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

‘ \ 3 | . . . . k! msHINGTON — Bob Hanne- L] [ . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,931 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1948 OPERATIONS Fireworks RESUMED; 88 = Display Is DAY LAY-UP Elaborae Juneauites got a double feature |this year in the way of fireworks Iern'orla| EmploVee Slgns their Fourth of July celebra- | for WARSHIPS ~ OF U. 5. ON ~ BIG MOVE @Medilerranean Fleet Sails | from Naples Under Se- IKE WILL NOT ACCEPT NOMINATION | AIR FORCE PUTS b ONSHOW SUNDAY; | - LANDIS | “xear accments | IS DEAD BLOCKADE LIFTING DEMANDED United States Sends Note' to Soviet Government —Important Issues A total of 15 U. 8. Air Force planes put on an air show in Juneau Sun- day which will be remembered for a long time, particularly by the mem- bers of the 64th Fighter Squadron stationed at Elmendorf Field. Al- | though some of the thrills were not | visible to spectators, the flyers had | difficulties which could easily have “Glamorizeddfiavie Career | Ended by Suicide-Plain- . Juneau Spruce Corporation Mill Reopens DeathToll EISENHOWER OnHoliday PUTS "STOP" Large One T0 CANDIDACY ’I‘l;f\lm':‘xlx:‘lyl‘sA;l:(:::l‘;;[(I.:)lll!,lix:.\; iolent| Won't [denti fy Himself with Any Political Party accidents over the three-day Inde- | pendence day holiday soared far| past the 500 mark today and higher | "Strike-Breaking’” |uon e citys Fourth of Juy Committee, not wishing to gamble uncertain weather predictions, | Charge Against IWA The Juneau Spruce Corporation resumed operations today after an 88-day closedown caused bv pickets of Juneau Local 1-16, CIO Interna- | tional Longshoremen and Ware- housemen’s Union, who had block- ed attempted werk efforts of mem- bers of Juneau Local M-271, CIO International Woodworkers of Am- erica. The resuming of operations came about last Friday evening at a spec- ial IWA meeting when the members voted, 25-4, to cross the ILWU pick- et line and go back to work. Fifty- three men signed up Saturday after- noon and 38 men reported for work | The other 15 were | this morning. probably afraid of a threatenéX CIO “black list” according to some observers. : .Strike Breaking Charge The threat of a “black list” was on ‘pm on its main show Sunday eve- | ning with a colorful display of aerial | and ground pyrotechnics from |barges in the Gastineau Channel. | The Sunday show featured many beautiful set pieces as well as a | host of breath-taking aerial fire- |works and lasted for 45 minutes. | The set pieces included a sign “Ju- neau 1948” surrounded by the U. S. |and Alaska flags. Other items in- |cluded a tic-tac board, dubbed the ;"Nance Special,” a 200-foot long |and 24-foot high waterfall, a re-| volving pyrotechnical ball and a |huge U. S. flag, 20 feet high and 30 feet long. move today. secret crder | of pyrotechnics. He s. dent of Washington, D. C., said vhat | Task Force, said urgent mes: Juneau’s displav had it oll over his | garding the Palestine situation were found bv Film Actor Rex Harrison. cret Orders, Report ROME, July 6—(®-U. S. Warship: in the Mediterranean were on the glamorized movie career of Actra Four ships, headed by the Air-|end yesterday craft Carrier Kearsarga, sailed from | her body in | Naples in a southwesterly direction. |Pacific Palisades home. Police said | The Naval Attache at the U. S. Em- ' she had taken her own life. | bassy here said the ships were under said | knowledge of their destination. Also | sailing were the destro; |O'Hara and James C. Owens. Farlier an Istanbul dispatch said three U. S. cruisers and an escort [Said: “This is definitely a suicide.” carrier had sailed from there a day | The detective said there were four |ahead of schedule. They were the | bottles Spectators were left breathless at }(‘nmcna Fargo, Huntington and Ju- | Landis’ bathroom and dr the imposing display of fireworks | neau and the carrier Palau and no one could find adequnlc: Istanbul sources close to the|near the body. words to describe the thrilling array |staff of Vice-Adm. Forrest P. Sher-| he had no One former resi- man, commander of the U. 8. Sixth | ful blond actress, ges re- tive Note Is Left LOS ANGELES, July 6 {P—~The | Carole Landis came to an abrupt y with the finding of the bathroom of her Clutched in ber hand was a satin ‘rlbbun with the Lord’s Prayer im- ‘Dl’hlbed in gold lettering. On a near- s Meredith, | by dresser was a final note address- |avoid an accident an | ed to her mother. Capt. of Detectives Emmett Jones in Mi ing room. | He said an empty bottle was found of sleeping pills Capt. Jones reported the beauti- 29, had died per- Ihaps 12 hours before the body wi resulted in a tragedy. All persons were agreed, however | that the performance of the visiti aviators was excellent and were particularily pleased with the pre- The United States demanded direct- | cision formation flying which was|ly to the Scviet government woday | displayed | that the Russian blockade of Berlin During a power dive over the|be lifted. Gastineau Channel, one P-51 Mus-| Secretary of State Marshall pre- | By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER | WASHINGTON, July 6 ;4 personally to Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin 4 loss of con-| Immediately afterward, State De- ol. Another flyer almost landed in | partment Pre: Officer Lincoln close | White issued this statzment | | “Ambassador Panyushkin | be exceeded safe speed in a power | | dive. He pulled out just in time to |trouble when he came very [ to tree tops near the crest .of Mount Roberts. He, too, managed to get|cn the Secretary at 11:30 o'clock | by without accident. ilEDT‘ this morning and was given | "The show, featuring 14 P-51|a note regarding the situation in fighters and one A-26 attack bom- | Berlin. | ber, lasted for 25 minutes. The vis-| “The Ambassador was informed |itors also brought five other air-|that it is not the intention of this | | planes which were not used in the |government to make the contents lair stow, three of them grounded |of the note public until the Soviet | mechanical difficulties.| government had a reasonable period | Lecause of The planes visited Sitka earlier inlof time t study the note and make | can the total in 1947 Four persons, cne of them in Ore- eon lost their lives in firework accident: « el survey of accidental deaths from 6 p.m. Chicago time Frida until last midnight showed: 206 persons killed in trafiic acci- dents; 184 drowned; 6¢ fatally in- tour deaths irom fireworks. ‘The toll of 550 compared with 546 killed in accidents cver the three day Fourth of July holiday last year. The 296 highway tatalities called | were more than the 235 estimated | oy the National Safety Council. - SOUTHEAST ALASKA FISHERMEN VOTE ON STRIKE FOR AUG. 9 Issues Statement (By The Associated Pre ien. Dwight D. Eisenhower flash- jed a “stop” sign today at the Ike- For-President bandwagon, but, many of his Democratic supporters {ignored the signal The General called 51 for the tang pilot almost blacked out when | sented the American note >f protest | jured in miscellaneous accidents and | brakes in a statement which said: “I will not at this time identify myself with any political party and could not Pt nomination fer any public of! or participate i partisan political contest.” Now President of Columbia Uni- | versity, the former Army Chief of { made his views known last /night through ihe University's pub- | lic relatic director in a memor- | andum released to the press. | President Truman, enroute back | to Washington from a speaking |trip to Missouri, was reported | cheered by Eisenhowe action, rmer hometown. The Monday evening show, al- though only 20 minutes long, also made by the CIO Juneau Industrial | © Unipni Counci! which met Sunday‘ and passed a resolution condemning !1eceived yesterday. | From Nice, on France's Riviera, |the Aircraft Carrier Coral Sea sailed Miss Landis l2ft a note, written on g 0 the afterncon and then appeared |its reply. fer own stationery. Which FeAd 8|5 or Juneau at 5 pm. to begin their | | | local performance. | “Dearest Mommie— | The pilcts, who took part in the “I'm sorry, really sorrv to put|show, were Majors W. L. Jacobsen, Three Nations Act The United States acted in con- | cert with Britain and France in' | brotesting stronglv the Soviet block- | A strike vote is being taken injHis only direct comments, when Southeast Alaska by the AFL Unit- | awakened and told of the news in ed Alaska Fisherman and Purse|St. Louis, was that General Eisen- Seiners Union, it was revealed today | hower “is an honorable man.” Ly Ken Bowman, Territorial AFL| But Mr. Truman’s aides inter- Representative. ! preted the statement as a death the IWA_m s as “strike-break- provided considgrable ‘:ntertm_n-‘(o‘r Gibraltar and the Battleship er:" awnd w:::}fimg the ILWU pick- | Ment for Juneauites. Once again, | Missouri for Algiers. the skv was filled with bursting| In Washington, the Navy said et line. The Council sent copies to all other CIO organizations. | rockets, star shells The resolution was signed by Fred | ©f aerial bombs. Orme, as Secretary-Treasurer Of:the evening came when the fire- the Council. Orme .is an e"mlm,e‘,lworks barge was fllum‘u\uleq with of the Territorial Depurtment‘of“,‘ beautifully colored sign display- Labor working in the Alaska Indus- | N8 the name of Juneau's Queen, “Loretta.” trial Board Division. The Deputy Territorial Commis- | Another 10 minutes of ) @ night’s sioner of Labor, Ed Garnick, ad- show was also filled by searchlight mitted today that Orme is on his | batteries from the U. S. S. Atlanta department’s payroll. He said, how- (and the U. S. Coast Guard cutter ever, that there is no law pro- | Wachusett which illuminated two hibiting Territorial employees from | U. S. flags parachuting to the water acting as union officials. ‘as well as lighting un the entire ! Gastineau Channel area The volunteer committee Which constructed all of the set pieces |and mortars here in Juneau has that his name be withheld. He | been working on the celebration pointed out that the “back-to-work” | since last. January. Today, Mayor move of the IWA was action by the { W. E. Hendrickson expresed special majority of the members in the thanks to them for the many hours local union and had the support of | of hard work' which they had de- the union’s international officers. { voted to making the celebration so As a result of the move being made | successful. by the union, rather than indi-! The committee included Glenn viduals, the spokesman declared no | Leach, Curly Davis, Ernie Davis, action could be taken against indi- | Cleo Commers, Bill Matheny, Bud vidual members of the union. He|Nance, Ed Springer, Larry Parker, also pointed out that backing from | Walt Butts, Felix Toner, Harold the IWA international would also |Foss and Bob Thibodeau. b o2 v R Sailcrs from the Atlanta and the Wachusett also assisted with the display. From the Wachusett were: | Frank Burt, Chuck Burton, Bob Lee, | Ralph Mason, Bob Allen and Ray Discounts Black List “black 1ist” was discounted by one union official who asked The (Continued on Page Eight) The Washington |Sandy. Dick Finch, Al Kellv and Andy Anderson helped from the EITY- 0’ Oun Atlanta. Special thanks were given to the crews of the Army tug TP-99 and Foss tug 19, the Army Engineers and to North Transfer for assist- ance in making the displays pos- sible. MASONIC PARTY IS "DUE TONIGHT ON PRINCESS LOUISE By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, t;y The Bell Syndicate, ne.) gan, the man who made Harry Truman, had lunch with his ex- boss in Washington just a week ago. Since he retired as Post- master General and became head of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hanne- gan has seen little of the Presi- dent. However, he hoped at this & |estine e HITCHHIKER 1S - FOUND DEAD IN - AUTO SATURDAY | | | Thomas Weaver, of Douglas Is- |land, was found dead Saturday night in the automotile of two men (who had given him a ride as he (was bitchhiking home from down- jtown Douglas. Weaver was taken |immediately to the Charles W. Car- ter Mortuary where Dr. William |from a heart attack. ‘ The two men, Jack Hegstad and Niilo Mack, said that they found the rear seat and had spent a couple of hours in the Mack Home on the i Douglas Highway. ‘Weaver, torn at Council, Alaska, on Sept. 23, 1906, was of Eskimo de- scent. His occupation was laborer and he was unmarried. |Faye “Slugger” Weaver who is be- jarrangements have been made as yet. SITKA MAN 1§ ' AWARDED JuLY 4 AUTOMOBIL Alfred Stepeuiu, of Sitka, Mt Edgecumbe, was awarded the Olds- Imoble #hat was the July 4 celebra- 'lion prize. » If Stepetin does not show up, He sald that the union will vote [blew to the movement to sidetrack and other types|movements of seven of its fighting |you through this but there is no|and Harry Sanders, Captains F. D.| o " 0"t German capital The surprise of (ships in the Mediterranean have way to avoid it—TI love you darling, | Hessey, Edward Havdon and AWIN Ty orricially gave no intima- on three questions: to stand by its absolutely nothing to do with Pal-|vou have been the most wonderful | Uhlrich, Lieutenants Jack Q. Kim- [, " the line which g Marshall | Imom ever—and that applies to all | pall, E. J. Maidhof, W. H. Kennedy, took | our ‘amily. . ‘Goodbye, my Angel me—Your Baby.” | Harrison told police that Miss | Landis had been ill for a week, suf- {fering a recurrence of an amoebic | infection she incurred during a war- time. entertainment tour in the South Pacific. Only last March 22 the actress filed suit to divorce her fourth hus- | band, Theatrical Producer Horace Schmidlapp, on grounds of cruelty | Gordon L. Buttles, Edward Dixon, o600 ginlomatic informants said |[ned Salmon Industry Pray for |Howard H. Wilson, John M. Crook, | |Ralph S. Hill and William Brady, all flying P-51s for the 64th Fighter | Squadron. Major Jacobsen is Squad- | ron Cocmmander Captain C. n. Robinson, Lieuten- ant E. F. U. Williams and Technical Sergeant E. L. Stevens operated the A-20. Lieutenant John P. Hansen, Squadron Engineer Officer, super- vised the maintenance of the planes. He was especially grateful to Pan American Airways for their assist-' ance in gassing the planes. Hansen | was assisted by Technical Sergzeant |there appeared no doubt that he de- | 1manded the immediate lifting of the IBerlin blockade, and protested | | Russia’s recent policies in the Ge ‘man capital. They said he argued! | that the Soviet Union must directly | acept responsibility for any lack of ! supplies among the millions of Ger- (mans living in Berlin. White did not define what was |meant by a “reasonable period of ! time” in which the Soviet govern- ment could studv the American note but presumably it meant several | days at least. ! Whitehead pronounced him dead | ’W)aver dead wien they returned to ¢ their car after they had left him in He is survived by a brother, La-| ilieved to be in Seattle. No funeral| Benjamin Rawlins, Staff Sergeant R. V. MacGregor, Sergeants E. P. Norko and R. J. Mitchell, Corporal J. O. Daugherty and Private First Class A. L. Gordon. Major Benjamin King, Captain Robert Heesen and Lieutenant E. S CkLilds also brought P-51s here but did not take part in the show. ALEUTIAN HERE YESTERDAY WITH 12 FOR JUNEAU Notes Handed Out The contents of the notes from, |the three Western Powers are not | | expected to be discussed for several |days. Notes similar to that of the | United States were understood to | {have been handed the Soviet am- | passadors in London and Paris. The 64th Fighter Squadron is part Panyushkin said Mz shall h: of the 57th Fighter Group which | not exprossed to him directly any recently put on an Air Scout F.n-;‘“t'wb on Berlin. He did not say| campment at Anchorage for Alaska | What thev talked about during the Alr Scouts. It is commanded by |time he was In the secretary’s of-i' Colonel M. D. Magoffin who also (fict came here in a borrowed C-47 which | Marshall was acting jointly with he piloted. His co-vilot was Licu- | Britain and France in protesting tenant W. C. Olden. The plane’s | the blockade and making a direct | crew also included Technical Ser- |approach to Moscow to insist on its veant E. A. Babier, Staff Segeants i‘i'm’)\:rl- ! Elmer Moulden and Jake McKin-| Big Conference Called ASE The g:oup "h‘fl’"’f’a"“”‘ T“'l“' At the same time, ambassadors nical Sergeant Leslie Winn, also|,¢ five western European powers | made the trip. e Fopt. |and Canada were called into con- | :sw"A.B's” B}:;"‘ie F]-‘;";“% ort” ference with Undersecratary of B ir-Sea Rescue planes also(gi.re 1ovett, These talks are the | made the trip to Juneau from Elm-}“rm SraptAviad pr:v« o B |endorf. The first, piloted k.)v Lm“(; {historic series of meetings on Am- | vegie Gelopel B, E'dc”""“ck 21| erican _ military support for the | Lieutenant Orser had returned to|yocern European bloc i i | The steamer Aleutian tied up in | Juneau from the westward at 2 joclock yesterday afternoon with 12 passengers for Were and left hours later for Seattle, taking persons from here. From Seward were: Mrs. Martha Bronley, Eugene Broniey, Mrs. M Corts, Fred Corts, Walter Daly, Miss Margaret Just and Lester Rude Charlon McGuire 19 | From Valdez: rand Earl Davis, From Cerdova: F. Christinson, Christ Olson and Nick Malzanson To Seattle: Henry Uinene, Mrs Joe Mathison, Mrs. William Geddes, James Robison, wife and son, George Pleasants, E. E. Robertson, Ruth Hatchet, Angelo Guinzy, Mrs. IMarion Dorms, B. Fracker, G Windsor, Leo Martini, W. A. Smith, ! wife and daughter and M. C. Mc- Gilvery | Anchorage. The second, piloted bY | 4 foreign diplomat said that these ! To Ketchikan: Robert B. Noff Major T. J. Jackson, came in last| .. jccii0c are: - .o night with spare parts for one P-51.( 1 ype poneioa field, how to 2o Co-pilot is Lieutenant Lester SOWe. | 41,up obtaining an alliance or some ! luncheon to tell him frankly that; A tourist pariy oi about 160ithe next fortunate person is Myrtie|® ¢ o © © s o o o ® |Staff Sergeant C. T. Baker, Ser-! ..o form of military support by he had no chance to win next|Scottish Rite Masons will visit Ju-|Ellen Wilson, of the Gastineau Ho-|® olofnt P, B Belany and Corporsl| e oaites Statis tor ths Waslar Noviiahit. | neau. at 7:30 o'clock tonight when |tel, third is Sgt. William J. Sayres,| > WEATHER REPORT @ |W. K. Maxwood made up the rest | gy oniee) Siutes for fhe Testern | However, court jester George|the Princess Louise arrives. Thelof Fort Richardson and fourth, e (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU) ® | of the crew. | '1,,‘)[},0 military field, determing Allen is now chuckling over the fact that Hannegan never got a chance to open his mouth. Hanne- |local lodge, will be among those gan is quite a talker; so, per-|8reeting the group. The Temple haps suspecting what was commg.'will be open tonight so that the Truman had the scene all set. visitors may see it if they choose. Genial George, the gentleman|A tip to Mendenhall Glacier is from Mississippi, originally ap- planned. pointed to the White House secre-| Fourteen Rotarians tariat on the recommendation of Hannegan, was at the luncheon be’ entertained at a dinner in the apparently to monopolize the con_’Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel versation. Long ago, he and Han- (8t 8 o'clock. Other organizations negan broke. In fact, Hnnneganjpla“ to entertain their - visiting tried to get Allen euchred out of |Members with sightseeing trips. the White House because of his R reactionary influence. MRS. McIVER RETURNS During the luncheon conversa-| Mrs. Peggy Mclver, Chief Deputy tion, Truman described Governor Clerk of the Court, returned here Dewey as a “pushover.” He was|Sunday from Walla Walla, Wash. 2 e where she had attended the Grand (Continued on Page Four) Walter Heisel, Secretary of the and their Lodge of the Rebekahs. wives are in the party and will} | group is from South Bend, India p1. anlter Walsh of the Baranof Hotel.| Temperatures for 24-hour period ' STEAMER MOVEMENTS | Princess Louise, from Vancouver, due at 7:30 o'clock tonight, sail- ing at 11 o'clock for Skagway. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 9 p. m. tomorrow. Aleutian scheduled to sail from | Seattle Saturday. Prince George scheduled to sail !irom Vancouver Saturday. Alaska scheduled southbound on | Thursday. Baranof scheduled southbound |late Sunday or early Monday. E; i FROM ANCHORAGE P. W. Kilpatrick arrived here yes- ! terday from Anchorage and is | registered at the Baranof Hotel. ¢ | Although the planes were sched- |0 o the kind and extent of Am- ® ending 7:30 this morning @ juled to have returned to the west- |® In Juneau— Maximum, 76; . ®|ward today, Col. Magoffin said lhat‘:;Cy“"maiflzd:gdt:q:;m;g‘ JTinich| o minimum, 3. ® | mechanical difficulties would ne-|,p1; adequate defenses against any | ® At Airport— Maximum, 78; © cessitate a delay until tomorrow 50 (,o.ciule European attack. e minimum, 47. ® |that the group can fly in a body ‘ e | e FORECAST o! ——eto—— | 1 |® (Juncau and Vicinity) ® | FISHERIES OFFICIAL HERE | | o Increasing cloudiness to- 1 J. T. Barnaby, Chief of the North STO(K OUOIA"ONS | e night and Wednesday with e Pacific Fisheries Investigations, i | 10 some light rain and cooler ® was a Juneau visitor today enroute| NEW YORK, July 6—®—Clos-| Wednesday. Highest tem- @ to Bristol Bay. He will leave here ing of Alaska Juneau mine stock | perature Wednesday near 63 e/ tomorrow with George B Kelez.; today is 37, American Can 87, o degrees. o ' Pisheries Management Supervisor,| Anaconda 387, Curtiss-Wright T4, | PRECIPITATION e and Earl ~Bright, Fleet Engineer,|International Harvester 33'%, Ken- | ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. todsy @ |of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife| necott 58%, New York Central 17%, | . ® In Juneau—0 inches; since @ |Service Northern Pacific 26%, U. S. Steel| |® July 1, 87 inches. . - e, - '81%, Pound $4.08%. | | ® At Airport— .0 inches; since -l HERE FROM PETERSBURG | Sales today were 950,000 shares. | e July 1, 41 inches. o| R. Lindblom is a visitor here' Averages today are as follows:| e from Petersburg. He is staying at industrials 190.55, rails 63.89. util- ‘e @ o o ¢« » o o olthe Baranof Hotel | ities 35.61 |and Dodson lost | Jack Molyneaux wife and children, I Hotel | the President at the Democratic present demands on high prices, to| convention in Philadelphia accept the offer of the Alaska Can- or to com-| “Not Available” premise. Bowman said that chances| Eisenhower said he was “pro- are peor for a compromise and pre- | foundly touched by the renewed dicts that the fishermen will vote to | Suggestion that I could satisfactor- ke, If a strike comes, it will be-,ily w1l high public office.” But, he said, he had not changed his mind since telling Republicans last gin on August 9, he said. ., [January that he was “not avail- JUNEAU NETMEN = | That had stopped the Republi- jcans. But some of the Generals wl“ 8 MAI(HES i chief Democratic boosters held ou grimly today. FROMS | James Rcosevelt, chairman of the Hlp TEAMSE(}nmm’niu State Democratic Cen- 2 o | tral Committee, was one of them ! The son of the late President, who | had joined with 17 others to issue a call for a pre-convention anti- The Juneau ‘ennis Club won eight out of nine matches Monday ainst teams from the iser At- lanta and frigate Antigonish as fol-| Truman huddie, said in Los An- g i | getes: Winning five straight singles from [ “Gencral ~Elscnhow.rs —statement the Atlanta it was Boothever overlclearly indicates that he will not serve as a partisan President, but will answer a call to national duty. [ Bigornia cver Mec- 6-1 () 2, Wililams over Dowd chmidt over Hynes|I am tonight, therefore, re-issuing -2, _and Clark over Collier|the call for the caucus to be held 6-4, {in Philadelphia this coming Satur- Singles matches were copped from | day night.” the Frigate Antigonish as follows:| The Eisenhower -for- President Dodson over Lawrenson 6-0, 6-3 and | headquarters in Philadelphia an- Melice over Beach 5-7, 6-2 and 6-0.| nounced that it was remaining In the only loss of the day, Clark |open for business. a doutles match! In New Jersey, where 36 con- to Dowd and McCormick of lhv[ venticn votes were pledged this Atlarta 6-2 and 6-1. Boochever a week to the former Commander of Bigornia won a double from Pagan!Allied fcrces in Europe, Archibald and Hynes 6-3, 6-3. | S. Alexander, Democratic candidate Coming here with a string of vic-|for Senator, commented that he tories the Atlanta team was winner|felt the Drait-Tke movements might . of the combat crew pac elimination not “necessarily be finally closed.” tournament and was fortified with| A similar view was expressed by two players who were formerly with| Hush B. Mitchell, former Senator the Annapolis team. | from Washington, who earlier yes- | = i | terday had wired President Truman SIXIEEN A R R | vE |urging him to lead the Draft-Els- | enhower movement. “What I said n that telegram still stands,” Mit- hell said in Seattle. On the cther hand, some’ Eisen- wer strength began drifting Geergia’s Democratic chairman, James S. Petors, sald that state's W88 convention votes, previously in- structed for Eisenhower, now will The Baranof docked In Juncau from Seattle at 10 o'clock this morn ing with 16 passengers for here and | left here at 4 o'clock this afternoon 89 0 Senator Richard B. Russell taking four for Seward |as a favorite son. ) were: | Leon Henderson, Chairman of From Seattle passengers S. Bessette, C. K. Linehan and wite, | Americans for Democratic Action, n, | Which had supported the General, | indicated that he considered the C. L. Inge, Bell Melville, R. L. More- | Columbia statement a flat refusal. house, E. R. Patterson and Don Uhlifiger. | £ From Ketchikan: A. L. Zumwalt| CALLS FOR PARTY UNITY and wife, Fred Oldfield and C. R.| WASHINGTON, July 6.—P— | Democratic Chaiman J. Howard Quarnstrom To Seward: Mrs. S. Todhunter,| McGrath appealed today for “all Mrs. Bess Winn, Paul Iverson fl"dlluyal Democrats to contribute to Ray Cavanaugh. | the unity of the party.” > —— | Commenting on Gen. Dwight D. HERE FROM HOOD BAY jElsenhower's latest statement, Mec- Arriving from Hood Bay, A. E. Grath said in a statement that Owens is a guest at the Baranof President Truman will be nominat- 'ed on the first ballot.