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

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXVIL, NO. 11,485 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS FISHERMEN'S BREAK - AWAY VOTEPLANNED . SEATTLE, April 22 — (# — The Alaska Fishermen's Union will be- gin voting May 5 to determine it it should break away immediately from the International Fishermen and Allied Workers of America (CIO), it was reported today. Union officers said a seven-man committee was formed last night to plan for the vote. The commi..ee will ‘meet next Tuesday. The Alaska Fishermen, the largest affiliate of IF.AW.A, has 5000 members. The National CIO has charged the international with having fol- lowed policies which closely re- sembled the Communist party line. It faces a hearing by the CIO May 27. There have been expul- slons after other similar hearings. Members of the committee that will arrange the referendum were reported to be Ted Nakkerud, Hans Hansen, Jack Wood, Swan Lund- mark, Olef M. Johnson, Hilberg Jo- hansen and George Lundberg. All are of Seattle. Oscar O. Anderson, A.F.U. secre- tary-treasurer, and Ralph E. Olson, assistant secretary-treasurer, are ex-officio members of the commit- tee. Anderson and Olson, who often have been the targets of left-wing attacks, recently resigned as vice president and executive board mem- ber of the international, respec- tively. ‘They said a three-page resolution calling for the disaffiliation vote was adopted by A.F.U. members. It said in part that “the international has proven itself ineffective in help- ing the Alaska fishermen in its eco- nomic struggles.” The Alaska Fishermen has mem- bers in Seattle, Bellingham, Port- land, Ore. Astoria, San Francisco and other west coast ports as well 88'in Alaska. The international has’ some 19,000 members. $IX MILLION IN MILITARY WORK LET FOR NORTHLAND WASHINGTON, April 22 — (& — ‘The Army anounces the award of $5,961,808 worth of contracts for military construction in Alaska. "One contract for $3,175,013 went to the Peter Kiewit Sons Co., and Morrison-Knudsen Co., of Seattle, Wash. It covers construction of an airforce installation on Murphy Dome near Fairbanks. Another contract for $2,786,795 went to J. H. Pomeroy and Co., of 8an Francisco for construction ot another airforce installation on Fire Island near Anchorage, Alaska. Other contracts announced by the Army today included $3,506,650 for 300,000 assemblies for aerial bombs, Another was $1,169,475 to the En- gineering and Research Corporation of Riverdale, Md., for 150,000 kits to modify an equal number of 5- inch high velocity rockets. The Washington Merry - Go- Round wfllh 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Bv DREW PEARSON JASHINGTON—The public does- know it, but the real reason for waste regarding Veterans Hospitale s ‘politics. It is also why con- scientious Dr. Paul Magnuson, Chief of the Veterans Administration't medical division, has been on the point of resigning. He wants hospitals located where medical conditions are best, while genial Veterans Administrator Carl Gray sometimes locates them where political conditions are best. Un- like Gen. Omar Bradley, he does- o't know how to stand up against Political pressure. Here are some specific examples: Muley Bob Doughton’s Hospital— The V. A. will soon build a 1,000 bed neuropsychiatric hospital at Salisbury, N. C. despite the fact that medical authorities want it at Durham or Winston-Salem where it would be near Duke University or the ifuture site of Wake Forest Gollege. Doctors always like ‘to neuropsychiatric hospitals near medical centers, because nerve patients have a complication of dis- eases. This view was also supported by (Continued on Page Four) | [ : Takes Screen Test Somewhat embarrassed by it ali, Leon Hart, Notre Dame’s great end, takes Actress Beity Adams in his arms for a screen test at Universal- International studio, Hollywood. Hart has returned to his classes at South Bend while studio executives study the test to determine if he has a future in the movies. (P} Wirephoto. RESIDENTS OF AUK BAY WilL VOTE O UTILITY DiSTRICT! Polling Will Take Place on April-27 - Imporfani Meeting Monday The first election to vote on for- mation of a public utility district in southeast Alaska is set for April 27 when members of the Auk Bay area will go to the polls to decide whether they wish to incorporate into such a district. A meeting ot Auk Bay residents for discussion ot various phases of the proposition is scheduled for Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel-by-the-Lake, corner Fritz Cove and Eagle River roads, it was announced today by election committee members. H. E. Lindegaard, Jack Trambitas and J. P. DeHart were the election committee members named wher the petition for formation of th Auk Bay Public Utility District wa: approved by the court. “An apparent misunderstanding 2xists regarding taxes which migh be levied by this incorporation,’ committee members explained, “anc this and other subjects will be dis- cussed at Monday’s meeting. Al residents of the proposed utility district are invited to attend.” Polling place April 27 has beer designated as DeHart’s store anc voting hours are to be 9 am. tc 7 pm. In addition to the proposition fo: incorporation of the utility district the ballot will contain the names of 18 persons from which five are tc be selected as directors. The 1& candidates are: John G. Hagmeier, W. O. Schoeppe, H. L. Arnold, David A. Horten, George Cantillon, R. T Congdon, J. S. Tanner, James P. DeHart, Elmgr Howerter, L. W. Coe, Jake J. Hendricks, Jack N. Tram- bitas. ; Tony Kaiser, W. B. Avery, Don C. Foster, P. J. Nickel, Neil F. Moor¢ and James V. Hickey. STEAMER MOVEMENTS due at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon and sails for Skagway at 11:30 to- night. -¢ Denali from Seattle due Tuesday. Baranof from west scheduled southbound 11 p.m. Sunday. e o 0 2 0 0 ¢ o TIDE TABLE APRIL 23 High tide 4:39 a.m. 142 ft. Low tide 11:49 am. 19 ft. High tide 18:13 p.m,, 11.1 ft. Low tide 23:46 p.m., 6.8 ft. APRIL 24 Hig‘l tide 5:30 am,, 133 ft, Low tide 12:54 pm., 25 It. High tide 19:35 p.m., 10.9 ft. | 9 ¢ 9 ¢ 0 0 0 9 O o | Princess Louise from Vancouver . oo.o.oo..to-. 1$100 TC LIBRARY BY i COLUMBIA LUMBER; (S -5 -H) GIVES $50 Lumber isn’t the only material needed to build the Juneau Memorial Library, it was brought out today as the Columbia Lumber Company took 100 frogskins out of their retail yarc here and donated it to the fund. At the same time, Thomas A. Mor- lgm, president and director of the firm, gave B. D, Stewart, acting di- rector of the drive, a check for $1,- 000 to fulfil his pledge made many months ago when the drive was get- ting under way. Morgan’s pledge and check is the donation of himself and family— Mrs. Mary Sue Morgan and their son, Thomas Jr. A “don't-look-now” anonymous contribution of $50 was coupled with Columbia Lumber’s check to make the day’s total $150 for the fund This brings the needed money down to $1,512.19—close to the mark which Stewart had hoped for earlier in the week, : The lumber mill has mills at Sitka and Whittier, and retail yards here at its headquarters, at the two mill- sites and in Anchorage. The company’s check was signed by L. R. Hogins, manager of the Juneau yard. Another check for $100 was re- ceived by Stewart to fulfill an earl- ier anonymous pledge made some time ago, he said. These pledges had of course already been subtracted from the needed funds for the struc- ture. The $1,512.19 remaining.to be ob- tained is all that's left in the drive for $70,000 to build the library. This money will be matched by federal funds through the Community Facilities agency, created to aid projetes such as this. This week’s efforts by individuals, groups and firms throughout the city amounted to $553.00, bringing the amount needed last .Saturday down from $2,085.19 to the present figure. That’s good going. 'COAST FISHERMEN | FEAR REVIVAL OF JAPANESE FISHING VANCOUVER, B. C. April 22— (#—Pacific Coast fishermen, both in Canada and the United States, today fear a new Japanese invasion of rich salmon and halibut fisheries. To Canadian fishermen the main | threat, they claim, is the return to | the coast of Japapese fishermen who were sent beyond the Rockies during the war for security reasons. ] Along the United States coast, | the fishermen fear a return of Japa- nese fishing fleets which before thg war made the “long sail” to Alaska and coastal waters. They harvested rich catches. Hundreds of Japanese have re- turned to the British Columbia coast ban was lifted last year, NOLAN REFUTES CHARGES MADE IN LEG. CAMPAIGN “@ontrary to rumors, I have not made any deals with anyone,” James Nolan, Democratic candidate for nomination as First Division Sena- tor in Tuesday’s Primary Election, declared to The Empire today: In Juneau from his home in ‘Wrangell, Nolan, who is Democratic Divisional Committee chairman, called attention to his party work since “before Rogseven.“ He has lived in Alaska 30 years. worked in the marble quarries at Tokeen, as a sawmill worker, ana for ten years was a seiner. For the last 25 years he has op- erated his own business in Wran- gell where he served on the city council, was active in fraternal af- fairs. He has twice been elected tc the Territorial Legislature as a members of the House of Repre- sentatives. During his last term he was speaker of the House during the Special Session of the Legisla- ture and chairman of the Way: and Means committee during the cegular session. He was also mem- ber for the House on the Specia Auditing Committee. “These committee assignments have given me a first-hand know- edge of the financial condition of he Territory and the changes nc- cessary to get away from the pre- sent ‘horse and buggy’' fiscal setup We need a closer fiscal control. “It is my contention that enough ax laws have been passed to fur- nish the necessary money to give decent pensions to our aged, more noney for dependent children, bet- ter health and welfare program: ind the continued high efficiency oi ur school setup. “Therefore, I am opposed to any [urther taxes or tax increases. I be- lieve that the fishermen were hi jarder by taxes at the last session than any other one group. That was why I fought against the Raw Fish Tax. If we are not careful, we wil. ax our fishermen out of the world narkets.” Nolan said that he had been at- ;acked for not geing down the line ‘or all labor measures. “A true picture of the behind- he-scene action on some of these oills would show why it would be mpossible to go all-out on some of ’he measures. “However, my labor record is bet- er than some of the people woulc aave you believe. On a table in & abor publication, I was listed a: naving voted right on 15 measure: and wrong on 10. A check of the cecord will show that, according tc tabor’'s own qualification of ‘right or ‘wrong’ I was right on 17 bills ind wrong on 8. “I have been in business long nough to know that when the working man prospers, then the business man and everyone else prospers. “Therefore, I believe it vitally im- portant to make it possible fo: seople to.secure work at decent wages, under good working condi- tions and pleasant labor-manage- ment relations.”, Nolan is proud of his endorsement by the Wrangell and Juneau Alaska Native Brotherhood. After having been in Juneau ir the interests of his campaign for the last few days, he returns thi weekend to his home in Wrangell. AAFTRANSPORT CRASHES IN JAPAN WITH 35 ABOARD TOYA, Japan, April 22—®—A big Air Force transport crashed last night with 35 persons, including one of General MacArthur’s key offi- cials. Presumably it was down in this rain-swept mountain country southwest of Tokyo. A wet fog settled thickly tonight shrouding” from searchers the fate of the 27 passengers and eight crew- men. ‘A daylong air and ground hunt failed to spot the four-engined C-54 which was flying to Japan from the Philippines. Bad weather forced six search planes and two helicopters to earth this afternoon. Ground searchers kept slogging over the designated search area of 14 miles square that ranges upward into the Tanzawa | Mountains. Frank E. Pickelle, Chicago, head of MacArthur's Foreign Trade Di- vision, was one of the passengers. With three other occupation work- ers he was returning from a trade conference at Manila. James Torrens, Washington, Bern- Teresa Krossner (home town un- available). | Force, H ‘\ "Going t The Census Bureau sent Helen Leslie Mabbott to the rocky Farallon Islands Lighthouse Station, 25 miles west of San Francisco to start the 1950 census. Th- water around the island’s rocky shoreline is too rough for normal landings so a boom is used. Here Miss Mabbott (center seat) The official census starts April 1, but because of ideal weather conditions a census enumcrator was sent to the island culy. » station whaleboat. Dismissal Is Sought for Maragon(ase WASHINGTON, April 22—(®— John Maragon's attorney worked oday on a motion asking dismissal’ of the perjury charges against the man oncé was a frequént Nhite House ,visitor. With Maragon’s trial recessed ver the weekend, his lawyer prob- ibly can make his move Monday. Che prosecution is about through, xcept for cleaning up tag ends. The defense attorney, Irvin Gold- stein, said his motion will be based on grounds the government has ailedto produce enough evidence .0 convict Maragon. Once a shoe-shine boy and later | 1 friend of President Truman’s military aide, Maj. Gen Harry Vaughan, Maragon is being tried on charges that he lied to Senate investigators about money matters and business with the government. TURCOTTE NAMED HEAD OF PUGET SOUND PULP (0. BELLINGHAM, Wash,, April 22.— m—Lawson P. Turcotte, who started | as an accountant when Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company was or- ganized in 1926 has been elected president. He has been the company's ex- ecutive vice-president for several years. He succeeds Fred G. Stevenot of San Francisco. Turcotte has been the kingpin in planning for a pro- posed pulp mill at Ketchikan, and ae appeared before the 1949 Alaska Legislature, Stevenot has moved up to the sost of chairman of the board fol- lowing the annual stockholders meeting. Puget Pulp this month puts into operation a new $1,300,000 addition lor the chemical treatment of pulp which Stevenot said will expand the company’s marketing field. CHRYSLER STRIKE MEDIATORS REPORT SERIOUS DEADLOCK DETROIT, April 22—(®—Federal mediators reported a “hopeless deadlock” in the 88-day-old Chrys- ler strike early today and ‘threat- ened to call off peace talks for 2 whole. Arthur C. Viat, regional director of the Federal Mediation and Con- ciliation Service, made the bleak report after a long bargaining ses- They were]sion broke up at 1 am. (EST). It put a damper on latest hopes ard Adams, New York, and Mrs.|for a quick return to the job of 89,000 Chrysler workers, whose strike already is the second longest A complete list of those aboard |in auto industry. Its cost is esti- from their wartime homes since the|was not announced by the Air|mated now at a billion and a quar- ter dollars, Aboard’ erep hoto. 'Reds Can Flre, LATTIMORE WITNESSES DEFERRED WASHINGTON, April 22—(®— Serate investigators deferred a de- cision today on whether to sub- poena certain witnesses sides want called in the Owe; et‘fi:more | case. | “We won’t get around to that be- fore Monday,” said Senator Tyd- ings (D-Md.). | Tydings is chairman of the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee {which is looking into' the charges 'of Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.) that Communists and Red sympathizers have found jobs in the State De- | partment, Lattimore, Far Eastern Affairs authority, meanwhile asserted anew that he is a loyal American and, not a Communist at a news confer- ence. He ridiculed the sworn test- To Take Census STATEHOOD LOBBYISTS BUY CHOW 56 in Chartered Airliner Stop in Cheyenne-Due to Testify Monday CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 22—®— Directors of the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce were treated to din- ner and some lobbying on state- hood for Alaska. The hosts for the dinner and the statehood advocates were 56 men and women from Alaska on the way | to Washington, D.C. They are due to testfy Monday before a Senate committee inevstigating statehood for Alaska. The Northerners arrived here by chartered air liner this afternoon and intend to fly on East tomorrow. The Alaskan party includes: Robert Atwood, publisher of the Anchorage Times; Bill Baker, pub- lisher of the Ketchikan Chronicl Mayor Z. J. Loussac of Anchorage; former Mayor Bob Ellis of Ketch:- kan; Don Goodman, president of the Anchorage Chamber of Com- merce and Mrs. Goodman; Steve McCutcheon. Representative Stanley Me- Cutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owen, Jr.,, Senator Gunnard Enge- breth, Mr. and Mrs. John Hellen- thal, Mrs. Forrest Hysom, Mrs. L. V Castner, Mrs, Verna Knutson, Victor Gill, Zebb Harris, Chris Kringle, Jr. E. F. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan, Mrs. Lee McKinley, Mrs. Eleanor Jones, Mrs. Gladys Grady. Chet Paulk, Nick Sablick, Mrs. Winni Montrone, Rose 'Marquis, Dorothy Tyner, Al Chapman. Paul Robison, Ruth Moore, Carl Moyer, Shirley Swift and Abe Bailey. John Sullivan of Palmer, Father ook Obonees oL BRI N Bnd R. J. McNeely of Fairbanks. Mrs. Mildred Hermann of Juneau is expected to join the group In Washington, also the Rev. Edgar Gallant of Skagway, Frank Pefatro- vich and George Sundborg. AGNES P. HERING OF FAIRBANKS 1S ALASKA'S MOTHER “comes aboard” in the We Can'l, On Foreign Crafi WASHINGTON, April 22—®—! While Russian planes have orders to fire on foreign aircraft which fly over their territory and refuse to land, American pilots have or- ders not to shoot under similar circumstances unless instructed to do so from the ground. The difference was pointed up yesterday by Russia’s note reject- ing a U. 8 protest over the shoot- ing down of an American Navy plane by Soviet fighters. The note from Moscow made clear that Russian pilots have standing instructions to use their guns when foreign aircraft resist a command to land on Soviet ter- ritory. American airmen could not fire on their own hook unless the for- imony of Louis Budenz that he ! (Lattimore) was a member of a | “Communist cell” which sought to betray China to Russia. | NEW FOREST SERVICE IFILMS AVAILABLE by the Forest Service have been 'received in the office of Regional :Forester They are available for groups in Juneau during next week, after communities in Alaska. i Those wishing to borrow the film should communicate with Harry Sperling on the fourth floor of the Federal Building. One film which takes 10 minutes to run is called “The Greatest Good.” It deals largely with forést conserva- {tion and pays tribute to one of America’s greatest conservationists ‘and first foresters, Gifford Pinchot. The other film is called “Grass and Cattle” and runs for 15 minutes. It shows how the Forest Service is developing the range resources of national forest for maximum perma- nent production. The setting is in a typical Western eow-camp of working cowboys where their “range” philosophy and songs are presented. LIVING COST RISE BLAMED ON FOOD WASHINGTON, April 22 — (A — The government today reported a slight rise in living costs, chiefly due to higher food prices, tenths of one percent in March. Foods went up six-tenths of one percent, after having declined for three straight months. NO SKATING TONIGHT There will be no skating tonight, April 22, but skaters will meet next Saturday as usual according to an- Two new clolor pictures producedlflSH'"G Bo" uDD'E B. Frank A Heintzleman. | which they will be sent to other; The living cost boost was three- | eign rlane commitied an openly hostile act, the air force said. Under a recent order covering the Continental United States, the North Atlantic Corridor and Am- erican bases overseas, unidentified planes are to be challenged and pursued until they turn away from restricted areas. Judges Ch&; Interior Woman in Confest - Mrs. MonagleJfleau,Second Mrs. Agnes Potts Hering, ploneel | woman of Fairbanks, has been an- nounced as Alaska Mother in the contest for such honor. This an- nouncement was made by Mrs. Wil- liam Paul, Sr., President of the Ju- neau Women’s Club, at the club's meeting. Mrs, Hering will go to New York at the expense of the Golden Rule Foundation to compete with other mothers of America for the national honor. Mrs. Mary E. Monagle of Juneau was second choice. If Mrs. Hering is chosen national mother, Mrs. Monagle will be the Alaska Mother for 1950. Other nominees for the honor were Mrs. Amy Rude and Mr:. Helene G. Johnson of Juneau and Mrs. M. J. Walsh of Nome. Mrs. Rude was the youngest mother named. Mrs, Hering came to Alaska in 1906. Out of her eleven children, seven reside in Fairbanks. She is 2 Gold Star mother, the youngest son, Lt.-Comdr. Walter Hering of the U.S.S. Hazelwood, having lost his iife at Okinawa. She has been a widow since 1927. Mrs. Hering has been a member of the Fairbanks Presbyterian church for 43 years. She was sponsored by the Fairbanks Woman's Club and endorsed by the O.ES., American Legion Auxiliary, Eagles Auxiliary and Pioneer Wo- men of Alaska, in all of which she has held office and by the Rebekah Lodge. Judges in the Alaska contest were Mrs. Gladys Grady of the Business and Professional Women; Mrs. Archie Cupples, Parent-Teachers Council; Mrs. Helen Robinsop, Wo- man’s Club and Mrs. Mary Jane Bovee, Soroptimist Club, with Mrs. Selma Smith, President of the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs as Chairman, all of Anchorage. AGROUND NEAR TAKU The 65-foot fishing vessel Laddie went aground 22 miles south of Juneau in Stephens Passage early today, Coast Guard headquarters here has been informed. The message reached here from the Juneau-based cutter 83524 which sighted the stranded vessel near 'Limestone Inlet. The 83-foot cutter was on its way to Ketchikan for repairs. Messages from the cutter said the Laddie apparently suffered no dam- age to its hull and was expected to refloat at high tide. The fishing vessel Bernice was standing by, and the master of the Laddie said no Coast Guard assistance was needed. e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Mavimum, 47; minimum, 30. At Airport—Maximum, 48; minimum, 25. 0 FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Fair this afternoon with increasing cloudiness tonight and mostly cloudy Sunday. Low tonight near 33 degrees; high Sunday about 47. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; since April 1 — 3.64 inches; since July 1—64.21 inches. At Airport — 0.02 inches; since April 1 — 157 inches; since July 1—41.63 inches. BANKER IN TOWN George M. Henderson, associated with the First National Bank n Portland, Oregon, is a guest at the nouncement, L Baranof Hotel, ® 0 9 0 0 0 0 00 e