MAN REGAINS
USE OF HANDS
WITH SURGERY
NEW YORK, </P) _ The man
'ooks at his hands, all 10 fingers
' re gone. There are only stubs
loft, less than an inch long. He is
a useless cripple, unable even to
Toed himself.
That was Marion Cody, 42, of
Milwaukee, three years ago. Snow
bound on a hunting trip in Alaska
he lost his gloves. His frozen fin
gers later were amputated.
Today Cody has eight new fin
ders and thumbs, created by sur
‘ gery. He has a job, can write,
smoke a cigarette, use a screw
driver, dress and feed himself,
live a normal life
The Cody story of surgery plus
rehabilitation was described to
fay to the American Society of
Plastic and Reconstructive Sur
gery by Dr. William H. Frackel
ton, of Marquette University, Mil
waukee.
Starting in October, 1949,
Frackelton operated first on
Cody’s right hand and then on
his left.
Clefts 1 to lVfe inches deep were
cut into the palm, between the
fingers, freeing the bones in the
palm to make them the begin
nings of longer fingers and
thumbs. The ring finger from each
hand was removed. Some tendons
were transplanted from one part
of the hand to another to give
more power to the new fingers,
each now about three inches long.
Even while his hand was heal
ing from the first operation, Cody
began courses in business arith
metic, law and English at Mil
waukee Vocational*" School. Soon
the Curative Workshop of Mil
•waukee gave him treatments to
strengthen his hands, to learn to
dress, to eat, to- write with his
new fingers.
A month after the last opera
tion, Cody took a job at the
Wehr Steel Company, Milwaukee,
arranged by the Rehabilitation
Office. He has not missed a day
on the job as timekeeper and
work analysis recorder. 4
STOP AND THINK
The Democratic Administration is the Gov
ernment of the United States and of all the states
and territories. It is the government of the people,
by the people and for the people, and it has been
since 1932. It is our way of life and for the Repub
lican candidates to say that because there have
been found some bad ones among the millions of
us, that we are all bad and that the only cure is
to wipe us out is no less vicious and unreasonable
than it would be for a father, who having dis
covered that one of- his children had ringworm,
decides that he should destroy his whole family.
No, he would not do so, but he would take the
proper steps to eliminate this affliction and see
to it that the rest of his family were protected.
And that is exactly what the Democratic Admin
istration has done, is doing, and will continue to
do. So don’t be hoodwinked by the blasphemy of
the rabid Republican candidates who not only
point the finger of scorn at any sore spots that
show up in our Government, but who pick at them
in an attempt to further inflame the wounds by
trying to spread fear and uncertainty in the hearts
of our people.
At this time when war is with us and a bigger j
war is in the balance we must remain unified and
strong. The Republicans say we are going to have
a change and we ARE going to change from Tru
man to Stevenson. I guess the Republican candi
dates are magicians, they are going to build high
ways and by-ways, air fields and harbors, big
schools and little schools, and at the same time,
mind you, they are going to eliminate taxes. Yes,,
there are a lot of Republican dollars being spent
on the press but the Democrats are giving you
the TRUTH and it takes a lot less words to do so.
The Republican candidates waste words
speaking derisively about the Governor of Alaska
and the President of the United States, but you
will not find the names of Ernest Gruening nor
Harry S. Truman on your Territorial Ballot, so
don’t let these names confuse the issue.
These are your Democratic Candidates
VOTE FOR THEM
Delegate “Bob” Bartlett
Neil Moore Ed Anderson
For Auditor Howard Lyng
Gerald Williams , For Senato”
For Attorney General Charles Fagerstrom
James K. Wells
Frank Metcalf • Ted Duffield t
For Highway Engineer For Representative*
Rev. Havens Gives
Report on Alaska
Methodist Meeting
Rev. Reeves Havens returned
Tuesday from the annual session
of the Alaska Mission Conference
of the Methodist Church, held at
Ketchikan, Sept. 23 to 28.
Bishop Raymond A. Grant,
newly elected episcopal leader of
the area, presided. This was his
first conference session since be
ing elected to the episcopacy last
July. He is also responsible for
the Portland area of the Method
ist Church.
There are now twelve ministers
serving as many Methodist charg
es in the territory. One of these is
the newly chartered Methodist
Church in Fairbanks, of which
Rev. Edward Purviance is pastor.
Rev. Mr. Purviance served pre
viously for three years as pastor
of the church at Anchorage.
One of the routine committee
reports that occassioned much
discussion on the floor of the con
ference by both ministerial and
lay delegates was the report of
the Social Action Committee. A
summary of their report, in part,
follows:
“The Social Action Committee
is concerned at the seeming in
difference of Methodist pastors
and laymen in working with ter
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ri*ory-wide ventures in social ac
tion. The dynamic leadership of
our superintendent in the realm
of social issues is deserving of
more active participation by our
Methodist leaders in Alaska
throughout the year. The minis
ters who may seem to stop short
of making social application of
their religion have no reason for
surprise if laymen do likewise.
We dare not have protecting pul
pits which may become cowards’
castles!
“In pursuit of this spirit of
concern for human well-being, we
would recommend the following
avenues of action:
“1. That pastors and other
Methodist leaders in institutions
give immediate and uncompro
mising leadership as opportunities
afford themselves in cooperation
with such groups as ministerial
associations, councils of church
es, the Alaska Committee for Co
operative Planning, and health
and welfare councils.
“2. That each pastor dedicate
himself to effecting the beginning
of study groups, at least one for
each church, for the purpose of
studying the Christian application
of our message to social problems
in our communities, Alaska, and
in our world.
“3. That some committee or
commission of each local church
be vested with the responsibility
of working with the pastor in
the redemtion, rehabilitation, and
reintegration of no less than two
persons who have become victims
of the debilitating influences so
common to Alaska. Further, that
reports of such work be included
in the pastor’s report at the next
Mission Conference.
“5. Commitment Day comes to
us as one of the most effective
instruments for the prevention of
drinking. If Methodism in Alaska
is to be true to its heritage, then
Commitment Day must be one of
GOV. GRUENING SUES
ALASKA EMPIRE FOR
$300,000 DAMAGES
JUNEAU, (/P)—Three lawsuits
totaling $300,000 were filed
against the Empire Printing Com
pany, publishers of the Daily Al
aska Empire, of Juneau, Wednes
day by Governor Ernest Gruen
ing and the other two members
of the Territorial Board of Road
Commissioners.
Joining with Gruening in the
demand for $100,000 damages
each were Territorial * Treasurer
Henry Roden and Highway En
gineer Frank Metcalf.
They allege they were “brought
into great public disgrace and
greatly injured” in their name
and credit by a news story in
the Sept. 25 edition of the Empire.
The story said the territorial
j auditor had disclosed that receipts
from operation of the territory
owned ferry Chilkoot had been
placed in a special bank account
by the board instead of the gen
eral fund of Alaska.
The Empire published a later
front page item stating specifical
ly that its story did not imply
any misuse of territorial money
by the individuals.
One of the headlines cited in
the complaints was: “Gruening,
Metcalf, Roden divert Chilkoot
dash to private bank account.”
j the great high-lights of the year.
“6. That more care can be
given to the training of prospec
j tive members as to the social im
j plications of our Gospel, before
| receivng them into church mem
j bership. We desire Christian stat
! ure in preference to mere statis
i tics.
“7. Finally, that the pastors
and official boards give more than
lip-service to the social creed of
the church, including its stand on
sobriety, race relations, and
| peace.”