The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXV.,, NO. 11,497 MIDWEST STORMS "KILL 7; WINDS UP T0 100 MPH STRIKE (By the Associated Press) An early May storm, powered by tornadic winds, slashed a path ot destruction across the midwest yes- terday. Seven persons were Kkilled and scores injured. Property damage across a nine- state area was expected to mount into the millions of dollars. ‘The violent winds—which reached gusts of 100 miles an hour in some areas—battered the weather-weary north central states all day and into the night. Tornadoes struck at two areas in Minnesota. There was snow, rain hail and blinding dust. Flood waters plagued some sections. A hugh low pressure area extended over the entire north central part of the nation. There was widespread damage to homes, business buildings, automo- biles, power lines, poles and signs. Livestock losses were heavy in some states. 4 Three persons®lost their lives in the storm which swept over Iowa Two were killed in Wisconsin and one each in Nebraska and Texas. Two traffic deaths in Illinois were attributed to the storm. ORNITHOLOGIST FROM LONDON ON ALASKA RESEARCH Working closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and such scientific organizations as the Arctic Institute of North America a noted British ornithologist has been in Juneau briefly before un- dertaking three months’ research about Alaska waterfowl. Col. Niall Rankin will spend the summer at Hooper Bay on the Bering Sea, studying ducks, geesc, and shore birds. Of all possible sites in Alaska, “the greatest breed- ing ground of North American waterfowl,” Hooper Bay was chosen as having the greatest number and variety, along with good communi- cations. The Alaska research will complete field work begun two years ago in North Dakota and Manitoba, where Colonel Rankin studied diving birds, particularly grebes. Although associated with a num- ber of scientific organizations, Colonel Rankin is making this ex- pedition independently. He is accompanied by “a budding ornithologist,”—his son, Ian, a stu- dent at Eton. The Rankins arrived Thursday from Whitehorse and were to leave today for several days in Fairbanks before going to the coast. PLANS MADE FOR INSTALLATION OF NEW BPW OFFICERS A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Juneau Business and Professional Women’s Club was held Friday noon in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel where plans were made for installation of offi- cers for the ensuing year. Further plans and announcement will be made at the regular luncheon meeting Monday in the Terrace Room of the Baranof. SITKANS VISIT Among Sitka residents stopping at the Baranof Hotel are Mrs. J. E. Shennett, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Morgn and Mrs. D. R. McGraw. The Washington Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1950, by Bell Syndicste, Inc. /ASHINGTON—White House ad- visers sat -up late trying to get a final decision on the President’s small-business message before he left on his Western trip. A highly important issue was ihvolved, with advisers split wide open over it. The Issue Was: Whether to pro- mote government loans to- small business through the RFC, or set up new private banks for loans to small business. Lined Up Against RFC Loans Were: Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, Senator O’'Mahoney of Wy- oming and Federal Reserve chair- man Tom McCabe. Lined up for RFC loans were Stephen Spingarn, White House as- sistant; and Senator Taft, who, as ranking GOP member of the joint committee on the economic report, was consulted. Both sides, however, agreed on what's happening to small business. It can’t borrow long-term risk cap- ital. Small business can get plenty of short-term money from commercial (Continued on Page Four) iHand-Waving Tour Starts Tomorrow For Harry fo N. W. WASHINGTON, May 6 — ® — President Truman leaves here to- morrow afternoon on a nine-day, 6,400 mile, trackside-chat-and-pub- lic-opinion-tour. His swing through 16 states to the northwest coast and back started out as something to do with water development. But the original purpose has been snowed under by plans for daily speeches and more than 50 rear platform hand waivings, capped by a major political rally. Off-the-cuff remarks at just about every whistle stop along the way is Mr. Truman'’s favorite stump- ing trick. That is the system he used to take the nation's political pulse in 1948 when he proved is usefulness by predicting his own election. On the homeward trip, he will stop off at Chicago for a party rally May 15. The next day, he re- turns to Washington. Movie Wedding of Note This Afternoon BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May € —I(P—Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad (Nick) Hilton, Jr., head to the altar late this afternoon and thence to a reception featuring carved-ice statues of doves kissing and a horn of plenty spilling fruit. There’ll also be gustatorial grim- mings—crablegs, chilled white chicken, smoked turkey and oyst- ers—and champagne. Then the beautiful, 18-year-old film star and her 23-year-old hotel-heir bride- groom leave on a honeymoon that will include three months in Eur- ope. The candle-lit ceremony, the movie capital's wedding of the year, was set for 5:30 pm. P 8 T. PROCLAMATION ‘Whereas, May 7-14 has been pro- claimed as National Music Week and ‘Whereas, the City of Juneau and its schools are hosts to the first annual Southeast Alaska School Music Festival during this week, and, Whereas, the study of music pro- motes the character, self assurance, health and happiness of our youth, Now Therefore, I, Waino E. Hen- drickson, Mayor of the City of Ju- neau, do proclaim May 7-14 as Music Week and ask that everyone unite in welcoming our guest mu- sicians, attend all concerts and lend your support in making this Festi- val an outstanding success. LOU JACOBIN HERE Lou Jacobin, publisher of the “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SA' TURDAY, MAY 6, 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE DAILY: ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition PRICE TEN CENTS JUNEAU TO SITKA PASSENGER RATES T0 BE CUT BY ACA| Fares between Sitka and Juneau will be lopped 12 percent by Alaska Coastal Airlines June 1, A. B. Hol- den, co-manager of the company announced today. The fare reduction, subject to ap- proval by the Civil Aeronautics Board, will mean a total saving ot $2.30 for a one-way flight, he said. There will also be reductions in children’s fares and express and freight rates. The usual 10 percent reduction for round trip tickets will be continued, Holden said. The company made a similar downward revision in fares on the Haines and Skagway route a year ago, and on the Petersburg, Wran- gell and Ketchikan route two years ago. Holden said the fare reduction is possible only because of the in- crease in the number of passengers on the Juneau-Sitka route. Flights are scheduled between Ju- neau and Sitka each morning and afternoon. Alaska Coastal Airlines will inaugurate a third scheduled trip when the need arises, Holden said. The Juneau-based airline pur- chased a 24-passenger Consolidated PBY aircraft last summer and its fifth Grumman last month, putting the company “into an excellent po- sition to accommodate all requests for transportation which may be made,” he stated. NEW PATROL CAR FOR JUNEAU POLICE TO BE BLACK NASH SEDA The Juneau Police Department’s new patrol car will be a black Nasfi. This was decided at the regular meeting of the City Council last night after Christensen Brothers, local Nash dealers, submitted the lowest of three bids for a medium- priced car. The Christensen firm offered the four-door sedan equipped Wwith heater and defroster for $2331.50 delivered in Juneau. It will arrive-here in about five ‘wecks The car will be fitted with a wire screen hetween the front an® back seats after it arrives. The Police Department requested a new car at a council meeting two weeks ago. Chief Barnard E. Hulk told the council that the panel truck the department now has is badly in need of a major overhaul. He said the panel truck is not efficient for use in chasing speed- ers. It was purchased to be used as both an emergency ambulance and a police car when the city was without an ambulance. The Juneau Elks Club has since announced it will provide the Gas- tineau Channel area with an am- bulance. “Guide to Alaska,” is a guest at| the Baranof Hotel. GIL RICH IN Gil Rich of Seattle is registered | at the Baranof Hotel. He is with the Black Manufacturing Company. j AT BARANOF HOTEL Hattie Forived of Anchorage is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. FROM HAWK INLET T. Conrad of Hawk Inlet is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. FROM ANCHORAGE Frank R. Ford of the District Engineer’s office, Anchorage, is registered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM SPENARD C. J. Morton of Spenard is at the Baranof Hotel. B T B i VIC RIVERS HERE Victor C. Rivers of Anchorage is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. FROM SKAGWAY Among SKagway residents stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. George S. Villesvik, Mrs. E. H. Villesvik, Mrs. Barney An- derson, Mrs. Hazel Kirmse and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rogers, Jr. CHORUS DIRECTOR Mrs. Irven Wengert, Ketchikan chorus director, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. FROM MT. EDGECUMBE Ernest L. Fuess of Mt. Edgecumbe is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. SON FOR JOHNS Mr. and Mrs. Ronald John of Angoon became the parents of a son yesterday. The child, born at 12:50 p.m. at the Government hospital here, weighed eight pounds five ounces. | {CRAFT WORK TO BE FEATURED AT COUNTY FAIR GIVEN BY (UBS Craft work done by the Cub Scouts of Pack 311, which is spon- sored by the Rotary Club, will be a feautre of the old-fashioned Country Fair which the boys are giving in the A-B Hall the evening of May 13. Their work includes such inter- esting projects as the making of pottery, bottle painting, soap carv- ing, basket weaving, carpentry work, weaving, textile painting and glass etching. Of particular in- terest to prospective Cub Scouts will be the exhibits of work done to pass various achievements nec- essary to becqme Wolf, Bear and Lion Scouts.. The 42 boys of Pack 311 are divided into six Dens. The Den having the best craft display at the Country Fair will be awarded a banner. In addition to the exhibits, there will be various games of skill, a bean guessing contest, a penny peep show and two valuable prizes to be awarded. Refreshments wil! also be available. There is no admission charge and the doors will open at 7 p.m. There will be a short show by the boys at 9:30 and the awards will be made at that time. The work is all being done by the boys them- i \ ! CITY AWAITS MONEY FROM TERRITORY FOR BUILDING SITE No action can be taken by. the city to acquire a site for a new municipal building until the Terri- tory pays the city $60,000 for the City Hall property and the vacant lot adjoining it on Fourth Street. Meanwhile the city council is looking over possible sites for the hew structure. Councilman James Larson said at the City Council meeting last night that many peo- ple he has talked with believe “downtown should be left as & business district.” Larson is chairman of the ecity property committee. Mayor Waino Hendrickson tola he council he will see Territoria sificials early mext week in an offort to get the funds. The. Ter- ritory agreed to pay the $60,000 for the City Hall property and the vacant lot next to it. Juneau voters agreed at a special election April 20 to accept this sum for the property and to give the Arctic Brotherhood Hall property to the Territory as a site for a new Territorial Building. A city assessor was appointed at the meeting of the council last night, but he will not be named until after an informal council ses- sion Wednesday night, the counei: decided. Three applications were received. Other business carried out by the council included the authorization to the Juneau Transit System tc extend its route to include a loop through the Highlands district. The new route, which will not be brought into use until street improvements have been completed !will include a loop from Glacie: * Highway, over Behrends Avenut to Highland Drive, and over High- land Drive to Glacier Highway. Mayor Hendrickson instructed Police Chief Bernard E. Hulk to cite contractors for violating the traffic code by moving vehicles with lugged wheels over city streetc and damaging streets. He also instructed the police chief to watch for violations of the section of the ordinance pro- hibiting spilling of oil on city streets. A motion was passed calling for an estimate of the cost of cutting Parks Street through. The street would connect Alder Street in the Seatter district with Benrends Ave enue in the Highlands and would permit the laying of a six-inch water main for fire hydrants. The council also authorized the city en- gineer to call for bids on the job after the cost estimate is made. The council also passed unani- mously a motion calling for pur- chase of 1,000 feet of new two and one-half inch hose for the Juneau Fire Department. Cost of the hose is $1.66 per foot. 600D CLEAN-UP JOB IS BEING DONE HERE; CITY TRUCKS HARD PRESSED With Juneau’s annual clean-up campaign going into its first week- end, Mayor Waino Hendrickson to- day called attention to the good job being done by the city’s residents. “City trucks and their crews have had a hard time keeping up with the people who are tidying up their yards and homes,” he said. Two trucks and crews have been assigned to the job of picking up rubbish filled boxes and sacks placed at the curbs by Juneau residents announcing arrival of spring with the clean-up campaign. The trucks will continue picking up rubbish next week, Mayor Hen- drickson said. He said many vacant lots, in ad- dition to yards around homes, have been cleared by clean-up conscious people. 15 GO T0 WESTWARD BY PACIFIC NORTHERN; NINE PERSONS ARRIVE Pacific Northern Airlines carried 15 passengers to the westward yes- terdy and brought in nine. Arriving were Hattie Firoved, Vic- tor C. Rivers and Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Morgan, from Anchorage; E. N. Herbstreith and passengers Gates, Dubos and Hanson from Cordova, selves, with a little assistance fromjand Mr. Wilson from Yakutat. their dads and Den mothers, HOSPITAL NOTES Shirley Speek and Paul Willard were dismissed from St. Ann’s hos- pital yesterday. No one was ad- mitted. Linda Marie James and Tim Luke Outbound, Lawrence George went to Yakutet; Mr. McClon, Sophie ! Oksvoll, Mr. Swenson, John Toven, | R. Svortsol and Carl Husey, to Cor- dova. Joseph Weber was bound for Ko- diak and these persons had Anchor- age as their destination: M. B Bolles, Louise Robinson, Pete Gil- more, K. K. Killser, Florence Ca- NO BASIS FOR STATEHOOD FOES: TRUMAN|. WASHINGTON, May 6 — Saying “these are troubled times President Truman urged the Sen- ate today to “strengthen the se- curity of our nation” by granting statehood to Alaska and Hawaii. “I know of few better ways in which we can demonstrate to the world cur deep faith in Democracy and the principle of self govern ment,” the President added. Mr. Truman made this plea in ¢ letter to Chairman O’Mahoney (D- Wyo) of the Senator Interior Com mittee which is considering the two statehood measures the House passed some weeks ago. Noting the contention of opposi- tion forces that admission of the two Territories would give them the same representation in the Sen- ate as the most populous states, the President said: “This argument is not only en- tirely without merit, but also di- rectly attacks a basic tenet of thc constitutional system under which this nation has grown and pros- pered. “Without the provision for equal! representation in the Senate for al states, both great and small, re- gardless of population, there prob- ably would have been no United States.” Mr. Truman then added: “There is no justification for denying statehood to Alaska and Hawaii on the basis of an issue which was resolved by the Consti- tutional Convention in 1787.” “America justly takes pride in it record of fulfilling to the letter its obligations to foreign nations,” he went on. “We should be no less scrupulous in carrying out the promises made to our own citizens in Alaska and Hawaii.” Asserting “the need is more urgent today than ever before” for action on the statehood measures, the President added: “By such action we will not only promote the welfare and develop- ment of the two Territories, but greatly strengthen the security of our nation as a whole.” PAN AM SPECIAL BRINGS MUSICIANS FOR BIG FESTIVAL Besides its regular Seattle-Juneau flight, Pan American World Airways ran a special section yesterday from Ketchikan, bringing students and music directors here for the first Southeast Alaska School Music Festival. Louis Vacca, Ketchikan band di- rector, was in charge of arrange- ments for the delegation from the First City. Others in the party were Mrs. Irven Wengert, chorus director; Kirk Bower, Margo Bringsli, Ronald Brougher, George Cloudy, Ed Creed, Pat Crowley, Robert Droogs, Nancy Gore, Barbara Johnson, Richard Lindblad, Robert Peihl, June Ras- mussen, Vera Riechner, Kay Sher- man, Ann Smith, Sally Stuart, Del- phine Danielson, Nancy Hanson, Norman Henderson, Bob Ellis, Caro! Vig, Tom Householdre, and Austin Martensen. Others were Clark Poorman, Mar- vin Bue, Gerda Nergard, Bill High, Evelyn White, Eby Nell Reaga:, June Flodquist, Art Wilson, Nadine Florence, Nancy Tew, Eleanor Setje, Irene Bue, Francis Williams, Wanda High, Barbara Edenso, Marilyn Riggs, Maxine Burt, Carol Shellen- berger, Jim Tucker, Beth Daigler, Vassa Casey, Gerald Sirevog, Nor- man Nelson, Rodney Rich, Bud Cramer, Hart Otterlie, Olga Kobbe- vik, Larry Droogs and Stan Hen- derson. Juneau-bound passengers booked on the regular flight were Arvid Ackerman, E. L. Brown, Eileen| Byrne, Guy Casler, W. O. Carlson, Wallis George, James Hay, Marcia and Darlene Moyes, Mrs. McClon, Mrs. O. Nevers, Sophie Oksvoll, Ed Peyton, Haskon Peterson, Elroy Svensen, L. Tibbits, John Tover, Joseph Weber, Walter Welke, Louis j Riley, Carl Husby, R. Svortsol, M Hutchins and C. Custer. Outbound, Pan American carried Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tibbatts to Ket- chikn and to Seattle: Howard Var- ness, A. D. Gass, Zeb Wilson, How- ard Weaver, Mrs. Fred Barrager, R. A. Littlefield, Mrs. Hartley Crosby and children, Sharon and Norma; Virgil Baker, Mrs. D. L.| Roberts, Elaine Stautz, Dorothy ‘Whitney, Richard Lewis, Howard ‘Wakefield, Mrs. W. Bolinsky and Fresh Herring Now Available At |of Juneau were admitted to Lhe;ther, Stanley McCuthcheon and N.!child; Ralph Green, L. Anderson, G. Bauch. STURM'S LOCKERS Government hospital. H. H. Gates and Ismael Vosotros, | | | MUSICALFESTIVAL UNDERWAY TODAY; 2 EVENTS TONIGHT The Southeast Alaska Musical festival gets in full swing today ith the arrival of the Mt. Edge- cumbe group which joins bands and choruses from Ketchikan, Peters- burg, Sitka, Douglas and Juneau. The several hundred participants went out the highway this forenoon and the first event this afternoon is at 1 o'clock, tryouts for bands and chorus. Tonight at 8 o'clock in the grace school auditorium will be instru- mental solos and ensembles and at the same hour in the Methodist church will be vocal solos and en- sembles. Both affairs are open to the public. A dance for festival members will be the DeMolay attair at 10 o'clock tonight in the Scottish Rite Temple. One of the big public events of the festival will be the concert in the high school gym at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon with bands and choruses in performance. Monday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, weather permitting, there will be a massed band parade and in the evening at 8 o'clock another con- cert, open to public. Other events of the festival are for the participants especially and they have been given program assignments. PERMANENT ASSN. OF SEA FESTIVAL IS FORMED; OFFICERS Directors of band and chorus met ast night in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel for the purpose of organizing into a permanent asso- ciation to further promote an an- nual band chorus festival. This organization will be known as the Southeast Alaska School Music Association and will pattern a constitution after one set out by the National Music Bducators As- sociation, ‘The festival next year is to be held in Ketchikan some- time between April 15 and May 1, the exact date to be announced by the host city, The following oificers were elect- ed: President, Louis V. Vacca; direc- tor of band, Ketchikan; First Vice- president, Walter L. Birkland, mu- sic director, Sitka; second Vice- esident in charge of vocal, Miss virginia Long, Choral director, Ju- neau; second Vice-president in charge of instrumental, Phillip E. Jerauld, music director, Petersburg; Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Irven Wengert, director of chorus, Ketch- 1kan. Walter C. Welke of the Univer- sity of Washington, Festival ad- judicator, assisted in the organiz- ing of this permanent assoclation. GUEST PREACHER AT LUTHERAN CHURCH AT 11 A.M. SERVICE SUN. Resurrection . Lutheran Church will have as its guest preacher for Sunday morning’s service the Rev. Fred Knebel of the Sitka Lutheran Church. Pastor Knebel went tc Sitka last November from Edmon- ton, Canada. Members of the loca! church are happy for this oppdr- tunity to become acquainted with |him, and they extend a cordial in- vitation to the general public to attend this service which will be- zin at 11 o'clock. | Following the service Pastors )Knebel and Hillerman will leave by plane to attend the convention of the Pacific Synod of the United Lutheran Church. The convention will be held in Central Lutheran Church, Seattle, on May 8 through the 11, Pastor Hillerman will return to ‘Juneau on Saturday, May 13. | 'RIL\' BOLTON, CARGIN GO TO CHICAGO CONVENTION The Rev. Jimmie Bolton, Pasto of the First Baptist Church, and Harold Cragin, Sunday School Su- perintendent, will depart Sunday afternoon for Chicago, Ill, to at- tend the Southern Baptist Conven- tion being held in that city May 9 to 12. | Rev. Bolton is the President ol the Alaska Baptist Convention and will represent the Alaska Conven- tion in Chicago. An important matter for Bap- itist in Alaska, will ke voted on in the Windy City, whether the {Alaska Convention will become part of the Southern Baptist Convention the largest single Baptist Conven- tion in the world with a nswaber- ship of nearly seven million. Al- aska is now part of the Baptist Home Mission Field. 1 LIBRARY FUND GOES OVER TOP AS NICK BEZ GIVES $1,000| | Like a saimon free of the rapids in its long upstream pull to reach its $pawning grounds, the Juneau Memorial Library fund made a prodigious leap today—even though it had reached that long-sought $70,000 ground—a leap $1,220 high. Yesterday's contribution from the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union of Juneau put the drive right into its “cycle”—which took four years to make—and today’s total put it further than evem the heartiest optimist on the library had dreamed of. Responsible for this mlgh y las leap are four canneries operated by Nick Bez, wellknown Alaska salmor packer, who gave $1,000; five mem- bers of the Alaska Department ot Fisheries staff, who gave $50; anc an anonymous pledge and contribu tion totalling $170. Four checks from as many can neries in which Bez has an interest when they arrived on the desk oi Dr. James C. Ryan, library boaru member, brought gasps from al concerned. B. D. Stewart, actin: drive chairman, couldn’t say any- thing; Dr. Ryan took off his glasses and wiped his forehead; and the Empire representative just kept shaking his head and trying to keer the tears back. The four canneries are the Todc¢ Packing Co., located near Juneai and Bez' Alaska home; the P. E Harris Company, recently purchasec by the Bez interests; Peninsuls Packers, and the Columbia Rive: Packers Association, Inc. Each gave a check for $250. That same morning C. L. Ander- son, director of the fisheries de- partment, announced to Dr. Ryan that he and his staff had $50 fo: the fund—and then in the mai came a $150 pledge and a $20 check from unknown donors. Thus the week’s total adds up to more than has heen brought in for many, many weeks—$2,142.19. Last Saturday saw $922.19 needed tc finish the uphill drive. ‘This money isn't unneeded any respect, because a change 0! plans in the building of the new city hall has changed the picture some- what—a single heating plant ha¢ been planned for the two buildings when they were figured on going up together between 4th and 5th Streets and siding on Main. The city council now is looking for a possible spot somewhere else but it is definite the library wil 80 on 4th Street, where it had beer originally planned some years ago This means new plans for a fur- nace room and new underpinning designs—which will cost money-- how much hasn’t been determinec yet, but it will be a figure not esti- mated during the days when it was believed the two structures would be side by side. The General Services Administra tion, a federal agency which will match funds for the building, wil! do the actual construction, and then upon completion, will turn the building over to the library board. Plans have heretofore been handled by the federal agency, but these required changes will be assumed by the board itself, tc speed up matters, and expenditures will eventually be matched in the same manner the building itsell will be. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Denali from Seattle day. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver May 10. Baranof from west scheduled southbound 11 p.n. Sunday. due Tues- FROM PETERSBURG Among Petersburg citizens re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel are Mrs. W. C. Johnson, Mrs. George Clemons, C. A. Wilder and Ken Burton. WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 50; minimum, 36. At Airport—Maximum, 52; minimum, 34. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Cloudy tonight and inter- mittent rain Sunday. Low temperature tonight about 36 and high Sunday about 52. @0eeec®ececscncsocs PRECIPITATIONG (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today @ City of Juneau—~0.02 inches; @ since May 1 — 0.76 inches since July 1—65.70 inches. At Airport — Trace; since May 1 — 0.33 inches; since July 1—42.76 inches. ® o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ®© 80000 cccetscces et ee e TRIPOD SITS ONISLAND OF ICE; OH, MY! FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 6—(® ~There's 40 rods of open water on each side of the still firmly imbedded chunk of ice on which the Tanana River icer tripod is located. Radiomen camped on the banks of the Tanana at Nenana reported excitement rising to fever pitch each time a little sliver of ice chips off the last big remaining sheet of ice which has the tripod in the center. Rainbow-hued flags which hung on ropes from the tripod to a shore-side building—crisp and fresh Tuesday—now are hanging limp, wet and streaked in,a drizz- ling snowfall. A temperature of 38 degrees ab- ove zero and sharp winds are dis- couraging spectators from lining the banks of the ice choked river. A lagoon has opened and is wide- ning behind the tripod, indicating the ice may break momentarily. A celebration is slated for Nen- ana tonight, but observers said the lce chunk bearing the tripod may outlast the breakup celebration. 18 ERRORS CHALKED UP IN P.C.L. FRIDAY; RAINIERS IN SPILT By JIM HUBBART (Assoclated Press Sportswriter) $f muffing a throw or booting an easy chance makes a guy a bum, then the Pacific Coast loop had a trainload of them last night. It was a restless night for the fielder, with a total of 18 errors being committed in five PCL games. Top dishonors went to the cellar :x:edmng Seattle Rainiers, who bob- four times two games with Seattle won the seven inning opener, 8 to 2, but miscued three times in the process, The Solons turned around to shell four Seattle pitchers for 20 blows and an 11 to 5 conquest in the regulation after- plece. All the clubs erred at least twice, with Los Angeles and Hollywood committing three apiece. Holly- wood’s bobbles, in fact, contributed materially to a 9 to 2 downfall at the hands of Oakland. Five of the Oak tallies were unearned. At San Francisco, Husky Les Fleming got his hickory stick work- ing and paced the Seals to an 11 to 5 victory over Los Angeles. At Portland, the league leading San Diego Padres bowed again to the scrappy Beavers, 7 to 3, thus giving Portland a 2 to 1 edge in the series. 15 CLASSY COLTS IN-KENTUCKY DERBY CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, May 6—P—Prospects for a fast track were seen here today for the 76th running of the Kentucky Derby, despite an overnight drench- ing. ‘Track superintendent Tom Young said the track was slow this morn- ing, but that special crews at work on it would get it in “fast” condi- tion by Derby post time, 1:30 p.m. (PST). Fifteen classy colts were entered. The winner gets the better part of $100,000. Louisville was bulging with thou- sands of visitors from all parts ot the country. The general concensus was that Bill Goetz, the Hollywood movie- man, has the horse to beat in Your Host, speedy California-bred colt he bought for $20,000 from Papa- In-Law Louis B. Mayer in January, 1949, FISHING BOAT ON ROCKS SOUTH OF KETCHIKAN A Bellingham, Wash., trolling boat, the Plover called for Coast Guard assistance this morning af- ter going on the rocks 60 miles south of Ketchikan. Messages from the vessel to the Coast Guard, asked for assistance but said the vessel was in no im- mediate danger. The Plover is 65 feet long and four persons are aboard. The Canadian Department of Transportation vessel Bernie went to the aid of the Plover, which report-d it was on the rocks inside the northwest arm of Stephens Is- land in Canadian waters. FROM PETERSBURG Mrs. C. E. Becker of Petersburg is registered at the Gastineau Hotel,