The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 30, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,594 — oo——— JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUS'E‘ 30, 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — ] KOREAN BATTLES GROWING IN FEROGITY Swedish Hospifal Missio n for Korea Medical personnel, the first contingent of 176-member volunteer field hospital unit which Sweden has contributed to the United Nations’ war effort in South Korea, stand at attention during welcoming ceremonies at International Airport, Idlewild, Queensz, N. Y. The full unit will receive training at Fort Dix, N. J., before flying to Japan. P Wirephoto. CAB REPORTS | FINDINGS ON | PLANE CRASH Disaster af Seattle in July, 1949, Caused Probably by Use of Wrong Gas ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 30—®—The Civil Aeronautics Board reported today that the probable cause of the fatal crash of an Air Transport Associates passenger plane at Seat- tle on July 19, 1949, was “the inde- cision of the pilot in continuing a takeoff after loss of power in the left engine.” This loss of power, the Board said, was probably caused by the use of 91 octane gasoline. It said Gov- ernment regulations require 100 oc- (Continued on Page Eight) The Washington Merry - Go - Round (Copyright, 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON WSH!NGTON—A Tip To Sen- ator Pepper On Wire-Tapping: Why not subpoena John ,Fihelly, assistant to U. S. Attorney Morris Fay. You will find that the police lieutenant who practiced Russian wire-tap methods in the nation’s capital was vacationing at Nags- head, N. C., when his police super- jors began investigating him n August of last year for tapping the wire of Howard Hughes and others. 3 At that time Shimon received a mysterious phone call tipping him off as to what was happening. And he rushed back to Washing- ton, where Assistant U. S. Attorney Fihelly. told him he was under in- vestigation. The 'meeting between Fihelly and‘ Shimon took place early in August | in the cocktail room of the Raleigh Hotel. In other words, Shimon knewj that he was being investigated al- most from the. start. But the amazing fact is that the tip came from the U. S. Attorney's office, | which is supposed to uphold the law, not violate it. 1 This little incident may help to; explain why—a year later—U. S. Attorney Fay's oifice again dem- onstrated a touching regard for Shimon by delaying a grand jury investigation of his wire-tapping until the Statute of Limitations had almost expired. Exit Louey Johnson?—Big guns in the Democratic party led by speaker Sam Rayburn are hot on the trail of Secretary of Defense Louey Johnson. They know that Johnson is passing out information to the Republicans againsi Dean FROZEN FISH RATES SOUTH 10 ADVANCE Announcement Made by Alaska Steamship Co.- Protests Quickly Filed KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 30— (M—The Alaska Steamship Com- pany’s pending increase in sou’n- bound rates on frozen fish drew a barrage of protests today. The Chamber of Commerce, the Fishing Vessel Owners Association, the Democratic Precinct Committee and other groups sent protests to the Maritime Commission’s Division of Regulation in Washington, D.C. They charge the increase becomes effective Sept. 1 and that no hear- ing has been held. (At Seattle, D. E. Skinner, Vice President of the company, said a 20 per cent per cubic foot increase has been requested for frozen fish. He said almost all other cargo has had freight increases of 15 to 70 per cent in the last three years, but that the frozen fish tariff has re- mained unchanged since 1944. (Skinner said the company filed for the tariff increase 30 days in advance, as called for by law. He said the commission could grant the increase, suspend the increase pending hearings, or grant the in- crease, with the money being set aside until the outcome of hear- ings.) FISH-PEOPLE SEATTLE, Aug. 30—(P—Pity the | poor. frozen fish. Starting next month the Alaska, | Steamship Company wants to hike per cubic foot on frozen fish mak- ing the trip south from Alaska. But this fall the company is in- stituting a cut-rate fare for Alas- kans coming south after the tourist season, provided, of course, they buy roundtrip tickets. A company spokesman quipped: “Yep, the rate’s going up on fish and down on_people.” Nora Waln Lafest (asualfy in Koera A KOREAN AIRPORT, Aug. 30— (M—Nora Waln, novelist, lecturer and Saturday Evening Post corres- pondent, became a casualty today. She slipped while stepping dowrt from a plane and dislocated an arm. In FROM EUGENE, ORE. Margaret E. Hull of Eugene, Ore., is registered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM ANCHORAGE W. Nichols of Anchorage is stay- ing at the Baranof Hotel. !Sflbversives i Bill Passed, i Wh_op Vole use Action Overwhelm- ing — Measure Now Goes to Senate WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 — (B — ‘With overwhelming House approval, a bill designed to put the spotlight on activities of Communists and their “fronts” moved today to the Senate amid prospects it would be passed next week. The House okayed the measure by a whopping 354 to 20 vote late yesterday after several hours of de- bate. Should the Senate version of what to do about Communists dif- jfer from that of the House—as is likely—the differences will be ironed out by negotiators from the two chambers. The vote in the House exceeded that given two years ago when it passed the original Mundt-Nixon bill. The vote for that bill, which died in the Senate, was 319 to 58. The House-passed bill iHo | t drawn up by the un-American Act- ivities Committee. A new feature makes it a crime for a Communist or a member of a Communist-front organization to hold a job in the government or in a defense plant, Most of those who spoke against the bill in the House argued that it provides guilt by association and thought control. Many supporters replied that they did not believe the bill went far enough in dealing with Commu- 1 Tthe cargo shipping cost 20 per cent | nists. Only two Republicans—Reps. Ja- vits of New York and Burdick of {North Dakota—voted against final passage. They were joined by 17 Democrats and Rep. Marcantonio { (Alp-NY), LIGHTNING BOLT TRAVELS 430 FEET; 2 MINERS KILLED | POTTSVILLE, Aug. 30— @ —A y lightning bolt travelled 430 feet along an underground wire and exploded five charges of dynamite killing two miners. Harvey Reiner, 32, of Donaldson, ! Pa., and Harry Hartz, 35, of Tre- mont, were working in an indepen- dent mine when the freak accident occurred. The dynamite exploded in their faces. FROM SKAGWAY Mr. and Mrs. H. Dedman of Skag- way are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. ACHESON IN C(OME BACK Taft Contends Administra- | tion Has No Policy Meet Threat World War Il | WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 — @ — Senator Taft (R-Ohio) contended today the Truman administration |lacks both “plans and policy to |meet the threat of a new world war—a statement that Secretary of State Acheson quickly challenged. On the contrary, Acheson told a news conference, the U. S. Gov- !ernment and the free nations gen- to Communist dangers, are well | equipped, well prepared and very | active in meeting them. ‘Taft suggested the rearming of | Western Germans and Italians to help defend Western Europe from possible Russian attack. | Secretary of State Acheson faced possible questioning along this line |in a scheduled afternoon appear- |ance at a closed meeting of the | Senate appropriations committee. | Summoned to testify on a $4,- | 000,000,000 addition to forelgn mil- | itary aid funds, Acheson also faced { questions hy Senator Ferguson (R- |Mich.) as to why military leaders {aren't kept fully abreast of foreign | policy developments, Ferguson said he got an admis- sion from Secretary of the Navy Matthews yesterday that Matthews eign policy points, Taft, in a weekly report to Ohiv voters, pointed up his demand for {an over-all policy statement by the administration with this series of questions: ! “Where would a third world war |be fought and what would it be | like? “How do we finally win such a | war? | “Do we ultimately march to Mos- 1cow as Napoleon and Hitler at- “.empbed to do? “How effectively can our Air Force and atom bomb destroy the aggressive power of Russia?” { The Ohio senator complaineéd {that no international commander | has been named for Europe’s anti- | Communist forces a year after ap- !proval of the Atlantic Pact. |CONSERVATION MOVIE | SHOWN TO KIWANIS A U. 8. Forest Service educational | movie, “The Realm of the Wild,” | relation between Forest Service {lands which provides food and pro- |tection and the wildlife that in-| | habits the forests. Guests were John A. Johnson of jthe Coast Guard finance office in ‘Washington, D. C., Paul Sutton, un- derwriter with the FHA, and Comdr. |c. V. Rudolph. Gene Vuille reported on the Na- | tional Kid’s Day show which will | be “Johnny Holiday” at the Capitol | Theatre here Sept. 21, 22, and 23. The proceeds from the show will go to assist underprivileged children. President Stanley Baskin an- nounced a board of directors meet- all members are invited. WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau—Maximum, 52; minimum, 47. At Airport—Maximum, 53; minimum, 48. | FORECAST (Junesu and Vietnity) Variable cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Lowest tem- perature tonight near 50 de- grees. Highest Thursday near 60. | { PRECIPITATION | ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today |o City of Juneau—.69 inches; | ® since August 1—5.40 inches; since July 1—15.33 inches. At Airport—.10 inches; since August 1—4.95 inches; since July 1—11.99 inches. ® o o 0.9 0 0 0 i i i 10 SENATOR ‘erally have shown they are alert! | hasn't been informed on some for-, ing at the Baranof Sept. 5 to which | "e00ececstececvoe®en0 -— Britain’s troops had been tr “K-Force,” enroute to RUSS WILL " REMAININ {War of Words fo Continue in Sessions-Formosa Issue to Be Debated (By Associated Press) The war of words will continue in | the United Nations at Lake Success ]N. Y. A Security Council decision to air the Formosa question brought assurance that Russia would not boycott Council meetings after Dele- gate Jakob A. Malik’'s month-long term as President ends tomorrow. In effect he said he would stay on to fight for the seating of a Red China representative to accuse the U. S. of aggression in Formosa. The vote was T to 2 to investigate the complaint. Tomorrow the Council meets again, and it will be Malik’s last day | as President, so he is expected to uncork his strongest propaganda | weapons. Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb takes over as President Fri- day. Russ Propaganda Malik’s latest propaganda de- vice was an alleged protest against continuation of the war, purport- {edly signed by 39 U. S. officers and men held prisoner in North Korea. | There was one glaring defect in the “protest,” however. It was includes | was shown at a regular meeting | goyched in terms which long have major features of the old Mundt-|of the Juneau Kiwanis Club this | Nixon measure, plus some new ones | noon. The picture showed the close | become familiar to the world as the Communist way of saying things. Adm. Attacked In Washington, meanwhile, the Truman Administration was attack- ed by Sen. Taft (R-Ohie), who de- manded the President clear up what the Senator called a “complete lack of both plans and policy” to meet the threat of World War III. He suggested the rearming of western Germany and Italy against a pos- Isible Russian attack. VFW Assault | Becretary of State Acheson was | attacked in another quarter. The | Veterans of Foreign Wars in con- | vention in Chicago were preparing to vote on a resolution calling for | the discharge of both Acheson and Secretary of Defense Louis John- son. i e A | TODAY'S LANDINGS Landings made today were: the | Lone Fisherman (Clarence Moy), 115,000 pounds of salmon for Eng- |strom Brothers; the Cameo Elmer | Lindstrom), 2,000 pounds and the | Glendale (Carl Jensen), 2,000 | pounds, both for E. C. Johnson; the Don-Del (Fred Newman), 2,000 pounds for Alaska Coast Fisheries. JOHN HAINES DIES The body of Jonn E, Haines, 65, a cook aboard the vessel Aquina, who died Wednesday at St. Ann’s Hospital, is at the Charles W. Car- | ter Mortuary, awaiting word from | Mrs. Haines who lives at 5808 Fifth Ave. N, W., Seattle. He was !brought to Juneau Tuesday atter suffering a sudden heart attack FROM STANWOOD, WASH. Ted Johnson of Stanwood, Wash., is registered at the Baranof Hotel. the Korean battlefront. ' RedsDrive Badk Rig Troops of the Middlesex Regiment board the carrier Unicorn at Hong Kong (Aug. 25), as part of A spokesman for the British force said the ing for a year in terrain similar to that of Korea. (™ Wirephoto. hi Wing 7 [ R S b el Deuble-tipped black arrow indicates wide area along northern front where North Koreans drove back the right wing of the Allied de- fense line. aflame, U. 8. pilots said. Sawtooth sector from Waegwan east to Pohang was Heaviest fighting was in area near Pohang on east coast where groynd troops were aided by bombardments from Allied warships (ship symbol), and near Uihung, abandoned earlier by South Korean defenders. Elsewhere in Hyonpung-Changyong sectors and in Masan area at south pressure continued. (P Wire- photo Map. Aggressor Forced Down, Surrenders in Praclice | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug, 30— _—Aix Force flyers have proved to | the satisfaction of military umpires that Alaska has no open door policy ,Iur any enemy who might be I tempted to attack the northern territory. The {liers intercepted an aggres- sor acrial armada yesterday in thie training maneuver known as Dutch door and theoretically forcea 32 of the attacking planes to land and surrender at Ladd Alr Force Base. No shots were fired in the prac- tice games but Brig. Gen. David H. Baker, commanding general at Ladd, said every maneuver known to modern aerial combat was used in forcing the aircraft to land. A half hour dozfight preceded the succe$siul defense of the field in the early morning hour sky battle. The whole thing is part of a test of defences at Ladd and Eielson Air Force Bases in broad-scale war games. Theoretically, the attacking force 4 has landed at a number of points | |in Alaska and is now engaged in | attempting to knock out Alasken | defenses. The umpires will add it up when it is all over and decide who won. DEFENSES IN SOUTH KOREA GIVEN BLAST Bloody Losses Suffered by Reds-More Commies Hurling Info Fight (By Associated Press) Forty thousand Communist troopa hammered at the northern wall ‘ot Allied defenses in South Korea to- day in battles growing hourly in ferocity. Furlous fighting wrecked the outskirts of Pohang, eastern anchor of the United Nations line, as the Reds suffered bloody losses for a few yards of ground. The Reds were throwing 20,000 troops at the eastern end of the War Games in Inferior FISH TRAPS ARE DAMAGED BY STORMS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 30— (—Last week’s storm which sank the fish packer Vermay with a loss of two lives, also raised havoc with southeast Alaska fish traps. W. C. Arnold, manager of the Al- aska Salmon Industry Inc., said a dozen salmon traps were destroyed by storms and about 50 percent of the traps in the section were ren- dered inoperative. All available gear is being used in attempts to make repairs for theb rest of the season, which is sched-~ uled to close Saturday night. | | | Allied line in the north in an all- out bid to seize Pohang, No. 2 Al- lied port. Another 20,000 troops were blast- ing at the central sector of the Allied northern wall, driving down from Uihung, some 18 miles north of Taegu, rail hub which is the Allied ferward base. Under an um- brella of artillery and mortar fire, the Reds dented the defense line there for about two thirds of a mile, Power Blow Aimed Indications were that another 10, 000 Red troops—the North Korean 15the Division—was edging east- ward across the northern front to a point where it could be plunged into either of .the big battles—the Uihung drive or the Pohang assault —in an attempt to ram through a decisive power blow. Collapse of the bring the Reds flooding into Taegu. Terrific Fight So furious was the Pohang battle that at times both sides were coun- terattacking at the same time. The Allied troops held to the port city and roads leading westward to Tae- gu, but they had lost Kigye, nine miles northwest of Pohang, which changed hands three times in 48 hours. On the Naktong River at the western end of the northern front, elements of the U. S. First Cavalry | Division kicked off against Reds en- trenched on a 1,700 foot hill four miles northeast of Waegwan, a town 12 miles northwest of Taegu. | The attack was against Reds in company strength or greater, and gained to within 200 feet of the summit of the hill in five hours. To the south on the western front, U, S. artillery blasted Red attempts: to cross the Naktong River, inflicting heavy losses. 3 i Negro Troops Win On the southern end of the 120- mile battleline in South Korea, U. S. Negro troops and South Koréan | units threw back six determined at- tacks in 48 hours, although none was in great strength. Subok moun- tain—named Battle mountain by the GIs because of the bloody fight- ing there—changed hands for the eighth time in two weeks and was back in Allied hands after a day- long fight. U. 8. Hint The United States threw out a hint it intended eventually to toss out the Communist regime which rules North Korea beyond the 38th parallel. The psychological warfarg branch of the Far East command, in an air raid warning leaflet being R o S T B iy RO, (Continued cn Page Two) STOCK QUOYATIONS NEW YORK, Aug. 30—»—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 94%, Anaconda 33%, Curtiss-Wright i 10, International Harvester 380%, Kennecott 63, New York Central 14%, Northern Pacific 21%, U. 8. Steel 37%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 1,490,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 217.05, rails 6321, utilities 38.77. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska due to sail from Seattle Thursday and is due to arrive here Sunday, Sept. 3. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle at 11 a.m. Monday. Aleutian from - west scheduled southbound at 9 p.m. Sunday. Until further notice there will be no sailings of Canadian vessels,