The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 4, 1949, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT * "7 THE DAILY AI.ASKA EMP IRT‘—-JUNEAU ALASKA ALASKA DIRECTOR, ARMY INTELLIGENCE, ARMY DAY SPEAKER Juneau's Army Day speaker will be a man of distinctive experience and background, according to Delbert P. Applegate, acting chair man in the absence of Lt. Col. J. D | Alexander. Lieut. Apple today received word from U. S. Army headquart- ers, Fort Richardson, that Lt. Col Michael M. Irvine will make the ad- dress at Wedn Army Da luncheon, and later. He will ar via Pacific Northern / Anchorage Col. Irvine has Intelligence, U since Aug He is a n grad e of Minneapolis University of 1 to 1827 He was graduated from the U. 8 Military Academy in 1931, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933. Colonel Irvine holds a degree of master of scienca in electrical engineering The big Army Day luncheon will be at 12:15 o'clock Wednesday in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room. As the attendance is expected to be capacity, all wishing to attend are ta make reservations by tomorrow evening with Miss Sylvia Strong at Green 855. te been Director of Army, A Minneso North High Scl and he attended nesota from the 1927 D - MAKE PLANS NOW FOR CAPITAL SITE, | IS LION'S. REQUEST A plea for the making of immed- jate plans for a location for not only the new $600,000 Territorial Building, but for suitable capital grounds for the “State” of Alaska, was made today by Val Poor at the ncon luncheon meeting of the Lions Club at the Baranof, Poor tcid Lions he believed the key to keeping the capital in the Channel area was the planning for adequate grounds surrounding the new Territorial Building, with spec- iifc plans and tax free sites avail- | able for state building units. The speaker, whose special guests | included Mike Pusich, mayor of| Douglas, told members that Douglas | has offered tax free land to the| Territory for a capitol site in the | event Juneau is unable to furnish a location which would and sufficient. He asked the Lions to spearhead |' a move to organize civic.groups frem both Juneau and Douglas to appoint a central committee for the investigation of suitable capital grounds. Guests included former Attorney | General Ralph Rivers, Frank Met- calf, Alaska Highway Engineer, ana Bill Ward of Fairbanks. Pricr to the introduction of the day's speaker, Lions spent time dis- cussing their part in the drive for| a city ambulance scheduled to get under way here the end of the week. Bill Matheny, Lion represen- tetive on the 3-club committee, gave a report to members on plans. Lt. Delbert Applegate invited the Lions to attend the special Army Day luncheon Wednesday noon at the Baranof. SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY NIGHT BOWLERS GIVEN The new four-weeks of bowling of the Monday Night League, starting tonight, is as follows: Tonight 7 P. M.—Team 1 vs. City Clean- ers; Juneau Young vs. Sports Center. 9 P. M.—B. M. Behrends vs. Lud- wig Nelson; Gus George vs. S. and T. Clothing. April 11 7 P. M.—Juneau Young vs. Ludwig Nelson; Gus George vs. City Clean- €rs. 9 P. M—H and Q Sports Center vs. S. and T. Clothing; B. M. Beh- xends vs. Team 1. April 18 7 P. M—S. and T. Clothings vs. Team 1; H and Q Sports Center vs. B. M. Behrends. 9 P. M—Gus George vs. Juneau Younmg; City Cleaners vs. Ludwig Nelson. April 25 7 P. M—H and Q Sports Center | vs. Gus George; Ludwig Nelson vs.| Team 1. 9 P. M—S. and T. Clothing VE.{ City Cleaners; Juneau Young Vs.| B. M. Behrends. | - ee— —— | STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 4—#—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau| mine stock today is 3%. American Can 90%, Anaconda 31%, Curtiss- Wright 9%, International Harvest-| er 24%, Kennecott 45, New York Central 11%, Northern Pacific 157%, U. 8. Steel 72%, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 920,000 shares. Averages today as follow: industrials 176.59, rails 4869, util- sues 3044 are Lt.| | walks be scenic | H and Q| f time |day via PAA for Grouped togcther after Academy right: Donglas Fairbanks, Jr., “Hamlet,” the best picture; Claire Thalberg ton, best mppomng actor. (P Wire Atade_my Award Wmners awards presentations in Hollywood, are tie major winners. Left to holding the oscars awared to Sir Laurence Olivier as best actor and for Trevor, best supporting actress; Jerry Wald, winner of the Irving award for “most consistent high quality of plcl.\ns ; Jane Wyman, best actress; Walter Hcus- photo. DOUGLAS OFFERS ' LAND FOR NEW ALASKAN CAPITOL A tax-{ree property site on Doug- as Island, for the purpose of erect- g the $600,000 Territorial build- | ng, has been offered to the Terri- cry of Alaska by the City of Doug- as In a letter to every member of ihe Board of Administration, the City of Douglas, by authority of the Jayor and Common | promises to turn cver to the Terri-| ory a site suitable for the erec-) ion of the much disputeq new _uilding. With civic pride, Douglasites voint out in the letter to Terri- torial officials, advantages which they Lelieve their community could »ffer to the Territory, including water supplies, all sewers and side- installed and maintained by he city, a “modern efficient” fire iepartment, modern grade and iigh schocl buildings. The City of Douglas, the letter| concludes, ‘“earnestly prays that| Board of Administration will | consider their offer for sites for he Territorial Office Building and tor a capitol building.” e ~ I PNA CARRIES 32 ON SUNDAY FLIGHTS Northern Airlines’ Sunday ried 32 | igers in and ut of Juneau airport as follows: From Anchorage: David Alger, | Bishop Gleeson, Milton Ward Ken- | |neth J. Lindsey, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. | Wren, Marilyn Jackson, M Lon }Cl\aney. D. J. Seid, Parul Carson, i, Peter Martinson. : Paul H. Oho, H. K. L. Johnson, W. J. Paulson, E. Pacit light | Frank Kru; |R. O'Neil. | To Anche : Bessie Thompson, | Frank Nash, Clara Robinson, John Abbott, Tommy Abbott, Harvey Ka- |loa, Chystal Forsyth, Wayne Adney, EEugene Eeath, M. M. Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Elliott, Bud Elkins, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Olsen, Frank A, Anderaon - -~ HOlBROOKS RETURN FROM MOTOR TRIP T0 SO. CALIFORNIA | *“Glad for our fine trip, but giaa }to be back home in Juneau,” was Wellman Holbrook's comment after he and Mrs. Holbrook arrived on the Princess Norah Today, the Holirooks were happily making the rounds to see old friends, and looking over their | Point Louisa cabin, where they will live. ‘The Juneau couple left October 4, going Outside by way of the Haines cutoff and the Alaska High- way, through Montana and Death Valley to Oakland, where they have relatives. They sp most of their in Southern California. Holbrook, formerly Assistant Re- gional Forester, is now retired. - - COL. NOYES OUTSIDE ON A.R.C. BUSINESS Col. John R. Noyes, Alaska Road Commissioner, planned to leave to- Seattle and San Francisco, on ARC business. He also will be in Victoria, B. C., to get ac- quainted with the British Colum- bia highway people. Col. Noyes expe to return Juneau April 14, unless called to Washington, D. C. Excellent pro- gress is being made with the Inter- ior Department appropriations bill, but Col. Noyes may be called to attend Committee hearings. to Council, | © | seaboard’ Iwou]d be tied up for the duration of |enforcement agents, and Fred Hend-f the Senate Appropriations| SHIPS ARE PICKETED, VANCOUVER VANCOUVER, B. C, April 4—# 3 Union | s around the | Agencies’ S. S. lverside in an action described by union officials as a ‘“sympathy strike.” i East Coast members previously walked out in protest of a recent|/®—Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Martin cement signed by Eastern ship- |longtime residents of Anchorage, with the AFL-afiiliated |were killed Saturday in a collis- afares’ International Union, a ri- |ion wit ha mail truck on the Al- val organization of the CSU. The aska highway near Northway. CSU is affiliated with the Tl‘:ide.s" and Labor Congress. a six-month vacation tour of the Ancther East Coast vessel, the states. Martin formerly operated was reported |a dairy here. struck at Victoria. James Thomp-| Their only son, Dr. Asa Martin son, CSU West Coast vice-president, | Anchorage, is expected to fly his said all eastern-owned vessels stop- | Private plane to the Civil Aeronau- ping in British Columbia ports|tics Administration Station at Northway where his parents’ bodies were taken. | e eee Warning Issued by China Govi. Leaders (By The Associated Press) 2 KILLED INCRASH, HIGHWAY A.T. Martin and Wife, of Anchorage in Fatal Ac- cident Near Northway ANCHORAGTI, Aiasga, April 14.— he stril g | $41,500 LAND GRANT BACK T0 U. ALASKA WASHINGTON, April 4—(»—The House Appropriations committee | myortant Yangtze city. recommended today restoration to % he University of Alaska of its land rant college appropriation of $42,- | (GC STORIS ON SUPPLY 100, RUN TOMORROW MORNING The committee also recommended e i appropriation of $675000 to en- Tcmorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock able the Agriculture department to| he CGC Storis goes on a regularly arry on agriculture research |scheduled supply run to the Point jointly with the university. weureat, Cape Spencer, Eldred Rock Two years ago. Congress discon-!and Sentinel Island light stations. inued the land college grant ap-| ‘he ship is expected back Wednes- ropriation and transferred use of [J1ay night if weather at Cape Spen- lands, building and equipment of [-er Permits. the Territorial Experiment station ot i o the Agriculture department. The committee reported today that the administrator of the ag- ‘iculture research administration had reached a satisfactory agree- ment with university ofiicials. l It is not proktable, the committee, said, that “administrative deficien- ¢y which characterized past conduct of the station will occur again.” e Giant (argo ment leaders warned that any at- ;empt by Communist forces to cross he Yangtze River would result in withdrawal of Nationalist peace: Gelezates in Peiping. Communist ~ e il 3IX WEEKS HOSPiTALIZAT1ON FOR KADOW, SAYS HIS WIFE Kenneth Kadow, Alaska Field Staff chairman, will be hospitalized for at least six more weeks, accord- ing to his wite, who returned here this weekend. Kadow was hospitalized several weeks ago in the States for back surgery. He plans on going to Washington for a few weeks ho- release from the hospitai, suc Se-w. They were returning by car from; In Nanking, top Chinese goversi- | roops have been attacking Nanking, ; fore returning to Juneau after-his| —— RECOVERY PROGRAM DEBATED (By Asscciated Press) he U. S. €enate began its ninth of de:ate on authorization of 580,000,000 for the European Re- covery Program, with economy ad- vocat making new attempts to cut the appropriation. Before the Senate is an amend- ment to add a new section to the siil under which ~$54,000,000 re- | maining in a former fund voted for China could be used for relief of wn-Communist Chinese areas. Authority to spend ' the money ran ut Saturday. The bill would re- re the China fund and continue i“ to Feb. x;‘; %MERRECK-H(IMER JURY IS CHOSEN It took an hour and a quarter this morning to arrive at a jury atisfactory to boht sides in the ase of Robert L. Merrick vs. Steve L. Homer et al, but the trial be- zan before noon. The case concerns ollection of a promissory note. Jury members are Robert Thibo- leau, C. W. Bland, Neil F. Moore, K. Guerin, Mrs. Florence Olson, Harry Worokec, Ruth P. Carver, Doris Hanebury, Lydia M. Museth Paul S. Schnee, Christine Addleman, and William H. Barron. Harry O. Jackson was arraigned his merning and heard the grand i nent read. He is being prosecuted by the United States on two forgery counts. On Jack- +.cn's statement that he had not the means to engage an attorney. the court appointed Albert White to jrepresent him. Bill Duncan, having been arrest- ed on a charge of contempt of court, the hearing on the divorce suit ot Agnes vs. Bill Duncan was set for Friday aflemonn at 2 o'clock. IRANIAN ARMY POST ATTACKED BY RUSS, CLAIM TEHRAN, Iran, April reliable military informant said to- day a Russian regiment attackesd an army post in northeastern an a few days ago and an| “important battle” was fought. Soviet troops, supported by tanks | and - armored cars, crossed the | tlorder into the Iranian state of Azerbaijan near the Caspain sea on March 31, this informant said, ‘and opened fire on an outpost at {Qanli Boulag. An Iranian tattalion :returned the fire and the ensuing {ighting lasted until the next day.| Two Iranians were reported killed iand a ‘“considerable number” wounded. Ther: has been no offi- icial informatioxn, but it is believed Iran handed Russia a stiff note of protest. ‘AID BILL FOR CHINA {CCMES UP IN HOUSE; |54 MILLION ISSUE (By The Associated Press) A so-called wait and see Chinese aid bill comes up in the House to- day. All it does is say that Presi- dent Truman can let China have 54-million dollars that was appro- priated last year and never spent. Authority to spend the money ran out Saturday night. The present bill restores this au- thority and continues it until next February 15. The Senate also is debating China aid in connection with the European Recovery Plan. 4—P—A | | Plane Under Construdion LONG Beach, Calif., April 4—® —Douglas Aircraft discloses it is building a giant, new cargo plane for the Air Force—a sort of a fly- ing freight train. AT The firm demonstrated a wooden b mock-up yesterday. The four mo- ored plane has a wingspread of 73 feet and is 127 feet long. Through its big “clam-shell” nose ! doors, can be driven practically any heavy piece of equipment. It can carry two full-size city busses. The ieavy equipment need not be dis- assembled befor loading. First air tests are slated for next December. The Air Force has 30 on order, it DOUG SWANSON BACK C. D. Swanson, assistant law en- orcement supervisor of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife' Service, returned yesterday from a week's trip to| Wrangell and Ketchikan. | In Ketchikan he conferred with! John Wendler and Paul Chapados, TRAVEL AN PASSENGERS, FREIGHT, AND EXPRESS FOR RESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION Confact ALASKA STEAMSHIP Phone 2 H. E. GREEN Agent S Seruing AU Alaska of the fisheries management | on the spriny program. lee, divisicn, THE ALASKA LINE JUNEAU ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES S.S. BARANOF _Apr. 5 S. S.S. BARANOF April 10 'ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY D SHIP VIA SCHEDULED Northbound Socuthbound S. ALASKA ._April 4 {our Alaskan studies. |Chile and Peru for further studies, inificant. I'm new writing my Ph. D. ICE CAP LEADER WRITES FRIENDS FROM PATAGONIA Interesting word has been receiv- ed from Maynard Miller, co-leader of the scientific party which did glacier research in the Juneau “ice cap” last summer. A photograph of a beautiful glacier was accompan- ied by a message addressed to D. Frank Heintzleman, Regional For- ester, and Harry Sperling Foresi Service administrative assistant. From Largo Argentina, in Pata- gonia, Miller wrote: “Here is a glacier which we found to be similar in nearly every way to Taku. I am here in Patagcnia on three months of glacier investi- gation to correlate trends, etc., with You will be interested in henrmg about it all, I'm sure. “In another month, I go on to then back to New York May 15. “About mid-June, our advance ball sta:. is Kathleen (right) 38, lawyel SR GETTING clothes in order for “any day now” Florida marriage in (“Forever Amber”) Winsor. Arnold R. Kra- kower, helped her divorce Ban Artie Shaw is prospective groom. Her first husband was Bob Her- wig, University of California foot- (International) who ader guard for JIR.P. (Juneau Icecap Research Party) 49 plans to be in Juneau to prepare detalls for the glacier ice program on the “cap” irom July to September. We are quite enthusiastic about the pro- gram, and feel sure it will be sig- thesis cn the Juneau Ice Field. OB Basts 1 consist oi 12 men this summer, including geologists, ecologists and geophysicists.” e — MCcLEANS GO SOUTH | ON THREE-WEEK TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Joe McLean left Saturday aboard Pan American Air- ways to spend three weeks in the states on a combined business and pleasure trip. i At San Francisco, McLean will act | 2s defense counsel for Eugene La- Mcore, in an appeal case to come before the U. S, Circuit Court of Appeals, April 13. i The appellant brings the appeal | from conviction of murder in. the! first degree in the Juneau District' Court. UNIVERSITY of ALASKA OFFERS YOU Mining Extension Course Lectures Prospecting Ore Deposits Radioactivity Lahoratery on Minerals PRE REGISTER at 407 Federal Building BEGINS Juneau Hi School Mining Law Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 P.M. Taku Post 5359 VEFW Presents ‘LITTLE RENO In Behalf of AMBULANCE DRIVE at the COUNTRY CLUB APRIL EIGHTH at Entertainment Deluxe HELP BUY THE CHANNEL AN AMBULANCE