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

“VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,378 TRUMAN ON RECORD AS IKE'S FRIEND By Ernest B. Vaccaro Key West, Fla., Dec. 16—(»—Pre- sident Truman today made it a matter of record that he and General Dwight D. Eisenhower are “good friends and always have been.” Apparently concerned about stor- ies out of Key West that he regards | the former army chief of staff as a candidate for the Presidency, the Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters: “The President wants it to go on record that he and General Eisen- hower are good friends and always have been.” Ross himself described the stories as “souped-up” and said he knew of no intimates with whom the President has discussed the possi- bility of Eisenhower becoming a candidate. The White House reaction came after Eisenhower, now PreSident, of Columbia University, said he was not a candidate, no matter what anyone thinks, and will not be talked into becoming one. “Does the President regard Gen- eral Eisenhower as a candidate?” A reporter asked Ross. The Secretary said “I don’t know what is in his (The President’s) mind. The President is not talking about it along those lines.” The discussion took place at a news conference, SEATILE C OF C COMMITTEE T0 COME NEXT MAY SEATTLE, Dec. 16—(®—The ex- ecutive committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce gave au- thorization to its Alaska Division yesterday. for. a Chamber-sponsored tour of Alaska next May. The early authorization was granted at the request of John H. Perry, Chairman of the Alaska Di- vision, so that those participating might make plans. “Competition for Seattle’s trade with Alaska is increasing,” Perty declared. “Ship lines from other ports have created a minor diver- sion of trade from Seattle. It is evi- dent that the personal visits by Se- attle businessmen must be made at least annually to maintain our economic relationship with Alaska.” MISS DAWES HOME Miss Ardath Dawes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dawes, arrived in Juneau' yesterday from Seattle aboard Pan American plane. Miss Dawes, a Junior at Wash- ington State College at Pullman, will spend the holidays in Juneau, returning to school about January 2 Majoring in art, Miss Dawes was recently pledged as a member of the National Art Honorary Delta Phi Delta. The Washington Merry - Go-Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyrignt, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — One of the worst scandals in the nation today is income-tax fraud and the way certain politicos or friends of pol- iticos are able to get away with it. With the country facing almost certain tax increases next year, it remains a fact that every man who dodges his taxes sends the tax bill up higher for the other fel- low. Recently this column cited var- lous tax cases where the little guy got prosecuted, but the big guy —able to hire political influence— got off. This is far more frequent than the public realizes, and. this column herewith begins a series to show how jncome-tax fraud is put across, For instance, in Mobile, Ala., Joe Mitchell and his brother-in-law, Sam Ripps, organized the Gulf Coast Tobacco Co., during’ the war and sold millions of dollars worth of jewelry to army post exchnnge.s.'l The boys in the army camps would buy almost anything those days and Ripps and Mitchell made » killing. Then, a couple of years later, al- ert Treasury agents caught them keeping two sets of books, and after! long investigation, recom+ mended criminal prosecution. The two men who were so eager to sell jewelry to G.I's had not (Continued on Fage Four) REQUEST FOR GRADE SCHOOL BUILDING IS MADE FROM C. F. §. Request for construction of a |grade school building at an esti- mated cost of $400,125 made today by the Juneau Independent School “Bom-d, is the first application filed for Federal aid under the new Al- {aska Public Works’ Act. The completed application form was - delivered by Superintendent Sterling Sears to John Argetsinger, Alaska District Engineer of the Community Facilities Service which ‘is implementing the measure. “While we have discussed projects totalling nearly $54,000,000 for which applications are certain to be fil- ed,” said Argetsinger this afternoon, “the authorized groups making the requests had to meet with City Councils and other bodies, and al- so complete the forms. The Juneau School Board really acted fast.” Argetsinger came back from Ket- chikan' yesterday. after making a swing through the entire Terri- tory with Arthur D. Morrell, De- puty Cimmision of CFS; Marx, Special Assistant to the CFS Commissioner, and Miss Mary Miec- zkowski, secretary. The others took off yesterday from Ketchikan to return to Washington, D. C., af- ter nearly a month of intensive work in Alaska to get the pro- gram under way immediately. Argetsinger remained to head the Alaska District staff, on which are Mel Frazier, Joseph Patton and Miss Maxine Lund. Frazier and Patton, legal and fin- ancial experts, respectively, are as- signed to the Juneau office until permanent replacements can be found. | Miss Lund, who formenly was with Ithe Public Works Administration there, is the CFS secretary. Summary of Kequests operates as part of the General Services Administration which was created last July. Following is a summary of Ter- ritorial and municipal requests i which Argetsinger expects to be confirmed by formal application immediately. They are listed accord- ing to types of projects; number of public bodies applying in each category and the amount in each “ALL THE NEW'S ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949 TOURIST TRADE 2 NAMES IN| with HoNoLuLy COMMIE pOSTSIGovernor_ieporis on | Month in Japan, Philip- | pines and Hawaii i Former Hi;fi _Communisl Testifies -- Defendant Smiles Faintly SAN rRANCISCO, Dec. 16—(P— Suntanned and smiling, and pro- fessing himself refreshed and stim- ulated by his month in the Pa- cific. Gov. Ernest Gruening today MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIDGES USEDGRUENNG SEexs A, F. | MAN'S|Inferior's Plan for Venture | ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS LOST GIRL RECEPTION IS|. Capital in North Is Taking | 15 FOUND; Shape fo Supplant Old Bil! HOSTILE; QUITS Bitter DispuIe_T akes Place Over Personnel on Alaska SS Vessel SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—(®—A bitter Lester The Community Facilities Service | A former Red leader, once impri- soned for trying to Communize U.S. soldiers, says Harry Bridges twice iwas elected to the Communist Party’s powerful central committee. Bridges is on trial in Federal Court on a perjury charge—accused of lying when he swore, to obtain U.S. citizenship in 1945, that he never had been a .Communist. Australian born, he is. President of the CIO International Long- shoremen’s and Wagehousemen's Union. The witness who testified that BEridges was a memcer of the cen- tral committee was Paul Crouch. He testified yesterday that Bridges was elected to the committee in 1936 under the name Rossi; and that he was elected again in 1938 under the name Dorgan, Both times, Crouch said, the Communist delegates cheered wil&ly when Bridges' asserted “Nom-de- Red” names were placed before the convention. 1 Crouch said he was high in U.S. Communist circles 17 years until he {inally withdrew. He was a dis- trict organizer in 12 states, editor !Of party magazines and newspapers; ja leader in numerous Communist iront organizations. SERVED 3 YEARS And at his height as a Red, Crouch added, he was sentenced to 40 years in Federal prison for trying to Communize the U.S. Atmy but served less than three years. Crouch is the sixth government witness to testify that Bridges was discussed aspects of two contrasting dispute over jurisdiction of Marine territories, Hawaii and Alaska. Steward personnel grew tense ye- Governor and Mrs. Gruening re- terday as an American Federation turned yesterday from Honolulu, of Labor Unionist quit a ship which where they had met Thnnksglvmg'm"ed him only the day before. Day, Mrs. Gruening going direct| Marvin L. Lantz, who had been from Juneau and Seattle, her hus- |Shibped on the Alaska Steamship band arriving with Treasury Sec- Company’s Coastal Monarch, told Iretnrv John W. Snyder and his|® National Labor Relations Board i party, via Japan and the Philip~ Bearing that the reception he re- 'pincs. ceived aboard ship from a member Governor Gruening, for whom it :r 'l?l rival union _was ‘‘extremely was the first visit in two years, |00 ° Rl ) R expressed admiration for the “mag- st .E drexg:n ir ot bel s. pts nificent way in which Hawaii has | S‘¢War L e BRee . 0, developed the tourist industry to the National Union of Marine Cooks the point where it is becoming a and Stewards, Congress of Indus- major source of incon’xe yos trial Organizations affiliate, which X6 e riew oppol-"tunltles in has the contract with the steamship . company. thf: f::::c fo‘:r k:;h lt":\:n?‘::;ican Lantz was one of four members World Alrways. to establish low|°f the AFL Pacific Marine Stewards round-trip rates between Alaska g:s':: :mi:evf;; Zx:plo;;i z:::; , and Honolulu via Seattle,” he com- s S mented. “The fare would be Sp= three were hired for the S.S. Denali, proximately $204 to and from Ju- which did not arrive in port until late Thursday. S R SRR biar S I Waterfront observers were anx- points. Such a move would gener- ate o mibstantial/ivalime’ of neWllous]y awaiting developments aboard | that vessel, which probably wil traffic. Many Alaskans go outside | i each year—they would enjoy theqn“ sign on its crew until Saturday. Durin, cross-examination, Ed-| contrast of the Islands. Many Ho- (o o" 8y FOSCRE PRI, MALMER 0 i3 e IOBIIRIG t°°'1Gates, Company counsel, said none; We could induce a large numberlor the four had been dispatched of them to come here. o from the AFL Hall. “I understand,” he continued,|™ oy yoq peen hired as result of Fhlge an .American by Iflgd such individual applications they had an application with the Civil Aero- made to the company, in accordince nautics Board. Their route from|g,;.. o company statement issued Seattle and Portland is not really three weeks ago, he said. developed yet; this might helPl mrye gtatement was made at the materially.” H {start of an NLRB hearing on charg- { The Governor had a very good opportunity to discuss defense prob- lems with military men in Japan, the Philippines and Hawaii. “I found nothing but support,” high in Communist circles. Pre- vious witnesses also have said the lubor ‘leader ' uséd ‘his mother's maiden name, Dorgah, and Rossi for party membership. classification : Applications Requested School Facilities....... 24...$15,897,000 Sewar Projects 16 2,579,000 Water Supply ... 15... 3,181,000 , Crouch said there was some criticism of Bridges' work at the 1936 convention but that William Schneiderman, identified as a dis- trict bureau party leader, “said the he said, “for my wellknown views urging far more defenses in the Pacific, and specifically for Alaska. Thewneed is especially urgent, in view of the fact that /the Com- | Combined sewer and water 4 Street paving . L} W Power supply, . 10. Small boat harbor .. Administration bldgs Hospitals and health centers ... Roads 3 i Recreation bldgs. | and playgrounds . Land clearance, fill .. Bridge and viaduct Flood control .. Telephone ‘Warehouse Library .. lsnfety bldgs. lCemetery Walks Dock .. Garage 6,060,000 6,385,000 6,635,000 2,775,000 1,695,000 635,000 1,553,000 267,000 2,330,000 1,080,000 475,000 315,000 290,000 260,000 110,000 55,000 45,000 225,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 Communication. 137 $53,842,000 Kelchikan Goes' Wei; Here's Positive Proof KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 16— (F—What wouldn't drought-stricken New York City give for some of Ketchikan, Alaska’s over-supply of water? Ketchikan—the wet spot of the nation—passed the 200-inch mark for 1949 rainfall at 4 pm. Wednes- day. The official figure was 200.52 mnches. B The all-time Ketchikan record of 190" inches for a calendar year was broken two weeks ago. Ketchikan’s 200 inches compares with what is believed to be a re- | | 655,000 | munists now have taken China and threaten to over-run Asia.” In Honolulu, Gov. Gruening joined the House of Representa- tives subcommittee on territories for meetings and inspections. name of Harry Bridges should be on the list” of committee nominees. FAINT SMILE Crouch quoted Schneiderman as arguing that Bridges had made important contributions to lhe‘ party. “The committee,” said Gruening, Communist party leaders Earl|“was particularly interested in Browder and Jack Stachel “agreed | studying the civil government of and at the end Browder. stated |the trust territories—the Marian- ‘Well, we'll put on the list Comrade | nas, Marshalls and Carolinas—ot Bridges',” the witness continued. which the United States is trustee. Bridges smiled faintly “This group also is interested in Crouch’s testimony. statehood; this committee, you The defense lost two legal skirm- | know, has twice reported favorably ishes. Federal Judge George B.|cn statehood for béth Alaska and Harris overruled a motion for a|Hawall.” mistrial, and another to strike out IMPRESSED WITH HAWAIL a portion of Manning R. Johnson's Alaska's Governor was “more than testimony. ever impressed” with what the The defense argued that the court | people of Hawali have dqne to constantly criticised Bridges’ at- | improve their economy and indus- torneys and made “thinly veiled liries, despite the severe setback of threats against them.” ithe five-month shipping strike. £ “Besides the major industries of PROSECUTION LOSES sugar, pineapple and tourists,” he SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16—(P— | commented, “arts and crafts have The prosecution in the Harry |been built up to the proportions of Bridges’ perjury trial was blocked [ an important industry. In this re- today from an attempt to show | spect, we”cnn learn from our sister at es of unfair labor practices against | CIO Union and shipping companies, 1based on allegations made by the; AFL Union. i The hearing was recessed later yesterday by trial examiner Robert L. Piper until January 4. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Dec. 16—Closing quotation of Alaska, Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 101, Anaconda 28%, Curtiss-Wright 7% i International Harvester 29%, Ken- [necott 51, New York Central 11, Northern Pacific 127%, U. 8. Steel 26%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,960,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 197.88, rails 51.58, util- ities 40.95. { STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday af- ternoon or evening. Denali scheduled to sail from; Seattle Saturday. Baranof from westward scheduled southbound Sunday. o o o o o 3 WEATHER REPORT (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PST.) In Juneau—Maximum 32; minimum 22. At Airport—Maximum 29; minimum 14. that Communist party officials had discussed ‘“expulsion of Bridges from the party.” Judge George BT Harris ruled that such testimony was not ad- missitle because it would be hear- say, inasmuch as the government would not allege that Bridges at- tended such meetings. The jury was out during the dis- cussion. F. Joseph ‘Donohue, government attorney, told the court he would like to offer testimony from Paul Crouch, professed ex-Communist, about the alleged meetings at which Bridges’ “expulsion” was reportedly discussed. b | g . . . . . . territor; Governor Gruening and the Washington party dined with El- pidio Quirino just after he had won the election in the Philippine Islands. “The Philippines face a difficult { problem, largely due to destruction during the war.” Recuilding is progressing more rapidly in Japan than in the Phil-| ippines, Governor Gruening ob- served. * “I was very much impressed with the maginificent way in which Gen- eral MacArthur is conducting the reconstruction and rehabilitation program in Japan,” said the Gov- ernor. FORECAST Ju ana Vielnity) Fair and cold tonight and Saturday with fresh north- easterly winds. Low tempera- ture tonight about 20. High Saturday about 25. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—None; since Dec. 1—3.25 inches; since July 1—52.13 inches. At Airport—None; since Dec. 1—1.36 inches; since July '1—34.48 iuches. ® o o 0 0 0 0 0o o ° 2 ° . . . . ] . 3 . . 3 . ] L] . . . . [} . . [] his immediate interests are in see- cord of 184 inches in the states. ‘That mark was set'in. 1931 at the ATF of L WILL HAVE Oxbow station on Washington State’s Olympic peninsula. BOY HURT SLEDDING ON GOLD STREET HILL George Michaud, 12, suffered cuts on his face as a result of a sledding accident on Gold Street late yester- day afternoon. He was taken to St. Ann's hos- pital by other sledders on the hill after be had collided with the sharp end of an .overturned sled’s run- ners, He was released from the hos- pital this morning. CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Invitation are in the mail ask- ing Territorial and Federal offic- ials to be guests of the Juneau Central Labor Council and the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor at a Christmas party Satur- day afternoon, December 24 at the AF of L Hall on Second Street. Hours will be from 4 to 6 pm. T, B. Erickson, executive secretary ATF of L, is in charge of plans for the Christmas open house. SEATTLE VISITOR M. S. Frazier of Seattle is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel, “The people of Japan are better off than they have ever been. When it. comes to going alone, however, they will have a tough time. The island is small and cannot possibly support its 80,000,000 population. Japan will have to develop new markets.” Asked if Alaska might have any place in these, Gov. Gruening smiled and said, “We know they are expert fishermen, but we ex- pect them to keep on their own side. There might be room for Japanese manufacturingsof pearls, for instance.” The Snyder party flew over Hiro- shima, and the Governor was amazed at the speed with which that city has been rebuilt. In the niatter of Alaska's de- velopment, Governor Gruening said ing the Community Facilities Serv- ice program activated with the greatest possible speed, and like activity in housing. A subcommittee of the Alaska Board of Administration met in the Governor's office this morning to coordinate plans with municipali- ties on the new Territorial Build- ing, discussing det#ls of the pro- posed site. Mayor Waino Hendrickson met with the group, which numbers Gruening, Treasurer Henry Roden, the Attorney General, who was rep- resented by Assistant Attorney Gen- eral John H. Dimond, and Highway Engineer Frank A. Metcalf. Asked if he plans to call a spe- cial session of the Territorial Legis- lature, Governor Gruening replied, “I see no need for one.” \ ! u l | By VERN HAUGLAND | AP Special Washington Ser J WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—(® Congress early next year may be asked to set up an Alaska Develop- ment Administration. The purpose would be to make loans to private interests for start- ing new businesses and industries in the Territory. HOUSING COM. OF DEFENSE DEPT. .T0 COME TO ALASKA WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—®— The Defense Department announced today that its housing commission will leave by plane Jan. 4 for an inepection of military housing in Alaska ‘ The tentative schedule calls for a stop the night of Jan. 4 at Great Falls, Mont., and arrival the next day at Anchorage. On Jan. 7, the commission will visit Fairbanks, returning the tol- lowing day to Anchorage. Visits to Whittier and possibly Kodiak also are planned before the group returns to Washington on Jan. 11, The commission, appointed to assist in finding ways to improve military housing conditions, is to report tn Defense Secretary John- son early next spring. Members are Bertram E. Giesecke of Austin, Tex., chairman; Frank E. McKinney of Indianapolis, and Clarence H. Low of New York. The commission will be accom- panied by representatives of the armed services and the Interior Department, ANCHORAGE RAPE SLAYER TO HANG; JURY OUT 40 MINS. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 16— (P—A_22-year-old Fort Richardson soldier. with a reform school back- ground was convicted Thursday ot the rape-slaying of a middle-aged woman July 31. By the form of the verdict, the Federal Court jury, after only 40 minutes deliteration, decreed that Harvey L. Carignan shall die by hanging. If he goes to the gallows it will ibe the first hanging in the Third Judicial Distriet within the longest memory of court personnel. The gangling youth, who called a North Dakota reform school “home” from the time he was 12 years old until he entered the serv- ice, showed no jemotion when the verdict was read. Later, alone in his cell in the Federal jail, he threw his hands over his face and “sobbed like a Laby,” guards said. He was accused of raping and beating Mrs. Laura Showalter to death, a crime the prosecution called “the most brutal ever com- mitted in this court district.” Defense attorneys indicated the conviction will be appealed. Federal Judge George Folta of Juneau, alding in hearing local court cases, gave the jurors three possible forms of verdict: guilty, guilty without capital punishment, and innocent. Under Alaska law, af least five days must elapse before sentencing. Carignan also awaits sentencing on a previous federal jury convic- tion. He' was found guilty Nov. 22 of agsault with intent to rape an- other Anchorage woman. COUPLE CLUB MEETING | The Couple Club of the North-t ern Light Presbyterian Church will meet at 6:30 pm. on Tuesday for| their December meeting. The menu committee will be Mr. and Mrs. The Interior Department 1s | dralting a bill to that end. Reginald C. Price, one of (e Department cificials working on it, told a re- porter: “The primary purpose is to over- come the most important single remaining obstacle to the develop- ment of Alaska—the lack of ven- ture capital. “What little money there is available for Alaskan projects is at interest rates too high to serve the purpose. Eight percent is the going rate.” The proposed measure would re- place the Alaska Development Cor- poration bill advanced last Septem- Ler by William E. Warne, Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Price, Special Assistant to Warne, said that bill is dead. It would have set up an agency to enable the Federal government to establish its own industries and husinesses in Alaska at perhaps a cost of $1,000,000,000 and later, it feasible, sell or lease them to pri- vate interests. MANY LOAN SUBJECTS Price said the forthcoming pro- posal involves a much smaller fig- ure. He added that a “good many enterprises” are under consideration as 1'’kely loan subjects under the propesed program. Some, he said, are in advanced stages of consideration. Among these is a possible cement plant project, under study for two years. “A cement plant is our No. 1 in- dustrial need for Alaska,” Price said. “We especially want one in the rail belt, in the area between Sew- ard and Fairbanks, “Federal loans might also pro- vide opportunities for development of timber resources and minerals, and for creation of various process- ing plants to handle materials that can be produced in Alaska. “There is a primary need also for recreational facilities to serve the influx of population. By and large, however, the program would be devoted to making venture capi- tal available for the establishment and encouragement of sound in- dustrial enterprises.” QUICK SETTLEMENTS The loan program would tie in with Alaska project settlement legislation now before the House Public Lands Committee. This till would authorize the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corp. to spend up to $7,500,000 in connection with the quick installation of settlement projects in Alaska. Much of the money would be uvsed fer clearing and leveling land for farms, a process so tedious and costly in Alaska it has prevented agricultural expansion, The funds also could be used to ald construction of creameries, fruit processing plants, sawmills and other establishments to meet com- munity needs without delay. In preparation for the settlement progvam, the Interior Department has withdrawn from public entry three areas totaling 190,000 acres, on Alaska’s Kenal Peninsula, pend- ing studies as to their suitability for settlement projects. There have been similar with- drawals of 86,000 acres in the Chena area east of Fairbanks, and 32,147 acres in the Dunbar sector west of Fairbanks. The extent of permanently frozen ground in the Dunbar area is such, however, that the project plan there may be dropped and the.land re- turned to developmnt for other purposes, Price said. MINSTER IS FOUND GUILTY " OF WIFE'S DEATH ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 16—(P— The Rev. George P. Hetenyi, 40- year-old Amgherst, N.Y., clergyman Carlos W. Holland and Mr. and|today was found guilty of second Mrs. Wayne C. Richey, The pro-]degree murder in the fatal shoot- gram will be in charge of the Rev.|ing. of his ‘wife. The verdict was and Mrs. Willis R. Booth. The|returned af 11:25 a.m. by a Monroe Christmas theme will be carried out, | county jury. He can receive a sen- All members of the Club are urged | tence of 20 years to life. to be present for the dinner and Following the discovery of her the program. Lody in the Genesee river on April 23, he was charged® with first de- giree murder. The Episcopal Clergyman has steadfastly maintained he was in- nocent. Monroe County Judge Dan- iel J. O'Mara set Jan. 16 for sen= tencing. LYBECK TO GO SOUTH Bert Lybeck, former Juneau street department superintendent, will leave tomorrow by PAA for Ta- coma, Wash., and his annual med- ical check-up. He was given a send- off party Saturday by 14 of the men who worked under him. The party was at the harbormaster’s house at the small boat harbor. FROM ANCHORAGE \ John Gerwels of Anchorage is|were included in the sale. Villagers registered at the Gastineau Hotel.' cwn 20 fishing vessels, IS OKEH Spends Four Wintry Nights in Cabin, No Food, Heat ~Is Christmas Present LONGVIEW, Wash,, Dec. 16—(® —A plucky Girl Scout who had waited patiently in a wilderness cabin four wintery nights for her rescue was resting today in a warm Lospital bed. A physician said 16-year-old Ruth Aterle of Kelso was respond- ing quickly to' nourishment and needed only a few days of rest be- iore rejoining her family for the holidays. Her safety has been almost a Christmas present to this entire southwest Washington area. Ruth sald herself last night “I never thought I'd be a Christmas pre- sent.” RESCUED GIRL CHEERED The search had been the most ex- tensive for a missing person in the history of Cowlita county. Business- men, loggers, stevedores, boys and girls—even housewives—had joined the hunt. Some of them had risked their jobs to remain In the woods. Townspeople at Kelso lined the roads and cheered when the ambu- lance 1 drove out of the mountains toward the hospital here. The girl disappeared from a group of teen-agers cutting Christ- mas trees Sunday. Since then, while balf a thousand men combed the mountain country northeast of here, Ruth had been alone and without food in the snow and rain. But when found yesterday she calmly identified herself and said “will you take me home?” Later she told rescuer Charles F. Smith “I knew I'd get out. I wasn't scared. But I hope no one clse ever gets lost.” GIRL PIRST SEBN- Smith and his son, Phillip, had’ started over a mountaln to join the main search party when they saw the girl in a clearing. She was returning from getting a drink at a creek near the small 12 by 12 foot square hut where she had curled up to cleep four previous nights. ‘The sturdy physical health of the girl kept her on her feet until she reached the ainbulance. Smith said the girl walked “all the way to the rgad—several miles—except when I carried her across the streams.” Ruth had smiles for her rescuérs and was still without tears until her mother, Mrs. William Aberle Er, took her in her arms at the hospital. “I'm all right, mother. I'm all right; 'm happy now.” “I realized I was lost about an hour after I tecame separated from the rest of the kids,” Ruth said. “I got on a long road and walked for a while. Finally I found the cabin. It was fairly dry. I found an old door that was off its hinges in cne corner. I crawled in behind the door and didn't get too cold.” Dr. C. H. DuVall sald last night the girl had suffered “extreme fatigue and extreme nervousness, but is in surprisingly good shape.” HARRIS CANNERY BOUGHT BY KAKE, FOSTER DISCLOSES SEATTLE, Dec. 16—®—Purchase of a salmon cannery by an Alaskan fishing village was announced here Thursday. The village of Kake bought the cannery on its shore from PE. Huarris and Company, Seattle, for an undisclosed price. Kake is 56 miles west of Petersburg on Kupreanof Island. The announcement was made jointly by Frank Johnson, member of the village council and the Ter- ritorial House of Representatives; Don C. Foster, area director of the Alaska Native Service, and P. E. Harris, Foster also said negotiations for another cannery, this one at Kla- wock, will be completed within a month. Klawock, west of Ketchikan, will buy the cannery from the Charles Demmert Company. Both canneries will te purchased with funds borrowed from the fed- eral government under the Indian Reorganization Act. Kake will pay off the loan in 10 years. it The village has a population of 400, which is dependent on fishing for g livelihood. Nine fishtraps