The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,881 = oo —— ] UNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948 ‘\1[ ‘“MBER ASSOCIATED PRl;SS PRICE TEN CENTS Senate Passes Bill For Big Combat Air Force New Siamps WI" Be Issued RAIL HEADS |Alaska Republicans May ARE CALLED, CONFERENCE White House Making Ef-| forts to Head Off Strike WASHINGTON, May 6.—®— | | i The White House today called a| conference of Railroad Brother- hood chiefs for tomorrow to try to head off the threatened rail- road strike. Dr. John R. Steelman, Presi- dential assistant and labor expert, telephoned the heads of three un- ions which have called a strike for next Tuesday. He asked them to meet with him at 10:00 a. m. tomorrow (7 a. m. PST). Presidential Press Secretary C. G. Ross, who made the announce- ment, was asked if any definite proposal would be presented to the Brotherhood leaders. “I can’'t say any more than 1 have,” Ross replied. The Brotherhood leaders are Al- vanley Johnston of the Locomo- tive Engineers, David B. Robertson of the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and A. J. Glover of the Switchmen'’s Union. Johnston, who was in 'Cleveland today, said he would leave Washington tonight. already here. — e e— STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, May 6.—(#—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock. todey i 2%, Amenrican Can 88%, Anaconda 37, Curtiss-| Wright 7%, International Harvest. er 95%, Kennecott 54'4, New York Central 16, Northern Pacitic 24%, U. S. Steel 75'2, Pound $4.03%i. Sales today were 1,310,000 shares. Averages today are as folows: industrials 181.65, rails 5895, util- ities 34.34. ——————— REILLY RITES FRIDAY Last rites for Mary Reilly, age 82, who passed away at St. Ann's Hospital April 28, will be held at the Catholic Church of Nativity tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The Rev. Robert Whélen will read the Requiem Mass. Interment will be in the Ever- green Cemetery The Washmgion Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, by ’l)'he Bell Syndicate, Inc. ASHINGTON Despite the many slaps Argentina gave the United States at the Bogota con- ference, Gen. Humberto Sosa Mo- lina, Argentine War Minister, is coming to Washington to discuss details of an agreement by which Argentine armament plants would be licensed by the United States to manufacture a number of the latest American weapons. Sosa Molina is coming on the|e o joint invitation of the National Defense and State Departments. Accompanying him are Gen. Man- uel Savio, director of Argentine arms factories; Gen. Felix Urdipil- leta, former Minister of the Inter- for, and various other high-rank- | ing officers. Conclusion of this deal will mean that, for all . practical purposes, Juan D. Peron’s fascist Argentina has supplanted Brazil as our chief South American ally. It will also be a triumph for pleasant, per- sistent Gen. Carlos von der Becke, former Argentine Chief of Staff, who has spent almost two years selling Washington officials on the plan. Von der Becke first arrived in Washington in June, 1946, and laid the arms-licensing proposal before Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ike gave him no encouragement, al- though there was much favorable sentiment and attempted pressure on lower levels of the War Depart- ment. Now Secretary of State Marshall, who always throught well of the idea has become convinced that it should be put into practice, and (Continued on Page Four) for|to avoid damage claims and Robertson is | prevent jamming of terminal yards. | ! 'would “try to maintain operations as } i | 1 i 1John Westman, Clarence Hart, Ed- Send Two Delegations fo Phlladelphla Convention FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 6.—® ——The possibility that Alaska may send two delegations to bid for recognition the National Re- publican Convention at Philadel- | phia June 21 was raised today as | & result of a second call for Terri- torial convention. The standing party split was D: widened by the announcement | that Elton Engstrom, Juneau chair- | man of the Territorial Republican | Central Committee, had issued a | convention call for.May 18 at Sit- ka. Earlier, LAY-OFF Rail Systefm; Preparing for Strike Next Tuesday- | Embargoes Announced (By The Associated Press) The nation’s railroads today be- gan posting lay-off notices in preparation for Tuesday's strikel Some roads announced embargoes. | Sig Brealie, secretary of the Fourth Division Republican Club, had issued a call for a convention the first week in June lat Mount McKinley National Park: on behalf of “rank and file Re-| ,publuam of Alaska.” Commenting on Engstrom™ caii, | \(aunce Johnson, Divisional par-! Under their contracts the in-|y leader and a member of the dividual roads are required to give | A"‘*k“ House, conter: “it's the anywhere from five days to 48, 5%Me¢ old run-around. hours notice of impending lay-| As long ago as February, the offs. ‘rnnk and file of Republicans asked‘ Meantime the roads began other ‘D 2 resolution for a convention | preparations for the strike through\ca” with at least 30 days notice,” embargoing food and atfmal ship- ,he said. “The Central Committee ments. This is being done both ccnsistently refused so we were| to | obliged to call the convention in| {order to give full representation ti] for all meuioers of our party.” Johnson said Engstrom’s conven- The Pennsylvania announced would shut down its entire system | {and not attempt to operate trains, ;tmn call provides for less than two The Pennsylvania announced it | week’s notice. He said this,would Inot give enough time to arrange The Louis- i delegations and transportation | ville and Nashville, the Missouri,|rom all parts of the Territory. |Kansas and Texas, the Missouril If two delegations are sent to Paciiic and the St. Louls-Sah Fran-,( the, National Oonveition, i one placed their embargo for recognized by that kody will con- | trol party machinery in the Terri- ; tory H i normally as possible.” 26 PASSENGERS ARE NEUTRAL MAYOR FLOWN HERE BY PAA, - APPOINTED, UN, 12 ARE FLOWN OUT| FOR JERUSALEM Twenty-six persons arrived and‘} NEW YORK, May 6.—(#— The 22 were flown out on Pan Ameri-, United Nations special Palestine can flights yesterday as follows.' Assembly voted today for appoint- | From Seattle: Harold Gronroos,|ment of a neutral commissioner Lo\ act as Mayor of Jerusalem with- ward Lane, Bob McKay, Allen;flut pelice powers. Wasvig, J. B. O'Neil. The assembly thus overrode| Charles Webster, Clyde Roberts, French, Russian and other pro-| Robert Morrison, James Speinoer,{lesls that the commissioner would Fred Richardson, James Mackey, | be powerless to preserve order or John Long. Jack O'Malley, Wayne Grant, I. Sedke Jensen. stentions. George Warren, Ole Bakke, Char-! The U. N. Security Council les Willlams, Harry Lofgren, G.imeanwlule received a report from Gowen, Rose Thompson, Geraldine | the French-Belgian-American con- Thompson. sular truce commission in Pales- To Seattle: tine saying it had no evidence that Dessa Dodd and child, Herbert | Eiewe, Ethel Jessup, A. H. God- dard, Josephine - Goddard, Mae Bates, Kay Reed, Kenton Reed, Bill Reed, George Kelez, Oscar! Storm. To Annette: Bill Hughes, wm- iam Potts, Hazel Coulter, Jerry Tallman, Arnold Olson, Edward Wilson, Archie Anabelle, Roy Palm- | er and Eugene Heath. *® tive functions. The vote was 35 to 2, with ab- Ernest M. Lussies, Christian, | Mrs. David Nicholls, | the Holy Land 39 AREFLOWN BY ALASKA COASTAL, WEDNESDAY TRIPS Twenty-six pessenaers were flown jout and 13 arrived with Alaska | Coastal as follows: From Tulsequah: L. St. Laurent !and E. Dennett, From Hoonah: Mary Carteei. From Wrangell: Karl Aho. From Hawk Inlet: F. J. Parsons. From Sitka: R. A. Littlefield, Or- ville Paxton, W. J. Swift and Henry Heins. From Tenakee: Gus Jordan To Hawk Inlet:"Mr. ‘and Mrs. J. H. Parliament, and F. J. Parsons. To Hoonah: George Linn and | Alice Hindman To Pelican: William Triggs, Gor- don Hall and Betty Hall. | To Funter Bay' Mrs. Hargraves. To Chatham: Martin Ebona. To Sitka: Dorothy Farrell, Emil Hietolon, Gus Gissberg. To Tulsequah: Nick Jamick. To Petersburg: Ray Hagerup, Fred Whiteside, J. Morris, Earl Cox. To Tyee: D. McDaniels. ———,————— BUSINESS MEN MEETING WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-hour period ending 7:30 this morning In Juneau— Maximum, 55; minimum, 36. At Airport— Maximum, 55; minimum, 32. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with lowest temper- ature tonight near 35 and highest tomorrow near 55: PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau. city— Trace; since May ,1, .04 inches; since July 1, 8148 inches. At the Airport— Trace; since May 1, .07 inches; since July 1, 48.72 inches. e o o 0 0 e o o o STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska, from Seattle, due Mon- day morning. The newly formed group of young Juneau businessmen will meet at| noon tomorrow in the Baranof Ho- | Baranof scheduled to sail from|tel Gold Room to discuss ruture' Seattle Saturday. plans for organization. All inter- Aleutian, from west, southbound |ested persons are invited to at- 13 DRIFTING WITH ICE ON BRISTOL BAY Coast Guarrdiaa, Aircraft Answer Distress Calls From Toofsie \ SEATTLE, May 6.—(®— Thirteen | persons drifted with the ice today in the leaking fishing boat Tootsie, 30 miles north of Port Heiden, Alaska, the Coast Guard reported. The distressed vessel's call, pick- ed up by the cutter Bittersweet, said the ship was “taking some water aft.” The Bittersweet set out immed- iately from Cold Bay, near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Port Heiden is midway up the west side of the Peninsula The Coast Guard said the cutter wotild reach! the 119-foot Tootsie about 10 p. m. (PST) tonight. A PBY and B-17 planes were to take off at dawn today from Ko- | diak and Fort Randle, weather per-; mitting, the Coast Guard said. The ship’s radiced message said | ice last| it became stuck in the night while going from Port Moller to Nushagak. Its supply of fresh water also is running low, the mes- sage reported. The Coast Guard could give no details as to identities of the 13 men aboard the vessel, nor the name of its owner. AID DISPATCHED KODIAK, Alaska, May 6—P— A Coast Guard cutter and two mili- tary aircraft sped today to the assistance cf the 13-m#h crew of ‘a converted fisharg industry vessel which crashed into ice floes north of the Alaska Peninsula last night. The boat, the Tootsie, reported it was drifting with the ice. It | was reported to be a wartime LCT, | converted into a power scow for fishing operations. A Coast Guard PBY and a B-17 flew today to the area, 30 miles north of Port Heiden. L. M.-CARRIGAN IS DEAD IN SEATTLE L. M. Carrigan, 76, one of Alaska’s | best known oldtimer traveling men, passed away in' Providence Hospit- al, had teen a patient for only 10 days. 1canv on other major administra-|Funeral services will be held tomor- | |row at the Evans Funeral Home| and interment will be in Seattle. Survivers are his widow Laurah, and his son Roy, of Juneau, who had been at the bedside of his fa-| ther since leaving here March 15. Carrigan was for years the popu- lar representative of Armours in the |outside Arab armies had invaded !Alaska Territory, resigning about | '10 years ago and taking over other lines. His last call on the Alaska trade was about four years ago and since then made his home in Seattle retiring from the brokerage business. (CRUISER ASTORIA DUE NEXT TUESDAY, The U. 8. 8. Astoria, cruiser, is scheduled to arrive in Juneau late the afternoon of Tuesday, May 11, with approximately 1100 men aboard. The Commanding Officer Capt. William L. Hoffheins Jr., an- nounces in a communication that the ship will .remain here for four days, leaving the morning of May 15. There are several programs now underway for the entertainment of the men, It was originally stated the Pas-| to| adena was the cruiser coming Juneau. - PUCKETT LEAVES Powell M. Puckett, Regional Ad- ministrator of the Bureau of Land Management for Alaska, left here via PAA this afternoon for Wash- ington, D. C., where he will at- tend a Bureau conference. e FROM KETCHIKAN Howard M. Fowler from Ketchi- kan is in Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel. SITKA VISITOR Orville Paxton from Sitka is late Sunday or early Monday. tend this regular Friday luncheon. staying at the Baranof Hotel. Seattle, last Monday where he| SHIP CASE, GOING UP, CONGRESS Plans for Operafion of| | Steamers fo Alaska Ready for Action WASHINGTON, May 6—P— Legislation to extend the present plan for steamship operation to Alaska until December 31, 1949, was ready, today for Congress. Rep. Tollefson (R-Wash), mem- ber of the special House committee studying Alaskan transportation problems, said his resolution for the extension also would lay down the principle that it is the in- tention of Congress eventually to bring about resumption of pri- vate, competitive steamship service to the Territory. | He said the resolution says Con- gress wants this done to aid the| economy of the Te:ritory, increase the civilian population and to pre- pare the Territory for adequate na- tional defense. | The resolution, he said, would | provide that the Maritime Com- | mission may enter into agreement | with American Steamship Com- | panies to operate the service from | June 30, when the present plan: expires, with American ships clmrt-’ ered to them by the commission. | The companies may receive nnl‘ |more than 15 percent of the total| gperating revenue and 10 percent| {0f the revenue before taxes from; | the revenue of their own ships. Either the operators or the com-| misgion may terminate the axree- ment on 90 days notice. “Tolletson said the measurg ix a compromise reached after dis-] { cussion between the commission, | | operators and representatives of | Alaska, and that all had agreed | to it | ! e - (PRINCESS LOUISE INJUNEAU TODAY; | - TAKES FORTY- TWO, The Princess Louise docked in Juneau from Skagway at 8 o'clock this morning and sailed southward | two hours later with 42 passengers from Juneau as follows: i To Seattle: Mrs. Roy Clift and | |children, Miss Marion Tassell, | Peter B, Nickel and family, Will- iam Byrd and family, Chester Lee, W. C. Esswein, Charles Starrett, | Mrs. Eleanor Rowe and Mr. and Mrs. S. Hellenthal. To Vancouver: Frank L. Scott, | Mrs. Alice Geyser, Mrs. John Oust, | G. Dwyer, F. Povarchook, J. Thies- sen, H. Thiessen, L. Watkin, E. W. Dennett, L. St. Laurent, E. Turn- !bull and E. Lindsay. To Prince Rupert: | Gidd, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Nel-| ison, H. F. Knapp, R. J. Burrows, 0. C. Sanders, R. Shorts and D. H.| Dale. | Arriving ternoon with the Louise on her northbound trip were John Arm- strong, Frank Betts, Benjamin Nelson, William J. Beeson, Ernest Berryman, Earl Backman, Hedley Banter, Donald Berger, Eugene Chase, Harold Campbell, Albert Carlson, John Carmichael, Martin Eld, Frank Easom and George Furness. | Colin Giddings, Michael Heiss- wolf, Fred and Mollie Lynch, Edna Melvin, M. Martin, Malcolm Mac~ Donald, Thomas Milos, Ellen, Hen- | ‘r&em and Hendrick Osinga, Ray Parson, Lesley S. Smith, Alexander | Smith, Williams Soppit, Leonard Tremblay and Hal Lett. e | Mr. William | | POLICE COURT CHANGE | | It was announced today that City | Magistrate William A. Holzheim- Jer will conduct City Police Court at 2 p. m. daily in the City Coun-| cil Chambers instead of 11 a. m. as in the past, in the City Hall. S e DOYLE LEAVES James F. Doyle, Regional Coun- sel of the Bureau of Land Man- lfllemcnt left here on the Princess Louise to return to his office in lPoma.nd Ore. He was present {this week at public hearings on| ! military and naval land reserva- | | bachelor quart in Juneau Monday af-|" | building, | Family quarters, | tions. UNITED STATES INTERFAITH NCACTION PDSTABE The Four Chaplains Stamp (top), to be issued May 28 by the Post Office Department, will honor the heroic chaplains who sacrificed their lives in the sinking of lhe S. February, 1943, It will have as ship with the chaplains, George L. s central 8. Darchester in the North Atlantic, otif the sinking of the Fox, Clark V. Poling, John P. Washingten and Alexander D. Good, grouped above left to right. The stamp’s color wil be announced later, Lower photo shows the new Wiscensin statehood stamp which will be placed on sale May 29 at Madison, Wis. and scroll depicting an cutline map of the State, deslgn will be pnnh‘d in purple ink. Central design is that of the State Capitol Building The Wisconsin (International Photo) Mllllons Scheduled for Army, AirForceand ACS Projects in Northland WASHINGTON, May 6—(#— A bill to authorize $207,930,350 worth of Army and Air Force construction in this éountry and abroad was set for House debateand probably pas- sage today. | The Senate approved last year a similar bill providing for approxi- mately $250,000,000 to be spent on the same type of work. A conference between the House and Senate will be necessary to erating buildings, Operating ily | $77,944. Operating buildings, $46,000, + ACS Station between Haines and | Juneau, Alaska-—-$46,000. Bethel ACS Station, Alaska $30,000. Kodiak ACS Station, buildings $14,420. ACS Station, Alaska—Fam- quarters, operating buildings, ~Op- Nome Sitka ACS Station, Alaska—Op- work out differences between the €rating building, garage, $8,600. two if the House passes its bill as' expected. | Hawaii—Family General quarters, Hospital, bachelor New Tripler ‘quarters, $3,472,960. The House bill would authorize these projects in Alaska and H“‘jquarwrs, waii: Whittier, $5,332.277. Army Airfield, Mile banks, Alaska—Family barracks, $2,021,118. Ladd Field, Alaska—Family quart-| ers, bachelor quarte: barracks, hospital, $20,694,850. | Alaska—Port 26, Fair- quarters, Fert Richardson and Elmendorf Field, Alaska—Family quarters, s, barracks, storage and communication facilities, motor pool, school, $10,190,375. Adak Army Base and Airfield, Aleutian Islands—Family quarters, barracks, communications, $4,334,- 600. Army Airfield, Fort Yukon, Al- aska— Establishment of fighter field, bachelor quarters, barracks, mess hall, $4,160,950. Army Airfield, Nenar Operating facilities, barr 000. , Alaska— acks, $505,~ Adak ACS (Army Communica- tions Service) Station, Aleutian Islands—Family quarters, operating garages, $950,050. Anchorage ACS Station, family quarters, $514,410 Big Delta ACS Station, Family quarters, $57410 Ketchikan ACS Station, Alaska— Family quarters, operating build- ings, $114,160. Cathedral Bluff ACS Alaska—Family quarters, $56,160. Fort Randall ACS Station, Cold Bay, Alaska—Family quarters, $57,- Alaska— Alaska— Station, 1410. Juneau ACS Station, Alaska $56,160. Northway ACS Station, Family quarters, $56,160. Naknek ACS Station, Family quarters, operating ities, garage, $79,760. Skagway ACS Station, Alaska— Family quarters, operating build- ings, $107,750. Leng Point ACS Station, Alaska— | Alaska— facil- Alaska boats halibut several hundred other West Coast States, bia Fish |cents a and 18 cents for mar Unimak. Hickam Field, barracks, Air Force Hawali—Family $2,242,200. Secret Installations, facilities, Alaqku—ss 000,000, - FIRST HALIBUTER REACHES SEATTLE WITH 6COD CATCH SEATTLE, May 6.—(P—The Un- arrived yesterday with The Unimak started a parade of halibut boats that will be coming | into Seattle in the next few weeks, in year, halibut disagreement between vessel owners | and { contrast to the situation last when most of the Seattle fleet was tied up by a fishermen, Between 175 have Joined this year. and 200 Seattle the race for competing with boats from British Colum- | and Alaska The halibut was svid to the Wii: Products Company at pound for the mediums the chicks. Jal- skipper of the Rockness is -e ROGERS TO LEAVE Clifford Roger$, President of the ' | White was scheduled to leave here thu)scom grounds and property. afternoon for Whitehorse ——— been with Col. manager and Lt. of the Pass and Yukon Railroad, this week J. P. Johnson of here U. 8. Coast Guard. Alaska— | He has| conferring | general | the Alaska Railroad, Comdr. E. P. Chester, Jr., in Juneau and at the Baranof Ho- BILLIONS FOR FUND APPROVED Measure Now Goes Back to House for Enactment on Amendments | WASHINOTON Muy 6 — (P— Funds for an immediate start on building a 70-group combat air force won overwhelming Senate ap- proval today. The roll call vote was 74-2, Only Senator Taylor (D-Idaho) and Cain (R-Wash.) voted against it. The Senators passed $3,233,200,000 money bill as part of a program to increase military air power, The measure now goes back to the House for action on several Senate | amendments. That House previous- 'ly had voted 343-3 to expand the air forces and the Navy's air arm. Senate action came after Chair- man Bridges (R-N. H) of the ap- propriation committee singled out Soviet Russia as “Our only possible | opponent.” | He said Russia now is expanding and modernizing the Soviet Air | Forces and may have the Atomic »Bomb secret iu the next few years. 2700 RUSS SPIES ARE ~ NOWINUS WASH)NGTON. May 6P~ Rep. Mundt (R-SD) said today’ “2700 Russian spies came into this country last year under the guise ot diplomatic immunity.” Mundt said a bill he has drafted to hobble American Communists may help stop this flow. He made the statement before the House Rules Committee, Short- {ly after, the committee agreed to permit the House to consider the bill next week. Three Congressmen—Reps. Klein | (D-NY), Marcantonio (AL-NY), {and Isacson (AL-NY) opposed bringing the bill to the floor. They argued proper public hearings have not been held. Mundt predicted the bill will “go | whizzing through the House." He ‘added that ‘“prospects of passage {in the Senate now seem extremely | good.” Plane Missing Over Aflantic SHANNON, Eire, May 6 —{®— Plunes from both sides of the At- lantic are searching for a C-47 transport plane, with two men [ imak, first halibut boat to return|gnoard, more than 24 hours overdue to port since the season opened|at Shannon Airport, Eire, Saturday, 15,500 pounds of halibut, of which|oj Company, 2,000 pounds were small. The plane, owned by the Superior had taken off from | Gander, Newfoundland, and. is said [to have enough fuel to last only un- | til yesterday afternoon. | Airways control officials ~t Shan- on say the plane carried a rubber ratt and that there is a chance the | crew members may te picked up by | a passing ship. A i e GIRL SCOUT (AMP REPORTED ROBBED | Mrs. Ralph Rivers, camp chair- | man of the Juneau Girl Scouts, said |today that she and several mem- |bers of the Council visited the camp « |Sunday and were greatly disap- ipointed with existing ground and | Luilding conditions. { Rubbish, believed to have been lleft from hunting and fishing par- ties, was found throughout the grounds, and Mrs. Rivers said that )two mattresses belonging to the Scouts have been taken. It is requested that visitors exer- cise more consideration for the TACOMA RESIDENT HERE John Westman from Tacoma is tel.