The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 24, 1948, Page 1

o x> PR A SATURDAY 1P.M. Edition THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE o “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” SATURDAY JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,947 CONGRESS PLANS FIGHT Par N PRESIDENT For Wallace Meets In Convention GATHERING | 1S STARTED | LAST NIGHT Chairman Calls for "Real Peace”-lowa Negro | Edifor Keynoter | CONVENTION HALL, PHILA-| DELPHIA, July 24. ~The New Progressive Party convention —ready | to nominate Henry A. Wallace for| President—heard its chairman cali today for a “real peace” arranged by Wallace and Stalin. | Albert J. Fitzgerald of Lynn, Mass., was chosen as permanent chairman. He told the delegates that if the party can win control of Congress, the producers of the country will enforce peace. “The peace that such a Congress would forge would be a real peace, based on the give and take which' Henry Wallace and Josef Stalin ex-| changed,” he declared, adding | “It can be done. It must be done.” He alluded to an offer by Soviet| 5. Rinley, 13, of Sitka, smiles as result of winning Juncau' on Sunday, July 18. He will enter in the Nati event is sponsored by the Juneau Rotary Club and Daily Alaska Empire. Premier Stalin to negotiate differ- ence with the United States on the! basis of proposals made last May in an open letter by Wallace. G T A Fitzgerald, head of the CIO| dent Truman as “Injunction Harr because of Mr. Truman's acuviues‘ in the coal and rail strikes. Wallace will be battling Presi- dent Truman and Gov. Dewey on a platform his keynote speaker told cheering, singing and booing | delegates is “what the people de- mand, and what the people shall have.” { Keynoter Charles P. Howax-dII Iowa Negro editor, laid it on the| line last night. He struck at both | Republicans and Democrats, high | prices, foreign policy, Congress, “Jim Crowism.” | Urging America’s “plain people” | to join the fight against the old-/ line political parties, Howard bd.dJ i United Electrical, Radio. and Ma- chine Workers Union, assailéd Pre: ml Ing oap ax er y u‘p the choice was 'Wallacl’ or War BARIlEfl BACK IN WASHINGTON| WASHINGTON, July 24—(®—Del- egate Bartlett, Alaska Democrat, has returned to the Capital for the special session opening Monday. Bartlett had planned to return to Alaska, but instead went to Wiscon- sin to visit his mother; then came back to Washington. | The Washingion5 Merry - Go- Round| By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.) ASHINGTON — Uncensored dispatches from behind the Iron Curtain have increased the - fear that Russia may be ready for war now. Hitherto diplomats felt certain that the Soviet did not want war for at least two or three years— until she could develop the A-bomb. But here are some developments which have taken place behind the; s Iron Curtain. Above is the happy group as the result of the outcome of the 1948 Soap Box Derby held in Juneau on 1. The Communist - controlled| Sunday, July 18. Here is Justin Ripley, 13, of Sitka, winner, and his proud mother and father, Mr. and ley, and equally as proud brother, Gregory. On the platform above is Charles W. Carter ., announcer during the derby, and behind, Czech government has just receiv- Mrs. J. Lloyd ed orders irom Moscow to emPy| .o 4po ive with Al Zenger, S a large number of army barracks in Western Czechoslovakia in prep- Empire reporter. Winner of 1948 Soap Box Derby Scap Box Derby race held here in, next month. 1 Scap Box Derby John Guernsey, Daily Alaska aration for the early arrival of large e e s ‘2| DIKON AT STORAGE; |BIG TROUT CATCHES HAVE STOOD WEEK Records in the Junior Ch.zmbu‘ {terday with a 10,000 pound (od‘\zf Commerce trout 2. The Russians have ofdered catch and 1. 200 pounds halibut. With | now stood for better than a week Hotel, with Riley Furlong topping the Dolly Varden catches wnh a four eight for chix and 18 cents a pound |and one-| hall tfor large. The cod was taken at|Kearney important to remember that Czechoslovakia is adjacent to the 10 ooo lBS or (oo American zone of Germany. If this| report is accurate, the Red Army| is moving up units to face U. S.| Th Dixon landed in Juneau yes-| troops in the American zone. ( thousands of bilingual signposts | the price but little changed thci erected all the way from the Soviet halibut went at 18 for medium, border to the German border for s ¥ skl rraieos o b (Continued oo Page Four) istraighl 12 cents a pourtd. i taken at Lake Hassel- borg muex than two weeks ago. FROM ATLANTIC Mazie V. Scanlon have | City is & guest at ———— 3 DOCTOR FROM ANCHORAGE Dr. Joseph T. Marshall of An-| cut-throat | chorage is a Juneau visitor, field \\ulh a (m:u and three-quart- | ing at the Baranof Hotel. | FIRMNESS ONRUSSIA Eisenhower, Dewey An- {nounce Policy in Pres- ent Berlin Crisis AWLING, N. Y. July | With Gen. Dwight D. E 24—(P enhower ],’ulrfl]\lu' firmness” toward Russia [in the Berlin crisis, Gov. Thomas |E. Dewey look ndenberg today for an up-to-the- { minute report on the situation | The Republican presidential nom- |inee will have a dinner conference |tonighe at his farm with 1den- |berg, Chairman of the Senate if‘mvi;n Relations Committee. John Foster Dulles, Dewey |ant in international affairs will at- \(on 1 The Governor said yesterday after {a three-hour conference here with | Eisenhower that he and the general | {were in agreement that the United |Statec “must stand with absolute | firmness in Berlin.’ l > > - ConnallyIsto | ‘Back Truman, - Demo Choice | WASHINGTON, July 24 i Senator Connally (D.-Tex.), an op- ponent of President Truman's civil | rights program, announces he will :\u]ypml the Demccratic ticket of Mr. Truman and Senator Barkley | (D-Ky.) inees of the Democratic Party in the past and I shall not deviate from that record now,* Connally said in a statement. | | He also told reporters that in his | opinion exas Democrats will sup- | port the national ticket in Novem- i ber” despite their oppostion to Mr {Truman at the Fxlladelphia con- | vention.” > - 2 BARGES WITH SHEMYA SURPLUS " REACH SEATTLE | ma s | SEATTLE, July 24—#—Towing ,two barges of r surplus for the | Aleutco. Corp. of Hastings, Neb., |ocean going tug Macloufay has ar- | |rived here after a 16': day voyage irom Shemya in the Aleutians. - e STEAMER MOVEMENTS Prince George, from Vancouver, | scheduled to arrive at 4:45 this af- | ternoon. ’: Aleutian scheduled to sail from: Seattle today, due Tuesday. Princess Louise, scheduled to sail from Vancouver 7 tonight. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver July 28. Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle July 29. Baranof scheduled to arrive southbound at 7 a. m. Monday. | Corsair scheduled southbound on { Monday. | Palisana scheduled soulhbuund Tuesday e, - {NEW (G PATROL (RAH NOW AT BOAT HARBOR AFFIRMED agleeing with him on a policy of | ed to Sen. Arthur H.| 's chief lieuten- | I have consistently supported the | GENERAL LUCI went to the White House in W ferences with President Truman g House accompanied by Secretary bmlndphnlul JOHN JENSEN WINS ‘WCODENFACE THROW 'FROM PETER DYER 1Juneau Champion Wins | Meet in First Two Frames Proving to be a real chip off the old block, John' Jensen last night opened up with the form and teaching of his ball-playing i father, Mark, and walked away over Peter Dyer, the Seattle champ !who visited here for the contest | last night. Employing a three-section sys- |tem, Jensen tagged the wooden | umpire for four strike-outs in the first heat, five in the second, and | was not required to throw the third [round as the tournament was won Being unable to catch on in the | first heat, Dyer fanned only one batter and walked his first man up in the second frame. Displaying the sorm of the real champion he 5 made an excellent showing in the third frame when he fan- ned his required six men without much evident trouble. However, he was toc far behind and the ex- | tremely well-collected Jensen was the winner by a 9-7 margin Despite the fact that young Dyer was unable to find the range in the finals, he displayed a good Ipart of the stuff last night' that beat cut 8192 other Seattle boys, in the preliminaries last night In the war , Dyer fanned fif- teen straight batters before he lost his iirst on a walk. Both boys are real champs and will perhap: some day prove it on the mound with the stands full up. Following contest, Robert Twiss of the Seattle Times spoke |for several minutes relating the |background and proposed future | development for the contest. Point- !ing out that the Woodenface Con- ‘"'\L has become an institution in | Seattle during the past 28 years, ! Twiss said it is hoped to make the championship tour of Southeast Alaska an annual affair, and that an Alaska-Washington playoff is | Juneau's new Coast Guard harbor hoped for in the future |ratrol boat and area light tender of Atlantic|has arrived from Ketchikan and is| Dyer, his mother and Twiss left the Baranof now stationed at the small boat har-|on the George Washington last \bor, having assumed the duties of | |night and will ret S m to attle |the former Coast Guard vessel which | via Skagway and Sitka without {left here the first of the week. |83 footer, | further engagements Being a great deal larger than the| The contest last night was spon- stay- | former boat, the new craft 1s an|sored by the Juneau Fire Depart- ment 'S D. CLAY, American Commander in Germany hington, D. C.. July nd the entire national defe: command. Photo shows General Clay (left) arriving at the White 'a reporter he is “read of the Army Kenneth C. Royall. |against any of the Civil Rights General Clay flew to the national capital from Berlin (International measures which with a decisive Woedenface win| |today to implement the n Gen. Clay Comes from Berlin SPE(IAL SESSION - MONDAY Congress Meefs to Consid- er Truman’s Plans- Fight Indicafed WASHINGTON, July 24 -(®— (President Truman get a last taste smooth sailing on the placid | Potomac today @s he charted the | course he wants Congress to follow to beat back the rising tide ot in- tlation While he cruised aboard the presi- |dential yacht Willlamscurg, storm |signals already were flapping on Capitol Hill for his appearance there | Tuesday The special session opens Monday. | Republicans said they will give eful consideration” to the Presi- s suggestions, but they made it that his expected plan to use ment controls to curb living costs is in for rough weather. A filibuster threat from within his own party also was added to the for eon- | speciul sessicn docket Senator Eastland (D-Miss) told to talk” high et off a revolt of ‘wm'nfrn Democrats at the party's _. | Philadelphia Convention earlier this month, US.PLANS =~ Demos DOUBLEAID Vofing Today; FOEI}IERLINi Inferest High sociated Press) The United States determination; AUSTIN, Texas, July 24 to stay in Berlin was emphasized | Texans go to the polls in what may toda 1 the anncuncement that, pe record numbers today to take it intend double supplies flown | heir pick of national, state, dis- into Sovie ckac Berlin {trict, county, and precinct offices Gen. Lucius D. Clay, U. 8. Com- {in the first Democratic primary. mander in Germany, i on his way| Top interest is centered in the to the former German Capital |campaign for U. S. Senate. with 11 ¢ sup- | candidates on the ballot to fill the um. He told newsmen be-|Seat vacated by Senator W. Lee ply pre 7“}«|1wn. Washington that a plan {O'Daniel. The three major candi- to double the supplie Russia ' dates—Former Governor Coke Stev- pretty good evidenc Ameri- | enson, Representative Lyndon John- cans will refuse to bu {son and Attorney General Peddy | of Houston—all have predicted vic- Charles E. Bohlen, U. S. State|tory Department Counsellor, left today| Poll tax holders also are choosing for London to confer with Ambassa- |an nominee for Governor among dor Lewis W. Dougla eight candidates including Gov. Other developments included a|Beauford Jester. They are voting Russian announcement of issuance |in Congressional races in 14 of the - of new per ient money for | State's 21 distri and are passing eastern Germany and Berlin. Russia | ypon candidates for 11 other State repeated her claims that Berlin be- | offices, longs to the Soviet Zone | Nomination is tantamount to The Western Allies said they .m-vp]ew(m in [hg one-party State. “carefully studying” the Russian| e ordinance and will “take appropriate | measures.” The Eoviets, continuing their ha- rassing tactics in the air corridor | between Berlin and the west, con-| | ducted bombing practice tetween ! that city and Hamburg | The Moscow radio accused fhe| £ Western F of using the Berlin| situation for “stirring up war hys-| teria.” >oe e o v v o e 0 0 WEATIER REPORT (U. §. WEATHER BUREAU) emperatures for 24-hour period ending 7:30 thys morning In Juneau Maximum, 54 minimum, 50. At Airport— Maximum, 56 minimum, 49. At Airport Maximum, 56 minimum, 49, FOREUCAST (Juneau und Vicinity) Mostly cloudy with occa- sional light rain this after- noen and Sunday. Highest DETROIT, July 23--(®—General Motors Corp., today announced & price increase of atout eight per- cent on all passengers cars. The increases will become effective Monday. President C. E. Wilson blamed rising wages and material costs.” GM recently granted the CIO United Auto Workers an 11 cent an hour wage increase geared to the cost of living. It is to be adjusted— probably upward—in September. It was the first general price in- crease by General Motors since Au- gust 1947 temperalure this afternoon near 3 PErees. s - SO PRECIPITATION EAR'I'H TREMOR (Past 3¢ hours ending 136 s.m. tedar In Juneau 20 inches since July 1, 4.02 inches. . WESTON, MAss, July 24—P—A At Air t 13 inches; very strong”.earth tremor “ap=- ince July 1, 262 inches. ® parently near Turkey” was reported ®!today by the Boston College Seis- o @ ¢ o o ¢ 2 e o » mograph Station. I