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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
MARYLOU LASHHROO WED iN cHAPEL RITES AT OLYMPIA, WASH.

Miss Marylou Lashbrook, home demonstration agent for the Ma tanuska Valley, was married yes- terday morning, January g, to Larry Rideout in the Chapel of the United Churches, Olympia, Washington. Reverend Jackson Webster officiated at the cere- mony.
 It was at Rev. Webster's church in Wrangell, Alaska. that the couple was introduced some years ago by the minister.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leonard Camp bell of Seattle, former Wrangell residents, and Mrs. Webster were the only attendants at the we'd ding.
 MT. and Mrs. Rideout plan to return to Palmer shortly.
 MT. Rideout, an electrician en- ployed by the Alaska Road Com mission, works in Glenallen and Valdez.
 I've had nice vacation" wrote the Valleys home demon stration agent in a short note to the Frontiersman, "but I'm aw- fully anxious to get back to Pal mer."
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
GOV. GRuENiN0 ASKS ALASKANS' SUPPORT iN MARCH OF DIMES

In a proclamation dated Jan uary 4. 1852. Governor Ernest Gruening called upon all citizens of Alaska to join in assuring the success of the 1852 March of Dimes fight against polio during the month of January.
 He pointed out that 1851 was the fourth successive year in which this cruel disease wrought havoc among the citizens of the United States, that in 1850 the di- sease reached an all-time high in Alaska with 88 cases of which seven were fatal.
 The sum of $79,00O,0OO was spent for patient care alone in the past four years as compared with $4l, 100000 expended for the same purpose in the entire preceding decade. The National Founda- ton for Infantile Paralysis, now planning the 1852 March of Dimes
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
TERRITORY ALLOWANCE MUST BE REPORTED

Taxpayers in Alaska in the employ of the United States Gov ernment are reminded that the 25 per cent differential or territorial cost-of-living allowance is tax able income, it was announced today by Internal Revenue Col lector Clark Squire.
 The allowance must be report ed on their income tax returns as part of their salary. The gov- ernment agencies paying the diff ferential to Alaska employees must apply the withholding tax to the gross amount of their en- ployees' ordinary salaries plus the differential.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
University Offers Course in Mining To Valley Residents

Through Eugene Erickson. in- structor. the University of Alaska will offer a Short Course in Min ing to all interested persons in the Matanuska Valley, it was made known this week.
 Scheduled to start the evening of February 4, the course will run four weeks, with 20 class nights. The meeting place will be an nounced in next weeks issue of the Valley Frontiersman.
 MT. Erickson announced that approximately half the meetings are designated for lectures, pie lures and slides pertaining to basic mining prospecting and mining methods, with the remain ing half to be devoted to labra- tory identification of rocks anl minerals.
 There are no educational pre- requisites necessary, nor will there be any fees. Pre-school re- gistration will be conducted at the local Extension Office next week with everyone interested invited to avail themselves of this course. It is the same course offered to the Valley by the Uni versity two years ago when 30 prospective prospectors turned out at the first meeting.
 Those who complete the course will receive a certificate from the University, MT. Erickson added.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
Robbie Jo Hemmer Becomes Bride of Philip McRue ut St. MichaeFs

.~ In spite of savage winds and drifting snow that clogged all roads of the Valley and Palmer, Roberta JoAnne Robbie Jo" Hemmer and Philip Laurence Mo Rae were married Friday even- ing January IS, in St. Michaers Catholic Church. About 30 of the 200 guests invited witnessed the lovely ceremony performed by the Reverend James P. Snead.
 The bride is the daughter. of pioneer Colonists, MT. and Mrs. Patrick Hemmer. MT. Hemmer walked in from the family farm a mile west of Palmer, bringing his daughters wedding dress. in order to be present at the cere- mony. Mir. McRae is the son of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Bell of Palmer.
 To the strains of the wedding professional, played by Mrs. c. A, Brewer, the bride approached the altar on the arm of her fath- CT. They were preceded by Mrs. John Weisenberger, the brides sister who was matron of honor. The bridegroom was attended by Stanley Lowe.
 Robert Pippel sang Gounod's Ave Maria as the young couple and their attendants faced Fath- CT Snead at the altar.
 The bride chose a coffee-broW silk, street-length dress with white assessories. She wore a corsage of white gardenias. The matron of honor was dressed in an aqua silk suit with assessories. Her corsage was of pink roses.
 Out of town guests who atten- ded the wedding included Mir. and Mrs. James Wilson and Cap tain and Mrs. Beeman of An chorage and the brides sister Theresa and her husband, MT. and Mrs. Dalen R. McMichael of Spokan, Washington. The Me Michaels arrived in Palmer Thursday night after having followed Jack Hemmer who was driving a new Coop truck, over the Alaskan Highway, The An chorage guests were unable to get out of Palmer after the we'd ding. Leaving their car in Pal mer, they took the Saturday eve ming train back to Anchorage.
 The reception which was scheduled to take place at Moose Hall following the wedding cere- mony was postponed until more propitious time.
 The new, Mrs. McRae came to Alaska with her parents in 1885. She graduated from Palmer High School in 1850 and has since been employed at the Coop creamery. MT. McRae came to the Valley in 1850 following three years service with the Army Air Force. He is employed as an apprentice line man by the Matanuska Electric Association. The young couple IS at home in their new AHA house number 69 in Palmer.
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Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
Local Moose Lodge Opens Club Room

The Palmer Moose Lodge Club Room opened last Tuesday at 4 p. m. and will continue to open at that hour daily for the pleasure of all Moose lodge members and their guests. according to Jack Leek, Junior Governor.
 Eino Wirtenan is steward in charge of the club and will serve the finest of mixed drinks to Club patrons.
 Remodeling is being done by local contractors, Sandvik and Roark.
 A new tile floor will soon be laid completing the remodeling.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24
Valley FrontisssxnArh
Serving With Pacific Fleet

Richard W. Caulkins. seaman apprentice. USN. formerly of Pal mer recently left the United States aboard the submarine USS Blackfin for duty with the Pacific Fleet. according to word received from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-24

requires the utmost public SUD- port if it's great work is to con- tinue", Governor Gruening said.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Description of the Mall

Announcer: We talk about over
looking the Jefferson Memorial
from the south side of the White
House. That's one arm of a cross
isn't it?
Mr.. Truman: That's right. Well
it's the Mall. The White House
is on the north side of the Mall
The Jefferson Memorial is on the
south side of the Mall and the
Washington Monument is sup.
posed to be in line with them
But when they went to build tht
Washington Monument, there wa.
swamp where they wanted tt
put it caused by the old Chesa.
peake and Potomac Canal. Ane
so they moved the Monument 16t
feet east of the point where il
ought to be. The Washington
Monument is 100 feet east o.
where it ought to have been. But
it does not injure the situation
and it's standing up, which il
wouldn't have done if they hae
put it in the swamp.
Announcer: It's from thi'
porch, too, that you've beer
known to stand out there anc
watch ball games down on the
Elipse from time to time?
Mr.. Truman: With field glasses
I tried to go down to one of those
ball games one Sunday when
was here by myself, and all I sue
ceeded in doing was to break ur
the ball game.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Major Indictment Due
On Narcotics Within
| Next 10 10 IA DAYS

A major narcotics indictment
is scheduled to be returned in the
next 10 to IA days, it was learned
yesterday.
| At about the same time, United
States Attorney Charles M. Irelan
Said, some definite word will be
given on the status of Police It.
H. H. Carper-whether he will be
indicted or cleared of graft
Charges.
The charges against 1t. Carper,
suspended head of the narcotics
squad, were hurled by dope ped
dlers testifying before Senate
Crime Investigation Subcommittee
hearings. Also implicated in the
charges, but to a lesser degree,
was 1t. .Carper's aide, Sergt. VIII
liam L. Taylor.
The special District crime grand
jury recently has been consider
ing narcotics cases only two days
week. The rest of the time has
been devoted into an investiga-
ton of influence peddling charges
involving Charles E. Shaver, for
mer counsel for the Senate Small
Business Committee.
The Shaver investigation should
be completed before long," Mr.
Irelan stated.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
The Blue Room

(Moving into the Blue Room.)
Announcer: This room is one Of
the three oval rooms. is that right,
Mr.. Truman?
Mr.. Truman: Yes, the Diplo-
matte Reception Room on the
ground floor, the Blue Room and
my study on the second floor are
all oval rooms. It's a beautiful
room this room is.
Announcer: How many Of the
names of the people in a recep-
ton line that long would you
normally remember, Mr.. Presi-
dent?
Mr.. Truman: Well, ordinarily
you take the Congressional re-
ceptions and the Judicial recep-
tions-I know them all. and I
remember them all. But in the
diplomatic receptions there are
people from all over the world and
I didn't remember very many Of
their names. OF course I knew all
the ambassadors. That was about
II
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Helen Hayes Urges
Liberal Child Actor Ac1

Helen Hayes has joined a group
of stage stars urging Congress to
liberalize laws for child actors in
the District.
The Senate District Committee
disclosed yesterday that Miss
Hayes advocated enactment of the
pending legislation in recent let
ters to Chairman Nicely.
Committee aides said they were
not sure whether Miss Hayes
would attend a hearing of the
Cellar bill at 2 pm. Tuesday. The
proposal will be discussed at a
joint session of the Senate and
House District Committees in
Room AS of the Old House Build
ing.
Miss Hayes wrote Senator Nicely
in her capacity as president of the
American National Theater and
Academy. Other persons promi-
nent in the theater have joined to
urge that children under ID be al
lowed to take parts in stage pro-
ductions. .s .~-.
Evening star., 1952-05-04

police and fire departments rather
than be shifted to the health de-
partment.
3. The Coroner's Office, 80 long
as it is as efficient as it is now ~
operate as separate entity lather
than be placed under the health
department.
4. A division of hospitals be
created within the the health de-
partment "in lieu of the proposal
for a separate department of hos
pitfalls in the Commissioners re-
organization PLAN"
Integrati0n Progressing.
The resolution covering the hos
pital suggestion asserted integra-
ton of health activitiese is pro-
crossing under health department
community programs. 1t expressed
fear that separation of such COM
munity health and hospital ac-
tivities would impair the in
tegration and lead to
duplication of activities"
The group voted to back a pro-
posed $4,000 appropriation by the
District government for the Gal
linger Hospital program of re-
habilitationg indigents. This sum
it was said, would match the funds
provided for the plan by the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice for fiscal 1852.
Would Register Air Rifles.
Turning it's attention to numer-
Gus mishaps occasioned by the
misuse of air rifles, the federation
resolved to ask legislation:
l. To prohibit the discharge of
such rifles in the District.
2. To require at the time of
purchase of such rifles, the sig
nature of the person who is to
assume full responsibility for the
use of the gun.
3. To require the registration of
all air rifles.
The Rev. Malcolm Marshall of
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church
led the group in the opening
prayer. A number of past presi-
dents of the organization were
introduced at the session held in
the board room of the District
Building.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
The War Map Room

Announcer - Mr.. President,
while we are downstairs here,
where was the Map Room during
World War II?
Mr.. Truman-It was the room
to the left as you come in by the
Diplomatic Reception Room. The
room is now being used for a
ladies cloak room, I believe.
Announcer-Was it down there
that President Roosevelt and Win
ston Churchill plotted the war to-
gether Immediately after Pearl
Harbor?
Mr.. Truman-Yes, Mr.. Church.
ill spent AZ days here at the White
House. And when I first came
here, my first stop every morning
was at the map room to see what
was going on in the world. And
that remained the Map Room
until the japanese surrendered.
+ Announcer-You got your brief
ing from military leaders there?
Mr.. Truman-That's right, and
tranSoceanic conversations were
made from that room.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Catholic Auxiliary
Holds Annual Election

Officers of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Catholic War Veterans
were elected yesterday as the Or
ganization held its fifth annual
convention at the Washington
Hotel.
They were:
Mrs. Margaret Huffman, presi-
dent; Mrs. Irene Taylor, first vice
president: Mrs. Martha Schlan-
ser, second vice president; Mrs.
Ann Pendleton, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Louise Zuch, welfare
officer: Mrs. Bonita Thomas, his
torian; Mrs. Betty Zanezeck, rit-
-ual officer; Mrs. Martha Kow-
laski, Mrs. Margaret French, Mrs.
Virginia Holden, Mrs. Olivia Pc
tiers and Mrs. Elizabeth Money,
trustees.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Congress Is a Snap
Compared With Job
OF Judge, vinson Says

Chief Justice Vinson met with
some of his fraternity brothers
last night, made a few remarks.
told few jokes and threw in a
few comments on the role of a
Chief Justice these days.
He was guest of honor at the
Founders Day banquet of Gamma
Eta Gamma, legal fraternity, at
the Hotel Statler.
"It is difficult matter to
please" he commented. Let me
tell you. if anybody wants to
please, stay out of the judiciary
because that's not the job of a
judge"
No Speeches Now.
Steering clear of any comment
on current controversies, Justice
Vinson recalled his days as q
Representative from Kentucky.
He commented:
Il didn't realize what a snap 1t
was to be in Congress"
I Il don't make speeches. You can
tell that. There is not much I can
talk about. The duties of the
Chief Justice are particularly ar
duous these days. During term
time don't make any speeches
as I haven't time for preparation.
Except for the fact that you are
fraternity brothers, I wouldn't
stand up here and ramble."
Initiates HOnOred.
Rambling on, he commented:
Il envy you your youth and op-
portunity. Most of you, I am GER
tain, feel the world is in a nell of
!, a hess. Confidentially, when I got
out of law school some 40 or more
years ago, I thought it was too. I
just think our country is a little
bit of all right"
A total of so new initiates into
the fraternity were honored at the
banquet. They were from chapters
lat Georgetown University, the
University of Maryland. George
Washington University and Cath
olic University.
Robert E. Ludwig. president Of
the Washington Alumni Chapter,
presided. Judge E. Barrett Pretty
man introduced the Chief Justice
and other guests.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Now This Piano .

Announcer: The piano over
here. Mr.. President
Mr.. Truman: It's a wonderful,
|Steinway piano. It's a beautiful
piano. It has one of the most
beautiful tones of any piano I've
ever heard.
Announcer: You have a piano
I guess, in your study. Do you ever
play the pianos in the public
rooms, Mr.. President?
Hardly ever.
Announcer: I wonder if you
would mind if just hit a note
of this piano so people woulc
know what a White House piano
sounded like?
Mr.. Truman: I'll show you what
it sounds like.
(He sits and strums a few
chords ending with a flourish. He
moves across the room.)
Mr.. Truman: I have another
piano up here too that's a good
one. It was presented to the new
White House by an American
piano company - the Baldwin
people. It's a lovely piano, too-ir
"a mahogany case with silver trim.
|mings. It has the seal on the out
side and it also has a beautiful.
tone Islands and plays. Oh
that's a beautiful piano. Both
of them are. Some time or Other
I'm hoping to have a reception
and have a two-piano concert
by aacouple of the worlds great
Ipianists. I'm sure we'll have them
one of these days.
Announcer: Do you think you
can do that while you are still
in the White House, Mr.. Presi-
dent? Is that something to look
forward to?
Mr.. Truman: can't do it any
other time and I'm going to dc
it before / move out,
Evening star., 1952-05-04

and he just about broke it up"
In his rebutal, Mr.. Kopf said:
Crowds did flock to church. of
course. and some came to see the
President rather than to worship
God.
when the President left Office,
things returned to normal, which
probably seemed a little low in
comparison with the presidential
excitement. But it is not true to
say Calvin Coolidge just about
broke it up.
"The church is not built on any
thing except the foundations OF
Jesus Christ her Lord"
Paraphrasing Mark Twain. the
minister concluded "the report OF
the death Of our church was ex-
laggerated."
Evening star., 1952-05-04
A Picture of Calvin Coolidge

(Stopping before a picture of
President Coolidge in entrance
hall.)
Announcer: Don't you have a
story about this wonderful picture
here, Mr.. PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Truman: Well, for a long
time we didn't have picture of
President Hoover. And it's Gus
tomary to hang the picture Of the
last President on the right side
of the main lobby as you come
into the White House and the one
just previous to him on the left
hand side. Mr.. Coolidge's picture
used to hang over there where
President Hoover's is now. And we
were having a cloak-and-dagger
movie down in the movie room,
and Mr.. Coolidge's picture took a
notion to fall down so we thought
maybe we were being accosted by
some of the cloak-and-d dagger
boys.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Touring White House With an Expert Guide

front of the White House is the
front. The Pennsylvania side is
the back. but everybody in these
days calls the Pennsylvania side
the front of the house. But the
front of the house is the part that
faces south.
Announcer: I wonder how that
got mixed up that way?
Mr.. Truman: Well, there used
to be a street through here, and
they took that street out on &C.
count of the fact that they wanted
to save all these beautiful parE
grounds for the White House.
Announcer: incidentally, this
porch-this back porch I men.
toned a moment ago-is also the
scene of that famous balcony.
Mr.. Truman 0aughing): Well
the balcony belongs on that porch
and nobody has ever found any
fault with it since it's been fin.
ished. It created quite a furol
here by the boys who didn't under.
stand what was happening. JUS
like they made the same kind O.
mistake when we tried to finisl
the Capitol Building. You know
the Capitol Building isn't Finished
because the dome hangs Z fee
over the East Portico and tina
old sandstone building, one o
these days. is going to crumpl
up with that heavy iron dome OF
top of it.
And the same sort of a cam
paign was made and we didn't ge
it flnished-the Capitol Building
1t ought to be finished. Tha
dome was put on the old part o
the building in about 1868. An,
if you go down to the Capito
Building when you are on a tou
of Washington you'll find in tn
basement of the Capitol an archi
tect's model of the Capitol Build
ing as it should be. Some time O
other, why somebody will get
done.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Mrs. Ross Quits Posts
With Voters League

Mrs. Frances Ross, of Green
Meadows, has resigned as United
Nations committee chairman and
as a member of the board of di-
rectorS of the Prince Georges
County League of Women Voters
so she can become active in the
senatorial campaign of George P
Mahoney.
In accepting the resignation
Mrs. William H. Wood, League
president, announced that the posi-
tions formerly held by Mrs. Ross
will not be filled until the Leagues
annual meeting May II.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Speech Scholarship Set Up

The Washington Alumnae chap
ter of Kappa Alpha Theta soror-
Iity has provided $500 scholar
ship in speech correction at
George Washington University.
Students intending to major in
speech correction may apply for
the scholarship by submitting ap-
lplications to the speech depart
lment before Saturday.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Ban on Open-Mouth
Sugar Bowls Urged
As Health Measure

The Federation of Citizens
Associations wants to foil res
taurant patrons who dip drip
ping teaspoons into the suger
bowl.
The group last night voted
to condemn wide mouthed
sugar bowls" as "easily con-
taminated from the air and
by flies and persons dipping
their spoons into the sugar."
A resolution asked the
Health Department inspectors
to give particular attention to
how sugar is served. It advo-
Gated use of closed containers
or wrapped cubes.
Evening star., 1952-05-04

functions. The official opening Of
the drive is set for tomorrow.
AS special correspondent for the
Herald Tribune, Miss Gruber, in
1850 visited the overcrowded Israel
immigrant camps, saw the work
camps in action. and then flew to
North Africa. There she travelled
to remote villages of Tunisia and
Libya, investigating the situation
of Jews in the Arab world.
Chairman of the Beverage Divi-
sion is Benjamin Rose. Co-chair-
men are Manuel Gordon, Max
Kossow, Louis Miller, Hilliard
Schulberg and Ely j. Treber.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
Western Union BaIks
AT Strike Talks, Sees
Misrepresentation

Western Union changed It!
mind yesterday about meeting
here Wednesday with its striking
telegraphers,
The Government promptly asked
it to change its mind again anc
attend the meeting as it origin
ally agreed. =.
The company agreed Friday tx
resume talks with the CONNER.
cial Telegraphers Union. Tht
meeting was to be held in Wash.
ington with three federal concil.
iators attending
Yesterday the company said i
wouldn't go through with th'
meeting because strike Leaders
had misrepresented the purpose
of the talks.
The company said the unior
had informed employees that botf
sides had agreed to abide by find
ings of the conciliators.
Two Locals Involved.
The union said Western Union!
action was a "damnable loWdowr
trick" w. L. Allen, CTU inter.
national president, said only two
of the LOG locals had received {
mixed-up report on the meeting
purpose. Those two locals arr
both in Dallas, Tex, he said, ant
that misunderstanding was cor
rected within two hours"
The Federal conciliators, OBJ
viously surprised at the com
pany's rebuff, renewed their pie:
last night.
The Governments latest invita-
ton said "it was not our purpos'
to establish any conditions unde
which the conference would b
resumed"
What's more, the plea said, II
is not our intention :. to permi
conditions precedent to be estab
lished by either party"
For a while the Federal Media
ton and Cancellation Service hat
the disputants meeting face-to
face in the Wardman Park Hotel
The talks got nowhere. though
and were dropped until the, con
ciliators got both parties to agre'
Friday to resume.
Differ on Number Out.
When the company backed ava!
yesterday its statement referret
to 1.-The thousands of our peopl'
who have returned to work"
Mr.. Aliens union rebuttal salt
the $1,000 workers who strucl
April 3 make up SO per cent O
Western Unions employees. Thou
sands cannot have returned, h
said, because 96 per cent are still
out.
The chief issue is pay. The CTI
Is demanding a Is cent hourl.
increase and the company say
it cannot afford any kind of pa.
boost.