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Listen to Five Star Final World and Local News Every Night at 11 On WHIZ (Dial 1210) Jl-ne ime roler 66TII YEAR NO. 51 Charter Member et Associated Ptcs ZANESVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1950 WEATHER! CLOUDY, COLDER FIVE CENTS AT Tf TT1 T71 UinosflTtt Anno mtiA OjyJvs 'j lioii.tusr Serving Soatheastern Ohio For Sixty-Five Years Always FirstAlways Fair Jftec 1 WE KEGO iMMa IV! ii if i Jaycee President Gets High Honor Operators Doped Leopard Dies In Cage (throughout the day the effects Bowerman said. "We feel that the leopard ate more of the drug 'J My w. veterinarian checked the big cat and reported his respiration; good. The 175-pound leopard, cap tured in India some 60 days ago and brought here with his mate only last week, had been drowsy i It s.

4 i 5 i i.rt '0 Robert S. Baker, right, president of the Zanesville Junior Chamber of Commerce, is congratulated by O. L. Rankin, after Baker received the Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award as Zanesville's outstanding young man of 1949 last night. Rankin was chairman of the Citizens' committee in charge of selecting recipient of the award.

Baker was cited for out standing service in formulating Junior Chamber Of Commerce Dr. W. D. Bowerman, veterinarian at the Lincoln Park Zoo, Oklahoma City, checks the condition of the zoo leopard, recaptured yesterday after three days of freedom. The animal was doped when it ate several pieces of horsemeat containing a Later it died in its cage.

(AP Wirephoto) Named City's Outstanding Young Man Of 1949 Robert S. Baker, of 1103 LIn-rlast Soviet Hikes Value Of Ruble And Goes On Gold Standard MOSCOW, Feb. 28-W-The value of the ruble tonight in terms of the dollar, and switched from the dollar to gold as its monetary yardstick. The ruble was declared worth 25 cents, compared to the old rate of a little less than 19 cents. At the same time, sweeping And Union Meet Today Contempt Trial May Be Ended By Tonight WASHINGTON, Feb.

28 LT) John L. Lewis' miners and the operators meet tomorrow in another effort to settle the strike that has re duced this nation's coal stock to less than a normal week's sup ply. The announcement that the two sides had agreed to resume their Interrupted talks came almost simultaneously with the conclusion of the second day in the contempt trial of the United Mine Workers. The government neared the end of Its agrument that, the union has been in contempt for refusing to obey a federal court no-strike order Issued Feb. 11.

It is expected to wind up its case tomorrow morning, and the union has said it may need less than a day to present its side. Harvey Cartwright, an operator spokesman, told reporters the contract talks will be resumed at 11 a. m. (EST). They were dropped Monday, with the understanding they could be renewed on an hour's notice.

Lewis, the boss of the miners, is expected to be back in time for the negotiations. He has been in Illinois to attend a brother's funeral. There was one hopeful development. A government official, who asked that his name not be used, said that a break (Turn to Page 2, Please) Highway Patrol Guards Caravans Of Coal Trucks COLUMBUS, Feb. 28-WI- The state highway patrol escorted two more caravans of coal-laden trucks to Ohio cities today as Gov.

Frank J. Lausche reported new threats against work-Ing miners. Col. George Mingle, superin tendent of the patrol, said his armed troopers escorted five trucks from a mine near Lisbon to the city of Willoughby and three trucks from a mine in Northwest Tuscarawas county to Bowling Green State university. Colonel Mingle said the requests for protection came in both cases from the buyers.

In reporting new threats to non-union miners how producing a small part of the state's needs, Governor Lausche said; "I want to repeat and let It be known that whatever powers are within my command will be used to give protection to those citizens of Ohio who are wanting to be protected in their inherent and inalienable right to work. "We are investigating the circumstances and facts underlying the reports that came to this office that threats of violence were made against working Governor Lausche did not say when or where the threats were made. Propose Revival Of CCC Plan WASHINGTON. Feb. 28-tfV- Revival of the Civilian Conser vation Corps to provide work for 500,000 unemployed youths on national forest projects and other conservation work was proposed In Congress today.

The measure was introduced by Senator Murray (D-Mont) and 10 other legislators. Murray said the depression-born agency of the 30's should be reestablished on a permanent basis to help cope with mounting unem ployment. Under his proposal young men between the ages of 17 and 23 could volunteer for the CCC service which would pay them $60 a month, plus food, lodging, clothing and, medical care, SCHOOL CLOSES LOGAN, Feb. 28 -iB Carbon Hill consolidated school closed again today due to colds and Influenza. About 72 of the school's 200 students were ab.

sent. The school reopened yesterday after a one-week shut, i down. OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 28 tfl Oklahoma City's now lamed leopard died in his cage at 6:45 (EST) today about 15 hours after he was captured in a concentrated hunt. Julian Frazier, zoo director who led the 61-hour hunt which finally ended the fugitive cat's passive capture, said "it is hard to say what caused his death." The animal, which leaped to freedom in his 18-foot deep pit Saturday afternoon at the Oklahoma City zoo, was taken in the early morning hours about 2 a.

nu after he ate two drugged hunks of meat. Frazier said zoo keeper Roy Roberts found the leopard dead in his cage. But only 30 minutes before that Dr. R. W.

Bowerman, a Aclicson Says Hiss Offenses Not Condoned WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-UPI Secretary of State Acheson testified today that he does not condone the offenses of which his friend Alger Hiss has been convicted. At the same time he denied he had challenged actions of the court in which Hiss was convicted of perjury for his denial that he passed on state department secrets to a confessed courier for a Soviet spy ring. The discussion of Acheson-Hiss relations arose in testimony by the secretary of state before a senate appropriations subcommittee in connection with department requests for operating funds. It revolved around Acheson's declaration, before Hiss' convic tion, that the former state department official was and is his friend, and his statement after the conviction that he would not turn his back on Kiss.

In the latter comment on the case the secretary had cited scripture on the quality of Senator Bridges (R-NH) led in to the discussion today with a series of questions about the factors that would be considered in determining whether a state department employe was a good security risk. "Yes," Acheson replied when Bridges asked if a friend of a known Communist would be a bad risk. Would a member of a Communist front organization also be a bad risk, Bridges wanted to know. "It depends on whether the person would know what the front was going about," the secretary replied. Then Bridges, in an obvious dig at Acheson's own comment on Hiss, asked if a "friend of a person convicted for perjury in connection with a treasonable act" would be considered a bad risk.

"I think that would be a matter that would have to be looked Into," Acheson answered. Tiro Die As Train Hits School Bus MONTICELLO, Feb. 28 Wl A frieght train hit the rear end of a school bus carrying 23 children today, killing two youngsters and injuring 10. The mishap occurred at a crossing in this farming town in Aroostook county near the New Brunswick border. The temperature was near zero at the time.

Those fatally injured were Pamela Davis, 8, and Bonnie Rae Flewelling, 9. A Bangor Aroostook railroad spokesman aid Engineer W. O. Milbery sounded the locomotive whistle and then applied brakes when he decided the bus was not going to stop at the crossing. The bus driver, Weldon Parent, 32, told newsmen it was the first time he had ever known a train to be passing at that hour 7:55 a.m.

He has driven the school bus for eight years. Pays Fine Because Of Thick Accent ATHENS, Feb. 28-UPI-W11-Ham K. Naegel of a Heights paid a $10 fine today, all because a Greek restaurant operator had a thick accent. Police said Naegel, an Ohio university freshman, was berating a waitress in a restaurant.

At his side was an open bottle of whiskey, The proprietor came up and told the waitress: "get the cups." But the waitress thought he said "get the cops," which she did. of the powerful Dr. Bowerman said an autopsy would be performed tomorrow morning. "It's impossible to say for death." sure what cuased his Soviet Union boosted the official price reductions to the Soviet consumer were ordered. The decree of the council of ministers marked another step in what apparently is an effort to establish the Soviet currency as an international competitor of the dollar and British pound.

This idea appears to have dom inated Russian financial policy since December, 1947. A- statement from the council of ministers said that, effective tomorrow, the value of the ruble In foreign exchange will be cal culated according to "the more stable gold standard." Since July, 1937, the ruble's value has been calculated In terms of the dollar. This did not mean, however, that Russia is gotng on a true gold standard There was no Indication the rub le would be freely convertible into gold internally. The statement said Britain and scores of other countries had found It necessary to de value their currency since last September and the value of the dollar had decreased because of inflation, but the value of the ruble had increased. Charles Watts Struck By Car Charles H.

Watts, 74, well known North Fifth street jeweler and resident of 1324 Blue avenue is in fair condition in Good Sa maritan hospital with a fractur ed right leg and severe head laceration, the result of being struck by an auto last night. The accident occurred at Fifth and Main streets at 8:25 p. Chalmer L. Stimpert, 23, of 429'i Linden avenue, told police he did not see the aged man in time to avert striking him. Watts was knocked to the pavement and was taken to the hospital in a Keck ambulance.

He was crossing Fifth street to get a bus to go home when struck. Fruit Dealer's Widow Left Large Estate TIFFIN, Feb. 28-W-The late Mrs. Carmella Levaggi, who save most of her real estate holdings to her tenants when she died Jan. 3, left a total estate valued at $161,756.

An inventory was filed today in Seneca probate court. Substantial gifts also went to Mercy hospital, St. Francis, home and Calvert high school. Mrs. Le- was the widow of a whole- sale and retail fruit dealer.

ged horse meat than we antici pated. He consumed two large pieces. He added: "My Instructions were to be sure to put enough chloral hy drate in each piece to put him to sleep and assure the capture, We thought everything was working perfectly after he was captured. He had good reflexes and respiration right up to his death. "We did everything possible to take him alive.

But I guess it wasn't enougn." A piece of horse meat loaded (Turn to Page 2, Please) State Attacks Defense Claims In Mercy Death MANCHESTER, N. Feb. 28 0D A young hospital librari an testified today she heard Dr. Hermann N. Sander say tty can cer-tortured woman he is accused of murdering "died peacefully and quietly after the in jection." Miss Amelia Ducharme, 19, was called by the state in an at tempt to counter defense claims that Mrs.

Abbie Borroto, 59, was dead before air was injected in to her veins. The pretty assistant medical records librarian at Hillsboro County hospital corroborated testimony of her superior Li brarian Josephine Connor that she heard Dr. Sander say he made the injection and expected a "reprimand." Miss Ducharme said Dr. San der told county Medical Referee Robert Biron it was "the first time he had done it-. Earlier, the husband of the woman the 41-year-old doctor is accused of murdering in "an act of mercy" testified that he still feels "kindly" toward Dr.

Sander. Much of the legal maneuver ing was centered in attempting to pin-point the moment of Mrs. Borroto's death. Chief defense counsel Louis E. Wyman revealed to newsmen he will call two surprise witnesses both nurses at the hospital along this line.

Mrs. Ruth Ackerman, a night nurse who cared for the dying woman, testified for the prose cution that Mrs. Borroto was alive when she went off duty at 7 a.m. Dec. 4, the day of her death.

The nurse testified, however, that her patient's condition was "very poor" at that time. Stale Bonus Laiv Liberalized COLUMBUS, Feb. 28 -W Ohio veterans of World War II who did not serve at least 90 days because they were separated for disability now may col lect their Ohio bonus. Survivors of veterans who died before serving at least 90 days also may collect the bonus, the compensation commission today. Under the original bonus law, such veterans or their survivors could not collect the bonus, but a bill passed by the last legisla ture made the change, the com' mission said.

Applications for payments der the amended bill are avail able in offices of all county vet erans service officers. Attorneys Huddle In Lustron Case COLUMBUS, Feb. 28 Iff) Attorneys for the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and Lustron apparently failed to reach agree ment today on disputed evidence which is delaying a federal court proceeding. They're trying to agree on evidence to be presented in the government's foreclosure suit against the prefabricated housing firm.

They began yesterday in federal district court. The attorneys huddled behind closed doors most of the day. James W. Shocknessy, RFC attorney, said definite progress was being made this afternoon. Judge Mell G.

Underwood said he would give both parties plenty of time. He cut short the hearing yesterday when a legal wrangle delayed proceedings. a playground program and for night received the Jaycees second Distinguished Service Award, Selection of Baker was made by a committee of five promi nent Zanesville men over 35 years of age, the maximum age for Jaycee membership. O. L.

Rankin, chairman of the com mittee, in announcing the selec tlon declared the choice was based upon the nominee's ac tivlties in civic affairs, as head of the city recreation commission, the Jaycee junior baseball pro gram and the fact Baker was chosen vice chairman of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce sports and recreational program. In addition to thoser activities, Baker was also president of the Gertrude Miller Of Purcell Home Dies Last Night Miss Gertrude K. Miller, sec retary of the Helen Purcell home for the past 12 years, died Tues day evening at 8:45 clock in Bethesda hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 5 She had been suffering from a heart ailment since Dec, 18 A native of this city, she was the daughter of August and Mary Dunzweiler Miller. Miss Miller was a member of the Central Presbyterian church.

Before becoming sec retary of the reSt home, she had been general secretary of the YWCA. Surviving are two brothers, August Miller of Rockville Cen ter. N. and John W. Miller of Dayton; a niece, Miss Clarine Miller of Rockville Center, N.

and two nephews Churchill Miller of Rockville Center, and Damon Russi of Greenwood ave-mie. The body Is at the Mader-Peoples funeral home. Youth Injured In Collision Richard Dyer, 16, of Crooks-vllle rt, 2, was injured late? last night when he drove his motorbike into a truck. Rushed to Bethesda hospital In a Keck ambulance, he was given treatment for cuts and bruises, loss of two teeth and shock. According to reports young Dyer drove his bike off the Sixth street bridge and crashed into a truck which was turning off Muskingum avenue onto Putnam.

The truck was driven by Clyde Brown Monroe, of Melrose avenue. STRIKES OIL UPPER SANDUSKY, Feb. 28 CT Driller Homer Lininger struck oil at 1400 feet today on a farm two miles east of Upper Sandusky owned by Mrs. Iva Smalley. Lininger said a thou sand feet of oil is standing in the hole.

active interest In all civic affairs. President Is ILash High School Boosters As sociation; chairman of the first annual Football Olympiad held last fall; served as chairman of the health and recreation division of the new high school plan- nlng committee; was chairman of the public employes division of the Red Cross annual fund drive and served as a lieutenant of the Naval Reserve unit here. Rankin pointed out that Baker, entitled to three weeks, vacation from his work as a letter carrier sacrificed his entire vacation time by taking days off from his work for his many activities. Baker is married and has a four-year-old son, Bobby, His wife, Irene, is also active in many affairs and is one of her husband's busiest assistants. Last night's meeting of the Jaycees was also an expression of appreciation to the press and radio.

It was announced at the meet ing the organization will sponsor the appearance here of the Cavalcade of Music" a two- hour show featuring OSU grads and students, It will be pre- ed on Sunday, March 26. New members admitted last night were George Powell, San-ford Shaevitz, Attorney John Rohrbaugh and Ralph Burns. Rev, A. Dale Sowers, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church was the guest speaker. Newark Doctor Reported Missing NEWARK, Feb.

28-W- The state highway patrol today reported a missing assistant medical examiner for the New ark division of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad still has not been found The patrol was requested by B. O. police to help search for Dr. Robert M. Wingard, 34, of Newark, who was reported missing Feb.

20. Dr. D. T. Williams, chief med ical examiner for the Newark division, said Dr.

Wingard had oeen "acting strange prior to his disappearance. The patrol discovered Wing- ard's abandoned car Feb. 20 on Route 36, west of Delaware. The gas tank was empty. The patrol said the car contained luggage.

The Weather OHIO Considerable cloudi ness, windy and colder, snow flurries north portion Wednesday, colder at night. Thursday partly cloudy and continued cold. Tuesday's Temperatures 10 a. 6 p. 48 12 Noon 41 8 p.

.46 2 p. 45 10 p. 41 4p.ro... 47 12 38 ZANESVILLE SKIES TODAY Sunrise 7 ii3 a. m.

bunset 6 19 p. m. Moonart 6:16 a. m. Full Moon 4 VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, low In east 7 40 p.

m. Mars, rlsf' 8 55 p. m. Venus, rises a. m.

Junlter, between Venua and the Sun. Is now returning aa a mornlne star. If will not be ien. before midnight unui une. den avenue, president of the Zanesville Junior Chamber of Commerce is Zanesville's out standing young man of 1919 and Hous Defeats Move To Censure Navy Secretary WASHINGTON, Feb.

28-W- The navy unification row last fall touched off a new dispute on Capitol Hill today as the house armed services committee defeated a move to punish Navy Secretary Matthews for firing Admiral Louis Denfeld as chief of naval operations. The committee voted 20 to 11 against a motion by Rep. Hebert (D-La) that the attorney general be asked to consider bring ing charges against Matthews under a 1948 law which forbids the influencing or Intimidating of congressional witnesses. That action was taken after the committee was reported to have voted 22 to 8 that Den-feld's removal was a "reprisal" for his testimony during the unification row. Both votes were In connection with the commltte's report on Its investigation of the inter-service wrangle which was touched off by the release of letters by Capt.

John Crommel in, navy flier, disclosing opposl tion to phases of the unification program. Water Consumers To Pay Bills EAST LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28 (ilV Householders Jammed city hall telephone lines today with promises to pay overdue water bills. The calls laster for nearly two hours, the water office said. The water was off in 300 homes, and worried household ers thought they had been caught without warning In a much publicized campaign to enforce payment of $4,607 in overdue accounts.

The water dept. pointed service never is interrupted without formal notice. A six-inch water main had broke, Interrupting service. Ohio Robber Convicted In Alabama HUNTSVTLLE, Feb. 28 0B- Johnny Burnell Garrison, 26, a Dayton, Ohio, mechanic, was sentenced to 10 years In prison after conviction on a robbery charge in circuit court here last night.

Garrison was convicted of a $1,400 holdup at a grocery store in New Market, a small north Alabama community, last Dec. 16. Truman Calls For National Support Of Red Cross WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (B President Truman called upon all Americans tonight to respond to the "great humanitarian appeal" of the Red Cross for dollars to aid the unfortunate. Speaking from the White House, Mr.

Truman called the Red Cross "a neighborly serv ice" which also makes its help available to distressed people around the world. Introduced by Gen. George i Marshall, the Red Cross nation ial chairman, the president de scribed the organization as one that "has become almost indis pensable in our community life today." The address was carried by the CBS, ABC, and Mutual net works to millions of American homes. The Red Cross, the president said, "interests itself almost solely in meeting human needs whether the demands are 1n the field of disaster relief; in safeguarding health, in safety work, in providing life-saving blood and its derivatives without charge; or in its invaluable serv ices to our armed forces and to our veterans." High School Lad Hailed As Hero SANDUSKY, Feb. 28 -W A 17-year-old high school athlete at nearby Vermilion was a hero today.

James Moses last night swam a quarter of a mile through Lake Erie ice to get help for nine school mates marooned on a floating floe. All were rescued. Moses and the others had been skating near Ruggles Beach when the ice broke away from the shore and drifted into the lake. Moses, skating near the edge, fell into the water. He returned to the drifting floe and stripped off all his clothes except his shorts.

Then he started swimming for shore. He grabbed chunks of ice along whenever he got tired. BARV BURNS GEORGETOWN, 0 Feb. 28-Iffl Fire today destroyed a barn on the Ed Crawford farm near Mahersville with loss estimated at $11,000. i.