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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Tennessee GirI's Hand
|Amputated by Doctors
To Save Her Life
BY the Assoeioted Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 28.-
Betty Lou Marbury's right hand
the one she hoped prayer would
save-was removed today.
A Baptist Hospital nurse an
nounced the hand was amputated
between the wrist and elbow.
just before entering the hos
pital room, Betty's spirits were
still high.
IF the Lord wants my hand,
that's all right with me-" she said.
just before the operation.
Doctors decided only an ampu-
tation could save the life of the
l0-year-old farm girl, whose plea
for prayer stirred hearts across
the Nation.
Suffers Bone Tumor.
She was suffering from malig-
nant bone tumor on the third fin
ger of her right hand. The am
putation was designed to keep
the malignancy from spreading
through the blood stream. -
Her father, Clay Marbury. broke
the news to her gently yesterday
soon after she was admitted to
the hospital. He told her she
might die If the hand was not re-
"She wasn't a child when she
heard that" he said. "She was
a grown-up woman"
Later Betty laughed and chatted
in her room. The parents wept.
Betty's doctor announced the
decision last night to the Men,
phis Commercial Appeal, which
copyrighted the story.
Nations Prayers Sought.
It was to the newspaper that
the pretty f1fth-grader wrote for
prayer when she learned Novem-
Der 30 her hand might be ampu-
tated just after Christmas. News
services spread the story over the
country.
The response was immediate.
Church held special prayers for
her. She got thousands of letters
and gifts. But she remained sim
pie and unaffected.
She agreed with statements of
many ministers who said it might
not be Gods will that the hand
be saved. IF it must CO." she
said, there's a purpose to it,"
Ohio Girl, Also an Amputee,
Sends Hope to Betty Lou
WnLOUGHBY, Ohio, Dec. %
R.-"Please tell Betty Lou Mar
bury for me not to be afraid" said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Rejecting Steel Offer
In Price-Fixing Case
Urged by FTC Expert
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

The Federal Trade Commits
sion's top economist recommended
yesterday that it reject proposed
compromise settlement of price,
fixing charges against nearly 100
steel companies.
DR.. Corwin D. Edwards. director
of FTC's Bureau Of Industrial
Economics, called a suggested
consent order "loose" and vague. u
The charges are pending
against the American Iron and
Steel Institute of New York and
members of the organization. The
firms involved produce and sell
some 80 steel products ranging
from ingots to nails.
Consent Order Offered.
The compromise settlement of
the two-year-old charges was pro-
posed earlier this month by the
institute and its members named
in the ETC complaint. They said
they would agree to a consent
order which would ban pricing
methods now used by the indus
try. The offer hinged on the
FTC's agreeing to drop its al
legations of unlawful conspiracy
in previous pricing methods.
The position taken by the COM
mission economist spotlighted a
growing rift between high-ranking
staff members of the agency as to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
What would you do?

If you were running Capital Transit, you
would say an adjustment is necessary. We be.
lieve YOU would take this same important step
we are forced to take, to fulfill our obligations
to YOU and still remain financially sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Federal Truck License
Plan Is Recommended
By the Associated Press


Representative Wickersham,
Democrat, of Oklahoma has sug-
gested q plan under which truck
owners would not be required to
obtain license tags from each State
in which their vehicles operate.
His idea is a Federal license in
lieu of assorted State tags, with
the Federal fee apportioned among
the affected States on the basis of
mileage travelled by each.
He said he also favors a stand
ard truck load limit which would
be recognized by all States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

12-year-old Phyllis Detweiler to-
day. ."In few weeks she'll be back
in school and doing things as she
used to do"
Phyllis has a particular interest
in Detty's case.
Like Betty, Phyllis was the vic
tim of a cancerous bone growth. In
July, 1947. her right arm was
amputated just below the elbow.
II was back in school in Sep
TENDER after my operation and
didn't miss day." she said. Tell
Betty she will be able to do that,
too. have learned to write with
my left hand and I can draw and
paint now, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
whether the industry sponsored
,,o1oc,I, .l,o,,1d ho oooe,1<eJ

whether the industry-sponsored
proposals should be accepted.
Legal Authority Doubted.
Richard P. Whitley, FTC's
director of litigation. has taken
the position that the commission
has no legal authority to issue a
consent order under such circum-
stances.
An opposite stand was taken by
Lynn c., Paulson. the commission's
assistant chief trial counsel who
handled the Governments COM
plant against the companies dur
ing long hearings. Mr.. Paulson
said that in his view the compro-
mise would permanently enjoin"
the steel producers from using the
"basing point delivered price
system
DR.. Edwards objection was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

critics of New York metropolitan
daily newspapers, included: "
Best actress-Olivia de Havil-
land (for the second successive
Year,, for her portrayal of the
title role in THE Heiress." 4 =.
Best actor - Broderick Craw-
ford, for his role in "All the Kings
Men"
Best director-Carol Reed, for
his direction of the British film.
THE Fallen Idol"
Best foreign-language picture
THE Bicycle Thief" an Italian
film.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Two Servicemen Held
lin China Are Well
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Two American servicemen miss
ing in Communist China for more
than a year have been reported
alive and well.
Chinese Communist officials at
Tsingtao disclosed that the two
men are being held at a large
military base just outside the port
city. The State Department said
it knows of no formal charges
against the Americans.
The two are Navy Chief Elec-
trician William C. Smith. Long
Beach. Calf, and Marine Master
Sergt. Elmer c. Bender, Chicago.
They failed to return from a plane
flight over the Tsingtao area Oc-
tober 10, 1948.
Nothing was heard from them
during the following IA months.
during which Americans in Red
China were harassed. insulted and
imprisoned. apparently as part Of
Ia Communist policy to lower
United States prestige.
Yesterday the State Department
said 1t had a delayed message re-
porting the two men safe and
well. It came via the closed
United States Consulate at Using
tao, where four American officials
have been waiting since mid
October for transportation home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
All the Kings Men, Voted
Best Film Of AZ by Critics

By the Associated Pres.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28-New
York film critics have voted "All
the Kings Men" the best motion
picture of 1949.
Other best" citations, voted
yesterday by the group of II film
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
New Line to Be Built

Nigeria is embarking upon q
railway extension Of $50 miles, to
cost an estimated $4,000, 900. from
Nguru to Maiduguri, capital Of
Bornu Province in the northeast
ern part Of the colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

WOMAN LIVES AFTER COLLISION WITH TRAIN-Los Angeles
Thema Latham 49, is lifted from her wrecked automo-
bile shortly after struck by the Santa Fes Grand Canyon
Limited here. She only slightly injured Police said her
tan moving about 20 miles hour approached and struck
the machine Yesterday -AP Wrephoto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

based entirely on the contention
that the industry's proposals
would not halt "basing point
pricing.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-01
Magazine Racket
Angles Unlimited

THE FOLLOWING is a true ac-
count of an incident that occurred
in Montana this fall.
The man of the house was work.
ing on some machinery near the
house when a young man drove up
in a car. The young man sauntered
over to where the man was working
and made some pleasantly about the
weather and troubles with machin-
cry and then launched forth with:
"Sir, I'm working for a scholarship
SO that I can complete my plans to
become a doctor. I'd like
But the man of the house knew
what was coming and interrupted.
you're selling magazines aren't
your"
well, I do represent a company
that has magazines to offer. Yes"
20. K. Why don't you skip the
scholarship stuff and start selling.
Aren't your magazines good enough
to stand on their own without your
putting in your phony scholarship
appeal?"
eyes, sir, but"
"And don't you know that you
could be prosecuted for misrepre-
senting on that 'scholarship-to-be-
come-a-doctor line? You aren't
really planning to be a doctor are
you?"
Frank Confession
Here the young man was thrown
off his guard.
Il really wasn't completely mis-
representing things. We're coached
very carefully on that. If you'll re-
member I only said that I was plan
ming to be a doctor, and, of course
I can change my plans at any time"
$50 you're carefully coached on
such things, eh? Well, now that we
have that cleared up, what maya
zines do you have to sell?"
Thereupon the young man got out
his list. He had practically every
national publication, including some
of the best. With such merchandise
to offer it seemed foolish if moi
criminal to introduce it with {
phony appeal for points for schol
arships. The young man made NJ
sale in this case, but he might have
if he had tried selling intead o.
sobbing.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-01
Montana Farmer-Stockman

Published twice a month, on the lst and 18th.
by The Montana Farmer. Inc. Great Falls.
Mont. Entered as second class matter at the
Postoffice at Great Falls, Mon r.
tana under act of March 8 1879. "&@SSs
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-01

Si6Ail11NoA1t Poib VI 1o
expended in making weather.
A lot has been said about artificial
rainfall produced by seeding clouds
with dry ice particles. Because gen.
ordinations based upon a small num-
Der of experiments led to strong
public interest and to much specula-
ton concerning possibilities of such
a control of weather, extensive, SCI
entifically controlled experiments,
using all available measuring facli-
ties, were undertaken to determine
the economic value of cloud seeding
operations.
While these experiments have pro-
duced evidence that some precipita-
ton can be induced when cloud con-
ditions are just right, the amounts
are too small to be economically i'm
portant and the "just right" condi-
tons are such that natural precipi-
tation is usually falling nearby, or
would fall in a short time.
Experiments are continuing be-
cause the induced cloud modifica-
lions add to an understanding of
precipitation processes, but it ap-
pears that practical applications of
economic Importance are far distant.
The second partial report on ''The
Artificial Production of Precipita-
tion," covering work on clouds in
Ohio in 1913, states that Expert
ments showed that The artificial
modification of cumuliform clouds is
of doubtful Importance for the pro-
duction of rain. Dissipation rather
than ley development (of clouds)
was the general rule.
"There is no indication that seed
ing will initiate self-propagating
storms, and therefore, the only pre-
cipitation that can be extracted from
a cloud is that contained within the
cloud itself. The methods are GER
tainly not promising for the relief
of drouth."
Air Movements. Suns Heat
The great, complicated movement.
of air about the earth; the differ
ences in moisture content and tenn
perature of air masses over tn,
oceans, continents, and zones; tn,
suns heat supply; and the rotation
of the earth all contribute to maxim,
our weather.
Sometimes, as last winter, the FLOW
of cold air from Arctic regions i
more persistent in Montana thai
usual, and we have a cold winter
While u winter was very cold, cas-
of the Mississippi river it was I'm
usually warm. Another year Nigh
find the eastern half of the countr
cold and the western half warm.
And SO weather goes on. The sur
ply of weather producing energ
from the sun is almost constan
varying a little as sunspots increas
or decrease. Some scientists suspet
that sunspots have an effect on OF
weather, and such a variation j
solar energy undoubtedly does hay
some effect-but weather variation
have not yet been successfully CO,
related with sunspot activity to IL
extent that forecasting therefore
k practical.
And Montana and Wyoming wi
go on for years, experiencing co.
when prevailing westerlies becon
strongest, thundershowers in ii
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-01
Racket Variations Go On

And so it goes on throughout the
nation. 1t has gone on and is going
on in Montana, as Montana Farmer
Stockman has reported frequently
in the last several months. Wheel
chair crews and scholarship crews
have secured the state. Some mag
azines are good, others of little
value. There is no end to the varia-
tons they can play. Now they're
working for Votes toward a house,"
That one was reported to Mon
tana Farmer-Stockman in a letter
from a farm wife recently. The wom-
an wrote:
"a young man is canvassing our
community for votes on magazine
subscriptions. The votes are for a
house. HoW the votes add up to a
house is not ex%plained.) He says he
saw three years of service and has
a wife and two children. He did
have a stiff knee. The catch to me
was his youthful appearance to have
had the service he said he had and
have been out so long"
Now this young man may be IN
need of a house. But is it too brutal
to repeat that the real question is
DO YOU WANT THE MAGAZINES
HE HAS TO SELL?
Evening star., 1949-05-20
IAUNnERs IN A yIFFY-DRIEs EQUALLY FAST!
Cool Nylon
DEALFoR SUMNER: NITE-N.DAY FOUNDATION
12s0

You'll love the feosher-oht nyon .o feels like nothing on yer
. ~ h r, x.poos ard smooth consrol Perfect soseIes
beeo,e they ~osh ard dry j The nDoy foundation styled
70, the oerooe figure pe einch " Isns bored ons end
ToIon ziposr closure White rude Sizes y 70 z
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1949-05-27
1e7 YOUR FER7AfzeR
SEED :,

Due to the great demand for Fertilizer and
seed, no sood or Fertilizer Will DO hold
in the Tarohouse after June l. anyone
having sood or fertilizer on order is TO-
Quostod to please mako arrangements to 4
have it removed before that date. D. Frank.
EJLK LriWT ptHsAg6 hIrIN
George shreve announced this uook that tho
Standard Oil Bulk Plant Will ROMAN open
during the noon hour from nov on.
DHCUSt ACREAGES
The Vegetable Producers mot on Wednesday
evening OF this uook in the forrTor Library
room to discuss noco ssary acroagos to .-'--
moot tho marlDt demands. &c.
Policies Of hand1 ing etc. roro discus Sod
by those present. ABOUT IS producers wore
In attondnncn. Il
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1949-05-27
COOP NEWS
CFeN THtS WEEK. EMO

Mp}ager, Juno II. Wilson, announced that
some OF tho Coop units will be open for,
bus moss over tho week end. The Trading
Post Will remain opon from 10: 20 - 500
and the Garage Will also have some one. on
duty to service cars.
The Creamery is always open to roce i've
milk on olidays up until noon. Tho time
Will be 1engthonod during this week end in
ordor to ALLOW all Fountains, stores and
Concessions to get tho ir supply Of ice
cream. ...
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1949-05-27
SN~w sue EICM'1 HNL ;f
CE.Op TkvcKt

Tie "Hito Maid" or MILK Truck uas back in
Palmer before tho snow Slide blocked the
road on Thursday afternoon Of this Vook.
TIE Slide camo down about 4: 80 it VAS
1oarnod. However, tho Red Van which had
Carrie load Of Ice Cream to anchorage
during the afternoon vas q little delayed
on the return trip. It has been reported
that tho slide was not too bad and it vas
not, long before traffic vas resumed.
Tho report that the bridge had boon taken
out vas q false rur1or--as many suspected =
since the bridge is up stroaa souo distanc
from tho 81 ido.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Georgetown 10 Display
Paintings by Carl Ernst

A collection of oil paintings and
water colors by the Washington
artist, Carl F. Ernst, will be on pub
lie exhibition at Georgetown Uni
versity tomorrow through Febru-
ary 10, the university announced
yesterday.
During the last week the collection
was shown privately for the benefit
of the Georgetown student body and
faculty, through arrangements made
by the Very Rev. Lawrence c. Cor
man. S. j., president. The exhibit
will be open to the public daily, in
Guiding Sundays, from 10 am. to
5 pm. in the Copley Lounge on the
campus, Thirty-seventh and o
streets NV.
For the most part the exhibit
consists of rural and urban lahd-
scapes. Three of the 50 or more
paintings are oils of the Georgetown
campus. including the historic and
picturesque walks. Mr.. Ernst has
a studio at 1852 Thirty-third street
NV, a few blocks from the campus
where he has painted many scenes.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
| Patman Favors Loans
For Housing Co-ops
Like Bannockburn
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estote Editor OF The Stor


Representative Patman, Democrat,
of Texas, welded a shovel late yes
terday to help break grouns for the
Bannockburn Housing Cooperative
and told $50 persons assembled for
the ceremony he favored direct
government "REA-type" loans to
promote nonprofit cooperative
housing.
Speaking at ceremonies held at
the thirteenth hole of the Bannock-
burn Golf Course, Mr.. Patman said
the type of loans he envisaged
would be patterned along the lines
of those provided through the Rural
Electriflcation Administration. to
farmer co-operatives organized to
distribute electricity to rural areas.
The Texas Representative hailed
the start of the Bannockburn pilot
project" of "a houses near Mac
Arthur boulevard and Wilson lane,
Montgomery County, Md, and de-
clared the fact that the project sis
now on it's way will be of great help
to all of us interested in advanc-
ing this cause"
Poses With Shovel.
Mayor of Glen Echo, and Morris
Along with Edward c. Fenimore,
Weisz, the Texan then began to
shovel earth for the benefit of
photographers.
After the ceremony, Mr.. Patman
said that loans of the type he fav-
ored for housing cc-operatives could
be made by the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. under provision of
the Full Employment Bill of 1850
which. he said, he had introduced in
the House and Senators Murray of
Montana and Sparkman of Alabama
had introduced in the Senate.
The bill, he said, would make
available $4,000, 100000 for certain
Government-sponSored undertakings
along wide variety of lines.
Letter From Wagner Read.
Letters of congratulation were
read from Senator Wagner, Demo-
crat, of New York; Senator Richard
Mcmahon, Democrat, of Connecti-
cut, and Richard Gray, president of
the AFL Building and Construction
Trades Department.
Among other speakers were Hugh
B. Pomeroy, director of planning
of Westchester County. N. Y; Glen
F. Preller. president of the Wash
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Markham Aids Fund Drive
For Heart Association

James E. Markham, attorney, has
been appointed chairman of the
professional committee for the first
public appeal for funds of the WASH
lngton Heart Association, it was
announced yesterday.
The fund drive will be held from
February to February %. Pre-
viously, the association has received
funds from the Community Chest,
but officials explained these were
not enough to continue operations
on the present scale.
The goal is $4,000 through volun-
tary contributions for a concen-
trated campaign against cardiac
ailments"
Mr.. Markham announced that DR..
John w. Latimer, jr., will head the
physicians division of his commit
tee; DR.. Paul Bauman, the dentists
division, and Harold Kinner, presi-
dent of the District Pharmaceutical
Society, the pharmaceutical division.
Mr.. Markham, who lives at 1909
Morningside drive NV, is a former
controller of the currency.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
z Accused Of Attending
To Burn New|yweds' Home
BY the Associoted Press

COLUMBUS, Ga. Jan. 15-A
middle aged pharmacist and Negro
ianitor were charged today with
trying to burn down the home OF
a newly couple because the
bride had Tilted the druggist.
Police Chief John G. Newberry
said Neil A. Stokes, sr., 81, the
druggist, and Spurgin Haley, 48, the
ianitor, admitted the charges. They
were put under $500 bond for
grand jury action on arson charges
The arson attempt climaxed a
series of harrassments reported by
Sgt. B. j. Odom of Fort Benning,
who was married a week ago to
the former Mrs. Ann L. Davis.
During the week, the sergeant said
$500 worth of the brides clothing was
stolen, including her wedding dress;
sugar was poured into the gasoline
tank of his automobile and he
received anonymous threats by tele-
phone.
Evening star., 1949-01-16

ington Building and Construction
Trades Council; Leo Goodman, a
Representative of the CIO Housing
Committee; Walter Mason, repre-
senting AFL President William
Green, and John j. Carson, presi-
dent of the Cooperative League of
the United States.
Evening star., 1949-01-16

This Inauguration, tens of thousands Of people
will watch the ceremonies and the parade right
in their own homes-on Television. Why not
join them! These RCA Victor Television
receivers, with big, 1Oineh tube are more power
ful-sive brighter picture they're the last word
in Video development. To insure you installa'
ton in time for the Inaugural, we have extra per.
sonnel to serve you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-03

he said "The split season would depopulate Alaska. Money is being spent to bring people in here, to defend the Territory, and the popu- lation must be increased. This idea would drive many away"
 George Sundborg of the Alaska Development Board, said the split season would increase the ten dency of "get it and get out" He proposed making Seattle boats use their ten days to go and come from the banks, allowing them some five days fishing.
 SIX PROPOSALS LISTED
 Dr. w. M Chapman, commission advisor, listed six proposals to change the existant treaty, cut ex- plained it would be a long arduous task. Canada has not agreed, but the United States stands ready to put the changes into effect, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-03

He listed them as:
 1. Control departure times of portions of the fleet.
 2. Regulation during both open and closed season.
 3. Placing sablefish under the commissions powers.
 4. The licensing of both fish ermen and boats. . 5. Expand the commission to six men, including one from Alaska.
 6. More control over nursery grounds.
 Commissioners in attendance were: George w. Nickerson, Prince Rupert, chairman; Milton C. James, Washington, DC, and G. R. Clark, Ottawa Edward w. Allen of Seattle twas. called back and didn't attend sthe Juneau meeting.
 Further ideas on the matter must be written to the commission by December 1, so that decision may be rendered during the coming January conference.