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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Answer 70 Our Presidents

/. Thomas Jefferson was born
April Is, 1743.
2. President Andrew Jackson
spoke these immortal words at a
Jefferson Day dinner, April 10,
1880.
3. This is from President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's last
speech. which was to have been
broadcast on Jefferson Day, April
ID, 1915. the day after he died.
Questions on Preceding Page)
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
Family Crusade Of Prayer To
 End With Rally

The Family Prayer Crusade will close with rally to be held ia Griffin Park on Monday evening at 7:30 pm. At that time Father Pat rick Peyton, originator and dir ector of this world wide movement will speak.
 There will be appropriate music. and the assembled people will offer the prayers Of the rosary for the peace of the world and of families. A living tableau. presented by mil- itary personnel of Eielsen AFB, will illustrate five scenes from the life of Christ
 This program, sponsored by the Catholic church. highlights the great need for the spiritual strength and unity of the family Father Paytons appeal is addressed . people of all church denominations Struck by the gradual disintegr8- ton of the basic social unit Of s5- ciety. Father Payton has chosen = his slogan the words: sThe family that prays together. stays together
 He feels that all peoples of all creeds and races should be aroused to the need for family prayer To date he has enrolled over ten miI- lion families throughout the world in a pledge to have daily prayes. around the home fireside Tn keep ing with this practice. five families
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Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
Thomas J. DeVdne Dies In Seattle

Word has been received here of the death of Thomas I. DeVane. 69. well known trader in the Ruby area.
 DeVane passed away ir Seattle on August 1. He leaves his wife. Anna. a son. Harvey, and one daughter. No details are known.
 He owned and operated store at Ruby for many years. In 193e the Northern Commercial company bought his store He moved to the States shortly thereafter. He served as representative in the Territorial legislature at one time. He had been employed by Pan American World Aifways in SeatteI
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
 Water Rescue Members Are
 Lauded For Job

Robert H. Dunn. president of the Panama Valley Water Rescue and Emergency Unit, has received letter from Dr. Ira L. Wiggins, sci entific director of the Arctic Re search Laboratory, commenting the members of the unit for their work in the recent attempt to recover the body of Donald MacViear from Chandalar lake in the Brooks range.
 Wiggins wrote. May I request that you (Dunm extend to other members Of the Rescue and Emer- geney Team who participated in the search by sincere thanks and high regard for their public spirited efforts in helping in our search for the lost man. I am very sure that the parents of Don MaeViear. also, will be grateful for the efforts which were expended in their be- half in the attempt to find the re- mains of their son. Thank you very much for your efforts and for the sacrifice that you and your com panions made in leaving your own occupations to help during our time of stress"
 Dr. Virgins stated that on August 5 five Navy Frogmen began under water attempts to locate the body of MaeViear but that their efforts were also unproduetive. They did come up with a glove worn by the man. but nothing else, so the search was given up.
 Members of the Fairbanks group who made the trip included Dunn. E. A. Cornforth, James and Audrey Coffey, Carl L. Hartmann and Llyod Bottoms They were flown by Wien Alaska Airlines to Bettles and then were transported by Wien bush pilot. Jim Anderson, to the Chan dalar lake area.
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
WildHfe Man Says Hunting Should Be Good

San E, Fredericksen, U s, game management agent in this district, says that there should be very good hunting this year. The season opens Monday.
 Moose and caribou population is good. according to Fredericksen He said that the Steese-F -Fortymile caribou herd is presently scattered between the two highways and that they are not moving in any partic- u1ar direction. The herd will cross the highway during the season, however, and the take this year should be profitable for hunters
 The game agent would like to re- mind hunters of three important game laws
 l. No game can be taken while the hunter or the animal is less than 100 feet of the road. He added that wildiife officials have more trouble with violaters of this par ticular rule than any other
 2. Hunters must leave evidence of sex on moose or sheep during
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Caught in
 the Rifles ,
By ". Maurice Smith
The Old and The New


 What was once a country prin- cipally inhabited by woodcutters and loggers is now rapidly becom- Ing one of the most important farm- ing areas in the Interior.
 When the Steel Creek road was pushed through to Hopper Creek in the latter l940's and few years ago on to the Little Chena. home steaders began pushing back the spruce and birch timber and turn- ing the ground. The ring of the axe is being replaced by the sputter Of Farmalls.
 Tn country along the road at Columbia Creek, Steel Creek. Hop- per and out along what was once the Chena Hot Springs trail is dot fed with farms and lined with roads that were not there a few years ago.
 Until the latter 1940s the Fitz place and Leigh and Bert Stimp1e's Green Valley Farm was the end of inc road. From there. 20 years ago. we walked over the ridge into Steel Creek. crossed that quiet lit- He stream on an old log bridge and walked up the next slope through an old burn that had grown into a beautiful meadow.
 Near the top we entered the tim- Der. clean birch and spruce with
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Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
Fairbanks Is Building As Summer Ebbs

A new look is springing up in Fairbanks. Wing additions here, new homes or business houses there. all telltale evidence that Fairbanks is keeping up with the latest in the modern trend.
 One of the many mocern build ings to grace the city's downtown area is the new wing on the First National Bank, two-story struc- ture with full basement which upon completion will measure about 3100 square feet The $350,000 prof. eet will more than double the pres ent size of the bank Work on the building is already underway by the Burgess Construction company.
 The pew addition will allow the bank to offer more paying and re- ceiving windows. include another vault, and begin a safety deposit box service. Bank employees are also looking forward to more el- bow room, since the plans call for directors conference room and additional office space.
 The whole interior will be mod ernized. in full keeping with the latest styles. The present bank will also be remadeIed
 Amid much nail-hammering and buzz-saWing, new store and of flee building is going up next to the present location of Cooperas Hardware on Second avenue.
 Frank Link. who is putting up the
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just short of the Little Cinema Riv- CT valley, about IS miles out ot Fairbanks; and built three-bed- room home. huge chicken barn. cleared over B acres and seeded Ii this spring.
 Besides holding down his position at Ladd. Wendt is a private pilot and has his own landing strip at the ranch.
 The Wendts moved here from California five years ago and after spending a few years decided they would cast their lot with the ceun- try. Says Mrs. Wendt. there is no excuse for poverty in Alaska This Is the country of opportunity for those who will work for 1t Y
 Pm eity=bred, but you couldn't drag me away from the farm nov. she said
 The farm home is modern with Golden Valley Electric power. well and all the appliances neees-
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Enterprising Engineer And Wife Have Going Ranch In Less Than A Yeur's Time

With 1000 laying Oster White hens B grain job civil engineer at Ladd AFB Al Wendt his father Wendt and his wife and five children probably people in the Tanana Valley.
 The Wends homeseaded Chena Hot Springs road
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16
FAIR OPENS TODAY

Today marks the opening of the annual Tan ana Valley Fair an event that has grown with the years and has now become an important communi- ty affair It is no longer limited to the display of agricultural and home produce if it quite but has broadened to include the interests of toWnspeople. many of whom are farm people as
Jessen's weekly., 1956-08-16

we'll and of the military personnel in midst
 Advance information indicates that exhibits will be bigger and better than Here is opportunity to what Tanana Valley farms and homes produce what the youngsters doing All club work what nature herself produces without the aid of in such things deecabe mushrooms what gardeners growing and also what is being turned out in the artistic
 When one become little tired of looking at these wonderful displays. diversion of kinds is offered pecaly for the children Local civic groups cooperating to make the fair a Someone will win prize It might be you
 At any event that is education and entertainment for all and the proceeds of the fair will go good including university scholarships.
 Dedcating the fair this year the Armed Services gesture that should do much toward bringing together
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serVlce men and elVlIlans in a spirit of neighborli-
 ness. We hope to see all you folks, in uniform and out, groWn-ups and ehil-
 dren, townspeople an d country dWellers at the fair today after you have read your Jessen's Weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-26
TO-DAY IN Mho E.,o,,;,,o c4o4
W0 W tE;'''l'I s;
WORLD
Every Vote Is Vital,
Actor Menjou Warns

senhower lis 1000 per cent
right" on his H-bomb position
and added Mr.. Stevensons
stand is losing him votes.
People are saying the min
ute we give them up tn
bombs the Russians will take
over we're shifting our
votes" the speaker asserted.
Quotes Senator
Mr.. Menjou quoted both Mr..
Stevenson and Senator Ke-
fauver on their uncomplimen-
tary remarks about each other
during the primaries and read
Mr.. Humans printed opinions
of Mr.. Stevenson before his
nomination.
He also quoted the Demo-
cratic candidates own obser-
vationS about himself on his
candidacy when he stated
publicly he had no fitness
"temperamentally, mentally or
physically" for the job.
They are now trying to fool
the American people," he re-
peated. If they should get in
they will tear down every busi-
ness corporation we have in
this country slowly but surely"
1.-THE free enterprise capital
istic system made this coun-
try great" he asserted and
added this is one Of the most
critical elections we've ever
faced"
Mr.. John ]. Sirica of the
Republican National Speakers
Bureau shared the speakers
platform with Mr.. Menjou at
the meeting, joint gathering
of the Morning Study Group
of the League of Republican
Women of the District with
the Women's Division, G. O.P.
Campaign Committee. 1t was
held in the Woodland drive
home of Mrs. Garfield Kass.
Mr.. Sirica also called the
coming election the most i'm
portant in the history of the
United States and said the
simple issue in the campaign
Is the same thing the late
Senator Taft termed it in
1952-"honesty."
Dwight David Eisenhower
is a man of few words and
very great deeds" he said,
"Adlai Stevenson is a glib
talker-a man of many words
and very few deeds"
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South to Go Democratic
Is Editors Prediction

over the segregation issue
have Cancelled out political
benefits for either party. The
Republicans have little under
standing and no interest in
this problem" said Mr.. Ash
more.
As to the economic prob
lens of the South, Mr.. Ash
more said that they need the
assistance and support of the
Federal Government with a
Democratic administration.
He added that they were
so years behind the rest of
the country in economic de-
velopment but are now start
ing to go through a period of
industrial revolution.
Following the Democratic
defeat in SO both Gov.
Stevenson and former Chair
man of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee Stephen
Mitchell realized that if the
South did split there was no
hope of winning an election
said Mr.. Ashmore. They
started working.
He added that no national
Democratic leaders had at
tempted to work closely with
party organizations in the
South since the early days of
the Roosevelt administration.
PayOf
He said that the "payoff"
was the moderate plank on
civil rights in this years
Democratic platform.
Pointing out that the party
was more strongly united on
the touchy issue this time, Mr..
Ashmore said, I'VE could work
out a compromise without
sacrifice.
1.-THE Republican is a Sec
tional party-the Democratic
is the only national party. We
in the South are simply not
represented in the councils of
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the Republican party where
policy is made" said the edi-
tor.
Mr.. Ashmore said that there
are great changes in the South
taking place in the economic.
social and political fields. In
the next generation we are
going to rejoin the Union" he
said.
Although he mourned the
passing of the Old South. Mr..
Ashmore. said this was due to
transportation and communi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-26
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Fight, fight. fight until the
very last minute" actor
Adolph Menjou admonished a
Republican WON ems coffee
group yesterday. Your cause
is great one, every vote is
vital"
A longtime r e publican
campaigner who twice stumped
the country for Gov. Dewey,
Mr.. Menjou warned the wom-
en- not to be misled by the
polls indicating President Ell
senhower is ahead.
Work hard he urged,
don't give up. the race isn't
over until we've crossed the
wire-we haven't won yet by
any means"
Mr.. Menjou, long noted for
his dapper attire, wore a gray
suit and matching weSkit with
conservative tie for his WASH
ington appearance before the
G. o. P. women.
With him was his wife whose
blue tailored suit was topped
with a small red velvet
chapeau.
Supports Ike
The actor hit at Democratic
Party leaders charging they
are trying to fool the Ameri-
can public on issues. He said
in his opinion President Eli
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cations. 1t started in the EOS.
First there was the car, then
the radio and now television.
The lack of isolation has made
Atlanta look more like Cincin-
natl and even the Southern
accent was being lost, said the
tall, red-headed speaker who
hasn't lost all of his.
Mr.. Ashmore in his talk did
not predict victory or defeat
for the Democrats on Noyem-
Der 6.
Author Attends
The editor was introduced
by Mr.. David Cohn, author
Of THE Fabulous Democrats"
His new book, The Life and
Times of King Cotton" will
come out next month. He in
turn was introduced by Mrs
Joseph j. O'Connell, jr., chair
man of the luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-26
BY DAISY CLELAND

The South will return to
the Democratic Party, the
party of their fathers with
a few if any exceptions.
This election prediction was
made yesterday by Mr.. Harry
S. Ashmore, editor of the
Arkansas Gazette and personal
advisor to Adlai Stevenson. He
was the guest speaker at the
Woman's National Democratic
Club luncheon honoring the
States of Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina.
The doubtful States Mr..
Ashmore said were Virginia
and Florida.
He added that he did not
include Texas because Speaker
Sam Rayburn had assured
him that his State was going
Democratic and that was good
enough for him.
The speaker pointed out that
the Republicans considered all
three States doubtful and
therefore President Eisenhower
was going to visit them next
week.
No Boiling
There Will be no serious
boiling from the party-no
detection of any consequence"
said Mr.. Ashmore referring
TO a possible swing to a third
party No third party today
has the support of any rank
ing political leaders in the
South as was the case in '48,
he added.
To say that everybody in
the South is happy would not
be true, said the speaker. add
ing that they are disturbed"
over the racial issue and the
South is the poorest section
OF the country.
The passions generated
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24

m. at the Nicollet Hotel "A Mini
neapolis to Charles f. Davis. for
mer school principal Of the EIloree
S. c. Training school. Davis will
represent the "a teachers who, a
long with himself, lost their jobs
because they refused 10 sign affi-
davits inquiring as to their mem
berships in the NAACP.
Mrs Hurley Is a native Of Wash
ington, d. c., and a product Of
public schools there including
Miner Teachers College and the
Robert II. Terrell Law school She
was employed in the Industrial
Bank Of Washington and later In
the Federal Government.
Her activities with the Wash
ington youth council brought rec
ogntion from the national office
and resulted in her appointment as
NAACP youth secretary in 1943,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24
Services Held For
Rebeeeu TyrrelI
Thursday, Aug. ~

Services for Mrs. Rebecca Tyr
rell, a patient in the Cornelius
Nursing Home, who died Sunday
afternoon, August 10, in Mime
aplis General hospital. after a
lingering illness, were held Thurs
day, August % at 2 p. m. at Bor-
der Methodist church. Rev
Charles NJ. Sexton ofnciated.
Mrs. Tyrell suffered a stroke
August 10 and was taken to Cen
eral hospital where she succumb-
ed.
She was born in st. Paul and
came to Minneapolis to make her
home in 1928. She was a member
of Border Bethodist church and
Minnehaha Temple No. 129, IBPE-
oW. The Temple was in charge at
the funeral.
She is survived by one son,
George Tyrrell Of San Francisco,
Calf; four sisters, Mrs. Bride
Beade, Los Angeles, Calf; Mrs.
Carrie McWatt, ST. Paul; Miss
Bessie Jackson and Mrs. Ethel
Landers Of Minneapolis; one
brother. Arthur Lowe Of Los An
geles; a host Of nieces and ne
phews and other relatives.
Burial was in Elmhurst ceme-
terry, St Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24

While youth secretary, Mrs. Hur-
ley served on the executive COM
mittee OF the National Commission
of Children and Youth, on the
Board Of directors OF the Encamp-
ment for Citizenship and the Cal
lege Summer Service Group, as
members Of the National Commit
tee on the Mld-century White
House Conference and on the Sub
commission OF Juvenile Delin-
quency Of UNESCO
In 1861 she was sent to Birm-
ingham on a temporary assign
ment TO coordinate NAACP mem
bership campaigns for the
branches in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia Mississippi and Tennes-
see. Subsequently the Southeast
Region was established with Of
fees in Birmingham and she was
named the regional secretary. The
region was extended 20 include
North and South Carolina and en-
braces more than 300 branches In
North and South Carolina and en-
this capacity her work included in
vestigation in such as the Emmett
Till case.
Mrs Hurley Is a member Of the
Southern Regional Council, South
east regional chairman Of the
National Association Of Inter
group Relations Officials, the
YwCA. YMCA, and sponsor Of
the Encampment for Citizenship,
She is an active member OF the
ST. Paul Methodist church in
Birmingham and president Of its
Wesleyan Service Guild.
She explains that her job is
actually displaced now that the
has been banned in 10
much Of the south She guaran-
tees. however, that the work Of
the organization viii continue In
spite Of political pressure.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24

aides after protest by some Of the
southern delegations to the con-
vention.
No floor fights such as the
Democrats had in Chicago are ex-
pected
Minnesota interest in the con-
vention centers around the effort
of former Gov. Harold Stassen TO
dump Vice-President Richard Nix
on as 'Tke's" 1856 running mate.
Observers here say Stassen is
the most unpopular man at the
convention although few delegates
or leaders seem willing to tell him
TO his face.
Wherever he goes he is greet
ed guardedly, though cordially,
with most people shaking hands
with him.
Negroes have traditionally been
present at COP meetings as dele
gates and visitors. The Perry
Howard Mississippi delegation,
composed of both Negroes and
whites, was awarded half of the
seats in the convention with the
credential committee giving the
other eight seats to a lily-white
delegation which has been in
power in state Republican circles.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heffelfinger of
Wayzata, national committeewo-
man from Minnesota, is one of
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24
SERVICES FOR PANSY
DODD HELD TODAY;
RESIDENT 30 YEARS

Funeral services for Mrs. Pansy
DOdd. 701 Carroll Av., who died
Tuesday, August 81, in Miller hos
pital, viii be held at 2 p m. Fri
day today at Mt. Olivet Baptist
church with Rev. B. H. Hunter Of.
ficiating.
Mrs. Dodd had been Ill for the
past three months and hospitalized
three weeks before her death.
She was born in Bloomfield. Ia,
and had resided in st. Paul for 80
years. She was a member Of Mt,
Olivet Baptist church.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Letitia Parrish Of New York City:
foster son, Robert Dodd Of st,
Paul, Nephew Gerald Bryson Of
Des Moines; uncle, John Battles,
Kansas City, No; cousins, Izetta
Battle Greer, Kansas City No,
Ruth Doyle and Lucille Smith of
Des Moines and other relatives
and a host Of friends.
Burial win be in Elmhurst ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Parish, sister. had been
with Mrs. Dodd for the past three
months during her illness Her
nephew. Gerold Bryson, uncle,
John Battle and cousins, Izetta
Greer Ruth Doyle and Lucille
Smith all came to the city to at
tend funeral services.
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not single one of them were uni
formed as their white fellow
members.
In constrast many Of the north
ern state units had a good sprink-
ling of Negroes scattered through
their ranks and all Of them wore
the same regaia and uniforms
that their fellow mail men wore.
Negro delegates to the conven-
ton were loud in their praise of
the hospitality Of Minneapolis.
I'VE have been treated royalty
wherever we've gone in your city"
delegate told a reporter for this
paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-24

summer session at the University
Of Minnesota Mrs. Fraction will
be a substitute teacher In the Min
neapolis school system.
Mrs. Fraction is native OF
Kansas City. Kans, where she
graduated from the Sumner High
School in 1887 and studied for two
years at Sumner Junior college.
She enrolled at Minnesota Univer-
sity in the fall OF 1853
She came 10 Minneapolis in 1871
and was married 10 Carl Fraction
September 4, 1913. She has one
daughter Annharad, by a previous
marriage. Since her arrival in Min
neapolis. she has been active In
church work.
She is an active member Of Zion
Baptist church: In president Of
the Minnesota South Dakota
State Baptist Women's Work, a
post she has held for three con-
secutive terms; she is a member
and secretary OF the board Of d.
rectors Of the william Aiding
Christian Center. She serves on
this board as a representative Of
the Twin City Baptist Union.
She Is a member Of the silhou-
cite Club. an auxiliary 20 Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternity; Is a member
Of Bryant Junior PTA, and is
secretary Of the Uno-score social
club.