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dimming the sun tlila morning In
parts of the Middle Wont. At tlio
nine moment, the run-off from
prolonged, almost unprecedented
l ulnfnll In 111 mull Columbia mid
rlscwhrre In the I'm lllc Northwest
In causing record-breaking Hoods In
tli Columbia buAln.
The weulher nmn aeciua to be
almost confused mid umriiulii
aa tho real of uii.
TN Uie United Htatra a whole.
we have ft patchwork structure of
"daylight-saving" time. I'enple go
lug from one place another can
never be quite sure what time It in,
When you turn on your radio, you
can never be qulle mire what pro
gram you can get. If you have to
calcli ft train, you can't lie flat
certain what time you have to be
i the nation,
More confused thinking.
F t
!jlB matter of fact, the whole
v ' daylight "Having" business li Uie
result of coiifuied thlnktiig. It wan
hatched up first back In the de
pression yean as ft scheme to pro
vide eople with more time to get
out and (ieud their money. (The
politician! told Ui then that dr
preulona came from too much lav
ing. Haved-up money, they aald.
was IDLE money, and Idle money
the root of all evil. The thing
to do, thry told ut, waa to now It
right and left.)
HFTKR all Uieae yeara of heavy
apendlng. we are finding out
that there aren't THINCI8 enough
to aiend our money for, and no
prlrea are ruing to more or leas
fantastic heights at eople com
pete with each other for poascanlon
of the thlnga that are acarre be
came not enough of them are being
prod lined.
A few hard-boiled old haa-beens
atlll contend that the way to have
proaierlly la to work hard, oave
up your money for Inveatment In
houaea to live In. factories to make
thlnga with, and to on.
If ynu want to aave daylight,
theae funny old fuitdyrtuddlea con
tend, gel up earlier mid aave day
light to your heart's content. Every
body, of courae. In theae enlight
ened and emancipated daya, lauiilia
audi antiquated Idea to acorn and
goea on monkeying with the clock.
Clair Engle Victory Held
Certain On Basis Of Early
Returns In California
Congreumun Clair Kngle appear
ed to be definitely re-elected today
on the baali of returna from both
democratic (lid rrpuhllri'.i voting In
yesterday's California primary, lie
waa well ahead In both parllra for
rrnnmliiallon. and nearby counllea
of rJlaklyou and Modoc gave him
overwhelming volea.
In Hlakiyou county voting on first
dlalrlct uiervlaor. Gordon Jocoba,
the Incumbent, appeared aure of re.
nomination, on the luteal Incom
plete count, and Clroncc Htevenaon
waa leading Cleorge Yot for the
other place on the tall ballot. The
laat report allowed: Yoat 413. 8trv
eiiaon 4711 and Jaroba 4(18.
On election of IS freeholdera to
form proMaed charter form of
If we're going to
keep ourselves
by monkeying
Ik ltd the clock, we really ought to
do II on ft NATIONAL scale. I'alcll
work time It a nulaanre.
TN Palestine, the Arab natloni ac
rept with "explanatlona" the
United Nation propoaal for ft four
week, ceaae-flrlug urmiatlce. The
Jews had already accepted with
assumptions."
The Jewlali aaaumplluu U that
unlimited (Jewiahi Immigration, In
cluding men of (milling age, shall
continue during Uia armlallce. The
Arab rsplaiiaUon apeclflea Ulat un
limited Jew lill Immigration la the
wry thing Uie Arabs fear mid add
that any propoaal partitioning Pal
eatlue Into Jewish and Arab stales
can't work.
II doesn't look very hopeful, does
It?
THIS problem of Uie Jews and Uie
Arabs In Palestine has some of
the asiiecU of an Irrepressible con
fllcL We had a similar conflict In
this country between Uie whites
and the Indians. We fought II out,
and of course Uie whites won.
In Palestine, Uie situation Is com
plicated by "big power" ambitions.
If Uie Jews and the Arabs go on
fighting II out over the years, we
aro afraid Uie Russians will step
In suddenly and gain a strategic
advantago over us In this highly
strategic area. The Russians, natur
ally, feel Uie same nay about us.
That Is why the fighting In
Palestine Is getting such big headlines.
Quick Answer To
A Tot's Question
LONDON, June 2 !) "What Is
thunderbolt?" 10-year-old Roy Scott
asked his mother last night.
There was blinding flush, soot
rasended down the chimney of the
Scott's Col man Gardens home In
Lonrlon, and tiles flew off the roof,
"That." said Roy's moiher.
Mundt Bill
Foes Gather
For Protest
WASHINGTON. June S lA' More
than 3000 foea of the Mumll-Nlson
anil rommunlat bill gathered in
tVaalilngton today to proteat the
legislation. Mnat of thrm rame from
New York aboard three special
trains.
They were gieeted by former Rep,
Jerry J. O'Ciiuncll of Montana, ft
backer of Henry A. Wallace lor
prcnldciit. as "patriotic defenders of
our ancient American liberties."
O'Coiinell now Uvaa In SeatUe.
"The Mundt bill would wreck the
bill of rights," O'Coiinell said.
A large number of police were at
the Union station, but there was no
disorder.
Two Meetings
Two maaa mccllnga were sched
uled for today and later the delega
tions were to rail an their congress
men. The demonstration was arranged
by a aelf-atylrd "committee to de
feat the Mundt bill" after the sen
ate Judiciary committee halted pub
lic hearings on the house-approved
measure Monday.
Leon Henderson, head of Ameri
cans for Democratic Action, said in
a statement today that communists
secretly hope Congress will pass the
Miuidl-Nlxon bill.
"The bill represents a handy short
cut to the kind of political martyr
dom on which they thrive," the
former price control baas declared.
"H gives the communist the one
perfect Issue on which they might
be able to erect another united front
with American liberals."
State Asks
Land Swap
LAKEVIEW. June a The Oregon
stale land board has made pro
posal to the federal government for
exchange of 13.000 acres of sago
brush land near Alkali lake for
federal Innd of the same quantity
and quality III the North Warner
country.
It is understood here that the
slate wauls the North Warner land
to consolidate Its holdings In thnt
area. The slato owns the water In
North Warner, and If It can acquire
the added land, It may be able to
carry on it development program
there.
Lakeview, Klamath Falls
To Go On Daylight Time
Midnight Sunday, June 6
LAKEVIEW, Ore., June J Lake
view will go on dayllRht saving time
at midnight Sunday, June 8.
Decision was made by the council
last night, and was based on action
reported from Klamnlh Palls on the
same Issue. It was decided to make
the change simultaneously with that
of Klamath Falls.
The Lakeview council some time
ago responded to a League of Oregon
Cities to the effect that It favored
DHT If other Oregon elites gen
erally adopted the I lino shin,
I'svlljlil saving- time will become
effective In Klamath r'alls on Sun
day, June t. at midnight.
That was the decision of the city
council In a aesslon Tuesday after
noon. There waa ft brief discussion
of the effective lime, but eounellmen
were Immedlstely agreed as to the
nrsiramiity ol making the lime
shift here.
Coiincllmcn had previously agreed,
In respnnso In ft poll by the League
of Oregon Cities, that they would
favor daylight saving time If other
Oregon ell lea generally adopted It.
Many Oregon cities went on day
light saving time this morning,
These Included Portland, Kiigene,
Redmond, Uend, Astoria, Eastslde,
and others.
California has been on the time
shift for several weeks, causing some
confusion and Inconvenience In this
basin which la s,ilt by Lno California-Oregon
slate line.
S'.f t i. VTA r, '
1 1 "
Evacuees Must Be Clothed
ti4
'i 4
t i - i - nit Mm-iiirriT i i '
government, riialern Hlakiyou men
were running behind. At the luteal
count, Incomplete, iA precincts, the
candidates stood In the following
order: Anderson. Ilarr, Kvans, Lut
trell, Morgan, Martin, Hank, Rey
nolds, DtiKvaii. Taylor, Allen, sKne.
Weamer, Ilrowne, Maz.tnl, No. 15.
Others In order: Tuttle, Ralston,
Thomtiaon, Roae, Motschenbachcr,
Wellkamp.
SAN PRANGTHCO. June J mi
Pourleen republican and seven
democratic congreaamen won re
nomination handily In Tuesday's
California primary election.
Eleven eight republicans and
three democrats captured both
oartv nrlmarles to assure reelection
without oonoaltlon next November. Registered nurse helps Wilms Odom. a Vanport. Ore, flood victim.
In Uie two other districts where ' rv on P" al ahoes in effort to rehabilitate some of the thousands
veteran democratic representatives j h0 ""bed from their homes in the wake of onrushlng waters.
are retiring, cloae battles were being NBA telephoto.
fought by aspirant to the seats of
Rep. Clarence P. Lea In the 1st and I I I a 0 j tmt
hjj?AWnite House efforts To
apparently conclusive returns, these
Incumbents appeared to have won
dual party nominations:
Hep. ( lair tingle (III In the Jnd WASHINGTON, June 1 iA'i
dlatriri; Rep. Lerov Johnaon (R), While House elforu to settle the
3rd district; Kep. Richard J. Welch railroad labor dispute "have failed
(Ki, Sth district: Hep. George p. completely, union leaders said to
Settle Rail Sirike Fail
Miller ID). 6th dlalrlct; Rep. Jack 7.
Anderson (HI. II h dlatriri; Rep.
Krnrst K. Hramblrlt (Rl. It Ih dis
trict: Hep. Richard Nixon (Hi. 12(h
dlatriri: Hep. Gordon I- McDonough
lltl, 1Mb dlalrlct: Rep. Cecil R.
Klnr 11)1, Hlh dlatrlrt; Rep. Carl
lllnahaw lltl, 20lh dlatrlrt; and Rep.
John Phillips (It), iJnd dlalrlct.
The balloting was about 50 per
cent of the date's 4.0.13.120 registered
voters. Lack of statewide races or
national Issues made for apathy
among Uie electorate.
The presidential prlmarv was a
formality, with Republican Gov. Earl
Warren and President Truman un
opposed. California primary law bars a
write-in for candidates not appear
Ing on the ballot, and there was no
vote therefore on Henry Wallace'!
third party candidacy.
San Francisco voters refused to
approve a 200.000 bond Issue to save
the famed California street cable
cars from extinction.
day.
David B. Robertson, representing
one of three disputing unions, made
the statement after union officials
had held a lengthy conference at
the White House with Presidential
Assistant John R. Steclman.
Robertson, chief of Uie Brother
hood of firemen and englnemen,
told reporters thai Stcelmun Is end-
Union Avenue
To Be Open
In Ten Days
8ALEM, June 1 (Pi Traffic on
Union and Denver avenues In Port
land, which were broken Monday
by floodwalrrs. will be restored In
10 days or two weeks, State Highway
Engineer R. H. Baldock said today.
Baldock said contractors began
working today to repair Uie two
gups. The roads are the only two
approaches to Uie Interstate bridge
across the Columbia river. The Paci
fic highway west goes via Denver
avenue, and the Pacific highway
east Is on Union avenue.
Baldock said 35.000 cars a day
normally use the two routes.
The two gaps total 1300 feet. On
Union avenue, the gap will be closed
by a small temporary bridge and ft
fill. The Denver avenue gap will be
closed by a larger permanent bridge
and a fill.
He said the fills would be con
structed so that floodwnters can es
cape through them when the river
subsides.
The bridge contract was given to
the General Construction company
of Portland, while Parker-Schram of
Portland got the flit contract. The
two companies will work 34 hours ft
day until Uie Job Is done.
All Portland contractors Joined In
providing equipment for the Job,
Baldock said.
Carlos Prio
Claims Cuba
ifrexy Victory
n.v HEN F. MKVF.R
A. A, June X ( senator
Carlos Prio Kocarras held a lonx
lead today In the Cuban presidential
race, andV claimed victory.
Prio. 44-year-old anti-communist,
nominee of Uie revolutionary party
and Uie government's candidate, led
by more Uian 170.000 over Dr.
Rlcarda Nunez Portuondo. 54, anti
government nominee of Uie demo
crats and liberals.
Wllh returns from 444! of the 1130
precincts counted, the standing was:
I'rio. S2D.3C8; Nunei. 347.206; Sen
ator Juan Marincllo, communist,
84.071.
The voting yesterday was heavy
and Uiere was some violence, but
no deaths were reported.
President Ramon Grau San Mar
tin, who endorsed Prio and whose
administration promptly became
the main issue of the hot pre-election
campaign, called i'rio "our
president-elect.'' Grau himself was
ineligible for re-election.
The new president Uikes olflec
October 10.
Nunez remained silent, but Cubans
who supported Prio assembled In
the plaza before the presidential
palnce In Uie early morning hours
to cheer Grau and Prio and to dance
Ih conga.
Little Hope
Held Out For
Long Peace
By The Associated Press
Arab nations accepted with "ex
planations" today the United Na
tions' proposal for ft four-week arm
istice in Palestine. The reply made
plain the Arab belief there Is no
chance of lasting peace while the
Jewish state of Israel exists.
Israel previously had accepted
with "assumptions." One of these
was that unlimited Immigration. In
cluding men of fighting age. should
continue during the armistice. The
Arabs specified that continued Jew
ish immigration would constitute a
grave threat to Uie Arab countries.
Combat Told
Scattered combat was reported in
Jerusalem and elsewhere in Pales
tine pending a cease fire time,
which the IN had not yet set. The
Arab reply did not make clear
whether the Arab acceptance of the
armistice is conditional on the
United Nations' agreeing to their
"explanations." The Arab left the
lime of the cease fire to be decided.
The Jews had act 3 p. m. PST yes
terday, condiUonal upon a similar
Arab order.
The "explanations" specified that
any solution partitioning Palestine
' V
ia
Rene Borgia, Venezuelan radio
script writer, testifying before the
Joint senate foreign relaUon-ex-penditures
subcommittees at Wash
ington. D. C laid the responsibility
on NBC officials for the foreign
broadcasts which raised ft storm
of protest In congress.
NEA telepboto.
lit
Ing his long attempt to settle dif
ferences in Uie dispute.
"In other words." Robertson said, ' Into Jewish and Arab slates has no
"Mr. Steelman's efforts have failed i chance of success. That Is the very
completely." point over which both sides have
The White House has made re- bn skirmishing since late in No
peated efforts to bring about vember and warring in Uie open
settlement since President Truman alnce May 15, when the British man
obtained a court order and ordered I date ended. The Arabs also stressed
government seizure of the railroads 1 Jewish Immigration as a peril and
to prevent a threatened strike May j asked to be allowed to cooperate with
II. the UN to supervise compliance with
Rail management leaders also th cease fire.
were cauea to talk wito steeiman Prolonged debate, during which
separately this morning. fighting wlll contlnue. apDeared to
Steeiman has met alternately with
the unions and with railroad man
The unions want something more
be In prospect
Krgba Attacked
The Jews said Egyptian troops
attacked Negba, south of Tel Aviv,
titan , t. ,, , .. , . . 1 1
. . -- - ----- r J i ana oomoea tiuida. In the same
working rule changes that most .tntTj M I.-
M,.LI.f,.IT ! h"Ve 10 I Jew, .tucking the Zion. Jaffa and
A. J. Glover, head of Uie switch
men, told a reporter yesterday that
Uie rank-and-file of Uie three un
ions are making plans to picket Uie
presidents train at stops if there Is
no settlement by Thursday night
when the Truman train leaves here
for Chicago and Uie West Coast.
Forest Fire Haze
Hides The Sun
CHICAGO. June 2 (PI Smoke
from Canadian forest tires Is dim
ming the sun In parts of the Middle
West,
The weather bureau reported to
day that haslness about the sun Is
caused by the drifting smoke from
fires raging In Northern Ontario.
About 50.000 acres of timber In that
province have been burned tills
week.
A pilot of ft DC-8 reported to tho
weather bureau that he ran Into
the layer of smoke nt an altitude
of 19,000 fpet early today between
South Bend, Ind mid Archbold,
Ohio. Ho said the smoke was so
dense It could be smelted. In the
plane's cockpit.
Tho weather bureau said the
smoke also overhung much of lower
Michigan,
Dr. Auble Out
In Modoc Vote
ALTURAS. Calif., June 3 Dr. E.
P. Auble. Incumbent and long ft
leading figure In Modoc public af
fairs, was defeated tor re-elccUon
In yesterday's primary.
Wllh all but one precinct In from
the fourth supervisorial district, the
count stood:
Dr. Auble 114.
John t). Ciimminrs S04.
Charles Fitipatrirk 521.
It appears that Ctimmlngs and
FlUpatrlrk will contest on the final
ballot In the general election In the
fall.
In congressional voting In Modoc
county, Pete Laxague of Crdarvtllc
was close on the heels of Congress
man Clair Engle. On the democratic
side, 14 precincts out of 35 gave:
Engle 411, l.axague 401). On the re
publican vote, the same precincts
gave: Kngle 321, Laxague 251.
ROOK DRIVE
SALEM. June 2 Iflv-School chil
dren of Hawaii aro raising funds
to replace books destroyed In schools
In the Columbia river flood, Orcn
E. Long, acting governor of Hawaii,
telegraphed today to Governor John
H. Hall.
Long stilt) he also has named a
committee, to consider ways of ex
tending aid to flood victims.
Vancouver Is
Hardest Hit
OLYMPIA, June 2 (Pi The Van
couver area continued to be Uie
dark blot on Uie Washington high
way picture, the state patrol re
ported today.
Access to the area was still llm
mlted to the north bank Columbia
River highway from the east. One
way traffic and restricted speed are
required In places on that road.
Although Uie flood crest has pass
ed, the patrol estimated that it
would be several days before traffic
could be permitted over the Pacific
highway from Kelso to Vancouver.
In addition, damage to the Vancouver-Portland
Interstate bridge
has not been determined and the
span may be out of service for some
time.
Pacific highway traffic is being
routed over Uie toll bridge across
the Columbia river at Longview to
Rainier, Ore., and then to Portland,
over U. S. highway 30. This route
has one-way traffic and detours in
places. Tile Longview bridge Is open
without restriction. The Megler-As-torla
ferry further down the river
Is also operating.
new gates of old Jerusalem after
midnight In an effort to win back
a foothold.
Artillery, mortar anc automatic
weapons exploded through Jeru
salem while both sides awaited a
cease fire order to become effective.
Egyptian troops were out 14 miles
south of Tel Aviv. They were re
ported shelling Rehovot, 13 miles
lrom the Israeli center.
Irgun Zvai Leumi, a part of Uie
Israeli army, asserted Jews pene
trated Latrun and blew up a big
Trappist monastery of silent monks.
They said Uie Arabs used it as a
strong point In their road block to
Palestine.
"In the II daya since Israel pro
claimed its independence, nowhere
did the Arab forces succeed in oe-
j copying any part of the soil of
israei. ' uie Jewish chief of opera
tions said. "At the places thev had
penetrated, they were repulsed."
Pope Calls
For "Just'
Social Action
ROME, June 2 OP -Pope Plus XII
called today for "Just and necessary
social reforms" to solve problems
"growing out of the ruin and revolu
tion of Uie world and Its aftermath."
Not otherwise, he said, could
wayward and embittered hearts" be
won back to the "true concepts and
sound ideas about Uie world and
God."
He Invoked "earnestness. loyalty,
energy and fairness" of "all men of
right principles" for the tasi. citing
especially Uie "urgent need to pro
vide Uie poorer classes with housing,
bread and work."
To Catholics he gave the watch
word, "watchfulness" lest the en
emy, whose Identity he did not
specify, "retake the ground so labori
ously conquered."
The speech, which was In Italian
and lasted 23 minutes, was Uie
pontiff's first major address since
a communist-led challenge was
turned back In Italy's election April
18 and 19.
It was In reply to greetings lrom
IT Cardinals of the holy college on
his saint's day. The pope's name
is Eugenio Pacelli. His saint Is St.
Eugene.
War Threatens
Over Ferries In
Puget Sound Area
SEATTLE. June 2 (IP) The town
of Klrkland and the Island of
Voshon are ready to go to war over
ft couple of ferries.
With this critical situation In their
laps, the King county commission
ers have decided to call a peace con
ference for Friday r public hearing
to decide who gets the boats.
The loser will probably turn Its
property back to the Indians If the
arguments are any Indication.
"Without its ferries, Klrkland
would be a spot by the side of the
road," said R. O. Campbell, ft resi
dent of the town across Lake Wash
ington. "We on Vashon are fighting for
our homes," said Betty MacDonald,
author of "The Egg and I."
Vashon offered the county com
missioners $40,000 for the ferries
Leschl and Lincoln, ono of which
now serves each community.
"The war In Europe," said Camp
bell, "will be small In comparison If
Vashon tries to take way our
boats."
Classified Ads
Carry The Works
HOUSTON. Tex., June 2 (iPy If
you're a bank president out of a
job. turn to the classified ad section
of today's Houston Chronicle.
"Bank president wanted." says an
ad by an unidentified bank with
$2,355,000 assets. The insertion In
the "male help wanted" section
added:
"Opening for president of 2'-million-dollar
bank located within
SO miles of Houston x x x. Rare
opportunity for young man between
35 and 45 x x x. We want a com
munity leader as well as a sound
banker."
Alaskan Oil
Funds Yof ed
WASHINGTON, June 2 MV-The
house appropriations committee to
day recommended $14,600,000 for
continued oil exploration in Alaska.
The navy had requested $22,000,
000 after telling an appropriations
subcommittee that prospects for the
discovery of oil in Alaska -re as
good if not better than ever.
In testimony made public along
with the recommendation. Commo
dore W. G. Greenman, director of
naval petroleum reserves, conceded,
however, that no oil of commercial
value has yet been found there.
Greenman said the navy has fin
ished drilling two wells, each more
than 6000 feet deep, and is now
boring a third that may reach a
depth of 7200 feet
The first two showed evidences
of oil but nothing of commercial
worth, he added. The third Is now
down to a depth of 6100 feet nd
drilling is still going on, he said.
APPOINTEES
SALEM, Juno 1 tin - Governor
John H. Hall today reappointed
Mrs. Marie Gilbert, Pendleton, and
Mrs. Katheiine Dlerks, Taft, to two
year terms on the state board of
cosmetic therapy examiners.
He reappointed C. W. Crary, Med
ford, and Fred C. King, Portland,
to four-year terms on the state ap
prenticeship council.
INU
Major Cities
Get Relief
From Danger
By WILLIAM PHIPPS
PORTLAND, Ore., June WV.
The Columbia flood crest bore down
on the Liatakanie area today In lla
rampage to the Paclflo ocean. Th
river lapped lesa than three Inches
from dike top and waa going higher.
Four hundred civilian
struggled to heighten the nine dike
in uie tnreatened area two-thirds of
Uie way down the 100-mlle barricad
ed stretch between Portland and tho
sea.
Behind the hard pressed earth
works is the town of Clatskanle. Ita
populatlon or about 1000 has been
evacuated. So have residents in other
districts of the area.
Situation Critical
V. 8. army engineers described tho 1
situation In the Clatskanle area as
"critical" and It put the same label
on five other areas, extending as
far upiiver as Portland where the
crest passed yesterday.
But nowhere waa the margin be
tween safety and destruction aa
narrow as the cryptic "freeboard,
two-tenths of a foot" reported by
the enrineera amnml ft-,-) i -
i Upriver, the most vital "critical''
points were in the Sandy and Mult
nomah drainage district along
Portland's north and eastern out
skirts. There 200 troops and 700
civilian volunteers fought to bolster
flood-battered dikes and keep Port
land's airport and the big Troutdau)
aluminum plant from Inundation.
Deer Island In Path
Other critical areaa were SaoTlear
Island slightly downstream from
Portland: Seappooee. 22 miles down,
and Deer island, near the Oregon
shore about midway between gcap
poose and Clatskanle.
Of these the Scappoose area
seemed In the greatest danger. The
engineers said there was a combina
tion threat of dike softness and only
one and one-half foot freeboard.
Troop - civilian teams batUed soft
dikes on the two islands.
The crush of water seaward meant
the worst was over upriver where
the toll is 2d known dead, an un
known number accounted for in the
Vanport disaster, 50.000 homeless)
and damage In millions of dollars.
Crest Passed
The flood crest has passed the
major cities Portland, Oregon'
metropolis, and Vancouver and
Longview on the Washington side of
the state - separating river. . These
communities, and many others, aro
uuw wj act oaca to normal.' v
lywill be a long haoli An esti
mated 10,000 homes were swept away
by the rampaging river. The entire
city of Vanport was destroyed. Dikes
were washed out. CommunieaUons
were disrupted. Trans portaUon was
crippled. Hundreds of sonare mile
lay under a murky shroud of water
mat will remain for days and weeks.
The fight now is against disease,
to search for the dead, to bring
families back together again, to feed
and clothe those who lost every
thing, to supply temporary housing.
Federal Aid
Impetus to the tremendous task
came from President Truman. He
ordered federal agencies Into full
speed rehabilitation of the stricken
region. Volunteer agencies, local and
national, struggled to get their own
aid programs going.
The Red Cross and Salvation
Army reported gains in providing
housing, shelter, food and clothing.
The Red Cross said It Is caring for
7000 families registered in Uie Port
land area alone. It praised Port
land's response In donating 20 tons
of clothing and 200 tons of food. And
more still is coming In.
The Salvation Army announced M
canteens In operation In dike areas.
More than 100,000 sandwiches have
been distributed along with quanti
ties of blankets, shoes and other
necessaries, it said.
Federal works administration,
public housing administration, de
partment of interior and reconstruc
tion finance corporation geared up
their national offices for rebuilding
Uie entire area and restoring refu
gees to their homes.
Areas Sprayed
Health authorities believed they
had their problems under controi,
Typhoid Immunisation teams toured
all shelter areas. Planes have
sprayed flooded areas with DDT.
Portland's housing authority hat
asked for war surplus buildings,
tents and trailers for the emergency
housing. The wheels are turning
toward rebuilding low cost housing
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Workmen feverishly shovel dirt and surplus steel Undlng mat stripa into collapsed section ef road
which acted as dike, preventing water from flowing from Vanport, Ore, Into other sections of the com
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