Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1937, Page 5

EVANSVILLE FACES WATER PROBLEN Acute Sanitation Conditions Also Harass City Hit by Flood. BY the Associated Press. EVANSVILLE, Ind, January 27.— ‘The menace of the Ohio River's ugly, yellow flood tides lessened here today, heartening residents of this industrial city of 102,000, but acute problems of 8 pure water supply and sanitation harassed the city. John Hagan, ecting Weather Bu- reau observer, revised downward his prediction of the flood’s crest which had been expected Friday. Instead of the 54 or 55 feet expected, the crest will not exceed 53.5 feet, he predicted. And he said it will arrive tomorrow instead of Priday. At noon the river stage had climbed slowly to 52.7 feet. Evansville went on water rations yesterday after the flood put the pumping station out of commission. Last night a leak was discovered in the 18,000,000-gallon reserve supply. Mayor William Dress sent for divers to stop seepage into it. Water remaining in the reservoir, 5 miles from the city, was being ra- tioned daily from 7 to 8 am. A water administrator was appointed to ration water supplies en route by train. 15,000 Are Homeless. Unofficial estimates of Evansville's homeless passed the 15,000 mark to- day. Col. L. L. Roberts, martial law area commander, appointed a committee to undertake the rehabilitation of the southeastern section, the worst-flooded part of the city. Coast Guardsmen and boatmen had removed virtually all persons in im- mediate danger in Evansville and neighboring river towns. Col. Roberts said the troops were un- der orders to shoot to kill “if necessary to prevent looting.” There have been no fires, he said, adding: “The people are not hysterical or frightened unduly. There is no panic. I think everything that can be done is being done. All relief agencies are co- operating to the utmost.” The city pumping station, Msyor Dress said, probably will be out of op- eration for a month. Provision will have to be made for fire protection after the flood backwaters drain from the sewers, he said. Meanwhile, flood-groggy Southern Indiana citizens intrenched as best they could against crests vet to strike. Upstate Quick to Aid. Mass movements to the north are under way all along the water front and only a handful of persons remain in some communities. The uncon- trolled stream already has driven more than 75,000 residents from their | homes. At least nine persons have died. No one attempted to estimate the huge property damage. Spurred by Gov. M. Clifford Town- gend’s statement that evacuation “has only started on a major scale,” Hoosiers outside the stunned sectors | took an “all-for-one-and-one-for-all” attitude. Upstate the doors of relief opened wide. Towns mustered adults and children to provide assistance. Pub- lic buildings and private homes were turned over to refugees. State, Fed- eral and local agencies concentrated in a great move to bring quick, effec~ tive aid. At New Albany and Jeffersonville, National Guardsmen prepared for complete desertion of those towns. At least 75 per cent of New Albany is inundated, and shocked refugees are being shipped north- ward as quickly as possible. Jefferson- ville is almost completely isolated and refugees fear the town is doomed. | The high waters make difficult any exodus. Many persons are ill from | exposure, Whole Towns Under Water. Southeastern Indiana Ohio River towns are battling cold, hunger and sickness. At half-submerged Aurora | more than 125 persons require hos- | pital care, and National Guardsmen | plead for additional medical sup- | plies and help. Parts of Rising Sun, | usually unaffected by whims of the | Ohio River, are under water. Only three houses are out of water at Patriot. Throughout this area ref- ugees unable to go northward huddle in churches, barns and business build- ings. The upstream towns expressed hope the worst had passed after the Ohio remained somewhat stationary for the first time in days. Desolation of the stricken regions and despair of the terrified refugees defied description. Relief agencies predict the rehabilitation will take months, perhaps years, in some local- dties. 800 IN PADUCAH HOTEL AWAIT AID| Hundreds More Marooned in Ken- tucky City—Gasoline Film Is Fire Menace. By the Assoclated Press. PADUCAH, Ky., January 27.—Ei-ht hundred persons marooned in the Ir- vin Cobb Hotel—where flood waters stand 9 feet deep in the lobby—wait- ed today for rescue boats to carry them from this flood-encompassed city. There were hundreds of others stranded in downtown buildings and in residences, harassed by cold, hun- ger and the threat of disease. Also present was the constant dan- ger of fire from a film of gasoline spread over the waters when a 20,000~ gallon gasoline tank toppled from its mooring. “The situation is desperate,” said C. H. Hutchison, Memphis, Tenn., P. W. A. inspector, “and it's going to become ‘worse. The water is rising.” The greatest danger to rescue boats were submerged automobiles, aban- doned in the streets when the Ohio River went wild. Fourteen deaths have been charged to the flood and it was feared reced- ing water might reveal more. “Many of the people in danger ab- solutely refuse to leave their homes. National Guardsmen, who are in con- trol of the city, had to drive 70 Ne- groes out of one house with rifl Hutchison said. By bus, automobile and truck refu- gees are being carried to Mayfield, Ky., to a concentration camp. _————— Franco-German Accord Sought. ! PARIS, January 27 (#).—Prelimi- nary conversations which may lead to nmegotiations on a Franco-German commercial accord will open tomorrow Berlin between Nazi officials and lerve Alphand, French trade expert. ¥ » | Resources Board. THE EVEN Railroad Terminals Submerged in Ohio River Valley The extent of the Ohio River flood at Paducah, Ky., is clearly indicated in this aerial photo. Waters cover both the industrial and residential sections. NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Air view f railroad and round houses at Portlmt, alf submerged by the rampaging Ohio. Hundreds of refugees have been shipped by train to Columbus. 2.80 2.00 Louis Manarin Miss Murlel Stockdale and 8ara Bondurant Laura L. Taylor__ Catierne D schafier Mrs. Mable Fischer__ Georg WESTVRENKS | et FLOODPASTPEA |~ Fand \Wheeling First City on Bor-| | Momey Received by der to See Fall of Ram- Xl: .Shrkfd"c s paging OhiO. erican ne ross The Star will continue to receive BY the Associatec Press. = i funds f the Red WHEELING. W. Va., January 27— | 2@ #crnowiedge funcs Zor tue The swollen Ohlo River stopped it rise | Cross flood relief. Make checks pay- all along the West Virginia border to- able to the District Chapter, American i day after causing 11 deaths and dam- | R¢d Cross. Mail or bring to the 3 cashier, The Evening Star. age estimated at from $6,000,000 to SR e $10,000,000. Delta Chapter, Tau Phi Bomrfly. The crest—and fall—came first to ‘Wheeling. Swiftly then the flood tide ran to its peak at Parkersburg, Point Pleasant, finally at Huntington, hardest hit of the West Virginia towns. With the crest came hope for 56,000 | persons they might soon return to their homes. Many of them slept in dry quarters last night for the first time since the waters started their inexorable rise. At Charleston—50 miles from the Ohio—the biggest single group of refugees was gathered in a big Na- | tional Guard armory. There they set | up their own laws, rules for sanita- tion. A barber driven from the Hunt- ington flood area opened a shop for refugees and all men were clean- shaven for the first time in days. State cities reported conditions “good.” Little Point Pleasant sent word over a short-weve radio, its only | means of communication, that all were 3 safe. Similar word came from Par- kersburg, where all business had been ' halted, and from all other river towns. | Officlally the State’s death total is 11, but at Huntmgton officials said they feared “many” dead may be found when the waters recede from the § | business section and industrial dis-| Mr @ Mrs, Leo Zwissler™ tricts. Huntington, too, faced danger | 2°lanna Grieb of fire—gas bubbled through the flood | Frank & Amick waters from two broken mains. E C]}"{u“ce st:&]frrz The whole resources of the W. P. A. | R'““g;flsfl,{;ggof were turned over to Gov. Homer A.|Mr ang Mrs J ¥ McCarine Holt for the rehabilitation work. En - A“;{:"‘}"{;‘" e route from Washington was a Red|A. Grossman Cross official to co-ordinate the State’s | PR relief work. And offers of aid con- tinued to pile up. Relief agencies ln Charleston, the State capital, were swamped with volunteers for emer- gency aid. Public buildings there were ¥ thrown open. Hotel managers offered | Employes H. G. Smithy Co. | all facilities of their establishments. ' E'¢fnor E. Witherspoon Citizens gave food and clothing. Flood Relief Anneville McKinnon Mr. and L. W. de Gast D Gerald. Brupty. Btydent Council. R weney k. “MeDorald Hechinger Co. employees_ ylle Giflen and el V. E Parker Hgnrf Whiteeld “Samson Charles Schwartz & Son Anna M. Krieg Rover - __ M. and M. Melvilie A Co George J. Hassett John M. St t' lude G. Cole _ ToL rossmi ME g SR 4,388.10 | €. Cusack - | Einie™ tBe. Women's Auxi Presbyterian, Church Charlotte L. Grunweil P.J Work Mary Ci 500 | Mr. and Mrs. P. Gritman 00 | Mrs, Mt anig Nirs Hariy 3 0aen 00 yes 1 00 | ns 1.00 George B, Jenkins _ |M.'T. Hayi May H Olmsted . Schlingman Y. Class Epworth 10200 | 2000 ln J-M. and Charlotte Wager Fixic and Wags - 00 | | L 10.00 | Lo 0.00 | Annie D. Hardesty 3 O‘Lmnloycs M. Phillpsb nd Mrs. . A H. 5.00 Florénce Piterre Murray = Kinnear class. Calvary Baptist ‘hurch 1.00 700 | Whit, Radio Imuluu_ Emplayu National Radio Insti- it Rulh Rounbloom and | it g Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Temple Chapter, No. Dmnct of Columbis Chm‘lel':x .gc Lou!se Brereton_ I3 > 2O & .Hulchlmn_ Claude 'V. "Hyso Mr. and Mrs, Wl . R_Berry bel . Frances .Bm'ns ";‘emple‘l %:hool p— r. and Mrs. George Edward W..Donn, SET S Bregk Parkman C. ‘Gearhart an I}Jl[ (mod V&]lmt;hlut - r.“and Mrs. Albert Hawn.. Robert L. Shoe: er_ Mr. lnd Mrs. Elc J. August Braun Vernon M. Hunf Mre Bsther Ericson Arthur T. Randall Lnkor D:ét, Lodge No. 4 W. C. Tilgl (Continued From First Page.) 1m;)epen(aenrz1 Counetl, propriation will be sought as soon as | final needs are determined. The continuing sweep of the flood | also forced the Red Cross to set nide its $5,000,000 relief quota and ask for | unlimited assistance. In the midst of aiding 750,000 refugees, Red Cross officials began pre- parations to care for other thousands along the lower Mississippi in the event | R v y“g that region is inundated. Memphis May Be Center. Memphis’ appeared a possible selec- tion for general Red Cross head- quarters if the organization decides to move its relief administration staff from the Capital. It was getting ready to quarter 50,000 refugees on high ground near Memphis, and ordered 31,000 mat- u;mses and sleeping bags sent to that city. In general flood operations, the Coast Guard had 170 boats, with 300 more on the way. The Navy con- tributed 13, the Lighthouse Service eight and the Coastal Geodetic Sur- vey four. The Navy was sendlna 15 more. President Roosevelt, keeping tab on all Federal agencies in the wide- spread assistance program, pointed out the emergency in the Ohio Val- ley would not be over before tomor- row night. Thereafter, the danger of a Mis- sissippi flood remains, besides the arduous job of rehabilitation. Future Plans Mapped. ‘The Government already is working | a; on plans to stop future floods and soll erosion, the President said at a Press conference. He discussed creation of a central planning authority, he added, with Secretaries Ickes and Wallace and Frederic A. Delano of the National Committee " on the _ Judicia House of Renrnenhtlvu Georse A Wat X Dunnlnnon Divina Merlove Helen Brylawski Harry ‘Hoffman_ Steldle W. 8. G. CuS; Mes. Jahn Lee Flclllty ‘Jefferson Junior High Master ‘Plumbers’ Association Harry J. Beuchert, Jjr. Beuchert’ family Section C-5. McKinley H. School Mr. and Mrs, Richard H. Sinclair Feinte B Stager = 5&! lnd )lr! G E. Donn, sr. lthel Whntnn 2z Se: , 2P D WeET n Mr: Hltll: Plttfl. Chlrlu F. Na: My sh Local agency force, Llf. & C ualty Insurance J. Bar Kenllwonh cmum' uu la:n- Kline Mr a BT od M Irl“fghn F. Hardl Adoénh ‘W. Lubbers Mrs. H. C. Cor hnenc- sind emnlnyn. lelht Hlnd John Wellmun Michael G. Julia_McGrat M. Wannall 222 Al!btlltlon Ao 2SoeS mowoosSS3 1 - ia555555% o 353833333 8 rte 1905531 Scoomonoonans, EZousmon=o S3833333322333235 22922222 H. R. Rith_and High Dryden Union . ‘Willlam Olson 222 2 33 S Pnlhn Enhler Mrs, Bosteln avis . xen‘dnrl - - cfi' O, Class. Brookland M E Chlneu friends: v Shing Hlny Boren e roo k & Gnonz 0 | Mrs_ . P. Luchrs B . Taylor s:::l“';r..“’ 3 re. ¥ o MatnEly ™ 2c0pbec 222! 3383 lnd Mglu xenh t hoo} S0 S E J. E D = The Beil “Class, Caivary Baptist Church___ » 8 2 3 A O OO SIS Gl S NSNS 2! Dbt i S - el Mr. Roosevelt also indicated States desiring interstate flood control com- pacts should work out their’ programs before Federal projects are under- taken, Officials at the daily conferenee of the Government’s central relief agen- cies reported health conditions in the stricken area were exceptionally good. They ordered additional medical units into Louisville, however, and said they would not let up in efforts from 22520005 32333333 e = n énnntgflnnflu Constory, Mo, { o el amitation Vll|mll fraving Dept. The Evening » 8 33 5233333332232333! Wiionat > Rehasiiitation Coma American Legion 13 R 10.00 | Mr. and Mro 25.00 . | Bravein f; Bluchdorn 10.00 | S2eona Residss” Bantist Church 25.00 | Edna B. A 3 ”" | Paul A H\nnlh 2.00 | Mrs 5.00 | Mr. it WOMEN WILL REPAIR | CLOTHING FOR REFUGEES - | istribution in the flood region. | 4 Germents sent to the Bethesda Fire 2.00 | Mrs. George E. Pariseau, president of o | Bethesda and Mrs. | Foster, L | Dr._Alffed H. Taylor | 3. °P. Thomas < Charles 8. Currey_ | 0 BiF%e? Market_deaters | over to Mrs. Pariseau’s committee, Mrs. James J. Employes of Rem! Loute J. Cozusnicl Mrs. Margaret O. Joyce_ 4 K. Long Y M man Charles Schana Calanthe Lodge of Knights of H. Peck " Herbert Jones M. H. Loy W. A. Lockwood Den- rown Anna E. Murray Frank W. Adams C LR D. 8. W, Police Court " judges “and em- oyes 36.50 = 55.00 Kitchen and coffee <har crew of 3 33.00 the Washington Hotel wis | Walfer ‘shannon - Ton 8. Gable ice L. Mah Hehy = 5. John T. Hicks cks frs. H. A. Polkinhorn : 00 | Donald G, Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Carl L~ Campbell and Mrs Waldo Campbell | Thomas. Jefr son Rout ose arter vd B. Sib - | Mrg, Paul r-and Mrs T M. Lans | MartinF. Smith Columbus ' Liquo 10.00 and Sundav School 50.00 Mears dly 0ol C. E r'mk Evelyn Clark pand Mrs. Waiter E. Saunders 'nm\?nmcu A Mersn 10:00 | 37 | Prank H Anonymous cash Total H Knlm'r A | Residents of Bethesda Area to Work on Garments for Flood i'A( Victims Tomorrow. Srecial Disratch to The Star. \ BETHESDA, Md., January 27— | Notices are being sent out today to | women of the Bethesda area to mect tomorrow at 9 am. at the Battery Park Club to work on garments for Station, which has been designated by the Bethesda branch, American Red Cross, as the collection center 10-\ clothing. will be repaired and turned | ‘The preparation of the clothing for distribution will be under the super- vision of Mrs. E. F. Kohman, chair- man of the Bethesda branch of the Needlework Guild; Mrs. John W. Flacks of the Social Service Com- mittee of the Women's Club cof | A. Brookhouse | president of the Newcom) | Club. dirplanes Abandon Schedules to Fly Police to Kentucky e 42 Philadelphia Blue-|% coats on Craft Leaving Newark, N. J. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 27.—Com- mercial airlines disrupted their sched- ules today to assist Louisville in its appeal for policemen in the flood crisis. Policemen were transported by air | from various cities to Bowman Field, Louisville, reported muddy but usable. American Airlines pulled two of its 21-passenger Douglas flagships off reg- ular schedules to carry 42 ‘Philadel- phia policemen to the flood eity. The planes left Newark Airport long be- fore daylight so they might pick up the officers and land them at Louis- ville shortly after dawn. If You Are Troubled With RHEUMATISM To relieve the tortures of rheumatic, arthritis and neu- ritis pains drink Mountain Valley Mineral Water, di- rect from famous Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mildly alkaline. Deeply satisfying. Endorsed by Physicians for over 30 years. Ph Me 1062 for 2" booklet today. Mountain Valley Mineral Water ME. 1063 A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937. —A.P. and Wide World Photos. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Increasing cloudiness, followed by rain beginning late tonight or tomorrow; slowly rising temperature, lowest temperature to- night about 32 degrees; gentle north- east, winds. Maryland—Increasing cloudiness to- night, followed by rain beginning in south portion late tonight or tomor- row and in north portion tomorrow; slowly rising temperature. Virginia—Cloudy, followed by rain in south portion late tonight and to- morrow and beginning in north por- tion late tonight or tomorrow morn- ing; slowly rising temperature, West Virginia—Increasing cloudi- | ness, followed by rain beginning in south portion late tonight or tomor- row and in north portion tomorrow; | rising temperature. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoan Rivers very muddy today. Revort for Last 21 Hours. ‘Temperature, Barometer, Degraes, Yesterday— Inches. 4 pm Record for Last 21 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) est, 44, at 3 p.m. yesterday. Year st, 20, at 7 am. RO, 7. Record Temperatures This Year. nest, 76, on January 9. t."30."on January 5. Humidity for Last 21 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Hizbest. 60 per cent, at & am_ today Lo noon yesterday. today. Year (Furnished by Unnrd Stat Geodelic Survey.) Tomorrow. 2:08 am. am pm 3:58 p.m. 4 T4 am mobile lights must turned on hour after sunset. Precipitation. Montbly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. January Feoruary be November December Weather In Various Cmu. Temp. Rain- Baro H'h Lew.fall. Weath'r Cloud: Atiante Sty Baltimore.. Md Birmingham Cleveland, Columbia, §. C. Denver, Colo. Detroit. Mich, Loutsville ami. Fla. Minneapons Omaha. Nebr. Pmlndelnm.r T R o, ST RERS e RRIE RSB xS inow Cloudy 2 A6 ~2- Clesr 20 Foreirn Stations. sl Greenyich time. today. stion! peratire. wnmer !andon England a6 ris. ce 38 Brest Zurich. 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Auditors at the headquarters of the District chapter reported yesterday they had received a total of $37.915. Large quantities of clothing and simi- lar necessities also had been donated. Gifts Total $9,000. Gifts to the flood relief fund through The Star totaled $9,009.22 today. A number of additional contributions were received during the day, but could not be tabulated at once. As the desperate situation of the flood victims became increasingly ap- parent, the drive for funds drew sup- port from several additional sources here. A voluntary committee of lawyers, headed by Guilford S. Jameson, raised $449 at the District Bar Association meeting last night. Other committee members were Thomas E. Lodg?, Theodore Cogswell, F. Regis Noel, H | Donald Kistler, J. Edward Burroughs and Dwight Taylor. The District Dental Society, also meeting last night, voted to donate $300 to the fund Guests at a “donation party” given last night by D. Wilmer Pyles, Temple Hills, Md,, contributed $86.43. V. F. W. to Take Donations. The Relief Cemmittee of Washinz- ton Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be in session tomorrow night from {7 to 10 pm. at 1508 Fourteenth street to receive donations of money, clothing and staple foods. | In his message to all Red Cross By the Associated Press. | FRANKFORT, Ky, | Kentucky's abandoned State Prison here has unfolded part of the story \o! its three days of terror. As flood waters of the Kentucky | River fell today, it still was impos- | sible to determine accurately how | many, if any, of the 2,900 convicts in side the 136-y waters rose to a height of more than | 6 feet in the cell blocks, were dead. Prison officials expected that some | bodies would be found when the water ;nnall,\' flows out. Gov. Chandler visited the prison vesterday. He was accompanied by Derossett, in command inside the prison during the disorders, and a | newspaper man. Chaotic Scene Discovered. | On every hand was mute evidence of the horrors that existed for three days before the evacuation could be | completed. Overturned beds, broken furniture, cots, blankets, mattresses, anything that could be thrown, were | reen everywhere. It was necessary to | use a boat to go from one cell house to another. | The three-story furniture factory, es Coast and | where more than 400 prisoners were | T€r0, is | housed awaiting evacuation, was the | | scene of wildest disorder. Personal | belongings were scattered on the floors. Broken furniture was €verywhere. The | lack of sanitation was evident. Still on duty in the kitchen was Gregor Milner, prison chef. He spent | | neea days in the midst of 400 milling | | convicts. “They didn't bother me,” he | said, “and I knew better than to try to bother them. They were in a nasty humor, but they wanted food." Appeals to Nation to Aid. | “This is the most horrible thing I| | have ever seen,” Gov. Chandler said | as he waded through the prison. “It | was a miracle that we got them out |of here without losing hundreds of | lives.” The Governor took personal direc- tion of establishment of the prison “ city. called on all Americans, through & the aid of disaster-stricken Kentucky. The greatest need for assistance, the | Governor said, is in Louisville. LONDON, January 27 (#).—The Duke of Kent, youngest brother of King George VI, appeared in public yesterday with his right | bandages following upon an opera- tion. He underwent the operation on a finger yesterday in his Belgrave Square home. Its nature was not been “entirely successful.” The hand was in bandages as the duke visited a new housing develop- | ment today in Islington. MONTHLY We will install the world Ist. buy NOW. in severel hours—no interruptions. fuel. 1313 H St. N.W. 1202 Monroe St. N. January 27— year-old prison when flood | a small group of officers; Capt. Leslie | camp on & hill overlooking the capital | Speaking from the prison, he | Nation-wide radio hook-up, to come to | KENT’S HANE) BANDAGED | hand in | disclosed, but it was stated to have | chapters, asking $10,000,000, Admiral | Grayson said: “Flocd suffering has already reached | unprecedented proportions, with re- | lief needs steadily mounting. Under these conditions, impossible now name firal goal for funds. Only limit Red Cross assistance must be maximum generosity American people. “Every possible member National Red Cross staff now assigned to field for relief duty. I call upon all chapters to assume full initiative their respec- tive jurisdictions and mobilize every community resource of personnel and organization to raise promptly largest possible amount. Report daily amount raised. “For your information, in view pres- ent known needs, your goal should be not less than five times quota origi- nally assigned you.” | Quake in Guerrero. CHILPANCINGO, Mexico, January 27 (#).—An earthquake continuing for 10 seconds yesterday rang church bells here and cracked walls and roofs of several buildings. Residents ran into the streets in fright, but none | was injured. | (Chilpancingo, in the state of Guer= 120 miles from Mexico City. | It was badly wrecked by an earthe quake in January, 1802.) Relatives of Flood Victims Asked Not | To Call Louisville ‘Tr’lephone Official De- clares They Only En- danger Life. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky, January 27— L. K. Webb, general manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Co., in an appeal to the public last night asked that persons refrain from trying to | call Louisville to inquire about rela- tives. \ “The mother who calls up Louis- ville to ask if her daughter is safe is endangering her daughter's life,” ‘Webb said. He requested that newspapers help | circulate his appeal. | “We have no more circuits avail- | able and no more operators to handle i calls than we have in normal times,” | Webb said, “but because of the flood we are handling hundreds of calls a day. every one of which is necessary to the saving of human life. There | is no way for us to sift out these life calls and give them preference. The | result is that these thousands of calls from people who want to be reas- sur!d and from those who wish to ‘lell relatives that they are safe are deln\mg the really vital calls for | hours.” IMPORTANT!! INSTALL DELCO-HEAT NOW PAYMENTS BEGIN SEPT. 1st famous DELCO-HEAT OIL BURNER NOW—MONTHLY PAYMENTS BEGIN SEPT. No interest until September 1st. waiting until Spring—you get identically the same terms NOW, plus careful, unhurried installation, and all the com- forts and pleasures provided by DELCO-HEAT if you You gain ncthing by INSTALLED IN SEVERAL HOURS Take advantage of this special offer today. 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