The Clarksdale Press Register from Clarksdale, Mississippi • 1

mMm jul mAism ki bikes is A- t- -v crt i i THE WEATHER MISSISSIPPI Fair, much colder, near freezing in north portion; frost nearly to the coast tonight; Tuesday, rising temperature. DELTA'S STANDARD NEWSPAPER Associated Press Service Prom All Parts of the World flj. 28, No. 111. 6c A COP? CLARKSDALE, MONDAY" AFTKKXOON, APRIL WA.

rUFELO F0RNAD0 DEATH HARVEST MAY REACH mm THAN'-. 100 THIRD OF CITY SS LEVELED FESTIVAL OF STATES QUEEN core or More Lives Snuffed Out In torm Which Hits Gainsville Today ALL HOTELS, CHURCHES, SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN STRICKEN CITY ARE USED FOR TORNADO'S VICTIMS Tupelo City Officials Say Dead May Run as High as 125 Count of Death Shows First List at 84 Residential Section Is Devastated, But Most of Business District Escapes Storm Dips Into Georgia and Tennessee, Taking Toll of Lives in Those States Approximately 2,000 National Guards Mobilized for Rescue. SINESS AREA VASTATED BY Clarksdale Register Staff Writer In Graphic Description of Horrors Of Tornado Which Devastated Tupelo Known Dead Placed at 155 by Johanna Serio of Staff Stark Terror Follows Destruction of Beautiful Hill City Inhabitants Are Being Sant to Nearby Cities While Work of Rescue Speeds. ROBT. STANLEY ROSS IN FINE LECTUREJERE "Christian Science: Revelation of Ever-Present Good," Is Subject.

EW TWISTER' ntic, Efforts Made to determine Exact Num- I It 1 ier oi rersons LIEF SPEEDS TO LECTURF BOARD'S MEMBER IS HEARD ID STRICKEN CITY By JOHANNA SERIO TUPELO, April 6. With 155 known dead and hundreds of the inhabitants of this little hill metropolis being sent to nearby cities and towns stark terror and destruction prevailed today in Tupelo after a tornado of more than sixty miles velocity struck Willis Heights and surrounding territory. I jidreds Are Reported I f-- New York Lecturer Delivers Address at School Auditorium Here. Have JBeen injured Ji Storm inGorgia. klNESVILLE, Apr.

(By the Associated Press) Tornadoes whipped across the South from Arkansas to South Carolina today, leaving more than 130 dead, 1,000 injured and property damage estimated in mil lions. Tupelo and Gainesville were the hardest hit, with a menace of storm-generated fire adding to the horrors of twisters. Physicians and nurses were rushed to the stricken towns by the Red Cross. A train loaded with 90 injured sped to Memphis. The growing death toll listed the following: Tupelo, 82; Coffeeville, Huntsville, Columbia, Lacrosse, Booneville.

Red Bay, Fayetteville, Gainesville, 22. 1 At Tupelo emergency hospitals were set up and operations were performed by oil lamp last night. The city water supply was exhausted by destruction of the water tank and communication facilities were out or commission. Many are reported missing at Tupelo and other towns and the death toll was mounting hourly. (P) A tornado hit Iiesville.

today, heavily mgmg the business dis-t, wrecking communica- and leaving more a score of dead and dreds injured. Blonde Phyllis Snell of Beverly, was selected over fifty contestants to reign as queen of the Festival of States at St. Petersburg, Fla. She is 20 years old. (Associated Press Photo) intic efforts were made to mine the exact number of as relief agencies sped into stricken area.

PELO, April 6. With every resident of this city's fashionable residential section calling upon hurriedly pro-vised undertaking establishments to identify their dead, it was little less than miraculous that the progressive and enterprising business district was not completely demolished as were the pretentious homes and business houses of the outlying districts. Tupelo is grief-stricken. In the heart of the business district the morgue is located. Relatives go there to identify their dead.

Rain fell in torrents for a short while and as we looked outside for a moment to determine the source of a sound like a freight train we saw several pieces of tin roofs rapidly flying past our door, said a downtown merchant. "In just a few minutes more we heard sounds as though derricKs were working on the main street, Hefore.we had time to realize or plan our safety the tremor had ceased. Hurriedly motoring to the scene of terror we found homes that a short time before had been residences of our most prominent citizens in splinters with furniture strewn upon the lawns." The tornado lasted less than five minutes and in that short period more than two million dollars of damage. Scores of volunteer norwers and National Guardsmen were patrolling the streets this afternoon as it is estimated that a large number of bodies are yet to be found. Trees completely uprooted lie upon every highway leading into town.

Large lines of regugees stand solemnly on the main thoroughfare waiting their turn for food and clothing. Probably the most pathetic scene 61 all was witnessed by a Daily Register staff correspondent when a solored woman and her infant hild were brought into the improvised morgue. Still clasped in each others arms. Martial law was declared at 3 o'clock today and all non-residents of Tupelo were commanded to leave town or be subject to arrest. Focusing their deadly fury Five Lives Lost Near Coffeeville When Gale Strikes Yalobusha; Nine Houses in Area Wholly Demolished this thriving TV A viciious spring tornadoes a mad tune across four louthern states last night iug death to 75 to 100 per-and injury and misery to ands more.

lile this town of 10,000 pop- TUPELO, April 6. (IP) Seventy-four known dead were counted early today and it is estimated that 500 persons were injured in last night's fierce tornado which ripped into Mississippi. Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas with its death-dealing force centered in residential Tupelo. Tupelo city offiicals said the 'Christian Science: the Revelation of Ever-Present Good" was the subject of an interesting lecture delivered at the Elizabeth Dorr auditorium in this city Sunday afternoon by Robert Stanley "Ross, C. S.

member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. The lecture, delivered under auspices of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Clarksdale, was well attended by members of that church in this city but by others from distant delta points as well asb others not members of that denomination. Mrs. Nannie Lee Pharr of Clarksdale introduced the lecturer. "Christian Science is practical religion," said Mr.

Ross. "It teaches on a scientific basis exactly what Jesus taught." He said that although the period allotted to the lecture was of a necessity brief, he wished to illuminate regarding the rule and practice of the scientific religion that embraces thousands of intellectual and cultured men and women around the world His address was as follows: In the book of Genesis is the following passage, dear to all students of the Bible, and, might say, particularly so to Christian Scientists: "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them," including man of course. Here is the emphatic, statement that God (Elohim) created every km in northeastern Mississippi Five persons were killed about 7:30 o'clock last night when a tornado struck in the vicinity of Coffeeville in Yalobusha county. Property damage is small, Mayor S. D.

McRee, cf Coffeeville, informed the Daily Register over long distance telephone this afternoon. its dead and waited clay-to take full measuro of the ter, neighboring cities in states reported a fatality CLARKSDALIANS l)f 17. Dr. Stephens in Eloquent Sermon For Local Flock First Christian Church's Revival Is Well Attended icljs of every description commandeered, for ambulance lb and every able-bodied cit-of Tupelo joined in the rescue confusion was increased by lies of fires which spread gh the city shortly after the do' struck. The municipal department was helpless to at the flames, as the city tower tumbled before the i.

IN TUPEO ARE SAFE, REPORTED All Reports Received Indicate Former Residents Escape Injury. Young Folk Here Adrift for 9 Hours; Finally Rescued Short Address Prefaces Communion Service at Methodist Church. fires were prevented from (Continued on page Z) Trying Experience for Recreationists on Mississippi Saturday. ueau mav run ueiweeu iuu alia 125. Churches, hotels and schools were converted into hospitals.

One-third of the city's houses are piled up in the streets. Most of the business district escaped the storm which first struck Lacrosse, Arkansas, killing one, then roared into northeast Mississippi. From there it rushed northeastwardly into Alabama, killiiiii five persons at Red Bay, then veered into middle where at least six were killed h. the Armour mines, Harland mines and at Cross Bridge near Columbia. (Associated Press Copyright) TUPELO, April fi.

Eighty-four known dead were (Continued on page 2) MOST OF CITY IS IN RUINS; TERRORREIGNS Graphic Description Given by First Reporter to Reach That Area. thing, and that it was not only good, but very good. In this spir lot Machine "The tornado struck here about 7:30 o'clock last night," MeRee said. ''The city of Coffeeville was not damaged. Tho wind struck with full force about three miles from town." Nine houses were completely demolished by the high wind, he said, and a number of farm buildings were also destroyed.

Rehabilitation work has already started in that section, Mr. McRce said. Funds are being collected Coffeeville to care for the homeless until government aid is provided. Vast Tribute to Speaker Stansel From His People Thousands Attend Funeral Services of Brilliant Delta Statesman. itual record of creation there is not the slightest hint that sin and sickness, failure and poverty, dis Robbers Again aster and death, are good, nor that they were evil created for a good purpose, nor that they were any part whatsoever of God's wholly good universe.

itinuing a series of robberies are thought by police to be cted, unidentified robbers last entered the One Minute Cafe isaqucna Street, taking two Admittedly, in succeeding versos of the second chapter, we are told that the Lord God (Jehovah) ere nachines. ring the past two weeks six Adrift for about nine hours in a 38-foot launch, three local persons were rescued from the Mississippi river at 5:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon after a widespread search had been started for them. The three, Miss Mary Everett Stratton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Stratton, II; Charles Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Clark; and Phi! Clark, sun of Mrs. Walter Clark, were found by a searching party led by Mr. (Continued on page 2) MAYOR FANT GIVES ADDRESS TO SCOUT TROOPS IN DELTA naeliincs have been stolen ana "The Missing Church Member" Will Be Subject of Pastor's Sermon The revival of the First Christian Church had a fine beginning Sun-dav. Both services were well attended" pastor has for his subject tonight "The Missing Church Member." Every member of the churn should hear this message. It will be scriptural and timely.

One of the main features of the revival is the daily Bible The congregations reports each night the numbers of chapters read during the day. This is a part of the service in which all can take part. Mr. Sandlin said in his message last night that "A great majority of our people know so little about the Bible. If men would read Bibles religiously every (lay and go to church regularly on Sunday they would be on the right side of every great moral question that comes up." The total number of chapters to be read Monday was 60.

So get out your Bibles, dust thein off and use them daily. Woodrow Wilson said, "He who deprives himself of a knowledge of the Bible has deprived himself of the best there is. Services are held each night at 7:30 this week so make your plans to attend each night and bring your friends with you. machines have been broken Relatives and close friends of Clarksdalians were apparently uninjured in the tornado which struck Tupelo last night, reports reaching here at noon today disclosed. Mrs.

E. L. Anderson, was advised that her parents, Br. and Mrs. H.

F. Brooks, were not hurt. Dr. Brooks was pastor of the First Methodist church here f'uv four years. Mr.

and Mrs. A. X. Kini'ia'l. former residents of the city, were also thought to be safe.

Their names were not included in the first list of dead and injured. Mr. Kimball formerly managed local offices of the Federal Warehouse ao.d Compress Company. He and his fainly left here about two years ago. He is connected with the Federal Compress company there.

Horace Mullen, a brother of Everett J. Mullen, is also a resident of Tupelo. It could not be learned this morning whether he was one of the dead or in jured. Everett Mullen left this morning for Tupelo. George Maynard and Mrs.

R. S. (Continued on page three) and the money taken. week, the cafe was entered In a short address prefacing the communion Rervice, Br. J.

K. Stephens preached from a double text relative to cross-bearing: "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, and ye shall find rest unto your souls" and "If any man came after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." "The first idea is surrender," said the speaker, "but you cannot afford to surrender to any one save Jesus. Such surrender means rest and security, liberation, a setting free on one's personality. This surrender is not forced but wholly voluntary. Nothing should bo attempted without the asking of God's guidance.

The yoke is a double service, 'take MY yoke upon We do not all have the same cross but we all have a cross. "T'ross-bearing is individual. Some crosses are spiritual, some of the body, some shaped by those who came before us, somo we shape for ourselves. 'The servant is not greater than his The closing thought was: "Pray God that we will never cease to help bear the cross of Jesus Christ." The Ritual for the Holy Communion was observed. Prayer was (Continued on page 2) gli a rear door.

A slot machine a pin ball machine was de-i'd by the robbers, who broken both machines. ice Officer Sam Schwartz re-d to police headquarters that ated man out of the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and thereby caused a man to become a living soul, alias a sentient mortal. But, in considering this material record, let it be understood (1) that man had already been created, spiritual and perfect, and (2) that tho so-called dust-man does not appear in either premise or conclusion until a mist is supposed to have arisen (Gen. Evil a Supposition. From this, the deduction is natural that mortal existence with all its discord and suffering had its alleged beginning in mental mystification, in a beclouded point of view, in the belief in an existence (Continued on page three) mnd the rear door to the cafe (A reporter of the Birmingham (Ala) Age-llorald, one of the first to reach tornado-stricken Tupelo, gavo this graphic description of the havoc wrought in that humming "TV A city" of 10,000 population): open at 1:45 o'clock thu ng.

investieation disclosed that RTLKVII.LK, April 6. An estimated 5,000 to 0,000 persons paid final tribute to Speaker Horace Stansel yesterday by their presence here for funeral services over the body of the fallen legislative leader. Despite threatening clouds and occasional springles of rain, people came from all over Mississippi to attest their regard for one of the most universally popular men of the commonwealth. Governor and Mrs. Hugh Whits (Continued on page 2) wo slot machines, were missing.

XWN WATCH DOS Devoted to Bigger and By MARTEL BRETT TUPELO, April 6. (rP) A good portion of this city lay in shambles today in the (Continued on page 2) Better Clarksdale Py the City Hound) ne Delta Area Council Boy uts of America will conclude Huge Gas Tanks Afire at Woco-Pep Co. Plant Scouts' Drive Opens at Alcazar Breakfast A total of 75 Boy Scouts of the city were mobilized within 15 minutes Saturday afternoon on the emergency call of Mayor Ellington Fant. The demonstration was designs'! to show the speed with which scouts of the city could mobilize in case of an emergency. The call was issued at 2 o'clock and by 2:15 all the boys had congregated at the Elks Club, Troop Four, under Scoutmaster L.

D. Jones, gave a demonstration in human and pioneer tower building. Troops Five and Six, under Scoutmasters R. A. Murphy and Thack Hughes, gave demonstrations in fire by friction, and canned cooking.

Troop Seven, under James Fontaine, demonstrated first aid work. Following the mobilization, Mayor Fant addressed the boys on the Elks lawn on the necessity of being prepared. ir annual finance drive tomor-' afternoon, you 1 be asked to (tlve to this I reduction of $2,000 from last year. frthy cause. think twice before refusing the all amount asked of you.

pink what your donation will unloading the tank car, was painfully burned about the legs and hands. He received treatment at the office of a physician, later being removed to his home. Billy Garrett, one of the owners of the Mid-South Oil company, distributors of the gasoline in this territory, said that damage will probably run as high as $10,000. The office of the company was also damaged by the (Continued on page 2) Six large tanks, containing about 200,000 gallons of fuel at the Standard Oil company plant nearby, were also threatened. The wind, blowing from the northeast, was keeping the flames away from the Standard Oil tanks.

Firemen were also attempting to keep the tanks from exploding and spreading burning gasoline over a wide spread Bill Cox, truck driver for the company who wai to several hundred boys Annual finance campaign of the Delta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, was opened this morning at a breakfast given at the Alcazar Hotel bv the Young Business Men's Club. Several score of workers started canvassing the city this morning. Drives were started simultaneously in other counties of the council. A budget of $10,500 has been fixed for the council this year, a Three large tanks of gasoline, estimated at 20,000 gallons, were burning this afternoon at the Woco-Pep storage plunt on East Talla-ihatchie avenue and every available fire fighting apparatus and fireman in the city were fighting the blaze at 3 o'clock. Catching at an electric pump as a tank car.

of gasoline was being unloaded into the tanki, the fire loon spread to two other tanki. Charles Sisson, a member of the club, also made a short address. George W. Simpson, scout executive, left this morning for Rosedata and other cities in the council to aid with their drives. Field Executive J.

B. Bice was also in tho field aiding other towns with their drives. Local officials hope to completo the drive tomorrow afternoon. WorV (Continued on page 2) L. P.

Peacock, president of the club, presided over the breakfast this morning. Short addresses were made by K. B. Heidelberg and E. P.

Peacock, former presidents of the council; and Judge C. 8. Longino, present council vice-president. Workers were given instructions and the drive was started about 9 o'clock. I i will be given invaluable inlng in cltlcenehlp with tlto iey you provide.

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