Show SECT RITES FATAL 1 I may be bitten and I 1 I 1 may die 32 year old lewis francis ford lay preacher of the dolly pond church of god cod near nea r birchwood tenn told a newspaper reporter before conducting his sects snake handling rites but if I 1 do ford continued it will be because the lord wants to show un believers the snakes are poisonous shortly afterward ford was bitten on the right hand as he was removing a three jool fool rattlesnake from a wooden box and was taken to a nearby near by home where several of the followers of his faith prayed pra for him when ithen his condition worsened however he was rushed to a chattanooga hospital where he died fords ford s death followed that of mrs airs harvey 0 kirk of wise va who succumbed from born a rattlesnake bite on the wrist during a religious rite before dying mrs kirk gave birth to a child which failed to survive JAP resettlement lift coast ban of persons of japanese ancestry who were removed from the pacific coast following pearl harbor only will return with the lifting of the ban against their resettlement there U S relocation authorities predicted out of the removed about have found new homes in other sections of the country where they have entered a variety of industries dus tries ranging from watch making to mechanical dentistry and proven their efficiency and trustworthiness another have remained in relocation camps with feeling running high against japanese americans in some pacific coast communities maj gen H C pratt commander of the western defense zone called upon residents there to accord re settlers the same privileges of other law abiding citizens SURPLUS GOODS sales policy hoping to speed the turnover 0 of f material and permit wider distribution t ion among dealers during the im mediate period of scarcity the department part ment of commerce reported that most surplus war goods would now be sold on a fixed price basis rather tha than n sealed bids the department revealed its policy change at the same time that it announced million dollars worth of material is being made available to wholesalers and retailers with items including chicken wire trucks and other vehicles hardware shotguns and shells under the new selling plan material will be disposed of to wholesalers and retailers under OPA ceilings w with ith allowances for profit margins thirty days credit will be extended an estimated 80 per cent of dollar volume of all surplus sales will fall under the new pricing policy |