The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1946, Page 2

* GOVERNMENT FILES SUIT, L NICKEL (9. Civil Complaint Charges Violation of Anti-Trust Laws i in Deals NEW YORK, ‘VI\\ 16.—The Gov- crnment filed in Federal court to-|» day a civil compiaint charging a Canadian nickel company, its New ¥York City subsidiary, and three of- ticers of the firms with violation of ¥ anti-trust laws in connection with 4 the importation, manufacture, dis- 4 tribution ‘and sale of nickel ores, nickel and nickel products. The firms, described by the Gov- £ ernment as the world’s largest pro- Hducers. of nickel, are the Interna- . tional Nickel Company of Canada, Ltd, ’nntumx] Nickel Company, Inc. In- dividuals named were Robert C. Stanley, John F. Thompson and Paul D. Mer President, execu- guve Vice President and Vice-Presi- dent, respectively, of both com- & panies. g The anti-trust division of * Department of Justice, which % the suit, charged the firms ‘served a monopcly position by car- Jtel agreements with French and # German competitors nding the I. G. Farben Ind cof Ger- ‘xmn\’ £ the filed pre- ies - 'TIGHT RACE FOR . HOUSE SPOTS IN © FOURTH DIVISiON ‘Three Demo_(r;ts Nip-and- Tuck for Fifth Spot on Ticket Almost complete official returns from the Fourth Division Primary « Election, received here today from 3 (he Clerk of Court at Fairbanks “show the vote frem 51 precinets, and the first count of absentee bal- :lm.c, f The tally shows a very close race for the fifth spot on the| Democratic ticket for the Al(“'kfl House and the same place on the Republican slate still undecided. Foilf' of the five Demccratic Hnu;o nominations are ccnsidered settled but the three other candid: are neck-and-neck for tion. The returns show: For Delegate to Congress — Democrat, Bartlett 1,223; Republican, Grigsby 392, Pe- tersen 265. For Treasurer—Democrat, Olson 1,026; Republican, Cole 497, Soholt 166. For Commissioner of Labor— K. C. Johnson 634, Sharpe 472; Re- publican, Benson 548. For Territorial Senator (two to e nominated)—Democrat, Lander 906, Taylor 763, Linck 572; Repub- lican, Nerland 676, Cdllins 600. For Terrltorial Representative ' (five to be nominated)—Democrat, ' Victor Johnson 778, Dale 759, Hoopes 724, McCombe 711, Moore 679, Angerman 676, Patton 657; Re- publican, Joy 471, Coble 439, Mau- rice Johnson 430, Savage 350, Meath 341, Dorsh 323, Calhoun. 307, Ringstad 280, Reed 256, King 234, Karstens 202. SECOND DIVISION Unofficial returns from the Sec- ond Division show Mrs. Bess Cross taking a substantial lead over Frank Whaley for the second spot in the three-cornered for the two senatorial nominations on the Democratic ticket. The report stated to but the two St. precincts—Gambell and Savoonga— shows: cover ali Democrats, for Senator (two to v'be ncminated) — Lyng 525, Cross | ‘MI \Vh.lle) 310. 4 e AUDIT, SCHOOL BUDGET BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING Prophesying a not-too-lengthy meeting, Mayor Waino Hendrick- son today listed discussion of the just-received City audit and con- sideration of the School Budget as the major items on the docket for tomorrow evening’s Common Coun- cil session—the second regular May | ! meeting. Filling the rest of the evening, ,will be routine affairs: committee ‘reports, correspondence, etc, With ithe school budget before it, the \councn may also give some pre- ?,xlmlnary consideration to the gen- eral City bmet, but action on the -all financial picture is not to "ov —_——— — ' Andorra, tiny principality on the French-Spanish Pyrenees border, | wis ‘given ‘its ‘independence as a r:wlrd for ting the Moors. the other posi- | race there | Lawrence Island | fmme up before the following meet- e | ! NEW COAL FIELD IS DISCOVERED IN CANADIAN SECTION Product Sui?afie for Either Domestic Purposes or Steel Mill VICTORIA, B. C., May 16.—Lloyd Gething of Hudson Hope and Al- wyn Holland of Fort St. John have reported discovi of a great new coul field of 40 square miles in rtheastern British Columbia with 1 petential production of a hundred millicn tons of coking coal Gething said the field was dis- covered in 1942, but was kept se- cret until the claim was assured The seam is seven feet wide and the coal analyses 14,225 b.tu. as compared with 13,000 b.tu. for anaimo, Vancouver Island coal. is suitable for efther domestic It purposes or a steel mill. There is no rcad to the new field Victoria to ask that the Govern- ment consider extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway| North of Hudson Hope to the new {field, then swing Eastward to | Hines Creek, Alta., ccnnect with the Northern Alberta railway, thus giving the Peace Country outlets both South an Bast. BULLETINS / YORK—AIl Major League except two scheduled for 1tr ht, were postponed this after- nocn because of weather. “’,\SHL\‘GTOA\ Fresident Tru- m=n teday neminated Charles Ul- rich Bay of New York to be Am- assador to Norway. Fred M. Vinson voiced hope ; that Russia yet may join in id economic agreements to avert centending world economic blocs. He reiterated an assertion {that with the $3,750,000,000 British loan the world would be divided in- to such blocs, for a time, with Britain and America in one area and Russia in another. Without the {loan, he told the House Banking | Committee, there will be three blocs—British, American and Rus- | slan—with “terrific economic war.” ., - URtGON SPORTSMEN " HERE T0 FISH FOR [ FUN THIS SUMMER two ( First to fish halibut for fun this season are J. A. Withers and Max Weseley, Oregon sportsmen, who have bought Frank Harris' boat and Bob Scotl’s Fritz Cove cabin and car, and are here for a summer of sports fishing. | Withers said he developed great enthusiasm for Alaska, particular- ly Juneau, during three months here with the Scotts last summer. He persuaded Mrs. Withers and Mr. and Mrs. Weseley to accompany him on his return this year. | Both Withers and Weseley have fished up and down the Pacific Coast and in Oregon lakes and streams—and Withers went out on the Minnie W, a 42-footer formerly ,owned by Scott, last summer—but never before in Alaska. They plan to try Lynn Canal and Tee Harbor but may change their destination. Equally indefinite are plans for (the fall; they may deside to live {here permanently or return to the lstates. . Withers said Scott now in in busi- ness in Phoenix, Ariz, where he went for his health. PET SHOW | AURORA, Ill, —The Fox Valley Animal Welfare Society said any type of animal may be entered—if it isn't pedigreed. Early entries include an albino mule, two fox cubs, ponies, goats, {rabbits, mice and a turtle, and dogs and cats. Prizes will include dogSA\uth ped)gree: where it would |, DRAFTING 15 URGED BY ARMY Request MaTe for Truman | to Act in Case of Men Between 25 and 29 BULLETT — Washingion, May 16. — President Truman this afternoon directed the drafting of men between 20 and 30 years cf age. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The Army has asked President Truman to direct the drafting of men of 25 through 29 years old. The request ‘'was made because of a prospectitiz replacement shortage resulting from the stop-gap revision of the Selective Service Act, a War and its subsidiary, the Inter-|so the Northerners have come to|Department official said today. He said the President might act | today. Officials have estimated |that the exisiting pool of men in the 25-29 age group total only about 15,000, | The Army will continue after June 30 to discharge men with two years of service or a point score of 40, and “can make no promises' as to |reducing the release requirement to 118 months, the official said. He added that the demobilization pro- gram will be continued as promised in January by Gen. Dwight D. | Eicenhower, pending further action ion the dmrt by Ccngrees DISTRICT ENGINEER " SLATES HEARING ON ~ GAST. CHANNEL AID | One of five hearings tentatively |slated at Southeast Alaska cities during the last part of June, a hearing on Gastineau Channel har- bor improvements has been schedul- ed here or in Douglas on Wednes- day, June 26, by Col. Conrad P. Hardy, United States District En- gineer, The public sessions have Leen called in accordance with a resolu- tion adopted last October by the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors of Conazress, authorizing review. Principal items expected to be treated here include Douglas’ application for a boat harbor and dredging of the north portion of | ,(astineau Channel. Douglas is expected to request that at least a part of the hearing in this area ,be held in- that city. Both cities, Juneau and Douglas, and the Office of the Governor, have been advised of the projectzd Learing dates. Juneau Mayor Waino Hendrick- son has advised that he will seek to have some consideration given also to this city's application for a second boat harbor, feeling that it’s inclusion in the Channel dredg- ing project would be most efficient. The schedule of hearings, as sub- | mitted by Col. Hardy for flpproval.; ist Monday, June 24, at Ketchikan, on Ketchikan Harbor improve-! ments. | Tuesday, June 25, at Ketchikan, on proposed channel across Prince of Wales Island and on dredging of Dry Pass. Wednesday, June 26, at Juneau; cr Douglas, on Juneau-Douglas har- | bor improvements. Thursday, June 27, at Kake, on Kake Harbor improvements. Friday, June 28, at Haines, Haines deLol improvements. e The Easy Way In Seftlement ‘Housing Problem LOS ANGELES, May 16.—Ira A. on Gilmore, 39, and his wife Sybil, 27,” Point Retreat ...... have found a solution to the hous- | ing problem which has been plagu- ing them since last October. | They both joined the army yes- terday. — .- S. P. BRADFORD HERE at the Baranof Buy a Ticket THE DAILY ALASKA FMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA lm I(%l\,l':llllY e HUSH RULING NEW YORK, May 16.—The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a secrecy rule which would permit the council to deny the record of a private meet- ing to every U. N. member not rep- resented in the 11-nation council, Paul Hasluck, the Australian delegate and only council member to speak on the secrecy rule, said he wanted it agreed that the rule should be interpreted very liberally by the council. Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet dele- gate who returned to the council sescion today, voted with his col- leagues to pass the rule witliout any further discussion. The secrecy rule is part of a chapter giving the council author- ity to meet in private and to make only- one copy of the proccedings of that meeting Completing a three-day trip which saw re-launching completed on three Fish and Wildlife patrol craft, which have been in winter storage in the big Navy hangar at Sitka, the F&WL vessel Teal re- turned here last evening. She is scheduled to leave at 10 o'clock to- night for her regular summer sta- tion on Cook Inlet. Captain of the Teal is Roy Cole. Also bound for Cook Inlet, via Cor- dova, aboard the vessel are Joseph Burns and Arnold Bach. Bach will work this season with Capt. Cole on beaver control and trans- planting. Burns, just out of the uniform Agent for the Cook Inlet district. north country flying search and rescue unit for Green- ke able to put his knowledge to good use at the con- trols of a F&WL plane at his new duties. Prior to entering the Army, Burns was connected with the U. S. Forest Service in of California. Also aboard the Teal for the trip to Sitka and return were Re- gional F&WL ' Director Frank W. The Council aiso is authorized to grant access to this record to any member of the United Nations not represented at this meeting. But the council also may at its pleas- ure deny this record to members not represented, even though they might be on the council itself. Thus, if any delegate refused to attend a private meeting, and yet desired to examine the fecord, the council could deny him the right to see it. It did not act on rules for ad-; mission of new members when Has- luck objected, declaring some mem- bers seem to have the impression that the U. N. is a private club. The Council adjourned until to- morrow at 7 a. m. PST after meet- ing for two hours. ies Agent Clay Scudder. MARTHA SOCIETY ern Light Presbyterian Church will hold their regular social meeting tomorrow, afternoon, with dessert at 1:30 o'clock. Hostesses for the af- terncon will be Mrs. Art Mantyla and Mrs. Jack Carver. The adjournment left hanging All members and friends are in- Hasluck's request that the matter vitad to attend. of admitting new members be de- e ferred and that the Council ar- A Germsn monk, Berthold ranged for consultation with the Schwartz, is credited with invent- Gereral Assembly before final ac- ing the carnvon. Stones and darts tion is taken first were used as projectiles. u. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU JUNEAU, ALASKA WEATHER BULLETIN DATA FOR 24 HOURS ENDED AT 4:30 A. 11, 120TH MERIDIAN TI Max. temp. | TODAY E last | Lowest 4:30a.m. 24hrs. Weather at Station 24 hrs* [ temp. temp. Precip. 4:30 am. Anchorage 47 38 41 Trace Cloudy Barrow 23 20 Trace Béthel 39 29 - Trace Cordova 45 36 35 1.50 Rain Dawson 62 37 51 0 Cloudy Edmenton 66 38 Trace Fairbanks 65 39 42 02 Pt. Cloudy Haines 49 - 42 46 28 Rain | Juneau 51 43 3 119 Rain Junecau Airpert 48 46 16 Al Showers | Ketchikan 50 45 47 59 Rain Kotzebue 38 28 28 0 Pt. Cloudy McGrath 39 2 39 Trace Rain Nome 38 28 29 0 Pt. Cloudy Northway 58 38 0 Pefersburg 53 46 46 24 Rain | Portland . 72 49 49 0 Clear Prince George 68 41 46 0 Cloudy Prince Rupert 60 47 San Francisco 61 50 51 Trace Rain Seattle 67 47 47 0 Clear Sitka 50 43 44 50 Rain | Whitehorse 51 41 41 0 Pt. Cloudy Yakutat 45 31 42 119 Rain *--(4:30 a. m. yesterday to 4:30 a. m. today) WEATHER SYNOPSIS: The low pressure center located in the Gulf of Alaska yesterday morning has moved northward into the Tanana Valley. A second low pressure center located about 600 miles south of the | eastern Aleutian Islands area is expected to move into the Gulf of Alaska by Friday. Rain has fallen during the past 24 hours along the { coast from Queen Charlotte Scund to the Alaska Peninsula and at scat- i tered points from the northern Plain States and northern Rocky Mcun- | tain region of the United Statcs to the interior of Alaska. Snow flurries were reported at a few staticns cn the west coast of Alaska, It was warmer this morning over the interior of Alaska but below freezing temperatures continued over the north and west coast this morning. 1 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN | Reports from Marine Stations at 12:30 P. M. Today | WIND Height of Waves Station Weather Temp. Dir.and Vel. (Sea Condition) ] Cape Decision _Pt, Cloudy 44 w 25 2 feet | cape Spencer Pt. Cloudy 43 WSW 24 2 feet Eldred Rock .. 2 Pt. Cloudy 45 SSE 22 3 feet Five Finger Light . Pt. Cldudy 44 WswW 22 2 feet Suard Island . Pt. Cloudy 51 w 10 1 foot “incoln Rock .. Cloudy’ 45 NNE 4 1 foot Pt. Cloudy 44 w 12 Zero MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING FRIDAY EVENING: Protected waters of Southeast Alaska north of Sumner Strait-southerly ! to southwesterly winds 15 to 20 miles per hour. Protected waters of South- | east Alaska south of Frederick Sound and outside waters, Dixon En- | trance to Yakutat—souinerly to southwesterly winds under 15 miles per hour becoming southerly to southeasterly winds Friday. Rain showers. Low pressure center—29.10 inches—65 degrees north and 155 degrees S. P. Bradford of Sitka is a guest west moving slowly northeastward. Low pressure center—28.85 inches— | 47 degrees north, 169 degree< v\est muvmg into Gulf of Alaska Frlda& oL X bR R il and !lelp the MINNIE FIELD BULKHEAD Awarding at Capitol Theatre SATURDAY,MAY 18 This is areal Worthy Cause FirstAward . . . A Frigidaire Second Award . . . A Washing Machine TICKETS FOR SALE AT: The Sewing Basket, Home Grocery, Butler, Mauro Drug Co., Hotel Juneau | RO( FOR COOK INLET| Hynes and Juneau District Fisher- MEETS TOMORROW The Martha Society of the North-| K TRUCK IN COLLISION WITH 4 CITY BUS HERE A loaded 1ock ing crashed into City Bus at the Twelfth and “E” considerable the bus but City Police report. i The collision ) 0'clock. {the Sommers Ccn. and driven by hauling rock ways fill. , bor, truck the streets he damage no persons oceurred ‘The truck, lx‘lunpm" ruction Company Jerry travelling northward on * to the The bus, Twelfth street from the Boat Ha had pasced most of the this morn- side of a intersection of , with lting to injured, at Allen. was street, ney marine coming up. - way, 'across the intersection when it was struck. Force of the collision of a major in the Army Air Forces, reported to have moved the bus is awaiting appointment as Fisheries sideways approximately three fe Seven passengers A plane pilot with quantities of y spence were aboard the bus, eXperience hich emerged from 'the crash with gained as commander of the AAF'S 5 paqly bashed side and broken fuel is et E and dri tank. No passengers reported being land and Iceland, Burns expects t0 gipor than shaken. Damage to the war-gained ek was Hpgrticia’, THURSDAY MAY 16, I946 s B e e 2 a2 ) Come in and Brouse Bround . . JUST IN... 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