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Evening star., 1948-01-24
Plumbers 10 Ask Lane
Intervention in Policy
On Suburban Charges

Still dissatisfied with the WASH
ington Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion's policy for water and sewer
connections, the Washington Subur-
ban Master Plumbers Association
prepared today to ask Gov. Lanes
intervention unless changes are
made.
With that In mind, the association
has appointed a committee Of three
members to confer with similar COM
mitteeS from real estate and home
building organizations and to submit
recommendations to the Sanitary
Commission.
Dan F. Buckley of Mount Rainier,
who was elected association presi-
dent at a meeting Thursday, named
Roy r. Hunt, 1916 Georgia avenue
NV, chairman of the committee.
Associate members are E. C. Mus
grove and John G. Fitzgerald, both
of Silver Spring.
Machinery Held Outdated.
Mr.. Hunt asser ted that commission
machinery and practices are out
dated and have resulted in an ac-
emulation of untitled orders for
connections. This situation, he said,
has adversely affected building ac-
tivity, hurting the builder, the in
vestor and the prospective occupant.
The commission has expressed
doubt that it has authority to re-,
linquish direct control over cutting
new streets in the sanitary district.
The plumbers contend this was the
purpose of legislative action last
November and that if the commits
sion would permit the plumbers to-
make water and sewer connections,
the situation could be cleared up.
Formerly Less Than $100.
Connection charges formerly were
less than 500. The commission
proposed to increase them to 1915
in improved subdivisions but recon-
sidered after receiving numerous
protests. They are now set uniform
ly at $3.50. Plumbers are opposed
to the uniform scale, contending
charges should vary with the job.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Fuel
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there Is an extremely urgent need"
to conserve heating oil.
IF every one saves little there1l
be enough for ALL" the association
declared. 1.-THE demand for fuel oil
Is greater today then ever before In
the history of OUR Nation. 1t Is even
greater than during the war years.
The petroleum industry Is produc-
ing more oil than ever before, yet
the supply will not be sufficient this
winter unless every user begins I'M
mediately. to reduce his consump-
ton"
The Co-ordinating Committee as
well as the association emphasized
that effectiveness of the fuel-saving
drive depends mostly on public CO.
operation. They urged people to
keep home temperatures as low as
possible consistent with health.
Thermostats should be kept down
to 68 degrees during the day and
at so degrees or lower at night
unless there are children or elderly
persons in the house, they sug-
gested.
The 68-degree maximum was or
dered last week by President Tru-
man for all Government buildings
and Offices using fuel oil.
A critical oil shortage in Virginia
caused Gov. Tuck to confer yester-
day with representatives of major
oil suppliers. He said in Richmond
last night that he will "look further"
into the question of what powers his
Office has to deal with the emergency
State Fuel co-ordinstor c. F.
Joyner, jr, left for Washington after
the conference. The Governor said
Mr.. Joyner would try to make ar
rangements for additional Oil for
Virginia. Mayor Horace Edwards of
Richmond asked oil companies there
to form an "Oil Distribution Com
mittee" to assure equitable distribu-
ton of available supplies.
In VARIOUS other parts of the State
some dealers were voluntarily ration
ing oil to consumers. Authorities at
the 5th Naval District at Norfolk
said they we're awaiting instructions
from the Navy Department concern
ing methods to be used in releasing
naval stocks of diesel oil for civilian
use in Virginia.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

by consultation, or by decision of
the President.
Special Mission Proposed.
Special representatives for ERP in
each individual country should be
organized into special mission, the
head of which should be made a
member of the regular mission in
that country and should have a
rank second only to that of the
regular diplomatic mission in that
country. The head of the special
mission should be responsible to the
administrator, but should keep the
Ambassador or Minister currently
ano fully informed.
The chief of the regular diplo-
matte mission should have the right
to enter objections to contemplated
actions, to make proposals to the
head of the special mission, and to
call attention to the consequences
of failure to act. In case of OBJ
lection to a contemplated action,
the proposed action should be de-
ferred pending reference of the mat
ter to Washington for determine
ton
The administrator should have
the authority to recruit the neces-
sary personnel and field service.
With the approval of the Secretary
of State, the administrator should
have the right to recruit personnel
through the facilities of the foreign
service, but should not be re1ricted
solely to that method. To deal joint
ly with foreign governments, and
with cooperative organizations for
foreign governments, special rep
resentative of the United States
Government should be created with
a rank equivalent to that of an am
bassador.
Present indications are that mem
bers of Congress with varying view
points toward the Marshall plan will
have a much easier time agreeing
on how to administer it than on the
size and duration of the program.
In his testimony today, Mr.. Porter
said multi -billion dollar outlays to
Evening star., 1948-01-24
FOREIGN Aid
Continued From First Page.)

with the Presidents approval, deem
necessary. Similarly, the President
should charge the administrator
with responsibility. under his au-
thority, for the conduct of negotia-
tions with foreign governments rel
ative to operations under the pro-
gram with such participation by the
Secretary of State as the latter may,
with the approval of the President,
deem necessary.
The Secretary of State should
have the authority 10 request the
administrator for information on
any matters that in his judgment
have an important bearing on the
conduct of foreign policy. He
should have the right to enter OBJ
jections to any proposed action by
the administrator, to make pro-
posals to the administrator, and to
call attention to the consequences
of failure to act. In the case OF
objection to contemplated action,
such action should be deferred until
the differences of view are adjusted
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Selected Stocks Gain ,
But Buyers Neglect
Many Leaders
BY fhs Assoeiufed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-A little
buying here and there for techni-
cal rebound propped individual
stocks today, although many market
leaders continued to suffer from
neglect. Dealings were among the
slowest of the past year.
A severe cold wave and threats OF
another storm kept numerous Gus
toners away from Wall Street. The
result was that the ticker tape
loafed throughout and price varia-
tions generally were in minor frac-
tions. Slightly mixed tendencies
prevailed near the close. Transfers
for the two hours ran to around
250, 900 shares.
Caution still was the watchword
in financial circles pending more
light on taxes, the Marshall Plan,
disturbing foreign situations and
possibly new wage demands in vari-
GUS industries. Action of the Fed
eral Reserve Board in boosting re-
serve requirements of New York
and Chicago banks was thought to
have been pretty well discounted
marketwise. The step, however,
accentuated speculative and in
vestment wariness on the idea other
Washington moves against imitation
might be in the offing.
International Telephone again was
one of the liveliest performers on
the upside, coming out in siZable
blocks. Ahead most of the time
were Plymouth Oil, Texas Gulf
Producing, Phillips Petroleum, Mont
golnery Ward, Consolidated Edison,
Johns-Manville, Southern Pacific
and New York Central.
Paramount Pictures touched a
new 1947-48 bottom. Intermittent
laggards included United States
Steel, Firestone Tire, Woolworth,
Union Pacific, Mission Corp, Trans
continental & Western Air, Boeing,
Oliver Corp, Allied Chemical and
Union Carbide.
Bonds were narrow.
Backward in the Curb were Pierce
Governor, Ashland Oil, Pantepec
and Electric Bond & Share. A re-
sistant spot was Clinchfield Coal.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Politics
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getting off to an early start in the
delegate-roundup.
Meanwhile, Senator Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama today echoed
the view of other Washington poll
ticos that the Eisenhower state
ment brings the name of Senator
Vandenberg of Michigan back into
the limelight as a potential dark
horse-especially If Gov. Dewey and
Senator Taft should battle to a
draw on the early ballots at the
Philadelphia convention.
Long before Gen. Eisenhower
wrote his letter to a New Hamp-
shire editor yesterday, Senator Van
denberg made equally strenuous
efforts to convince his friends he
has no presidential aspirations. The
Michigan Senator even wrote down
on one occasion his conviction that
no man is ever drafted without his
connivance, and then added en-
phatically that he would not con-
nive.
Vandenberg's Leadership Cited.
Nevertheless, the Senator's name
continued to bob up in the specu-
lation. His leadership since the
close of the war in guiding the COP
toward a bipartisan support of the
administrations efforts to deal with
a troubled world situation has
served to emphasize his qualifica-
tions for the presidency.
Dispatches from various parts of
the country today show that Gen.
Eisenhower's hackers are equally
hard to repress.
From Oregon comes word that
Eisenhower workers are going right
ahead" with plans to put his name
on the primary ballot. Said Peter
Alfard, public relations man for the
group:
This is draft Eisenhower move
ment, and I still think he can be
drafted"
Gen. Eisenhower's consent is not
necessary to place him ON the
Oregon ballot,
In California ASSemblyman G.
Delbert Morris told newsmen "un-
less he expressly repudiates us we
still have the right to try to put his
name on the California ballot"
Tobey Promises Statement.
There was no immediate decision
whether an Eisenhower slate would
be withdrawn from the March 9
New Hampshire primary. Senator
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire, sponsor of the movement
there, promised a statement soon.
But Senator Butler, Republican,
of Nebraska, said Gen. Eisenhower's
name will be on the April 13 pref
erential primary ballot in Nebraska
despite the generals statement, un-
less court action Is taken to re-
move it.
Gen. Eisenhower was leading both
the Fortune and Gallup presidential
polls when he made his announce
ment.
The latest Fortune survey of pub
lie opinion, made public last night,
showed the general to be the only
one of six possible Republican can
didates for the presidency who
would be favored over President
Truman II the race were held now.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Weather
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still clogged from the earlier snow.
In the Midwest the cold wave
forced temperatures as low as 33
degrees below zero during the night.
There were heavy falls of snow in
parts of Kentucky and snow, sleet
and rain in Alabama, Louisiana, the
Carolinas and Mississippi.
Storm Warnings On Coast.
Storm warnings were ordered dis
played along the coast from Maine
to the Carolinas as the heavy storm,
carrying snow and Sleet, swirled
northward to the already frozen
New England and Middle Atlantic
States. Roaring northwest winds,
expected to reach gale force, will
carry snow of II inches or more to
the New England States today and
tomorrow, the Weather Bureau at
Boston reported.
A special bulletin from the New
York bureau said New Jersey and
Southeastern New York could ex-
pect snow ranging from 10 to IS
inches in the wake of the winters
lowest recorded temperatures.
New York's previous low of 70
degrees was eclipsed by reading of
degrees early today.
Temperatures in most parts of
the South plunged to near record
lows.
At Vicksburg, Miss, 1t was be-
low zero this morning. Other early
morning temperatures included
Shreveport. La, Is; Jackson, Miss,
7; New Orleans, 81; Nashville, IL;
Memphis, IL; Birmingham, IT;
Charlotte, 19, and Pensacola,
Fla, Is.
Coolest spot in the Midwest yes
terday was Land O. Lakes, Wis, with
the 33-below-zero temperature.
Not all the Nation was cold, how
ever. Miami's 70 was the top in the
South yesterday, but the cold wealth
er was expected to reach into South
ern Florida today. San Francisco
reported high of rs yesterday, the
hottest January % since 1875. The
Nations high was 81 degrees at
Yuma, Ariz.
Snow was reported as far South
as New Orleans.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Fort Sill Soldier Drives Howitzer;
Wrecks 3 Cars in 12-MiIe Chase

ing "an Army tank just smashed
my carl" Then the phones started
ringing. ...
Sergt. Tennessee followed the
pursuit on his dispatcher's radio
and gave this running account from
conversation with MPs and brother
officers:
The soldier, a radio operator, drove
the tank through a fort gate. Mill
tary police gave instant chase, but
could do nothing to stop the huge
machine as it thundered the miles
to Lawton.
When the howitzer hit town II
swung down residential street and
struck the cars, then 1t entered the
business section, leaving scars on the
pavement. BY that time jeeps, COM
mand cars, patrol wagons and police
cruisers were in hot pursuit. Then
the mechanical force turned back to
the fort.
MPs in jeeps tried to stop it by
driving ahead and slowing down.
but thought better of it when the
mechanical monster relentlessly bore
down on them. Finally, back on the
post, they rigged a fake road block
of painters scaffolding and bluffed
the driver to a halt. Then they
seized him.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Roping Oft Streets
For Shedding Waits
Until Storm Abotes

Roping off of Washington
streets for shedding was de-
layed by police today until the
snowfall stops.
Each precinct captain will
use his discretion as to how
many of certain designated
streets are roped off for sledding
depending on traffic condi-
tions and availability of man
power.
Yesterday number of streets
were being used for shedding,
but juvenile and adult shedding
enthusiasts who can't get to the
country will have to hold off
today until the police can spare
men. The streets would be set
aside as soon as possible, Off
cials promised.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
GIee Club to Give Concert

The Barney Neighborhood House
Glee Club will give a concert at 2
pm. tomorrow at Blue Plains Home
for the Aged and Inf1rm. Mrs. Ida
Nancy directs the group.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Women, Killed by Saw

CRAIGSVILLE, Va, Jan. "A (P.-
Mrs. Venie Katherine Campbell, IS.
of Fordwick, was killed yesterday
when she fell face forward into the
blade of a woodsaw she and her
husband were operating.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Greek Women Prize Aprons

In remote areas of Greece when
women wear ancestral costumes on
ceremonial occasions, they often
take great pride in an apron deco
arted with velvet embroidery which
may be passed on from mother to
daughter for generations.
Illinois Society to Dance
The Illinois State Society will
hold dance at o'clock tonight in
the Shoreham Hotel. Representa-
tive Bishop, Republican, of Illinois,
Is acting president of the group.
Spain has a shortage of dairy
machinery and equipment and is
trying to obtain dollars with which
to buy some.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
U. S. Aid Sought for Quarry

American capital is being sought
to develop a 250-acre tract of jas
par and chromolite quarry land in
Wales.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
FOUND.

WATCH, lady's Elgin, white gold wrist
watch, No. E4ss5s. bl. band. Reward.
OR, 4412. -25
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Secretary was told that Mr.. Stassen
had made no such charge and he
thereupon sat down quietly. He did
not testify
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-03-04
Eight Basketball Teams Arrive Here
To Compete in Southern Division
Cage Meet; First Round Games Today

rel is favored to come through
to the finals. Belgrade, second
place winner in district s. viii
probably be no match for the
Locomotives, who finished the
regular season and their-own
district meet with a display OF
accuracy and speed. The Dur
ham brothers and Pat Grog-
gins are boys to watch on the
Belgrade quint, according to in
formation received here.
Roundup, a much improved
team as the season closed, is
favored to take a good Central
five. Local fans are familiar
with the play of both teams
During the regular season, they
have met twice, and each has
a victory on its home floor.
Chuck Sekulich's Panthers are
expected to put up a real bat
tie against the Locomotives il
both teams survive first round
play.
Pre-tourney dope favors Hair
din and Laurel to reach thu
finals, with the championship
anybodv's game. In two meet
tngs this year, the Bulldogs and
the Locomotives each have a
win. Each took a game away
from home. The Locomotives
seem to be as good on the local
hardwood as they are on their
own court. The two schools
have built up an intense riv-
airy during the last two years,
with Laurel finishing second to
Hardin in the southern division
tournament held at Laurel in
1947. The Locomotives are hop
ing to reverse the results in
this years met. Interest of fans
from both towns will be at q
fever pitch if both come
through to tine finals.
Tournament officials arr
Mike Henry of Forsyth, jim
Enmons OF Anaconda and JOE
McElwain of Deer Lodge, ref
erees; w. r. Klies and Charles
L. Egnew, both of Hardin,
scorers; and Ed Holland and
Art Platz, both of Hardin, tim
ers. Joint hosts are Hardin high
school and the Big Horn.
County Chamber of Commerce
Superintendent Elmer SkeiR
of School District 17H is tourn-
ament manager, and the Har-
din. high school band has been
designated official band for the
meet.
A tournament dance is sched-
uled for Saturday night after
the championship game.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-03-04
MiliturY Services Are
Held Wednesday,
For w. w. Fruzer

Military rites were held at 2
pm. Wednesday at the Baptist
church here for w. w. Frazer
81, who passed away suddenly
at Fort Harrison in Helena or
Feb. 26 of a heart ailment
Hardin Post No. 8 of the Am
erican Legion was in charge.
Mr.. Frazer had been in i'll
health for the past three years
and had ben a patient at the
Fort Harrison hospital since
Feb. 3.
Mr. Frazer was born in Holt
county Missouri in 1893. He
spent his boyhood there. Since
coming to Montana he has Ifv-
ed in the Sarpy community. Fol-
the past 35 years he and Will
liam M. Frazer have been in
partnership in the ranching
business.
Survivors include a sister,
Mrs. Smith Derr of Forest City.
Mo-; a nephew, Joe Derr of
Mount City, Mo-; a niece, Mrs.
Warren Hall Of Stanford, Mont:
an aunt, Mrs. Alma Frazer of
Hardin; the William NJ. Frazer
family of Hardin; and three
cousins, Mrs. Paul Wight of
Hardin, Carl Frazer of Myers,
Mont, and Charles Frazer Of
Fayette, Idaho.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-03-04
Commission Lets
Contract for
Work on Highway 81

The contract to grade, sur
face and oil approximately
nine miles of Highway 81 from
the state line to Wyola, plus
erection of two 65-foot bridges
was let at the February meet
ing of the Montana Highway
commission in Helena, Commits
Sioner A. w. Hiedel, Broadus
has announced.
Low bidder was Peter Kiewit
Sons, Co., of Sheridan, Wyo.
who submitted a bid of $780,
56G.71.
In detail, Heidel explained
construction will consist oil
grading, surfacing and road
mix oiling that portion of the
highway starting at the state
line and working north. Two
bridges will be constructed,
each of steel and concrete, over
Bass creek. One will be ap-
p~roXimately four miles from the
state line and the other about
a mile further north. The pro-
ject will be completed not
later than July Is, 1949.
"The Highway commission is
anxious" Heidel said, ito have
all of Montana's well Travelled
highways in the best condition
possible, but lack of funds,
coupled with high construction
costs, has limited the program
seriously. At this time all Fed
eral Aid funds, in addition to
Montana appropriations, have
been either allocated or ex-
pended. It is expected, how
ever, that legislation will b.
passed by congress to continue
the federal highway aid pro-
gram for construction. Mon
tana, provided additional state
revenue is received, will be able
to augment it's highway system
in this event. A large portion
of the Highway departments
current revenue, derived wholly
from the gasoline tax, must be
spent to maintain existing
highways. Like everything else
maintenance costs have in
creased tremendously during the
past few years. This leaves
much less than. is needed tc
match federal FUNDS for new
construction"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-03-04
Results of Drive
For Funds for
Polio Announced

r. P. Ross, secretary of the
Big Horn County chapter of
the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, announced
this week that net proceeds from
the drive for funds amounted
to $1,326.39.
Of this amount, $663.20 will
be sent to the national found
alton and $663.19 will be re-
tanned by the local chanter.
r. In Hardin, the net total was
1897. IT. Ticket sales for the
dance were $268.80 and dona-
tons were $78.72. Expenses in
scluded delivering bills, $1.50;
ribbon, so cents, music $48, jan
itor, SIS. and federal tax, $32,-
80, making a total Of 1918
Other income in Hardin was
from the benefit basketball
game, $30.80; coin boxes,
$337.82; donations, $137.4O, and
March of Dimes in the schools,
$131.83. MI. Vickers was chair
man for Hardin.
In aodge Grass, where Cliff
@. Green was chairman, dance
ticket sales were $128.4O, do
nations to the dance, $6.81 and
receipts from the lunch were
$50. Federal tax and other ex-
penses amounted to $84.16,
leaving a net Of $81.05. The
coin boxes BROUGHT in another
$3.50, with the March of Dimes
in the schools. $41.26, other do
nations, $3.50, and collections
in the theater $34.25. the
Lodge Grass total was $219.66.
Mrs. Rose O'Brien was chair
man for st. Xavier. The coin
box there brought SAL ~ and
donations were 5000, making
a total Of $152.11.
The Crow Agency total was
$39.31. The dance brought in
$36.25 and the coin boxes $6.06.
Federal tax was So.
March Of Dimes in IA schools
in the county, BROUGHT in an
additional $87.25. making total
net receipts $1,398.10. Organiza-
ton expenses included $44.55
for printing, SO 81 for express
and postage and $17.82 for
supplies.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-03-04
AGA Meeting VIII
Feature Speakers
Out Of Town

A countrywide meeting to
present and explain the 1946
Agricultural Conservation pro-
gram will be held in the COM
munity room of the court house
at Hardin at 10 am. on March
II, according to George C.. Mil
Ter, Big Horn county AGA COM
mittee chairman.
Those who vii speak include
r. j. McKenna, chairman and
Alfred F. Smith, district field
man of the Production and
Marketing administration state
office in Bozeman, and NJ. P.
Hansmeier, Extension service
conservationist. MI. Miller states
that this will be the first OPP
portunity the farmers and
ranchers of this county have
had to hear Mr. McKenna, and
that he is sure that the tories
that Mr.. McKenna will discuss
will be helpful to all in plant
ming their 1948 farm opera
tions.
Meetings of this type are
held annually to acquaint the
farmers and ranehers with act
ivities that will be carried out
in Big Horn County this year
under the direction of AGA
county and community commit
teemen. Anyone interested is
welcome to attend this meet
ing.