The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-26
FRESH FLOOD WATERS
GATHERING in VALLEY
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that mighty artery later this week.
GREATEST THREAT TO LIFE
IS YET TO COME
Both officials warned that the
greatest threat to life in the
sprawling, snaky river valley will
be disease after the flood waters
recede. The problem of health,
they said, is not being neglected
while rescue work goes on.
The Government Red Cross
drive was directed with three OBJ
jectives:
/. To remove citizens from dam
ger zones, evacuatnig whole cities.
2. To establish camps for refu-
gees, feed them, and provide warm
clothing. |
8. To guard their health and
take sanitary precautions against
the threatened pestilence OF innu-
enza, typhoid, pneumonia, dysen-
terry.
AS the spreading yellow waters
drove additional thousands from
their homes yesterday the Red
Cross doubled it's request for sub
scriptions to a fund for sufferers
Admiral Grayson telegraphed 3,-
700 chapters doubling their quotas
in an effort to raise 100000 to
add to the S1.O00,000 which the
Red Cross withdrew from its re-
serve fund. =
The flood damage also spurred
congressional action for rellef
funds. The House appropriations
committee favorably reported the
$3.50, 100000 relief deficiency bill
for house action today, explaining
tina tho food fund rider was at
tached because Relief Administra-
tor Harry l.. Hopkins can use the
entire amount for flood relief II
necessary. A special flood appro-
priation probably will come later.
LONG.RANGE FLOOD CON.
troll GIVEN NEW IMPETUS
Chairman Will M. Wilmington,
D., Miss, Of the House flood con-
troll committee, said at least
500, 100000 should be appropri-
ated at this session for long range
food control work.
The meeting of food-state con-
gressmen came near the close OF
the day. More than 100 senator's
and representatives jammed a
small hearing room in the senate
and listened in hushed attention
| to Hopkins and Craig's recitals OF
the vast rescue problem.
"Our biggest job will come
later" Hopkins said. "These areas
must be cleaned up quickly to pre-
vent. disease.
."We've got all the money we
need right now. BY the time an
appropriation could be put through
congress it would be too late to
do any good. Wen get the money
later to make up for what we
spend in the immediate future"
CRAIG SEES TROUBLE
REPLACING SUPPLIES g,
Craig, warning of the new Hood
! threat, said the army had flung
"every available resource into
rescue work.
"I'm locking forward to being
hung" he added, because I've
gone ahead to the limit in making
purchases and opening up our
army depots. I can see trouble
when we come up and ask for
money to replace these supplies"
Meanwhile the Red Cross, a
clearing house for all food actiV-
| ity, compiled it's first comprehen-
siye list of the number of families
made homeless and the number
of. workers sent to help them.
Lights had blazed all night IN
J Red Cross headquarters, the Army
and Navy building, at coast guard,
CCC. and White House executive
offices so that when Grayson took
the heads of these agencies to see
the president they might give HIM
a complete picture Of the disaster.
These are the figures they re-
A total of 5OO.629 persons
either driven from their homes or
marooned in them - an estimate
based on as persons to the num-
her of families reported IN need.
1872 COUNTIES IN NINE
STATES AFFECTED
One hundred and fifty-two coun-
ties affected in nine states-Ar-
kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Mlssis-
sippi, Kentucky, Missouri. ohio'
Tennessee. and West Virginia.
Forty-nine concentration camps
!" twenty-five field hospitals car
One thousand and ninety-two
coast guard and Red Cross rescue
boats ranging from big river
Steamers to skiffs with cupboard
motors. -.
, work caring for sufferers.
Kentucky, Ohio, Arkansas ana
! Indiana were the hardest nit
states. in that order. Red Cross
, figures on the number of families
. homeless gave the following d IN.
, diana, 14,4OO; Kentucky, 3o's go
Ohio. 25,s49; Arkansas, i2,!Co'
Tennessee, 6,75O; West Virginia
5000; Mississippi, 1000; Illinois,
1850; Missouri, $3.50. ILL.,. ,,o+
Grayson's committee. which met
at luncheon in Red Cross head,
quarters, includes Craig; Admiral admiral
William d. Leahy, chief OF navai
4. operations; Robert Fecnner, n a..
i. rector of the CCC; Hopkins; " q
, Thomas Parran, head of the U, o.
!. Public Health Service; and Az