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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1951
Police Sounded Warning As Flash Flood Hit Hays
Hays (U.P.)—Two policemen saved many lives by riding like modern day Paul Reveres to rout residents from their beds before a flash flood smashed into this city, officials said today.
The flood early Tuesday killed four persons, left three others missing, drove 3,500 persons from their homes, and caused one million dollars damage. Hays has a population of 8,500.
Big Creek, an ordinarily-tiny stream which carried the wall of water into town, was expected to return to its banks today and refugees began treking back to their mud-filled houses.
Many of them were saved from the flood by Patrolmen Clarence Weth and Eddie Staab who noticed the creek rapidly spilling over its banks following a cloudburst upstream.
They raced through the streets in their patrol car with siren screaming, meanwhile radioing City hall headquarters where the city's emergency whistle was sounded. Then they beat on doors and windows to awaken sleeping citizens.
They kept sounding the alarm until they were nearly swept away by the flood which rolled over a third of the city within a few minutes
Water ran 15 feet deep over the Fort Hays State college campus and a 50-block residential district at the flood's height.
An automobile was swept away drowning one occupant, Gerald Gibson of Napa, Idaho, and leaving two sisters, Joan and Treva Donham, missing. The driver, Doyle Eaton, swam to safety. Eaton and the sisters were from Wakeeye.
A baby girl was swept from the arms of her mother, Mrs. George Maska, as the mother tried to carry her to safety through the flood. The infant was listed as missing.
Three others drowned in their basements when the water struck. They were Dr. C. F. Wiest, retired philosophy professor at Fort Hays state; Robert Rippetau, and Mrs. June Herrman.
National Guardsmen, Red Cross workers, and volunteers quickly manned boats to save hundreds of persons. One boatload of 11 children overturned in the raging current but three men manning the craft saved them.
Many homeless spent last night in public buildings where Red Cross workers set up cots and canteens.
Kappa Eta Kappa Elects
Frank Exter, engineering senior has been elected president of Gamma chapter of Kappa Eta Kappa professional engineering fraternity.
Other officers elected are Willard Schmidt, vice-president; James Hogan, treasurer; Wayne Kerbs, rush captain; Charles Stephens, corresponding secretary; Kenneth King, secretary; Robert D. Hill, senegat-at-arms; and Forrest Bland, librarian.
Ten men have been pledged to the fraternity. They are Scott Campbell, Justin Cople, Gary Corman, Kenneth Durham, Duane Dunwoodie, William Hinds, Luiz Machado, Luis Rosania, Robert Rovang, and John Thomas.
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