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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-05
Jack mcvea Goes 10
Harlem Quarter

Jack McVea "opened the door"
at the Harlem Quarter Club in
Oakland, Calf, February 4. AL
ways a favorite in the Bay area
the McVea orchestra have just
completed an extended run at the
Ell Borracho in. San Francisco.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-05

week. Many religious leaders paid
their tribute to him by making
statements at the service.
DIR. Locust was a graduate of
Simmons university, both arts and
theological departments. He was
pastor of First Baptist church SO
years although he was once called
Continued on page Al
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
Legion Names New Officers

Both the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary nam ed new officers at last weeks meetings. Men who will head the Legion for the coming year in clude:
 Dr. F. R. Sims, commander; Bob Johns, first vice-comman- der; John Dunlap, second vice. commander; Everett Yohn, ad- jutant; E. J. LeDuc, chaplain; Richard Demming, service off cer; Carl Rasmussen, historian; Leonard Lampf, finance officer; Dale Graham, sergeant at arms; Kenneth Meeks, Jack Maze and Mads Johannsen, executive con- mittee.
 Ladies named to Auxiliary posts were:
 Isola Sims, president; Ann Demming, first vice-president; Mary Lou Johns, second vice. president; Helen Maze, secretary (re-elected); Florence Dunlap, treasurer; Dana Niemann, chap lain; Margaret Miller, historian; Myrtis Gill, sergeant at arms.
 Auxiliary officers will be in stalled by Lou Rasmussen at the Oct. ' meeting.
 The Auxiliary also has been invited to Anchorage, there to be guests at the joint installation of Legion and Auxiliary officers.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
FRIENDS SHOWER ALICE STEWART

Friends of Miss Alice Stewart who will become the bride of Earl Onkka on Sept. 25, surprised her with a shower last week. Miss Barbara Hecker and Mrs. Lewis GeiWitz were co-hosteSses at the affair, which was held in the So- cial hall of the Church of God.
 Guests who showered Miss Stewart with many lovely gifts for her new home were:
 MT. and Mrs. Duane Huntley. Jean Smith, Mrs. James Hermon, Mary Ann Michalek, Skip Bou- Wens, Dorothy Plumley, Janet Sherrod, Roberta Hemmer, Leola DeLand, Mrs. B. J. Losing, Jo- anne Frank, Lee Ann Wade, Gail Eckert, Lillian Lempke, Doris Stephan, Mrs. George Geiwitz, Miss Costello, Jackie Smith, Helen Mae Stenvall, Mrs. Fanny Werner, Faye Werner, Violet Werner, Cecilia Stewart, Mrs. Hecker, Dolores McNeven and the hostesses Barbara Hecker and Mrs. GeiWitz.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
NO DAMAGE AT CAFE

Last weeks fire alarm was oc- casioned by a chimney blaze in the stove at the Frontier Cafe. It was extinguished without damage.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-09-22
KINGS HAVE GIRL

A baby daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. John King of Pal mer on Sept. 9. The little girl weighed six pounds, six ounces at birth.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
LION IN THE OVEN"
by Charles D. Rice
Photographs Eileen Darby
by Charles D. Rice
Photographs by Eileen Darby

tected against colds. Apes are terribly sus-
ceptible to colds, and if Andy should get an
infection he might turn up his 5000 toes.
Another interesting animal is Pete, black
woolly monkey who's extremely unhappy if
someone doesn't pet him all the time. Mrs
Martini takes him out of his cage every hour
or 50 and let's him pull her hair. Pete is
South American monkey and can hang by his
tail. Only South American monkeys can
make this statement Old World monkeys
cannot hang by their tails, regardless of
the cartoons you may have seen. Zoolo-
gists do not know why this is.
Mrs. Martini has several tiny marmosets in
her nursery. One of them got loose few
months ago and got into a cage containing
two ocelots Ia sort of Latin American leop-
ard). Marnosets are just like filet mignon to
ocelots, and Mrs. Martini had to act fast She
scrambled into the cage just as the ocelots
were jumping for the little monkey who chung
chattering to the roof. Ordinarily those oce-
lots were very gentle" she says. But when
tried to take food away from them they gave
me an awful scratching. l was covered with
scratch marks - what a mess!" she laughs
light-heartedly.
Anyway, the marmoset's all right now"
She pointed to cage in the nursery. He
and his mate have baby. They're trying to
teach it to sit on limb, but think it's in
herited some of the fathers nervousness"
Other inmates of the
Evening star., 1948-07-18

the mother and took them home. The poor
little things looked like old dust rags, they
were so dirty and scratched up. So dumped
them into tub of soapsuds and cleaned
them up One seemed pretty weak, so
turned the oven on low and made soft bed
for him. In matter of hours he was tumbling
around in the oven and taking his bottle
as nice as could be. It's just as always say
- you can't kill lion. They're as tough as
alley CATS
Mrs. Martini, incidentally, is dainty little
woman. short of five feet, who would make
approximately three good mouthfuls for any
of her big-cat charges But she is on very
good terms with most of them. Dacca not
only allows her to handle the cubs, but will
roll over on her back when Mrs Martini tells
her to.
From yewslxy 10 Jaguaxs
lHE Martins haven't always been ZOO peo-
pie. Seven years ago, Fred Martini was a
jeweler. He was doing well, connected with
Tiffany's. But he was crazy about animals,
and had one firm ambition - to be lion
keeper. Most men with so unconventional a
longing would stifle it and live their lives in
Illustration. But it happened that Mrs.
Martini also loved animals, and she told him
that if bookkeeping was the thing that would
make him happiest, why not do it?
He promptly gave up his jewelry and got
Evening star., 1948-07-18

presented to the ZOO by people who find them.
Mrs. Martini nurses them until they're old
enough to be liberated in the woods. If
skunk declines to be set free, she has him de-
scented at the ZOO hospital, after which he
becomes an exhibit in the Cmldren's Zoo
under an appropriate name, such as Petunia.
It's Hard to Tell
A PARTICULARLY rare inmate of the nursery
is Philippine tree shrew who Mrs Martini
hopes is going to have litter. However"
she says, 1T is terribly hard to tell when a
Philippine tree shrew is pregnant"
Mrs Martini is fond of her small mammals,
but she still gets her biggest thrill out of
nursing lions, tigers and leopards "One of my
tiger cubs was almost the death of me- /
brought him up in the kitchen, and when he
was couple of months old decided to give
him little meat. After all, you d think that
even young tiger would take to meat But
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Evening star., 1948-07-18

she used to help him nurse new cubs at the
ZOO, and occasionally she'd swipe one and
bring it home for special care The zoo au-
thorities viewed her conduct with misgivings,
but she saved so many valuable lives that
they had to give her credit. Two years ago
they put her on the payroll as keeper in
charge of small mammals. She is still starry
eyed at her good fortune.
Maybe you shouldn't print this" she con-
fides, but they're crazy to pay me. I'd do
it for nothing"
At present, Mrs. Martin is queen of
a spotless nursery at one end of the lion
house. No ailment is too trifling for her.
Shed have the whole ZOO in there if you
didn't watch her," says her husband.
The nursery's outstanding inmate just now
is Andy, 30pound orangutan who swings
about his cage and munches on a red rubber
band under the impression that it's chewing
gum. Until recently, there was no room to
exhibit Andy, and besides, he had to be pro-
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OA &AAS
nursery include a baby ad-
dax Ia rare antelope), and
a baby squirrel which was
sent to the ZOO after falling
out of its nest. The squirrel
is now capable of taking
care of itself and Mrs. Mar
TIM has tried to liberate it
several times, but it keeps
following her back to the
nursery and sneaks into its
cage when she's not looking.
Quite a few baby squir-
rels and baby skunks are
Evening star., 1948-07-18

JoD as an apprentice keeper
at the Bronx Zoo. 1t didn't
pay much, but what's mon
ey compared to lions? Even
tually MIR. Martini worked
his way up to keeper of the
Lion House (which means
keeper of all the big CATS.
Today it is doubtful if there
is a happier couple in the
country.
Mrs. Martini sneaked in
to her own job through the
back door. When her hus-
band became lion keeper,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
CRITICISM OF TRIALS0F WAR
 CRIMES MADE
Judge Wennersirum Re- turns to U. 5. Standing
 Pal on Recent Talk

MISSIONER AIR FORCE BASE Mass, Feb 24-tP--Judge Charles F. Wennerstrum today stood pat on his criticism of the German war crimes trials as failing to. attain objectivity aloof from vindictiveness' and offered to match his loyalty to the United States against that of any Army General who accused him ol "subversive" talk.
 Wennerstrum, Justice of the To- wa Supreme Court, arrived here by plane to Nuremberg, where he pre- sided at the trial of 10 German commanders for war crimes includ- ing the killing Of hostages.
 Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor, Chief American prosecutor in Germany had charged the interview given by Wennerstrum just before leaving was "subversive of the interests and policies of the United States"
 Taking issue with Taylor's as- sertion this interview-given Chi cago Tribune reporter-would be used by all the worst elements in Germany against the best, Judge Wennerstrum said he felt instead it might be helpful in bringing the Germans to think as people do in democracy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
Wallace Says Marshall Plan
 Leads 10 War
Third Party Candidate Gives His Views Be-
 fore House Com.
(BY RELMAN MORIN)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-tR-- Henry A. Wallace told an attentive House Foreign Affairs Committee today the Marshall Plan for Europ- can recovery would take the nation down the road to World War III.
 The Third Party Presidential can didate said that Wall Street mon- opolists" have transformed it into an instrument for enslaving Europe
 It was the first time Wallace, who used to preside over the Senate as Vice President, has made a formal appearance at the Capital since 1946. In the tall of that year Presi- dent Truman busted Wallace from his Cabinet because of differences over Foreign Policy.
 The House group is studying the Marshall Plan.
 Just before Wallace got going Chairman Eaton tR-NJ) said he wanted it distinctly understood the committee of both Republicans and Democrats is bipartisan in For eign Affairs.
 A smile on his lips but stern note in his voice, the Chairman added:
 We are not in support of MT Wallace's or any other candidacy for the President at this time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
SENATOR TAYLOR AGREES TO BE ON
 WALLACE TICKET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-lR- Senator Glen Taylor D-Idaho) has agreed to run for Vice President on the Henry A. Wallace ticket
 He so told reporters after an- nouncing that T am going to cast my lot with Henry Wallace in his brave and gallant fight for peace. He said Wallace asked him person. ally to run.
 Taylor made his announcement in statement prepared for broadcast tCBS)
 In it he made no direct mention of his appearance on the Tihrd Party ticket headed by Wallace. He implied this, however, by saying:
 Tt is going to he wonderful to campaign side by side with Henry Wallace in new party with all the idealism and enthusiasm which is bound to be created by such rare opportunity in American politics.
 T am not leaving the Democratic Part, it left me-" Taylor told a radio audience. Wall Street and the mili- tary have taken over"
 All the major parties offer, he said, is a choice between "a Repub- lican tweedle dunn and a Democratic tweedle drummer"
 Taylor said as far as he is con as the place to fight for the prin- cerned that leaves the Third Party ciples in which believe
 I'm in this to win the 43-year- old Idahoan told reporters at a news conference after his speech. T have confidence and faith. I think I'll get to be Vice President"
 The one-time "crooning cowboy said he agrees with Wallace that You've got to believe we can work with Russia, or give up hope and prepare for the end of the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
P-TA PROGRAM IS ON
 AIR THURSDAY p. M.

The Forward March Of The P. TIA" is the title of the first of ser ies of radio plays directed by Helen Schaefer, JHS Dramatic Instructor on It's Community Center program at 2 pm. Thursday, Feb. 26.
 February is National Founders Month for the P-TA The Juneau Parent Teacher Association is put ting this program on the air to in- form the public of the nature of the objectives and interests of the As sociation.
 Started in 1895 by Alice. Mcclellan Birney, the organization has grown until today it has nearly five mill lion members all over the United States in over 28,00O local units. It's membership is not limited to par ents and teachers but to all who have child welfare at heart. hence every public spirited citizen should support P-TA by being a member.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
ALASKA p0TTERS TO
 MEET ON WEDNESDAY,

The club rooms of the Alaska Pot ters, in the A.B. Hall, will be open to members Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock and anyone having dry pieces ready for biscuit firing should take them as the kiln will be staked that evening for firing plans for Thurs day.
 Committee in charge of the display for the Arts and Crafts exhibits will meet and formulate plans to exhibit clubs crafts. Those desiring to secure glazes or anyone who would like to help in applying glazes should attend at this time.
 Every member of the Alaska Pot ters Club should keep in mind that the exhibit is less than a month away and remember the club wants all to contribute at least one piece
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
BARAk0F FROM WEST
 IN PORT LAST NIGHT

The Baranof arrived in Juneau southbound last night at ' o'clock with one passenger from Seward for Juneau, Helen Sayre. The Baranof sailed at 8:30 o'clock with the following passengers for Ket- chikan: Ira Thatcher. Matt Holm w. H. Sunderland, w. T. Stuart.
 For Seattle: E. c. Stewart, Mrs E. c. Stewart, Anne Marie Stew art, George Hanson, A. B. Gilroy, c. A. Burton, J. R. Jackson, Mrs. Josephine Staples, Mrs. William T. Mahoney. H. L. Bruemmer, Adia B. Bruemmer, Leo L. Bruemmer, Chris H. Bruemmer, Mrs. R. l.. Valentine. E. L. Calhoun, S. F. Buoy. Robert Statlz. B. w. Brere- ton, Arthur Erickson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
ARMED FORCE FOR
 PALESTINE iS GIVEN
 PARTIAL APPROVAL
Unified States Is Ready 10 Consult on Creation if
 UNSC Gives 0keh
By MAX HARRISON

LAKE SUCCESS, Neb. 24.-R,- The United States to.,ay declared its readiness to consult on crea- tion of an international force for Palestine if the United Nations Se- curity Council voted for such a force.
 The United States specified that any U N, force must be directed ito keeping the peace and not to enforcing partition of the Holy Land.
 The U. s. position on the vital Palestine problem was laid before the Security Council by Chief American Delegate Warren R. Austin.
 If the Security Council should decide that it is necessary to use armed force in maintaining in- ternational peace in connection with Palestine" Austin said, the United States would be ready to consult under the charter with a view to such action as may be necessary to maintain international peace"
 He declared that such consult tation would be necessary in view of the fact that no agreements have yet been reached by U. N. members as to how armed forces should be made available for peace enforcement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
JURY E CHOSEN
 IN CIVIL TRIAL

A jury of seven men and five wo- men was selected in U. s. District Court this morning to hear the case of Jack Jadoff vs Frank Kardan- off. The suit is for $3,l04.68 and in wolves settlement of former part nership agreement.
 Jurors chosen are: Hermann E Beyer, Mrs. Sadie Cashen, Mrs. G E. Cleveland, Arnold L. Hen-ick- son, Henry A. Jenkins, Gudmuno Jensen, Marion R. Je.sen, Allen J Marcum, Verne McGraW Dorothy M. Pegues, E. c. Robinson and Mrs J. A. Sofoulis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
SECOND CANADIAN SNOWSH0E PATROL
 AT HAYNES SUNDAY
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

ESPECIAL RRESPoNDENCE)
 HAYNES, Alaska, Feb 24-tR- The second Canadian Army Snow shoe Reconnaissance Patrol, Com manded by Ut Charles L. E. Brown Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, arrived in Haines Sunday evening, Feb. p from Whitehorse which post they left from Sunday Feb. Is, by truck and then started mushing at Mile IA. The Patrol was picked up at Mile 35, Haines Cutoff. Strong winds and drifting snow was encountered on the sum- init. The Patrol arrived in good con- dition and is due to leave today tTuesday) on the Estebeth for Skagway on return to Whitehorse.
 The personnel, consisting of five members of the Princess Pats, two members of the Royal Canadian Engineers and civilian guide were:
 It. Chas. L. s. Brown, Toronto, Ont; Pvt. K. F. Mckenzie, Vancou- yer, B o.; Pvt. G. H. Bowen, Air chat, N S.; Spr. s. M. Macdonald, Sydney, N S.; Spr. Dan Proud, Win nipeg, Man; Cpl. Jones, Calgary, Alta; Pvt E. L. Bilton, Winnipeg; Paddy Jim, civilian guide of White horse
 The first patrol arrived at Haines from Whitehorse on Feb. IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
LAND GRANT FOR ALASKA
 WHEN STATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.@Ri- A House committee proposed to- day to have the Federal govern ment give Alaska 22000,000 acres of land if the Territory becomes a state.
 The proposal was written into the Alaska Statehood bill now be- ing considered by Territories Subcommittee Witnesses told the committee the land involved would be the equivalent of four sections in each township.
 Another amendment approved by the committee would give the pro- posed 18th state revenues from four sections out of each town ship in the Tongass and Gnu zach National Forests. The land, however, would remain under di- rection of the U. S. Forest Ser vice.
 Another amendment would give Alaska one section in each town ship in the Panama Valley for the support of the agriculture school and the school of mines. Still another would give the state 500,000 acres for internal improvement and Block 32 in Juneau for the executive mansion and other state buildings.
 The committee approved, tenta- lively, an amendment extending the reclamation laws to Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
BUDGET FOR WATERWAYS
 ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-tR-A record $539, ,60O,300 for navigation and flood control projects was re- commended today by the House Appropriations Committee.
 This was a cut of nearly 20 percent under President Truman's request for the year beginning July l. But it exceeds by nearly 30 percent funds voted for flood control and rivers and harbors this year.
 Chairman Engel (R-Mich) of the Army Civil Functions Subcommittee, which prepared the bill, said the to- tai, if written into law. will exceed any previous waterways budget.
 The money bill is slated for action in the House later this week.
 Engel said an attempt will be made for final Senate action by May l, so that the legislation can go to the President.
 The estimated backlog of water ways projects authorized by Con- gress, which can sbe started as soon as money is appropriated now totals S3,5o0 100000
 The projects for which construc- tion funds were recommended by the Committee included:
 Rivers and Harbors Alaska Wrangell Narrows, $1,038,4 400.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
Jury 5eIeeted
 ToTryMeyers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-tR-A Federal jury was selected quickly today for the trial of retired Maj. Gen Bennett E. Meyers on the first of three criminal charges.
 AS the trial began, the Govern ment indicated Senator Ferguson R-Mich) might be called to testify against Meyers, who was the No. 2 purchasing agent for the Army Air Forces during the war
 The General is accused in the pre- sent case of inducing a business as- sociate to lie to the Senators about his financial deals.
 Half of the jurors are Govern ment workers. Two of them are wo- men and five of them are Negroes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
ROTARY SPEAKER IS FINED FOR BOOSTING
 HIS OWN BUSINESS

President Homer Garvin announce ed at the regular Rotary Club meet ing held today noon that the board meeting held last Tuesday was suc- cessful in regard to the fact it was able to complete many pending busi- ness matters and also it has been decided that the fireside chats sched- uled to begin this week will be de- layed during the Gold Medal Tour nament.
 Tom Dyer of the Standard Oil Co.,, who has been in California for the past few weeks attending school has returned and he stated that while in the Golden State he and F of his class mates" attended Ro- tary Club meeting in Mill Valley, a small town outside of San Francisco
 Ralph Rivers reported that he had received a letter from the Washing ton University and that their Mems Glee Club has informed him their intentions of including Anchorage and Fairbanks in their early spring tour as well as Southeast Alaska
 The guest speaker, introduced by Ed Keithahn was on the entertain ment committee for the month ot February. Keithahn stated he re- ceiveu his inspiration for today's program from the scenes he has viewed from his window, of how the city was sorely in need of a new paint job and to make the Capital City presentahle to the many expec- ted visitors this summer it will need the aid of a good clean up and many paint brushes.
 "Vic' Power was introduced and gave very interesting talk on the various paints and the types best for outside painting. Then fine had to be paid by Power for adver- Using within the club.
 Guests at today's meeting were Gus Gustifsen of Fairbanks and A P. Wasvick of Petersburg.
 The March program committed was appointed as follows: Art Uggen Ray Rand, Harold Foss, James Mc- Naughton and Joe Mclean
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-24
5N0W-F0G WASCAUSE
 } DEATHS
Alaska Bush FIier Gives Views on Recent Aeti-
 dent North of Nome

SEATTLE. Feb. 24-tR-- Three paratroopers who leaped to their death Dec. 27 in going to the aid of six B-29 survivors north of Nome. Alaska, probably lost their lives because of an Arctic phenom- ena--an almost impenetrable snow- fog.
 This theory was advanced today by Frank Whaley, famed Nome bush pilot who braved biting winds and sub-zero weather to help fly the six airmen to safety Whaley and William Munz. an- other Nome bush flier, shuttled the 95 miles between Nome and the crash scene for three days before they succeeded in bringing out the marooned Superfortress crewmen.
 "A queer condition prevailed which we bush pilots know, in which the ceiling is unlimited. but visibility is zero,' Whaley said from his hospital bed where he is being treated for a neck stiff ness caused by exposure to cold winds during open-window rescue flights.
 Storm gusts pick up powdery surface snow so that if you are on the ground man and dog team can pass you a few feet away and all you can see is the mans head and shoulders moving along like ghost. Sometimes the snow fog reaches as high as 200 feet"
 Whaley theorized that the haze of surface snow prevented the three : Ladd Field paratroopers from reaching the BPS wreckage. Their !. bodies were found several days lat , CT only a few hundred yards from the site
 The veteran Alaska flier said that he and Munz landed their single engine ski-equipped planes with [ difficulty on a lake three miles from the crash and had gone less than 250 feet before everything ! was plotted out The two men , had difficulty in finding their small craft and made no further attempt at ground travel Later they put their planes down on steep hillside near the wreck. landing uphill and upwind. When the bomber crewmen had been loaded aboard they angled to the top of the ridge and fell off" into the wind.
 Both Whaley and Munz were awarded the Army's air medal for their rescue.
 The three 'chutists who died on their mercy-mission were Sgt Santhell London. of Kinta, Okla, T-5 Leon J. Casey of Los Angeles and It. Labert Kinney, Jr, of Hardwick, Vt.