The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 11, 1950, Page 8

- PAGE EIGHT 2 Conventions Meeting Here In Seplember Dept. of Alaska American Statement Is Issued by la‘_ Legion and Auxiliary, | Will Convene Here | The American Legion, Depart-l ment of Alaska, will assemble in Juneau September 2 for its 3ist annual 5-day convention, according to Perry S. McLean, Department Commander, of Anchorage. At the same time the American Legion Auxiliary will hold its 27th annual convention in the capital city. President of the Auxiliary for Alaska is Ethel Tonseth, of Fair- banks. 8. C. Raynor, of Anchorage, Cor- respondant of the Grand Voiture of Alaska, Forty and Eight, has issued a call for the Grande Prom- enade of 1950 for the same dates in Juneau. A record attendance has been predicted by officials of the or- ganization. Last conclave to he held in Juneau by the Legion was' in 1944, when Waino Hendrickson served as Department Commander. Among nationally known officials whose attendance has been con- firmed are Mrs, Norman L. Sheehe, of Rockford, Ill, National Presi- dent of the Auxiliary, and John E. Martie, Reno, Nevada, National Vice Commander of the Legion. Mrs. Ethel West, Ketchikan, was chosen at the last National con- | vention to serve in the office of National Chaplain of the American Legion Auxiliary. She will partici- pate in the 1950 convention. at Juneau. Arrangements for an extensive prgoram of entertainment and bus- | iness sessions in Juneau are in the hands of a general convention committee of which Chester Zenger is chairman. All of the various groups of the organization are participating, and present world conditions indicate STATEHOOD UNOPPOSED BYA.A.LA. Farge Denying One by Alaska Delegate WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—»-=<The | Association on American Indian, Ar- | fairs said today that Delegate Bflrt- lett of Alaska was “inaccurate” charging last Friday in a House speech that the association opposes | the Alaska statehood bill. “The association is opposed to the | anti-reservation clause in the bill and asks that the clause be stricken | out,” association president Oliver LaFarge said in a statement. That clause prohibits the Interior Department from designating any | Indian reservations in the Terri- tory until statehood is attained. “In effect we will ask that the bill be improved by amendment,”| La Farge said. “This is very differ- ent from opposing the bill. “Our have recently stated publicly and |in letters to Congress that the anti- reservation clause must be elimi- nated because it is detrimental to Alaskan native rights, will retard the progress of the new state, and at this time will endanger our Alaskan defenses as well as the pres- | tige and good will of the United States.” In his speech to the House, Bart- lett referred to the association on American Indian Affairs in connec- | tion with a letter he said LaFarge | wrote Senator O’Mahoney, man of the Senate Interior Com- mittee, on July 25. Bartlett . quoted a portion of the Jetter in which LaFarge said * tives to obtain clear title to their lands by negotiation.” Bartlett then told “That statement runs the House, | directly in | | organization and officers | chair- | ‘it is | possible under the Alaska Reorgani- | They told the secretary it was thel zation Act of May 1, 1936, for na- | stroll at Lido Beach in Venice, Ital | in Europe. ® Wirephoto. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Honeymooners Conrad H. (Nick) Hilton and his bride, film actress Elizabeth Taylor, ly. Couple is on a honeymoon trip HAWAI STATEHOOD, CONSTITUTION IS, §PRESENTEDTO INT. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 — (® — Dclegate Farrington of Hawail and Samuel Wilder' King, former deie- Jate, have given Secretary of the | Interior Chapman a facsimile of the proposed constitution for Ha- waii, if it becomes a state. first new state constitution to | drafted since Arizona and New | Mexico entered the Union in 1912. A bl to grant Hawaii statehood the ‘House and has | bas passed that the 1950 sessions:are destined |counter to the conclusions of the|been approved by a Senate com- to be of significant importance. —— l GOVT. APPEAL MADE FOR SETTLEMENT OF ANCHORAGE STRIKE WASHINGTON Aug. 11—#—The | | Supreme Court of the United States. | mittee. “In May of 1949 . . . the Supreme Court stated that Che Secretary of | Interior cannot dispose of federal | |lands through any authority con- | ferred upon him by Secclon 2 of the | Act of May 1, 1936 . Earlier in his half hour speech, | Bnrtlett said, “my personal convic- | uun is that these organizations de- voted to the protecti®a of minority rights have been badly fooled . . . by It now awaits Senate a¢- ‘lion The facsimile contained signa- tures of 61 of the 63-delcgates wid \auended the Constitutional Con- vention. The constitution now | awaits ratification by the people of Hawaii. Chapman cheerfully greeted the | two officials as “the first senators rom the new state of Hawaii.” King said that after the consti- government is appealing to the j few individuals seeking persnnal‘-ullun has been ratified, it will be “good citizenship” of labor and profit who are now opposing state- submitted to Congm management to settle a wage dis- pute threatening defense m%BUE“terlere with their highly personal | tlons in Alaska. . Cyrus; 8. Ching, director of the Federal Conciliation Service, sent a telegram to the eight contractors and the AFL plumbers union in- volved in the dispute, saying: “Neither the employers nor the union, I am certain, desire to em- barrass their country in this matter. | Good citizenship and concern for the national welfare require the em- | ployers and the union in this situ- | ation to make extraordinary efforts hood because they fear it would in- | plans Korean War At a Glance (By Associated Press) Eastern Front—Pohang, U. S. to compose, their qifferences by cul-q‘ east toast base, falls to Reds in lective bargaining aided by media- | tion.” To help settle the case, Ching| called a meeting of the contractors and union representatives in Seattle next Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Johnson said at the White House this week that the possihle tie-up imperils na- tional security. Regional Director Harry H. Lewis of Seattle, here for conciliation service .meetings, said that if the plumbers’ dispute is permitted to run its course, it could tie up.$200,000,000 to $400,000,000 in. defense work. The plumbers, asking for a 50 cent hour pay increase, have agreed to compromise their demands on the defense projects outside An- chorage for a temporary rate of $3 an hour and room and board. They | now receive $2,50 an hour and room board outside Anchorage and $3 an hour within the city limits. Ching assigned a panel of three commissioners to meet with the union and contractors in Seattle at the oonciliation offices. The com- missioners are Albin Peterson,*Wil- liam Hosie and Leo Kotin. A hair “dies” and comes out when its follicle in the skin takes a “rest.” flaming battle. Fighter planes |abandon airstrip as Reds press to its edge. Red Fifth Division at- tacks South Koreans below Yngdok, less than 25 miles north of Pohang battle. Central Front—MacArthur head- | |quarters says all Red Naktong Riv- }er bridgeheads save one in Chang- |nyong -area wiped out, but, Com- munists mass great strength—pos- sibly 40,000 men—on west bank be- fore Taegu for expected new blow at key U.. 8. inland base. New Communist troops enter salient in Changnyong area. Southern Front—8th Army says Communists are abandoning their Chinjut base, but other reports say | they dig in west of city ahead of | slow American advance. Red troops slow down retreat, attack advancing Americans. Air War—Marine planes batter enemy infantry and installations in { south, exacting heavy casualtifs. Navy pilots report heavy damage Seoul to south coast. Lake Success—War of words set to continue in where U. S. has struck strong propaganda blow by pinning blaie | for Korea on the Russians. NORTHBOUND S.S. Aleutian.... Cordova Valdez Aug. 15 Seward S.S. Alaska ...Aug. 20 Seward FREIGHTER SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE Coastal Rambler — August 15 ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPMIY SCHEDULED SAILINGS SOUTHBOUND S.S. Alaska ... Aug. 12 Petersburg Seattle Ketchikan S. S. Baranof _Aug. 13 Ketchikan Seattle H. E. GREEN, Agent—. Juneau—Phones 2 and 4 in raids ranging all the way from United Nations, | Senator Says . U.S. Production Uranium Ahead (By Associated Press) | The chairman of the Congrs | sional Atomic Energy Committee, | Senator Brien McMahon, says that | we are now getting more uranium ada. our biggest uranium source. the McMahon statement The Belgian Congo still is But means i“rease in production from the low- vrade Colorado ore. No Worry Aboul Wheat, Corn Crops * Says Deparfment (By Associated Press) The nation’s 1950 farm produc- tion should be at least 24 per cent larger than the 1923-32 average and not far from the high average of that there has been a recent In-; the wartime period. The Agricul- ture Department in its monthly ogress report forecasts a corn crop above 3-billion bushels. ‘ The wheat estimate has been )rnised by about 40-million bush€Ts, [maxing a total crop of more than 956 billion bushels. |CONGRESS IS T0 GET 'NEW PROGRAM FOR U. 5. MIL. TRAINING WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 — (A — A .Defense Department spokesman jtold senators today that a new proposal for universal military t.raining of youths should reach Congress soon. represents the: Defense Deparggent on legislation, gave that informa- tion to the Senate armed services committee. Chairman Tydings (D-Md.) haa told his committee that he under-| stood a vast training program, probably applying to all youths 18| and 19 years old, now was undel study. Presideni Will Not Urge fraining: Bill This Congress WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 — (# — President Truman will not seek | passage of a universal military training bill at this session of Congress, the White House said today. Presidential Secretary Charles G. from this country than from Can-,Ross said that the President is as| strong as ever for such a measure, but feels that pressure for it at this time might interfere with other vitally: needed legislation, related to Korean war needs. (By Associated Press) A spokesman for western cattle- men- is blaming retail meat hand- lers for increasing meat prices. | General counsel Joe Montague of | the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association made the state- ment. He told newsmen that the price of choice beef cattle on the hoof has dropped seven cents per pound since June first. that in the same time, the aver- age price of meat over the retall counter went up 12 cents per pound. Every Hunfer Needs... Bowls and Vases Come in and Browse Around The Nugget Shop Closing out some lines . . . Imported China for a bright sharp close-up view, choose world-famous Bausch & Lomb now at half-price! . |follow the price raise. Rear Admiral H. A. Houser, who, Montague said | FisH PRICES UP 4,000 Passengers 10 25¢ A POUND | From Orient Check f ON COL. CHINOOKS Through Anthorage‘ TUSSY beauty preparations ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 11 — ® — ]Columbin salmon were rolling in | today as the price went up to 25| |cents a pound. One packer and union ageiils announced the new price, retro- active to the beginning of the sea- | |son April 30. | The former price was 17% cents |to the end of season on Aug. 26. All other packers are expected to to bring you that young, young look! | SEATTLE, Aug. 11 — (# — More | than 4,000 plane passengers from the troubled Orient have checked | through the immigration service | port of entry at Anchorage, Alaxk'x.‘ in the past six months, District Im- | migration Director John P. Boyd | reported today. | Nearly half this number arrived | in military and private planes dur- | ing June and July, after the out- | | break of fighting in Korea. Many are refugees from Korea or families of American cfvilian em- ployees in the Far East. Almost all| are American nationals. Boyd, who just returned from an Alaskan inspection tour, sald he ex- pected an even greater influx in the next six months. To handle the load, the service expects to expand | its Anchorage staff from two inen to three. MOSCOW ACCUSES U. 5. OF BLOCKING COUNCIL ACTIONS MOSCOW, Aug. 11—(P—The Mc\s- cow press accused the United States | of hampering the work of the Sec- J The prettiest faces from coast to coast wear flatter- ing Tussy make-up ... use Tussy creams and Jotions to keep their skin dreamy-soft . . . revel in Tussy fragrances. Come in | | { | Packers said that a limited catch, rlus the high quality, made it pos- sible to pay fishermen the higher | price. Meanwile, salmon hauls were {heavier than in any time during | the season. One gillnetter brought | |in 1400 pounds of chinook. The | soon and see our array of Tussy beauty accessories .. famous for that young, young look! in average of all deliveries hung at the 500-pound mark. Fishermen said they were “nice fish,” weighing out at about 25 pounds, on average. The retroactive price rise ob- tained by the CIO Columbia River Fishermens Protective Union was reported to have included a bonlus payment, amounting to as much as‘l $400 in some cases. Tuna catches meanwhile slumping. 50-50 Chance for U. S. Vidory, Says were Tussy Cream Deodoy to guard your freshness and charm. $1 Emulsified Cleansing Cream— famous emollient cleanser. $1 urity Council by concentrationg at- | Wind and Weather Lotion— Tussy Face Powder - | tentipn ! on “artificially -‘advanced,| ‘alfggver skin softencr. $1 exquisitely soft and fattering. $1 S"a'egy Expe" procedural - questions . designed to | Wind and Weather Cream — Famous Tussy Lipsticks — hinder the Security Council from¢ new wonder hand beautifier. $1 glorious colors that stay on beautifully. »a | continuing discussion of the Soviet @l prices plus tax lUnlons proposals for’ “peacefully | & | settling the Korean question.” Moscow's press also accused the Scuth Koreans of having planned germ warfare against North Korea this xe‘ar Pravda said the Rcdsi Phone 33 found “documents” proving this. CAMBRIDGE, Eng., Aug. 11—{®— The United States.has only a 50-50 chance of victory in Korea, a dis- tinguished British military com- mentator said today. He is Capt. B. H. Liddell Hart, |®' military editor of the Encyclopedia | Britanica, and author of many books on war strategy. Hart, speaking at the Liberal par- ty’s summer school, said the danger | of defeat arose because the U. S. ihad followed two conflicting poli- cics First, he said, President Truman decided to evacuate Korea in June, 1949, declaring it to be indefensible. | - Then, he added, because “the | Americans could not bear to watch Juneau Drug Co. P. 0. Box 1151 hat beer | thats Extra FPole BEER [ EXTRA PALE |it happen, Mr. Truman took the ‘sceLs which staked U. S. ‘prestige on what was previously judged a forlorn hope.’ *| “The danger of world war has | beconie ‘acute” through two contrary | American decisins—tu withdraw and | | then return.’ The kilt-wearing elite troops of the Greek army are called Evzones. 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