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IN THE HEART CF TVA I 1 Served by Americas Greatest News Agencies SHV Af he Crossroads of Naiural Gas and TVA Cheap Power Telephone 5-1227 VOL. 45 No. 347 NASHVILLE, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1952 5 CENTS 22 PAGES ft THE A. ILLE TENNESSEAN 1 TIM- CJ KAJMVI4.lt Jyl A A Worshipers at Sunrise Service Only Chi Engineer Cites Dollar Benefits Of Cumberland '1 so Injured A Co Surging Missouri Spreads Havoc Over 1000 Miles Sioux City, Iowa, Area Submerged; Floods Roaring on Omaha By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The creeping (Instruction of the turbulent Missouri river put the Sioux City, Iowa, area underwater Sunday and menaced the protecting levees in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, Iowa, metropolitan district. The critical flood area extended 1000 miles from South Dakota into Missouri and Kansas.

Some 600 square blocks in Sioux City or its suburbs were under water Sunday and the danger of further destruction grew hourly. Iowa's second largest metropolis, Sioux City has 84.000 residents, although some the flood hit were in suburbs outside the city. 7 States Feel Impact The havoc inflicted by the rampaging Missouri was the major part of an Easter Sunday Mid 3 Others Hurt as Truck Runs Light; J. B. Carver, Wife Die Instantly; 7 More Treated in Later Smashups By EDWARD SHIPPER Death struck twice at a Nashville family on Easter morninp as an appliance dealer and hi.3 wife were killed when a pick-up truck smashed into their automo bile at Lighth and Demonbreun shortly before 6 a.m.

Joseph Binkley Carver, 39, owner of J. B. Carver fifn 1 I'ntiiiii mirtiftiiri niffriWifiijl -i vm A In the early Easter dawn, worshipers gather Rev. Gaye L. McGlothlen deliver a message of hope.

Staff photo by Joe Rudis for sunrise services at Centennial park, listening to the ee story on page 2. iv C-4 t. 1 1 I 4 I i 'it i tV It I 'T i. Is i if '-'I Investment Returns Would Be in Ratio 1 12 to 1, Walsh Says By ALLEN PETTUS For each dollar Invested In full development of the Cumberland river, at least $1.50 would be returned in benefits. Col.

Henry Walsh, district U. S. engineer, yesterday gave this terse interpretation of the cost which proves analysis that multi-purpose harnessing of the Cumberland is economically feasible. ''In plain language," Colonel Walsh said, "this means the corps of engineers' plan for developing the river would mean money in the nocket of the region and the na tion." Most Favorable Ratio Thia is one of the most favorable cost-to-benefit ratios of any unde veloped stream In the United States, he said. "The benefits would be derived in many ways, ne expiiuneu.

Some would be in the form of Review Asked The Chamber of Commerce board of governors wilt be asked tomorrow to review its policy favoring full development of the Cumberland river, according to the corps of engineers plan. A special meeting for the purpose has been called at the request of Justin Potter, Nashville coal executive. The board also will consider a report of the ehaniber'B national affairs committee, of which Potter is chairman. cold cash paid Into the treasury In return for electric power produced. "Other profits would be meas ured in dollars saved in flood con trol benefiting industry, agricul ture and homes not only on the Cumberland river but in the val leys of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers as well.

Stories of Floods "In today's newspaper you will read stories of extensive flood damage on the Missouri river. There was a day when you read such stories about the Tennessee river. Today the Tennessee valley is protected by TVA's installations, and flood damages have been dras tically reduced. "In the Cumberland river basin, the three upstream reservoirs Dale Hollow, Center Hill and Wolf Creek have largely reduced the flood threat at Carthage, Nashville, Clarksville and other points. If the remainder of the river is developed according to plan, com plete protection would bo provided from the Wolf Creek project to within the vicinity of Clarksville, and substantial reduction would result at Clarksville and below.

Flood Damage Reduced "By holding flood waters in reservoirs on the Cumberland system, flood damage also would be re- fContinucd on Page 7, Column 2) Pearson Predicts Nod for Kefauver From Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Drew Tearson, popular columnist and radio com mentator, last night predicted in a national radio broadcast that Sen. Estes Kefauver will be the Democratic nominee for the presidency. Pearson said the Tennessee senator will get the nomination by an "overwhelming" majority. The opinion was expressed in Pearson's "predictions of things to come." The commentator also predicted that Gov. Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois, a man considered by many to be quietly seeking the nomination, will announce soon that he does not want the nomination.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Carver and daughter, Mary Jo Death and injury on Easter morning Electric Supply, 201 Public Square, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Carver, 42, a private music teacher, died.

Their only child, Mary Jo Carver, 17, Ilillsboro high school sophomore, was seriously injured. The two fatalities jumped the number of Easter week-end traffic deaths in Nashville and Davidson coun ision ty to three. Silencer Carl Perkins, 11. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Spencer G. Perkins. 315 Du Pont Madison, was killed and a young friend seriously injured when they were struck Spencer Carl Perkins Struck down on highway down by a speeding car on Gallatin road near Old Hickory blvd. Saturday night. The three week-end deaths brought the city-county total for the year to as compared with 14 ai.

the same time lat year. Meanwhile, seven other persons were injured, none seriously, in (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) Tennessean Today Page! 19-21! Obituaries Pag Classified Comics Crossword Editorials Horoscope 18 11 18 9 10-11 15-17 Pattern Radio Religion Society Movies 13' Sports COLUMNISTS: Alsops, Pearson, Riesel, Othman. Kilpallen, Pag 9 I V. I i 9 Staff photo by Joe Rudis Yesterday's weather seemed to have an uncanny faculty for showing up at the wrong time. It had rained seven different times Saturday, until shortly after midnight.

Then the showers stopped. Then, at 10:46 a.m., when new hats and dresses lined the sidewalks outside hundreds of churches it rained again. The rain lasted only long enough to chase everyone into shelter. Yesterday's capricious weather rarked up a total of .56 Inch of rain. The high was 63.

The (Continued on Page 4, Column 5) It I 1,1 "J' I mfjjpfL ff' tt- 'Mbjf' Four Nashville misses, in their new bonnets and spring outfits, join the Easter parade, westward on Broadway. From left are Billie Gregory, Patsy Nev-in, Helen West and Mary Alice Nevin. west flood picture embracing seven states. Omaha river level reached an historic high with the crest three days away. And, at South St.

Paul, on the Mississippi river, an em bargo was placed on livestock re ceipts at the big stockyards although the dikes protecting the yards and market areas were still holding. The Mississippi at Min- neapohs-St. Paul reached a 21-foot stage early Sunday seven feet above flood, and a rise of .6 feet in It hours. South Sioux City Ghost Town The town of South Sioux City. like many others was a ghost town.

Only few hardy souls of its 6000 population determined to ride out the flood menace. A Red Cross estimate of flood-displaced families in the stricken area remained at 17,744 probably 40.000 persons but officials expected the figure to go higher. The crest, which passed through South Dakota's capital city of Pierre last midweek, Sunday hit Yankton, In Southern South Dakota and was due in Sioux City Monday. Downstream from Sioux City along its Iowa-Nebraska reaches the Missouri spread its tentacles as wide as 10 miles over farmlands. Brig.

Gen. Don If. Shingler, (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) Rep. Gore Confident After Memphis Visit MEMPHIS -TM Weary and a couple of pounds lighter, Hop. Albert Gore last night wound up a fast round in his statewide meot-t he-voters campaign for the U.

S. Senate. He was confident his two-day handshaking tour through this political stronghold of his major opponent, Sen. K. D.

McKellar, would swing a lot of votes in the August Democratic primary. Gore moves his campaign north today. He heads first to Covington, where he was scheduled to arrive at 8:30 a.m. (CST). He'll upend tonight in Union City and then swing cast.

The congressman from Carthage plans to face up to as many voters as possible between now and April 22, the date congress ends 'its Easter recess. He faces a strenuous schedule. Besides Covington and Union City, his Monday itinerary includes Henning (noon), Ripley (1), Gates (4) and Halls Cloudy, Mild NASIIVH.I.i: AND VH'IMTV ParllT rloudv and mild with hixh of 55 to (id. Continuing clnudv and mild to-nicht with a low of 40. TF.NNKSSKE Considerable rlnudinr, eolder rust and rrntral nortlont.

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PRECIPITATION (1NCHF.S) Statiilica Throuih April 1 For 24 hnur enriinor at mfdnleht. 21 Total this month to mldnishl .92. Nortral Vila month to date 1.77. Excess this month to date .65. Total this year to mtrtnlsht.

19.99. Normal this year to date IS 91. Excess this year to date 4 Nat ion's Weather on Pago 2 Polifics Rain Dampens City But Parade Goes on Hodgepodge of Colors Brightens Streets as Milady Dodges Showers Freeze Thawed On IV Licenses Five New Channels Allocated to City; 3 Applicants Listed The Federal Communications Commission paved the way yesterday for great expansion of tele vision facilities In Middle Tennessee by thawing its nationwide threc-and-a-half-year-old freeze on new station licenses. This means that eventually at least 20 new video stations could be operating in the area, as com pared with one now on the air. Nation May Have 2000 Stations All told, the nation may have as many as 2000 stations compared with 108 in operation now.

For Nashville alone, the FCC an nounced the allocation of five addi tional television channels. They are: X-2 (a non-commercial channel reserved for educational purposes), 5, 8, 30 and 36. Channel 4 is now being used by WSM-TV. Granting of channels to individual applicants will come later, the FCC announced. 3 Local Applicants Three local applicants for the very high frequency channels, 2 through 13, are: Capital Broadcasting Co.

(WKDA), filed June 14, 11)48, by the partnership of H. G. Braman and T. IS. Baker Jr.

W'LAC broadcasting station, J. T. Ward, owner, filed July 14, 1948. (Sale of WLAC to the Life and Casualty Insurance Co. was announced last week, hut Ward will remain as active head of the station.) VVSIX broadcasting station, a partnership of the late Jack M.

(Continued on Page Column 2)! Taft-lke Battle Eyed in Jersey Kefauver Unopposed On Democratic Side In Tomorrow's Voting NEWARK, NT. J. UP) The Taft-Eisenhower-Stassen battle in the presidential preference poll will be the main attraction in New Jersey's primary election tomorrow but politicians also will have their eyes trained on the sideshow action. While the three-way contest in the GOP popularity poll linked with a scramble for delegates to the Republican national convention holds the center ring, the spotlight will swing around to: 1 The vote given Sen. Estes Kefauver, lone entrant on the Democratic presidential ballot.

A possible sizable write-in vote for General Eisenhower on the Democratic side. "i The race between U. S. Sen. H.

Alexander Smith and Carl Ring, a lawyer and Taft sup porter, for the Republican nomi nation for U. S. Senate. Eisenhower has received the nod in most quarters in the Republican presidential contest. Taft at- (Continued on Page 4, Column 3) Mowtut tBv RED O'DONNELLI Redicated To You.

Prophetic? If life begins at 40, vice-mayor H. Sanders An-glea has year to wait. He's 39 this date! Ain't funny, bunny! Last week end at Cumberland Park's annual state rabbit show, 1 hstand menu fea-tured: "Barbecued Rabbit Sandwich!" Non winners, no doubt? Poetic -justice CPA (certified pub-1 1 account-a t) John Glenn's biz demands that all clients audit O'Donnell balance? If true how can he explain missing, first-prize golden egg at Club Colemere's annual hunt? Glenn supervised hiding of as yet unfound BIG egg! Yesterday's hero! Candy shop props decorating show (Continued on Page 6, Column 5) By Joe Hatcher ing situation which seems to assure the Tennesscan the entire block of California delegates. Sen. Richard B.

Russell, it must be noted, gave California an eye but as quickly decided he was too busy (in Flortda perhaps) to get in the swim on the Pacific. Gov. Adlai Stevenson did not even make a gesture. Nor did Sen. Robert Kei r's ambitious move in Nehraska let him take any chances in California nor in Oregon.

was all set to go to bat with President Truman in California and Oregon, but somehow Naw Hampshire came along (Continued on Pag 2, Column 7) Eoster Parade Brought Out Accord Nearing In WE Strike Union Official Says 'Not So Far Apart' After New York Talks By ASSOCIATED PRESS Some proeress was indicated yes terday in settling the strike of 10,000 installation workers and 6000 distributors and warehousemen against the Wtstcrn Electric Co. in 43 states. Ernest Weaver, general director of the installation division, Communications Workers of America, CIO, said the parties are "not as far apart today" after a joint meeting in New York, where "major issues were explored and clarified." He would not expand on the assertion. Stick By Demand Later he said the strikers were sticking by their demand for a 23-cent an hour wage boost and that the company had not raised its offer of a 10 to 16-cent boost. Present wages average $1.67 to $2.30 an hour.

Earlier, after an all-night session ending early Sunday morning, federal mediators sounded hopeful. Walter Maggiolo, general counsel for the mediators, said there was a change in the company's (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) Easter Present LOS ANGELES (INS) Mr. and Mrs. James Ray gave credit yesterday to the Easter bunny for leaving a seven-pound newborn boy in the back seat of their car. The couple discovered the child wrapped in a blanket Saturday when they returned to their car which was parked in a lot.

Physicians at Georgia Street receiving hospital said the baby was only a few hours old when discovered. The couple has been married threo years and have no children. Ray said he and his wife had talked of adopting a youngster and added: "This may be our chance." By BILL MAPLES Milady of Nashville daintily lifted her new linen shoes over the puddles, dodged sudden showers, and joined the Easter parade yesterday. From' Broadway to Rollevue, from Belle Meade to Madison, the feminine populace kept its annual resolve to brighten the streets with the splendor of new spring fashionB. Lavendar and pink, light green and soft yellow, new Easter bonnets of every conceivable type, petite shoes in dozens of colors, all flocked to Nashville's churches while the rains came went and came again.

Look What the 'i 4 4 1 jit Happy Disposition Found As an Antidote to Cancer Odds Are It'll Be: 'California Casts 68 Votes for Kefauver' rut t- 'J 4r 'f i 2- By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE NEW YORK (A') A happy-go-lucky disposition is an antidote against cancer. This finding was reported to tho American Association for Cancer research yesterday by Doctors Eugene M. Blumbcrg, Philip M. West and Frank W.

Ellis, of the University of California at Los Angeles and the Long Beach Veterans Administration hospital, Long Beach, Cahf. They found that emotions have a small but definite influence on the speed with which a cancer grows. This finding is statistical, that is it shows a percentage in favor of happy dispositions when the study is applied to a considerable number of cancer pat lents. Fretterg and worriers ars apt to have faster-growing cancers. Repressed worries may speed a malignant growth.

The old saying, "too mean to die," does not apply usually in this fast growth of cancer. The mean fellow is tho ono who does not curb his feelings, who does not care whether he hurts other people's feelings. His attitude is no encouragement, even for his own cancer. For the cancer personality differences the Californians used as a measuring rod the Minnesota multiphase personality inventory, a psychological test for dispositions. They found that tho test revealed the happy or tho worrying character accurately 88 per cent of the time.

The happy had slower-growing cancers by a margin of 1 per cent, which tha doctors eald is "significant- .1 4 GREAT FALLS, Mont. "California casts 68 votes for Estes Kefauver!" That's likely to be the shout heard around the nation next July ss the Kefauver bandwagon starts rolling toward an early ballot nomination for President. Only Alabama, Arizona and Arkansas precede that massive California total in the roll-call of states and Kefauver may have a sizable running start for fornia'i "jack pot." California offers such an interesting play in the Kefauver snowballing campaign that it's worth a story of its own in explanation" Of the peculiar but highly promis ilijliV1i' 1111 iwaaratll 4 18 vrdi rr fimiiiTaliViriiiiir Myifcii.a? Miyatmm AP Wlrephoto NEW YORK The Easter parade on New York's Fifth ave. brought out a variety of gag headgear. Mrs.

Lillian Hoffman of Allentown, wors a hen surrounded by eggi; Joyce Lear of New York had a fuzzy bunny atop her bonnet and was accompanied by a flower crowned French poodle, while Marian Altinger of New York balanced bi hatching egg..