The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 9, 1949, Page 1

SATURDAY 1P.M. Edition VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,166 0V’S CONFIRMATION CAUSE ‘"Mr. and M BiG BUDGET FOR DEFENSE ISAPPROVED Military le—aiers Agree‘ Situation Good But US. | Must Be Prepared | WASHINGTON, April 9—®— A $15909,116,800 national defense | money bill was approved today by | a House committee with a blunt | warning America must try to avoid trouble by being ready for *®. There was no hint that the Uni- ted States is on the verge of war. On the contrary, many military leaders said the situation was bet- ter now than last year. But all agreed that some unpre- | dictable event might suddenly ex- plode into conflict. Record Military Budget The record postwar military bud- get was more than half a billion dollars higher than Pres. Truman re- quested, and over five billion more than the total spent in fiscal 1949. It finances the Army, Navy and Air Force for the year starting July 1. Approved by the House Appro- priations committee, it now goes| before the House. For Air Force | Of . the . three services, the Air Force got the most—$6,215,709,000 | to provide 440,000 officers and men | in'58 air groups (instead of the 48 planned in the President's budget). These would include 20 bombard- ment ~ groups, 7 reconnaissance groups, 24 fighter groups and 7 troop carrying groups with first line planes. o NRSY - SiTERSW L o The Nevy was second with $5,- 018,873,600, This branch of service | would have 527,300 men including . 85,700 marines. The fleet would consist of 731 ships: the battleship Missouri, 8 heavy carriers, 11 escort | and light carriers, 18 cruisers, 170 destroyers and destroyer escorts, 80 submarines, 99 mine craft and pa- trol craft, 8¢ amphibious craft and 260 auxiliary vessels. A $189,000,000 | super-aircraft carrier also is plan- ned. | What Army Gets The bill provides the Army with $4,481,834,200 for a military foree; of 677,000, plus additional thous- ands in the National Guard and! Reserve units. The total American military force as called for in the money bill ie 4,753,100 officers and men. Thl.si breaks down (all forces combined):| 1,644,300 regular, 2,709,00 organized reserves, 399,500 National Guard. Besides those allotments the mea- sure carried $3,700,000 for the Na- | tional Security Resources Board| anid $189,000,000 for retirement pay | for all the services. e APPLEGATES ARRIVE The family of Lt. Delbert Apple- gate is having a happy reunion,| with the arrival on yesterday's PAA ilight of his parents, Mr. and| Mrs. W. P. Applegate of Cald-| well, Idaho. They will visit here all summer | with Lieutenant and Mrs. Apple- gate and 28-month-old Susan, 1 their West Juneau home. Lieutenant Applegate is Officer- in-Charge of the Juneau ACS sta-| tion. The Washington| Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate. Inc.) msmflGmN—lnoung through my confidential list of lobbyists in the 80th Congess, T noticed the | name of “Cap” Lathrop, with the following notation: “Richest man in Alaska; blocked Alaskan Statehood to save taxes.” The date of that en- try in my files was June 5, 1948. For nine months the Senate In- terior Affairs Committee blocked confirmation of Dr. Ernest Gruen- ing. Testifying against him before the Senate Committee was Charlie 3 » Shiriee ‘aegge or Iron Kive , Mich., was acclaimed “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SAT —_— URDAY, APRIL 9, 1949 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS SATURI 1P.M. Edition PRICE TEN CENTS issU.S.A." “stiss U. 8. A" in Les Angeles, for having a perfectly proportioned body, and (right) John C. Grimek of York, Pa., was named “Mr. U. S. A.” because he is as healthy as he locks. The contest was open to all. (P Wirephoto. NEW WINS OVER LABOR INBRITAIN Conservali\;;_Sco.re Vic- fories in County Coun- cil Elections LONDON, April 9.—#—Conserva= tives scored new victories over Labor today in returns from week-long sounty council elections in England nd Wales. Labor leaders made hurried plans to regain control of the London County Council — Britain’s second most important governing body— after finishing in a dead heat with Conservatives yesterday. Conservatives registered a net gain of 22 seats from Labor in to- Jay’s returns in the four rural coun- ties—Denbighshire, Norfolk, Shrop- shire and East Ryding of Yorkshire —which voted vesterday. The coun- cils are similar to city councils in some places, to county boards in others. S o ®w v e 0 00 - WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PST. In Juneau— Maximum, 43; minimum, 33. At Airport— Maximum, 43; minimum, 33. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy with inter- mittent light rain occasion- ally mixed with snow to- night and Sunday. Lowest temperature tonight near 35 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — .01 inches; since April 1, 4.96 inches; since July 1, 102.30 inches. At Airport — .02 inches; since April 1, 177 inches; since July 1, 58.17 inches. e®eecceeg00000000 0 e e 0 o0 00 000 —————— CG 83-524 ON RUNS Yesterday morning, the CG 83- 524 made an emergency run to "First Child" Wanis Pari In Stafehood WASHINGTON, April 9—P— caying she was the first white child born in Alaska after it be- came United States property, Mrs. Mary Platten of Williams, Ariz, wants to have a part in the cere- | monies if the Territory becomes a State. Mrs. Platten wrote Rep. Patten (D-Ariz) that she was born on Kodiak Island in 1869, after her parents were shipwrecked and marooned at Green Harbor. She asked him if he could arrange for rer to take part in statehood cere- ncnies if pending legislation is enacted. Her parents were aboard the | Army Ship Towencel, which struck '3 reef in 1868, Mrs, Platten said. She said a furrier’s ship picked up survivors at Green Harkor and tcok them to Kodiak, where she was born. Alaska, records show, was trans- ferred to the United States ky Russia at Sitka, on Oct. 18, 1867, - — |GIVEN 60 DAYS FOR CONTEMPT In a hearing yesterday in District Court, Bill Duncan, brought in for | contempt of court, threw himself on the mercy of the court, was adjudged guilty and sentenced to 60 days in Federal jail. Duncan had failed to pay monies as directed by the court in the pend- ing divorce action ¢f Agnes vs. Bill Duncan. He is represented by William L. Paul, Jr, and Mrs. Duncan’s at- torney is M. E. Monagle. Irene Johnson Voostros, found guilty of grand larceny in a jury verdict 'Thursday, will be brought sup for sentence next week. The first case on next week’s cal- endar is that of Sussort vs. Wester- wage claim. The petit jury will report to Judge George W. Folta at 10 o’clock Mon- day morning. Numerous revisions were made yesterday in the final calendar. The case of the United States Vs Kurt Nordgen of Petersburg, who s charged with bribery, is scheduled for April 18, to be followed by that of the United States vs. Wallace berg, a case involving a contractual | WORKERS, INDUSTRY SIGN UP New Confract Covers :36,- 600 Non - Resident Alaska Fishermen SEATTLE, April 9—(®—The Al- aska Fish Cannery Workers Union and the Alaska Salmon Industry,| {Inc., signed a new contract late| ! yesterday covering 36,600 non-resi- ident Alaska salmon cannery work- | ers. The AFL union is affiliated with the Seafarers' International Union. The Industry agreed to recognize the union as “sole and exclusive bargaining agent of all its employ- | tees hired from California, Oregon land Washington for cannery opera- | ltions,” Ed Coester, SIU representa- {tive said. The pact includes float- ing canneries, he added. S QUESTION A. U. N. Session Members of the U. S. Industry spokesmen said the new contract called for the same ‘Wage scales as last year. Coester said the | contract provides for $10,000 insur- | ance coverage for each worker fly- ng north this year. A National Labor Relations Board election to establish definite ibargaining rights in Alaska is ex- pected to be ordered about April| |15, Coester said. | i HOPES FOR 3-NATION AGREEMENT iWesiern Powers Offer fo End Milifary. Rule Aids f_ca_g;ime (By Asscciated Piess) Needled by the Western Powers’ offer to end military rule of Wes! lern Germany as soon as she has a ! Democratic regime, the deadlocked ;Bon assembly showed signs today of getting together on a constitu- , tion, | Officials in Washington expressed ihnpe that the new agreement, Lringing the Western Nations into closer unity than ever before, may improve chances for an eventual settlement with Russia on the Ber- lin deadlock The three-nation agreement would replace military with civilian control in the tri-zonal area, but ccupation troops would remain. l gl ITERR ITERRITORIAL BOARD ICONSIDERS SITES FOR NEW BUILDING s Acting Governor Lew M. Wil- liams today called a meeting of the Board of Administration for con- sideration of sites on which to build the new Territorial Building autho- cized by the 19th Legislature. «Of course I'm plugging for the location on the Stikine Flats near Wrangell,” said Williams. “Plenty| of space—and wonderful hunting. | «Matanuska is still being urged,” he continued, “and other offers to| be considered are from Juneau and Douglas.” The three members of the sub- committee named to investigate sites were to make their report, and Architect Harold Foss was invited {0 attend today’s meeting. On the subcommittee are the |Highway Engineer, Frank A. Met- calf; Treasurer of Alaska, Oscar G. oOlson, and the Attorney General. In the absence of J. Gerald Wil- liams, new Attorney General, his assistant, John H. Dimond, at- jtended the meeting. Other members of the Board, and present today, are Auditor Frank A. Bayle; and Commissioner of Education Dr. James C. Ryan. PROGRAM GETS OKEH Senafe Approves Plan by ‘Landslide Vote - Up in House Exira Session (By Associated Press) The House is in extraordinary gession to take up the $5,580,000,000 European Rgtovery Program. The Senate ‘yesterday approved the plan by a landslidé 70 to 7 vote after 13 days of wrangling debate. Gven administration backers ‘were startled by the lopsided victory. Both Democratic and Republi- can legders predicted House ap- proval, and Speaker Rayburn (D- 1) said he expected it cy a “great najority.” - The bill approved by the House Foreign - Affairs committee is ly different from .the one sed by the Senate. This means r House approval, expected carly next week, the two measures must be compromised by a joint House-Senate committee before {inal passage. PHILLIES WIN CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 9. — (® — The Philadelphia Phillies hope to extend their Grapefruit straight today at the expense of the Washington Senators. The Phils won their ninth yes- terday, 11-2, with a 17-hit attack against the Chattanooga Lookouts. Dick Sisler and Stan Hollmig hit homers. — e iNTERNATIONAL NEWS BREVITIES The Hungarians asserted in notes handed to the American and Brit- ish legaticns that “there is grave discrimination among citizens of the United States and Great Britain respectively, according to their race and color.” China’s Communists put pressure behind their peace demands today by exploding an offensive against Nationalist north-bank bridgeheads along a 650-mile Yangtze River front. In Budapest, Hungary today re- Jected American and British charg- es that she has violated her hu- man rights treaty pledges, and lev- eled counter charges of her own. NINEST_RAIGHI' League winning st reak to ten’ 'Sor'l" $800 WAIVING extradition, Richard H. Crowe, New York banker ac- cused of embezzling @ $800,000 agrees to return from Florida to stand trial. Photo was made in U. S. Marshal’s car at Tampa en _route to jail. (Internationat [TODEFIES RUSSIA IN BOLD TALK By The Associated Press Yugoslavia’s Premier Marshal Tito served defiant notice today that his country feels free to deal economi- cally with the west. In his first major speech since New Year's Eve, Tito charged that Russia and her Soviet satellites in the Cominform (Communist Inter- national Information Bureau) were trying to promote a civil war in Yugoslavia by attempting to per- suade his country’s mixed popula- tion to throw out his regime. The sun-tanned Premier spoke for more than two hours before the People’s Front Congress in the great ihall of suburban Topchidar’s tree- lined—and well-guarded—park. —— e — COLD CANADA AIR DROPS MERCURY | l CHICAGO, April ¢—#—Temper- jatures dipped below freezing over | Midwest areas today, dropping to 15 above in Narthern Wisconsin. A mass of cold air from Canada spread over the Great Lakes re- gion and the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. The mercury touched 26 above at Indianapolis this morning. Weather over the cool belt was + fair, Wet spots included New York I | Delegafe fo Make Effor o . the Senate CVER MIDWEST | | i \ | | ! | OPPOSITION FAILS; WHY IS QUESTION Unanimous Action Comes as Surprising Climax in Controversy By JAMES HUTCHESON ‘ (Associated Press Staffwriter) | Unanimous U. 8. Senate confirma |ation of Governor Gruening for a 4 |third term at Juneau had observers delegation to the U. N. General Assembly sit in various poses at the initial session at Flushing Meadow Park, New York. Front row, left to right, ar¢: Mrs. Eleanor D. Roosevelt; Philip C. Jessup; John Foster Dulles; Warren R. Austin, delegetion chairman; and Secretary of State Dean Ache- son. Third from right in second row is Erwin D. (‘a‘nhnm of Boston, alternate delegate. (® Wirephoto. BARTLETY - WILL SEEK 'asking the question today: | happened to the opposition? | The Senate action came yesterday, jonly a day after its Interior Af- | fairs had made a unanimous recom-- mendation for contirmation. It came as a surprising climax to |the confirmation controversy that |led the Senate committee to delay jaction for nearly two months. Alaskans who participated in the | eleventh hour campaign against | the confirmation had expected the | vote to be close on the committee, and possibly in the Senate, al~ though not many of them had much hope of actually blocking the Sen- What But the unanimous action hit Get Senate to Ap- prove Road Funds WASHINGTON, April 9. — (A — Delegate Bartlett of Alaska sald to- day an effort will be made to get ] to #gprove $5,000,000for construction of forest roads in Al- aska which the House turned down. Bartlett said the Budget Bureau had approved $2,653,000 cash and $6,406,000 contract authorization for roads around Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka where large paper mills are planned. Interested government pfficials will join in asking Senate approval of the money, Bartlett said. He told a reporter that the For- est Service had proposed 400 home sites around Ketchikan, to which the proposed roads would 2urnish ac- cess. Similar home sites were plan- ned around Juneau and Sitka. Bartlett said that in the nine-year period preceding the last World War Alaska had been given only half ‘of the money due it for forest highways. ——— DECONTROL ACTICNS LIFF RENT CEILINGS ON 170,000 UNITS WASHINGTON, April 9—(P— Rent ceilings have now been litted on 170,000 dwellings in 27 states| across the nation following a series; of decontrol actions wnich ended| Loday. | Housing sixpediter Tige Woods)| dropped federal restrictions on 58,- 300 rooms, apartments and houses| loday in areas of Arizona, Neb- :aska, Tows, Minnesota, North and| | South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ten- nessee, South Dakota and Virginia. | i i BATAAN SURVIVORS IN-HOLLYWOOD FOR them like & bolt out of the blue. Butler Absent The Republican Senator who had been expected by the Gruening foes to lead the opposition on the com= mittee was Sen. Hugh Butler, (R~ Neb). But he was not present when the committee voted. Neither was Sefiator Cordon (R-Ore)., | After conclusion of the Senate {hearing, which drew groups of pro and - anl ruening Alaskans to ng Wwitnesses sald in Seattle that ae felt there was a good chance of a cemmittee vote against the 3overnor. He also predicted Senator Cain (R-Wash) would take up the fight against Governer Gruening n the floor. How Come? The governor’s supporters, like~ wise, figured they had built & strong case for the confirmation during the Senate ccmmittee hear- ng. What factors led to the complete :rumbling of the Senate opposition remained clouded today, pending more details from Washington. What does the unanimous con- firmation mean to the governor's Alaska administration? One thing for certain: He is more strongly seated in the administra- tive saddle than at sny time in nis nine years as Alaska’s chied executive. Diive For Statchood The new triumph . follows the legislative session that saw many of his long-standing proposals enacted into law. They were topped by what he has long described as “a . basic tax program,” embracing the Territory's first income and general property taxes and an extension of the general business licenses taxes. His confirmation probably will bring an intensification of the drive ' wor Alaskan statehood. Dr. Gruen- ing's supporters contended at the Washington hearing that the vocal opposition was coming from the opponents of immediate statehood. They linked the two issues. Any rejection of the confirmation | certainly would have been inter- preted as a setback to the state- hood campaign. Likewise, the unani- mous confirmation certainly will be hailed by the proponents of state- hood as a boost for their cause. James (Jim) HuCcnesonv“ staffer 3-DAY (CONVENTION —_— | HOLLYWOOD, April 9—(P—Sur-| vivors - of the infamous Bataan| Death March marched again last night—this time under the bright| lights of Hollywood Boulevard. , The Bataan Veterans Organiza-| tion is holding a three-day conven- ticn, Membership totals 4,000 men and women. Purpose of the gather-| ing 1 to further fellowship and| provide aid for relatives of the| comrades who did not come back | from the ordeal in the Philippines. ———— GILMORE TO BAY CITY U. 8. District Attorney P. J. Gil- more, Jr., ave tomorrow for | who authored the above, covered the recent Territorial Legislatuw for the Associated Press. -0 SUICIDES CANCELS DIVORCE ACTION IN LaPIER CASE SEATTLE, April 9—M—Ruth la Pier had filed a divorce suit charg- ing her husbang refused to support her, although earning $136 weekly as a bulldozer operator, Yesterday, Superior Judge Mal- and the New England States where|San Prancisco for the hearing in|colm Douglas dismissed the suit at Taku Harbor to tow in the fishing| £ d Jones, an ex-U. 8. Marshal, who read a prepared statement as fal- lows: “The Governor entices people into his luxurious mansion and beguiles them with food @nd drink . .. Oh, T (Continued on Page Pour) boat Adventurer. The two arrived back in Juneau port in the after- ncon. This morning, the CG ship made a run to the Sherman Rock buoy to restore it to the right char. acteristic. The ship is - expected Jack Berry of Tulsequah. B. C. spend several days there on busi- I ness, back this afterncon. Taylor Rutherford who is accused | of illegal cohabitation and allied | charges. ———— FROM TULSEQUAH ! is registered at the Baranof. DR. RYAN TO WESTWARD Dr. James C. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Education, plans to go to Anchorage tomorrow, to ‘Denali from Geattle due Sun- day. Alaska from Seattle due Tuesday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Monday. Baranof from West scheduled southbound Monday. light rain and snow flurries in some sections were reported. Light rain also fell in the Northern and Central, Plains States and the sentral Rockies. Temperatures gens erally were mild in the Gulf states and about mormal in the Far We the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals| of Eugene LaMoore, who was found iguilty of the murder of Jim Ellen {in District Court here. He also has business in Seattle, | {and plans to return to Juneau in about 10 days. her request. Her husband, Lyman W. la Pier, 33, of Anchorage, shot and killed himself Wednesday in the home of A& woman friend, Mrs. Elizateth Irene Ross, who found Qis body on her return home.