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River Levees Are Facing Crucial Test OGDENSBURG ADVANCE'NEWS HOME OWNED NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO THE PRINOIPLBfl OF FAIB PLAT FOB ALL THE PEOPLE BE THET EVER SO HUM BUB VOL. 4.— No. 267. OGDENSBURG, N Y., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1937. PRICE THREE CENT* lood eath ist »rows Engineers Battle To Save Levees MKMPillS. Tenn.. Jan. 2S. -The I*. S. army reinforced liy thousands of civilians, held its own today in a mighty battle to ki«ep the ramp- ant Mississippi from breaking lev-e«*s and spreading a new water - wal! of death and destruction over a 5«.O06 square-mile area. Already the death toll lor Ar- kansas. Mississippi. Tennessee and Missouri stood at f..\ with thou- sands ill. The threat pestilence and lam in* in the four states was fought by the Red Cioss. . While army engineers work«*d feverishly t<» hold the levees, an- other -roup of the army stood ready t<» evacuate thousands upon thousands of Mississippi valley res dents should the bulwark- break. Kailr;iads had coaches and box ears at strategic points. hundreds of buses had been \tailed** tor duty, and thousands c»f passenger, cars ail] be commandeered for the i^reat exodus if the einerss- ••Mcy arises. Memphis became the flo<«d cen- ter of the o»uuny. with both re- lief aud control headquarters cen- tered here. It also took over th<> main work of caring for refugees. planning on ha ml Jin- i*MH*o. T)w city is on hi#li bluffs and safe froui auy fifiod. Th«- Mississippi continued its stead \ ris** with the Memphis stape at 44.7 feel early today— the water at this time was but 4C.« feet ill the »reat fj*K«l of 1<#27. BULLETINS REPEAL DRY LAW MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Jan. «.— The 22-year-old state dry law was due to pass oat of existence to- morrow when the governor ts ex- pected to affix his signature to the repeal measure passed by both Houses of the legislature. State liqusr stores will -be set op in counties which decide in March if they want to do away with the dry laws. EUROPE HIT BY STORM LISBON. Portugal. Jan. «.—The Horm km 60 years swept continental Europe tonight huge property large loss of Hoe, Several sonic Thirty to pet Red Cross Fights Pestilence mm rhis Red Cross nurse is adzaiiiUteriag senna at a vaccination station, m Unrerffle, Ky., where every effort is being mads to avert a ~- J —\ S50;S»* persons are repotted homeless m Xjooasrifle. Recesssion Of Flood Waters « Will Reveal Staggering Toll Of The Mid-West Disaster CINCINNATI, Jan. 28.—The crest of flood waters passed down the Ohio Valley tonight and one community after an- other along the Mississippi prepared for the assault of the wa- ters against the levees which U. S. Army Engineers say will hold. The water at this point was gradually receding. The city of Puducah, Ky., was ordered entirely evacuated. Those who would not go freely, were forced from their homes. The crest of the waters at this point has brought about a crisis. 48 FEET AT MEMPHIS MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Jan. 2S.—The I nited State? weather bureau • erticted the flood crest at Mem- phis would be 4S feet—five feet wilder the estimate issued by the United States army engineer?. \We think the probable crest. barring further heavy rainfall, will be Memphis. 4$ feet by February 5 to 7; Helena. f>7.5 to 5S feet. February 7 to 9,\ the official wea- ther bureau statement said. PROPERTY LOSS HUGE New Labor Law Seen CINCINNATI. Jan. 2S.— While i he Mississippi Valley mobilized vi battle the \.super flood.\ the Ohio Valley counted it* dead at more than 300. including at least 130 in Louisville, its homeless at r-ore than a million, its property loss at more than $4i*MHKM>00. These fimiree were admittedly consei-vative and mere estimates. BULLETINS SEEK SHOW DOWN Kelief authorities frankly admitted tliat recession of flood waters and re-established communication with isolate sections may reveal a death toll even more appalling, ?nd deaths from pestilence, pri- v:iti<m and exposure will increase the grim harvest reaped by the cruel flood waters. BUSINESS ON LIMITED SCALE IN LOUISVILLE LOriSVH*LE. Ky. Jan. 2*— l^isinesy: on a very limited seaie beiran in this fk*od-t.«rn city today £s a few merchants opened their stores. If you had the pike—and many didn't—you could R**t a pair of socks tor 2* cents. Towels c<ist a quarter and washcloths a dime. One barber shop resumed oper- ation but only the tough skinned <h:red the barbers cold water. razor and candlelight. Drug stores were o|»en at scat tered points in the downtown dis- trict. Cigarets mere not generally Wild. DETROIT. Jan. 28.—Officials of G. M. prepared tonight for a show- the n.w plan wok* she sali |*~\ \* ***??? £1*^ * would he submitted in draft for. ^ plant, of the F^r Body Corp. in a -day or two\ will I*- ~hroa4- er than lh< dared Wwrn^r act.\ she de- HOCKEY SCORES Black Hawk* »- WASHINGTON. Jan. ».—S#-c- retary of Labor Fraoce* Perkins today outlined Mt-w labor lav •*- which she will sahoait to witbia M day or two~ covering virtually all the labor ob- jective* of the outlawed NRA * The ne r program, covcria* child labor, nimimam wajsesv ajaxfrnaai and workimg condition* wiO tiea to emergency sabpoeaa era which Mitm rVrkrs* wants as | a re*nir of toe General Motors *trtk<=-_ i t -- * w •nrsaffi*os ivrm:ur~* of SENTENCE OF M00NEY UPHELD SAN rttAX«*5CO W Shaw, .sportsl rofcroe of CaH- ioraia's saprfca* fowt. oeld today that Thozaa* J ^fooox-y was tair- 3y oonvictod ni taw l^K mt4 m*L ***> at Flint. A court order will be sought to compel the oftvoowners to leave the ptaot. DEATH TOLL 300 LOUISVILLE. Ky. Jan. The tfeato toll M the Ohio Vajley will exceed StO with aaore than a aailMBo hootelet*. it was estimated by officials bote tonight. No estt- of the property loos has been -LEVEE WILL HOLD WASHINGTON. Jan. 21*. Gen Maiin CVaig. army chiet <*f staff aanoainced today that army en Queers BOW believe that Misai^s ippi river levees will hold firm ander the advancing <re^t of de vastattn^ floods from th< Ohio valley. The announcement. mt».-t cheer- ins of any since hish waters bo gao drivifia; hondreds of thousand* cf refugees from their homes, came while army offk>-r» coo tinm*d oreiaatiooary plans to ^vaca-atc iababitastts alt»u|: tae lower MiaWHippi la ev^et levees weakeo TO OPEN SPILLWAY thd fact 10- witb the anoroey ofTic*, that «* a a wtneb 1# aav? sa ON FLOOD FRONT LITTLE ROCK. Ark A detail of U. S. araay men bere tontpjbt JJHM acft at the eastern f on the NEW ORL&AN& La. Jan. :» — Uoivad States army **y aVnded to ap^a the Bonnet Carre £pufwaj ^arty weetv and divert the ruaaar ters of the Kfesiteippi river Lake rVotrhartrain ^ milrs
