The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 8, 1949, Page 1

SATURDAY 1P.M. Edition VOL. LXXIIIL., NO. 11,319 Yanks Defeat Do T0 DISCUSS RAILROAD T0 ALASKA WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—(®— Byron Johnson, Premier of British Columbia, is expected here next week to confer on proposals to construct a railroad through his Canadian province to connect with the Alaska Railroad. Senator Magnuson (D-Wish) said today he looked for Johnson to arrive Monday or Tuesday. Magnuson and Delegate Bartlett of Alaska are backing legislation to authorize President Truman to negotiate with Canada for a sur- vey of proposed routes for the 1,400- mile railroad. It would link a rail- road at Prince George, B.C, with the Alaska line. The House has passed the reso- lution. It is pending in the Senate. PACIFIC NORTHERN CARRIES ELEVEN; TAKES OUT FIVE Eleven passengers were carried yesterday by Pacific Northern Air- lines, six arriving from the west and five departing for the same destination. They were: From Yakutat: Dr. R. L. Smith. From Cordova: Capt. A. E. Lathrop. From Anchorage: Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Webb, Einer LaVold, Mrs. John Dimond. To Anchorage: Joan Kooly, Wes- ley Price, Elmer Sungbiel, Mrs. L. J. Reynoldson, Iver Strom. ® 0 6 8 0 0 & o o WEATHER REPORT (U. S. WEATHER BUREAU) (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 a.m. PST.) In Juneau—Maximum, 48; minimum, 35. At Airport—Maximum, 48; minimum, 26. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Cloudy, intermittent rain day and Sunday. Little change in temperature. Low tonight 45, high Sunday near 48 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—1.39 inches; since Oct. 1, 267 inches; since July 1, 2394 inches; At the Airport—.84 inches; since Oct. 1, 1.30 . inches; since July 1, 1660 inches. 0000000009000 000000000000s00000 ® & & ® 9o 0 0 0 o FROM SKAGWAY Mrs. Ray Reed and Kenton Reed of Skagway are registered at the Baranof Hotel. HOONAH GUEST Mrs. H. D. Daniels from Hoonah is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON ICopyrignt, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — The Aviaton industry isn't advertising it, but the United States is about to lose its superiority in the manufacture of commercial planes. For years, American-built planes have been used by the French, the Dutch, and even the British. The familiar DC types “Made in Amer- ica” have been used by every com- mercial airline in the world, from Burma to Patagonia, But that day is about to pass. The British are now ahead of us in commercial airplane design, while the Swedes are about even and will surpass us soon. Alert Undersecretary of Com- merce C. V. Whitney has been vis- iting England to investigate British commercial air superiority and is reporting that the British already have a jet-propelled transport plane far ahead of anything even started in the U. 8. A. X Reason for the slump in com- mercial airplané design is that the Republican 80th Congress objected _—_—— (Continued on Page Four) ©0000000°%°0000000%°0000000005,e0 MILLION ~ WORKERS ~ ARE IDLE Nothing to Cheer Abouf on| Labor Froni-Picture Is Given Now | (By the Associated Press) There isn’t much to cheer about on the nation’s labor front today. Here's a quick run-down of major disputes which already have made idle more than a million | workers: There was nothing to indicate an early settlement of the coun- try’s major lator trouble—strikes by some 850,000 steel and coal workers. There were threats of a nation- wide railroad strike and a walkout by some 20,000 aluminum workers in eight states. g The continuing strike by John L. Lewis' 380,000 United Mine Workers—now three weeks old— prompted Cyrus S. Ching, Federal Conciliation Director, to warn: *“Each day brings the nation closer to a crisis.” Ching, who urged Lewis -and mine operators to resume negotia- tions in an effort to end the strike, said “This strike must be settled | promptly.” NO COAL SETTLEMENT Ching, after his all-day meeting in Washington with Lewis and the operators, made no claims about bringing a settlement any nearer. Both sides aired their differences at the meeting. The government did not issue an ultimatum that the miners must go back to work or that the negotiations should be resumed at a specific date. At Ching's request, the operators asked Lewis to meet with them next Tues- day or Wednesday. But the time or meeting place has not been set. NO MOVE, STEEL STRIKE The government has made no move, in the week-old steel strike. The dispute over pensions and in- surance has made idle some 450,000 CIO United Steelworkers in basic steel plants and forced the layoff of thousands of other workers in steel-related industries. Ching said no immediate plans have been made to call the union and steel companies tack into gov- ernment sponsored negotiations. | The CIO-USW served notice on | the Aluminum Company of America that 20,000 workers in eight states wil} strike Oct. 17 unless a satis- factory contract is -agreed upon. The union is demanding a wage toost and free pensions and insur- | ance. Alcoa, which produces about half of the nation’s aluminum, said the union’s contract 'demands are indefinite. Officials of the Brotherhood of| Locomotive Firemen and Engine- men met in Chicago to consider possible strike action. The general chairmen will- decide whether to authorize a strike vote among the 110,000 members. LEWISTON LION PLANS DOGITEAM DASH FROM FAIRBANKS TO MAINE Lewis A. Moore of Lewiston, Maine, will switch from the quickest means of transportation to one of | the slowest when he reaches Fair- banks. He was in Juneau today enroute north jon Pan American Airways and told of his plan to mush 5000 miles behind a team of Siberian Huskies on a goodwill tour through Canada and the United States. The journey, sponsored by the Auburn-Lewiston Maine Lions Club, is being advertised as the “Longest Dog Team Trip of All Time.” Pur- pose, besides goodwill, is to raise ! money for his hometown Lions Club Fund for Underprivileged Child-| ren. Moore plans to crack the whip over the lead dog’s ears October| 15 in Fairbanks and head south on| the “Old Winter Trail” to Dawson | Creek. Before reaching Lewiston again, he plans to visit 25 US. and Canadian cities. CHEHALIS VISITOR L. 'A. Barton of Chehalis, Wash., is registered at the Baranof Hotel. | OHIO VISITOR O. D. Treiber of Canton, O., is| registered at the Baranof Hotel. ! “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” WATER COMPANY SUBMITS REPORT 10 CITY COUNCIL Water Rate_ Question Will Be Given Special Council Session Water rates were discussed at the last session attended by outgoing councilmen when the regular City Council meeting was held last night at the City Hall. ‘Financial reports, prepared by the water company, were presented to the council, which in turn hand- ed them to C. J. Ehrendreich, Cer- tified Public Accountant, for analy- 1s. Ehrendreich suggested that the ncoming councilmen be given time to adjust to their new duties before being faced with such a serious matter as the water rate question. H. L. Faulkner, speaking for the water company, said the company can’t possibly make ends meet this vear. He pointed out that the $2890 net return on the owner’s in- vestment doesn't give him eight percent on the money he invested last year. No action was taken by (he old council. However, when new coun- cilmen had been sworn in, a mo-| tion was made to call a special meeting as soon as Ehrendreich's| analysis of the water company statement had been completed. Before adjourning, the old council decided to accept the paving con- tract as completed. ‘The question of annexation to the City of Juneau of the Highlands also came before the old council. Because another petition would have to be signed by the people of the Highlands if changes in the boundaries of the proposed an- nexation ‘were made to include the proposed boat harbor, the council| decided to follow the description | of boundaries set forth in the | petition already signed. Mayor Waino Hendrickson thank- ed the retiring councilmen for tho work they had done. | “You leave a {fine record achievement behind you,” he said. Outgoing councilmen were W. Burr Johnson, J. A. Thibodeau and Edward Nielsen. New councilmen are B. F. Mc- Dowell, Alfred Zenger, Sr., and Ar- thur H. Walther, who were sworn in by Howard Stabler, city attorney. New committees were formed. Fi- nance, Taxation, Appropriations and Elections Committee has for its chairman Zenger; members of the committee are McDowell and J. P. Christensen. McDowell is chairman of the Fire, Water, Health and Sanitation Committee. Members are Walther and George Jorgenson. Schools and | Library Committee is headed by Christensen and includes Zenger and McDowell. of | | Streets, Sewers and Lights Com- mittee chairman is James Larsen with Jorgenson and Zenger making up the committee, Police Commit- tee is headed by Jorgenson with Larsen and Walther also on the committee. Boat Harbor, Floats, and City| Property Committee is headed by Walther and includes Larsen and Christensen. The new council heard Mayor Hendrickson announce that Gold Creek work would get the atten- tion of the city crew this month. The tail end of street improvement | work will also be finished in Ogto- | ber, he said. It was decided, before the council adjourned, that applications for| city jobs would be considered at the | regular council meeting October 21. CITY POLICE FEATURED IN POLICE PUBLICATION Juneau's Police Force takes the lead in the recent issue of® North- west Peace Officer, published by the Northwest Peace Officers Asso- ciation. Cover of the issue which deals with Alaska’s law enforcement organization is a formal group pic- ture of the Juneau Police Force, Chief Bernard E. Hulk, Assistant Chief Frank Cavanaugh, and pa- trolmen Roland Edwards, Ernest Dennis, Fred Bond, Albert Genther and Dewey Dore. Picture of the Alaska Highway Patrol is also included in the issue. The article on the Alaska's law enforcement organization described the Juneau Police Force’s work as “a splendid job of policing.” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1949 dgers Today by Scoreof 6to4 Prominent Elks Coming North EMMETT T. SENATOR MILLER DIES SUDDENLY AT WASHINGTON HOME WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—~®— U. 8. Senator Bert Henry Miller, 70, Tdaho Democrat, died of a heart at- tack at his home here at 8 a.ng, today. last November in the sweep that saw the Democrats recapture con- trol of Congress and elect President Truman. His defeat of Republican Senator Henry C. Dworshak helped to give the Democrats the 54 to 42 edge they held in the Senate at the be- ginning of this session. Since then the margin has been cut to 53 to 43 through the resignation of Sen- ator Wagner (D-NY) and the ap- pointment of John Foster Dulles, a Republican, to succeed him. Presumably Miller’s death will mean the loss of another seat for his party, since Idaho's Gov. C. A. Robins, who will name a successor, is a Republican. This would leave the Democrats with a 52 to 44 mar- gin. JOHNNY MIZE DOES HIS STUFF; SHOWS HE'S NOT THROUGH BROOKLYN, Oct. 8—(®—Big Johnny Mize is the likely hero of the 1949 World Series. The guy many thought was through when the New York Giants sold him to the New York Yankees late in August has demonstrated anew he is ever dangerous, With Leo Durocher, who as Giant Manager cast him aside, looking on irom the stands Big John strode to the plate as a pinchhitter in yes- terday’s game against Brooklyn. The bases were loaded, two out, and the score tied at 1-1. A minute later John had plastered the ball against the right field screen for a long single that scored two runs. ng s HUNTERS MAROONED BY SNOW IN IDAHO (By The Associated Press) In Idaho, National Guardsmen are battling through snow drifts to reseue hundreds of hunters maroon=- ed in the Minidoka National Forest. Some 3,000 hunters entered the for- est yesterday &s a special hunting season opened. Now many of them are said to be in danger of freezing or frostbite. SITKA GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. O. Paxton of Sitkal are registered at the Baranof Hotel. Newfoundland consists of the is- land of that name (42734 square miles) and Labrador (112,000 square miles). i Miller was elected to the Senate 7MLMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ANDERSON Emmett T. Anderson, (cut above) Grand Exalted Ruler of the Bene- 1\'olent Protective Order of Elks ot America, is, with Mrs. Anderson, leading a group of Elks sailing on the Alaska Steamship Company stéamer Aleutian, today, enroute to Ketchikan to officiate at the cere- monies dedicating the new $160,000 Elks Club edifice of that city. The Andersons are from Tacoma where Mr. Anderson heads a printing firm, Past Grand Exalted Ruler, Judge Frank T. Lonergan of the Oregon State Circuit Court and Mrs. Fon- ergan from Portland are in the party. Judge Lonergan 1is pro- ! grammed to make the main speech of the conclave which is expected to attract club members from all sections of Alaska. E. J. Alexander, Chairman ol 'the grand lodge activities commit- tee, in private life Washington State Director of Personnel, and Mrs. Alexander, and V. P. Mc- Namara, President of the Washing- ton State Elks Association, and ! Mrs. McNamara, of Olympia; Lee | Hodgert, Past Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge, and Mrs. Hodgert and Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Shields of Tacoma complete the party. The group is due to arrive in Ket- chikan Monday, Oct. 10. Special ceremonies are scheduled for the ll.(nh, 11th and 12th. MOTHER BERSERK, KIS TWO KALAMAZOO, Mich,, Oct. 8—(® —A 2(-year-old mother went ber- serk today and kiilled her two children with a celery knife, police said. Undersheriff B. K. McGregor said she told him she couldn't| stand the continual crying of the| <hildren. William Howard Freeman, 28, the husband, said he found his wife this morning sitting in a -lood-spattered bathtub with the knife in her hand. \ The dead body of their nine- months-old baby, Larry was in the tub. In a nearby bedroom was the body of another son, John Carroll, six Mrs. Freeman was held at the sheriff’s office without charge for investigation. Final scores of games played yes- terday in playoffs of the minor basetall leagues are as follows: Little World Series (best-of-7)— Indianapolis 5, Montreal 4, 10 in- nings (Indianapolis leads 3-2). Dixie Series (best-of-7)—Nash- ville (SA) 5, Tulsa (TL) 4, 10 in- nings (Nashville wins series, 4-3). Pacific Coast League Final Play- loff — Hollywood 7, San Diego 4| l(wles tied at 2-2), i i | | schools $50,000; wagon roads, bridges ALASKA GETS RECORD SUM FISCAL YEAR Roads Receive Big Share- Sum Is $15,000 Over Previous Allotments By CHARLES D. WATKINS WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—(P—The Interior Department is getting a record total of $84,285,358 in cast and contract authority for its activities in Alaska this year. The conferees on the Interior Department appropriations bill ap- proved $58,647,858 in cash and $25,637,500 in contract authoriza- tions for the year which started July 1. This tops any previous year's total for the department’s Alaskan activities by $15,000. The rill is awaiting President Truman's signature. Of the total for Alaska, $26,762,000 in cash and $8,000,000 in contract authorization is for: New construction on the Kena Lake-Homer road, Eagle-Forty Mile-Alaska Highway, the Turn- again Arm highway, the Richard- son highway-Mt. McKinley Na- tional Park Road, and local farm and industrial roads. WILL PAVE ROADS Also, reconstruction of the Fair- banks-Livengood and Tok Cut-off roads and asphalt surfacing of the Richardson, Glenn, Alaska, Halnes to Boundary, Anchorage to Lake Spenard and Fairbanks to College highways. The Alaska railroad gets $17,000,- 200 in cash and contraclt authori- zation for another $17,000,000 for reconstruction. and rehabilitation. A total of $653,095 is provided the Bureau of Land Management. A revolving fund of $500,000 is set up for the granting of credit to indians for the establishment of industries to bolster the economy of the natives. BIG SUMS FOR ANS Also provided is $5350,000 for education, welfare and conserva- tion of health by the Alaska Na- tive Service and $150,000 for con- version of the ship Coastal Rider, renamed the North Star, for health purposes. A total of $2702,965 cash and $637,000 contract authority is for construction of Indian service buildings and facilities. A $1,271,350 sum is for topogra- phic survey work, gauging streams, classification of lands and mineral resources, Other amounts are: Bureau of Mines $342,000, National Park Serv- lce $537,773; Fish and Wildlife Service $2,404,108; care and custody of the insane $494,400; public and trails $50,000; the Alaska Field Staff of the Division of Territories, $57,467; and the offices of Terri- torial Governor and Secretary, $72,000. 10CAL ELKS ARE GIVEN BIG HONOR Members of the Juneau Lodge, BPOE, have been given the signal honor of conducting the big initia- tion ceremony at Ketchikan next week when the $160,000 Elks Club rcoms are dedicated. The dedica- tion will be attended by the highest official in Elkdom, the Grand Ex- alted Ruler, and other coast digni- taries. The class to be initiated num- bers over 100 and the Juneau de- gree team will do the work. Select- ed from the local lodge for this honor are Arthur (Scotty) Adams, who will be Exalted Ruler; Normnn' Banfield, Leonard Holmquist, Ellis Reynolds, and Howard Simmons. About 30 local Elks will go to Ketchikan for the dedication and it is said about 50 Elks from An- chorage will also attend. STEAMER MOVEMFNTS Aleutian scheduled ‘o sail from Seattle today, due Juneau Tuesday. Princess Louise scheduled to sall from Vancouver Monday, Oct. 10 at 8 pm, Baranof from west scheduled southbound 2 a. m, Monday. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE [#&] PRICE TEN CENTS{ BOX SCORE BROOKLYN, Oct. 8—(P—Offi- cial box score of the fourth game of the 1949 World Series. NEW YORK (A) AB R H O Rizzuto, ss 1 Henrich, 1b 10 Berra, ¢ 10 DiMaggio, cf R. Brown, 3b Woodling, 1f Mapes, rf Bauer, rf Coleman, 2b Lopat, p Reynolds ,p TOTALS BROOKLYN (N) Reese, ss . Miksis, 3B Sox, 8b ... Snider, cf Robinson, 2b Hodges, 1b Olmo, If Campanella, ¢ Hermanski, rf Vewcombé, p datten, p ~~T. Brown irskine, p .~Jorgensen 3anta, p .. :~Whitman w sl occocccoocorrrocor ol cocomrnnnne loccococconwmrrrornongSlorcormonomun cccococormpunanercoopd] coovmner |l cccococorommmnuwoonndPol oncocowerosd @ | morororprsrwennaP | nuapbwwwsss TOTALS .35 9 2 \—1lied out for Hatten in 5th. —struck out for Erskine in 6th. >—struck out for Banta in 8th. Errors: Miksls; RBI: Mapes 2, Lopat, R. Brown 3, Robinson, Olmo, Campanella, Hermanski; 2b: Reese, R. Brown, Mapes, Lopat; 3b: R. Brown. Double Plays: Miksis, Cam~ panelle and Robinson; Rizzuto anc deprich. Earned Runs: New York ‘A) 6; Brooklyn (N) 4. Left: New York (A) 17; Brooklyn (N) 5. BB: »ff Newcomte 3 (DiMaggio, Brown, Woodling) ; Lopat 1 (Robinson); Hatten 2 (Henrich, DiMaggio); 3anta 1 (Rizzuto). €O: by Lopat + (Hermanski, Newcombe, Misksis, Hodges) ; Reynolds 5 (Jorgensen. 3nider, Olmo, Hermanski, Whit- man); Banta 1 (DiMaggio). Hits and runs off Ne 5and 3 in 1 2-3 innings; Hatten 3 and 3 in 1 1-3; Erskine 1 and 0 in 1; Banta L and 0 in 3; Lopat 9 and 4 In 5 2-3; Reynolds 0 and 0 in 3 1-3. Winner—Lopat; loser—Newcombe. Umpires — Jordan (NL) plate; Jubbard (AL) first base; Rear- don (NL) second base; Passarella /AL) third base; Hurley (AL) left field foul line; Barr (NL) right field foul line. Attendance—33934 (paid). Time—2:42. Recelpts—8$167,- 206.37. - = PLAY-BY-PLAY. First Inning Yankees— Rizzuto cracked New- ~ombe’s second pitch past Reese in- to centr field for a single. Henrich, after fouling off six pitches, slashed a ground single past Hodges, sending Rizzuto to third. Joe Hatten, a lefthander, started warming up in the Dodger bull- pen. Berra grounded to Mikisis and Rizzuto was caught in the rundown between third and home. He ran out of the baseline trying to evade a tag by Campanella and was ruled out by Third Base Umpire Art Pasarella. When Henrich, who had reached second on the play, strayed too far off the base Campanella whipped him out with a fine throw to Robifison who made the tag to complete a double play. Berra was safe at first on the flelder's choice. DiMaggio walked. Newcombe pitch- ed three straight balls o Brown, bringing Coach Clyde Sukeforth out of the Dodger dugout for a con- ference. Newcombe remained in the box and threw a fourth ball to Brown to load the bases. Wood- ling ignored balls, took a strike, and then went out on a vicious liner to Snider in dead center. No runs, two hits, no errors, and three left on base. Dodgers—Reese looked at a call- ed strike, and then uploaded a double off the left-center ffeld wall. Miksis topped Lopat’s first pitch a few feet in front of the plate and was thrown out, Berra to Henrich with Reese holding second. | Snider grounded out, Brown to | Henrich, Reese still holding second. Rizzuto made a scintilating stop of | Robinson’s hard grounder near sec- ond base and threw to Henrich | who made a fine pickup of the low | throw for the putout. | ‘No runs, one hit, no errors, and | one left on base. Second Inning Yankees— Newcombe speared, Mapes' drive back to the box and DENVER GUEST J. M. Campell of Denver, Colo., lie registered at the Baranof Hotel.' | tossed him out easily at first. Cole- | man 'n 7 .::.;ewslx) (Coptinuea ol fouled to Campanella near the REYNOLDS IS AGAIN HERO, BIG SERIES Retires Last Ten Men After . Relieving Ed Lopat to Win for Yanks SHORT SCORE .6 10 4 9 Yankees Dodgers (OMPOSITE SCORE Yankees Dodgers SCORE Yankees— Runs Hits Eryors Dodgers— Runs Hits Errors By JACK HAND EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, Oct. 8.—{M—Allig Reynolds, the op- sning day shutout hero, retired the last ten men in succession today after relieving Ed Lopat to save a 6-4 New York victory over Brook- lyn. The win gave the Yanks a commanding 3-1 game edge in the 46th World Series. Lapat took a bulging 6-0 lead into the sixth inning before the Dodgers aroused the sellout crowd of 33,034 by knogking.out Lopat with seven singles in a four-run inning. Then came Reynalds, the oft-re- leved, to turn in a sparkling relief job that rivalled Joe Page's effort of yesterday. 4 Walking in with the tying run on first base and two out in the sixth, Allle curled a third called strike past pinch hitter Spider Jor- gersen to end the big Brook threat. Banta walked Rizzuto and allow- ed a single by Henrich starting the Y“: ninth. Campanella then pick- ad Rizzuto off third base with = fine peg and Banta escaped without any New York scoring. Reynolds retired the Dodgers in order in the last of the ninth, strik- ing out the last two batters. CHINESE AT CANTON ON RUSH OUT (By The Assoclated Press) Chinese began fleeing from Can- ‘on today as the front to the north showed signs of caving under the pressure of attacking Red armies. Diplomats in Canton said they expected to hear Monday that the Nationalist capital was being mov< ed to Chungking. That was the wartime capital in Western China. KuKong, anchor city only 125 miles north of Canton, was yielded without a fight. Henkyang, the Na- tionalist base 265 miles to the north, appeared to have been aban- doned., Press reperts said Gen. Pai Shung-hsi, central front comnmand- er, had quit Hengyang and would set up headquarters at Kweilin, capital of his native Kwangsi Pro- vince. That was a hint he may leave Canton to its fate. His 200,000~ man army is the best left to the Nationalists on the Chinese main- land. A well-informed commonwealth diplomat in London said Britain will recognize the newly-established Chinese Con munijst regime in Peip- ing. India was expected to take a like step. Other commonwealth governments might follow suit. Trade with China is a big factor. SEATTLE VISITOR L. E. Wick of Seattle is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. i FROM SEATTLE ‘ Arncld Bach of Seattle is register- led at the Baranof Hotel,