The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1949, Page 1

4 4 by @ & R SATURDAY 1P.M. Editioa * VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,130 $15,000,000 BO ‘FRAME' JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOUSEBALKS AT SENATE'S . §75 PENSION « Refuses fo Concur—Confer- ence Committee Nam- ed fo Iron Out By JIM HUTCHESON The Alaska House and Senate " were at odds today on a question of whether old age pensions should be $75 or $80 a month and the dispute headed for @ conference committee of both houses. The House late yesterday refused to concur in Senate amendments to the pension bill by a vote of 15 to! 6, and made it clear its feeling that pension maximum should be -aised | to $80. > The Senate had voted for $75 per month, an increase of $15 per month over the present maximum of $60.| It also put in provisions requiring @ citizenship and five years’ residence. The House was willing to nccepti these restrictive provisions, whlchi conform to the present law. Four Republicans and two Demo- crats voted to accept the Senate changes. They were Republicans Doris M. Barnes, Frank G. Johnson, Percy E. Ipalook and George Misco- vich; and Democrats Glen D. Frank- lin and James Nolan. William A. Egan and Warren A. Taylor, Democrats, and Miscovich were named to a conference com- mittee with powers of free confer- ence. > Rebellion Setoff The House rebellion against con- curring with -the Senate on thel $90 issue was set off by Rep. wil- ~ltam Egan. Valdez Democrat. There was a motion before the i egion of Canada’s sub-Argtic—some | Senate House to concur, and close to half a dozen members had spoken for con- currence because of fear that a deadlock might result in nullifying all gains, when Egan rose and de- ¥ clared: «It is time we quit fearing whatl the Senate will do and start fghting | jorfield Inlet, 350 miles north of } for what we believe.” Egan expressed the belief $90 is “the absolute minimum you can ex- pect a man to live on. 1 don't think any one could consider cutting pen- sions below $75 so I think we should go into conference with the Senate on it.” Rep. Warren Taylor expressed similar feelings and the House ma- jority quickly fell into line. The Senate was described at one point as “a minority group.” Rep. Clarence Keating, Anchorage | ,;,q the same distance to Eskimo|pepcure will be passed at all. Com- Democrat, declared: “When we feel | poiny - Officers will inform natives | menting that it “hinges on a few we have to swing around to be led } minority group, which mei is, we are going down hill.” Note of Caution Senate o Rep. Alfred Owen Jr., Anchoragei wood, and Delores Zabraski, Mt. Jefferson Memorial hazily appearing through an unseasonable heat wave across tidal basin in Washington, D. C. (International) BASKING IN SUN, these beauties, Louise Russell (left) of Holly- THE DAILY A “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1949 ‘Washington, Pa., make frame for QUARANTINE OYER PART OF CANADA "Obscure’ @dy Report- ed in Sub-Arctic Region —Aid fo Be Sent OTTAWA, Feb, 25. — (B — A vast 40,000 square miles—is under quar- antine today because of an *ob- scure” malady which has affected 25 persons, killing four. The gov- srnment is investigating. Causing rapid and severe paraly- sis, the sickness has struck at Ches- Churchill, Man., on the northwest- arn shore of Hudson Bay. Both whites and Eskimos are be- lieved affected. An RCAF Dakota will take off ‘rom Winnipeg next week on a 1,- 000-mile mercy flight, carrying three joctors and 300 pounds of medlcrdl supplies. Royal Canadian Mourited Police will prohibit other travel to. and rom the area, extending 200 miles inland from the inlet to Baker Lake not to leave the area. In a statement, Health Minister Paul Martin said “The exact nature f the epidemic has not been de- termined, but it' is suspected of be- ¢ Democrat, sounded a note of cau- ing of virus origin.” tion while going along on the $90 stand. “Q. K.” he said, “but any one will be embarrassed who votes for this and then votes against what appropriations or new taxes we may need to make good on it. The Ways % and Means Committee is of the opinion that the old age pension (Continued on Page Three) The Washingion Merry - Go- Roun By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) L] & » e & WASHINGTON— The historic v journey of 49 French, “40 Men—8 Horses” boxcars through the USA. is just about over. Except where heavy snow delayed the ceremony the boxcars have all been delivered. The French committee of rail- roadmen, who spent months collect- ,# ing the gifts that filled these cars, ¥ relations with the rest of the world, take the trouble to go out in the! ¥ cold to greet the visiting French- s did not have the pleasure of see- | 4 ing President ‘Truman. urged to attend, Truman went to a # concert a few blocks away from where they stood in the cold, pre- senting their gesture of friendship to the people of Washington. Nor did George Allen, the Assis- tant Secretary of State who an. nually asks Congress for several The French gratitude train com- (Continued on Page Four) budget of more than a million dol- i Though | i million dollars to promote cultunl| I(red Bonnett. men. I 1 WCMAN, 2 MEN | MAY BE TAKEN (OFF BEACH TODAY SEATTLE, Fep. 26—/—An at- tempt will be made on the flood | tide today to rescue a woman and two men marponed on spume-swept Grass Island in the Gulf of Alaska, {Coast Guard headquarters here re- ported. The cutter Cedar and fish boat Lady Jane rode out rough weath- er in the lea of the island during the night after reaching the scene late yesterday. The Cedar radioed that a land- ing party will be put ashore at high tide unless the rescue effort | is blocked by heavy seas and high winds. On the little island, about 40 miles southeast of Cordova, are Mr. and Mrs. -Fred Howard and their son-in-law, Robert Zentmire. Their power barge, North Cloud, founder- led on the island’s rocks last Mon- {that he had asked the Senate Ap- |10 days was the hope expressed by day. IPNA MAKES FLIGHT ON WESTWARD RUN Arriving here from Anchorage yes- terday aboard Pacific Northern Airlines were G. E. Munger and Al- Leaving for Anchorage were: Louis Arbucci, Sandford and Ray F. James, Victoria Walcheski, |George and Inez Parkko, Dent PUSHPLANS, LABOR BILL, ABANDONED Senate legd_ers See No I'ship Company today advised the Alaska Ship Arrangement Reached Now New Charie;ir@ Plan Madi Between Alaska Steam and Maritime Com. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—P—Im= proved ocean transportation between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest is expected to result from a new steamship chartering arrangement with the Alaska Steamship Co., Se- attle, Wash., the Maritime Commis- sion announces. Under the new agreement, govs ernment-owned vessels chartered by the company for periods of peak seasonal demand — the late spring and summer months—will be held in Lake Washington, near Seattle, during the off-season without chart. er cost to the operator. ‘The new agreement states that Alaska Steamship Company, al- though it will pay no charter fees during the off-season months, has agreed to maintain the vessels in lay-up without cost to the govern- ment. At the same time, Alaska Steam- Interior Department that it is study- ing its operations and rates looking toward adjustment of what the op- erator called “inequalities or defi- ciencies.” It also said that it will, in the future, discuss proposed general rate revisions with the department and Hope for Measure’s Passage by April 1 | | WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—P— leaders today abandoned plans ‘to try to push. the Truman Labor kill through Congress by] April 1. I “It's now apparent that we can't ]make it by that time,” said Sena- taking priority label off the labor measure. He said action will be ‘just as fast as possible,” but he refused to name a new target date Privately, there was talk in Democratic circles that a new labor measure might not clear bnth; Lranches of Congress before the middle of May. And in Atlantic City, AFL Presi- dent Willilam Green said it is “touch and go” whether the administration votes in the Senate,” Green said yes- terday: “The big question is how the Southern reactionary Democrats i will vote.” Chairman Elbert D. Thomas (D- Utah) asked the Senate Labor Com- I mittee to put off until next Friday |the start of its tehind-closed-doors ‘study of the labor bill. FOUR SHIPYARDS CONVERSION JOB SEATTLS, Feb. 26. — (A — Four shipyards entered bids yesterday for conversion of the 5,000-ton vessel | Coastal Rider for use in the Alaska Native Service. Bidders were the Everett Pacifi Shipyards, Everett; and Todd Ship- yards, Commercial Ship Repair and Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge Company, all Seattle. V. R. Farrell, Administrative As- sistant for the Native Service, said bids would be forwarded to his Washington, D. C,, office for con- sideration, and that amounts would not be announced meantime. Delegate Bartlett of Alaska an- nounced in Washington this week propriations Committee to provide $700,000 to outfit the new steam- ship. Bids .also were received here to- day on overhaul of the motorship North Star, which is scheduled to make at least two trips to Alaska for the Native Service this year. Low bidder was the Lake Union Drydock Machine Works of Seattle, at $2,027. — .- CAA MAN HERE A. O. Johnson, CAA man from Anchorage, is registered at the Baranof, i 1 tor Lucas (D-IIL), the majority { leader. s lem of inter-port rates in Alaska. A e Lucas added, however, that the | Democrats have no intention of e 0o o ¢ o0 00 00 ARE BIDDING ON l | the Territory of Alaska at least 30 days before any proposed changes are made effective. The advance uotice is designed t.ol permit. Territorial representatives to review any proposals on behalf of ! Alaskan residents, the Interior De- partment said. A statement from the Maritime Commission said the current study | of operations and rates of Alaska Steamship Co., will include the prob- WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PST. In Juneau— Maximum, 51; minimum, 33. At Airport— Maximum, 38; minimum, 33. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Cloudy with rain and south- easterly winds 15-25 mph this afternoon and Sunday. Highest temperature this afternoon near 50. Little change in temperature Sun- day. ’ PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — .17 inches; since Feb. 1, 1.78 inches; since July 1, 91.14 inches. . At Airport — .14 inches; e since Feb. 1, 135 inches; e . since July 1, 57.90 inches. e e e e s s s 000 Alas](;mes Are (qglirmed WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—®— The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of Joseph W. Ke- hoe to be U. S. Judge for the Second Division of Alaska, and An- thony J. Dimond to be U. 8. Judge t!or the Third District of Alaska. ——— 'SPC DECISION BY NLRB MAY SOON BE MADE Possibility that a decision on the Juneau Spruce-ILWU-CIO dispute i might be handed down by the Na- tional Labor Relations Board within Freeman Schultz, JSC head today. At the Governor's office, an- nouncement was made that follow- ing an exchange of telegrams with NLRB there was a possibility that the Labor Relations Board would hand down a decision within thel next two weeks. I Gov. Gruening said that every attempt was being made to urge NLRB to expedite consideration of Ithe aispute. i | e | FROM PELICAN | I Jack Stearns of Pelican is at the ! Baranot l | | :Alaska Railroad, of which he ting L THE TIME” ASKA EMPIRE |#5« MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Writer i pkcenes as she makes a statement plane. On leaving the plane Miss York Federal grand jury. COL. JOHNSON OUTLINES PLANS . FOR ALASKA RR Col. J. P. Jchnsen, on a brief visit to Juneau, today expressed | optimism about the future of the is general manager. He is en route to his headquarters in Anchorage after a trip to Washington, D. C. Col. Johnson went to the capital to appear before the House sub- committee on Interior appropria- ions, asking for the remainder of the amount needed to finish the railroad rehabilitation pregram. Remaining work will require $35,000,000, a little more than half the amount for the entire rebuild- ing program, for which $32,000,000 already has been received. The ccmmittee, was ‘“very receptive.” Improvements are b2ing made on 418 miles of the railroad’s 540 miles of track. (The Whittier-Portage line was newly built during the war, and no major rebuilding is being done on the Anchorage-Sew- ard line, as present plans call for its eventual abandonment.) The rehabilitation program calls for such work as bringing roadbeds up to grade, re-ballasting and bro- viding new shop facilitier. aid Col. Johnsen, *“we will have ‘ithe very latest in all-steel rolling stock and equipment. “The 20 new cabooses now be- finished are superior to any- thing in the states. They are com- pletely electrified and radio-equip- | ped. They will be a real benefit to trainmen on the railroad.” Col. Johnson, who arrived yester- day via Pan American Airways, will go to Anchorage tomorrow after- noon. He arranged to stop in Juneau in order to see the Governor and other Territorial officials. One of his most important con- ferences was with Dr. C. Earl Al- brecht, Territorial Commissioner of Health. Together, they are work- ing out plans for an innovation of great value. “We plan to assist the Health Service,” said Johnson, “by running specially equipped hospital cars for medical examinations and treat- ment of the Natives along the radl- road belt. “The unit will include two mod- ern, all-steel cars, one the actual hospital car, and the second for the staff and administration. “We hope to have them ready for use by early summer.” . HOCKEY GAMES Final scores of hockey games last night follow: Fresno 4; Oakland 3. Vancouver 6; San Francisco 2, QUEST VOTE Anna Louise Streng, expelled from Russia as an alleged American sny, makes use of newsreel micro- In the statement to the press Miss Strong said she did not consciovsly do any- | thing against the security of the Soviet State or any cther State. (® Wirephoto. i {Five Wave-?—mashed Wat- 126—M—With five wave-smashed “When the work is compieied,” | (bowled over — DOWN MEMORIAL IS YOTED DOWN BY SENATORS [ Collins, Lyng, Butrovich i Led Attack on Memorial | o Put Alaska in Debt | Sirong Addresses Press By BOB DeARMOND The Territory of Alaska will not jgo into debt for $15,000,000 for the construction of schools or even Im‘k Congress to be permitted to {issue the bonds, the Senate decided | vesterday afternoon, rejecting House Joint Memorial 11 by a 5-11 vote. The vote followed a long debate which centered, at times, around the statehood issue and branched off to the need for school buildings, the saleability of the proposed ,bonds and anticipated revenues from new tax laws. “The more I study this‘memorial, the more apprehensive I become,” Senator Collins announced in op- ening his attack on the measure. ; "“We are taking upon ourselves, 40 members of this Legislature, to ‘usk for the whele people of this Territory that it ke bonded and jgo into debt. It is a matter that |should be voted on first by the people. There should be a refer- lendum." tc newsmen on her arrival in New York aboard a Trans World Airlines Strong was served with a Federal subpoena to appear before a New i Death Knell of Statehood e Switching to the statehood ques- | tion, Senator Collins asserted that {passage of the memorial would be ;“the death knell of the Statehdod ‘Bm now in Congress.” Army fo Increase Forces InAlaskafo 13,200 Men, oo o, e They will "Poffit" to" 1t as a. sign ithat we are not ready for state- Ihoud. It we pass this memorial Doubling Present §Ifiren_g|h& ywe are haboring on the busom of ‘statehood an asp whose sting will +kill our aspirations along ‘that | WASHINGTON, Feo. 26—ip—line!” (The Army announces plans to dou-' Senator Howard Lyng, in a caus- ible its Alaskan forces and to main-;tic vein, sald that he was not sur- ¢ tain its troop strength in the FariPrised, in view of statements made BEA(H IS East at the same levels of a year;by Rep. Jensen before the Senate, HIT, SURF .o {to see such measures come from At the same time it said U. S.:the House, ,Army forces in Europe Will be cut' wrhey pags ‘em and let us rassle slightly under the deployment with 'em afterward,” he said. ;c]:egl:}xl; ior the fiscal year start- asserting that bonding the Terri- ¥, 1 ___|tory is unnecessary, Senator Lyng vxgnfim Lh‘is schedule the Axmyl,wu: “We have passed the basic ; t ve; 137000 ‘men In the Fariang other tax measures—including ‘BS, 13200 in Alaska and 91-0°°ithe $64 one, the trap tax, which n Europe. All told it will have 258,-’“" raise $5,000,000—and we are v00!) men overseas out of a total of igoing to get all the money the 677,000 -allowed under the prunused!mn possibly spend in the ne.s* new budget. {two years.” On the basis of the new Army; Three Million Tor Schools summary and the report to Con-) |gress here are the planned and pre-! Reminding the senators that the waterfront blocks evacuated—city | Vious strengths for the overseas: Territorial Board of Education had officials estimate the damage at|8reas: irequasted only three million dollars | $200,000—residents girded themselves| Far East—Planned 127,000; last for school construction during the 'for a third bout with thundering|Nov. 1 strength 130,000; year ugulm““m“m- Senator Lyng announce/ ground swells. (127,000, that “we are assured of twenty mil- Lifeguards said today the ram-| Europe—92,000 planned; Nov. 1 lion dollars to balance out budget, paging surf, which in two days hasStrength 85,734; year ago 86,000. including this ‘school construction virtually wrecked a score of lmmes;‘ Trieste—5,000 planned; Nov. 1lpff’¥'“m' We may have a surplus.” and apartments, showed no signs of | strength 4,808; year ago 5,000. Taking another tack, Senator abating. | Alaska—18200 planned; Nov. 1 Lyng wanted to know who would At high tide yesterday combers!strength 5991; year ago 7,000. {buy the Territory’s bonds if they exploded spray 70 feet into the air| Pacific (chiefly Hawail) Dla""mlwem issued, and rolled granite toulders from the|7.000; Nov. 1 strength 8274; yearl “‘The Territory owns nothing,” he sea wall atross 200 yards of sand ago 9,000. |s#id. “Nearly all of the valuable onto Hermosa Avenue. Caribbean—14,000 planned; Nov.! Siewalks were torn up, fences 1 strength 14,489; year ago 14,000 and the facades of| ————— erfront Blocks Evacuated | ~Homes Are Wrecked REDONDO BEACH, Calif,, Feb. (ContinueG on Page Three) buildings dented or holed. Gas and! electricity were H . ety v i - BONMIE RANDALL |0l Klondiker L] On Lasf Trail roped off to prevent looting. | SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—(P—Peter . TAKES THIRD IN ckson, Seattle and Yukon pio- ARCHIE SHIELS WILL ( SLALOM RACES: BE GUEST OF MASONS el Dlorabip rase, toak third place 1 et led yesteday ot e bome f On Monday evening, following a short business session of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge of Masons, the Lodge the slalom event yesterday at Arc- !y (.t ag | will have as guest Archie W. Shiels, tic Valley in Anehorage. I :;98 ll.r Last year's winner Kit MacInnes {5 » Jackson joined the of Anchorage skied off with mp‘fg:m::mp?hmn:m::mmp:’ | | Bonnie Randall, Juneau’s woman 2"3 | Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Washington Free and Ac- | cepted Masons. ! slalom race honors for the second .. R He will deliver an interesting ad- year running. E;cl(:;x;‘g“ln d!::n st dress on the history of Masonry in| Juneaw's Dean Williams, Who a4 p gis Lafore settiig iat Dawson City, where he owned and operated a feed and grocery storz until 1906, Alaska. skied to slalom championship hon- i ors last year in Arctic Valley races, IMRS. CHARLES RYAN ARRIVES |dropped to title to Chuck High- pade i 2 BY PAN AMERICAN PLANE (ower of Anchorage. Gary King,| e Jr., also of Anchorage and last Mrs. Charles Ryan, whose hus-|year's junior division champ, enter-, S'E‘MER Movmtms band, a member of the Metlakatla ed Class A competiticn for the first , pri tf‘lly ’councll, has been in Juneau time to take second place ‘ Alaska from Seattle scheduled to sincé Sunday, arrived by Pan Leif Thorkildsen, on Juneau's arrive Tuesday. American Friday to join the Met- ski team, placed third in cross- Denali scheduled to sail from Se- lakatlans who are here with their country races earlier in the week. attle Monday. town’s basketball team. {Leif is scheduled for jumping con- Princess Norah scheduled to sail They are staying at the Baranof tests tomorrow. from Vacouver Monday. Hotel and will return to Metlakatfa ' Downhill competitions were to be Baranof from west scheduled on the Theo Sunday. frun off today southbound 8 p. m. Monday,