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THE TAMPA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1944 Signs, Trees and Awnings Among ampa's Principal Casualties 09 Tune In Oh WDAE, 1250 Kc, 5000 Watts, Columbia Network L.ttw-jCK. mv triTi" Here are examples of storm damage which we re prevalent throughout Tampa: The electric neon sign of Bayshore Royal Hotel was whipped to the ground and a metal sign was twisted double. A tree was up rooted at 2418 Prospect Road, and another behind the ne shown was snapped otf halfway of the trunk. The metal canopy of the Buick garage service station, Florida Ave. and Whiting was whipped to shreds.

Jail Only Has Electricity Red Cross workers returning many refrigerators will fail to preserve perishable foods. A. few claims for damage were filed with local insurance companies yesterday and today but insurors reported all claims light mainly for awnings, broken windows and other minor dam since all northbound and south bound passenger trains had been held there overnight and many of the passengers were being cared for by the Red Cross. Between 40 and 50 shelters Herrle added, have been set up in Florida from Jacksonville south ward, with 15 nurses and three doctors on duty at various locali- ties. Hundreds of queries have begun to pour in about relatives Flor ida, the acting administrator with information bureaus being set up as fast as possible.

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SIGNATURE. AND HERE IT IS 515. I'LL HAVE TO RETYPE velocity of 65 miles an hour there. Savannah Beach residents who came inland yesterday, were advised that the highway to Tybee was open today. Savannah schools, closed yesterday as a precautionary move, reopened today.

Damage there was limited to trees and power lines. Waycross reported the city was! without power and train sched ules disrupted by trees felled on tracks. Food Shortage in Cuba. In Western Cuba, the population faced serious food shortages as a result of the hurricane and U. S.

authorities prepared to or ganize a relief expedition. The U. S. Embassy estimated the food loss, in stores, warehouses and fields, at more than $3,000,000. Belated reports from Havana, where the hurricane struck first, said 24 persons were killed in Western Cuba and the coastal port of Surgidero de Batanbano destroyed.

Damage to property in Florida was estimated in the millions but it generally fell below expectations and no single area seemed severely hit. Vegetable crops as well as citrus suffered heavily in some parts or the state. Miami, which did not feel the full force of the hurricane, reported the two deaths attributable to it in Florida. The dead included an unidentified enlisted seaman who was' killed when his motorcycle crashed into the main gate of the Miami Naval Station. A night watchmah, Ronnie Tobias Man-gams, 60, was electrocuted when a power line fell on him.

Up To 7000 Homeless. Between 5000 and 7000 people: in the storm area in Florida are being sheltered in temporary es tabhshments, and between twice and three times that many people are peing ted, the Red Cross said at Washington last night. Acting National Administrator Colin Herrle of the Red Cross disaster service said the most acute situation prevailed at Jacksonville, Li -frtd- 0 Stomach misbehaving? Soothing PEPTO-BISMOL will help calm it down. For years many doctors have recommended PEPTO-BISMOL for relief of sour, sickish upset stomach. Tastes good and does good.

Helps retard intestinal fermentation and simple diarrhea. When your stomach is queasy, uneasy and upset take A NORWICH PRODUCT! 8 oy tap" from a check of hurricane damage in Sarasota today admitted they were surprised they didn find more persons in nail there. The reason the jail was the only place in the city that has had electricity since 11 P. M. Tuesday.

When lights throughout the rest of the city went out, Police Chief E. A. Garner hooked up an emergency generator which he purchased for the police station several months ago. -Storm- (Continued from Page 1) Charlotte had 2.40 inches of rain in the 12-hour period ending at 8:30 A. Cause of Deaths.

Eleven soldiers from the New Orleans Port of Embarkation were reported drowned near Bradenton at the height of the storm. Earlier two persons were reported killed at Miami and 24 were known dead in Cuba. Little damage and no casualties were reported in the Carolinas, although Charleston without power for more than six hours and lowlying sectionr of the city around the historic battery district were reported flooded. Seventy miles inland, trees were uprooted and signs blown down at Florence, S. C.

The Florence Air Base weather station recorded 40-mile inds. Electric service also was dis- runtpH nt Snuthnnrt hi it thp extent of damage from a 65-mile wind was undetermined. Trees on Tracks. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad said communication lines were down between Charleston and Mount Holly, S. and that trees were blown down across its tracks and several railroad coaches damaged south of Florence.

Residents of the village of Avon, N. just recovered from da-age left by the Sept. 14 hurricane, were evacuated to Manteo and Elizabeth City, N. in Army and civilian motor cars. Old and infirm residents were flown out in Coast Guard patrol planes.

Georgia coastal areas, drenched by nine inches of rain today cleared up streets littered with tree limbs by gusts that reached 80 miles an hour. There was no property damage! in Savannah but water damage i was reported in Brunswick where about 25 city blocks were ccwered with from two to three feet of water. Buses halted schedules south of Savannah. Beach Residents Housed. Some 300 island resort residents slept in Brunswick schools and about 150 others in the Glynn County Court House last Brunswick reported no injuries.

The wind attained a maximum -Tampa- (Continued from Page 1) discontinued during the storm and officials explained that schedule was a railroad-bus connection. Bus routes were all cancelled yes terday. The Meteor was one hour late leaving Tampa yesterday and the arrival train was several hours late. All schedules today have been carried out on time, railroad officials said. Street Crews Busy.

City Engineer Harwell said he kept crews out all night removing trees from streets and sidewalks, and while much was accomplished he declared it would take a day or two to complete the job. Sanitary Superintendent Ed wards said that garbage collections on regular routes were cancelled while all trucks went into service clearing debris from streets. The trucks were to start collections later in the day after worst storm conditions had been alleviated. Little Road Damage. State Road Department officials advised that very little damage was done to state roads in the district, the only trouble be-, ing from electric wires and trees blown across roads.

Traffic was light over Gandy Bridge and Davis Causeway yesterday morning, but increased in the afternoon. Navy and Maritime ships anchored in Tampa's harbor reported no damage. Tampa hotels, jam-packed the last two nights with hurricane evacuees, resumed normal operations today. Restaurants had sufficient food after a shortage yesterday. Coast Guard personnel, who set up emergency headquarters in the Mirasol Hotel during the hur- ricane, moved back to their regular Davis Islands station.

Married officers and men were ordered back to duty at the air bases, and work was resumed at normal pace. Gadsden Project Hit. Most damaged of Tampa's housing projects was Gadsden Park where roof and wall repairs will cost about $1000, Housing Chief Tom Dyer reported. Miscellaneous repairs will be necessary at Maritime Homes and Lake Ave. Housing Project suffered roof damage.

At the Trailer Park, broken glass doors in some trailers represented the major damage. Hurricane evacuees returned home today after two nights of school shelter. Most of them were from Maritime Homes. Hillsborough High School housed 500 and Sacred Heart School 23, parents of its pupils. These were the only two schools which the Red Cross used to house evacuees.

Five others stood by, equipped with Army cots and bedding from Drew and MacDill lieias, case mgn tidal waves required evacuation of low beaches. The fields suoplied a total of 1280 cots. Food Supplied. The Red Cross food sub-committee, headed by Robert Peoples, served snacks Wednesday night and three full meals yesterday at Hillsborough. Sacred Heart cafeteria served its own' Unless unexpected conditions arise, Hillsborough County schools, which were closed yesterday and today, will reopen Monday morning, County School Superintendent Robinuson said.

"We can't see any reason now why schools shouldn't be open Monday," said Robinson, "but in case any of them should not reopen at that time we will give teachers and students notice in advance." Begin Health Check. Inspectors from the County Health Department's Food and Milk Unit began a thorough check of all retailers' and wholesalers' food boxes, pasteurization plants and dairies. The Unit's chief, C. E. Phillips, said they would make sure no contamination of food resulted from the storm.

County Health Officer Pease warned Tampans against eating spoiled or decayed foods. Where electric power is off. he explained, EST IIP of of the ages. Ray C. Brown, chairman of the Red Cross disaster committee, reported the air raid siren did not blow to announce the storm danger had passed because the whistle was to have been the signal to mobilize auxiliary police and other emergency personnel.

"But there was no necessity for them to mobilize since we had no reports of any material damage other than the fires and there was not a single injury reported," he explained. Persons who stayed at schools i for the second night last night were sent back to their homes at! 7 o'clock this morning, Brown said. "The Army cooperated with us 1000 percent in the evacuation of people to the schools," he said. "The Army did everything we asked it to do when we asked for it." Brown also praised the Auxiliary Police who reported early yesterday with sufficient transportation to handle any emergency; the rescue committee which had and answered 130 calls; the canteen women who served 1000 meals at Hillsborough High School alone yesterday; and the housing, transportation and food committees. Patrolmen Busy.

State Highway Patrolmen put in 36 hours of steady duty as they kept in communication with all of Florida. Yesterday morning, Sgt. George Henry said today, they rurnisnea tne only commumca tions in and out of Tampa. Radio men reported to the Red Cross, Naval Intelligence, Military Intelligence, Western Union and the press about every five minutes. As the storm hit hardest, a radio call from Miami, asked patrolmen to get word to Fort Myers that high tide could be expected during the day.

Ready to send out a patrolman if necessary, they finally got word to a patrolman in Sarasota who relayed the news. Train dispatchers too got aid from the patrolmen, checking with them on local conditions. County Commissioners, who said their crews were out all over the County cleaning up fallen trees, branches and other debris, today instructed County Convict Camp to have its men put in a full day of work on the clean-up tomorrow instead of the usual half day. Chairman Ball urged residents in the Interbay section not to pile trash in gutters so that storm sewers would be clogged up. 512 Inches of Rain.

Nearly five and one-half inches of rain fell in during the hurricane period, Meteorologist Talbott reported this morning, forecasting for the next 24 hours: "Clearing and slightly cooler tonight. Normal Saturday. Gentle variable winds." ne said tne storm was very severe to the individual because much small damage occurred. Since Tampa was in the "eye the hurricane, and the exact center passed slightly to the south the City, the damage was less than it could have been, he added. Another weather observer report ed that it was worse in the Semi nole Heights and Drew Field sec tion, because that area was still farther from the center than down- otwn Tampa There is no question, Talbott said, that Tampa was not as hard hit as it would have been if the center had passed north of the city.

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and Gen. Mgr. "Yes ond a bad day, too! These storms sure put the pressure on us, and we want to thank everyone for their patience and cooperation. We handled hundreds of calls during the blow and you were very cooperative in reporting fallen wires and interruptions in service in your own homes and businesses. If we haven't taken care of your trouble yet, we'll get there as soon as we can.

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