The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 20, 1949, Page 2

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949 At the same time, she tucked away in her memory odd and colorful| Accused by George E. Gillespie characters who were later to emerge |of writing a check without funds in her repertoire. | Harry A Eskelson was arrested and KODIAK SALVOR LEAVES FOR WESTWARD TO RAISE ;lson pleaded guilty and was nced by Acting Judge Gordon Gray to serve 60 days in the fed- Heliport Now Dorothy Crawford MOTIONS ARGUED; U. WASHINGTON " PRESIDENT FOR " NEW POSITION SPOKANE, Wash., May 20—®— University of Washington President :aymond B. Allen said yesterday hat he deesn't want the job ot Jirector the Unified Medical vices of the Armed Forces. But, ed, he will take it because e censiders it a duty. Dr. Alien added he hopes the niversity’s Board of Regents tells im he cannot go H “But if I do go, it will ke on a eave of for cone year,” h aid. s Dr. Allen arrived here yesterday rom Washington, D.C., .after con- about the position with COURT ADJCURNS FOR TWO WEEKS Judge Folta Denies 3 1. L. W. U. Motions-Sets Trial Calgndar George W. Foita today de motions filed by e Juneau S damage suit t notwith- A new ) file tor Established on Magn!aflan Isle NEW YORK, May 20—®—A fly- ing field—which is so small it's not even called a field — has been opened on crowded Manhattan Is- land 2 Designated a heliport, it's the city's first commercial terminal for helicopters. The 60-by-161 foot airport is located on an East River pier. FAULTY LANDING DECLARES CAB ON &% errin; POWER BARGE, YAKUTAT Leaving possibly tomorrow to sal- vage the power barlie Einstross 15, (capsized in Yakutat harbor, is the Kodiak Salvor, plioted by Capt. Robert Glud. The main cargo booms are 18 inches in diameter and 45 feet long, | capable of handling 15 tons. The |“A” irame mounted on the prow of the converted LCT is made ot | timbers 45 feet long, 20 inches in | diameter, and capable of lifting 60 tons safely. The head block is constructed so that no matter what angle the ship is at, the pull on the load being lifted is always direct. ‘The 51 foot mast is 21 inches in diameter designed to run breeches Monologuist Will Appear on May 25 Dorothy Crawford, werld famed monologuist, will appear in a pro- gram of original character sketches at The 20th Century Theatre on May 25th, at 8:30 p.m, under the auspices of the Juneau Concert Association. Miss Crawford’s brilliant scenes, running the gamut of emotion and experience, and her extraordinary technique, have earned for her wide recognition as one of the most outstanding exponents of the “one- woman theater,” along with Ruth Draper and Cornelia Otis Skinner A brilliant monologuist, her char- acter sketches people the stage with A keen observer of life, Miss Craw- ford realizes that every tragedy has! its own peculiarly humorous as- pect, while every comedy contains | a certain element of pathos. This| makes for a fascinating union ol emotional qualities in the playing | of a character. Her fame is not confined to the United States. Some years ago, her London debut in a crowded theater ‘was greeted with ten cur-| tain calls, an unusual tribute from a traditionally conservative —aud- fence. | ENLISTED MAN I KILLED, ACCIDENT, resident Truman, Secretary of De- and Gen ran- and ILWU Louis Johnson ht Eisenhower. Dr. Allen said the he medical services ense s repr ILWU Local The re have three | { tce oOf would o apr of geon General the Army ok under advise- Howard Stabler’s ail and cost bond on appe \ the case of the United States vs. Kurt G. Nordgren, Fetersburg fisherman recently sen- penitentiary Folta ttorney set L Judge ment mof expressed the opinion the medica services have made toward unification than any other oranch of the armed services. CIVIL RIGHTS IS NAMED, JUDGESHIP WASHINGTON, May 20—@— President Truman today appeared on was - argued by Attorney Stanley rney Stabler torney Albert White renewed motion for release of Hi y O. on on his own recognizance motion was argued by him U. S. Attorney P. J. Gilmore The court denied thé motion set the trial for June 8. | iefs will be submitted on the four cases involving Port Chilkoot matters, with Attorney Paul repre- senting the plaintiffs and Judge S mon Hellenthal and R. E. Robert son, defendants. This decision was, in part, due to the iliness of Judge Hellenthal. Argument on other mctions occu- pied the morning in court, which was adjourned at noon for weeks. The motion 5 with his nomination Benjamin Conger as in Georgia. r s recommended by Senator George (D-Ga), vigorous | foe of the President’s civil rights program and one of the Democrats who refused to go along with . Truman's $4,000,000,000 in new the ncm! terday was widely interpreted as a i y for thos2 in the Democratic When court reconvenes Jjune 6,|Paity who have counseled against the first case will be that testing |trying to punish Dixie lawmakers the validity of the new non-resident | Who didn’t get out and root for fishermen's tax, brought by Seattle |the President in last years cam- masters of two halibut vessels and |Daign. the Polar Fisheries of Ketchikan against the Territorial Tax Collect- or and the Territory of Alaska. A. H. Ziegler of Ketchikan represents the plaintiifs in this action with-| out controversy. | The case in which Jackson 1s charged with forgery is set for Juxm‘l 8, to be followed by that of the United-States vs: Wallace T. Ruth- | erford. [ SIRCTESES o | INTERIM BUDGET 1S PROBLEM FOR COUNCHL TONIGHT The mayor City Councll | whose terms were automatically ex- | tended six months by the shift | of election from April to October. will try tonight to solve a problem created by the same mandatory | change. \ At the May 6 meeting, councilmen oF A((ou"’Amsl‘asked Mayor Waino Hendrickson to | Eresent ang interim budget at to- | night’s regular meeting, and the Those lights burning until mid- | Whole group will “work it over.” night last night in tHe Governor's| The city audit for last year wil! office did not indicate the return|be presented. of Gov. Ernest Gruening, but that| Other aspects of city finances will the tive memsers of the Territorial | be discussed, Board of Public Accountancy were | tiation hard at work. 1 000 bond issue. With the arrival yesterday after- noon of Jack Boulet of Fairbanks, organization was completed the first day. Marshall Crutcher of Kodiak is chairman; Elmer Johnson of Ket- chikan, secretary, and Charles Mar- ler of the same city, treasurer.| Clayton Esslinger of Palmer is the other member. The previous board was intended | to regulate the practice of Certi-| fied Public Accountants; the 19th Legislature expanded the field to cover all public accountants in the | Territory. Now, every accountant practicing publicly must be licensed by the board. % Chairman Crutcher that the first examination of pub-| The attractive, red-haired house: Hc accountants will coincide wimjwirs—pilot left her home in Cam that of C.P.A’s, next November. bridge last Aug. BOARD SETS NOV. €r measure for reading. WOMAN FLIER iS AGAIN IN AR ON comes up Mrs. Richarda Morrow-Tait, British around-the-world flier, left Willis |ton at 8:45 this morning annually or semi-annually is to be‘l decided later. | Her next planned stop was Min Examinations for C.P.A’s will| neapolis, which the aviatrix ex continue to follow the national| pected to reach about 1 p.m. She policy of teing held in November | will have lunch in and May. |then go on to Chicago to spend th The act now in effect requiresigo on to Chicago to spend th all accountants including those night. From Chicago, Mrs. Morrow: the world in a small plane. now practicing, to file ktond and"rait and her navigator will head | Marion Jensen, treasurer, and Helen prove qualitications. Annual li»lfur Buffalo, Toronto and to Goos cense fees are $50 for a C.P.A.; $25 Bay. for a public accountant and $250 From Goose Bay, she said, “Onl: for a non-resident accountant. The duties of the Accountancy Board are to conduct the examina- tions, to investigate the credentials and character of applicants, collect license fees and have accountants bonded by fidelity ‘tonds. Chairman Crutcher said board members would work day and night until their work is done. They hope to be through by Sunday noon. kome.” After ni of trouble, Marseilles and another Mrs. Morrow-Tait, 25, said she anxious to see her husband an young daughter. Flying Next Thursday's Child,” Mrs. Mor- row-Tait landed here last with her present navigator, Ellis of London, flying from Cut tank, Mont. Perlect Trio on months and a “worl i IMPORTANT MEETING ZPWC IS SCHEDULED ON MONDAY The Juneau Business and Profes- sional Wemen's Club will hold meeting Monday noon cn the ter- race of the Bubble Room at the Baranof Hotel. Appointment of chairmen and | _standing committees for the ensuing | . year will be announced and other|ley’s police station has _matters of importance to all mem- | iuterrogation team: Constables " “pers will be discussed. Watt, Wye and Howe. unification of not nean abolishing the posts of Sur- and He said General Eisenhower more progress including final nego- of the airport building $50,- | The new tax ordinance will have | third reading, and the parking met- second WAY T0 ENGLAND WILLISTON, N.D, May 20—(#— as she announced | continued on her globe-circling trip. 18, determined to Whether examinations will be held be the first woman to fly around Minneapolis, |an ocean will be between us and including one crash in in Alaska, a Vultee BT-13 named night Jack Police Force Now LONDON, May 20— (®— Wemb-; Works Bill introduced by Delegate the perfect E. L. (Bob) Bartlett. (i buoys and heavy slack line gear to| beached ships. Two one-ton hooks | are set astern of the 125-foot ves- | |sel on inch and a quarter wire. The | hooks are built to withstand a 50| ten holding power. SEATTLE CRASH WASHINGTON, May 20—/ — The Civil Aeronautics’ Board today Jlameq faulty landing procedure as the apparent cause of an Alaska| sirlines plane crash at the Seattle-| Tacoma, Wash, airport last Nov. 3C. in an attempt to land, the plane| went off a runway and collided | with an automobile on an adjacent treet. Both vehicles caught fire, ight persons aboard the plane and one in the automobile were Killed and 17 others injured. SENATOR TENNEY LOSES ONE FIGHT ON COMMUNISM A 150 watt radiophone with a 2,000 mile range and a radar unit| are also part of the equipment. The salvage vessel is powered by three 165-horsepower diesel motors. | For electrical generation are two, 10 kilowatt and one 20 kilowatt generators. ‘The generators can | furnish power also for any damaged | | ship. | A complete machine shop 1s set| slow decks. The compressor can| | handle 315 cubic feet of air per| | minute at 200 pounds of pressure per square inch, The compressor 1s | used for driving underwater air tocls. The A-frame winch has a| 150 horsepower motor with a 50 ton capacity pull on each of three drums. The winch has four speeds s a delightful as ment of unfor- gettable characte: She portrays in her extentive repertoire char- acters of Italy, Spain, France, Ge many, Holland, Sweden, Russia, England, Ireland and Scotland. She not only has a working knowled: of the native languages of these people, but familiar with the geographical variations in the lan- guage of each. Before impersonat- ing a foreign character, she gives as much study to the language and lation into equivalent Eng- she does to her motivation | haracter. While abroad several years ago. Miss Carwicrd devoted her time to learning various European lan- | Carte guages and interesting native songs. | Carter. ELMENDORF FIELD ANCHORAGE, May 20— (®—An ir Fcrce enlisted man was Killed yesterNay at Elmendorf Field by a| 50 caliber bullet accidentally dis-| |charged by armorers working on| he guns of an F-80 jet planc. | His name was withheld, but vestizating officers identified the| victim a private first class assigned to the th Fighter ij,I He was standing about 25 feet from | the plane when hit. | is in- | as DIVORCE GRANTED | Today in District Court, Judge » W. Folta granted Edith J. a divorce from Webster R. PIONEERS' PINOCHLE PARTY SACRAMENTO, Calif.,, May 20— (M—A State Asserably committee ejected last njght a bill to allow labor unions to throw out members oi subversive groups. Sponsors aid the measure was aimed at Communists. The vote of the Assembly Indus- trial Relations committee was 6 to 2. Tt was the first defeat State Sen- ator Jack B. Tenney of Los An- geles has met in his 1949 anti- Communist program. He is chair- man of the Senate committee on unAmerican activities, and advo- cated the bill. Tenney already has succeeded in ahead and one in reverse. There are 11 high capacity pumps | with a normal capacity of 10,000 gallons of water a minute. This is | the equivalent of 40 tons weight. | There is a welding machine capable of 400 amperes for surface and un- | derwater cutting with an oxygen | | lance arc. Aboard are three divers units with a diving amplifier, making it pos-| sible for the divers to speak with | each other and the surface. The vessel has 36 watertight sec- tions and draws three feet of water. | The beam is 36 feet. Also aboard inis ‘an army knock-down piledriver | putting through the Senate a series| with 66 foot gins and a 5,000- | of proposals to require loya)tyipo‘md hammer. oaths by teachers, lawyers, legis-| galvage master is Capt. Bob Lo- | ent, although one of the crew mem- |'bers is being trained. Another div- of seven. When he arrives, Logan will be free to act as the Alaskan SEATTLE — A two-week train- | Board of Marine Underwriters, ing cruise in Alaskan waters will|Lloyds, and the American Bureau enlisted men in Seattle's Naval Re- [ The Kodiak Salvor was bullt, for| g | Alaska service at a cost in excess| 1board the destroyers Maddox and |Of $100,000. Moore. | rine underwriter in Seattle, finan-| owned by the Kodiak-Aleutian Sal- | vage Co., Kodiak. Jators and public-office candidates.|gan who is the only diver at pres- B u l l E T I “ Sfer is on his way to join the crew ‘surveyor for the San Francisco be made by two officers and 25|°f Shipping. They will leave tomorrow | Robert Fleming, ma- ced the operation. The vessel 1s| OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A $19,000,- | 000 construction and improvement | program at Oak Ridge Nationai| Laboratory is announced by the Atomic Energy Commission. | 15 MONTHS IN “PEN” | Having pleaded guilty to con-| PARIS — France has granted| iputing to the delinquency of a full, or de jure, recognition '0|minor, Charles Robert Bartlett to- Israel. Up to now the recogni-|qay was sentenced by Judge George | tien has been de facto, or partial.| w_ pojta to serve 15 months in the | McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary, or a similar institution. Bartlett had waived indictment and requested indictment by in- formation. EASTON, Pa. — General Omar N. Bradley, U. S. Army Chiet of Statf, | Imd General Carl Spaatz, Air Force Chief of Staff, will be given honor- wry degrees June 10 at the Lafay-| stte Colleze commencement exer- | cises. Both will receive degrees uI; Doctor of Science, the college an- nounced today. ALICE THORNE IS NEW SOROPTIM_ISLPRESIDENT Sorcptimist president for the en-| ‘uing year will be Alice ‘chorne, un- animously elected at the club’s busi- ness luncheon on the Baranof Ter- race today. Mrs. Thorne, upon her installa- tion in Juneau, will succeed Laura MacMillan, who has been an offi- er of the club since its Juneau 4 - | chapter was formed in September, I e | 1946. Other officers elected were Ger= ] e | trude Wetzel, vice president; Lois|| e | Jund, recording secretary; Martha Newbould, corresponding secretary; h € | Ehrendreich, member of the board. NOYES, DANAHER OUT Col. John R. Noyes, Alaska Road Commission, and John Danaher of San Francisco, went to Anchorage tcday on a trip concerning the Southeast Alaska car-ferry survey. They will go to Fairbanks, wWhite- horse and Haines beéfore returning here about Wednesday. Danaher, assistant vice-president of the American President Lines, has been engaged to make the sur- - | very, which was requested by Sécre- tary of the Interior J. A. Krug. y d s d DR. RYAN RETURNS Dr. James C. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Education, has res turned from Washington, D. €. where he went April 25 to appear {at hearings on the Alaska Public JAY’S s Dr. Ryan stayed to confer With other officials in the capital . = JAY’S SUPER SERVICE now offers Gas and @il to Bout Users and Owner's for their Qutboard Motor OPEN WEEKDAYS-Monday through Friday 10:00 a. m. until 10:00 p. m. OPEN Salurdays - Sundays - Holidays 10:00 2. m. until 12:00 midnight WILLOUGHBY AVENUE - Next o * Juneau Welding and Machine Shep - Serving Your Motoring and Boaling Fuel and Lubricating Needs Community Piano Fund Saturday — 8:15 P. 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