VOI. Cl.
THE
FLOOD
SIGNIFICANT FACTS OF
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Events of
Part Your
the
Work.
Recital of Leading
Interest—The
Membership to
Played Hellef
Brief
General
Dollar
{ross in
There
the
were
wi fl
flood.
Mississippi
levees
Valley
on the
Arkansas, two «
two on the
the Yazoo
The flood extended
thousand
to
Eight
sippi these
n the
Glands
one O
des
and
wn th Jayon
A t¢ one
ts, shiafalaya,
on
for
nearly
Cairo. Illinois. al
Mexico.
affected:
from
of
were
miles
most the Gulf
sites
Kentucky, At
Louisiana,
and
states suffered
[ilinois,
kansas, Ten
and OK
seventy
Missouri,
Mississippi,
lahoma. hundred
geven counties in these
material damage.
In all, approximately 20,000 square
miles were
nossee,
One
inundated.
Pifty thousand head of live stock
were drowned. The Red Cross saved
more than 200,000 head, sheltering and
feeding them during the period of the
owners,
In the three states of Arkansas,
hundred and forty-nine
refugee camps were established by the
Red Cross in which approximately
330.000 homeless persons were given
shelter, food, clothing and medical at
tention for montha.
During the flood relic
work more than were
glided by the Red Cross.
Although approximately
sons‘were removed from levees,
tops than
Hives Red
damaged. One
several
amergency
600,000 persons
200,000 per
house-
and other places, less thirty
lost after the
charge of this work.
fleet compris:
were
took
The Red Cross
arly 900
rescue
iE
ana
the
Inds
its fight
typhoid fe
especially prevalent mn
it inocul nearly
against t faver and vad
for sm approximately
hundred twenty-nine
sed to k
refugees eV
tent was visit
health un
imties mot hav
Tons of lime
for sani
receded
CRArCasses
Three
OSS nurses were u yo
welfare of the
living
Emergen
in ¢o
facilities
n 5
its
r material were used
the
¢
POSes as water
thousands of dead
sther on the
The organization, in eco-peration
the State Department of Health
the U Public Health Service,
not only in preventing the
epidemics but in making
health conditions actoally better than
they had been In the lgwer valley for
many years Statistics w that there
was Joss knes in affected
than n
mud-soaked
debris
and
succeeded
Ss
of
outbreak
the
fi flood
states fo Ving
normal times
When the emergency relief work was
its h Hed Cross was serv:
ing more million meals a day
to flood
the
it eight. the
than a
sufferers,
Red ( Relief Fund
proximately $17.000.000,
Chronologieal History of the Flood.
March 28% Fotir hundred
Miguiasn
‘ross totaled ap-
persons
i= in
lod
Fae
or dis
homeless
ff
for
d nation
ming
pen
fie am
revident Coolidge appoint-
ros ( tiee Com
members, with
y Hoover ne
cha in operate with Red Cross
At meeting on this date, decision
reached to appeal for $5,000,000 for flood
relief work. . The homeless at this time
numbered 75,000,
April 27: Three million dollars raised
by Red Cross chapters in first week
of campaign, while organization ad
ministered relief for 200.000 refugees
under its care as flood encroached
steadily over Arkansas. and moved
southward,
May 2: Country-over subscribes $5.-
000,000 flood relief fund, and an addl-
tional $5,000,000 is requested by the
Red Cross to meet increasing emer
gency.
May 3:
‘omm
abinet
{'ommeree
m to eo
first
-
i
Homeless numbered 250,000
with total rapidly increasing.
May 6: Hefugees under Red Cross
care on this date had reached 323837
with the flood crest driving thousands
from homes in Louisiana, where res
cue and relief work centered. Med.
foal director reported flight against
disease successful, with less sickness
th In normal times
ay 11: Relief fund passed ten mil
mark.
ay 20: Number of persons recely-
ing Red Cross ald passed half million
"7 (Continued on next column)
H
| por LTRY EXHIBIT AT
PENN STATI
Over
(OLLEGE
31
regu
Win-
S00 Birds
Coantles—FPoultrymen
Exhibltors
on Exhibition from
from
Township and
i
:
| ners,
i
i
Centre county was
the winning classes of the fifth annua
State Prod
Standard iu
Penn-
held
College.
Pennsylvania
Poultry
ia State B00 birds
on exhibition, the Honesdale
Poultry Farms of Homesdale
a majority of the first prizes
Loading poultrymen from 34 counties
at the show and attended
of the Poultry
the Pennsylvania Bal
H All the
duced this year by
ent, if placed in single
from Pittsburgh
way of Harrisburg and
| They produced nearly a m
{A feature of the Mig poultry gathering
was the display and explanation
the State College me
ibirds from chicks to
ly In confinement as a
batting coccldiosls and
| asites
t.on Show at the
ivan Over
a
Wie
winnings
were
ings State
nnd As
pro
w Chick
ation, baby
the delegates pres
file
New York
Philadelphia
chicks
| teach fo
mitll
thod of
maturity
meuns
intestinal par
Neveral
took
| very
winnings
Centre county pouitrymen
of the show and
the following
it
were
advantage
successful,
of will
be remembered th:
pick
in the
worth
ns
show
it tna i
vam flo
the pr
of some of the best |
State, and this makes 12
iw hoped tha
pois yn
show
while
Centre «
winnis
will
more en
take advant next yeas
The following is a list
CIEE Eat
White
of the winner
n Centre
Leghorn Class,
T. Zubles
Plymouth Rock Class,
H. E. Hennigh CC
H E Hennigl Her
Hennigh Pullet
Single Comb
Old Pen. 4M
White
{oe k i
H
Single Comb Rhode Island Class
Hobison one ore}
("
Barred Plymouth Rock Class,
White Wyandotte (lass,
t
Capon Class,
Boys’ and Girls" Class,
town is sore
in snd
eleven pigs
gener
enter
d He owned
hwy etein «
four
ure OW by
Mr
to
Slack, fresh times birt
seven calves.
Child's Skull Broken
Hurrying home with a =kip and a
jump after 10-year-old Maxine
Hubler waa by an automo
bilé loyer just
Electric
BEave
school,
run down
driven by Parker
was to
in
geri
as
Av
in
Lewis
about Cros
Lewistown. The
1s condition in the
with a badly
she
erive, child Is
a very
town hospital
skull
A
Governor Smith Leading In South.
Governor Smith, of New York,
all other Democrats in
presidential nomination
Representative Aswell,
asserted after a call
Coolidge,
Aswell made it
leads
the race for the
in the South,
of louisiana,
upon President
was
piain that he
and
necessarily
Smith’
i merely reporting sentiment
dec?
of
was
wring himself
i favor Governor
| He sald that
{ he had
| good
elected,
i nominated
the
have
nomination
information
id a
nominated
A
according to
Smith h
ng
and he felt that in case he wns
the Bouthern States
Democratic ticket
dane,
gathered,
chance of Iw
would
vote as they al
ways
————._
Bargain Sale,
Mrs. Butz will at private
sale, linens, China and glass ware, on
Tuesday, all day and evening, Novem-*
ber 15th, at the Lutheran parsonage,
Centre Hall.
dispose
(Continued from previous column)
mark, over the eight affected states.
May 21: Reconstruction work in Ar-
kansas and points north begun as wa:
ter receded and flood crest hit Louls-
iana. This work was extended over en
tire area as soon as conditions made
it possible to comemnce the rehabili-
tation of the families.
June 6: The flood crest reached the
gulf on or about this date, and the
main flood was over, although there
were recurring rises in certain sections.
The Red Cross reconstruction program
was put in full foree over practically
the entire area.
June 30: On this date, the close of
the Red Cross fiscal year. over $12.
400,000 of the relief fund had been ex:
pended and committed, while the ve
construction program was still under
way over the entire area. Ninety
thousand families had already received
reconstruction ald, These families in
cluded approximately 450.000 Individ-
uals,
"HALL. PA.
I'he
R
Fleming,
Ferguson,
Ferguson
Ferguson,
Gre
Halnes.
Vv
Haines, ¥%
Halfmoon
Harris
ion
Waly -
y RIKOT
Walker.
Walker,
Worth
R
R
Wilkinson,
Holtzworth,
D
Rossman,
Smith,
R
Wilson,
i
i
Sheriff and
FLEMING. ELECTED JUDGE BY
SMALL MARGIN OF 158—DUN-
LAP WINS OVER DUKEMAN BY
2230 — HERR TRIMS THIRD
TERM CANDIDATE WITH A
MAJORITY OF 36-SMITH RUNS
AHEAD OF HOLTZWORTHWITH
MAJORITY OF 909,
Scott Boss of Centre County Republi-
ean Party by Having His Handy
Man Elected Judge. Bat Falls
Down on His Other Hand -Picked
Candidates,
The
county
B
party
Centre
Harry
their
werting
Republican voters
have declared
of Philipsburg,
in county
Ward Fleming Judge of the
Centre county The
Mr. F
or st
in
Senator
of
by eo
Heott boss
{entre
Courts
of elevation of
to the bench was
mast
Keon
a
scott to
Senate
eming
oke by Sapator
n
was an avowed candidate for Congress
but Philipshirg could not expect
furnish oth Congressman and Stat
Senator. Flemng is now eliminated
from the pdiiticnl path Mr. Scott
and at the same time has been put in
a bosition to ald the Beott wing of the
Republican party.
Mr. Holtzworth. who was one of the
chief leutenants of the Scott element,
was sacrificed with the hope of saving
Roy Wilkinson, the third term candi
himself the Htate
10
of
VICTOR!
LYMAN L. SMITH
Elected to the Office of County Treas.
urer by Majority Exceeding 900,
both can
was
G00
{date, and as a consequence
{ didate &
{ elected majortiy
8 Wilkinson
i Dunlap
for
{ man,
ia lapse of four
The board of County Commissioners
up of Miles, ly and
Spearty
but
received
were defeated Smith
over
y 35
by a 4
1
jie inst
the Democratic candidate
Dukes
after
sheriff. literally swamped
second term
Years
who
wanted a
be made Spear
Mr
party,
will
Wison
minority
Mien in
The totals for the candidates
will represent
came next to
votes
follow:
JUDGE OF THE
TRE COUNTY
Fleming, R.
Walker, D
SHERIFF
1 Total
Pukeman. R »oe7
Dunlap, D F797 2230
PROTHONOTARY —
Wilkinson, R
Herr, D
TREASURE Re
Holtzworth, R
COURTS OF CEN-
Plur
527
6568 36
| REGISTER
| Rossman, R
| Boal, D
| RECORDE R—
Stover, R
Hoy, D
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Miles, R vier 7020 188
Wikon, R.... a |
Spearly, D ............... 5888-1205
Parish, DP .............. 117
A A SAM IBIAS.
THE YOTE IN THE BOROUGH.
EERE N IRE EA
REs hE
The highest vote ever polled in Cen
tre Hall borough was out at Tuesday's
election, there being a total of 807
votes cast. Lyman Smith, for county
treasurer, received the largest vote
-
ough--262,
The local Democratic ticket was
elected in all instances except that of
School director, wher Chester A.
Spyker, Republican, defeated Strohm-
Democrat, by
The
eler, 32
borough Eh folly
THE COUNTY TICKET.
Total
R&P
D
Plur
M
Ww
Ward
Harrison
Sheriff:
Ha rey
Harry
Fleming
Walker,
R&P
Dukeman
Duniap
Prothonotary:
Roy Wilkinson Rn
Claude Herr, ID & P
»*
County Treasurer:
H E 1
Lyman 1
Register of Wills:
Harry A
B. F. Boal
>
D&P
tzworth
mith
Ross
8]
an: R & P 28
175
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inside page.)
VICTOR!
HARRY DUNLAP
Elvctted Sherif of Centre County
Overwhelming Majority,
iD COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERESY
FROM ALL PARTS,
of 1
he local
ey
for
eft for
for the
he is In
Vernment ery
John J and
rid ove to Centre
Mrs, L
rmer.,
Moser
son Paul, of
HH
Zi
The
Reformed church
in the 1. O
vember 12
Ladies’ Bible clas
will hold a
room, Sature
ty
A. B. Meyer, of A
in Centre Hall for a
her
Mra
few day
mother
other relatives
¢ decision
county
Women
tax or
in
gFyivania
has been the
Radi~
ed
form*
at Look
on ace
Mra,
to work
improved.
1
enn
fifteen years
He
4
Iiness of
Daup, a
‘s Reo
Warren,
with them &
between 300
Cars
pony
Frags
Bernice,
Creeks
thedormer
neat
weighing
The
eng
ds of Mr. and
wt and
ng
WW
Shetland pony
and 35 unds
thasist #
x pony was
The
5
Mrs
ried w we rated
daughter
alo Binking
Atl the
of the R rmed
easter, Menry F
was
» Eastern Synod
held at Lan-
Ph. D.: + of
by being
the Synod.
t office Ww
med church
vide
Dr.
here,
weeting
honored
of
Lewisburg
elected vid
This §
ahict
president
md high
in the Refo
highest
General
& Hanoy
in eaer
un spire, the being
president of the Rynod
Bitner was former's s resident
and i# 4 native of Gregg township
Earl Riter,
while coming
ran his car
of near Spring Mills,
down Nittany Mountain,
onto the bank and upset
on Sunday evening m a Ford coupes
on the concrete road He was accome
panied by a young lady. who received
a sprained ankle, the only injury In*
flicted on either. The road was very
treacherous at that time, being cover
ed with a thin coat of ice. The car
was taken to the Homan garage for
repairs, and the young lady to Dr.
Morrow's office.
Thursday afternoon of last week
snow and rain fell together, but most
of it melted soon after reaching the
earth but during the night the tem*
perature dropped and Friday morn
ing more than to inches of snow oov*
ered the mountains, fields and roads
By night all the snow disappearad, ex
cept on the mountain and sheltered
places. Friday morning brought a sure
prisc—fully three Inches of the beaut
ful had fallen during the night, mak+
ing a perfect blanket of white which
covered everything, and much of %
was with us during the entire day.
The mountaine had a mid-winter ap
pearance on Saturday evening. Sun-
day came along with a partly cleared
sky, but during the afternoon there
were flerce snow squalls and at night
the thermometer dropped to between
23 and 24 degrees above mero.
.