The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ———————— VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,894 == JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1948 TRUMAN URGES STATEHOOD Damage Increasmg In Fairbanks Area CHENA RIVER RISING: NEAR RECORD NOW Many Reside?s Are Driv-| en from Homes-Base- | ments Are Flooded FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 21— P—Increasing numbers of Fair-| banks residents were driven from | their homes late yesterday as the| Chena River rose to only two Ieet‘ below its highest mark in history. | Water poured into the basements | and first floors of many homes, | && boosting property damage. Fflm-[ % ilies in one-fourth of the city's| area quit their homes. The village of Nenana, 50 miles | south of Fairbanks on the Tan-| ana River, which is fed by the| Chena, was hit still harder. Water | averaged four feet deep in the vil- | lage of 300. The water was up | to the first floor windows of the| local school house and lapped at | the roofs of houses close to the river. | The City Health Department | here warned of pollution and ad- vised all residents to boil all drink- ing water. Army rubber rafts| were pressed jnto seryiee moving ! stranded householders. Troops of Ladd Field were dik-| ing one end of the field where the | | \ 3'“ how ey deen yad aud | ~Y° lmericy n possidl nol[bzun or yery diddle our iaar’ r’shoe remel river was gnawing away at the runway area. ive g5 mmuck derwear or sc‘oa\d shoes these ci 0 e ace reyrly 2y reslds i fid;:m:'% arem(mn( 'tcomu’oxleoo) or Lack mmh 291548 Alaskans Thanked for Relief ! Do Feople of cAlaska! W ,‘,\‘ Jod'_y %'C::utm Skip”has arcwed su:hc how all ?lr cInMct cu! shoes were collecled tn :d(ccl fl wholc inall Me cbdrus st adina, T L ug me *® lm £nms or nn~ not even were Dabes 2 urgwiun mw& e GZNWM L daMt witenewer i &5 mn %a".z"';f ;d I‘q‘:’mrh‘ s ‘w. ‘ nrs ll hdc % Jm Ei “’:‘S Jm-:’ e ?[m bmn for ?«l, yours s Yy S & This nagd evnrassine thonks of German children wos brought back from Germany by Ralph A. Bartholomew, Alaska’s representative on the Northwest committee which accompanied the distribution of the Christmas relief shipload of food in Germany and Austria. contributed thousands of dellars toward the relief shlp Alaskans BATTLE AT JERUSALEM NEARS END Two youngsters with rowboats reported they made $30 ferrying people about the floaded secticus of the city. The Chena was still rising at 7 p. m. at the rate of a half an| inch an hour. The flood was the most serious since 1937 when the | water reached 13 feet, two inches above normal stage. The water now | is 13 ieet above the level of the| ice in the river before the break- | up 10 days ago. | The Washington Merry - Go- Round, By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Per Cent of Walled City Captured (By The Associated Press) | The violent battle for the old | walled city of Jerusalem appeared {about ended today, with the Arabs ASHINGTON — It will be in-_m_ea_ teresting to see what the Senate| does about the seating of William Feazel, appointed to the vacancy left by the late Senator Overton of Louisiana by Governor Earl Long. Two aspects of Mr. Feazel's career are interesting. One is the large amount of cash he contri- buted to Governor Long's campaign. Second is a grand jury proceeding held by Attorney General John Rogge in 1939 showing that Feazel was involved in a big gas deal with Governor Dick Leche, who served a jail term in connection with another matter. Louisiana politicos say that Mr. Feazel was by all odds the largest contributor to Goy. Long’s cam- paign—donated over $200,000. Louis- iana, incidentally, isn't bothered about limits to state campaign con- tributions. In the past, the Senate has been cranky about large amounts of money influencing Senatorial elections. Senator Smith of Illin- ois was denied a seat when his campaign contributions went over $100,000. Senator Lorimer of Illin- ois was not seated for the same reason. Senator Lorimer of Illin- ois was not seated for the same rea-| son. Senator Newberry of Michi- gan finally resigned from the Sen- ate while his colleagues were prob- ing his large campaign gifts, and Senator Vare of Pennsylvania was denied his seat when his gifts ran around $200,000. All these were Republicans. Now comes a Democrat who was not running for office, but helped handsomely to put a governor in office. Then that governor turns around and puts his chief monetary benefactor in the Senate. A Re- (Continued on Page Four) Jews in Tel Aviv expressed in- creasing fears. Rabbis ordered prayers for Jerusalem. The British-trained Arab Legion | of Trans-Jordan hurled armored last Jewish strongholds in the, Holy City. Haganah and Irgun Zvai Leumi troops were driven back to a thin line of defense along the west side of the Jewish quarters. They hol- ed up for a last stand in the Ben Yaacov of Hurva Synagogue, after the Arabs captured the Tiferet Is- rael Synagogue, Jerusalem’s tall- est structure, to the east. The loss of Jerusalem would be | a serious blow to the Jews. De-! fense forces were estimated by the able chunk of the Army of Israel, 90,000 Jewish civilians are in the city, which stands as a great road ! block on the main Arab east-west | and north-south supply lines. Jewish planes avtacked the Arabs in the Gaza Coastal area south of Tel Aviv and at Shu’fat, north of Jerusalem. Egyptian planes raid- ed Tel Aviv four times yesterday and the Jews indignantly said four British Spitfire fighters flew over the capital during one of the at- tacks. The Jews bombed Samakh, south of the Sea of Galilee, yester- day. AT (.5 S McCORMICK LEAVES John McCormick, Territorial Di- rector of Selective Service, left here via PAA yesterday afternoon to attend a national conference of selective Service Directors Washington, D. C. claiming 80 percent of the sacred| Arabs to number 8,000, a consider- | estimated at about 50,000. Besides, | RELEASE40 AMERICANS 15 DEMAND ‘Arabs Are Clalmmg Elghiy U. 5. Citizens Taken Off| Ur Sh|p at Beirut-Warn- ing ls Issued WASHINGTON, May 21.—P— The United States demanded today | that the Lebanese government re- lease 40 American citizens taken off iCarp at Beirut. | The State Department announced that the U. 8. Minister to Le- {banon, Lowell Pinkerton, was in- ,struz.led to submit the demand. | The Department announced at {the same time that American dip- Arab countries, including Leban- on have been instructed to ad- !vise these governments that the IUmted States would “view ser-| | lously” any discrimination against | American citizens kecause of race, jcolor or creed. | The greup removeu from the Ma- |rine carp was between 19 and 55 |and the Lebanese authorities took i‘h" stand they might bear arms |for the new Jewish state of Is- {rael. The Marine Carp was en- jroute to Palestine. The American citizens, together with 29 persons of other nation- alities, were interned in former | French barracks at Baker, Leban- jon. STEAMER MO\ MOVEMENTS Freighter Square Sinnet, Seattle, due about noon Saturday. Alaska, from Seattle, due Mon- day. Northern Voyager scheduled {sail from Seattle today. to Seattle tomorrow. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver tomorrow. Aleutian scheduled southbound late Sunday or early Monday. e S CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT The Juneau City Council will hold its regular meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the City Council |Chambers. Many important mat- «4n ters are to be brought up for du-'pemm are cordially invited to at- cussion, the American steampship Marine | from Baranof scheduled to sail from | WEATHER FREAKISH IN Liberal Sprinkling, with| Warm Weather, Hits Over Wide Section (By The Associated Press) ‘ A clotdburst, flash floods, toma- | |do funnel, and a wave of warm| }weurher gave Pacific Northwest resi- | |dents a liveral sprinkling of the | “unusual” yesterday The good part—the warm wnathcr‘ | —will be repeated today, the Weather Bureau said. While many Oregon and Wnsh»: ‘ingtun cities racked up new high| temperatures for the year, central| Washington was experiencing some | of Mother Nature’s freaks. A sudden cloudburst at Rock Is- | land: sent a stream of water over a | 500-foot cliff and buried the Great | | Northern Railroad tracks and State | Highway No. 10 under 15 feet of | mud and rocks. Yakima Valley residents watched | for 20 minutes as a tornado funnel spun harmlessly overhead. Both the highway and railroad tracks were cleared for traffic late | last night, spokesmen said. | ‘Weather .Bureau officials said the | Yakima tornado was the first ever | observed in the valley. The bottom |of the funnel never came closer to | the ground, than 2,500 feet. The pilot #)d first officer of a\ Northwest Air Lines plnnefcupt‘ Kenneth Brinnan and First Offi-| [cer Bill Roth—said they had tol alter course to go around the funnel Portland was the Notthwest's “hot” spot with a 78-degree read-| |ing. Yakima and Omak headed the; | Washington list with 77's. i e Coal Operators ge Lewis Io% Resume Talks WASHINGTON, May 21—#—| Soft coal operators have lhw\m‘ open the door for a resumption | of contract talks with John L. Lewis. But those behind the op- erators’ move include the Southern Producers’ Association which the| mine leader scorned before. The operators have written Lewis a let- | ter urging the resumption of the wage conference which broke up in strength and artillery against the‘loxratw representatives in all the|its early stages Wednesday in a row over the Southern Producers’ | Association. Lewis has made no immediate reply to the operators. But he is to meet with the International/ Executive Board of the UI)llLd‘ Mine Workers Union. The union’s 200 man policy committee has re- turned home. The present one-year working contract between the operators and | the U-M-W is scheduled to expire June 30. Lewis says he has not yet presented his contract de-| !mands to the operators and does | not care to discuss them before- hand. However, Lewis has made it| evident he plans to fight to con-| tinue the ten-cents-a-ton royalty paid into the Union’s welfare and | pension fund—or to raise the roy-| alty payment. RN A L O ALASKA COASTALTO | SHOW 5TH REFRESHER PICS TONIGHT AT 1; The Alaska Coastal Airways will; show the fifth in the 10 series of flight refresher pictures tonight at| 7 o'clock in the Juneau High Schooli» Study Hall. 1 This series is on “Instrument flight control relating to altitude ;analysis of maneuvers and weather control during instrument flight.” All student pilots and Alaska| Coastal and any other interested | tend. NORTHWEST | misrepresented the facts. |ing canned | panies. | Bartlett of Alaska would extend | | to include in any legislation a pro- |ings on the GOVERNOR IS OFF IN SHIP CASE President, Maska Steam- ship, Takes Sharp Is- sue with Gruening WASHINGTON, May 21.—(M— Gilbert W. Skinner, President of the Alaskan Steamship Company, denied yesterday that he dictated Alaskan freight rates [ He told a House Merchant Ma- rine Subcommittee that Governor Err Gruening of Alaska had Gruening had testified mm! Skinner was interested in a salmon | packing company and fixed rates that gave lower charges for bring- | salmon south and for cannery supplies going north from | Seattle than for consumer goodsi for Alaskans. He urged the rates be equalized. Skinner said he owned three per- cent of the stock of the Alaska Pacific Salmon Company which produced four percent of the Alaska almon pack. “My share of our pack,” he said, “amounted last year to 180 tons. It we accepted Governor Gruen-| ing's suggestion and raised the sal- | mon rates south,” say even $1 a| ton, I would have to pay an addi- tional $180 while I would receive | |an additional $140,000 on the 140,- i Dewey, Stassen Meel Gov. Themas Dewey of New York shakes hands with Ex-Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota as they meet in a Portland, Ore., radio broad- casting station minutes before they went on the air in a nationwide broadcast. #® Photo, Father of Mlssmg Seaman 000 tons of salmon my company | transported. I would gain by such| an increase. | That Salt Issue | Skinner said Gruening in tell- ing the committee that canuery | salt was carried north at $12 a ton | as compared to $23.00 a ton for table salt, again had gotten his/| facts mixed i He said cannery salt is an en-| tirely different product from table| |salt and that it is shipped in| large lots while table salt is ship- ped a few bags at a time. Gruening told -the committee that the present Merchant Mariue‘ operating in Alaska is not worthy of the name. He said the Alaska Steamship Company has only four vessels of its own “of ancient vin'- :tage” while its subsidiary, the| Northland Transportation Company has no ships of its own “and at present bears a close approxima- |tion of the well known figment— the Swiss Navy.” Gruening urged that companies be compelled to con-| | solidate. He said the Alaska| Transportation Company has three | the two | ships. | Committee At Work 1 The committee is considering | | legislation to extend the service | wkhch expires June 30. One mea- sure introduced by Rep. Tollefson | (R-Wash) would extend the ser-| vice until December 31, 1949. It is favored by the steamship com- Another measure by Delegate| the service until December 31, 1953. Gruening urged the committee | vision that will permit continua- tion of the Alaska Freight Express| Corporation barge service to the ‘Territory. “We are very much concerned,” “ he testified, “that the legmaunn favored by the shipowners will be pexverted through faulty adminis | | tration and destroy that new ser-| vice which gave us lower rates. | “It is the most hopeful fact and condition in our mari- time condition. It is pretty plain| that the existing carriers hope that barge competition can be eliminat- ed.” The committee concluded hear- extension but will delay further consideration until next week. e e POLICE COURT NEWS Bill Weir was fined $24 today by City Magistrate William Holz- heimer for driving 32 miles per| hour on Willoughby Avenue yester day. Harry Black was fined $25 on a drunk charge. BIG VOTE | Neither Dewey Nor Stassen proposals, | ® Mot Is Coming o Juneau To Join Search for His Son A Naval at the| tonight | Sed Making Claims at End of Hot Campaign PORLAND, May 21.—(® Thcmay E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen came ‘to an end of the| Oregon political trail today in their' race for Oregon’s Republican Pres- | idential favor It was a photo finish to a fur- | fous and sometimes acrimonfous three weeks of campaigning. Neither the New Yorker nor Minnesotan was bold enough claim victory in advance of day’s voting. Overcast, but generally favorable weather was in prospect throughout | the state. As a consequence, a record turn- out was indicated. Republican reg- istration was at an all-time high of 322,490, of which 65 or 70 cent were expected to cast ballots before poll closing time at 8 p. m. D s | SEATTLE, May 21 P Sard Point Naval Station | carrying a Philadelphia prentice seaman aboard the cruiser Astoria, set out on a climb \)l IN ORE N‘!fl return and the vessel | at anchor 24 hours while ‘The father, Ralph E. Mott the etary of Navy for Navy immediately dispatched him on its fastest N.AT, flight to Mof- He will take Point for Alaska | Air transport will land \L.,uml for Alaska to search for his EXPECTED = | The son, Ralph H. Mott, an ap- | Mount Juneau May 16. He failed less search was conducted transportation to Alaska. The fett Pield, Calif, am. off from tomorrow Gov at days, seach the missing For the past four 1as been held up for sailor because of weather con- ditions. There has been fog over Mt. Juneau, snow has fallen |several slides have occurred scon as conditions are better, searchers will resume the hunt. At ANCHORAGE WILL HAVE $2-MILLION BOND ELECTION ANCHORAGE, proposed bond issue of jior construction of a school building will go the | to to- M‘u 21— 50,000 | new made before the ® o 0 v o ¢ v 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for Z4-hour period ending 7:30 th's morning In Juneau— Maximum, 46; minimum, 42. At Airport— minimum, 41 FOREUCAS (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with occasional rain Saturday. Little change in temperature. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending /:30 a.m. today T Juneau — 149 inches; since May 1, 415 inches; since July 1, 85.59 inches, At Aorport — 131 inch since May 1, 258 inches since July 1, 5123 inches. ® o 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 000 total of bond issues up for ap- |proval at a special election The City Council decided Wed- | nesday night to place the new | propesal on the ballot. The elec~ . . Maximum, 46; 8 to post of an to give the school distriet the required 20 election time y notice ‘sl UUL,000 bond issue for water system from Ship Creek Anchorage and $150,000 additional| |to the $500,000 approved earlier for a dial phone system. - HEINTZLEMAN RETURNS B. Frank Heintzleman, e est Service Chief in Alaska, return- e |ed here via PAA yesterday from a e two months trip’ in the States on e Forest Service business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o o 1 |ti\ll | stayed | iruit- | asked | swift | Sand | 8| and | As the | voters June 15, boosting to $2,500,- tion date was changed from June | Also on the special ballot are a| a gravity | to| U. &. For-| PRICE TEN CENTS FOR ALASKA FIVE-POINT PROGRAM FOR NORTHLAND President Sends Message to Congress on Statehood -Gives His Reasons WASHINGTON, May 21.—(P— President Truman today sent to | Congress a five-point program for the development of Alaska with | a request that it be admitted to statehood “at the earliest possible date.” P Asserting that Alaska has had | Territorial government for more |than 35 years, Mr. Truman said | that it has had “a sufficient per- iod of preparation for its admis- sion as a State.” The program, in addition to ask- mg for Congressional action on statehood, calls for: 1. Improving the transportation system } 2. Construction of housing and | community facilities. | | 3. Lands for natives. 4. Encouragement for Innd set- tlement. The President asserted it is in | the interest of the United States | to assist in developing Alaska's known. resources of foad, timbey {and minerals and “to help opan economic opportunities on a sound ;long term basis.” He said his recommendations | would contribute to that program | for a territory of 94,000 people {and with a population still grow- ing. He urged Congress to enact legislation providing for statehood, noting that the House Committee on Public Lands “has unanimously recommended such legislation.” -eo DEAN GOODWIN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT - OF JUNIOR C. OF C. Dean Goadwm. wellknown local |air pilot, was elected President of the newly-formed organization to be known as the Jjuneau Junior Cham- | ber of Commerce today noon at the weekly meeting in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. John Quillico was elected First | Vice-President; Second Vice-Presi- |dent is Darrell Naish; Secretary, {Irene Moore; Treasurer, Warren Houston. Mrs, Moore was instructed by the | new president to write the National |Junior Chamber of Commerce for |the charter and the organization hopes to be initiated into the Na- | tional Junior C. of C. by the end |of June. | A request was made to those at- tending the meeting for dues and 34 persons attending paid the re- quired deposit in order to receive | the charter. Among the 34 were six of Juneau's business and profes- | sional women. Next week the new officers will take over the meeting and several business matters will be discussed. | Anyone wishing to join are request- ed to be prebent at that tlme - » Grady Nominated To Be Ambassador WASHING~ON, May 21.—#— | President Truman has named Hen- |ty P. Grady, now ambassador to | India, to be the new United States | ambassador to Greece. He will cceed Lincoln McVeagh, who be- came Ambassador to Portuga! sev- eral months ago. - .. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, May 21.—(#—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 4%, American can 88% Anacenda 40%, Curtiss- anm 7%, International Harvester 96%, Kennecolt 57%, New York | Central 17%, Northern Pacific 26%, ‘U. S. Steel 9%, Pound $4.03%. | Sales today were 2,670,000 shares | Averages today are as follows: | industrials 18978, ralls 61.48, utile |ities 35.72.