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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,5637 15T COUNT IN CONTEST . FOR QUEEN With just one week to go, the first count of votes in the Fourth of July queen contest was expected to indicate comparative standings of the candidates. However, when the tabulation was made late yesterday afternoon, ballots for one candidate had not been turned in. Each ticket purchased equals 100 votes for that aspirant. According to Miss Judy Greene, queen contest chairman, who made the tabulation, the * candidates stand as follows: Carmen Mantyla ... Roberta Messerschmidt Nella Jermain Shirley Casperson .. Miss Mantyla is sponsored by the Women of the Moose and the Lions Club, Miss Messerschmidt by the Rotary Club and Business and Professional Women’s Club, Miss Jermain by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Miss Casperson by the Central Labor Council and the Filipino Community. A ticket count will be made every evening at the Juneau Drug Com- pany headquarters until June 30, when all tickets must be turned in. Proceeds from the ticket sale are used for expenses of Juneau's tra- ditionally elaborate Fourth of July celebration ané includes the cost ot the automobile which will become the property of some one. COPPER RIVER UP INCATCHPRIORTO CLOSURE JUNE 20 The Copper River catch of red salmon continued last week to outdo ‘itself over the same week of 1949, prior to that area being Closed. The fisheries division of the Fish and Wildlife Service reported that the area showed a pack of 73,224 cases for the week ending June 17, compared to 48,555 for the same period last year. Of this pack, 68,653 were reds, and 4,571 were kings. The river was closed last ‘Tuesday. Only other area in central Al- aska which shows any comparable rise over last year was Kodiak, with 14,363 cases put away, com- pared to 4,819 last year. A few pinks are beginning to wander int6 Cook Inlet and Chig- nik, with 12 and four cases packed in each place, respectively. ‘The mouth of the Yukon reported 2, 452 cases packed during the week, compared to none last year. It is the only area working now in western Alaska, as Bristol Bay is due to open June 26. Southeast Alaska drew a blank for the'week. Last year Sitka re- ported 67 cases packed during the period. ¥ 31,500 217,900 17,500 ! FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. PFred Keaton of Washington, D.C. is & guest at the Baranof Hotel. The Washington Merry - Go-Round Bv DREW P£ARSON 1Copyright, 1960, vy Bell Syndicats, 1no.) WSH!NGTON — Republican leaders, already casting eyes at 1952 are now divided into three general groups. Group No. 1—Is for Taft. They believe the GOP should come out on a strong, out-and-out conserv- ative platform, not be afraid to buck labor and not worry about isolation. They are critical of Dew- ey because he was too new dealish, are convinced a strong conservative can win. 4 Group No. 2.—Is for Eisenhower. This group is led by Tom Watson, head of'* International Business Machines, and various New York bigwigs. They think the purty needs a strong, new name, even if one connected with the military; that Ike has kept out of politics, has made few enemies, would sweep the nation. Group No. 3—Is for Governor Warren of California or Governor Duff of Pennsylvania. These are progressive leaders who point out| Hubert M. Poteat (left), Deputy & JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950 | 1 i Imperial Potentate of the Shrine, is congratulated by Harold M. Lloyd, former movie comic, as they reviewed the annual Shriners parade in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Lloyd is the outgoing Shrine head and will be succeeded by Poteat, a member of the Wake Forest, N. temple. » Wirephoto. NO CHANGE INPOLICY ON FORMOSA WASHINGTON, June 30 — (# — Secretary of State Dean Achéson said today the United States policy soward Formosa is the same now as outlined by President Truman Jan. 5. At that time, Mr. Truman ruled out U.S. military aid to help Chinese Nationalists hold the is- land. Secretary of Defense Johnson's visit to Tokyo this week was brought up at Acheson’s news con- ference. A newsman told Acheson there have been many reports about re- opening the Formosa question. He asked whether American policy re- mains unchanged. The secretary replied that the policy toward Formosa was stated by Mr. Truman Jan. 5 and that re- mains the policy. His answer dealt precisely with the situation as it is at the moment. It did not contradict reports from other official sources in recent days and that the policy has been under review. JOINT NETWORK, WEATHER SHIPS, NORTH PACIFIC WASHINGTON, June 23 — (® — The United States and Canadal have agreed to operation of a joint network of seven ocean weather ships across the North Pacific. The State Department said the plan will provide better weather forecasts for trans-Pacific planes and shipping. Five weather stations will be op- erated by the U.S. under the agree- ment, one by Canada and a seventh by the Japanese in the far Western Pacific. ‘The Department said the U.S. will tae over the joint Canadian-Ameri- can weather station off the Labra- dor coast in the Atlantic to permit Canada to cohcentrate full efforts on the Pacific. The Department announcement said the weather stations are an “in- terim program” until the Interna- tional Civil Aviation Organization can provide a more comprehensive international set-up. FIVE TERRORISTS HANG IN MALAY| |U.S. SECURITY TIED | UP TO FAR EAST, THINKS JOHNSON | Defense Secrefary, Gen. ' Bradley End Tokyo Con- ference — Homebound | | TOKYO, June 23—M—Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said be- fore his departure for the United States last night that he thinks “the security of America is tied in with the way America maintains its position in the Far East.” In a planeside news conference, Johnson said “America must do and I am sure will do all things neces- sary in the Far East for the security of the United States and peace In the world.” The Defense Secretary said he and Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chair- {man of the Joint Chiefs of Staft came to the Orient “to secure the facts upon which our policy toward Japan should be based if we are most effectively to protect the se- curity of the United States.” The two have obtained those facts, he continued, but “until the facts we have determined have been evaluated by the Secretaries of the Armed Forces and by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and out conclusions have been reported to the Com: mander-in-Chief, no statement will be issued by the Department ot Defense.” Johnson and Bradley took off in their Constellation for Anchorage, Alaska, at 9:15 p.m. They expect to reach Anchorage for a brief stopover before continuing to Wash- ington’in 112 hours. Johnson walked arm in arm with General MacArthur to the plane. Shaking hands with the occupation chief, he said, “You are doing a magnificent job. Take care ot yourself.” NAVY T0 GO AHEAD ON SUPER-CARRIER WASHINGTON, »une 23 — @ — The Navy plans to start building a flush-deck aircraft carrier in 1951‘ only a little smaller than the huge | vessel which became a center of controversy last year after con- struction on it was halted. | 1 1 A high Navy official confirmed last night that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense Johnson had given a go-ahead on, the new vessel. It will have a runway about 25 feet longer than STATEHOOD BILLVOTE ONMONDAY WASHINGTON, June 23 — i — The Senate Insular committee has decided to vote Monday on the House approved legislation to grant statehood to Hawaii and Alaska. The decision is announced by Chairman O'Mahoney after a closed door session of the committee at which it completed study on - the Alaska bill. TAXBILL IS CALLED ‘PHONEY’ House Policy Committee in Huddle About If - To Vote for It, However WASHINGTON, cune 23 — (@ — House Republican leader Martin of Massachusetts called his policy :ommittee to a huddle today to nap party strategy on what he called the “phony” new tax bill. Some Republicans, privately de- scribe the bill as “political dyna- mite,” said they will vote for it despite misgivings about some of its features, The vote is expectdd aext week. The measure would slash excise taxes an estimated $1,010,000,000 on fur coats, jewelry, luggage, cosme- ics, movie tickets, travel tickets, selephone bills and scores of otlfr stems. It would make up the ex- cise revenue loss to a large degree by new taxes on big corporations. If You're Over 21, You Spend $90 A Year on Booze WASHINGTON, Jung s — @® — Americans spent less on liquor in 1949 than in any year since 1944, the Commerce Department reported to- day. It was the second straight year in which they cut down. The ‘total 1949 outlay was esti- mated by the Department at $8,550,- 000,000, a drop of $250,000,000 from 1948 and $1,090,000,000 below the postwar peak of $9,640,000,000 set in 1947. It averaged out to about $57.50 for each man, woman and child in the population—or nearly $90 for each person over 21 years old. In 1948, the general average was $60, the over-21 average $93. The “hard liquor” class, distilled spirits, accounted for the cutback in spending last year. Outlays feli to $3,650,000,000 in 1949 from $3,900,- 000,000 in 1948. Beer outlays dipped $10,000,000 for the second consecutive year to $4,435,0000,000 total in 1949, but spending on wine rose an offsetting $10,000,000 to a $465,000,000 total. More than a third of the total amount spent on alcoholic beverages went for taxes. The federal, state and local governments picked up almost $3,000,000,000 revenue from this source. The Federal Govern- ment alone took in more than $2.- 200,000,000. 60P CHAIRMAN SAYS WE AGREE WITH McCARTHY ATLANTIC CITY, N, J.,, June 23 —P—Republican national chair- man Guy Gabrielson launched the party’s 1950 vote-getting campaign today with the assertion that Am- ericans “wholeheartedly agree with the objectives” of Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. Gabrielson opened a two-dsy meeting of Republican leaders from Maine to Florida. McCarthy, who has charged the State Department is Communisi- infiltrated, has “received great suh- port in the country generall!” Gabrielson told néwsmen before KUALA LUMPUR, Malaya, June!the 986-foot deck on the largest the meeting convened. I that the GOP cannot win without | 23—/M—Five accused Chinese (er-y g carrier now in service. labor, and that the big mistake | TOrists were hanged in Pudu jail they always make is to figure the Democrats so weak that the GOP can “win with a chinaman.” Warren's stock has taken a big| jump since his overwhelming vic- | iSRG 7 e L T | (Continued on Page Four) : | today in the largest cxecution since | Malaya began its campaign against Communist terrorism. The execution brings to 94 the number of persons put to death since the emergency laws went ipto effect two years ago, The projected “super carrier”; which Johnson junked last year after the keel had been laid, would | have been 1,090 feet long and would ihavc cost an estimated $125,000,~ t was the first time Gabrielson had voiced his opinion on the nation's reaction to McCarthy's charges. FROM CLEVELAND Mrs. Georgette Plent of Cleve-| MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS REGATTA LINEUP CHANGED NEW YORK, June 23—®—Wis- consin was elevated to third place among the finishers in the Marietta Ohio, regatta today by a special reviewing committee of the Inter- collegiate Rowing Association. After checking color movies of the race, cut to two miles because of e~ e e —— e e S e—ee et ettt 3 St S the varsity race ended this way: Washington, California, Wisconsin, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Princeton, Syratuse, Rutgers and Navy. ‘Originally, Wisconsin was placed fifth. | In the freshman race, Princeton was lifted from sixth to second place by the committee and Navy dropped from second to seventh. The new order of finish: Washing- ton,, Princeton, Cornell, Penn, Wis- consin, Boston University, Navy, Columbia, Rutgers, MIT and Syra- cuse. 24 SHIPS CARRY ARMS 10 EUROPE FOR PACT NATION WASHINGTON, June 23 — (® — Twenty-four ships were reported on their way to Europe today with American arms for eighc Atlantic Pact allies. Diplomatic officials, who gave this report to newsmen, said six vessels laden with 2,000 tons of equipment for Belgium were {he latest to put to sea. Most of the cargo is intended for the Belgian ground forces, they said. The supplies are being sent ab- road under the arms aid program designed to bolster the defense of Western Europe and the North Atlantic area. Besides Belgium, the ships are bound for France, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Den- mark and Norway. About 17196C tons of modern American fighting equipment is scheduled to be ™n Western Europe by mid-July. EIGHT COUNTS FILED AGAINST FORMER JET SCIENTIST FOR FRAUD LOS ANGELES, June 23—®—Dr. Sidney Weinbaum, 52, formerly associated with the jet propulsion laboratory at California Institute ot Technology, is under indictment by the U.S. Grand Jury today on eight counts of perjury and fraud. FBI agents arrested him last Fri- day and he is at liberty on 85,000 bond. He was accused of denying |to ACMY review board questioners | that he was a member of the Com- { munist party, when, in reality “he held membership in the Communist | professional unit No. 122, under the i party name of Sydney Empson.” l | FROM ANCHORAGE Among Anchorage residents stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel are D. 000. The new carrier is expected |land, Ohio, is a guest at the Bar-|H. Stevens, Robert Pfeil and Pred | to cost somewhat less. anof Hetel, | Richards, Alaskan Boy Scouts from Nome, Fairbanks, Palmer, Ancherage, Douglas, Juneau and Ketchikan are shown disembarking at Seattle June 19 from the Alaska Steamship Company steamer Alaska, enroute to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Picture, courtesy of Alaska Steamship Company. S Communism Is Ouflawed, South Afria CAPETOWN, South Africa, June 23—(M—By the narrowest of mar- gins, the South African Senate pas- sed today a bill to outlaw Come munism. The final vote was 18 to| | 18 but the Senate President voted | for the bill to break the tie. \ | The Lower House of Parliament | readings. It will be adopted on third i reading. The Communist party aboliched itself in South Africa !earller this week, as the government drive to outlaw Communism in South Africa moved toward success. (GRAND JURY HEARS EX-G1 | CASE JULY 6 NEW YORK, June 23—(®—A US Commissioner today adjourned un- til July 13 a hearing for David Greenglass, former Army technician charged with feeding atomic sec- rets to a wartime Soviet spy ring. Commissioner Edward McDonald ordered the adjournment after be- ing told a federal grand jury would be convened in New Mexico July 6 to consider the charges against the 28-year-old ex-GI. Greenglass, who the FBI said worked on the atom bomb itself at the government’s Los Alamos N. M., project, was arrested by FBI agents June 15. They accused him of slipping the top-secret data to Harry Gold, { Philadelphia chemist named as an agent for the Dr. Klaus Fuchs spy appara‘us. Gold also is under ar- rest, Greenglass, a machinist and for- mer member of the Young Commu- nist League before he entered tie Army, worked at the Los Alamog project in 1945. It was during that period that he is accused of giving the A- bomb secrets to Gold for relay to Russia. FBI agents quoted him as saying he believed Russia should have the secrets since she was an ally. —r Missifl;skan Fishing Boal in San Francisco Bay (By Associated Press) A 'missing Alaskan fishing boat, the Margaret, arrived in San Fran- cisco Bay last night under her own power. The skipper of the Margaret, Mirt B. Schroy of Bremerton, Wash., said he had put into Bodega Bay, 40 miles north of San Francisco, be- cause of high winds and failure of his radio. I A sister ship, the Lillio Louise, had reported the Margaret missing. FREEMAN SCHULTZ IN Preeman Schultz, former Juneau- ite, now resident of Coos Bay. Ore., ! 1s a guest at the Baranof Hotel | p— . i | B | Seward, Cordova, Mt. Edgecumbe, Sitka, TROOPS MOVING ON TITO Bulgarian Forces Reporfed Massing Towards Yugo Frontier ’ Rl s e Lati | BELGRADE, June 23—#—Yugo- river conditions, the committee said | has passed the bill through two!slavia claimed tonight that Bul- garian troops, in full battle dress and supported by armored vehicles, have been moving in the -past few days toward the eastern frontier of this country. The reports came from Tanjug. the official news agency which speaks for Premier Marshal Tito's government, just a week before the second anniversary-of the Russian- led Cominform resolution denounc- ing this country’s “independent pol- icies.” It offered another hint that Rus- sia and the Soviet Satellites may be intensifying their pressure upon the Yugoslav government to break down the display of independence which has shown signs of develop- ing among other neighboring coun- tries. SILENCE, "FOOLISH" ANSWERS TO QUERY ON ROYAL ROMANCE LONDON, June 23—M-—London gossips are saying that Princess Margaret wants to marry the 26- year-old Earl of Dalkeith. Bucking- ham Palace, which frowns on such talk, refused today to discuss it. The rumors have it that the en- gagement of Princess Elizabeth’s younger sister will be announced arte'r Margaret's 20th birthday, Aug. 21, The Earl himself, a handsome, red-haired Scotsman who has been one of Margaret's most devoted es- corts, snorted impatiently and called the rumors “foolish.” “The number of times I have escorted the Princess is irrelevant,” the Earl said. The young six-foot-tall Earl keeps busy managing his father's vast estates, which he some day will inherit. The estates cover some 500,000 acres in seven counties and the fortune is one of 'Britain's greatest. i Rioting Starfs Over Mutton Sale; Order Is Restored BOMBAY, Indzz, June 23—(M—A government spokesman said today that order has been restored in Dhoraji Town where 100 perSops were arrested yesterday after riot- ing in which five were injured, shops looted and many houses burned down. The disturbances broke out af'er butchers put mutton on sale. Ortho dox Hindus objected to the sales which is against their religion. Some 80 per cent of Kathiawar Province is vegetarian. FROM’' BURNABY, B. C. A. G. Wilkins of Burnaby, B. C., is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. PRICE TEN CENTS PLANS FOR BIG FOURTH GET START Fireworks, Concessions at Subport-Going fo Be "King Juneau” Also Plans for the Fourth of July cele- bration are rapidly being put into shape. This was indicated last np:ht at a meeting held in the councll chambers of the city hall by the rep- resentatives of the various organi- zations in charge of the celebration. Mayor Hendrickson ‘announced that he has obtained permission to use the subport warehouse as a place in which to set up conces- sions and rides. He said the build- ing will afford protection from rain and there would be no gamb- ling on the weather. A three day celebration is being planned, starting with the corona- tion ball Saturday night, July 1. On Sunday there will be ball games and the suggestion was made that the rides and concessions be opened after the games. The parade will be held on the Fourth starting at the usual time of 10:15 a.m. Awards for the floats are an- nounced. A prize of $250 will be given for the most beautiful float in the parade. Among the other prizes will be cash awards for deco- rated cars, the most patriotic float and a children’s prize. The fireworks committee reported that this year the fireworks will be fired from the subport because of a lack of barges. In addition to night time displays on July 3 and 4, there will also be some rockets fired dur- ing the daylight hours. Elton Engstrom, Jr., with a dele- gation from the Teen-Age Club, said that the club proposed to hold square dance in front of the club. operate with the club in ‘presenting this feature. This year a new twist will be added to the coronation of the queen of the Fourth—the crowning of a “King Juneau.” Judy Green outlined the qualifi- cations on which the king would be chosen: twenty years residence in Alaska, ten years in Juneau, re- spected by the community and serv- ice rendered to the city. . She sald that the main purpose of choosing a king would be to honor someone in the community in recognition of the benefits they have given to the city. The selection will be made by a secret committee of three local business men. The king’s name will not be revealed until the night of the coronation ball, she said. Feur Japanese Get Prison Terms for us. Ar_m_y Criticism (By Associated Press) Four Japanese civillans each have been sentenced to two years'in pri- son for spreading a Communist- inspired open letter to General Mac~ Arthur. The four were sentenced today by a U.S. Army court. They admitted carrying a large placard which criticized. the convic- tion of eight Japanese for attacking U.S. soldiers. But they claimed they didn’t know what was on the pla- card. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Louise from Vancouver due to arrive Saturday afternoon. Alaska from Seattle due to arrive Sunday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princeses Kathleen scheduled to sall from Vancouver Saturday. Aleutian from westward schéduled southbound Sunday. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Tuesday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 23 — Closing’ quotation of Alaska Juneau mine sfock today is 2%, American Can 114%, Anaconda 32%, Curtiss- Wright 8%, International Harvester 28%, Kennecott 567%, New York Central 13'%, Northern Pacific 15%. U.S. Steel 36, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,700,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 224.35, rails 55.85, utilities 43.95.