The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 7, 1948, Page 1

3.l o —— ——_ N VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,932 HE DAILY Take Steps To Prev STIRRINGS IN RUSSIA REPORTED Trouble Breaks Out Be- hind Iron Curtain—Coal Flown Into Berlin . (By The Associated Press) U. S. planes loaded coal today for flight into beseiged Berlin while the Kremlin masters read three notes from the Western Pow- ers demanding an end to the blockade. The Russians were troubled with stirrings behind the iron curtain. Soviet Union Communists refused an invitation to attend the Yugo-; slav Communist Cungress July 21,} saying Premier Marshal Tito and his followers now are “outside the family of Communist Parties.” Other significant happenings are reported but are being censored in news. BERLIN— The Russians were! reported to have issued a vague warning about the safety of U. s.. planes flying food, and today coal, to Berlin. Their news agency in Berlin said Americans are violating air traffic control rules. Allied KIWANIANS HEAR CONVENTION TALK ATMEETING TODAY James McClellan, Vice President of Juneau Kiwanis Club and its delegate to the convention last month in Los Angeles, completed his report on activities there at the noon luncheon meeting today in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. He reviewed the convention's sug- gestions for active memberships, its support of statehood for Alaska and the duties and responsibilities of a {Kiwanis Club member. President Gene Vuille thanked Fred Dunn and his July 4 committee for their work, also Kiwanians who took visiting members sightseeing last night. The South Bend, Indi- ana visitors were taken to Menden- hall Glacier and other points of interest. Among those who used their autos to show the guests the sights were Archie Betts, Ed Schaf- fer, the Rev. James Conwell, Jim Church, Dr. John Clements, Neil Moore, James McClellan and Joe ‘Thomas. Labels for the canned salmon pro- ject sponsored by the club will be ready next week, President Vuille reported. Archie Betts and Don Marquardt | will direct July meeting programs. Guest of the club today way B. Dunn, father of Kiwanian Fred Dunn. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — ] Secy. of Inferior Under GOP May Be Rep. Holmes of Wash. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July T—® —A dispatch to the Anchorage Times from its Washington corres- pondent said today Rep. Hal Holmes of Ellensburg, Wash., has the best chance for appointment as Secretary of Interior if Governor Dewey is elected President. The story said Senator Cordon of Oregon is “in second place,” and that | three others—Senator Millikin of Colorado, Representative Chenoweth of Colorado and Representative Murray of Wisconsin—also are inz line. | The correspondent said National Caplital observers contend the north- west has an edge on the appoint- ment because of early support for Dewey at Philadelphia. Holmes and Cordon are “actually the only two considered logical,” the story added. NG4S LOGGING ENGINEER HERE ON STUDY OF | SITKA PULP PLANS| Bruce Hoffman, Portland, Oregon, consulting logging engineer, is in Juneau today conferring with offi- cials of the U. S. Forest Service to' check their records during the next! |few days. He will then spend about and swimming and diving contests six weeks in the Sitka area studying ADDITIONAL MEN $ RETURN TO WORK | AT JUNEAU SPRUCE More men reported for work to-| day at the Juneau Spruce Corp- oration sawmill here in the second | day ot resumed operations as the company prepared to begin sawing lumber again by July 19. The to- tal number of men now back to work totals 42 according to Gen- eral Manager Freeman Schultz. In the meantime, no comment has been made on the revelation that an employee of the Territor- ial Department of Labor, Fred Orme, also holds the position of Secretary-treasurer of the CIO Ju-! neau Industrial Union Cnuncll] which leveled a blast at back-to- ! work members of the CIO Inter- national Woodworkers of America on Sunday. Both Republican and | Democratic leaders have declined to comment on the situation, pre- | FIRE DESTROYS BEACH CABIN OF NORMAN B. COOK The palatial log cabin summer home of Norman B. Cook was com- pletely destroyed by fire last night at Point Louisa when gasoline ex- ploded, while Cook was filling his automobile’s gas tank from a stor- age barrel in his garage. ‘The explosion knocked Cook to the ground but he immediately re- gained his feet and threw a tar- paulin over the fire to contain it His home fire extinguisher was not enough to keep the fire under con- | trol, however, and it got away from | him, spreading rapidly through the garage and beautiful home wmch' he had built with his own hand§| BIG BLAST AT SEATTLE KILLS TWO {Vitamin Plfiqkipped by! Explosion - Scorch- ed by Fire BULLETIN—SEATTLE, July 7.—P—A third body was found in the wreckage about noon to- day, making three dead as the result of the blast. It has not been identified. over a period of years. The blaze, which started around 7 p.m.,, was seen /by Mrs. Wellman/ SEATTLE, July 7.—(®—A $350,000 vitamin plant in northwest Se- ! Helbrook who immediately drove to i vention. ferring to wait for the return of Labor Commissioner Henry Ben- son from the National GOP Con- EVERGREEN BOWL WILL | HAVE FIELD DAY, FRIDAY The weekly field day at the Evergreen Bowl Playground will be held on Friday. Field events will start at 10 o'clock in the morning will start at 2 o'clock in the af-| " STEAMER MOVEMENTS the pulp timber situation for & |ternoon. Auk Bay where she phoned Charles G. Burdick, Assistant Regional Forester of the U. S. Forest Ser- Vice. Burdick called out ten For- est Service men under Larry Zach and Bill Fromholtz, who took port- dble water pumps to the scene. At least 20 other volunteers also helped to fight the fire which rag- ed out of control until 1 a. m. to- day and was not completely quelled , 1umu 6:30 a. m. today. Another 40 or 50 persons watched the fire as it destroyed what had been one! of the showplaces of this area and threatened adjoining beach homes. attle looked like a stepped-on apple box today—ripped by an explosion and scorched by a fire that Kkill- ed two men, injured one critically and leit another unaccounted for.’ At 5:35 p. m. (PDT yesterday— | half an hour after 40 to 50 work- Lyle Branchflower Company's fish | processing plant blew up. Store windows were smashed in the near- by Ballard commnity and homes four miles away were shaken. The charred, unrecognizable bod- fes of Rolland Stebbens, 27, and John Zenger, plant workmen, were |found just outside the gates. Wal-| CHARGE IS MADE LONGSHOREMEN IN SLOWDOWN WORK Waterfront Employers Claim Union "“Flouting” Order of Court-Denied SEATTLE, July 7—(®—Watertront employers of the Seattle-Puget Sound area accused GIO Longshore otficials today of “flouting” a fed- eral court non-strike injunction by !causing a slowdown. A union m‘poke,\-? man denied it. Merle G. Ringenberg, manager of the waterfront employers of Wash- ington, said in a statement a slow- down by members of the Interna- ticnal Longshoremen’s and Ware- housemen’s Union has reduced e: go handling here by atout one-third. ent Democratic Stampede EISENHOWER BOOM DROPS; HANGING LOW Supporters fo Continue Plans for Drafting Gen. ~Truman Strategy BULLETIN— PHILADELPHIA, July 7.—P—President Truman's aides moved today to cut off any gallery attempts to start a nomination stampede at next week's Democratic Convention. This maneuver obviously was aimed at presenting a specta- tor chant from reviving the collapsing boom for General ers had completed their shift—thelstarting a “speedup” by hiring fewer ! 1Puderal William Gettings, Union Interna- tional Representative, said the state- ment “is not true.” | “We would not be fools enough to do that,” Gettings added. He accused the employers *Dwight D. Eisenhower. Leslie L. Biffle, Convention Sergeant-At-Arms, announced 80 Philadelphia policemen and up to 50 private detectives will be on hand to keep galleryites from influencing delegates in their choice of a Presidential neminee, Most politicians still remem- be: the 1940 Republican Con- vention in the same hall where packed galleries yelling “We want Willkie” were credited with helping bring about the of men to do specitied work after a Gourt in San Francisco granted an 80-day injunction last week against a threatened Pacitic Coast Longshore strike. Ringeaberg said Pacific Coast headquarters of the employers at San Francisco wired Attorney Gen- eral Tom Clark last night informing him of the claimed Seattle slowdown. observers expressed doubt the Rus- sians would try to interfere in the air corridor with fighter planes or barrage balloons. Some 25 big C-54s were to carry in the first coal, seven tons each in sacks. Coal shortages had reduced industry in Western Ber-| lin 40 percent since the Russians| stopped rail, road and barge ac- cess to the city through their sur- rounding zone. Western Berlin, however, needs 2,000 tons of coal a day. —_— | WASHINGTON— Diplomats said any doubt remaining in the Krem- lin about the intentions of the ‘Western Allies to stay in the be-; leaguered city must have been put; at rest by the notes of the U. S. Britain and France sent to Mos- cow yesterday. Though secret, the notes were understood to demand: Princess Norah scheduled to sail irom Vancouver 9 tonight. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Alaska due southbound tomorrow afternoon or evening. Nothing def-: inite at 3 p. m. today. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive from Skagway at 8 a. m. Fri- day, sailing south one hour later. Baranof late Sunday or early Monday. FORMER DOUGLAS MAN RETURNS FOR TERRITORIAL JOB William H. Kiloh, former Douglas scheduled southbound { yyoy, Street Hill, it was announc- 1 | ’sroup of men interested in the pos- sibility of constructing a pulp mill there. Hoffman was last in Alaska in 1917 when he made a spruce study for the Federal Government’s use in World War II. el BROWNIES BAGGAGE Brownies may" pick up their bag- gage Thursday afternoon at Bod- ding’s warehouse at the foot of ! ed today. i A number of articles lost by the| girls at camp have been left at the Tot-To-Teen Shop and may be! picked up there. Several blankets| loaned to the camp are missing.- Anyone locating them is asked to |turn them in at the Tot-To-Teen! 1 Shop. ———eto—— an end of the blackade and to]resxdem, arrived here over meinflERZEJEWSKl TO LEAVE have emphasized the right the three Western nations claim to continue their occupation of Ber-i lin. WASHINGTON— The U. S. State| Department had under careful! study rumors of Soviet troop move- ments in Rumania and Bulgaria toward Yugoslavia. The old specu-! lation was revived that Tussia might try to annex Rumania and‘ Bulgaria as Soviet Republics and put the Red army back in Czecho- slovakia. Most officials were skeptical in the belief Russia would try to; week-end to take on his new job as Associate Health Education Con- cultant for the Territorial Depart-| FOR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Tommy Mierzejewski, snappy ment of Health, it was announced( . stop and second sacker for Albrecht, | !business -firms who have donated stury Theatre. ltoday by Dr. C. Earl "ithe Legion, plans to leave Juneau| Territorial Health Commissioner. Kiloh, who was born in Douglas, have been employed, since leav- ing the Army after World War II, as Executive Secretary of the; California Tuberculosis and Health Association at San Francisco. iThe Washington 1 ltomorrow afternoon for St. Louis, Missouri. Mierzejewski is formerly {from St. Louis and’will join his| wife and child who are now mere.l — et —— VFWA MEETS TONIGHT | Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxll-; jary will hold a regular business ; meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in; the Moose Legion rooms. There will be an initiation ceremony. - Instructions in high jumping, broad jumping, tennis, and swim- ming have been given by Robert C. Garrett, Playground Director. Future plans call for instruction in six-man and touch football and pole vaulting. Director Garrett wishes to extend thanks to the following Juneau prizes for field day: Bert's Food Center, Harry Race Drug, War| field Drug Store, H & M Market, | Butler-Mauro Drug Co.. Juneau Drug Co, Spruce Delicatessen, | Thibodeau’s Cash and Carry Mar-! ket, Capitol Theatre, and 20th Cen- BRSNSt L | CUTTER WACHUSETT | GETS SIX NEW MEN | ! Six new men have reported for| |duty aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Wachusett during the past few days, it is announced. Officers are Ensign Robert Hall| iand Ensign William Butler. Others linclude Chief Boatswains Mate Gordon P. Granada, Chief Machin- | ists Mate Desir G. Rastrom, Cook | Second Class Jack D. Willlams and Seaman Thomas E. Morrison. | i i Cook, who was slightly burned ter Lamphere, 56, w blown | by the fire, was able to save bnly:"hrough a door. His arm was a fg+ belongings from his home | fractured and he was badly burn- befol '/ the blaze forced him out of ; €d- the cabin. The damage was esti-| The missing man was identified | mated at approximately $30,000,| as Ira Snyder, an engincer. which he said was only partly! Early today, as fire flared up; covered by insurance. Cook ‘s!anew in the shattered debris, fire- auditor for the Territorial De- Men were again called to the ex-| partment of Education and has | Plosion scene. Ten men were kept | Been spending his vacation at h‘sffll the plant qverm_zht to check the cabin, blaze. Water was thrown on the nearby ©O- E. Erickssen, beach home of Fred Henning and|ager, said the cause ot the blast| although furnishings were remov-, Was not known. Assistant Fire ed, the house was not damaged and Chief R. B. Rogers theorized that, the furnishings were returned. {one of the huge stills used in ren- | The first report of the fire was|dering fish oil had blown up. Dirk that all Point Louisa was aflame, verhagen, chief chemist, said sev- assistant man- and scores of autoists hurried to| the scene over the highway. | I MURDER IS VERDICT ‘ OF CORONER'S JURY IN MACK SHOOTING | A coroners jury yesterday aiter- noon returned a verdict that Andy | Mack, 75, had met death last Friday evening by a gunshot wound, not self-inflicted. Mack was killed at |bis Douglas Island beachhome and |his son, Eino, 38, confessed to the| jcrime when he was arrested. Members of the 64th Fighter| Eino is being held in the Juneau! Squadron are being delayed in|Federal Jail without bail on a chal'ue‘ Juneau because of bad weathm‘:or first degree murder. He had re- near Anchorage, it is announced. cently Leen released from a mental FLIERS HELD OVER tighten her bear grip over her Eastern European satellites with- out using troops: The Finnish Merry - G_o- Round: By DREW PEARSON 1 4th of July Street Dance on Mon- {All 17 of their P-51's have been, {put in flying shape and are ready !to leave when the weather man gives the word. STREET DANCE The Teen-Age Club staged the elections in which Communist strength ,was trimmed markedly also gave the Kremlin pause. + i ———— STOP SHOOTING FIREWORKS, SAY | JUNEAU POLICE Chief of Police Bernie Hulk today reminded the publicdhat the Fourth of July Celebration is over and thatr the Police Department intends-to (Copyright, 1943, by 1;hc Bell Syndicate, Inc. leader convinced seasoned political Democratic party is day evening in front of their Club House on Seward Street. Unable to obtain an orchestra, the Teen- | ‘ASHINGTON — While every|Agers rigged up their juke box in the|with a loud speaker. —————————— Harry Truman will suffer one of{ MARIAN JACKSON HERE the worst election defeats in his- tory, here are some sidelights on how the President himself feels|Mrs. Harry Stonehouse, here on Monday viat PAA Clpper|the eulogy and burial was in the Asked by aides how he felt about to make her home, Miss Jackson,|Evergreen Cemetery. | about it. VISITING STONEHOUSES Miss Marian Jackson, niece bf arrived the G.O.P. nominee, Tom Dewey,llmm Pittsburgh, will enter high the President replied: “I'll take him — like that,” and he snapped his fingers. Truman also goes out of his way school here this fall. e PNA EMPLOYEE HERE Bessie Thompson, PNA employee, strictly enforce the City Ordinance|to assure advisers that he is not|is In Juneau and is staying at prohibiting fireworks within the City limits. He warned that parents are liable for actions of their minor children and that violations can result in either or both a fine and Jail sentence. STOCK OI_ETA“OIS ' NEW YORK, July 7.—(P—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 86%, Anaconda 38'%, Curtss- Wright 8, International Harvester 33%, Kennecott 59, New York Cen- tral 17%, Northern Pacific 26'%, U. 8. Steel 80%, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 920,00 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 190.06, rails 63.70, util- ities 35.58. ——— SITKA MEN IN TOWN George Lightfoot and Lowell by, both of Sitka, are visiting in Juneau, registered at the Gastin- eau Hotel i ] worrying about any competition from General Dwight Eisenhower, despite the growing Eisenhower! groundswell. “Ike is a soldier,” Truman re- first to admit—in fact, he has ad- mitted—that his military back- ground doesn’t qualify him for the many responsibilities of the Pres- idency.” Truman is so confident of tak- ing the convention in his stride that he is already planning a 60- ITALIAN DEMOCRACY BY RADIO ‘During the Italian elections, the Communists claimed that the de- luge of American friendship letters| Fern Bigley, Mrs. R. E. Noah Murphy, both of Juneau, marked recently. “He doesn’t want|MmaiTied Saturday by U. S. Com- motion pictures during a tour of to be President and would be the|missioner Felix Gray. Mrs. George W. Rogers acted as witnesses. the Baranof Hotel. — - - MARRIED SATURDAY Mitchell Rocovich and Leona were Mr. and — e — WERNER RETURNS Joe Werner returned to Juneau on Saturday via Pan American|property of Walter O. Sinn, Airways after a with his wife and daughter |day campaign in August, September | Kalama, Wash. and October, taking him to every section of the country. visit in two-week ———eeeo — FISH BAY ARRIVALS Two men from Fish Bay, Bob Kelton and Wallace Westfall, are registered at the Baranof Hotel ———eo— THREE FROM SITKA nd Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Noah, Jr., | contained by Sinn. dren, Julia and Paul, returned to Juneau yesterday via Pan American Airways. relatives in Pocatello, Idaho, isent to Italy and other U. 8. aid|® was just a flash in the pan. After 2F¢ Visitors to Juneau from Sitka. —_— . |They are staying at the Hotel Ju- (Continued on Page Four) neau, Ogden, Utah, for the past FINAL SERVICES FOR | ANDREW MACK TODAY| | Last rites for Andrew Mack were {held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in| the Charles W. Carter Chapel. The | Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman delivered Pallbearers were George Salo, Jack Hegstead, Alexander Laiti, William| Graves, Bert Lybeck and Raymond Ells. R YMCA EXECUTIVE HERE J. J. Hoffman, General Secre- tary of the YMCA at Coatesville, Pa., and motion picture photo- grapher, was a Juneau visitor to- day. He has taken 4,000 feet of the Territory as a free lance pho- tographer. I ——————— ! TEE HARBOR FIRE The U. 8. Forest Service report- ed today that -a debris fire on the at Tee Harbor almost got out of con- trol last night and threatened adjoining property before being —————— MARTIN FAMILY RETURNS Mrs. Fred Martin and two chil- They have been visiting and two a months. Mrs. Martin reports ! very pleasant vacation trip. institution for the third time. i - e, 14 FLY NORTH VIA PAA YESTERDAY; 9 SOUTH eral explosive materials were in the plant. Six thousand gallons of an in-! flamable solvent were dangerously near the smouldering wreckage. Po- lice kept back the crowds for| hours, fearing a second blast, and firemen probed cautiously through! the ruins for bodies. The two-story concrete building, 150 feet square, inward after the blast. Within! minutes, fire-filled smoke was boil- | ing hundreds of feet into the air.; Windows in nearby homes blew outward into the streets. - D and steel collapsed | l1oot vessel and repairing a patcl l nomination of the late Wendell He said Coos Bay, Ore,, also was at-| L+ Willkie. | 1ected. 1 By JACK BELL | PHILADELPHIA, July 7—(®—The drooping balloon of the Eisenhower FISHING VESSEL asonng v om SPRINGS LEAK AT |iSrincoming. Bemacrae ‘Nacons AUK B‘Y DMK‘ (;‘P‘;i;::l"t.humnn's representatives {—highly encouraged by the general's The fishing boat Chatham, of Ju- ' cOuldn't-take-it statement—scurried neau, almost sank yesterday whlle{b“k So. Washinglaty Tob (et aiie tied up to the U. S, Forest Service'¢y orders. dock at Auk Bay. A detachment{ The expectation was that they from the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter{¥Ould come back to Philadelphia Wachusett was sent out to render|Primed to put out the word on Mr. 4 | Truman's choice for second place on The Coast Guardsmen, command-}the ticket—a selection he has de- ed by Lieutenant (jg) Jimmy Dod- layed while he awaited the latest son succeeded in beaching the 40-,%ord from the wartime European 1 { commander., in its side which had been re-opened.| Although Democrats in such wide- The vessel is owned by the le_lly separated areas as California and ham Canning Co. Dan White, of{NeW Jersey declined to take Eisen- Hoonah, the boat's captain, was in|[OWer's “no” as final, the feeling in Juneau to enjoy the Fourth of July this convention city was that it is celebration and was not aware m‘|““ over but the shouting. the danger to his vessel - e Truman, First Ballot The shouting may center on var- ious ineffectual efforts I [ TWO MEN ARRESTED BY HIGHWAY PATROL; 14 JUNEAU BOUND, Loaded to capacity with tourists, | the Prinaess Louise docked in { Junedu at 7:30 last night with 11} | passengers for here, and sailed four hours later for Skagway. From Vancouver passengers for/ Juneau were: Robert Freeman, El- len Kvande, Mr. and Mrs. Al White, James Maynard, Walter Ba- | tute, Wellington Johnson, Stephen ' Manitowski, Dolphus St. Germaine, Donald McCormick, Dennis Mec-| Bringing 14 passengers from Seat- tle, PAA Clippers took nine others south yesterday. Arrivals were Mary Novak, Mrs.! Allen Peterson, Michael and Ger- trude Sprenel, Thomas Mahoney, Sharon Rose Collier, Muriel Mere- dith, Bernard Stesson, Lief Erickson, ;::uf'e:lwn‘wgilc,}‘fi:; Cal:lr;e, :‘: :2:: Kenzie, James Phillips, Mrs. Mona Richards and Douglas Leechman. Wolfchief Jr. i 4 | Leaving were Lois Schafer, Everett ' ' ' (LASSES SCHEDULED and Lana Deming and Mrs. Orin ‘flags on Monday and the Kuhnley. Clarence Stevenson arrived herel A lesson in mother and baby! from Annette. 'care and family health will begin Monday, July 12, Classes will be’ . ®® ®*°°®®® theld in the Public Health Center, 318 Main Street, and will meet! : ‘XJE’ATHE&“R'E“ESEF : from 2 to 4 p. m. Mae Krueger, Al e n’ gty tod ¢ | PUBIC Hehlth Nurse, will be the| s "“P;:: “"?;o"‘;,_' °‘"‘P“ o |instructor. All expectant mothers | ending 7:30 this morning ojor other interested persons are : In Juncau— Maximum, 74; o |cordially invited to attend. 'mlnlm‘um. 54. L . ¢ Schedule of classes is as follows: | ® * At Airport— Maximum, 80; :‘Lesson 1—Before the Baby Comes,| L olouly 12; Lesson 2—The Baby Is ORECAS Born, July 19; Lesson 3—After the ® (Juneau und Vicinlty) @ |gapy 15 Born, July 26; Lesson 4— ® Mostly fair tonight and ®|pn. gopy's Pirst Year, August 2; ® Thursday. Highest tempera- ®|pegon 5 _The Child’s Health in : ;‘:’; near 80 degrees Thurs- : an Expanded Environment, August | % 9: Lesson 6—Protection of the . PRECIPITATION L 45 | ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. todsy @ Yoty S,H“m" Aum{st}_fl. i ® In Juneau — .01 inches; @ CC MEETS TOMORROW ! ® since July 1, .88 inches. ®| The regular meeting of the Ju-; ® At Airport — Trace; since ®|neau Chamber of Commerce wflli ® July 1, 69 inches. ® @ 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 interesting business matters be brought up at the session. RECKLESS DRIVING Two men were arrested Monday i pRlN(ESS I.OUISE ;by the Territorial Highway Patrol | HERE A ;nnd tried before U. S. Commlsslonerld lASI "IGH', | Felix Gray yesterday on charges m‘putucly_ reckless the Highway. two drivers were Martin Borleck, Jr., and William E. Odell. The ar- rests were made by Patrolman John P. Monagle. PRACTICE RUNS SET FOR driving on Douglas TONIGHT, SOAP BOXERS | Another Soap Box Derby prac- tice run will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight on the 12theStreet Hill, Dr. W. P. Blanton announces. All boys who have their cars in condition to make the runs are urged to turn out so that neces-; sary adjustment and modifications can be made in due time for the| race which is just a little more than a week away. > WACHUSETT DRESSED UP; MEN IN PARADE Juneau's own Coast Guard Cutter!| Wachusett was all dressed up with trim white ship made a splendid pic- ture. The boys staged their own fireworks Monday night. Partici- pating in the parade were 20 men junder the command of Ensign William Butler. , B g PETERS TAKE VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Peter will leave via PAA tomorrow for an extended vacation in the States. They will visit Mr. Peter's parents in Ohio and the parents of Mrs. Peter in Minnesota and make an extensive tour of the country. Peter is program director at Douglas School last year. Each was fined $25. The| to draft [Ei.senhower and to put Justice Wil- ilmm O. Douglas in as a substitute, !But party members who arrived jearly for next week's meeting of the faithful said that only his ewn action can prevent Mr. Truman from walking off with the nomina- tion on the first ballot. There was no giving up in the raft-Eisenhower ranks—at least Despite the gaping hole their iprincipal had torn in the draft movement, highly placed Democrats continued to speculate about the possibility that the man who says he isn’t available couldn’t turn down an actual nomination. Opposition To Truman James Roosevelt, California State Chairman, renewed his call for a iSaturday meeting here to pick u candidate to oppose Mr. Truman. Roosevelt, a son of the late Presi- dent and one who has not always seen eye to eye with his father's |successor, said the party ought to go ahead and nominate Eisenhower as a “national candidate.” Frank Hague, New Jersey satrap, icalled on Mr. Truman to take the convention platform and nominate the general—a circumstance that those supporting Mr. Truman said | was about the fartherest possiblc from the President’s thinking. Jacob M. Arvey, Chicago Demo- cratic leader, said if the party goes ahead and nominates the general, he couldn’t refuse to run. President Truman's friends made no secret of their elation at the Eisenhower statement. Senator Hatch (D-NM) said in | Washington that he thinks it all will be over on the first ballot, un- less Mr. Truman himself changes his mind. Hatch added that “I don't see that happening. - e — HERE FROM KETCHIKAN ! Ole Leirmo, Elliott Pearson and Clarence Norton of the U. S. Geo- !detic Survey are here from Ketch- 'ikan and are registered at Hotel | Juneau. ! gl e— HERE FROM SEATTLE i Among the new arrivals at the ®!be held at noon tomorrow. SevernliKXNY and Mrs. Peter, the former{Baranof Hotel are J. T. Baranby, will' Mary Scott, was a teacher at the, Evelyn Coulston and John Bratset, all from Seattle.