The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 26, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,5614 STATEHOOD \German Youth FLAMES TAKE VOTE, WEEK |March Sunday: 33 LIVES IN OF JUNE 12|I's Big Show| TRAM CRASH WASHINGTON, May 26—(®—The Senate Interior committee agreed unanimously ‘today to vote on the Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills the week of June 12. ‘Chairman O’Mahoney (D-Wyo.) sald copies of the hearings on Al- askd will not be ready for com- mittee study until late next week and the testimony takem' during recent hearings on Hawail' will be ready’ the following week. Heé sald there was some discus- sion of proposed amendments to the twd statehood bills today but that no action was taken. ONE COMMITTEE SILENT WASHINGTON, May 26—(®—The Senate ' Republican policy commit- tee ‘was silent today on legislation granting statehood to Alaska. Senator Butler (R-Neb.), rank- ing Republican on the Senate In- terior committee, which is handling the statehood bill, asked the policy committee if it had any suggest- fons (on' how he would stand on the bill. Butler told a reporter no sugges- tions were offered. “Some of the policy committee members favor the Alaska state- hood 'bill,” he said, “and some op- pose it.” UNDEADLOCK MAY BREAK N SUMMER; RUSSIA “WILLING" (By Associated Press) Trygvie Lie said today he hopes for a definite break by June or July in the United Nations dead- lock over China. The U. N. secretary-general thus injected a ray of hope in the world peace situation, where bitter East- West rivalry is being emphasized this week hy a gigantic Commun- ist propaganda show in the Soviet- controlled sector of divided Berlin. Lie,"in his first news conference at Lake Success since his return from ‘talks with Prime Minister Stalin, and other European leaders, sald Russia has full confidence in the' U. N. and wants it restored to normal functioning. The U. N. has ‘been disrupted by Soviet walk- ot strikes which started Jan. 10 to underscore Russian demands that the Chinese Communists dis- place the Nationalists as repre- sentatives in the U. N. Lie expressed hope a high level security council meeting would be held' this summer. NO STORY HOUR There will be no story hour to- morrow but beginning next Thurs- day @t 10 am, the summer story hour will start in the Juneau Pub- lic Library. FmWashingtdn Merry - Go- Round y DREW PEARSON 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) INGTON — A mysterious “intérniationally famous” figure sup- poséd to be involved' in the Am- erasfa case was tossed to newsmen as headline bait by Frank Bielaski, formier OSS agent, this week. It 'miade headlines all right, but Senator Tydings of Maryland im- medigtely countered that the new mnfdg;mn had nothing to do with case. In’ order to clear up the mystery, this column has investigated ex- actly what Bielaski testified behind closed doors, glso has done some checking upon Bielaski himself. The international celebrity, whom Blelaskt. claims “towers head and shoulders” alove anyone else in the Amerasia case, is John Hersey, author of the book upon which was based .the famed war picture, “A Bell For Adano” and the graphic story “Hiroshima.” However, Biel- aski’s total recollection 'was that he had.seen Hersey’s name scrib- bled on an envelope in the Amre- asia office, and he admitted to senators that no link could be found between Hersey and the Am- erasia Magazine. Fermer GOP Investigator Hersey incidentally was never employed by the State Department or amny other government agency. It is also only fair to report that Bielaski himself was formerly an investigator for the Republican national. committee, that he now operates his own private detective (Continued on Page Four) BERLIN, May 26—#—Britain’s Berlin Commandant predicted to- day Russia’s big weekend propa- ganda show—the rally of Commun- ist-led young Germans—would end in a “clear victory for the Western Allies.” As Maj. Gen. G. K. Bourne made the prediction, British armored cars staked themselves out within gun- shot of the hot-spot mid-city sector boundary for which Britain is re- sponsible. The Communists gave every ap- pearance of not looking for trouble during Sunday's six-hour parade in the 'Russian sector. Their leader called on the Freie Deutsche Jugend (Free German Youth) for “order and discipline,” and issued this com- mand: “Under no circumstances overstep the (Russian) sector boundary. “Be watchful against all provo- cateurs who want to mix i with your ten-person groups. “Follow the orders of your friends, the people’s police, and help them in their difficult task. “Dear young friends, the aim and purpose of our German rally in Ber-| lin is to demonstrate German youth’s will for peace before all the world.” The Communist committee ord- ered the FDJ marchers to keep to a2 pace of two and a half miles an hour in Sunday’s parade. The Western Allies intensitied their precautions. Bourne said there might be some Communist agitation groups infiltrating the West sectors, but that Western Berlin police would be capable of dealing with such. ] “By next week the Western Allies should have gained a clear victory in Berlin for their. steadfast atti- tude,” Bourne told a news conter- ence. There are already 200,000 young East Germans jammed into the Russian sector in preparation for the mammoth rally. The Commun- ists predict 500,000 marchers. BUSY WEEKEND IS AHEAD FOR VFW AUXILIARY With the arrival of two national officers of the VFW Auxiliary today via Pan American plane, a busy weekend is ahead for members ot the organization who are in Juneau for a two-day conference of Auxili- aries in Alaska. The distinguished visitors are Mrs. Doris Holm and Mrs. Bessie Hanken. A radio program at 5:45 this eve- ning opens activities, with a dinner honoring the visitors at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick.* Besides the guests of honor, Gov.'and Mrs. Ernest Gruen- | ing, Mayor and Mrs. Waino Hen- drickson, Secretary of Alaska and Mrs. Lew Williams, Director of Vet- erans Administration and Mrs. Ernie Lincoln, Dr. and Mrs, Henry Harris, Director of, Public Welfare and Mrs. Henry Harmon, Dr. C. E. Albrecht and Dr. Robert Smith, Commis- of Health, will be present. Saturday morning, following the opening of the department encamp- ment, a meeting of the Auxiliary will take place in the penthouse of the Alaska Light and Power Company. On Sunday morning at 11 o'clock there will be a no-host breakfast at the Mirror Cafe, followed by a conference meeting. On Monday the national officers will be guests at the'noon joint luncheon of the BPW and- Lions Club and from 5 to 7 pm. they will attend a cocktail party at the Jeep Club where' they will be guests of honor. Mrs. Hanken is Past National President of VFWA and is repre- senting the National President on her trip® Mrs. Holm is National Chaplain. Mrs. John McCormick is chair- man of arrangements for the con- ference and Miss Ruth Bader is chairman of the convention com- mittee for the Auxiliary. YOUNG GRADUATE HONORED AT DINNER Miss Sue McMullen, popular young graduite from Juneau high school today, was guest of honor at a dinner last night given by Mrs Stanley Baskin. Mrs. Baskin invited four of Miss McMullen’s fellow graduates to share the evening’s enjoyment, and also her mother, Mrs. Rose McMul- len. Canasta and pinochle were played. l 8,000 Gallons of Gas Burn -33 Fire Trucks Answer Alarm-5 Structures Burn CHICAGO, May 26——A wall of fire enveloped a crowded street car after it struck a double trailer gaso- ine truck last night and 33 per- sons perished in the flames. At least 30 others were injured, and about 20 remained in hospitals. Many of the dead and injured were Negroes. The spreading flames from the thousands of gallons of gasoline in the huge truck set fire to eight two-story buildings and several automobiles. Five buildings were burned. No bodies were found in the buildings. But more than 100 persons — mostly Negroes — were made homeless. The accident occurred at the end of the evening rush hour—near the heavily populated 63rd and State Street- district, on the city’s South Side. The crash and a deep roar were followed by black smoke and billow- ing flames that surged along State Street like rolling flood waters. Panic followed the crash. And there was terror and confu- sion at the scene long into the night. Thirty-three pieces of fire equip- ment answered the extra-alarm fire, Four hundred policemen were on duty. Traffic snarled as more than 20,000 persons milled in the vicinity, flocking to the scene of Chicago’s worst street car accident. The frantic, trapped passengers screamed hysterically as they fought to flee from the flaming street car. Thirty-two of “the esti- mated 48 passengers burned to death, their lives snuffed out in a matter of minutes after the colli- sion, Many of their bodies were piled in a charred mass at the rear doors. The truck driver perished in the cab of his truck. It was loaded with between 7,000 and 8,000 gallons of gasoline. Only a few of the dead passen- gers were identified. Many were burned beyond recognition. One was believed to have been the motor- man, Paul Manning, 42. The conductor escaped by jump- ing through a rear window. About 15 passengers escaped in the same manner, many of them with clothes aflame. The rear doors on the street car jammed and the Chicago Transit Authority ordered an in- vestigation. MEMORIAL DAY PLANS ARE MADE Final plans are being formulated ‘or the observance of Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30, by the joint American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Committee, Services will begin at the Elks Hall at 10:30 a.m. with a speaker from Headquarters, United States Army. Following the ceremony, the, parade will form on Franklin Street. Lt. Col. Joseph D. Alex- ander will serve as Parade Marshal Providing the marching tempo will be the Juneau City Band under the direction of Joseph Shofner. Varicus organizations will parti- cipate including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, their Auxiliarie$, the Filipino Com- munity, Girl Scouts, and Cub couts. The parade will continue down Franklin Street to Admiral Way to :he face of the Alaska Line Dock. A short service will be held in nonor’ of the Naval war dead. A salute will be fired and wreaths cast on the waters. From the dock tHe parade will oroceed up Seward Street to Cal- houn Avenue to the Evergreen Cemetery, where a service will be held in honor of the Army dead. The general public is cordially invited to attend the services at the Elks Hall and also at the dock- side and cemetery. It is only fit- ang that all who are able, pay tribute to departed servicemen and women on this day set aside in memory of them. DAUGHTER FOR MacKINNONS Mr.: and Mrs. J. Simpsqn Mac- Kinnon Jr., are receiving congrat- ulations on the birth of their sec- ond child, a daughter, born yes- terday at St. Ann’s hospital. The baby, born at 12:37 p.m., weighed five pounds 15 ounces and joins a 14 ‘months old brother, Neil. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950 JUNEAU_INDIAN YOUTH WINS GRANT FOR SCHOLARSHIP WASHINGTON, May 26 — () — | Six of 42 one-year fellowships awarded by the John Hay Whitney Foundation today went to young Indians. The Association on American In- dian Affairs said the awards demon- strated that Indians, given the op- portunity, rank with the brightest and most talented young Americans. The 42 grants, ranging from $750 to $3,000, went to outstanding young persons whose membership in un- derprivileged groups has proved a barrier to full achievement. The Association said the Indian winners will use their fellowships for study or training “which will benefit their country and their people as well as themselves.” The Indian winners and their plans included: John Borbridge, Jr., Juneau, Alaska—A Tlingit Indian who at- tended Junior College at Sitka, Alaska, and is now a pre-law stu- dent at Northeast State Teachers College, Kirksville, Mo. He points out there is only one }ndlan Jawyer in Alaska's capital, and plans to practice law among his people. Young Borbridge, whose home is at 1012 9th Street, will arrive home on the Baranof next Tuesday, but will continue on to Seward with the ship. He plans on working in Bristol Bay this summer, his father said. The youth, born in Juneau, was graduated from Juneau High School and is in his first year at the Teach- ers College. 60 NATIONS WANTINON POINT 4 AID WASHINGTON, May 26— (®— About 60 countries and dependent wreas want to share in the “Point Four” program of U, S. help pro- vided for the foreign aid author- zation now passed by Congress. State Department officials re- ported this today, following ‘‘the Senate's 47 to 27 vote of approval for the $3,120,550,000 aid bill. The vote, late yesterday, gdve oresident Truman his first major victory of the year in the field »f foreign policy. Republican Senate leaders fought ansuccessfully to block final action on the bill with an attack on the 335,000,000 Point Four plan to ben- afit backward areas of the world with American technical aid. The Senate voted to accept a Senate-House conference agree- ment on the foreign aid measure. This action sent the authoriza- tion bill to the White House for Mr. Truman's expected signature. Congress must still act on an appropriations bill supplying the money. In this connection, fhe Economic Cooperation Administra- don (ECA), which administers the 1id program, reported it would have 277,000,000 left over from the cur- ent fiscal year ending June 30. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, May 26 — Closing quotation of American Can today is 120, Anaconda 33, Curtiss-Wright 9%, International Harvester 287, Kennecott 57, New York Central 13%, Northern Pacific 16%, U. S. Steel 327%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,130,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 22193, rails 56.25, utilities 43.71. HALIBUT PRICES JUMP AS 31,500 LBS. LANDED Halibut prices jumped again to- day as 31,000 pounds of the flat fish went to market at the Juneau Cold Storage Company. Both medium and large sold for 21 cents per pound, a one-half cent rise over yesterday's high. Chickens sold for 18.50, .25 cents higher than yesterday. ’ High boat for the day was the Hyperion, commanded by Oscar Oberg, which 'landed 21,000 pounds. John Winther, Sr., brought 1,500 pounds of king salmoh’to port in the fishing vessel Little Emma. SEATTLEITES HERE Among Seattleites at the Bara- nof Hotel are Larry Hagen of the Standard Oil Company, George W. Dexter and Chris Berg. LATTIMORE, P MCARTHY AT GUNS AGAIN ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 26—(®— A new exchange of broadsides be- tween Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) and Owen Lattimore added fresh thunder today to the controversy over McCarthy’s Communists-in- government charges. The Wisconsin Senator produced documents last night which he said prove that Lattimore intervened to|Wworkers pickets standing in front. keep the US. government from fir- ing two wartime Chinese employees, after the Civil Service Commission had recommended - their discharge because of alleged Communist ac- tivity. . Lattimore promptly fired back from Baltimore that McCarthy was repeating charges against the twoINC. Chinese “without producing the full record.” That record shows, the Far Eastern affairs specialist added, that at least one of the men was in this country on a diplomatic passport issued by the Chinese Nationalist government, In a speech here last night, Mc- Carthy also took on the State De- partment for a fresh round in their bitter battle over whether the De- partment employs Communists and Communist sympathizers. McCarthy's charges that there are Reds in the Department are being investigated by a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. The Senator said last night that the Department had engaged in a “fraudulent cover up” of the infor- mation regarding Lattimore and the two Chinese. He also lashed out once again at i MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — ] CKETS CLOSE |Fishermen P.AF. CANNERY . ar seiucham Join ILWU In Merger! BELLINGHAM, Wash,, May 26— (M—Two men and two signs closed SEATTLE, May 26—®—A mer- ger of a'big West Coast CIO fish- down operations at the Pacific Am- ing industry union with the CIO erican Fisheries here today. Two: men also were reported picketing the Alaska Packers Association plant at Blaine. Members of both the CIO long- | Longshoremen’s Union . was B“-l shoremen’s and warehousemen’s | nounced here today. union employed in company ware- The executive board of the In- houses and AFL building trades| ternational Fishermen and Allied Workers of America (IFAWA) an- nounced the merger. Its announcement said the board action was unanimous and “is now unions declined to enter the main in effect.” rlant area with the two cannéry The merger brings another strong labor unit under the wing of the Harry Bridges-led International Longshoremen and Warehousemen'’s Union. ‘The IFAWA board said its union represents 20,000 workers from Alaska to Southern California. ‘The merger comes at a time when the CIO Longshoremen’s union is making a drive to strengthen its foothold on the waterfronts and in the salmon packing industry in Alaska, IFAWA has been a strong factor in the salmon industry. The unions are twins under a shadow cast by the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations. Both are the targets of hearings by the National CIO on whether they should be ex- pelled for left wing leadership. UNION BOOTS There appeared to be some con- fusion regarding the issue involved in the jurisdictional dispute in- volving two CIO unions of cannery workers, Local 7-C sent pickets here from Seattle after Local 77 received bargaining recognition from the Alaska Salmon Industry, At least some AFL workers, In- cluding the boilermakers working on the cannery conversion and barge contracts at PAF docks, re- portedly were told to continue working, but the men thought the dispute would be settled by Mon- day and decided to take Friday off. President J. A. Green of the PAF indicated today's cessation of acti- vities was not bothering the com- pany much at this pre-production stage of the big fishery company’s operations. About 80 members of the ILWU Local 1-15 employes by PAF were reported idle, while up to 200 men have worked at one time on the cannery conversion project, now nearing its final phase. The latter are AFL building tradesmen. The two Filipino pickets were not carrying their signs today, the | | “PAF unfair to ILWU" boards be- ing placed strategically near the plant entrance. WRECKAGE FOUND; SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DOUBLE KNOT! An ominous clue was found early this morning as the search con- tinued for the seine boat Double Knot, last reported off Middleton Island, southwest of Cape St. Elias, Tuesday evening. Ambassador-at-large Philip C. Jes- sup, displaying letterheads which he said prove that Jessup belonged to Communist front organizations. The State Department, In an ac- tion not directly related to Mc- Carthy’s speech, said last night that the Senator's charges against Jessup have been “repeated and refused at least thre: times.” 10C DELEGATES ARE ARRIVING HERE FOR vrw :E"(AMPMENI The fishing vessel John Wayne, Delegates were arriving here to-| o ported to Cape St. Elias light day to attend the fifth annual en-}gation this morning that it had campment of the Veteran of For-le, g 5 turntable like the one eign Wars, which will be held inl .., je4 on the stern of the missing Juneau over the weekend. AbOUt|yece The turntable was found 100 out-of-towners are expected. | grifting in the waer six miles north The encampment officially opens of Wingham Island in the Cape tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock In|gs wyias area. the CIO hall with welcoming} wpejjeve it to be that of Double speeches scheduled during the mor- g, ¢ » the radio report from the ning session from 10 until noon. JohnIWsyne %o Cape St. Elias said, The public is invited to attend. |a000rding to Coast Buard head- I l At 1 o'clock, the Council Admin- quarters here. istration will meet followed by a{ mpne tyrntable's lashings appear- Jusiness session from 2 to 5 p.m. to have been torn loose, the On Sunday, at 10 am., there Will} ., report said. \ ¢ a report of committees, also Meanwhile, the Sea Hawk of Bel- at CIO hall, with adjournment atiy,opam, Wn’sh., which broke loose (11 o'clock to allow delegates 0§y, ing g storm on the Gulf early attend a breakfast given by the|wejnesday morning while being VFW Auxiliary at the Mirror Cafe.{y ey by the fishing vessel Glen- 3usiness sessions will continue from| w04 was found safe off Wingham 2 to 5 Sunday afternoon with a Islnn;i. Cootie dinner at the Country Club} " \en aboard the Sea Hawk told it 8 ., Sunday evening. searchers the" vessel was in no im- Mondny‘wm be devoted to busi- mediate danger and desired no as- aess meetings and election and iIn-1 . i0n00 from them. stallation of new officers until £ "o coact Guard cutter Cahoone, o'clock when a cocktail party Will} o,on ryshed north from its Sitka se held at the Jeep Club. A VFW{ 00 5 aiq the vessels in distress :"’“q‘:;‘ r::x Mike's Place in Doug-|;, the Gulf, the U. S. S, Mahopac, e S 1 Navy tug based at Kodiak, the Tuesday will see the end of the | b\ Nonti'y. Fiori, an Ay tug :ncampment with participation in from Whitiier, and Navy partoi Memorial Day services, in conjunc-|,ycrary anl took part in the two- i“m with the American Legion, at| i,y gearch for vessels in distresé. 0:30 a.m,, in Elks Hall. A gemeral| .. Mahopac and the Cahoone parade will close the day's activl-fp,ve peen ordered to return to their 108 bases. The Army tug will tow the fishing vessels Witch and Lori-Ann to Evans Island in Prince Willam S Mrs, John H. Brillhart will leave| o pey Jhe, Miich WA iR e Juneau Sunday; accompanied by Ann by a fouled propellor. her three children, to jolr bér| wno gair search for the Double husband who lett here & ‘monthly, i wi be continued, but sur- ago and is now assistant Super-l,.c craft are being withheld pend- visor with the Forest Service ing further Information on the FROM NENANA " George M. Sullivan and Charles! { Wilson of Nenana are guests nt‘ i the Baranof Hotel. They came here for the VFW convention. Pendleton, Oregon. missing vessel's whereabouts, Brillnart was formerly Admiralty} e "noyple Knot, a 36-foot ves- Division supervisor with the Forest| o) oo first’ reported overdue by Service here, and later assistant|,n. wni; Halferty Canneries, Inc to the supervisor of the division|, “cordova. Three men wu"e be: of recreation and lands. lieved to be aboard the vessel. The Brillnarts' three children are |y, eir names were not given. Jackie, 6, and Mary and Marjorie,| = 4 ¥ 10-year-old twins. TO JOIN HUSBAND FIRE ALARM Alarm 53, Boat Harbor, at 3:1¢! this afternoon was a fire from x' welding operation ignitirig creosote | under the decking at the NC plant. No damage resulted. by FWS MEN HERE PICNIC CALLED OFF Charles H. Wagner and Winston The DeMolay and Rainbow Girls | E. Farr of the US. Fish and Wild- | picnic, scheduled for Baturday, May |me laboratories, Seattle, are stay-'27, has been called off due to |ing at the Gastineau Hotel, ! weather conditions, ESKIMO AGENT Joe Nashoalook, Eskimo union agent embattled in Seattle in an inter-union fight over who will represent cannery workers in Bris- tol Bay, has been ousted by his local of the Internationl Fishermen and Allied Workers of America. The action came on the heels of an announcement. by Joe. that he was swinging his allegiance to the new Local 7-C of the Inter- national Longshoremen and Ware- housemen’s Union, dominated by Harry Bridges. He was notified that he was out of a job by wire from his union's headquarters in Bethel. At the time the wire was being sent, & transcription radio broadcast by Nashoalook was heard over station KFQD in Anchorage, in which he explained his action in going all- out for the ILWU. The broadcast was transcribed in Seattle and sent north. It con- sisted of an interview between the Eskimo and Jerry Tyler of the IFAWA. Nashoalook described the Alaska Salmon Industry Inc., as “Alaska's worst enmemy who has held us in slavery for years” and called upon the Alaska Native Service to con- tact his members to persuade them to join the ILWU. Following is the wire sent Nash- oalook: “Please be advised that by action of the council of general head- juarters of Local 46, Bethel, Alas- ka, in a meeting here that Joe Nashoalook’s resignation is in effect as of May 16, and an acting agent has been elected. We strictly ad- here to national CIO policies so we do not want Joe Jurich to represent us on the basis of ex- selled Local 7 policies. We deli- nitely intend to negotiate a con- sract here and stand fully en- dorsed by members of Local 46. To do so, Donald Hunter s our icting agent. : Ak S MRS. GREENSPUN LEAVES DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION Mrs. Joseph Greenspun, wife of Admiral Greenspun Who is in charge of Alaska’s Coast Guard district, is sailing tonight on the Princess Louise for the states. Mrs. Greenspun will go to Welles- ley, Mass., where her daughter 1s graduating from Wellesley college. Two days after her graduation, Mise Greenspun is salling for Europe where she will spend the summer and Mrs, Greenspun will spend the summer with her people at Lewes, Delaware. She will return to Juneau in the fall. Admiral Greenspun returned Sat- urday from an inspection trip in the Aleutians where he has been for several weeks. FROM COLLEGE william E. Duckering of College, dean of the University of Alaska, was an overnight guest at the Bara- nof Hotel. He plans to sail this evening on the Princess Lpuise. FROM KETCHIKAN Floyd F. Volk of Ketchikan is staying at the Baranof Hotel, i SALMON MEN AGREETO DEAL WITH UNIONS Industry and Packinghouse Workers fo Remove "Exclusive” Clause SEATTLE, May 26—(»—The first crack in the deadlocked Alaska salmon cannery dispute came late yesterday ‘ when the employers' group agreed to deal on an equal basis with all unions representing oannery employes. The Alaska Salmon Industry; Inte., representing the cannery operators, and Local 77 of the Packinghouse Workers' Upion, told the Natlonal Labor Relations Board they were willing to remove the “exclusive recognition” clause from their con- tract. The industry stipulated it would offer to any other union repre- senting cannery workers the same kind of contract held by Local 77, Thomas P. Graham Jr, regional NLRB director, reported. " This opened a door for negotia- tions between the industry and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union Local 7-C. Meanwhile, Local 7-C began full- scale picketing of Puget Sound operations of the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., members. A meeting between represent- atives of the industry and LL.W.U. Local 7-C was arranged by the U. 8. Conciliation Service for to- day, according to Willlam Gettings, regional head of the union. Local 7-C is newly affiliated with Harry Bridges' West Coast long- shore union. The group previously charged that the contract between the industry and the packinghouse group was “illega”” The NLRB Tuesday, carried the charge to US. * District Court and the case was set to be heard Saturday. ' Graham sifi.mi'fii‘{ in view of the employers’ proposal to modify the contested contract he would ask the court to continue the cuse until NLRB headquarters acts on the case. Graham sald he recommended that the board ap- prove the industry’s stipulation. Still set for Saturday is a Fed- eral Court hearing on a petition by the labor board seeking to restgain the LL.W.U. Local 7-C and Local 19 from picketing or preventing shipment of cannery supplies on Alaska Steamship Company ships. The tangled dispute started when both Local 77 of the packinghouse workers and Local 7-€ of the LLW.U. claimed J etion of non-resident Alaska cannery work- ers. "Phe industry, contending it couldl not wait for an NLRB elec- tion to decide the issue, signed with Local 77. This brought picketing of can- nery shipments and cannery firm sffices by members of the rival Local 7-C in Seattle. Both groups are affillated with she Congress of Industrial Organ- izations, although the longshore sroup reportedly is not beloved by :he national C.I.O, as its opposi- Jon may be. More in Muddle If this not complicated enough, two additional unions were right (Continued on Page Eight) STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Louise in port and sched- uled to sail south at 8 o'clock to- night. Alaska from Seattle sScheduled to arrive Sunday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Aleutian from westward scheduled southbound Sunday. e o 0 0o 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 46; minimum, 42. At Airport—Maximum, 47; minimum, 39. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy with occa- sional light showers tonight and Saturday. Little change in temperature with low to- night near 42 and high Sat- urday 52 degrees. SPRECIPITATION ® (Past 24 houry ending 7:30 a.m. Soday e City of Juneau—~0.20 inches; e since May 1 — 5.11 inches; ® since July 1—70.03 inches. . At Airport — 007 inches; ® since May 1 — 242 inches; e since July 1—45.08 inches. e 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0