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SATURDAY 1P.M. Edition VOL. LXXII, NO. 11,184 Over.200,000 Make Predictionon Ice Break REDSMOVE CLOSERTO HANGCHOW Clatms Made Seven Na- | tionalist Armies Trap- ped, Annihilated (By the Associated Press) Communist armies in China| moved inexorably towards Hang- chow today while their high: com- mand claimed seven Nationalist government armies were trapped and being annihilated. The claim was broadcast by the Communist radio. If true, it would niean that one third of the Na- tionalist force assigned to defend the vital triangle—Nanking-Shang- hai-Hangchow—has been wiped out. There were. indications that Hangchow, which was to have been the anchor of Nationalist defense, would offer only weak resistance to the Red armies roumg southward TAIKS ON BLOCKADE CONTINUE (By Associated Press) The talks to end the Russian Llockade of Berlin and the Western counter-blockade are proceeding xatisruuu-fls. .at latge Pnilip c. Jw'up “calieq’ on Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob A. Malik in New: yemdw for anothersy in the series of informal talks. Little specific information was given the puclic but in Western circles there was cautious op- timism. Jessup is in Washington today to give an account of the meeting to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. ] Moscow newspapers have not published a word about the possi- bility of lifting the blockade and the Russians have been reported jamming Voice of America broad- castsson the subject FIGHT DOPE No knockouts last night in the fight game but here are results: New York (St. Nicholas Arena) —Tony Pellone, 146, New York, outpointeq Joe Micelli, 141%, New York, 10. Hollywood, Calif.—Ben Black, 150, San Diego, outpointed Irish Jimmy McGann, 15212, Los Angeles, 10. Tacoma, Wash.—Maxie Docusen, 134, New Orleans, outpointed Tony Chavez, 137, San Jose, Calif., 10. Vancouver, B.C.—Stan Almond, 118, Vancouver, outpointed Jackie Turner, 118, Vancouver, 10. e —— FROM SEATTLE At the Baranof from Seattle are G. E. Bassett, H. J. Gilbert, Mrs. K. Foulks and Phil Carmichael. The Washington Merry-Go-Round| By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — One of the worst Washington lobbying rackets is to get a job with the Govern- | ment, then use it as a springboard to secure a lush-paying job in pri- vate industry. Sometimes a Gov- ernment official almost seems to be working for the private com- pany with which he wants a job even before he gets the job. Recently the Waltham Watch Company received a $6,000,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. At the very same time it received the loan, Waltham hir- ed one of the chief RFC officials who helped arrange the loan— John Hagerty, head of the RFC's Boston office. Hagerty knows nothing about the intricate problem of watch-making or selling; is a political protege of ex-Senator Dave Walsh. But - he handled the preliminary work for (Continued on Pago Foun |win last night in turning back the | Hollywood | Seattle |New York |table on which are oils in tubes PADRES ARE BACK AT T0P AGAIN OF | PACIFIC COASTERS By GRAHAM BERRY San Diego is back on top of the Pecific Coast league heap today thanks to the pitching of Padre | Jess Flores and the Oakland slug- | ging department. Flores notched his fifth straight last-place Beavers 9-3, while the Acorns dropped Hollywood - into second place with a 6-1 drubbing. The veteran Flores allowed 11 hits, tut he kept them well scat- tered and fanned 10 batters. Team- mate Max West drove out another hemer, moving into the circuit lead in this department with nine. San Francisco made it four straight over Los Angeles, outscor- ‘ng the Angels 10-7. The Seals piled up a 5-0 lead before the Angels pushed across 8 pair off Al Lien in the fourth. Sacramento trounceq Seattle 5-3 to even.up their short series at two victories each. | STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS Pacific Coast League L 13 14 14 Pet. 567 548 548 516 .500 | 469 469 379 ; San Diego . Sacramento Oakland $ Los Angeles ... ... Fan Francisco Portland ... - | Natonair veague Pet. -600 556 545 545 Cincinnati ... Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago st. - Louls Philadelphia 500 444 333 P P R R o) American League w New York ... Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Boston Chicago St. Louis .. Washington SR PR S ANNUAL DISPLAY OF ARTS, CRAFTS, SHOWS FINE TALENT Let no outsider tell you the cre- ative arts do not flourish here. Proof is in the outstanding dis- play of original talent to be seen this weekend in the Elks’ Hall. In the opinion of discriminating per- | sons who have seen previous shows, | the Fifth Annual Creative Arts and Crafts Exhibit is far the best yet.| Today’s hours for the free display are from 2 to 5 o'clock, and from 7 to 10 o'clock. Th exhibit will be open tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Last night afforded a preview of a most informal and satisfying nature. Committee members, many | of them with entries of their own, were busy setting the show up. “Backstage’! at an art exhibit gives leisure to study the displays —but ' there will be plenty of time during the weekend hours, and many who go early are bound to be drawn back for another look, ‘Wherever practicable each section includes a showing of the tools of the craft. At the painting ex- hibit, for instance, in charge of Mrs. Vance Blackwell, assisted by Mrs. Robert Thorne, there is a Camaue NN and on palette, brushes and other paraphernalia, before a partly fin- fished canvas. A small set of pas- tel crayons lies casually beside a work in that medium. The painting display also in- cludes water colors, charcoal, pencil and pen-and-ink drawings. Special hostesses for this sec- tion will be Mesdames Simon Hel- lenthal, Robert Byers, M. L. Mac-~ Spadden, and Robert Thorne, and Miss Claudia Kelsey. 18 the weekend display is some- thing for every taste, from the purely imaginative to the decorated utilitarian, Unusual categories are |are leading the National League. ‘possession of first place last night 110 innings. | Boston .500 | shelleraft, puppets, mimeograph, guns and cartridges, fishing rods and trout -flies. One boat model (of 8 seiner, the Sweet Lorraine) is entered. A ‘The photography section, with J. Malcolm Greany in charge, con- tajns about 75 dtems, neluding | —_ GIANT SLUGGERS | BAT WAY T0 TOP, NATIONAL LEAGUE| By JACK HAND Leo Durocher, ager of the New York Giants, has one slight consolation—his sluggers The. Giants seized undisputéd while Leo was flying home to con- fer with owner Horace Stoneham. The subject was Durocher’s indefi-{ nsion yesterday by Com-! nite sus; missioner A. B. Chandler following an altercation with a fan Thurs- day afternoon. It was the same old’ story for the Giants with acting manager Frankie Frisch now calling the sig- nals. Good hit. No pitch. Two homers by Sid Gordon and one by Walker Cooper helped the G:ants overcome shoddy pitching to beat the Boston Braves, 10-9, in Cincinnati’s surprising Reds climbed into second place by nip- ping Pittsburgh, 7-3, on a late rally. Ken Heintzelman, most consistent pitcher, notched win No. 3 at the expense of the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2, despite two; homers by Roy Campanella. Forest “Smoky” Burgess, rookie cetcher from the Southern Associ-! ation, gave Chicago a 5-4 edge over the St. Louis Cards with a 12th in- ring pinch single. Vic Rashi smashed a persisteml “jinx” ty beating the Red Lander lost three to Boston last year. Southpaw Lou Brissie, iike Raschi, chalked up his third suspended man- i thé Pirates'| “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1949 FIGHT OVER LABOR BILL KEEPS HOT Truce Declared on Meas- ure Until Next Tuesday- BothSidesMakeClaims WASHINGTON, April 30 —®— Worried administration Democrats buckled down today to the job of saving their labor bill from defeat in the House. They took a severe Leating yes- terday. But they had three days more to round votes against a substitute bill supported by & strong, confident House bloc of Republicans and Southern Demo- crats. After winding up their fourth stormy day of labor debate, lead- rérs of both parties agreed to a truce until Tuesday. The House will take up other business Monday. On the record, both sides still predicted victory. Chairman Lesinski (D-Mich) ‘of the Labor committee, sponsor. of the administration bill, declared House leaders have enough pledges, including some from Republicans, jto fight off the substitute offered ty Rep. Wood (D-Ga). Rep. Halleck (R-Ind), a member {Sox for the first time in his career,iy¢ the GOP Policy committee, told 7-1. The New York Yankee rlghtfl reporters the Wood bill will be ipassed next week. During yesterday's hectic debate, the House refused, 275 to 37, to throw out the present law and re- straight victory as Philadelphia downed Washington, 6-5, to end. a rour-gnme lolmg streak. . ‘Gere™ “HETo “6f Cleve- land’s pennant and world series triumph last fall, defeated Detroit for thesecond time, 4-1, on a three- run ninth inning. It was the fl!th in a row for Bearden over the Tigers in his brief major league cereer, Chicago 'and St. Louis were not lchadnhd %AY LISTING OF BOATS - BANKS FEWER W\th tomcrrow as the openlng day’ of the halibut season in the; Cape Flattery-Cape Spencer Am.(‘ the listing of boats taking on ice and bait at the Juneau Cold Stor- | age ‘Co. dock has shortened. Those loagding out this morning are: Cape Cross (Howard Jensen), Unity (Jim ! Young), Frederick F. (Elmer Lind- | strom), Hi (E. A. Kholhase ), Neld : enact the original Wagner act in-| tact—just as it was on the bnoks | from 1935 to 1947. I? frool OF COOK |" ON HALIBUTER IS ' BADLY MANGLED KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 30— {{@—John Eckrum, 1cook on the Seattle halibuter Estep, Lwas hospitalized by a badly mangled left foot yesterday. The Estep, owned by H. A. Han- [sen of Tacoma, left here Thursday for the halibut banks. ‘The accident occurred eight hours iout when the boat, near Lincoln The Wood bill would repeal me‘ present law, but then it would re- store almosz all its provisions. . e employed as a| Rock, returned here. Eckrum, apparently going from (Eli Johnson), Vonja D. (Fred Froe- Lis bunk to the forecastle through bese), Good Tidings (S8am G. John- son). Those boats that iced and baited i yesterday afternoon are: Urania II (David Williams), Sadie (Carl Bak- | er), Fremont (Olaf Winthers), Attu, (Peter Lunde), Jack). Liber?fl”_‘h.me Minjster Louis St. Laurent has called general elec- tions for June 27 in Canada. . . numerous color prints and '.l'lns-i. parencies. P Work by gifted Juneau High|ge School students figures largely in|e¢ the effective woodworking display,| e while Alaska Potters, most of them e members of the Juneau Ceramicsie Club, have a showing of which Mrs., William Hixson, chairman, may well be proud._ Gil Eide's jewelry lapidary ex- hibit naturally is small in range, but it is distinctive.+ The leatherwork display, with Mrs. George Baroumes as chairman, | e is unusual, and includes some of|e her Robin Hood-type garments in!e soft reindeer leather. . Native crafts are fascinating, on|e the tables arranged by Don Burrus, while textile paintings, Mrs. Ed- ward Keithahn, chairman, and up-| hoistery workshop, chairmaned by Mrs. Ike Taylor, are well repre- sented. The show contains a fine exhibit | of Indian arts and crafts such as parkas, baskets and boats. Several out-of-town entries are notakle, especially the copper work sent from ~and student work in the sAme medium which is part of the display of the Mount Edgecumbe Vocational School. An unusual loan exhibit also may be hlnfinmm“m of cast; Mg iy £ S ithe off from his knee to ankle, Alaska early Monday. clutch. His flesh was stri R SRR WEATHER REPORT (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-heur pe. the engine room, became entangled lin some manner with the dogs of pped DorothyD.(Jxm’...o-o-oo.o riod ending 6:30 a.m. PST. In Juneau— minimum, 32. At Airport— minimum, 30. FORECAST (Juneau and Viclnity) variable cloudiness tonigh! and Sunday. Lowest temper. ature tonight near 37 de: grees. Highest near 52. Maximum, 40; Maximum, 43; t tomorrow . PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — since April 1, since July 1, At Airport — since April 1, since July 1, 64 1nches; 9.97 inches; 107.31 inches. .20 inches; 430 inches; 60.70 inches. STEAMER MOVEMENTS - — $1,000 SUIT a promissory note, Denali from Seattle scheduled to | arrive Sunday p. m. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle tqday, due Tuesday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. scheduled southbound Peter Bond, represented by At- o " animal subjects DV ‘torney Henry Roden, has filed suit nna ,. whose sculpture; in ~District Court against Frobese, seeking $1,000 and fees on | Fred FAIRBANKS JCC VOTES T0 SUE NATL. MAGALZINE FAIRBANKS, April 30.—®—The Fairbanks Junior Chamber of Com- emrce voted yesterday in favor of suing a prominent national maga- Zine for “defamation of Alaska’s character.” * The amount of the recommended damage claim—99 cents. The target of the Junior Cham- ber complaint was an article by Pat Frank which included the re- mark that “the shores of Cook Inlet are too cold for human habi- tation.” ' The Chamber proposed the suit in “the name of 40,000 residents on the shores of Cook Inlet and 30,000 people in Alaska who reside farther north.” The reference to the “uninhabit- able” shores was made in connec- tion with a proposal for converting wartime Liberty ships into floating canneries. S eee SIX SUITS APPEAL FROM CLAIMS UNDER COMPENSATION ACT Six suits have been filed in Dis- frict Court appealing from claims under the Workmen'’s Compensation Act. Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., is plaintiff against the Alaska In- dustrial Board — Henry Benson, Chairman; J. Gerald Williams, At- torney General and Frank A. Boyle, Auditor—and Thomas C. Case, and asks similar action against the Board and Peter Martin. Alasks Packers’ Assoclation filed {suit againts the Board and Carl her, and against the Board and E:».d J. Poterson. The Red Salmon Canning Company is suing the Board and Raymond C. Rice. These five suits were filed by Faulkner, | Banfield and Boochever, attorneys. On behalf of the Astorla and Puget Sound Canning Company, the firm of Robertson, Monagle and | Eastaugh, filed a similar suit against and Board, et al. e e — ACA FLIES FIVE SEAMEN STRICKEN BY FOOD POISON Pive seamen aboard the San Juan | power scow “The Logger” were stricken by food poisoning at Hoo- nah late yesterday afternoon. Crewmen aboard the vessel en- route from Seattle to Kodiak were brought into Juneau for hospital care on an emergency -flight by Alaska Coastal Airlines. Three of the stricken men were returned to Hoonah today. Two are to remain at St. Ann's Hospital {until tomorrow, according to Dr. | J. O. Rude who was called in on the | case. ACA Pilot Joe Niemiec took the emergency run shortly before 8 o'clock last -night, returning here | with the sick men before 9 o'clock. e PRA ADVERTISES FOR ROAD WORK| As part of the general con- dtruction program in Southeast Alaska, the Public Roads Admin- istration has just advertised for bids on two jobs. They are for reconstruction of the Carlanna Creek bridge near the city limits of Ketchikan, and for surfacing 5.9 miles of highway near Wrangell. Replacement of a timber bridge with a permanent structure also is included. |ARC INVITES BIDS ON HAINES CUTOFF Contractors in Alaska, as well as in Seattle and Portland, have been circularized by, the Alaska Road Commission for bids on 40.66 miles | of the Haines Cutoff, extending coi the border, for grading, surfacing and bituminous surfacing. Bids will be opened at 9 oclock the morning of June 1 in the ARC office here. Further details may be obtained from that office in the Federal Building, Juneau. — e British authorities in Berlin de- manded the release of three Brit- ish military policemen seized last night by Soviet zone forces. The MEMEER A THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE 52 SSOCIATED PRESS TURDAY Editios PRICE TEN CENTS COMMIES CELEBRATE MAY FIRST Organizaflls All Over World in Movement-2 Parades in New York (By The Associated Press) Communists all over the world are preparing to celebrate May Day. In New York, London and other European capitals, anti-Commun- ists this year had extensive plans for counter demonstrations, Moscow planned the usual par- ade, with a big military display of power and & mass meeting with speeches in Red Square. The left-wing parade in New York will march down Eighth Avenue. In opposition, a “loyaity parade” will march down Fifth Avenue supported by Vice-Presi- dént Alben W. Barkley, Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin and Fran- cis Cardinal Spellman. France's Charles de Gaulle has called a big counter-demonstration in Paris. Rival parades will be held in Copenhagen and Denmark. In Tokyo, General MacArthur’s headquarters suggested Americans stay indoors to avoid ineidents while Japan’s Communist and labor groups celebrate the day. RARES 7 s, ARMED FORCES OF 3 NATIONS ASKED CommunisMake Demand | that U. S., Brifain and France Withdraw — SAN FRANC] —The Chinese demanded that E States and T “quickly” with= draw their armed forces, warships and military. alreraft from China. At the same time, they promised | “to protect all foreign nationals in China who engage in narugl vocations” and said they “are will- ing to consider the establishment of diplomatic eign countries.” The statements % Gen, Li Tao, for headquarters of the' les Liber- ation Army (Commiunist) of China, in a Peiping radio broadcast heard in San Francisco by the Associated Press. FLITEIRE LN LEADERS IN B. B. Leaders in the majo: baseball leagues through games of yesterday are as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE Batt.ng — Campanella, Brooklyn, 471; Marshall, New York, Reese, Brocklyn and Schoefdienst, St. Louis, .375. Runs Batted In — Campanella, Brooklyn 13; Reese, Brooklyn and ‘Torgeson, Boston 12. Home Runs—Campanella, Brook- lyn, Torgeson, Boston and Gordon, New York, 4. Pitching—Branca, Breoklyn and Heintzelman, Philadelphia 3-0, 1.000. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting — Groth, Detroit, Coleman, New York, 405. Runs Batted In—Groth, Detroit, 17; Stephens, Boston, 15. Home Runs — Groth, Detroit, Graham, St. Louis and Stephens, Boston, 4. Pitching—Lopat and Raschi, New York, and Brissie, Philadeiphia, 3-0, 1,000 s -7 Hd B 1Ruuxan, promised to do it, back rent, EDGECUMBE BOYS SEE PULP MILLS ON TRIP GUTSIDE BELLINGHAM, Wash, April 30. ~{#—A group of students from Mount Edgecumbe school at Sitka ‘nvestigated Bellingham with wide-eyed interest this week They came aboard the school's own ship, the 1lid4-foot Mount Edgecumbe, which hauls supplies north for the institution and other government facilities. The six special students from th2 school for Natives came out- side for a look at vocational fac- ilities. Sixteen deck and engine room trainees also were aboard. The youth looked over pulp, ce- ment and plywood plants here, and Western Washington College. J. L. Ripley, head o: the voca- fional instruction at the school at the wartime naval base, was in charge of the party. He said it is hoped that stu- dents can be trained and placed in skilled and semi-skilled positions in the pulp industry, when and if vlants are built at Ketchikan and Sitka. Plans of Ketchkan Pulp and Paper Company were shown the boys at the Puget Sound Pulp anda Timber Plant. Puget Pulp is the parent company for the Alaska project. LEWIS TO BARGAIN IN COAL DISPUTE, SOUTH OPERATORS WABHINGIUN, April 30.—(P— John L. Lewis has wued to bar- Coal Producers Association, sug- zested that the negotiations begin Monday, June 6, at Bluefield, W. Va. The coal contract expires June in other producing areas as , April 30—m| '.mu%“"‘ the - south. » et MILLION GALLONS SCOT CH WHISKEY 4 ne mijlion gallons of Scotch 'M “barrelled for export, burned' fn ‘a’ fire which swept an Edinburgh suburban warehouse last night. A flaming river of whis- key ilowed into the street out of the burning casks. Of undertermined origin, the fire was brougt under control short- ly after midnight. There was no | estimate of the monetary loss. WELFARE BOARD - IS TO MEET SOON The meeting of the Public Wel- fare Board, delayed because the Rev. Edgar GQGallant of Skagway was in New York City, now is scheduled for sometime in the sec- ond week of May. Other members are in readiness for the meeting, on call. Father Gallant is expected here Tuesday, on the Princess Loulse. TEXT COMMISSION COMPLETES WORK After a week of concentrated work in the Senate Chambers, where hun- | dreds of books and maps were spread about, the Alaska Textbook Com- mission adjourned today, having se- lected texts for the next several years. Members of the commission are Danielson, Ketchikan Super- intendent of Schools; - Edwin C. &l&, Juneau Superintendent, and Territorial Commissioner of Bducation. Dr. James C. Ryan, found it necessary hfl.l‘lnfi in Washing- industries | up FAVORITE FORECAST IS MAY 3 Already 16,736 Guessers Have Gone with North- land’s Wintry Wind By GEORG NELSON MEYERS FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 30.— M—Alaska's best read,book is on he way to eager sourdoughs today ty rail, air and dogteam. It is the annual list of guesses n the Tanana River breakup at Nenana, whose winner—or more likely winners—will pocket $185,~ 00 before the tax man knocks at he door. This year's vclume, published by Fred W. “Slim” Avery, 1949 man- ager of the world's biggest guess- ing game, is a mimeographed tqme three and one-quarter inches thick, veighing nine pounds and con- ‘aining 210,000 forecasts by indivi- duals or partners in prorpheq 1t is the biggest such book in the history of the northlands winter-end event wh last year paid out $150,000 to the holders of 15 correct d 3 As usual, the favorite forecast is May 3, at 3:33 p. m. If the Tanana ice moves the tripod that stops the clock at that moment this. year, the swag will be splt 340 ways. A total of 154 prognosticators believe history will repeat itself in \ hurry, They voted for May. 13 at 11:13 s, m, the time of last year's breakup. $ Joseph E. Moody of the mm" Thlxty-flvc got their names flm but dropped their cards in fl- slot with no date mentioned at all. And, in deflance of the Gregor- broken at Nenana was 3:27 April 20 in 1940, The When provisions of the 18th Legislature extending the field of the Aeronautics and Communica- tions' Commission become effective June 1, all will be in readiness as the Commission plans a meet- ing next week. Gathering here Wednesday will be Jack Carr of Anchorage and Neal K. Foster of Nome, who were appointed by the Governor March 28; Willlam Lavery, Fair- banks, and Sheldon Simmons, Ju- neau, who already were on the board, The Governor is chair- man, and Bill Hixson is super- visor, In the Governor's absence, At~ ing Governor Lew M. Williams will preside at the sessions to open Wednesday. The Silver Wave, under charter to the Whiz Pish Products Co, 18 loading out 60,000 pounds of sable fish today. D. Lane, skipper, ex- pects to take the boat out on the

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