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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1948
Page
5
The Hocking River crest rose to 21.82 feet by 8 p.m. Tuesday as officials watched for potential further rises. Rail service resumed partially and road crews used detours to Columbus while Red Cross workers aided residents and transported the injured.
B and O repair crews battled a washed out roadbed with a special work train and gravel pours to shore up under the ties. Sand bags failed to hold back rising water but by morning the gravel held and service was expected to resume with the Diplo mat National Limited and Cincinnatian schedules returning to normal.
For nearly a 12 hour period starting at 7 p m the water held its own along Stewart St though it rose rapidly in basements of homes Residents familiar with the river s rampages of the past were prepared for the first major flood since 1941 and brought out boats as the chief mode of transportation Virtually all of the section bordering on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track extending as far back as Athens High s football stadium was covered with the muddy river waters and other debris Mill St also was inundated west as far as Hocking St.
All but seven communities in the seven-county area received their bundles from a New York Central railroad box car. The car delivered newspapers to three trucks at Route 56 overpass, then sent them to the south east and west.
A 200 foot stretch of N. May Ave extension washed out Tuesday night blocking passage to homes including those of H. R. Archer. Fort Street was also blocked as rocks slid from an embankment onto the roadway.
Trailers owned by Robert Barker and Kenneth Chatfield along with two other student units sit on Church Street beside the Methodist Church after rising water forced relocation from the Athens Trailer Camp on Richland Avenue Monday afternoon. A second batch of trailers moved from the camp were relocated to the State Hospital grounds.
A truck carrying 4 000 Rhode Island Red chickens is stranded in Athens since Tuesday evening. Drivers Rufus Blosser and Virgil Miller from Broadway Virginia report flooding blocked travel toward Cincinnati and Marietta. They unload half the birds daily for 400 pounds of mash and to water them, while highway crews relocate and monitor open routes to Columbus and nearby towns. Route 50 A remains open but may close with rising water.
Athens Board of Trade discusses financing a new sewer system and progress on the Athens Lake project. They plan continued collaboration with City Council, consider relocating the County Children's Home, and seek legal and financial advice. An April luncheon with National Insurance Association president is promoted.
Dr. Arthur H. Blckle, Ohio University botany associate professor, urged extensive conservation education and immediate action to preserve forests. He highlighted private-forest owner survey results, noting one fourth cutting to conserve, seven percent seeking guidance, and one third planning pasture conversion. He warned of erosion and flood risks from forest loss.
The annual district band contest at Athens Nine in Me morial Auditorium features multiple classifications based on enrollment. Judges include Wade Fair and Donald Mc Ginnis with Rexford Keller assessing girls choirs. About 100 soloists and ensembles from area schools perform with awards for superior ratings.
The Athens County Health Dept surveyed 2,966 residents with chest X-rays last week before the machine broke down. Dr. Lawrence I. Goldberg reported a larger turnout than expected and said surveys will be mailed to individuals after results are compiled.
Admitted Frank Kline of Athens for major surgery and James Heaton of Athens for medical treatment. Dismissals include Mrs. Arthur Turnbull and her daughter of Athens and Mrs. John Alastanas and her daughter, plus Mrs. Richard Howard and her son of Millfield.
A Thursday night dinner for the Ohio University Engineers has been cancelled though the engineers will still meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Chemistry Auditorium.
Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brice Chapman with Effie Chapman as leader.
An Athens Ohio State Employment Service official will interview students at Cutler Hall Ohio University on April 16 and 20 from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm to collect job applications. The program aims to aid college placement agencies by connecting graduates and dropouts with work under a state wide initiative run by the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation with Veterans Employment Service.
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