The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1948, Page 8

Four Are Burne 40 Others Injured in Freak Fire, Texas City Explosion, TEXAS CI Texas, Oct. 19.—M —Four persons were burned latally and about 40 ¢ injured in a gas explosion ar e which swept a line of automobiles at a blocked 1ailroad cro last nigh Fire Chief Fred Do of Te City said the explosion was caused by the igniti of an accumulation of .1 wfactured gas which had lea from a pipeline alongside highway 146, near the Stone oil re- finery Witnesse, aid t JUNIOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE PASS STRIKE RESOLUTION which d Fatally, hur dside ditches in aj visible went up in a huge puft 'x‘. searing hi.n\ bumeu | cars to )..w the mllnmd The explosion occurred about { 7:30 pm. and started rumors that | Texas City was wmenaceéd by a repe- | tition of the disastrous explosions j and fires of April 16-17, 1947, which killed 512 perscns and deavsted the city MiLK HOUSE AT KENDLER'S DAIRY | AFIRE LAST NIGHT The milk house nf the Joe Kr‘n(l- '3 FIRST DRAFTEES NOT HAPPY QVER | £ ™ ™" ARMY PROSPECT 575 5Ty ssing ' What do you think about going | ::et mnxx}c}\'e:zn:!“:nd” ’P‘eq'”‘ into the Army for 21 months, We| man from thisarea to leavé today asked three young men this morn- |5 gmanyel Vera, Jr., of Ketchi ing. Normal looking fellows, .they | ~rnay estimate it will take about were . . . could have been here oh | , yweek to finish up the prl-indllc- a day off, on a business trip for tion exnmlmtiom. their company. other “Terrible,” said one, “I've bcen‘lm'l:om ::;n:ul’n:":%uv:z framed.” Da e “Words iail me,’ vid Willard and Johp L. Martin- “Of all the rotten deals, this is| gminationg “Not too concerned,” said the i third, “I won't pass the physicals, anvhow.” These three had good reasons for definite ideas on the subject of 21 months in the Army. As three out of the first six men to be called from the First Division un- der compulsory military training laws, they left this afternoon for Fort Richardson for pre-induction physical examinations. George Bernardi, fisherman from Sitka, and Jerry Proper, public {utility lineman from - Ketchikan, | both 25 years old, who served sev- en and, eight " yeafs respectively only a few weeks and feels” that lf] he has to serve 21 more mom,hs in the services chances for him | the State of Wash- - ® 00 v 00 v \VEATHIRR mk’l‘ » ‘nmnnluu for "-!m Period o At Afrport— Maxitut, 46; minimum, 45. 4 (Junean And Vielahis) Mostly ¢loudy . with ‘ogca- civillan _are going to “be “pmgyL said the other.|gcen of Seattle, who will take tx- | ! TUESDAY, O__CM I9 1.24 CHINESE REDS TAKE CAPITAL * Now Being Fought, OF MANCHURIA ; French Commun SAN PRANCLSOO Oct. 19— | (By The Associated Press) The Chinese Communists today pro- | French Communists, trying to claimed another big victory in |wreck the Marshall Plan, were ar- China’s civil war, the capture of rayed agalnst the Government Manchuria’s capital, Changchun. [a tug-of-war over the coal suu:mt A military spokesman in Nan- | About 335000 miners were out im k nz immediately challenged the re- |their third week of the smke. port gnd said fighting still is in|which has deprived France and !.'u-‘ progress. irope of large quantities of coal. The; The Communist radio in North|United States has been making up China said the city 72l when the deficiencies in Europe's coal produc- U. S-equipped S8ev:inth Army)| Loh from lts own pns grounded arms. ’ e i b i A | ) The Nanking spokesman said the | S A In e Seventh, Jed by Gen. Li Hung, wnsl mn ms‘ still fighting but conceded that a part of the 60th Army in' Chang- chun had surrendéred. Li is a vet- eran of the Burma campaigh. KINGSTON, N. Y., Oct. 19-—15{ Thé Communist advance in Man- ' —The condition of screen ac churia lays all Nokth China open | Elissa Landi was reported worse to assault unless the Oovemmen!:todny at Kingston Hospital. i acts quickly to restdre the situa-i! “She has been on the serious lml tion in southern Manchuria. | in" the hospital for ten days. Her? e N rphysichn says she is suffer] r WANT ADS BRING nnsumsx | “chronic. condition.” i l Serious Condition Four Junior Chambers of COM- 1. gairy on the Glacier Highws ay | merce have agreed on a resolution | .a;one fire last muhl about 10 regarding the Pacific Coast Mari-| .. nd the 2-9 alarm in Ju-| time strike and have forwarded it | . ... was sounded calling members YOUNG SWIM M E R — Jeffrey Josefr, 10 months old, |1 the Merchant Marirle during the started early at swimming. Here he shows his mother, Mrs. Eugene | war don’t take to'the idea of gun Josefl. how he can paddle by Iumwll at Burbank, C:lil. nool. toting. . nesday ru:eu‘w AT L] . . - . . . . . . FORECABT . . . . . . . [ trmfinm‘nflgqm-.‘ . Just Arrlved sis The Famous Zenith Hearing Aids Batteries 15 Junesu < M0 | “We feel we nuve 9 legitimate o 1, Walter Wilkins, nutritional investi-| squak,” they said. * “An act of “z::amy 4 t6' J. rarnell Thomas, representative | ¢ )0 yolunteer Fire Department irom Allendale, New Jersey. to ‘the station Volunteers from the Department, UN"'ED NAT'ONSO g"uuv' of Jacksonville, Fla., here to|Congress’ outlawed -our -‘eligibility | o g onduct a one-day nutrition insti-|for being relieved from considera-| o 5:‘:!0 dbng'!'l*’lj; :‘n‘:" The resolution, self-explanatory, as follows: with hose, piled into an Alaska “As.an orgamzation of YOUNg | laundry truck and sped to the (HAN(E FoR pEA(E. bite yesterday at the Juneau Healthtion for draft. -So now, after have ! any 3 3 . . sifice men concerned with their future | . ... = The volunteers were How- Center. |ing been trained for three or four 'm” i 25.’0 lnchéc years for marine service, here welq o ‘¢ 'g° in the Territory of Alaska and with | .4 Button, Bud Walker, Skip ki o the future of the United States ot MMKI““U“ Harry Sturrock, Chet ROIARIAN SPEAKER STRAND GRAHAM are up for army service." S 4 ek it vm\ an i;pln WAM-AG‘ America, the Alaska Junior Cham- | 5. 4 Howard Dilg Proper said he has been married The Unitea wvaiiviis is our gener- ions attempt to bring peace to marit'me strike. lehit and they went into action the Wjorld,” Superintendent of Acces ries pendent upon water transportation |ihe CAA speak'ng .on UN achieveme s Strand to Mr. Ralph Graham wast ber of Commerce wishes to call to om on the highway at the milk- ' i i MR SRR 3 your attention Alaska’s serious prok- | poyse, fiames were noticed by CAA BETRO"’ HAL ’S .—_—_—W" e i lems arising {rem the Pacific Coast { employees just going on the night 2 ey e “The Territory of Alaska, an out- | immediately. Lee Smit, Jr, who Schools Ed. Clark told Rotarians ANNOUNCED MON. post of unparalleled strafegic im- |lives nearby, rushed -to the dairy 3t their noon luncheon meeting to- ’ portance to the national defense, of |farm and knowing where the hose day at the Baranof Hotel g : thé United. States, is primarily de- | was resled, with the assistance of ' Tbis 18 our chance” Clark said,| *he Rettomial ot e | Ren | aris o A quickly had water ; % g S ; ’ for its supplies of food, clothing, |on the flames. The fire was kept international attention is ised | announced last evening at a par-j g i building materials and other normal | yo the upper floay of the milk-'to% ard the UN during United Na- |V given by Mrs. Laurel McKechnie, | id . 4 Se lce neéds. Beyond considerations of na- | house, The concrete floor of the 10nS Week Mrs Steu g tother e b Sards TV “Don't expect ~ig tional defense and immediate Wel- | pikhouse, second floor, kept the g things frém a | Will take place in the spring. ] fare, if Alaska is to grow and pros- | water young organization,” he told Ro- Two tables of brilige were play- - . k # irom getting to the milk ma- E rom getting to the tariahs. “The UN can and has been ed during the evening. The center-} per, it must have a stable and con- | chjnery beneath and o damage inety ARty it 8¢ occomplishing the things within its Piece of the refreshment table was| tinudus shipping service uninter-|y.,s done. ¥, U rupted by frequent strikes and work Joe Kendler, proprietor of the limit. By building cooperation in | composed of baby orchids, sent 1 small ways it can lay a founda- from Hawaii for the occasion. 307 Seward St.; Phqne 62 stoppages, regardless of cause. Due | q.iy was aroused from sleep in | 10 1t matittne strike there 18 81- |11 Lo soon after:the fire start- SO0 [pricogperation on the largest Mrs. Strand is the daughter of} ready evident the imminent tailure | . anq also e ad " in . fighting issues. World peace will come when Mr. and Mrs. Laurel McKechme of numerous new businesses under-) . flapes He believes a short :ho people of the world are ready m)vd was born and raised in Junenu.l taken largely by young veterans| i...it caused the fire. No one| °n k is employed in the Internalj seeking to establish themselves in 2 Welcoming of five new members Revenue oifice here. . DURKIIR . was in the room at the time. The the ‘Territory. Unless settled im-| 0" "o cecond floor is used luncheon speaker. President Charles Mr. Graham, who has been in mediately this strike will seriously mostly for storing cans and other Carter mmdvuuu Howard Stab- Juneau for the past two years,; impede the development of Aleska | ;.i.0” eqnipment ler who in turn introduced and wel- | is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.{ and severely handicap national de- members, Freeman aham of Minneapolis, Minn. He troller and fished aboard lcomed new fonse activities in the Terr y “As reported in the public press the important issue preventing im-| mediate settlement of the present maritime strike is alleged commun- ist. dominated . leadership within the Maritime Unions fostering a pattern of strikes, slowdowns and work stop-! pages. * “The Alaska Junior Chamber ot Commerce is concerned only with the public welfare of the citizens of | Alaska and of the United States untl does not desire to advocate the eco- nomic interests of either v.nplu\mw or employees in their dispute. We | believe however, that the govern ment of the United States has the | obligation and we therefore request | that the House of Representatives | Committee for the Investigation of| Un-American Activities immediately | undertake an investigation to de- termine whether or not Mr. Harry Bridges, President of the Intern: tional Longshoremen’s and Ware- housemen’s Union is a communist in order that this charge may be con- | firmed or eliminated as a factor in| preventing immediate settlement ot} the present strike of the Pacific Coast Maritime Unions. If Bridges is a communist we believe he should Le exposed ag such. If he is not a communist we believe the employers should withdraw this issue from the | negotiations. “We fee] that the urgency of this matter should compel your atten- tion at the earliest possible moment | and we respectfully urge you/ im-| mediate response to this request.” The Junjor Chambers of Com- merce passing the resolution are those in Juneau, Anchorage, Fair- banks and Nenana. The resolution is signed: Alaska Junior Chamber of Commerce, by Jim MLMquen Secretary. e, DOCTOR HERE Dr. W. V. Bessonette of Tanana| |vear. The wage increase was 30 Estimated damage has 1ot beel genyity, william Eilis, Stanley Han- is a Powers and Vern the Gordon D during the summer. B WANT ADS BRING RESULTS! announced Tl ndiers wish to I to the CAA boys,| volunteers from Juneau Fire, artment, and others for their’ efficient aid ) - ELECTRICIANS IN ANCHORAGE GAIN 30c AW HOUR RAISE Raymond G. Beach,of the Terri- torial Department of Labor, re- |turned yesterday from Anchorage after assisting in the mediation of a dispute Letween the A. F. of L.} Electrical Workers and the City of | Anchorage. Mediation in the dispute wasf handled jointly by the 'I‘Pn'm,rmll Department of Labor and the Fed-| eral Mediation and Conciliation | Service. Harry Lewis, of Eecattle, ) After three days of mnegotiation; | | |represented the latter. { | ment was reached providing increas- es for employees. The wage raise| will add $18.000 to the budget of} the City of Anchorage for this| { cents an hour across the board. Linemen will now receive $2.65 an hour. The Union surrendered jurisdic- tion over the electrical inspoctor, as basis for compromise on which agreement was reached. e - FROM ILLINOIS Hugh Robertson, Jr., of River Forest, Ill. is registered at the Gastineau Hotel. >-ees Because of the war, less than 375 miles of U. 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