The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 19, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,507 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 1047 " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Truman Asks End of National Emergencies SHIP BILL 5 MINUTES Measure fo Continue Al- aska Steamer Service Now Goes to Senate By CHARLES D. WATKINS WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—#—It took the House less than five min- utes yesterday to pass and send to not before two attempts had been| position. the Senate legislation intended to provide Alaska with steamship ser- vice after March 1. the House Merchant Marine Sub- LIQUOR TAX Dead Timber MAYDELAY WAGESAND Truckers Earn Every PASSES IN INCREASES s Cut Away STATEHOOD HOURS BILL - PASS HOUSE - By Senators | ONE YEAR SENTBACK Penny Says Woman Who Travels Road in Winter FOR ACTION F PRESIDENT IS ASKING | [ —_— AR [ i . PRl . . | | SEATTLE, 19 A-—Room ' Amendments Both fo Raise Veterans Tax Revision Is Committee Hearings on House Refuse fo Pass Adjcgm MEDAL BALL e i o comiantane ot v Sends Message to Congress { . g i . . % H overlooking her teloved “home town . . . and Lower Amount of | Questioned-Identifica- | Admission of Alaska ~ in Present Form—Re- | TOURNAMENT I§ oo o i for Legislation-Big | . i H H | trast yesterday for Mrs. Della Hill, | . . Increase Defeated | fion Dept. Defended | fo Begin April 8 quests Amendment | Who o st come down over e Slashing Planned | sl 45 | — | UNDERWAYIODAY n Highway in the coldest : The Senate bill to ‘increase the| In rapid succession, eight mea-; WASHINGTON., Feb. 19—4P—| The Wages and Hours bill, which| | weather sver recorded in the north-! WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—@P— |tax on liquor passed the House un-, sures were passed by the Alaska | House action on statehood for!woull set a minimum wage of $1| —— |ern hemisphere | Pr sident Truman today asked Con- | Scathed vesterday afternoon, but|Senate this morning, without op-|Hawaii and Alaska may be post- an Hour in the Territory and pro-| BULLETIN — In the first j Mrs. Hill, who lived in N('M‘hnuw” for legislation to make pose Two other measures ran|poned until next year, Chairman vide for overtime pay after 40 game this afternoon the final | years ago and still has p homel gy wap early ending” of the state Imade to amend the tax rate, one into snags and were not disposed |Welch (RzCalif), of the House Pub- hours of work in any one week, was| score was Mikes 28, Veterans |here, operates the Alaska Market, o | ovional emergencies under ‘up\\'m'rl and once dewnward jof at the forenoon session lic Lands committee, indicated to- referred back to the Ho\xw» Cnxn»; 25, with her Iu'ml:(ur in Fmr\mu}‘{]\ | which the country has lived since | The bill, as it was received from s mafority s Dilssed are]98Y: /millm- on Laktor this morning by| DAL 3 | As everyone knows, the people upjgqq Chairman Bradley (R-Calif), of |the Senate and now goes to n~md'\:t'm:),”d‘,":.‘,:.“:.A.‘:"h p:,' :Z‘ n‘,‘;:' Welch told reporters he is “per-|a 16 to 8 vote | The Gold Medal Basketball Tour- there have had a lot of trouble get-} = nji. pryman asked outright repeal | Governor, would increase the tax|pas i ],n,\.‘“‘, atiton AR Bre lsmmlly incliced The bill came up in third read- | pament, with 14 competing teams Ui llfl’fl‘hli‘!‘ from the 51;‘:1-\- dur-4 1794 laws, proposed that 32 other | o 8 0 beverages) 5 “ 3 sts of jawaii and Alaska|ing in the House this morning af-| i rway e vith ¢ _ling the past winter months i 8 SN N |on beer and other malt beverages o ation for a recoditication of the | 3U€sts © both Hawaii an aska | ing S ‘mu'n:l £t ol underway in Juneau with all or Becefitly. - when sliecaflntt geb) SRSres statutes be allowed to committee, which handled the mea- sure, presented it as the first House :to 10 cents a gallon instead of the: o we In this class are business. He explained briefly it would be disastrous for Alaska if quick action was not taken to prevent stoppage of its steamship service. The House by voice vote passed the legislation. Senate action is scheduled Friday The measure provides for an in- terim service while Congress is udying a long range plan for fur- hing the Territory with service at rates it can pay. The action was taken because Maritime Commission authority to continue the service which it has operated for five years expires Feb- ruary 28. Under terms of the proposed law the Commission will charter ships to the private operators at nominal fees and recover 75 percent of the profits. The operators would stand all losses. The legislation, however, author- izes the Commission to adjust rates for the service, which may mean increases. Private operators have said the increase should amount to approxi- {been “screaming up and down the| mately 35 percent but Delegate Bartlett (D-Alaska), contended they sought about 60 percent. Rep. Jackson (D-Wash), who in- troduced the measure, told the House Alaska was completely de- pendent upon a “life line” of ships from this country for its supplies and to bring its products to this country. “This legislation,” Jackson said, “solves the impasse resulting from the people of Alaska being unable to pay higher freight rates and the operators of vessels in the Al- askan trades being unable to oper- ate under the present rate struc- ture. This solution will permit con- tinued operation with a minimum increase in rates. “It must be remembered that Al- aska is our first line of defense. Only if it is adequately developed can it constitute a barrier against invasion from the north. “And only if adequate water- borne commerce to and from Al-| aska is provided, can this develop- ' ment proceed.” The Washington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PLARSON WASHINGTON—President Tru- man is strictly a conservative when it comes to modern art, “Ham and Eggs” art he calls the paintings of the surrealists, the futurists, and the cubists. The Chief Executive wants his art down-to-earth and easy to understand. He likes it to be beautiful, not shocking, and to represent something. Reporters saw an example of the j,i0q that the proposed $4 per gal- plussage” and should be eliminated | for Mr. Truman loves recently, o, jncrease on hard liquor would SO that only live laws will be in-| art when he gave them a private show- ing of “The Peacemakers"-—a paint. ing by George Healy which the | present fiva cents, would raise the |tax on wine with less than 21 {percent of alcohol from 15 cents S. B hibiting port of rationed mer- chandise, passed 16 to 0. Sponsor but feels { for admission to the union, should that committee mempers ings “on the ground” before voting lon the statehood bills. to repeal the law PIO-fyisit both Territories and hold hear- | ter attempt reading to correct the objectionable | ganizations ready togo in the High School gymnasium. |her products by boat, Mrs. Hill has lapse upon a declaration of the end of the emergency and recommended featur v!.«.\ ul'r-dl riti 5ol Last of the out-of-town entries nlv“‘k having them delivered h’\‘lhul most of 20 deiense appropria- Rep. James Nolan keynoted the|grrived last night from Sitka. They | ‘Tl ; & - ea00p| tion measures be wiped out. {opposition to the bill a0 1(‘;‘);19;'“,..,.‘. the Sheldon Jackson Junior | V\hln x.\d.\u;n )u_} s‘v.ooo ‘\11‘5.. | Me Truman. prondesd -bhat ouly ent 1 ien he said tha | College squad, on the 8JS II, and or a load of stuff, you start won-| b o T oS g erergendy er hour is too much for many|ip. sitka ANB tes dering what those truck dri | Pt phae DILER (AN A S { acts still on the books be extended small businesses to be required 00 puc gtored ihis afternoon at|thTough’ Mrs. Hill said. L3 ot Sl e pay for inexperienced help. 1:15 oclock, when the Juneau Vet- |decided to make the trip by auto-| 0 PERTARANS MM RO The Federal Wages and Hours) o opened. the four da: o Ve Imobile and T've learnad that those| Ten others would remain in force Act, it was pointed out, sets the| o Gl egainst Mike's Night| Arivers earn every penny!" | for six months after the actual pro- minimum wage at 40 cents an| oo "rlnh L';' ‘“M 5 NIBRY U ams. Hill made the trip with Mr. clamation ending the emergency, nour, and that a 25 percent dif-[="" " o |and Mrs. Bert Worden, who oper-| Whenever it may come, or for some ferential for Alaska would bring, Other ses this - afternoon, fate a cléaning business in Fair-|other stated period this to 50 cents an hour “l_\Hh were to lollow» the opener at |banks, The temperature up there| “The progress of reconversion now Rep. Nolan asked Rep. Anita Gar- fm_‘ minute intervals, were as fol-jwas 58 degrees below zero when!makes it possible to take an addi- nick, author of the bill the av 1{'_“»* Wrangell vs. Douglas High they made preparations for the|tional step toward freeing our econ- age amount of the minimum set by School, Wasuick and Torwig vs.) journey {omy of wartime controls,” Mr. Tru- the 28 states which she said have|Sitka ANB, and Hack’s Hornets vs.; When it rose to 50 below, they.man said in his message to Con- such laws, but received no reply. |the USCG Wachusett. started. A hundred miles out, it|gyegs Too Much Power A game that promuses to be one Was 72 below, and at Snag, it drop-| gigh White House advisors have {to 25 cents, and would boost thel o itax on all liquors containing more|O: D. Cochran xplained that the| guch a trip, Welch said, probab than 21 percent alcohol from the !aWw had been passed when Al*‘-\“““ly could not be made Lefore present $2 to $3 was in danger of being rationed in'gress adjourns for the summer in The first amendment came from Order to ban goods being shipped |July Rep. Maurice Johnson, who moved |Out to the black market. That pur-| A definit> decision, however, will to have the tax on “hard” liquor Pose no longer exists, he said. lecpend on developments during {raised only to $2.50 instead of $3. S. B. 23, to repeal the law auth- | hearings in Washington on the! |He pointed out that this t was orizing the Board of Administration ;s 00d question, Welch said. |raised from $1 to only two to contract for education and wel- rings on Hawaii statehood will | yes ago and that » proposed | fare work among natives. Senator|begin March 1 with Secretary of 1m(‘r e would mean 200 per-'Don Carlos Brownell objected to|Interior Krug the first witness. |cent tax raise in (wo yeas !stripping a power from a board |Alaska stat hood hearing will fol- | “The liquor industry is one of Without its approval. He was an-.low, beginning April 8 {the largest taxpayers in the Terri- Swered by Attorney Norman C. The chairman said the full Public o Rep. Johnson said, “and I/ Banfield who explained that the Lands committee will hear Secre- see no reason for gouging it with!law had been passed before crea-!ta’y Krug and others of his rank| i ever-increasing ta just because' tion of the Department of Public|Who appear in cither Hawail or it is an easy means of raising the| Welfare and before existence of the Alaska hearings. If the hearings {revenue.” Social Security program. Those!€xtend for, two weeks, Welch said Objects Lo Lowering Tax agencies how can take care of itsihe probably will assign them to L2 | function, he explained, Passed 16|Subcommitize on Territoriss, head- Rep. McCutcheon, to whom “2con- |onmy” and “high: taxes are evi- ldenll)’ synonymous, said that he) | was surprised at Johnson's stand on the bill. Johnson, he said, had et he tax ‘hnns" for more economy ‘was voting against a hig | bill | Following the loss of Rep. Ison's amendment, first by voice jvote and then by roll call, Rep. i McCutcheon proposed an amend- ment to increase the tax on beer ito 25 cents a gallon, the {wine to 50 cents a gallon, John- and the tax on “hard” liquor to $6 a gal- crimes by common law not covered. {lon, with the proviso that Ithe revenues go to the |Fund and half to the iThi:; amendment brought a roar ]01 protest from Rep. “Heinie” Sni- ‘der i I | from i half of General be making his own he sked Speaker Gill. ! “If the prices gets too high," ,Snider said, “T'll tell the Mrs. to iget out the bottles and we'll make lour own beer.” iby McCutcheon would the {door for the bootlegge Others Are Agreed | General agreement to this latter |statement was expressed by Re) |Dewey Anderson and W. W. Laws. (Rep. Andrew Hope id that he uld not want his children edu- (cated with “booze money,” and even Rep. Edward Anderson sup- porfing the negative, proving that “open | this heretofo: imprevicus Nome- ! Anchorage axis can be breached. “You are a New Dealer,” Rep. { Vukovich told McCutcheon, ‘“and lthe voters repudiated the New Deal- ers in the last election.” In defepse of his amendment, Rep. McCutcheon said that he | certain, through experience he gain- jed while with the OPA, that the | proposed high tax will not fall up- ton the dealers themselves, but will |be passed on to the consumers. By |some peculiar arithmetic he calcu- is { amount only to 40 cents a fifth 1 Despite his pleas, | McCutcheon could muster only five S. B. 24, specifically eliminating requirement for double bonding of approving or disbursing officers. Passed 15 to 0. S. B. 25, to clarify the law relat- |ing to descent and distribution ;x‘rnl property. Passed 14 to 0. | s.B to adopt the Common w of England as it generally ap- ! plies in criminal procedure through- out the United States. Baufield ex- plained that a previous statute to of tax on | this effect had been inadvertently | |repealed leaving a number of Passed 14 to 0. All the above measures came be- and were advanced for p: ge by | unanimous consent; as wer S. J. M. 3, asking the Secretary “Is there any law to stop & man of the Interior to designate hospi-'one absent. Rep. tals maintained by the Veterans | Administration for and treat- ment of Alaska veterans committed as insane. Passed 16 to 0. S. J. M. 4, asking a 25 percent | sions. Passed 16 to 0. S. J. M. 6, asking extension to tidewater of the road along the Southern Shore of Orca Inlet, near Cordova. Passed 16 to 0. Bills that did not speed through | the Senate this morning were: | S. B. 27, another “dead timber” ‘clearing measure to repeal the law establishing a Department of Crim- !inal Identification. Senator N. R. | Walker, auther of the law sought | to be repealed, objected to the bill's | being advanced. He described the (law as inoperative because of no | appropriations, but said he is still { convinced it is a worthwhile law _1 Tt could help, he said, to meet the | threat of the crime %sweepmg the nation. ! Attorney Banfield was again call- ed upon by Senator Victor C. Rivers | to explain why the statute is “sur- wave now corporated in the new code. Ban- however, Rep field explained that the law is not | the comprehensive enough to accom- jed by Rep. Crawford (R-Mich), for completion, i - BILLS ARE REVAMPED BY HOUSE | | The Sales Tax would be continued | until the Veterans' Revolving Fund School Pund. fore the Senate in second reading'reaches ten million dollars by an amendment to Senate Bill 13, which' ' was adopted by the House yester- +day afternoon by a 12-11 vote, with Egan, however, gave notice of reconsideration of ! his vote on the prevailing side, thus postponing final action on the ! amendment for another day. | The amendment was offered by 0 He predicted that a | differential in benefits paid Alaska ! Rep. McCuicheon. The bill, as ori- |tax increase such as that proposed|veterans under Federal aid provi- | ginally introduced by Senator | Walker and as it was passed by the Senate, would amend the Veterans' : Sales Tax on March 31, 1949, by { which time it is estimated the re- ! Loan Act so to terminate the ! volving fund would reach four mil- 1 lion dollars. The Act passed last year pro- vided that the tax would end dur- !ing the quarter in which the fund | reached a total of $3,500,000. It is , believed that this goal will now be -reached sometime in the fall of 11948, before the next Legislature mets and has an opportunity to de- i cide whether it should be continued ! A second Senate bll passed by the as !l and one that sometime will be used. | House yesterday afternoon makes a | deficiency appropriation of some 1$282,000 to cover school expenses | for the remainder of this school | year, which ends on June 30. The | House made no amendments to the ill and it®will go to the Governor approval. Long Calendar The House, cleared away six of 16 measures on yesterday's calendar, passing two Senate bills President had purchased for thel!yotes in favor of his amendment,|Plish its purpose and that all it|and sending three Senate measures White House for $10,000. He.con- fided to newsmen that a New York art dealer originally had asked|the unamended liguor tax bill was, eral Ralph J. Rive {to 18 against. | seeks to do is being accomplished appended that and one House bill through second Under a suspension of the rules, by Federal officials. Attorney Cen- | reading. Three new bills were also intro- $18,000 for it, but he argued him]passed by a vote of 21 to 2, with, the suggestion for the law’s elim- duced in the House during yester- down to $10,000. Mr. Truman hudjone absent, and is to be returned!ination had come from him. His called in art experts from the Na- to the Senate for transmittal to the an office concerned with civil ac-! tional Gallery, who estimated the painting to be worth about $50,000 —a good buy, the President thought, and bought it. 1 While in his office, newsmen were shown some of the art the Chief Executive despises most. He produced a spread of modern paint- ings from a magazine, which ap- parently he had been saving for just such an cccasion. “This is what I mean by ham- and-eggs art,” he told the report- ers, pointing to a painting of a fat semi-nude circus performer. (Continued on Page Four) | Governor. CELTR L STOCK QUOTATIONS { NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—(®—Clos- ‘ing quotation of Alaska Juneau | mine stock today is 5%, American | Can 92%, Anaconda 40 | Wright 6, International Harvester 179, Kennecott 47%:, New York Cen- [tral 204, Northem Pacific 21%, \U, S. Steel 76':, Pound $4.02%. | Sales today were 950,000 shares. Dow Jones averages today are ‘,Bs follows: industrials 18253, rails '51.01, utilities 37.28, | Curtiss- | is | tions, he maintained. Since the |law’s passage, the FBI has extend- ied its activities to Alaska. S. B. 40 was held up in third reading when Senator Gunnard { Engebreth could not be satisfied | that the bill would not exempt can- | neries, mines, logging camps, etc., which buy their supplies at whole- sale, from payment of the one-half of one percent Veterans Tax. i Author Walker explained that the bill would only exempt from the | tax wholesale s for resale at re- | tail. On such transactions the one- (Continued on Page Two) and iday's afternoon session, one memorial was withdrawn. Rep. Frank Johnson introduced a bill which would make the Com- | missioner of Mines elective instead of appointive and would raise the salary to $5600 a year istead of | the present $5,000. The office would be filled by election in 1'48, with the term to start on the following April 1, and each four years thereafter, under the terms of this bill Would Allow Travel A bill which would somewhat de- [ the present against travel outside of Alaska by Territorial officials, was introduced (Continued on Page Sit) | Forestry restrictions Rep. Maurice Johnson concurred with Rep. Nolan on the hardships that might be created and said that he is especially concerned with the mining industry, which is ched- ! am 1 of the high, spots of today ule will open the evening progr ped to 82 below. “The car ‘doors buckled and the| ed to newsmen that if Con- s acts with reasonable dispatch, | indis Br at 7 o'clock. That will put Juneau Motor would stop a bit and start|in. emergency may be terminated | High School's Crimson Bears jagainst Sheldon Jackson J, C. from trying to get back on its feet Sitka. Reports are that in a game after a five year suspension. !fl( Sitka last year, the Crimson He also objected to a section of,; Bears were soundly trounced by a' the bill which sets up penalties not| only for violations of the Act it- self, if passed and approved, but violations of any rules, orders, »gulations that might be made the Commissicner of Labor, This, Rep. Johngon said, gives en- tirely’ too much power to one in- dividual. The House this morning receiv- | ed two new bills and concurred in, Senate amendments Lo the Statehood | | will ke played between the lose Sitka All Star squad consisting much the same players. Other games this evening will be the Ketchikan Coast Guard vs. the | Moose, and the Ketchikan All-Stars tion, where they ‘“stopped | of running for two days before daring | 3 MISS'NG’ vs. the Imperials. The last game od the second and third games pl. this afternoon. | Appointment of the {ifth member cf the Awards Committee is an-| up little while,” Mrs.{ o guly Hill recalled. “We would lock at{ "o proclamation would cover each other and get scared, tut no- body said anything.” They saw buffalo running to k2ep w Little red foxes, hud- dled at the side of the road, peered at them sympathetically. A trap- per told them that hundreds of rabbits had died. At Tok Junc- over, they kept the motor of the car to proceed. Worden's ears were hood. The Alaskan Highway is well kept bills, | nounced by Chairman A. B, phil- P and the scenery is beautiful, but Memorial. One of the ne introduced by Rep. Joy by request,!lips. He is H. M. “Doc” Hollmann, ROt for this time of the yea would appropriate $1.361.15 for ex-. oldtime resident of Juneau, a Mrs. Hill added. “You tazke your per. of the Office of Attorney|pharmacist lif2 in your hands. I'm going to General during the current bien-i A luncheon meeting was held at 1Y back pium, The amount includes $381.15; noon today in the Iris Room of the MrS: Hill Is still trying to trace for travel expenses, $830 for salaryBaranof to make final arrange- & ¢arload of apples from Wenat- of counsel, and $150 for additional ments and set the tournament rules ¢¢¢—Purchased and paid for but law books and regulations. All team managers pr deliysred The second bill, also introduced' were present, also Tournament 12 probably in a ship at by Rep. Joy by request, would au-| Manager Del. Hanks and members SC¥a1d:" she said, “and undoubted- thorize reimbursements to the Tax of the Awards Committee. ly rotten. They will be my loss Commissioner for expenses incur-j & - Another merchant from Fairbanks red on a trip to Puget Sound points| lost a thousand dellars’ worth of for transacting business of the mayonnaise jike that. He was told Territory. The amount of such 4xIwo D E A D that it was ar act of God and penses is not specitied in the bill.{ nothing could Le done about it.” i k -~ % >+ SENATE MEASURES | 23rd DAY, FEBRUARY 18 : (Introduced) ' S. J. M. 7, by Walker—Urging! immediate construction of Bar Point | Boat Harbor, -at Ketchikan; to; Transportation. . (Passed) Statehood Memorial: nays, one absent. (Concur) H. J. M. 3—Senate concurred in Conference Committee amendment. e (LYDE MAYCOCK HERE; JOINS FOREST SERVICE Clyde P. Maycock arrived in Ju-! neau aboard the Princess Norah to assume his new duties with the U.| S. Forest Service. Maycock, whose home is Salt Lake City, will re- main here for about ten days on a training detail, and then go to his permanent station in Sitka. Maycock is a graduate of the School in Logan, Utah, served 3 years and 8 months| and ski troops at| 10 By 1 { and with the infantry IN BLAZE AT ANCHORAGE ANCHGRAG Alaska, Feb. 19. D—Two porsons were known dead and two others were | 11z today after a fire which razed 25 apartment units here yesterday af ternoon. Neither of the dead, both men, have been identitied The fire 1088 was expected to run more than $100,000 with half of the figure and damage resulting from loss to furniture, clothing of the apartments were occupied by military personnel and their dependents. Cause of the blaze was not determined OLDTIMERS VICTIMS ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 19 (M—Two oldtimers, A. E. Higgins,! the Chee-! er - Loomis, about 60, bartender at chako Bar, and Wal about 55, cook at the Panhandle restaurant, lcst their lives in the fire that burned the 25 wooden apartments. { Tom Maloney and John Connors, | of Fort Richardson, were treated at Proyidence Hospital for serious (ommitfee For Merger 01 C10, AFL By HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON, Feb. 19— CIO President Philip Murra told Congress today “punitive” laws against unions will encourage busi- ness monopolies and thus prove to be “forerunners of a seriolis de- pression involving all Americans. In testimony before the Senate Labor Committee Murray opposed all pending bills to outlaw the clos- ed shop and industry-wide bargain- iny change the Wagner Act and lift the Norris-La Guardia Act’s protection of unions from injunc- tions. The CIO chiei took this stand after issuing au invitation for all organized labor to join in a con- certed fight against restrictive leg- #lation as a prelude to talks be- tween the AFL and CIO over a pro- posal to merge their 13500000 to- tal membership into one hu ganization. Murray appointed s or- committce of Mt. Rainier and Camp Hale, Colo.iburns. | five to begin the discussions with Accompanying her husband to h Twenty families are homeless and {a similar AFL group. new post in Sitka is Maycock’s) the Army is helping to find tem-| E - bride of less than a month. TheY!porary shelter for them i are staying at the Juneau Hotel.| ; e | TOM DGNOHOE, UNIVE s R * | RED CROSs MEETING | REGENT ARRIVES IN JUNZEAL LT. WALLACE HERE | | Z - | The Board of Directors of the| Thomas M. Donohoe, Anchorage Lt. W. K. Wallace, manager of | Red Cross will meet tomcrrow night'attorney and member of the Board the Ketchikan Coast Guard basket- | rill team, and Raimond Botkins are ' the Shattuck building according to aska registered at the Baranof Hotel. at 8 o'clock in the heagdquarters in announcement made this afternoon. ! of Regents of the University of Al- arrived in Juneau Tuesday and is at the Baranof Hotel | both the “limited” emergency pro- | claimed Sept. 8, 1939, and the “full” | emergency declared May 27, 1942, SEARCH FOR |frozen when he looked under the| plANE TRIP ANCHORAGE, Alatka, Feb. 19.- M—A rescuc team was expected to lsave today for Yakutat to open fa land and air search for a Grum- man Widgeon plane missing since | Sunday on a flight from Yakutat to Anchorage Tonth Rescue Squadron planes {which scanned the North Dutch gion of Prince Willlam ‘I*!dll(l ref Sound yesterday sighted no wreck- | age. It was in this arsa the plane and its two passengers. were re- ported down. !" The pllot of the missing plane |is believed to k2 Oliver Olson, whose (brother, Norman, and a sister live in Seattle > 'TWO HOUSES IN JOINT SESSION The two hou of the Alaska Legislature agreed this morning to meet in joint session at 2 o'clock this afternoon, for the purpose of adopting Joint Rules of the Eigh- teenth Session. The Rules committee of the two chambers have already conferred on rules to be proposed and need for such rules is becoming more |apparent as inter-house action |grows heavier. - o - * o e e s v e e » » WEATHER REPORT ¢ | ® Temperaturés for 24-Hour e | ® Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock e e This Morning. . . -— . . In Juneau—Maximum, 40; e | ® minimum, 27 . ‘e At Airport Maximum, 36; e ® minimum, 22 . . p . o WEATHER FORECAST - (Juneau and Vieinity) . . . e Mostly cloudy tonight and e e Thursday with snow chang- e e ing to rain and drizzle to- e | ® night. Slightly warmer . . . . PRECIPITATION . @ (Past 24 hours end!rg 7:30 a.m. today) @ . L4 e In Juncau Trace; e since Feb 188 inches; ® since July 1, 73.85 inches. . e At Airport — T . e since Feb. 1, 134 inches; e e since July 1, 45.62 inches . . © LI I I B A I I B A