The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 17, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,532 HE DAILY ALASKA. EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” UNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY 3 | SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition JUNE lT. 1950 MFMBFR ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS e el COUNCIL DECIDES | TO PUBLISH SALES TAX ORDINANCE! $55,000 drew up the bill at the Council’s request were: 1. The special-purpose sales tax rroposed would save the city money in the long run. It was pointed out that in proportion to expenses.” The city's property tax rate at present is 20 mills, but it can be raised to take care of bonded in- debtedness, because the city obli- gates itself when issuing genera) People Must Decide”-| of the city's yearly income goes toward payments on the present obligation bonds to raise- money to retire them, City Attorney Stab- Will Have Opportunity to Study Measure The City Council decided at lts meeting last night that the Juneau sales tax ordinance should be pub- lished in both Juneau papers be- fore it goes to the voters for ap- rroval or disapproval at a special election Tuesday. “The people must decide whethé: or not they want this tax,” Mayor Waino Hendrickson said. “I be- lieve it is only right that they should be given an opportunity to study the ordinance.” The council voted unanimously in favor of publishing the ordi- nance after a goou part of the meeting had been taken up with discussion of the sales tax meas ure. Among the points brought up the Council, Mayor Hendrickson and) City Attorney Howard Stabler, \(Ilol bonded indebtedness of $556,630. Of that amount $20,000 goes 10]A interest on the bonds. If the sales tax measure is ap- proved, it will mean that the bond- ed indebtedness can be paid ofi more rapidly, saving money that would otherwise be paid out in interest, the city officials said. 2. Real and personal properiy taxes will have to be raised if the sales tax ordinance is not raised. Mayor Hendrickson: told of the | need for further improvements in the city, and said that, expenses being what they are, the city could not finance them without a means of paying. “If city expenses were at the same level they were when our present bonds were -issued. we would not be faced with this problem,” he pointed out. “But, unfortun- ately, city income has not increased ler pointed out. “The voters will choose betwén the sales tax or increased property taxes at the election Tuesday,” Mayor Hendrickson said. 3. The sales tax regulations can be adjusted to do away with ob- Jjectionable features after the or- dinance is adopted; only three things cannot be changed. The three unchangeable provis- ions in the ordinance were pointed out by City. Attorney Stabler as (a) the one-percent tax 1f; (o) the minimum taxable purchase—35 cents; and (c) the use to which the revenues from the tax can be put. The revenues from the tax must be used to retire the present and future bonded indebtedness of tiae city, and-tax monies will go intc a special fund to be used for t& purpose alone. ( This puts into the hands of the (Certinued on Page Sage Six) The Washingion Merry - Go-Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyrisht, 1950, vy Bell Syndicate, Inc.) WSHINGTON — Several Dem- ocratic senators are giving unad- vertised support to the Republican proposal for a separate committee to investigate the Justice Depart- ment and the Amerasia case. The Democrats don’t want their strategy known to the Republicans, but what they are planning to do is broaden the Justice Department probe to include other wartime cases which were hushed up, par- ticularly the mysterious shushing of the Chicago Tribune prosecu- tion for giving aid and comfort to the Japanes following the battle of Midway. So far the Justice Department has never given an explanation as to why a grand jury, called to indict the Chicago Tribune for a serious breach of wartime secrecy, suddenly was called off. The Democrats also have in mind, probing another mysterious case involving the Chicago Tribune when it published on Dec. 5, 1941—two days before Pearl Harbor—a sen- sational story about American mo- bilization showing that the United (Continued on Page Four) ! River. {21 INCOME TAX FILES WILL BE OPENED Senafe Crime lnveshgators to Get Evidence on Truman’s Order WASHINGTON, June 17 — i President Truman today opefieJ in- come tax files to Senate crime in- vestigators. The President issued an executive order making available to a com- mittee headed by Senator Ketauver (D-Tenn) any income, excess prof- its, declared value excess profits, capital stock, estate, and gift tax returns for any period to and in- cluding 1949. At the same time he directed al Executive Departments and agencies to cooperate with the commitjee (o the fullest possible extent. “I strongly favor the objectives of the committee,” the directive said, “and I am hopeful that its work will produce constructive re- commendations and results.” The committee has launched an investigation of big time gamblers and crime syndicates. OVER 60 GIRL | SCOUTS TO LEAVE FOR ENCAMPIMENT| More than 60 Girl Scouts will leave tomorrow for their anntal encampment of two weeks at Eagle Buses will leave from the high school at 2 p.m., to transport the girls. Camp Director Mildred Kershner, and her assistants, Misses Margaret Ward and Martie Stanton, who are from California, left for the en- campment yesterday afternocon and will greet the girls on their ar- cival Mrs. Thelma Engstrom, scout leader, said today that mail for che girls while at camp can be left at the United Food Siore. She also said that, due to the unex- pectedly heavy enrollment, more counselors are needed. Govern- ment Hospital nurses will take curns in staying at the camp to assist where nece: 3 LIONS COME ROARIN' FOR PICNIC AT BEACH Roaring as usual, Lions will em- erge from their dark native junzle habit this evening for a beach frolic in the sunshine. In other words, members of the Lion Club, with their families and guest fam- ilies, will gather at 6 p.m. for the annual picnic, This will be the first official event at the Douglas Community Beach, a Lion-sponsored project The club will provide hot dogs, sortee and ice cream. g 10-Year-0id Girl Has Girl Baby CHARLEeTON. Miss., June 17— [M—The premature birth of a baby daughter to a 10-year-old Negro girl here last May 25 is revealed. The child, Sarah Lee Moore, was born to Sarah Moore who will cele- brate her eleventh birthday Oct. The baby was so small at birth it was fed with an eye dropper for a week. Then it began nursing. Since then the baby has been cared for by the mother and members of the Health Department staff. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Kathleen from Van. couver scheduled to arrive 3 p.m. today and sails for Skagway at 11:30 p.m. Prince George from Vancouver due Monday. Aleutian from Seattle due Tues- day. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver Monday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday, June Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle June 22. Baranof from west scheduled southbound 5 p.m. Sunday. FROM PASADENA Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of South Pasadena, Calif, are at fne Baranof Hotel, 3.l arguments but DIST. ENGINEER OBJECTS TO PLANS | FORLIBRARY BLDG. ‘Will the Juneau Memorial Library \ turn out to be a “pig in a poke"! after the efforts expended by the community and the library commit- | tee to make it possible? ’ Objections to several shown in the plans for THOUSANDS INFLIGHT FROMFLOOD, | H features the pro- raised last night Council meeting by John D. Argetsinger, district en- gineer in charge of public work, projects for Alaska. His objections were: 1. The entire stack structure o the second floor would not be fire proof. 2. Space worth $25,000 would be wasted in the basement due ftc cement pillars every eight feet. 3. Access to the men’s and women’s toilets are through the Stery Hour Room or the Stack Room, and “it is not considered by this office as good planning.” The plans were brought before the council by Mayor Waino Hen drickson who had been requesiec by members of the library commit- tee to approve them. Planning for the memorial library is under the charge of the library committee, but Public Works Bill regulations re- quire that an agent of the city approve the plans. The Council, feeling it had liitle power in the matter because the libr committee is directly in charge of the project, promised its approval of the plans over the ob- jections of Argetsinger. HOWEVET, fl} qt the Crooksville China Co., also required that the library committee { plew up but the plant escaped submit a statement of the commit-§ gamage. L] tee’s approval of the plans before the Council's approval becomes nt(ecm-e. In a letter to Mayor Hendrickson Argetsinger had explained his ob- POMEROY, Wash., June 17—#%— A flash flood brought on by a cloud burst roared down a gulch near here posed building were at the City Ohio Valley During Night CROOKSVILLE, O., June 1742 —Thousands fled the path of a flash flood that roared down a narrow southwestern Ohio valley last night, killing one woman and caus- ing = property damage ,estimated above $1,000,000. A cloudbursy lasting four hours sent Moxahala and Jonathan creeks out of their banks. Flocd waters caught residents of Roseville and several tiny towns unaware: Mrs. Alice Adrian, 55, was swept to her death at Rose Farm, about five miles south of here. Her body was recovered after flood waters quickly subsided. Many families fled their homes but the state highway patrol said a late check showed no one was re- ported missing, ‘The flood exploded a kiln and set the Acme Pottery Company plant afire. Supt. Harold Shower said the plant was a complete loss. He esti- mated damage at $1,000,000. A" kiin mining jections. The letter was read at the Council meeting. Referring to the construction of the stack structure, he wrote: "It our understanding that it was the wish “of the Library Board to con- struct a fireproof building. This would be highly desirable.” His statement concerning lower floor was: “No provisions have been made for a reference room and a small conference or assembly room. With respect to the conference room, we consider this a very important fea- ture in any library building. We believe that some other type of con- struction could have been utilizec which would have obviated the need for expensive tile (roofing) ana that with this saving the column spacing as shown in the foundation plan (approximately eight feet) could have been increased to pro- vide unobstructed space for such a room in the future.” At the meeting, he suggested that steel beams instead of concrete pillars could be used for this pur- pose. He said he understood the rea- son for the pillars; there was & steel shortage at the time the plans were first drawn. Dr. James C. Ryan, a member of the hard-working library commit- tee, said any change in plans would cause a delay and would cost at least an additional $7,000. He said it is problematical that a larger building could be accommodated on the present site. Dr. Ryan termed the design one of “simple dignity” and “something to be proud of.” “W’ve been carrying this project for four years,” Ryan said. “We feel that the plans should be ap- proved and this building con- structed.” B. D. Stewart, acting head of the library committee, urged that Dr Ryan’s request be acted upon. Harold Foss, member of the firm of Foss and Malcolm which drew the plans, agreed with Argetsinger’s urged that Dr. Ryan's plea be acted upon. He said the plans are revised de- signs based on those drawn up in 1946 when the library committee thought only $50,000 could be spent on the project. Answering the arguments of Dr. Ryan and Foss, Argetsinger said: “When the building is new, the public thinks the building is won- derful. In five years they find it isn’t as good as they thought.” He said, however, that his office would approve the plans if the library committee and the city saw fit to approve them as they are. CAB Extends Coach Service of NWA (By Associated Press) The Civil Aeronautics Board has authorized a three-months exten- |sion of Northwest Airlines’ air; coach service from Seattle to An-| Wisconsin in the opener at 7:3) chorage, Alaska. The current exten- The Cougars opened their bid 1 sion is effective until September | here last night for the national col- ‘30 Airline officials said they willlegiate championship by defeating | petition the CAB for additional ex- | Tufts, 3-1, on the three-hit pitch- the its foundation. Three persons are missing presumed drowned, Sheriff William Grounds said an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Baden, and their son, Carl, 40, are believed to have been drowned when the water crashed into their home about 2 am. Pomeroy is about 100 miles south- west of Spokane. KiM 500 IM IS TO DIE FOR AID GIVEN T0 CHINESE REDS SEOUL, June i7—M—A Korean army court today sentenced to death petite Kim Soo Im, former employee of the U.S. Army’s Provost Mar- shal’s office. She was convicted on nine couats of aiding the Com- munists. The 39-year-old woman admitted violating (he Korean Republic’s Na- tional Defense Act but contended she gave information entirely for affection and profit — not because she believed in Communism. FAIRBANKS AREA HAS 100 PER CENT CENSUS INCREASE; FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 1 {M—Population of the Fairbanks area, including the city and sub- urbs, was announced today as 11,700 an increase of more than 100 per- cent from the 1940 census count of 5,692. The preliminary figures were re- ported by George W. Harris, census supervisor for the Second and Fourth Divisions. The population of Fairbanks proper increased from 3,455 in 1940 to 5,605. WASHINGTON STATE TO TRY FOR SECOND WIN, NCAA GAMES OMAHA, June 17—{P—Washing- ton State, pride of the west, goes gunning tonight for its second win in the NCAA baseball tournament when it tangles with Alabama at 9 pm. (8 pm. PDT). Rutgers meets and [ ! tensions of all the line’s air coach runs. feated for the season. Flash Wale?s?%oar Down' early- today and lifted a house xnfi] ing of Lee Dolquist who is unde-! Boy Scouts Off for Jamboree | i I 1 i ' | i Crooksville, Jun - . u and Douglas Boy Scouls DEWEY IS 10 RETIRE, - TERM D Maurice F. Powers prior to embarking on the steamer Alaska last night on the first lap of their trip to the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa. Back row, from left: Thomas N. Cashen, Sr., | Front row, from left: ' Gerald Shaw, Post 713; I |Atmed Forces Half Billion ; _GelsPres. 0K [} WASHINGTON, June 17 — (® — President Truman has signed an act authorizing more than a half billion dollars worth of construc- tion during the next two years for the armed forces. In the list are millions of dollars for super-secret projects not iden- tified in Congressional reports. The legislation also authorizes funds, which Congress must provide later, for airfields, army posts and naval shore installations, in this country and other parts of the world where U.S. armed forces are stationed. There is provision in the bill for imore housing in Alaska so defense forces in that strategic area can be le‘qnudt‘d and for communications and radar defense in Alaska. Pa- cific bases are included too. Locations and amounts for scores of the projects previously were made public as the bill passed through the Senate and House and then a conference committee. It is expected to cover top prior items for the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines for the next two years In all, about five-hundred-and- ininety-six million dollars was ap- proved, including about one-hun- dred-and-thirty-five million dollars ‘for the Army, two-hundred-and- twenty million dollars for the Navy two-hundred-and - fifteen million dollars for the Air Force and the balance for the secret p."(:j"ci.\' "|CANADIAN SHIPS i T0 GET AUTHORITY CARRY PASSENGERS (By Associated Press) The Senate has passed legisla- tion to extend authority for Car adian ships to c passenger: from Skagway, Haines and Hyder, Alaska, to other points in the Territory. The extension would be effective until June 30th, 1951. The bill has been sent to the House for action. The legislation would also permit the ships to-carry merchandise be- tween Hyder and other points in the Territory. In other action today, the Senate passed legislation which would grant the Federal Maritime Board authority to continue its charter arrangements with Alaska shipping lines for vessels to serve Alaska. A similar measure is before the I}lou»e Merchant Marine Committee, !The bill extends to December 31, 1950 authorization for -chartering lt.he warbuilt ve ty |‘ FROM PETERSBURG ‘Ted Johnson of Petersburg is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. 'MULTI - MILLION LOSS [N FLORIDA CITRUS PLANT FIRE' WINTER HAVEN, Fla., June 17— M—A multi-million dollar fire that raged out of ‘control for hours de- troyed one of Florida's largest cit- rus plants early today. Police estimated that damage to the sprawling Polk Packing Associ- ation plant would exceed $2,000,000. The fire was discovered in a sec- ond-floor office in a building ad- joining the main packing plant. It spread quickly to other structures on the 10-acre installation. The huge processing and canning plant, with about four acres of build- ing space under roof, produced both orange and grape fruit concentrates. About a quarter of a miilion boxes of citrus fruit were lost in the fire, EXCISE TAX JUGGLE GIVES COMMITTEE FAMILIAR HOT FCOT (By Associatea Press) The House Ways and Means Committee was still shuftling its tax feet. It hadn’t got up enough negve yet to vote $500,000,000 new taxes on big corporations. But it is short that amount to balance the one-billion-plus of excise tax cuts it has suggested. And big corporations look like the last till the committee can tap. BASEBALL SUNDAY The baseball day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The iwo teams to engage in the game are the Moose and the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has won 3 games and lost 3. The Moose have 2 wins and 4 loses. ® o o 0 0 0 0 0 0o WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 76; minimum, 56. At Airpor! minimum, 49. Maximum, 74; - FORECA J’l‘ (Juneau and Vielnity) Continued fair and warm tonight and Sunday. Lewest temperature tonight about 53 degrees. Highest Sunday about 78. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; since June 1 — 0.75 inches; since July 1--71.89 inches. At Airport None; since June 1 — 0.33 Inches; since July 1—46.10 inches. Thomas Cashen, Troop 610; Edward Dull, Post 713; Arthur O. McKinnon, 713; Leader and Scouimaster Troop 610; Gregory Ripke, Post 713; and Chester E. Zenger, Leader and Advisor, Post 713, Robert Ripke, Post 713; John Jensen, Troop 610; Thorleif Snaring, Post 713; and Ernest Kronguist, Post 713. Post 713 is from Juneau; 610 from Douglas. Trafficls Jammedin " LosAngele (By Associated Press) Los Angeles reported one of the worst traffic jams on record as thousands of automobiles carried to work persons normally using bus or street car service. The lines normally carry a million riders a day. In addition, some 100,000 SHriners were in the city for the Shriners national convention start- ing. tomorrow. Another 100,000 Shriners are expected. The New York World-Telegram and Sun suspended publication last Tuesday after a strike of about 400 CIO American Newspaper Guilds- men and did not plan to publish today. The evening newspaper has no Sunday edition. There is no settlement in sight for the dairymens strike that has cut deeply into the milk supplies for about 4,000,000 persons in Wash- ingtort, D.C., Pittsburgh and seven western Pennsylvania counties. iPresident Rhee Is Expeded fo Hold Power, Korean Gvl. (By Associated Press) President Syngman Rhee’s sup- porters predicted he still will be in control of the Korean government when the new National Assembly, elected May 30, convenes on Mon- day. His party lost heavily to inde- pendents in the election but Rhee is regarded as the George Wash- ington of his country and may win over enough independents to hold his position. MacMIllAN IS OFF AGAIN FOR ARCTIC BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Me., June {17/ —Like a homing sea-bird, i Commander Donald B. MacMman’s schooner Bowdoin glides northward late today (3 p.m., EST), on an 8,000-mile cruise to familiar Arctic waters. Aboard the trim white two-master are the 75-year-old northiand ex- plorer, his attractive wife, Miriam, three adult aides and 10 college and prep school student-sailors. ‘The voyage, sponsored by Mac- Millan’s alma mater, Bowdoin Col- lege, Kane Basin, 10 degrees south of the pole. Bird and plant specimens will be collected for Bowdoin and Har- vard museums, FROM MINNESOTA i Is at the Baranof Hotel. will take the expedition to! Irvin Kenitz of Lake City, Minn,, ! Will Not BeEndidate for Re-election - Brief Statement Issued ALBANY, N.Y,, June 17—®—Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today gave a final, emphatic “no” to Republican pleas that he run for re-election. The twice-defeated GOP nominee for President, who last winter re- nounced future White House ambi- tions, ended months of dramatic suspense qver his political future by announcing in a 10-word writ- ten statement: “I shall not be a candidate for re-election next fall.” He said he probably would re-enter private law practice when his second four- year term expires. Dewey’s decision apparently ieft the field wide open for the expected nomination of Lt. Gov. Joe R. Han- ley, 74-year-old veteran of two wars. Hanley announced his candidacy soon afterward. Assembly Speaker Oswald D. Heck immediately pledged him his support, as did other Republican leaders. Elaborating on his formal state- ment, Dewey said at a news con- ference that he was very tired after 20 years in public life. But he added there was nothing wrong with him that a long rest would not cure. He is recovering from an operation to correct a bursitis condition in his right shoulder, and he is suffering from low-blood pressure. On the question of a 1950 Repub- lican gubernatorial candidate, Dewey told reporters: “I shall not attempt to dictate the choice of the convention for any office.” Dewey made clear, however, that although retiring from public office he was not renouncing further ac- tive interest in. or interna~ tional politics.” said: “I'll continue to be active in pub- lic affairs and in the discussion of issues affecting the welfare of the state and nation, and perhaps most importantly, the very serious prob- lems affecting the cold war.” EARLY APPROVAL FOREIGN ARMS AID SEEN BY SENATOR WASHINGTON, June 17 — (® — Early Senate approval of a $1,222,- 500,000 foreign arms program was forecast today by Senator Lucas of 1 Ilinois, the Democratic leader. At the same time, Senator Know- land (R-Calif), told a reporter he regards a bill revised by the com- bined Senate and Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees as much more satisfactory than the original draft offered by the State Department. The committees informally ap- proved the authorization measure yesterday after acting to limit President Trumadn’s power to fur- nish military supplies to other na- tions. In his original request, Mr. Tru- man sought authority to give arms to any nation whose defense he re- garded as vital to the security of the United States. DEFENSE CHIEFS INTOKYO T0 TALK JAP PEACE TREATY (By Associated Press) United States defense chiefs in Tokyo today for vital with General MacArthur. confabs may pave the way separate peace treaty with Top arrive talks These for a Japan. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and General Omar N. Bradl? chairman of the Jaint Chiefs o'( Staff, who are due today, will be joined Tuesday by John Foster Dulles, State Department adviser. General MacArthur is said to favor an early peace treaty but Ibelieves the United States should retain bases in Japan beéause of the march of Communism in the Orient, Because of disagreement with Russia an overall peace treaty is impossible at this time. News- rapers and politicians discussed (e | possibility of a separate treaty with l!he West from every angle. l FROM VANCOUVER A. B. Hall of Vancouver, B. C. is registered at the Baranof Hotel,