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Show pmaymn, JJiB. ,u- , v'' : -;.' ir; 1 y ' J ; ' 1 V S3 x-i ' Ti S , , ' Is t - 1 iSiiiSSSsiiiviMM QUICK MAIL SERVICE BY HELICOPTER . . . Helicopter mail service on an experimental basis is started in Brooklyn as the postofllce department supervises the landing of this helicopter mail service plane called ''Hat" in an empty lot. The helicopter came from LaGoardia field, shortcutting the usual mail routes and shearing many hours from previous mail delivery times. Future plans of the postoffice department call for extensive development and use of helicopter mail service. ' 's L? M J ' "w-TnT.i(.wTr i4 f J' :-r y- EEBUILDING GOETHE'S BIRTHPLACE . . . Bombs are no respecters of shrines any more than they are of people, and one of the historic victims of the Allies' bombs was the birthplace of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Germany's foremost poet and philosopher, at Frankfort on the Main. Photos show the shrine before the bombs fell, and the present condition of Goethe's birthplace as work is being started to rebuild this historical landmark. "Jtjr: ' -v ''cU, mriifHT-'ri 'n-f,'Tii t MmmT"-""" 1 YOUNGEST PRODIGT . . . Doris Webster, e, Fredericksburg, Va., recpntly gave an amazing performance of Mozart's Concerto in A Major in Washington. There is nothing "prima donna" about her. She regards her genius at the piano in about the same manner as she would superiority superior-ity at ticktacktoe. She skips rope, plays with dolls and makes errors in arithmetic ?ad gets her face dirty a normal girl in every way. NEW SECRETARY OF STATE . . . Following the resignation of James F. Byrnes, 68, as secretary of state, President Truman nominated General Gen-eral of the Army George C. Marshall, 67, as his successor. General Marshall was born at Cniontown, Pa., and was graduated from Virginia Vir-ginia Military institute, where he won fame as a football tackle. General Marshall became chief of staff September 1, 1939. Mi i. -j .rr i i fng S 'arm i il irium i in miiin i hhtiii n n ilt rr" "irnr 1-! 1 1 1 l V w - V. & ' Jim- PACIFIC ON RAFT . . . Thor Hey-erdahl, Hey-erdahl, 32, leader of six young Norwegian Nor-wegian scientists who plan to drift 4,000 n ":es on a balsa raft from Pern to Iv'yncsia to prove theory that the natives of Polynesian islands is-lands came there 1,500 years ago from Pern. They may be gone four months. WEDS G.I. . . . Isobel Mary But-well, But-well, 15, Reading, England, who came to the U. 8., with parents' approval, to wed ex-sergeant, Paul Sinclair, 22, Yonngstown, Ohio. They met when Isobel was 13. rV Wt . i v.-.y. 1 1 .It I , 4 . it lit .-X . ; ? ( .tlx -: " 1 1 i I K -' r: . . . ' . . F f, ! " j. C ? . - ' 1 " - , I Ui r , l; .'Ti ft ' 1 V H . .) ,: t 1 1 t 1vr St 4 f 4- JUST A TRICK . . . The top part of this building isn't in the process of being blown off by a North Dakota windstorm. It's just a photographer's photog-rapher's way of showing approximately how venerable Old Main, oldest college building on University of North Dakota campus, looked before top stories of the structure were removed in 1924. A new $365,000 administration building is scheduled to replace Old Main. Oft Condemned Ccllese Building Finally Doomed GRAND FORKS, N. D. Oldest college building in North Dakota, Old Main on the University of North Dakota campus, probably is going on the last of its cat-like lives. Condemned by building inspectors and fire marshals repeatedly for the past 25 years, the building has managed man-aged to survive through constant patching and face-lifting mainly be-, be-, cause the university has no other ' place to house its administrative of fices. Upper stories of the venerable structure wera removed in 1924, and alumni at homecoming held a "wake" for the structure that year, which they thought would be its last. "The building is deemed unfit for students, but the faculty will be kept there," the Dakota Student, campus newspaper, wrote at that time. But now, the end really is in sight. The state board of higher education has approved plans lor a $365,000 new administration building and a legislative appropriation for that amount will be sought at this winter's win-ter's session. The administration building is part of a $1,386,000 special spe-cial building program sought by the university to meet space needs accelerated ac-celerated by a record 2,683 enrollment enroll-ment at the school this year. Swallowed Token Accepted as Fare I WILLIAMSPORT, PA. A token in the stomach is as good as one in the fare box, according to a ruling of Dispatcher "Peck" Wurster. The case of a woman who swallowed swal-lowed her token came before Wurster Wurs-ter when she disputed the driver's right to collect another fare. The passenger told Wurster that while boarding a bus she put the token between be-tween her lips so she could adjust several packages she was carrying. She said the driver greeted "good morning," and then there was a "gulp." Wurster ruled: "Positively no additional ad-ditional fare required." Food Really 'Banked' In Tennessee Store MEMPHIS, TENN A Memphis "food bank" for storage of frozen food is operating like an actual bank under supervision of the Tennessee banking department. The store, which has signs reading "your food bank," had to comply with state banking regulations in order to use the word "bank." Accordingly, Ac-cordingly, it has bonded "tellers" vho receive or disburse the customer's custom-er's food. Customers aren't admitted admit-ted to the food vaults, but are given statements of their food balance. Accounts of each customer's food supply are tabulated the same as In a bank. Wifely Poke in Eye Improves His Sight GREENSBORO, N. C Charles H. Doggett's wife struck him lightly In the eys during a friendly frolic and now he can see much better. Doctors told him that the blow dis-lodged dis-lodged a cataract from which he had suffered for five years, causing it to drop into the corner of his eye. Doggett doesn't recommend the treatment, however, averring "it might not work next time." ,awv"1' AVIATION NOTES BUG AIR BLITZ While the army and navy air forces are going all-out to prepare for stratospheric warfare, another government department is working this winter for a full scale aerial offensive next summer against a foe over which the United Nations has no control. The bureau of entomology and plant quarantine of the department of agriculture is mobilizing its own air force for the greatest attack in its history on such crop and forest destroying insects as the Japanese beetle, gypsy moth, white fringe beetle, pink bollworm, spruce bug work and the lowly but greedy spittle spit-tle bug. Damage to crops and woodlands from the insects is estimated by agriculture ag-riculture specialists at between three and five billion dollars annually. Planes operated in the bug blitz bear scant resemblance to the sleek modern machines of aerial warfare. Some are as old as 15 years, and their worth Is measured in terms of their ability abil-ity to fly slowly and at low altitudes. alti-tudes. The department will put into the air its own air force of at least 15 planes, augmented by any number of planes chartered locally. Practically Prac-tically every private airport of reasonable rea-sonable size in the country is equipping equip-ping at least one airplane with spray apparatus. Department experts contend that experiences last year proved that one plane can spray 1,000 acres in one day, while to cover that same area with ground equipment would require 70 men with seven machines five weeks. FOLDING WINGS ... Striking feature of the L-13, America's first all-metal liaison airplane, are its folding wings, shown in the above photograph. An aerial jark-of-all-trades, the Consolidated Vultee plane Is suitable for many nses. INEXPENSIVE LIGHTING Small airports can be lighted foi night flying at a cost of about $2,600, Civil Aeronautics administration reports re-ports on the basis of an experimental experimen-tal installation at Lafayette, Ind., now undergoing tests. Results at Aretz airport show that the lights identify the airport for a pilot flying at 1,000 feet from a distance of 15 to 18 miles, and in an exceptional excep-tional case the lights have been seen from 30 miles away. Operating cosi for current averages about 15 cent. an hour. f If Iff 1 WJ& !..'. X iV , CONGRESSIONAL BROTHERS . . . Repr. John Davis Lodge, left, Connecticut, Con-necticut, and Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts, pnt their brotherly broth-erly heads together to compare notes on legislation in the 80th congress. They are sons of the late U. S. Sen. Uenry Cabot Lodge, who was a mighty power in the senate during the Wilson regime. Both brothers are Republicans and are expected to take an active part In official Washington Washing-ton during the next few years. i ' Im fin irr in'f iiiiiMyi,iirriiwitiMrYif-jlol'-a--kJfa' ..--f. ...w..v. .1M..c-..A..a. CRASHED AT JONES BEACH . . . ground, narrowly averted being the plane disaster. A Baltimore to Los Angeles airliner lost In the snow and unable to find LaGuardia airfield, was forced to crash land at Jones beach. The pilot carefully chose the bard strip of sand between breakers and soft beach sand. The 13 passengers and three crew members were shaken but otherwise uninjured. BABY STRONG MAN ... He stands In the air with the greatest of ease and with the utmost in pleasure, does little six-month-old Ronnie Udkoff, shown standing on the hand of his dad, Bud Udkoff, at their-home in Chicago. This part of Ronnie's education started two months ago, and he seems to be having the time of his life. ' , " . ' ' j tr X I WORLD'S BREASTSTROKE CHAMP ... Joe Verdeur, LaSalle college, col-lege, Philadelphia, is balled as the new world's champion by his victory vic-tory in 200-yard breaststroke, in breaking record set in 1939 by R. B. Hough of 2 minutes and 22 seconds. Verdeur is a freshman with three more years of intercollegiate competition before him. Be also Is undefeated un-defeated In the 220-yard free-style event. LaSalle will count heavily ea him to splash the Blue and Gold to further victories , x S'--y. J Jones beach, famed New York play scene of one of the month's worst it.- f -i ' ' ' I ' ,V - ' xV ; ,, i ri Yi tiff ilrT '4HmafaM&toy'JMW'- ' 1 v.-.-.-J SPEAKER OF THE HOTTSE . . . Repr. Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R., Mass.), as he opened the 80th session ses-sion of congress, after his election as speaker of the house. Following the Republican landslide, be succeeded suc-ceeded Repr. Sam Raybnrn (D., Tex.). V WITHOUT A COUNTRY . . . Mit dred Gillars, 37, American musician-actress, known as "Axis Sally," arrested in Berlin for treasonable activities on behalf of the Nazi propaganda ministry, is now without with-out a country to call her own. SAVED FROM FIRE . . . John Roccosanto, Chicago, keeps cool even though a fire burns his hat shop. Here he Is shown with some of the hats he saved from the raging flames that completely destroyed de-stroyed his shop and most of his stock. V ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER '. . . Alcide de Gasperl, as he arrived at Washington, the guest of the United States government. In addition ad-dition to visits to various government govern-ment departments he will meet with leading Italians to report as their prime minister. BOGAN WINS ... Ben Bogan, Heft bey, Pa., who wen the Los an. geles coif tournament over Toney retina with a 72-holo score of 280, aew Blvtra Country club count record. I . , ") 'A I |