The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 5, 1949, Page 2

PAGE TWO TREASURE STOLEN BY COMMIES RANGOON.—(#—Burmese Com- munists, occupying the sleepy village of Payabyo, 20 miles east of the rail junction of Pegu, hit what proved to be more than “Pay dirt.” The Reds faced the threat of government attack. They decided to “dig in.” Accident rather than design guided their picks to a spot where | six years previously Pegu's wealth- iest citizen, U Sein Win, buried his riches when the Japanese overran Burma. The Communists uncovered two large chests. They pried one open —ang found it crammed with cur- rency and jewelry. Government troops arriving at Payabyo found no sign of the Com- munists. But Sein Win, who ac- companied them to investigate the safety of his hidden treasure, found | plenty of evidence of their recent presence. The larger of the two chests, containing gold, jewelry and currency worth more than 130,000 pounds sterling, had disappeared. The Communists had decided that wealth was preferable to prestige. For Sein Win there was some con- | solation. The smaller chest was un- touched. It contained approximate- ly 40,000 pounds sterling. Sein Win, learning the hard way, has removed its contents to a place of greater safety—a local bank. - e - OPERATORS, FWS, | A round table meeting In Ju- | neau late yesterday afternoon may {have an important effect on the |salmon industry in Southeast Al- | aska A committee of operators came here to exchange information and | views with officials of the U. S. | Fish and Wildlife Service, in the | hope of obtaining early openings for commercial fishing certain | specified areas. | “Because of the unusually earl appearance of pink salmon in | Southeast Alaska,” said Judge W | c. Arnold teday, “the industry h been maintaining constant observa | tion and stream surveys. The Fisk |and Wildlife Service has been do- ing the same. in | “We hope,” he sdded “to work |out a plan for joint observation land surveys during the next few critical days.” | Arnold is managing di | Alaska Salmon Industry | which has nearly 100 operator | members. | Dan H. Ralston, acting regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, said today, “We had a very nice two-hour meeting. The ] surveys are assured, and they will be made by plane and boat patrols “Th packers,” he continued, “sub- | mitted surveys showing their cb- servations, and we talked over pos- |sible earlier dates if surveys be- tween now and August 15 show |they are warrante: | In this connecticn, Arnold said “Our opinion is that the streams in Ernest Sound and Zimovia ALL SURRENDER IN TEN T ONE ASSAULT CASE Court Warrants Charge | Rape of Former Mental Patient TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 5—(P—All of 10 men accused of raping an 18-year old Tacoma woman during the 11 hours she was held captive last May 27 surrendered to the sheriff late yesterday They gave themselves up less than a day after Superior Court warrants were issued for their ar- Test by Judge W. A. Richmond. The woman, formerly a patient of the State hospital at Steilacoom and recommitted there after the alleged incident, was released nudc on a Tacoma street at 4 a.m. The men are accused of having picked up the young woman, driven with her to a remote area and raped her repeatedly. Several of the defendants are in their late teens; the rest in their early 20’s. All are of Tacoma. Those charged include Anders Liljas, Lawrence H. Meyer, Eric Liljas, Robert C. O'Leary, Eugene Wick, Arthur M. Markstone, Jack D. Kerth, Harry K. Christel, Donald ‘W. Greco and Donald Phipps. FIRST AIRLIFT CREW RETURN IN NEW OPERATION WESTOVER AIRFORCE BASE, Mass., Aug. 5—P— By two min- utes, eight homehungry Airforce lads today won a three-plane trans- Atlantic race for the honor of being the first ship to return permanent- ly from “Operation Vittles,” the Berlin airlift. Capt. George Peabody of Seattle, Wash., set his C-54¢ down at 10:16 a. m, Eastern Daylight Time. Two minutes later Capt. Gerald Pearson of Spokane, Wash., landed. The third contender, command- ed by Capt. Warren H. Delker of Chapman, Kansas, came in at 10:40. Westover Commandant Col. Jos- eph E. Barzynski welcomed Capt Peabody and his crew as the first plane of operation “Phase Out.” The Colonel described “Phase Out” as “the victorious conclusion of another tough but beautifully conducted operation.” This base was takeoff point for many of the airlift crews in the cold war maneuver with the Rus- sians which started in June of 1948 Dr. John Montgomery GENERAL PRACTICE HOUSE CALLS Phone 1 For Charter M.V.VERMARCO Diesel Powered—Licensed SMALL BOAT HARBOR Dr. E. Lannon Kelly Osteopath PHONE BLUE 670 e — e —— Straits near Wrangell are already adequately seeded, and further es- capement there is not only not fleed- ed but will do positive harm to the runs if the water levels should drop. “The main streams in Tenakee In- let and Port Frederick,” he add- ed, “appear to be in excellent shape. In fact, the whole outlook is promising.” Many Attend Mesting Yesterday’s meeting in the FWs office was representative interested groups. Besides Judge Arnold, the indus- try was represented by E. E. Mur- ray, ASI president and vice presi- dent of the Bristol Bay Packing Company; Nick Bez, president o Intercoastal Packing Company and Todd Packing Comp: and hi assistant, William Lily; H. G. Hea- ton, district superintendent of Lib- by, McNeill and Libby; Stanley G Tarrant, vice president of Pacific American Fisheries; Mrs. Jeanice Welsh, president-general manage: of Icy Straits Salmon Company and her son, Robert Welsh, who is associated with the company; Gene Rutherford, representing the fresh and frozen fish department of San Juan Fishing and Packing Com- pany, and Phil Carmichael, Tenakee superintendent of the Superior of both | Packing Company. Besides Ralston, Fish ahd Wild- life Service officials were C. H. Baltzo of Washington, D. C., as: ant chief of the Branch of Alaska | Fisheries, and Frank W. Hynes, chief of Fishery Management. Louis McDonald, Territorial Supervisor of Fisheries, also attended the meet- ing. WHAT'S BACK OF AUTO ACCIDENTS! CHICAGO—(®— Are you troubled with anachoresiphobia? If you do a lot of driving you probably are. Dr. W. A. Eggert, chief phycholo- gist for Lumbermens Mutual Cas- ualty Company, says this tongue- twister—meaning reluctance to back up-—contributes to thousands of au- cinobile accidents each year. In analyzing claims paid by the company on commercial vehicles in nine major industries, Dr. Eggert ound that improper backing caus- *d 2 per cent of the accidents— more than any other two driving rrors combined. Next in line were inattention— 13 per cent; and speeding, 10 per ent. “Most of us today are in such a aurry that we resent the idea of sacking up,” said Dr. Eggert, “and mless we are trained drivers, we tend to think of where we are go- ing next—even while backing—in- stead of concentrating on the job at hand.” CONFER ON EARLY | Asks Independence, FISHERY OPENINGS| U. 5. Understanding British Colony SINGAPORE. —(®— The United States, which in 1850 became the first foreign power to recognize Sarawak as a free nation, has been asked for “sympathy and under- standing” by native organizations .ampaigning to restore the little British colony’s independence. Sarawak—Iland of the “White Ra- | jahs®™— is in Northwest Borneo. Gold, oil and rubber come from its| 50.000 square miles. For a century | vak was an independent and S0V o state under British pro- ection, Tt was ruled by the fabu- ous Brooke family, the “White Ra- jahs.” In 1946 the last of the White Rajahs, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, eded Sarawak to Britain. On July L, 1946, 1t was annexed as a crown rolony. Controversy has raged over he annexation ever since. The heir | sresumptive to the throne, Capt. | Jertram Brooke, and his son, An- hony Brooke, claim the cession was | 1 and should be annuled. Their | in the courts of the Sultan- I of Brunei in Borneo. Eventu- | te ally it is expected to go to the Privy “ouncil, Britain’s highest judicial | sody. in Sarawak itself, the burden of he campaign for the return of the aternal Brooke rule has been ear- ded out by the Malay National Un- m of Sarawak, the Sarawak Dyak | ussociation (Dyaks are former head | wnting forest dwellers), the Sara- vak Youth Movement and the Ma- | ay Youth Movement of Sarawak.! Their joint appeal for sympathy rom the United States was made n a message forwarded from Ku- hing, the capital of Sarawak, to The Associated Press at Singapore. Jent on the 98th anniversary of America’s original recognition of | sarawak's independence. FRAUD AND WASTE FEATURED MANY GOVT. CONTRACTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 5—(m— Jomptroller General Lindsay War- | en informed Congress today that ‘fraud” and “waste” on govern- ment contracts have cost taxpayers | millions of dollars. In a blistering report on his aud- its of some $1,165,000,000 worth of ontracts, Warren said there were improper payments in excess of $6,280,000" that “were induced by fraud.” Of this, he added, only about $107,882 “has been recovered” and the outlook for additional recovery is slim. | He said the general accounting ofiice had recovered $474,717, but that government agencies which | made the overpayments geneml!y} refused to attempt recoveries but | insist upon defending their actions. ! Warren blamed most of the “waste and fraud” upon a “con- tract resettlement act of 1944" passed by Congress which he said allowed government agencies to set- tle contracts in full before they had been properly audited by the | genéral accounting office or any outside agency. The 1944 act, he said, “paved the way for the improper payment of | many millions of dollars of public | funds through fraud, collusion, ig- | norance, inadvertence, or overliber- ality in effecting the termination settlements.” Clara Walker of Fairbanks regis- ered yesterday at the Baranof. SHORE’S CHICKENS are back again. Large size fry-| ers. Ask for them at your favorite | 64 1t OTICE TG CREDITORS | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ap- pointed Executrix of the Last Will and Testament and of the Estate of HARRY IRVIN LUCAS, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska within six (6) months frem the date of this notice. Dated at Juneau, Alaska August 4th, 1949. INA PRIEST LUCAS, Executrix. First publication, August 5, 1949. | Last publication, August 26, 1949. bottled in LW. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT . it's always a pleasure bond HARPER THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA oo Y t B ROMANTIC SCENES ABOUND in h toric Stromboli Island, north where Ingrid Bergman, noted actress, is making film ection of Roberto Rosscllini, who is hoiding her hand dur- (International Soundphoto) WATER SKIING, DOUBLE_ Bruce Parker, U. S. champion, and Muriel Schard give Fuerto Ricans a new thrill as they whizz over the waters of Luguillo Lake at 30 miles an hour. conductor, holds his wife's hand at the New York International Airport where she boarded a plane for Paris, en route to Italy. Alaska Coastal offers you a new service—to speed you on your way. 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Miss Clark, veteran school | teacher of Alaska was injured in February when she was knocked down and run over by a backing | truck, sustaining several broken: |bones and serious internal injuries. | On crutches but able to move under | |her own power, she expects to| spend several weeks recuperating at Mrs. Hermann's home. 1 | Miss Clark taught for more than' | forty years in the schools of the | Territory, her total experience cov- | ering Territorial mission and In- dian service schools, before she re- tired four years ago. For the past several years she has made her | home in Anchorage, where she has |been actively identified with the| work of the Alaska Crippled Child- | ren's Association. She -has fre- quently visited in Juneau however, and has a host of friends here. The earth is the fiith largest| planet of the sun. (. 6. 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