The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 8, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,933 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS New Harmony Move HOLY LAND ARMISTICE NEARS END Both Sides_lfieparing,io Resume Fighting - Re- ject Truce Extension (By The Assomated Press) Israel asserted in a communique today that Egypt's army has started an offensive at Beer Tuvia, 23 miles south of Tel Aviv. The four weeks armistice ends at 11 pm. (PDT) to- night and both sides were preparing to resume the war in Palestine. Israel agreed to an extension of the truce, The seven opposing Arab nations rejected the U. N. pleaA' Scattered gunfire rang out in Jeru- salem. TEL AVIV—Air raid sirens sounded here today. No planes appeared. The United Nations began withdrawing the 100 or more truce observers in Palestine, many of them Americans. CAIRO—Count Folke Bernadotte, the U. N. Mediator, pleaded for: three days of peace at least to get out his men of peace. 'SUCCESS—The Arab dele- gate ked out of the U. N. Secu- rity uncil in an argument over recognition of Israel. Russia asserted that nadotte acted as a front tain, for, USALEM—The Jews were on| 'hunt in Jerusalem. The Israeli} convicted a Palestine Jew of -and allowed him to Kill him- TN gang éxecuted a pretty woman. Irgun Zvai Leumi five Britons. L hel CJAIRO—Arab chiefs of staff end-l ja war parley in Cairo. King Fa-| k prayed to “give the Egyptian victory after victory.” The said a Jewish civilian planeg shot down over the Lydda re- which the Arabs hold. AR At o | NNUAL ROTARY PICNIC IS SET FOR, SUNDAY, AUKBAY ' { The annual Rotary Club picnic! will start at noon Sunday at the Auk Bay Recreation area, Bill Hix- son, Picnic Chairman, today. All Rotarians and their guesw; are cordially invited to attend Members with automotiles are ask- ed rot a R/ | ( { i { announced | ! The United Nations Security Coun- | United States had taken the ini- ARABS GET ORDERS TO OPEN FIRE Americans fig Evacuat- ed from Trouble Scene- Task Force Is Near AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, July 8.— (P—Arab armies in Palestine were | under orders tonight to resume fighting against the Jews at 6 a. m. Greenwich Mean Time tomor- row (11 p. m. PDT tonight), when [fhe truce expires. AMERICANS EVACUATED WASHINGTON, July 8.—(#—The Navy announced today that Ameri- can military and United Nations personnel are being evacuated from Palestine. War in Palestine has broken out again although the UN truce is still in effect. Two ships from the U. S. 6th Task Fleet, the Palau, a 12,000-ton escort carrier, and the Marquette, a cargo vessel, are in Haifa now, the Navy said. i | i EMERGENCY SESSION LAKE SUCCEESS, July 8—®— cil was called into emergency ses- sion on the Palestine crisis today. The session was called for this afternoon to take up a request from the Jewish state of Israel for ac- tion to stop an Egyptian attack in Southern Palestine. The call was sent out by the: U. N. shortly before 1 p. m. This! allowed delegates only an hour and a half to travel to U. N. head- quarters. Informed ! quarters said the; tiative in behind-the-scenes talks, for a council meeting today instead of tomorrow. The U. S. delegation was report- ed to be drafting a resolution call- | ing for “strong action” to halt the flghtmg 'PACIFIC EXPLORER IS DUE IN STATES FROM BERING SEA' SEATTLE, July 8—®—Pacific Ex-| ploration Company offices said the floating cannery ship Pacific Ex-| plorer is due in Astoria about July 15 after her first season of Bering Sea operations. The vessel is the mother ship of 10 drag-boats from Seattle, Astoria, 1 { i 1 | Taft-Hartley Act and extension of 12 SOAP BOXERS isoap box committee were pleased’ {last night when 12 boys turned out Platform Drafting Underway Endorsemen_t,—CiviI Rights Program, Demanded by Various Groups By MAX HALL PHILADELPHIA, July 8—®—| Outright endorsement of Presi- dent Truman’s civil rights program was demanded at Democratic plat- form hearings today. More than a score of Negro or- ganizations called for a plank em- bodying Mr. Truman's program, in- cluding anti-lynch, anti-poll tax and fair employment (FEPC) legis- lation. One organization, the National Negro Council, asked the platform writers to endorse an immediate call of the 80th Congress into spec- ial session to enact civil rights legislation. Before flareup of the race issue which has rifted the Democratic party, the Congress of Industrial Organization called for adoption of a “Roosevelt platform” nounced the Republican as “one of deceit.” James B. Carey, CIO secretary- treasurer, also asked for civil rights, demanded repeal of the and de-) platform { “New Deal” social laws. Respond- | ing to a platform committee mem- ber's question, Carey stated: “There is nothing in the Repub-' lican platform that attacks the ing terest of labor.” —— i i AT RACE TRIALS, MORE TOMORROW . {Co. last Thursday upped its figures | +from five With the largest trial run atten- dance this year, Don Skuse and the to take their racers down the 12th: Street Hill and iron out the last few remaining kinks before the big race date July 18. Skuse said that several of the boys are well along but that a great deal of work is yet | to be done if the cars are to be jready by race time. Another practice run is scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow (night. Boys who took their cars to the | BLACK BEAR CARRIES OFF Mangled B&i; Found Be- side Forest Stream- Animal Is Shot 8—(M—A tlack bear lumbered out of Michigan's north woods yesterday, carried off the little daughter of a forest ranger and left her mangled body beside a forest stream. year-old Carol Ann Pomrankey was found a quarter-mile from her par- ents’ isolated cabin, an angered posse shot and killed the animal. The searching party had been | frantically called by Carol Ann's mother, 28-year-old Mrs. Arthur Pomrankey, who saw the bear carry off her daughter. Another child, six-year-old Allen, was playing in the cellar. The scene of the tragedy was the Pomrankeys' lonely cabin at the Mis- sion Post fire tower in the Marquette National Forest, 30 miles northwest of here. Pomrankey is a towerman. - -ee Tires, Tubes Will Advance AKRON, O.,. uly. 8P major producers have announced increases in the prices of tires and tubes. Goodyear and Goodrich were the second and third members of the| Big Four” of the industry to boost retail prices. U. S. Rubber | to seven and one-half percent. Goodyear announced that truck tire prices will go up about five percent, passenger tires six per- cent and large farm seven and one-half percem 'SEEKS FWS GAME PROGRAM SETUP hill last night were Jack Gould, Mike Grummett, Billy Gaines, Sam | McPhetres, Don Able, Jr., Jerry Mc-i Nevin, Albert Dobers, Jerry Wad Lowell McClellan, Mason Bdach, AT U. OF ALASKA WASHINGTON, July 8—#— Delegate Bartlett (D-Alaska) today! LITTLE GIRL) SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., July! Minutes after the body of three-! In Price Now: v T‘W.f tires “about tarted By Democrats PRESIDENT ' MAYGOTO DEMO MEET Convention If He Is Nominated ' WASHINGTON, July 8—®—The J Truman is “giving consideration” to visiting the Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia in the Bvent it nominates him for Presi- dent. i Presidential Press Secretary ‘Charles G. Ross also said Mr. Tru-| man is relying on Senator K. How- ard McGrath of Rhode Island to be his personal representative at the convention, opening Monday. McGrath is chairman of the; Democratic National Committee. Ross mentioned McGrath after he was asked who would represent | the President. A reporter first janybody would go to Philadelphia jfrom the White House to act aj liaison officer. Ross said: “Nobody that I know of.” I “Not anyone as representative of {the President?” the reporter press- } led. Ross repeated that he knew o(! no one who would act in that cap- {acity from the White House staff. Mr. Truman has said he expects ! 1a first ballot nomination. Some of his associates think he will fly to ! Philadelphia for a brief acceptance speech, asked whether | | i GEN. MEYERS MAY FACE SECOND QUIZ (ON WAR CONTRACTS| Wil Probably Be Taken foj Washington from Cell in Ohio Jail The retired two-star General! Isent to prison by one Congression- al quiz—Bennett Meyers—is due for another. This second quiz deals; i with charges of a multi-million- , dollar so-called ‘“gouge” of the government through World War| IT freight bills. The -freight rate matter is be-) ing investigated by a House Ex- [penditures subcommittee headed by Republican George Bender of! Ohio. to! ( b'onsidering—Aflendance ai" White House said today President| Flying Food fo NEGOTIATE FOR SHIPS FOR AlASKA Maritime Commission Re- ports Progress in Se- curing of Charters official of the Maritime Commission said today negotiations for charter- ing ships for Alaskan service are still in progress, Commissioner who has been handling the matter, is out of the city and is not ex- pected to return until Monday. An assistant told a reporter caretul study of new legislation is being made and “every effort is be- ing made to work out an arrange- men?, which will be fair to the gov- ernment, the operators and the pub- lie.” He declined to say what specifi ment between the commission an shipping companies on new tracts. BATTLESHIP NEW YORK o o | Survivor of Two Wars, Two| Atomic Bomb Tests, Sunk at Sea By LIEF ERICKSON ABOARD U. S. CARRIER BOX- |ER, July 8—/P—The old Battleship| {New York—survivor of two wars and | two atomic bomb tests—sank finally with just a “slight push” from small | Eombs and shells. Navy task force officers expressed | regret that she didn't survive experimental attack long enough WASHINGTON, July 8—(P—An, Grenville Mellen, | al a differences are delaying an agree-! con- | SENT DOWN Berlin Just Big Snap, Says Pilots, Many 0f Them from Alaska Post [ FRANKFURT, Germany, July 8 M- Flying food and coal to Ber- {lin is just snap to battle vet- | erans running the big C-54 trans- | ports. Most have delivered bombs, Ll(mp\ and Army supplies in com- bat. Many have had experiences lot worse since the w. as flying for the U. §. Air Force in Alaska | After a week of |and forth between Frankfurt and | Berlin to overcome the Russian ‘Innd blockade, high Air Force ofti- cials say the crews are tired. They should be, for they are on duty | 16 hours, off 16, then back for an- |other 16, flying at least four | | round trips e three days. The fliers themselves find it no | hardship. | “I'd rather fly food than bombs,” |said Lt. Lucian Rainey of Mar- | garet, Ala. He bombed Berlin and Frankfurt from Flying Fortresses the war. “This is just a snap compared} to the wartime bombing run over Germany,” said Lt. Victor E. Fine- |up, St. Louis None of the fliers reported ‘!nr('ume by Russian planes. The} |43 C-54 transports came a long | way to join the Berlin shuttle. The 4th Troop Carrier Squadron camej irom Anchorage, Alaska. During| the war it supplied American roops in the Aleutian Islands. The 19th Squadron came from Hawaii, | the 20th Squadron from Panama,| “nnd the 48th from Austin, Texas. | The fliers from Alaska say it is a lot easier flying in Germany. | “Back in Alaska, we used to fly 12,600 mile round trips and land! | with 200 foot ceilings and a half- | mile visibility,” said Lt. James C.| | Powell, Fort Worth, Texas. round trip to Berlin is 520 miles Lt. Merrill Rohrbough, Omaha,} Neb., flew 43 bombing missions over the Philippines before going |to Alaska. He said it is a relief |to fly over flat land instead l)f: |mountains and water Lt. Col. James N. Sammons of Louisa, Ky, commander of the| 54th, flew B-17's in the war overj | Europe and Africa. He smiled at {the way his fliers are taking their | assignment, and d: | “Actually we're working hell out |of these boys, but they sure picked ;!h(- right outfit for the ob. We've got the best instrument flying| group the Air Force.” > \FIRE LAST NIGHT AT a shuttling back | in | in- in | 1 1 | such | The! EISENHOWER IS DEFINITELY OUT OF RACE “Truman’s Aides Announce General's Statement Is Taken as Authentic By JACK BELL PHILADELPHIA, July 8—(®— Democratic Chairman J. Howard iMcGrath headed a new harmony move in his party’s presidential con- test today as southerners withheld their fire in a platform fight over Civil Rights. McGrath told a news conference that before the Democratic Con- jvention opens here Monday he ex- pects to confer with party leaders who have been seeking to sidetrack President Truman. Chief of these has been James Roosevelt, California State Chair- man who still is talking about draft- ing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower de- spite the latter's statement that he couldn’t take the nomination. With this peace move under way, Dixie delegates decided to post- pone their fight on a proposed strong Civil Rights Plank until it goes be- fore the convention’s 104-member platform committee. From Pittsburgh came word that CIO President Philip Murray has declined an invitation to address the convention. Previously Dan To- bin of the AFL Teamsters and Pres- ident William Green of the AFL had thumbed down similar bids. PHILADELPHIA, July 8—(®— President Truman's aides counted Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower def- initely and tinally out of the Dem~ ocratic Presidential race today. They did this, a Truman spokes- man told a reporter, after receiv- ing private assurances from two lose personal friends of the Gen- eral, The word they took to the White House was that Eisenhower him- self believes he left no loophole for a draft imovement in his state- ment that he couldn't take any party’s nomination. The wartime European command- er gave scme public support to this view when he told a crowd of 5,000 gathered before his New York City home last night to chant “We want lke,” that “All I have to say I said in a letter the other night."” This was the statement in which the Columbia University President declared he “could not accent nom- ination for any public office,” & Democratic Chauman J. noward McGrath put the “definite and fin- al” label on Eisenhower’s draft re- nuncmlmn at a news conference ACS TRANSMITTER Y sh an Idlife Service Bender says he plans oo ¥ A Tacoma and San Francisco. ‘Sandy Blanton and Gary Hedges. urghd the Fit WA th I ‘for them to test their weird bat | here yesterday, adding: ed to stop in front of the Postl Office between 12 and 1 o'clock to pick up picnickers who have no transportation. Entertainment for children will include races and outboard motor boat rides. A special meeting of the picnic committee will be held tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock lat Sully’s Bakery. Further announcements will | be made Saturday. The Washington Merry-Go-Round |. By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, :1 1)1“ Bell Syndicate, ne. ASHINGTON — There was great excitement aboard the Pres- ident’s yacht on a recent trip down the Potomac when Paul Porter, former OPA boss, turned up among the guests. Anxiously, a White House asked Truman: “Who invited him, Mr. President? Paul Porter is a spy for the Eis- enhower people. He's a vice chair- man of The Americans for Demo- cratic Action, which is all-out for the nomination of Eisenhower.” “Oh, don’t worry about Paul,” replied Truman impishly. “He'’s all right. In fact, it's the other way around. He's a spy for me in the Eisenhower camp.” aide DAN TOBIN WOOED Gruff, likeable Dan Tobin, boss of the AFL Teamsters Union, al- ways calls on AFL colleagues dur- ing visits to Washington. In New Deal years this was frequent. for (Continued on Page Four) Capt. Robert Berg is master and J. N. Gilbert is manager of theJ floating cannery which carries al crew of 225 men. The vessel re- ports a fair pack of king crab and bottom fis \JAPS ARE T0 GET e LOST GEOlOGIST FOUND; RESCUED. FROM MT. LEDGE CALGARY, Al(-l‘, July 8—A— Happy and “Oh, so relieved,” Mrs. Margaret Parry waited anxiously | SURPLUS SUPPLIES ALEUTIAN ISLANDS |57 4 et TOKYO, July 8P—Two ships|Tescued by trappers after being carrying 209 Japanese have sailed ,stmnded more than a week in the for the Aleutian Islands to obtainNorth Canadian wilds. surplus United States Army petro-| Mrs. Parry heard the announce- leum supplies. ment of the rescue from the Roy- 1t The Japanese Government has al Canadian Air Force, which'par- been directed to move 50,000 drums | ticipated in the search. of gasoline and miscellaneous pack-| “That’s wonderful news,” she ex- aged petroleum products. They will | claimed. be part of the quota of supplies by| Patry, of Bartlesville, Okla., and the United States to meet occupied!Calgary, had started out three Japan’s minimum requirements. weeks ago from Mile 363 of the The ships will dock at the is-|Alaska Highway, on what was to lands of Amchitka and Shemya, They|be a four-day trip on the Dune- expect to complete the operation by din ‘River. His rubber dinghy! Aug 1., uhder the direction of United | struck a submerged rock and sank. States Army officers. Parry slug to a ledge and clamb- The Japanese include laborers,|ered up. truck drivers, crane operators, weld-! There he remained for more than ers, mechanics, foremen and two|la week. A party of Northland doctors. trappers headed by Charles Jen- sen of Fort Nelson, B. C, set out STOCK QUOTATIONS to rescue him. They had to turn back Jensen NEW YORK, July 8—®—Clos-|boarded an RCAP search plane and ing quotation of Alaska Juneau directed the other searchers from mine stock today is 3%, American|the air. Can 86%, Anaconda 39, Curtiss-| The crew reached Parry Monday Wright 7%, International Harvester and took him from the ledge. 33%, Kennecott 59%, New York —— Central 17%, Northern Pacific 26%, CALIFORNIANS HERE US. Steel 80%, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 1,000,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 190.61, rails 64.04, util- ities 35.68. | i H | Mrs. C. J. Carroll and 'daughter Joan, of San Prancisco, are in | Hotel. ' |to consider extending its coopera- |tive game management program to subpoena Meyers from his Chilli-] cothe, Ohio, jail cell before Lhe‘ the University of Alaska. Noting that the service already summer is over. Meyers received a twenty-months has instituted the program on a|to five-years prison term last wint-! coapemuve basis with several land|er after his conviction on charges grant colleges, Bartlett said that in-jof inducing a former business asso- cluson of the Alaska University |ciate to commit perjury. The Gen-! “might be profitable to all con- leral was deputy purchasing chief cerned.” for the Air Force during World “We all know that game animals and fur bearers constitute a leading Alaska resource,” tary of Interior Krug. “It is a resouce that can be de- pleted absolutely if appropriate steps are not taken soon. We all know, too, that the failure of the Congress to make adequate appropriations for the protection of Alaskan wild- life is a matter of utmost concern to everyone who has looked into the matter. “I should think that inauguration of a game management program at the University of Alaska would serve a variety of useful purposes, not the least of which would be the training of young Alaskans in game managément affairs.” MOUNTIES SEIZE NARCOTICS LOOT WORTH $400,000 VANCOUVER, B.C, July 8.—#— Royal Canadian Mounted Police to- day disclosed seizure of Mexican narcotics valued on the black mar- ket at more than $400,000. ‘Two men, charged with possession of narcotics, were being held. They iwere identified as Ronald Douglas |Dean, 24, of Toronto, and William Kushnik, 32, a Vancouver mechanic. Officials said they believed the ever made in Canada. he wrote Secre-! War Two. Meyers' name entered the cur-| rent hearings in testimony by form- er Justice Department official T.| Proctor, who now is employed b the Postoffice Department. In tes-| timony yesterday, Proctor told the! Bender committee “it would very well direct itself to an investiga- tion into the so-called service con- tracts which General Meyers nego- tiated with the oil companies on aviation gasoline during the war.” Proctor went on to state he believed the isclosures would be “most interesting” and pertinent to the current inquiry. STEAMER MOVEMENTS | Princess Norah from Vancouver, due Saturday afternoon or evening. Aleutian scheduled to. sail from| Seattle Saturday. Prince George scheduled to sail 'om Vancouver Saturday. Alaska in port, at Cold Stor- age Dock, sails at 8 tonight for south, from Northland dock. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock sailing south one hour later. Corsair scheduled southbound for Vancouver Monday. Lamer et o 2o cneanend | | i i Ilr bombs. But a 62 year old chief storekeeper ‘wuo had boasted the New, York still | could take a terrific beating sadly remarked: “She was a tired old lady. What |was the point in taking more of a Ibeating?” He is Daniel Connor of Pawtucket, R. I, who served on her when she Iwas commissioned 34 years ago. The exercises, 40 miles southwest of Pearl Hartor yesterday, cost the life of Marine Lt. John Delile Pet- terborg of Preston, Idaho, a marine fighter pilot. He spun into the sea (off the Boxer's stern nearly two hours after the sinking. The 30,000-ton onetime grand dame of the United States fleet— survivor of two wars and two Bi- kini atomic blasts—went down at 2:30 p.m. after eight hours of air attack and light shellmg e WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) ‘Temperatures for 24-hour period ending 7:30 th1s morning In Juneau— Maximum, 74; minimum, 53. At Airport— Maximum, 74; minimum, 49. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with an occasional light sprinkle. Lowest tem- perature tonight around 52. Highest tomorrow afternoon around 64. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours endiDg /:30 a.m. today . . PASADENA VISITOR | | Jrom _Pasadens, Calif, J. w.| 3 ohnstone has arrived in Juneau, Juneau staying at the Gastineaujseizure was the largest of its kind:and is regiZered at the Hotel Ju-'e neau. In Juneau City — None; since July 1, .88 inches. At Airport — Trace; since July 1, 69 inches. . . « o o 0 0 0 o Y e e o .l ‘| @ the serious illness of her mother, ®|Mrs. Anne Mason, said today her ® mother is very much improved in! BLDG. AT MILE 10 Prompt action by Corporal Charles iHale prevented serious damage last night to the transmitter building and a considerable amount of valuable radio equipment of the Alaska Com- munications System, 10 miles from |Juneau on the Glacier Highway. | According to Captain Clark V. Tel- !quist, ACS Commanding Officer, the |fire started from spontaneous com- bustion caused by a used rag being left in a box of clean rags in the attic of the transmitter building. Corporal Hale noticed the fire about 7:45 p.m., ‘and immediately turned two carbon dioxide fire extinguishers into the at- tic and prevented it from spreading. Hale then called for the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department which sounded a 2-9 alarm and sent a few men to the scene who assisted other ACS men and many volunteers from CAA and passers-by who helped tring the fire under control. The transmitters were taken off the air for an hour and 15 minutes but ACS service was not interrupted due to the use of submarine cable | facilities. Damage amounted to approxi- 'mately $500, said Telquist. No equip- | ment suffered but the attic and root ! ® were charred by the fire which did not do any structural damage to the | building. SRS MRS. LISTER RETURNS ‘ Mrs. Ronald Lister and three children, Sylvia, Norman and Hel- en, returned home yesterday via |PAA Clipper after spending three weeks in Vancouver, B. C., and Se- attle. Mrs. Lister, called south by health. “I couldn’t conceive that the Democratic convention would exer- cise such poor judgment as not to take General Eisenhower at his j word.” There was evidence, however, that some Democrats were, and some weren't. James Roosevelt, traveling to- ward Philadelphia with the weigh~ ty 52-vote California delegation, said at Salt Lake he thinks Eisen- hower still would accept the nomi- nation if the convention opening Monday demonstrates that the par- ty is unitedly behind the General. “I can's help but think that when General Eisenhower, under- standing the national and interna- tional crises, knows that the party and the nation are for him, he will allow the convention to place him in the White House, the son of the late President said. ALASKA TO GET LARGE AMOUNT FOR HIGHWAYS WASHINGTON, July 8—P—The Federal Works Administration has divided among 40 states, Puerto Rico and Alaska a prospective $20,- ©00,000 1tund for highway construc- tion in national forests. . Seven western states—California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Washington and Arizona—and Al- aska will share in almost $15,000,000 of the amount. The apportionment of Forest Highway funds included $1,500,000 for Alaska. ————e—a—— FROM HOONAH Henry Moses of Hoonah is 8 new arrival at the Hotel Juneau.