The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 1, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA. EMPIRE VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,416 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDN MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1950 Faint Radio Signal SPEEDY OK 10 H-BOMB GIVES DRIVE TO RACE WASHINGTON, Feb. 1—(P—The United States is going. ahead full blast on development of a hydro- gen super bomb in an ‘ebvious ef- fort to win the atomic arms, race with Russia. Only an agreement which would bar atomic weapons in all coun- tries, including Russia, under a tight system of international con- trols, can now banish this prospec- tive weapon from American arsen- als. The State Department is review- ing American policy on internation- al controls—reportedly including the possibility of a new approach to Russia—but whether anything will come of such studies remains to be seen. The decision to go ahead with work on the hydrogen bomb, ex- pected to be vastly more destructive than the original A-bomb, was an- nounced by President Truman yes- terday. He said he had reached his conclusion under his “responsibility as commander in chief of the arm- ed forces to see to it that our country is able to defend itself against any possible aggressor.” Congrass gav: overwhelming ap- proval today uo the decision and put emphasis on speed in doing so Through much Capitol Hill com- ment ran the theme: We can't let Russia get anead of us. No announcement by the Chief Executive in recent months has been bailed with such unanimity of approval as Mr. Truman's state- ment yesterday that he has di- rected the Atomic Energy Com- mission to proceed on the new ‘weapon_of destruction. ICE PULLS UP PILING AT SMALL BOAT HARBOR A piling, pulled up by the ice in the small boat harbor, has been sawed off by members of the city street crew. They were called when the piling, at the end of number five finger float, threatened to damage several small vessels, N. B. Sorrels, acting harbormaster, said. He warned all boat owners to check their vessels carefully for leaks if a thaw should melt the coat of sheet ice in the harbor. There is danger of the boats’ tak- ing water, as the ice has been known to pull out calking, he said. The Washington Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — An interesting development has taken place in- side the Atomic Eenergy Commis- side the Atomic Energy Commis- seriously considering a Republican to be the new chairman, replac- ing David Lilienthal. The Republican is Admiral Lewis Strauss, onetime Secretary to Herb- ert Hoover and a member of the Wall Street firm of Kuhn, Loeb. It was Strauss who opposed Lilien- thal inside the commission regard- ing the hydrogen bomb—Strauss being’ for the new bomb, Lilienthal being against it. Feeling between the two men has been strained, and the President —instead of siding with his old Democratic friend, Liltenthal—has backed up Republican Strauss re- garding the H-bomb, and now is even considering him for chairman. Strauss, however, believes the chairman should be a Democrat; also says he expects to resign from government. This means that Tru- man will have three atomic vacan- cies to fill—Lilienthal’s, Strauss’s, and Sumner Pike’s, also a Republi- can. 2 One reason for Truman’s sudden coolness toward Lilienthal has been the fear that his negative ideas on the hydrogen bomb would be pick- ed up by Moscow and used as a phony peace offensive. That was why Truman was so opposed to Lilienthal’s idea of going to Moscow to try to make a bomb deal with the Russians. Truman feels, as the result of many attempted agreements with Moscow, that any conference of this kind would be as profitable as a (Continued on_Page Four) "MARCH OF DIMES' TOTAL MAY REACH GOAL OF §1,000 With several group collections yet {to be reported, and contributions to be made another month in downtown containers, the “March NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 1—{#—The jof Dimes” drive in the Gastineau mighty Mo broke her bonds with|Channel area may reach an all- the bottom of Chesapeake Bay to- time high of $1,000. day and floated free and safe into, Sd said Mrs. John (Betty) Me- deep water off Thimble Shoal. Cormick, who heads the campaign She yielded finally to a salvage |both on behalf of the Alaska Crip- team of tugs, high tide, northeast | pled Children’s Association and as wind and straining winches after | president of the VFW Auxiliary two weeks of forlorn helplessness|which handled the Friday tag- aground. day. Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith,| Deposited in the bank to date who quarterbacked the straining|is $772.88, which already surpasses effort to free the 45,000-ton battle- |the totals of recent years. After ship, sent a message at 7:30 am., expenses are deducted, there should that took the blush of embarass-|be approximately $743 clear, plus ment off the face of the fleet: amounts yet to be reported. “Missouri reports for duty.” Contributions from the Alaska The message went to Admiral Communication System and the Al- W. H. P. Blandy, Atlantic Fleet |aska Road Com ion are expect- Commander, and it was a perfecl‘:ed to ke substantial. going-away present. Blandy retjre&} The_largest total from a govern- from the Navy today and is turn- {ment agency so far is $43 from the ing over his command to, Admiral Forest Service, the Veterans’ Ad- William M. Fletcheler. ministration next, with $37.55. The Admiral Blandy had prompt words | largest individual donation was $10 of praise for Smith and the 2,000/ The public schools participated men who worked under him in the |generously, teachers, administrators salvage operation. tand students giving $175.00. This The Missouri has been anchored |includes a $3.00 contribution frofa in Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth |the Sourdough Club, a group of of Hampton Roads, awaiting tow |very young grade school students to drydock. iwho also bought tags Friday. { Typical of the city’s whole-heart- MIGHTY MO FLOATED OFF ~ BY BIG PULL ELECTORAL COAL TALKS - VOTE CASE RESUMED BY IN SENATE JOHN LEWIS WASHINGTON, Feb. 1—#—The, WASHINGTON, Feb. 1—M—John | Senate today accepted by voice vote L. Lewis sat down with nurmvrn} a change in the proposed Constitu- and western coal operators today to| tional amendment to revise the|renew contract talks broken off | system of electing Presidents amd |(hrce months ago. | Viee Presidents. At the very moment their con-| Offered by Senate Democraic erence began at the Hotel Statler, Leader Lucas (Tll), it would requife ., attorney for Lewis was arguing | that a winning Presidential candi- 1 federal judge that the talks date get at least 40 percent-0r & ycre reason enough to throw out an total of 212.4—of all of the nation’s injunction suit against Lewis #nd 531 electoral votes. * |the United Mine Workers. There is one electoral vote for elly K. Hopkins, UMW attorney, {each member of Congress. Each id the mine workers always “stood | state has an electoral vote equal % | roady and willing to negotiate in ‘the total of its Senators and Re€P- cood faith.” ! | resentatives. | In the case, Robert Denham, If no candidate receives 40 Per- | counsei for the National Labor Re- cent of the electoral votes, under i.(ions Board, is asking for a court | the Lucas proposal, the 531 mem- ;rjer for the miners to stop their | | bers of the Senate and House would | yroduction-delaying tactics. He ac- elect the President from the tWo| cuses Lewis of refusing to bargain | highest candidates by a majority | yith the mine owners in good faith. VARIETYPROGRAM UNEAU SKIERS T0 | " HAVE SPECIAL TRIP | B ANG (U 10 WHITEHORSE Excitement is at top pitch among A half-hour program by talented | juneau skiers, adults and juniors {Juneau High School musicians| alike, in anticipation of the White- Ied response in the fight against |infantile paralysis was last night’s FAVORABLY T0 H- “March of Dimes” dance in the (By Associated Press) Elks' Hall, an event put on by ‘The Western European public and press reacted favorably for the most part to President 'Prumnan’s announcement the United States would make the hydrogen bomb. The British Foreign Office an- swered a request from the British Society of Friends (Quakers) that a new approach be made to Russ the musicians in the Taku Wind- jammers, a new dance band. They 3ave their talents, and Lodge 420, {room. Tomorrow; What'll {Forecast Bel | “Let it rain, let it snow. . ! Pay no tttention to us, e really don’t mean it—only for tomorrow. EBPOE, donated the use of the ball- .| Bill Sperling in his trumpet solo, ‘1 “Dark Eyes,” and closed the pro-| in an effort to reach an internu-| For tomorrow is the Big Day, tional agreement that would StoP|Groundhog Day. Professional weath- | the atomic armaments race. ler forecasters are all right in their | The British reply said that, judg- | laces 364 days a year, but for us,i ing by their past conduct, the Rus-|we pin our faith on Mr, Ground- | sians “are dominated by the Mnrxist]hog_ If he sneaks stealthily out theory of an inevitable clash be-iof his burrow tomorrow and cat- tween the two systems into which!ches even the faintest glimpse of the world is divided.” |his shadow, 2-0-0-p! Back in he Some European newspapers said President Truman’s H-bomb deci- nap for another six weeks. However, if he comes out and sniffs into a knows, as do all roundhogs that spring is Britain and the continent charged!for he the United States is preparing for | a ‘“monstrous war” against the|around the next tree. Soviet Union. | So let’s all cross our fingers, 1g- {nore the U. S. Weather Bureau, Berlin reports said Russia is con-|and make the theme song of the tinuing her ‘“creeping blockade” of day— — Western truck traffic. “Let it rain, let it snow. to help a pal out. good Jjust . just HIGHWAY TRAVELERS | GET DIPHTHERIA TEST | ARTS, CRAFTS BOARD AT CANADIANBORDER WILL MEET FRIDAY 10 All Ala.sk; Highway travelers en- Pu" ANNUAL EXHIBII tering the Tanacross area are being _ Members of the board of direc- given Schick tests for diphtheria tors of _the Alaskan Arts and _Cran,s, following reports of several cases of | "¢+ Will meet Friday evening at the disease near Snag in the Yukon| 30 o'clock in the Territorial, Territory, according to word re'ig(‘;si‘;:l to plan the sixth annual ceived af 3 Heulth heve tageg ™ Department of "oy arts and eratts show will be The message was received here March 24, 256 and 26 in the EIlks’ from the Anchorage Branch oftice | HAIL ) of the Health Department and Mrs. Paul F. Schnee, president, stated that Marie Dorsey, public invites all newcomers to exhibit health nurse for the highway area, | their creative and original work in had gone to T: ive the! the spring show. v¢esf5‘g R o give Those desiring more information She is ‘also cautioning travelers| 3¢ asked to call Edward L. Keit- who may have had contact with | Nahn, curator of the museum. known cases of diphtheria to see their physician at once if symp- toms of a sore throat develop during the next week. ‘Toxoid is being rushed to the area by the Health Department. No cases of diphtheria have been reported from Alaska communities, according to Dr. Robert L. Smith, assistant commissioner of health who is stationed at Anchorage. Personnel in the Tanacross area are being Schick tested by mili- tary medical officers and positive reactors are being immunized, the report stated. MeanwHhile, a message received by | the Health Department here yes- terday from Dr. P. E. Moore, direc- tor of the Indian Health Service at Ottawa, Canada, stated: "Thc, recent diphtheria epedemic among® since Jan. 1—94 inches; WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum 30; minimum 26. At Airport—Maximum 29; minimum 20. 1 FORECAST (Juneau and Vielnity) o Cloudy with light snow ‘-i an southeasterly winds as e high as 20 miles per hour to- e | night and Thursday. Lowest e temperature tonight about 26 e Highest Thursday near 30. e ol PRECIPITATIONS (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 8.m. todny & City of Juneau—None; . since Jan. 1—1.17 inches; since July 1—55.11 inches. At Airport—None; ©0eccc0s0ccscscccseccr, Indians near Fort St. John is now ® since July 1—36.43 inches. fully under control.” |o» o o 0o 00 0 0 0 ¢ ’mnde the. noon hour pass all teo swiftly today for Kiwanis Club| | members, at their weekly luncheon meeting in the Baranof Gold Room. Gifted Sue McMullen was the “backbone” of the miniature musi~ | cale, which was varied in kind (piaro, voice, trumpet and trome. ! bone) and in type, ranging from Beethoven to boogie. Sue accompanied Gary Hedges in | “O Sole Mio,” a trombone solo, and | gram with two piano solos, the first { movement of Beethoven's ‘“Moon- light Sonata,” and “Sundown” in boogie beat. Robert Croken, tenor, gave the contrasting vocal solo, “Irish Lul- «.kiers, who number Rob Sommers, horse Winter Carnival this weekend. Besides the two groups participat- ing in skiing competition, a number of fans plan to make the jaunt to cheer for Channel favorites. Biil Dean, Juneau High School coach, will accompany student Fred Wyller, Jackie Gould, Bill| Keep and Betty Tapley. ‘Theee senior skiers will repre- sent the Juneau Ski Club in com- petition at the famed Yukon carni- val: Jean Hansen, Shirley Meussien, Edgar Lokken, and Dean and Ednni Williams. For the special accommodation of local skiers and fans, Pan Ameri- can World Airways has arranged for an extra section of its regular Sat- |goes to curl up into a tight little | sion was inevitable because of the swirling snowstorm, or better yet,| Soviet Union’s stubborn refusal to|rain, he'll stretch, yawn and lock | cooperate. The Communist Press in{the door of his burrow after him | urday flight. Departure is schedule for 8 am., with 9:30 arrival (8:30 Whitehorse time.) Most skiers will return on the regular Monday flight (No. 906) which reaches Juneau at 2:30 p.m. The special flight Saturday will urging them to call on Kiwanians|reach Whitehorse in time for after- noon ski events in the bowl across In the 'absence of President|the river, while those taking the Stanley Baskin, who is in Sitka.|regular afternoon flight will be Dr. D. D. Marquardt, vice president, | there in time for the weekend cli- presided. |max of the traditional four-day Wayne Richey, who represented | carnival. the Kiwanis Club at last nights| Three events are planned for | “kick-off” meeting for the Juneal|Saturday evening: the queen’s ball | Memorial Library campaign, re-!in the ballroom of the Whitehorse | ported on that enthusiastic session,|[nn, with announcement at mid- | told of large pledges made by other | night of the name of the queen; | | service clubs, and of the request|“Days of '98” at the Roller Rink,| that Kiwanis pledge $500 within the i and a bingo party in the Elks Home. |laby,” accompanied by Ann Hen- | ning. The young musicians were intro- duced by Dr. John M. Montgom program chairman, who also ad- | dressed a few remarks to “the fu- | ture leaders of Juneau’s civic life.”| | for advice. | {LIBRARY BOARD ASKS next two years. 4 ; That matter will be a major b\m-i ness item at the board mecting Tuesday noon in the Baranof Iris Room. Herbert Rowland was the onlyf guest at today’s meeting. 20 JUNEAU (LUBS FOR PLEDGES OF $10,000 Representatives of 20 fraternal and social groups in Juneau at- tended a meeting last night of the Juneau Memorial Library board and heard a request for pledges amount- ing to $10,000 over the next two years. The board needs a total of $23,000 to make up a sum of $70,000 to match federal funds so that the library can be constructed under a| Community Facilities Services plan. | B. Frank Heintzleman, regional forester, and for years the main force in formation of the library fund, spoke to the group and sug- gested various amounts to be pledged by each organization. The remaining $13,000 will be raised by popular subscription, he said. Money will be raised by the groups by club activities, such as shows,| raffles, it was explained. There were | | ‘stroke of nocon. 1 | skiing from the Rondell Ski Club, Queens and princesses, Royal Ca- | nadian Mounted Police in their| colorful dress uniforms, prospectors | and dog teams will join the float| parade Sunday morning. The cfown- ing of the queen will be on the| Sunday afternoom will feature and the big, colorful carnival will| come to a thrilling close Sunday night with the Carnival Jamboree | in the huge downtown balltield. At | that time there will be drawing anc awarding of prizes, judging of th beard contest and fireworks. The Whitehorse Winter Carnival| will start tomorrow afternoon with the Kiddies’ Jamboree. Besides the attraction of the car- nival, revived this year after one winter was skipped, visitors will find great interest in the joint Cana-| dian-American maneuvers and, should the missing C-5¢ not have| been found, in the mass search-| rescue missions originating at the sightly Whitehorse airfield. i Palmer Airport Will Be Lighted PALMER, Alaska, Feb. 1—(P— Palmer’s alrport is going to get landing lights. That is- the report of Roland | aight tonight. but in most cases the | to be no tag days, direct solicitations | Snodgrass of the Alrport Associa- or other public drives so far as lhe‘l tion. He said the association also | groups are concerned, it was pointed | has a request pending for voice | out. |radio communication equipment for - (emergency use. Dandelion and bacon salad is 3| The Palmer field often is free of favorite in the province of Chm“-lfoc when the Anchorage field is FAILS TO HEAR ~ FAINT SIGNAL, . TODAY'S FLIGHT ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 1 A US. Air Force plane that re- rted hearing faint radio signals st night in the Yukon area being searched for a missing C-54 failed to hear any repetition on its return flight today. | The plane landed ai Elmendort | Field, its home base, near noon. It| also is a C-54. Cpl. Edmund A. Davis, 23, of Well- | fleet, Mass., the radioman, had three radios tuned in an attempt| to pick up the signal again. | When over the Smith river sec- tor, where the original signal was heard, he said a ground station re- ported it also had picked up the signals on the distress band. The station heard a series cf VVV’s and 222's and thought it was coming on a ship-to-shors | P One Clue “Negative” CHICAGO, Feb. 1-—(P— Fifth Army headquarters said today the check of the Carcross, Y.T., area for a trace of a missing Air Force C-54 was ‘“negative.” The area was combed after a ranger reperted a sound like an ex- plosion last Thursday, the day the plane vanished. The commanding officer of the Northern Army maneuvers, “Exer- cise Sweetbriar,” reported on the check made by men of his command. Other rescue teams from “Sweet- briar” force are standing by for further emergency calls. FILE FOR HOUSE AS HOUR DRAWS (10SE With only a few hours left to go for political filings, last minute entries to place their names with the clerk of the district court were Ed Lokken, pioneer Petersburg banker, who filed on the Republican ticket for the Territorial House of Representatives and Ralph A. Bar- tholomew of Ketchikan and J. Simpson MacKinnon of Juneau on the same ticket. MacKinnon, 53 years old, is a laundry and large property owner. Bartholomew owns a transfer and storage firm in the first city, and is 51 years old. These entrants brings the list of “team” members for the April 25 primary elections to 13 aspirants for seats as Democratic representatives, with 11 Republicans on the oppos- ing forces. For the Senate, filings for which have slowed down considerably in the past few days while House seats sustained a small rush, are three Democrats and one Republican. The latter ticket needs one more man to fill out their side of the slate. Two Senators and eight Represen- tatives will be chosen from the First Division. As soon as all filings have been reported in from the various com- munities in this sector, The Empire will present a list of all those in the ring. The filings close officially at mid- nour is 5 p.m., because that's when everyone goes home. BENSON FILES FOR REELECTION AS GOP - LABOR COMMISSIONER Henry A. Benson, Territorial Commissioner of Labor, entered his name as a candidate for reelection to his post with' Audltor Frank A. Boyle late yesterday on the nc-i publican ticket. Of the two offices and delegate’s job at stake in the primaries, Ben- son’s job holds the greatest attrac- tion for political aspirants—two Democrats and two Republicans are | in the ring so far, with filing dead- line only a few hours away. No one has put up his name to face Henry Roden, Territorial Treasurer, who filed on the Demo- cratic ticket to succeed himself. He was appointed to the office in May following the resignation of Oscar Olson. E. L. “Bob” Bartlett faces one Republican foe for the job of dele- | gate. AT GASTINEAU HOTEL Francis Mellum of Pelican is reg- | area took off before dawn from | Peter M. Berry, Anchorage; T-Sgt. 10 PLANES TAKE OFF ON SEARCH Leave fo Investigate Re- ported Signal-Experts Are Aboard Ships WHITEHORSE, Y.T., ¥eb. 1—M| —Ten Air Force search planes have been dispatched to the Smith river area, 300 miles east of here, to in- vestigate a weak radio signal that may have come from a transport plane missing since last Thursday‘ with 44 aboard. | The tenth plane left here at sun- rise. ‘The planes are carrying experti radio men to monitor possible sig- nals in the area where another plane picked up a weak, short signal in; wireless code at 11:16 p.n. Yukon Time last night. The aircraft was flying at 10,000 feet. | Air Force officials said the sxgnnl‘ was clear but weak. It was heard in the “immediate vicinity” of Smith | river, and received on the 500-| kilocycle frequency, usual band for| distress messages. | The signals were picked up by Cpl. E. A. David while the Fort| Nelson-bound plane was flying at 10,000 feet. | He said it lasted for about two minutes. The first plane heading for the| Fort Nelson, B.C., 460 miles south- east of here. Others followed from Fort Nelson and Whitehorse. All 10T YEPOItSL, liiieiuives, o bt Heard; Missing Plane NEW CLUE OF MISSING TRANSPORT Weak Emergency Signal Is Picked Up - Renewed Search for Lost Plane By RAY F. HARVISON WHITEHORSE, Y.T., Feb. 1—@ —A pickup of faint radio signals on the “distress band” raised hopes anew today in the far-flung search for a missing C-54 transport and the 44 persons aboard. The U.S. Air Force four-engine plane, bound for the states from Alaska, has been missing since last Thursday. The greatest search in Far North aerial history has been pressed for it. The report that another U.S. Air Force C-54 had picked up the weak signals came from Fort Nelson, B.C. Hours later, search coordination headquarters in Whitehorse con- firmed that it had received the re- port from Fort Nelson. A plane was ordered to take off before dawn with special technicians. They will concentrate ' on locating the faint signals and tracing them, if possible, to their source. A fleet of searcn planes followed in an intensified sweep of the re- gion, about 450 miles southeast of Whitehorse. (The Canadian press said reports of weak signals have been received previously in other areas, but had proved groundless). radio men in the area were alerted| The area where new hope was Officials safa that a recelver must be practically “right on top”! Watson Lake i the Yukon, close to the Yukon-British Columbia of a Gibson Girl transmitter to re- ceive a signal in mountainous country. A Gibson Girl is an emer- gency radio set of the type carried | by the missing plane. i The weather was quite clear to- day as the planes roared away from the search headquarters. But new urgency was given their | quest by a weather forecast of low clouds and snow tomorrow. Cold | weather moving out of Siberia threatened bitter weather, CRASH VICTIMS REST AT HOSPITAL WHITEHORSE, Y.T., Feb. 1—@| —8ix men who miraculously sur- vived the crash of their plane Mon- day during the big missing C-54 search, were resting today at Camp McRae, nine miles south of White- horse. None was injured seriously. | “They can be moved in a day or two and will be flown to the Air Force hospital at Fort Richardson | in Anchorage, Alaska,” an attend- ing physician reported. Five of the men were bundled into sleeping bags and brought to Camp McRae yesterday on stretch- er-sleds after the pilot of the crashed C-47, Lt. Charles R. Harden of Graham, N.C., struggled eight miles through waist-deep snow to reach a Yukon highway and report the near tragedy. The 31-year-old Harden suffered lip and scalp cuts. The five other men were Capt. Forrest W. Hudson, 33, Three Rivers, Tex; Eugene Cole, Centrahoma, | Okla.; Cpl. Bruno J. Przydzial, Philadelphia, and Jack Borges, An- chorage radio station news editor. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. i Princess Norah scheduled to ar- rive Friday at 7 am. and sails south one hour later at 8 am. Denali scheduled southbound on Monday afternoon, STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 1—Closing quo- | tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 116, An- aconda 29%, Curtiss-Wright B“‘i International Harvester 27%, Ken- necott 54%, New York Central 12'%, Northern Pacific 14%, U. S. Steel 29%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,890,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 201.89, rails 54.59, util- ities 42.18. FROM VANCOUVER Bruce Suong and James Wong of boundary. It is about 130 miles northwest of Fort Nelson, BC. a main point on the Alaska highway airline route. The first report of the weak radio signal came from Lachlan Mac- Donald, an Anchorage, Alaska, Times reporter. He was aboard the C-54 cargo-carrying plane that picked up the signals while flying south to Fort Nelson. It was heard at 12:15 a.m. Pacitic Standard Time (3:16 a.m., BST). Key Signal “It was not a verbal distress sig- nal,” MacDonald said, “but a key signal on the distress band.” At Whitehorse headquarters, the report raised new hopes but was discussed by Royal Canadian Air Force officers with moderation. The C-54¢ which picked up the signals had an experience of its own to demonstrate the difficulty of communications under present sub-zero weather conditions in the north. MacDonald said it tried to radio what it had heard to both Whitehorse and Fort Nelson, but it failed to get confirmation that either had heard it. The new development raised hopes for survivors from the missing plane after they had sunk to the lowest ebb after the fifth successive day of fruitless aerial searching over a vast area of the Yukon. Last Signal The last radio signal received from the missing C-54 in flight was from Snag, Yukon, just across the border from Alaska. Thac is about 700 miles northwest of the area in which new hope has sprung. After the final Snag report, some radiomen expressed the belief it was from an emergency radio. If the C-54 succeeded in landing without a disastrous crash, those aboard would have been equipped for survival in the severe cold. The plane carried survival equipment and supplies which are standard equipment in Arctic flying. However, Wing Commander Walmsley, head of the R.CAF. search and rescue headquarters at Winnipeg, said that after the first two days the chances of surviving a plane crash “deteriorate terrific- ally each passing day.” Temperatures Drop Temperatures yesterday in the search region ran below zero. It was 6 below at Whitehorse. Similar temperatures were ex- pected today. Clearing skies gave promise of good searching weather. The area in which the signals were heard is one of rugged, moun- tainous terrain. First Clue The radio signal was the second, and most likely clue in the vast air search for the C-5¢ which dis- Vancouver, B.C,, are stopping at istered at the Gastineau Hotel. pagne, France. closed in, the Barenof Hotel. (Continued on Page Three) radio is.@bout 80, miles .east of .