The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-25
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 He asked chapters to double the amount of relief contributions to be sought, and urged canvassers tol "go beyond the double figure as far as possible"
 Grayson called . conference of heads of all government relief agen- cies for 1 p. lsi., to map flood re- lief strategy and coordinate effortS.
 officials of the Works Progress Administration, army engineers, coast guard, Civilian Conservation Corps, public health service and other agencies will survey need in various regions and decide which department ls best fitted to provide various types or reiief.
 Feed Supplies Ordered
 The federal surplus commodities corporation ordered 72,000 dozen eggs and 60.000 pounds of canned beef sent to the floor area. Red Gross officials were concerned over health conditions. Epidemics Of typhoid, diphtheria, pneumonia and dysentery were threatened in a number of flood-ravaged communi. ties.
 The comparative slowness with which the flood developed was both boon and Q hindrance to relief efforts, Red Gross officials said. The fact waters have risen with rela- tive sloWneSS has enabled rescue workers to evacuate families in ad- vance of flood crests, thereby re- ducing loss of life.
 The slowness with which the floods have developed, on the other hand, has prolonged the emergency and increased the danger of disease and famine.
 Reports to Red Gross headquar- ters here indicated that most trans- portation and communication lines were disrupted in the flooded areas. Doctors and nurses sent into high water regions to care for refugees must be transported almost entirely by boat.
 The coast guard expects to have more than 1000 men, approximately one-ninth of its personnel. in the flood zone within the next 4S hours.
 On War Time Basis
 Federal flood.fighting agencies worked on a war~tine 2A.hour basis today combating the disaster which has driven upwards of 450.000 per- sons from their homes in middle western river valleys. President Roosevelt took personal command of the resources the government marshalled to provide food, cloth- ing and shelter for sufferers and to fight disease. He ordered heads of the army, navy. coast guard, Works Progress Administration to work day and night and to him at twice daily conferences. He placed the White House on the same basis. The Red Gross al- ready was operating 24 hours . day.
 Weather Dlscouraging
 The U. 8. weather bureaus rec port for the next 24 hours was dis- couraging to relief workers. For Monday 1t predicted snow flurries in Ohio and rain in eastern Ken- lucky, eastern Tennessee, eastern West Virginia and in northern and eastern Pennsylvania. The gec- ond major flood disaster within q year in the Ohio valley spurred for- nation of a congressional block to fight for an immediate start on long-range flood control program. Leaders demanded that flood con. trol expenditures proposed in the Presidents budget be increased. Lights burned all night fin the ex- ecutive wing of the White House. Telephone operators and secretaries received hundreds of long distance appeals for aid and referred them to the proper federal agency. Earlier in the evening MT. Roosevelt had summoned heads of flood fighting departments for conference. The picture each gave of activities of his department follows:
 Gen. Malin Craig. chief of staff of the army: 4S00 soldiers en- gagged in rescue activities: district engineers, aided by coast guard, evacuating 1000 inhabitants of Paducah, Ky; six army depots-- most opened since 1928--provid!ng tents, cots. bedding and medicine; refugee camps being opened where needed and all supplies being made available for sufferers. Rear Ad- Sniral William DAs Leahy of the Navy: Supplying boats from Phila- delphia and Norfolk as fast as possible to fill coast guard orders.
 Pressed Into Service
 Russell R. Waesche, coast guard comamndant: 300 men pressed into service, TOO more en route: 72 boats already in the water carrying bed- ding and food to isolated communi- ties and taking out n,arooned suf- serers; patrol boats moving up Mississippi to stricken area; Am- phibian planes en route: 6 com. lmunications trucks with portable ra- dio stations communicating con. stantly with headquarters here: 20 other portable statoinS relaying ap- peals to Washington.
 WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins: 35,000 workers on govern ment relief rolls aided in evacua- ton and in manning Red CrosS food depots; rules and regulations for relief called off for emergency: 100000 comforterS and mattresses made by women's sewing projects rushed to flood areas; 300 boats borrowed or rented: all surplus quantities of beef, eggs and canned milk being moved into region from 30O-mile radius.
 Director Robert 0. Fechner of the COG: 12,000 members of eco camps in flood areas devoting entire time to rescue work.
 Senator Royal g. Copeland an- nounced he would seek an appros priatoin of 97S.000.000 as part of the $600. 100000 authorized by con- gress last year Budget estimates for the coming fiscal year allow $50. .00O, 900 for flood control. of which 420, ,000. 900 would be used to repair