Camden Times (Newspaper) - January 28, 1937, Camden, Arkansas I JANUARY 28, 1937 238 Was 38 Feet at Gauge In City three feet within the 24 hours the Ouachita river continued to drop here and today stood at 88 12 above flood The river will move out more swiftly John observer However a threat of rain today and if new rains the river go on a was the worst hit of the flooded Ouachita river entire populace had to move into The town was flooded when a levee and supplies are being brought to the residents by and property damage in this area was placed at around the record All major were out of water except tlie road which will not be clear until the river recedes to the 28-foot Monument Works closed down when water stood four to six inches m the plant has BOOY Killed In European Jan. 28.Two hundred and thirty-five white and all members of Calion boxcar waited last night for the Ouachita to begin its slow journey back to its natural before midnight Wednesday the dam northwest of the town inundating the remaining few square acres of land around workers coming to aid the flooded community were forced to take boats to the box car So far the tracks and the Union depot aie still above Judge Clyde E. Byrd announced last night that he was requesting a Red Cross leader from St. Louis to come to Calion to take over administration of food and clothing to the TOU IS to Reported Jan. 29 storms spread havoc on land and water across western Europe At least 68 persons were reported perished at latest ship to fall to the fury of wind and sea was the 1,100 ton tanker she sank off North of the crew of 14 apparently were Is Willing To Halt Flow To Jan. 25 Mussolini informed Great Britian today that the Italian government was prepared to place an embargo on the departure of volunteer troops to the Spanish Civil WElfARE Creating State Jan. 29 house passed 95 to 0 today the by Nichols of Logan setting up a new state Welfare Department to administer old age was no now goes to the senate where passage will sought present Welfare Commission foes out of existence at midnight February 7. inust be established to qualify Arkansas for federal assistance February and 29 house named Horton Eagle Lonoke arms today R. O. Benton who died suddenly Jan. 25 announced today she was ready to promulgate a law making German volunteer participation in the Spanish war a penal offense but only if she has like assurances from other nations To Be Distributed In of agriculture conservation checks to 1800 Ouachita county farmers started Tuesday at County Agent Paul Carruth said this A total of will go to the farmers in this Mr. Carruth end his staff will visit Stephens on and will be at the office in the courthouse here after year 1300 farmers received about in AAA Ark. University of Arkansas students were appointed to West Point Academy and four others names alternated this Jr. of Arkadelphia and Henry of both were given the named are Ed S. D James p. Prairie Grove and Charles Barrett smut causes an estimated damile of two million dollars every Kansas farm aloni as Ohio's Mad Rampage Sweeps to For More people sent any clothing to the on the second floor of the Legion officials announced Bulk of the clothing sent for flood sufferers has come from rural five largo boxes were forwarded to today for of flood refugees and a call came in from and must be filled Camden people are urged to send today and Saturday to the second floor of the Copeland The room is open from 1 4 p. m. and if you bring your in the morning then get the key K. W. Copeland m and will be tiiki II is We cannot lei go in your lor and anything of a super flood ' along the Mississippi river below its with Ohio river were made as havoc and destruction continued to mount m the mad rampage of the turbulent This by an Associated Press staff artist portrays m part the magnitude of the flood and lists a few of the major Jan. 29 Carl E. Bailey's creating a new welfare commission was passed by the house today and placed on first and second reading in the senate before that body adjourned at noon for the measure passed the house by a vote of 95 to 0 after had attached 15 onto the abolishes the present welfare department set up in March 1935 by the 50th general assembly under the direction of Gov. J. M. Futrell and creates a new commission composed of one person each from the state's seven congressional Under the the commission will name the welfare director and employes to administer aid to thq state's and the morning hours the houfe named a new In the lower legislative body during the morning a vote was placed on record placing all administration bills on the privileged list and subject to call for a vote at the will of the the senate Rep. Lloyd Darnell's prohibiting the changing of physical features of mules to make them appear Carl E. Bailey today signed the Toney abolishing the present game and fish commission which was placed last week by both the house and Gov. Bailey by signing the measure removed the commission appointed in 1935 by Gov. J. M. Futrell and paved the way for the resignation of the body's Grady a son-in-law of of the governor's office said that a new game and fish commission would be named GUARD Company Sent To Flood Zone Jan. 29 National Company of 40 men and two officers with headquarters at Searcy were ordered today for transportation to Forrest City where they will do flood parol General Daniel head of the state's military forces left his office in the state office before noon for an inspection tour of the flooded districts at the request of Gov. Carl commanding accompanied by two aides expected to complete his tour and make his report by from Mellwood levee near Helena by the military department indicated that civil workers and convicts had been successful in their fight to ave the seawall from tho rising waters of the leaving Little Rock were warned not to attempt to tra vel Highway 70 to Memphis unless granted passes by the military Jan. 29 Liner loaded with returning holiday from Miami flashed an SOS at 7:14 a. m. but reported 43 minutes later was in no Immediate Fire was discovered on the A vessels responded but the fire was under control before they Jan. 29 flood conditions in cast Arkansas showed signs of easing but the stream of refugees into concentration centers along Ridge continued Red Cross census this morning showed 42,000 in concentration camps and 12,000 others located temporarily in homes of relatives and friends on Kathryn Red Cross relief director described the of the among those continuing to stream in as one of our major of them left high dry home seeking safety in highland camps for fear of what might happen on the said Miss course it is our job to take care of all of them until the has passed down the Missouri Pacific Lines was not running south of El Dorado because of high water on the Ouachita between El Dorado and La. Traffic was halted this Jan. 29 close to President Roosevelt said today the chief executive supports the request of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins for % law granting powers to her department for use In strike conciliation Mr. Roosevelt declined public comment on the labor F. W. Post In Flood Relief Stokeley Morgan Post of the Veteran of Foreign is aiding in the flood relief work in this according to Commander S. R. post is working with the Red Cross in raising funds and lending what aid National Commander Bernard W. Kansas has sent out appeals to all posts to aid in the HEAL 110 SPEAKER ON J. M. Williams to Speak at Local Jan. 29 president of the American Federation of said today the Federation is opposed to the request of Sec. Frances Perkins for power in industrial RINDS Continues For Aid to Flood Known Camden Matron Is Taken By Clarence W. aged J 47, well known Camden died at her 21.3 Jackson street at 3:30 a. m. Friday after an illness thai extended over four services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at the church with the Rev. Henry W. officiating Proctor mortuary will be in is survived by her C. local a a her Mrs. Rhoda all of a C. H. Woodruff oi Long will be in Active Ed Hamp C. M. and Bob Jan. 29 senate adjourned today until 2 p. m. The house voted to remain in session tomorrow in order to dipose of some 250 bills awaiting smut causes an estimated damage of two million dollars every year to Kansas farm crops Jan. 29 of flood harassed east Arkansas came reports today livestock speculators had bilked frightened farmers of thousands of while along the levee a line of men wiTn shovels and sandbags pitted their skill and might against onrushing Mississippi heard that buyers had persuaded farmers the levees break and pour over their buying livestock for a fraction of its the flood horrors are reaching Arkansas the need for more Red Cross funds More donations wore reported today still more money is Clothing is also requested and Camden people have been mighty slow to respond to this Send your clothing to the Copeland second flood C. Smith L. Brumbelow 1.00 H. Avenue School R. Purifoy 2..')0 Edwards 1.00 Fairview Methodist Missionary Society 5.00 D. Green 1.00 W. Green Thad McDonald 1.00 Thad McDonald 00 T. Atkins Ophelia H. ROOTED Overflow Weakens And Nurse Aid in Flood R. C. and Mit of health liave from Union county health there in and small tu H all tlic town population is in cai's willi in the and a few in lo the town is the said all lU Uie flood waters from the home anri is tlie hit of any town on the river levees and water lo a than it flid in 1927. Tile Company lost a ot lumber in the PAY on Highway 167 through Calion and to Calhoun will be routed through M. E. district highway announced last Methvin that tlie way dump on both side of tlu Calion bridge are fast weakening and that traffic would break them stated that and seekers would not be welcome in the Calion Is Paid Back To U. 1 in Arkansas the total rowed from the Corporation it in a report made public the amounts lioi Drew and Northwestern company and have repaid and Western Railroad company Pacific borrowed railroad company borrowed repaid Railway borrowed ri paid M- J. ol College and a the faculty will in Camden and will speak day at tiie First lie to city Dr. C. who is his and and is the by On many ho Camden in tin oi mie and a oi and his ha: in education and 111.: loi the of hull au ill the for Appointed j Jan. 29 President Roosevelt today named a government relief and reconstruction experts to make a personal survey of the area from Memphis north through the Ohio Gen. Stanley H. commander of the Seventh Corps meanwhile reported to the War Department that his plans are complete for evacuating refugees from Arkansas and if needs Gen. Moseley already had reported plans complete for the 4th corps area with headquarters at Ga. Major Gen. Herbert 8th corps area commander at San has not president's action came as the weather bureau predicted rains in the area giving rise to areas that suffering from high water might be president announced the inspection group will leave here arrive at Memphis Monday and travel up the swollen Mississippi and Ohio by They will stop at all large river cities and make detail plans for a sanitation and rehabilitation Members will WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins who will use the full force Work Relief labor in the after the General Thomas who will advise on sanitation and medical Gen. of the army engineering who will map a program of reconstruction for the whole F. C. army engineer assigned lo the the president has been instructed to use ihe full force of the Red Cross and governmental the president planned a financial program to aid the First he asked banks to be as liberal as possible loans lo owners of damaged and to merchants whose have been damaged or president said the Red Cross prepared to make small loans from to to make up small He recalled the fi. F. C. made in loans last year when sections of New and West Virginia were president expressed the hope that the R. F. C. should hold Its own under mark this lioul ill on ' At In will Jan. 2i) Roosevelt announced today that four hmh government would leave for Memphis Sunday to a clean-up and sanitation drive from there northward to the the number of were developing broad program tor the flood area will include about 200,000 persons on relu t inspecting food and c away Jan. 29 steel company earnings and hope of settlement of the General Motors tiu 5.00 stock market into an advance day after early estimate it cost to kill each soldier slain in the World hunters chipped away two I rom the of notorious at Round il I ill of niti i to - Till An of a Will be by the people ol Filst iiiiii Jill the of the invited to I Williams has been j with practically all life his special in Hi from the ami the heard with by das Williams is this week where lie isich in a lectures en the Christian home work in of the modern home has made him known in as the of tlie Christian As of a he lo make every girl in his a builder eC a builder of look a for 29 Admiral C v T. Grayson of the Red reported today that tile lied has 808,017 in the Ohio ei ViilU The is an lui rease of 2,000 over Red Cross that more than 1,000,000 persons are in need of relief as a result of the of these have found refuge in the homes of friends and and the Red has not yet reports on others forced from their m outlying for the 24- hour ending at 7 a. m. was High 59. Low 40. River 36 5 feet cloudiness probably
