The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-25
RAIN FALLS OVER
SOUTH CONTINUALLY
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current in the river made their
progress slow and extremely dam
genus.
In urgent appeal was sent to
Memphis for additional boats, as
the river was expected to mum
dae the island completely by
moning.
likewise, so persons were en-
dalgered on Black Island, near
Charlottesville, Mo. An appeal
alS came from there for boats.
dore than 5000 residents of
ITrimann, Ark, were ordered
evacuated last night as a 300-foot
brGk in the levee along the wes-
ten bank of the st. Francis river
poured water in on them. Fear
was held for 400 families west of
thGe who were living in the wa
tefs path.
we have no way to get them,"
sail Curtis Dewey, Truman lum-
beman, who rushed to Memphis
to obtain q score of boats. "Those
folks think the water standing in
their cotton rows is rainwater. 1t
is aoodwater, and it's rising rap
idly" Dewey said.
Several other towns in the Tru-
mann area including Monette,
Black Oak and Lake City-began
evacuation as the turbulent st.
Francis, swelled to new heights
by the wide break in the Little
river ditch levee on the Arkansas
Missouri line.
Upton county, Tenn, was iso-
lated by floodwaters. More than
1000 persons were marooned last
night.
Thirty-five persons were crowd
ed into one house near Ridgely,
Tenn.
The small Coldwater river in
north Mississippi-which took q
lives in a rampage two years ago
rose menacingly under impetus
of steady downpour of more
than two inches Of rain. 1t was
the little towns Of Marks
and Sledge.
More than $500 refugees were
being quartered in makeshift shell
ters and private homes as the
Cumberland river at Nashville,
Tonn continued IN rise
Continued rains delayed the
Cumberland's crest by about "a
hours. The river stood at b3:4
fet last night, and engineers said
it would reach Sd feet by Tues
da. -.
driving rain was falling in
Nahville last night and the fore
ca, called for more rain today.
4OSOO MAY BE CUT %.
OF FROM OFFICES i
hlv a single bridge remained
unlocked between Nashville and
Eas Nashville. If the river rises
ont little more, more than a.
God residents of East Nashville
WILDE cut off from their down.
Rght hundred were homeless at
ClaEsville. Meanwhile, the U: 5.
Enaneer transport boat, Wariota
pusbd through to Eddyville, KY
to ling fuel and food to hun
dre6 isolated there.
Hndreds contributed to the
RedCross, through radio appeals,
andthe volunteer relief fund shot
past SIS, 900 quickly last night. :,
Mny contributed clothes and
bedding - many of the refugees
hadIto flee their homes without
chaping clothing and no bedding
APPEALS came from a dozen
poihs for boats. food, fuel, and
medcine. Engineers, the Red
Cros, and private citizens were
filling the request the best they
2,oot NARROWED AT
ONE TENNESSEE POINT
The U. s. Engineers sent ~
patrd boats with food and medi-
cal Supplies to Tiptinville, where
2. OOC were marooned. The boats
we're due there early today. ,
Tn, governments new Hood
contrl system on the Tennessee
river was not expected to be suf-
ficien, to prevent overflow at the
Golfer dam at Pickwick Landing,
21 niles north of Corinth, Miss.
Engineers predicted that water
would go over the dam by tonight,
as Norris, Wheeler and Wilson
dams-further up the river-al-