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MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1926 ST. PETERSBURG TIMES Section One Page Five along this entire distance as a supposed bulwark against tho water in Uiko Okeechobee. As our boat tni versed that distance its occupants found thut diko leveled to the water' edgo from end to end except for (nornlng until 9 o'clock at night, wading and swimming; every inch of tho way, i'uinily Marooned His family nud others were inu-rouned, ho ealil, back there in the Kverghidcs. He w.i.i himself exhausted and had to be given medical attention und put to bed.

Rescuers went out in the "Queen of tho Lako" and hours later located und brought into Clewiston lii persons, including STORM CAUSES LITTLE DAMAGE AT CLEWISTON Ridge Built by Previous Gales BUILDER ENTERS CAR NJPARADE John W. Bull Early Entrant Of Float in Thursday's Benefit Event John W. Bull, contractor, building the Ninth Street Bank building, was one of the earliest entrants in the every obstruction was removed and Captain Otis Hardin, tho road contractor on tho Empire Trail, was tho first to land. Ha mado a landing thut no one who saw it will ever forget and it was a wonderful riece of flying in view of the small space available. Darius Landing This also made tho landing of his companion in the other plune still mora remarkable.

They brought In some news of what was going on in the out side world and took out some telegrams and brief news dispatches, and after that everybody felt happier. It eased the tension and gave that definite touch with the outside world that let everyone know they had not been forgotten and that help, if it was needed, was on the way. On Wednesday one plane returned bringing telegrams which showed that tho wires from Clewiston people to their relatives and friends had been delivered, and the wide, where It had disappeared entirely, and tho boat rarely traveled more than 300 yards without coming upon a big fishing boat or a barge or some other craft lying on Its side or high up on the diko or over on tho other side where the wind am rushing waters had borne these little vessels that had been part of the fishing fleet on Lake Okeechobee, Throughout the distance tho Clewiston boat sought for signs of survivors but found none. Kcfueecs Removed Tho approach of the Clewiston Aided in Protecting City LIFE OF CHURCH IS OUTLINED IN SERMONSUNDAY Institution Survives After Battles Scorn and Opposition Story of the survival of the clidrch through the ages, in tho face of scorn and opposition was tolj Sunday evening by James Alexander McClure of the First Tresbyterian church who took as his subject the twenty-third verse of the twenty-first chapter of Numbers: 'The Lord his God Is with him, and the shout of a kin Is among them." His sermon follows: From Extensive Ruin women und children. During the next day he "Queen of the Iike" cruised along the south shore of the lako around Litllu Bare Beach und Ritta, and rescued uuother family whose members had spnt the night in the bucket of a huge ditching machine.

Altogether during Sunday and Monday more thun refugees, all virtually destitute, tamo to Clew builders' parade (scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The parado la being staged by the Builders' Exchange Is a benefit for the American Legion Orange Band. Other recent names sent In to the committee lit charge of arrange, ments and riven out hy Elmer E. Dunn, chairman, are; E. It.

Lorlmer. plumbing1 contractor; Loverinsr-Longbothom, general contractors; Keystone Machine rinellas Lumber Sunshine Lumber Co, Home Lumber Co, Bobbltt Co. Concrete Tile and Brick. Mack Truck Melody Tire Co, Maxwell Supply Co, Boy D. Fisk, general contractor? Watkins-Llmbacher Co, furniture; Newcomb Dcmarest, haullnsr contractors; Nichols Construction Ford Concrete Foundries, Ine, Ilnel-hs Machine Co, C.

W. Churchill Son. sheet metal contractors; Hulls' Taint Wall Paper Co, H. D. Mcintosh, plastering contractor; Lee R.

Sheffield. plumbing contractor; George A. Fuller Co, Goodhumor Ice Cream McCordick Construction Co, St. Petersburg Electrical association. Brown Electric Co, Electric Service Co, and Southern: Electric Co.

Those names show that the parade will represent every branch of the building trades industry. While God Is the fiieut ally of the church, the church docs nut always avail Itself of His presence. There have been periods In tho history of the church marked by weakness and defeat, like the armies ot Israel bo-fore the city of Al. God was not there that day and they wero as heirless as leaves In a inter's blast. JIuch of the activity of ttio church of today accomplishes nothing lie-cause God Is not in It, Josus said "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth: therefore go ye" And whenever the church has gone tn the name of God and claiming the presence of It has gone forth to victory.

"But the power may 1 present and we know it. Balaam said to Balak 'The shout of a king Is among them." Stop a minute and listen to those people singing and praying down there in the valley. Are they alarmed over our plottlngs? Are they disturbed because we desire their ruin? Not for one moment. We hardly count in their calculations. They sing and shout like kings because they know that God Is in their midst.

They fear no foe with Him at hand to bless. One of the weaknesses of the church today its greatest handicap is the failure to realize that the resources of Almighty God are back of its program. Instead of the shout of CLKWISTON'. Kci.t! 2fi. Stretch.

int; ulonij the eilgo of Iako Okee- diobeo hero l.s a hteli of suml wvenil miles Ions. It In covered Lout to Moore Haven was an unfor- thickly with cypress, rubber, ban yan and palmetto tiers. This has been a landmark for genera i ions. It was undoubtedly thrown up during a lonjf KtioJ and built up higher and higher by tempests aviator took out more messages when he left. He was hardly under a king there la far too often the wail of tho Infant "It can't be done." There are churches today that do not expect conversions because they are not conscious of the Divine presence.

Every church should be a conquering church. As a part of the body of Christ, his presence is there. As mem hers of this church let us realize the source of our power, let us appropriate this presence and with joy and confidence In our hearts let us do our work, and live our life for Him who said I will never leave you nor forsake you and who by his Spirit enables us to say I can do all things through Him who loved me and gave himself for iston. They were fed and housed and on Tuesday some of them were taken away in relief boats to be sent to a more northern part of the state, but the third contingent of these, about 38 persons, followed tho relief boats in the "Queen of the Lake" were turned back at Moore Haven because of the difficulty of getting from there. They were brought back to Clewiston and the following day a boat c-unic in from way when a boat containing Cap raisins tho waters of Luke Okie getablo experience.

Even ot a distance there was something ominous and terrible in that view of the town. Tho members of the party waded through the streets and found most of the survivors in and about tho main street stricken and numb after their terrible expedience. The Clewiston party learned that relief parties had already entered Moore Haven from the north and that refugees were being taken out. A courier was found who offered to chobeo and bringing silt and sand lrom the lako bottom. tain Smith, of ttie Florida National Guard, arrived from Moore Haven.

Ho brought more telegrams and came to look over conditions. He It was this ridKO wliifh last Sat "The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her lord, and has stood urday played a biff part In savin, through the centuries because built I levvixton, when the worst storm found a town getting busy and with no need for the establishment of I'lorida lias seen in many years martial law here. Shortly before the arrival of the Okeechobea City, Its occupants assured us that the people of that community would care for those refugees and seo that they got under the wing swept, across the state and raised a "Wind tide'' on Lain? Okeechobee four or five feet In height. What had been done by long forgotten of the American Bed Cross or other storms In creating a natural bulwark I relief agencies. Consequently on against high water cheated the ter rifle storm last In its cf- Wednesday the remaining refugees were loaded on the "Queen of tho take telegrams to La Belle and if he could not send them from there to get them out from Fort Myers, This proved to be a mighty valuable service.

We don't know tho name of that man but we do know that he got those telegrams out for us because they were delivered the following morning and served to counteract tho horrible story that there were ut least 40 persons dead at Clewiston. 'forts to overwhelm Clewiston. No Lives Lost Lake" and the Okeechobee City boat BIG BEN IS CALLING YOU No matter how sound you may be sleeping, Big Ben will get you awake at the hour that you have the alarm set at. We have the whole Big Ben family oC clocks ranging in price from $1.50 to $4.50. and taken to that point, where they a single lite was lost nor a wero magnificently received and plane on Wednesday a tug arrived from Canal I'oint bringing Isaac T.

Cook of St Louis, one of the owners of Clewiston, and F. L. Williamson, general manager of tho Clewiston Company, Incorporated. They were in New York when the storm occurred and left infmcdiately as soon as they could get any definite word of the situation. They cheered the population by their announcement that Clewiston certainly was not going to quit, and both applauded the people of the town for the spirit which characterized them throughout the period after the storm.

i Jsiiiglo person Injured out of the hundreds who huddled, in tho old cared for and placed on trains for upon this rock. It has stood In spite of friend and foe. There has been enough Ignorance and jealousy and bigotry and strife and Indifference on the part of members of the church to have destroyed It years ago. The church persists In spite of its friends. There has been enough scorn and opposition and misrepresentation and hatred and persecution on the part of the enemies of the church to have blotted it from existence.

Nevertheless, it survives, and it survives because it is the church of the living God. "God Is In the midst of her, therefore she shall not be moved." "The story of Halak and Kalaam is an interesting: and instructive illustration of thiii truth. Here wa see jealousy and fear and hatred calling avarice and superstition to curse the people of God. What cannot be accomplished by fair means, Balak seeks to accomplish by foul, and sends for Ralaam that they may Sebring. This disposed of tho prob Watanabe hotel and tho newer Clew iston Inn, located on this ridge, during the hours that the storm raged lem of taking care of refugees in Clewiston and centered the attention of the people of the town upon the business of repairing the storm damage and going ahead with the POCKET BEN WATCHES A reliable general purpose watch for the boy or man to carry every day on an outing or at work.

WISS SHEARS SCISSORS The party also heard at Moore Haven that another terrible storm was on the way an unfounded rumor and upon returning to Clewiston it was decided to take no chances and half the night was spent in strengthening the foundations of the Clewiston Inn and bracing its upper structure in the event of a high wind. Instead of another hur-ricano a typical midsummer rain building program to create an agricultural and industrial city. Damage Light Back of Clewiston, as many know, City Relief Boat Is En Route Home is a well matured plan to establish a great sugar-gruwing industry upon which will be based an industry of manufacturing insulating lumber storm swept over tho townsite, but of course did not damage it, but the night was a very anxious one as tho made from tho fibrous residuo re Informed that relief supplies and workers were not needed in cither the Moore Haven or Miami districts, maining after grinding sugar cane. In. this connection, there is associat ed with Clewiston a great farm and sub-drainage district of 43,000 acres, officially called Sugarland Drainage District.

It was encouraging to dis CATTAKAGUS CUTLERY The best and most complete line of cutlery is made at Little Valley, N. by the Cattaragus Cutlery Co. It has been our pleasure to handle this brand for years and years. BUTCHER KNIVES AND CARVERS The same brand of butcher knives assure you quality. Carving sets or small game sets are always useful.

over Lho town. Wind and water did cause considerable damage, but since tho storm has passed it has been discovered that even this Item is remarkably light considering the fury of tha hurricane. This is, till of It, however, only a background to tho real story of Clewiston that comes out of tho storm. That story is bound up in tho magnificent fighting qualities and courage of tho people. Almost withal (in hour after the storm had leached its peak and was beginning to subside steps were being taken to insure the safety of tho people hero anil to get out and seek those in remote places who were marooned and destitute.

The electric light service was out some of the dynamos had been under water. Thfl water supply had broken. Canal bridges inside the town had been swept from their footings or otherwise rendered unsafe, and sheets of water of varying depths lay on the streets and roadways while here and there levees needed repairing before tho pumping could bo resumed and the town cleared of water. ('ummillre Formed The men of Clewiston had organized committee for safety almost while tho storm was at Its height. Within twelve hours after the storm subsided tho dynamos had been dried and electric light service had been restored to some of the build- lags nearer tha power house: cover after the storm that the damage done to the levees of Sugarland Drainage District was not very great and that they can be repaired In a week or two, or three perhaps, so that the drainage operations, which were only partially completed any rumor, in spite of tho efforts of the members of tho boat party and others- in Clewiston in charge of tho construction, got around among the people pnd added to their uneasiness.

News Humor Far more than their own danger, however, was tho effect of the sad news from Moore Haven. Sunday had been a gray overcast day and the news of what had happened to friends In the Glades county capital cast a deeper pall of gloom over those ut Clewiston. There had been a whisper of news of the terrible effect of tho storm on the east coast but nothing definite, and some of the people of Clewiston had relatives and friends in Miami and other east Col. B. Hexter, owner of the yacht Kex, which arrived in Ft.

Myers Friday night, has turned the yacht back toward Ft. Betcrsburg, according to information Saturday from Ft. Myers. On board the craft was a relief party headed by Dr. E.

J. Melville and included Dr. Harry Cooke, Dr. w. McLane and four nurses, Miss L.

B. Van Horn, Miss F. If. Clyde, Mrs. J.

F. Cooper and E. Dolar, a medical assistant. The party learned Friday evening from Col. S.

L. Lowry, in command of state troops at Moore Haven that relief workers were not needed at that point. Saturday morning Dr. Melville wired to Miami and after finding that relief was not needed there, it was decided to return to St Peters overcome the people of God as they march trimuphantly through tha land. Balaam, by no means an unwilling participator in the evil scheme, finds his pathway closed, and instead of a curse, pronounces a blessing, and declares to Balak that all their evil Intentions are to no purpose, for God is present with his people and the shout of a king Is among them.

Due To God The persistence of the Church through the centuries, its victories, has not been due to the numbers, the wealth, or prominence of those ho mado us Its membership, but to the fact that God was back of It and working: through it. Its ally has been the Lord God. Its power lias been the power of God. When Balaam looked down from his mountain peak on the tents of Israel, a source of terror to the Moahitish king, he tells him that this conquering career was not due to any art of war they had learned in Egypt; not to overwhelming numbers or to superior armament, but to the fact that God was on their side. "The Lord his God Is -with him." way, will be going forward in less than 30 days.

An even shorter time will bo required to place Clewiston on its normal footing, repairs to the townsite levees being almost completed today with plan perfected to Bt ait the town pumps either tomorrow or the day after, which will HARRISON-POWELL CO. coast cities. Furthermore, everyone was disturbed over tho fact that no make all parts of the town perfectly dry about Tuesday of next week. word, except tho one set of messages sent through La Belle, had gone out, Throughout Saturday and Sunday and no one could be sure that those CENTRAL AT THIRD burg. The yacht was expected to arrive Sunday night.

the people wero without news from the outside world. HARDWARE FU1LN1TURE That afternoon the "Thorobred," a aaaaaiaww'a'MigiTTri small cabin cruiser, went to Moore had been delivered. About 10:00 o'clock in the morning two planes came from the west and circled lower and lower signalling that they wished to land. In front of the Clewiston Inn was a fairly good place laid out for a tennis court. It was blocked with posts to prevent automobiles from encroaching upon it, but in a remarkably short time, with everyone helping, BIRDS IMPOKTKI NEW YORK.

Nearly EOO.fWO feathered songsters valued at wero imported last year. Germany suplled about 75 per cent, but a dozen other countries contributed, somo of them traveling 10,000 miles. Algeria and Tunis sent just one bird each. Haven. The routo taken was along what is called tho "inside channel," close to the shore for about tS miles along the edgo of Disston Island Drainago District.

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