The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 14, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,119 Apprenticeship Trainin PROPERTY TAX Misery - Dealing Blizzards PREDICTED TO PASS SENATE 10-6 Vote Forecast by Sen- ators If Further Exemp- tions Not Made By JAMES HUTCHESON Indications were strong, as the general property tax bill came back to the Senate floor today, that it may be enacted into law. The controversal measure was considered as a special order of busi- ness in the afternoon session. Increasing numbers of senators from both parties expressed the EATS IN '49 10 BE ABOUT " SAME AS '48 WASI|{'NGTON, Feb. 14—P— Americans are expected to eat about | as well this year as last, the Agri-| cultural Department said today. Open New Front, Wide Area; Relief, Rescues Are Salled (By The Associatel Press) The misery - dealing Great Plains blizzards opend up a broad new front in North Dakota today after the werst 24 hours of weath. er the West has had in two weeks. Six North Dakota counties were added to the disaster area a3 stalled relief and rescue operat- tions in some parts of Nebraska and reduced them by 50 per cent in others. A minor tornado damaged a few buildings at Edna, in southeastern Kansas, and at Alvarado, Texas, strong winds lifted some residences ai result of weekend storms which ! opinion the bill will pass this week, if it does not become loaded down with amendments for special ex- emptions. A survey of food supply prospects and of consumer buying power in- dicates, it said, that an average eater will munch through the fol- As now drawn, the bill would levy : lowing compared with last year and fiom foundations and scattered them over a wide area. There were no fatalities at either place. In California In Southern California, temper- “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1949 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS FQUALPAY | DISCUSSED IN SENATE Evans Says Low Paid Wom+ en Drive Men Ouf of Many Fields By BOB DeARMOND 5 The Equal Pay for Women Bill || was given a rough ride through second reading in the Senate this morning tut made the grade with- |% out being seriously impaired. It was moved along to take its regular place | on the calendar. i The Senate Taxaiion Committee turned out three revenye bills this} morning with reports that did little to enhance their chances for pas- sage. House Bill 4, which would quad- ruple basic license taxes on traps Explain Radar Profection the territory's first general prop- erty tax of 10 mills with a personal | property exemption of $200 and a special incentive exemption up to one-half the tax for as many as 10 years for pulp mills and other new industries. The house-adopted version carried ! a $2,500 personal property exemp- tion as a concession primarily to fishboat owners. REVENUE NEEDED One of the administration's most consistent critics, E. B. Collins, Fair- banks Republican, said: “There is no doubt that the Ter- ritory needs more revenue. I still favor a sales tax as much easier and less expensive to collect. But since it seems a sales tax has no chance, I am willing to go along on a property tax. It will make every- body tax-conscious by making them help foot the bills.” The Sensute decided last week that the proposed tax was of such far- reaching import that all interested parties in the Territory should have a chance to testify at an open hear- ing. Senate President Gunnard Enge- breth, Anchorage Republican, is among those who expects the meas- ure to pass if it remains in its present form. But, he added: “If other exemptions are tacked on some Senators might refuse to support it. The temper of the Sen- ators is strongly against granting! exemptions to any class—miners, fishing or any other.” 10-6 VOTE PREDICTED Two Democratic Senators, Howard Lyng of Nome and Frank Peratro- vich of Klawock, predicted that the tax would be approved in the up- per house by a vote of 10 to 6. Most other Senators were cagier about forecasting the specific vote. Victor Rivers of Anchorage, Dem- ocratic leader in the Senate, also foretold the bill's passage. He said, however, that opponents are trying to put the “kiss of death” on the measure ty amendments to make it unpalatable for some Senators and for House members, if it eventually goes to conference committee for ad- justment on points .of Senate and House . disagreement. —— - BELCHER ON FIELD TRIP Dale Belcher, ANS assistant di- | rector, has spent the past several deys on a field trip at Klawock. He is expected to 'return this week. —_ The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — An obscure lawsuit brought in High Point, N. C,. may air some of North Caro- lina's dirtiest political linen. It involves a near practice whereby North Carolina lobbyist-politicians use high-placed friends and rela- tives, including the Secretary of the Army, to get RFC loans and Army contracts. Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, who comes from Golds- boro, North Carolina, and Gordon Gray, assistant Secretary of the Army, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, appear to. have been the unwitting tools of the lobby- ists. It also appears cdnclusive that in order to get a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation it was wise—perhaps even neces- eary—to apply through ex-Con- e e e (Continued on Page Four) the 1935-39 prewar average: Meats—145 pounds this year, 146 last yvear and 126 before the war. Eggs—380 eggs, 388 and 298. Chicken—475 pounds dressed weight, 48.6 and 37.3. Fluid milk and cream—370 pounds, 388 and 340. Cheese—7 pounds, 69 and 55. Butter—10.6 pounds, 10.1 and 16.7.] Other food fats—32.9 pounds, 32.1 and 28. Fresh fruits—133 pounds, 134 and 137.7. Fresh vegetables—256 pounds, 256 and 235. Sugar—90 to 95 pounds, 96 and 96.5. Flour and flour in bread and takery products—136 pounds, 136 and 152. Coffee—17.5 pounds, 18.4 and 14. e GAME COMMISSION MEETING DELAYED UNTIL TOMORROW/ “W. P’ (weather permitting) caused changes in plans for this; week's meeting of the Alaska Game Commission, and of concurrent meetings for certain personnel of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Army airplane which was to have brought those coming from the Westward, has been weathen- | bound, Anchorage airfields being closed for two days. Opening of the Game Commis- | sion sessions has been postponed lic hcaring on proposed hunting until tomoyrow morning. The pub- and fishing regulations will be held as previously scheduled, tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’'clock. Earl N. Ohmer of Petersburg, Game Commission chairman, arriv- ed last night aboard the FWS ves- sel, Blue Wing, and Hosea R. Sar- ber, Petersburg predatory control agent, also was gboard. Commissioner Andrew A. Simons of Lakeview, and Bill Allen, FWS agent at Seward, arrived aboard the Baranof. R. D. Gascoyne, assistant chief of the FWS Game Management Division, coming from Washing- ton, D. C., has been waiting at An- nette lsland, and was expected to arrive here today. — 000000000 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PST. In Juneau— Maximum, 33; minimum, 22. At Airport— Maximum, 32; minimum, 13. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly fair but with some high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Lowest tonight near 18 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 s.m. today In Juneau — .26 inches; since’ Feb. 1, .11 inches; since July 1, 9055 inches. At Airport — .28 inches; since Feb. 1, .88 inches; since July 1, 57.37 inches. o ® 0209 393 00 —————————— STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska from Seattle is due to arrive probably Tuesday evening. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Thursday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. ©000000°0%°000%°0000%00 0 Gen. Muir S. Faircild (left), Vice Chief of Air Force Staff, and Maj. Gen. Gordon P. Saviil?, Air Defense atures sank deep into sub-freezing levels again, necessitating more or- chard heating. Minimum readings of 24 degrees were expected today in some sections of the citrus fruit region. The 500 passengers on three trains stalled for several days at Rawlins and Hanna, Wyo, were | rescued and taken to Cheyenne in | buses. Emergency Areas The enw North Dakota emergency area embraces six southwestern counties. Additional snow fighting equipment was moved into the 7,500 square mile area today from other sections where the need for it was less acute. An army general said that the storm in some parts of Nebraska was the worst in the relentless ser- ies since February 2. Despite additicnal snowfall of ircm two to six inches in Wyoming, the Union Pacific hoped to clear today the last stretch of its spow- clogged right-of-way between Raw- lins and. Rock Springs, Wyo., and to resume operations of trains. Freezing Rain Freezing rain was reported fall- I'ing teday in portions of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Texas. Temperatures were below zero in northwestern Wisconsin, northern Icwa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, | eastern Montana, and parts of Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. S o P ol WEATHER DELAYS FIELD COMMITTEE OPENING MEETING | Opening meeting of the Alaska iField Cominittee was postponed un- itil tomorrow morning -at 9 o'clock when three members were unable to reach Juneau during the weekend 1due to weather conditions. | A three-day session of the com- mittee was to begin today in the joffices of Field Committee Chair- {man Kenneth Kadow. Held up by poor flying weather were Alfred C. Kuehl, National Park Service special representative, who is enroute from San Francisco, Low- ell M. Puckett, regional administra- tor Bureau of Land Management, and L. A. Moore, Alaska Railroad representative, both from Anchor- age. Arriving here Friday to take part in the Committee sessions were John !Reed, staff geologist, Geological §Survey, Washington, and Clarence J. Rhode, regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. DANCE CANCELLED FOR COAST GUARD; STORIS ON LIGHT STATION RUN Orders receiveq today by the Coast Guard Cutter Storis to leave on ‘Wednesday morning on a supply run in Southeast Alaska, cancelled plans for a dance Wednesday evening for crewmen at the Teen-Age club. The dance date was set ahead one week, to February 23, by sponsors BPW'’s and the City of Juneau. The Storis will be gone on a two- day run to Eldred Rock, Point Re- treat, Cape Epencer and Five Fin- gers light stations. ———— HEALTH COUNCIL 1 i and impose a further tax on excess catches, came out with a “Do Not Pass” from Chairman Butrovich and } ators Rivers and Peratrovich. | . e e | Senate Bill 11, the double thel ! motor fuels tax rate, got a “Do Not - Jones and Peratrovich, no recom- mendation either way from Senator Rivers. 1 ” on sailboats, got a “Do Not Pass” tag! from Senators Butrovich and Jones and no recommendations from Sen- made the notation that he concurred with the Taxation Committee report,! SEATTLE, Feb. 14—(P—A spokes- Iwhlch was to table the Bill. |man for the National Independent | Civil Aeronautics Board is attempt- Opposing too much power for the|ing to regulate them out of busi- Territoria]l Commissioner of Labor,!Mess, -and said it would ask Con- Democratic members of the Senate D Amos E. Heacock, Seattle, chair- three sections of the Equal Pay Bill.| ;o of the NIAC's executive com- The sections would authorize and|mjttee, asked for a congressional to collect wage claims. Senator Rivers offered the amend :Washmgton. D. C. tomorrow. ment, commenting that the wages| He said the hearing is upon a most discrimination in the matter|that “will be a death knell’ to in- of wage rates and that the objec- | dependent air-carrier service. tionable sections “would make the| Heacock said the independent collection agency, paid for by the|only to. investigate the. CAB, but 'taxpwers." also to re-examine the Civil Aero- { nauties Act of 1938. iwomen as well as men, have recourse A 3 i gate “Why we do not have univer- to the cou}-ta for the collgc(;fn :1 8al first class mail by air” wage claims, and announced that he | “g 0 o0 can not be trans- fore the Senate which would giv:r air,” he added, “why is it that such powers to the Lator Commis- many, many times this amount is He was seconded by Senator Frank | paid for the ice? Why, indsed Barr: “This portion of the Billipy roq) gt 28 cents a ton mile?” would make him a Commissar o Labor instead of a Commissioner.” Want Better Service powers in the hands of a bureau|independent air service to Alaska head,” Senator Collins asserted. and said it had been “proved con- The Rivers amendment lost by an | clusively by testimony of persons Garnick, Huntley, Jones, MacKcnzm,lthuz what the people of Alaska MsCutcheon, Peratrovich and Enge-!want is more and better breth voting against it. | scheduled service.” 1 “brought a new standard of living Senator Barr secured the adop-'to Alaska by their rate competi- tion of an amendment to eliminate| tjon » of double wages for persons secur-|GAB will hold tomorrow, which will ing judgments for wage claims, af-igatisfy due process under the ad- ter which Senator Garnick requested | ministrative procedure act but of the U. S. Department of Labor‘]not be the last round,” Heacock be heard on the Bill. added. Evans reiterated a statement made| “Congressmen are aroused, and ‘I by Labor Commissioner Henry Ben- al investigation that will take the son to the effect that lower pflldlcontroversy out of CAB’s hands and women workers will drive men from!give us a hearing where we can restaurant work, especially waiting!der equal conditions—where the tables, teaching and social work asiCAB will not have the advantage Ifields that have been largely cap-|of being prosecutor, judge, jury Senator Collins objected to th | — - E Bill on the grounds that it provides o[ 0" that women are to get the same pay “ K OUOTATI S NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—M—Clos- gardless of relative efficiency. ing quotation of Alaska Juneau Evans said that if the employer!Can 84%, Anaconda 32%, Curtiss- can prove a difference in efficiency | Wright 9%, International Harvest- the provisions of the bill will prob-;er 24%, Kennecott 47':, New York Senator Jones, “Do Pass” from Sen- | Pass” from Senators Butrovich, House Bill 23, to impose a $500 tax | ator Peratrovich. Senator Rivers | Air Carriers asserted today the LABOR POWER OPPOSED igless to investigate the CAB. failed this morning to amend out) enable the Commissioner of Laborl and hours law should take care of, GAB plan to impose regulations Lakor Commissioner’s office a wage' carriers are asking Congress not { Hp pointed oup G, exiglayees, Congress, he said, should investi- | will oppose any measures coming be- ported ior 18 cents a ton mile by Soer. are the nation's mails transpurted “The Bill seeks to put legislativei Heacock traced development of 8-8 vote, with Senators Butrovich,!of 5many diverse Alaskan interests | i Non-scheduled carriers, he said, EVANS 1S CALLED “liquidated damages” in the form| «yne kangaroo court which the that Leonard Evans, representative which wiil not do us justice, will before the Senate several days ago|hope for and expect a congression- many fields of employment. He cited | face the CAB with our charges un- tured ty women workers. lnnd legislator all in one . . . ias men for comparable work, re-: NOT APPLICABLE lmhle stock today is 3'z, American ably not apply. He estimated, in an- | Central 10%, Northern Pacific 147, '|swer to a question, that 50 percent!U. 8. Steel 71';, Pound. $4.03%. or more of the employees in Alaska' 8Sales today were 700,000 shares. canneries are women but admitted Ayerages today are as follows: that he is not entirely familiar with ' industrials 172.16, rails 4852, util- cannery operations. | ities 34.15. He estimated also that 5,000 wom- | FHISASE SO en will be directly affected by the| SKAGWAY CABLE OUT TO ELECT OFFICERS Gastineau Health Council will| |meet tonight at 8 p. m. at the Juneau Health Center for election lot ofticers, 4 i bill if it is enacted. Labor Commis-' The weekend storm played tricks sioner Henry Benson, when he ap-!0n ACS communications—the Skag- eared before the Senate, estimated' Way cable is out, so communica- tions to the north are routed via raaio, (Continued on Page Six) non- Command Chief, explain to House Armed Services Committee in Washington, hew the U. S¢ would be pro- tected by radar detection screen. give warning of impending air attack. ® Wirephoto. Chart show§ how coastal (left) and sea berne radar stations would TRANSIT STRIKE ' VANDENBERG " utows QUESTIONS Over 400,000 Private Ve- I hicles in Use~10 Million Dollars Lost, Wages PHILADELPHIA, - Feb. 149 | Regarding Aid fo Fri ( Philadslphia’s millions, on toot or | { m automobiles,-felt-the full impast of the fcur-day-cld transit strike today. But most people got to ! work ‘anyway. | | It was a nightmare travel. end By JACK BELL WAEHINGTON,' = Feb. of Senator Vandenberg inquiry in a brief he said would be Cors and trucks, bumper to bump- called on the administration for an presented at a CAB Hearing in'|°r, clogged the city's streets. Police estimate on the cost of helping | estimated more than 400,000 ve- friendly European nations re-arm. | hicles were in use, twice the norm- ' vandenberg told reporters + al number. | The 3850 drivers and mechanics before it passes on the |cf the Yellow Cab Company voted | to postpone a strike until 6 a. m. how much the Thursday. The walkout had been gutlay may be. set to start at midnizht tonight. Similar -action was expected from { 300 independent cab drivers. Business and industry moaned. | The Chamber of Commerce set the from one to two daily strike loss at $16,000000. In the military assistance plan. But | wages alone, the Chamber said, yangenberg said he had seen roth- ' Philadelphians are losing nenrlydng official, | $2,000,000. Bt | Some factories reported absen- ! belleve we should have some | ‘ecism up to 30 per cent. ,approximate estimate of the cost of | Hospitals sent out an SOS. |this proposed miiitary assistance be- FIREMEN'S BALL, 15 GREAT SUCCESS. | | proposed arms ai fairs committees. ithe floor,” he said. I The military assistance proposal Iix expected to follow submission to the Senate of the proposed North OPPOSITION EXPRESSED 5 WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—~ Some 125 couples, most of them The Senate’s two top-ranking fore- lef Juneaws younger set, flocked 'jon" o4y policy leaders today said to the Elks' ballroom Saturday eve- . g ek el oty A A ey are opposed to committing this ning for ki © country to any “moral obligation” the héarts of all generations ot the to go to war. city. s The forty-third annual Firemen'’s de’:::c dfil:':_lwg; g "2: Smul;e Ball now is a matter of hlslury, Jauren AANLR (D-Tex.) of the Senate Foreign Re- going into the records as a highliv lath sucbassti) affair. |lations Committee and Senator Van- denberg (R-Mich.), the past chair- While the hearts-and-flowers . man. They were discussing the pro- nemy e's Day week- Wiy & the Yalenting's Day posed North Atlantic Security Al- end and the picture-postcard set- Hancs ting of moonlight on snow doubt- 2 less had some sentimental effect, decorations were “strictly Fire' Hall” Besides colored were firemen’s 0 and some of the precious oldtime *tUdy have not been disclosed, photographs preserved by the Ju- | the Connally and Vandenberg state- neau Fire Department. |ments served notice, Frank Hermann, chairman, Lee 'he Senate is unlikely io approv Lucas and Joe Sadlier made up the 80y treaty which would bind th committee. | United States automatically to go to “We want to thank the ;;uhhc,""”“’ under any circumstances said Hermann today, “for the fine Vandenberg said, however, cocperation we received—especially the pact offers “infinite assurance from the business men. They back- |288inst World War III ed us up better than ever. .- “Now 1or the forty-fourth party' BOWL SKIING 600D LUCIDOR LOADS FisH | TONIGHT IS REPORT FOR SOUIHERN 'R|p ’Bowl practice slope was predicted as The Lucidor, Alassa Steamship excellent for tonight, with fresh freighter, docked Sunday at 9 a.m. snow well packed and loaded 16 cars of fish for Prince| More than a foot of new snow on Rupert and four for Seattle. Gen- the Douglas ski trail yesterday caus- cral cargo was being loaded this ed postponement of a stove moving morning and it is expected that the 'detall to the Second Cabin until boat would leave this afternoon. ' better conditions prevail. v 'is working out wjth Canada, Britain, |France, Bélgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. streamers, there helmets, plaques | that i RE-ARMING Wants to Know Estimate Iy European Nations - | 14— (R+Mich)) | <558 he thinks the Senate will want to know $5,580,000,000 ¢ European recoveny authorization The authorization bill now is be- fore Senate and House Foreign Af- Unofficial estimates have ranzed | illion dollars for | | This is a treaty the United States | Details of the proposals under| but} e {ot the territory will get it back a offect, that | s aelg“ his own start from a helpful ) employer's training program. 1 Night skiing at the Evergrcen' PRICE TEN CENTS g Bill Passes 2nd Time DEPUTY LABOR ((OM. CREATED BY MEASURE. Program. Is Advanced for Good of Entire Terri- Iory—ng_aie Held By JAMES HUTCEESONM The House passed tor ine second time this morning the bill to create a deputy labor commissioner to try to develop an employer-employee lnpprenuceshlp training program in the Territory. The vote was 13 to 9 on reconsid- eration of the measure on motion of Rep. Amelia Gundersen, Ketchi- kan Democrat. i | She explained that sae moved for reconsideration because a House | member—Rep. Glen Franklin, Fair- banks Democrat--did not get a chance to speak on the measure at lthe time it passed Friday. ! In opposing the measure today, i Franklin told the House that “at §.ome point we have to begin to ad- imn that proposals have good points Lut that we can’t afford them now.” He sounded an gdmonition that |kills already passed by the House carry appropriations totaling $1.- 232,00 and “the education depart- {ment siipped up oft & small item of .$2,000,000 in its needs. This is at a {time when we already are struggling jover a $17,000,000 budget.” | Franklin admonished the House that the bill would provide for set- Itlnu' up a hew program when there | tis question abiout its need, “and once . you never get it down again.” !ka s not industrialized enough to ) sore tHe said Juneau tried it once and would be worth more than the in- {deputy commissioner, with an addi- ‘apprentice training by employers. It One of the most eloquent talks in {islator from Wales. siee credsed TRIED ONCE, FAILED expressed the belief that Alas- !w:rrnnt setting up a territory-spon- 1sored apprentice training system. H ‘failed to find sufficient need for it. | Proponents of the measure said it vestment in its educational benefits. { The bill would provide for the ‘tional Federal representative expect- sed to help him, to try to coordinate would not provide for the territory to conduct apprentice training itself. behait of the proposed program was by Rep. Percy Ipalook, Eskimo leg- He expressed the belief it “would jopen the way to train the people I |fore we take the economic bill to jrepresent. They have shown they can |do skilled work if they are given a training opportunity. I think this :would be good for them and good for the territory.” Rep. Marcus Jensen, Douglas. Democrat, fired back that Ipalook jwas under a misapprehension; that the bill wouldn't provide for anr jteachers to go into any communi‘ i!ur training people. ¢ “If this bill would set up teachers i or vocational training,” said Jen- sen, “I would ke for it.” PROPOSES PROGRAM Rep Prank Angerman, Fairbanks Democrat, also spoke strongly for the bill, emphasizing that “it doesn't send anyone anywhere to teach any- one. It just proposes a program for coordination of an employer- {trainee program.”. “You have to choose a time to start every good thing if you ever are going to do it,” Angerman ar- igued, “Industry is not ready to start isuch a program by itself. The ex- pense is not great and the people hundred fold." Angerman said he Rep. Andrew Hope, Sitka Demo- crat who said he had had experi- ience with apprentice training in boat building, said in opposition: “I'm afraid it Would just set up a | commissioner going around telling lothers what to do.” He said it probably would be all right for an institution like the Al- askaesrailroad, but Le was skeptical about the over-all proposal. The bill was the only one discussed at the morning session. Voting for the bill were: Almquist, Anderson, Angerman, Beltz, Carl- son, Conrig ht, Gundersen, both Johnsons, Ipalook, Owen, Pollard and McCutcheon. Votes against it were by Barnes, Egan, Franklin, Hope, Jensen, Mis- covich, Nolan, Rydeen and Taylor. of any depertment is in- |