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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21

He said the division was trying to
learn whether there had been vio-
lations Of Federal antitrust laws
which prohibit such tie-in sales.
Issuance of a subpoena to a firm,
he pointed out, merely meant it
was being asked to furnish infor-
nation that might be of value
in the inquiry.
A subpoena has been served
here on the Radio Corp. of Amer
lea, which makes both television
sets and record players. Mr.. Ma
her said other manufacturers as
we'll as distributors would be sub
poenaed.
The subpoenas are returnable
before the Federal Grand Jury OF
the Eastern District Of Pennsyl-
vania which is due to convene
February IA, but Mr.. MRayer said
the date might be moved up.
The inquiry will cover both new
types OF record players-the one
that turns at As revolutions a min
ute, developed by RCA. and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21

1914 rpm player developed by Co.
lurnbia Records.
Columbia does not manufacture
equipment but distributes 1878
rpm players made for it by a Chi
cago manufacturer and licenses
other firms to make them.
RCA issued a statement saying
1--WE know of no tie-in sales" The
statement said the fact that RCA
victor's ass are selling well in
areas with no television service at
all "is the answer to any claim
of tie-in sales" It expressed con-
fidence the inquiry would show
"RCA sales practices fully comply
with the law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
Coal Mine Owners Son
Killed by Conyeyor Belt
By the Associated Press

KITZMILLER, Md, Dec. 21.-
The son of a Western Maryland
coal operator was carried to his
death yesterday by conveyor belt
at the mouth of a mine near here.
The victim, Joseph Henry Pritts,
%, was working at the mouth Of
the Garrett Coal Corp. mine at
Vindex. His father. Henry Joseph
Pritts, is one of the owners of the
mine.
There were no witnesses, but
fellow employees believed Mr.
Pritts became entangled in the
conveyor, which carries coal from
the mine mouth to the tipple, and
was drawn up toward the tipple.
The body, badly mangled, was
found at a point where the con-
veyor belt is 80 feet above ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
Bids Total $2,277,459
On Is Virginia Projects
By the Associated Press

/. RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 21.-The
State Highway Department yes
terday opened low bids totaling
$2,277,459 for IS road and bridge
construction projects.
The projects and apparent low
bidders INCLUDED:
Culpepper County. Route 3. two
railroad overpasses crossing tracks
of the Southern Railroad at Gull
pepper. Coastal Construction,
Inc, Wilmington, N. c.. $50. 731.
Rockbridge County, secondary
Route 602, 5.84 miles Of recon-
struction and hard surfacing
south from the Augusta County
line toward Rockbridge Baths.
Wiley N. Jackson, $65,375.
Albemarle County, secondary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
Charges Of 1e|evision
Tie-in Sales Cause
Antitrust Inquiry
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The JUS
&ice Departments Antitrust Di-
vision reported today it had start
ed an investigation Of television
tie-in sales.
A department official said there
had been numerous complaints
that retail dealers were being re-
quired to order unwanted phono-
graph record players and other
items in order to get television
sets that were in heavy demand.
William l.. Maher. assistant
chief of the Middle Atlantic Office
in Philadelphia. emphasized that
it was strictly an inquiry so far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
.MucArthurs and Wards
Have Private Luncheon
By the Associated Press

BY me ASSoCiCIeo rFeSS
TOKYO, Dec. 21.-ConSul Gen
eral and Mrs. Angus Ward lunched
today with Gen. and Mrs. Mac
Arthur at the American Embassy.
The luncheon was private. No
photographers were allowed. There
was no announcement of topics
discussed.
The Wards and the staff of the
American Consulate at Mukden,
Manchuria. arrived in Japan Mon
day after 10 months of virtual
Imprisonment by the Chinese
Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
Retired Missionary Dies

MONTREAL, N. c.. Dec. 81 (F).
The Rev. DR.. John S. NiSbet,
80, Presbyterian missionary to
Korea from 1907 to 1888. died
yesterday at his home here after
a brief illness. He had been resid-
ing here for the past seven years
since retiring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21

routes 692 and 712, seven miles of
reconstruction and hard surfacing
on Route 712 between Keene and
North Garden; ~ miles on Route
692 between Batesvine and U. S.
$50. Richard F. Kline, Frederick,
Md. 500. 1873.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-21
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Evening star., 1949-10-10

daughter of the American Am
bassador.
Princess Margaret Rose ano
Miss Douglas are in the paper
every day. Pick up a London pa
per and the first thing you'll read
is what Margaret Rose wore, the
name of her escort, how she
looked dancing, and what she ate
and what air she breathed.
The second thing you'll read is
what Miss Douglas. who accompa-
MED her, wore and what she ate.
drank, ETC..
I think this is right. The Prin-
cess and Miss Douglas are per-
haps the only two people having
any fun in London today. The
interest in them is as natural as
the sunset and rain. Every Eng
lishman and every EnglishWoman
would like to be doing what Prin-
cess Margaret and Miss Douglas
are doing, but they can't, so they
have to enjoy life through these
two young girls.
Is it right for these two children
to be enjoying a life that others
can't? Yes.
Doesn't Pose at Theater.
don't want to pose as q
thinker, but when a country offers
no fun for its citizens It's very
existence Is threatened.
The United States, as Of today
is in perhaps its most crucial time
but what do you think the United
States is most interested in? The
Evening star., 1949-10-10

World Series. CHS, NBC, Mutual
and ABC could clear all their
channels for announcements
about the atom bomb or invasion
by Russia and very few Ameri-
cans would turn off the broadcast
of the World Series to listen to
the news Of the bomb or Russia.
People are people.
You can't take from the people
all the accepted reasons for living
and expect them to care about
living. That's what England is
doing today. Why make money
when you can't spend it? Why
work when you can't use the ef-
forts Of your work for anything
but taxes? How can the English
government ask the English
people to strive harder when the
government knows that further
striving will only leave the people
just where they are? There must
be an incentive for work. It
seems to me that it would be a
much happier situation to make
$1,000 a year and be able to spend
it as you choose, than to make
$4,000 and not be able to buy for
your family what you know they'd
like to have.
Socialists Assailed.
This is going to wind up as
another attack on the Socialist
Government. I'd hate to think if I
were in charge of a nation, that
all gave my people was unhap-
piness.
And you can take it from a man
who's seen most of the countries
of the world that the most un-
happy people on earth today are
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Last Chance Saloon
United Nations Compared to Sheriff
In Frontier Days of American West

we can live and work and raise
our families in peace and quiet
But the leaders of our community
in the Last Chance" saloon in
New York don't seem to get the
idea yet.
Now they're In a dither and
somewhat excited because one OF
the two biggest ranchers has now
got hold of the same deadly wea-
pom, known as the atom bomb
that the other big rancher has got
and with bad blood between
those two big fellows, too. Folks
in the community want something
done about all this. But all we
hear Is talk about each fellow
getting more and bigger guns, and
lining up more smaller ranchers
in the neighborhood and passing
guns out to them, and dispensing
the bunk houses Of the hands on
the place and digging holes In the
ground to hide in and work in.
All we want is for those fellows
in the Last Chance" saloon to
get together, and organize a real
community government with the
same law for everybody, and a
sheriff and a posse to enforce it.
Law Is the only way. for folks
always are going to squabble
among themselves.
ALI of which is directed to some
thing that's going to happen here
this week among representatives
Of your own Congress Of the
United States, one Of the two big
ranchers. This is public hearings
on Wednesday and Thursday by
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee on a resolution sponsored
by los House members and %
Senators, nearly q fourth Of Con-
gress. which says:
1T is the sense Of the Congress
that it should be a fundamental
objective Of the foreign policy Of
the United States to support and
strengthen the United Nations and
to seek its development into a
world federation open to all ma
tions with defined and limited
powers adequate to preserve peace
and prevent aggression through
the enactment, Interpretation and
enforcement Of law"
A lot of big words-Congress-
men and diplomats still talk that
way-but all it means is for those
fellows in our Last Chance" sa-
loon in New York to do just what
those fellows did in that Last
Chance" saloon In our own West
in the early days.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

more sensation Constantine Brown.
in London and the provinces than
the fact that the Australian
cricket team was threatening to
defeat the British. An American
businessman who has lived in
London for the last 20 years tells
the story that during that fate
full last week of August, 1889. one
of the most widely read afternoon
papers carried a six-column BAN
ner line: England in Grave DAN
ger" 1t referred to the fact that
the Australian cricket team was
about to win the series from the
British.
American newspapermen who
come to England expecting to find
the English people seething with
excitement over their presumably
unbearable economic situation
and the humiliation suffered by
devaluation of the pound-once
known as the soundest currency
in the world-will be disappoint-
ed. There is no trouble in the
offing, not even q likelihood Of
a change in the present govern
ment. which so many blame for
England's plight.
During the darkest days of the
war when the bombs were shower
ing down on England the people
took 1t without much grag1bling.
Leave it to Winnie" they said,
"he will pull us through" Now
so long as they continue to get
their rationed food and so long
as the workers get their "pint"
and five days work a week, they
don't worry too much about the
intricacies Of devaluation of the
pound. They say now. Leave it
to good old Attlee," and go on
about their business.
Rank and File Don't Care.
Politicians, fnanciers and busi-
nessmen either try to make politi-
cal capital out of the situation or
are genuinely worried over the
country's economic and financial
situation. The rank and file OF
the people just don't care.
The same thing can be said
about the international political
situation. which now is the SUBJ
ject of discussion in every walk
Of life in the United States. It is
impossible to get the average Eng
lishman interested in the danger
Of another war. This. he claims
is not q matter for him to worry
about. He has elected govern
ment and it is up to the gentry
In the cabinet to decide what to
do.
There is seldom any discussion
of whether it would be better to
prick the Communist bubble now
or let nature take its course and
see what will happen. This simply
does not come within the range
of the Englishman's interest. If
the government decides that Eng
land must fight again. well and
good. It will call up the men,
hand them their equipment and
Tommy will shoulder his rifle
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Tap Naval Base Vital
Yokosuka Is Valuable Anti.Red Bastion,
US. Must Keep It, Admiral Decker Says

China. It's stop 'em here or in
California and nobody ever made
any money stopping an enemy
in their own front yard"
Admits Some Errors.
Admiral Decker doesn't claim
he's always been right. About
Guam, for instance-"I was a
damn fool, like everybody else. I
screamed when we didn't fortify
it. Well, we would have been do
ing it for the Japs' benefit"
AS he sees the island situation.
all that's needed is to retain title
so we can move back In at will,
keep a major on them with plenty
Of cigarettes to give couple Of
men whose job would be to run
up the American flag in the morn
ing and take it down at night.
Then we've got them when we
want them but no money wasted
on maintenance that doesn't
maintain in tropical climates, any,
way.
He also admits that in the
Solomons he lived under a mis-
taken idea about Gen. Macarthur
and thought Admiral Nimitz
ought to have been named to run
the occupation.
II was roofing for our team, I"
Admiral Decker said. When Mac
said he could do 1t with 200, 900
troops I gave him the Bronx cheer.
Well, he's done 1t with less and
it's better than anybody could
have expected"
Unification, it's wonderful!
tReleased by The Bell Syndicate. Ine,)
Evening star., 1949-10-10

month OF Sep
tember--the de-
valuation of the
pound or the
re v e ! alton in
w a S h l n 6 ton
that the Rus
SLAMS had set
off an atomic
explosion.
B o tn a n
n ou n cements,
which made big
headlines in the
United States,
created little
Evening star., 1949-10-10

c ! a SIS II a v y
y ard t h a t
America would
be crazy to give
up. at least un-
til we see how
our generation
makes out with
communism.
Rear Admiral
B. w. Decker, ,
a veteran Of
the Pa cific.
claims this Is
the most sue
ceSsful occupa-
&;4~ ~ {ho hic-
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THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. = Ali


Englishmen. You may say the
Russians are, but I won't agree.
England is civilized, proud and
knows what's happening. The
Russians don't.
The English government may
save England from bankruptcy.
but what a cost it's going to pay.
To save a country financially, it's
going to lose one morally.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-10-10

shape, because
as London goes,
so goes Eng
land.
What do you
think London
ers are most in
terested in? I'll
tell ou. The
night club ac-
tivities of two
GeeQ-aSeU SuN.
One is. Princess
Margaret Rose,
and the other
is S h a r m a n
D o u 6 ! a S,
Evening star., 1949-10-10

1llO6kllO4O
neighbors who lived miles apart
passed the time Of day. Often 1t
was a debating society. On oc-
casion it was the scene Of brawls
and gun fights, or the place where
local feuds were talked about IA
miliarly, for they were numerous
and there was no law but the law
of the gun.
But, as our empire moved west
ward, new folks moved In who
wanted to live and work and raise
their families in peace and quiet.
They made that plain. But it was
not until the strong men in the
community saw 1t, too, that some
thing was done about it. And one
day they got together, like as not
in one of those Last Chance
saloons, and decided it was time
for law and order and elected
themselves q sheriff from among
them and gave him a badge and
told him to enforce the law and
they'd back him up.
We've got a Last Chance"
saloon of sorts in New York today.
though it's polite name is United
Nations. There are gathered the
strong men and the 'hands" OF
the great ranchers Of the world
today whom we call diplomats. "
also politely. Sometimes there's a
friendly atmosphere there. Always
it's a debating society. And con-
stantly there's talk about the
feuding going on in our commu-
nifty, which is the whole wide
world.
The rest Of us folks In the world
have been talking anxiously among
ourselves for q long time now
about having q community where
Evening star., 1949-10-10

(Mr. BroWn has drrtved In
England on q European surrey
trip Which 1Dill take hin, to
France, Italy, Germany, Aus
tria and possibly other coun-
tries. Following is the first of
his articles from England.J
Evening star., 1949-10-10

ed at the END
of Main street
in those nuner-
GUS tiny habi-
tations which,
themselves, sat
on the edge OF
the seemingly
b o un d e S S
plains that roll
ed toward the
sunset.
Inside, about
the bar, there
was usually a
congenial at
Evening star., 1949-10-10
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tory of the world, even though
he has to give credit to the Army
and Gen. Macarthur.
Admiral Decker puts Yokosuka's S
replacement value in America at
$500, 900 900, not to mention the
5000 japanese workers here who
would have to be replaced by
highly paid United States union
labor. He said he repaired the
oil tanker Elkhorn the other day
for $40, 900. a job that would have
cost 100000 at home.
He believes no limit can be set
to Yokosuka's importance as part
of the anti Communist frontier in
the East. We must hold on some
how. he insists, until the present
generation of Japanese children
grows up. He is hustling these
moppets as fast as possible into
Protestant and Catholic mission
schools on the base, the Boy and
Girl Scouts and De Molay. If
any other United States mission
aries of democracy want to come
here, he'll find spot for them,
too.
Okinawa Criticized.
Admiral Decker says it's non-
sense to keep rebuilding Okinawa
for typhoons to demolish. He
also invites the Navy to let the
Interior Department struggle
with Guam where a building
costs the Defense Department
$45,0 that would cost $1,000
here. They are, he insists. fight
ing the last war at Guam now
adays.
For the World War II line Of
Pearl, Guam, Okinawa, Japan he
would substitute a World War III
line of Seattle, the Aleutians,
Japan. His story is it's shorter.
Cllcdpcl, oAl1d1 OSA'
The admiral stressed that he
was speaking for himself, not the
Navy. He is, of course, raising the
major issues of defense strategy
which sent the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff to Alaska and are bringing
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, chief OF
staff, here. He does not, Incl
dentally, belittle air power but
sees the Navy as having an i'm
mense job of support and sup
ply.
Name it what you want to-"
Admiral Decker said, "a security
force. an advisory council, or
whatever. but make it strong
enough to protect American in
terests and also see to it that the
modern things we've begun--sani-
tation, health, education-go on.
We've got to leave something
here. Whether it's 100000 troops
or 10 State Department men to
see to that.
1--WE need this back door to
Evening star., 1949-10-10
By Thomas L. Stokes

In the lore of our own West q
legendary institution was the
Last Chance" saloon, a plain,
weathered clapboard ediflce perch
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Bv Doris FleeSon

YOKOSUKA, Japan, Sept. 81
(By AirmaiD American know
how has transformed Japan's
major naval base here into a first
Evening star., 1949-10-10
McLemore-
Thinks EngIishmen
Are Really Unhappy
By Henry McLemore

LONDON-As I mentioned in
my last column, London's in bad
shape.
That means England is in bad
Evening star., 1949-10-10
By Constantine Brown

LONDON (By Air MaiD 1T Is
difficult for an American observer
to say what impressed the British
people most during the eventful
Evening star., 1949-10-10
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House on Wednesday, September
21.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb and
daughter Eileen visited Riverdale
and Bethany Beach on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Smith Chism of Philadelphia is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Chism.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis and
daughters, Carolyn and Shirley Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Truitt in
Snow Hill, Nd, on Sunday
Mrs. Edwin Prettyman and Mrs.
Willis Clifton entertained the fol-
lowing guests at dinner following
the funeral services of Glen Cliff
ton on Sunday afternoon: Leon
Clifton, South Hill, Va; John Cliff
ton, Blackston, Va; Mr. and Mrs
Garrett Clifton, Mr.. and Mrs. Dal-
las Clifton of Wilmington; G. c.
Lord, Harrington; Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Simpson, Miss Belle Moore
Camden; Guy Horshman, Whining
ton, and Miss Blanch Clifton, Stay.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
HOUSTON

Church news for Sunday, Sep
tember 25, Sunday school at 10000
o'clock a. m. During this hour a
special rally day program will be
given and promotion exercises will
be in order. This church school is
quite progressive and up to date,
won't you come out and swell the
ranks, also stay for the morning
hour of worship, enjoy the wonder
full message the pastor will bring,
also the lovely music you know
Everybody is welcome to the Com
munity Hall on Sunday morning.
Preaching at IL O'Clock by the pas
tor, Rev. w. Stanley Grant. The
committee expects to have the
church reopened about the first
Sunday in November.
We are very sorry to report the
very serious condition of Mrs. Err
nest w. Simpson and we trust she
will soon be on the mend. Mrs
Pearl Messick is caring for her.
Mrs. Sarah Sharp is still in the
hospital and her condition remains
| about the same.
Mrs. Mary Massey of Lewes has
been spending some time at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Clara
Cain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Vause ant
three sons of Mt. Holly. N. j., wer,
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Blessing, Sr., on Sunday eve
ming.
William Warren, Marvin Wilkins
Bill Eisenbrey, Maurice Blessing
and Raymond Spicer have return
ed home after a splendid vacation
visiting many places of interest il
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

New York City.
John Eisenbrey and friend visit
ed Philadelphia quite recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blessing.
Sr., called at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. l.. Scott, near Canterbury
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Eisenbrey and
family entertained relatives at din
ner on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Helen Luff, Gilbert Morgan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Luff, Jr., of
Vernon have been recent callers
on Mr. and Mrs. William Blessing,
Sr.
Mrs. Marguerite G. Cooper and
son Julius spent the weekend at
! their home here.
Floyd Blessing and friend were
dinner guests of friends in Cam
bridge, Md, on Sunday.
Mrs. Blanche Eisenbrey spent
Monday visiting with Mrs. William
Blessing. Sr.
Mrs. Cora Satterfield is at home
again after spending some time in
Milford taking care of Mrs. Sharp
Mrs. Dewey Sapp and Mrs. j.
Paul Greenlee sponsored a shower
on Monday night for Miss Mary Ell
len Sapp, who is to be married quite
soon. The affair was held at. ths
home of Mrs. Dewey Sapp in Mil
ford and Mary Ellen received
many useful and valuable gifts.
i Mrs. John r. Brittingham Ell
i tertained two of her sons and thei
families from Seaford on Sunday.
i Mrs. j. Carroll Pearson and Mrs
, Merrill w. Thistlewood attende,
the fall institute Of the Delawar
State Federation of Women's Club
| held in Wilmington Century Clu
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23
coNvE ENIENT
SERvIcINc

The Ford Tractor is a convenient
tractor to service and overhaul. Parts
are reasonable. What's more, our
mechanics are specially trained to
work on Ford Tractors.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

Sphagnum (peat) moss is anti
septic and objects like logs, cloth
and even bodies buried in it are
prevented from rotting and some
times preserved for centuries.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-23

Many types of moss have teeth"
which close on damp days and per-
NIT spores to escape only in dry
weather when they can be blown
about by the wind.