The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 13, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,503 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” J ALASKA JOB "SUCKERS' ARE WARNED OFF FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 13— —A warning to workers in the states against being a. ‘“sucker” for Alaska job advertisements came to- day from the Territorial Employ- ment Service. ‘The advice was directed against advertisements in the states for the sale of Alaska job information for fees of $1 or $2. The employment service said the only authentic information on work in Alaska is free of charge at the public information service or at Craft Union headquarters in Alas- ka localities. A service spokesman said there are so many workmen in Alaska already that the peak of the sum- mer employment season probably will fail to give jobs to all of them. " In spite of warnings against com- ing to Alaska without jobs, 500 new applicants signed up in April for non-existant jobs. Indications are for the same influx in May. Approximately one-fith of the newcomers have been women in search of clerical or waitress jobs for which there are no openings. LEGAL BATTERY TO ENTER FAIRBANKS ON PROPERTY TAX Attorney General J. Gerald Wil- liams was cue to take off this after- noon by plane for Fairbanks, to engage in a court battle for the Alaska property tax, opening Mon- day in district court there. With him' will go his assistant, John Dimond; Fred Hantord, ‘Wrangell chairman-at-large of the Board of Equalization, and C. A. Carroll, assessor for the First Di- vision. Assessors from other -divi- sfons will converge on Fairbanks over the weekend. ‘The property tax, passed Py the 19th Legislature, went under fire last winter when suit was brought in Fairbanks by Luther C. Hess, banker and property owner there. Pending hearing of the case, Dis- trict Judge H. E. Pratt issued an injunction against the Territory to prevent collection of the disputed tax, which for the first time in Alaska’s history, would force prop- erty owners out of an incorporated town to pay a property or real tax. Tax Commissioner M. P. Mulla- ney, sailing from Seattle today aboard the Baranof, is expected to attend the hearing, but might be too late. He would fly from here into Fairbanks. Plaintiffs in the suit have the same battery of attorneys who fought the income tax case heard earlier this spring. The measure would place a one percent tax on all property, the maximum allowed under the Organic Act. 1 ' BABY GERALDINE CONTINUES BETTER Today’s bulletin on the condition of two-year-old Geraldine Burgh, who was seriously burned Thurs- day morning, is that she continues to show improvement, although her progress is understandably slow. The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1960, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) WSHINGTON—A priest with sad eyes stood on a stage in the National Press Building and in- toned: “Lord, help thy wander- ing children to defend and finally redeem our lost freedom.” Before him stood a conglomera- tion of men from many distant countries—all exiles. Their faces were vaguely familiar, like photo- graphs in an old newspaper. For these were*the delegates to the In- ternational Peasant Union Con- gress and inculded sueh leaders as Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, Secretary General of the once powerfull Hungarian Peasant Party; and G. M. Dimitrov, a stormy politician of Bulagaria. After World War I when this writer spent two years in the Bal- kans, these peasant‘leaders were considered socialists and radicals by the then rulers of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, Later, they came to head the gov- ernments of their countries as left-of-center parties somewhat similar to the British labor gov- ernment of today. (Continued on Page Four) sclence be your guide. x seek large contributions from anj- PLANS FOR CANCER C(RUSADE ANNOUNCED; MAIL ORDER BASIS Plans for carrying out the Cancer Crusade in Juneau, were discussed in detail at a committee meeting held in the office of Mildred R. Hermann, Commander of the Al- aska Division, as the result of which Charles W. Carter, has made some very definite announcements of Crusade policies and the local pro- gram generally. The Crusade in Juneau this year will be handled on the mail order basis. Early next week letters will be sent to all business houses and organizations in Juneau, urging as full a participation in the local drive as the recipient feels he can give. a Territorial and Federal offices will be handled in much the same way, with variations for the var- ious offices, as suggested by the particular person in charge of that office. Window displays «will re- mind people of the importance of Cancer Control. Coin boxes, of new variety, will be in evidence throughout the town, and a pro- gram of three minute speakers at all club luncheons will serve to add 2mphasis to the drive. “We are fully aware,” Mr, Carter ays, “that the till in Juneau has been tapped again and again dur- ing the past months, all for very worthy causes, and we are reluct- ant to put our townspeople through another intensive drive at this time. We are therefore operating n the principle of ‘let your con- We do not one, though there is of course, no limit to the amount any one may gi®e. A per capita average of $l per person would ke a fine ex- pression of tnc pecple of Juneau and vicinity of their interest in this great humanitarian work.” Mr. Carter also pomnted out that the Alaska Division of the Ameri- can Cancer Society, is the only Cancer Control agency which per- mits Alaska to keep a substantial part of the funds collected, in the Territory, to be used for the pri- mary benefit of Alaskans. Another 25 cents out of every dollar goes for national research through grants made by the national office to colleges and research centers throughout the country. Very little is spent on adminis- trative costs, Mr. Carter stated. Practically all the workers on the Cancer Program in Alaska, are vol- unteers. Only ‘a part time paid secretary is employed®and she only through the peak of the work. All organizational expenses have been paid to date by the national office, and will continue to be paid thus for another year, or until the newest of Alaska’s own volun- tary agencies gets firmly on its feet. e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT In Jureau—Maximum, 53; minimum, 41. At Airport—Maximum, 53; minimum, 40. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Cloudy with intermittent rain tonight becoming mostly cloudy with showers Sunday. Low tonight about 42 de- grees and high Sunday near 52. PRECIPITATION (Past 24’ hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—0.05 inches; since May 1 — 2.87 inches; since July 1—67.81 inches. At Airport ‘Trace; since May 1 — 1.39 inches; since July 1—44.02 inches. oL SRR Sl Sast ot 050 i B ol 5l i (i A MORE THAN 100 VISIT GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL More than 100 people visited the Government hospital during open house there yesterday. ‘The open house at the Alaska Na- tive Service hospital on Willoughby Avenue was held in celebration of Hospital Day. Visitors were shown through the hospital and after the tour were served tea. Mrs. Jake Cropley, Mrs. Margaret Cropley, Mrs. Walter So- boleff, and Mrs. Mary Brown poured. Mrs. Lee Atkinson’s collection of cactus plants and African violets decorated the hospital for the event. R.R. STRIKE SPREADS TO Pennsy Is Picketed as Freights Go Into Service -UP Hit for 100 Miles CHICAGO, May 13—(®—The crip- rling strike of locomotive firemen against four key rail systems spread to a stretch of the Union Pacific Railroad today. At the same time, striking fire- men began picketing Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Harrisburg, Pa., after the Pennsylvania put 1C freight trains in operation. There were unconfirmed reports that? firemen were walking out on the Grand Trunk Western Rail- road, but a union spokesman ir Chicago said he had no informa- tion on that. Thy strike was called Wednesday by- the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against parts of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Southern and Santa Fe systems. The union is demand- ing a second fireman on certain big diesel locomotives and a fire- man on small switch diesels. A union spokesman in Chica3c said firemen will refuse to run Union Pacific trains over 100 mies of track between Daggett and San Bernardino, Calif., starting at € p.m. Pacific daylight time today He said these tracks are owned by The union attributed the picket- ing in the Harrisburg district tc the Pennsylvania Railroad’s resum- ption of freight operations. BABY ATOM BOMBS FOR JET FIGHTERS DEVELOPED FOR USE WASHINGTON, May 18 — i — the strikebound Santa Fe Railroad. ¢ UP OUTSIDE POWER AS STRIKE NEARS FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 13—® —With union and company still deadlocked, the city of Fairbanks looked around today for auxiliary power supplies in case electrical workers go on strike next Monday. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL) served notice this week it would strike unless granted a. union shop. Affected would be the Fairbanks Exploration Department of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Co., which supplies about two-thirds of Fairbanks' power needs. Mayor Maurice T. Johnson today received some assurances that power from outside sources would be made available in case the city’s stoves, refrigerators and heating facilities are knocked out by the pending strike. He said the Alaska Railroad promised to give what aid was pos- sible. Col. David H. Baker, com- manding officer of Ladd Air Force Base, said he would give the city whatever Air Force regulations will permit. Kenneth Favel, union official, said his local has no objections to ‘he city obtaining power from other sources. Mayor Johnson'’s request to Port- land yesterday for a mediator re- ceived a response from the Seattle branch today, declaring the gov- ernment already has tried ‘media- tion and is reluctant to send an- other conciliator unless there is some apparent chance of settlement. Neither the union nor the com- pany showed signs of weakening today. FIRST COAST GUARD BASEBALL (LUB PREPS FOR (OMING SEASON jFAIRBANKS ROUNDS Between rain showers, the first Coast Guard baseball team to enier the local hardball league is being The United States has baby A-|Whipped into shape. bombs small enough to be carried i e by jet fighter-bombers yet possibly as powerful information on the Detailed announcement as yet that they exist. John G. Erbland, manager of the club, said today that the team is as their king-sized | Shaping into a hard-hitting combi- nation. It has been practicing for the past three weeks, dodging the concrete blocks which made the The blocks, which were made to line the Gold Creek stream bed, The first definite indication that [ have now been moved from the dia- such weapons are in production mond to the creek, leaving the field was gleaned by a reporter seeking | more suited to baseball. information on discussions among| Standouts in the present Coast military leaders over the possibil- | Guard line-up include three former ity of arming this country’s North | semi-pro players. Jim Wilber, who Atlantic allies with atomic weapons. | Was looked over closely by the St. The discussions were said to be | Louis Cardinals while playing semi- based on the possibility of using|Pro ball in the mid-west, will prob- “lightweight” bombs as tactical|ably start on the mound for the brothers, bombs is a carefully guarded secret. In fact, there has been no official | Outfield an obstacle course. weapons to replace ground forces in Europe. While the size of the “baby” A- can be carried by jet fighter- weight. The Republic F-84 Thun- now in use by the Air Force, can carry two 1,000-pound bombs, one under each wing. VA SUES FOR LOAN PAYMENT AGAINS KETCHIKAN MAK Seeking jucgment and roreclos- ure on mortgaged property, the Alaska Veterans Affairs Commission today filed suit against Richard Borch of Ketchikan for $5,543.0€ made December 2, 1947. mortgage on the property under dispute. in principle on a $6,000 loan and Named as co-defendant is Flora | traveling Thurmond, who holds a smaller | points. expensive | Coast Guard, according to Erbland. Al Dorris, who is slated to go to the third base hotspot, and Ernest bombs is secret, the fact that they | Arnold, on the present line-up as first basemen, have also seen ac- bombers give some hint of their | tion with stateside semi-pro clubs. The Coast Guard team has ar- derjet, a typical jet fighter-bomber | ranged a practice game for Sunday, if the weather permits. The Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment, which will organize the ‘eague, has not yet announced the aame of the league manager or the {league schedule. i Both the Elks and the Moose are said to have strong teams working ‘out. 29 ARRIVE, LEAVE BY PACIFIC NORTHERN LINE Pacific Northern Airlines carried due the commission on a note|29 passengers on flights to and from the westward besides some between intermediate Arriving from Anchorage were K. R. Foresman, M. Laurence, M. A. In amended complaint filed with | Braund, John Kelly, Steven Smith, the clerk of the district court, the | Harold Foss, R. L. Swanson, Albert complaint alleges that up to Oct- | McGee, H. Blyberg, H. J. Wade, G. ober 11, 1948, Borch paid $456.94 | Wermitin and Mr. Delagnese. Outbound, Thor Goodman went to $193.06 in interest, and has paid | Yakutat and these persons to Cor- nothing since. dova: Don Currence, Merlin Esta- The loan was made under _fhe brook, H. Berry, Arne Hammerose, revolving fund set up for loaning | Henry Harstad, Jack Harlan, Wil- money to veterans. Floyd Guer- tin, VA commissioner, signed the complaint. liam Picketts and William Zmaett. Passengers for Anchorage were Neil S. Miller, K. 8. Hanter, W. R. Mesland, George Ramstead, Doro- There are stories that President|thy Lingo, O. H. Lent and Jack and Truman soon may fire Robert Den-| Alma Dodge. ham as general counsel of the Na- tional Labor Relations Board. The|7 GO TO SEATTLE BY split between the board and its Mrs. Hazel Holmes, head nurse at|chief counsel is wider than ever the hospital, was in charge’of the now. The Senate yesterday Kkilled PAN AM YESTERDAY Seven persons boarded Flight 924 open house. 83-FOOTER RETURNS The 83-foot Juneau-based Coast Guard cutter returned here last Spencer. President Truman’s NLRB reor-|yesterday for the Pan American ganization plan which would MavelAirways trip to Seattle via Ketchi- done away with Denham’s office. |kan where other passengers boarded. Going from Juneau to Seattle A former chairman of the Repub- | were Comdr. C..V. Rudolph, USCG; lican National Committee is dead.|Doris Vickers, Fred Speier, Gloria Inight after a supply run to Cape| Everett Sanders, 68, collapsed in|Nictrower, G. Wernitin, William his Washington law offices. Boyce and Kenneth Dice. UNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1950 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS = i} TRUMAN AT FORT PECK DAM SITE Says U. S. Po—wer Program Gives Strength fo ‘Best Hope of Peace’ FORT PECK DAM, Mont., May 13—(®—President Truman said to- day that the government's vast flood control and power program is helping build a “stronger and more presperous United States” upon which depends “the world's best hope for peace.” Mr, Truman appeared more pep- pery than most of the people on his cross-country tour as he started out on. another day of “non-politic- al” stumping with, a prepared speech at the big Fort Peck Dam. “Projects like Fort Peck are in- vestments in the future of our country,” the President asserted. “Just as a new factory is an in- vestment in the future of a cor- poration.” He said people who ‘“criticize the Federal budget often overlook {acts like these.” As he has done since he started his personal “report to the people” at whistle stops through the mid- west to the Pacific Northwest, the President contended his domestic program is strengthening the coun- try for its leadership of free na- tions, JUNEAU SINGERS ELECT OFFICERS; REPORTS MADE The Juneau Singers wound up the year with a business meeting in the Methodist Church Thursday evening. Forty-six members were present. In the absence of Larry Parker, President, Edith Moore, Vice-President, presided. She re- viewed the year’s activities includ- ing the Christmas performance of the Messiah, followed by the second half of the Messiah at Easter and then the important part assigned the Chorus on May 4 when the Ro- tarians put on the Variety Show in the 20th Century Theatre. She conveyed to the chorus the thanks of Josepn Shofner on behalf of the Music Festival when the chorus furnished transportation for more than 100 guests to Mendenhall Glacier, and for the entertainment given all the guests when Mrs. Ernest Gruening graciously opened the doors of the governor’s house. About 400 guests were served with- out a hitch and for this Miss Moore thanked Col, Noyes and his corps of workers. . Wm. L. Paul, Sr., reported on transportation and thanked those who cooperated, especially the Ro- tarians, the Kiwanis and the Cham- ber of Commerce besides the sev- eral private car owners and the several others who took over the expense of the project. The nominating committee of- fered its report on candidates for the ensuing year after which the following werey elected, Richard Freer, President; Edith Moore, Vice- President; Mrs. Henry Harmon, Secretary; Betty Hammond, trea- surer; and Alice Strombeck, libra- rian. ‘The retiring treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Crooks, reported a small balance on hand. Just before passing from labor to refreshments, for the club, Wm. L. Paul presented token gifts to Do- lores Mattila and Jane McMullin, pianist and director respectively, in appreciation of their essentjal serv- ices in which he gave full eredit to Mrs. McMullin for covering this first and hardest year of such clubs. At the “coffee and” which fol- lowed, as the birthday cake was brought in for Mrs. McMullin, the club burst into rapturous song while Jane’s face lighted up in genuine surprise. She cut the cake while Mrs. Ernest Ehler played the re- cordings of “Dry Bones” rendered by the club and several songs by the Mt. Edgecumbe Singers, after which the chorus adjourned with a promise to meet on the third Thursday of next September. It wes also voted that the pre- sent voice committee, which is com- posed of four persons elected by the four sections of the chorus, con- tinue to function until the Yall season. They are Frances Paul, soprano; Mildred Lister, alto; Wil- liam Paul, Sr., tenor and William Passey, bass. SITKANS HERE Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smith of Sitka are at the Baranof Hotel. | —— President Truman inspects the transformer deck of Coulee Dam at Grand Coulee, Wash., prior to the dedication of the largest concrete structure on earth. Left to right: A. F. Darland supervising en- gineer; Truman; Frank A. Banks, district manager of the Columbia Basin Project, and Senator Magnuson (D,-Wash.) (® Wirephoto. Truman af Coulee Dam RED RIVER RESUMING SLOW RISE | Carrier Boy Tells Why He Has Best . Mother in World ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, May 1¢ —(M—A young lad won a contest today on why he thinks he has the best mother in the world with these remarks: “She stays on speaking terms WINNIPEG, Man, May 13—'— with God and spanking terms with The still-flooding Red River re- sumed its slow rise here early to- day after a six-hour levelling off. U. ©. expert said the river's highest water was at least 65 miles away from the city. The river system already has me.” Author of those words is Lloyd Williams, 12-year-old newspapei carrier boy. He won a dress for his mother, Mrs. L. Eugene Will- iams, dinner for the whole family and a treat to a movie. poured its waters over one-cighth of the greater Winnipeg area and flooded 540 square miles of south- ern Manitoba. Already 65,000 persons have left the area, heeding official appeals for voluntary evacuation of womean, !chfldrkn and older persons. Groucho Bislikes Housework, So Gefs METCALFE, VICTIM OF POISON GAS, IS | SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Vern M. Metealfe,.Jr., prominent young war veteren and a victorious candidate for the House of Repre- sentatives in the April primaries, is battling a dread poison, and holding his own, according to the attending physician. Metcalfe is the victim of carbon letrachloride peison, the fumes he inhaled while cleaning a gun Sun- day having penetrated his system. Hde was taken to St. Ann's hospital Monday. Today, his physician said he is a little better, but that his condition can be described only as fair. This type of gas poison was frequent during the war, and usually fatal. Metcalfe is a long-time resident of Juneau and his wife, the former Pat McAlister, was born here. They have two children—Vern (Mackie) who will be two years old in August, and a young daughter, Kimberley, who is eight months old. Metcalf2, a World, War II vet- eran, is prominently identified in veterans’ affairs, and has held sev- eral offices in Taku Post 5559, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, He is associated with his father in business, in the Metcalfe Sheet Metal Works. Metcalf is wellknown as a Medal Tournament. Metcalfe is not able to have vis- itors at the hospital. SHOEMATE IN TOWN Divorce from Wife LOS ANGELES, May 13 — (M — Groucho Marx doesn't like house- work and his young wife, Kay, did- n't like his friends, the comedian testified yesterday in obtaining a divorce on grounds of mental cruel- ty. The 59-year-old radio and movie wisecracker testified he had to manage the household, keep the servants in line, order the meals and perform other duties after & hard day on the radio. The comic and his wife, 29, the former Kay Gorcey, were wed in 1945, and have a three-year-old daughter, Melinda, whose custody Mrs. Marx will have 10 months of the year. Groucho will pay Mrs. Marx $134,215 over a period of 10% years, MRS. ROOSEVELT IN DEBATE ON DISLOYALTY, U.S. NEW YORK, May 13—(P—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says she does not believe there is very ' much “actual disloyalty” in our country. The former first lady, speaking on her CBS television show last night, also said she is “very hap- py” about the kind of testimony being used by the government in cases of suspected subversive act- ivity. Mrs. Roosevelt was in a forum- sports enthusiast, and it was his{tyne debate with Sen. Owen Brew- voice that broadcast most of the)gster (R-Me.) on the subject “what basketball games in the recent Gold) does disloyalty to.the United States mean?” s At one point in the debate Sen. Brewster recalled that Mrs. Roose- velt had expressd doubt of Alger Hiss' guilt after he was convicted | Vance Shoemate has come into Juneau for medical attention, and is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. of perjury for denying he had given pre-war secrets to the Sov- iet Union. —_— “Alger Hiss was never a friend FROM KETCHIKAN lof mine,” she replied. “I hardly A. L. Florence, Ketchikan sales-|knew him . . . I knew him fairly man, is registered at the Baranof |well, but in a perfectly objective | Hotel, way.” PAN AMHITBY STEWARDESS, [PURSERSTRIKE 700 Walk Off Job in High- er Pay Demand - 3,000 Maintenance Workers Off NEW YORK, May 13—(®—Seven' hundred flight service workers, supported by 3,000 maintenance em- ployees who refused to cross picket tines, struck today against the huge Pan American World Airways. A representative of the airline said that except for delays the com- pany's flight schedules were being maintained throughout the world- wide system. (Two stewardess pickets appeared at the Seattle-Tacoma International Alrport. The early morning flight to Juneau, Alaska, left on time but company officials expected about an hours delay on the flight to Fair- banks. A few mechanics who ar- rived before the stewardesses started picketing were on the job and were expected to finish out the day shift.) The strikers, members of the CIO Transport Workers Union, walked off their jobs early today after last minute mediation negotiations col- lapsed. Main issue in the dispute is the union’s demand for higher pay. No new meetings of negotiators were scheduled. The company said the strike di- rectly involved 700 flight service personnel — stewards, stewardesses and pursers. They placed picket lines around the cdmpany's far- flung American bases and the maintenance workers, members of the same union, refused to cross them. ‘The company said supervisory employees had taken over mainten- ance work. The airline operates a fleet of 140 planes. It has a total of 14,000 em- sloyees. ALASKA “SCHEDULES OK Pan American officlals in the Pacific Alaska Division say there will be no change in service, due to he strike, “Full flight schedules are being maintained, with supervisory per- sonnel,” Fred Dunn said here today. Dunn is PAA district traftic man- ager. Dunn continued, “Today’s round trip flight from Seattle left on schedule with Harry La Porte, chief flight steward for the Alaska re- gion, in charge of the cabin. “Flight 905, from Seattle to Ju- neau, Whitehorse and Fairbanks, was delayed an hour in departure, Serving as steward for that flight ts Henry Owen, Jr., Pan American district traffic manager for the Seattle area.” BIG THREE BEND EFFORTS T0 HOLD ORIENTAL REDS (By the Associated Press) The Big Three Foreign Ministers conference in London today weighed urgent problems of the Middle and Far East in an effort to contain Communism. The details of planned aid to forces opposing Communism were not disclosed. One observer said the United States mighit extend help to Burma as well as Indo-China. The Burma government has been ‘n the throes of civil war for two years, attempting to put down Com- munist and Karen Nationalist in- surgents, The French-supported Bao Dai regime of Indo-China is op- posed by the Moscow-blessed gov- ernment of Ho Chi Minh. This is the third and last day of the conference, attended by Ameri-~ can Secretary of State Dean Ache- son, British Foreign Secretary Er- nest Bevin and French Foreign Min- Ister Robert Schuman. They are expected te spend some time on proposals for a Japanese peace treaty, stalled largely because of Russian obstacles. Conference officials said the Ministers felt “Far East problems are urgent and def- inite decisions are needed and must he taken quickly.” German problems, which took up most of the time yesterday, were shelved temporarily. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Louise from Vancouver scheduled to arrive at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Baranof from Seattle day. Alaska from west scheduled south- bound 7 am., Tuesday. Que Tues-