The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 25, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,590 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25,. 1950 ] MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS TH KOREANS ADVANGE BEGINS Government Will O TRUMAN . ORDERS SHIURE Army Is to Take Over Na- tions Railroads on Sunday ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — (B — President Truman toaay ordered seizure of the nation’s railroads at 4 pm. (EST) Sunday. Acting because of the nationwide strike called for Monday by two railroad unions, Mr. Truman direct- | of the Army ed that Secretary Pace take over and operate the roads “In the name of the United States Government.” In a statement, Mr. Truman also called upon “every railroad worker to cooperate with the government by remaining on duty.” ‘The unions have said they would work under government seizure. In fact, they have several times urged that the governmezi take over the railroads because of their 18 months old wage-hour dispute. Affirming this position, the unions announced within half an hour after Mr. Truman'’s statement that they were postponing their strike call indefinitely. Mr, Truman, in a brief statement, noted- that the Brotherhood - of Railway Trainment and the Order of Railway Conductors have de- clined to accept recommendsations of a Presidential emergency boafd for settling the issues . Seizure is Essential His statement went on: “In the strike situation thus con- fronting us, governmental seizure is imperative for the protection of our citizens, “It is essential to the nationai defense and the security of . the nation, to the public health, ana to the public welfare generally that every possible step be taken by the government to assure to the fullest possible extent continuous and uninterrupted transpo:rtaticn service.” The railroad unions will not be able to bargain with the govern- ment in an effort to raise wages or change working conditions. Mr. Truman's order said the terms and condition of employment in effect now will continue ‘with- out prejudice to existing equities.” The unions’ main demand is for a 40-hour week witlfout any reduc- tion in the pay they now receive (Continued on Page Five) The Washington Merry - Go- Round JACK ANDERSON (Copyright, 18%a. vy Bell Syndicate. Ine.) (Ed. Note—While Drew Pear- son is on a brief vacation, his column will be written by mem- bers of his staff). mSHINGTON — 'Our boys in Korea are entitled to the Army’s best combat officers, whose leader- ship may mean the difference be_- tween life and death. Yet it is common talk in the Pentagon that some key battle posts are manned by second-rate officers. There seems to be a reluctance on the Army’s part to send its first team to Korea. has plenty of crack officers, the Korean command went to Lieut. Gen. Walton Walker who happened | to be the highest-ranking otficer under MacArthur and thereby in- herited the job. ‘Walker served successfully during the last war under the late Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. However, Walker's fellow generals don’t think much of him as a great field com- mander, One general summed up the com mon opinion of Walker bluntly: «walker is a methodical, plodding, regular Army plug horse yvho sud- denly found himself a lieutenant neral.” “’rhe impression is that whilc ‘Walker is not a bad general, he 1s _ SContinued op Page Foun). Though the Army | Solon Urges Senate Action On Slilehood iGruening Charges Against| Lucas Are Labeled "Unfair” } WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — i@ — | Senator Magnuson (D-Wash.) told | the ©2nate yesterday that Alaskans | can pay taxes to help fight Com- munists t they are denied fu'l citizenship ucder their own Ame:- ican flag.” “Taxation without representation | | is “repugnant to what we mean when we say American, and Amer- {ica has always included Alaska,” | he asserted. Magnuson made his statements in urging the Senate to act before the end of the session on the House- | approved statehood bills for Alaska |and Hawaii. His speech dealt al- | most entirely with Alaska. | The Washington state Senator | said that the United States needed Alaska both for the territory’s re- | sources and to strengthen national security, He added. “I" ask in all seriousness: Must we wait for Russia to attack Al- aska, before we grant full self government to Alskans? If we do, |I assure you, it may be too late. The timge for decision is now.” Governor Charges “Stalling” Magnuson read to the Senate a telegram ‘from Gov. Gruening of Alaska in which Gruening said that Senate majority leader Lucas of Illinois was “stalling” on bringing up the Alaskan bill. Senator Douglas (D-IIl) said Gruening’s statement was “unchar- |itable and untrue.” He said Gruening “acted improp- erly” in making the statement. The governor’s telegram, as read | by Magnuson, said: | “Gravely fear Scott Lucas is stafl- |ing us on bringing up the staie- ‘ihood bills. Failure to do so would | be shocking betrayal of democratic | aspirations, party pledges and pol- icy. “At no time has action on state- hood been so imperative as now. Please do your utmost, including seeing the President, to have these bills brought up before recess Sept. i2." Senator Humphrey (D-Minn.) supported Magnuson in his piea for statehood.. He cited Russian air- base construction across the Bering Sea and said Soviet propaganda Has proclaimed that Alaska is rightfully Russia’s and was obtained by fraud. . Magnuson added: “The way we can spike that Communist lie is to include Alaska and Hawaii in our family of states. It is the greatest psychological blow we could strike at Russia and Russian Com- munism’ at this time.” PEAK OF JUNEAU EMPLOYMENT IS NOW SAYS ATES Juneau has hit peak employment now, as reflected in the low num- bers of applications for work and claims for unemployment compen- sation, according to Gus Gissberg, manager of the Juneau Alaska Territorial Employment Service of- fice. The peak is late this season due'| to work stoppages and the late salmon run, he pointed out. In June there were 306 applications for work and 300 claims for com- pensation; in July 113 applications for work on file and 30 compen. sation claims. There is a demand for stenog- raphers and construction civil en- gineers, Gissberg said. AT HOTEL JUNEAU Ir | | Ed Dolph, Anacortes, Wash.; Har- riet Chilton, Angoon; G. B. Lingle, Skagway; Mrs. A. F. Gilkison, Ten- akee Springs, and Birger Skonnord, Minneapolis, Minn, are registered ai the Hotel Juneau, CH B. C. RAIL-WATER RYSLER TIEUP SPREADS | VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 25—? | —Some 250 deck, engine-room and | steward employees on seven union | | steamship vessels walked off the| | job today to back demands for pay | increases. The walkout all but paralyzed chipping on the British Columbia coast. Canadian Pacific and Can- | edian National Steamships fleets crease in Surprise Nego"a"ons elready are tied up by the rail | strike. DETROIT, Aug. 25—®—In amove | ynjon Steamships was the last unprecendented in the auto industry | major line operating on the coast; Chrysler Corp. and the CIO-Umted:w“h its fleet tied up, 15,000 Bri- Auto Workers announced today they | (ish Columbians were isolated in had negotiated a minimum 10-cent |100 settlements along the northern Miinimum Ten-Cent In- hourly pay raise for all of Chrys- ler’s 120,000 employees. Chrysler said the surprise move was worked out at the UAW’s re- quest because of the rising cost of living since their three-year con- tract was signed last spring. The company estimated the total cost at $25,000,000 yearly. | About 93,000 hourly rated work- ers will get a flat 10 cents an hour boost. Some 7,000 skilled employees will get that and an additional five cents an hour. About 20,000 salar- | ied employees will get seven per | cent raises, with a minimum of $17.50 more a month. NO LOGS, SAWMILL MAKES TEMPORARY LAYOFF OF CREWS Effective tonight there will be| a temporary lay-off of men at the | Juneau Lumber Co. mill, it was an- nounced today by B. C. Canoles, president. Two rafts of logs are ex- pected about Sept. first when full | operations will be resumed. | JAILED STREAM GUARD HIRED AT FWS' REQUEST, SAYS FISHERIES CHIEF Former stream guard John Lamb, who is being held in Federal Jail following arraignment on charges of accepting bribes, was hired this season by the Alaska Department of Fisheries at the request of the Ketchikan office of the Fish and ‘Wildlife Service, C. L. Anderson, director of the fisheries department said today. Anderson made the statement, “not to slam the Fish and Wildlife Service, with which we closely cooperate,” he said, but to clarify a statement made yesterday by Clarence Rhode regional director of the FWS. Every man put on enforcement work by the Alaska Department of Fisheries is approved by the FWS, Anderson said. “It should be that way, since they work under the service,” he declar- ed. Lamb worked at least one year for the FWS before being hired by the fisheries department last year, Anderson said. “The Department of Fisheries did all possible to aid in apprehending Lamb,” Anderson said. Lamb is charged with accepting bribes for allowing salmon to be taken from prohibited areas. Bond has been fixed at $5,000. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Aug. 25—Closing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 95%, Anaconda 33%, Curtiss-Wright 10%, International Harvester 30%, Kennecott 64%, New York Central 14%, Northern Pacific 16%, U. S. Steel 38, Pound 2.80%. Sales today were 1,600,000 shares. Averages today were: industrials 218.10; rails 62.43; utilities 39.19. NORRINGTONS HERE Mr. and Mrs. James Norrington and children, Alan, Barbara and John, of Whitehorse are visiting in Juneau and the guests at the Gas- tineau Hotel. Mr. Norrington is Pan |airlift was keeping escential sup- | American Airways station agent at Whitehorse, ‘at the Baranof Hotel, coast. Last-minute negotiations for a settlement collapsed and the sea- men quit at the strike deadline to- | day. | Meanwhile, a hastily-assembled| plies flowing to Vancouver Island, virtually isolated by the rail strike. Queen Charlotte Airlines, using| nine Anson aircraft, flew more than 40 flights across Georgia Gulf yes- | terday with loads of passengers, meat, milk and general cargo. Trans-Canada Air Lines made 21 flights to Patricla Bay near Vie-| toria with passengers and air cargo. | Altogether some 4,150 workers were idle in British Columbia be- | sides the 12,000 railroaders directiy | affected by the rail tieup. } b e e s | UNDERWRITERS T0 iNSPECT HULL OF. SUNK LOCAL BOAT| | SEATTLE, Aug. 26— (® —Divers and an underwriters’ surveyor in- spected the hull of the grounded 100-foot cargo vessel Robert Eugene on the British Columbia coast yes- terday to see if the damaged vessel | can be floated or is a total loss. The Robert Eugene was grounded early Tuesday in a sinking condi- tion on Addenbroke Island, 50 miles north of Vancouver Island. It was bound for Juneau with more than 100 tons of cargo. W. R. Kuppler, Seattle agent for the owners, said yesterday he was advised by Capt. Fred M. Dahl, skipper and one of the owners, that the Canadian salvage vessel Salvage | Queen had arrived at the scene. LIMITS PLACED ON CANADA MAIL Limitations on mail to all points in Canada were announced today by the Post Office Department due to the Canadian railway strike. Only the following classes of mail, paid at the surface or air mail rates, may be accepted for delivery in that country: Letters and post cards in their usual form. Parcels, letter packages or 8- ounce merchandise packages con- taining medicines, specimens for medical analysis, or similar urgent shipments. JIM HOUSTON HERE Jim Houston, popular Seattle sal- | esman, is in Juneau for a few days | enroute back to Seattle. He is stay- ing at the Baranof Hotel. BOAT REVILLA HERE Joan C. and Clinton Stockley of the boat Revilla, are registered at| the Baranof Hotel. MICHIGAN VISITORS | At the Baranof Hotel are David | Wallace of Detroit and Harry J. Klingler of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Plumb of Chico, Calif,, are staying at the Baranof Hotel, FROM PORTLAND | A. E. Poole, and Clayton W.| Bilderback of Portland are staying Massed Reds Held Off Dark arrews show sectors along Korean battlefront where massed North Koreans are being held off (open arrows). Pusan with fiercest fighting near block set up by infiltrating Reds balance by United Nations forces Yanks bit at Reds (1) advancing on gateways to Chungam. In north (2) a road- was knocked out 10 miles north of Taegu. In this area, South Korean units gained ground near Indong. Reds (3) poised for drive down east coast South Koreans inched ahead north of Pohang against Small Red bridgehead at Hyonpung (underlined) across the Naktong River is under close swatch by U..S. troaps, (M Wirephoto Map. Br—idges Is Released From Jail SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25—(P— Harry Bridges, in jail since Aug. 5, was freed today on bail. Federal Judge Michael J, Roche, acting on a U. S. Circuit Court mandate yesterday, signed the pa- pers making the CIO longshore union President a free man again, whilg he appeals his conviction of perjury. Twenty days ago Federal Judge George B, Harris ruled that Bridges’ | $25,000 bail should be revoked on the government’s representation that he was a -“menace” to the security of the nation. The Circuit Court yesterday said the order to jail Bridges was im- proper. He was taken to the office of U. & Commissioner Francis St. J.' Fox where he signed the paper, al- | ready prepared, admitting hupi again to $25,000 bail. 1 “It seems as though I've done, this so often, Bridges murmured. | The majority 2-1 opinion yester- | day described Bridges’ jailing as “novel and startling.” “There is no showing,” -said Judges William Healy and William | Orr, “that Bridges has in the pres- ent position committed any recog- nizable crime, or that he has him- self counseled or advocated sabotage or sought to foment strikes or the establishment of picket lines on the waterfront.” In dissenting, Judge Clifton Mathews cited trial Judge Harris’ statement that the Communist party is a conspiracy and members of the party “are parties to that! conspiracy.” In April, Bridges was convicted of having lied—by swearing that he never was a Communist—to ob- tain citizenship in 1945. He was born in Australia, He was freed on bond pending | Noyes said that he expects the| appeal irom that conviction. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska due to arrive southbound at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Aleutian will sail from Seattle Saturday and is due to arrive here Tuesday. Baranof due southbound Sunday. Susitna due to sail from Seattle Tuesday. Until further notice there will ARMY, NAVY CHIEFS SENSE "OFFENSIVE SPIRIT" AT FRONT WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — (A — The chiefs of the Army and Navy returned today from a quick visit to the Korean war front and said they “sensed a general offensive spirit and air or optimism” by all the American fighting men. General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff, and Admiral For- rest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations, arrived back in Wash- ington where they left only last Saturday morning. In the Far East, they conferred with Gen. MacArthur and visited the war front and the ships of the Navy in the battle zone. Sherman told reporters that the spirit of offensive and optimism was present “in the Army, Navy and Air Force—all of them.” Collins said that “everything is going along very satisfactorily but they have still got some pretty tough fighting ahead.” Asked if he had brought back any special report from MacArtur, Col- lins said no. Mt. McKinley Highway Progresses Through Scenic Alaska Area Progress on the highway con- necting Mt. McKinley National Park with the Richardson High- way is good, Col. John R. Noyes, Commissioner of Roads for Alaska announced today. Already at least 10 miles of road have been built on each end of the proposed road. For 10 miles west from Paxson the new road goes through one of the most scenic sec- tions of Alaska toward Denali. At Cantwell, the road has been built at least 10 miles toward the eastern perate Railroads COMMUNIST SPEARHEAD ATTACKS NEAR TAEGU; BiG RED PUSH COMING fi"—flm} (By Associated Prese PREPARETO A 6,000-man spearhead of a major | Communist push attacked today after intense artillery 'preparation north of Taegu. Other Red forces i to the east threw a heavy tank-led attack at South Korean forces, pushing them back as much as 13,000 yards. The double attack jposed a twin threat to Taegu, | been MOVE - KOREA WASHINGTON, Aug. 25—®—An! Army spokesman sald today t\vo[ Chinese Communist armies have been moved near the Manchuria- Korean border. He also said reports had been re- ceived from official sources on the movement of 120 heavy tanks into North Korea from the Manchurian port of Dairen during the last two | weeks of July. These reports also said that Chin- ese Communists at Antung, Yalu River port on the Manchuria-Kor- ean border, had commandeered all shipping and were mobilizing Chin- ese to move war supplies into North Korea. APPROPRIATION BILL APPROVED | BY HOUSE TODAY Measure Now Goes fo Sen- ate-Spanish Loan Re- mains in Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 25—(®—The House passed and sent to the Sen- ate today a $35542,500,425 general appropriation bill including a $62,- 500,000 loan to Spain. ‘The President had opposed the Spanish loan, which the compromise reduced from the $100,000,000 orig- inally voted by the Senate. The Senate is expected to take up the big bill next Monday. The bill finances most Federal activities for the fiscal year which started July 1. It is in addition to a $16,771,084,479 supplemental mea- sure which the House started debat- ing immediately. The bill's total was $2,209,767,723 below the overall requests of Presi- dent Truman. It was passed by voice vote. The House vote on the Spanish loan was 164 to 80. An attempt to force a roll call failed. Earlier the House approved a compromise agreement giving $2,- 250,000,000 for the Economic Coop+ eration Administration for the pre- sent fiscal year. This is $200,000,000 less than the Senate had approved and is in ad- dition to $276,761,473 in carry-over funds both the Senate and the House decided to let ECA retain. Thompson Pass on Richardson Highway Open All Winter WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — (A — Delegate Bartlett (D-Alaska) salc yesterday that arrangements have virtually completed to keep Thompson Pass on the Richardson highway open during the winter section with which it will event-| months, ually connect. Bartlett sald he was informed By the end of the season, Col.|that a cooperative arrangement be- present mileage to have doubled with a total of 40 miles of the new road completed. FROM KETCHIKAN T. P. Hansen, Union Oil Co. from Ketchikan, is registered at the Bar- anof Hotel. FROM NEBRASKA tween ‘the Defense and Interior Departments will keep the highway open the year round. The cost ths year will be $600,000, including $400,000' for equipment and build- ings, he said. Hereafter, he saig, the cost will be $300,000 a year. Bartlett also told newsmen he expects President Truman to ask Congress for about $11,500,000 to rebuild Seward highway between |Seward and Mile 58 to put the Charles E. Sprout of Lincoln,|Seward to Anchorage road in first Neb., is in Juneau and is staying {be no sailings of Candian vessels.‘at the Baranof Hotel, class scape for civilan and mil- ll:ll'}' use, United Nations forward base, and Pusan, the main U. N. supply base in South Korea. Behind tanks, the forward troops of a 20,000-man Red force lashed against the South Korean Sixth Infantry Division six miles east of Kunwi and 25 miles north of Taegu in what Gen. MacArthur's head- | quarters considered the beginning of a major effort. The South Koreans were reported holding, after the Reds made a “slight pen- etration.” But to the east a South Korean regiment withdrew up to 3,000 yards—from more than one to al- most two miles—near the mountain city of Kigye, nine miles north- west of Pohang port. There were no details on the size of the enemy force here. ‘The main lunge was at Chongo, 25 miles north of Taegu on the central sector. This is on a good road Jeading.to . Xangohon, 28 miles to the 80utH.”" Yongchon is astride one major road leading westward to Taegu and another leading southeast to Pusan. Two Divisions In Reserve Behind the 6,000-man striking force on the northern front were at least two full Communist div- isions—the Red First, which led much of the 240-mile drive down the Korean peninsula, and the Red Eighth, The First had been kepi in position to exploit a break. through, At the same time other North Korean forces only 12 miles north of Taegu threw a tank-supported attack at the allies in the Kumhwa area, battling for, the bloody cor- ridor to Taegu where they had been thrown back repeatedly be- fore, On this front allied airmen battered at a Communist wedgc formed by infiltrators, whittling i% down from 1000 men to an esti- mated 200. It had threatened sup- ply lines of the U. 8. 27th Infantry “Wolfhound” Regiment. In this sector, generally 12 to 15 miles north of Taegu, counter- attacking South Koreans retcok most of the ground they lost earlier in the day. A spokesman said no major defense position had -been lost in actions along the right flank of the 27th Regiment, where South Korean Sixth Division ele- ments were under constant Red pressure, The spokesman added he did not think there was anything to worry about in this area. Front reports said the line here remained generally stable, and that U. 8. iorces advanced slightly northward at some points to straighten lines. An ominous threat to the ap- proaches to Pusan still loomed on the southern front. Intelligence reports said air and artillery (Continued on Page Two) ® & & o o 0 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT ‘Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau—Maximum, 60 minimum, 52. At Ajrport—Maximum, 61; minimum, 52, FORBRECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Rain and decreasing south- easterly winds tonight. Most- ly cloudy with rain show- ers and highest temperature near B8 degrees Saturday. PRECIPITATION (Past 34 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—.23 inches; since August 1—1.68 inches; since July 1—11.61 inches. At Airport—46 inches; since August 1—1.99 inches; since July 1—9.083 inches. LR ok, 8 B B B e L ® 06000000 c00000ccss00000s00e 0000200000000 0000000 00