The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 25, 1949, Page 2

PAGE TWO A I Behrends QUALITY SITNCE 1887 c 0o 8 e 0 0 0 8 o WEATHER i{}'ll’{)l('l ROBERT ATWOOD [ JEAKCER AT ROTA! J.F. MULLEN IS FIRST PRESIDENT, ALASKA BANKERS J. F. Mullea, pres: M. Behrends Bank, wa 1 first president of the Alaska Bank ers’ Association, which was in Juneau yester session, the bankers upl(‘(f a con- stitut’on and by-laws for their or- ganization and discussed banking proklems which common wit all Territorial banking establish- ments. H It was =1 K in J minimur At Airport— Maximun G or and Pub- chorage Times Club luncheon, yoon in“the Gold Room Baranef Hotel. Atwood told formation of the Ala Press Members Associa- was organized in Ju- weekend. Discuss AP meeting were libel, p ission of news. gatherin id that this gislature marks a great dvance in press coverage as this he first time that an AP staff been assigned to the give coverage for all AP pers in Alaska. James Hutche- , the AP staff writer, has done impartial and excellent Atwood said. S C A (Juneau and Vic Decreasing clo w flurrie r ity) 2Ly of 5 organized | r final | tenight st tempe ATION 5 | decided to hold annuai meetings with the next mee ld in Anchorage y in January, 16 Rasmuson of the Bank of at Anchorage, was elected Vice-President and Phil A, Bank of Fairbanks, will dent. Hi ey . wili serve as session on ik ° . . ° ° . ® ° © ° o ° ° . . ° . . ° . . . . ° . Alaska First Johnson, be Second Vice-Pr Brown, Bank of Sitk: retary-Treasurer. The following memkters will serve on the Board of Directors: E. E, Rasmuson, Phil Johnson, J. F. Mul- len, Harvey Brown, Marshall] Crutcher, Ed Locken and Grant Jacksc B. . Behrends Bank and the First National Bank of Juneau were hosts to the wvisiting bankers at a banquet held at the Salmon Creek Country Club last evening. Attending the banquct were seph Sadlier, A. B. Phillips, A. F. Rceehlkg, J. F. M llen, of the B. M Behrends Ban Earle Hunter, Thomas Cashen, Chester Zimmes man, Earl Cleveland, Fi onal Bank of Juneau; Atwood and E. E. Rasmuson, Bank of A ka, Anchol s Ervin, Fir National Bank of Anchoraze; Ed Locken, Bank of Petersburg; Walter Mitchell, Vice-President of the Na- tional Bank of Commerce, Seattle; Andrew Nerland, director the First National Bank of Fairbanks;| BREAD PRICE HITS SKIDS INPORTLAD PORT! —The p much ound loaf in in A orting, he Rotary Ciub renewed its rship in the Alaska Crippled hildren’s sociation, 100 per tcday. Vie Power outlined valuable services that the AC- have perforn and told of s for the coming year. Joe Flakne, Cnwf oi the Alaska anch, Territories and Islands sescions, Interior Department, wve a plug for the ACCA, saying the work oi this organization centributing factor to the reater suppor t Washington, (DG, iseE g to the Territory’s 1ealth vrogran.. neighhc the Jo- hat s a D name p to hold to the the cone d on and 13 cents loaf set on Dec The Oregonian 20 shops third had droy ed that ed 23 per cent since Decemb was selling rket at $ 'RED’ WILLIAMSON IN GRID WARFARE MADIEON, Wi 21- The Rotar:.ns wil give Vo:- entine Party on February 12 in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. Bill Hixson is chairman for he party and committee members Art Uggen, William Hughes, nd B. F. Feero. Tickets may . obtained from committee mem- repe ealec of than Dr. C 1 Albrecht volunteered chairman of the Ju- cau Band Concert, which the club ponsor on March 22, Funds : concert will be used to uniforms for the band McCutchzon, Uni and Harvey anley of Anchorage; Bank of Sitka. DAUGHTER 1S BORN 70 REV., MRS. ROBERT WEBB A daughter, Page Elizabeth, was born to the Rev. and Mrs. W Robert Webb yester in Belling- ham, Wash. Page weighed peunds nine ounces at birth joins a sister, Ann, who was in Juneau. Rev. Webb Church of Juneau for called to last year Brown, + the month of Feb- ussed and it was the Cub Scouts 8. Governor Gruening shed a ray of the problem of guest tor Febru The Gov- 1id, “You will have no petting speakers. Every- the Territory is coming see that he will be ex- the tax program.” chahn will be program for February Rotarians at Gunnard En Ed Locken, Petersburg; on, Anch j. Ans Hope, Sitk: and Marshall rutcher, Kodiak. Guests were J Tlakne, Washington, D. C., year he will be n he over the pos reher for ker quit as grid c L 11, tut ke ren athletic $10,0C0 per His title tor to Trinity ars. He ham par was re of the Holy several y the Belil from director -~ KIWANIS TO MEET Wings Over Ireland ed by Pan b t the Kiwanis noon. The }d Room of th h 18 - ing were: Devil the il America for Meyerbeer's opera of thal Lame and W THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE*JUNEAU ALASKA GOVERNOR Memorlals PRESENTS | Introduced MESSAGE InHouse By JAMES HUTCHESON Two memorials were introduced in the House today during its krief session before meeting with the Senate to hear the Governor's \message. One was in behalf ccheduled air carriers; directed against the firms and cciations represented by W. C. Arnold and Al Anderson. The latter memorial, by Rep. Al- uded fred Owen, Jr, Kodiak Democrat, Education The Commissioner | c;cived to Arnold and Anderson | says budget estimates are too |as “long-time lobbyists” for the | nd that $5000,000 more iS fishing and mining industries, re- for construction for pres- .pectively. It cited that both rep- ds. There are double school ' csentatives had filed reports since | »w at Anchorage and Fair- 1945 under the lobbyist registra- ind there may be a similar jon Jaw, but that “the auditor’s on within a year or two in . :ies fail to show that the requir- u, Ketchikan and Sitka. !cd reports have been filed by the ¢k Federe! ald,” Gruen- . .mpanies or associations which “put we must also help ey represent.” under situation of 1t asked a House investigation. increased costs in opera- Arnold, managing director of Al- | aska Salmon Industry, Inc.. re- turned to Seattle last weekend. Anderson commented that he had complied with all the registration | and report requirements and al- ways has believed, and still be- lieves, that all provisions of the law have been met insofar as his activities are concerned. He is sec- retary of the Alaska Mincrs Asso- ciation. Continued trom: B " ciua, "elersburg Skag the communities want it and legislature finances it, the Vernor “It is my convic- tion the National Guard ought to stablished.” Education of the ' Governor's ts on other major subjects of non- Hisl mme ded n Boost Teachers' Salarie: said a suggested I s’ salaries of at least $500 a ‘needs serious consideration.” sersity—The $2,000,000 allot- in the budget is ‘“extremely icdest. 1 consider this the ab- minimum Gruening said he was “shocked discover University instructors the other |, TUESDAY ]ANUARY 25, 1949 CHINA GOVT. IS MOVING 10 CANTON (By The Associated Press) The Chinese government headed uthward from Nanking today a 'ew minutes after the Communists {fered by radio to meet National ace envoys in Peiping. A foreizn office spokesman re- icd the southward move with- it giving the government’s destin- H iiion, which, presumably will bet ‘onton. Some ministries already ¢ we leit for Canton. rhe government and Communist ‘nouncements both came as Red »atrols arrived on the north banks the Yangtze River not far from capital. wemeval of the seat of the gov- leted by the middle of next month, official spokesman said. The peace offer was broadcast 5 the capital's populace poured ut of the Red-periled city, which vus raped in 1937 by the Japa- cse. A radio spokesman for the Com- wnists said the talks could be cld in Peiping as soon as that acient North China city, taken turday by the Reds, “is complete- liberated.” The Red spokesman listed “cer- ain conditions” to which the gov- nment must agree for the peace ks to be /eld. Among them ere the cight points laid down by ! : ument was expected to be’ com- | j months I MAY,GARSSON 'CONVICTIONS ARE UPHELD WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—(®— The U. 8. Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of former Rep. Andrew J. May, of Kentucky, and Henry and Murray Garsson, on ~harges of bribery and conspiracy to defraud the government during the war. ‘The Appellate Court decision was iby a two-to-one vote. Judges E. Barrett Prettyman and Henry White Edgerton voted to uphold the Dis- rict Court verdict. Chief Judge darold M. Stephens dissented. May, cha'rman of the House Mil- itary Affairs Committee in wartime, nd the Garsson brothers, operators of a $78,000,000 munitions cembine, were convicted by a Federal jury fuly 3, 1947, Each was sentenced to serve 8 to two years. They have een free on $2,000 tonds each pend- inz action on their appsal. Charles J. Margiotti, counsel for the Garssons, sald in Lew:sburg, Pa., that he would appeal the decision to the U. S. Supreme | Court. I The trial jury found May guilty of taking $53,634.07 in Dbribes from the Garsson brothers as payment for using his congressional influ- ence to get favors for the Garsson shell-making enterprises. ‘The Garssons were convicted ol iving less than grade teach- ers in Fairbanks.” He envisioned the University as MEETING THIS NOON 1| to communism” job of J. Wagner of Anchorage. Co APPLAUSE S GIVEX U WASHINGTON FOR FIRIKG PROFESSORS WASHINGTOR, il 25—P— Rep. Herbert (D-La.) brought ap- plause from the House today as he commendeq the University of Wash- ington for “accepting the challenze by firing three pro- fessors The Louisianan voiced the hope that the House Un-American Activ- ities Committee will launch a vigor- ous drive “to ferret out to what ext our toys and girls are be- ing led down the road to commun- ism by proiessors who are supposed to our American way o; life The Unive st Saturda: fessors accus membership protect of Washington dismissad three pro- d of past or present in the Communist Hebert said, set in meeting the ation of com- an institutions. The un A Gecent challeng> into c munists A MOSCOW, Jan. 25.—®— The rewspaper Komsomol Pravda assert the dismissal of three Uni versity of Washington professors was a “repression of civil libertie: The professors ars Hebert J. Phil- lips, Joseph Butterworth and Ralph Gunalach. They were accused of mmu or present membership 'n the munist party omol Prav newspaper for communist youths, commented e CAPT. SMITH HERE T0 PLAN TRAINIXG PROGRAM FOR K6 Lt. Col. ed teday a, Joseph D. Alexander, in charge of National Guard affairs in Alaska, announces the addi- tion to his ldadquarters wtaff here of Capt. Maynard R. Smith Inf. Res.). Captain in infantry rmy in Ma been the recent Smith, who has ince he joined ]941 is a .ul anmh Ga. is to build a training program for the Alaska National Guard No newcomer to the Territory —he came to Alaska in 1936— Captain Smith lived in Anchorage and Fairbanks befere joining the Army. His World War II servi was Javeely in the Anchorage The captain arrived yestel from Anchorage, where the family home has been. He hcpes to be joined here soon by Mrs, Smith and their three sons, Frederick (Fritz) 14; James, 11, and M. Ransom. 21, years oid reat center of research in north- problems. No Scuthern Southern Branch aven't lost interest, but the Terri- tory can't afford it this biennium. 2lthough we mustn't lose sight of desirability in the future.” The Governor apparently took gnizance o1 an inquiry by House members’ executive sessions into vet . with the assertion e lature ‘“should determine ) what extent funds to date have Leen wisely administered, what re- forms be needed in the ad- ministraticn of this fund and what “hanges if any are required either n the law or the operation of this n Branch 0ld yverr 2rors Cited n°nted on the e legislature of two ved the original torial leg (Sena- B. Collins and Charles n and declared the territory is still appealing to the Federal Covernment for many of the things the first legislature did—better roads, Lberalized land laws, an end to 1a withdrawals for reserva- tiorns, ropriations for agricul- E tural surveys, Federal payment of U. S. Commisioners’ salaries and ketter fisher protection. He de- ed Alaska’s voice was still in the territorial wilderness. State- hood, he said, with two Alaskans | in the U. S. Senate, would be a long step toward solution. Gruening's speech drew prolong- ed applause from legislators and (the small but crowded gallery. y The Governor reiterated the im- portance of statehood, saying “state- hood is, of course, uppermost in cur minds as the over-all major issue confronting Alaska.” “Statehood = will of course not solve all our problems,” he sa'd, “Lut it will put a stop to gross dis- rimination in the matter of federal .ppropriations of which Alaska long has Leen a \'ictim i JUNEAU'S SCHOOL COST PER PUPIL IS 11TH LOWEST The bienniel report of the Terri- torial Commissioner of Education just released reveals that the Ju- neau schools were eleventh among the thirteen largest Alaskan schools operating both elementary and secondary schools in the cost of education per pupil enrolled dur- ing the 1947-48 school year. Juneau schools operated $237.50 per pupil as compared with an average cost of $261.22. Hoconah is actually the twelfth largest school but since it operates only an elementary schoal its cost of $161.35 is not comparable with those listed below. Schocl Attedance Cost/Pupil Skagway 100 $371.71 Fairbanks 99 286.70 Sitka 355 270.60 Anchorage 1,615 266.00 Petersburg 262 258.20 Cordova .. 171 258.01 Douglas 125 252.94 Ketchikan 155 250.55 Seward 243 248.30 Wrangell 230 242.99 Juneau 16 231.50 Nome . 251 23244 Kediak 298 218.95 >>o———— JOHNSON ON ALASKA Wilford Johnson, former head of the Reconstruction Finance Cor- tion for Alaska, is a passeng- er aboard the Alaska, sailing last night for Sealtle, Johnson will Join his wife, who preceded him Outside, in Vancouver, Wash., where he will return to private University—"T 1 for | _Jed at the Baranof Hotel. The other memorials, HMJ2, was introduced by Rep. Stanley Mec- Cutcheon, the House Speaker. It! prtitioned for the Civil Aeronautics Eeard to exempt non-scheduled Alaska air carriers from the pro- d revision of economic regula- tions 292.1 because the revision, if applied to them, would drive many them out. It suggested that if could not be exempted that the entire general revision be re- jected. The memorial emphasized that under Alaska’s limited trans- tation services, th2 non-schedul- carriers are incispensable. e COURSE OF STUDY, 1S GIVEN APPROVAL | | | | | cd ourse of study in Health Edu- on designed for Ternloriali re, otfering University | Lk2en apprcved by the Jniversity of Alaska and the Al-; ka Department of Health. This as announced after an agreement Jw cigned by Dr. Charles E. Bun- 1 and- Dr. C. Earl Albrecht out- ni'nz the method of operation and e responsibilities of each organi- | ation. Tais course will be offered in the pal cities of the Territory by nstructors affillated with the De- rtment of Health and approved the Dean of the University. The c will cover a full semester’s ork and the classroom time per credit will be equivalent to time spent per cradit at the University. Upon completion of the course, a supervised examination will be giv- en by the instructor and students receiving passing grades will be granted two University semester credits. If this program proves sat- isfactory, it may te extended fhrcugh coming years. All public Y00l teachers are eligible to take advantage of this opportunity for approved insu‘uction Ceee EAST. EUROPEAN NATIONS SETTING UP NEW COUNCIL (By The Associated Press) ! Russia and five other Eastern European nations set up a “Council ef Economic Mutual Assistance.” 't appeared to be a sort of East- |ern European Marshall Plan struc- ture. It seemed largely a window dress- ing device since the countries are linked with extensive trade treat- ies. All are subservient to Moscow. An interesting feature was the ex-! clusion from the council of Yugo- slavia, whose Premier, Marshal Tite, has been branded as a stray from the party line. Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Ru- mania, and Czechoslovakia joined Liussia in forming the council. All have Communist governments. The announcement said the United States, Britaln and other western naticns are “in essence boycotting trade relations” with the Commun- ist countries. No mention was made of the trade agreement that Britain signed this month with Poland. by c - MRS. MARGARET HARRAIS ARRIVES FROM VALDEZ Mrs. Margaret Harrais arrived on the Alaska from bher home in Valdez. She will attend the meet- ings of the Territorial Board of Education, which is scheduled to convene in Juneau next week. Mrs. Harrals is U. S. Commis- sioner at Valdez. She is register- Communist leader Mao Tze-tung |conspracy to defraud the Uniter! 1 January 14. Li already has said | States of May's seryices throuzn e would accept them—and they |bribery. mean virtually total surrender. The capital was being 1everishly vacuated by many government flicials and citizens. Fear-stricken thousands clogged treets demanding tickets and space > the south. Trains were jammod ven foot movement around the il stations was next to impos- ibla, <o — — | isael is io Seek Memberslnp in UN; LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 25.—#— formed quarters at United Na- ons headquarters state that Israel il renew her bid for U. N. mem- rship this week, in spite of the mistice deadlock at Rhodes. An aeli spokesman has pointed to e increasing number of countries cognizing Israel and expresse afidence that the Security Coun- | now ready 1cmbership. to approve the B RAF TRANSPORT, BERLIN AIRLIFT, GOES INTC CRASH| BERLIN, Jan. 25.—(#—An RAF -ansport plane loaded with chil- iren and sick evacuees from Berlin rashed in the Russian zone of Ger- nany last night. Unofficial reports say seven or ight persons were killed and 17§ or 18 injured. It is believed to be he worst crash in the history of the even-month- old Berlin airlift. COAST BASEBALL STARTS MARCH 30; LASTS 26 WEEKS LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25—(®—Di- cctors of the Pacific Coast League nave solved the travel problems they found in their original 1948 baseball schedule and came up with a new one. By a vote of 5 to 3 on Saturday hey adopted a 26-week, 182-game rogram slated to begin Wednes- day, March 30 and close Sunday, Sept. 25. The all-star game is set for July 11 in Seattle, with July 12, An open date. Here's how the first three series shape up. v 1. Oakland at Sacramento; Port- land at San Francisco; Seattle at Los Angeles; Hollywood at San Diego. 2. Hollywood at Sacramento; Se- attle at San Francisco; Portland at Los Angeles; Oakland at San Di- ego. 3. Sacramento at Seattle; San {’iego at Portland; Los Angeles at Oakland; San Francisco at Holly- Princess Elizabeth Has Caught Measles LONDON, Jan. 25—(@®—Britain’s Princess Elizabeth has caught the measles. The Princess had been feeling il! for the last two days and the meas- les diagnosis was made this morn- ing. Elizateth is at the Royal Coun- try Estate in Norfolk, with her recently-born son and other mem- vers of the royal family. The Prin- cess will be separated from ber son until she recovers, A i The Government contended tnat the Garssons set May up in the umber business, as head of the Cumkerland Lumber Company in Kentucky, using that as a “blind” to conceal bribery payments. {ASHES OF CAPTAIN ' T0 BE SCATTERED, ALASKAN WATERS 1 SEATTLE, Jan. 24.—(P—Ashes of the master of many a ship—in an urn borne by a life-long friend— fsailed from Seattle Sunday to be iswlrled into cold currents of the Gulf of Alaska. Back to the sea will o the ash- 'es of Capt. Hans Bushman, 5. He died October 6 in Marine Ho:- |pital, 32 years after leaving n's rt'.place in Germany d yesterday, but not as cal the freighter S.S. Ring Splice. By his will, his es will stand watches on the Bridze with ¢ worge Carlson, a li g but a shipmate only in deam The S. S. Ring Splice weighed an- chor at 1 p.m. bound for Kediak, with Captain Carlson as second mate. Saturday, from port and starzoard iwings of the bridges, the ashes will !be given to an offshore wind. INTERNATIONAL NEWS BREVITIES (By The Associated Press) The Chinese Communists occupied Peiping quietly and no great change was yet in sight. About $4,000,000 vorth of American Marshall Plan roods fell to the Reds in Peiping and Tientsin. Britain is trying to buy 150 to 180 U. S. superfortress bomiers, British and American informants said. The sale would be financed by funds from the Marshall Plan, through what was called a “sort of reace-time lend lease.” Washington administration offi- cials said economic surveys are un- derway in eight nations concerning the Truman Plan to develop back- ward areas of the world. One esti- mate was that the program would cost about $1,000,000,000 at the start. Turkey, Peru, Indla and Colombia were among the countries under survey. Israel is to renew, probably with success this time, her bid for mem- bership in the United Nations this week. The Jewish state voted for & constituent assembly anpl talked peace with Egypt on the island of Rhodes. France became the 23rd nation to recognize Israel. e FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 25.— (P—Robert Claus, clothing store owner, was named Saturday to re- ceive a distinguished service award as “Young Man of the Year in Fairbanks.” - - et —— GAME VIOLATION ‘The U. S. Fish Service reports a game violation from Craig. George A. Shapley, Jr., a non- resident, was convicted January on two counts—of making a false statement in order to obtain license and of hH.nc} without . the services (He was sentenced by U missioner Gladys Shroy. h and the -enmm