The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 16, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. LXXIIL, NO. 11,274 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, 3 = = g= e -~ = SDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS 70 Million Dollar Alaska Public Works Plan MANY FED. AGENCIES PENNILESS House Adjourns Without Taking Action on Appropriations WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—P— The House adjourned today without acting on an appropriation log-jam tieing up finances of the military establishment and other federal agenciles. ; As a result, the agencies affect- ed will be penniless, at least an- other day. Their authority to in- cur obligations or spend money ended last midnight. Besides the defense establishment the agencles without funds are the Interior De- partment, Veterans Administration, and Economics Cooperation Admin- istration. The Rules committee called an afternoon session to act on a reso- lution which would provide emer- gency financing until regular ap- propriation bills are passed. But even if the Rules committee approves, the resolution cannot be| acted on until tomorrow. It still: would have to be passed by the Senate before the agencles could be relieved financially. Catholic Priests - May Wed (ommles| A decree pubiished by the Hol Office allows Roman Cathol priests to perform marriage ‘cere- monies for Communists, if the Communists promise to raise any children -of ‘such unions in the Catholic faith. The Vatican newspaper, L'Osser- vature Romane, said the decree| would allow the marriage of a mili- tant Communist to a professing Catholic, and also would permit . marriage of two Communists who were not active in party affairs. It did not say how it would affect two active Communists who might want to be married by a Catholic | priest. e e 0 0.3 00 00 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PST.) In Juneau—Maximum, 52; minimum, 47. At Airport—Maximum, 54; minimum, 45. FORECAST . (Juneau and Vicinity) . Mostly cloudy with occa- @ sional light rain showers to- night and Wednesday. Low- e est (temiperature tonight e about 47. Highest Wednes- o/ day near 59 degrees. . PRECIPITATIONS (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 &.m. today @ In Juneau — .11 inches; e since Aug. 1, 5.01 inches; e since July 1 10:30 inches. At Airport — .07 inches; ® since Aug. 1, 245 inches; ® since July 1, 649 inches. e e e 0 e 00 The Washington Merry - Go- Round By ROBERT 8. ALLEN, Substi- tuting for Drew Pearson, Who Is On Annual Vaeation. (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Byndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON—Republican Na- tional headquarters is in a dither. The air is thick with reports that new chairman Guy Gabrielson plans a wholesale head-lopping. Gabrielson - takes over active command this week. Friends have been dropping broad hints that high on his agenda is a hardboiled house-cleaning of defeatist-minded deadwood.” It is know that, since his elec- tion, Gabrielson has conferred with Congressional and other party chiefs on revitalizing the commit- tee's big staff. Former chairman| Hugh Scott made no changes when | he took over. He became very popular with the staff, on which he leaned heavily. Some of his critics held this as a complaint against him. | ‘There has been no indication who is listed for the ax. That's the .reason for the staff’s uneasiness. (Continued on Page Four) i and Diver Down 4,500 Feel; Showers of Stars Are Seen SMUGGLER'S COVE, Calif., Aug. | 16—(—Man went deeper into the sea today than ever before in his- tory, and reported strange schools of flashing fish. Marine Explorer Otis Barton reached 4500 feet below the Pa- cific, then announced after eight minutes that he was coming up.’ His original goal was 6000 feet. He said he saw showers of stars “all forms of luminous sea life,” and added: “I am amazed to see so many luminous things at this depth. The water is beautifully, unexpectedly clear.” WAITT TALKS OUT, HEARING SPERCENTERS Takes Shof-at Truman's Army Aide Vaughan, Appointments WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—(®— Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt today said that Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan asked him to prepare a memorandum on eight officers eligible for Waitt’s job as Chief of the Army Chemical Corps. ‘Waitt told the Senate Investi- gations Committee that he thought Vaughan, who is President Tru- man’s Army aide, asked him to s0 at some social gathering—“per- haps a cocktail party.” He said he could not recall ihe date, but said he thought Vaughat asked him to “give my estimate— my personal opinion”—of officers most likely to be considered for the post. Further, Waitt acknowledged to the Committee, looking into activi- ties of the so-called five percenters, that he dictated the memorandum to the secretary of James V. Huni. Washington Management Coun- selor., Hunt has been a prime figure in the inquiry. Senator Mundt (R-SD) said when the memorandum was placed in evidence last week that Waitt had “cut the throats” of his brother officers who might succeed him as the Army’s Chemical Chief. Waitt, a small, slightly-built man, wore his uniform with four rows of decorations as he testified. He has remained silent publicly since he was suspended. Waitt today called Hunt “a close personal friend.” Before Waitt testi- fied, Lt. Col. Roy T. Evans testi- fied that Hunt claimed to have been responsible for Waitt’s ap- pointment as Chemical Chief. The Committee arranged that program after getting testimcny behind closed doors yesterday af- ternoon from three witnesses who figured in the 1945 shipment of home -freezers to Mrs. Harry Tru- man and other Washington not- ables. One of the witnesses questioied privately told reporters afterwards that the freezers were “the best obtainable at the time” and ‘hat there was great public demand for them. BYRD EXPEDITION IS CALLED OF WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—(#—An Antarctic expedition that was to have been led by Rear Adm. Rich- ard E, Byrd this fall was called off by the Navy today for “com- pelling reasons of economy.”, STEAMER MOVEMENTS Aleutian in port at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon and scheduled to sail westward at 5:30 o'clock. Princess Louise from Vancouver due at 3:30 this afternoon. Diamond Cement scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver tomorrow eve- ning. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. INJUNCTION IN STRIKE IN HAWAII Anfi-PickoIHOrder Is Is- sued-Harry Bridges Shows Defiance HONOLULU, Aug. 16—(®—Harry Bridges shoved Hawall’s 108-day CIO dock strike into a decisive phase today. The Territorial gov- ernment obtained an anti-picketing injunction. He defied it personal- ly. The next step was up to Walter) D. Ackerman, jr, Hawaii's Attor- ney General. His offices sald that Bridges, president of the CIO In- ternational Longshoremen’s and ‘Warehousemen’s Union, might he arrested for contempt. Ackerman ! said he would determine today what to do. Ackerman went into circuit court yesterday to obtain the injunction. He acted under an emergency law of the Territorial Legislature. Un- ider this act the government has seized Hawall’s struck stévedoring firms. It plans to operate the docks, tied up since the ILWU struck May 1 for a 32 cents hike in the $140 hourly basic longshore wage. The Territory resorted to the in- Junction as it tried to unload the Matson Line freighter Hawailan Merchant at Pier Nine. ILWU pickets were on duty there. CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards and Independent Marine Firemen said they would walk off the ship if the government stevedores worked behind the picket line.' | Judge Edward A. Towse granted the injunction. It restrains the ILWU from picketing Pier Nine.| {It also restrains the ILWU, its jofficers and 100 “John Does” from | “inciting or directing” anyone else picket the pier and thus halt work | on the ship. Taking a picket post on Pier Nine, Bridges moved swiftly tow- ard ILWU'’s long-threatened test of the seizure law’s constitutional- | ity. | Authorities served him with an} injunction notice. He stuffed it| in his pocket. For a half hour he | marched on the picket line. Police| did not try to stop him. | He told reporters: “This is the start on this law. It's going to the | Supreme Court® This is where it! starts and that is where it will end. What these islands need is :1 cool breeze, legislatively speak- | ng.” The ILWU has called the seizure law all along .an attempt to break the strike. | VERNACALLS | FOR HELP; IS IN DISTRESS SEATTLE, Aug. 16.—®—The 50- foot. fishing boat Verna with six men and 10,000 to 11,000 pounds of fish aboard called for help today and expressed fear it could not ake port. The vessel, owned by Charles Brendible of Ketchikan, radioed the Coast Guard at Point Higgins that it was taking water faster :zmn the bilge pumps could clear The Verna was near Bold Island, northeast of Annette. A Coast Guard boat has left Ketchikan to go to the stricken vessel. SEATTLE, Aug. 16—®—The fish- | ing boat Verna of Ketchikan called | for Coast Guard help today, but| later cancelled the call. The 50-footer, with six men and| more than 10,000 pounds of fish| aboard, reported shortly before noon that its pumps were working | normally again and it did not need | help. A Coast Guard boat from | Ketchikan turned back toward port after the second report. | Milk will pass through stginless steel tubing and equipment with- out ever contacting air in a new process being developed for canning fresh milk, General Declines lnvfi» tion fo Return fo U. S. as Requested WASHINGNTAW. 18- Gen. Douglas MacArthur has ally declined an invitation to turn to the United States to Congress a report on the Far ern situation. in connection with the tration’s $1,450,000,000 foreign ald bill. Secretary of Defense Louis. son today made public the { a reply from MacArthur in: ‘which the General said: i . “For the: best reasons se forth| in my public statement of Aug: 11¢h | I believe I can best serve the na- tional interest by remaining at my post of duty here.” Johnson had forwarded the re- ‘quest of the Senate committees to| MacArthur and Vice Admiral Os- car C. Badger, also wanted for testimony on the Far Eastern sit- uation. Johnson did not order either to return. < MacArthur in his reply to John- son said that this statement of August 11 was as follows: | “I could not help but be deeply | appreciative of the honor reflected ' in° the desire By certain | distinguished members of the U. S.] Senate that I proceed to Wash- ington to give my views for consid- eration by the Congress on the| issue of United States arms aid to the government of China.” No reply has been received trom | Admiral Badger. | LAST DITCH FIGHT MADE, STATEHOODS | WASHINGTON, ®auz. 16—iH—| Last ditch strategy which would seek to bring action cn the Alaska and Hawaii statehcod bills was be- ing considered today. Postponement of a House recess until Aug. 25 gave advocates of statehood for the two areas an op- portunity to try next Monday to| get action on necessary enabling measures, Rep. J. Hardin Peferson (D- Fla) said he would ask approval of his plan by the House Public Lands committee when it meets to- morrow. The cemmittee recom- mended earlier that the House pass the statehood bills. “I think the advice of the com- mittee will be to attempt to call up the bills by direct resolutions by-passing the Rules committee.” He said next Monday probably | will be the last day this may be done and if it fails then, further action is improbable before Janu- ary. "Charge It,” New Plan for Movie In Hollywood ' HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16—#®—You may soon be able to step up to the boxoffice at the Bijou and say: “Charge it, please.” Yes, to crown such lures as free dishes, bank nights and popcorn, movie men have dreamed up new bait: boxoffice charge accounts ‘The see - it - now - and - pay-later plan was hatched by the King Brothers, a trio of Hollywood pro- ducers. They're offering it—free— as a tonic for ailing film profits. The plan operates this way: A patron’s credit rating will be established just as it is when he opens a department store charge account. He will be issued a credit card. At the box office, the' cashier will note the card number, name and number of guests. The customer will be billed at the end of the month. Friends and families of crew members aboard the light cruiser Roanoke wave goodbye as the Hidly - Powerful Warship Sails for Tests armed and “practically unsinkable” vessel sails from Philadelphia for her shakedown cruise, “The U. 8. Navy says this newest and most powerful ship of her class has new gunnery and safety factors. (P Wire- ' photo. CANNERY | WORKERS argaref Mitchell BIG HOUSING PLAN - ANNOUNCED: START WAGESUP SEATTLE, Aug. "16— @ —An ATLANTA;" Aug) ' 16~~@—Mar- | agreement granting resident sal- garet Mitchell, 43, tke author of mon cannery workers a ‘7-cent “Gone With The Wind,” died today. hourly wage increase in Southeast She was struck down by a spéeding | Alaska has been reached in Ketchi- automobile last Thursday night. kan, Ken Howard, International poctors said she had a frac- Representative of the Food, To- tyred skull, fractures of the pelvis. bacco, Agricultural & All'ed Woik-|ang other injuries. ey lonion (SR, SRS today.‘ The quiet author of the famous | Howard sald some improvements ciyil War novel was hit by a car in the seasonal guarantees also had as she and her husband, John R. been obtained for the workers. Ap- | Marsh, an advertising executive, proximately 1,200 workers are af-|crossed the street while walking to P_aises On fected. A contract has not been con-| cluded between the cannery opera-' tors and the union on non-resident workers, Howard said. The prin- cipal issue in this dispute is a de- mand of the operators to transfer workers into Southeast Alaska from other areas to complete their seasons. The Million Dollar Loan Commenting upon the cancella- tion of Alaska’s million dollar Joan negotiateq recently by Henry Roden, | ‘Territorial Treasurer, the Associ- ated Press reported today: From Anchorage: Elmer Rasmu- son, President of the Bank of Alaska, said he had received a tele- gram from J. F. Mullen, Juneau banker, saying the cancellation re- sulted from a discovery that Ter- ritorial indebtedness is $2,500,000 instead of $1,000,000 and that it will “progressively mount” throughout the year. In Seattle: K. Winslow, Jr., Man- ager of the Seattle Trust and Sav- ings Bank, said he had “no com- ment other than to confirm the statement made by Mr. Mullen.” In Juneau, when Treasurer Roden was asked today, “What is your next move?” he answered: “T don’t know.” He continued, “I'm surely not going to tell the Empire at this time. But,” he added, “I have no! plan.” t STORIS ON SUPPLY RUN The CGC Steris sails this evening on a supply run to the Cape St. Elias and Hinchinbrook light sta- tions to deliver machinery parts and supplies. The Storis will be gone about five days. The CG Thistle, on a fuel supply run to light stations in Southeast Alaska, tied up here last night. Leaving here sometime this after- noon, the Thistlé will take fuel tog the Lynn Canal stations. The barge 15 stationed at Ketchikan and is skippered by W. ¥. Heinzel, (CBM). i a movie near her home. Police charged the driver of the car, Hugh D. Gravitt, 28, with sus- picion of manslaughter. Gravitt, a taxi driver, was off duty at the time and in his private car. Police records show he has had 23 traffic violations previously against him. GIRK, STALIN IN TALKFEST, 45 MINUTES u B (By Associated Press) Alan K. Girk, US. Ambassador to Moscow, conferred for 46 minutes with Premier Stalin last night. Kirk described his first meeting with Stalin as a courtesy call and said it was a “pleasant visit.” Russia has made its Ambassador to Belgrade a Deputy Foreign Min- ister. The announcement made no mention of a successor 1 Yugo- slavia, which was denounced last week as an “enemy and foe of the Soviet Union.” The guerrilla raaio .in Greece| broadcast charges of firing by{ Yugoslav border patrols in guer- rillas retreating before the Greek government’s new offensive in Northern Greece. Yugoslavia re- cently ‘closed her border wlth' Greece. The government in Athens said mopping up continued in the of- fensive against the guerrillas in the Vitsi mountains near Albania. In China, big American nnfl’ British oil companies began moving ; out of Canton in the face of the| Communist drive for the Natona- list refugee capital. The Nation- alists claim a counter attack had driven the Reds out of Nankang, 195 miles to the northeast FISH LANDINGS Landed this morning fyom Fern II (John Lowell) were 7,000 pounds of black cod and from the Alrita MADE, ANCHORAGE SEATTLE, Aug. 16—(®—Lewis Construction Co., preparing to start 4,$10,000,000 housing project at. An-, chorage, announced today that al $6,000,000- similar project , is- being planned for Fairtanks. Harry Lewis, Company President, said officers and counselors of the| company and their. wives will fly| to Anchorage Sunday to participate | in ground-breaking ceremonies for the Anchorage project. The 34 buildings in the Anchor-| age project will include 686 units, of which 264 are for the Interior | Department and for use by thef Alaska Railroad. The balance will| be built for the Army. Work will| start Monday. { The buildings will be of frame and reinforced concrete construc- tion. Units will range from one to! three bedrooms each. Lewis said some specialized labor will be transported to Anchornge.\ but that the lator supply in the Territory is generally good. Officers and counsel leaving Sun- day includes Lewis, Myer Lurie, Vice President; Alfred Schmid, at- torney. Lewis said the Fairbanks pro- ject, to be financed through F.H.A. would be of the same type as that in Anchorage. He said his company is in the process of negotiating with both Federal and local government offi- cials, Two sites are under consid- eration, but Lewis did not disclose " | where they are. Kenneth Kadow, resident repre- sentative of the Department of Interior, is in Fairbanks conferring with local officials on the project. No date has been set for start of construction, Slrike:h North Coast Greyhound linesieeps Up SEATTLE, Aug. 16—/ The nine-week-old strike against North Coast Greyhound Lines continued today as union headquarters an- nounced an overwhelming rejection of the company'’s latest offer. Striking employees rejected the offer, submitted last week, by a vote of 349 to 19, the announce- ment said. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Aug. 16—®—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau I mine stock today is 3%, American can 93%, Anaconda 29, Curtiss- Wright 8%, International Harvest- er 26%, Kennecott 47%, New York :Central 10%, Northern Pacific 14%, U. 8. Steel 22'%, Pound $4.03. Sales today were 830,000 shares. Averages today are. as follows: PROGRAMIS “ ON WAY T0 PRESIDENT Is Based on Request from Officials-Does Nof Ap- prove of Any Funds WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. —#— A $70,000,000 Public Works pro- gram for Alaska went to President Truman today while a Senate com- | mittee approved a $125,000,000 hous- ing and bullding program for the Armed Services in the Territory. By unanimous vote, the House approved and sent to the Presi- dent a bill which would permit the General Services Administra- tor to draw up a broad Public Works program based on requests from the Territorial government Fand its political subdivisions. Local | sponsors of the projects would re- | pay the federal government from 25 to 75 per cent of the cost, de- pending on the project. | The bill does not approve any | money, however. It would only ‘allow planning to begin. Improvements Planned Improvements planned under the bill could include schools, hospitals, sewers, water supply systems, | bridges, streets and public buildings. The bill would not cover highways. The Senate Armed Services com* mittee yesterday gave its approval ‘to $600,000,000 worth of Public Works of many varieties for the Armed Services at home and abroad. “Largest of the Alasks - projects was the $46,720,000 proposed for Fort Richardson. It would go for ordnance shops, water intake, petroleum terminal storage and dock, design of 400 bed station hos- pital, water supply, warehouses, heat and power plant, water treat- ment, enlisted men's service club, outside utilities, bachelor officers quarters, barracks, family housing and utilities. Need Is “Critical” Among other Alaska projects ask- |ed, and approved by the committee, | were: | Eielson Air Force Base: Theater, maintenance docks, utilities, utili- idor and tie-in to new power plant, reirigeration building, power and | steam plant, telephone excharige, |truck fill stands, barracks, bach- | elor officers quarters, family quart- ers and utilities, $28,156,200. Elmendorf Air Force Base: Tele- ;phone system, outside utilities, warm storage for vehicles, $3,664,- | 600. Army shelters for aircraft, $1,- 000,000. 1 For West Alaska Adak: Permanent communication | facilities, including buildings, col- lateral equipment, and accessory construction, magazine buildings, permanent facilities including bufld- iings, family quarters and utilities $22,616,000. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak: Extension of runway, family quart- |ers and utilities, $2,548,000. | Efelson Air Force Base: Petrol- | eum terminal storage, $6,800,000. | Whittier: Outside utilities, central !heat and power plant, composite | bachelor housing, service and recre- i ation building, $12,645,700. Valdez: Survey Valdez pipeline, $315,000. FRANK BOLD, OF - KETCHIKAN, DIES | KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 16— {P—Frank Bold, 74, a resident of |this city since the gold rusn days of '98, died yesterday after a pro- | longed illness. | He was fire chief here from 1905 {to 1907 and later tecame a ecity councilman. He also was a miner, | steamship company ' representative and laundry operator. Survivors include his widow of Ketchikan and a son, Neill of Seattle. Anchorage Man ToWed in South OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. 16— ‘Raymond T. Morris, 36, Anchorage (Albert Wallace) were 21,000 pounds industrials 180, rails 46.63, utilities and Marie J. Ainsworth, 33, Seattle, of salmon, 36.54. have applied for a marriage license.