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Army’s finger’ In U. S. Dikes Saves Lives And Property The U. S. Army’s flood-control pro gram has prevented billions of dol lars in property damage during the past 75 years, but each year the battle of the levees must be fought all over again. When rain-swollen rivers rise above flood stage, lowland dwellers look to the Army’s Corps of Engineers for fast, effective protection!. Army Engineers proved themselves again last May when continued down pours caused floods along the Sabine River in eastern Texas and in Louisi ana along the Red, Black, Calcasieu and Cane Rivers. Areas affected were Weweyville and Orange, Texas, and Alexandria, Jena, Jonesville, Cloutier ville, Camp Beauregard and Lake Charles, La. In Orange, the Sabine River broke its previous record. That city is an Important port and the home of oil. refineries and the largest U.S. Navy mothball fleet in the country. By spending $200,000, flood dam ages estimated at $5,000,000 (M) were prevented. AS the Sabine River rose, the En gineers kept a watchful eye on the approaching crest and used the in formation to prepare for the flood fight. They also supervised construc tion of a 12,000-foot-long levee built in 48 hours of ’round-the-clock work by volunteer laborers. Twenty hours after the levee was finished, the river reached its crest and for days pounded against the sturdy emergency structure without crashing through. The Army also furnished'many of the 400,000 sandbags used to reinforce the levee and the Corps’ radio facili ties helped provide communication when many telephone lines were out of service. In Louisiana, Army assault boats and pontoon bridge sections equipped with outboard motors served as pres ent-day Noah’s arks to evacuate 200 persons and 150 cattle from flood areas. Equipment from Fourth Army. Quartermaster depots and from Camp Polk, La., and Fort Hood, Texas, fur nished temporary shelter and relief for the majority of persons forced out of their homes by the floods. The equipment included 4,300 blankets, 3,- 743 cots, 1,370 tents and 40 trucks and trailers. As streets and highways were trans formed into torrential canals, Army helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft be came the only speedy systems of trans portation for state and flood officials. Army aviation pilots also helped anx ious flood victims search for persons and livestock marooned by rapidly ris ing waters. As usual in flooded areas, there was “water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink”—at least in some sec tions. Fort Hood furnished two water purification and two chlorination un its, 50 water sterilizing bags, eight water heaters and eight field ranges for use in the Lake Charles area. * 1 StJuriaht Ip^^rll 'BwjOibm In^km $ 2-° I /nwgJWjr '// ’e /|&«*?// GEO. A. OICKEL DISTILLING COSFAGT. 10UISV1UE. KENTUCKY • BE PBOOE >1 "" ■ WHO NEEDS A BRIDGET Army M-tt armored personnel carriers “swim” the Ohio Riser near Fort Knox, Kj, to land riflemen on the “enemy” shore. The 20-ton track-laying vehicle la water-1 tight, fast and highly maneuverable. - ( wwooow ■ o When the flood finally reached its crest and rivers returned to normal ! channels, Army personnel returned to f their regular posts with another star to their credit, In an other major disaster they had helped save lives and millions of dolars worth , of valuable property. ; COLORED SCHOOL i NEWS : Annual Awards Day will be observ : ed at the Edenton High School" Wed nesday, May 19, at 12:35 P. M. Spe i cial features of this program will be : the principal address by Coach i Vaughan of Elizabeth City State i Teachers College, Elizabeth City. Oth er participants on the program will ’, be the Rev. H. C. Calloway, pastor of 11 Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church; Thomas • Sharpe, Miss A. F. Gilmer, C. S. New i [ some and the Faculty Chorus. Awards • will be given by the sponsors of the various activities at the school. ;' ... FAMOUS DEPENDABLE... ! TOPS! t The ARISTOCRAT In MOTHPROOFING Now with CHLOROPHYLL { SPEED PICKUP AND DELIVERY SERVICE EIiIOTT GLEANERS Sf^*vJ' Edenton, N. C. >^VW^S^^'V ' r^WVVVWVVVVVVWV ' /VVVS/VV ' /VVVVVV >^A^A^^^^A.VN‘VWVVVv V THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY MAY 20, 1964. i. Shelton Stanley, a Junior, recently I won a certificate of merit for having < i, the highest average in a geometry 1 competitive test at State Teachers | College, Elizabeth City. All high I schools in Northeastern North Caro | lina participated in this contest. Speakers for Commencement Night May 28, will be members of the senior class with the highest averages. The speakers will be Miss Dora Granby, valedictorian; Miss Hazel Nixon, sa * lutatorian; Miss Doris Walton, Miss . Clenora Austin and Miss Mary Blount Claud Jones and Richard White will . give the prayer and benediction. The Edenton High School Band i played at the Perquimans County iTraining School Wednesday, May 12. The band is under the direction of J. . E. Wilhoite. t ■ i Mrs. E. L. Byrd, supervisor, Mrs. S. L. Reeves, Mrs. R. H. Frinks and ; Mrs. T. M. Williams, teachers at : Edenton High School, attended an art workshop and exhibit at the E. J. Hayes High School in Williamston re cently. Miss Delores Lee, a student in the 10th grade, was crowned May Queen! at the annual May Queen-Fashion i Show held at the Edenton High School May 7 in the gymtorium. Miss Bar-, bara Overton last year’s queen crown-, ed the new queen. TRIBUTE TO BOYS WHO DIED AT NORMANDY Sgt. Carlton W. Barrett, the only living American to receive the Con gressional Medal of Honor on D-Day, pays a moving tribute to the heroic Gl’s who died on the beaches of Nor mandy. 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Gordon Bennett St. Mary’s Trustee At a convention of the Diocese of East Carolina, held Thursday of last week, the Rev. Gordon D. Bennett, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was elected a trustee of St. Mary’s Junior College at Raleigh. Page Three
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