The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 23, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,5611 CONGRESS DECISION T0 QUIT IS UP NEXT: TRY FOR AUGUST 1 WASHINGTON, May 23 — (® sy Administration leaders today put off until next week a decision on When to seek an adjournment of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Lucas (I) told reporters after a White House conference that President Truman will discuss administration legislative goals with his Congres- sional leaders next week. The question of how soon Con- gress might quit to give its mem- bers an early start on re-election campaigns had been slated for dis- cussion today when Lucas, Vice President Barkley and House Ma- jority Leader McCormack (Mass) called at the White House. They had planned to talk over with Mr. Truman how much of his “Fair Deal” program he is willing to delay until the 82nd Congress. “We didn’t get to talk much about adjournment,” Lucas said. He said there were too many other matters to take up. McCor- mack, who is acting Speaker, had to leave the conference for the opening of the House, which me! an hour earlier than usual. Strong pressure was building up among Senators and Representa- tives who have re-election cam- paigns to cut short the working schedule and get Congress out of town by August 1. Senator Lucas of Illinois, Democratic Leader, has a hot cam- paign on his hands. CAP TO TRANSPORT CADETS TO AIRPORT FOR STUDY OF L-5 Civil Air Patrol squadron mem- bers who volunteered their cars for the cadet expedition tomorrow night are asked to be at the Engineer’s office, Army dock, well before 7 p.m. to insure prompt departure. ‘With Col. Neil Fritchman, CAP Cadet Corps commander, the avia- tion-minded boys and girls will go to the Juneau airport for their tield trip. ‘There, they will be “introduced” to the CAP L-5 aircraft, and shown its workings by the squadron opera- tions and engineering officers. FROM SKAGWAY Ken Eamoreaux of Skagway it stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. The Washington Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON ICopyright, 1950, by Bell Syndcate, Inc.) WSHINGTON—Herben Hoovelr is angry and hurt at the way Republican senators deserted him on his great engineering plan fo government, the Hoover Report. In private talks with Washingtor friends and in a talk before the Sales Executive Club in New York, the ex-president complained bitter- ly about the “pressure groups, paic propagandists, and organized min- orities” which killed his reorganiza- tion plans in the Senate. It is the conservative GOP sen- ators who have long held up Herb- ert Hoover as their symbol of gov- ernment efficiency. It is also the GOP Senate cOnservatives whc have repeatedly preached govern- ment economy. Yet when Hoover worked out a plan to save the gov- ernment several billions, and Pres- ident Truman urged 1ts adoption by Congress, it was these same GOP senators who thwarted their ex-leader. On the other hand, lib- eral Republicans voted with him. This is the record on the fou Hoover plans now stopped by the Senate: PLAN NO. 1—Transfer functions of the comptroller of the currency to the Secretary of the Treasury Opposed by the American Bankers Association and every GOP senator except three—Aiken, Vt.; Lodge Mass.; and Willlams, Del. The GOP leadership, Robert Taft, Ken Wherry, and Gene Millikin, all voted against Hoover. PLAN NO. 12—Abolish the gen- eral counsel of the National LaTor Relations Board. Fought by Sen- ator Taft (though he was for it a year before) the National Asso- ciation of Manufacturers, and the U. 8. Chamker of Commerce. Only five Republicans voted with Hoo- ver: Aiken and Lodge, Ives, N. Y., Langer, N. D, and Tobey, N. H. PLAN NO. 7—Give executive powers to the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Bitterly opposed by the Association of American Railroads and the Railway Labor Executives Associa- tion. Only two Republicans, Know- (Continued on Page Four) “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEBALL SEASON IS OPENING HERE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON Juneau’s 1950 baseball season will be officially launched Sunday after- noon, May 28, at Firemen's Ball | Park at 2:30 p.m., when the Moose and the Elks tangle horns in the/ first game of the Gastineau Chan- nel Baseball League. The league, just organized, has as its President Stan Grummett, with Ernie Lincoln as Vice Presi- dent, and John Morrison, Secretary. Art Stephens, Empire linotype op- erator, will be orhcial scorer for the season. Four teams comprise the ]canue.’ the Moose, Elks, Douglas and Coast Guard. Team managers are Gene Shepard for the Moose, Bill Palmer, Elks; Red Halloway, Douglas and John Erbland, Coast Guard. A lively season is anticipated, each team showing interesting talent during the practice games. ‘ MOCK A-BOMB that their towns can't find out what they ought to do about civil defense. I Now the government’s civil de- fense office, in the National Securi- ties Resources Board (NRB), is try- ing to get a program ready this summer that will show them what to do with the manpower and re- sources they have now. Special surveys getting under way here and in Seattle and Chi- cago, where authorities will work on the assumption that the cities have been atom bombed, will be the ‘basis for the fill-in program. Later on, by September 1, NSRB intends to have a more permanent civil defense plan ready for states and communities. NSRB officials say no change in policy has been made—that the federal government isn’t stepping in to give the orders and foot the bill for civil defense. It still plans tosupply guidance and advice, and leave it to states and cities to make the detailed arrangements and pay most of the checks. Nor does the fact that an emer- gency plan is being developed indi- cate, NSRB authorities say, that the government considers an attack any more likely now than in recent weeks and months. Eric Biddle, a consultant in the Civilian Mobilization Office at NSRB, is chairman of the govern-| ment’s committee working with Washington, Seattle and Chicagc authorities. ALEUTIAN ARRIVES ON FIRST 1950 TRIP The Aleutian, flagship of the Alaska Steamship Company ar- rived here at 11 a.m., today on its first trip of the season. Among the . passengers on the Aleutian’s first 1950 trip was a party of Seattle Chamber of Commerce representatives led by Thomas Pelly, President of the organization. The Seattle group was met by seven members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, including Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson Others in the welcoming party were F. O. Eastaugh, Keith G Wildes, R. M. Akervick, O. F. Ben- ecke, Robert Boochever, A. Black- erby, and Charles W. Carter. Disembarking here from south were 35 passengers. from Seattle were: Ruth Brandes, Charlotte W. Brown, C. H. Barkdall, Mrs. Emily Berg, Mrs. George Cheney, Mary Donnem, Albert G. Evans, Lon Fleur, Art Ganson, Chester Gib- bon, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hibbert, Mrs. Joyce M. Howell, Mrs. Laura Isaacs, C. L. Jones, A. E. Linde- muth, I. F. Lown. Miss Alyce Manchester, Mrs. Ann K. McClurg, Arthur E. Nessett, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oroszi Jr., Thomas Pelly, Mrs. Dorothy Pickarts, J. N. Shippen, Harold Shafer, Mrs. Ole Syre, Gene E. Tolbert, H. L. Van Ness, Miss Myrtle E. Wimer, 5111'54t Jerry Waddell and Mrs. Louise wes-ll ton, From Ketchikan: Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Kinkle and Sister M. Immacu- lata. The Aleutian was scheduled to sail for, Valdez and Seward at 5| pm. today, l WASHINGTON, May 23 — &) — ’An emergency civil defense plan b going to be ready soon for the na- the! tion’s A-bomb worried cities. “mock attack” will be staged upon Seattle. Mayors have been complaining the Those ©e0ec0eccecsccccvccoe Oregon Journal Cruise on Prince George . Takes Prominent Oregonians to Alaska LSRR CARL ENG D AHL, wheat rancher of Pen- dleton, has served in the Oregon leg- islature. continu- ously since 1935, the last five as a senator. He was renomirated on the Republican ticket May 19, DYNAMO SHORTS IN FAIRBANKS; JUICE SHORTAGE CRITICAL FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 23— |of Oregon and southernWashington iM—This city’s power shortage, al- ready described as critical, reached emergency status yesterday with the breaking of a 300-kilowatt generator at the Alaska Railroad plant. The generator had been loaned to the city for auxiliary power pur- poses when members of Local 1550, International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers closed the Fairbanks Exploration Department powerhouse of the U. 8. Smelting, Refining and Mining Company in support of de- mands for a union shop contract clause. The union has been on strike for more than a week -but closed the powerhouse Sunday. Lou -Joy, superintendent of the Northern Commercial Company, said the loss of the generator made it mandatory that lights, heating units, water pumps and appliances be used only when absolutely neces- sary. Service to some portions of the city may have to be cut off en- tirely, Joy said. It is the first time in 10 years the powerhouse, supplying two- thirds of the city’s electrical power, has been shut down. The previous shut-down was brought about by the strike of Local 444, CIO Mine Workers, to force company recogni- tion of the union. That strike lastec 30 days but did not affect the city’s power facilities as the Northerr Commercial Company was then sup- plying all the power needed. Meanwhile, the strike of approxi- mately 70 members of Local 1553, International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers went into its second week. The men walked out a week ago yesterday demanding a 12%- cent-hourly wage boost in their new agreement with the National Electrical Contractors Association. Two association members have agreed to the union demand. Those two companies were the only ones proceeding with work at either the Ladd or Eielson Air Force base pro- jects. FROM ANCHORAGE Mrs. Maribeth Turner of the Ter- ritorial Department of Health, An- chorage, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. ® 0o 0 00 0 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 52; minimum, 38. At Airport—Maximum, 48; minimum, 38. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Lowest tem- perature tonight about 38. Highest Wednesday near 52. PRECIPITATION Past 24 houry ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—0.01 inches; since May 1 — 4.33 inches since July 1—69.25 inches. At Airport — Trace; since May 1 — 190 inches; since July 1—44.53 inches. ®? 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAUL PATTERSON, attorney of Hillsboro, has been an Ore- gon state senator since 1945. He is presidént of the Oregon State Motor Association. \son to Alaska, the Oregon Journal lm -am, till finished. ’Dlsband New, German Army, Soviels Told| Big Three Profest 50,000- | Man Force as Not Police Force (By the Associated Press) The United States, Britain and France accused Russia today of creating a 50,000-man German mili- tary force and called on the Soviett The three Western Powers sent separate protests to Moscow saying Russia had broken its postwar pledges by establishing a police force in Eastern Germany with—as the American note phrased it—'"the character of am Army.” The United States note called on Russia to prove its “pacific inten- tions” by dissolving the “militarizec units” immediately. In making it public, the State Department said British and French notes took the same general line. Expressing ‘“grave concern” at Russia’s action, the American note said the Soviets have ‘“destroyec | world confidence in the sincerity” ot their repeated protestations ot peaceful intentions. It cited five specific Soviet written agreements against militarizing Ger- many, including the promises made¢ at Yalta February 11, 1945. The three-power decision to send protests to Moscow was reached at the London conference of the Big Three Foreign Ministers—Secretary of State Acheson, British Foreigr Minister Bevin and French Foreigr Minister Schuman. The notes went to Moscow at- e time when a week-end of possible crisis in East-West relations in Ger- many is approaching. Communist youths from the So- viet zone have laid plans for ¢ march and demonstration in Berlin next Sunday. West Berlin's Mayor Ernst Reuter has warned Russia hic sector will “defend its freedom” against any effort to “suddenly overrun free Berlin.” Secretary Acheson is to give Con- gress a report next week on thc discussions that led to the decision to send the notes. It was announced that member: of Congress, with all others barred will hear the Secretary of State af a meeting in the Library of Con- gress on Wednesday of next week. The United States note said of the German force: “It is not an ordinary police force, and it does not have ordinary police duties, “It receives basic infantry, artil- lery, and armored training, and is equipped with military weapons in- cluding machine guns, howitzers anti-aircraft cannon, mortars anc tanks. “It must be regarded, therefore as a military force.” KODIAK WEATHER PREVENTS RETURN . OF USCG FLIERS Fliers from the U.S. Coast Guarc PBY that came in late Saturday are weathered in here, but not by local conditions. They had sched- uled their returned to USCG Al Detachment, Kodiak, for today, but learned that Kodiak was ‘“‘sockec in,” so enjoyed another day in” Ju- neau. In the group are Lt. (jg) J. E Boteler, patrol plane commander; Pilots J. M. Weber and G. W. Wag- ner and crew members John E (Smokey) Horwath, Paul Cochran, Walter L. Taggart and R. W. Pat- terson. They are stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. ALBERT EVANS HERE T0 VISIT RELATIVES Albert G. Evans, Minneapolis at- torney, arrived here on the Aleu- tian to visit his son and wife, Mr and Mrs. Leonard Evans, and his granddaughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zenger, Leonard Evans, who is associated with the Department of Labor, re- turned this afternoon from Anchor- age where he had been on business. This is the Minneapolis man’s first visit to Alaska. He will remain HENRY SEMON, potato grower of Klamath Falls, has been an Ore- gon state repre- sentative since 1933. The Demo- crats renominated him May 19, Se- mon and Engdahl are close personal friends. Opening the summer cruise sea-| of Portland, will bring 249 people to Juneau tomorrow. This is the second year in succession that thc Journal has chartered the Princc George for the cruise. In the 195( party are many persons prominent in the business and political lifc Edgar W. Smith, President of th¢ Portland Chamber of Commerce and also Chairman of the Oregor State Board of Higher Education is aboard with Mrs. Smith. So arc State Senators Carl Engdahl, o. Pendleton, and Paul Patterson, of Hillsboro; as well as Representative Henry Semon of Klamath Falls. Paul Patterson, who is accom- panied by Mrs. Patterson and thei daughter Virginia, has been in X Oregon Senate since 1945, He re- cently was elected president of thc Oregon State Motor Association anc is currently a member of the Gov- ernor’s Interim Committee on High- way Construction, Gordon F. Steele, President of the Portland Traction Company and Mrs. Steele are in the party as are Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Huber of Portland. Huber is Northwest Manager of the California Ink Company. The only genuine sour- dough on the cruise is A. L. Lamp of Salem, who packed over tht White Pass in 1898. He and Mrs Lamb were on The Journal crui last year and are fepeating t! year. Physicians in the party arc Dr. George A. Boylston, Dr. Eliz- abeth C. French, Dr. Leon F. Ray all of Portland, and Dr. Harvey A Woods of Ashland. Dr. Boylston Dr. Ray and Dr. Woods are ac- companied by their wives and Dr French has with her, her son ant husband, who is the operator of a clinical laboratory. Dr. and Mis Leo M. Boire, of Portland, and Dr and Mrs. Harold L. Secor, of Mil- waukie, represent the dental pro- fession. T. R. Asbahr is one of Portland" dargest home builders, J. J. Bauer of Pendleton, manages the exten- sive Kerr Gifford grain interest in eastern Oregon, and Dom Provost of Ashland, is prominent in Ore- gon’s retail furniture circles. Other merchants include H. R. Worth, of Salem, and Henry A, Schroeder, of Myrtle Point. Among the lawyers in the group are Virgil Crum, of Portland, and Charles C. Proebstel of Weston. In charge of The Journal party is Vernon R. Churchill, Assistant to the Publishers and General Man- ager of Journal Tours. He is ac- companied by Mrs. Churchill. His assistants include Roger Bailey Promotion .Department, who i Cruise Service Officer, William V Schwartz, Promotion Department, Assistant to the Cruise Manager, and C. H. McCrimmon, Transporta- tion Agent, Journal newsroom representative on the trip is Les Ordeman, chiet of The Journal’s photographic staff, who is accompanied by Mrs. Orde- man and their son Tommy, SON FOR PARKERS 1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker be- came the parents of a son early fhis morning at St. Ann's hospital. | The Parkers reside on Douglas|®bout ten days and upon returning home will be accompanied by his granddaughter who will spend a few weeks in the east at her former home. | Road. POPPY WREATHS ‘Will be made Thursday at the Dug- out. Anyone desiring to help come for what time you can give from FROM COLLEGE Laurence Widmark, Jr., of Cal- Ilege is at the Gastineau Hotel. HALLINAN | SENTENCE | 1S UPHELD, Court Afflrmsb Months Jail Sentence of Bridges’ Attorney, Contempt SAN FRANCISCO, May 23—#— The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the six-months jail sentence imposed on Vincent Halli- nan, chief defense attorney for darry Bridges. Hallinan was sentenced for con- empt of court by Federal District Judge George B. Harris during 3ridges’ recent perjury trial. The opinion on Hallinan's appeal vas written by Judge Willlam Orr, ¥ith Chief Justice William Denman ind Judge Albert L. Stephens con- curring. The Circuit Court’s opinion hela hat Hallinan’s conduct had been ‘inexcusable” on any of the grounds irged in the appeal and also sev- erely criticized his actions in the ‘situation as it existed in the court- room during the turbulent times portrayed by this record,” the deci- sion’ said. “We do note an attitude of pa- tience and forebearance on the part of the trial judge which continued until the authority of the court was ;0 flagrantly and openly defied that a contempt judgment was justified and merited, if not openly invited.” In the trial, which resulted in the conviction of Bridges and his sent- ancing last April 10, Hallinan and his co-counsel, James H. MacInnis, had frequent brushes with the court. Hallinan was twice adjudged guilty of contempt and MacInnis once was 50 held by the court. The court also noted that Halli- nan twice had been held in con- empt by state courts. PHIL JOHNSON LEAVES; SCHENDORF TAKES PLACE ‘With a'change of personnel today, »ne amiable personality replaces an- sther behind the room desks of the 3aranof and Gastineau Hotels. Phil Johnson, relief clerk since ‘ast fall, will leave tomorrow on the Phoenix, owned and skippered by Tke Cropley, to be associated with Clarence Moy, Sitka fish buyer. He expects to be at Deer Harbor, re- .urning to Juneau about September 1. Johnson did similar work for Moy last summer, after arriving here from San Diego, Calf. Jim Schendorf, who, like John- son, hails from Evanston, Il started at the Gastineau today. He arrived May 16 from Evanston where he was in the real estate business. Schendorf is living at the Gastineau Hotel. BLANKENSHIP OF SITKA ASKS DIVORCE FROM WIFE Charging incompatability, Virgi’ E. Blankenship of Sitka has filec suit for divorce against his wite Coralie Carolyn Blankenship, witk the complaint filed today with the clerk of the district court. The complaint said the couple w~ere married in Sitka in November 1946, and have two children, Caro- 'yn Elizabeth, 2'; years old anc Virgil Jack, 1'% years old. The plaintiff agrees to allow the wife to have the couple’s home in Sitka, and property held in Oregon, and will pay her $50 monthly for support of the two children, Blankenship is represented hy At- torney M. E. Monagle. HUGHES-GRAVES Stanley S. Hughes, chief store- keepeg, for the Arctic Contractors. a concerp working at Point Barrow has made application for a mar- riage license with Glenna Victoria Graves of Juneau, former waitres: 1t the Mugup Cafe. The applica- tion was made out before U. § Commissioner Gordon Gray. FROM KETCHIKAN Casey Moran of the Alaska High- way Patrol, Ketchikan, is in Juneau staying at the Baranof Hotel. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, May 23 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 119'%%, Anaconda 32%, Curtiss- Wright 9's, International Harvester 29%, Kennecott 57%, New York Central 14%, Northern Pacific 16'%, U.S. Steel 33%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,460,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 22247, rails 5685, utilities 4413, r CARNERY PICKET LINE BARRED [ M.D. OFFICE CASE| SEATTLE, May 23—(®—Superior Judge Frank D. James granted Dr. . E. Seth an injunction yesterday \sz'nnst Cannery Workers Local 7-C, International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen'’s Union, upon re- consideratioh of the case. He had denied the injunction last week but reversed himself Monday ifter new evidence had been intro- duced by Stuart G. Oles, attorney for Dr. Seth. The new evidence showed that Dr Seth provided medical examinations and treatment for a number ot clients other than cannery work- ers, and that picketing his offices constituted undue interference. ‘The picketing of Dr. Seth's office was an outgrowth of a dispute be- tween the union and the Alaska Salmon Industries, Inc. LWU BOSSES GIVE UNION VERSION OF CANNERY DISPUTE With the declaration that “the newspapers” have printed “a great deal of one-sided misinformation” about the current controversy in the cannery industry, Germain Bulcke, vice-president of the Inter- national Longshoremen and Ware- housemen’s Union, yesterday after- noon presented The Empire with a lengthy press release. The release was signed by Bob Kinney, the ILWU’s international representative. With Kinney and Bulcke was Vern Albright, the ILWU's Alaska representative. Bulcke left for Seat- tle by plane while the other two went to Petersburg on union busi- ness., The three explained, in answer to a query on loyalties since dis- affiliation of CIO unions had dis- rupted the Food, Tobacco, Agricul- tural and Allied Workers Union, that Local 7 of that organization had not been rejected by the CIO, but the parent organization had been disaffiliated. This local had become Local 7-C of the ILWU, they explained, and that members were the same as those who have worked in Alaska canneries many seasons—and “it is the people who count.” “We don't think it is right for the CIO to negotiate a contract without consent of workers in- volveg " sald Bulcke. r policy,” he went on, “is that worRers to be covered by any agree- ment must have the right to par- ticipate in negotiations and vote on accepting or rejecting any agree- ment recommended to them.” Regarding his critical attitude to- ward the CIO, the ILWU vice- president said: “I have the right and it is my duty to criticize the CIO when 1 think they are wrong and in this instance the CIO is wrong—ano how!¥ Kinney'’s statement follows in full: The refusal of Alaska Salmon In- dustry, Inc., representatives to dea with cannery workers unions has created a situation that threatens a serfous crisis in the salmon canning industry for the coming season. By breaking off negotiations witk. Local 7 FTA, now Local 7-C ILWU the Salmon Industry has created & lockout against cannery workers with whom they have been dealing for the past 14 years. This action by the industry is in violation of a signed agreement committing them to negotiate ¢ linal agreement to cover the can- ning operation. 4 Ask Early Settlement The Union asked for an early settlement of all issues in disputc ast December when they proposec Jhat negotiations begin. The re- quest was renewed again on Janu- ary 4 and many times since with the industry ignoring completely ¢he unions demand to negotiate. I. is apparent that issues in dispute ;annot be settled so long as one Jf the parties to the dispute re- [uses to discuss the matter. The union has for months beer asking that the differences be set- tled around the negotiating table ‘Today the union stands ready to sit down around the table and iron oui the difficulties. The stubborness of the Salmon Industry prevents this. It is appar- ent that the industry is willing to sacrifice the season and bring un- told misery and suffering on the people of Alaska than to drag up & chair and get down to plain talk. Like any matter this one can be settled if discussed. Local 7 has been the bargaining agent for the cannery workers for the past 14 years. Last year these . (Continued on' Page SiX) PRICE TEN CENTS 9 WESTERN ' CANNERIES OPERATING Plants Bein—g—Manned by Non-Resident Work- ers of Local 77 SEATTLE, May 23—(®—The Al- aska salmon industry reported to- day nine canneries in the Anchor- age-Cordova area have started op- erations despite picketing here which has halted shipment of sup- plies to Alaska. The nine plants, on Cook Inlet and Prince Willlam Sound, are ex- pected to produce about 10 per cent of the industry’s pack this sum- mer. They are being manned in part by non-resident workers of Local 77, United Packinghouse Workers (CIO). Lecal 77 is the rival of Local 7-C, International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union (CIO), which has been picketing the in- dustry in an effort to force open- ing of contract negotiations cover- ing non-resident workers. The National Labor Relations Board asked yesterday for an n- junction against the picketing on the grounds that it was unfalr labor practice. Representatives of the ILWU and Local 7-C are to appear in Federal court here to- morrow to oppose a temporary in- Junction The NLRB also issued a cois- plaint yesterday charging the in- dustry with unfair labor practices for signing a contract with Local 77 when the union had not been certified as bargajning agent for non-resident cannery workers. An NLRB trial examiner is expected to conduct a hearing on this charge in July. BLOCK ACTION FILED SEATTLE, May 23 — (# — The NLRB filed court action ‘today to Inc., from carrying out & contract with Local 77 United Packinghouse Workers (CIO). The NLRB ' asks an injunction under the Taft- Hartley Act contending the contract was signed while the NLRB was de- termining whether an election should be called to decide what union should be certified as agent for non-resident cannery workers. Longshoremen’s Local 7-C is chal- lenging the Local 77 contract. SALMON INDUSTRY ISSUES STATEMENT The Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc. today issued a statement on 1ts position in the dispute. The Industry’s statement follows: “We are in a death struggle with »xtréme left-wing forces, who seem determined to paralyze Alaska as ‘hey did Hawail. “For many years this industry “egotiated annual contracts with Local 7 of the Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers ol America, covering approximately 8,000 non- resident cannery workers. “But this international union was purged by the national CIO for communist domination. Res- ponsible members of old Local 7 formed Local 77 of ‘the United Packinghouse Workers of America. The National CIO granted a char- ter to Local 77 and this industry signed a contract with Local 77 on March 31, “About a month later Harry 3ridges issued a charter to a rem- want of old Local 7 and formed Local 7-C of the ILWU, Bridges' rowd made immediate demands for (Continued on Page Six) CAA MEN HERE R. J. Petite and S. H. Brown of the Civil Aeronautics Administra- tion, Anchorage, are guests at the Baranof Hotel. FROM POINT LAY Mr. and Mrs. Jack Farr of Point Lay arrived here yesterday on the Pan American flight, and are stay- ing at the Baranof Hotel, STEAMER MOVEMENTS Aleutian from Seattle in port and scheduled to sail westward at 5 this afternoon. Princess Louise from Vancouver due at 5 o'clock this afternoon and sails for Skagway at 11:30 tonight. Prince George scheduled to ar- rive tomorrow afternoon with Ore- gon Journal tour party aboard. Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.