The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 28, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” = VOL. LXVL, NO. 10, 641 JUNl AU. ALASI\A MOM)AY lUl\ 78 1947 D PR] PRICL TEN CENTS TWO FIRMS READY TO STAHT BIG MILLS ““Streamlined’’ Congress . Ended On Sunday SENATEHAS i BIG BATTLE; TEMPERS HOT House Has %n—g Fest-Left- over leaisation for Camjaign Material | | By DOUGLAs B. CORNELL ASHINGTON, July 28.—P—| Sign posts pointing toward team- | work with the White House on world affwrs, s'ugging matches on domestic problems and hot 1948 ! election issues stand out along the ! rough road the 80th Congress trav-: cled to its owr half-way mark. | The first session crashed to a | close in Stic early hou Adjournmient until January—un- | less President Truman or Republican | can | juneau's Scap Bex Derby Chami leaders call an emergency session ! goes to the boy who will travel to 4 JUNEAU CHAMP GETS TROPHY n Frank Maier is shewn above receiving the Dreystadt Trophy which Akron, Ohio, to represent Juneau and ail of Alaska in the National sooner—shot off a raucous, roaring | Soap Box Derby August 17. The above photo, taken at the Awards Banquet last night, shews Homer political scrap in the Senate and a| Garvin, teastmaster, left, and Dr. C. C. Carter, ~ general chairman for this year's Derby, right.—Phot back-slapping, rollicking song fest| ¢ py Lu-Ek’s. in the House. Weary members now are beaung 2 path back home to find out what | the people think of this first| “streamlinad™ Congress, this first Republican-controlled Congress inj a decade and a half. { The grass roots reaction is im- | portant. 1op issues- already are | shaping up for next year's elec- ticneering for a President, all 435 House members and 32 of the $6 Senaois. For instance: i Eiection Material ‘ -—— — - There are taxes and labor, lhv high cost of living and the high cost of government. And there are enough legislative ! BERT PARKER IS "NEW PRESIDENT, e ook s v e | INTe SOURDQUGHS ter were such measures as univer- | sal military training, long range Qollssirlg;lnilit;r_\' co(;:pexl'auzn‘mth‘Lulu Falrbfi'lks IS f.hOSen atin America, a minimum wage | Secretary-Treasurer, 17th Term boost for the lowest paid interstate ; | st leftovers for the next session to concoct a sizeable dish of po]mcali controversies. workers and loyalty checks on gov- | ernment workers. | Poliiical Battle Royal It was a political battle royal in; gpaATTLE Julv 28—(@—Bert the Senat: that kept Congress Onlpgiker of Vancouver, B. C. was the job on a Sabbath for the first cjecteq president Saturday of the time since 1929. i International Sourdoughs at the Democrais had succeeded in|concluding business session of their blocking o Republican bid for ajannyal reunion. He succeeds Capt full-scale investigation into Attor-ia J Goddard of Woodinville, ney General Clark’s handling of wash. vote fraud charges in Kansas City., william Brown of Los Angeles Senator Brewster (R-Me) tried was named firse v president, a to get even by preventing approval post last year held by Parker. Lulu of the nomination of Philip D. Fairbanks, Seattle, was returned _ Perlman ot Baltimore to be Solici- 'as secretary-treasurer for her 17th tor General, a top-rank spot under |consecutive term Clark. } A picnic tomorrow in Seattle's Tempers were raw and faces Woodland Park will wind up the flushed after Senator Ferguson |1947 program for the 500 Alaska (R-Mich) complained that theland Yukon Territory oldtimers Democrats had filibustered against | present. the vote fraud inquiry and Senator! The Sourdoughs passed one 1eso- Connally (D-Tex) came back with |lution favoring construction of a TP T {Pacific Coast highway to the Yu- (Qontinted on Fige Im0) Ikon and Alaska, and another ask- ling Hollywood to present Alaskan backgrounds “as they really are.” The Washington| “No Alaskan can recognize Alaska cities as they are portrayed in Merry-Go_Round{mmion picture backgrounds,” the = |resolution said. A The convention selected Van- By DREW PEARSON icouver as the preferred site for ithe 1948 meeting, but the final de- WASHINGTON—The world knew [cision is to be arnounced at a what President Truman said when |later date. Tentatively planned he walked onto the Senate floor the ;also for next year was a boat trip the sourdoughs other day and occupied his oldito Skagway by seat, but uot many people knew |during the convention, to join what happened in Leslie Bifile’sthat Alaskan city in celebrating !the 50th anniversary of the gold office just before the President de- cided to tike this unprecedented :rush. step. ERENETR .G Once before, the day of his inaw;(llv POLICE PICK guration, Riffle. who is head of the| Democratic Policy Committee, had | talked Truman out of appearing on the Senate floor. But this time it| TWC more dogs were picked up was Biifle who dared him to do it.| by the City Police last night and Nothing sensational occurred at| impounded in compliance with re- the lunchcon which preceded the cent instructions of the City Coun- President’s nostalgic return to the|cil to enforce the City's Dog Or- Senate floor. After some good-na-|dinance. The dogs were r‘unmng tured ribbing by Illinois’ lanky loose, according to the Police re- Scott Lucas about Truman’s xed» ! port. white-and-blue bow tie with hand-| One Doberman Pinscher, dog, a kerchief to match, which Ken-;l" owned by Mrs. Bess Cross. The tucky’s Barkley said was not as other dog’s owner was not identi- good as his, Biffle dared the Pres ified. Tt is a bklack and white part wire haired terrier. ident to step across from the pri- » | Owners may claim their dogs by paying a fine to the City Clerk. (Continued on Page Four) 'Wealthy Businessman of Pasadena Alaska Bound Aboard Palallal Yachi FISH ACTION . * before UP TWO MORE DOGS STATE DEPT. PRESSED FOR SEATTLE, Sprott, wealthy July 28.—(M—Bearl Pasadena business- man who still proudly boasts of coming from Bear Creek, Mo, “where they don't wear shoes,” was vacation-bound to Alaska today on the Breeziry Through, 142-foot vacht. Equipped with radar, row canoe, two an amphibian airplane, all the comforts of converted from a Canadian time patrol boat with an mated $200.000 value. Sprott planned frequent trips ashore or flights for himself, his wife and party. Joe Crosson, Alaska veteran flyer, and Fred Alexander, ex-army flier, were along as pilots. This is one of of our married life,” they sailed Saturday Congressmen Ask Why Delay in Handling Num- erous Tough Problems WASHINGTON, July = 28.—(P-— Two Senators and a Representative | insisted ted the State Depart-| ment act more speedily on cus international fisheries lems” now pending before it. Rep. Tollefson (R-Wash), chair- man of tihe House Merchant Mar- ine and T salt water (R-Mass) (D-Wash) State Dep: ing the a sailboat, motorboats his home, war- esti- oat and iboat ha prob- i and Senator Magnuson ' asked in letters to the! tment what was caus- partment’s delay. Tollefson, who wrote a letter himself and Saltonstall, said it was not in criticism but that the fishing indus is very much con- cerned and expected that progress weuld have been made before this in establishment of Pacific Ocean censervation zones. Protect Salmon “It seems to us that it is highly impertant that something be done to establish conservation zones off the west cosst of the United States and Alaska to protect our salmon and other fisheries,” Tollefson wrote. D the highlights Mrs. Sprott said after- for ! noon To newsmen, Sprott way to get rich is to Work h: , don't think and maybe youll get maybe you won’t.” ---——— “The lucky. money and said: be of it PULLETS FOR KODIAKFARM SEATTLE, July 8. (A—Two hundred pullets will be flown from Seattle today tc one of North America’s most remote chicken farms—on Kodiak Island Charles R. Walters of Bothell is shipping the 10-week-old chickens via Northern Airlines. The 12- hour trip in specially constructed crates is expected to cut down the shipping loss SR el KENNETH BINKLEY - OF WRANGELL IS DROWNED SUNDAY WRANGELL, July 28.—(P—Ken- neth Binkley, 18, was drowned Sun- day evening when his outboard powered sea sled capsized. The body has not been recovered. ther scmething along this line should not be done in advance of ,consideration of the Japanese peace treaty * which it is understood is pending.” Tollefson there “are said that in addition a host of other inter- (Continued on Hzne ught, R RAT!ONING OF SUGAR IS OFF WASHINGTON, July 28— The Agriculture Department an- nounced th~ end of sugar rationing at 11 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) finance the program. The action ends rationing to in- dustrial and institutional users. Ra- Young Binkley is survived by tioning to housewives was ended his mother, Marjorie Binkley of W0 months ago. Seattle; his father, Paul Binkley,| However, price controls are being fishing out of Sitka, and two sis-|Kept and controls on the amount of Mrs. Morris Larson of Wxan~l upplies which industrial users may te gell and Mrs. Irene Buethe of have on hand were instituted. In Anchorage. | announcing the action the Depart- Kenneth was the sole survivor| ment said Congress failed to ap- of an accident in Wrangell 12|propriate funds necessary to con- oneltinue work on the sugar rationing administration, years ago when two brothers, sister and a cousin were drowned. F | | Walker of Ketchikan has informed {The Empire of b WALKER 1S DELEGATE CANDIDATE } Territorial Senator Norman F entions to be; a candidate for Delegate to Con-| gress in 1948. { Walker, Democrat, has been a; member of the Senate since 1933.1 During the recent controversy |over legislation opening the way/| !for paper mill development in| | Alaska, Walker took issue with| [Delegate E. L. Bartlett over Bart-! |lett's early support of Indian leg- M\lmu | e H PROBLEM OF BALKANS IS ISSUE NOW 3V0te Expected Tomorrowi “numer- | Subcommittee ON|gng resulted initially in an inquiry h, Senator Saltonstall jnio Batkan border incident he question arises as to whe-| | Washiugton, |Kansas State College. t | tcday because of a lack of funds to| | Peret of Yoncalla, | (EDT) on Proposal Made by . United States ‘ { AKE SUCCESS, July 28.—M— & toncensus of delegates indicates that a - far-reaching decision may: come tomorrow on the Balkan and with it a test of the rted Nations' powers for effec- tive action in the peaceful settle- ment of disputes. | As the U. N. Security Council pared to convene at 3 p. m. today, delegates said they! anticipated a vote tomorrow or not| later than Thursday, on the Amer- ican proposal to set up an inter-, | national “watch-dog” cummimiun over the Balkans. The vote on the plan will cli- max a week-long fight buum»m Russia and the United States over the Balkan problem, which was trought to the council by Greece| problem, i | [ EISENHOWER 15 ENROUTE - T0 ALASKA MANHATTAN, Kans, July 26 (M—General Dwight G. Eisenhower. enroute to Alaska on an inspection trip, spent the night with his: brother Milton before flying to (Great Falls, Mont., today The Army Chief of Staff expects| to arrive in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday. He landed at Fort Riley,} Kansas, yesterday flying from D. C. Miiton Eisenhower is president of| "1"![1 STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 28.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 47%, American Can 93, Anaconda 38, Curt) 4%, International Harvester Kennecott 47':, New York Central 16'%, Nortaern Pacific 20%, U. S. Steel 742, Pound $4.02%. 1 1 Averages are as mllnv.s| industrials ities 35.85. today 184.95, s softened an ir- regular quiet stock market today. Several snar went up, others went down in railroad trading and brought caution among the trading element. Steel issues sagged. Mo- tors eased. Utilities held their own.® Railroari sha Steel opevations continued to move higher. Curb stocks were irregular. -, — OREGONIANS AT HOTEL Oregonizrs stopping at the Bar-! anof Hote! are Lois Roberts and Avon Simmons of Salem and Gus | \Hul(‘ lana ¢ Campion 1 dition Sitka I back ent i the of the Jed i1g Sales tocay were 1,090,000 shares l'"ln rails 50.73 util-|{Of safety precautions at the track, expre jwitl confining tors avoiding spoil the people of Juneau to give their cooperation year's . ter of adequate shop in which to build their 'be found before next year was Frank Maier, 14, Winner Seap Bex Derby Ciassic Run on Sunday Afternoon Fourteen-year-cld Frank Maier is shown just after winning Juneau'’s Soap Box Derby champicnship Sunday afterncon before a crowd of 1,500, Maier defeated John Livie in the finals and will leave Juneau August 12 for Akron, Ohio, to represent Alaska in the national race. Photo by J. Malcolm Grean DERBY AWARDS BANQUET SEES LARGE CROWD, than 100 persons gathered! Gold Room of the Baranof last night to pay tribute to 26 boys frem Jureau, Douglas Sitka at the p Box Derby Awards Banquet and to see Juneau Frank Maier receive the adt Trophy for race, ile bis and Will- A trip to Akron, Ohio, is |reward won yesterday by ‘I‘x ank “Streak” Maier, um\u in lot the |ideal Box Derby. conditions, Soap weather featured 26 Alaskan cities. Maier defeated Livie of Juneau ucua which from three Young “speed” More ,in the victor of Class and the Derby. “B” entrant in Maier “A/" Mailer was ommers Construction Livie by ' the D winning yeste; keautiful w Mrs. , Mr. watched pare Mai Junea for Akron, with Mayor Hendrickson cnal ey trip to Akron to race nal Soap Box Derby by the Daily and the Juneau Mayor Waino m will' léave CO T August 12, _ . g Waing Emrire O Cliib, in the will The Akron race | August 14-17 were| The parade before the race the \gan downtown at 2 o'clock, come willoughby Avenue and then tough {12¢h street eXper-|and Jerry Chapman, race. |pers of the Derby, toast- |composed of the Juneau Fire champion Chio, on and Rotarian to compete A scheduled is Honored to s last night, in ad- Derby entries, and advisors of who promise to year with some result of the in this year's acted the the parents es as a gained Homer Garvin master Box Derby King” title, gave the main address, members of stressing the importance of the Club pulling Derby to the youngsters. Skuse'along at the expressed his appreciation to all|were the clowns, people of Juneau who work- help meke the Derby this year the best conducted so far. He said that “when I asked for help ade and during the Derby it all the way without ques-| Score cards were passed out Rotarians. T track former ience as the Juneau the cars. end of the Jack Burford, Whitehead. to and Stuart {the bystanders by |Juneau police cleared the dogs and kids at approximately 2:30 o'clock Derby Start Class B was run off Derby, which was three groups. of boys 9 to 10 B was toys 11 years old inclusive, He stressed also the importance some means up a more keep specta- and thereby which would urged all of sing be hope that found to put barrier to the track a tragedy a derby. He first arranged off years old years old to toward making next and Class even bigger and bet- pointed out that many have an derby Skuse the youngsters do not Derby was heats with winning a clusive. The run in 26 separate of each heat light flas [ and such a place must Class B Osterman with Mayor 1946 Champion Leo presented, along excitement, Jack “Speed” (Continued un Page Two) ) (Continued on mnqe Two) the shy | lock 14, of Ju-)that legislation the third annual running Under | a crowd of over 1,500 persons witnessed lhE]Capfhul‘I. entrants John by three| Livie , the| The timler legislation was passed represented sponsored ! Forest Service officials said it will Com- | Cowling Motor ! be- | along up| Led by Leo Osterman win- | the parade was! De- Don Skuse, Juneau's “Soap | partment truck and the 26 entrants | who is proud of!lof the race, who rode in state with Rotary | Trailing parade Dr. | William Whitehead, Michael Wade, They kept the crowd amused during the par- nd the races began in the Class C consisted Should be cut (,1‘,“ year, was composed of boys 13 to 15 in-y off | union, winner ; major With the crowd going wild with Livie PULP MILLS FOR ALASKA ARE ON WAY :Each Plant Will Support | Population of 6,000 3 of More WASHINGTON, Juiy 28.—(®— ! Legislatior designed to establish a I newsprint industry in Alaska was | given Senotorial approval and sent to the White House shortly before ind)l’rux'nxwhn Saturday, and Senator | Capehart (R-Ind), said he is study- ing the possibility of requiring that part of evy newsprint produced in the Territory be allotted to small newspapers. Capehart is chairman of a Sen- newsprint subcommittee that (plans to ieave Seattle Aug. 28 to make an on-the-spot investigation !of establisning five mills in Alas- | ka's vast Pongass National Forest. i Two companies are understood !to be ready to bid for the timber and to siart immediate construc- { tion of paper mills in Alaska. : Capehart, estimating that each of the five proposed mills will be [able fo produce 200000 tons of y newsprint annually, said he hopes ! that mears may be found to guard | against all the Alaska production ‘l))umg taken by the big newspa- i He snegested he pessibility |of stipulations in lease contracts {as cne means of accomplishing the 1 purpose2, i The mewsure passed by Congress | would perinit the Agriculture De- { partment to centract to furnish }pdpvr companies with a continuing tsupply of timber to be cut on a ’ i sustained vield basis. | The leglslation provides that I money from timber sales shall be iheld in the treasury until rights of native Indian claimants to the | iorest areas are determined. Capehar? said the committee will into the Indian claims but dealing with this phase of the problems will fall to the Publi: Lands Commitee. Planning tc make the trip with are Senators Cain, (R-- Wash), Eliender, (D-La), and Mur- (ra (D-Mont). The first stop on their itincrary will be Ketchikan. Other stops have not been deter- i o lengths in the final heat to emerge mined. the was the finals Class & Youice Vote by a voic vote Saturday night. permit the establishment of five $30,000,000 paper mills in the Terri- | tory | in' Officials testified before Con- is| gressional committees that the bill Alaska | would lead to the establishment at Rotary | each mill of a town of 6,000 popula- Hendrickson | ompany Frank on his trip. for| tion or muie, Juneau representative Norman C. Banfield who was sent to Washing- cn to support the legislation by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, ysaid the .egislature “passed at the last minute” without amendment. Washingten State Senators Harry Cain and Warren Magnuson camp- ed on cach side of Taft, said Ban- field, and got him to request Sen- (Continued on Page Eight) 'NEW HIGHWAY T0 LINK NORTHWEST " WITH NORTHLAND SEATTLE, July 28.—(P— An $8,- 1000,000 highway chopping 800 miles loff the overland distance between Seattle and Alaska is under con- struction between Prince George and Dawson Creek, B. C, and through by next Theodore M. Watson of Prince George announces. A Watson, who was here to attend the International Sourdough Re- said the route would be a step toward linking the ! Territory with Northwest States. ! Named the Hart Highway for |Premier Hart of British Columbia )it connects with the Fraser River |Route at Prince George and with _ (the Alcan Highway at Dawson Creek., to of in A