Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • 1

i fi -j-- vj fry' 5 if 2- jy 'y rv -is I -Jj KELP CMtaJI CMUREU A GIVENOJV CBS la MAINE WGAN Portland WGUY lM Bangor WGUY-FM MO Bangor it 19th '-ANNUAL I EASTER SEAL APPEAL 1: 4 vr VOUr ESTABLISHED Sioux CItjix April IS Its flood crest towrdSIoux Vf-' 18 Pages PRICE FIVE CENTS: 4 raes munltijes ffor which i Along thetsyrollenriver fledor were preparing to Abandon helr inles Intown sjmdciUes on'the riwbaiikSi tocrest lnthls flooded eltyjat'Jti fclgbestfcblnt Inh lsowas battering the dikesjprotecttagOmahafNebv and Connell Bluff via MX Bangor Le7iston-AubuninGet hlalne was allotted fsiir: space: for" 29 stations SundayiSs the Federai Communications Commission madefy a' final distribution of TV channris across the Country Assoclated Press reported that the FCC order ended tlieS ear: freezeHon new statlains Nation-wide the door waA oxened to 2053 stations" to 191 communities Most: Indostr leaders predicted'! li wlll beat least a year-probablylt before a Maine TV station starts telecasting Rlajor blocks to' early operatloijA are anticipated length bearings for cholcejchannelg and equipment prob-I almost 100 downstresm Jtr il iT GorWimnl Beardsley of Seva President Tfuman to dedafo 1 Zov a counties disaster Aj i V4' 'f -T 4 -If S3- 4 A Jbnreen fund -Helena aid and Ckrtr Val Peterson of Ne brtska declared a state of emer-V i gency in flooded of his '--UU The apporachlng crest created a areas Got Sigurd Anderson or Dakota asked for Federal L-v state of emergency: In- St Joseph 'MoV' area 'tonight and: Rosecrans Field elosed'toalritraffie-was hurriedly being evacuated 4 A Southwest of SW Josepfalh the tiny hamlet of Ehrood Kan about 300 residents -were eracuatlng tivousehold belongings but a about 000 other citizens 'felt secure on higher gnnmdft5i- ZMS- 8 'Army engineers predicted j-Vva-34-foot crest at 8L Joseph next Sunday but warned that water humdate Rosecrans Field and flow tato lowlands at El wood some Tuesdays At Atchison' Ksmo' thaLUver stayed at 244 feet- 24 "feet' above bknkful tonight and It already had rolled- overiJanks to flood about soraeres lzv the bottom ifaqebe8i itnlmin Imnri have been filed for -TV outlets Bangor was given two commer- del channels (both VHF) and one educational (UHF)' Lew1ston-Au-: burn recelred three channels oneiVHF and: two UHF Orono got the state's third channel (VHF) i Of station allocations' and -J 20 The New England breakdown finds 20 of the new allotments In the-VHF range and 75 UHF'v Eleven New England outlets have A i (More TV Stories On Page 13) been set aslde for educational purposes 'Besldesv Mains' 'this Nrir: Eng-tv land station1 allotment Include: New Hampshire 13 Vermont Massachusetts 23 Rhode Island" 4 and- Cennecticut i The Commission-' said it will wait until July 1'jbefore closing the door- on further- applications for licenses The 25 New Eng- groups which 'have already filed applications toust ref lie their requests on a new form In effect their applications will be considered on the same basis as those of new applicants FCC said --however that preference -will be given to areu whlch now lack TV -facilities rr 1 lands To the northeast at Sugar Bytaff ttmtogiraptoCOrran ftrftOGrB' 7' -a' Jr- -1 '-MrVtThomas Farnsworth wearing black with' JIne: liV 1 wlff back panel falnk scarf 4nd soft' white feathrir hat4wj Lake- 400 persons SO homes on the lake-' i't i Crest Expected Today-V-ivr Ths'crest of the flood Is expect- evacuated some north side of the gay In brlght Tcd coaii' Ltf horii kgfts Ahd daisy corsagcg daughter Deborah ln'blueiand green coat pnAi dark green 3) ed-to-reach Sioux City at 24A or JO- feet earty Monday 5 A to Hx -feet above flood level: The 1000 residents of "suburban Riverside had deserted the tow81oux City's Easter parade a pro wesslon of trucks tractors and trailers rr thousands their 'homes and the air "port already wag partly vflooded -Rad off a the -air when its 385fi- knocked transmitter was flooded and other statlons stacked sandbags around 'thlr Installations in ah attempt VT" jJS'' 4 T'- ru rS -The hats generally were small 10" outline not one really big skimmer crossed our line -vision The difference lay to thehr shape and color The bright reds and greens were to evidence but lovely pastels- were outstanding as were -navy white' The little girls duplicated mother to smart costume and tire little boysdad Most of the young: fel lows wore soft' hats or caps and snappy Jackets In mix-matched combinations Some were most formal however and appeared to their Sunday best dark MUe 8emeWearFur Coats-' Some less hearty soulned the parade to their fur coats but these were mado sprlpgllke with a gay hat or corsage Many lovely flowers were in evidence fresh and Artificial 'and they are the cnnralng Easter touch to any fashion pictura We must ndt Overlook acces sorte8 They are the frame 'f or the picture These wers estlvt 'and correct White gloves of course with some bright? pinks? purples and blues to match bags or hats new handbags were varied the shoulder pouch retalnlng a hold but 'mostly the girls seemed to favor smaUer pouch bags that are easily manageable'yet serv? Iceable and prettyf Truly was A hright Easter to fashldn' "-J rVtf The-beholder VrMconscldusal-ways of gay color patches against softly muted background tones that: many made or a recurrent Joyous theme l-uCcsi toikeeplng with the rpromlsednew season and the deeply significant-religious period Xf clothes are a reflectlondf tte hopes -vf and Thoughts of people betterS l3r' brighter new times 411159 ji-4 tejfa 5" r' Mbuildi UNDER' I jt- 'J" 4' -s JSREDI ACROSS 69yst p-i 1 -A i f' WJ' sM it ft Yi" to keep on labored feverishly with heavy equipment to throw up a six 'KiJfoot dike around the 81oux City alrtase to save 5000 eet of run- jgsm The Missouri Rlverrolled Cli7tonightand700001 persons 'J fit 4buJlf 5f 1V Washtarten AprlllVtUP) Senator vTom ConnallyJv veteran lawmaker who steered most of? the Nation's major foreign policy laws thimfigh the Senate during and slnee -World War XX announced tonight he wlll not be a candidate for re-eleptlon this Jttr rin adramatleEssternlght statement lssued-through hls of-flee here the white-maned Tex as vDemocrat' announced 'his retirement after 35 yers in Con gress 13lh tha House knd 23 in the siate Addressing the" people of TexaA who will be-75 next Au said rl do not desire to be a' candidate primaries of Texas forA renomtoatton to the 8 1'He said his reasons were of mrely personal add ng that hls Senate haa been a Hcrushlng burden and will not engage in ia bitter: arduous and taxing campaign' order to continue to carry this burden Although Conn ally Aid not way sbvh effaced stiff opposition- for he tlme In many shears ln his heretofore expected fight' for renomlnatlon Nomination on the democratic ticket is tantamount to election In Texas Hls jonly announced opponent in thelprlmary so farls Texas Attorney General Prices Daniel who as of now has a clear Held or Senate seat ConnallyS retirement win 1 also mean a turnover In the chairmanship of the vital Senate foreign RelStlons Committee which the colorful Texan headed from July 1951 to the present'wlth'only a rWD year break from 1847-49 while the Republicans controlled Congress 7 8em Welter George (XMSaJ is next llne for ths chairmanship If the Democrats keep eon rol of the Senate 'In the November elections but George gate up the foreign relations 'Chabman-shlp 12 years ago to take hla present spot es head of the powerful Finance 'Committee yv- a t'T- IV' 41 -i Washlnrton 'Aprfl lSoOJPI Senators Robert yLTaf ft (RO) today threw his support behind a Republican demand pr a congressional Investigation of President ItumuiVselzute'of thO'blg steel -e vThe co-author of sthoc Taft-Hartley vlaw alsoVsald tbat-tha wage Increase recommended by the Waga Stabilization Board for the CXO United Steelworkers would the stabilization program even If the steel companies could absorb it out of present profits: 'v 'V Senate Republican loader Styles Bridges Of HJ ls scheduled to introduce Monday a resolution calllng on the Senate -Judiciary Committee to Investigate the legality of Mr TVuaan's seizure of the steel mills to prevent a strike last Tuesday midnight Meantime Acting Mobilisation Director 'John Steelman and Nathan P' Felnsinger chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board conferred throughout the day on their -attempts to break the steel wage deadlock through 'negotla- tlons have 'been dhecting ths They face-toface negotiations between CXO President Philip Murray head of the steelworkers union and John A Stephens chief industry negotiator Which win resume at 3-p est Monday There was no Indication of a break in the'stalematfc TpdayVGiude? Report 5Xjetouraeau 12 Blaine Davis lULetters a 10 Classified IS 17 Men Of Mains 16 Comics Craig Crossword Deaths Dunne Editorials Financial Goren Haworth 15'Party line 17Benator Smlth'7 2Bodal it Tt 9ports ll 12 lOjThe Malnee 16 lSTheaters 6 15unele Ray 15 9Women'a 9 I A s' f- 1 ''jvAf tiy 'Sffilrr 'gmi tv i Pr mwmy' Armyi engineers ssld 1A00 tv rjq i- Doyle 4-year-old srf a aster Speaxlng births Resurrection of ths bpdy and life everlasting he pointed out that Christian teabh-lng about Immortality Is contained la the Immortality of the personality At the central Square Baptist Chureh-the Rev Handd BoneU declared that Is the assurance that thert ls a certain quality of Ilf that le utterly ln destructible and our opportunity to' participate in the victory of Egstertlde rests upon the develop-ment of such Quality in our own lives The expression '-of1 Christian faith Shown by the three'women who removed the stone from the door nf Christie tomb was the theme of a pennon hy the Rev Lawrence Porter 'at'the' Peopled Methodist' ChUrriy South Portland 1 When we take on' taska that appear to be too dlfflcult we must have the plus quality he said the pliu quality is God" Experience It a thing of continuing growth the? Rev' John Philip Lindsay UiXV pastor of the WilUzton Congregational Church pointed out: dare not stond stQL When Ire realize our future is tied Ur rectiy wh? the win -'of- the Unl- verse we realize thatla furthering the love and wlll of God we discover' ouz greatMt hopes of -V? -vi Roman Catholic churches today wismaxkedby ths feazt of fessts' whlch ls con-sldered tiie most solemn Jn recognition that the Resurrection -is the keystone of Christian faith and hope -r V4 es v1'- a tiutt further elabm-atlon "on' the subject at thls tlms would be Sisters Send Check -r Ja-presenting hisr contributions and another? check for $25: contributed by the Slstersof Jeanne d'Are Order of Cathedral Rectory he cautioned against allowing charity to become cold sterile and humanitarian': stating must-work In union with said fwhen the motive of Cfnifamcd on Page 3 3rd CM 4 4 TmnCilUtLcnrmhU SlateElatriinomalllaiehi istAPr Gnerrctte helda bewUag champienshlp of the Twln-Cltles' 'v BIiss WUda Carea 'lhe womenS bewlliif tUlist tn ths same local 4r-They will i bevmarried here Joly l9 it was announced SMI fiWhmlbrmMateeV: first Vision station gw on the airf'Tr -a Not before Xafte l953 or about Continued on Fage 2 (th CoL vonunuea en gonthem Blahie -CloUdy today trith light rain ending this after- llmonthsfrom today Tknuiriunitewf EnglendTalr Vaco' for 95-TW stations was al-lotted At present New England has four television stations with applications for 25others awaiting Portland was assigned three wiwmwflrt htnnili1 tftlnrt applications for four TVi commercial station licenses The city also Station channel grants and their nnmberr fer Maine (Chsn-ncls fthrongh IS we -VHFt '14 throngh 65 UHF) stands fer -MAubnrn Banger 2 5 XI 6 Bar Harbor 2Zr Bath 65i Belfast 41: Bld- deftrd 59 Calais 7 29: Dover-Fexereft Fort Kent 1I Henlten Mmineeket 14: Oiene Xtfr FertXsnd 6 lS X47 Uj Fresqne 'Izle 19: Rockland 25 Run- -fordSSt Van Buren II: Water-- vflto wax given an educational non commercial channel AlTwo of station1 Alterations are to very high frequency ctoumds pdwto general use The ojfher commercial and non-commercial channelaare in the ultra high frequency range which the FCC Is opening to general use Bangor and Lewiston Auburn are? the oahreother com itr-- omFintmip Traffic' FatdtUmWmWSi 1 Vr 9 '1 V- y-y'i i -tern MacnfGasualbes NearRecordLov alne1i: trafflc toll to March wu closf tolgnT all-timetow theState Follcs laid todays ways- slx of them1 to rural acd-dentsgafeTdlrectorS John de-Wtoter-sald4Thelow2' la-slx reached? only ionce? Iqi 1343 Last year's MarchtoU was 10: and the average for Lthoi Mt-thrte-jrear is Fatalities Ttoi'-the-flrst three months of the year numbered 127 aItper ceni decline from last But while the total of highway deaths -was dropping the number of pedestrians killed was on the increasede Win ter said' Five-: of the seven skilled In March' were walking along tii -roads making a total of 11 pedestrians killed tills Pedestrian deaths av? eraged sevens to: the corresponding periods of the last three years Warm weather is Increasing once again the danger to' children on the streets and highways de-Winter sald'-n -r-r- "The motorist' should regard every child 'as human' caution he sild drive with rare at all -places where children should be expect-ed xx Regardless of wbo Is legally at fault no motorist wants tobe responsible for the death of Child? ii'STi'- Lord who didst appear unto tby disciples when thee west risen frem the dead and didst' cemfert them banfahlug their fears so that tby Church was established manifest thyself-te-day in' all thy risen power In' the hearts thy people that our fears may vanish for vs confess our need of comfort is as great today as yesterday Amen1 3 -JVmms D- KeiuteJr Regint moderator Ms Cenerrl Juembly The- Presbyterian Cbmrek in Canada (Cmiirtl ItSS A Vitlml Ceuned stM XtUsiow IWMn) Mod er a 'southeasterly winds this mardlng changing: to 4 tbd opinion of a mii--T-Jority: of qualified observers who hays been following television de-velopmentslrire since the PCC-'fl shut off all news station permits -ln l948 And thqr ssy that late 1953 -the earliest date Xi msynot come until 1954 n-'Jr Thaw Onw First Step'" These observers agreed lifting the 1s important bpt only at first step There are many other hurdles to be overcome 'before' the new art will be sees to Maine homes Here is thd way they see1 them: ns'tliey JeiTfchurciu NeanRecor etlspvspring sun slump of wdrshlpen dOWn On twnMn iert- Sunday ag they celebrated the Easter mltade of the Resur rection-of Christ Near record Attendances -were noted everywhere as -the weatherman's prediction of damp weath-failed -to msterlallte through- the mornlpg And while some sopaber notes wen sounded bn this age of the atom most sermons were devoted to the story of the 'Resurrection and the triumph of good over evlL LrTfce Rev Winston of the First Parlslv Church told his congregation that way In which wo can know the risen Krist is in the helping and sharing -with As Jesus -was known by the making of bread at Emmaus so Xo Is known to be risen and living wherever nSSn share Speaking on The Re-Awaken-lng the Xtev X3 8taniey Rawson er out of the Messiah-All Souls JTtUver-Ctotfchsa saUst Chufchsald TTho forces vat work tin the world ate either- good or evil with good triumphing the He cited the crucifixion of Jesus and ointed Out that evil destroyed the body but not the soul Parlshloners afi the First Bsp-1st ChurclV heard lhr George A Sold discuss the miracles of Jesue rchrlstwas eruclfled and' the orces of evU rejoiced but the crowning 'miracle -was performed In the Resurrection he saldi -The Revv Shirley if 'Xrinlty Eplscopal Church said hat 'The Easter good news of esus Christ' Is: expressed Inthe three -wwds'Chilst haa risen? '-5s-v-' Iharities Drive i Starts -7 -i i' WV lTh Roman Catholle Dlocese of Portland tls problng the -need for an additional Catholle home for aged couples the Most Rev Daniel Feeney X3Dcotdjutor- bishop disclosed Sunday afternoon' Bishop Feeney made the disclosure at a kick-off rally- of Greater" 13th Catholic Charities campaign tn Cathedral Guild Han where he aeV the pace wlth aISAOO personal cmitrtbu-tlonvsv" 7ft Bishop Feeney said ln'a WdAN address that ht and Rt Rev Msgr'George Johnson recently had visited a 'home for aged couples In Manchester NH with an eye towards the future for similar plans in the Portland Bishop Feeney said he was seriously studying the urgency of the need for such Maine as well as modern methods of Informal home-type operation He said the Marcotte Home: la Lewiston only one in the diocese already1 was over-burdenedT pointed out'thal Bishpp Matthew Brady of Manchester had accomplished wonderful things for theaged lnthat' but west lata" this afternoon' Highest 4 V-V WPfatrVrf't -f A V- a I Itl By IWeman's Page Editor) jrbur Easter bonnet with an the frills Upon This definitely was the theme of Easter parade Xiimplte a' slight chlll lr In the ah: bright flowery bonnets were ev-erywberek Come therjsaster season ahdithe promise of Spring mCadylgfashlonsbly end psycho-loglcally ready foria complete costume change Now the more drab colorings of the Winter may be doffed and-smart Ught-hesrt-ed hues donned that lift the mood and the wearer to step out martly happy too new outlook and a new outfit FVom the tiniest folk to the (rider plctiire wss one of -fthe brightest seen locally for maiby years As worshippers1 filed tar and from the churches of their choice or toured the Bialn thorofsres obviously jiew that brought ipisual color to eur streets werev everywhere Prpmlnentvln? the fashion picture was the sulL mis perexmlal darllng of the fsshkm-wlse -woman wap seenhf al)lts adaptations Thers iwere pert cheeks In 'both irsvtms wdqU soft woolen ln lovely bhies1purples ssl greys Navy -'j While always poptriar nxvy Hum than held its place' Navy that was made Interesting wltii whltoplnk green and lighter bluer touches Black? and- white bfeourse held Its'positlonln coat dressescoats to ctunblnation-wlth white to WWnWiVr fV Red-Hiowthere'sa color and one' that Is no longer felt to be Just'forthe very' young To the cure many a small xbl was happy In ter bright red topper Blit older girls and women too sported top-pen in almllar hues to brlng'flne contrast to thelr more: somber suite and dresses i' jrPopulaii too5 were-: the soft shades of yellow--in toppers the coatatyle that seemed to be the reigning favorite Most chats fallowed the soft fun line with deep turned bsCkrcufXs varying only to their -button closing and maker The! empire and princess lines -revived this year were incorporated into these fuller coat liner to make them the very last word to -Though' the coats were' generally full the suits had' the cinched walst' padded hips and slimmer skirts: with deftifullness-touches that: designers have been-lelllng us'lo these iuaqy months: would be mlladya favorite The reason Is obvious the overall llne ls flat-tertngto morning hours were: warm enough? to allow suits to -be? displayed alone or -topped with fur scarf a Many combined two items though a rayon sult and a' contrasting topper But despite the baric costume cholce-cvexyone had a new hat Obviously eveh the -most budget conscious that- a new bright with flowers feathers and veilings brings: new spark and life to any suit frtue -A (1) Xn Portland for instance -the FCC has allotted -two of the so-called standard very hish fre- -quency channels or the kinds that -canl bat picked up on present re-cetvers Then are already more applications to -for licenses for those two stations than there are permits That means the FCC must conduct hearings at Wash- lngton-to determine who will -get -t' the permits Present information Is that the FCC -cannot get toward considering any Maine licenses until late next FslL These hear- Inga may last a month and another month or two will pass be-' fore the Commission- weighs all the evidence makes its decision: i(2 Engineers -estimate it win take a new at least six months to order its equipment ship it into this state build towers -install television-sending apparatus ln a new building go on the -alr The towers must be changed to allow for the proper coverage in the area guard against Inter- ference with other' stations ing on the In television lan- Cen tinned on Page II: tod CoL -i: temperature today near 50 lowest tonight 35 Partly cloudy and -Ue temperature change Tuesday Central and 'Northern Rain and eooler today Some snow mixed with rain In extreme north portion Clearing and colder: to-night- v' -I? Eastport to Block bland Fresh south easterly vlnds this morning Continued on figs Irlth GL Every Monday Night la FAMILY NIGHT Store Hours Monday 12 to 9 PORTEOUS MITCHELL -AND BRAUN CO LANCASTER t'DiUvIi UKl CX 7 OPEN MONDAY 9 9 2M Middle Street Portland LISTEN TONIGHT WGAN 6:40 Rev Joseph I SJ Catholic Charities Cawpalgw ANNOUNQNG "Our torts A fiervlee Depts NOW! OPEN MON Thru FRL NIGHT --'-i --'XXL 1A Northteat Motors Co IM rwnt awi Wl S4T3S.