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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22

night, scores or streets and Side- walks were washed out, dozens of families were marooned by flood waters in the Brooklyn and Water vile sections, and the city's first general fire alarm in several years brought out all firemen to aid police af1 rescue work.
 Two Men Died
 Two men met their deaths in the storm, one in Naugatuck and the other in Cheshire. A third was crit- ically, perhaps fatally. injured when two cars collided on Watertown avenue during the binding rain.
 The dead:>
 John J. Daly, 30, of TIT City Hill 4 street, Union City, who was elec- trocuted when struck by 8 live wire while helping neighbors fight fire.
 Patrick Joyce, 5s, of Cheshire, who z was killed when a gust of wind blew him head first against the side of A brick building ct the state re- ! formatOry.
 Critically injured was Harry Hirsch. 42, of Bantam and New York city, whose car was involved in a head-on collision as 1t skidded on Watertown avenue. Hirsch is at Wa terbury hospital, where his name is on the danger list.
 $1,OOO,0OO Damage
 Hlrrican damage in Waterbury was estimated unofficially today at more than si,O00,O00. Supervisor William E. Kennedy had 1,700 WPA employees at work repairing the dam age wrought by the storm. Numer- ous construction jobs were washed away and the wind and rain did serious damage to scores of other 4 projects. Water stood le feet deep in an excavation on Hamilton ave- nue this morning.
 The street department had special crews at work all night and morn- ing. Dozens of streets suffered ma H jor wasllouts, while sidewalks and I gitters were swept away in many sections of the city. Superintendent Thomas ]. Fleming said the dam- 4 age was the worst ever experienced I by his department and that no ac- eurate estimate of the storm toll could Dc had for several days.
 Light, Telephones Lost
 The Connecticut Light & Power co. and the Southern New England \ Telephone Go. reported that the hur- Ticane had caused the greatest dam . age in the Waterbury area tn their \ histories. More than 5000 phones in i Waterbury were still out of service in the local district today and there was no immediate prospect I Of restoration of service. Light and power service had been restored to < most sections thIs morning, but most nearby towns were stil with. out service,
 Highways leading to and from the city were inundated by the tore rental rains and overflow Of streams. Waiertown avenue was elesed to traffic last night. as was Thomaston avenue. Waters Of the swollen Nausatuck river reached record hlshs, and for c time wash. ed over the surface Of the West Main street bridge,
 One aFiage CIesea
 Authorities ofdeFed the boutl
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
Furious Blasts OF Wind, Rain HurL Out Destruction
Trees Went Down in All Directions Wires Were
 Ripped From Poles Many Families Marooned ! By Rising River Waters

Roaring destruction rode from the heavens yesterday afternoon and last night hurricane vented it's fury Waterbury and surrounding towns to climax fve-day storm in which rain fell alOst incessantly Death and disaster lay in it's wake worst storm in the cit modern history swred away in terrific gale. Trees fell like matchsicks before the wind and ran much of the city without electric lights or telephone service during the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
GATEWAY TO EAST IS CLOSED

Closing of the Connecticut. river bridge here, only gateway to eastern Connecticut, ordered for 1 D. m The mayors office said the Colt dike protect ing the southern section of the city, including Brain ard aviation field, "may be topped, as in 1S30
 River Nears sOFoot Rise The river was close 29 feet after 10 and rising at the rate of about five inches an hour increasing the pace yesterday Damage from the hurricane struck ate yesterday was untold. It may reach $20,O0O,OOO oi $30,000,000.
 Roads Are All Impossible Community life was at standstill. Roads were impossible Schools were closed. Railroad and trolley traffic was out of question The National Guard was out in many places New London tr c m oage % M destroy the city
 Refugees Flee River Towns Refugees were evacuating river towns and low-yine farm dwellings The threat of disease hung the state as the angry Connecticut River went on rampage
 Many Points Not Heard From It was impossible to communicate with many points. Traffic in the cities was treacherous Power was oil Tn many places Sections of buildings hung precarousy and poce 24hour duty, kept citizens away from danger spots
 Warning Issued All Night All night the warning was: "It's dangerous outside: Stay home" As dawn broke scene of desoation and gloom never witnessed in the state National Guard headquarters began check of the state
 Militia In Six Cities
 The militia was on duty at New Britain, New London. New Haven, West Haven Greenwich and Manchester. Headquarters here didn't know how many men were called
 "We can't tell" the word came.
 "Al we can say reviewing the whole situation
 Insane Patients In Riot
 Insane patients at Connecticut State Hospital Middle town oted during the height of the hurricane They ran screaming through the corridors pancstrcken as the hurricane ripped roofs off buildings knocked down trees and caused other damage Doctors and nurses went on znou duty.
 Rockville Dam Is Saved
 The snipsc Dam at Rockville held through the height of the storm Sand bags piled high in back to steady it. If the dam caved Rockville would have been under many feet of water and untold destruction probably would have resulted.
 Hartford State Police Out State Police barracks at Hartford out Of com munication with the rest of the state The State Highway Department hired army of recruits to clear the high ways of debris.
 Glastonbury Church Goes Down The First Congregational church at Glastonbury Was
 tC0nilnned pHee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
Hurricane ToH m State Totals 31--Conn. Riuer
 Is Close To Thirty Feet
COP Nominee Mrs. Lewis Is Missing

Branford, Conn.,, Sept. 22.- (UP)-Mrs. Helen Lewis, Strat- ford, Republican nominee for secretary of the state and first woman to have . place on . c. o. F.. state ticket in Connec- ticut history, was reported miss ing today on the Thimble Islands.
 Her husband also was unac- counted for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
RED CROSS IS MoBlLIZED

The American Red Cross was mobilized and emergency quarters were being set up. Wholesale evacuations were ordered in the low-ying tenement areas in the metropolitan area which included Hart ford, East and West Hartford, Windsor and Wethers lfnld s3.ssslfss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
By JACK AMMAN
United Press Stan Correspondent,

Hartford Conn.,, Sept. 22.-(UP)-With hurri. cane dead reported at 31 in Connecticuts greatest disaster the Connecticut river flood approached the 30foot mark today and predictions were the flood of 1886 worst in history, would be equaled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
TREASURY BALANCE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
Storm Sidelights

Late yesterday afternoon scores of cars became stranded in the downtown section as the terrific rainfall sent water seeping into their motors. It seemed that one of every four or five cars en the road was being pushed. One mo- torist forgot himself yesterday and left the front window of his car opened. He returned in the afternoon to find water standing several inches high inside the auto.
 The waters of the Naugatuck and Mad rivers rose with unbe- iievable rapidity late in the aft- ernoon. Between 3:30 and e:30 ?. m.. the Mad river appeared to have risen more than three feet, and was well beyond It's banks at many points.
 Boats seemed to appear from nowhere in many sections. In Brooklyn. the water had just be- gun to back up into Riverside street when several youths were seen rowing . boat in the newly formed lake.
 Even in Che Hoods Of 1897 which washed away several local bridges. tke waters of the Naugatuck were not as high as last night, police at the scene said. Lower Water town avenue Was a veritable sea. Thousands gathered at Che scene as the river reached record heights.
 Engine s Of the fire department. located on East Main street op. poslle Bouthmayd road, was Fe. ported cut of service early ln the evening. The bungalow station vas surrounded by water and fire saen were unable te get the ap. paFatus through the poeIs.
 Candles were at a premium. Prices foF them were doubled and auaGFuplsd. stIll they sold llke heieakes and virtually every store had ils supply exhausted early in the night.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
7he Weather

Fair, Cool Tonight; Friday Fair, Warmer Fun Weather Report Page II
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-22
Conn. River Bridge, Gateway to East, Is Closed = Refugees Are Making
 Speed From All River Towns
MILITIA HAS BEEN CALLED
 TOPROTECT SIX CITIES

For pictures of yesterdays flood turn to pages
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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-20
number S

Volume number 5
If Greenbelt isn't a heaven earth (and don't
get me wrong, don't claim it is 1t is heaven
from the hells that on earth -- In Europe ana
Asia, and in country.
Coming home from Jobs to the comfort and
beauty and heal that is here. it is hard TO
realize the sery that is Astounding elsewhere.
The headlines and the pictures can easily seem TO
be about things very remote from US.
However, can't help but be Impressed with our
good fortune, and must be filled with determlna-
tt on to preserve it, share it with all others
possible.
The fact is that Greenbelt created as an an
swer problem that is cans ing the worlds pre-
sent mi serv. It is effort to spread the advan-
tages gained by modern machinery and modern know
edge to all the people.
Ne must make community successful that IL
wi be an effective blow, not help, to those who
would create nj sery for their selfish ends
That calls for serious thinking and earnest ef-
fort from all.
Howard c. Custer
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-20
The Inquiring Reporter
by Pauline Trailer

by Paul. inc Trailer
QUESTION OF THE WEEKS
"what changes would you like to see in the oper~
alton of the Greenbelt Theeterf"
ANSWERS:
Mrs. P. Murdoch, 12-C Crescent Road, VI think
th for admission prices are paying we should
see more recent pictures. The price of ADMISSION
should be $50. also think that if the theater
we're open Wednesdays Fridays. Saturdays and Sun
days, more persons would attends.
Mrs. Nettie steinman, le-U Ridge Road, Mt is
my opinion that if the theater would run shows on
Wednesday, Friday Saturday and Sunday more people
would go to them. Different pictures should be
shown on Saturday and Sunday there many peo-
PIE who go Saturday that would again on Smcay
if different show playing"
Mrs. S. Pickett. 9-F Ridge Road, NJ am perfect
~ satisfied with the pictures that are now being
shown. I do hope they continue to show pictures
that are sui table for the children on Saturday.
However. different pictures should be shown on Sat-
urday and Sunday"
Mrs. Joseph Murphy, 42-E Crescent Road, VI would
like the theater open Wednesdays, Fri days.
Saturdays and Sundays, instead OF the present ar
rengement It would break up the weekend and give
people chance to attend performance during the
week. If the price of admi ion little less
more people would att end the shows"
Evening star., 1938-06-21
W. H. REED, KIWANIS
CLUB HEAD, DIES
Active Alexandria Civic Worker
and Theater Man Is Heart
Disease Victim,

w. Harmon Reed. SO. president Of
the Alexandria Kiwanis Club and
head of the Alexandria Amusement
Corp. controlling three theaters, died
yesterday in the Alexandria General
Hospital after an illness of about 10
days. Heart disease caused his death.
AS member OF the Kiwanis Club
since 1928, he had never missed a
meeting. He was one of its most
active members, and in an effort to
keep his attendance record fellow XII
wanians held a special meeting at
the hospital last Thursday.
A resident of Sic North Washington
street, Mr. Reed had always been an
active civic worker. He went to Al
exandria in 1914 and in later years
operated the Ingomar, Richmond and
Reed Theaters. He was a director of
the Motion Picture Theater Owners
of Virginia
Mr.. Reed was born in Purcellville.
Va. He came to Washington in 1908,
where he was in the dairy business.
in which he engaged until the year in
which he moved to Alexandria.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen
H. Reed; two daughters, Mrs. Frank
B. Stover and Mrs. Harold II. Martin,
both Of Alexandria, sister, Mrs.
Blanche K. Laken of Washington,
and four brothers. e. G. Reed, Charles
M. Reed, John M. Reed and James
A. Reed, all of Washington.
Funeral services are to be held
Thursday morning at II o'clock at the
home and burial is to be in the Lin
coin Cemetery at Lincoln, Va.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
MISS GREEN WILL WE'D
DR.. FRANK H. GREEN

Everything will be Green" but the
brides costume when Miss Jean Green
of the Washington Post goes to the
altar with DR.. Frank H. Green OF
Rushville, Ind, in July.
The wedding will take place at the
home of the brides brother, DR.. Will
liam T. Green Of Belmont, Mass.
Others contributing to the local color
will be the groom's parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Green of Rushville, Ind; !;
the brides parents. DR.. and Mrs. w. L.
Green Of Pekin, Ind, and the BRIDE
gfBQm's uncle, DR.. F. H. Green.
Miss Green is graduate OF the Uni
versity of Indiana, where she received
both hi bachelor Of arts and master
of scie, degrees. She served as ad-
ministr Ve dietitian in st. Lukes
Hosnita1 D Chicago before coming to
Washinrt where she has been q
w.r,h.- = staff Of the Washington
r,,a.- ~ - er the Washington Post.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
Plane Is Chartered to Brine
Fiue Goats to d. e.. From Ohio

When haying times approaching
and his time is valuable but when, at
the same time, he needs more goats
for his commercial goat dairy, c. NJ
Barnard Of Herndon, Va, believes In
taking the ram by the horns, so to
speak. He chartered a plane today to
bring back five extra nannies from
Ohio.
Il ordinarily would have gone for
them in truck, but I couldn't spare
the time" he explained today just be-
fore he boarded cabin plane at
Washington Airport.
Il can't get the right kind of dairy
goats around here" he said. 80 I get
them from goat fancier named ]. B.
Freer in Alliance, Ohio"
Mr.. Barnard said he already has a
herd Of approximately 80 blooded
goats, but that orders for goats milk
have picked up in the last few weeks
necessitating additions to the herd He
expected to be back with the goats
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
CHILDREN TO BE GUESTS
AT LEGION CARNIVAL
Beauty Contest to Be Inaugurated
Tonight, With Prize Awards
Set for Friday.

SSS A0A AAodJs
The 1888 carnival conducted under
auspices of Fort Stevens Post, No. 80,
the American Legion, is in full swing
at Georgia avenue and Underwood
street NV.
On Thursday afternoon between
and 4 O'Clock, the children of St.
Joseph's Home, Opportunity House, the
Eastern Star Home and the American
Legion Welfare Department will be
guests of the veterans. The show will
be closed to all others during that
time
Chairman Abraham Miller announces
Legion night" tonight, when a
beauty contest will be inaugurated.
Acting Department Comdr Fred F.
Money will extend the Official welcome
and cast the initial vote He will be
accompanied by members Of his staff
and ofdcials of the Disabled American
Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. The Fort Stevens Post cham
pion Drum and Bugle Corps will open
the ceremonies with concert.
Judges will announce the winner OF
the beauty contest Friday night, when
parade awards will also be made. The
carnival will close June Is.
Evening star., 1938-06-21

A good goat, he explained. gives over
a gallon OF milk day and q really fine
goat of certain breeds as much as two
Goats milk, he said. is used chiefly by
persons under the care of doctor
A statement by the Biological Survey
shows goats milk can be digested in 20
to 80 minutes, whereas it takes over
two hours to digest cows milk.
It seems there are three breeds Of
goats best suited to dairy purposes.
They correspond as to milk-giving
qualities with Jersey, Holstein and
Guernsey in cattle breeds
The Nubian (African) goats milk is
rich, but not plentiful: the SEAMAN
(Swiss) goats milk is thin, but in large
quantity. and the Toggenburg (Swiss)
goats milk Is the happy medium. All
three are blended to give uniform
milk.
The five coming from Alliance today
are of the Saanan breed.
II hope the trip will get my goats, I"
was his parting shot.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
METHOD|STS HOLD
UNITY GATHERING
Pastors of Three Branches
Stage Fellowship Evening
in D. C..

For the first time. pastors Of the
three branches of Methodism met as
one unit here last night for all evening
of fellowship to promote the cause of
unity
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes. head of
the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, was the
principal speaker at the meeting held
in the parish hall of the Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church,
IN celebration of the approval of unfit
cation by the Southern Methodist
Quadrennial Conference.
In essential matters, We Methodists
have never been divided" Bishop
Hughes said. For almost 100 years
We have never been theologically or
spiritually separated"
DR.. Albert p Shirley, pastor of
Francis Asbury M. E. Church, South,
who presided at the dinner, told the
assembled pastors and their wives.
United we stand, divided We fall, and
we rise and fall together"
Others present included:
Or. Horace E. Cromer. president of
the Washington Federation Of Churches
and pastor of Emory M. E. Church
South; DR.. Ellis Williams, district su-
perintendent Of Methodist Episcopal
churches: DR.. E. c. Beery, presiding
elder of the Washington district
Methodist Episcopal Church South;
DR.. Raymond White. pastor of the
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Prot
estant Church; the Rev. w. A. Reese
minister of the host church; DR.. Ches-
teen Smith. former finance chairman
Of the Washington Federation OF
Churches: Dr. A. B. Potorf Of Ameri-
can University. the Rev. Thomas B
Ehlers and the Rev. Frank Cockerell
The first united conference of the
church groups will be held at a place
yet to be chosen on April rs. 1899. TO,
a mapping out of details of a united
church program.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
SUSPECT, %, SEIZED
IN FALSE-ALARM WAVE
Police Say He Has Admitted
Calling Out Firemen in
Northwest Area.

Police today arrested 22-year-old
colored man at the corner OF Eleventh
and Euclid streets NV. and reported
he admitted responsibility for the series
of false alarms rung in from box at
that intersection during the last two
months.
Held at the tenth precinct station on
an open charge, the prisoner probably
will be taken to Gallinger Hospital for
mental observation. police said.
Police said the youth admitted hav-
ing sounded alarms from the same box
between 4:30 and 5 I'm. the last three
mornings, and f1remen had begun to
suffer from loss Of sleep.
Police Pvts. A. G. Mihill and r. A.
Peacock made the arrest.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
STOCKS SWEPT UP
i IN BUYING WAVE
Gains of Fractions to So a Share
or More General and Some
Climb Much More.

8y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-The stock
market swept upward again today with
gains of fractions to SO or more gen.
eral throughout the list.
Steels. motors, retail stores. farm
implements, aircrafts, oils, utilities,
rails and metals all joined in the ad
vance, which was attributed to better
sentiment concerning the business out
look and expectations the Govern
ment's lend-spend program might take
hold quicker than had been anticipated,
and stimulate trade improvement.
Some leaders gained SIS and Allied
Chemical was up $40 at one time. Near
the close Eastman Kodak was s525
ahead, Johns-Manville s425, U. S.
Rubber $3.50. Atchison sl50, U. S.
Steel SLIP and Standard Oil of New
Jersey $1.12.
Gold stocks alone were weak. with
Homestake in the Anal hour off SO SO,
Dome down $3.50 and Mcintyre off so
cents. Depressing the colds was Sec
retary Morgenthau's statement no dol
lar devaluation was in sight.
Transactions were at the rate Of
better than 100000 shares, the sec
ond more than million day in a row.
Bonds were strong and some COM
modities tilted upward with the share
market.
Evening star., 1938-06-21
EVEREST PARTY
SCALES NORTH COL
Occupied by q Europeans
and IS Porters, Message
to London Says.
BY wireless to The Star.

By wireless to The Star.
LONDON, June 81 (NANAD-A
message has been received here from
w. H. Tilman. leader of the 1898
British Mount Everest Expedition. It
was written May 26 from camp three
and states that the North Col has
been occupied by Europeans and Is
porters. The message adds that the
weather was good and there was no
wind. 1t reports snow on the upper
rocks.
This is the second message in two
weeks received from the expedition
after silence long enough to set
afoot rumors that an early coming of
the monsoon had caused the climb
to be abandoned. Such rumors are
now shown to be premature, to say
the least.
No information has been received
that the party yet intends to return.
The last message intimated that the
monsoon wouldn't necessarily deter
them from an attempt on the summit.
In an earlier letter, dated May Is,
Mr.. Tilman wrote: If all goes well,
we ought to be ready to have our first
shot about May %, and two more sub
sequently, but, of course, all depends
on how the weather behaves"
The North Col or Chang La is an
obstacle and respected by leaders of
almost all expeditions which have
made an assault on Mount Everest. 1t
is the col connecting the main peak
with the north peak saddle, along the
lee side of which every expedition
since 1921 has attempted the summit.
That was the year when, on October
10, a message to the London Times
carried by runner to Phari Dong an
nounced that the route by the north
col and the southeastern arete had
been found practicable.
It has been called perfidious. 1t Is
the authentic source of the "east"
glacier "a message yesterday from
Lalimpong, India, reported a narrow
escape by three climbers and four
porters of the expedition from an
avalanche) and accumulates most of
the snow which presses gradually
down its slopes to feed the tributary
glaciers each year, distorting its fea-
lures as ice cliffs and crevasses sue
ceed one another in their titantic
downward settlement.
(Copyrisht. 1888. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)