The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 28, 1949, Page 1

OL. LXXIIL, NO. 11,258 OM (LARK SLATED FOR HIGH COURT Senator J. Howard McGrath for Attorney Geenral- Surprise Announcement WASHINGTON, July 28—(P— President Truman said today he has asked Attorney General Tom Clark to become a Justice of the Supreme Court. Senator J. Howard McGrath would replace Clark as Attorney General. The President. said he expected both men to accept. The surprise announcement came from Mr. Truman at a news con- ference. It was in reply to a re- porter’s question. Mr.. Truman at the same time made it clear that he does not be- lieve that a man's religious faith has any place in consideration o(] appointments for membership on the high court, as long as an ap- pointee is qualified for the work. Clark, a Texan, is a Presbyterian. He would succeed the late Jus- tice Frank Murphy, who was the| only Roman Catholic on the high bench. ' McGrath, Senator from Rhode Island, is also chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Guessing By Newsmen Mr. Truman said reporters could do their own speculating on wheth- er William M. Boyle, Jr., of Kan- sas City, now executive vice chair- man, would succeed McGrath as head of the Democratic National committee. McGrath is expected to re- sign his Senate seat. TFhat would open the way for an appointment by Gov. John O. Pastore, a Dem- ocrat. The temperature was 84 degrees —that was the President's own re- port—in his Oval Room office when newspapermen crowded in for their weekly conference. Mr. Truman had read a long statement on atomic energy policy and the conference was beginning to drag when a reporter asked him when he might make a decision on a new Supreme Court Justice to succed the late Justice Murphy. Gives Out Surprise Without batting an eye, seem- ing to enjoy his casual way of an- nouncing such a major decision. the President said he had made up his mind. He said Attorney General Clark and Senator McGrath of Rhodé Island were in his office this morning and he had offered them the appointments. He said they were surprised— both were very surprised. He said they were so surprised that they did not accept immed- jately, but his best guess was they would accept. Clark, a Texan, succeeded Fran- cis Biddle of Philadelphia, Pa., as Attorney General soon after Mr. Truman became President. " Truman 'Awaits Reply Mr. Truman said he is awaiting a reply from both before sending their nominations to the Senate. Senator McGrath, advised of the White House announcement, said he wants to talk with his family and friends before deciding to ac- cept appointment as Attorney Gen- eral. “I want to take the weekend to think about it,” he told a :report- er. McGrath said he was “highly gratified” that Mr. Truman has offered -him the post. Clark’s Statement Shortly after President Truman made his announcement, the 49- year-old Attorney General -issued this statement at the Justice De- partment: “The honor bestowed upon me by the President in offering me a position on the Supreme Court of the United States is great. “1t is with humility that I ap- proach ‘it. “Such a position is the greatest challenge that can be placed be- fore a lawyer. “I can hope I am worthy of the honor the President has paid me.” Clark last month completed four years as Attorney General. NEW YORK — Welterweight Champion Ray Robinson and Mid- dleweight contender Steve Belloise yesterday to'10-round non- title fight at Yankee Stadium Aug. 24, | the OPENING DAY OF FISHING IN SALMON DERBY More than EPrizes Do- natfed for 3-Day Fish Competition Here Opening gun in the 1949 Golden North Salmon Derby will blast at 6 am. tomorrow with fishermen leaving from two judges floats at Auk Bay and Tee Harbor. Indications yesterday pointed to a large turn-out for the three-day fishing competition to win more than 50 prizes donated by local merchants. Top prize of the derby is, ot "ourse, the 1949 sedan automobile on display in the show window ot Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. ‘The market on derby tickets was | definitely bullish today and yes- terday with Quilico Sports Center reporting a flood of fishermen buying one and three day entry tickets and other ticket sale centers also reporting a brisk sale. Three days of nisuung from 6 a.m. to 4 pm. will be allowed entrants to hook a prize-winning salmon. Fishermen will be given an hour's warning before closing time each; day, with tombs to be set off at different spots in the fishing area All boats must return to either of | the two judges stands by 4 p.m. A special bus will make a run to Tee Harbor each morning and re- turning the evening of the derby. The bus will leave Juneau at 5:30 am. and depart from Tee Harbor shortly after the closing hour each evening. PLAN AWARD DANCE A free dance for awarding of prizes Monday night ‘at the Elks Hall was announced this morning by the Sportsmen’s committee. Dancing will begin at 9 pm. and/ end at midnight. Prizes to be awarded in the Derby were announced today by co-chair-| men, Keith Wildes and J. Sim MacKinnon. Prizes are on display in the AEL&P show window. The supervisory committee will deter- mine the order in which prizes will be awarded with a list in nu- merical number, (1st, 2nd, etc.) to be posted in the window before the end of the derty. Prizes and donors are as follows: 1949 Ford Sedan, Territorial Sportsmen Assn.; gold engraved pilots watch, Pan American Air- ways; round-trip Juneau-Seattle, Alaska Steamship Co.; Elto out- board motor, Cowling Motor and Thomas Hardware; See-Bee out- board motor, NCCO; universal bi- noculars, Dr. D. D. Marquardt; “500” Botany men’s suit, Fred Hen- ning; 2 round trips to Sitka, Alaska Coastal Airlines; set of Rogers sil- verware, Ludwig Nelson, jeweler;| General Electric radio, Shattuck Insurance Agency; salmon rod and Pflueger Salmon Reel, Annabelle Poe; Skyway overseas luggage, Cas- ler's Men’s Shop; leather bound ~reel, Quilico’s Sport Center; beri- lium salmon rod, Triangle Clean- ers; Plomb tool chest, Madsen Fish- ing and Cycle Shop. Two Skyway cosmetic cases, Sky- way Luggage Co., Seattle; three cases canned goods, Case Lot Gro- (Continued on Page Five) The Washington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate. Inc.) ASHINGTON—One partial By- product of Cardinal Spellman’s at- tack on Mrs. Roosevelt is a new political alignment which may re- shape the politics of the entire nation. It may spell the differ- ence between the election of a Democratic and Republican Presi- dent in 1942, and a Republican and Democratic Congress in 1950. To understand what is happen- ing, you have to remember that for the past two decades there has been a close political alliance between the Catholics and Jews in New York City, and in many other big industrial cities, such as Bos- ton and Philadelphia. The combination of Catholics and Jews in New York consistently carried the state for Roosevelt, and for Al Smith before him. It was an almost unbeatable combination. However, Democratic leaders are now privately and mournfully pre- | prepare accommodations. | player. | she marry him after he obtained CANADA, U.S. MAKE PLANS FOR DEFENSE Alaska High_way Is to Be| Major Factor-Maneuv- | ersfor February | OTTAWA, July 28— (®— The Alaska Highway is shaping up as a major factor in joint Canadian- United States planning for defense. It would be a key route in an enemy invasion of the north. | With airborne assault maneuvers, | Canadian and American forces are oing to stage their biggest joint peacetime military exercise along the Yukon stretch of the highway in February. Small advance ele- ments of the US. Army already have started moving into place to| Army and Air Force units ot both countries will take part in a mock operation that will constitute a follow-up to “Exercise Eagle‘! which Canadian land and air forces will stage over 120 miles of Northern Alberta and British Columbia early in August. Results of the August exercise, embracing' the first 50 miles of the highway,| will play a part in the winter| aftermath. | The highway extends 1,600 miles | from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks,, Alaska, and is officially known by | the Army—which maintains it—as the Northwest Highway System. BLONDE GIRLIS | FREED BY JURY, KILLING TRAGEDY WAUKEGAN, I, July za,-m—' Joyce Schumaker, an 18-year-old | pale, blonde girl was released irom jail last night, freed by a jury of murdering her 53-year-old paramour. There ‘'was an outburst of cheers from the courtroom crowd as the| verdict, which was reached after 40 minutes deliberation. Many bobby soxers, former schoolmates of Joyce, were among the court-| room crowd of 200. | “I was really worried until I heard the verdict,” Joyce said as she embraced her mother. Joyce, 17 pounds lighter after her | four months in jail awaiting trial for the slaying of Carl Reeder, 53- year-old school clerk, said she was uncertain about her future. She said she may become a missionaty or, perhaps, a professional softball Joyce was on the witness stand for 2% hours yesterday. She con- tended that the shot which killed Reeder as they sat in his car on the Lake Michigan beach last Ap- ril 4, was fired accidentally as they grappled for the gun. She testified she had sexual rela- tions with Reeder during her early courtship with him, before she learned he was married. Reeder, she said, repeatedly demanded that a divorce and she repeatedly re- fused. ® 0 00 000 00 00 WEATHER REPORT * (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PST.) In Juneau—Maximum, 58; minimum, 52. At Airport—Maximum, 58; minimum, 49. FORECAST (Junesu and Vieinity) Cloudy, with occasional rain tonight, declining cloudiness Friday. Low to- night, 48; high Friday near 60 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 26 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — .80 inches; since July 1, 443 inches. At Airport — .28 inches; since July 1, 240 inches. | | ® 00 06 v 000 FROM DAYTON, OHIO Norman Rathway of Dayton, O., registered yesterday at the Gas- tineau. FROM PELICAN dicting that the alliance is al- R oy WSS & U PP ST | UL (Continued on Page Four) Slim Blood of Pelican is a guest at the Gastineau. |the command of Capt. {to the ship. The ship's company is { for Prince t. On A t 14, j clerk read the circuit court jury's| h. S by |sage will be taken for gunnery 11924, e |July, “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JULY 28, 1949 MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Royal (anadian Navy Visitor in Port . Above is the Royal Canadian Navy’s 9,000-ton cruiser, H. M. C. S. Ontario, which arrived yesterday afternoon, docking at the Engincers’ The light cruiser left Victoria * July 14 with 63 naval cadets from the Royal Roads Naval Academy which corresponds to Annapolis. 1 | Also aboard are 180 new entry sea- |men. There are 56 officers aboard | of which 43 are regularly assigned approximately 775 men and offi- { cers, : The Ontario is scheduled to sail next Monday morning at 10 o'clock she is to be at Esquimalt, B.C,! which is her home port. On the; southward voyage, the outside pas- practice. CAPTAIN OLDTIMER After his early training was com- pleted with the Royal Navy, Capt. Pullen served on various specializing in gunnery. On his return to Canada, he served suc- cessively on three different de- stro}ers Capt. Pullen joined the Royal Canadian Navy in August, From 1936 to 1938, he served ac Flotilla Gunnery Officer on H.M.S. Hardy, Second Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet, and took part in operations off thé Spanish Coast during the Spanish Civu War. Capt. Pullen has served on the first Canadian destroyer HM.C.S Ottawa, on HM.C.S. St. Francis and was superintendent of the Naval Armament Depot in Halifax Following a period in command of the destroyer H.M.C.S. St. Laurent, he assumed command of the new Ottawa when she was commissioned in March, 1943. In 1944, he was appointed to Canada's first modern cruiser, H.M.C:S. Uganda, as executive of- ficer. Capt. Pullen took up his present appointment as commanding officer of the Ontario on July 14, the day she sailed on her present training cruise. IS SENIOR SHIP The Ontario is a light cruiser displacing over 9,000 tons and is 556 feet long with a beam of 63|Hood Bay: Art Walker; feet. She ships | mounts nine six-inch | akee: Edna Beemis; Dock and to remain in port for five days. (R( N photo) HM.CS. ONTARID HERE ON TRAINING CRUISE; SAILS MON. ! Here on part of her training cruise, the H.M.C.S. Ontario, under Hugh F. Pullen, tied up yesterday afternoon ! at the Engineer’s Dock. Meeting the cruiser was the wel- coming party of Lt. Commander E. W. Chester, naval aide to the gov- ernor; Mayor Waino Hendrickson, and H. S. Rowland, Juneau Cham- Ler of Commerce. Canadian thcers‘ Will Be Hosts at Reception Tomorrow, Officers of the Canadian Cruiser HMCS Ontario will be hosts at a| reception for civic and govern- | ment leaders and their guests to- morrow evening atoard ship. Commanding officer, Capt. H. F. Pullen, has extended invitations Jor gnests to go aboard at 6 p.m. It is also announced there will | be only one day for visiting and | that is next Sunday from 2 to 4:30 @'clock in the afternoon. JLast night, officers were honor guests at a dance sponsored by the American Womens Voluntary Serv- ice held at the Governor's House. 88 CARRIED ON ALASKA COASTAL | ON WEDNESDAY Of the 88 passengers carried on ! Alaska Coastal Airlines flights yesterday, 16 were interport, 43 left Juneau and 29 arrived. For Tenakee: Dermot O'Toole;l for Haines: William Reed, Mrs. Green, Paul Kendall, Mary Loul Williams, For Skagway: Mr. and Mrs. G Smith; for Tulsequah: Edward Hanson, Mike Collins, J. G. Young, 2, 8 Murphy, G. L. Harrison, F Jurick. For Taku Lodge: Mr. and Mrs Anthony Bullock, James Bullock, 1 nt ¥ begey Bullack; for Lake H“sebh 0 extraordinary session some: borg: Cliff Berg, Frances Berg, | ¥ :of aetion. geor’;e ;:lcl:::i;' Dr. and Mrs | gome genators demanded the For Petersburg: Mrs. Merlin Bell Dg::: bR b Ter ‘!‘tofl""t;’f‘“ g::’;;fi;l;;“Mr;ex The Eccnomic Cooperation Ad- E}edggc ; o3 g -ministration already has committed i 3 most of its emergency funds, and. Y::’e’;l Sit:‘u;‘ L. :nfiéeer;w:ml)glthe European Recovery Program | s i M“ eB ;m Callum, Flor. Ay grind to a halt before the 3qufres, . Mrs. bill gets back on the Senate floor ence Buehler, C. H. McDonald | john O. Martin, Christine Halvor- sen, Ethel Cooper, W. Forbes, C. Moy, R. Clithero, Mis. Emily Bark- ley, Mrs. R. P. Franklin, Rotert Colette, Rae Peterson. Front Sitka: Dr. Fritz, Dr. Vogel, C. MacDonald, Billy Evans, A. C. Kuehl, J. Kloman, C. Erskine, W. O. Wright, J. Eisen, J. Gilker, J Putnam, L. 8. Grein. From Lake Hasselborg: Jatk Les- lie, Bob Hausner, Jack Hausner; from Tulsequah: William F. Black From Skagway: Mr. and Mrs. C | Soldin, , Elmer Jones, Mrs. John Doge and daughter, J. S. Jeffreys, i Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graham. From Haines: E. Seaton; from from Ten- from Hawk guns, eight four-inch anti-aircrafi|fnlet: Mr. and Mrs. T. Conrad. weapons, as well as six 21 inch torpedo tubes. She was built in Belfast, Ireland and was commis- sioned in April, 1944, After exercises, the cruiser a period of working up|O, J. Hall and crew of proceeded | aboard, The pleasure craft will, YACHT SUEJA 1'I, HERE 1 The yacht Sueja IIT has arrived with the owners Capt. and Mrs. seven i to Hong Kong returning to Canada | be in the area until Friday before !in November, 1945. After refitting, |'she sails south. the cruiser was recommissioned in July, 1947, and is now the senior|June 26 to cruise until Sept. 1. Com- | They stopped at Seattle for several ship in the Pacific Naval mand, based at Esquimalt, B.C. LONDON—Henry Cotton, three- time winner of the British Open, announced he would not play with the English Ryder Cup team this year, Mr. and Mrs. Hall left San Diego | davs on the wav north, and willi touch there again on the return voyage. ¥ FROM SITKA Chester Jacobs of Sitka guest at the Gastineau, is l WASHINGTON, July 28—(®—A Hew Regulallons onAlaska Highway Made by (anada; 0ld Autos Come Under Ban AID BILL IS STALLED IN U.S.SENATE ! After Four Hours of Con- fusion Measure Is Sent Back to Committee By DON WHITEHEAD confused Senate—tangled in its own ccmplex rules—groped for a way today to reach a vote on the big foreign aid bill. The whole vast issue was thrown back into the lap of, the Senate Appropriations Committee late yes- terday on a technical point, leav- ng the Senate just where it stood wo weeks ago. Chairman McKellar (D-Tenn) was expected to call the committec ‘lor a vote. 4 HOURS OF CONFUSION Briefly, here is what happened in the four hours of confusion which stalled the aid bill: Majority Leader Lucas of Illi- nois raised a point of order—a challenge—against an amendment which would have required ECA to earmark $1,500,000,000 for buying surplus American farm commodi- ties. The amendment was spon- RUSSIAM NAVAL OFFICERS ARE WAEHINGTON, = July 28—(M-- The State Department announces that two Russian Naval officers have been designed by the Soviet sovernment to come here for nego- tiations on the return of which Russia received under lend- {lease during the war. The announcement said that an American grovp of five men, two from the Navy and three from the State Department, has been named to deal with the Russians. The United States has been try- jturn of these vessels, COMINGTOU.S. three I Naval ice-treakers and 28 frigates | | SEATTLE, July 28—(P—Precau- | tions to eliminate the abandonment | of ancient automobiles along the | Alaska Highway have been estab- lished by the Customs and Excise Division of the Canadian Depart- ment of National Revenue, word | received here said. P. E. Denison,.cellector of cus- toms and éxcise at Edmonton, sald the customs also wishes to safe- guard the putlic against loss through expenses likely to be in- curred by persons who are lost or are without funds. American travelers entering Canada with the intention of driv- ing the Alaska Highway must make 'cash deposits of $342 or take out guarantees of bond for export if their automobiles were manufac- tured prior to 1940. The new regulations have been in effect some time. sored by sennwr McClellan (D- Lucus fight to kill the McClel- lan amendment led finally to a ruling by Vice President Barkley which was challenged by Senator Taft (R-Ohio). The Senate sided with Taft ty a vote of 51 to 38. BILL CHALLENGED And then McClellan challenged | ime today. to decide on a course|the entire bill with a point of order which automatically sent the measure back to the committee. The basic issue was not European Recovery—but whether the amend- ments viclated Senate, rules by writing new legislation appropriations bill. The Constitu- tion requires that all appropria- tions originate in the House, Barkley told reporters the pegple of Burope shguld not be alarmed ’ )y the vote—because it was purely |n technical matter of Senate rules. He predicted a foreign aid money 511l will ke passed. But the action wiped out four days of Senate debate and left the {issue hanging in doubt—possitly for weeks. : Plan Dance far into an| ilitary Aggression By Russia Is Feared STATE SECY. MAKES PLEA, ARMS AID Acheson SB;a—ks Out on Western European Pro- gram in Govt.'s Drive WASHINGTON, July 28—(®— Secretary of State Acheson told Congress today the United States should begin promptly to help re- arm Western Europe because “the possibilities of direct military ag- gression” by huge Soviet forces cannot be ignored. Leading off the Administration’s drive for Congressional approval of a $1,450,000,000 arms aid program, Acheson pictured Western Euro- rean countries as living under the shadow and constant fear of Rus- sian Armies which are the greatest the world has known in peace- time, He also suggested that Russia is approaching a crossroads in its policies toward the West where it may have to choose whether to continue trying conquest by politi- cal means or to resort to “military means.” MAKES PERSONAL PLEA Acheson appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to make his plea for the arms program, already under attack by influential Congress memters. Acheson sald “the mere presence” of the large Russlan forces “has had a psychological effect that has been damaging to recovery and stability, and has been a major in- fluence in the loss of freedom and self determination in important areas of Europe. “Nor can-the posstbilities of di- rect military aggression be ignored,” he said. “When political aggression fails, as it has falled so far in Western Europe, totalitarian regimes are often tempted to gain their objectives by military means, particularly when they consider that no effective resistance is pos- sible. FORESTALL AGGRESSION | “It is"our aim to forestall that possibility by making it clear that military aggression against the nations of Western Europe can be undertaken only at great cost and with no assurance of success.” Acheson repeatedly told the com- mittee that if this country would back up the pledges of the North Atlantic Treaty with military assistance he belleves peace would he secured and no aggressor would dare take on the whole comtina- tion of Western Powers. “The fundamental pledge of thé treaty, that an attack on one sig- natory will mean an attack on all, closes the door to piecemeal ag- gression,” Acheson said. WHERE ARM3 TO GO ‘The bulk of the proposed arms aid would go to pact nations. Under the administration plan during the next 12 months, Europe would receive $1,100,000,000 of the arms assistance. The rest would go to a number of non-Atlantic Treaty countries such as Greece, Turkey, Iran, Korea and the Philippines. Acheson said that it was “scarcely likely" that the Western European nations would be adequately re- armed or able to do their own re- arming at the end of the year. , SIEAMEI! MOVZMERTS Square Knot due Saturday. Princess Kathleen from Vancouvs er scheduled to arrive Saturday asternoon. Ontario Crewmen Enlisted personnel aboard thn HMGS Ontario will be guests of| the City of Juneau tomorrow night | at a dance in the Elks Ballroom. The -Business and Pfofessional | Women’s Club will act as co- sponsors and hostesses along with | the city. All young women in town are invited to attend. VUKOVICH TO ANCHORAGE, Steve Vukovich, tailor represen- | tative, leaves this afternoon by plane for Anchorage. He was re- |cenuy awarded the contract by the Anchorage police department for 25 complete uniforms. Vukovich ‘' will be gone a week or ten days to a ing for several ysars to obtaim tPfl(,omplete arrangements for deliv+ ery, GETS BIG SUIT CONTRACT Prince George scheduled to sail | from Vancouver Friday evening, | Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail rrom Vancouver Saturday. ! Princess Louise scheduled to ar- |rive at 7 am. Priday and sails south at 9:30 a.m. Baranof * scheduled southbound | Sunday. | - STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 28—(M—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau | mine stock today is 3%, American {Can 91%, Anaconda 28%, Curtiss- 'er(ht 8%, International Harvest- |er 25Y%, Kennecott 47, New York Central 10, Northern Pacific 13%, U. 8. Steel 28%, Pound- $4.03. Sales today were 780,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials ' 176.26, . rails 45, utfi- ities 35.72.