The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 6, 1947, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPL “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” i " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,496 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947 Navy Juris 'CHORAL SOCIETY (OLD WAVE OF METLAKATLA HITS SOUTH " wow i seamne To H.ORIDA!WIH Make Concert Tour G | as Far South as Tourists Remain in Bed, California Until Sun Higher - No o lEI‘up, Condiiions |al Society took time off from a — concert tour so that the women in| MIAMI, Fla., Feb, 6.—The tem- the choir could spend the day shop-| Repeal of the Equal Rights Act'jolt by the Alaska Senate this| perature plungsd to 32 degrees at|ping. Jof 1945 is sought in a bill intro- | morning the airport weather bureau and 35| Two things make the Metlakatla i duced in the House of Represen-| Under consideration was Senator SENATE CLASSES BILL WOULD FORTIFIlED WINE KILL EQUAL ksharoriouor R'GI‘"S A(T Large Supplemenlal Ap- | sk | propriation for Schools Impeachment Proceedings| Is Approved ; Bill Also Reaches ' | House Today SEATTLE, Feb. 6.——Thirty-six members of the Metlakatla Chor- Fortitied wines, declared by Sen-| ator N. R Valker be, in his opinion, “worse than other liquor you can drink,” were handed a to at the city weather station early|Choral Society unusual One s tatives this morning by Rep. Ro-|Tolkert Scott’s measurz—S. B. 15— today as thousands of winter vis-'that it is more than sixty years)pert Hoopes of the Fourth Division. designed to give a general boost to| itors stuck to their beds until the|old, making it one of the oldest| The Act, which provides for full |liquor levies. Walker moved to} sun was higher. music groups in the west The|and equal accommodations, facili- |amend the measure so that any Residents of an arvea in the|other is that its members are|ties and privileges to all citizens in jbeverage containing more than 21} northwest section of the city re-|Tsimshean Indians from the ush-“flm-h of public accommodation in rcent of alcohol by volume wouldj ported frozen water pipes. ing town of New Metlakatla, Alas-| the Territory, was passed by a vote be classed as hard liquor. The All public and parochial schools 'ka. of 19 to 5 in the House in 1945 and 'territorial tax on hard liquor is proposed to be hiked from $2 to $3| per gallon. i At present, beverages containing! percent or less of al?ohol are! in Dade county were closed for the, OCtherwise, it is no different from|py 4 vote of 11 to 5 in the Senate. day. |any other choral society, say {rom| “Other bills tossed into the House Meteorologist Ernest F. Carson| New York, Chicago or Seattle. Th‘)-‘hopprr this morning included one predicted slowly rising tempera-|women mostly had their fur coats|py Rep Frank Johnson to appro- ! tures and said the mercury would'unbuuoncd in the warm Seattle| jare $100,000 for a school house |classed as wines and are taxed 15 be back in the 70's tomorrow. He|weather, but otherwise they WeTe|.¢ goaye: one to provide for judi-|Cents per gallon; though S. B. 15 added, howsver, that it would be like all the rest of the women Who ! oja) proceedings for the removal|Weuld raise that levy to 25 cents.| cold again tonight. were downtown shopping, lmdingiuf certain public oificials, by Rep. | ID€ oOther tax boost contained in| The cold wave caught the south!lots of things to buy and occasion-|aroyteneon, and one by Rep. Mau- |the bill is on malt beverages from | Florida area at the peak of its tour- . gallon. | min t ; cuy | | five cel g or ally runinng out of meney to Luj | rice Johnson to require real vsmmj““ cents to 10 cents per ist season. Few homes and small|them. brokers or af vooiibe 1 | ther | s or agents to procure li- A hotels are equipped with furnaces,| The cboir, which left Alaska Sat-| - N RGO teok S URABEL mendment Adopted | , ! y ¢- | censes and pay fees for engaging| The Walker amendment aimed at but the large hotels have oil burn-|urday by boat, came to Seattle af- /o siness and to provide for a ifortified wines found gencral fav-! concert in Vancouver, B. C.| ortified wines found general fav-| ing systems. Homes depend on ter o o it P sl i fireplaces, but most apartments and [Tt will leave today for Ponlmm.;R“l_‘l"oi’f“‘éifi"';;"“"l'(“;”"‘n‘l>' (o the| O, 8nd wes adopted by 8 13 to 3, hotels are without any kind of a'Ore, the next stop on a tour that, - OUS 41, relating o “Phe|vote, but at the requlost of Seaaiar system, and dépend an the: sl Will' extend to Pasadena, Calif, It|EWers. of Clty Councils to 88t Up|Bdward D. Coffey, the hill was oofi-| electric and ofl heatsrs. Business|will return to Seattle for a program | Barbage disposal systems, and es-itinued in second reading to ascer- houses and office buildings like-:February 27 and another March 2.! Weliish Planubty ;l“d Zoning Com- |tain the revenue increase that might | wise are without heating plants. The choir, which was organized ""f’,“:’"*‘:‘ H. Bf 1, 4o toiey '“"“\H‘ expected to derive from it | The Miami Beach lifeguard patrol |by a missionary, William Duncan, E"“Cl;n“‘zlan “_f ; lm“,“““ bread, and | Alco considered in amendment reported only about 100 braved the]and is accompanied on its tour by!}’ e relating to 3 ':“fx‘"‘_"'f‘\at:nge by the Senate this morning oc2an yesterday in contrast to nine'the Rev. F. C. Schmidt, Congrega-| AgURY o minimum wages, Were | was Walker’s S. B. 13, which would to ten thousand on a normal day|tional pastor at New Metlakatla,| FéPorted out of the committees 10 amend the Veterans Act to termin- and 17 to 18 thousand on Sundays. |specializes in classical religious mu-: Which they had been referred wilh jate the Veterans Tax on March 31, The temperature dropped to 38 sic, but its program is never decided ‘do. pass” recommendations 11939, instead of at such time as the Veterans Fund reaches three and on the beach early this morning. on definitely until just before it| Three House Bills, Nos, 14, 15 and |sces on the stage |18, were reported out by the Com- |one-quarter million dollars as now | < 3 e mittee on Engrossment and En-!provided. NO LET UP . i 5% 5 e . i ¢ =g E !rollment as ready for third read- Walker explained that his pur- m'rtl;;rel; nrore:l_gnw‘;fic; lizgmeZ:‘FISH'NG BANKS OF 1 ing lpose is to keep the tax in effect e big 72 grips 0 | The House Bill relating to the [until the Legiclature is next again gf the' Coloiiv. ang Bimage 9 e, | in session. At the present ratc lof receipts, the tax would otherwise automati terminate about Octo- iber, 1948, said he had been ad- | vised Bill Amended : The Teachers' Pay Increase Bill, ! lent law, proposed by Senator Don act, | age of school children was laid on , 5 rel { the weallerman ~Keeps Fehskitng | WESI (oAST 'o [the table at the request of its au- from central Canada. { identical bill In the north country, from Min- Pl oa | Pay e, dolkru} yaws: 4 {thor, Rep. Maurice Johnson, who nesota to Maine, the temperatures| IS—— 4 GRONS TR 11 meRdb L | said that the Senate has passed an i Exemption Retained range from 20 below to around'w . ¢ ‘ 'Washington State Senate! Another amendment to the pres- zero. as presented in the House, vmszc 1 Br 1 defeated. Tt Thousands Tdl : . | amended this forenoon so that it |Carios Brownell was defeated. e i PaSSeSBIII Almed af Jap, | conforms with a bill now under [Would have stricken the exemption Some 60,000 industrial workers; s i :, 2 from tax of exports sold in fereign me . consideration by the Senate. House ; are idle in Ohio, Pennsylvania and' Rusgian Encroachment | 3cin emorial 5 o request for countries. Brownell said he unde West Wirginia alone, because of a! curtailment of gas supplies to man- | stood that three-fourths of the can- ined salmon pack goes to foreign 1lcgn:lmmn to grant up to 160 acres ufacturing plants. The gas com-f OLYMPIA, Wash.,"Feb. G‘A'“D“"(f‘ I{x.rnrl ko Binskan vetgrans, WeALR. iy panies say this is necessary to in-| (0 safeguard the west coast fishing teferred (baok ‘to the Judiclaly IS hpe .y owevir toitad. opin- sure gas for heating homes duringbanks from any future "““'"”“C“']Ccn".“"‘l"" for correction of the | " e the Attorney General that the current cold wave. But How-| ment by Japanese or Russian fish- | wording. deletion of the clause would rendor, ard D. Gibbs, of Pittsburgh, a|ing expeditions is commended as | The House recessed shortly bvrurvy_the act unconstitutional. He' also spokesman for retail coal merch-,the Senate voted unanimous ap- noon so that members from the | <5 “ a r r- al:t’s, sees something of a plot m!proval of a propesed Washington-.Sff'm_ld Division could attend the :?)‘:bfr ln)lmt .:‘l{r::cg: ;;acmkflj::a;ml;o this on the part of western Penn-|Oregon-California compact. | meeting of the Juneau Chamberigeqineq for foreign countries, al- sylvania gas companies. He claims| The possible future threat of both [0f Commerce and was Lo resume nect tne entire pack is sold first they're using the cold spell as part| Russian and Japanese fishermen |its deliberations at 2 p.m. to domestic brckers and is sub- of a squeeze play to get continued'was mentioned by Sens. Barney - — !ject to the tax control of the Big and Little Inch Jackson and A. E. Edwards, Demo- ® ® v+ 2 e e & P walker's motion to advance the piplies which are now being used crats of Whatcom County, as they ® ibill for passage was objected to to bring in gas. rendorsed a United States claim ® |by sentor Coff: WEATHER REPORT All Europe continues to have a‘ over waters extending out as much Temperaturés for 24-Hour ®| "The Senate did pass one measure bad time of it. More factories|as 200 miles. Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock @ 'in yesterday afternoon’s session: S.| (Continued.on Page T1to) | Proponenits of the bill, which still This Morning. ©iB. 8 appropriating slightly in ex-| :must go to the House, said the pro- — | posed three-state pact for conserva- | ® tion of fish far offshore would take . ® effect only if Congress takes action | ton pending legislation to legiti i matize offshore claims. t Jackson and Edwards told the | Senate that the old three-mile limit was based on distance of cannon fire from the coast, and that a| rocket era the 200-mile claim i warranted. Jackson said the interstate com pact had been needed for many|® years and conferences had been|® held by the three states on the is-|® . . - ® 'cess of $282,000 for support of the In Juneau—Maximum, 30; ® |schools during the remainder of minimum, 19. ® the current biennium. At Airport—Maximum, 29; -( No Immediate Need minimum, 21. ! Passage followed an extended! - ® [quizzing of Commissioner of Edu- . WEATHER FORECAST -](:anon James C. Ryan during (Juneau and Vicinity) ® {terday's afternoon session. When, ® after lunch, the measure was ad-| Cloudy with some snow or e jvanced for passage without amend- rain tonight changing to rain ‘ment, only Senator O. D. Coch-| and warmer with tempera- (ran voted against enaction. He ad-| tures above freezing Friday. ivised that there is no immediate| inecessity that the act be passed| and that it should be held for' conference with the Board of Edu- |cation when that body meets later| The W_;;l;i;g ton Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON ° WASHINGTON—Not all of what ex-Senator Austin told the Senate and House Armed Forces Commit- tees leaked to the press when he gave them a closed-door account of his work as U. S. dclegate to the United Nations. | Most important thing Austin said PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 2.m. today) sue. In Juucau — .04 inches; e0eecessocce was that he was highly optimistic —_ ->-oe since Feb. 1, 1.28 inches; |this month. i that an aiomic world war can be since July 1, 73.25 inches. It was the general sentiment, averted. But he was equally reallsflc'MAv ESIAB['SH | ® At Airport — .01 inches; however, that nothing the Board about what the United States must since Feb. 1, .82 inches; ;cuuld say would alter the need for do to keep the world at peace. since July 1, 45.10 inches. |this supplemental appropriation| o | Which already is obligated. o Five more measures came out of S |committee yesterday afternoon and | this morning: SJR. 1, 8.B. 14, and S'O(K ouoIA"o"S |S. B. 18, which are one today’s cal- Feb. 6, NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Closing |€ndar in that order, and S. B. 16| ‘eb. 6.— 2.—Maintain a strong military | Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Oundiquotati(m of Alaska Juneau mineand S. B. 9 e, foree through universal training; [Forces Gommander, preciotoq. the| Sock today is 5%, American G Sl N B 6 Jercived. o 3—Retaln control of Pacific is- | possible establishment of a perman-| %7, Anaconda £0%, Curtiss-Wright | e L teéms"ce v sflg e land bases. ' ent testing ground here for A,mC‘G. International Harvester 'w,.‘lg‘ft g ee TEPOl;i L S. B. 1l vnlyl— The former Vermont Senator wldliequipmem_ | Kennecott 48%, New York Central oY ecommendation,” Chairman the two Armed Service Commit-| H said, however, that transporta-: 20%, Northern Pacific 21%, U. 8. Joe_ (?reex: (x’w; concgn:h.mg.ns.B. l? tees that unless we are strong our- {tion and communications in the|Steel 76, Pound $4.027%. g ;:;ac.sm::‘;‘):r; t y".lutt(i):my v;“h(fu selves and safe from attack, we|Alacka area must be .improved to' Sales today were 1,110,000 shares. P I-Pln:nlgg Am:);{mflfll 1"‘ Q‘ cannot effectively prosecute and'meet military standards. | Dow, Jones averages foday are R0 FHEICE O "'; re" i enforce international amity. He also| Devers, here to watch the work follows. dnduserials 28187, Talje{ oo recommve:ded be Jl?;c?:rl'de:x:d warned that Congress should not'of Task Force Frigid, told the| 5216, utilities 37.09 bl i Y < d l)l nd be too hasty in eriticizing seem)ng‘l“nirhanks Lions Club that unm-? s - —- the’ Hanale 4 was adopted b} inaction of the United Nations gov- cation of the Armed Services and WATER FOR BOATS Chfilla P B bite ernment since a plan to outlaw war :universal military training are nec-| It is reported that water is now S. B. 9, dealin, wit}; i e cannot be accomplished cvemlght,!cssary -if the United States is to|available for small boats at ”"”und s'm(' lnaveg SRRy . “It will take a lot of patience,” £t the most for its money and|Union Oil dock. UMl other out- R 10, ll" 3 J‘d 4 : have an adequate defense against|lets.are thawed or repaired this s P oYeeS Was explained by Judiciary invasion, Three major policies must be fol- lowed to avoid what he called “Old | TBIING GRO““D . x ) NEAR FAIRBANKS 1.—Keep the atomic-bomb secret i i until we have complete assumnces{ of international peace. ® 00 s s o0 0 00 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, (Continued on Page Four) “the only water for boats in Juneayp t(‘antin}mt on Fage Eight) diction Over Alaska Is erty in tl SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY WAA ‘Alleged Chief Communist Agent in U. §., Refuses io L] WASHINGTON Feb. 6.— The T k Ih L] ' d ' m ' oo oo Take Oath; Cited, Confemp nouncss it will take over from the Interior Department on Feb. 23, disposal of surplus personal prop WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Gerhard Eisler, alleged chief Communist agent in the United States, refused 4 in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin| Islands and Alaska | At the same time WAA said it| to take an oath and testify before will again assume disposal activities | v the House un-American Activity which have been carried on by the Committee today. He was cited 1or Federal Works Agency and thej | contempt National Housing Agency. The pale, defiant little man sput- FWA previously was authorized i tered” protests when Chairman to dispose of certain types of com-| ajpeka Stcamship Company's| Thomas (D-NJ) asked him to swear mercial proper including build-{penali arrived ‘2 Juneau at 2[to tell the truth. He repeatedly re ings and fixtures and land. The|ocloek this afternoon, and is due | fused Natiohal Housing Agency disposed |y, qqj) to Westward at 4 o'clock.) Finally, Thomas told “Eisler to of certain residential and housinglgne carries a steamship inspe “step aside,” meaning to Jleave the property Lt. Cmdr. C. C. Howell, for Cor-|witness stand An Interior Department officialigoya and will touch also at Sel-| The Committee prompily voted (o | estimated that it now has on hand|g,yia Kodiak, Women's Bay, Port|cite Eisler for contempt. That is a carly $167.000.000 in surplus prop-iwagefield ard other small ports.|charge which must be tried before U. 8. Territories andi = pygeengers arriving in Juneau|a jury. Conviction carries a possible possessicns. An unestimated amount|gom” Seattle were Mr. and Mrs.| penalty of $1,000 fine and a year in of perso property still remains|gopert Poll, Jr., Sandra, William Jail to be declared surplus by the ArmY,|ang julienne Bell; Mis. Elizabeth| The Committee called Eisler in an Navy, Coast Guard and Marine chandley, Jack Ellis, Mrs, D. E.leffort to develop what is the “chain Stps Fuller, Mr, and Mrs. H. J. Guttorm- | of command” between American WAA said the Interior Depart-igen and infant; Cargie Guttormsen.| Communists and international Com- ment will continue disposal of real proprty in the Territories and pos-|ang Mrs. Rudy Notar, Charlotte| Louis F. Budenz former sesslons Phillips, Arthur J. Rieff, Angelyn|f the Dai rker the % All personal, funds, equipment and|mample’ Matthew Tone and C. S, h“, D“,”‘-V w:"}_“"‘ ‘3" “‘ _C""v‘ ” ;| mittee at’ a_ hearin; t year that recerds of the Interior Drpm‘lmr‘ms;Pm“m_\ 3 o Mr. and Mrs, Homer E. Krog, Mr'.| munist leaders. Eisler is the No. 1 Communist surplus property office will be| @’ Motlakatla were Carl A.| i i ! A this country and “hands down the transferred 1“‘ WAA 1“ disposal! gofiman and Wesley G. Rose; and| line." of the surplus perscnal property injg.om Ketchikan, Paul Adams and A B s ltorlas i & ; ete , ams 8 Eisler came to the hearing car- the territories and possessions Willl My N, R. Walker. Biwi i L RLE L R be directed by Rred A. McMahon, o A ying a 8 pag ) deputy WAA administrator. he apparently had scribbled his re- John W. Padmer, Jr, will bel | ply to testimony previously present Regional Director for Hawali, ut‘p"A Bkmfis 16 l“ {ed by Budenz Honolulu, and Don Wilson, Region- He never read it, however, for al Director for Alaska, at Anchor- FROM WESIWARD right from the start he becams age | embroiled with Thomas over whe- " - - sz ! ther he would take an oath, Pacific Northern Airlines yester-| At the end. sputtering protests ; carried a full complement of!in a German accent, Eisler wa ! passengars from Anchorage to Ju-| taken frem the Committee hearing ‘neau, with a stop’ at Cordova,|room by Justice Department agents. I Flight crew on this plane was.@api.| They sald they were taking him | back to Bllis Island |a ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES CARRIES /Jack Dean, First Officer Jerry| Roberts and Stewardess Beverly, He was arrested last week on 'Murphy. Passengers from Anchur-‘fl“‘rg“«‘*‘ of violating - immigmitien age were Dick Thomas, Warren, laws. Alaska Coastal Airlines, after an Haimes, Mrs. W. Haimes, Carl Mat- The House Committee on un-Am- cight-day layoff due to bad wea-|<On, Major Hallman, John M(Cm-.‘erlczm Activities asked today that ther, flew double schedules yester- |mick. |the Justice Department charge day to Sitka, Hoonah and Ketchi-1 Dorothy Bailey, Mrs. R Rogers, Gerhart Eisler, an admitted Com- an, Wrangell and Petersburg {Virginia Steiner, Bob Steiner, John munist, with conspiracy to over- Passengers from Juneau to Sitka | Manders, Eloise Hirt, Nellie Hunt-| thtow the United States govern- were as follows: Mrs. M. Penrod, €% ot B. G. Bonnett, Mr. and Mrs. H“_‘p A.x.)choragel to Cordova: Jamcs‘ ”Thel nrnonlcm»m- mtelx‘ Eisler fmd vey Brown, Charlotte Grave arsons, Jack Betts. irefused to testify under oath and E. Dennis, Harold Mayo, Miss D. Cordova to Juneau: Rcsemary the Committee had cited him for Boone. B. B, Mullen, M. Mitchell, Wiese, Danna Wiese, Mrs. J. contempt. | Means. | Chairman J rnell Thomas Mrs. H. Moy, M. Rokerts, J. J. Ans- lem, ! F. Brewer, Col Westbound, Capt. Maury Keating, (R-NJ) told reporters the Commit- Frank. C. B, Set. |FUst Officer Church Davis and tee decided in an executive session e .| Stewardess Gladys Newell carried that it has been clearly established 1o Sl hiee. 5. M Donald, MISS |, "tollowing passengers to Yaku- that Eisler conspired against the D. Cass and Charles Wallace; from ¥ 8 Sitka to Juneau. Ruby Rottiufs, ¥, |tat: E. Corbett; to Anchorage: government, e 141 Mc.f & Morean. Harold | L8ura Miller, Ted Youne, George, He said the Committee had voted R i b Wag. | Allen, G. W. Howard 'also to ask for formal charges Mayo, B. C. Champore, Bob Wag- 1 B! ner, Ann Penrod, C. B. Setter,| 7 i against Eisler for (1) contempt of . : 4 i | Cengress, (2) perjury, (3) income C. Beauchene. g v, H. A. Gilbert, Mrs. Don Muuk.,AI". (ONVEN"ON 'S L:’;;‘;f"m- and (4 falsification of Witnesses before the Committee, including one who said she is Eis- e s o g 0. WORKING ON REVISION Juneau, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald John; ' from Juneau to Hoonah, Mr. and' OF "S (ONST"UHON ler's sister described him as tor Mrs. J. W. Young, ‘Mrs. Welsh, J.. Y years the “No. 1 Communist” in De Champlain, J. L. Moses, R. Is-| Alaska Territorial Federation of America. turis, J. Johnny, Willie Ross, Es-, Labor convention delegates, aug- o 8 B ther Boch, Frank Thomas, Jack'mented tcday by the representa- {tives from Sitka and Fairbanks, Juneau-bound passengers from: continued into the second day of Hoonah were Jeanice Welsh,|business sessions working over pro-! J. W. De Champlain, Jimmie Mar- |posed revisions to the ATFL con- tin, Red Wilkins, Ruby Isturis, Jim- | stitution. ] my Johnnie, John Marvin and Es-! Indications are that the revised ther Boch. | constitution will be put to a vote Southbound flights to Ketchikan, | by the delegates sometime on Fri- Wrangell and Petersburg carried,|day. It is questionable whether lhv‘ to Petersburg, A. Ask; to Wrangell, | convention will be ready tomorrow Burke and Al Burnett STOP ORDE WOULD HALT R. Bolton; to Ketchikan, Capt. J.| afternoon, as scheduled, for the SN Choate, William Norup and T.» J.|election of officers for the coming SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. A Boone; Roy West, Ken Johnson,|year. Mariting ‘Oommission: order Ralt- Mrs. Brown and William Popovich.| Among Resolutions and Memor-| 4 ling domestic voyages of its agent ,companies after March 1 “will mean (the end of coastwise, intercoastal jand some territorial steamship ser- vice" unless Congress acts, in the icpinion of the Pacific American From Petersburg J. A. Bech; from Ketchikan, Mrs. Earl Lawton, Mike to Ketchikan, fials passed at yesterday's afternoon Wrangell to /| session was a Memorial to the Ter- ritorial Legislature urging passage Johnson, Alan McKay and wxm‘am!ox a $105,000 appropriation for the Warner; from Ketchikan to Wran- | Territorial Department of Labor. gell, Fred Dolphin; from Ketchi- | Also passed was a petition to the Steamship Assoclation, kan to Juneau, E. Wentzel, John| Legislature for changing the exist-. H O ia e 5 Moon, Lloyd'Wznlls. R. Austin and|ing Workmens’ Compensation Acllxe:ll;gut 30 mercharic M ?" Af William Edmon. jand make insurance compulsory erpe’ Commission pit B il - | for all employers coming under the',oiion yesterday and said it was HERE FROM TKA _ | provisions of the Act itaken because authority to operate Mrs. Glenn Morgan, Sitka resi-| — -> o domestic steamship services ex- dent, arrived in Juneau yesterday | WASHINGTON—Pregident Tru- pires Fzb, 28 unless Congress on Alaska Coastal Airlines and re- | man told Congress today that the grante further authorify gistered at the Gastineau Hotel. United Nations has made “great| pregident Truman has asked Con- —————- progress” in the past y but that!gress to act FROM PETERSBURG world hopes for peac 1 “be be=!" The pASA shipping Mr. Melvin Roundtree, from Pe-trayed and lost. The difficultie: \lines in the affected trade could not tersburg, arrived in Juneau yester-land dangers that lie before us are carry on without government oper- day and is registered as a guest of | many and serious,” Mr. Truman|ation “because their rates have re- the Gastineau Hotel |said in a letter transmitting to 'mained at pre-war levels while la- > \bcth the Senate and House a r?-!bor and other operating costs hav PAUL ADAMS HERE port on United States activities in:skyrockated.” Paul Adams arrived on the Den- | the world organization during 1946, ali from Ketchikan and is on m.si - - - | JOHANNESBURG. South Africa way to Kodiak. ! WASHINGTON -President Tru- —A new gold strike sent mine share s et - | man hopes to send to Congress next | prices up ten shillings ($2) on the MRS. WALKER ARRIVE !week a bill providing for unifica-|Johannesburg stock exchange today Mrs. N. R. Walker, wile of (h(';li(/n of the Armed Services, I’n'sl-iwhfle in another part of Seuth Af- Senator, arrived on the Denali from dential Secretary Charles G. Ross rica a great diamond rush continu- Ketchikan. "told reporters today ed unabated ¢ said that roe — editor | MANY SHIPS announced the| BARTLETT IS AGAINST - (OLE BLL Resentmem—f(;r Substitut- ing Military for Civ- ilan Control WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—Dele- | gate Bartlett said In a statement lin the Congressional Record that ‘the people of Hawail and Alaska |oppos2 a bill by Rep. Cole (R-NY) to place jurisdiction over the terri- tories in the hands of the Navy De- partment “There has been advanced again |the proposal that jurisdiction over ithe territories of Alaska and Hawaii cught to be vested in the Navy De- partment,” Bartlett said. “The peo- | ple of the two territories oppose any |such move. | “Ther2 is indeed real nced to |change the governmental structure iin Lboth Alaska and Hawaii. But that does not lie in the direction of substituting military for civilian control. Instead it calls for im- | mediate granting of statehood to !these two territories. In that way rand that way only will there be | positive assurance that Alaska and Hawaii will be great and strong in |war and peace and in the best position to contribute to the pros- perity of the nation and to its pro- tection in time of emaorgenecy.” R President 1o Bedimitedto ~ Just 2 Terms :House Passes Biii With 14 * Votes Over Two-Thirds | Goes fo Senafe | SR | WASHINGTON, Feb. 6— The ' House defeated togay a proposal to limit the tenure of the Presidency to a single six-year term, and then {keaded toward a vote on a two- term limitation, Offered by Rep. Celler (D-NY) the six-term limitation was knock- |ed down by a voice vote. . A proposad constitutional amend- 'ment limiting Presidents to a max- timum of two terms was approved |by the House today. | The roll call vote was 281 to 121 ,cr 14 votes more than the two- I thirds required. The measure now {gees to the Senate. e - ‘58 PASSENGERS ARE 'FLOWN BY PAA IN, OUT FROM JUNEAU Pan American Airways yesterday |carricd 58 passengers in and out cof Juneau on planes of its Alaska I Division. Following are the report- yed passenger lists: Seattle to Juneau: Mrs. Iren¢ {Aase, Elaine Aase, James McCor- mick, Joseph Casey, Mrs. Sophit Jensen, Mrs. Aastra Holm, Astric Holm. . Norton Sorrels, Agnes Hegeberg. | Martin Hegeberg, Joan Hegeberg, |John Zlobin, Martha Brewer, Viki Brewer. | James Shanks, Alpha Shanks | Helen Leff, Robert Leff, Charles | Diamond, Mrs. Mary Diamond, Bert | Walker. James Whiting, Mrs. |ing, Ray Sifferman, Hills, Jack McDaniel. Ketchikan to June Ejler Jen- sen, Marge Jensen, Chas. Jensen. | Annette to Juneau: Karl Jones. Fairbanks to Juneau: Willard ,Jones, Richard Harney, Laura John- son, Harvey Carnet, Ben F. Potter, Lilye Augerman, Albert Miller, Robert E. Kelly, Roy W. Ferguson, |H. M. Hollmann | Juneau to Seattle: Nellie Hunter. Genevieve Means, Rosemary Wiese, Dana Wiese, Ole Coldevin, Florence Coldevin, Freeman Schultz. William Ruhman, Florence Mec- Pherson, Harry Parker, Lucille Parker, Martha Orr, Hal March- banks. Betty Fitzgerald, Leonard Marku- ison, Barbara Markuson, Eugene ' Markuson, Robert Mason. Mary Whit- Mrs. Bertha