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Evening star., 1949-01-21
|Katy Stockholders File Suii
For Bond Deal Accounting
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Ten Mis-
souri, sas-TexaS Railroad Co.
stockholders filed suit against the
company yesterday for accounting
of an estimated $1,500,000 damages
lallegedly sustained by the railroad.
Names as defendants beside the
company in the Federal Court ac-
tion we're Raymond j. Morfa, board
chairman Edward N. Claughton, a
Florida stockholder and the Florida
National Bank g. Trust Co. of Miami
The complaint states that in 1945
the defendants conspired to defraud
the line by purchasing many OF its
outstanding mortgage bonds at prices
below face value and reselling them
to the railroad at prices in excess
of fair value.
The stockholders, who own $500
preferred shares, ask that the sales
to the line between 1945 and l947
be declared fraudulent and void
that an accounting be ordered to
determine what damages were sus-
tanned by the company, and that
the defendants be barred from using
railroad funds in defense of the suit
Evening star., 1949-01-21
New York Produce

NEW YORK; Jan. 81 lp-Butter,; 3s3:-
a5S, Arm Wholesale prices on bulk car
tons: Creamery. higher than 81 score, and
premium marks lAA,; 63,f cents; ea 81. 81 score CO.,
"a, SO; 90 score tB), 6"A' e9 score co.
Cheese, 1s7,9o4, steady; prices un.
Prices for eggs were hisher today in
the wholesale market. Receipts totaleo
Mdwestern-Mixed colors, fancy heavy
weight, 4s-49: extra l large, 1914; sx:
pullets. 43; current receipts, 44-45; dirties'
42: checks, 40.
extra / large. 47la; extra Q large, 46-46'2:
extra ! medium 45-45h: .o,. zo,..
extra i large. 4S-4Sla; extra 2 large, 46l2-
~: extra ! medium 45-45h: ,,.o
and brown eggs represent highest whole
sale selling prices for the finest marks
available and not paying prices TO pro-
whites. extra fancy heavyweishts 50;
fancy heavyweights, 5l-52; others, 50;
MEDIUMS, 4S-49
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Northern Ireland P Parliament
PREPARES for Election
BY the Associoted Press

BELFAST, Jan. 21.-Northern ire
lands Parliament winds up its af.
fairs today as a prelude to gen.
erar election which may decide
whether Northern Ireland will re.
main in the United Kingdom.
The elections have been called
for February 10. The end Of the
present government was hastened
by the decision of Fire to cut its
last remaining ties with Britain.
The present Northern Ireland
House of Commons, elected in ls45,
is dominated by the right-wing Un-
ionist Party. which favors contin-
ued union with Britain.
The new election also means q
new Senate will be chosen. This
upper house consists OF the Mayors
of Belfast and Londonderry and "a
members elected by the Commons.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
stock Market Gains
Slightly for Sixth
Session in Row
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Another
gentle advance carried stock prices
forward for the sixth session in a
row today
Gains were small for the most part
and scored on limited volume. A
good handful of key stocks refused
to go along.
The Presidents inaugural speech,
which was generally approved among
financial and business men, evidently
was not going to be used as a spring
board for a substantial rally-but
at least traders found nothing in the
address to deter buying.
Nickel Plate showed a compare
lively wide change with a gain of
around points and Superior Oil OF
California, high-priced stock
moved up 3.
Higher by smaller amounts were
New York Central, Standard Oil of
New Jersey, Deere, Sears Roebuck,
U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Swift g. Co.,
Consolidated Natural Gas, Dow
Chemical, Johns-Manville, Philip
Morris and American Tobacco.
Kennecott Copper lost more than
point and fractional declines ap-
peared for General Motors, Chrysler,
Schenley, American Telephone,
American Can, General Electric,
United States Gypsum, Santa Fe,
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific
Mission Corp. and Texas Co.
Higher in the Curb were Line Ma
terial, Niagara Hudson Power, Pitts
burgh Metallurgical, American Gas
Ashland Oil. Barium Steel, Fairchild
Engine, Humble Oil and Imperial
Oil.
Bonds maintained the advance
which has been under way off and
on for weeks. United States Gov
ernments held steady in overthe-
counter dealings.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

NOTICE TO HOLDERS
OF 40 FIRST MORTGAGE
SINKING FUND 10-YEAR
BONDS OF THE TERMINAL
REFRlG GRATING AND
WAREHOUSING CORPORA
TON DATED APRIL ], 194S.
Notice is hereby given that the
National Savings and Trust Com
pany, of the District Of Columbia.
Trustee under Indenture dated
April /, 1s4s, made by the Termi-
nal Refrigerating and Warehousing
Corporation of Washington, District
Of Columbia, has, in accordance
with the sinking fund provisions Of
said Indenture. called by lot for
redemption at par, plus accrued
interest, on February !, 1s4s, at
the Office of the Trustee the fol-
lowing described 40 First Mort
gage Sinking Fund l0.Year bonds
Of the Terminal Refrigerating and
Warehousing Corporation dated
April !, 1948, secured BY said
Indenture:
$1,000 Bonds Nos. 81, 2o7, 234. 27s,
2sl, 2e4, 426, 4sl, sos, CSC.
Bonds enumerated herein are called
for the purpose Of the sinking fund.
and interest on said bonds will
cease on February /, ls4s.
NATIONAL SAVINGS AND
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee
BY BRUCE BAIRD,
Attest: President.
NELSON J. FOSTER,
Secretary.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Hog, Cattle Price Drop
Held Greater Than
Normal for Season
hx the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Meat on-the-
hoof isn't the four-legged gold II
used to be.
Prices of both hogs and cattle are
far down from the record highs
made last year. And livestock ex-
perts agreed today that the slump
in the last few days has been much
more than Just seasonal"
Take hogs, for example. For a
time last year hogs were the BLACK
gold' of the Midwest, bringing fab
ulous prices. Hogs at Chicago hit a
top of $31 .85 a hundred pounds last
August. Yesterday the best price
was S21.5O.
The same story applies to cattle
Average cost of slaughter steers al
Chicago this week was estimated by
Agriculture Department experts al
S23.75 a hundred pounds. That
compared with an all-time high last
July of s36.85.
Market Glutted.
What's behind the price drop?
Mark Pickell, secretary OF the
Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Asso-
citation, said, There are just toe
darn many of the critters coming
to market" He said he thought il
would take from 30 to so days tc
clean up" the present market glut
Mr.. Pickell predicted the current
price decline several months age
when he made the fiat statement
"meat prices are coming down. He
admitted today the drop in livestock
prices was more than I expected
| / made a good forecast, but moi
enough of it,"
In hogs, Mr.. Pickell said one fac.
tor was the sharp break in laro
prices. Lard is now selling below
the former OPA ceiling. He saic
it was backing up in cold storage
warehouses and was one reason
packers were lowering their bid:
for live hogs.
Some a Little Panicky."
H. M. Conway, market analyst fol
the National Livestock Producers
Association, said some cattle feeders
were a little panicky' and there
fore had started to send their cat.
tie to market. He said he thought
the price slump was greater thar
justified by the supply situation.
I'VE are headed for some price
decline. but it has been greater
than a seasonal slump" Mr.. Con.
! way said. He added that he expect
ed the market to come back in thu
next go days, and then to ease OF
again around May and June. This
he said, would be the normal sea.
sonal pattern.
An Agriculture Department mar.
keting specialist offered as one rea'
son for the cattle selling a depart.
ment report of last Thursday. Il
showed that cattle in the Nations
feed lots were 10 per cent greater
than a year ago. The number
4,5As 900 head-was the largest or
record.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Man Is Held Up, Robbed
Of $1,000 and His Lunch
BY The Asseeioted Press

TOWSON. Md, Jan. 21.-Two
gunmen held up an automobile as
sembly plant workman today and
took S3,100 which it was his GUS
tom to carry on paydays to cash
the checks of fellow employees.
Charles Wilmington, jr., IS, told
police two men approached him as
he left his apartment in suburban
Baltimore.
One of them pushed pistol into
Mr.. Whittington's side and forced
him into his car, he reported Then
they turned out his pockets and took
several bundles of bills. They also
walked off with his lunch.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
New AII-Time Record
Set by D. {. Phones
Al Close Of 1948
by Edword G. Stone

Another new high mark in the
number of telephones in service in
the District was set during 1948,
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. officials reported today.
Stations numbered 447,283 on De-
cember 81, in comparison with 410,-
072 on the same 1947 date, an in
crease of 37,211. The report also
revealed that 1856 new phones were
installed during November.
Average daily calls, considered a
valuable barometer of business activ-
ity, reached 2,210,271 in December
against 2,034, ,433 in the same month
in 1s47, a gain of 1888 daily calls,
officials stated.
d. c. Bank Loans Advance.
Controller Preston Delano's latest
report shows that commercial loans
in Washington's 10 banks totaled
$96,832, 900 on December 81. 1948, an
increase of s7.701 900 in 1948.
Real estate loans mounted to $94,-
100000, compared with S79,759 900 a
year ago. an upsWing of $l4,741 900.
Gross loans moved from $242 755 600
to s272, 1852, 900.
The banks carried s38,626, 600
fewer Government securities at the
end of the year. Bank assets, how
ever, were off only s2,337,00o.
Riggs Has Record Year.
In his annual report, Robert V.
Fleming, president of the Riggs Ma
tionau Bank. reported the best earn
ings year in the history OF the bank.
net operating income of $l,59l 726
comparing with s1,4ls,s2e a year
ago.
At the end of 1948, loans totaled
S61. .639 1851, an increase OF $6,190,976,
or 11.16 per cent over the total at
the end of 1s47.
During the year a total Of $l6,-
727. $50 United States Savings Bonds
and Treasury Savings notes were
purchased through the bank, while
the bank redeemed total OF So
754.226 of securities.
The high cost of living and with
drawals for the acquisition OF homes
and consumer goods caused de-
crease in the number Of savings ac-
counts which was Offset by a gain
In commercial accounts. At the year
end the bank had 100.177 accounts.
Deposits of s313,487.612 were up
$9,630,027.
Promotions ut Old Dominion.
The Old Dominion Bank in Arl-
ington reported two promotions
after the annual meeting. Jesse r.
Stein was advanced from cashier to
assistant vice president and Charles
r. Dortzbach was moved from as
sistant to cashier. President Edwin
T. Holland and all oficers and dl-
rectors were reelected. The Column
bia pike and Ballston offices will be
in new quarters about March l.
At the District Life Underwriters
luncheon Wednesday, William P.
ODonnell and Fred v. Marvil, jr,
Jefferson Standard agents, were
awarded diplomas from the Life In
surance Institute on graduation from
the School of Marketing at Purdue
University.
Arthur B. Gunnarson, who helped
found washington Chapter. Ma
tional Association Of Cost Account
ants. was an honor guest ut the 18th
anniversary dinner this week. He Is
national secretary Of the associa-
ton
Evening star., 1949-01-21

z SELECTED ISSUES
nc 4s4s 66 SeH
ICC StL SIS 63 A 1914
tntGtNor IS So 24N
Int G N lst6s52 653A
lntHydroEl6s44 66iA
lLacledeGs4 Ia63 l12
Leh VI HT IS 81 70
Leh vi 5s2003st 1914
LehVal4s2OO3st Al
MSPSSM IS 81 S3A
MKT adj 5s67 1914
MKT lst $3.50 72ih
mo Pac 5Aas 40 26lz
Mo Psc 6s 65 A 81
Mo Psc Is II ? o.
Mo Pac IS 80 II 81
Mo Pae So 81 ! e2M
Mo Pac Rn a. rs 4AAs
Moris&E 4Has55 75i4
MorGE3as2U0O 5es
N O T M b1as54 96,z
N o T M IS Sc 93M
NYC RI Is 20l3 7llh
NYc 4ias2Ol3A 64A
N Y c con As 90 6oh
NYCHR gas 81 e1s
NYNHin4las'22 47il7
NYNHH 4s2007 66.A
NY SW gn $40 2lA
Y Tel 3s 81 lo2
Nor P cit 4as7b lc3ib
Nor Pac IS 2047 63lA
, PennR 9 4Ias65 lo6lA
Penn RR 3hss5 81
PeopGL&C 1868 lo7N
} Phil Eec 2Hss1 1914
Reyn Tob IS 73 1o3M
StL RMP 5s65 oolA
StLSF 4las2O22 6o3A
J ,IStLSanFrn4s97 e0M
Sea A L 1895 1o1A
SoPaciflc4AasS1 s1A
SoPac4ssOr77 1ol
Sou Pac 2As06 oAM
, 50 Ry en- IS "a 1l6
So Ry IN Is SO 90
TRRAStL2hss5 lolh
Texas Corp 3s661o6
|, Tex&NO3hs9O 96lz
Tex&Pac 3hss5 1ook
Third Ave Is go 43H
VaEl&Pw3Kss63 1854
wabash 3As %
West Sh Is 2361 s.
West Nd 4s 81 1o1h
West On Is 90 6S
WstE cv2. 1olh
Wise Cent ~ 40 75h
wis Cn 4s 36SD -
Evening star., 1949-01-21
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. q lP.-Cotton fu-
today. Liberal offerings at 32.75 cents a
pound for nearby March created hesi:
fancy in the market. Traders attributed
Ia good part Of the buying for mill ac-
less active.
Switching operations between March
and later deliveries showed some increase
to 10 cents higher than the previous close
March, S2.73; May. 32.44, and July. 3l.25
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Foreiqn Exchange

NEW YORK Jan. 81 fP).-Foreien ex.
change rates follow Great Britain lr
in New York open market IA per cent
discount or $3.50 U, S cents, unchanged
Europe--Great Britain (poundl' ,4o3n
.O3is. unchanged; Great Britain 6Q-day
futures, 4O@7e, unchanged. Great Britain
aO-day futures, o"ia. UNCHANGED; France
Giraj. January fixed rate. .001 739: De.
cember OO1 739; Sweden !krona), 27.s5
unchanged Switzerland france) free)
'2515 OF .O3 Of cent.
Latin America-Argentina nree), 20.64
up or Of a cent: Brazil free). $50, un-
changed; Mexico. 14.55. unchanged.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Steam From Radiator
'Suffocutes 3 Children
BY the Ass oted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Three
sleeping children were suffocated
last night in their Far Rockaway
home by steam escaping from
broken radiator valve.
The victims were Thomas Hinton,
a, his sister, Patricia, Is months,
and an infant brother, Louis, jr., 2
months.
The mother, Mrs. Susie Hinton,
"a, colored, said she put the children
to bed about o'clock. She said
that when she went upstairs to look
at them several hours later, the
bedroom was filled with steam.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

LIST INCLUDES ONL
TREASURY 1913
214 $3.50 June 100 IA
WORLD BANK
tptBR&O 49,. 80 20
NEW YORK CITY
IS SO 1o0a151
FOREIGN 1918
Australia S. Sd lola
Belgium Is IS 116
Chile 6s 6Oasd 29h
Italy rs 81 81
Polpd4Las6S asd 63k
DOMESTIC l:l5
am6:F p 5s2O3O 66i1
AmT&T 3sss 73 1o33t
! Am T&T 234s57 1o7H
Am T&T 2As6l 1o3iA
Am tat 2sass6 o2X
AmTobacco3s62 1o3N
A T S F Is 95 l26iA
Balt&Oh 5sM96 62il
Balt&O5sK2O00 62ib
$50 CIV 4K.201O 52iA
| Balt&Oh 4s75A 87lA
B g. o T c As IS ~
Bang A en- As 81 o4H
/ Beth Stl 234s 10 9olA
Can South IS 50 lo4iA
C Ga4las2O2OA II
IC Ga 4lss2O2OB 81
Cent Ga As 95 66,h
Cn RI NJ IS 81 7eih
Cn RR NJ Is 81 70
C&O 3H2S 90 D 1ooaA
C B a Z 4las II l1oH
C B & Q 27ss 70 s6N
| chl&E / inc 81 45ih
CMStP4 Has2O44 50
lie NJ st P Is o. 1924
CRIPin4 4las2O19 9oih
| CityInvest 1851 60
|ClevUnTr51as721 1o7
Cons 70 CIV 3s63 1861
Cons p gas rs 1904
lDel Lk&W ines g
ID&RGW 3-4s93 81
D&Salt L inc SO 81
lDet Ed CIV IS bS 1o7M
DetLT T 4lss 81 1o5N
Erie 41as 201b 6eA
Erie 3hss 2000G e7lh
| Ct Nor 3hs90N 96
Grt Nor 2AS 81 96
, 9 MO 2044 B 80
Hud Coal IS ga -
Hud&M RI 5s 81 66h
Hud&M In IS 81 IS
IICrf As IS les
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Washington Exchange

American telegraph a. Telephone-10 at
I4S. so at 1855. ~
Potomac Electric Power common-1oo
American Telesraph 4 T.lephone-2o at
virginia Electric d. Power common-50
at l6, 90 at 16, 30 at 1875.
American telegraph g. Telephone-e a.
washington Gas 4.5o pfd-5 at 1o.A.
Potomac Electric Power common-50 at
Potomac a &c Electric Power $780, pfd. A.
1o5 at AZ & at AZ
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Rotenone Used in China

Most cotton farmers in North
China now are receiving rotenone
insecticide to combat the aphis,
| against which it appears to be
very effective.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

Living costs for workers families
in Paraguay have risen to 354 per
cent above prewar.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

Hourly Sales ON the Exchahge I0day:
II GOA 200 ooU 10. !Gu. a4o 600
90 pm. 4so 600 200 m 900 900
tUnit of trading 10 shares. s1n bank
ruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act, or securities
assumed BY such companies. Rates of div
ldends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
"r semi-annual declaration. Unless other.
wise noted, special or, extra dividends are
xr w rights Also extra or extras. b Plus
stock DIVIDEND: Cash or stock. PAID
cash valte on ex-dividend date. De-
ciared or Jaid so far this year. Declared
or paid after stock dividend or snlt-up
Declared or paid this year, an accumula-
tive issue with dividends in arrears. p Paid
this year dividend omitted, deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting
dating dividend Payable in stock, exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1949-01-21
N. Y. Bond Market

Furnished BY the Associated Press.b
LIST INCIUlES 0NLY SELECTED IS6UES
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
!N(oRpoRATI0Ns

Certificates have teen issued by the Auditors office for corporations in Anchorage, Homer and Sitka.
 Noble Homes Company was in- eorporated by Stan and Helen M F<roliek ard Daniel H. Cuddy oi Anchorage, with capitalization of 3loo,ooo.
 Capital stock in the same amount t declared by Eugene N Brady, Ted Van Thisl, and Dennis Rother- mel for Brady's Floor Covering, also at Anchorage.
 The Faith Presbyterian Church of Anchorage, a non-profit corpora ton, is certified to Eldon Gallear, Walter Stephan, Mrs Kenneth stin- gel and Mrs. J. M. Richardson.
 Authorized capital for the Ameri- can Plumbing and Heating Com rany, incorporated by Thomas and Phyllis P Wharton and Phil o. Lee, of Anchorage, is for 5000 shares at s10 par value.
 With Clarence R. Bands, Alton M. Coon and Charles Lewis Buck, of Sitka, as incorporators, the Baranof Fnterpr ses, Inc, is c tifie d for hroaccasting and allied activities, with capital stock of s100,00O
 Homer Food Products. Inc, with 9 stock structure of 25o shares of common stock, at $100 and 1000 preferred at s10 is authorized to do business processing seafoods, vege- tables and berries Tncorporators for the firm at Homer are Ralph and Agnes Mitchell, Raymond V. Lentz and E. R. shetterly Of Homer, and R J. McNealy. SeldoVia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
OUTRAGEOUS LIBELY

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-iRl-Ag- nes smedley, author and lecturer. asserted today T am not and never have been a Soviet spy or an agent for any country"
 Sine denounced as "a despicable iies q statement in U. s. Army report that she "is a spy and agent of the Soviet government"
 The report, sent from Japan by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, tells of the operations of Russian spy ring in Japan just before Pearl Harbor
 o. John Rogge, former assistant attorney general and Miss Smed- ley's lawyer, said the espionage &C., cusation against his client IS an outrageous libel"
 Miss Smedley told news con- ference that ii there is any lega ground on which General Mac Arthur can be held personally re- sponsible for this attempt al assassination of my character, should like nothing better than tc demand satisfaction in the highest court of my country
 Guenthar Stein, German-borT writer, mentioned in the Army re- port as "top-leyel member" ot the spy ring. said the story i! ridiculous" He declined otheI comment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
TWO EXPELLED

BUDAPEST. Hungary. Feb. i0.- 'P-The government announced to- day it had expelled Robin Streus- sy vice consul and third secretary of the United States Legation, whom it charged with spying and smuggling men out of Hungary.
 The announcement made a simi- lar charge against Stepphen A. Koccak, an American Legation attache, who was expelled before the trial of Josef Cardinal Minds zenty and left the country a week ago.
 They smuggled men, using cars and having bribed Dr. Tibor Gal, an officer of the customs" the statement said. ' they smuggled out 4stvan Barankovics and others"
 BaranokvicS was the leader Of the Democratic Peoples (Catholicl party, who reached Vienna six days ago.
 tBarankovics fled Communist dominated Hungary after dissolv- ing the opposition Catholic party n spite of what he termed gov ernment threats of severe repris- also
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
History Of Spy Ring
 Has hoIlyWO0d Twist;
 IS Revealed by Army (Cont.nued from Page One)
No Tin On Pearl Harbor

But there is no hint it got a lip on the Pearl Harbor raid.
 Some secondhand information caked from the American En- 5essy in Tokyo.
 An American diplomat at Harbin, Nanchuria, Vice. Consul Tycho L. tlliestrom. let two Soviet agents stay at his home and one set up qn illegal radio station, the re- part says. That was in 1929.
 At that time. an earlier and probably bigger ring was at work in China. But it was far less spectacular.
 There is nothing in the report about any te-in with Soviet es- uionage in this country. But one name in the report appears rather 3bscurely in stal-sacret testimony taken last year at the spy hearings of ,ha House Un-American Activ- ties Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
PUBLIC E INVITED TO SESSION OF
 CAME COMMISSION

As an important part of it's week-long annual meeting which opens Monday morning, the Alaska Game Commission invites the pub lie 10 the Tuesday afternoon ses- sion.
 This will be at o'clock in room 43G, Federal Build ng. As space is limited, those planning to attend are asked to call 590, local 69, in advance.
 Purrose of the meeting is to give sl.e Gams Commission suggestions and recommendation about sea- on and bag regulations for game and fur animals. game birds and sams fishes, before rules are com- pleted for the com ng season.
 several representatives of the Washington, DC, headquarters of the US. Fish and Wildlife Service expect to attend the Game Con- mission annual meeting.
 R. D. Gascoyne, assistant chief of the Game Management branch, and Donald J. Chaney, chief coun- eel for the FW3, plan to be here.
 William H. Warne, assistant sec tetasy, Department Of the Interior. had planned to be present at some ses ions, tut his Alaska trip has Been cancelled
 Earl N. Dinner of Petersburg is chairman Other members are Garnet w Martin, Nome: Andrew A simons, LakeYiew. and Forbes L. Baker, Fairbanks.
 Clarence J. Rhode, who is ex- pected to return this weekend rom a business trip Outside is, as Alaska F.WS. director, executive officer and secretary of the Game Commissio ion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-10
RADAR SCREEN
 AROUND US. IS
 pRCpoSED NOW
Air Warning Defense Sys- fem Now So Poor If
 Can't Be Described

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-tR = An Air Force general told Con- grsss today the nations air warn ing defense system is so inadequate hat words would be impossible to describe how poor it is."
 Maj. Gen. Gordon P. Saville, head of the Air Defense Command, urg- cd swift approval of $16l 100000 llan to throw an effective radar screen around the United States, with outposts at sea and around the world, under the Air Force.
 He testified before the House Armed Services Committee in sup port of bill by Rep. Durham (D- NC) to authorize the program. Chairman Vinson tD-Ga) of the Armer Services Committee, is a CO., sponsor of the plan.
 Durham asked General Saville whether he considers the present radar warning system dangerous ly inadeqUte.' The General repli- ed:
 Yes sir Words would be i'm possible to describe how poor it is. II is almost a blank"
 Many people in the Middle Ages wore "cramp rings blessed by the king and believed to have special powers to ward off stomach cramps