The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 16, 1948, Page 2

PAGE TWO IRATE EGYPT | FIGHTS JEWS, BOMBS BASE CAIRO, July 16—(P—Egyptians angrily staged anti-Jewis1 demon- strations after the bombing of the| Capitol City for the first time. The Egyptians bombed Tel Aviv| again and Israel said its planes| caused great damage at the Egyp- tian air base of El 'Arish near the Palestine border in a new an; today | Planes used in the cross blows of the Palestine war were mere| babes compared to the Superiorts. | The B-29s have a range of 3,600 miles with ten tons of bombs,| more than tw the 1,550 miles between the Central England h:!w.\: and Mos- | Superfortresses delivered bombs to Hiroshima and after which Japan quick- ly sued for peace. The U. S. al- ready has 30 of them in Euroy > - R. CHAMBER ACTS 70 GET CAR RAMPS to which they are flying, cow atomic i | | FOR Aulo FERRY Norman Scott, of Ketchikan,:uled to charter their own vessel 9 pleaded guilty to contributing to the ;for the voyage. s oe i@ — i delinquency of a minor and was se s ooy | Junior Chamber of Commerce | P tenced to serve one year in the .I\l-| today went on record favoring Ter- ineau Federal Jail by Judge Folta. at Haines and Tee Harbor to en-| 4 i { MRS. GEORGE A. ROBERTS and SON, PETER DYER NEW YORis— Andfei A. Gromy- able the proposed Haines-Tee Har-| bor car ferry to start operations letter will be sent to the Highway Engineer and other interested pa. ties urging them to expedite construc- tion. Steve Homer and Ray Gelotte,: who will operate the car ferry, told the club members at the noon luncheon meeting in the Gold Room of the Baranof that their ship, a converted LCT, can carry autos and other vehicles and 30 passengers on the route from Haines, Juneau and Skagway Heomer told the group they pro- pose to charge about $15 tor ship- ping smaller-wheel base autos, that |even the hours, until the liner George | 1on. Chief of Civilian Components they have facilities for trailers and |Washington ups anchdr July 20 and ;°f the Alaskan Air Command, vis- trucks and intend to install a pick- steams out of Elliot Bay northbound |ited here briefly last evening to between | up and delivery service Haines and Juneau The Junior Chamber endorsed ' the project as a public service since it would be a connecting link to the | outside via Haines. Mrs. Lucille Johnson, Mrs. Martin Victor and Mrs. Tom Moore were named a committee to see proper authorities | to get the work started. The Coast, suard does not allow discharge of +ehicles on the beach unless there aré ramps or planks. i Peter Wood, Program Chairman, 1amed Ed Guerin and Malcolm Greany as program directors Mrs. Johnson suggested a sign should be placed on the dock so newcomers and tourists off’ thel Loats would be directed to city center. | Club guests today were V. R. Mil- ligan of Ketchikan, Katherine Ken- nedy, Jay Thler, Mr. and Mrs. Har. old Gronroos. COURT REQUIRES. 5. CAROLINA DEMOS T0 ENROLL NEGROES CHARLESTON, S. C., July 16.—; (P—Federal Judge J. Waties War- ing today granted an injunction which forces the South Carolina Democratic party to enroll Negroes and grant them full participation | in party affairs. In granting the petition of David Brown, Beaufort Negro, for a pre- liminary injunction assuring Ne- groes the right to party participa- tion, the jurist issued a clear cut| warning to the party. He told the 87 defendants, all state and county party leaders, that imprisonment awaits any party official who fails to comply fully with the “spirit” as well as the letter of the decision. TRUMAN DISMISSES MAJ. GEN. MEYERS jsuLject of the sketch, is coming to |story | work ther L | \ \ | The above picture is by courtesy | of the Seatle Times. Peter Dyer, meet champions of old woody here. The following is the in the Times accompanying the picture: [ If there is a more excited boy in! Greater Seattle than 12-year-old Pe- ter Dyer of Bellevue, Peter’s mother, | Mrs. George A. Roberts, would like | to meet him Juneau tc For Peter is counting the days,! for such historiz Alaskan ports as| Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and| Sitka. | Peter, as tne 8,191 other. Old Woodenface baseball contestants re- member well, won the annual Time: Park Board pitching championship | Jnet at Sick's Seattie Staaium. Wit his victory goes the round-trip cruise of Alaska as guest of The Times. The champion will be accom- panied by his mother, who also will \te a guest of The Times. Peter will have a chance to dis- 1 fOr | hlay his baseball skill in Alaska, too, the next meeting. |since he'll match slants with A kan youths in Ketchikan and Juneau Several Alaska cities this year in- augurated Old Woodenface contests Peter is doubly excited by his trip, since he lived in Sitka for two years before the war. His father, the late RoLert Dyer, was in construction And Mrs. Roberts is just as thrilled about the northern voyage as her good-locking son. “We've been looking forward to the trip since Peter won the cham- pionship several weeks ago,” Mrs. Rokerts said. “I know we're going to have a wonderful tme.” Peter, who wants to be a Big League ballplayer when he grows up, still has one problem to settle. “How'm I going to get my base- ball bats in my suitcase, Mom?" he queried. “They're too long!” LION PICNICKERS DO MUCH WORK, DOUGLAS BEACH Proof that a picnic can be a very constructive project is offered by Lions Club members today, 9 ing a very successful outing night at Douglas Beach. Each Lion at the picnic worked an hour on the Lions-sponsored beach project and really made pro- gress. They put up one more table, readied the grills and completed construction shortly Good food and a lot of fun were last Old Woody champ can't get bats ‘into suitcase for Alaska trip | Patrol - ' home : THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Old Woody VCl;amp Eager t o S& Plans are nearing completion for the organization of a Civil Air unit in Juneau, it was learned today. Captain O. W. Ba- 21 members at an impressive cere- mony heéld on Tuesday evening in the Scottish Rite Temple. Officers of the Tongass Chapter, U. D. R. A. M., of Ketchikan were in of the services and were assistes by several Juneau York Rite Ma sons. All York Rite Masons are in vited to attend a banquet that will be given this evening at 6 o'clock in the Gold Room of the Baranot Hotel. make further preparations to set up the CAP program in Juneau. Tae Civil Air Patrol is a civilian Eranch of the U. S. Air Force com- posed entirely of volunteers who serve without either pay or cost to themselves. Membership is open to Loth men and women over 18 years of age regardless of their technical qualifications The CAP was rormed in 1941 and was used during World War II for i-submarine patrol, search and cue work and for many other pur- es by the U. S. Armed Forces. peacetime, it acts as an aerial guard to assist in various emergencies. Those receiving the degree of York Rite Masons at the ceremony were Glenn A. Abraham, Frank D. Cava- naugh, Elton E. Engstrom,, Osear |Elisen, Leigh S. Grant, Albért E. | Goetz, Walter B. Heisel, William E. | Hixson, Thomas Hutchings, Glenn |A. Kirkham, Daniel D. Livie, Car- json A. Lawrence, Morrel L. Mac- ‘Sp:\ddL‘!L Val A. Poor, James M | Wellington, William L. Hughes, James W. Leivers, David E. Crocker, | Kenneth G. Merritt, Howard D. Stabler and Ernest J. Rockne. - (COUPLE IS FOUND The CAP also participates in air SHo‘I‘ 'Io DEA'I' shows and other pleasant functions. | Members are not required to per-! IN IA(OMA HOME form any duty unless volunteered. ! TACOMA, They remain civilians at all times. | Captain Baron expects to return July 16.—P— Harry Ior‘D' Dyment, member of a promin- to Juneau early next week and will | hold a public meeting at that time for those who have applied membership. CAP applications maysg:,tfl T;“:’r’:" f;‘:'l’(:ly‘sh“o’:d |’;“ dw“t;' be secured from Norman J. O'Brien | tlheir Bedroom Sdgat: right o in the Civil Aeronautics Administra- PRy, VE tion, McKinley Building South Se-| Detectives <~arge Bergeson and P. Schultz said the revolver ward Street | A . 5 was still held in Mrs. Dyment’s {hand. She had keen in ill health FOUR F'SHERS HERE '(u;hzuT:Zdi:‘sm(\‘wre found by Dy- ©* WITH LARGE CATCHES : ment's brother and sister-in-law, pe In While no basie fiying instruction directly available to its mem- bers, advanced aerial training may be had through the CAP as well as fraining in communications maintenance, first aid and many other interesting subjects relating to aviaton. |called at the home to see wh; Clocking in more than 100,000 DPyment had not reported to work, pounds fish yesterday, four fishers 80t noO answer to their knock and tied up at Cold Storage each hav- entered through a window. ing a fairly large catch. . { Dyment is the son of Dyer Dy- The Explorer, skippered by Mag_‘ment. Tacoma police commissioner nus Hansen, came in with 42,000 in the 1920%s pounds halibut, Tom Ness on Lhe‘ e Emma brought in 8,000 pounds sable | and 2,500 pounds halibut; the Sun- m; beaded by oAl F‘reddericksgx;,!slx RAF VAMNRES s 1w pounds nuimu sna ne LY QVER ATLANTIC, and 1,000 pounds halibut and the Elfin 1I, skippered by E. O. Swanson YORK RITE DEGREE ' " ON LOCAL CIVIL 15 CONFERRED ON | AIRPATROLNOW JUNEAU MASONS ::. """ [ | | consider J. C. COOPER IS " ARRAIGNED FOR EMBEZZLEMENTS Two Other Men Are Sen- tenced in U. S. Dis- trict Court Today James C. Cooper, former Juneau |accountant, appeared in U. S. Dis- Itrict Court here this afternoon to waive indictment by the Federal rand Jury on three counts of embezzlement. He agreed to prose- cution on fifteen counts of émbez- zlement in an information submitted ky U. 8. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr. cusing him of mis- appropriating $38,142.60 belonging persons Attorney Howard D, Stabler, rep- resenting Cooper, requested time for lentry of plea so that the charges could be studied. Federal Judge George W. Folta allowed Cooper un- til 10 a.m., ne» day, to enter 2 plea to the ct i Ray W. Anderson also appeared in Court to waive Grand Jury in- turglary of a downtown liquor ! store. He was sentenced to serve three years in a Federal penitentiary. | | Anderson was represented by (0'CONNOR GIVEN | SUSPENSION FOR | GASOLINE THEFT John ‘Patrick O'Connor, 19, was! suspended jail sen-' Ciyy Magistrate | William A. Holzheimer after the youth had pleaded guilty to a charge | The York Rite degree of Ro_\m“m petit larceny resulting from the Arch Masonry was conierred upon| theft of gasoline from a parked| automobile. The sentence was sus- | pended with the provision that young¥O’Connor either join the U. S. Army or serve out a one year: charge |suspended sentence pending against! im by the U. S. Commissioner’s Court for injury to Federal Govern- ment proper This afternoon, U. S. Commissioner | Felix Gray held a hearing on af motion by U. S. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr. to revoke the sus-| rension. Judge Gray held up his; decision until Monday in order to the ecase thoroughly and give the youth an opportunity to' see if the Army would accept him.| 17 YOUNGSTERS ATTEND | TENNIS CLASSES TODAY A group of 17 youngsters turned | out today for the Tennis class at| Evergreen Bowl, Supervisor Gar-| rett reported this afternoon. ‘The tennis backboard will be com- | pleted today. The boys and girls re-| ceived instructions on how to serve, how to receive, how to hold the tennis racket and taught some of the various tennis shots. Attending were Luoy Gilliam, Be- linda Clark, Betty Mantyla, Arlene Kronquist, Sandra Garvin, Jerry Richardson, Greg Ripke, Lewis Richardson, Clifford Robards, Doro- thy Rokards, Ruth Casperson, Ada! Fiiesen, Bobby Hildre, Gerald Shaw, Eddie and Donald Dull and John Jensen. Tomorrow afternoon the swimming pool for beginners only. at 2 o'clock will be open Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dyment. ’I‘he; FROM vlm Io IE"NESSE MRS. RED HOLLOWAY AND SON, PATRICK, RETURN After visiting for three months in Tennessee, Mrs. Red Holloway land son, Patrick arrived in Juneau yesterday afternoon via Pan American Airways. They have been visiting Mr. Holloway's parents, Mr., and Mrs. Eager Holloway in Rivs, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Holloway celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary during the younger Mrs. Holloway’s visit. Three daughters also visited their parents dictment and pleaded guilty to the | wil- tween 85 and 100 persons here for liam L. Paul, Jr ja PAY CONTROVERSY CLOSES CANADIAN SILBAK GOLD MINE 16. ARABS QUIT FIGHTING IN = | The shutdown, AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, July 16|Dale L. Pitt, managing _®—The Arab League Political|of Silbak Premier Mines, Ltd., was | Committee, now meeting in Le- | effective yesterday—four days be- ‘tnndrm has agreed to a cease-fire | fore a scheduled strike by 220 mem- IBastern Standard Time) tonight, it | Union. | USINESS GRoup }ed July 1, but which the union | The mine located on the north- | sole support for the towns of Pre- The Associated Boards of Trade | MID-SUMMER LULL | annual convention, in Juneau, business group will meet here from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. NEW YORK, July 1 in Jerusalem effective at midnight, | bers of the CIO-International was officially reported in Amman The dispute hinges around a $1 sks be made retroactive to Dec. ~ FROM CANADATO | ern British Columbia coast near mier and Stewart, B of Central British Columbia have = IN-RETAIL SALES IS 21-23 according to word re- The convention will bring be-| VANCOUVER, B. C., July the by director announced Sept |Greenwich ‘mean time (7 pm.,|Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers e a day pay boost which was grant- 8. MEEI IN JUNEA | the Alaska border, is almost the 3 - definitely decided to hold their was announced today. The Canadian | ceived by Norman C. Banfield of ‘FHT OVER NAT'ON —(P— Re- a three day visit. They are sched- ko, who cast so many Soviet vetoes to stop UN actions, sailed for home today, perhaps not to return. LAKE SUCCESS— The UN, in| the strongest decision yet, has or- | dered the Jews and Arabs to stop | the war in Palestine | @® Marine @ Liability BERLIN— The American Mili- | tary Government today called the| Russian action a “brutal starvation | blockade.” ROME— The condition of Com- munist leader Togliatti is describ- | ed as worse today. Bronchial-pneu- monia congestion has developed in his lungs. He was shot and| wounded three times two days ago.| HAIFA— TIsrael forces captured | Nazareth, boyhcod home of Christ, | today, it was reported officially. | | a g i | | PHILADELPHIA— The Philadel- phia Phils today dismissed Manv§ ager Ben Chapman and named | Allen (Dusty) Cooke, veteran coach, ! as acting manager effective im-| mediately. WASHINGTO! The first Mar- shall Plan loan, a $2,300,000 ('x'ediL} to Iceland, wi announced today | by Economic Cooperation Adminis- trator Paul G. Hoffman. Preferred... for mellow moments ® Here is the beer for your taste —the smooth and mellow beer you'll prefer for mellow moments. For 83 years, Hamm’s has been the first choice of millions. When you try Hamm’s, you'll know why so many prefer it to any other beer. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1948 tail sales in the week ended Wed- nesday dipped slightly from the preceding weck as a mid-summer lull in consumer spending got un- der wa Dun and Bradstreet re- ported today. Dollar volume, 10 percent ahead k last year, the search firm said Many consumers however, held 6 of the same business re- continued to hi3 ced articles, but numerous clearance sales of sea- sonal goods attracted favorable at- t it the weekly report said. Rezional percentage increases in ales over a year ago included: Pacific Coast 2 to 6. e ——— TACOMA OFFICER IS KIiLLED IN BOMBER CRASH IN KANSAS SALINA 2nd L cns killed last night in the ci f a B-29 bomber at the Smoky Eill Air Base : I plang crashed it ‘was I aring to land after participat- with other B-28's in simulated b.ng runs over St. Louis, Oma- ha and Kansas City. The La Insurance Agency Offers Complete Service of ® Casually ® (lass @ Theft @ Robbery ® Burglary @ Tire ® Workmen's Compensation INSURANCE TELEPHONE 57 HENRY M. HOGUE, Manager Family Group Protection OFFICES—Cowling Motor Building or the occasion. L LAND ATMONT JoLl|~ ™ o the rewards for the vety busy eve- was in with a 30,000 pound salmon ! ning. Peter Wood was Chairmgn of catch taken in the Cross Sound' THEC. 1AMM BREWING €0, 87, PAUL, MINN. FROM AIR SERVICE banks. & I WASHINGTON, July 16—P— President Truman today dismissed retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Mey- ers from the Air Force. Meyers was convicted last March by a Federal jury of inducing a former business associate to lie under oath to a Senate committee. The committee was investigating wartime aviations contracts held by a firm in which Meyers was financially interested. Subsequently he was sentenced to serve 20 months to five years in prison. TOKYO, July 16—®—Ueno Zoo had 2 new inmate today. Mrs. Stork | presented Mr. Stork with an heir. — e TWO FBOM FAIRBANKS Ethel Swock and Gray Tilly have arrived here from Fairbanks and the effair, assisted by Joe Werner, fcod committee; Alva Blackerby, transportation and Ed Chester, en- tertainment. WESTERN LEAGUE Final scores of games played last night in the Western International League are as follows. Tacoma 3; Bremerton 2 Vancouver 5; Victoria 4. ‘Wenatchee 9; Spokane 8. Salem 3; Yakima 2. $595 PER TON IS OFFER FOR TUNA HOQUIAM, Wash., July —Grays Harbor buyers offered $595 a ton today for tuna—only $5 unde: last season’s top prices. Ten tons have been landed at 16—M This fish were taken at 19 for NTR medium, eight for chix and 18 cents t,:;o An-wEu?rL'Tg:flfym l?::;:?;:u::: a pound on the large halibut, the porteq today that six R. A, F. vam- cod went at 115 cents a pound, alpires first jet aircraft to cross the quarter of a cent above the normal!atiantic, arrived at Mont Joli Air- price |port this morning. Mont Joli is 360 miles down the St. Lawrence River DAUGHTER IS BORN T0 "™ ™™ - | | ‘MR, MRS. L. ROBERTS ‘New Democrafic i3 /National Commitfee The cigar smoke rolling out of the ! oifices of the Unemployment Com- id | pensation Commission today is mj"amed' IWO A|mans honor of the new daughter of Mr.| g and Mrs. Lester Roberts, who was! PHILADELPHIA, July torn in St. Ann’s Hospital last eve- +The new Democratic National Com- ning. The proud father is an ac- countunt in the UCC. | bers. The new arrival weighed eight| The makeup of the commitee, an- pounds three ounces at birth and|nounced yesterday before the Demo~ |Joins one sister, Terry. GrnndparA‘Crs!ic Convention adjourned in- ents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank E]-lcluded: 16—(P— | George Gollum, were acquitted of jmittee, which will form the party's|her parents, financier Walter E. | policies, includes many new mem-|Overell and his wife. LOUISE OVERELL 15 LEFT BG ESTATE BY SLAIN PARENTS LOS ANGELES, July 16—®— Eighteen-year-old Beulah Louise Overell, whose parents were Kkill- ed aboard their dynamited yacht last year,’has an estate worth $307,977. This was disclosed court by her executors. The girl and her former lover, in probate murder charges on the deaths of el FROM EAU CLAIRE, WIS. | Two women from Eau Claire, Wis., Catherine Skeets and Gret- Distributed by Smooth and Mellow-Beer are registeréed at the Baranof HO-!‘GFays Harbor points in the last more of Klawock and Mr. and Mrs.| Alaska—Howard W. Lyng, Nomelchen Grimm, are guests at the ODOM COMPANY 363 Colman Building, Seattle 4, Washington tel, two days. |John Fawcett of Hoonah. 1and Mrs. Essie R. Dale, Fairbanks. Baranof Hotel. p : ¢ 3 3