The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA 'EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,5646 American Infant " STATEHOOD HOPES DIM . IN SENATE Augast 1 Adjournment Plans Cut Down Leg- * islative Program WASHINGTON, July 5 — (m — Senate. Democratic policy chiefs agreed on a sharply reduced legis- lative program today with the aim of adjourning Congress by August 1—a program that dimmed pros- pects for action on Alaska state- hood. \ Chairman Lucas (D-IIL) told re- | porters the policy committee had agreed to: 1. Drive for a vote on the $28,- 000,000,000, appropriations bill by the end of next week. B 2. Make: another effort, also next week, to bring the Fair Em- ployment Practices bill before the Senate. 3. Dispose of a tax bill after the appropriations measure is out of the way. i Lucas said the adjournment plan was subject to change if the Kor- | ean situation should worsen. “But we're still setting our sights | on adjournment — or recess — by August 1,” Lucas said. The cut-down program may mean tossing aside many pending bills including measures for statehood for Hawaii and Alaska and for registration of all Communists and Communist-front organizations. RESIDENTS OF AREA ~ ON'HIGHWAY TO ASK TELEPHONE SERVICE There will be a meeting Friday evening, July 7, at 8 o'clock in the | Standard Oil Building at the air- port of all property owners residing | within the boundaries from Maier's dairy to the Lemon Creek Flats. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways and means of ob- taining telephone service to the area. William Norton, of the Auk Bay Rural Electrical =~ Administration, will be present to answer ail questions pertaining to telephones. Applications will also be taken of subscribers for such service and presentation will be made to the ABREA for further action. All property owners in the district are cordially invited to attend the meeting. i HERE FROM REDDING Dave Miller, of Redding, Penn- sylvania, is a visitor in Juneau, reg- istered at Juneau Hotel. The Washington Merry - Go - Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1%%a. vy Bell Byndicate, 18e.) 'ASHINGTON—The main thing you have to remember about the Korean imbroglio is that this is a major lunge by Joe Stalin for what he wants most—the teeming, ‘ener- getic, and at the moment partially Americanized islands lying off the Siberian coast, Japan. History has shown ‘that there is no basic difference between the Czarist planners in the Kremlin and the Communist plotters in the Kremlin. They all reached for the same objectives. The Czar, struggling for outlets to the sea, conquered Finland, Lat- via, Lithuania, Estonia in order to nail down his domination of the Baltic Sea. He started the Crimean war with Turkey and Britain in order to get a warm-water outlet through the Dardanelles. He yearned for the country now called Iran and an outlet' on the Indian Ocean through the Gulf of Persia; though British politics and the long, overland route across the deserts made this not worth re- course to arms. And in the Far East he fought Japan in order to secure Korea and the Liaotung Peninsula jutting down into the warm waters of the China Sea. That war ended in defeat. Teddy Roosevelt, longtime friend of the Japanese, intervened just as Japan was nearing the exhaustion point; and the Cezar signed the treaty of JUNEAU, ALASKA, WE Excise Tax Cuf Talk Is Made, Snyder | | Secretary of the Treasury Snyder today gave a limited endorsemen: to the House-approved bill cutting excise taxes by $1,010,000,000 and raising levies on big corporations. He told the Senate Finance Com- mittee, however, that improvement: should be made and recalled Presi- dent Truman's recommendation for increased taxes on oil and gas producers. The House turned that down. Snyder read to the Senators a prepared statement in which he dis- cused the world situation in gen- eral terms as well as taxes. He implied there is nothing in | the Korean situation so far to re- quire dropping the tax revision plans, but remarked that “increased disturbances to world peace” could force tax increases rather than cuts, 73915T0LL OF 4 DAYS OFHOLIDAY Accidents Occur Every Ten Minutes During the 102-Hour Period (By the Associated Press) Accidental deaths struck down at least 739 Americans during their four day Independence Day week- end. The toll was much higher than expected, and rocketed toward the all-time high set in 1936 — 761 deaths. Citizens died in traffic crashes, by d_rownmg, and by miscellaneous ac- cidents at a little better than one every 10 minutes during the 102 time Friday and last night at mid- night. Highway smashups claimed 458 lives in what was predicted as the biggest U.S. traffic jam in history. Water deaths totalled 168. Mis- cellaneous kinds of mishaps kflled 113. No one was reported killed in Fourth of July fireworks tragedies, but the other deaths were tied in with Independence Day celebra- tions. The National Safety Council had predicted that 385 would die in traffic crashes. But the toll mounted and mounted as the holiday drivers coursed along the highways. The 1936 death® record was set during the four day Christmas holi- day period. At that time 555 of the 761 .deaths were in automobile acci- dents. Last year’s three day Labor Day weekend highway toll—410—was a postwar record. On a four-day, non-holiday week- end last month, an Associated Press tally across the country showed that only 455 persons met acciden- tal death. Of these, 270 died in traffic mishaps, 75 drowned and 110 died from other accidental causes. The survey was made by the AP to compare holiday and non - holiday fatalities figures. FINN HORSE CONTEST HELD IN FUN ZONE One of the final scheduled events for the Fourth celebration program was the Finn horse contest held last night at 8 o'clock in the sub- port fun zone. The laugh packed half-hour long swat fest was officiated by Mayor Hendrickson who awarded a half dollar prize to each entrant, re- gardless of whether they won or lost. The contest was open to all and both sexes, ranging from pre-school children up, responding equally to the call for volunteers. ‘There was no elimination contest this" year. Instead it was opponent versus opponent on the slippery log. Each pair went three rounds, the winner being dgeided by two falls (Continued on qu_e Foun) out of three, WASHINGTON, July 5 — ® — | hour period between 6 p.m. local | Thomas Is Behind in Olll_ahoma Trails Monroney in Elec- tion Returns - Murray Holds Lead for Gov. | 1Im-umbent Elmer Thomas trailed Rep. Mike Monroney by more than 5,000 votes today as tabulation of yesterday’s Democratic Senatorial primary election neared completion. A run-off election July 25 was assured by the other five Demo- cratic candidates who had more than 25,000 votes among them. Returns from 3,116 of 3,786 pre- cincts gave: Monroney 155,436, Thomas 149,965. Johnston Murray, who hopes tc win the Governor's office once held by his father, held a wide lead over his three Democratic oppon- ents but lacked the clear majority to avoid a runoff. Murray, in returns from 3,011 pre- cincts, had 177,436 votes to a com- bined total of 188,930 for his foes. William O. Coe, Oklahoma City at- torney, was second man. Former Gov. William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, father of this year's candidate, stayed at his son’s head- quarters until returns proved the younger Murray was definitely ahead. The see-saw race between Mon- roney, Fifth District Congressman for six terms and Thomas, climaxed one of Oklahoma’s hottest races since the late President Roosevelt came here in Thomas’ behalf in the 1938 election. TFarin_support prices- and public power policies were the major issues. However, the minority Republican party furnished its share of the headlines. PLANES IN AIR, MAYBE WAR IONE Military Secrecy as B-29 Bombers Take Off from Bases SPOKANE, Wash,, July 5—®— Swathed in military secrecy, a flight of B-29 bombers pointed their noses westward last ngiht toward an un- jdentified Pacific Ocean base after taking off from the Spokane Air Force Base. At what Pacific bastion the planes will set down was not dis- closed. Also restricted was the number of planes participating in the flight. The battle-tested aircraft were manned by veteran ‘crews. . MARCH FIELD, Calif., July 5— (A—B-29 planes of the 22nd Bomb- ardment Group have left March Field for the Far East. Maj. Donald C. Foster, public information officer of the 15th Air Force, declined to say how many of the giant bombers left or to in- dicate their destination. THANKS EXTENDED BY GIRL SCOUTS; BROWNIE CAMP JULY 6 The Girl Scout Council and members of the Girl Scout com- mittee today were extending thanks | to all parents and friends who so generously gave their time and efforts in helping with the opening, operation, and closing of the recent Girl Scout camp at Eagle River.” Scout officials emphasized that | without such whole-hearted co-op- eration each year it would be im- possible for Girl Scouts of Juneau to have such a successful encamp- ment. They also reminded that start- ing tomorrow at 10 a.m., Brownie Troop of the Girl Scouts will open its Day Camp at Evergreen Bowl. Brownies are to be at the shelter |in the Bowl at that hour and are reminded to take their own lunch. | Milk will be furnished, | | ry Position in Korea Trapped Yanks Speed North to Meet Red Ihrus!; | OKLAHOMA CITY, July 5—®— 7 AIRLINES TO OPERATE IN AIR LIFT ya Base fo Be Used on Far East Flights WASHINGTON, July 5§ — (B — The Defense Department said today it has contracted with seven airlines to make spedial flights hauling men and supplies to the Far East and will continue operations of Shemya Air Base. The flights will be in addition to the regular operations of the Military Air Transport Serv- ice (MATS). The Department declined to say how many planes will be used, how many passengers or how much ma- terial will be shipped, or exactly where they are going. The charter arrangements were described as similar to the contracts under which scheduled and non- scheduled air transport companies carried men and material to Eng- land and Germany in support of the Berlin air lift. The special op- the next few weeks, the Department said. Contracts Made The contracts are with Pan American World Airways, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, Trans- ocean Air Lines, Seaboard and Western Air Lines, the Flying Tigers and Overseas National Air- lines. In addition, the Department said, other airlines will supply planes through sub-contracts. A Defense spokesman said the charter planes will use both the central route by way of Hawaii and the northern great circle route—the shortest course — through Alaska and the Aleutians. | Continue Shemya Base This means the Air Force will continue operations of Shemya Air; Base near the western tip of the| Aleutians and at least one other air | field needed for refueling and as| alternate landing fields on the long Trans-Pacific haul. | The Air Force announced several | months ago it planned to abandon Shemya and five other smaller bases in the Aleutians on June 30 because it had no further need for them. However, it has not closed down Shemya, apparently keéping it in service until arrangements could be made for operation of Shemya Defense DepT.Says Shem-| erations will be carried out within| oy DNESDAY, JULY 5, 1950 MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Kimpo Airfield| Yellow Sea from the Yongdungpo area. NO ADDRESS IS PLANNED BY TRUMAN WASHINGTON, July 5 — (® — THe White House said today Presi- dent Truman has no intention of addressing Congress or the nation on the Korean war at present. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said the question of whether Mr. Truman should appear before Congress as some members have; urged, was among those discussed at a secret Blair House meeting Mon- day afternoon. { Ross said no final decision was made and added: | “The President has no present and Cold Bay by the Civil Aero- nautics Administration (CAA). | Shemya is essential as a refuel-| ing point for Northwest Airlines | which was threatened with inter- | ruption of its service to Tokyo if| the base was abandoned. DON'T BE ALARMED; NO TIRE SHORTAGE intention of going before Congress or making a radio speech to the country.” JUNEAU CITY BAND ENLIVENS FOURTH, | PARADE, CONCERT The uniformed Juneau Cily Band: NEW YORK, July 5—®—Wil- liam O'Neil, president of Geneml:‘ Tire and Rubber Co., said today | there is no tire shortage, and no | threat of one. | “Despite false rumors, there is| no reason for anyone to be stam- | peded into buying tires through | fear of rationing,” he said in a! series of newspaper advertisements. | ® 0 0 0o 0 0 0 o o l1 o WEATHER REPORT L4 In Juneau—Maximum, 71; minimum, 53. At Airport—Maximum, 75; minimum, 52. ] FORECAST i (Juneau and Vicinity) Cloudy with light rain show- ers tonight and Thursday. Lowest temperature tonight about 52. Highest Thursday near 63. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — Trace; since July 1—0.27 inches. At Airport Trace; since July 1—0.16 inches. | . . . . . . . . FROM WRANGELL Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Aanderson registered from Wrangell, are guests at the Baranof. FROM FAIRBANKS P. N. Anderson, of Fairbanks, is a guest at the Baranof, Fourth by leading the parade anc | also giving a brief concert. H ‘Thirty-three members of the band were in the lineup directed by INCHONB® Yongdu\‘a EKLUTNA POWER PROJECT GIVEN OKAY BY SENATE WASHINGTON, July 5 — (B — The Senate today passed a bill to authorize the $20,000,000 Eklutna hydoelectric power project near An- chorage, Alaska. The measure now goes back to the House for action on Senate amendments. The 30,000-kilowatt plant would supply electricity for the Matanuska | Valley, three rural cooperatives, the Alaska Railroad, Elmendorf Air- field, Fort Richardson and Anchor- age and Palmer, The cost plus fnterest at 2! per- cent would be repaid to the govern- ment from power revenues. When payment is completed, the plant would be turned over to a local pub- lic power group. FAIRBANKS MAN WANTED IN SOUTH FOR KIDNAPING SAN FRANCISCO, July 5—P— FBI agents said here that Donald Bowersmith, 24, who was arrested in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 2, is enlivened the proceedings of the}wanted in connection with the ab- | duction of an Oakland w'_arehouse<E man. Bowersmith is charged with kid- napping, robbery and forgery on the Open arrow designates area where U. S. troops are advancing north from Taejon to meet Communist surge southward (solid arrows) on roads spanning a 55-mile front. across the Han River, with Suwon outflanked by the two mechanized columns moving southeastward Two other columns have pushed south from the area east of Seoul, and a fifth column was reported by the North Korean radio to have captured Wonju (underlined). area is approximate extent of North Korean control. (/1 Wirephoto map. There were four Red columns Black CANNERY WORKERS STRIKE Southeast Alaska AFL Resident Salmon Work- ers Out 0v_er Wages SEATTLE, July 5—/M—Southeast Alaska’s AFL-affiliated resident salmon cannery workers called & strike today. Twue union involved is the United Alaska Fishermen and Cannery Workers’ Union, which reports a | Southeast Alaska membership of 11,000. The strike call came after jthe union and the Alaska Salmor | Industry, Inc., the operators’ or- | sanization, were unable to reach an | agreement. Picket lines were established at the Libby, McNeill and Libby sal- mon depot in Seattle and at the extensive installation of the Pa- cific Amefican Fisheries at Belling- ham. Kenneth R. Bowman, AFL or- ganizer in Alaska, said the prin- cipal issue is wages. He said South- east Alaska residents are on a lower pay scale, both by the hour and the season, than in any other part | of the Territory. He also said the resident work- Chief Majorette Carol Jean Mac- | complaint of Louis C. Roland, 21,!ers get a seasonal guarantee of only Donald with Joyce Hope and ‘Dar- lene Adsero assisting majorettes. The band marched down Franklin street and was ready to start the parade at the Winter and Pond corner exactly at 10:15 o’clock, right on the second the bomb burst an- nouncing the event was on. When the band reached Front and South Seward, it counter- marched on the later street, while the parade went the loop, and gave a concert, rejoining the parade as it again came along the second time. The band then led to the ball park where the parade disbanded. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Kathleen scheduled tol sail from Vancouver tonight. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive at 8 a.m. Friday and sails south | one hour later at 9 am. Aleutian from west southbound Sunday. scheduled HERE FROM FAIRBANKS John W. Male, from Fairbanks, is | a guest at the Gastineau. 4« Western Electric Company ware- houseman. Roland said two men forced him into a car at gunpoint while he was waiting on an Oakland corner after midnight April 22. The pair robbed him of his wallet with $78 ' and a checkbook, beat him and left him bleeding in a ditch. A subsequent trail of checks with Roland’s forged signature led to the capture of Clyde Hendrix of Oak- land and then to Bowersmith. Inspector E. P. Ray said Bower- smith will also be questioned about some Oakland burglaries and stolen checks. Ray said he will probably go to Fairbanks to get Bowersmith, whom he described as a “very bad egg,” with a six-month term for forgery already on his record. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 5 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2':, American.Can 101%, Anaconda 29%, Curtiss- Wright 9, International Harvester 267%, Kennecott 56%, New York Central 12, Northern Pacific 14%, U.S. Steel 33, Pound $2.80'%. Sales today were 1,400,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 210.03, rails 5240, utilities 0.87. 18275 ‘while nonresident workers in | the same canneries are guaranteec | $443, plus free transportation north and board and room. | Bowman said preferential hiring also is at issue. He said the union members com- {plain that Alaska residents get | preference in hiring only if they live immediately adjacent to a can- nery. An industry spokesman said the | strike, if continued, could prevent \production of nearly half of the projected 1950 Alaska salmon pack of 4,000,000 cases. It is the terri- | tory’s major pink salmon area., Walter P. Sharpe, assistant man- jager of ASI, said the southeast Iregion produces annually from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 cases. | The season runs from Aug. 15 to | Sept. 3. Supplies now are being | shipped north. Other preparations also are under way. A dozen canneries in the area employ about 5,000 workers. That total includes resident and non- resident workers, fishermen, ma- chinists, carpenters and other craftsmen. | Sharpe said negotiations between | the Industry and union has been conducted at Juneau. The union won bargaining rights for workers on .‘;\ge Eigh OFFENSIVE DRIVE NOW UNDERWAY Surprise Brws Reported Expected - Air War Raging in Korea (By the Associated Press) Communist troops and tanks rapped an American Infantry posi- ion in the Korean fighting today ind pushed a mass offensive drive outhward from captured Suwon apparently aimed at lopping off the ~hole Suwon-Ichon sector. The spearhead of the Communist push reached the area of Osan, 11 miles south of Suwon, it seemed designed to open the way for a drive on Taejon, military center 73 miles south of Suwon. The Communist tank thrust, coming after an engagement with American artillery units which cost the Reds two tanks, blocked off the escape route for an undisclosed aumber of GI's in the advance In- fantry position. The North Korean Reds, meanwhile, poured reinforce- ments into the blazing battle area while U.S. arms and men flowed in a steady stream from Japan by sea and air. Expect Surprise Blow While the Communist war blazed, diplomats worried over the next Sommunist move. Observers In Hong Kong predicted the Soviet Union is setting the stage for an- sther surprise blow in the East igainst the U.S. These observers sald it could be expected that within munists would Tush troops from Manchuria to support North Korea n its war against the south. This tied in with London specu- ation that Soviet Forelgn Minister Andrew Vinshinsky, apparently mis- sing from the Moscow scene since May 18, might be in China—or even in North Korea—planning the next Soviet blow against the Allies in he Orient. Chinese Nationalists, alarmed sver their government’s ban on of- fensive action against the Chinese Communist mainland, were assured by the government this would not mean passive resistance to any Red aggression against their island bas- tion of Formosa. Alr War Rages The air war raged in Korea, with American and British carrier planes joining the fray in tough strikes Monday and Tuesday against North Korean points, including: the capi- tal, Pyongyang. But the setback on the fighting front had the Americans anxious. The situation,of the trapped Ameri- cans was reported “desperate,” but some hope was held out. An undis- closed number of South Koregns were also caught. Red Spearhead An advanced American headquar- ters spokesman said there was a chance the American could punch their way out of the Communist pocket and make a safe withdrawal. The Americans, setting up a posi- tion south of Red-captured Suwon, had met a Red spearhead of eight tanks with artillery fire in which two Communist tanks were knocked out. Front dispatches said the surviv- ing Red tanks wheeled suddenly and rammed themselves between the Infantry position and its sup- porting artillery and supplies. Maj. Gen. William F. Fean, US. com- mander in Korea, hurried to the front after failing to hear from the American forces after the reported tank-artillery engagement. New Red Moves Tens of thousands of opposing soldiers were reported arrayed on the South Korean battlefields, and a U.S. liaison plane reported new |Red forces of undetermined strength moving southeast from Suwon, taken by the Communists yesterday. General MacArthur's headquart- ers in Tokyo announced that U.S. | planes have destroyed seven Red planes and damaged four. A com- munique said the Communists also lost eight armored cars, 119 tanks, 22 locomotives, 18 boxcars and seven tanks. Capital Slashed Under the direction of Vice Adm. | Arthur D. Struble, commander of |the US. Seventh Fleet, carrier planes of the U.S. SS Valley Forge and the " British light carrier (Continued op Page Eight)