The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 20, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE [ VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,509 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1950 COUNCIL MOVES TODRAW UP SALES TAX ORDINANCE One Per CJTax Would ed Indebtedness Clear Up City’s Bond First step toward the levying ot a special-purpose one percent sales tax for Juneau was:taken last night by the city council. A motion, presented by Council- man J. P. Christensen and passed unanimously by the council atter slight changes, instructed City At- torney Howard Stabler to draw up an ordinance providing for a retail sales and services tax of one percent on all sales and services within the city. The ordinance is to provide that “the monies from this tax be placec in a special fund for the specific purpose of paying off the city of Juneau’s present and future bondec indebtedness,” including the city of Juneau’s share of any present o1 future bond issue to which the city is committed. The motion also stated that the ordinance should be presented tc the City Council at a special meet- ing Wednesday, and that a specia election be called as soon as legally possible to give the qualified voters of the city a chance to approve or reject the sales tax ordinance. Bonded Indebtedness The city now has a bonded in- debtedness of $560,000, not includ- ing $50,000 in airport revenue bonds Councilman Christensen, when presenting the motion to the coun- cil, pointed out the necessity of added income for the city if im- provements are to be carried out. “The city could get by on its pre- sent income if it had some way tc pay off its bonded indebtedness,” he said. He explained that he would want the ordinance to include provisior for the termination of the sales tax when the bonded indebtednes: of the city has been paid off. This would mean that the people of the city would hold within thei hand the means whereby they could terminate the sales tax: if they voted a bond issue in the future they would be voting for an exten- sion of the sales tax. This would not limit city im- provements which could be carried out only through financing by means of bond issues, in Christen- sen’s opinion. “I believe that people would still vote bond issues if they knew their sales tax dollars would be going for improvements they want,” he said. “As I see it,” Christensen con- tinued, “the people of Juneau now have the choice of paying oft the city’s bonded indebtedness by meanc of a higher property tax or a sales tax.” School Budget Need for additional income tc pay off the city’s bonds was under- lined when Superintendent of Schools Sterling S. Sears, speaking for the board of directors of the Juneau Independent School Dis- trict, presented the proposed budget for the school district’s 1950-51 school year. As it was presented to the council last night, it called for expenditure of $60,000 more than last year. Su- perintendent Sears said that the added funds would be needed be- cause more teachers would have to be hired and because “we didn’t have enough money this year.” Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson and the council, looking over the bud- get, found a $35,000 item which would have meant the school dis- (Continued on Page Six) The Washington Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON ICopyright, 1950, by Bell Syndicate, WSHXNTGON—A lot of mys- tery surrounds the income-tax case of a big eastern gambler—that of Vaughn Cannon, the slot-machine king of Buncombe County, North Carolina. Most people don’t realize that North Carolina, despite its record for progressive schools and more churchgoers than most states, also has a thriving gambling racket and has done little to clean it up. Center of the gambling business is Asheville, in" the Western part of the state, and its big-shot boss, Vaughn Cannon, now appears to have high-up friends not only in North Carolina but in Washington. More than one year ago, U. S. tax agents slapped a.lien of $1,451,- 000 on Cannon's property in North Carolina and sent a recommenda- tion to Washington that he be (Continued on Page Four) e ) P S o O S S B R e Mo - ST RS S 8 HSRERSLREIIE S s L ST B R R AR - e S e e S e e S et L ol S B e S NEW STATE BILL "DECENTLY BURIED' BARTLEIT WIRES The revised Alaska statehood bill Which would have taken control of commercial fisheries out of the hands of the “49th State,” wa$§ de- scribed today in a wire from Dele- gate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett as “de- cently interrea.” A copy of a committee print of HR 331 was received in Juneau sev- eral days ago by Alaska Senator Howard Lyng of Nome, Democratic National Committeeman who at- tended the Senate hearings last month in Washington. The new bill, which had “ofticial’ written all over it, was first de- scribed in the nation’s capital as “confidential,” and today it was de- nied completely by Sen. Joseph O’Mahoney, head of the commit- tee on interior and insular affairs. Bartlett’s wire arrived in the office of Gov. Ernest Gruening and was released by George Sundborg consultant to the Alaska Develop- ment Board. Here is what O’Mahoney tola Bartlett: “There has been no committee action of any kind and no autho- rized draft of any new bill, or hat any amendment of the House bil been issued.” With no reference whatever tc the copy which reached Senator Lyng, the new “bill"—or whatever it is—apparently was sent to the presses in Washington for exercise. Bartlett’s wire admitted the print “appeared official” but said that the whole affair was buried—"decently.” The bill not only barred control of commercial ‘fisheries to the new state, but also granted all lands now under control of the federal government to Alaska, to disposg of as the legislature saw fit. Senator Lyng was due to take ott today for his home in Nome. R.R. CONTRACT SUSPENSION REQUESTED Territorial Commissioner of Labor Henry A. Benson has requested that the contract for repair of the Alaska Railroad in the Rainbow area be suspended “until such time as ade- quate safety measures are adopted.” The request, addressed to Oscar Chapman, Secretary of the Interior, was prompted by three severe acci- dents which happened recently on railroad construction jobs. All the accidents resulted in in- jury or loss of life for workmen. Two dnvolved railroad hand cars. In his message to Chapman, Ben- son said that “intolerable conditions and needless slaughter of workmern result from violations of the Alaska Safety Code . ..” Benson said today that cases of [ violations of the Alaska Safety Code during work on U.S. Army contracts would result in the work stoppage, because Army contracts contain clauses stipulating that the locai safety code be followed. & But in the case of the Alaska Railroad, the work is being done by a syndicate of contractors, and there is no such provision in the contract he said. ‘The Alaska Railroad has compe- tent safety engineers to devise 2 remedy for the present conditions he stated. The Alaska Railroad is the safest in the world as far as transporta- tion is concerned, he said. SEARCH CONTINUES FOR BOAT MISSING ON TRIP T0 CORDOVA SEATTLE, May 20—M—A week has gone by without a trace of the fishing vessel Midget and its three- man crew, last seen off Cape St. Elias enroute to Cordova, Alaska. Coast Guard and other vessels have searched surrounding waters without success and the search is continuing. Coast Guard officials say they are concerned over the whereabouts of the vessel, but they point out other fishing boats have turned up safely in Alaska waters after being several weeks overdue. The Midget had no radio when it left Seattle April 22 to fish for Whiz (Halferty) Canneries, Incorporated. Veteran fisherman John Erickson is master of the Midget. Accom- panying him were Ralph Peterson of Tokeland, Washington and his brother, Albert, of Aberdeen. MORSE WINS |STAR HILL LOTS HANDS DOWN IN OREGON PORTLAND, Ore, May 20—P— Oregon’s Sen. Wayne Morse de- cisively trounced conservative op- position to win Republican renom- ination in yesterday’s primary elec- tion. Since 1914 Republican nomination has been tantamount to election. To those who contended that he voted more often with Democrats than with Republicans, Morse promised to keep on voting “inZe- pendently upon issues as I see them.” Morse defeated Dave Hoover, a Jormer Los Angeles deputy sheriff who became a dairy farmer in Oregon’s rugged coastal range. On a basis of unofficial returns ‘rom 1321 of Oregon's 2,017 pre: cincts, Morse led 64,270 to 37417 John McBride, a- House commiitec zlerk in Washington, D. C., trailec with 8507, Hoover, called “a reactionary and in isolationist” by Morse, admittec defeat. Morse’s Democratic opponent in he November election is in doubt. Howard Latourette, Portland, for- mer Democratic national commit- teeman, held a 35,732 to 34,008 leac over Dr. Louis A. Wood, retired university economics professor. The state’s four Congressmen, all | Repuklicans, won renomination Rep. Homer D. Angell, Portland had double the number of votes tallied by both of his opponents combined. The other three Con< gressmen were unopposed. AREAS 1B, I, CLOSE JUNE SEATTLE, May 20—Internationai Fishery Commission announced to- day that Areas 1:B and Two are closed to halibut fishing at mid- | night June 1. Area Two includes waters ol ‘Washington, British Columbia. Southeast Alaska between Willapa Bay and Cape Spencer. Commis- sion anticipates quota of 25,500,000 pounds will be reached by that time. Area 1-B extends from Cape Blanco in Oregon to Willapa Bay. RR WALKOUT OFF UNTIL JUNE 1 WITH PEACE TALKS SET ‘WASHINGTON, May 20 — ® — The switchmen’s union will start new wage-hour talks with 10 western railroads Tuesday—instead of going on strike that day, as originally scheduled. The walkout was postponed yes- terday — until June 1 — by union President Arthur J. Glover, after the National (Railway) Mediation board promised to begin new peace talks here next week in a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock. The dispute affects seme 5,000 switchmen in vital yard service on lines operating west of Chicago. None of these lines was involved in the firemen’s strike which ended & week ago. SPEEDER FINED $40 Wallace Deboff of Juneau was fined $40 yesterday in City Magis- trate F. O. Eastaugh’s court after pleading guilty to charges of speed- ing through the Highlands district. He was arrested by city police Tues- day. o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 43; minimum, 37. At Airport—Maximum, 44; minimum, 37. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy with an occa- sional light showers tonight ,and Sunday. Little change in temperature with lowest to- night 40 with highest Sunday near 50 ‘degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—0.62 inches; since May 1 — 4.15 inches; since July 1—69.07 inches. At Airport — 0.19 inches; since May 1 — 185 inches; since July 1—44.48 inches. e 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T0BEPURCHASED FOR PLAYGROUND A year-round playground which is credited with turning out some of the best basketball players in the for keeps. This was brought about by a mo- tion made by Councilman Alfred Zenger and passed by the City Council last night. Zenger urged that the city buy the property—on Star Hill between East and Kennedy streets—for a playground. A group of Juneau citizens, led by Elroy Ninnis, told the Council that they have already collected $300 toward the cost of the two lots, own- ed by the Sisters of St. Ann. A price tag of $4,000 for the plot has been put on it by the owners. Councilman James Larson argued against paying the price which is asked. “I'm not against the playground,” he said. “I'm against paying two prices for the property.” “You know I don’t want to give the city's money away,” Councilman Zenger answered. “But I think this is very important.” He pointed out that children come from all over the city to play in the two vacant lots. The playground is on a hill and takes full advantage of the sun when it shines. Dr. J. O. Rude, speaking from the audience, said he didn’t think Juneau, as a city, has done as much toward establishing playgrounds for the children as could have been done. “If we can prevent one or two accidents by keeping the children off the streets, then it is well worth it,” he said. The motion, as it was passed, pro- vided for Dr. Rude to talk to the Sisters about a $1,000 reduction in the price asked, and for the city to pay the difference between the #mount which the citizen’s commit- tee will collect and the total cost of the property. BACCALAUREATE EXERCISES HERE ieity will soon become a playground | SUNDAY EVENING | The first event for the High School graduating class of 1950 will be the baccalaureate exercises in the High School gym at 8 o'clock Sunday night. The Rev. Samuel A. McPhetres will give the invocation, Major Eric Newbould the scripture lesson, the Rev. Paul Prouty will deliver the baccalaureate sermon and the bene diction will be by the Rev. G. H. Hillerman. Musical numbers will be given by the girls’ trio, chorus, double quartet and the high school band. The public is welcome to thes¢ exercises. FAIRBANKS TO TRY INJUNCTION TO HALI ELECTRICAL STRIKE FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 20— M—City attorneys—at behest ot Mayor Maurice T. Johnson will seek precedent for an injunction agains the striking Local 1550 of the In- ternational Brotherhood of Electri- cal Workers (AFL). They hoped to avert the threat- ened shutdown of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Co., power plant at 8 a.m., this Sunday which will affect two-thirds of Fairbanks’ light and power. Johnson said that he believed an injunection would be possible on the grounds that a power shortage from the threatened shut-down would be a menace to public health through curtailed use of water, sewage and refrigeration facilities. The dredging and mining opera- tions has served notice that the power plant will be shut down at 8 a.m. Sunday. _ Meanwhile, Fairbanks stores en- joyed a rush this week on gasoline burners and camp 'stoves as resi- dents outside the downtown area prepared for the power shortage. Only a limited supply of these items is left in town. i Auxiliary power units are being set up to supply power for large food storage lockers, St. Joseph’s hospital and newspapers. STEAMER MOVEMENTS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 600 TONS OF |CHANNELRESIDENT | NO (OLD WAR AMMUNITION BLAST JERSEY At Least 26 Dead, 312 In- jured-Explosion Heard in Three Stafes SOUTH AMOY, N.J., May 20—# —A thunderous ammunition explo- sion that ripped this watertron. city and was heard in three state: left possibly 26 persons dead and at least 312 injured today. The big blast of 600 tons of am- munition being loaded on barge: shook the earth at 6:25 p.m. (EST) last night. Mayor John Leonard of this 10,000 population city 21 miles south- west of New York said every house in South Amboy was damaged by the shattering blast. It appeared to have snowed glass in the streets of the city. The number of injured was an- nounced by the American Red Cross ‘Ten were in critical condition. Four bodies lay in an improvised morgue, two unidentified. One of the identified bodies was listed as) among those loading ammunition There were 22 others still unac- counted for. Among those listed as missing were three sons of the president of | the firm which was loading the barges, the James Healing Co., Stevedores. In New York the Isbrandtsen Line said ammunition in South Amboy was destined for one of its vessels, the Flying Clipper. But & spokesman said it was not known if that was the ammounition which exploded. Defense officials in Washington said they believed it was probably part of a commercial shipment Speculation that the shipment might have been bound for Pakis- tan was not confirmed at the Pak- istan Pmbassy. South Amboy counted its damage was running into the millions ol dollars. Normal life was interrupted Most of the injured were woundec by flying glass. Three ‘miles across the Raritan River in Perth Arboy, Mayor James J. Flynn estimated that 300 person: were injured by flying glass in tha. city of 48,000. Hundreds of window: were smashed in the Perth Amboy business district. Marine Capt. Willlam Geftman in charge of Marines at the scene. said hundreds of anti-personne. mines were strewn through the area by the explosion. Squads of demolition experts were probing the waterfront area today. A sound truck patroled the city a hoarse voice warning residents: “Do not handle any suspicious ob- jects. Notify state police at city hall.” Rumors of an atomic attack spread through the community as the blast sent a spout of black smoke towering over the town. “T thought Stalin was over here,” said Charles Bersin, a coal barge worker who was an eyewitness to the thunderous blast. Authorities said they had no idea what set off the blast. The Middle- sex county prosecutor’s office said it was starting an immediate inves- tigation. In Washington, defense officials said the munitions were probably part of a commercial shipment, but the destination of the shipment wa: not immediately confirmed. OFFICIAL VISITATION BY LEIVERS TO MASONS NEXT MONDAY EVENING Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock J. W. Leivers, District Deputy ot the Grand Master, of the Granc Lodge of Washington, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, is to make an offi- cial visitation to Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, in the Scottish Rite Temple. This is to be the final visit by the District Deputy on account of this three-year term expiring next month. Also scheduled to talk to the lodge is H, D. Stabler, a Past Dis- trict Deputy, and a wire recording secured of an oration made recently by the Grand Master of the Califor- nia Jurisdiction will also be heard. All masons on Gastineau Channel are invited td attend this communi- cation. Gastineaux Lodge No. 124 of Aleutian scheduled to sa:l from | Douglas is also to participate in | the meeting. An oyster feed will be Princess Louise scheduled to sail!served in the Temple dining room Seattle Saturday. from Vancouver Saturday. Alaska scheduled to sail Seattle May 25. Baranof scheduled from ¢ | Sunday at 5 p.m. { after the meeting. Harold Gronroos was a passen- flight from Seattle. BLASTS BACK AT PALMER'S CHARGE The town of Palmer's threat to halt construction of a new Terri- torial Building in Juneau by legal means, today brought repercussions from Gastineau Channel residents— which blasted right back in the face of the tiny Matanuska Valley community. Palmer’s chamber of commerce yesterday termed the buying ot Juneau's city hall property by the board of administration for $60,000 as “gross extravagance” in the face of being offered a free site in the Interior town. House Representative Marcus Jensen of Douglas fired back volley after volley at Palmer’s charges, and Trevor M. Davis, Juneau photogra- pher, let go with a barrage which put the Matanuska demand in a back seat. “Everyone Kknow said Davis, “that Anchorage would be one of the first towns to be wiped off the Alaska map, with the cold war get- ting warmer and war termed ‘inevit- able’ within a few years. “This would include all choice tar- gets, such as a large public build- ing in the valley. They seem to have lost sight of the trend today to disperse the seat of government.” Jensen went over the background of the legislature’s making an ap- propriation for a new Terrltonal) Building, and also reviewed Palmer’s airport construction, which he termed “belies their talk about ex- travagance.” He dug unmercifully into political mauvers in the Third Division, and wound up with: “It's time Southeast Alaska woke up to how this Territory is being run.” Here is Jensen’s statement in full: I was surprised and shocked to read in The £mpire May 19, of the protest being made by the officials of Palmer against the erection of & Territorial building in Juneau. I believe under the circumstances the public- is entitled to know some history on the case. The Bill was inf and passed by both the House and the Senate. It later came back and was passed for amendments. It was not until Speaker Stan McCutcheon came down from the chair and went into a long oration that enough staunch suporters were gained to pass a vote rescinding the final passage of the bill. It was then pointed out by the Rules Committee that it was neces- sary, on the last day, to have a two- thirds majority to rescind a bill, so the bill was still passed. McCutchéon then carried on to a point where he pressed for a letter to be written to the Administrative Board, advis- ing them how to interpret the locat- ing of the new site for the building If the City of Palmer and its cepresentative McCutcheon have no more regard for the millions ot dollars invested around the capital suilding in Juneau, plus the cost »f making such a move into an area where construction costs arc prohibitive, they should be willing to stand the airing of pertinent lacts now regarding the project centered around Palmer. If the City of Palmer was showing 300d faith to the Territory they would not have had the Territory pend five thousand dollars for ad- iitional land on their airport site. Jor would they have increased the value of the property of the airport rom $28.00 an acre to $1100.00 an acre. The necessity of an airport in 2almer to an outsider seems rid- iculous. Due to the fact that the Government has and is spending millions of dollars on the Anchor- age airfield, this airfield being only a few minutes away from Palmer, on a paved road. The best answe: I could get from McCutcheon, .whc is president of Alaska Airlines, a: to why the airport was needed, was that the farmers needed ah transportation for their produce to compete in the Anchorage market. To me this is ridiculous. If the City of Palmer and its representatives want to take The attitude that the Territory is th¥rs for the asking, they first had better reckon with the Federal govern- ment, that is pouring millions of dollars into their airport on in- flated values. When the president of an air- line is legal adviser for the spend- ing of millions on airports, plus be- ing an able politician, anything cin happen. It's time Southeast Alaska woke up on how this Territory is being run, FROM ANNETTE ISLAND Among Juneau-bound passengers boarding the Pan American Alr- ways flight yesterday at Annetle Island were Richard Godman, L. southbound | ger yesterday on Pan American’s|C. Thornton and Dr. H. S. Pattin- lson [FDRAFTLAW !Prepardeness‘Io Point of Sacrifice Urged in Day’s Speeches (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 20—People were told today that preparedness to the point of sacrifice is their best insurance against possible Rus- sian aggression. A call for mobilization of strength and resources sounded in major cities across the nation where key defense officials spoke in observ- ance of the first Armed Forces Day. President Truman and Secretary of Defense Johnson led those who urged preparedness by calling last night for extension of the draft law. Speaking extemporaneously at an armed forces dinner in Washington, Mr. Truman advocated a universal military training program. for the welfare and defense of the nation. He said there never would have been a cold war if Congress had voted a draft law in 1945 when he asked for it, instead of waiting three years. Appearing with the President, Johnson said the defense depart- ment is working to build up a defense “of such formidability as to convince a possible aggressor that we cannot be beaten quickly on a hit-and-run basis.” But, he said, there is a “most compelling” need to extend a® draft law, now due to expire June 24, to bolster the morale of Europ- ean countries who so far have “held Communism at bay.” Gen, Omar Bradley, the nation's top military man warned in a San Francisco speech that a Rus- sian atomic -attack is pessible “in a few years,” and called ‘for a “bold new program” to bolster de- fenses against the “two-headed monster” of Soviet Communism. Other top figures in planning the national defense..declared that e sold war is steadily getting hotter. They warned of the possibility of zlobal conilict and urged prepared- ness. At home, the Army, Navy and Air Force paraded their power at “open house” on ships and shore installations, and with military ahd naval exercises and aerial displays. TERRITORY PAYS $60,000 FOR CITY HALL PROPERTY The City of Juneau received a check for $60,000 from the Territory yesterday afternopn, Mayor Waino Hendrickson announced at the City Council meeting last night. The money, already deposited in a special fund, is in payment for the property upon which the City Hall stands and the vacant lot adjacent on Fourth Street. Deed to the land is being held by a third party until the Territory fills the conditions laid down in the ordinance which provided for the sale of the property. The ordinance was approved by the voters of the city in a special election last month. Under the provisions of the same ordinance, the city gave the Terri- ory the Arctic Brotherhood Hall iproperty. Arrangements for sale of the City Hall property were made when the Territory found more land would be needed upon which to build a new Territorial building. The $60.000 will be used to pur- chase a site for a new municipal building and cover the cost of raz- ing the A. B. Hall and the City Hall, as well as to clear lease obligations on part of the A. B. Hall. After announcing receipt of the money, Mayor Hendrickson was authorized to investigate three pos- sible sites for a mnew municipal building and to find out the cost of each. He will report his findings to the Council at its next meeting. SPRING BREAK-UP SQUARE DANCING TONIGHT AT DOUGLAS Tonight it’s “Swing your partners and doce-do,” for square dancers of the Gastineau Channel area when they hold their big spring break-up festival at the Douglas gym. Couples from all various clubs will participate. The general public is invited to watch the gay dancers from the baleony of the gym. Danc- ing is scheduled to start at 9 o’clock. | | | IN: TRUMAN .0 e | PRICE TEN CENTS TY TURNS OUT IN HONOR OF ARMED FORCES Fighters Have Close Call in Difficult Landings a In the first observance of na- tional Armed Forces Day, there is something for everyone Gastineau Channel resident in the elaborate demonstrations and other events today. Crowds turned out this morning for the early events and large attendance is expected for the rest of the day's program. The all-day celebration ranges from downtown Juneau, scene of the colorful morning parade, to the Mendenhall Firing Range and air- port, Climax of the observance will be a dance this evening in the Es’ Hall, jointly sponsored by the City of Juneau, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. All young women in the area are urged to attend, to help entertain visiting service men. The dance will be from 10 to 1 o'clock, and there is no admission charge. Armed Forces Day officially ‘opened with the parade which wound through downtown streets to the reviewing stand on the steps of the Federal Bullding. Preceded by the color guard and ranking officers of the United States Armed Forces, the Juneau Army, Marines, A.C.8. Alaska Na- tional Guard, American Legion and City Band led detachments of Veterans of Forelgn Wars, in that order. With Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Grue- ning, Maj. Gen. Frank A, Arm- strong, Jr, and his aide, Capt. Herbert Leonhardt, reviewed the parade from the Federal Building enclosure. General Armstrong is commanding general, Alaskan Air Command. Other officers in the group were Capt. N. F. Haugen, commander, 17th U. S. Coast Guard District; Col. John R..Noyes, in. the of the U. 8. Army Transportat: Corps; and Capt. 8. C. Hansen, Alaska Communications System sec- tor commander. Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson re- viewed the parade, and the other civilian in the group was Kenneth J. Kadow, fleld committe head. A large number of aircraft was scheduled to maneuver over the city during the parade. These in- cluded three Navy patrol ships of the “Truculent Turtle” type, which left Kodiak early this morning. Others were three U, 8. Air Force B-17s and a C-54, and the Navy C-54 which came in from Kodiak yesterday. Pilots of the four F-80 Jet fighter planes which arrivel last night also were trying for a wea- ther break to let them zoom over the parade. Immediately afterward, at noon, the 10th Rescue Squadron was sche- duled to give an air demonstratidon, dropping 1Meboats from the big ship that came in yesterday from E€l1- mendorf Air Base, Anchorage. “Teamed for Defense”—the slogan of Armed Forces Day—will be dem- onstrated at 2:30 o'clock this after- noon at the Mendenhall Firing Range. Live ammunition will be used by the two squads from the 4th Infantry Regiment. All visiting aircraft, including the jets, are open for inspection until 4 p.m., according to Lt. Col. J. D. Alexander, Armed Forces Luy chairman. Armed Forces Day was ushered in with the exciting arrival of the four jets last evening—an arrival that came close to a miss. Coming in from Whitehorse ea¥ly last night through dirty weather, the F-80 fighters were briefed to try a downwind approach as their best chance for levelling over the tideflats. The formation made four passes over the field and tried the down- wind landing. One pilot made it, stopping a matter of feet from tile end of the strip. The other three took off again, and made two at- tempts each before being successful. Eventually, under the low ceiling and against a 15-mile wind, the three pilots went into the regula- tion traffic pattern and made the field. All were close to the end of the runway before their ships stopped. Maj. Pred Wolfe, who commands the jet group, said today, “those ships use fuel like mad, and Wwe really were sweating it out. Juneau is a difficult field to make in any case, and the weather was agaifst us. f “After we changed course for a landing approach, we couldn't find the wind-T. There was a winé- Sock, but we were going so fast we couldn't catch the direction, it looked so small. A quick thinking (Continued on Page Six)