The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 11, 1947, Page 1

™ oy “ALL THE NEWS ALl THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,500 JUVI;AU ALASKA, TUESDAY, HI%RL ARY II 1947 MEMBER | \550( I\ n D PRESS PRIU TEN Ci Nl"S Krug Opposes Mass Colonization Of Alaska ADBREPEAL FORESTER IS Ask Broader U. S. CIRCUIT (LEARS ITS PUSHINGFOR Program of (COURTHOLDS 1STHURDLE PULP PLANTS ~ Social Aid FOR INDIANS GOPLeaders BRITISHERS May Seledt Propose Big AREFACING New Adviser Health Fund REAL CRISIS For Moscow PV | B - | WASHINGTON, Feu. 11—Senat - [ WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 The! i C d Taft (R-Olio), and three other R : . ' Bill Held Off Senate Table— Says Alaska Could Produce 1 A°5i%%, 1", Right fo Be Compensate et oot iocoon-a-| More Domestic_ Electricity Vandenberg Does Not igress to jack up F‘dnrul old. 3 2 |year | Ith program to pro- | . . B Special Legislation 3,500 Tons of News- |5 o ok o tond thets ven-. 10T Dispossession of 1vidc “ree “medicn) ‘service for e Cuts Loom - Factories | Wish to Attend Foreign 2 : H s to tl..» 23,000,000 workers not! needy. and courage voluntary c g c Aired Again print Every Day Dk Lands Is Upheld R rcurance sine fosed- Dole Back Ministers Conference e | The report, submitted by l-‘rdc‘ml‘ - e ! wgap) Ball (Minn), Smith (N Heading the Alaska Senate’s cal-, WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Alaska|Security Administrator Watson Bi Sl/:'\ 1{" \‘(,;‘f\)’,.l}” % L"nl:::‘dv‘ Donnell (Mo) joined the| LONDON, n» 11 ‘113«”[ \.z or - A endar for this morning was one of |can produce one-fourth the news- Miller, also urged establishment uf‘ right o . an J\‘{““-v 0 ; Ohic sponsoring the bill net reviewed the critical coal . lx\”.f/\( K BELL ; the most controversial measures of [print the United States current 1. A Federally-aided health and wmp‘“:‘* 1 "l“,,“ '{anlvh\‘-\-* or) It distribute the funds for|shortage again today and informed| WASHINGTON, Feb. 11— Presi- the Eighteenth session—Senate Bill | consumes, and the U. S. Forest Se: d'\lbxl insurance system, and ‘:Lfipv*l\t' 5‘:“’“ -:. -JIl\lvuy]UlH‘}Outfitllzle:(v3m- dic .Vu‘y (‘: thv »b.tul(‘\. ’l}nl(; urces «_l it soon m)’.‘hf ox(«-:lw%‘dn-n( T.r\unun was :.ud‘fodm, “,) lx: 4, to repeal the act creating the'vice is interested in helping her to| 2. Faderal-State help for all nesay 'O“P,x:o shi| ey, ‘l e explained, t (hyl gaps” in the ser- the domestic electricity (‘\vn.\’m the n‘.fwm ring u:km::_ one .-.l .‘EAVX\\. r " reste persons, regardless of the ‘“reason vship, was upheld today in the|yicc, p, arly in reaching the|entire nation, including Scotland Reputlican members of the Senate Alaska Development Board. do so Regional Forester Frank F S, 4 § T8 ‘Gireult Court of & 1 | X ! g U . 2 - h o AR . usua e 2 g ’ ;. lor place of residence. = ppeals. lower ome groups. The states| Factories were closed, unemploy-' Foreign Relations committee to sub. However, the more-than-usual, Heintzleman of Juneau said today P The ruling by Judge Francis Al receive their shar g o5 length d. The dole! stitute for Senator Vandenberg (R-’ 0! eryites were dis- | sintzlel RS The proposals have White House| ok a | would receive their shares on a ment queues lengthene he dole | stitute for Senator Vandenberg « DRBEe B4R Ve Ners, (S b Bnmlela AR | reportess he bestowed in advance in, GRITecht quoted from the OpIRIONS| pupulation basis arid would have tolis back. Homes and stores are dark-|Mich), as An adviser to Secretary appointed as the bill whipped |pas temporarily cast aside his Al- Truman's budget and|of Chiaf Justice John Marshall ahd!match the Federal outlay. [ened. Public indignation mounted. of State Marshall at Moscow through second reading without | askan duties in order to peddle the/ "'t b ool S conoress, The from the texts of the treaty with! T id the bill would help! Ths weather turnsd freezing The thiee Republicans mentioned amendment and with only an abor- pulp paper possibilities of the Ter-|poo g ronort asked prompt action,| |Russia whereby the United StateS{moke health insurance “available!again as the nation dipped further by Democratic coll aware of tiye attempt {0 lay it on the fable. |ritary, acquired Alaska. It reversed 8{to the great numbers of those who|into inadequate stocks from the re-'the plan. are ors A. Alexander e anove {0 talle was OIfexeC Wy | /o1 haye spent 28 years up:ther a people, as for an indivi-|decision of the Alaska District| ! complsory ba- | cently socialized mines and more|€mith of New Jersey, Bourke B, Senator Don Carlos Brownell, SeC- | famyjjarizing myself with eve it is prudent to provide m,Court which denied damages of|gis lsnow was forecast, Stock prices|Hickenlooper of Iowa and Henry onded by Senator Victor C. RIVEIS.| ppace of jorest control, and I am|good times against adversities that $80.000 sought by Indians of the; bl a0 uonid + disteitite |easaad MBGRAAGOIIORY shouted | Cabot Ledks: Thic aF Makekobustls In the voting, they picked up only ! onuincedq that Alaska pulp and almost surely will arise soon-| Tlingit trive. The opinion remand-'funds for cental care ranging fromin parliament last night about “in-|Indications point to Smith as the Senator Frank Peratrovich, as the | paper mills could compete on a er or late ed the for further considera-|$g000000 for the first year tolcompetence in high places most likely choice motion lost 3 to 13. | commercial basis with the mills of | The Board repeated its recom-, tion 00,000 the fourth year; $10000-| Greyhound racing stopped. Week-| Vandenberg, who served with First reaction to the move 10|cyy,6s Newfoundland and other tions, first advanced on Jan-| "It would indulging for cancer control; $2,000000 1y periodicals nded. Television | Senator Connally (D-Texas), as an table came irom Senator EAWard,....c» the genial, 58-year old bach- luary 19, for extending unemploy-|a unding but emp tional Institute of Dental|broadcasts ceased, Transit service| adviser to formed Secretary James D. Coffey, co-author with Senator| o yssereq } ment compensation to small firms eralizations to say." read the Opin-| R $3.000000 for a survey|in London was cut and 60 electric| F. Byrnes, has said he does not Joe Green. Coffey declared he had | .p paye come to the states to employing one or more workers and|ion, “that the Indian right of oe-i Ith and medical care resour-.suburban trains were sugpended 1t to go to the opening of the anticipated some such move and |, ... figures on labor costs, ship- |to several occupations such as ag-|CUP ered’ and at the same | $1,000,000 for dental care'Candles were short in the foggy! Foreipn Ministers conference next only wanted to state his bellef that | ;0 o1 and other data to all in- |riculture, in which workers are uuz}h" to grant compensa- fgy |islands where use of electricity was month. He indicated, how e the measure before the body de-|yorcqteq parties. I'm going to stay \ncw protected 1tic possessors when| Ty, would ¢ date all already prohibited in homes of 38| would answer any “S. O il the served full hearing. He said he had yo 1ong enough 1o get some real| The message was the plmmm\“”“ s taken away froiiFederal health ¢ in a new!counties for five hours daily, af-!State Department needs his help been informed that Senator N. R.i.oiion under wa and final report of the Board and':them under condemnation pr f(‘f‘d-.nvu sendent health agency fecting 22,000,000 persons. later Walker—whb introduced the ori-! gy esloman said the Forest Ser- its chairman, Arthur J. Althmeyer,, ngs e least 4,000,000 were reported un-| Friends say the Michigan Sena- ginal bill creating the Alaska Devel- | oo i brimarily interested in de- {Who became commissioner for So-! Court attaches said the deci ‘“’“4R0]’ARY HONORS em | loyed because of the crisis, pop- tor thus far has made no recom- opment Board--wants to have ADB | ojoon o0 of the 80,000,000,000 cial Security under the 1946 gov-'is applicable to all Alaska Indians{ ularly dubbed an “economic Dun-'mendation to Mr. Truman for a General Manager George Sundborg | yo.rq feet of spruce, hemlock and ernment reorganization act which|and to some whites, who under; kerque substitute. The bipartican partici- heard on §. B. 4. Walker agreed, | jine commercial timber in South- |merged the Board into the Federal|Alatka laws since 1884, have e cen | SCOU]’ WEEK WHH Prime Minister Attlee’s cabinet|pation in foreign policy began with adding: “Or anyone else. 'east Alaska for pulp and paper Security Administration ‘m\Jfl“l:lgn‘f('j;”wfmucr;:]l(m:‘:s e met in a special e n at u:-l un- 1(3..- ul](lmd.mcu lm \l/:mdlt-nhl(;ru ::m Is True Bill i o ; - % mrred oted . Justice, lighted No. 10 wning Street. Connally as delegates to the San Cotfey said he believes the act w"’“f:‘c’fldw ot “thvie ha aRen. | Marshall as having ruled . thaty (UBS AS GUESTSjcmmmu had attacked the Labor|Francisco United Nations conference establish the ADB was & very fine | .o."one ¢0 encourage \‘.:lh;r i*l‘ | whe ever the fee simple might re- government, for ‘“mismanagemeént,/in 1945 bill, but that “it has been ahused‘dub“,ws_ such as the plywood busi- | side | could bu. held } Indian! oy progr at the, Rotary|bad housekeeping, incompetenc vm - and has not accomplished its pur- ,q > "““‘ ibject only to Indian right|ciyh Juncheon in the Gold: Room,|high places and the progressive de- pose.” 1 ocetipancy. foms divided into two puu—'lr‘pl'n:‘mn(m of our while life (lo umo" GEIS We hwve a lot of tliser, Tive involved James Senator Charles D. Jones, agreed ""AMP:\rv’lelew freezing Ll‘lmmx:1~' Tm- present ¢ with Coffey that S. B. 4 should h(“und six feet i|‘1 diameter, that could {tures prevail in many sections of Miller and 22 other Tlingit In-! . (be used for plywood enterprises af- o fruit d | dians. thoroughly discussed. He suggested .. 10 qevelopment I b | Florida today threatening fruit and | that a definite date for airing be | s D o een'wgu.\b]o crops. Smudge pots are g £ 1, ot - e \Slaxlt'd We also would have high ‘grdd» saw logs and some cedar, for | hingles. set | burning in the orange groves. Senator Brownell replied that his only thought in asking that S. B.! 4 be tabled was that its considera- tion now is “premature.” “I may be KNIFE WIELDED ON LABOR BILL CHICAGO '-Tk‘n degree below zero | !is reported in Minnesota and North Perpetual Production Dakcta along the Canadian border have d hundreds of “We crui for the bill, later,” he offered, “but, S s acre 2 elieve | e 3 | I would vote against it now [T ot aere oy G PHIPING Giina—Ivs boen fif WER HOUSE O gains . Southeast Alaska could produce Vot th ti to table S. *~ | closed that 3,000 Chinese Commun- ote U"l e mo “{’j‘ £ l‘ - 13,600 tons of newsprint a day in ists raided Peiping Monday. The| A pair of aciox legislative sur- B. 4 was the Senate’s final action | perpetuity—more than one-fourth | aigers set fire to a dozen buildings | E€ons in the persons of Represe this morning! before recessing until | the rate of 2 o'clock this afternoon when: pnited States. House Bill 8, the fish trap referen- . dumn measure, was to be up for; amendment ' Some Approval consumption in the ', 4 freed prisoners in a government ; tatives Maurice Johnson and Rob- |ert Hoopes, both of Fairbar 'sisted by tep. Harry Newell of SHANGHAI — Generalissimo | Ketchikan and other members of Chiang Kai-shek was reported to- the House, went to work on H. B. 2 day to have summoned China’s top |22, which jail. “We estimate that a mill with a capacity of 550 tons of newsprint would cost $25,000,000 to $30,- Previously the Senate had receiv- | 000, 000, including the expense of i the Alaska Child Labor Law, whe | o) exXper or a y re- LS i abor Law, when ed several additional bills and had | power development. We have m.:,5?;":";’;'““]‘:‘1’;:[‘:”:.;rh’xff““'(‘“‘l e 1 ittt heard read a number of “’““A“"c;[“gm _species of timber and the |, "ypo wigly-inflated Chinese dol- 'the House floor yesterday after- other communications in support of | necessary water power sites—a fine neon lar plummeted to a new low. ‘ccmbmu ion of raw materials, pow- | The work was done skilfully .lml \er and water transportation.” ROME-—Ttaly scr\Pd notice today | While the bill did reach the Com-! Heintzleman said the Forest Ser- | Upon the 20 nations which wrote the !mittee on Engrossment and Enroll- 3 ment, so many features which wers f vice has surveyed all the g -~ |Italian peace treaty that she felt | communications ~ also contained . (€ (8 T sluund.xf' “AT::;; "::d entitled to a revision of the docu- Considered objectionable had been continued life for the Alaska De- velopment Board. Most of the wirt came from labor organizations, both AFL and CIO, but the group of ! is shown, messages. from the Ketchikan o S0 B O en or more. with | ment, signed yesterday in Paris. m:];dx;;““‘lfll :'}“'-"*hm Samglued w B e MR B R L e than a battered and un (Cuntmucd on rage Eight) undeveloped capacity of more than irecognizable hulk. Tt appeared un | 800,000 horacpower. lO(AI_ BOYS IN Pl( likely that the bfll would survi % i “A newsprint mill requiring 40,000 | ithe treatment given it and an early T e w ashlngton or 50,000 horsepower could develop WITH STORIES TOLD | -dc:\lh s AR b Sde ot thy two or three nearby power sites, in moru experienced members, comparatively small units, without ' g First knife work on the bill ex- MerrY-GO-Round{rhl need for any big power cor- | THTE local dunead WO O‘AEL‘L;:“;' ised a sentence which would pro- s lplormdmn or development,” he de- |\ uo " who were pictured in this| Dibited persons undar 16 years of By DREW PlARSON i(‘:‘;.rc A ! tl % e f Pic Magazine,, 28¢ being employed to operate any 4 e Erangon { The power sites are backed up|RONNE GO B0 O OGN pover-driven vehicle, Rep. Anita WASHINGTON—When the appli- :)}\‘ hn%lhmhulngn]\,h lak:sv s;nd ]cm,i,;u Challenge.” Gm"nlck author vof the bill, argued cations of West Point football stars _‘;"‘l Sl ”l‘e.‘"”l“e“':l Fach of the veterans against performing the operaticn Blanchard, Davis and Poole for leave sit > 'm;.d bzklh"fos f f’:;a fmn»l | pictured at work, along with a e ¥ to play pro football came across /' ot \\m:h 4 ‘“ (IOULSI ldo c"istory of his background and busi- '} ‘Sf.‘ s the desk of Chief of Staff Eisen- ‘gs' po. W A ‘e“’““slc";‘ .l“’k" ness. They are Eckley Guerin, co-| A ~-C'-1mn which would have re- nower, the five-star General ex- ’3 vantage ‘_‘bf‘ ““‘;“"" .““ 1tes. | yyner of Lu-Eks Photo Shop; Dick auired the rapprmal of the Com- perienced a twinge of nostalgia. b;‘mem: ma?“ o &alh :) me; “:'he'Petex, now manager of Radio Sta-| m’:“““l"s‘” 0! Labofr before a person Back in 1914, Tke soldiered along | ;S8 POwCr g b be“;‘ AN | tion KINY; and Jack Glover, com- | nder 16 vears o ?Hehw"'d §9, 10 the Mexican border under the late | timber conditions might be better. mareia) arust "?‘;lsur‘:a:r :g:v.m;ttof—e;e;p ulrxr(lll(mnll General Fred Funston—a dull, drab| gjtka has a beaut of a site for Y | i 6 : e S of a s { ried away by a vote of 18 to 6 assignment which was lightened {4 small plant. Wrangell, Petersburg | S'I'OCK QUOIAHONS !" The entire Section 4 of the bil as mu;h z:? tll:vossmle wa Various | —they all have their points. And in | NEW YORK, reb. 11. — Closing |Next went by the board, under an types of athletic contests. every case the forests are on the! 5 |amendment offered b; e b % 3 ! y Rep. Newell E)sonhowelf then a 1st lieuten-|coast. The lumberman can log rigmlg‘uoz"t:o?i of AESKBA;L\:}:?;] "g::{'m his section would have prohibitéd ant, was assigned the task of de-|into tidewater.” = pony s E |a person undr 18 years of age work- i ski ! 2 ht veloping a pigskin crew and pitched | Feintzleman said the Forest Ser- 0 Anaconda 41, Curtiss-Wright |/ WS 00 (000 o b eupation for in with such enthusiasm that his! y; 7 i i’ ‘6 s, International Harvester 80%, ; ionBed i Gl ek ey vice would sell timber on a 50-year Kennecott 49'c, New York Central|mMmore than 8 hours in any day, 40 eam : supply basi. f S » 3 @ outfit along the BArder, It eVAN | ainieut e st o e ot [19%, Northem P 21, U, s |Bours in any week, or six days i _ was cut. He estimated that jt would | taught some of the universities of | take a company at least two years the southwest a few fine pmms of u, get into operation. i ‘nn\ week. A final amendment whacked off {a provision of the bill that no per- | Steel 78%, Pound $4.03. Sales today were 1,300,000 shares. the game. L s 153 Dow, Jones averages today wr-rn‘wn ubdér. 10 St Mk in or The season was scarcely over - . as follows: industrials 184.06, rails Shout Sameol ke thaty e when coaching otfers began to pour | 52.67, utilities 38.45. [tions, or on . bfm Df,“wl;;[ “i);»,:. in on Eisenhower—big money m " GEIS !N ! et ed g the days when a lieutenant's LEWIS GOES SOUTH | et 200 (GReFee] 1Y dho M pend, including all allowances, lun. MEASURE' Max Lewis, Commander of Ju-| il gone the surgeons carefully around $1,800 a year. leau Post, American Legion and wipad lhflh‘scape]s B The temptation to resign and lone of Juneau's classy baseball away until they are required again take one of the golden offers was! WASHINGTON, Feb. ) great, as Ike recently confided to|bills introduced included: | Princess Norah enroute to Califor-| DAN a Congressional friend. | Delegate Bartlett (D-Alaska)—to Nhia where he will enter »thoolj ON VET'S AD BUSINESS “But,” he added a little wistfully, ' permit use of National Forest lands' Mrs. Lewis accompanied her hus-| Dan Mahoney, Veterans Admin- “I had elected the Army as a car-'for residence, recreation, education, band. ]isuutwu Supply Officer, was a Par eer; the glittering offers were de- |industry, agriculture and commerce, ” > i | American passenger today for Fair- clined. {providing that agreements for such| Alex McDonald, of the Almka‘bflnks on Véterans business. He will “So, continued of uses could not run longer than 30| Steamship Co. is a passenger for|continue his business trip to An- — |years or include area of more than|the south on the Princess Nuruh,'rhoragi‘ before returning to head- 180 acres accompanied by Mrs. McDonald | quarters here 11.—House| Players, is a passenger on the - EY TO INTERIC the Chief B, (Cnnmfid n}l P;lja Mr) it passed would become ! brief| but the deed was done by a 14 to| The new cuts, it was understood, Paul | would not affect industries except| fund | those in the 38-county area already blacked out by the original conser- first in honor of Scout Week |the second half devoted to the Harris Foundation Memorial project Bob Treat, Cubmaster,, took charge of the Scout part of{vation order. Informed sources said the program and introduced the the extended domestic cuts would {Cub Scouts invited to attend to-!be effective for the same five hours day's luncheon. The boys gave the.daily, from 9 a. m. to noon and. A and | NLRB CERTIFICATE FOR S. E. ALASKA Mrs telegram received by | Rotary members some interesting:from 2 to 4 p. m., that is effective ‘Ryuth Hayes, business agent for the information on rank insignia, uni-|in the 38 counties 1United Cannery Workers, from forms, activitics, and general scout- | = Wendzall Phillips, Northwest Re- ws and stood to give lh(“ gional Director and Internations Cub Smm oath before r!emrnng SERVI(ES FOR Representative for the United Can-* ['u afternoon classes. The youn nery Workers, CIO, indicates that ["ul‘fl\ all wearing their out \1m~ the United annery Workers have ted to act as the bar- nts for the cannery of Southeast Alaska telegram reads as follow “Just received National Labor Re- ‘lations Board certification of it as {bargaining agent for all Southeast resident cannery workers. Our vic- tory in the election means that for Mike Grummett, Elton | (lYDE R. H.”S To |anmm Eddic Dull and Gary gainin e " BE TOMORROW & E. E. Engst of The forms, were en desigr Mis. rom, member the legislature and aiso an active iDen Mother, expressed appreciation| SEATTLE, Feb. 11.—Fune to the Rotary Club for their spon-!yices will be held tomorrov ‘soring of the Cub-Scout movement. | noon for Clyde R, Ellis, Anchorage e also mentioned that more Den|attorney and veteran of koth world; i Dads are needed at the present time|wars, who died here Sunday. Burial | [the first time an excellent contract to help the youngsters with suit-'vill be in Washelli Cemetery here can be secured for resident canner able handicraft work {under American Legion and 40 and workers in Southeast Alaska During the second half of the{g auspi The information received from program, President Ed Keithahn! Elis had been ill sometime, but'Phillips regarding the recent de- called upon Howard Stabler and|was hospital only!cision of the NLRB culminates an admitted to a ack Fletcher for a summary back-|Saturday, shortly after arrivinglactive campaign by the Marine ground on the purpose and aims of | from Washington, D. C., where he, Woikers, AFL, and the United Can- “ithe Paul Harris Foundation. Fiet-iattended a meeting of the Na- 'nery Workers, CIO. As some ques- ion had arisen regarding the vali- of certain votes that were uu-lum in the recent election, held for hisythe purpose cof ascertaining which up would represent the cannery workers as tbe bargaining agents, cher reviewed the historv from origin in 1916, Foundation as the l\mnul Executive Cemmittee of the laining the'Lagion. On Sunday he would b fourth object, joined in the |in Rotary resolves, namely the pro-.:82nd birthday anniversary of motion of international relation-fath Homer is, of Seattle. ship throughout the world i Ellis had lived in Anchorage since celzbration of Stabler read a letter from the|1925 s a former Assistant U. S. the decision of the board has been president of Rotary Internationall Attorne; Past Territorial Com- . anxiously awaited for by both or- requesting members to back this mander of the Legion and Past ganization: project by a $10 contribution from!Grand Chet de G each member and mentioned thatiand 8 in the Territory in addition to the Memorial to| Survivors include his Paul Harris, the Foundation was{two children. dedicated to Rotary fellowsiiIp, an e institute of national understand- of the 40 - "o o CANNERY WORKERS ARETO BE FLOWN T0 are ing, emergency relief work, and SEAII[E FUNERAL other effective projects developed | | under the Rotary fourth objec- DERED 5 i i g tive. The Board is meeting tonight | SEATTLE, Peb. 1 Facing 3 critical shipy |ruzry 26 when | Administration ; problem after Feb- the War Shipping is scheduled to go in Ed Keithahn's office to discuss the matter further SELDOVIA WOMA Visiting T aking a bow | e Rk {out of existence, the Alaska Salmon Bartholmew of Ketchikan of | SEATTLE, Feb. 11 Funeral l"‘“"“““("" 4 ‘I;:‘ iy 4 ”.)r‘ e Ketchikan, Gunnard Engebreth and |services will be held Thursday for n'_J"fl \“I'm ’]“.jwi ‘m‘ /'\1“\1’“ {11-L Ed Coffey of Anchorage, E. B.|Mrs. Elsie Hambert, 29, born lwwm“ T . Collins of Fairbanks and Andrew | Seldovia, Alaska, who v shot and ;""" Negotiations for the project, one here Sunday | Hope of Sitka i killed near their home ’ R Visitors in addition to Mrs. Eng- | by her husband, Ir Hambert, 40. W‘ 'h"' \“'I'f«\'” “I\Ml“lll\(“‘l\l:'(":;vt:v 1"\1 strom and the Cub Scouts were| He then killed himself. Besides a ‘;1' 1‘ o= 9, b:ln\x | ':..'-. Gordon Bruce and G. H. Hyner, (800, Frank, by a former marriage, i .klw) i Vlmflfl 1d ;nuuvlr. both of Ketchikan and Ray Stough (She leaves 'two sisters, Mrs H;\{ltu- :::j;l’mlf“ ng -1 s an i of Anchorage. Fox, Seldovia, and Mrs. S as- | hor vord “fanikise by Wil Other business matters coming up | Kibs, Anchorage, Alaska for attention inciuded a report on R il \_‘ the Soap Box Derby by Cass Car- DYER RETURNS Arnold, Managing Director of the in- | dustries, after conferences with U 5. Senator Harry P. Cain ter, a report from Henry Hogue,| . g pyer representative of the| The mass flights were broached chairman of the publicity commit-) gtandard Ofl in Juneau, returned | when no private steamship oper- tee, a fine imposed against Hnuue’hom,, on the Aleutian after attend- |ators were found willing to take for - “photographic collaboration” ‘e 5 SO meeting in the south. over the Alaskan operations. They with the Lions boys, and an appeal | > contemplate air lines forming a by Ed Coffey for support toward | wmps pPURINGTON LEAVES | “Pool” to transport workers. the Anchorage Rotary’s sponsorship | It has be the industries’ prac- of a queen at the coming Fur Ren. Mrs. Irma Purington, prominent tice for several years to send its’ dezvous. Senator Coff took per-|club woman of Juneau, | west- mechanies and “ear son” key- ral charge of the ticket selling bound passenger on the Aleutian to men north by air to p e 4or the during the luncheon period join her hushand in Anchorage. season’s operations SECRETARY SAYS PLAN FANTASTIC Would Like to See Real Refuge for Europeans, But Not in Alaska CHICAGO. Feb. 11.—Secretary of the Interior Krug said last night that suggestions for settling from 200,000 to 2,000,000 displaced per- sons of Central Europe in Alasks “are fantastic and irresponsib! Krug, in an address before the Inland Press Association, said such a settlement program would be “a disservice both to the immigrant iropeans, to the Alaskans now resident, and to the people of the present 48 states “I would like to sc2 a real refuge provided for the suffering people of Europe” Krug said. “btut it won't work in Alaska on a scale of 200,000 or 2,000,000 more people. Perhaps 10,000 to 20,000 more per- sons could be absorbed in various service and secondary jobs with present industrial and agricultural facilities ‘Alaska has more than milk and honey to offer, but its resources need the application of labor and machines and technological and management skills In practical tern the only way we can in- ise the population of Alaska is the establishment of new busi- n new industrial plant nd new stores.” Deelaring that pulp and paper in- dustry in Alaska would “require a large supply of additional labor,” he added “Development of the pulp and paper industry to 4 reasonable level of -sustained capdeity " will result in year-around employment of a minimum of 6,000 persons mills and forests, Introduction of this working force into the Ter- ritory would jump the population of Southeast Alaska from 25,000 to 60,000 within a few years -ees IMPORTANCE OF ALASKA STRESSED BY GEN. DEVERS SAN I‘RANCXSCO Feb. 11 Alaska’s vital importance in the defense of America was emphasized today by Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commanding General of U. 5. Army Ground Forces. Distances between A ieska and Eu- ropean points. are comparatively short, making the Northland a prime strategic area for bases to intercept hostile guided missiles, and also as @ point to launch drone planes and other robot weapons in counter offense, he said. General Devers and Sir Hubert Wilkins, British Polar explorer, have arrived here after an inspection trip to Alaska and the Aleutians. They had observed frigid weather tests by army units of equipment for use in the north. Both ex- pressod belief there is much to be done in the improvement of cloth- ing and equipment which will be serviceable in the Arctic Devers said Sir Hubert had beed assisting the U. 8. Army quarters ter corps in designing cold weather equipment, and had not gone to Alaska as a representative of the British government Sir Hubert said he had studying Alaska conditions for the U. 8. Army since 1942, He de- clined to disecuss his assignment explaining he was on assified (confidential or secret) duty and |can’t say much.” He is leaving for Washington to- day - been - COASTAL AIRLINES TOUCHES PELICAN, SITKA, HOONAH Coustal Air out one flight to Sitka and ay-points, carrying the following passengers: to Sitka, Grant Kelley and Harold F to Hoonah, Pat Daniels. : From Pelican to Soule and Ered to Juneau, Ed Alaska sent esterday Juneau, W. E. lung; from Sitka Chamberlain, Kitty Fleischman and Helen Cass; from Hoonah to Juneau, Beulah. Delores 'and Charles B. Metz, in the *