Lincoln Nebraska State Journal du lieu suivant : Lincoln, Nebraska • 1

ver Severe Weather Easing Help Arranged For Homeless Tornado Victims Lincoln received .11 inch of rain at the municipal airport in the 24-hour period ending 12:30 a. m. Monday, weather bureau reports made available by the civil aeronautics administration reported. Nebraska's new set of weather troubles, born of hail, rain and tornadoes which leveled at least fiye farms Saturday night, eased Sunday. Altho rains in eastern Nebraska ranged up to four and a half inches, no flooding "of consequence was reported.

Some of the spotted, heavy rain fell in the York area where just a' week ago a 13-inch deluge put one fourth of the city of 6,000 under water. York itself received only a half inch Saturday night but near Waco, eating York, community a 3.60 so fall was miles recorded. THE BIG BLUE river, which drains the area, climbed two inches to 17.84 feet during the night and still was climbing. The weather bureau predicted it would rise to 22 feet Monday morning. This would be six feet over flood stage but more than six feet under the all-time record high reached last week.

No extensive flooding is expected in Crete until the river rises to about 20 feet. Saturday's tornadoes hit near Craig and" Cordova. The Craig tornado injured four persons slightly, leveled and a school house and damaged half a dozen other farms. Several farms were damaged in the Cordova Beaver Crossing areas. "SUNDAY MANY of Craig's 400 residents joined to give a helping hand to farmers whose places were hit.

The town's fire whistle was blown 13 times to summon volunteers to go out and clean up the debris strewn farms. Early Sunday Craig's American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts mobilized to guard the property and handle traffic as sightseers thronged to the area. nomeless families who weathered the storm without serious injury, moved in with neighbors. The Red Cross sent aid to the Craig area. Miss Helen Corkin, substitute Redo Cross state public relations officer, toured the area Sunday and reported 16 families affected.

Miss Corkin said that Vern Zetterman, Oakland chapter disaster chairman, said that most of the farm families hit were renters. "EMERGENCY needs are being met," she said, "and we will send a special worker to the area Monday." In addition to the tornado victims, Miss Corkin said a flash flood in Fremont Saturday night brought requests for aid from several families there, Reports from York, McCool Junction; Beaver Crossing Beatrice other areas flooded the previous. week end. told. of routine rehabilitation work continuing.

A few new families were added to the disaster list at Cordova following the small twister there Saturday night, Miss said. LIGHT RAIN showers were falling at Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island and North' Platte at 12:30 a. m. Monday, weather bureau reports made available by the civil aeronautics administration indicated. Rainfall for the preceding 24 hours was: Lincoln Omaha Grand Island ..03 North Platte Norfolk ..37 Burwell 1.20 Hayes Center had .11 inch and Chadron, a trace in the preceding six hours.

The Burlington railroad reported three inches of rain at Giltner, two and a half at Ches- FOUNDED IN 1867 LINCOLN 1, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1950 FIVE LINCOLN Nebraska State Journal Taejon; Southern Crush Opposition Red Forces Smash Yank Line at Kum Bridgehead Typically Red, Refugees Say SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH KOREA, (AP), Refugees from redcaptured Seoul say communist battered open prisons of the former Korean capital the first day the invaders entered the city, The freed prisoners then set themselves up as a guard force, operating from police stations and police boxes. Refugees, whose names are withheld to prevent harm to relatives left behind, gave these stories of the typically first few days of north Korean rule over the city of more than 1,500,000. ON JUNE 28, three days after the reds crossed the 38th parallel, an underground communist organization surfaced in Seoul and organized "peoples' committees" in all precinets. The following day red troops went thru the homes of the wealthy and the high government officials, distributing the contents to' poor people living nearby. On July 1 a peoples' court was established in each precinct.

The were north Korean civiljudges, army men, Persons most likely "to be proved anti-comone munist were the first tried. ONE REFUGEE, Jailed by the reds three days, said that while there he heard the invading army suffered such heavy losses in the fighting below: Seoul "it will take a month to dispose of the dead." The price of rice by July 3 was about seven times its price the day the invasion began. The communists ordered price back down and said anybody then buying or. selling at higher figures would be shot. Sales stopped.

Seoul residents quickly bought all the produce of truck gardens. The reds then searched for. foodstuffs and took from each all but enough for three meals. Alien Control Bill to House WASHINGTON. (P).

Denounced as "a concentration camp bill," a proposal to control aliens whom the United States has been unable to deport goes before, the house Monday with fight in prospect. An answer to complaints of some members that "a lost battalion" of criminal and subversive aliens is at darge in the United States, the bill affects deportable aliens whose home countries won't take them. back. The Bill's opponents include Chairman Celler N. of the house judiciary committee, which approved the bill last August but hasn't been able to: budge it from the rules committee.

It comes up Monday under procedure requiring a two thirds vote for passage. The senate. has not yet considered it. Celler and other opponents particularly object to a provision that would let the attorney general send an alien "to such place of detention as may be desigthe- attorney general. and be detained, tho not at hard labor, pending eventual deportation." Celler claims the effect of the legislation could be life imprisonment for some of the aliens.

upper left some 50 feet from the gaping basement. Bare foundations and rubble mark what was left of five other buildings. Note trees stripped of foliage along top of photo. (AP Wirephoto Sunday Night.) Drive on Koreans four Lincoln women near Oakland was an they said 'QUITE AN EXPERIENCE' The tornado which caught these they would not like to have again. They are experience, Katherine Weber, Gretchen DeVries (seated), Hazel Jenkins and Winifred DeVries.

Staff Photo). HEROINES' CAR This car four Lincoln women left to rescue five children from a tornado near Craig stands demolished by the -twister. Wirephoto Sunday Night:) Lincoln's 4 Tornado Heroines Now Must Vacation at Home Heroines but minus a vacation in Minnesota, four young Lincoln women pondered Sunday how to spend a vacation at home. The women, Katherine Weber and Hazel Jenkins, both of 1517 So. 15th and and Winifred DeVries, Gretchen, So.

28th, were caught in a tornado near Craig and were credited with preventing possible injury to five children on the Hugo Swanson farm. -THE WOMEN left Lincoln Saturday Minnesota and by night. planned Just to be outside de of Fremont they said they noticed the clouds begin to darken and believed it was going to rain. They saw the clouds mill back and forth and finally begin to funnel and pick up things. Seeing some trees up ahead, the women turned into a driveway there and found themselves in the Swanson farmyard.

The farm house was surrounded by trees and visibility was bad. The five Swanson children, ranging from about 6 to years of age, were home alone and had not noticed the Storm The Lincoln women, being told there was a storm- shelter, advised -the children to get in. The older boy was Filipino Reserves To Get Duty Call MANILA. (AP). The Philippine national defense department announced Sunday its intention to reactivate 5,000 Philippine army reservists to throw against communist-led hukbalahaps.

The department also asked for an additional 35,000,000 pesos for this purpose. The request will. be considered during a forthcoming special session of congress. The reservists would make up five more battalion combat teams to be used in the Philippines. Pope Goes to Summer Home for Early Vacation VATICAN CITY.

(AP). Pope Pius XII left by car Sunday night for his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The pontiff, now 74, took his vacation this year a month earlier than usual on the advice of physicians. The. doctors advised the pope to take some rest after his heavy holy year activities.

The Weather High temperature yesterday. 83 Low temperature 68 Nebraska: Partly cloudy Monday with thundershowers and night, no important temperature changes, highs northwest and 80 to 85 southeast; Tuesday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers southeast in Kansas: Partly clondy -Monday with casional thundershowers, continued warm and humid, highs 85 to. 93: Tuesday partly cloudy with occasional thundershowers, Towa: Considerable cloudiness Monday, scattered thundershowers east and south, highs 70 to 75 northwest, near 85 southeast: Tuesday considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers mostly in southeast, less humid, cooler east and south. LINCOLN TEMPERTURES (Official S. Weather, Bureau Readngs) 12:30 a.m.

(Sun) 69 2:30 p.m. 88 1:30 a.m... 69 3:30 p.m.. 83 2:30 69 4:30 p.m...... 82 3:30 68 5:30 p.m..

81 4:30 8.m..... 68 6:30 p.m.. 80 11:30 79 1:30 A.m... 12:30 80 2:30 a.m.. 10:30 79 12:30 a.m.

(Mon) 72 6:30 70 8:30 P.m.. 78. 5:30 69 7:30 p.m.... 7:30 9:30 p.m.. 78 8:30 75 10:30 p.m.

76 9:30 LESSENEEDE 77 11:30 p.m.. 1:30 81 3:30 a.m... High temperature year ago 89, low 66. Sun rises 5:10 a.m.. wets 7:56 p.m.

TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE Chicago 66 67 Miami 86 Detroit 89 67 New York Bismarck 68 50 New Orleans. 89 Des Moines 87 63 Denver 58 Fargo 76 51 Los Angeles 63 Kansas City 82 67 San Francisco 50 okl. City 90 74 Seattle 15. (AP). from the Kum river fierce artillery barrage back toward imperiled A field dispatch Waves of north Korean troops burst bridgehead Sunday night behind a and drove United States infantry Taejon.

said the heavily outnumbered United END OF A SCHOOL HOUSE A crumbling foundation and piles of kindling wood mark the site of Burt county district rural school No. 13 near Craig after the tornado slashed thru the area. (AP Wirephoto Sunday Night.) DEATH AND DESTRUCTION A dead cow (white arrow), spilled corn, a tottering machine shed and an overturned car (black arrow.) tell the story of tornado destruction on the Hugo Wiese farm near Craig. (AP Wirephoto Sunday Night.) Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, Sunday demanded "all-out preparedness for any eventuality" including mobilization of labor. "We -find ourselves facing a situation with the implications of a third world war if the war is localized now we know it is only a question of time until the inevitable happens.

Only adequate preparedness can safeguard us," the AFL leader stated. continued. GREEN COUNSELED "we need the facts in order that we can best help our cause, and that we need to know the gravity of present need so that we can help to get "As we move toward preparedness we urge the government to provide adequate means to get the truth to all nations and keep them constantly informed," he said. 'All-Out Preparedness' Urged By A.F.L.'s President Green WASHINGTON. (A).

William bility as free citizens, should," he "ABOVE ALL ELSE we must put back of this supreme effort unity of purpose and the constructive co-operation or every group of citizens," Green said. "For preparedness and for the safety of our civilian population at home and at work, every ablebodied citizen must find his responsibility and make good. Our unions are ready and competent to- co-operate in that responsiter, two inches at Sargent and an inch and a quarter at Aurora. The Sargent rain delayed the of the Sargent branch which had been planned for Monday. Part of the branch was washed out by last week's heavy rains.

Other lines washed out by last week's rains are being served by trains making circuitous routes until repairs are completed the railroad said. IN THE TORNADO'S WAKE This rubble was once the wellkept Roy Wilnard farmstead in Burt County about 50 miles northwest of Omaha. The farm was one of four leveled by 'a tornado Saturday night. Remains of the farm house may be seen in the States soldiers were pressed back by "hordes" of red troops, who came on in unstoppable numbers despite the heavy United States -tanks supported the infantry in the bloody fighting. Some were hit by new high velocity anti-tank rifle that drilled a hole thru armor more than an inch thick.

At least one tank was abandoned. ASSOCIATED press Correspondent William R. Moore reported that some American units had to run thru a hail of red mortar and small arms fire to reach new positions. Red snipers infiltrated 1 behind the American positions and harassed supply lines all the way Taejon, which is about 15 miles southeast of the front. I was not indieated how far the red breakthru penetrated toward Taejon before the American lines reformed in front of it.

ON THE EAST end of the flaming front, south Korea's army supported powerfully by United States air: and artillery handed the reds a "catastrophic" defeat Monday. General MacArthur's communique said aggressive southern action drove the communists back "in disorganized retreat" near Yongdok, 85 miles, north of the United States supply port of Pusan. A second south Korean victory came in the Yechon miles northeast of the Taejon, late Sunday during a savage attack by the south Korean 21st regiment, the communique said. B-29 Superforts their second big strike of the war dealt a heavy blow to Seoul's railroad yards 90 miles behind the front. An air force communique said 400 tons of bombs were dropped by more than 50 Superforts.

Shops were left in flames and tracks were shattered, THE REDS in their new drive across the Kum attacked at the site of the blasted Chochiwon-Taejon highway bridge Sunday night. U. S. troops had withdrawn their main lines in that sector. in the face of a flanking threat from the original communist bridgehead 12 miles to the southwest.

The reds paid heavily. U. S. warplanes blasted communist soldiers from the bridge. They then knocked out.

all. attempts. by red soldiers to a patch the bridge so tanks move across. As far as was known, Moore the communists still had ho tanks across the 200-yard-wide Kum Monday morning. 3 MOORE SAID, perhaps Significantly, that "Taejon had not yet fallen." The city of 100,000 has served both as an advanced U.

military base and as a refugee capital for the south Korean government. (The American Broadcasting company in New York said Sunday night its correspondent with American Korea had reported that "the air strip at Taejon is all but deserted except for a handful of American (The A. B. C. reporter, who was not identified by name, also said "communist spearheads are rapidly approaching Taejon" but that the city.

"is still in American THE COMMUNIST radio: at Pyongyang said Sunday night the reds had occupied Mungyong, 43 miles north of Kumchon. Kumchon is an important railhead whose capture would cut the U.S. supply line between Puson and Taejon. MacArthur claimed, however, in a communique issued about nine Hours before the red broadcast that the communists were still north of Mungyong. Etta Ringsby Dies; Here for 25 Years Miss Etta Blanche Ringsby, 77, of 1715 So.

25th Sunday. She had lived here for 25 years. Miss Ringsby is the sister of Mrs. J. Hyde Sweet of Nebraska, City, Another surviving sister is Mrs.

Ray Reed of Auburn. The funeral will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Roberts, with Father Asboe of Nebraska City officiating. Burial will be at Adage.

Rubber Workers Call Off Strike at. Goodrich Plant AKRON, O. (AP). C.I.O, United Rubber Workers ended their week long strike at the B. F.

Goodrich company Sunday. A company spokesman said the shift that reported for work at midnight was almost normal in size. A vote to end the strike was taken at a special meeting called by George R. Bass, Local No, 5 president. Japanese Volcano Erupts TOKYO.

(P). A volcano erupted Sunday on the islet of Oshima, 80 miles south of Tokyo. The volcano, Mount Mihara, had been dormant ten years. Truman Puts In Full Day on Controls Plan Real Decisions Still Are Secret WASHINGTON. (AP).

President Truman spent most of Sunday at his white house desk presumably deciding what to tell the home front what will be asked of it because of the Korean fightting and the general international outlook. Authoritative informants said the chief executive likely will seek limited domestic controls to back up expanded military operations. in the barn milking and said he did not want to bother about the weather. JUST THEN the wind began to blow and they heard a loud roar. The women and the children ran for the cave and got in just as the storm struck, The door on the cave blew off.

They said things were flying past the chive and a lot of dirt and other objects came in, youngest children began to cry. The, for their mother and father. Hazel said, "I was past thoughts and did not what would happen, but the children wanting their parents took my mind off myself." GRETCHEN, who told most of the story, said it felt as tho the earth began to shake. The pressure on the ears was terrible, she said. The shaking was probably caused when the house was blown across the cave, she added.

The house was completely destroyed. Part of it fell on Gretchen's 1949 car, which was also demolished. (It was Gretchen's car. which was carrying the four women on vacation--thus the huddle Sunday. to decide how to spend the fortnight away from work).

After the storm calmed down it began to pour rain. With the doors gone the women and their little charges got a good soaking. They stayed in the cave until the Swansons came home from town. THE GIRLS, altho they lost a car and a few personal things, said that their's was nothing compared to the Swanson's loss. There were no buildings left on the farm and all the bark was stripped off the trees.

A farmer took the four heroines to Oakland where they bought dry clothes and went to a hotel. Later they went back to the farm and forced the trunk of the wrecked car open and got their luggage, One of the lighter incidents of the storm was that articles from the house blew into the car. Articles that had been in the car were underneath it on the ground. CONCERNING the storm, Katherine said, "The first thing I thought of was getting to shelter. I do not believe I was scared and the worst part was in the yard when the trees prevented watching the storm." When asked how they planned to spend the rest of their vacation, Winifred said, "I guess we will spend the rest of this week with our folks and next week visiting each other." Ralph Shreve Dies: Unadilla Farmer Ralph Shreve, a farmer living between Unadilla and.

Elmwood, died Sunday. Mr. Shreve has been a resident. of Nebraska all his life. is survived by his "wife Delia; two sons, Russell of Lincoln, and Warren at home: two daughters, Miss Dorothy Shreve of Lincoln, and Mrs.

Genevieve Schmoder of Weeping Water; three brothers, L. J. of Lincoln; Jesse and Arthur, both of Los Angeles, two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Schlonder of Elmwood and Mrs. Luella Lowney of Lincoln, and two grandchildren.

Ashland Accident Fatal to Omahan An Omaha man, Martin W. Nelsen, 43, was fatally injured early Sunday in a one-car accident on Highway 6 about a mile west of Ashland. The state safety patrol. said that Nelsen was driving the car, apparently went out of control and ran into a ditch. He was taken to an Omaha hospital where he died later Sunday.

THOSE CLOSE to the situationreported that the president may also announce plans to call up six to nine national guard divisions as well as some reservists. There also was speculation that two or more regular army divisions would be reactivated. a armed The forces talk of the extent of expansion, however, was still speculative. Any real decisions were highly secret. Defense officials were silent.

Final decisions are due shortly. Some meetings are scheduled Monday, which, it was said. might influence Mr. Truman's action. Tuesday Is generally regarded as -Decision day, or the deadline for completed recommendations.

Some officials close to the planning picked Wednesday as the first day when there is any real likelihood that Mr. Truman will be in position to tell congress his conclusions. ONE OF THESE said there are no plans at present for the president to make his recommendations to the lawmakers in persons. The same source added that if Mr. Truman does not appear personally at the capitol, it is logical to guess that he will make his public presentation in a radio address to the nationperhaps that night.

Only. denials were elicited by inquiries as to whether any arrangements have been started for radio time for such a report to the nation. Proud 'Stepfather' Passes Out Cigars PATCHOGUE, N. Y. (AP).

Fiveyear-old Jimmy Morge took his father's box of cigars and paraded thru town, passing out the stogies right and left. When pop, Patrolman Adolph Morge, caught up with him, Jimmy explained that his pet cat, Starlight, had just given birth to two kittens. Japanese Reds Deviate' TOKYO. (P). The newspaper Japan communist had Mainichis said Sunday, that the cused more than 200 members of "deviationist.

activities" and ordered them to stop all party work. It said the group included three former- members of the central executive committee. Aid German Catholics Pray for POWs BERLIN. (P). An open air gathering of 35,000 Roman Catholics from Berlin and the Soviet zone prayed Sunday for the "speedy return of all our brethren who are still held prisoners." Konrad Cardinal von Preysing, Catholic bishop of Berlin, led off the mass prayer by "begging all worldly authorities to do their utmost to hasten the return of our brothers and sisters who are still separated from us without their fault." Any reference by -name to the Soviet Union was avoided.

However, it was obvious the prayer was meant as an accusation of Russia, the only power still holding German prisoners. Baseball Results WESTERN LEAGUE Omaha 4-0, LINCOLN 0-1. Des Molnes 350. Stoux City 0-3. Denver 9-19, Colorado Springs 5-8.

Pueblo 9, Wichita 'AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 2-2. Chicago 1-5. Boston 13-4, Cleveland 10-8. Washington 5-8, St. Louis 1-10.

Philadelphia 5-6, Detroit 2-7. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 10, St. Louis 2. Chicago 8-10. Philadelphia 0-3.

Cincinnati 16-11, New York 4-10 (second game 12 innings). Boston 9-5, Pittsburgh 5-6. Standings WESTERN LEAGUE Omaha 56 Sioux City 53 .809 Wichita .522 Des Molnes 46 .489 Pueblo 51 .446 16 Denver 40 50 .444 16 LINCOLN 48 .442 16 Colorado Springs 40 53 .430 AMERICAN LEAGUE pet Detroit 52 .658 New York 49 .605 Cleveland .585 Boston 37 .549 Washington 36 .450 Chicago .429 St. Louis 51 .370 23 Philadelphia 29 52 .358 NATIONAL LEAGUE pet St. Louis .584 Philadelphia .577 Boston .564 Brooklyn .554 Chicago 56 .474 New York .35 .449 Cincinnati .423 Pittsburgh 29 .817 16 Monday's Schedules WESTERN LEAGUE.

(All Night Games), Denver at Colorado Springs, Wichita at Pueblo, Lincoln at Omaha. Sioux City at Des Molnes. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at St. Louis (2-day-night)-.