B. Taylor, 12564 Windsor. ward Lee Sweeney, 1201 Congress; Dorothy May Spacke, 3323 E, Vermont. Ph 4 LeRoy Emmitt, 1106 English; Ruby Catherine McAninch, 1115 English, : Charles Ernest Canfield, Atlanta. Ga; Bettina Louise McVay, 4118 N. Meridian. Willie Lee Jones, a Ransom; Beatrice Burton, 104 Stewart “. Muford, 81 Mills; Gertrude N.

2706 Ethel: Northwestern Paul Belt, ‘Anderson; Marjorie Jean Hog stetler, Anderson Jasper Ear! Davis, "pendleton; Marta Marie

ley, 0 N. a wie k. Lor idas Po Sue,

on Jr Elaine Elise Philips 2034 La Harry G. “evelyn

Davig M. 964 N, Stiiw Curtis B. ith, New Rochelle hw Tourtellot, New "Rochelle, If Nitiatn. JDihtayette; June A. Pierce, 726 N. “jos a Tremont; Betty

Albert Canady, ARE ne. 5 Vermont; Loraine

Sherman;

Mattie Mahomes, Emerton;

Wesley, 1 18,

Gl p Clesseleay 716 E. Vermont, Embry, 638 N. Tegumseh; JerI a] 141 W. 18th, No. sums Valentine, 700 Muskinguy; ‘Eugenia mith, 709 Muskingum, y Franklin Lowe, 1243 w. To Ada

ih rt Hrs Spann: Par-

Dox wr Ase vi » Juiy Wath; Elaine Heiffner, 1341 Ww. 28 Mark MM. ara 2125 8 Broadway: Bernice ‘Adams, 2302 John W. Watt, aon Margie Ann Daw4460 Maj 1ane, Albert Leroy Adkins, 1008 Minnesota; Letha Harrington, 1910 W. Minnesota Ira Kirkley, 315 E. Sh Clair; Dorothy Broshear, 3625 ua. 3101 Co ‘Jessie Jaco Columbia; Alice Hall, 810 W. fath.

Richard ler, 1117 8. Pershing; Bn ‘Ba 1910 W. Wyomi ng: 3 and; velyn

a Davie via, 4

15th ory Juanita

tt, Louisville; Ada |

EY Stultz, 21 8. Tuxedo, Forest E, Soleman, 3428 Ralston; Maureen

3150 College; Jean Marie Trulock, 6 SE E. Draper, 764 Middle ie ‘Woodruff lace; Estella Shutt, 764 Middle dr., Woodruff Place. william . James Hammond, R. R. 8, Bo 635; Alice Maxine Jacobs, 1311 Cruft. Lilo, yd A. Hiatt, 3554 Kenwood, Jéan NorSood, Evansville, william M. Kastelhaun, 1241 N, Pennsylvania; Mary Belle Frost, 1732 Park, Robert Hancock Lloyd, 1109 S. McClure; Elaine Louise Longshore, 842 N. Jefferson. Richard Edward E.

McKeon, 3719 Michi-

gan; Patricia Aileen Clark, 2015 Boyd. William D. Fippens, 958 W. North; Delores Houde, Cecil Rampiing, 312 8. Noble; Daisy Mae Roldham! 619 E. St. Clair. Paul W. Spaulding, lainfleld; Marylou Springer. lainfleld. Paul Watson, 3018 Cornell; Mary Warren, 1111 8. Fleming. Charles A. Weaver,

1200 N. Arlington; Vivian C. Fidler, Helmsburg, Ind John Joseph Zahn, 239 Virginia; Mary B.

Anderson, 239%; Virginia. BIRTHS Girls At St. Francis—Carl, Esie Shafer: Bert, Biiaabeth Fesler, and James, Eleanor

At ity —Ralph, Pauline George, and Albert, Aggie Moore. At Coleman — Donald, Mary Catherine

Wooley, and Willlam, Margaret Satter-

fie LW, Methodist — Kerfneth, Erma Amick Larkin, Colleen Davidson; Paul, Prances Sheehan; Alexander, Mary Todor; Ca

Josephine Lambert, and George, Haze A St. vincent’ s—Roberf, Betty Harvey; David, ma Broo

Betty Motil; Paal, d Roy, Ruth Ellis

At "Home. -David, Lucille Barnhart, 1510

8. Ritter; Louis, Margaret Stevens, ia Orange; "William Suste: d, 918 Belmont; Carl; oran, 1344

uise 5 Boiled, and James, Jewel Martin, 1410 r

At St. Vincent’ — Mildied Johnson, At City—Herbert, Dorothy Bullock, At_Coleman—Kenneth, Dorothy Beisinger william, Joy Black, and Everett, Betty

At Methodist tierman, Lorraine Kleiman; Dorothy Carty; James, . Margarel Wright: Harold, Harriet Masch Georgl a Langdon; Robert, Hazel am Orville, Frances Thorn burg, Virgil, Lu: sill Owens, and Tanhzs, Juanita CodaAL 86. Vincent's Trupian, Mary Rembusch; Max, Jean West, and John, Louise Evans.

DEATHS Anna D. Flora, Ning at 5221 N. Pennsyl~ vanis, cardinom rt Lenore Chambers, 66, at 31 N, Belmont, pneumonia. Dun 8s, Methodist,

James w. ham, at 46, at Medical Center,

osclerosis, cisddie Holiars, Clara He heart,

and a!

ay Fox, 0, at Lone, Sitetiosaleres

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lation. Survey Tells Story

will be killed by a criminal.

automobile,

rate. Asks Vigorous Prosecution “This indicates

said.

drivers,

local courts, quate pre-trial preparation jointl

police department.

the criminal courts must

drunken drivers,

|Flying Publishers ‘Received by Chiang

publishers

Kai-shek.

airfield, Shanghai, today aboard th Constellation plane America, com

around the world.

trip.

'| residence.

tg —————————— | Sets Flight “Record NEW YORK, June 2¢ (U, P.).— airlines 60-passenger Constellation plane flew from New York to Miami last night in three hour, 22 minutes and three seconds to set a new record for the 1100mile flight, the company announced

An Eastern

today.

Traffic Death Rate 4th Highestin U.S.

only Tive victims per 100,000 popu-

So, your chances of being killed by an automobile are three times greater than the possibility that you

In a survey of 35 cities of 250,000 population or more, the local safety council found that Indianapolis ranked among the top 15 for the number of crimes, including manslaughter behind the wheel of an

Dr. R. N. Harger, chairman of the {enforcement committee of the safe ty council, said the survey showed that cities Having a high traffic death rate also had a high crime

strongly that strict enforcement of criminal laws and trafic laws go together,” he ’

“If we hope to reduce the number of accidents causéd by drunken : we need more vigorous { prosecution of such cases in the including more ade-

by the prosecutors staff and the

“Then, to back them up, the judges of both municipal courts and adopt strict policies of stiff penalties for especially more frequent jail sentences,” Dr. Harger ox said.

SHANGHAI, June 24 (U, P.).— A group of American editors and on a Pan-American round-the-world flight arrived in Nanking today and were received by Generalissimo and Mme. Chiang

The party arrived at Langhwa

pleting roughly, half of their flight

Roy W. Howard, president of The Indianapolis Times, is making the

The party immediately boarded two China National Aviation Corp. DC-3's and flew to Nanking, where Generalissimo and Madame Chiang ;| Kai-shek received the group at their

‘ To Talk on Centennial J. Charles Gilbert, general manager of the Indianapolis centennial | celebrgtion in Butler Bowl, will speak on “The Indianapolis Centennial” ‘at the meeting of the meeting of the Indianapolis Kiwanis club. at noon tomorow »“ Hotel Antlers.

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Natural color— also suntan

shades.

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Closely woven— or in the .open Panaire weaves,

Great diversity in styles—shapes ~ and band

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from lack of understanding of what sppatiment; Dr. Be

L William H. Book, chapter disaster

financed by Red Cross in any|

fare inquiries and surveys of family

To rehabilitate disaster-strick = Inlomuition, George S. Olive, pul information.

ings, and occupational assistance

Red Cross will assist governmental agencies in disaster warnings, voluntary evacuations, moving personal

TRADITION WITH A TOUCH ,OF TOMORROWS

PANAMAS

ARE A SPECIALTY OF TE MAN'S STONE

True enough——our Straw hat presentations ‘ come from all over the earth (meaning the : braids and fibers)—they come bearing the top names in the Hat World—

particularly along the Rue de la Paix (Pays) ~—they have a "Specialite de la maison''— Specialty of the House. . And Panamas are “a Strauss specialty.

There are good Panames for as little as $5— and for $50 to $75 or $100 there are

town of Montecristi—There is a remarkable, really remarkable collection at

$10-—$12.50 and $15.

Panama bodies come from Ecuador. There is rather 8 ‘ considerable shortage of Panama weavers— 2 they drifted to Bolivia for the richer re

The value of a panama is in the quality in the closeness of the weave—but pa in the way the shapes are blocked and Hewiary and detailed. It is well to get them from a ; quality-minded sowrce—with ao Specialty mind.

department. : Chairmen: Attend Chairmen of Red Cross relief sub - committees at were: Henry E. Ostrom, Ray Fatout, rescue; Mrs, C. G. Paul McCord, |

ing; Russell Hirschman, tion and communication; Bowers, central purchase and ply; Oren E. Bishop, survey; Dr. W. Myers, medical aids; Dr. Thayer Waldo, dental; James Makin, food; W. A. Hacker, regis tration and an

CANCER FUND RAISED Times State Service LEBANON, Ind, June 24-—The

$1800 quota in the Boone county “fight cancer” campaign has been| WASHINGTON-—Red raised, Burl Chambers, of Lebanon, |bor over winter chairman of the county effort, said.|causes rust disease

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