The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1949, Page 1

VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,169 SEATTLE-NORTH THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MORE WINGS FOR NAVY IS PLANNED NOW House WorEi;c:x on Record- Breaking Peacetime Bill for Defense By JACK RUTLEDGE WASHINGTON, April 13 —@®— Debate was scheduled today on a proposal to give the Navy more wings as the House worked on the record-breaking peacetime $16,000,- 000,000 defense bill. Before taking up this measure the House quickly passed a $595,- 890,000 supplemental appropriation to the Veterans Administration. This was requested Monday by President Truman to pay for addi- tional benefits for Veterans during the next three months. And later in the day, if the House gets around to it, lawmakers may take up a $7,576,886,231 bill to finance the Veterans Administra- tion, the Atomic Energy Commis- sion and 26 other agencies for the fiscal year teginning July 1. i The House wants to clean up these money bills before taking what members hope will be a 10- day Easter vacation ending April 25. ' ARMED FORCE BILL The major decision, however, will be on the $16,000,000,000 bill for the Army, Navy and Air Force. As it stands now, the Air Force gets the largest slice. Backers of a bigger Naval Air force want to add about $300,000,000 to" the five billions. the appropria- tions committee has approved for the seagoing branch of service. The extra money Wwould let the Navy buy 1,316 instead of 843 new planes next year, but it would still leave the Navy’s appropriation be- low that of the air force. There were no moves in sight to make other major alterations in the bill. Rep. Mahon (D-Tex) said “It war comes soon” the sixteen Lil- lion dollars (a sum double the average total national budget in pre-war years) would be too little. RECOVERY PROGRAM Meanwhile, differences in another bill designed to insure peace- through-strength were being ironed out by a joint House and Senate committee. This was the European Recovery program. The plan has been approved by both bodies, but the two bills differ. The big difference is over the amount recommended to be spent for the second year Marshall Plan ald for the Western European countries. The House recommended $5,380,000,000, or $200,000,000 less than the Senate. Chairman Kee (D-WVa) of the House Foreign Affairs committee said the matter can te settled swiftly. Chairman Connaly (D-Tex) of the Senate Foreign Relations committee predicted it might take two or three days. The Washington Merry - Go- Round . 'By DREW PEARSON pright] 1049, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON—One inside rea- why dynamic Louis Johnson was:anxious to have dynamic Steve Early as his Undersecretary of National Defense has now leaked out. Real fact is that Early, FDR's former press relations expert, was not Johnson’s first choice. He first tried to persuade Truman to ap- point Joan M. Franklin, head of the United States Steamship Lines, but the President turned thumbs down cold, because Franklin had been a vigorous Dewey supporter. Johnson also wanted Truman to take John J. McCloy, president of the World ‘Bank, and form- er Assistant Secretary of War. How- ever, McCloy also is closé to Dewey and the President . wanted a Democrat whom he personally trusted. 4 Actually it was the President himself who suggested Steve Ear- ly. Truman happens to be one of the few men in Washington who knows just how much respect John- (Continued on Page Pour) Soldler Slips One Over on Landlord SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 13— (P—"Any kids?” asked a landlord. The query was put to a Westover Field soldier, desperately seeking an apartment, “Yes,” replied the soldier with a sad expression. “But they're in the cemetery.” The soldier's wife brushed away a tear, They got the apartment by pay- ing six month's rent in advance. ‘Then they drove to the cemetery, picked up their three children, who were in on the ruse, and marched into the apartment. The landlord objected to the youngsters. The parents brushed him off by waving the rental re- ceipt. .- HOWARD FOWLER TALKS ON MINING AT NFFE LUNCHEON Howard Fowler, instructor of the University of Alaska mining exten- sion course now in progress, added recruits for his class by his short, clearcut and informative talk at to- day’s luncheon meeting of the Na- tional Federation of Federal Em- ployees. Questions from the audience — after technical ones about eres and radioactivity — were “Can anyone 120?” “Is the course free?” and quer- ies on time and place. (The sixth lecture will be at 7:30 o'clock this evening in the Juneau High School study hall.) Fowler outlined the subjects and objectives of the present course, and demonstrated the use of the Geiger counter, both a $300 model from the Atomic Energy Commission and a 2%-pound field counter. Dan Mahoney, First Vice-Presi- dent, presided in the absence of President Milton Furness, who is ex- pected back from Washington, D. C., Friday. W. S. Twenhofel, program chairman, introduced the speaker. Guests were Mrs. Marjorie Ford of the Geological Survey office, and Knox Marshall, Betty Bowden and Clyde Maycock of Sitka, all of the Forest Service. C. OF (. TO WORK T0 REGAIN FUNDS FOR ALASKA ROADS By putting the Chamber of Com- merce heads together, it is hoped that tomorrow’s meeting will result in ideas which may regain the $10,- 000,000 Congressional appropriation for roads, recently turned down. Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett ask- ed for suggestions that may strengthen his presentation of the matter. C. of C. members will meet for their weekly luncheon session at noon in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room. CIVIL AIR PATROL OFFICERS HERE TO SET UP SQUADRON Instigation of a Civil Air Patrol squadron in ‘Jureaut is the objec- tive or six CAP officers who ar- rived here by plane .yesterday af- ternogn from Anchorage CAP Wing Staff’ headquarters. Col. Jack Carr, commanding offi- cer of the Alaska Wing, heads the unit which will remain here until tomorrow morning. Aeronautical indoctrination, in-|to cluding familiarization flights and ground instruction, is the important objective of the CAP program, aim- ed at young men and women. Anyone interested in the begin- ning of a Civil Air Patrol squadron in Juneau is urged to contact Col. Carr at the Baranof. The unit plans to return here withing a short time to carry on the work. Accompanying Col. Carr are Capt. Clarence C. Kennedy, chief of the civilian liaison branch, Alaska Air Command; Capt. L. L. Rainey, assistant chief; Capt. J. D. Stone, AAC-CAP liaison officer; Capt. James C. Phillips, public informa- tion officer and Ralph Clark, wing photo officer. They flew here in an Army Alr Forces C-47 piloted by Capt. Ken- nedy and Lt. Rainey. The sport of skating is at least a thousand vears old. PROPOSED SITE FOR NEW SCHOOL JUDGED UNSAFE Engineers l@fim Building Area Is in Snow and Rock Slfle Area The proposed Waynor Tract School site was determined unsafe .or building purposes in a report submitted by four engineers at the meeting of the Juneau Indepen- dent School District Board of Edu- cation last night. Engineers, named by the school toard and the City of Juneau to investigate the safety of the pro- posed building site reported that after careful inspection of the slide area, we think its influence would e extreme on the north end of the building and playground area.” “It is our opinion,” they added, ‘that the north end of the pro- posed site is in a position which might be covered by a snow or rock slide, and even if it is not covered oy a slide, the air blast from a small slide might seriously damage the covered playground or the windows of the building and cause injury to the occupants of the uilding; “It is our unanimous recommen- dation that a safer and more suit- able site be selected to insure the future safety of the school children of the Juneau Independent School District.” Engineers making the investiga- “ion were William 8. Twenhofel, G. U. Jermain, E. G. Nelson and J. L. McNamara. Mayor Waino Hendrickson and Councilmen J. P. Christensen and J. Thibodeau attended the school soard meet. After the reading of the report, the Board of Directors of the Ju- neau School District directed the superintendent to reopen the con- sideration of other sites previously considered as a school location. The Schoel Board also continued the investigation into ways of pro- viding additional classroom space for the coming year. Unless such additional space can be acquired, it will be necessary to divide the zymnasium of the elementary school into class rooms. The Schcol Board also took ac- tion preparatory to the holding ot a tax sale of property upon which school taxes are currently delin- juent. Such property is that which is located outside of the city limits of Juneau and upon which the school district levies taxes directly. After reading the feport of the superintendent relating to needs for school transportation for the coming year the Board instructed 3upt. Clark to place a request with the Commissioner of Education for the provision of school bus service on the Fritz Cove Road. The re- port of the superintendent showed that the necessary numbter of children for the extension of this road would be in reatdenee during the coming year. Leslie Avrit was re-elected as principal of the high®school and Floyd Dryden ag principal of the elementary school during the com- ing year. LONDON DOCKMEN VOTE T0 RETURN; 3-DAY WALKOUT LONDON, April 13— (P — First break in London’s paralyzing dock- er's strike came today when 1,300 #ransport workers voted to go tack their jobs tomorrow. An official of the union said: “We are satisfied that the unoffi- cial strike of our members is now finished. That decision will . most probably bring about a general re- sumption.” The,_ three-day strike, branded as “Communist exploited” by the National Dock Labor Board, has idled 15021 men and 84 ships. Labor board officials said imported | food for rationed Britain has lain | in the holds of many of the ships. — o ARMSTRONG FAMILY HERE Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Arm- A strong and their 9-montho-ld son, Thomas H., arrived on the Alaska, planning to make their home in Ju- neau. Armstrong a civil engineer, wil start work tomorrow in the office of Felix Toner. The family comes from Ammnnu Texas, | position of undersecretaries. ‘Colur(u] portrayal of the art of 2 CHARGES MAH AGAINST PRESENT NATIONAL DEFENSE Air Force Joins Army De- claring Plan Inadequate and Also Expensive WASHINGTON, April 13 —®— The Air Force joined the Army to- day in publicly blasting the exist- ing national defense set up as in- adequate and expensive. Secretary of Air Symington, ap- pearing at a closed-door session of the Senate Armed Service com= mittee- Thursday, declared the pre- sent unification law “has not worked satisfactorily.” Chairman Tydings (M-Md) made the testi- mony public today. “We have tried out this half- measure organization and there is unanimous agreement that it is .nadequate,” Symington said. He added that former Secretary of Defense Forrestal stantly been a referee of three orawls as he tried to operate his .ob.” Like Secretary of the Army Royall, who said much the same thing in an open session of the committee yesterday, Symington said the civilian defense chief never will be able to ride herd on the gyarreling Army, Navy and Alr Force unless he is given much sreater power.” Such authority, he said, save billions annually.” Just as Royall did, Symington urged dropping the civilian heads >f the Army, Navy and Air Force .rom their present ranks to the *Could As now set up the joint chiefs must make decisions by unanimous vote. Royall called that an “abe surdity” and Synfimton’s ‘testis mony went further. “One member or the joint chiets of staff,” the Air Secretary said, can “gut the decisions of the other two.” ARMY PARTY FROM FORT RICHARDSON IS HERE BRIEFLY With Maj. M. A. Koehler, who came from Fort Richardson yes- terday, Lt. Col. Joseph D. Alexander went to Wrangell today concerning organization of the Alaska Nation- al Guard. They expected to re- purn this afternoon. The latter is acting N. G. director. Maj. Koehler and others in the|* Army party will returned to head- quarters tomorrow. | In the group is M/Sgt. Woodrow Farrington, who will be assigned later to Col. Alexander’s office as assistant National Guard instructor. TWO SHIPS (RASH INFOG, THEN BLAZE MARCUS HOOK, Pa., April 13— (M—Two ships collided early today in a dense fog, setting off a fire that raged unchecked for five hours. Crashing into each other in the Deleware Bay were the 13,000-ton oil tanker Pennsylvania Sun and the 7,607 ton freighter American Attorney. One man, Crewman Walter Rob- erts, Sharon Hill, Pa, of the oil| tanker, was swept overboard Ln‘ the crash. He was picked up un- harmed by a passing ship. No casualties were reported. ROBERT EUGENE IN PORT Docking early this morning from Seattle, the Robert Eugene brought in general carg oand leaves tomor- row evening for Prince Rupert with a cargo of frozen fish. “Red” Dahl, skipper of the freighter, said the ship will be back ‘in about| three v&eeks R Kl“-\\IANE SEE FILM ON S. E. TOTEM ART Kiwanis Club members saw & | totem pole making in Southeast Alaska this noon in a movie film- ed by the U. 8. Forest Service. Kiwanians met in the Terrace Room at the Baranof for a lunch- ecn meeting with Charles McClellan presiding. —— oil is obtained from the glossy leaves of the small trailing shrub, “has con-|* JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1949 EST HIT BY QUAKE PIRE MEMBER ASSO(‘IATED PRESS Newspaper Strike in Wash., D.C. Dispute Dr?gg Into Third Day-Other Labor Troubles (By the Associated Press) Washingten's newspaper — strike moved into its third day today, neither side in the dispute willing to make further concessions. There were no immediate signs of a break in the deadlock between the Railway Express Company and striking AFL Brotherhood of Rail-| way and Steamship clerks. This strike in the New York City area of some 10,000 workers followed a work slowdown protest after con- tract negotiations bogged down. The 6,200 striking CIO trewery workers turned down the offer of 13 breweries to end their 12 day wage dispute in the New York City area. Government conciliations at- tempted yesterday to bring the two unions and the Washington pub- lishers together on points in dis- agreement. But the publishers of the four newspapers said 13 points remained at dispute. Hit by the strike of 200 mechani~ cal workers are the Post, News, Morning and Evening Times- Herald and the Star. A presidential fact-finding board attempted settlement of the Rail- way Express Workers . strike, issuing a back-to-work appeal. The pro- posal was turned down by the union. Company estimates say the workers are losing $600,000 a week in pay. The company estimates also its revenue loss at $2,000,000 a week. The workers want a four-hour cut in their work week to 40 hours, plus a 25 cents an hour wage in- crease over their average $1.33 an hour. ‘The Brewery workers turned down a contract proposal yesterday calling for $3 more a week, an extra paifl holiday and night dif- ferential., They insisted their de- mand was not for more wages, but improved working conditions. CLAUDE CARNEGIES GET WARM WELCOME ON RETURN TO CITY Starting with the delegation. of Rotarians meeting the Alaska on arrival last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Carnegie are being welcom- ed cordially by their many Juneau friends. They have been away nearly two years, during which time they trav- sled in the East and in Southern California, before settling in Port- land, Ore., about a year ago. The Carnegies plan a visit here of two months, part of which will | be at their Lena Beach cabin, and “a lot of it in fishing.” Carnegie formerly owned the Ju- neau Florists. 12 PASSENGERS ON PACIFIC NORTHERN Pacific Northern Airlines carried 12 passengers in and out of Ju- near yesterday as follows: From Anchorage: Drew Waldron, G. M .Bellinger, Rex Utter, Erl- ing Martinson, Elmer Pollard. To Yakutat: Kenneth Hanson, Donald A. Richter. To Cordova: Don Taylor. To Anchorage: Charles Wilson, William Fromhe, Herman Andres. To Kodiek: Rose Cooper. b FEDERAL JURY IS EXCUSED TO MONDAY Jury members, all present, ans- wered roll call this morning in District Court, then were excused unail Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Judge George W. Folta explain- ed that one of the parties in the as also is the court reporter. Closing arguments were presented today in the case of Sussort vs. Westerberg, and Judge Folta took it under advisement. Court was ajourned until Friday, Mnlerirmn which is motion day. | Dorothy Whitney, case scheduled this morning is ill,| e SHARP (UT IN GERMAN INDUSTRY Three Nahbns Pui Limit on Factory Removals- More Production WASHINGTON, April 13— — The Uniteq States, Britain and France announced a sharp cut in the number of factories to be re- moved from Western Germany. All or part of 159 plants are to be removed from the reparations list previously agreed upon. Expanding on the announcement irom the State Department, Secre- tary of the Army Royall told a news conference that a tfurther three-power agreement will be made public soon prohibiting some German industries entirely and re- stricting others as a war-preventive measure. Royal said this agreement will also ease present limitations on 10 industries. For one thing, German shipbuild- ing will be removed from the pro- hibited list. It will be permitted on a restricted rcasis. Some new industries will be added to the present prohibited list. Royall said Germany will wel- come the decision to retain all or part of the 159 plants previously scheduled to be knocked down and shipped to Allied countries. But he indicated he anticipated the Ger- mans will be less pleased with the new prohibited list. A State Department announce- ment said < the amount of equip~ ment formeéfly scheduled for re- moval but now to be left there varies among the 159 plants “from a single piece of equipment in a plant to the entire equipment of in operating factory.” “The equipment which will be retained in Germany is located in 32 plants in steel industry, 88 metal working plants, 32 chemical plants and seven plants in the non- ferrous metal industries,” the, an- nouncement said. The announcements are the latest in a series of moves aimed at this three-fold objective: 1. To give Germany limited self- _overnment. 2. To advance the .conquered nation toward economic veu-sum- ciency, and 3. To enable Germany to con- tribute more to the total recovery of Europe. e — 16 IN, 11 OUT ON PAN AM (LIPPERS Pan American Airways Clippers brought in 16 passengers to Juneau Airport and took out 11 yesterday. Passengers included: From Seattle: Mrs. Ed Shaffer, Mabel Ratcliff, George Beacon, Ed Sommers, Thor- alf Conrad, Evald Anderson, Swan Swanson, Arvid Lundgren, Otto Poulte, C. R. Callahan, C. C. Calla- han, H. W. Stewart and Edwin C. Clark. From Annette: W. Knudsen. To Seattle: J. Akin, Elton Eng- Delores Zeis, L. i strom, Hazel Burkette, Jeffrey Bur- kette, Harry R. Forehand, Katherine Johnson, Patrick J. Mceoin, Mrs. 8. P. Freeman, Daniel M. Snyder, Mrs. Duane Peterson, Thomas Peterson. B ® 07 o ® v e 8 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PST. In Juneau— Maximum, 45; minimum, 33. At Airport— Maximum, 48; minimum, 31. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Mostly cloudy with an oc- casicnal light rain shower tonight and Thursday. Low- est tonight near 36 degrees. Highest Thursday about 47 o degrees. e PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m, today In Juneau 01 inches; since April 1, 552 inches; since July 1, 102.86 inches. At Alrport .01 inches; since April 1, 211 inches; Flve Persons R eporied Killed; Damage Estimated in Millions Of Dollars; Bui Idings Cracked; Evacualiens Ordered by Dolice SEATTLE, April 13.—®»— A jolting earthquake. shock- ed a wide area of the Pacific Northwest today, killing at least five persons, injuring many, and causing heavy property damage. A child was killed at Ta- coma, Wash.,, a high school athlete was injured fatally at Castle Rock, Wash., and an unidentified man was killed at Centralia, Wash. The Tacoma vietim was Marvin Klegman, about 11. He was killed and two others were injured by falling bricks at Lowell School. In Castle Rock, Jack Roll- er died of injuries suffered when a portion of the Castle Rock sehool building toppled. Olympia reports two deaths this afternoon. FIRST REPORTS SEATTLE, April 13—D— A éarthquake jolted a wide area of the Pacific Northwest just before noon today, killing'at least one persen and injuring several. The first report of fatalities came from Tacoma, Wash, where one 0SCAR KOSKI FOUND, DOUGLAS ISLE HOME The body of Oscar Koski, 62-year- old fisherman of Finnish descent, was found yesterday afternoon at his home on Douglas Island, below the bridge. Art Vienola, who discovered the body, said that Koski evidently fell just after entering the little boat shed on his place. Koski had a small hand troller, No, 32D252, A close friend, John Penttila, told of Koski's complaining recently of heart trouble . Penttila today was helping Gordon Gray, Acting U. S. Coroner, to locate relatives. ‘The only known relative is a sister in Aberdeen, Wash. but examina- tion of Koski's effects has not yet turned up her name. The remains are at the C. W Carter Mortuary. Funeral arrange- ments will be announced later. —— WINDSTORMS IN severe SOUTH KILL FOUR MANCHESTER, Ga. April 13— (A—Four persons were killed and 32 injured last night when powerful windstorms exploded chain-fashion across Georgia. Property damage was high. Manchester, Zebulon and Griffin, | in West Central Georgia were hit | by tornadic winds, A pint-sized | tornado' cut through a rural area| in Walker county in northwest Georgia. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 13 —#—Clos- | ing quotation of Alaska Juneau| mine stock today is 3'., American Can 92, Anaconda 30%, Curtis Wright 9%, International Harve er 24%, Kennecott 45, New York| Central 11%, Northern Pacific 15%, U. 8. Steel 72%, Pound $4.02%. Sales today were 910,000 shares. Averages today are as follows industrials 17681, rails 49.03, util- ities 36.02. ———— MASONIC CEREMONY IS TOMORROW NIGHT At the Scottish Rite Temple Thursday night at 8 o'clock the traditional ceremony of extinguish- ing the symbolic lights will be held. since July 1, 5851 inches. 0009059000000 All Rose Croix Masons and higher degrees are invited to attend. extreme | child was killed and two others injured by falling bricks st Lowell School. A cafe employee at Seattle was :njured by a falling door. Olympia, Wash.,, 60 miles south of Seattle, reported several were injured there. ¢ Shock at 11:55 A. M. The first shock came at 11:56 a. m. (PST) and heavy, jolting | movements continued for about 45 | seconds. The University of Wash- ngton reported minor tremblors were continuing 40 minutes later. The Seattle Times estimates the damage in “millions of dollars.” The University recorded the quake as between six and seven in the scale of Intensity, compar- able in violence to the Feb. 14, 1946, quaxe which also caused wide damage in the Northwest. Portland To Canada ‘The heaviest damage occurred in the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia area on Puget Sound. Heavy shocks were felt from Portland, Oregon, north to the Can- adian border, and east across the Cascadcs. The quake ‘tepered off in Van- couver, B, C, and was lighter in eastern Washington, castern Brit- sh Columbla and central Oregon. In Seattle, cornices of buildings fell, fire escapes were! ripped loose, windows T mllm broken and 3 Every suma policeman was ordered to report for duty. [Fire vehicles and embulances roared through Seattle streets. In Bremerton, Wash, the Na- tional Bank of Commerce building was cracked and the area was roped off. ; Damage at olymph Every one of the eight build- ings in the state capitol group at Olympia, Wash., was damaged. The State Insurance building and the old capitol building in downtown Olympia suffered worse. The State Patrol at Olympia re- ported three injured persons were taken'from the old capitol building to the Olympia hospital. A group of more than 25 Cub Scouts were trapped 287 feet above the earth in the capitol dome, but they were escorted to safety by State Patrol- men. Buildings Cracked Several business buildings were cracked in the longview-Kelso area. The Longview Eagles Hall was evacuated on police order. Concrete buildings, including the _plant of the Orezon Journal, were | damaged at Portland, Ore, The quake knocked office work- ers from the desks to the floor on the 13th floor of the new Equitable building in Portland. RECORDED IN EAST NEW YORK, April 13—®— An earthquake on the Pacific Coast | was recorded on the Fordham Uni- | versity Seismograph at 3:02.31 p. .n | Eastern Standard Time, today. Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, Fordhan | seismologist, classified it as “mod- erately severe.” MAGNITUDE GIVEN PASADENA, Calif, April 13— | —The Pacitic Northwest quake was at least on the lower limits ot a major shock,” Dr. Charles Rich- |ter of California Institute of | Technology said today. It appeared to be between 6% and 7 magnitude, on a scale which put the Long Beach, Calif., quake, 15 years 2go, at 6%, the seismo- | logist said, The Long Bzach quake, while Mot rated tco high as earth- quakes go, caused heavy loss of life because it occurred in a highly populated area. “It apparently did pot center be- | low Seattle or Portland,” Dr. Rich- | ter said of today’s quake, “or dam- ;nge would be even greater than | it now appears.” i e i S 1 : 1 STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Thursday af- ternoon’ or evening. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Alaska scheduled southBotnd 9 a. m. Monday. | |