The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 12, 1947, Page 1

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LXVI., NO. 10,628 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1947 Ml MB[ R /\SSOC IATED PRESS PRICE Tm CENTS TWO SHOTS TAKEN AT U.S. SENATOR |Seiners, Packers In Agr RESIDENT PAY New Nallonal (hlef al FW( ‘Sperlings Plan Trip Over ' AlaskaHighway by Biking; Deslmahon, aneapolls MAINBARRIER T0 OPERATION Time Growing Short for Agreement Over Major | Stumbling Block KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 12—® | —One stumbling block toward op- | eration of salmon canneries in this | area this season was eliminated to- day with signing of an agreement between the CIO-Seiners Union and | the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc on fish prices but negotiations were \ stalemated with cannery workers. * With the canning season open- ing in Southeast Alaska next Tues- | day, time for reaching a wage! agreement in the dispute over the | differential between the season's guarantees for non-resident and | resident workers was growing short. The fish prices agreed upon were: Plnks‘ 22 cents l“dt‘hl Chums 2-1 i \ The -operators “have offered non- } v resident cannery workers $455 Im| IRANSFFR OF 416 hours straight time, a union | Mrs. J. L. Blair Buck (left), of the Federation ¢f Women’ La Fell Dickinson, of W convention in 1 v York the club voted overwhelmingly in faver of spokesman said. The offer to resi- dents was $246 if working in town Resident workers also pay their own board and rocm, which is given to non- | residents. ¥ Albin Peterson, Seattle, a Federal | Conciliator, has been attending ne-" gotiation which were to resume this afternoon Mrs, Tena Haines, member of the | Union Negotiating Committee, said the union, certified by the National Labor Relations Board as bargain- KETCHIKAN, July 12—(®—Mayor Robert Ellis, Chairman of the Alas- ka World War II Veterans Board | called upon board members today to decline a request that the Board irepay the Alaska general fund a $350,000 advance made last ar to ing agent, demands that residents, ..., yeyolying fund for Veter- recejve the same pay as non-resi-| 1 i dents and that unless the industry's |75 10215 &1 S stand is changed the canneries| Territorial Attorney General “won’t operate.” I Ralph Rivers, acting for the' Alas- tka Board of Administraticn, made ithe request. The Board held an | emergency session this week be- MEEIS COUSIN FIRSI cause of Alaska's serious financial IIME, IwE"IY YEARSE"““““"“ with only $8,000 in the general fund after paying June Gmdcn McGlenn of | salaries, pensions and welfare com- mitments, Mr. and Mrs Cleveland, Ohio, were among the| tourists on the Princess Louise.; 1 gee no reason why Veterans While the steamer was docked in, ghoyld be asked to bail out other Juneau, they renewed acquaintance with Mr. McGlenn’s cousin, Miss Esther Commet, whom he had not. seen for about 20 years. Miss Com-i departments from the predicament the Legislature left them in,” Ellis said. The Board of Administration had met is an employee of the Unem- | ployment Compensation Commis-|suggested the $350,000 advance be sion. ,ruunwd temporarily until more - e revenue is received from the fall .nsh pack. The w ashingion‘ Ellis said that the sales tax set lup to finance the revolving fund | had provided a total of $1,520,000, erry 2 0 iyt oun 2« which had nearly all been paid out i in bonuses and loans. “The Board of Administration JARS By DREW PEARSON has not interfered with- other ear- i ! 2 he 13 — Th jon's | Mmarked 1unds and we regard the LOWAC:?I;T;}TB?;HLS—dill;enrv:mlpom_ Veterans fund just as vital"Ellis | mgters of bigger American crops— | 52id. “The wording of the law im- Cats aWey from’ the While. Hansa| PUes no'repayment ws - expooted | the other day convinced that the|for four years. g President not only was a perfect .- - | host, but also had a sense of hu- mor—especially when it came to NoMINAIloN the subject of Missouri. “You fellows are in pretty much of BlDDlE IS WITHDRAWN the same position that I am,” Tru- man told 16 leaders of the Na- tional Association of County Agri-; cultural Agents. “The people in farm states look to the county agent for| help on every conceivable problem affecting their welfare, and he’s got to produce.” Truman added that none of the county agents he knew (“I put the first one to work in Jackson Coun- ty, Missouri, years ago”) had shirked his responsibility. “I think all of you are to be con- gratulated on the swell job you are. doing in helping to feed the coun- try,” said the President. One of his visitors remarked that he understood the President work-| ed “farmer’s hours” himself. Il “That's not far wrong,” smiled Truma®. “I'm on the job from 5 o'elock in the morning until mid-; night most days.” . ; | The subject of Missouri and jts' The nomination of Biddle, form- mules was injected into the dis- | Attorney General under the late| cussion when the President was re-| President Roosevelt, = encountered neavy momkbe WASHINGTON, July 12—(®— President Truman today withdrew {the nomination of Francis Biddle {of Pennsylvania, to be the United| States representative on the United Nations Economic and Social Coun- cil. Mr. Truman at the same time| Inominated Willard L. Thorp of { Connecticut, now Assistant Secre- tary of State for Economic Affairs, for the post. The White House said the action | was taken at the request of Biddle, | whose nomination has been held up since it was first submitted to, the Senate for confirmation last January 29. /Cm:lmuzd on in Four) s of the Senate of Richmond, V Clubs of shington, ! following America, pictured with Mrs. D. C., cutgcing President. In women reversed their stand and the Stratton Bil to admit 400,050 displaced persons to the United States. MISS CALIFORNIA T = Blonde, 18-year-old Jean Emery of Salinas, Calif., (above) weighs 122 peunds and stands 5 feet, 6 inches and a half tall—statistics so pleasingly combined that six judges at Santa Cruz, Calif., chose her from a field of 15 to be California” of 1947. (AP Photo) BIRTH REGISTRATION RECORDS NOW READY | Birth Registration Records for ine children have been re- ceived at the Public Health Cen- ter, 318 Main Street, and parents | may call for these certificates on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m., when the regu- lar Child Health Conferences are | hela: Kenneth Membrance Lowe, jr., Thomas Jas. McGrail, Linda Sue Belarde, Shirley Ann Brekhus, Viv- ian May Cropley, Linnus Louise Danner, Sylvia Renie DeMers. Mary Louise Fleek, George Rob-|the institute do not become the |and Quentin D. Singewald of thel ert Flint, Waverly Jonelle Floberg, Karl Carner Glafke, Marjorie La- (verne Howard, Joseph Gary Jones. Kenneth Ray King, Yvonne June | LaMoore, Paul Leroy Martin, Ar-, Anthony , committee yesterday from the agri- | Paul Shepard, Katherine Williams, | opposition from Republican Devorah Lec Wood and Ann Marie | thur Bernard Osborne, Wruck, DElEGATION ISBACKFRO WASHINGTON Four Indian Legislators I Return and Issue Re- port of Adtivities Territorial _‘l\‘d‘("l' Frank Pera- |trevich, of Klawock; Territorial | Representatives Frank Johnson of |Kake, and Andrew Hope of Sitka, ibave returned here from a trip ito Washington, D. C., where they thad been sent as an Indian delega- ition to testify at Congressiona {hearings on the sale of timber !lands in Southeast Alaska. While in Washington, the delega- {ticn was entertained at the home of Mrs. Ruth Bronson Othex guests included James E. Curry, Theodore Haas, Miss Frances Lop- |insky and C. M. Wiight. They were {also “royally entertained” and ‘gate Mrs. E. L. Bartlett at {their home The delegation was also guests lat a dinner'given by Judge N. B.| Johnson, | Congress of American Indians. Oth-| were Darey Mc- Haas, lers in the party | Nickle, Theodore |insky, Mr. \Bronson. They were 'of Mr. and Mis. Felix | ing their Washington Miss Lop- and Mrs also guests Cohen dur- visit. | In a 28 page report reieased to- day, the delegation stated that Delegate Bartlett worked enthus- {iastically with them in an attempt {to obtain approval of a comprom- fise measure. Th expressed ap- | preciation for his attempt to help. | Speaking of James E. Curry, their {attorney and advisor, the Indians ideclared: “At nc time was there ,any serious disagreement between {Mr. Curry and the four las to either policy or strategy. In concluding their report, the ide]eL,')llD'] members gave the fol- 'lowing grounds for opposition to ithe pending legislation: They claim ‘that the proposal violates express !plmmm to protect Indian property jand other possessory right; that it iis not necessary for the purposes |stated; that it violates the U. S !Constitution; that it would not provide legal protection for invest- ors in the industry; that it might cost the government vast sums of money; that it violates the tradi- tional policy of fair play to In- dians; that it would pauperize the inatives; and that it infringes upon the powers of the Territorial gov- { ernment. ————— NO GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE FOR | TERR. OF ALASKA \Appropriations Com. Turn - | Thumbs Down on Funds ‘ But‘Make Proposal i | ! i | WASHINGTON, July 12. — (#- The Senate Appropriations Com- |mmee has turned thumbs down on funds for a geophysical institute for {Alaska, but has indicated it will! I favor an allocation if facilities of | property of the University of Alaska A house-aproved institute appro- priation of $100,000 and contract authorization for an additional | $875,000 were eliminated by the culture appropriation bill. But the committee explained that {1! helieved researeh in geophysics by Dele- President of the (National | 1 witnesses | Beauties at Pageant 54l ; Harry Sperling, with two of his | four children, have planned va- {cation this year which will be r | membered for a long time. Sperl-' ing, with his daughter Mary, 19,; (and son David, 18, will leave Ju-) \he‘ul on July 21 for Whitehorse via | boat and train to begin a bicycle, trip to the U. S. over the Ala.ska’ Highway. From Whitehorse, the group vul” ‘L)(ll to either Dawson Creek or| Edmontcn. Then, th will travel by train to Winnipeg where they! will once more mount their bicycles! Yend ride to Minneapolis, their final} destination Sperling estimates that they will reach Minneapolis! by September 5. | | Arrangements for the trip were begun last fall. Sperling will carry a lptter from the Governor of Al-' aska to the Governor of Minne- !sotd, which he will deliver upon: comipletion cf the journey. He said| that he has never travelled on thej | highway before but does not antici- | pate any difficulty. Sperling <aid; that investigation has led’ him to! Lelieve that the road is hard pack-' en enough so that the trip will be fepsinle “Pc three Spe.iings have a quired thvee new Roadmaster hicy-! s and will take only essentiali mping cquipment with them, plus! e parts and tools for the bikes.' Camping equipment will consist of cleeping tags, pup tents, food and! cooking utensils. Another necessity! . is a fishing pole which will Y2} Marilyn Davidson, 18 (center), who reigned as Queen of Alhambra’s St tc replenisa food sunp.ics i annual “Hi, Neighbor!” pageant. She was chosen cver 24 San Gabriel e estimates that he and; s son ¢nd daughter will have '”'I cycled wpproximate'v 2,000 miles by ) the end of the . Totai di i tance for the entire journey is es-} timated at 3,000 miles. Valley girls. Two of the Princesses who attended the comely 5-foot, 9-inch Queen are Virginia Goodhue, 17 (left), and Priscilla Mont- gomery, also 17. N. C. €0, IS HOLDING H_[HNG ‘OPEN HOUSE; PUBLIC CONVICTS 1S INVITED THIS P. M. Sperling, 52, is Admvaflnn; The Northern Commercial Com- Officer for the Regional Office of Pany is holding open house this the U. 8. Forest Servi He , afterncon from 2 to 7 o'clock at Seven Others Wounded in Afiempt to Break from The three will also take along \l couple of cameras for photograph-| the trip and scenery alongi the road. Eperlng will also send’' a weekly ariiile vo the Minneapolis! Sunday Tribune which has made rangements to rurchase an ex | mg Leen in Juneau over 25 yeals Anlhthcnl newly-constructed Juneau all four of his children wers born Marine Base, located at the North| here. He said the trip is not in- €nd of the Small Boat Harbor and| ded as a stant, but is ouly the public is invited to attend. nleasure ir for the eamping and Major instullations are cempiece, cxercise. and most of the facilities are now Minneapolis is Sperling’s birth- in operation. Some work remains‘ rlSOfl camp place and he will spend the re- to be done, however, before the new | R T mainder of his vacation there, re-’Jocal headquarters of NCCO can be| BRUNSWICK, Ga.. Tuly 12.—{ turning to Juneau, via train and, declared ofiicially opened. Guards shot six negro convicts to boat, early in October. He wiil be Visitors will be able to inspect death and wounded seven others joined in Minneapolis by Mrs. Sper-!the marine railway, capable of tak- | vesterday after officers said they ling who declined to make the mk | ing vessels up to 115 feet in length d!t!‘mpl(‘d to escave from a prison trip. She will leave Augusi 4 by.of 300 tons gross weight; the new camp. An inquest was called for beat. The other tw. chilcven w.lligtore and office building; the ma-today. remain in Alaska. Harry, ji - "+ chine and repair shop; the work The affair had its inception when halibut - fishing this summer and;pagin and floats, with complete 40 road gang prisoners refused to will attend the University Of | fueling equipment, and the new Work. | Waskingion 1. Seattle next fall.lgock with its 15-ton stiff-leg crane.| Warden W. G. Worthy said 13 | William, 15, will remain here. | ,fijcials of the Northern Com- obeyed his order to return to work At the conclusion o1 thei~ trip,|mercial Company and the Stan-|but that the other 27 went on a David will attend the Bullis School |dard Ol Company arrived in Ju- |four-hour strike. They were taken at Silver * Springs, Maryland, in|neau yesterday to attend the upen-‘b“tk to the prison camp and were preparation for attendance af the|ing of the Northern Commercial| | herded together in the prison yard. u S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.| Marine Station this afternoon. | Worthy said one of the prisoners, s been named the principal| Officials from Seattle are: Vice- Willie H. Bell, charged and sought | e e T grad- President, Volney Richmond, Jr. to disarm him. The warden said he uated from Juneau High SchoollJohn Larson, John Soderberg, Mr. | fired and wounded Bell in the leg. this year. Mary, who is in herjand Mrs. Robert Woods, Mr. and Worthy and County Police Chief junior year at college will attend|Mrs. Ray Ronald, Mr .and Mrs Russell B. Henderson said all of |either the University of MinnesotaHerbert Nelson, and Dudley Wiard, the Degroes then started running |or the University of Washington| B. L. Hagglund arrived from [OF & 12-foot barbed wire fence | next fall. i Portland, Oregon. ‘Whlc.h enclosed the camp. Flying in from Fairbanks are W,| F1ison guards opened fire with in the Arctic region should be car- L. Lhamon, William Bell, and Mr. ::Klsgzi::’innwwmg $98 Teeluk cdny “md out, adding: |and Mrs. R. M. Boyd. Win Ervin il oo L | “It is recommended that the ap- | Jr., of Anchorage, also came down | propriate legislative committee re- | fOr the opening, local manager E |consider the provision in the law [ G- Whitehead reports. | which would turn over to the uni-! BLE, p AT nynklew'u is on the USCG Wa- }\'erslty such an institution.” OLDEST MEMBER OF husetts and his wife has arrived CONGRBS IS DEAD ol b MBtafee: K & weskmvialk COAST GUARD TUUPLE HERE Chief and M Grynkiew are |guests at the Gastineau Hotel. Chief e | - SURVEY MEN HERI l-ROM LOS ANGELES Richard G. Ray John C. RePdI U. 8. Geological Survey of Wash-! WASHINGTON, July 12—/ ington, D. C., are registered at zhe‘Rep Joseph J. Mansfield (D-Tex Jean Guthrie of Los Angeles is Barano( Hotel. ithe oldest member of Congr registered at the Hotel Juneau. She died today at the Bethesda, Md,}arrived on the Alaska. Naval Hospital. 1 et Registered at the Baranof Hotel | HERE FROM SITKA ; ...... |from Seattle are Palmer Lewis and| Dorothy Brouilette of Sitka Is| J. Stanoland of Kake is a guest Clff Matthews, 'r(’k’.hl(‘lr‘d at the Gastineau, Jat the Hotel Juneau. -oo — 1 SEATTLE MEN HERE - > KAKE MAN HERE eement, Ketchikan JOBLESSMAN ' TAKES SHOTS, SEN. BRICKER ‘Shoohng Iakes Place in : Senate Office Build- | ing Subway WASHINGTON, July 12—(®—Two ' shots were fired harmlessly at Sen- ator Bricker (R-Ohio) in the Sen- | ate office building subway today by ia man described by Bricker as a disgruntled patronage seeker. Bricker was not injured. He told ofiice assistants he believed that the shots were blank cartridges. Apparently unperturbed by the incident, the Ohio Senator and 1944 Vice Presidential candidate con- tinued on to the Senate chamber where debate was underway on the revived $4,000,000 income tax cut ! bill. Later Bricker asked that Capitol i Pclice begin a search for his as- sailant., Jchn Eckler, administrative as- i sistant to the Senator, told report- {ers the man who fired the shots {had lost his job on the Govern- ment payroll. ! Capitol Police said the weapon i used Apparently' was-& 22 calibre Ipmul Empty shells of that type i"re found in the subway. ' e Tacoma Men ' Coming Here " On Thursday l TACOMA, July 12—®—Only a few days after completion of a { Seattle goodwill tour of Alaska, a {group of 15 Tacoma civic and busi- | ness leaders will leave by plane Sun- .day morning on a similar journey. MB)OI C.- Val Fawcett will head the party. Their itinerary will be Fairbanks, Sunday evening and Monday; An- chorage. Tuesday and Wednesday; Juneau Thursday; Ketchikan, Fri- day: and return to Tacoma Sat- urday. Members of the varty are Fawcett, Elbert H. Baker II, C. W. Benfield, { Chauncey Baker, E. D. Click, Fred .Haley. Frank J. Johnson, Allen H. Link, R. R. Mattison, J. C. Richards, T. A. Stevenson, T. A. Thronson, | Charles Walker, Charles F Wolf and Karl J. Maxwell. MESSERSCHMIDT BACK IN BAKERY BUSINESS HERE Former Owner Joins with Hunsaker to Buy Purity Inferest Negotiations completed yesterday have resulted in Henry Messer- schmidt’s re-entry into the business | for many years operated here by | his family under the name of the San Francisco Bakery, now known las the Purity Bakery, Inc. ) Only last year, Henry and his j brother George Messerschmidt sold out the San Francisco Bakery to | grocerymen Bert F. McDowell and Marshall Erwin, who changed the name of the business to Purity Bakery. Now, Henry Messersch- midt has joined with Levi Hunsaker to purchase the McDowell-Erwin interest, it is announced. Hunsaker has been manager of !!he Purity Bakery, being placed in charge by McDowell and Erwin im- mediately after they had purchased the former bakery business. Un- der his direction, a number of im- | provements have been made to the service and facilities,