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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1952- Omaha Fights to Hold Back Flood Crest of her late husband. J. S. Weddell. The trial was before Judge Owen M.

Burns. 2,500 Awarded For Fume Damage A Federal Court jury yesterday awarded $2,500 to Mrs. Anna Volunteer Keeps Lonely alch on Flood Army Engineers Direct Feverish Strengthening of Weak Spots As Oozing Sandhags Become Like Jelly We're closing at noon today To go to the ball game. See you Saturday at the usual time 9:30 A. M.

Boy Scouts Stage Circus At Pitt Tonight Cal of 2,000 Lads With 70-Piece Band To Present Program A two-hour performance featuring demonstrations of skill and varied entertainment will be presented in the Scout Circus at the University of Pittsburgh Field House tonight and tomor Weddell of West Newton in her suit against the American Steel and Wire Company for damages to the Weddell farm in Ros-traver Township, Westmoreland County. Asking $23,000, Mrs. Weddell claimed the 5S-acre 4 farm had been made unproductive by fumes from the company's zinc plant at Donora, across the Monongahela River from the o.vtm union Tu5t ti.o farm. Fruit trees and grass withered by the fumes, it was row. i 1 1 testified, and value of the land Don G.

Shingler, Missouri River division engineer. In lesser degree, the Omaha-Council Bluffs drama today was being repeated downstream almost as far south as Kansas City. Farmers moved livestock, machinery and household goods. Meanwhile the death toll of current spring floods in the upper Midwest, including the Mississippi River valley, rose to three. Earlier President Truman, after an air tour of the flood area and1 an emergency conference with governors in Omaha yesterday, formally added Nebraska to the list of states declared disaster areas.

He allocated $250,000 to the state from his disaster relief fund. Performances will be staged was reduced. Mrs. Weddell sued at 8 o'clock tonight and 2:30 and as administratrix of the estate (Continued from rage 1) Secondary and supplementary levees were erected and bolstered wherever second lines of defense seemed warranted as engineers dusted off every trick in the flood-fighting book. Levees were so saturated they oozed water.

One Army engineer described them as "jelly-like" from the soaking. Light afternoon rain softened the tops and access roads, hampering the movement of sandbags and equipment. Danger Will Linger Out of water's reach, no matter what happens, were some 34.000 of Council Bluffs' 45,000 residents and another 5,000 across the river. These are the folks who abandoned their homes in fear of the worst, leav 8 p. m.

tomorrow. The circus is divided into three major acts. They are a disaster rescue scene, a reproduction of a Boy Scout encampment, and an Indian pageant portraying Indian customs and dances. Week-End SPECIAL TYPEWRITER REPAIR We will chemically clean, not just brush out, oil and thoroughly adjust your typewriter Free Pickup and Delivery AH Work Guaranteed The program also will include clown and novelty acts and music by a 70-piece band-. The cast will be composed of 2,000 boys from 200 units of the council.

The circus is being presented ALL FOR- ing nearly three-fourths Council Bluffs and the entire by Allegheny council. Boy Scouts All machines picl4 up fr'tif or Saturday will back en your datk Monday Morning. of America, which includes 554 $15 98 Man Who Tried Jail Escape Sentenced Eichelberger Guilty On 2 of 20 Charges Cub Packs, Scout Troops and id) Softi. Strvltt ONLY TYPEWRITER CO. txplorer Posts with- a total membership of 15,854 boys and covers most of Allegheny" all of Beaver and a small part of Westmoreland County.

The theme of the show is JAckfen 1-6492 920 NORFOLK ST. PftH. 17, PA. AFTER MAY lit Ovr Nw Locotion Will 2229 MURRAY AVENUE Lodged Against Him John Eichelbcrger, 20-year-old J. B.

JEFFERS J. J. LI8ERTI Associated Press Wirephoto phone post atop a sandbag harrier. In his hand he holds an orange, part of his breakfast "served" yesterday on the levee. "Forward for Freedom." Henry B.

Duffus is general chairman. ALERT FOR TROUBLE C'ha rlcs Tlalt, volunteer worker from Omaha, keeps watch on flood waters at Council Bluffs, at his field teie- exconvict whose attempt East Omaha and Carter Lake. areas across the river ghostly vacant. Army engineers estimated 24.415 persons, including troops, engineer employes, civilians and volunteers, are employed in the flood fight in the Omaha- Council Bluffs and nearby areas. The river level late today passed 29.7 feet.

A crest of 31.5 was expected during the night. Flood stage is 19 and the previous record high in 1SS1 is 24.6. Teril won't end with the crest's arrival, engineers warned. The long flat top of the crest will last for hours and dike failures could come even after the water has receded. Ilpaths Kise to Three "We have just begun the real fight," said Brigadier General U.

S. May Increase Steel Pay break last Friday gave police and county jail officials a hectic two hours, was found guilty yesterday on the first two of a score of charges he faces. Criminal Court Judge Ralph At Industry Meeting Tod GIMBELS T. Bell adjudged Eichelberger Hotel Opening After $250,000 Face-Lifting Kcdford Springs To Receive Guests invites You to ihe (Continued from Fage 1) guilty in a non-jury trial of re insisted he wouldn't than the YVSB pro- Murray take less posals. ceiving stolen goods and simple assault and battery.

The judge deferred sentence pending disposition of 30 cases which Place Mat Show Again on Monday Eichelberger faces next week. Heavily Guarded The lankv young thug was "I have said both to the steel industry and to the Government that, the steelworkers are not going to further compromise their position in this matter," Murray said grimly. He said he was against seizure guarded by four deputy sheriffs in his appearance in court ibut Eichelberger presented a or any form of Government in terference in labor disputes" as meek and -agreeable demeanor throughout the hearing. Police testified that Eichelberger, arrested and held in a matter 01 principle lust as. six years and in each case the union willingly accepted the outcome only to have the industry balk at it.

Murray charged that the industry was trying to incite steelworkers into a strike under the present seizure. He charged steel firms were spending "millions of dollars of taxpayer money" in newspaper advertisements attacking the union and "The United States Government." Murray implied that steel nom-panies can charge off the advertising expense as business cost deductions for tax purposes. A steel industry spokesman replied this was "just another red herring." The spokesman said seizure amounted to Government confiscation of private property, threatening "the freedom of every American," and the industry would be "letting the public down if it did not present the he said, he is against any form Pictured are five casual settings from more than fifty you'll see when you visit Gimbels new place mat shop in the linen dept. Place mats pel an attractive table and they're part of today's trend for simplified, easier Ihing. Mail, Uox 1016; Phone GKant 1-8400 for stvles shown.

of socialism. Central Police Station on sev But he said the facts were that. Completely remodeled and refurnished, the historic Bedford Springs Hotel one of Pennsylvania's most colorful resort spots will reopen next week for the 1952 tourist season. Normally in operation the year around, the 230-room hotel has been closed the last seven months to permit reconstruction of the entire interior at a cost of more than $250,000. 100 Invited to Preview Guests will again he rereived at the hotel Monday.

Over the week end more than 100 persons, representing newspapers, radio and television in this area, will be special guests in a press pre at Government request, he had eral charges, escaped the station last December IS when he knocked down Turnkey Thomas Foley. Police said he used five times postponed strike ac tion. He said he would have pre ferred to fight out his problem stolen Railwav Express checks with the industry in collective bargaining or by a strike. to escape to Albany, N. Y.

Another Escape Fails But Eichelberger testified he merely "straight armed" the Calls Raise "Meager" turnkey and had bought the Murray insisted he took his case to the WSB only at Government insistence, that he'd gotten only a "meager" settle facts." view. They will gather there this! Belgian Linen Sets 7.95 Contrasting corl cds'. Choice of 10 lonely color. 9-pieces in the set. Same Set itli IT Piece If irct4sf vf ment plan out of the wage board.

checks for $30 "from another boy." Police said the checks were stolen from a East Liberty drug store. Last Friday Eichelberger and Shotgun Bandit Fred Hunter 5y i For Magic Cycle See your KELVINATOR DEALER Mr. Stan Taylor, Mgr. B. F.

GOODRICH CO. 4925 Liberty Ave. SChenfey 1-8310 See Our A A on Bock Peg of Baseball Tabloid Murray praised news accounts of the steel dispute as fair but said "unfortunately we dont get the same sort of fair treatment in the editorial columns." He said editorial writers evidently were unable to "grasp the economic issues." and wasn't going to see it whittled down now. The union leader complained that steel industry labor disputes have gone to Government boards three times in the past evening for a dinner and dance. Although many modern innovations have been added to ihe hotel's rooms and main lobbies, its famed nineteenth century atmosphere has been maintained.

Georgian Crystal Chandeliers One of the new features, In scaled a 30-foot county jail wall and almost escaped before police rounded them up. Jail guards caught Eichelberger as he fled the jail service entrance and Hunter was captured on the roof in a ventilating shaft. fact, is an item out of the past.j Man Indicted As Slrangler Goldlone Homespun Cotton Set 8.95 It is a Georgian crystal chandelier which G. Bland Hoke, general manager and owner, acquired from a Washington man-jsion. "What we tried to do," Hoke explains, "was lo modernize the 'function without changing the form." The hotel, noted as a vacation playground for more than a century, is located on Route 220.

two miles south of Bedford Truman ins In Horse Race LAUREL, April 17 Laurpl track's Presidential Sweepstakes went to Truman's Choice today in a breeze. The charity race of stable ponies named for presidential aspirants found Senator Kefauver in second position and Governor McKeldin. in third. The time for the quarter mile was 24.1 seconds. In fourth position was Senator Taft, who nosed out I Like Ike.

I'pur mats with fringe! linen napkin-. 6 color combination. 8-piece et Willard F. Havens, 52-year-old, roving laborer, was indicted by! the grand jury yesterday in the! murder of his landlady whose beaten body was found under a mass of cardboard in the attic of her Northside home. Havens, subject of an eight state search, was recognized by Fort Wayne, police in a routine "skid row" roundup March 13 35 days after Anna Bestenec, 72, of 1317 Rush' Street.

was beaten and A taste discovery that's out of this world! Sanforized Denim Set :t.95 Cafe cberk in rlierkrrl plain Henim, choice of 5 color. S-piece et. Rankin Volinjr 1 laee -Changed The county commissioners haw temporarily given the nod to foes of the Rankin district leader, Bombay Cuccaro, by shifting the polling place in the borough's first district, William H. Alton, election director revealed yesterday. The anti Cuccaro forces hrought the fight out into the open Tuesday when they appeared at a hearing to ask the commissioners to change ihe voting place from 101 Miller Avenue to a garage on Brown Alley.

Cuccaro's friends strongly At first he told Fort Wayne authorities he had been drinking, had quarreled with the widow and "blacked out." Later, the former Clearfield, resident admitted the February 7 murder. In another action yesterday the grand jury returned a "John Doe" murder indictment in the fatal shooting of Stanley Sadow-ski, 40 years old. Heidelberg truck driver, last May 20. The bullet lodged in his spine, paralyzing him. Sadowski died in Woodville Hospital January 6.

It Area Soldier Killed in Korea One district soldier has been killed and three injured in the Korean area, the Department of Defense announced vesterdav. KILLED Private First Class Ralph E. Amend, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amend, 5520 Second Avenue.

WOUNDED Corporal Clyde W. Blackwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Blackwell.

327 Fisk Street. Corporal Vincent, J. Pezzo. son DAIQUIRI opposed the change. The commissioners first re Homespun Cotlon with Linen Napkins 1.95 Pemsia homespun cotton with hnen napkins, 6 colors to choose.

8-pce. set. served decision, then decided to erb in flavor I --i. try the change fnr next Tues Su Ch ristopher Columbus day's primary "to see how it works," Mr. Alton said.

Rum of Mr. and Mrs. Christy D'Al-esandro, Sixth Avenue, Coraopolis. Private First Class George .1. Fodolak, son of Mrs.

Elizabeth Podolak, 538 i Evans Avenue, McKeesport. adds new enjoyment Fred. War in Held As Rceklcss Driver TRENTOX, N. April 17 WT Band Leader Fred Waring was arrested on a reckless driving charge here last night. Police said the 52-year-old television star exceeded the city speed limit and almost forced a police car from the street.

Waring told police he was in a hurry to get to a TV rehearsal. He posted a $50 bond for his appearance April 22. Mi this famous old orite, Trv it! to fav Lias Calls Off Offer lo Settle WHEELING, W. Va.f April 17 (PiWilliam G. Lias withdrew today his offer to pay the Fed THE ALUFURPOSE RUM eral Government Sl.476.00n as 9 ADVERTISEM EST Fringed Woven Linen Slats 1 Each Make up your own set of these slub-weave linens.

3 colors. Napkins, ea. 39c I jg -4- 2 ij a VN-. tW i --i A V. as settlement of his income tax difficulties.

Lias made the offer several weeks ago. His attorneys said the amount represented what the Government contends is owed by Lias interests, not counting penalties and assessments. Lias' counsel explained in a letter to government attorneys that the settlement offer was withdrawn in order that the race track owner's attorneys might devote their full time to preparing their tax court case. Home's Re-elecls A. H.

Burclifielcl Albert Home Burchfield was re-elected president and general manager of the Joseph Home Company department store yesterday at a meeting of the board of directors following a shareholders meeting. Also re-elected by the directors were Henry W. Fulton, secretary; Albert E. Oxenreiter, vice president and general merchandise manager; Bernard S. Home, vice president and treasurer; R.

F. Ashenfelter, assistant treasurer and controller; George P. Fulton, assistant secretary; W. E. O'Brien, assistant controller.

Directors re-elected at 'the shareholders meeting were W. H. Burchfield, W. H. Friessell.

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