The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 15, 1950, Page 1

[ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE (& VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,555 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUN EAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1950 MEMLFR A SSOCIATED PRESS TURDAY . Edition PRICE TEN CENTS Yanks Pushed Back as Reds Ford Kum River Portland CC Group Here loday NO DATE SET YET FOR START, SALES TAX COLLECTION i The City Council did not get| around to setting a date for begin- ning collections of Juneau's néw one-percent sales tax last night. But at the special meeting, Council worked long and hard in an attempt to clear up questicis which would undoubtedly have arisen after the tax goes into eifect. The Juneau sales tax ordinance, approved by voters at a special municipal election June 20, was| patterned on Ketchikan’s ordinance. | Sales tax rules and regulations adopted by council motion last night also followed the lead set by Ketchikan. Among the rules set up were: 1. Sales by merchants to bona fide out-of-town customers will be exempt from the sales tax; sales and deliveries in the city of Juneau will not be exempt. 2. When merchandise is turned in for trade-in allowance on a purchase, tax will be charged on the full value of the article pur- chased. 8. No tax will- be charged on sales of tickets from Juneau to points within the Territory. These rules are in addition to those already in the ordinance, it was pointed out. 18 | Vessel Operators Favored Among the rules suggested by members of the Juneau council and adopted was one which will ex- empt from tax sales of petroleum products to boats for use on boats Bert McDowell, who suggested the rules, said he believed that it would be unfair to petroleum deal- ers within the city to have tc charge the tax while distributors outside the city did not, and the tax might drive fishing vessci away from Juneau. The council agreed that all the rules and regulations hecessary tc make the sales tax fair and rea- sonable: will probably not be com- pleted by the time the tax goes into effect. . “We'll make the general rules| now, and iron out the ‘bugs’ as they come up,” Mayor Waino Hend- rickson said. “There’ll be plenty of ‘bugs’.” A motion was made to permit the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company to begin collgcting sales tax the month following the start- ing date for the sales tax. This was passed after C. B. Hol- land, assistant manager of the company, explained that meters are read on the 20th day of the month preceding that one in which bills are sent out. Meter readings on which bills sent out August 1 are based wele made on July 20, he said. Holland had previously stated he was against a tax on sale of elec- trical energy. He said the cost of collecting the tax will be passed on to the consumer, Card Table Ordinance A new card table license ordi- nance was read for the first time at the meeting. If it is passed in two more readings and adopted, the cost of operating card tables will go up after January. The ordinance calls for a $35 license fee for each establishment operating one card table, and $35 each for additional tables. The ordinance which it will re- place called for a $20 license fee for each establishment operating up to' four tables and $5 for each additiona ltable. SIMMONS OUT OF LINEUP AS PHILS PLUG FOR PENNANT PHILADELPHIA, July 15—/ — Curt Simmons, the $65,000 bonus pitcher who made good, won’t be around to help the Philadelphia Phillies in their pennant drive dur- ing the first two weeks of August. Instead of taking his turn on the pitching ‘mound, young Curt will be on duty with the 108th Field Artillery Battalion of the 28th Division at Indiantown Gap, Pa, from July 29 to August 12. It's a two-week tour of National Guard duty Curt has been serving for the past three years, but this will mark the first time Simmons will be lost to the club during a pennant fight. e ©eceecececccscvcscese One type of catfish in the Nile gives off an electric shock when‘ touched. ‘9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 BRIDGES IS ASKING FOR NEW TRIAL SAN FRANCISCO, July 15—#— Harry Bridges has demanded a new perjury trial on the basis of an affidavit filed in London June 6 by a one-time bitter waterfront rival telling of a plot to frame the labor leader. Bridges, president of the CIO In- | ternational Longshoremen’s ana ‘Warehousemen’s Union, is free on bail pending appeal of his convic- tion of lying when he told a 1945 naturalization he had never been | a Communist. Attorneys for Bridges filed in federal court yesterday the affi- davit of John M. Stewart, known in Pacific Coast maritime circles as John E. Ferguson. He is a one-time | official of the Marine Firemen’s Union. Stewart's affidavit said his oppo- sition to Bridges in 1936 and 1937 was financed by enemies of the longshore leader in government, in- dustry and labor. 'WE MAY HAVE T0 'EVACUATE KOREA IN 12 HRS.- VAN ZANDT HARRISBURG, Pa., July 15—® —Rep. James E. Van Zandt (R-Pa) said today the United States “may have w evacuate Korea in the next 2 hours.” Van Zandt, a member of the House Armed Forces committee and the Joint Atomic Energy Commit- tee, made the statement in a speech oefore the Pennsylvania convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. “It is possible we may stand up and fight for the port of Pusan, or Normandy will be repeated,” Van Zandt declared. He referred to the amphibious operation necessary during World War II when US. and Allied Armies returned to the European continent. Later, Van Zandt told a reporter he based his opinion on the grounds that the Kum river is the last nat- ural barrier against the Communist troops. At the same time, he said that his prediction of the imminent evacuation is entirely his own thinking and is not based upon re- cent information from Washing- ton. His remarks contrasted sharply with reports from military leaders. (OST OF KOREAN WAR OUT SOON; 6 BILLION HINTED WASHINGTON, July 15 — ® — Congress probably will have to wait a week before it knows the likely cost of building up the U.S. military | machine to win the battle of ‘Ko- rea, Senator Elmer Thomas (D- Okla) said today. Thomas, who heads the Senate Military Appropriations subcommit- tee, told a reporter he has been ad- vised the estimates of new armed service funds won't be available be- fore next Friday, at the earliest. Although Thomas said no final figures had been agreed upon, Sen- ator Robertson (D-Va) told the Senate yesterday he had heard that the administration will ask for $6,000,000,000 to pay and equip the men, and build the planes and tanks needed to defeat the North Koreans. e o 0 0 o 0 0 0o o WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 60; minimum, 52. At Airport—Maximum, 64; minimum, 49. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday. Lowest tem- perature tonight about 50, highest Sunday about 64. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; since July 1—1.13 inches. At Airport — None; e since July 1—0.61 inches. ® 0000%000000%°90000000000 Hub City Alert )AlASKA LINE System Tried | PICKETING BY | WASHINGTON, July 15 — B — Alaska Ciies Warned 0. 4 Naomi taor Relions Board ' Be Ready for Surprise | covinoremers union pekcons at Attack—Evacuation Plans ey 0wt i of e Tt artley Act. | the Alaska Steamship Company ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 15—| Trial Examiner Wallace E. Roy= at Base today will herald new mil'\Umon. its Seattle Local 19 and its itary and civillan defense prepar-|cannery workers Local 7-C were edness programs getting under way. | i v A n air whistle to supplement ia" i the milita siren were tested at! The examiner held that the one- 110 a.m,, base commander Brig. Gen. | day picketing was an illegal at- Donald R. Hutchinson said. | tempt to force the steamship com= The Alaska Railroad will test | pany to stop carrying cannery sup- its siren at noon in the terminal plies to Alaska for firms of the yards. | Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., un- The sounds will warn everybody | less the Industry extended recogni- in the greater Anchorage area of tion to Local 7-C. what an emergency alert will sound | There was no labor dispute with like, just in case. the steamship company. The machinery for preparing for After the brief picketing, the defense action in case of actual|steamship company announced it attack was recently mapped under | would cease carrying supplies for the direction of Mayor A. J. Lous- | the canneries. i sac, with guidance from u(;/erno” Local 7-C then won a contract | Gruening. | with the Salmon Industry. The trial examiner recommended that all the unions cited for the vio- lation should be required to post notices to members that they will not repeat the action. [EVANGELIST ASKS DAY FOR PRAYER; “Communities should be prepared to control fires and care for dam- age in case of attack, attempt to| minimize casualties with plans for | shelter and evacuation, and pre- | vent sabotage or domestic disturb- | ances, “Pon’t Forget Guard “They should not lose sight of he National Guard, which is a sart of the military estnbhshment\ and which concerns liaison with | b PRESIDENT PRAYS In a letter to Alaskan mayors sarlier this week, Col. J. D. Alex- ander, civilian~ defense chief for{ WASHINGTON, July 16 — » — Alaska, warned: | President Truman prayed for divine “Communites in Alaska may be | guidance in his office yesterday with subjected to enemy attack from the | Evangelist Billy Graham of North ir without warning,” but he said | Carolina. there was no cause for undue ex-: Graham told newsmen he and citement or interference with every- | three associates had visited the day life, | President to urge a nationwide day Hutchinson today emphasized Na- | of prayer and humiliation. The tional Guard duties concerntg|evangelist said he suggested a "JustinCase” 10 "ILLEGAL’ A—Sirens and whistles here E"d\s(er ruled that the International| nearby Elmendorf Ait Force | Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s | T‘ | ti Y A DE ~r()U R A delegation of Portland Chamber of Commerce members will arrive in Juneau this afternoon (July 15) to begin a 12-day tour of Alaska, led by George M. Henderson, center, chairman of the Portland Cham- ber of Commerce Alaska committee. (above) Northwest district manager® of be H. H. Wrightson, left, In the group of close to 20 will Coastwise Line, which operates twice-monthly scheduled sailings be- tween Portland and various Scuthwest Alaska ports, and Harold D. Gill, vice-president of J. K. Gill Co. tities of school supplies in Alaska. , of Portland, which sells quan- The Portlanders will arrive via Pan American and remain in Juneau through Tuesday noon (July 18) before continuing to Fairbanks, Mt. McKinley Lodge and Anchorage. With the group will be A. L. Lomax, special consultant to the Port- land Chamber, who will remain in Alaska more than a month to conduct a market survey for Oregon shippers. Lomax is a professor of business administration specializing in marketing at the University of Oregon. OVER 25 CARS ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER N SOAP BOX DERBY Another practice run for en- trants in the annual Soap Box Derby was held Friday night on the course on Eleventh Street. More cars were in the trials las! night thar .ad been to previous turnouts. Many cars are still under construction and the entry list is expected to total over 25 cars. The final races, previously plah- ned for tomorrow, will be held on Sunday, July 23. The winner of this race will go to Akron, Ohio, to compete in the national races there August 13. Each Juneau car is sponsored by a local firm. Several entries fronw Haines and Sitka are expected &anc they will probably arrive in Joneal during next week. The Derby is being the Rotary Club and Empire. A Rotarian committee is now working with the Juneau driv ars to supervise car construction tryouts and the racing. The com- mittee is headed by Ellis Reynolds PNA CARRIES 36 ON FRIDAY FLIGHTS Pacific Northern Airlines brought 22 passengers from the wes‘ward yesterday, and carried 14 on the outbound flight. Arriving from Anchorage were Mr..and Mrs. Elwood Boobar, E. N Hales, John Reed, Catherine Kohl, Carl D'Epiro, John Argetsinder, Reinhold Brust, M. Ripke, M. L. Anderson, John Lode, P. A. Smith Mrs. H. O. Fairhurst, E. Kirsten sponsored by Daily Alaska land G. D. Marsh. Coming from Cordova were N. A. Jorgensen, Bert Ronning, Doug domestic disturbances and matertal | prayer while in Mr. Truman’s office, aid to be rendered to communities. lmd the President agreed. The four He points out that air cover and |evanglists also prayed in a White troop support will probably con-|House office before and after the bases and the entire territory Irmn‘ enemy action. Secondly, he sald‘ they would concentrate on commu- IHIRTY l"]uRED lN nities adjacent to bases. not sit back in event an au!cklAMMUNIIION BI_AS." concentrated on a civilian town.” G S it NEAR GOSPORT, ENG. Hutchinson suggested all cities | oublic address systems, sirens, air | Eight ammunition barges and part aid wardens, plant guards and of a munitions train blew up last such emergency mechanisms as | night in a series of blasts which should be established to follow in- | rocked Portsmouth Naval Base and during any alert.” | Thirty persons were reported in- His comments tied in with those | jured in the blasts which showered of an Alaskan command rubllc live shells over a quarter-mile area information officer who said tue|and shattered windows two miles | evacuate and shelter military de- pendents and civillan employes and | to put bases on a wartime smzus.lABOR D'SPUTB DRAG prepared to defend points of nt-’ 'I'o E"D OF zun WEEK H.KS wlll (o"Du('l’ | Juneau'’s Iabor Gisputes dragged to | the end of their second week today WILSON RITES MONDAY | 1o o Socar“tons “hrwo, st Ipicketing construction jobs. Elks ritualistic funeral services; Business agent for the teamsters’ | Thursday in Sitka, will be held at | for comment this morning, but no 2 pm. Monday in the chapel of | reports had been received of settle- | the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. |ment of the teamsters’ strike, which Mr. Wilson, a life member of the | also began July 3. | Petersburg, O. He was associated in | sters walked out over disagreements | | Territorial fisheries with Joe| on contracts. | Sprague. | At least 20 local construction jobs Pallbearers at Monday's services‘ are affected by the walkouts. Pat Carroll, Henry Messerschmidt, | BUCK FAMILY VISITS | Cedric Davis, and H. R. Vander-| Mr: and Mrs. C. L. Buck and| Leest. | family, of Sitka, are guests at the| Interment will be in the Elks|Baranof Hotel. i centrate first on protecting defense | visit. “Naturally, the military wculdl { provide’ themselves with “mokie| GOSPORT, Eng., July 15—P— structions provided by the mxllmry:smrted a harbor blaze. military’s first duty would be to!away. tack and repel attackers. with the Contractors and General for Frank Wilson, 79, who died | union, local 10, was not available Skagway Elks Lodge, was born in| Both the laborers and the team- will be Bill Feero, Paul Talkington, | plot at Evergreen cemetery. FROM ANCHORAGE 1 WOMAN FOUND DEAD " M. L. Anderson of Anchorage is| A woman, identified as Mrs. Bes- | stopping at the Baranof Hotel. | | sie McCullough, about 40, was found | dead this morning in the City Cafe | FROM TULSEQUAH | Rooms on South Franklin Street. | J. George Robertson of Tulsequah The physician summoned by the B.C. is at the Baranof Hotel. manager of the rooms said the wo-i | man’s death was apparently due to: natural causes. He said there were | no indications of foul play. | FROM WRANGELL Vern E. Smith of Wrangell is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. FINNIGAN HERE C. A. Finnigan of Seattle is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM KETCHIKAN Ann W. Erickson of Ketchikan is at the Baranof Hotel. | | \ | Payne, Earle A. Wifson, Cliris Wyl- |ler, and May and Ronny Maxwell. Westbound, H. V. Davis, Albert | Cashein, Bernie Corcran, Helen Mangers and Charles Roman went to Cordova. Gwendolyn Williams and infant were booked to Kodiak and these persons to Anchorage: E. T. Latta, Phil Elliot, James Weeks, W. V. Frisby, Colonel Palmer, Robert Huall and Vance Sutter. FROM PENNSYLVANIA Mr. and Mrs. J. N. DeFrees and C. W. Rogers of Warren, Pa., are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. | FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. E. N. Hales of the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel. AT BARANOF HOTEL Lloyd J. Blake, Jr., of the North- west Janitor Supply Company, Se-! attle, is at the Baranof Hotel. FAREWELL SERVICES FOR LORENZENS WHO LEAVE HERE TUESDAY . el Capt. and Mrs."Henry Lorenzen who have received orders to take command of the Salvation Army activities in Salt Lake City, Utah, will have their farewell services on Sunday afternoon and evening. Major Eric Newbould the Divisionnl Commader for Alaska, who has just returned from a tour of duty vith the U. 8. Army Chaplafhs Jorps will condict the srevice. Capt. and Mrs, Lerenzen came o Alaska after having served 12 vears as officers in respénsible Army positions in California and Nevada, and for the past six years the Captain has been the Divisional ind Young Peoples Secretary un- der the ieadership of Brig. C. O. Taylor and now Major Eric New- bould. The Lorenzen boys, Phillip ahd Paul left for Seattle a week ago where they are now attending The salvation Army’s, Band and Music Camp, and Capt. and Mrs. Lor- anzen and the three girls will leave n the Princess Louise on Tues- day morning. Major Newbould states that the friends and associates of the Lor-. enzens are cordially invited to the farewell service which will com- mence at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Auloughby Ave. Hall SiX DIVISIONS | WILL BE NEEDED IN KOREAN FIGHT CALGARY, Alta, July 15—®— Viscount Alexander, Governor-Gen- eral of Canada, declared today the United States will need at least six divisions in the field"before they can hope for victory in Korea. Alexander, who comamnded Al- lied armies in Italy during World flict will last several months and could be prolonged if Communist international brigades are used to help the Northern invaders. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Louise from Vancouver due at 3:30 p.m. today and sails for Skagway at 11:30 tonight. day. Princess Kathleen scheduled to I sail from Vancouver tonight. from Vancouver Tuesday, July 18. Princess Norah scheduled to sail Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle, Thursday, July 20. Baranof from west scheduled ;soulhbound 9 p.m. Sunday. War II, predicted the Korean con- | Aleutian from Seattle due Tues- | Prince George scheduled to sallf from Vancouver Wednesday, July 19. | "OUR TROOPS NOWDOING DAMN WELL" {Chiefs of SM Army and Air Force, Return from Korea, Make Report WASHINGTON, July 15 — ® — ‘The Chiefs of Staff of the Army and Air Force flew back from Ko- rea today with the word that “our troops are doing damn well there, and everytmng will come out all | right.” Their return from the war thealer was expected to speed up President Truman’s decision on what to do |about mobilizing American re- sources. Gen. J. Lawton Comns. Army Chief, stepped off the plane with Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force chief, after a four and a half day flying trip to Japan and the Ko- rean battlefront. Collins told newsmen that “you know more about what has hap- pened in the last 24 hours than we do.” It was he who expressed the optimistic summary of the situa- { tion in the war area. Neither General would say any- thing about the nature of the re- commendations they will make as to stepping up support for the Americans fighting the Communists in South Korea. The Army and Air Force chiefs left Washington Monday night with | the announced intention of finding out on the spot how best the De- fense Department and Armed Serv- ices could support Gen. Douglas MacArthur's elements, in Korea. Vandenberg and Collins stopped in Anchorage yesterday' only long enough for a briefing with Lt. Gen Willlam E. Kepner, Alasa’s new commander in chief, and his staff members. Meanwhile two other Air Force Generals reached Anchorage en- route to the Orient on an undis- closed mission. They were Maj. Gen. {F. L. Ankenbrandt and Brig. Gen. | Raymond V. Maude. Alaska Construction For 1950 Will Reach '3 Hundred Milliion Approximately $300,000,000 of con- struction work is already in prog- {ress for 1950 or will be before tiie year is eover according to Larry Moore, manager of the Alaska chapter of the Associated General Contractors who is making a tour of the Territory, checking on work of member firms in progress and on labor available for future pro- Jects. The three hundred million ift- cludes construction of all types, Mr. Moore said: highways, military installations, enlargement of eX- isting facilities, Alaska Railroad construction, plus housing projects, apartment houses, hotels, schools. Three large apartments in Ang chorage, one completed recently by the Lewis Construction Company {and two about to be started by Swalling Construction Company in Anchorage should give Anchorage sufficient housihg units to care for its present needs, Mr. Moore said Relief of the housing shortage in Fairbanks will be taken care of by apartment buildings and a new hotel. Sitka's new apartment by John Cushing. | In Ketchikan, L. S. Ferris is building an apartment house, and all Juneau is watching the progrss is built of the Mendenhall apartments, Anderson contractors—on whith first floor cement is now being poured. Moore left his Anchorage head- quarters a week ago, has made trips to Ke:chikan, Sitka and Ju- neau. He plans to leave today or Sunday for Anchorage. | Formerly assistant general man- ‘ager of the Alaska Railroad, Modie has been with the Associated Gen- eral Contractors since the first ot |the year. In Manhattan, New York, when | builders dig the basement for a new | skyscraper, they must use pneu- matic stone drills and dynamite to get through the rock, TANKS HELD BACKBUTREDS BASH DEFENSE American MIery Over- ran-190 Air Sorties Over Enemy Despite Weather (By the Associated Press) Communist invaders crossed the Kum river today and an American Army spokesman said the Ameri- can left flank had been pushed back west of Taejon, the emergency South Korean capital and advance US. base. U.S. troops were said to be hold- ing in the center, despite the fact the Red forces now have an esti- mated 1,000 to 2,000 men south of the vital Kum line. South Korean forces gave some ground in the northward area of Chongju, 50 miles from Taejon, as Communist forces apparently set off a strong enveloping movement. Attacking in overwhelming num- bers, the North Koreans tried to get tanks across the shallow stream 20 miles north of Taejon, but withering American artillery fire lestroyed three of them and so far as is known there is no Communist armor south of the Kum. Several tanks, however, have been scen on the two north-south roads west of Taejon. The Reds hit hard and overran one American artillery position after wading the river. There was no immediate news of the fate of those artillerymen. The Communist objective ap- ml’.d to be to drive & m be- was heavy fighting &t the junc- ture. The North Koreans reportedly | suffered heavy - losses. 3 Trles Repulsed Before the Reds finally got their foothold on the south side of the Kum, three of their attempted crossings had been repulsed by the Americans, The Sixth North Korean Divi- sion, a vetersn outfit of the China war, was said to be engaged in an encircling movement north of the Kum river near Yesan, about 40 miles from Taejon. Two other Red divisions — the Fifth and the 15th—are active around Tanyang, 65 miles north- east of Taejon, which might be the spring board for a wide enveloping maneuver to threaten the American lifeline from the Southern port of Pusan, The Second and Fourth Northern Divisions—closest to the vital city of Taejon—continued steady pres- sure against South Korean troops who were said thus far to be hold- ing the line. Active Behind Lines omcm communiques and field reporu sald Red guerrillas, many of them dressed in American uni- forms, also were extremely active behind the lines. South Koreans in the general area of Taejon were reported to have surrounded a Northern guerrilla battalion. In all, the Americans had re- pulsed four Red attempts to wade and ford the Kum river before superior forces finally managed to gain a position on the south side. The Americans, still inflicting hedvy losses, are fighting a rear- guard action as they withdraw. Moscow’s Lilterary Gazetfe said American forces were rolling back despite support by “a large number of tanks and artillery.” The news- paper published dispatches saying Northern troops are threatening American units guarding Taejon by circling toward their rear. It re- ported a group of United States units in the Kum Tiver area—which the paper said had been ordered by MacArthur not to retreat—had been surrounded. The newspaper told of a North Korean drive along the east coast toward the American port of Pusan. Bridgeheads were said to have been established 85 miles north of Pusan despite heavy fire from American warships. The dispatch also said the South Korean Eighth Division had been destroyed. Air Attacks Slowed Bad weather slowed up Allied air attacks yesterday, but even so, American and Australian planes made 190 sorties between the fight- ing front and the Red-held South (Conunued on Page Six)