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Evening star., 1948-09-11
ROOMS EURNIsHEn-Nerthwe,s.

N0SfHS fokNtSnED-s~Ot
aOth AND PARK I'D. N.W.-Nieeiy furn
nsr Tm foE e., ss1sosmsn eo so cross town bus a.
1924 kENNA: AVE: N:w;-L.rs. room: to.
oher oae ssssss ssessees s hsst & ss 81 per month
beds: private family RA. ssss -1s
II. INGRAHAM ST. N.w.-Larse rm.
H r.nsp scrensa Fsss D05s Ta for tS or couple efss
LOVELY FRONT ROOM; one or two en-
ployed ladies; private home; excellent
sIs Pakk RD o. s8e5 or single
nm, near bath; unlim. phone. CO. 35sa
CHEVY CHASE CLUB vIcNITY-Attrac-
bath, cross ventilation. overlooking garden;
det. house; family Of 3 adults: quiet 10.
cation; for for l or gentlemen. Phone
ia MADISON ST. N.w.-Dbl. or sgl. rm =,
pvt: bath: auiet home; conv. transO.' tsi-
WaR6MaN ssaisDsI,si PARK Ar ssIEscrroN-Nicely tarn
rm., porch; conv. transp.: refs. MI. 5s45
coIoRRDMsiNGL2 n ssREsn sGiG kooa 'ss Tor empl re.
6ant;n dnsd senteman aas oT lady; some Drivis no
coIoREpoisso eSSk!as coRcoRAN ST: NV
conven.; hot water; all privils.; 81 wk.
CoLoRED-NICE FURNISHED ROOM,
next to bath, for couple or . quiet men:
CoLoRED-RENT FREE to student: down
stairs rm. and bath for some baby sitting
Ga. ave. carline. Call mornings, GE 0l So.
COLORED-TWO FURNISHED ROOMS
! double and 1 single; no cooking. RA
9C3oIoRED-aeai wARDER ST. NV
aSnIsu Pu5n; rm for ssls person; s,t IN pvt h9me;
COLORED-644 IRVING ST. N.W.-Dou-
BILE front rE1, twin beds. laundry and
phone, no cooking; mr. Howard U; .
E9uns K1 4sgs msn or : girls; $3.50 vk: M,s ca
GoioRED11 co OR ? REFINED LADIES o,
couple-Nice room. home privileges. HO
cOLoRED-1se7 N. J. AVE. NV, No. i
s;.I s9Skins ns Rrivfs; c9nysn e I tTsns2 .pr
34-Room: nicely fgrn., to5 quiet couple
CoLoRED-ssI4 GEoRGIX AVE. NV
Large rm.. next to bath; for sober gentle.
aoL CoLoRED-NfcELY REL, FURN. RMS. for
eirls-Twin beds, cooking and .aun. privils
coLORED-3sa7 10th ST. NV, APT. i
Professional person. MI. 1884. -12
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ROOMS Observation-Disclosures.

privileges; conv. transp.; sss mo. Ak,
263s s61s RHODE ISLAND AVE. N.E-sinsle
room with lavatory for refined employed
BsooklasD 1ssG h2Hs6t heal near Michigan avs.Gpyt
on ; busIines; ladies only. DE. o7oo. -ls
so1 TAYLqR 1l for or e
neiPhborhood. rn Phisnie ni"e DU. Uu S87a' " Wi3
LARGE, BRIGHT, CLEAN, cool. front bed
ioSey LSDm Vicinity; Pkd 9;' sentieman only D6 44s2
81, EvARTs sT.-Large front room, next
urn; urn close to .Tansp; A6, 1908. -ia
with po5eh bath 'G4 tTsnss s small mo
500 500 sT. N.E.-Nicely furnished twin
near m M M4th and r. /. ne. shoppins, and
,aos saseS0RItasID'ffpS RnaDfSsBuRc ROAD N;E.-Front
G os eH.sSIse h. s,Hs " s. sfor NElafss At arse 'front.'
m, next to bath unim. phone; nom
f,aSeEa fWo RS NJ pSne sG and sa5 monthly
"a blk. of Mt. Rainier carline. Men only
Is ST. N.E-Lsrse front double room,
twin beds; also single room; la blk, to
~: kEAENY 81 N.kMLss;; somfo5,sole % nsa6.
iii fHt MaRIck. 1913 st. n.e-comfortable
pPgs DqGT neSS Go2be asS 'In III 5
sos 4sth ST. NE.-Dble. rm. in lovely
n9@e Is n?Te sT pS.E pNELFront 70 9'q rm, single Sc
wkly maid service; cool, good transpor-
NEWLY FTRN. twin bedrm. next to bath,
radio, fan, unlim. phone; gentleman only.
fakoMa Fa WI o PARK, 11s Park ave.-sinsle
e 70 pss X. ~ Ave. ne N.E-Lsrse front rm, twin
beds Laundry an ioS pgivi' mif'' sransp, sris
WokkfNG VN5Hs h3; GIRL GIRL OR WOMAN; clean, new
ly furn. rm. in private home good trsnsp.
ss1l ssI G4 a5AMs MS ST. af'e; NfmApt D 4-Lse 81.
rm;, closet, next bath: ] block from 4th
fPd ROOM % home "p
cony. HH' bus Sand and streetear Call Call FR. i 81:
1899 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE. N.E;mDoubIe
sr1o SO. OAK. AvE.-Master bedrm.,
sTa Closet oeRs Z bf' W to ave-: kit prvil i
any any time; ;ASi Available sept Is No 645s,
ss st. bsas Or souDs po1sP
ing semipvt. bath. shower. kitchen privil:
good transp,, P.o.. movies, complete busi.
center nearby; prefer empl. couple; S45i
will rent single, S35. VI 7437. Ia
1864 PENN ST. N.E.-Furn. rm next to
bath; / blk. from bus telephone; gentle
man only: 81 wk. AT 1888. Ia
13 1th ST. N.E-Dble sleeping rm. next
to bath: privils. FIR. 2l51. IL
GIRL TO SHARE lovely double rm., twin
beds By Byt bath bath with another girl; s225o
~ asil eh1lDREss eH fSas sr.-1ars. front room,
for lady, or gentleman, or married cpie:;
kit. privil.: private family. AT. 2917 IL
COLORED - 2SOg 18th ST. NE. = Large
furnished room for couple. with private
kitchen, in frst-class home: must have
references. MI. OO44. Ill
COLORED-LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING ROOM
fop to, quiet quiet couple TR 5g57. IL L.
nicely furnished front. room for refined
couple; light housekeeping. LU. 1905 12'
CoLORED-NEAR NO. CAPITOL ST
Large room, next to bath, for quiet couple
or . girls: conven. to carlne. DU. 1898.
COLORED-DOUBLE FRONT RM.-Nicely
furn;, for employed refined couple Or
gentlemen; conven. transp. Ii. 5306. -12
COLORED-FURN. ROOM-Quet: home
privils.; no children; $40 week. TR. 0e39.
COLORED-5eO r ST. NE.-sinsle and
double furn. rooms LU. 595S
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ROOMS WANTED,

REFINED. QUIET LADY desires small apt
or large unfurn. rooms, bath; nom
smoker -drinker. BOX 399-V Star. -.
SINGLE. RETIRED ex-soldier seeks room
about $50 month; permanent; sober. re-
spectacle; near Treasury Box 4o7-V. Star.
DIPLOMAT, single. young. desires room
pvt bath; in private, home. or bachelor
apt: Rock Greek Park or similar garden
section. Box 457-V, Star. l2s
NATIONAL SYMPHONY vIOLINIST desires
quiet. large room or small apartment;
praetice reasonable hours. Box 45s-v
UNIVERSITY SENIOR. nondrinker. non.
smoker. desires master bedroom. if possible
IN home with refined atmosphere. Chevy
Chase: Cleveland Park Wesley Heights
Friendship Heights. Glover Park, Georse.
town area preferred. Box 461-V. Star
PERMANENT GOVT. WOMAN wants room
With hot plate or kitchen privils, by Sept
22 or sooner; Cleve Park. Chevy Chase Of
glover Park pref; limit S32 month Bo,
MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS o
GEORGETOWN Univ. desires rooms or ants II
GeosIsen5own;; Glover PARK, Burleith ant
Moodley 1000. bet 9 an and u M II.
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ApARrMehTs FURNISHED.

5s n. I. AVE. NV rm.. kitchenette
semipvt bath; $40 mo. MRS. WATKINS
NICELY FURN RMS. refrigerator. run
ming water: adults 0Av' $50 per mo
ette: adjoining semiprivate bath; $40
APT. for 1 girl, bet. 1920, TO share with
2 others; $50 mo. Call bet z snd pm.
AA11IySS A1I CONVENIENT GIRL To- sh.r.
lovely NV. apt. with 2 Govt. girls; S3b
I'm FURN. APT, kit. bath and porch:
no children. no pets; close In; $3.50 mo.
BOZ 17s-X. Star.
Evening star., 1948-09-11
ROOMS EURhIsHED-s.E. and s.w

HLIGREsT frI sa5e gon Denver st.
new home; s35 a mo VI. 0513. -12
s7S YUMA ST. S.E.-Furn. rm. for rent In
new home; suitable for girls or couple;
Block Bio Prom from bus S stop Tw. % s5i4. Mis "a
dble. or single; next bath in clean. pvt.
home, FIR; 4912 after ! pm. ia
ATTRAC. RIM. for gentleman; conv. to
Pa. ave, transp.; must be seen to be apa,
$50 sth ST. s.E.-Room, next bath: SIS
month; man only. Call after pm;;,, or
rs 9th ST. s.w.-Lse front room, twin
peos; excel. transp.; nr. Govt. bldgs.:
Isl 18th ST. s.E.-Room for . men. with
references. Ii. 6a4O or AID. s00s, -12
3IO5 LINDALE PL. S.E.-Room for re-
fined Jewish men. in nice home; meals
/ desirsd .rxM. ssssGnabls aSr v.etor 11Gs neis
nicely fgrh,: bus stop at door un!im
enGHE III Z. ChPIToL sT.-pble rm. for girls;
laundry .privil.. use Of phone; Lincoln Park
car by door Ii 0012. III
1"3 KENTUCKY AYE.-l room, double
1sa Isie kPihss PLEAshSf 12sf ST. f. Lse front
conf. furn.. n blk. to transp.: centrally
located: gentleman only. AT s176. ii
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sMs. TuRh.-Mp. & VA. Cont. ,

1877 NO. UTAH ST.. 1Sl.- va.-Attrac.
front. rm.. newly dec; n. bus; hrst a.:
GIRL TO SHARE large twin bedroom.
laundry privilege, conyen. transp.. S25
per mo. 1924 N. 4th ST.. Arl. GL. 0756.
CHEVY CHASE, MD.-Lovely 2nd-noor
rm in quiet neiehborhs.d' laundry and
kitchen priviIeses. WI. SI72 Ia
LARGE PLEASANT RM., employed couple
preferred; no children: Pa. 1885. -12
LOVELY DOUBLE RM.. next to bath in
ping center. GIL. 6353. -l2
NICELY FURN. single rm. in PVT home;
conV. transp. to Pentagon and Navy An
mex; near shopping center. CHI. a55l.
FURNISHED ROOM next to bath. in pri-
yate home: lady only; 10c fare to D. C.
Alex. 0697.
$40 4lst AVE. Colmar Manor. Md-Rms. i.
dbl. beds, suitable for l or . gentlemen.
-l2
NEAR ANDREWS FIELD and Suitland-
Furn rm. for l person, with kit. privilege;
reas. Call HI 1888 -l2
Evening star., 1948-09-11

BOAR FOR SALE, reeistefed Duroe, yrs
NARROW. RID No. .. Box Ill, Laurel,
Nd Phone Ashton 2126, 10
SADDLE MARE. seven-eighths thorough,
bred brown Z years old, very stylish, well
hammered. lady can handle: 500 or best
effer under; will board. Call Hickory ao56'
RAMS. registered, yearlins. Southbound
sood quality and conformation. Call El-
licott City 646-W-3. Ia
also other weanlng colts. yearllng fllies,
palomino stallion. p BOSWELL, Thorp-
land Farm. ASK operator for Marlboro
Evening star., 1948-09-11
AVIATION,

.aTEARMAN, PITY. perfect for acrobatics
and sports. matchess condition, newly
relicensed must be seen Sl.15O or a car
In trade. Gail wo. 27s5 any time Ia
Is46 TAILORCRAFT: slightly damased
IUscoMBE sIvAIRE. SD. IS cont. A
factory special. fuel infection. sens Ait
( and b. of c, 2-wsv Bendix radio SOUND
proofns auto upholstering. starter. bat
tery. gen, nav. light lie until Sept 40
Many other extras. Sl,7s5. HI. 4oe4;
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AVIATION (cant.i

AERONCA CHEF L. 3. model, fabric only
l yr. old. licensed until July, 1e4e. Can
be seen at Queens Chapel or call CLYDE
LIVESAY. Warfield 9640 12'
JOIN CESSNA FLYING CLUB-Hyde Field
SA. 0SSS ~12
4 AERONCA Champion, Scout de luxe
TIE eylorcraft low time; excellent condition:
sacrificing At prioes from S77G: will
nhance rAsno CffJRLn AIR PARK.
Evening star., 1948-09-11
APARTMENTS SUBURBAN.

SMALL APT. nearby Alex. available Sept.
IA to Oct. 9, everything included; $50.
oooTfaGl oS; q.s5; CITY. Md, bedrm.. uv. nm,
Eitchenette, pvt. bath. pvt entrance: all
modern conveniences; new apt and furni-
ture S1O0 month W8rfield E4
Evening star., 1948-09-11

SILVER SPRING-Will board boy or girl
3 to S years. permanently or monthly
references; licensed home. SH 4767
DAY CARE for two children in my pvt.
ONE; meals and good attention; vic Riv-
rdale and East Pines. UN. 4451
Evening star., 1948-09-11
ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.
COUNTRY BOARD

TWO employed young women want two
bedrooms with private bath; meals: in
quiet, pleasant surroundings, NV section.
MISS FREIBERG, Rockville 3033 12s
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ROOMS UkFuRkisHEp

ROOM with inclosed glass porch for en-
ployed lady; nonhousekeeping. Call DE
:754 ID
j ROOM AND KITCHEN unfurn.. transp.
close. $500 Coolidge St. Maryland Park,
Nd 10.
Evening star., 1948-09-11
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED tcen..

MOTORCYCLE WANTED. must be in good
C9TTkinE eonS1ioss Sn ssss wi rsa pay loo to s1so
PIANos-Grand. upright. spinet, or apt.
size: any size, any condition; Wen pay
--sh Sliso 5264
PIANOS WANTED - COLONIAL PIANO
pays highest cash prices. Phone MA.
80 after 10 en- for courteous appraisal.
elsssieal naI music; must be in good cond.
SECTIONAL BOOKCASES. the Moses or
Macy; top and stand and 3 sections. No.
-. finish No. or mahog. Cen Sligo
SEWING MACHINEs-we buy all types;
repair nemstitching. buttons covered.
R'satinE BE ggI, ZIG l1sh st. NV RE. 1900.
SHAVER for cylinders of debating mr.
chine; good condition; priced reasonabls.
WXNTED-Better Grade Of household fur.
nEJ. niture. ANTIQUES and once furniture. NA
AM INTERESTED IN Duying siivervare,
any; any condition: Cninas 6Tie;Es-brae; ~ old
1925 g st nv. Sterling 7498
WANTED 2-vheel luggage trailer, Sx4
preferred about $50. MI 033O -l2
Evening star., 1948-09-11
POULTRY and EGGS.
CATTLE AND LIVESTOCK.

JAMES FEED STORE. 61e ST. NV, ME-
0oS9. Baby chicks, feed and poultry sup
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT.

BABY's BUTLER SERVICE = Complete
rental service on folding cribs strolers,
play yards: feeding tables. BABY's BUT
IFR SERVICE. so Canal st s.w. EX 1870
ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS, washina
machines waxers. etc. DISTRICT ELEC-
TRIO CO., WO 1902 ID
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
Architect Comes
 To Make Survey Of Building Plan

George Boyd with the section of Plans and Surveys of the Blu reau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, arrived in the Valley this weekend to give plans for the proposed build ing of the Agricultural Research Administration a final going over.
 Plans for the building are be- ing drawn in Washington, D. c. It is hoped this final study of MT. Boyd's will give the go-ahead to the work. Don Irwin, local head of ARA, said it is expected to get the excavation work on the laboratory and office building and the apartment house build ing completed this fall before freeze-up.
 Both buildings are to have full basementS. The laboratory and office building excavation is to be 1061a 4812, while the apart ment house basement is to be 30 40 in size.
 Ii excavating can proceed on schedule, construction work can get under way in May and the building should be completed by the end of August, MT. Irwin said.
 The space provided by the planned buildings is urgently needed. Work of the ARA is be- ing hampered both by lack of
 Continued on Page 8
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22

Delegate Bob Bartlett, accom- panied by Clarence Heating of Seward, was guest of honor at luncheon in the Valley this week. Delegate Bartlett addressed the businessmen present at the luncheon and then visited Pal mer school to participate in the first student assembly of the school year.
 Delegate Bartlett was frank in stating that he could offer no help to the Valley for relief of it's two major headaches-the Alas ka Native Service hospital and the shipping tie-up.
 Speaking with reference to the hospital, MT. Bartlett said his latest information reported that it will be built on the proposed site in Anchorage. He repeated that the offer of a hookup with the power plant of The Alaska Railroad for steam and light had been the major factor in the de- cision. Powerful Washington of
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
Eckert Home Wins Prize

The Virgil Eckert home was the first-prize winner in the Grange home Identification con- test, judges decided last week. The award was made on the basis of improvement in home appearance over the contest pe- riod.
 Next-door neighbor Neil Miller placed second in the contest. Third prize went to the Don Boulters of Alpine Inn.
 Mrs Nina Stock, secretary of the contest committee, expressed disappointment at the small re- SponSe in the final weeks of the contest. Many home owners con- pleted the initial entry blank and sent in the before" pictures of their homes, but only a few ad- hered to contest rules and mailed in the after" pictures at the conclusion of the contest.
 The winning Grange in the national contest will not be an- nounced until late next month.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
MERCHANTSM0VE TO PREVENT
 FOOD SHORTAGE

Although apparently faced by a shipping tie-up of some dura- tion, Palmer merchants this week had frightened their belts and prepared to meet the situation. Businessmen met early in the week to list their shortages and to draft an appeal for help to Governor Ernest Gruening.
 At that meeting it was report ed that the local bakery had sup plies for only one more week. Grocers said staples and canned goods on hand would last an- other two weeks, while meat, but ter and canned milk would be gone in a week if present sup plies were not replenished.
 Shortening is almost unavail- able, the sugar supply is limited and there are no powdered eggs on hand, it was reported. Present supplies of dairy and chicken feed will last for an estimated 40 days.
 Both clothing and fuel oil stocks on hand can be stretched to meet the demand, it was eSti- mated. Grocers pooled their sales figures and found that the Val
 Continued on Page 8
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
Makes Offer
 To Doirymen

A lump sum settlement has been offered members of the Valleys dairying industry by the Matanuska Valley Cooperating Association for 1946 milk pay ment shortages, it was announ- ced this week by Carl Rasmussen, executive secretary of MVFCA.
 MT. Rasmussen declined to state the amount offered to the dairymen. We have the produc- tion figures for 1946," he said, "and we've offered them what the books indicate they have coming"
 Dairymen last year sued the Coop for payments due them in 1945. Favorable judgment was granted, and the dairymen now are asking payment for the fol- lowing year.
 Coop lawyers have appealed last years decision. That appeal is now pending in Third Division courts. MT. Rasmussen said he thought it likely that the appeal would be heard some time this winter.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
Disease Ruins Many Seed Potatoes
DELEGATE VISITS HERE, TALKS TO STUDENTS

f1clalS favored the Valley lOca- tion, he said, but were unable to justify construction here in the face of free power and steam of fered in Anchorage.
 With regard to the shipping strike, he said he knew of no solution, although he hinted that possibilities of barge ship ping had not yet been fully in vestigated.
 He briefly discussed the sub stantial appropriation of govern ment funds allotted to Alaska this year and suggested that this defense spending could best be utilized by the territory to build basic industries.
 In conclusion. the delegate said he considered chances were excellent for securing an appro- priation from the next Congress for construction of hydro-el tric plant at Eklutna. The plant, as proposed now, would take care of all electrical needs of the en- tire Anchorage and Valley area.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
VETS TALK FARMING

WASILLA-VeteranS who are homesteading in this area met last Sunday afternoon with Mir. Kirby from the Veterans Ad- ministration office in Anchorage. The group gathered in WaSilla's Community Hall to discuss phases of the veterans agricul- tural program.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
WET WEATHER IS BLAMED
 FOR OUTBREAK

The Valleys seed potato crop this year has been assailed by one of the worst outbreaks of disease known here, it was re- ported by M. D. SnodgraSS. MT. Snodgrass, in company with G. w. Grasser of Fairbanks, has spent the past two weeks in the fields certifying seed potatoes.
 Blackleg is the most prevalent disease, MT. Snodgrass said. Its extent is still undetermined, since it did not become evident until the close of the season, and is still showing up in fields heretofore believed clear. Fields must be checked daily right up until frost, MT. SnodgraSs cau- toned.
 The outbreak of disease was blamed on the early dry season of the summer, followed by the cool, moist weather of July, Au- gust and September.
 Farmers whose fields passed the inspection of MT. Grasser and MT. Snodgrass, and who may of fer seed for sale next season in cluded:
 MadS JohannSen, Glen Woods, Pete Johnson, Irving Newville, Jack Cody, A. R. Carson, F. A. Blom, Frank Linn and R. D. GoWan.
 MT. SnodgraSS said that farm CTS whose fields were rejected, but who wish to save seed for their own sowing next spring, still may pass muster. These farmers must clean out every po- tato from diseased hills. They will not be allowed to offer seed for sale, but if they do succeed in clearing their fields, they may utilize the seed themselves. A very interesting observation made by the seed inspectors was better showing made by fields which were planted with No. 1 seed. One farmer who sowed sev- eral rows of potatoes from cull seed found extensive evidence of disease in those potatoes, while his other fields remained almost untouched. More than ever be- fore, this year has shown farm CTS the value of sowing No. seed" MT. SnodgraSs declared.
 Questioned concerning the out look for potato harvest in gen. eral, MT. SnodgraSS estimated that Valley farmers would reap about three-quarters of a nor mai crop this season. Early frost
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Evening star., 1948-04-16
Fears Of Damage Fade
As Ohio Flood Crest
Passes West Virginia
BY the Associuied Press

CINCINNATI April 16.-Hun-
dreds of Ohio, Kentucky and Indi-
ana residents scrambled to higher
ground today as the crest of the
flooded Ohio River rolled past West
Virginia on its way to the Missis-
sippi.
Damage fears faded Drier
weather-drizzles in place of down.
pours and sunny skies instead of
showers-apparently had robbed
the swollen stream of the record
depth and destruction feared by
rivermen.
No more than nominal damage
was recorded at cities already be-
hind the peak Of the flood.
Meteorologist Leroy Stone of the
Weather Bureau at Huntington, w.
Va. added IL inches to his crest
predictions for Point Pleasant, w.
Va, ana Huntington, and Ashland
and Greenup, Ky.
Pressure Slowly Lifting.
But elsewhere the pressure slowly
was lifting The river division here
went off the 24-hour-a day stand
ard since river conditions are be-
lieved to be stabilized"
Farther downstream, where the
muddy flood waters crept into low
lands, the hustle of evacuation hit
peaks. More than 1000 persons in
the area of Louisville, KY, includ-
ing New Albany and Jefersonville,
Ind, across the river, sought tenn
porary quarters. City crews worked
throughout the night in Louisville.
Indiana officials revised their
fears of serious food and Brig
Gen. Howard H. Maxwell, State
adjutant general, said his State
would not be hit hard. About 100
Indiana families living on the north
bank of the river are in temporary
shelters.
Crests Due Today.
Far upstream, the crest slid along
ever more ponderously as the stream
broadened into tributary channels.
Here's how riVermen are charting
that progress:
Huntington, Ashland and Green
up, 285 to 3l5 miles from Pittsburgh,
to crest about pm. A crest of COS
feet is predicted for Huntington. 81
feet at Ashland and "a at Greenup.
By pm, the crest-hitting some
where about 81 feet-is expected
here.
Back where the Ohio begins, at
the confluence Of the Monongahela
and Allengheny Rivers, flood waters
slowly dropped. The rate was 3 of
foot an hour, three times as fast
Evening star., 1948-04-16

as the river was rising In Cincinnati.
Although several feet short of the
record 1887 food, the current flood
topped any other years high water
mark along the West Virginia Ohio
shore. The new flood crest of 60.5
feet for Huntington, for instance,
compared to 69.3 feet in 1887 and
COL feet in January, 1943, the
second worst year.
$500 Persons Affected.
BY the time the crest hits here,
Red Cross spokesman estimate,
at least $500 persons will have been
affected.
Workers sandbagging along Beech
mont levee, around Lunken Airport,
believed the water could be held out
up to 81 feet.
Three Cincinnati public schools
were closed-one by water and two
to provide shelter for the homeless.
The Red Cross said TOO families
we're out of their homes in neigh
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Snow, Freezing Weather
Return to Midwest
BY the Associated Press

Snow fell and temperatures
dropped to around freezing in some
sections of the Midwest today. Else
where, across the country, the
weather was generally fair with the
mercury at or above normal read
ings.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-12-11
Petitions Will
Be Presented
To z Stores

The Civil Rights Congress this
,,.sk announced that an exten-
s,vs campaign TO eliminate dis
ssr,rination in hiring Of en-
slcvees in two major five and
,sr cent stores will be launched
!, the very near future.
A newly organized chapter Of
A.. congress decided AZ a meet
~ held at Goodwill Hall. 90l6
i,sh last week TO open their
dr;v. against Kresge and Neis-
ar. Five and Ten Cent stores.
ssul Grossman, administrative
..cretary OF the Civil Rights
Congress. announced this week
that the first meeting concerning
his drive TO eliminate discrim-
nation In hiring" was held last
Tt,esday. The second meeting.
scheduied for Thursday. Dec. Q,
i open to the public. Plans and
netitions are presently being
drawn up 10 support their drive,
according TO Grossman.
The two companies mentioned,
Grossman says, will be asked
to employ Negroes as. sales peo-
pie"
Militant action Is planned"
he stated, ''in event the COM