The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 4, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EM]?IRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,905 ot L 4, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, }L‘\ FLOOD PERIL RISING IN PAC. NOHTHWEST President Is Now On Tour To Pacific Coast TRUMANTO | "Color Girl” for Festivities [LEWIS GETS MAKE TALKS FOR FUTURE Major Test of Popularity Will Be Ascertained on 18-State Trip By ERNEST B. VACCARO ABOARD THE TRUMAN TRAIN ENROUTE TO CHICAGO, June 4. —(M—An outwardly confident Pres- ident Truman rode westward to-| day for a major test of his pop- ularity on on 18-state “grass roots” speaking tour. He told correspondents as he boarded the 16-car special train at § Washington last night that “if felt better, I couldn’t stand it.” The train first paused briefly at| Pittsburgh for an operational stop. | Mr: Truman came to the rear ob-| servation platform. to greet Mayor | David L. Lawrence, National Dem- | ecratic Committeeman, and other officials. He did not address the crowd. +The White House tagged lhc‘ jowrney - as “non-political” but no! one' questioned its possible effect on the political future of the gray- | haired Missourian. His first major speech will be aL Chicago, at 6 pm. (PST) t.onlghtl Talk In Seattle Mr. Truman plans other major,| prepared talks, including one at| Seattle on June 10, at 1 p. m.| (PST) in Victory Square undcl, auspices of the Washington Sla!e‘ Press Club. Mrs. Truman and their daugh-| ter, Margaret, will join the Presxv‘ dent in Omaha. | ‘The devastating floods in the Northwest brought eleventh hour changes in the President’s schedule for the Pacific- Northwest to per- mit him to fly over the stricken| area. The President cancelled nlans‘ for a visit to the Hanford Atomic | Energy Project in Washington, State originally set for next Wed-| nesday. { Guest of Governor | On that date he will arrive ati Spokane, Wash., at 7:30 a. m.| (PST), and leave shortly after-, wards for an automobile mspecllon\ of the Grand Coulee power pro-' ject. Afterwards, he will drive to! Ephrata and reboard his train for| —| lConnnued on Page Eight) The Washington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, I;Lc’l‘he Bell Syndicat ASHINGTON—Chicago Dt’mo—| crats have bailed President Tru- man out of a near blunder on his visit to Chicago today: The White House staff had plan- ned to bring the President into Chicago at 3:30 p.m.—a time when the streets are not crowded. However, ex-mayor Ed Kelly, a past master at parades, reminded the White House that 4:30 was the time to arrive in Chicago. At that hour, people are on their way home and the President will appear to| have a crowd watching his arriv-! al—even if it’s only a lot of folks| MRS. KATHERINE WAINWRIGHT AUSTIN, of North Andover, Mass., widow of a Marine Corps airman, is shown with Midshipman Frederick L. Nelson, who named her color girl for the June Week ceremonies at the U. S. Naval Academy. Nelson, who hails from Petersburg, Alaska, is Commander of the top company of midshipmen in this year's graduating class. (International photo) Dracident Ic TWO ALASKANS IN President Is GRADUATING' CLASS - Planning Talk a7 favaL AcDEMY With Strikers .o, o o Two from Alaska are in toda graduating class at the U, 8. Naval| Academy here. They are Frederick Louis Nelson | s to Confer with Union Heads Regarding Boe- ing Plant Trouble of Pet tersburg and John Dickens SEATTLE, June 4.—(M— Presi- Clithero of Sitka. dent Truman will eonfer with the heads of the striking Aeronauti- cal Mechanics Union (Ind) regard- ing the Boeing Airplane Company | strike, the union said today. Union spokesmen said the meet- ing between Mr. Truman and Har- old J. Gibson, union president, was arranged by Governor Mon Wall- gren. It will be held in Seattle {during the President’s visit here) June 10. |shipman Nelsonn held the rank of At that time, the union reported, |Midshipman Lieutenant in the first petitioni prepared. by the union |group, Midshipman First Petty Offi- and circulated by business menCer in the second group and. Mid- who have been hard-hit by the |shibman Lieutenant in the final strike will be presented to the |8TOUP- Chief Executive requesting his aid| Midshipman John Dickens Clith- in a settlement. ero 21 is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Advised of the petition and con-Russel L. Cithero of Sitka. Before ference, President William M. Allen |Tecelving bis appointment to the of Boeing said he, too, would “be £ 4 peni delighted to hold a private confer- |large, Clithero attended Sitka High ence with President Truman at|SChool and Severn Prep School of any time he might suggest.” | Severna Park, Maryland. iy In the Brigade Organization, (Mldshxpman Clithero held the rank ‘of Midshipman Second, Petty Offi- jcer in the first and final groups and Midshipman Chief Petty Officer in ‘v.he second group Midshipman Frgen(k Louis Nel- Frederick Nelson of Petersburg,| Prior to his admission to the Naval Academy he attended Petersburg High School and Drews Prepara-' tory School of San Francisco. He was appointed to the Naval Acad- emy from Alaska at large. Academically, he stood in the first | half of his class for years of the course. During his recond class was awarded class numerals. TOP MILITARY OFFICIALS WILL COME Io JUNEAU any couucu IS ; MEETING TONIGHT ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 4—(® | the first three| year he | participated in company soccer and, In the Brigade Organization, Mid- | on their way to catch trains and|—alaska’s top military commanders ! The Juneau Clty Council will hold | busses. | HOUSING STILL BOTTLED UP Ninety more Congressmen are needed to sign the petition to get the Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill out of the Banking and Cur-| rency committee where it is now: bottled up. A few Southern Democrats have already signed in favor of housing | —but only a few. However, South- ern leaders indicate that pressure| from the voters at home is strong and that Southern Congressmen | will begin signing up en masse| soon. - They are beginning to re- alize that adequate housing is one| { (Continued on Page Four) | staniey | Theater will leave Fort Richardson tomorrow | jts regular meeting in the City | for a totr of highways, railroad and | council Chambers at 8 o'clock to- port facilities in Southeast Alaska | night. Several important matters are and Canada’s Yukon Territory. |togbe discussed. e The mspeulon party is headed by | ————— st of e v STOCK QUOTATIONS mander-m-chie[ of Armed Forc in the Territory, and. Maj. Gen.| L. Scott, Commanding | NEW YORK, June 4—#—Clos- General of the U. S. Atmy in Alaska.|ing quotation of Alaska Juneau They will be accompanied by Col.|mine stock today is , American James Barnett, Director of Logistics| Can 87', Anaconda 39%, Curtiss- in the Alaska Command, and Lt.! Wright 77 ; International Harvest- Col. George Pervier, Director of er 99, Kennecott 57'%, New York Supply. Central 15%, Northern Pacific 24, General Scott described it as a|U.S. Steel 79%, Pound $4.03%. routine inspection of supply lme Sales today were 1,100,000 shares. facilities upon which the Alaska! Averages today are as follows: must depend. Junean will be visited briefly. ities 35.15. | | C(OURT ORDER TOBARGAIN ‘Judge Goldsborough Tells Mine Head fo Act or Face Another Contempt Fine WASHINGTON, June 4. .Juhn L. Lewis was ordered today | to argain with the Southern Coal Producers’ Association or face an; other fine for contempt of court. } | TFederal Judge T. Alan Golds= | borough, who twice has fined Lewis |and his United Mine Workers for contempt, issued the order | Robert N. Denham, | Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, had asked Y.hltl Lewis be directed to enter contract | talks with the Association; headed by Joseph E. Moody. | The Judge said that it was ap- parent from the record that Lewis| | did not want to bargain with the! | l i | { | General Swollen River Perils Portland Buildings iSou(l\?ln | wanted to “destroy” it. He suggested that the Uulv.em |Mine Workers chief might desire | |to bring about the destruction of| the Southern Association it is harder to deal with" a single | unit than with representatives of | the 14 smaller associaitions through \Lhe aoulh which “make up the assoc! 'cenaiulv it} | unreasonable in ‘lhh present case for the union to| ‘we’'re entitled to one repre- | ‘SDHL{!UVE for 99 units and the ) Southern, Association is not entitled | to one representative for 14 asso- ‘cAanous he continued. LEWIS CONSENTS WASHINGTON, June 44‘“— John L. Lewis today bowed to Federal Court order directing him |to bargain over a contract with | the Southern Coal Producers Asso- | ciation. \ The United Mine Workers chief announced through his attorneys son 23, is the son of Mr. and Mrs., that he would be ready to resume today that the proposed $533,000,- | contract talks with coal operato \mcludmg the Southern group, to- | morrow afternoon. i 20 ARRIVE WITH ALASKA COASTAL | | Alaska Coastal flights yesterday jarrived with 20 and left with 21 pas- sengers for Juneau as follows From Petersturg: Lester Green.| From Wrangell: Horace Pope. From Ketchikan: W. E. Hixson From Taku Lodge: Ruth Krein, Betty Carson, Ross Mill and wife From Funter Bay: Ned Albright From Pelican: Mrs. R. D. Cammon From Hoonah: Violet Dalton, Susie Broulette and ‘Mrs. P. Ganty From Haines: Larry Lindstrom and Jack Gucker. From Skagway: Percy Reynolds, Mrs. P. Alexander and M. W. Reed From Sitka: V. Thomas, Pete Brown and Rebecca Jones. To Sitka: Walter Jewell, Jack| Morgan, Mrs. M. Morgan, Connie| Morgan, Mrs. Robert Stutte and son Bobby, Phyllis Gow, Wesley Wil- liams, Kate Smith, Mrs. George Mott | and Emil Raylander. To Tenakee: Velma White. To Haines: C. F. Peck, Kenneth Bowman, H. Heinmiller and F.| Smith. To Pelican: Leonard Perry. To Ketchikan: Paul Prouty. M | i | SEAWALL AT NOME | GIVEN APPROVAL WASHINGTON, June 4.—#—A| bill to authorize construction of a seawall at Nome, Alaska, was pass- ed by the House yesterday. It went to the White House. Rep. Dondero (R-Mich), House the wall will cost mately $1,875,000 and will 3,350 feet long. - FROM MT. EDGECUMBE Dr. Horace Pope from Mt. Edge- told the approxi- be about ! Hotel. Association because he‘ - “because | .. | University, but While the floed crest on the Columbia River was yet to reach Portland, Ore., the rampaging Willamette Riv?r had fi“nllfll from its banks and was reaching outto threaten dewntown buildings located on the lBAHLINd " CONTINUES, C(OMPETING FOR BEAUTY IIT!.E RESENTS (UI INFUNDFOR FOREIGNAID - Says Proposal Would Only Give Relief WASHINGTON, June 4. | Secretary of State Marshall Dlflerences Being Clarified, in Proposed Four Weeks Armistice (By The Associated Press) | said , ! (’unl Folke Bernadotte said to- 000 House slash in foreign aid; funds would turn the European Recovery Program into a “‘mere re- lief” project. Marshall authorized this direct , quctation at a news conference: “The reduction proposed would, I ’ ¢ A W,% | consider, alter the European pro- gram. from one of reconstruction to one of mere relief. 1 Marshall spoke as House headed into a bitter fight over the proposed slash in funds. The Secretary said in response to | Angeles, Cal. 'The slender blue- a question that if the cut which | was reccmmended yesterday by the ! eyed blonde will head a list of 11 girls who will represent the south- House appropriations committee is | confirmed by Congress, it will have 1...4 a¢ Santa Cruz, June 10, compete for the Miss lifornia a1 most serlous effect on the poli- tlea} SEIG 0. Burope title, the winner of which will go b, to Atlantic City later in the sum- b ¢ ther to represent the State in the pos 1 Miss Amarica competition. (Inter- | national photo) | {Jewls and Arab differences on the | four-weeks armistice for Palestine. !The U. N. negotiator then could set an hour for the war on land sea and in the ailr to ce The Jews couched their tance of the armistice with sumptions.” The Arabs listed { planations.” Their spokesmen fore the United Nations in Success were poles apart Trans-Jordan had accepted a date for : fire in ; with Berna- terday. fighting went on battle appeared to be at the Arab town of miles northeast of Tél ‘he Arabs said a Jewish mored column entered the town, but w driven out in an Iraqi counterattack. Jerusalem was so quiet that even the snipers took the night off. e ships Egypt calls her| sed some shells into Cae- | nm 30 miles north of Tel Aviv. boat was reported sunk and a| erfront building shelled The bigg, thing in the Egyptian Navy a 2,650-ton transport. Tel Aviv. was bombed times by Egyptian and Iraqi planes {The Jews said they destroyed two gyptian bumlx-n ‘ag- ‘ex- be- PRETTY JOANNE ADAM Lake cof Pasadena as acclaimed “Miss Southern Oalifornia” at the Mardi at Ocean Park, 1 the { Gras Los 1 {the ce dotte The to was reminded that a year ago he first proposed the Plan for European Re- in a speech at Harvard he said that he had no anniversary sentiments to express. covery, - > - . Japanese - American - * Soldiers Are Honored : <In Arlmglon Plot WASHINGTON, June .The Army buried two Ameriean soldiers in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery today with a General’s graveside declaration that | . , ® o 5 v e t WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) ® Temperatures for Z24-hour period e . ending 7:30 th1s morning ® In Juneau— Maximumy 68; e minimum, 45 At Airport— minimum, 42. FORECAST (Juncac wnd Vicinity) 2 several 4 Japanese- | 3 | Maximum, 62; HIGH WATER BREAKS OUT MORE DIKES Mass Continues Down Co- lumbia - Fraser River Barriers Smashed BULLETIN— PORTLAND, June 4 —(P—A new record crest roll- cd down the Celumbin River to- day and a scaring damage toll was feared. Elmer Fisher, veteran river fore- caster, said Vancouver, Wash, would *have 308 feet and Port- land 30.5 feet by Tuesday—both cadings half a foot above the level reached last Tuesday in the injtial crest of the disastrous tlcod. He would not say next Tues- day's level would be the crest. The Army Engincers braced themselves for two more weeks of crucial battle. “We considec all dikes critical, due to scftening,” they said. Supervisors were placed on 12- hour shifts, The Red Cross released the name of the fourteenth person as unaccounted for in Sunday's Vanport flood. She is Mrs. Effie Dawson, eld- decly, sought by her daughter, It said they all were not nec- essarily “missing” but all efforts to find them had failed. PORTLAND, June 4—#P— Un- PALESTINE |day he hopes by Sunday to «l.mry‘ )- | dikes foreign office | bridled waters churned today wlmmu,h newly punched-out dikes ‘un the Pacific Northwest’s far- flung flood front. More strained A‘\'Le‘- were crumbling. A new crest ‘wu rolling down | The Fraser River in Canada smashed the barriers—at Barnston (and Hatzic Islands in British Col- |umbia. The Canadian Navy said |all of 360 men, wemen and chil- ydlcn on Barnston who fled for their lives ahead of the foaming {w:m*r wall had reached .‘ut};tyA Most | ships of them were to taken nearby Port Kells, off in the y : Navy said. | Reinforcements rushed to soggy along the lower Columbia | River's ghores in Oregon and Wash- |ington as the massive flow of the | big river threatened to widen s | most destructive 1,200-mile surge to | the Pacific | The fresh flood crest was mount- {ing in the Columbia, far up in the mountains where the blazing 1 too quickly changed the dee ‘snnwpnck into runoff water. The (Snake River, main Columbia tri- butary, also was rising. | 'The collapse of Barnston and Hatzic dikes last night flooded more | fertile iarmlands, adding to the tre- | mendous but yet untotaled millions of dollars damage in the northwest region Before the new rampages of the | Fraser, estimates from qualified sources soared to $110,000,000 in | damage for the Columbia in Idaho and the lower valley in Oregon ‘ol)d Washington, $30,000,000 for the | Fraser. The death toll on the | Columbia was 21, two on the Fras- er, A wall of water 20 feet high roar- led into Barnston. The saucer-like | island, almost three miles long and |ore and one-half wide, is 20 miles east of Vancnuvcr B. C. - Considerable cloudiness with TWIN EPISODE (month suspended jail sentence yes- occasional light rain showers tonight and Saturday. Little change in temperature. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 &.m. today In Juneau City Trace; since June /1, .75 inches; since July 1, 87.88 inches At Airport — .02 inches; since June 1, 1.07 inches since July 1, 53.10 inches. ® o 0 0 0 00 0 e e votion beyond all question The two Privates o | were Fumitake Nag of Arlington, Va, and Saburo o | machi, of San Denito, Texas, They o died in the Vosgcs Mountains of o |France in 1944 when the famous nearby | 2 Tana- o i . . . o bat Team, stormed a German-held ridge Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Chief of Army Field Forces, was one of sev- eral high-ranking officers who paid final honors to the two Nisei e - KETCHIKAN VISITORS Thatcher, H. 'Paulson and E . . . ° o SUSPENDED Chick Ashby wa SENTENCE given a six- terday by U. S. Commissioner Felix A, lndusmals 190.18, ruxls 59.75, util- | cumbe is a guest at the Baranof 'Gray on a drunk and disorderly A. Bates from Ketchikan are at the | charge, 3aranof Hotel, “they proved their loyalty and de-| First-Class, | | o | Nisei organizations, the 442nd Com- ! CONNERSVILLE, Ind, June i! -#—~No one was surprised when | (Mrs. Wayne Murray gave birth to| Princess Louise, {two boys here. Mrs. Murray is d[duE‘ tomorrow afternoon. twin and her mother is a twm; Alaska, from Seattle, But, it was a coincidence that|to arrive Monday {each of the two nurses caring for| Princess Norah scheduled to sail the babies is a twin |from Vancouver 9 p. m. tomorrow. ! - oo | Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle 9 a. m. tomorrow. Aleutian scheduled southbound late Sunday or early Monday. .- - STEAMER MOVEMEN‘S from Vancouver, scheduled FROM KIMBERLEY, B, C. | W. T. Irvine from Kimberley, B.| C, iIs in Juneau and staying at| {the Baranof Hotel i D GUSTAVUS VISITOR M. Cross, visiting from Gus-| is staying at YAKUTAT VISITORS | R tavus Hotel Calvin Ward and are stay- Dale Robinson, the Baranof | Ling Loy, fiom Yakutat, }\ng at the Baranof Hotel, -l