The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 22, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,561 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 5% THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE el Ul SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition —_— FIRST SECTION— PAGES ONE TO SIX JUNEAU, ALASKAsSATURD: \\. JULY r 00 1950 MI*]M BER ASSOCIATED l‘RESS PRICE TEN CENTS e mericans Route Reds From Major Corner MAYOR AUTHORIZED 10 FORM DEFENSE COMMITTEE HERE Mayor Waino Hendrickson was | authorized by City Council action last night to organixe a civilian | defense committee for Juneau. Mayor Hendrickson told the coun- cil he had contacted R. E. Robert- son, local attorney and head of Juneau's defense planning com- mittee during World War II, who consented to head the committee, if the council approved of its being formed. Robertson said a meeting of the committee would be held next week, Mayor Hendrickson said. It was indicated that the council will re-adopt two ecity ordinances dealing with civilian defense. The ordinances, passed during the last war, went out of effect at the end of hostilities. COMPROMISE OFFER BRIGHTENS STRIKE SETTLEMENT HOPES A compromise offer, made by the Construction and General Laborers, Local 1203 (AFL), brightened hopes today for settlement of a strike which has tied up local construction jobs for three weeks. William Tyree, vice-president of Local 1203, said that William Man- they, spokesman for the Juneau Contractors and Employers Associ- ation, had found the compromise offer satisfactory and was contact- ing other members of the associa- tion before signing. He said that both he and Manthey were hopeful that the .association members would sign by Monday. ‘The compromise offer would con- tinue the wage rate at $1.85 per hour for 30 days on jobs contracted for or begun before June 7, after which the wage rate would increase to $2.05 per hour. The strike began July 3 and affected about 20 local construction Jobs. A spokesman for the laborers said at that time that the union was “seeking recognition of a con- tract already accepted by some con- tractors here, and by contractors in Haines, Skagway, Petersburg and Ketchikan.” The Mendenhall Apartment pro- Ject was not affected by the walk- out. Several independent contractors signed agreements with the laborers* union earlier this week. JOHNNY WALKER IN John M. (Johnny) Walker of Seattle is here on one of his regu- lar trips to the Territory, stopping at the Baranof Hotel. He represents | Libby, The Washington Merry - Go- Round Bv DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 19%. vy Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ‘ASHINGTON—The U.S. Armed Forces have some great combat officers, but there seems to be a reluctance to use more of them in Korea. For instance, the First Division of Marines, which recently embarked from California, will be commanded in Korea, not by its top man, Maj. Gen. Graves Ers- McNeill and Libby. kine, but by its assistant com- mander, Brig. Gen. Edward A. Craig. Instead of leading his division in his vitally important battle, Gen. Erskine is going to Latin America on a mission for the State De- partment. Probably one of the most com- petent combat officers in the Army is Gen. James A. Van Fleet, now returning from Greece. In that country, Van Fleet got better acquainted with guerrilla and mountain fighting than almost any man in the U. S. Army. However, he is not being used for Korea. Our ground force commander in Korea, Gen. Walton Walker, better known as “Johnny” Walker, had considerable combat experience in World War II, part of it under General Patton. But, according to Col. Robert S. Allen, a member of Patton’s staff, Walker was a meth- odical slugger but not noted for his speed—one of the greatest nec- essities in Korea. Bob Allen, who was given a bril- liant commendation by Patton, (Continued on Page Four) . “ @ € * : New Bazooka An infantry sergeant poses with the Army’s new king-size bazooka in the firing position. This new weapon which fires a 3.5 inch ground rocket, is credited with knocking out an official seven out of seven Communist tanks in its first battlefield test in Korea. made at Fort Benning, Ga., was released in Washington. (/) Wirephoto. STATEHOOD DISCUSSED BY BUTLER Communism in Hawaii Will Defeat Bill-Alaska Population Too Small WASHINGTON, July 22 — B — Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Neb.) sald (last night the “strength of the Communist movement” in Hawaii made it too risky to admit that Territory to statehood. In an interview on NBC's “Pro and Con” program, he said the This photo, FUNDS FOR ANTI-REDS MAY HALT Connelly Thinks Korean War May Hold Up Money- for Friendly Nations WASHINGTON, July 22 — & — With Congress concentrating on U. S. strength, Senator Connally (D- Tex) today predicted a delay in any Presidential request for more funds to arm the anti-Communist nations. ! expect any immediate appeal from the President for funds beyond the $1,222,500,000 Congress has author- ized for foreign military assistance. “They’ll have the billion to start on and that should take care of the problem for a while,” the Texas Senator said. President Truman has indicated he will seek more funds—possibly up to $5 billion to equip friendly countries with the modern arms they would need to counter a Com- munist military thrust that might be made elsewhere while the fight- ing is going on in Korea. The Senate acted swiftly yester- |day to approve a bill giving the President power to extend for one year the enlistment period of men now in the armed forces. It would apply also to the National Guard, some ‘of whose smaller units were called into federal service yesterday. In other moves to speed the war effort, Mr. Truman ordered 14 major federal agencies to curb construc- tion, tighten credit and hold down their buying of items made of crit- ical materials. He called for tight screening of all public works deemed non-essential to defense. The government ordered 12 troop ships taken out of the Pacific coast “mothball” fleet and turned over to the military services. The ships can carry at.least 35,000 men, two full Army divisions. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Norah from Vancouver due in port at 4 this afternoon, sailing for Skagway at 11:30 .and returning here Tuesday, in at 8 a.m. and out at 9 a.m. Alaska from Seattle scheduled to arrive. 1 p.m. Sunday west bound. Chilcotin from Vancouver due 6 p.m. Sunday. Baranof from Seattle due Tues- day. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. Aleutian from westward due to arrive southbound 8 p.m. Sunday. OKLAHOMANS VISIT Mae and Charline Lamons of Ok~ mulgee, Okla., are registered at the Baranof Hotel. | they want to represent them. ALASKA CANNERY WORKERS CASTING VOTES IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 22—®—First re- turning Alaska salmon-cannery workers voted Friday for the union Two planeloads of workers, who| ;uf[lc'als in many important posl-l Communist danger is more im- portant in Hawaii than in any of the 48 states because of H%- | waii's isolation and its dependence | upon shipping to bring in its food | supply from the United States. i Butler said that the CIO Inter-| national Longshoremen’s and Ware- | housemen’s Union “is compleielyi controlled by Communists” and ! that Hawaii depends on shlppingi handled by that union. “Two years ago the ILWU prac- | tically got control of the Democ- ratic party in Hdwaii,” he said. So long as Hawaii is a territory under Federal control, he said, “We don’t have to worry too much.” | But if it were granted statehood, | ne continued, “It would be a shoek- | ing and very dangerous sltunuon‘ if we had Communist-controlled ions.” The problem of Alaska, Bu! lerv said, is “almost exactly the oypos- ite of Hawaii.” “The big problem is that Allsll, does not have enough people to| support the various services oi; arrived in Seattle Thursday night, | stragegled into the National Labor | Relations Board polling place onl Julius N. Draznin, ing unions watched closely as work- l Connally told reporters he doesn't ers voted. Unions fighting for recognition are the Alaska Fish Cannery Work- | ers Union (AFL), International | Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union Local 7-C and the United Packinghouse Workers’ Union. Bothi the latter are CIO organizations. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER, GIVEN 3 YEARS ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 22—! (#—Judge Anthony Dimond hasj| sentenced Lilburn Barbeau to three[ years in the penitentiary in con- nection with his manslaughter con- | viction for the death of cab driver Paul Gunn. The prosecution had recom-! mended a 10-year sentence. Bar-| beau declared: | “I came up here and I'm on the| verge of success. The only reason this happened was. that the gun was | defective.” Perjury charges still are pending against defense witnesses Bernard Hansen and Frank Jones, who testified the dying Gunn exoner- ated Barbeau after the fatal shoot- | ing, which they said happened dur- ing a trade of two pistols. UNMANNED (RUISER i ' 22—/—An empty SITKA, July cruiser was found at Middle Is- land late yesterday anchored by fishing gear while its motor was running. Coast Guard and private vessels immediately started a search of the harbor for the cruiser’s owner, James William Flemming, 40. Flemming was a criminal invest- igator at the Mt. Edgecumbe in- stallation of the Alaska Native Service near here. His wife is enroute to Seattle ab- | oard the North Star. | Coast Guard headquarters here | said this morning that the vessel, the 31G508, had been taken in tow |’ by the Coast Guard cutter Ca- hoone. !it is mostly in the form of cloak- | statehood,” he said. | To impose upon the small pop- | ulation of Alaska the obligation of | paying for highways, education, and | vice and security.” HAWAII MAY LOSE OUT ON STATE BILL | HONOLULU, July 22—(P—State- | | hood for Hawaii faces possible de- | feat because of opposition to Al- askan statehood, Hawaii's delegate to Congress said today. Delegate Joseph R. Farrington told a news conference that an informal survey showed a majority of the Senate plans to vote for Hawaii’s admission to statehood but that less than a majority has| pledged their votes for Alaska's ad- | mission. “If the Alaska bill is dereatedw then there is more than an éven | chance that the Hawaii bill vull\ lose too,” Farrington said. Both bills have passed the Hml.\u and are before the Senate. The Alaska bill is due to be taken up | first. Both bills have been linked | together. Farrington charged that the prin- cipal opposition to both bills (is based on racial prejudice and that i i i room gossip. | e o0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 67; minimum, 50. At Airport—Maximum, 68; minimum, 45. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Fair and warm tonight and Sunday. Lowest temperature tonight about 50. Highest Sunday near 79 degrees. PRECI1PITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; since July 1--5.80 inches. At Airport None; since July 1—4.17 inches. ‘WESTOVER IN TOWN C. A. Westover of the Columbia| Lumber Company, Sitka, is at the Baranof Hotel. Ix First U. first combat amphibious operatio quickly against no opposition. Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. STRANGE SUB IS SEEN OFF EAST COAST OTTAWA, July 22—(#—The Can- Pioneer Square Friday to get bal- ]other state-supported services woulfl,‘adlan Navy said today its intell- lots from NLRB Field Exxmlner,‘B“”'" said, result in a great tax- | zence branch received reports sev- {ation increase there and the pos-‘eml days ago that a strange sub- Observers from the three compet- \smlhty of “a decay of public ser- \manne possibly Russian, had been seen off Canada’s east coast. A Naval spokesman said the reports are being investigated. He indicated that immediate checks with Washington and Lon- |don showed no American or Bri- tish subs wiuld have been in Grarf Banks area where Newfoundland | fishermen reported they had seen the craft emerge. 5 He was commenting on press re- ports from St. John's of the fisher- men’s report. He said the Navy received the same sort of report several days ago and “is invest- igating.” 'MORE SEARCHERS JOINT IN HUNT FOR 2 MISSING WOMEN PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July | 22—M—Twenty-eight more search- ers were readied today to join the { hunt for two Port Townsend women mountaineers, four days overdue on a hike in the Olympic mountains. The new hunting party, joining a score of others who searched all day yesterday, were to go in from the Quilcene side. The two women, Mrs. Kristin Mackay, 31, and Miss Ruth Mitton, 40, both experienced mountain hik- ers, set out a week ago from the Big Quilcene river to make the cross mountain hike. They were due to return to Port Townsend Tuesday | night. TO KIMSHAM COVE Mr. and Mrs. John Thunes, long- time Channel residents who have been outside, have returned and | are guests at the Juneau Hotel. They are going to Kimsham Cove, where Thunes will have a key post with the Hirst-Chichagof Mines being re- opened by General Manager Paul M. Sorensen. YADONS GO OUTSIDE Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Yadon of Hoonah were over-night guests at the Juneau Hotel, planning to leave today on a trip outside. SVERRE ANDERSONS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Sverre Anderson of Ketchikan are registered at the Ju- neau Hotel. SEATTLEITE HERE W. T. Andrews of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel. Americans in Amphibious Operation S. Cavalry Division troops splash ashore at Pohang on the east coast of South Knm in the The force w: Associated Press photographer Charles Gorry covered the operation. (# n since World War IL —— s unopposed and moved inland King Leopold Back at Home In Brussels BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 22—(®} —~King Leopold III came home rom exile today and immediately salled on all Belgians to avoid fgr- ther bitter struggle. The nation 1as been split down the middle by is insistence upon returning o he throne he left 10 years ago after surrendering to the Ngzis. Less than five hours after pold landed on Belgian soil, two main opposition parties—the Socialists and the Liberals de- manded that he abdicate. But in his radio address to the nation a short time later, the king gave Leo- the no indication as to whether he intends to quit in favor of his son, Prince Baudouin, who came e e s et i home with him. BY COMMIE NATS. TAIPEI, July 22—(M—Chinese Communists begah shelling Quemoy Island, off the mainland port of Amoy, tonight in evident prepara- tion for an assault on the Nation- alist blockade base. The Nationalist Defense Ministry said the Reds had assembled some 1,300 craft for an apparent assault on the island. This would be the first action of the Chinese war since President Truman requested the Nationalists to halt operations against the main- land. Quemoy is garrisoned by Nation- alist troops under able Gen. Hu Lien. POSSIBLE ALLY COEUR D’Aléne, Idaho, July 22— (M—Who could the United States count on in World War III? Only Canada, says Sen. Glen H. Taylor (D-Idaho). Taylor, campaigning for reelec- tion, told an outdoor crowd here last night he calculated that Eng- land would be knocked out in short order by atom bombing and “other countries are either too Commun-} istic or incapable of giving aid.” FROM HAINES HOUSE Olive Fisher of Haines House, Haines, is a guest at the Juneau Hotel. i House. PNy 11 HOUSE SEMS SEEN FOR THIRD DIVISION; 6 HERE FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 22—(® Territorial census director Clarence Keating predicted this week that some sharp changes in the four Divisions’ seats in the legislature, On the basis of the census, Kea?- ing said, the Third Division prob- ably would get an additional four seats in the lower House before the 1953 legislature is elected. The Division now has seven seats. TIfey are all held by Democrats. It was the only Division that sent a solid one-party delegation to the 1949 Anchorage is its main cidy, Kéating estimated the shift in population would bring these othiy changes: Change the First Div- ision (southeast) from eight to six seats; cut the Second (Nome) from four to two; leave the Fourth (Fairbanks) at five. UNINSPECTED MEAT FLOWN NORTH PUTS 4 UNDER CHARGES SEATTLE, July 22—(®—A federal crackdown on Alaska shipment of uninspected meat brought four per- sons and two firms into U.S. district court Friday. All were accused of shipping meat to Alaska last winter without fed- eral inspection. William A. Jones, 38, of Jones Brothers Company, pleaded guilty to shipping uninspected beef from Seattle to Seward last January. In admitting the charge, Jones denied knowing federal inspection was necessary. Federal Judge John C. Bowen de- layed sentencing Jones. Cases against Air Transport Associates, Allied Stores Corp., Clif- | ford K. Farsje, and Herman and | Joseph Covery were continued. l The Covey brothers were charged | with having shipped uninspected | beef and pork from Renton to Cor- | dova last January. Allied Stores | Corp. and its employee, Farsje,| were accused of shipments to Ket- chikan and Cordova in February. Air Transport Associates were | charged with transporting four sep- arate shipments to Anchorage and Fairbanks last December. AM AUDITORS ON INSPECTION Tllll’i PAN On their annual inspection trip | to the Territory, two Pan American World Airways auditors left today | after completing their work at the Juneau station. M. R. Kaufman and M. M. Church went to Fairbanks. Kauf- man was to go on to Nome for that audit and both plan to return to Whitehorse next week. EASTERN CITY IS SEIZED; RED PINCER HALTS Dean Officially Listed as "Missing'-Taejon Pres- sure Still High (By the Associated Press) American forces pushed on after routing North Kareans from stra- tegic towns on the east coast and in the central front today but fell back further in the Taejon sector to avoid a Communist encirclement. A Navy communique announced the recapture of Yongdok on the east coast and an Eighth Army headquarters spokesman said the advancing American troops, after entering the badly shelled town pushed a short distance northward to favorable terrain. Capture of Yongdok, in the north corner of the southeast area of Korea American troops are fighting fiercely to hold while masses of mén and equipment are being assembled. Its capture was hailed as a major victory. After 16 hours of artillery attack and house to house fighting, Negro troops of the 25th Infantry Division routed the Northern invaders from Yechon Friday. Nippers Nipped ‘This victory blunted the northern end of a vast Communist pincer movement that threatened to pocket units that withdrew from Taejon and are now holding a line in the hills a few miles south of the smouldering rail md road com- munications: cesitér. Communist regiments moved southward on the other end of their pincer movement to reach down into Chongup and Imsil, 50 and 60 miies southwest of Taejon. General MacArthur's communique said both the Americans and South Koreans on their right flank with- drew to stronger defense lines in the foothills Friday but the Com- munists maintained heavy pressure on the Taejon hinge of their en- circlement attempt. Major Thrust Associated Press correspondent Leif Eriokson said Communist forces did not attack immediately but appeared to be regrouping for a major thrust. He said it was felt at Eighth Army headquarters that the solidly reinforced U.S. forces could now hold the newly strength- ened line. In Tokyo the American Far East Air Force reported heavy B-29 raids on Wonsan, North Korea's major deep water port on the east coast had reduced but not halted the trans-shipment of war material vital to Red forces. Analyzing re- sults of the first massed Superfort attack by 50 bombers, the Air Force said 400 tons of bombs struck more than 50 percent of the warehouse and dock area. Nineteen warehouses were destroyed, the communique said. Dean Still “Missing” There was still no word as to the whereabouts of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Division, unreported for two days on the Taejon front. He was last seen in the thick of battle feeding am- munition to a super-bazooka squad. The Army finally listed him offici- ally as missing in action. However, stragglers from the Tae- jon withdrawal are still returning to the American lines and there is still hope Dean may reach safety. Front line dispatches said more than 200 Americans have struggled back since Taejon's fall. FROM ANCHORAGE Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McGill of An- chorage are at the Baranof Hotel. FROM WRANGELL Margaret H. Walters of Wrangell is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMPIRE - 14 PAGES Today's Daily Alaska Empire is 14 pages, one six page sec- tion of Associated Press and local news, and one eight page section containing full particu- lars regarding tomorrow’s Soap Box Derby and complete list of donors to this great sports classic for young Americans. ® s000c0ccccce