The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 22, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA. EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,434 Fear Bomber Survivors Ma A-Control, No Inspection, Sham - Truman Support Baruch Plan, But Would Accept Any Work- | able Confrol Methods By Ernest B. Vaccaro ALEXANDRIA, Va. Feb. 22—(— | President Truman declared today that any system of atomic weapons control without the international inspection—which Russia has re- Jected—would be a “sham agree- ment.” “Anything less would increase, nMt decrease, the dangers of the use of atomic energy for destructive purposes,” he said. “We shall con- | tinue to examine every avenue, every possibility of reaching real agreement of effective control.” In what he called a “straight| from the shoulder” foreign policy | talk, Mr. Truman spoke at the un- JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1950 Greel Rescued A|rman S/Sgt. Vitale Trippodi of Brooklyn, N. Y., lies in hospital at Mc- veiling of a statue to the first Pre- sident at the George Washington | National Masonic Memorial. Mr.“ Truman is a 33rd Degree Mason | and a former Master of the Mis- | souri lodge. ! As he has often before, the Pre- sident denounced “Communism’s threat of force” as a challenge to the free world and said: “In many parts of the world, men are searching for a better social order. They demand a way of life| that will provide greater freedom and more widespread opportunity. “These ideals are under deadly attack “from those who would des- troy them. The most aggressive of | these enemies today is Communism, “Communism seeks to induce men to surrender their freedom by false promises of a better life, but the great danger of Communism does not lie in false promises. It lies in the fact that it is an instrument of an armed imperialism which | seeks to extend its influence by force.” When he turned to discussion of atomic weapons, the President reit- erated his support of the Baruch | control plan involving international inspection of atomic plants but de- clared “the stakes are too large to let us, or any nation, stand on| pride of authorship.” “We asked only for a plan that provides an effective, workable sys- tem—anything less would be a sham agreement” he said. Americans, Mr. Truman contin- ued, must “ke no less firm, no less resolute, ne less steadfast” than George Washington was. While the stage is larger today | than in Washington’s time, funda- mentally the problem is the same— “To make Democracy work anrh defend it from its enemies.” | | | TIDE TABLE | FEBRUARY 23 | High tide 5:25 am, 147 ft. Low tide 12:07 p.m., 26 ft. High tide 6:04 p.m, 11.6 ft. Chord Air Base, Wash., after he was rescued in B-36 crash off the British Columbia coast, is greeted by fellow crewmen Capt. Harold L. Barry, (center) Hillsboro, IlL, and 1st Lt. Raymond Whitfield, Jr., of San Antonio, Tex. Trippodi hung, head down, on the side of a cliff for many hours before being rescued. (# Wirephoto, Bridges Is |Gov. Endorses "Master’ - Buf Two Varieties _SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22—P— Harry Bridges was portrayed by the government ‘today as “a master of Communist dialectics” and by his own defense counsel as “a master of trade unionism and of humani- tarian principles.” These descriptions were ex- changed as the Australian-born head of the CIO longshore union completed seven days on the witness stand at his federal court trial on perjury charges. He is charged with lying when he testified at his 1945 naturalization hearing that he had never been a member of the Com- munist party. The government finished its cross-examination by special pro- secutor F. Joseph Donohue. i He denied repeatedly that he had | ever been a Communist. “In seven days on the stand,” Donohue said, “Bridges gave a fine demonstration Civic Works 1% Sales Tax KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb, 22— (P—Gov. Ernest Gruening endorsed a one percent sales tax for city projects in a speech to the Rotary Club here yesterday. Several Alaska cities plan elec- tions on the sales tax issue this year under the authority granted by the 1949 Legislature. The Governor said local residents should have a chance to decide whether long-needed improvements in public facilities, civic centers, libraries and hospitals justify the local financing which a sales tax would permit. The Governor said the Alaska Public Works Act offers a rare op- portunity for towns and schools to build permanent improvements with the federal government paying half the cost. Gruening explained that he had that he is a master of Communist opposed the theory of a general sales tax for the Territory so long {FIRST FRESH HERRING dialectics.” i as no “basic” tax program had been To which chief defense lawyer ' epacted. The so-called basic pro- incent Hallinan retorted: ‘gram of income and property taxes “Mr. Bridges has shown himselt was enacted by the last Legislature. ito be a master of trade untomsm‘ | and of humanitarian principles. n | that’s Marxism, let them make the | loYAlTY FIlE BA“ Vi most of it.” EXPECTED TOMORROW STRIKE NEARS; (OAL GOES ON Cities Turn_Off Street |- lumination - Schools Reported Closed (By Assoc'nted ~ Press) The 732,000 striking United Mi; Woerkers continued to defy a ral Court Order today by refuss ing to work while hardships from coal shortages spread like a rash in the nation. And the Friday deadline for @ strike of 100,000 CIO telephone werkers in the Bell Telephone Sys- tem neared with no indications that it may be avoided. In the coal strike, Government lawyers pondered further, more specific court action. There was talk of seeking to name UMW Pre- sident John L. Lewis and 24 of ti Unicn’s district presidents In @ (10 TELEPHONE " ! MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS | contempt action set for hearing ln, | Washington Priday. | A U. 8. Chamber of Commerge | pokesman charged Lewis with “tae- | tics which are little more than lé-l zalized blackmail.” | FBI agents were reported buw in the coal fields where report.s told of viclence by roving gangs of pickets against non-union coal ! miners who tried to work. | A White House spokesman dis- counted rumors that the govern- ment was planning imminent seiz- ure of the mines, Meanwhile, the reports of emer- gency action for coal conservation by states, cities, raflroads, indus- tries and schools piled up. Street ‘was dimmed last® night by veluntary action of the big Loop merchants, Cleveland turned off 4,000 street lights. Indiana author- ized utilities to cut electric ser- vice 25 percent. Idleness in steel mills and other coal-fueled industries reached 55,- 000 and was due to zoom as dozens | of shutdowns were mapped. At least 49 schools were closed in eight Illinois cities, giving 24,-| 000 students unscheduled holidays. | In the telephone dispute, head federal mediator Cyrus S. Ching reported to Pigsident Truman’'s Labor assistant John R. Steelman. | Joserh A. Beirne, president of the | CIO Communications Union told a | Nashville audience last night a| walkout seems inevitable and the | union will try to disrupt phone service if the strike comes. COASTAL FLIGHTS BRING 32; TAKE 28 Alaska Coastal Axrllnes flights | yesterday brought 32 persons to Juneau and carried 28 from here Chicago's ~ brilliantly-lit Stavgl law enforcement officials. Before the Call for Moral (rusade J. Edgar Hoover (left), Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; President Truman )center), and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath pose at a gathering in Washington of Federal, State and local In a speech to the group the President called for a great moral crusade axufln nr‘lnllfl! crime in the United States. ® Wirephoto. PRESIDENT IS HAVING BUSY DAY By Associated Press President Truman will observe the 218th anniversary of the birth of George Washington with two, speeches and a pilgrimage to near- by Alexandria, Virginia, where the; first President attended Masonic ! lodge. Early this morning the President | attended a hotel breakfast and g'ue a brief informal talk. This afternoon at 3 o'clock, the President will make a formal speech in Alexandria. This will be in con- nection with the unveiling of a 17- foot statue of the first President | 1 |at the George Washington Masonic | Memorial. 1 i FIVE ALASKA SCHOOL TEACHERS MAY GET 'PAY, LOST PROPERTY - WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—(#—The to points in Southeast Alaska. To Haines: J. G. McGee; to Skag- way: Mrs. R. E. Bloom, Joyce Bloom, Eddie Fairbanks, and Paul Magnus- son; to Sitka: Jennie Schwind, Geo. Leutkehaus, George Boileau, Mr. House has approved legislation to pay five school teachers in Alasia for loss of personal property in fires | which destroyed government build- ings in the Territory. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Russell AIR RAID Lemke Homestead Bill Termed Timber Waste, Fish Ruin Seen S i s S e WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—(P--The ! Wildlife ~ Management . Institute | ea alled today for defeat of the Alaska homestead bill introduced by R(-p Lemke (R-ND) “It would throw Alaska open -to the most vicious sort of exploita- tion and would result in making vet- erans mere tools of speculators,” the organization of sportsmen and conservation enthusiasts said in a statement. “Harmless on the surface. it actually threatens the entire fu- ture of the Territory which it pur- ports to develop.” The bill would permit any wnr veteran to patent a homestead claim of from 320 to 2,560 acres tor | agricultural and timberland use on about 243,000 square miles—includ- | ing most of the National Forest| lands of Southeast Alaska, the in- stitute said. The statement said a wet climate and rough topography make area unsuitable for agriculture. Land Denuded It addea wnai ilmber homesteads WARNING ON COAST System Will Be Operating; in All States West of Rockies in Weeks 22 1 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. g A civil air raid waining system will be operating in all states west of the Rockies within a matter of weeks, Major General Hugo P. Rush, | Commanding General of the West- ern Axr Defense Command, said yes- I ‘ Rmcuvntmn of the wartime pro-i gram already has been announced' in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. Operation of the program will be coordinated by the Air Force »\hnch will provide reserve officers to train | denuded and huge tracts of timber are proposed “although selective would fall into the hands ot specu- 'Vicious Speculators’ Tool; Huge i | | the | | worked on a sustained-yield basis | lumbering is impossible in Alw&kn."l “Large blocks of land would be| ibase at Fort Worth Texas, y Have Perished AABANDONED LIFE RAFT IS FOUND May Have Ee—en Used by Parachuters frcm Burn- ing B-36 Bomber VANCOUVER, B. C.Feb, 22—(®— Fear grew today that at least some of the five five men missing since leaping from a burning B-36 bomb- er last week may have perished in icy Hecate Strait. The possibility, long feared by ‘many of those participating in the search, was strengthened yesterday with discovery of an abdndoned ife raft floating between Princess Royal and Gil Islands. Royal Canadian Air Force of- ficials, while unable definitely to tie it with the abandoned B-36, said the raft was identical with “four or five” others found on Princess Royal Island after the 17 men leaped early last Tuesday. It was the same type, they said, as used by USAF aircraft on the west coast run. The inflated raft was found by George Reader of Vancouver, a crew member of the fishing boat Cape Bathurst, Reports from the search area, some 400 miles north- west of here, indicated it had been {inflated after hitting the water. Its supply of provisions had been op- encd but it had not shipped any water. Three survivors of the crashed Alr Force B-36 bomber have given up the search for five buddies still missing off northern British Col- umbia. The men had hoped that by checking the syccessio) they and M.lhnq zfl m ‘burnlng plane, they mlzht locate me missing crewmeén, The three survivors who returned to ald in the search for the miss- ing men will leave today for their today ~weather permitting. LEAP FROM FLAMES OF HOTEL FIRE GLEN FALLS, N.Y,, Feb. 22—#f— | Fire raced through the four-story 100-room Towers Hotel early today. | Nine persons were injured. The fire, of undetermined origin, | broke out about 5 a.m, and within a few moments enveloped the brick structure in the center of the city, 50 miles north of Albany. There were 45 registered guests. Many of them leaped from the windows of their rooms. At least 18 were carried down ladders to safety by firemen. Others made their way to the street unassisted. One of the guests, James E. Keat- ing, 36, of Latham, N.Y., a rug sales- man, said: civilian personnel and finance twice- a-year weeklong exercises. Strategic areas, By Associated Press) Senate Republicans are ready to Low tide 11:57 pm., 5.1 ft. © ® & 0 e ° p v 0 o Klipser, Frank Tilson, Evelyn Ban-| you1q receive $903.25 and Mrs. Bes- elli, Elaine Rose, John Cushing, and | sie R. Ward $135.75 for loss of per- FROM SITKA BANKS' “I never saw anything go so fast " the institute said. | {in my life. The whole building was “There is no market in Alaska for The Washingion Merry - Go- Round (Coprrient. 1960. by Bell Syndicate. Ine.) | Bv DREW PEARSON | ASHINGTON—Secretary Ache- son's refusal to “turn his back” on Alger Hiss is now criticized not only by GOP Senators but by Dic- tator Franco’s official radio. The Madrid broadcast is signi- | ficant. Because like Moscow, the | “Voice of the Falange” radio sta- tion operates for and by the Span- ish government. What it says re- presents the official view of the Dictator. It may also be significant that the Spanish attack on Acheson and the State Department came shortly after Acheson had quit “turning his back on Franco” and had indicated that he was willing to extend him full recognition. Despite this, the Voice of the Fa- lange blared forth on Feb. 13: “Well-known Communists have| been located in the U. S. State De- partment. This has been stated by a Republican Senator (McCarthy of Wisconsin) who added that these men held quite important positions | bait. | Sentinel. |average, due to the weather. The first load of fresh herring this season js due from Sitka to- morrow at the Juneau Cold Storage Company, according to Wallis George, general manager. Like the rest of the 4,000 ban-els‘ expected this season, this first load | of 300 barrels will be frozen for George received word from Capt. Vincent Anderson that he will bring the herring in tomorrow on the He got it from Tom Ells- wick of Sitka, who supplies both Juneau and Pelican Cold Storage firms. The season’s supply is expected to be about as usual. ‘The first ar- rival is nearly two weeks later than Merchanis Sfart 1950 Christmas Season Somewhat Early WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 22— (A—Only 306 days until Christmas. Retailers had that thought in mind last night when they held a “Pre-Post Yule Party” complete with mistletoe, holly and Santa Claus. “We were too busy during Christ- mas and we’ll probaby be too busy (Continued on Page Four) again this year,” one merchant ex- plained, try and break President Truman’s wartime ban against letting Con- gressional committees dig into gov- | ernment loyalty files. Republican Senator Owen Brew- ster of Maine is leading the fight for repeal of the ban. The Demo- cratic Majority Leader, Senator Scott. Lucas of Illinois, wants the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- tee to check up on the charges that at least 81 Communists now hold, or previously held, State Department jobs. The House Un-American Commit- tee will continue to quiz the Fed- eral agent who was planted in the Communist Party. Matthew Cvetic will tell more of his story of seven years in the Communist Party as a government undercover agent. Cvetic says he is not afraid of reprisals from the Reds. Millions Start Observing Lent (By Associated Press) Ash Wednesday ushered in Lent today for millions of Christians throughout’ the world. There will ber 40 days of fastings, abstinence and special penitence in preparation for Easter, John Zoblin. | To Elfin Cove: Maxine Lingard; | to Pelican: E. Oyonemi, A. M. Wah- | to, E. D. Wright, Anna Lee Cousart, | and Paul Cousart; to Petersburg: | Comdr. E. C. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. | Douglas Colp and infant, and Larry! Colp; to Wrangell: Fred Hanford; | and to Ketchikan: Lt. Harold D.| Muth and P. G. Greer. ’ From Sitka: Mrs. D. Olson, carl| Olson, Ralph Mize, Mr. Mason, Mar- | tha Oshorne, Mrs. Ovi, Dr. J. 'l'i Googe, Al Wilcox, Ernest Knox, H. | V. Rohrbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Hub- bard and infant, Lowana Hubbard, | Mrs. Ridley, and Ed Knopf; from Gustavus: Lyle Bieber; from Hoo- nah: Jacob White, Mr. and Mrs. | Harry Douglas and Marie Douglas. | From Wrangell: L. Desmond from Petersburg: Ronald Bean, Hen- ry Davis, Joe Morales, and Rosaline Morales; and from Tulsequah: E. Mortinson, Andrew Leathwood, G.| Griffin, H. Moore, R. Bemel, and 8. Franz. | ! HEMLOCK DEPARTS The Coast Guard cutter Hem lock departed. from Juneau this| morning for Sentinel Island, Po Retreat and Cape Spencer. Aids ! navigaticn will be serviced at stops. The ship will probably Guard officials here indicated. | organization decided at their | morial Library. to Sitka from Cape Spencer, Const meeting tomorrow in the Gold Room | lof the Baranot Hotel. | sonal belongings in a fire which de- stroyed a government buildir Hoonah. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Wil-| liams would receive $1,437 for loss of personal property when fire de- stroyed a government building at| Savoonga. f ‘The bills now go to the Senate. RED CROSS DRIVE PUT OFF UNTIL MARCH 13 Juneau’s Red Cross drive wili not begin until March 13, it was an- nounced today. The drive was originally scheduled to begin March 1, but the executive | board of the local chapter of the| last meeting that the original starting date would confict with the drive now in progress for funds with which to construct the Juneau Me- Goal for the 1950 Red Cross drive |in Juneau is $5.963, according to Robert Aste, member of the execu- tive board. CHAMBER TO MEET The Juneau Chamber of Com- merce will hold its regular noon | | | be ringed by observation posts I those | willl j generally with the heaviest population - . WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum 41; minimum 32, At Alrport—Maximum 39; minimum 382, FORECAST (Janesu AnA Vieinity) Cloudy with occasional mixed rain and snow to- night and Thursday. Lowest temperature tonight about 32, highest Thursday 39. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 & m today City of Juneau—.05 inches; since Feb. 1-2.03 inches; since July 1-57.14 inches. At Airport—Trace since Feb, 1—1.62 inches since July 1-—38.05 inches. e o o 0 0 0 0 0 o STEAMER MOVEMENTS Denali scheduled to sail from Se- attle Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. | Baranof scheduled southbound | late Sunday or early Monday, may- | be. ®eececeectssecee®eacnooan | wars | and by the Senior and Junior Cham- volume of timber and pulpwood which this bill would produce. Ord- iy development of Alaska’s forest nuluxmos now under way, would be disrupted. “Since small valleys produce the best timber stands, these would be the first cleared by homesteaders. “Small streams are the spawning grounds 0f salmon and the passage of the bill soon would destroy Alaska’s most important industry ! by removing protective forests from ersheds, raising water tem-| and permitting the flow | the perature of silt over spawning beds. Would Favor Few “In short, it would destroy the livelihood of thousands of veterans already in Alaska in favor of a few hundred others who might move " there in order to take advantage of ' the provisions of this bill.” The bill awaits action by the House Rules Committee. The insti- tute said it has been opposed by the the Veterans of Ketchikan and Juneau, Alaska, of bers of Commerce of Petersburg. “Both the Department of the In. terior and the Department of Agri culture have submitted unfavorable | | Mrs. reports on this bill,” ‘the institute.son, said. Alaskan Legislature, all major | American Legion posts in Southeast | Foreign | | enveloped in five minutes.” 'CAIN WANTS GOLD COINAGE TO SETTLE: WORLD BASE PRICE By Associated Press Senator Harry Cain of Washing- | ton wants the country to go back to | the gold standard. In an address prepared for the | National Association of Home Build- ers at Chicago, Cain urges that gold be traded freely in an open market for a period of time. He adds: “Let buyers and sellers from all parts of the world match values. Over a period of time a price for gold will emerge which has stood the test of market action. Let Con- gress take such a price for gold and use it to reestablish the dollar on a firm base of gold.” HOSPITAL NOTES Ralph Gillis, Tilden O. Tyree, |Sam Franz, and Reinhard Ber- el were admitted to St. Ann's ospital yesterday. Irvin Sower, Charles Buttrey and infant and Mrs, Urban C. Nelson and infant son were dismissed.