Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, April 18, 1927 Page: 1 of 4
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10.000 ARE HOMELESS BY FLOOD
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MISSISSIPPI
STILL BRING;
TROOPS CALLED
Strengthen Levees All Along
Great River to Guard '
Lowlands.
TRAIN WRECKED
New Way To Play Checkers
Five or More Injured at Po-
teau, Okla., When Washout
Causes Crash.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18.—
(AP)—Levees of the Mississippi to-
day were being increased in height
along t,he lower basin as a record
tide--9i~-wati>rsrr pwving southward
pressed with immeasurable weight
against the earthern wails.
Refugees numbered perhaps 10,-
000 persons, driven from their
home~, by baokwaters or overflow
from many tributaries of the great
stream were under the care of na-
tional. state and community agen-
cies of relief, Other thousands were
moving their properties from val-
ley lands, where the floods might
break through at any hour.
Hope Renewed
Hope was renewed today for re-
lief from the d,estruct've waters in
the upper reaches of the Arkansas
and White rivers, tributaries of the
Mississippi and in the mother
stream itself around Cairo, 111., and
Hickman, Ky., where the height
of the current' hns menaeed the
dikes for weeks. Slight declines In
the stages were reported from these
upstream points.
From Hickman southward gov-
ernment engineers were working ev-
ery available laborer In their drive
to bring the huge embankments to
a strongr state of defense.
Meanwhile, eastern Arkansas lay
lender the swirling overflow waters
of the Arkansas, the White, the
Little Red, the St. Francis and of
smaller Htreatns which have climbed
over natural bunks or burst man-
made restraints to cover an im-
measurable area.
Stops Truffle
Highway traffic was virtually sus-
pended and train service was spas-
modic and uncertain or entiroly
paralyzed because of washouts and
inundation of tracks.
An unofficial estimate for Ar-
kansas alone placed the number of
persons driven from homes by the
hostile waters at exceeding $20,000
and acres overflowed at more than
1,000,000. Property losses have
reached a staggering figure which
no one now dares calculate. State
troops today Were guarding the tops
of the bin dikes in Bolivar and
Washington counties, Mississippi.
Ijevees Hreak
CAIRO. ni„ April 18.-— t AP)
Th.e leves at East Cape Girardeau
broke this morning, flooding a large
area. The rlYer at Cupe Girardeau
immediately began falling and came
to a standstill at Cairo.
Train Wrecked
TEXARKANA, April 48.—(AP)
—Three of the five or more hurt
when "a Kansas City Southern pas-
senger train ran into u washout at
Poteau, Okla., about 1:30 a. m. Jto-
/ day, were brdught to a Texarkana
hospital this morning for treat-
ment. Flood conditions prevented
them being take to closer sanitar-
iums.
Those brought to Texarkana are
. J. J. Taylor, superintendent of
brldtes and buildings for Mie Kan-
sas City Southern with headquarters
at Texarkana, body brulvfes, broken
rib and gSsh over eye,-'
H. R. Stacks, conductor, probable
Internal Injuries, gjih over right
eyc. V. Kruege/,' Tulsa, Okla.,
bruises on \afrjiAd head.
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frt. KISS1MMCE.,
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SUCreEDED ONE OF TI-fe>\EN"
KISSIMMEE. Fla., April 151
(AP)—"Men" have been replaced
with girls in checkers by Kissiini®ee
and St. Cloud.
Whenever the two towns meetiln
matches, they use a giant, checker
board on one ■ of the main streets.
The two players are at one side 4fcd
make their moves with pretty giWs-
Spectators crowd around the roped-
off square, and a band plays as Jihe
game progresses. £
BAKER-BANKER
ASKED TO TAKE
WEBB'S OFFICE
Wholesale Resignations From
Official Positions Now
Total 21.
TWENTY-SECOND
OFFICER VACATES
BORGER POSITION
r.w0.
CHILD SWALLOWS KEROSENE AND
BIES; SUNDAY CLOSING BLARED
Sunday blue laws in Borger have
dealt at least one fatal blow, ac-
cording to D. Jl. Clodfeltec, mech-
anise, who lost an infant boy Sun-
day when he and his wife were in
search of groceries.
The family, he said, has been In
the habit of purchasing dally pro-
visions from downtown grocery
stores. Without warning, all stores
In the city were closed bright and
early Sunday and the small family
was without preparations for the
Sunday meal.
The 17-months-old boy was left
at home Sunday noon, while Clod-
felter and his wife sought a res^
taurant. When they returned home
they found the child had overturn-
ed a can of kerosene, pouring the
contents over himself and swal-
lowing a large portion of the
fluid. ^
The child was rushed to the Ma-
lone hospital where It died two
hours later from the effects of the
oil.
SAM LITTLE QUITS
City Clerk la Succeeded By
His Former Assistant,
George Tarrant.
While no appointment has yet
been made for the office of judge
of the corporation court, which has
been vacated through the recent
resignation of Geoega,.- Webb, city
commissioners and rangers have
tendered the appointment to Asa
Ramsay.
Ramsay has made no definite re-
sponse tj the offer to date, accord-
ing to Mayor Miller today. The of-
fer was made Saturday.
Little Resigns
Sam Little, who has served the
city of Borger in the capacity of
city clerk since the forming of the
Tnunicipality here, resigned his po-
sition Saturday afternoon, it was
announced today.
Mr. Ramsay was the first presi-
dent of the Borger Chamber of
Commerce and has figured prom-
inently In civic matters here for
many months. Ramsay withdrew
from the raayorality race when he
learned ho was not a legal resident
of the state, not having resided here
twelve months up until election
time.
Pare Takes Bench
Glenn Pace, appointed city com-
missioner to succeed Flelg, Is acting
as city judge through terms of the
city ordinance naming a temporary
successor in the absence of an offi-
cial.
The resignation of Mr. Little was
made following a resolution drawn
by the board of city commissioners
requesting such action.
George Tarrant was appointed
city clerk to succeed Mr. Little, be-
ginning his duties of office this
morning Mr. Tarrant has been as
sistant city clerk since the early
part of last December.
Mr. Little is the twenty-first of
city and county officials to leave
office since the coming of state
officers and rangers to Borger.
Mr. Ramsay, former federal re
serve bank governor, is now prop-
rietor of a bakery in Borger.
Judge F. M. S|>encer, who
/with .Judge George Webb has
served as justice of peace in
Place No. 2 in Borger, resign-
ed that position this afternoon
and tendered his resignation to
the board of county commis-
sioners.
Judge Spencer's resignation,
the tweuty-second of city and
county officials since the ui'-
rlval of rangers here, c;une at
the suggestion of state' "offic-
ers and county commissioners.
The vacancy in justice of the
:peace office and successors to
Judge Webb and Judge Spen-
cer have not yet been named.
WICHITA BLAST
THOUGHT FATAL
WICHITA, Kan., April 18.—
(AP)—Several persons are be-
lieved to have been killed in an
explosion that wrecked a groc-
ery store near the downtown
section here this morning. A'"
available ambulances of the
city were called as firemen
fought a blaze among the
wreckage.
GAINESVILLE COMIBNIT*
HIT BT MSASTRODS STMI
Powers Plan New
Demands On China
TEXAN KILLED
INCARCRASH
AUSTIN. April IS—(AP) —
Henry Ridley, 21), division freight
agent here of the Missouri-Kansas-
Te.vas railroad, died at a hospital
today, victim of au automobile ac-
cident at "Dead .Man's Curve" on
the Post road near Kyle.
Ridley, with three companions,
was returning from San Antonio,
when the car, driven by Arthur
Siternen, overturned at the curve.
THREE DIE AS
NEW TORNADO
HITS OKLAHOMA
Farmer, Wife and Infant Son
Victims of Wind Near
Bekoshee.
MUSKOGEE, Okla.. April 18—
(AP)—Carl Burcliam, a farmer, his
wife and an infant son, three years
old, were killed, and another son.
"W. C." 12, was injured critically
when their home, one mile north of
Bokoshee. Leflore county, was struck
by a tornado last night. The injured
boy was taken to Fort Smith, Ark.,
revealed that his skull was crushed.
He may die. surgeons said.
The bodies of the man. woman
and child were found in a field sev-
eral hundred yards from the house.
Brings Aid
Shortly after the stonn struck a
12 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Burcliam. slightly hurt, strug-
gled through the debris and rain to
the home of a neighbor-
A searching party found Mrs.
Burchan's body in a field about 206
yards from where the home had
stood: the body of the three year
old child was a hundred yards far-
ther away and the father's body was
discovered nearly a quarter of a
fnile from where the wreck of his
home was.
Travels High
The storm, 'traveling high," after
striking the Burcliam home, raised
only to sweep downward again about
two miles away and strike the home
of Jesse Wooc' . Mrs Woods was
slightly hurt.
HOUSES ARE
DESTROYED AT
GARB0PLI6K
Twisting Wind Swoops Down
On Workmen's Homes
it Plant.
SOME INJURED
Scene of Tornado is Three
Miles Southwest of
This City.
An airplane tire with non-skid
tread has just been introduced in
(his country.
A twisting wind swooped
down on the carbon black plant
community this morning rtt
0:20 o'cloct and di-KtrojKcd sev-
eral of the workmen's houses,
injuring sonic of the occupants,
one mail suffering a broken
collar bone.
According to witnesses, the
cyclone first .skimmed tile bead-
quarters houses, some distance
from the point where it ,;rt
most damage, and ¡«he m
severely, bin <!id n< t ai.
Then it flropivd on lr ,w
of workmen's co'tav and
swept several of t¡;¡ - • away,
carrying portion of the wreck-
age a quarter of a mile and
dropping it against the Santa
Fe tracks.
The carbon black plant is
three miles southwest of lior-
ger.
Five small houses and three
bunk houses were destroyed,
and a number of cars smashed
up. Five injured were taken
to hospitals, none seriously
hurt.
JBPITER PI UKIIIS TAKES OVER
CLEANUP FOR BORGER MONDAY
MINERS FIB
BIG DISTILLS
A squad of rangers Sunday dug
up a still of more than 500 gallon
capacity north of Punt ex* unearth-
in the entire equipment and ap-
imratus which was "modern*' in
every detail. The still w;.s hidden
under a building and a portion of
the barnyard, and contained a
large amount of liquor when taken.
Po lief men Baird and Yale con-
duct ed a ralil on a house in the
north part of the city Sunday
evening to seize 1(, 1-¡2 gallons of
whiskey and 2'i;í bottles of home
brew beer.
'GAINESVILLE, April 18.—
(AP)—Crops, highways, bridges,
and other property were damaged
many thousands of dollars in a
storm here last night. Two families
temoved from their homes iu low-
lands on horse-back. |
The volunteer fire department
probably saved many persons by
arousing them from sleep In time
to flee before rising waters In two
creeksi jj
A man quarantined In a house
along a creek because of smallpox
could not, be reached, but he was
seen later on top of his house with
a lantern beside him.
Rainfall ranged from two Inches
here to six Inches elsewhere in the
Red river watershed to the north-
west and nortehast, put streams
out of their banks, flooded a sec-
tion of Gainesville, and washed out
some track on the Mlssourn, Kan-
sas and Texas railroad west of
here. 1
LONDON, April 18.—'(AP)- It
was authoritatively stated today
that new demands on the Cantonese
government, which will bo more
vigorous in tone and possibly in-
clude a time limit for compliance,
will be made by the five powers
which delivered identical notes to
the Cantonese government last
week as a result of the Nauking
disorders of March 24.
NACO GROCER
WACO, April ia—(AP)—P. W,
•liter, 88, grocer, was found «hot
death in his garage today- A
revolver, from
FARMER MES
Because of early morning rains,
staging a "clean-up" or "wash-up"
.unsolicited, the -sahitation campaign
planned to start Monday morning
was postponed until Tuesday morn-
ing when weather conditions may be
more favorable.
The announcemtnt of the post-
ponement in activities until totnor-
Contributes $100
To Build Church
Rev. J. E. Pennington; Methodist
missionary, now working In the
Stinnett community, has establish-
ed a cjwrch there and at Gewhltt,
and is building a tabernacle at
Sttanett, to be replaced by a brick
ehurch later. A contribution ot $100
trom an oil man was made toward
the new church yesterday.
Hutchinson County
Herald One Year Old
row morning was made today by
Sanitation Inspector Savard who is
in charge of the clean-up.
Two crews of men will start out
tomorrow morning, following the
same program as planned for today,
and will begin activities along
streets and alleys through the en-
tire city, both business and residen- Jty men
tial district.
Prairie Oil Beats
Borger Cubs 10 .to 3
The Prairie Oil company defeated
the. Borger Cubs yesterday in to 3
In a practice game in which Man-
ager .less Carpenter of the Cubs
tried out three pitchers and twen-
WOMAN ANB TOO MEN SLAIN IN
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NEW YORK, April 18—(API-
Three persons were slain today in an
apartment building In West 135th
street. The body of a woman, known
ly to tenants as Mrs. Brown, rld-
with bullets was found in her
apartment on the third flootv The
body of a Chinese was found on the
second «floor landing while on the
roof the bojdy of a Japanese was
found.
The men were William Chemch,
believed to be a Japanese, and Dick
Fung, a Chinese, said to be the
owner, of a restaurant In the Bronx.
disorder and bore evidence that a
struggle had taken puace-
A trail of blood was traced to the
roof of the five story apartment,
which Is near Riverside Drive. The
body of Chemeh was found sprawled
on the roof. There was a bullet
wound on his right chest. In kis
hand was elutehéd a revolver from
which one shot had been fired A
foot away lay a partly loaded re-
volver of the same calibre.
Elephants Trample
Woman To Death
NF.WAHK. April 18.— (AP)
—An unidentified woman about
SO years old was trampled to
death today when three ele-
phants appearing in an act at
Proctor's Theatre in Market
street, broke away from their
trainer. The elephants were re-
raptured within a few minutes
and taken te the theatre.
body was
from tenants
the husband
, the police
Her body, tol
the floor of
first.
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rlend of
her
like other
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 18.—
(AP)—The Scott levee in Pulaski
county, broke under the pressure
ot Arkansas river flood waters to-
day and water was sweeping ra
ly over 18,000 e ' some of
state'e largest. J°.rt ^"N^t planta
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Rock Springs Dead
Now Total Fifty
SAN ANTONIO. April 18,—(AP)
—With the death here last night of
Benito Fuentes, the ¡death list In
Tuesday's tornado at Rpck Springs,
Texas, we|ht to fifty; *
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Caufield, T. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 125, Ed. 1 Monday, April 18, 1927, newspaper, April 18, 1927; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167058/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.