The Express from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania • Page 1

TODAY'S NEWS CAPSULES ar Revenue Bill ssed By House WASHINGTON, A ,000 wartime revenue bill was ied by the House and sent to Senate today after a last min; floor fight which resulted in 'ying a 90 per cent excess pro': lax and a combined normal and of 45 per cent on corpora- hs. Dn the excess profits tax in-, the committee was sustained a voice vote. iffer Zone To Get Gasoline 'WASHINGTON "Barter ffie" of 162 countiaes lying west the eastern seaboard rationing ea was created by the War Pro- clion Board in which gasoline liveries will be cut 25 per cent at 12.01 a. (Eastern Time) Wednesday. Pennsylvania counties in the Buffer Zone include: Potter, McKean, Elk, Cameron and Clearficld.

Tn addition, thc WPB announced! deliveries to filling stations in' Western New York counts would be cut 33 V.i per cent, hmediately and that on Aug. iese counties would be brought to the ration zone. ofe-feur Defense Begin Its Case WASHINGTON, The mili- commission trying eight Nazi saboteurs announced defense probably would open pe presentation of its case this THE LOCK EXPRESS Weather Scattered thnndenhowen ta south and east portions today, today and tonlfht 3 Not Only A Community Asset Est. March 1, 1882 Wide World LOCK HAVEN, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1942 The Associated Press Four Cents 10 Die In U.S. PLANES flernoon.

The noon communique issued by Frank R. McCoy, presi- 'nt of the commission, said that morning session was "primar- ly devoted to the arguments ertain motions." Nazis Again At Gates of Rostov; British Hold Gains RAF Bombers Assail Submarine Building Yards; U. S. Air Force In China Smashes Jap Airfields Timoshenko Retreats In Orderly Plan (By The Associated Press) The big four-motored bombers of the United States Army air forces, bombers and fighters of the RAF and war-1 able until later today to confirm or ships of the Royal Navy struck advanced Axis airfields and ny a report that several ma- bases in a series of devastating raids and bombardments. ch 'nes at the Johnsonburg plant Gummo Inspects Johnsonbug Mill Heavy damage At Emporium Tube Works Also R.ported Here The extent of damages to the Johnsonburg mill of the Castanea Paper Co.

is not known as yet, but C. K. Gummo, superintendent of the New York Pennsylvania expected to start for Johnsonburg by car this morning to check conditions. General reports concerning the flood damage in the Johnsonburg- Ridgway area are sketchy, owing to incomplete communication ines. Mr.

Gummo will not be over the weekend, the British announced. on 4 The attack of the heavy United States bombers was truck-Bus Crash )lls I delivered Sunday. were flooded out. Locally, the Castanea mill is op- usual unaffected by usuauncy daylight against the stronghold of Tobruk on Johnsonburg situation. At the Rostov, whose armed citizenry helped the Russian army drive out the Germans eight months ago, was menaced anew as Hitler's 1942 offensive, repulsed at Voronezh and checked i KELLER, (/P.I.—A heavy momentarily toward the east, veered south in a tremendous irailer truck rammed the end of a', hi tn Russians back toward the gateway bus crowded with women enroute to the Caucasus.

On the other fronts of the world at war: The British, holding new-won gains in the Egyptian Desert, announced they captured 4,000 Germans and Ital- jNypen mill here, only a skeleton crew is working since this is vacation week for all employes entitled to vacations. Residents of the Johnsonburg section were forced to flee when a work at a freezing plant killing least five and injuring 13 or Bridge Out At iSinnemahoning One-way Traffic Detours On Several Highways Highway Maintenance Superintendent Irvin G. Peck warned to- 'v that traffic from this section Renovo cannot proceed west any farther than Sinnemahoning, ians in last week's fighting west of Alamein; The RAF's big four-motor bombers battered the jsack submarine bulding yards'ten miles from Bremen; Close Shave Here TOBRUK, AXIS BASES City Escapes Flood, River Bank Full; John B. Ross Drowns At Roulette On Rescue Errand; Widespread Damage Johnsonburg Paper 1 rtl cu-j Anxious Moments Saturday Night Mill Has Heavy Loss, Flash Floods Strike Wide Area HIDGWAY, flash floods rolling through North Central Pennsylvania and New York today took at least eleven lives and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, business establishments and industrial plants. I Railroad roadways and highway b'ridges were washed out.

Traffic was paralyzed. Power and telephone service was disrupted. There were fires, landslides and disease threats. The flood waters swirled from the supper tributaries of the Susquehanna, Clarion and Allegheny Victim Of Flood chlorine tank was torn loose in Pennsylvania. The Aliens moorings and released the gas in the community.

Ownership of the tank was not established in early reports. The Emporium plant of the Sylvania Corporation suffered consid- swept through that community The United States air force in China smashed at the Saturday, but the exact extent is Japanese airfield at Canton and the invaders' base at in Kiangsi Province. Driving through Bombs were dropped among 50 to miles north of Rostov, and 60 Japanese planes causht aground nfflcla lmas at Canton, and six great fires were could not be reached. 100 Millerovo, on the Rostov-Moscow rail line, the Germans were converging upon the junctioi. of the rail line and the Donets River at, Kamensk.

Rostov lies 85 miles to! eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's arm- not yet known, acording to C. A. Haines, manager of the Mill Hall plant, who motored to Emporium yesterday to loo" gheny winds northward through Southern New York before turning southwest to its junction with the Ohio at Pittsburgh. Hardest hit were Port Allegany, Austin, Wharton, Ridgway, Emporium and Johnsonburg in Pennsylvania and Olean, Portville and' Salamanaca in New York. Drowned in the flood waters from which he was seeking to rescue others, John B.

Ross of Williamsport, formerly of this city, was one of yesterday's victims of high water in the Routlette Mr. Ross, right, is shown in this nf picture with T. Englert, an- Church Session Hit other member of the Game Com- At Port Allegany. where six'mission staff. persons were reported drowned, i tne Allegheny smashed into the iponum plant Free Methodist Church while 150 And Sunday Morning As River Climbed To Had Crest Of 19 Feet At Midnight River Levels Here During Flood Scare started.

Mr. Haines reports that the pro! i A i-iuiis LU 11 ceo, iviui- On the Chinese land front, Gen- aucllon equipment. the plant tcps and floating wreckage until persons were attending a conference. They clung to trees, roof- the south. Exceeding even Berlin's accounts of the German gains, the Paris radio said Axis advance forces had reached Shakhty, coal since flood waters completely; mining and railroad town 40 miles washed out the plate girder bridge north of Rostov, over Sinnemahoning Creek during pi an jy cw stand 10 flash flood Saturday.

Russian dispatches said Marshal came through the I re77e7orteTreca "uring "sea-j 3 1 1 alth i ports of Wenchow Semeon Timoshenko was drawing I into their hands. back his troops in orderly withdrawal to a new defense stand somewhere north of Rostov and the confluence of the Don and of this heavy bridge were carried several hundred feet down the creek, he reports, in the sweep of water which came from first fork around Austin andj "pudersport, which empties creek proper just east of theP 0 6 1 5 Rlvcrs; Wllage of Sinnemahoning, which! AUh Russ an Jad was badly flooded. There at least; wrest ba the atlvea at Vo three houses were undermined and 1 rther fla one more floated away. Practical-! the 30 battlelme through the i ly all of the water which did ra steppes of the Don's damage in that area, just bend they declared the Nazi of the Clinton Countv line. 'hruM to the south a serious threat United States and British-made the Chekiang Province coast and breaking the Japanese grip on a 15-mile section of the Chekiang- Kiangsi rail line by seizing lyang and Hengfeng.

Heavy Japanese casualties were reported and the Chinese said large stores of war material fell! a PPrenension Saturday morning late, workmen began moving some of the emergency! resc iied. Fire broke out later and there destro yed the church and a near- en iby parish hall, a garage and an first was old silk mill L. N. Lukehart. of Alexandria.

a general field representative and Juian on I me waler first floor. When by pa rish haU a gara he a rene 3 5 'H 6 SeC nd fl00r Hel Red Cross, took charge of announced that factory officials! vcUef operations there. He expected to have the plant in operation by tomorrow. Red Cross And CAP Send Food To Families Cut Off At First Fork The Red Cross and The Civil unnen SIPIPI ann Kruish msrip Air Patrol joined forces yesterday came from the Austin section, Mr. united states ana British-made Peek tanks and planes were thrown into lo senti Io0cl lo llst OIK along nc Way Traffic the fl hl in an attempt to stem the Sinnemahoning where 15 to 25 in.

-iramc onrush families were cut off by high One-way trafhc will be in effect on day or two more, Mr. Peck an- 1 he Red army reported killing a while workmen clear 1.500 Germans in street fighting; Wlth practically all communica- the huge slide of rocks and' 1 1 onc subllrban tm a nd a'd earth which covered the hisjhwav ll another "important at the Westport Cut between locality," and drove the tion from that area residents there got through to the Woolrich pump station on the oil pipeline, Renovo Board Sends 62 Men -Al- Altoona Today; Return Tonight; 95 Go From Here Later Sixty-two men from the Renovo. Draft Board Area left here this! morning for Altoona for physical! examination for U. S. Army ser- ported the flood was so swift "huge chunks of streets" were torn out.

An earthen dam broke at Austin, sweeping away several homes and knocking others from their foundations. Water mains, electric and telephone lines were destroyed. A flood there in 1911 took more than 80 lives. No loss of life had been i cported today. Damage at Johnsonburg A wail of water eight feet high swept through Johnsonburg, dam- John B.Ross Lost As Boat Upsets In Flood Game Commission Employe For 20 Years Victim Of Rescue Efforts i John B.

Ross, division game! supervisor Williamsport, whoj started his career with the Game Commission about 20 years ago in How the river behaved in the upward rush of the weekend flood scare and since then is shown in the following table: Saturday 7.00 a. m. 7.60 (Stage of Dam) Clinton County. was one of the! three other; aging the Castanea Paper Com- flood victims. With pany factory.

Eighteen families i Williamsport men, all of whom; stranded in low-lying homes were I were later rescued, Ross was in rescued by crews using makeshift-a rescue boat which overturned rafts. 'Saturday evening in the Alle-i S. M. Dinsmore, power house! gheny River near Roulette. Hei vice.

They return home this evening and those who are accepted will be called to an induction turn notified Mrs. E. sta 'j on in or ore days. i SHntnwn anH Tho iMo i Germans from one of their prin-1 and Westport. The brjd h( ads across lhcPDon Bllckburn, chairman of the Red Cross Chapter.

Mrs. Blackburn called in Hart- rom tne Renovo board area whose homes came down early Saturday '-nomine, carried between two and Thc show of Russian thousand ions of material: cr at Voronezh, coupled with with it. The bridge local', rhc rou included a contingent from Renovo and several others German reports of large Red army man Hcrr w)l is at llcad ot vcr Sinnemahonins! lroop concentrations fn that the Red Cross local Disaster Re- ov et Committee in place of Joseph Simon, and arrangements were clinging to its so-far unsubstantiated claim to thc capture of Creek from Route 120 to Keating' indicated that a strong wa.s undermined severelv at the! counter-offensive against the ex-j abutment, approach and landed fiank of the German Don i made th the Clvl1 forcing it awry. About 300i Valley drive might be in thc rubic yards of eurth were washed i making. from in under the structure, The German high command, Mr.

Peck reports. West of Keating the water WHS Route 120 for in spots. Voronezh 13 days ago, acknowl- to Mr. Peck, while in thejedged that Russians were "Kettle Creek area roads were so ccuiiter-attacking on that flank washed and covered with'but the Red army's "attempts slides that only one-way traffic' to recapture" the city were re- wiil be possible for a day or so. pulsed.

In this area, between Cross Storms in Egypt lind Hammerslcy Fork, it looks fiaflko one continuoifS slide, he There was very little damage in With J. Willard Miller and Tom Hall Miller as pilots, and Kevin Fitzgerald and James Digcl as passengers, the planes flew to First Fork, dropped supplies and then viewed the flood area from the air. An impromptu landing field had been created there, but the pilots too dangerous to decided land. Supplies dropped included bread, milk, beans, soup, butter, Crackers, tea and coffee. The battle for Egypt went intoj are nearer to Lock Haven than to the up river borough.

The Renovo board's quota was 75 but seven had enlisted and six were transferred to other board areas for induction. On Wednesday, the Lock Haven Board will send approximately 95 to Altoona. The local quota is 102 but since enlistments and transfers count toward that figure, there will be less than 100 going. W. Calvin Bathurst, commander of the American Legion, is in charge of arranagements and has asked Judge Henry Hippie to speak from the steps of the Court House the lower end of the county, but this would have a different checked activity on front from Tel the 40-mile El Eisa.

the Waterman On Flood Trip "Hill of Jesus," lo the low ridges: it did in the Coudersport 1 01 111 thc Qattara Mr. Peck save. light warships bom- as one of the group of After having returned Sunday H-dvises motorists that travel! ErwmXmmel', boond Smnemahonmg from this! advaneed EgJ ptian base at Ma ruh, pounding thc port on Friday night and returning again after point is possible only by througlj Clearficld, Pcnnsficld, Weedville and St. Marys. Petours in Effect i Water spread over the east! I of tho city, covering the road the airport below Constitution I' gallant Lock Havenites who answered a rescue call to stricken places in Potter County.

Robert J. Waterman, driver of the Hope infill afeciin anci dark Saturday to continue the at- Hose Company wen on another of mercy early (his morn- He was drawing upon the bridge and overrunning old Route 220 in many places from the Sec- tond Island bridge east to Chailton. was about two and a half leet of water in Underwaad's Service Station at the Woolrich Cross Roads, but water did not come into the house, The short stretch link- the McElhattan bridge with ihe new road was covered with 'wattr: but cars were able to negotiate it. rmics garrisoning the Northern Caucasus to form a defense line which London military quarters predicted would be hinged at Ro's- both tov and designed lo hold banks of the Lower Don. Attacks on Japs The United States air to Renovo for a boat to res- combing attacks on Japan's East'cue some people marooned by the Using his own automobile, Bob set forth at 5 o'clock with the trailer conveying one of the city outboard motor boats.

His destination was Renovo from where a telephone call came from Fire Chief Don Shay who reported that four Stale Motor Policeman had China bases were made over the weekend without plane, Lieut. Gen. the loss of Joseph W. Stil- flood waters at Wharlon, near Austin. At press lime today no further operator at the Castanea Paper was the only one who drowned.

Company mill in Johnsonburg. i His body has not yet been re-1 estimated damage to the mill at. co vered. $100,000. Ross' death was seen by George See FLOODS Kinlcy, one of the five Lock Haven (Page 5.

Col. 3) firemen, who took two of the city's fireboats to participate in the rescue work in the flooded area. iThe other firemen, including Chief William Macklem, Councilman i Charles W. Hamberger, Jack jMader and Robert Waterman, from which the prospective diers will leave. sol- Order Observance Of Ceiling Price On Junk PITTSBURGH, W) Federal Judge F.

P. Schoonmaker issued an order permanently enjoining the F. Hodes Coal and Junk Com- Clyde M. Flack, Retired Merchant, Dies At His Home Clyde M. Flack, former The sudden flash floods which swept over north central counties of Pennsylvania spreading death and devastation in their wake, as streams rose swiftly after prolonged and heavy rains that drenched the watersheds, let Clinton County off with a close shave.

The river here rose to 22 feet, but overflowed its banks only at Mill and Vesper Streets, and then only a little. It flowed across the low road east of the city and spread mud and debris over Memorial Park, and water filled cellars and flooded yards, largely in the low-lying neighborhoods in the southwestern areas of the city. For the most part this community and the rest of the county escaped virtually unscathed, while roaring floods terrific toll in other areas. Two of the city's four flood- rescue boats were in service in the flood area to help rescue marooned victims, and a former resident of this city, John B. Ross, met his death in the endeavor to render aid to flood victims at Roulette.

More fortunate than their sister communities in. the neighboring counties that suffered loss of life and property damage in the floods that came with startling severity Saturday, Lock Haven and Renovo escaped with relatively nothing more than a bad scare. There were anxious moments, however, throughout Saturday night for the residents in this county's section the Bucktail Trail area, as the flood waters from the wide territory drained by the Sinnemahoning and Kettle i Creeks poured into the West i Branch. Sudden Rise The first shock that a possible flood was impending hit Renovo in the early evening as the river level jumped 12 feet to a stage of 16.30 in the seven and one-half hours after 1 p. m.

When this information was received in Lock Haven, all other interests gave way to speculating on how high the river stage would go in this city. The West Branch River Record Bureau promptly went into action, to gather accurate reports which were posted in the windows of The Express and given out by telephone in answer to innumerable inquiries. Shortly before midnight, the crest of the flood at Renovo came at 18.93 feet, Mrs. J. H.

Baird, official weather observer reported. At that hour the river here showed a reading of 17.10 feet, and was rising at the rate of 24 inches an hour. But from then on the climbs slackened until at 5.45 o'clock Sunday morning Observer Roy Kelley reported a figure of 22 feet, a rise of only one inch in the previous hour. At 6.45 o'clock, the turn for the better had come as the level dropped a little better ithan one inch to 21.90. 1.00 p.

9.30 p. 10.30 p. 11.15 11.50 p. Sunday 12.45 a. 1.30 a.

1.45 a. 2.30 a. 2.45 a. 3.45 a. 4.45 a.

5.45 a. £.45 a. 1.00 p. 7.00 p. Monday 8.00 a.

m. 9.40 12.32 14.50 16.00 17.08 19.00 20.00 20.45 20.83 21.20 21.65 21.92 22.00 21.90 19.00 14.58 11.00 Railroad Servke Not Yet Normal shook hands with Ross shortly before the accident which resulted fatally. Respond To Call i- icii.iv 1 known business man of this city, The Lock firemen, re- died at his home 424 West Water spending to the call which ihe had received about Stewart, Street, yesterday morning after res illness of just week. noon from G. Albert Prior to 1934 when he went out'secretary of the State uepan- 'ment of Forests and left Trains Re-routed Due To Bridges Out On P.

R. R. Lines No trouble anywhere on the! New York Central system, and "'7. traffic difficulties, is the report! L. from Charles J.

Long, agent for a ivSo n' P. R. R.K^T in he officials announced today that it a rl ea a stage will be three or four days before Haven's chief cause of jit- Saturday night was what jfrom 21 to 24 feet. Earlier that based on reports avail- here of business, Mr. Flack had conducted the W.

A. Flack Son drygoods store, a business establishment founded by his father in )888. During recent years he had suffered from failing eyesight. Surviving are his wife and one son, William of Denver, Col. 'not needed.

to normal. Bridges were washed out at Johnsonburg, Emporium a Olean, N. making it necessary I Forecasting Bureau at Harrisburg had indicated a crest of 17 feet at i Renovo and 21 feet at Lock Haven, ncl ithe latter crest to come at 4 a. m. two of the city's re-route Buffalo-Williamsport Sunday.

When the crest at He, -novo was reported at 18.93 tne u. L.j lne approximate additional two N. and; feet aboye thc state calculations boats about 1.55 Saturday after-j passenger trams over noon. Going bv way of W. to timira, I they reached Coudersport to find Whence to Williamsport There is would bring an approximate 23 that the waters there had rail traffic on the P.

R. H. west fcet in thjs cit if the s(ate cal enough so that their services were of Renovo. While passengers are being ac- Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. culations held true.

The question then came for sent on down the, commodated over the Elmira de-j merchams and householders They were Allegheny River toward Roulete. On the way they rescued families HOSPITALS who were marooned houses. After meeting tour, freight is being handled Irom, whether to move merchandise and Altoona over the main line of ouse hold goods. farm system until normal conditions re- Ross in In the meantime close check being kept on the river condi- pany of Lock Haven from buying Edward Lonkosky, 213 Pearlifarm house. They returned yes- or selling scrap iron and steel was admitted to the Private! terday after the waters, which Hospital this morning as a surgi- rose so quickly, began to recede as Roulette thev continued rescue A special passenger tram east tions by the River Record Bureau work sending the night in a 1 excess of Office of Price Administration price ceilings and from accepting brokerage service fees in violation of the OPA schedule.

well's headquarters announced.) word had been received from him. i white. Bicycle Disappears A small girl's bicycle disappeared some time during the weekend from the porch or yard of the M. P. Clevenstine home, 110 East Church it was reported to the police yesterday by Mr.

Clevenstine. The bicycle is blue and cal patient. At the Lock Haven was made up at Renovo in addition to the regular Buffalo to Philadelphia train which went to Williamsport via Elmira, after the j. flood struck. Passengers to Lock Hospital! The two boats iaken lo Couder- Haven and as far as Renovo were Mrs.

Freda Gummo of Salona, R. sport were outboard craft, leaving was admitted Saturday and Church this morning, as surgical patients. one outboard and one inboard Miss Gertrude Collins, 617 East motor boat in this city. All boats are registered with the State Department of Forests and Waters. Mrs.

Mildred Shilling of Lamarj Ross, C. C. Cotner of the Wil- underwent an operation for ap- Technical Institute and pendicitis and Philip McDermitt, his son, William, and Fish Warden transported from Williamsport in busses yesterday. This system will be followed in the emergency, railroad officials report, the volume of traffic being the determining factor as to how they will be carried. The Express office, with Mayor Charles Herr and City officials, as well as the Red Cross Disaster Committee members, standing by ready for prompt action.

As the river level rose before and around midnight at the rate of 24 inches an hour, more encouragement was had following that rapid rise as successive drops were recorded as follows: 1.45 a. 18 inches in the previous hour; 2.45 bridges are being! a. 9 inches; 3.45 a. 5 inches; 6, son of Mrs. Louise McDermitt of Mill Hall, R.

had his tonsils removed yesterday at the Lockj (Haven Hospital. Carl Biedelspacher manned one of the 16 boats sent by Williamsport See JOHN B. ROSS (Page 2. £ol. i erected, it is understood, although wire connections between Williamsport and the Renovo Division headquarters at Buffalo.

N. are See FLOOD THREAT (Page 2, Col. 1) along the tracks west of sketchy. The numerous landslides are being.