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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” . i JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER | | 1947 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,756 TRUMAN INSISTS ON 10-P INT PROGRAM Six Survive Crash Of Army Transport Plane STRIKE IS CALLED IN ROME CITY All But Vital Public Serv- ices, Railroads, Are Closed Down Today 23 KILLED WHEN SHIP IS WRECKED Plunges Down in Flames-. Wreckage Is Charred- Doclor Is at Scene By FR O'BRIEN WESTOVER FIELD, Mass, Dec.: - v 1‘n g RA S P e S. Air Transport N5 <l ' Lhe S0 A POT ! irike ' directed by leftists closed Command announced today there! e i g wics el e 8lx survivors of the 29 downlall fut vital publlc services Al it dip s e and railroads in Rome teday, but ]“m e -"“”“«"»‘ TR { overnment and labor leaders were RUEC LTRLEDOF luwmq to have agreed on bro? Lal end the ador’s icy wilderness Tues- ght in day mid es which might ut multiple A dector who landed at the The o sabor el wreckage eight miles north ot ,]"'l'l Lt ”I ‘(“".‘(-_‘_“::“l’ Geose Bay reporied that 23 were ' AT i 5 i S b e unemployment, estimated 500,000 5 " 1 worke were made idle It s Names of the survivors and dead [ /OSSN :v“\';m S are being withheld pending re-! /1 T 0 GO SRR T e ceipt of a complete report B R AR ST A hard, driving wet snow hasi. i Cqqury Ministry lasted Reventes any 1{,‘;}.‘“ “““.“('1 el [five howss. Later today Guiseppe “pf"f“"‘l" bt ‘l(" : ‘;"“mh’d py | DI Vittorio, Secretary of the ?“‘" “‘;1":’ £5 argaRegR L ¥ {cral Italian Confederation of helico] Y. bcr, was to report on the meeting space has been cleared within | A space has been cleared |to the executive committee of the char- La- have to approve a half mile of the scattered | Rome Provincial Chamber of red wreckage bor, which would e buge wamsport pluged .. igveement R Vi Informants said. an agreement country that could not be reach- return strikers in Rome and ed by air or ground for nearly 24]}(()11(- Province to work tomorrow, hours, tor possibly earlier. A rugged rescue par “"“‘“”L{ Many workers reported for duty overland with dog sleds, reached{ ., (04 by hoping the strike the wreckage last night—but first} o,y po callea off before dar reports of the survivors came only Sl ooiee and mllitad after the landing of a radio equip- ped helicopter. Stormy weather patrol and at disorders, leitist i ‘l«u“ were on I tions to - prevent hampered com- | doniinantly (mostly INew Move fo Seitle Indian Rights Problem WASHINGTON sl transfer to an government over Indians in the exercised by the TInterior ment was proposed today by ttor Butler (R-Neb) The chairman of the Public Lands Committee said his| measure is ancther step in his plan to solve the Indian rights oblem which he contends is re- | uding the development of K| et sl bt WASHINGTON AID BILL - IS PASSED Dec 11 P ation to Depart- Sen- ‘Measures Goes Over With- out Change in Amount of Money Involved Dec. 11 [ NEw IREASURER 1000 stop-gav foreign aid bill. The lr:’.«,.\.\ e came on a voice vote. Despite six days of debate and ttempts to amend it, ssed without change IS TO BE ELECTED; |oorc oo o VFw AUXI”ARY in the amount of money recom- mended by the House Foreign Af- ‘1 irs Commit ed! The Senate muu \h an 50 had objected in ad- A new treasurer is to be elect at tomorrow night’s ‘vance to. House changes and ap- of t A of Taku |pointed a committee to work with Post, Veterans of F \ Wars, In | House members on a compromis auxiliary will dsicuss | acceptable to both branches plans for the holiday season and| Tre Dill, as passed by the House act on applications for membership. | provides $530,000,000 for France, Arrangements are expected to [)vflhl d Austria and $60,000,000 addition, the completed, for the Auxiliaryjfor China to tide those countries Food Sale, December 20, at the Par- 'over winter months. sons ric Store | Before passing the measure the The meeting will be held at 8 p. {House got into a rousing political m. in the VFW Club Rooms un[h'\ between Republicans and rd Street. Doughnuts and cof- | Democrats - >-oo—— fee will be served after the m»'r(—' e MEHERIN TALKS ON 4 PASSENGERS ARE;(ONDITIONS ABROAD FLOWNHERE BY PAA; AT €. OF C. MEETING 10 ARE FLOWN OUT! Stressing the need for immediate The i 508 g municat:ons even though only flgm‘(‘rmmmu\!l OnEber ot ‘Tabor ot . Paml Ameiekoiihitways - brought/|ais: 1o - Buroptan . GUIRRIES. J. Y tles separated the sgene of the|p TS U CICT® ed the four Passengers dn from Seattle [Mehstin sald, “You barmake Bom- Jeck ”“.m the. ;Re, BA) (A hrike last night, said there had yesterday and carried ten iu]\:nlsi:::,ll:r;:\. Ok ROT Al FD 18 field where the rescue oOperationsi,... ,, attempts by workers to from Juneau to Seattle ! ; Sk | Meherin, who recently returned A8 halne directed. {viclate the strike call and that; Seattle to Juneau |).1s«-‘n;¢t-rs'}”“m G i R | nothing could end it before a mid- | were— Vincent _Hucbsch Wil e o hasber: 6F Com. STOCK QUOIAHONS {moming conference with govern- Jensen, Alfred Guin, (.m:n:n Sllm lieree this noon a first.hand report im'n! representatives at the Minis-| Juneau to Seattle M‘m.? “;w.m‘ Vs s kions 1nt TAbass. . He Hoy of Labor. 7 bould, Tom Morgan, Mary MOF=| i’ it the only way to stop the NEW YORK, Dec. 11 — Closing | gan, Tom Morgan, Jr, RiChard i, .cn political trend was to ship quotation of Alaska Juneau mine Chamberlain, Dorothy Chamber-1, . i.r sypplies to Europe immedi- { \ and infant Richard stock today is 3%, Amriean Can 9. [)EDT OF m]' MAY jmn mne infant Richatd Sussaiely and that Congress should ap- Anaconda 33':, Curtiss-Wright 5 | Chamberlain, Fred Powell, Neil |oing 4 commission to see that the Intemaucnal Ha estex 87, Ken-w-: e S ek 5 | OPERATE TOURISTS Northern Pacific 19%, U. S. 1! 755, Pound $4.03%;. i lODGES IN ALASKA Sales today were 940,000 shares 1 Averages today are as follows: In- dustrials, 17738; rails, 47.66; Wili-| \WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.~ ke The Interior Department would be - I;numue(l to set ! modations along up tourist accom- highways and on The W ashlngion public domain in Alaska under a bill introduced by Delegate Bart- lett. . The Department would be author- ized to construct and operate tour- {ist accommodations, consisting ot ilodges, buildings and camps, and jcould hire personnel to operate used to be!them without regard to Civil Ser- Merry - Go- Round by UREW PEARSON WASHINGTON — Tt said that the Roosevelt Cabinet|vice laws. served only as a rubber stamp | = for the President; that it seldom debated the important questions. | RE'"DEER FROM Whether true or not, the Trnnmnl Cabinet has kecome just the op-| posite, with the President giving | AlASKA H.YING D e his cabineteers ample time to ’ T0 MICHIGAN This is one reason Wwhy there; has been so much rumor of dis-| sension over the President’s pre NOME, Alaska, Dec. 11.—(®—Ten inflation controls, Here is|Of Santa’s reindeer flew through posed the in side story. For 8everal days prior to llwl message to Congress, a tug-of-war tock place between Leon KN-, 3 serling of..the Economic Councii{in an Alaska Al and White House Counselor Clark !stop on their trip to Detroit, where Clifford ‘on one side, with two|they will be displayed in a “Santa’s Jabinet members—Secretary of Ag- | Work Shop” at Dearborn, Mich. riculture Clinton Anderson and; They will be flown to Seattle Secretary of Commerce Avereil andsthen east. Harriman—on the other. The two|ters, Cold Water, Minn., got the Cabinet members were dead \fu.mmmk at Golovin, 75 miles east of against Government price controls; "\Hl" I*"d Ilf'\:) llheu;1 ht:‘(' veste: d t was believed the permit the two Whitg House advisers were | the northern skies yesterday enroute south to the United Stafes for a pre-Christmas visit The 10 animals flew to Anchor lines plane, fir: for them. was the first granted in many The argument finally came to a |years fo take live reindeer out of head at the last full Cabinet meet- |Alaska. ing before Congress convened. ! R o, “Well, Clint,” said the President,! C1TY COUNCIL TONIGHT addressing his Secretary of Agri- g culture. “You and Averell aren't; The Juneau City Council will going to like this, but we're going | meet in a special session at 8 to come out for controls.” o'clock tonight in the Council | )5 R S A —. Chambers to pass on applications (Continued on Page Four) for 1948 liquor licenses Agents of Ed But- / O'Connell jfood gets to the masses. He said - - I'rh;n there was a danger of relief 15 O MEET ON FRIDAY |1 1 iy 5, S 2 ates. The World Service Circle of the | wpeherin in giving his impressions Northern Light Presbyterian Church | ), England stated that the people will meet Friday in the church par- jaye “struggling but not Kicking.” lors, with Mrs. G. E. Almquist and {ge paid tribute to the fortitude Mrs. Edwin Sutton as hos! that the British are displaying dur- E. L. Keithahn, who for the past |ine the present crisis and said that | several years has annually addr robd: allowAnGAs "were 1800 ¢ ed the Circle, has chosen “Migra- |, day. ,He said that if any tions” for his subject. All members |relatives or friends abr hey and friends interested in hearing { should send food packag and this talk are uxi The main dict de- Henry Green W REBEKAH LODGE HAS MEETING, INITIATION | The Rebekah initiation was held last evening with Margaret Burke, | Doris Cliff, Phyllis Eneberg, Char- | lotte Barragar, Paula Taylor and Opal Jensen being initiated. today’s meeting and gave a report 1t was decided that a Christmas {on the Haines Road. He said that it Gastineau [was feasible to have year-round to attend. Mrs. | waym clothing I lead the de"u-lncmm-\- is fats and that powdered I milk, canned meat and butter g00d things to include in packas Meherin highly endorsed the Christmas Relief Ship which is be- ng sponsored by Alaska and the Northwestern States, and will leave Seattle on December 25 loaded with relief supplies for the countries of Europe. Major Carl Heinmiller of the Port Chilkcot Company was a guest at box will be placed in the Grocery for Christmas donations to | opy ion on the road and told of Minfield School lits economic importance to Alaska Details of the Rebekah Christmas {and the Yukon Territory. He said pary will be announced later. ichut by next summer they hope to Noble Grand Irma Geyer thanked |have a LCT in operation between all members and commictees Who | Juneau and Port Chilkoot to carry worked so d in making. the re- |cars and freight at a new low rate |cent bazaar a very delightful suc- | R. E. Robertson said that the icess. Mrs. Tony Reiss of Douglas |Evergreen Cemetery was a “disgrace awarded the Hoover sweeper. ]m the community” and suggested Murs. Sigrid Dull won a Corde bag {that it be improved to remove it for selling the most tickets- on the | from its present “wilderne state. sweeper. She sold 157. Mrs. Mary | Mayor Waino Hendrickson said that Wehring won the door prize, a beau- |several of the fraternal organizations the Al- ‘, 1 authority | vitory now | I'The House has passed the §590,000,- | devastated (A I | PRESIDENT | OPPOSING GOPER PLAN { Declares Hi?(omplete Proposal Needed fo Curb Living Costs, Etc. WASHINGTON, Dec President Truman met counter-proposals for wage and | price legislation teday with the ! declaration that anything less than i the administration’s 10-point pro- wram for curbing living costs will | be inadequate i | Mr. Truman told his news con- ference that he will submit to Congress in a couple of days spe- | cific’ legislation covering the wage land price controls which he has requested | i | | i | ‘ 11.—P— Republican | | The President added that he also expects to submit other proposals {to cov all the ten points out- lined in his first message to the special session, NAPLES ANTI -RIGHT R 1 OT — Part nf a milling throng which broke w party offices in Naples, Italy, du ting which drew gunfire from police. In a sharp criticism of one fea- ture of the proposed Republican program, Mr. Truman said the country’s anti-trust laws will be the limit as long as WASHING 1 Ui Presicent Truman said Secretary of Defense not r gning. T reply f He' “mmde - thits comment on a = For Expenses ~ EXPLODE o point in the GOP plan which would today that — formation FORRESTALIS Elizabethto 2 TRAINS NOTQUITTING Gef$160,000 INCRASH, =+:o is also opposed to s the anti-trust was: given . fo. & Te An all-| W BRAUNFELS, Texas., | LONDON, Decc. 11— porter who said there were repeat-|party committee in the House of 11 Two Missouri-Kansas-Texas' | & e e ed rumors that Forrestal might sD | Gommens ~ recommended today @ | passenger trains collided head-on | 4% “:)""“N;" e Now Rngnoa e Missing was engoneer Roy Cal-|gu5000 ($100,000) incr in the near here last night. and exploded| oy oot M v"‘)“."""" ’f‘"";'e" out vearly allowance to Princsss Eliza- ihto flames, killing two trainmen, '"‘ "”_.l“‘i"‘ ol R o No, Mr. Truman said, adding that| ser making 1WeP" fhoome. £40,000}injuring. phie: other -pevsons: and | Loare WiigHifpcEslaxatiaabih e his answer was categorial $160,000 lleaving two crewmen missing ""x'{"l:’“"';(l ll"‘:':‘d'l' llx"' ]‘":" h:'l': :“l > emindec e had ss The ccmmittee propesed also that | The (wo trains ran together ten|a previous news conference that lORE"'A pERATROVKH £10,000 ($40,000) annually be alloW- pifes south of here at 11:43 pm. the OPA was in the form of a ed to Prince Philip, her bride- (osT), the loccmotives stacking on | police state methed, the President (H-EBRAIES SEVE"IH gsapm. top of each other and front cars said the police state method arises e | telesecping. {only under dictatorships BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY ‘ It Gongress directs price and Dead were Jack B, Coleman lwage controls in a free govern- LAST AMERICAN - Loretta Marie Peratrovich had a ot ::. “‘,'v""gm:m“,':'-:"‘“:“‘l‘l lf:’]‘ ment by legislative action, he said, ponaay s ot ber nome oo TROOPS LEAVING < xmen o <aon prscamuicid TR T Stk B ve The pt an “from Se . The Republican plan appeared Twelfth Street yesterday. The pink Missing was engineer Roy Oal- it plan apy headed for quick Congressional ap- and white birthday cake had seven ; - vl cagidles. Bandwiches in.the shape "’Alv FOR HOME l-“l.n about 17'))(:1( Hm’&r‘;‘,.“h\)‘:fl‘x{ proval with Democratic members of little birds were served, with fruit R L] Maney, o1 congress indicating willingness punch and vanilla ice cream M s LD to allow Republicans to pass their G tained themselves by ROME, Dec. 11.—(®—The last program and take the blame if it making Christmas cards and listen- American troops in Ttaly will be in falls, They contend that the GOP ing to the storv of “Rumbelstilsken” the United States for Christmas, ALASKA pROGRAM plan to curb inflation by “volun- on the phenogravh. Loretta received it was announced today tary” meanis will tlop, . ay time lovely presents and a wd by all Maj. mandi en. L. C. Jay com- U. S. forces in the Medi- | m w ISTOBETSETUPBY . . =~ vo 000 Guests were: Jane Albrecht, Rob- teyranean theatre, said final de- 4 . erta Jackson, LeRoy Cargin, Jeanie {ochments will sail from I.(*;lchm'n‘ SEAT"_E( ( COM WEATHER REPORT Burris, Ann Mary Akervick, Billy oy the U. S. army transport Ad- ¢ Temperature Tor 24-Eour Stratton, Tim Bowman and Donald .va] §'ms in time to clear Italian |» Period Ending 7.30 o'Clock Messerschmid torritorizl waters betore midnight| SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—i#-Approval | $ This Morning e In Juneau—Maximum 41; of a program for went and defe | the Seatile Chamber of Commerce's Alaska Committee at a special Alas e will be s develop- | sought by | R el & December 14, the fin heur set by the Italian peace D s Sunday Minimum 36, At Alrport Maximum 40, . . 2 . . . . . . b ) s ar I o . e s o B meeting of the Hoard of Trustees| 2 : A on Tuesday, it is announced Princess Norah, scheduled to sail If approved progr @ nct much change in temper- from Vancouver Fric torwarded to Washington, D. C. 10k ¢ gyupe tonght and Friday. ® Sword Knot scheduled to sail from pOINIS OF BRI"SH islative action by members of | o govheutarly winds, occa- ® Seattle December 18 "‘unn-lv and House Congressional|g gouneas high us 25 mph e Aleutian scheduled to sail from SOVIH‘ ]‘RADE pA('I" mmittees who have promised 10| qocreasing on Friday. . Seattle Saturday HPPEFESYIR .- THeARUIY . PRECIPITATION . Depali, from west, southbound | The Alaska Committee, in AN\ o (piy 24 hours ending 730 am. todef) @ 11 a, m. Saturday | nouneing completion of its propos- = i Baranof, from west, scheduled LONDON, Dec. 11—(P—The Brit- charged that development of : ”’(’: '“', ¥ “',"f,“:‘," i : S itRhaind Bokday ish Board of Trade announced to-|the American North is bemg re-|q Juig 1 2 i '.;',.'L’ s pr il day that agreement had been tarded criefly by two factors, poor o m“ ; o g CAPT TELQU reached on @il the main points of | transportation and the attitude of ¢ 1] o )',"_ll : o 2 ] Clark. V. a British-Sovipt trade pact. now|the Department of Interior’s Bureau o puv 1. 3281 inehen . o . cer-in-Charge of the Juneau office, urder discussion in Mosco of Indian Affairs Alaska Communications. System, U, J. Harold Wilson, British Board | wry. Bureau of Indian Atfut ,;' B AP TR S. Army Signal Corps, is scheduled f Trade President who returned |y, .jned 1o lock ““ g Denali. He expects to be absent borted to Prime Minister Attlee | yavion the Committee saic for a week while inspecting ACS tcday on the negotiations. He is e s 5 facilities at Ketchikan, During his expected to make a statement in| MEMOR'A[ l'BRARv absence, Master Sergeant Malcolm the House of Commons later CHRISTMAS BAP | Morrison will be in charge at' Tass, the Soviet news ugency AT LUTHERAN CHURCH FUND Bv K|WA" | Juneau. reperted earlier today that agree-| - I | : - ment had been reached on all main| On Sunday, December 21, at NEWS tiful Alaska cotton picture. {that own plots in the graveyard| POLICE COURT points. | Service of The Sacraments xln‘ The Kiwanis Club, at a meeting A large crowd turned out for the \plan to landscape next spring | - British experts in Moscow will {rite of baptism' of children williof the Board of mu;(-nu\ last eve- meeting, at which there were re-! Guests at today’s meeting w«-w: Lawrence Dick and Percy Hunt- work out the details of the pact be administered ning, voted to make a gift of $500 freshments and a social hour. The |R. J. Stamm of the Juneau Spruce jer were arrested by City Police under the direction of Sir Maurice ‘This will be at the regular 11;to the Juneau Memorial Library 'szhles were u,m-acn\'c]y decorated | Corporation and Don Bachem and /last night and charged with fight- | Peterson, Britain’s Ambassador to|o'clock “.,,q,m service and those, | Fund, with centerpieces , of evergreen [Ed C. Lu(m[. Jr. of Port Chilkoot.|ing and being drunk and dis- the USSR {ether than ones » | N ey Was raise r and candles. i FROM ANCHORAGE A. Holzheimer today imposed a $50 FROM WHITEHORSE }Lmumenh who destre to have|ated in the awarding of & Ply- 5 i A f—— {fine on Dick but held up Hunt- - - {children baptized at this time mcuth car. The directors passed a ‘ SEATTLE VISITOR | Louise Leitner and Alton H.'er's trial until tomorrow. Susan My and Mre. Larry E. Hynes of |should contact Pastor Hillerman |resolution thanking the people of John D. Cole of Seattle is stop- Howe of Anchorage are registered Young was fined $50 on a drunk Whitehorse are staying at the by Tuesday, December 16, at thesJunesu for their generous coopera- Baranof charge. Baranof Hotel, latest |ton in this campaign. y Jph»g at the Baranof Hotel at the i