The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 9, 1950, Page 1

v SATURDAY VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,602 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATU 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ey sl RDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON HIS WAY OUT UN Forces Close Big ( MOVEMENT ON FRONTS SPEEDED UP Action Taken fo Beat An- ‘ficipated New Com- munist Drive (By Associated Press) South Korean troops driving east from Yongchon linked up with Uni- ted Nations forces advancing west from Kyongju today and closed a dangerous six-mile gap in the north- ern front of the Korean fighting. The South Koreans had been bat- tling to open the eastward road to Kyongju and had advanced more than two miles southeast of Yong- chon. The Reds had cut the road yesterday and seized Yongchon, but the road junction, 20 miles east of the forward base at Taegu, was re- | captured and held. The other Allied force had driven northwest and west from Yongju | before meeting the South Koreans. The whole movement was speeded up to beat an anticipated new Com- munist drive on Taegu. g See-Saw Battle In a see-saw battle, Americans lost, then recaptured and lost again a strategic position on the southern front. A U. S. counterattack drove the North Korean Reds from Battle Mountain, which the Communists had seized only a few hours earlier. Then the Americans gave it up un- der the pressure of superior Red forces. It was the 12th time in less than threp weeks that the domin- ating hill, 35 miles west of the port of Pusan, had changed hands. Ridge Recaptured A ridge northwest of Yongsan, which had first been lost by U. S. infantrymen, was recaptured. The Americans followed up by pushing the Reds westward toward the Nak- tong River. Defenders of Taegu have dug fox holes for street fighting, if the 50,- (Continued on Page Two) The Washington Merry - Go- Round (Oowfilhtv by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) y DREW PEARSON WSHmGTON—Unpuhlished in- telligence reports reaching Wash- ington from various parts of the world tell a depressing story of Jowered AmericAn military prestige as a result of Korea. Confidential reports from friend- ly British sources bear this out. The British Embassies in France, Belgium and Holland, for instance, report that in case of war with Russia those countries probably would not fight. Our own Em- bassies substantiate this. Even the published reports tell a story that is bad enough. From Paris the Associated Press reports: “The crisis in Korea has brought the American position in France to a low point . . . There has been a wave of dismay at American re- verses , . . It is staggering to hear Frenchmen talk about capitulation (to Russia).” And in Germany, where most Americans have blithely figured we could raise a German army to sup- port us, comes the opposite note from our best friend, Chancellor Adenauer, who says that Germans need American troops to support them, rather than German troops to support the U. 8. A. “Until now,” says the Chancellor, “Germany maintained its spirnl against the spread of Communism | by faith in the American armed forces. But events in Korea have had a noticeable effect, and there is a sense of helplessness that ¢he Russians will take over, “American troops in Germany, therefore, should be increased by, three more divisions in three months, with a total of 10 divis- ions later.” The above is a cross-section of reaction from our friends in west-| ern Europe. Intelligence reports | | We Admire Personal Courage’ S(HOEPPEL Gen. Clifton Cates (left), Marine Corps commandant, greets Presi- . dent Truman at the national convention of the Marine Corps League in Washington, D. C., as the chief executive arrived to personally apologize for slurs he made against the Marine Corps. mandant said, “We in the Marine Corps admire courage, especially personal courage.” (P} Wirephoto. | | | | | The com- CASHDOWN Eclipse fo Be PAYMENTS REQUIRED Maximum Pay-off Limits Given, Installment- Plan Regulations ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 9— (A — New regulations on installment-plan buying, effective September 18, call for these minimum cash down pay- men and maximum pay-off limits: Automobiles (new and used)—one third down and 21 months to pay. Refrigerators, Food Freezers, radio and television sets, phonographs, stoves, ranges, dishwashers, ironers, washing machines, clothes driers, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners and dehumidifiers —15 per cent down and 18 months. Furniture and rugs 10 per cent down and 18 months. Home repairs, alterations, im- provements, 10 percent down and 30 months. Any of these articles costing less than $100 are exempted from down payment requirements, but subject to pay-off time limit. GOV. GRUENING SUMMONED BY SENATE GROUP Gov. Ernest Gruening will leave Mokday for Washington, D. C., to appear before the Senate Interior Committee investigating charges by Senator Schoeppel of Communist in- filtration into the Interior Depart- ment and the Alaska Statehood fight. He was called to appear by Chair- man O’Mahoney. The Governor is at his Eagle Riv- er summer home today and unavail- able for comment. FROM SEATTLE H. M. Glazbroon and Z. A. Neal of Seattle are registered at the Bar- anof Hotel. AT JUNEAU HOTEL Gene Talbot of the USCG is in Juneau stopping at the Juneau Ho- (Continued on Plc-a Four) tel for several days. |on by an eclipse. Sun and moon | they also may distort land surfaces Measured af AtfuTuesday LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9—®»—Two UCLA scientific parties will attempt to measure the earth’s distortion during a solar eclipse next Tues- day, from vantage points in Attu, Alaska, and Lake Tahoe, Calif. The Attu party ,in the direct path of the eclipse, will be headed by Dr. John Pettit and Wesley Miller, flown by the Navy from Seattle last week. The Lake Tahoe party is under Dr. Louis M. Slichter, director of UCLA’s Institute of Geophysics. It is said to be the first attempt to record small distortions brought affect oceans, causing tides, but as much as four feet is not generally known outside scientific circles. Railroad fo Alaska Through €anada Is Taken Up_,fllle Dept. WASHINGTON, Sep.t 9—(®—The State Department has told the Can- adian Government it wants to start discussions this month on proposals that a railroad be built through Can- ada to Alaska, Senator Magnuson (D-Wash) says. Magnuson told a reporter that the first discussion will be technical and lay the ground work for further ac- tion. He said President Truman has in- dicated his willingness to appoint a commission to carry on later negoti- ations and work out a plan for the railroad. He said such a commission would be similar to the former In- ternational Alaska .Highway Com- mission of which Magnuson was chairman. If such a Commission is appointed, Magnuson said he ex- pected to be nqmed chairman. DOUGLAS SUNDAY SERVICES Services will be held Sunday at St. Luke’s Episcopal church in Douglas at 7:45 p.m. FROM SEATTLE Max Lachund, G. E. Munger and W. C. Winslow of Seattle are re- | after - TOBOLSTER HIS CHARGE 'ToPresent More Testimony on Communism in Inf. Dept.-Statehood Issue WASHINGTON, Sept. ee refused today to back Senator | terior Department. Senator Taft (R-Ohio), chairman of the group, told reporters “the rolicy committee disavows all re- sponsibility for Senator Schoeppel’s charges.” The announcement | concern with which leaders viewed Schoeppel’s emphasized Republican back- | firing accusation that Secretary of the Interior Chapman, has “a | strong and close personal alliance” with the Soviet Russian cause. The Republican National Com- | mittee issued a statement yul»rdn) saying that it had no advance knowledge of Schoeppel's accusa- tion. Schoeppel himself has conceded. hearing a blistering reply from Chapman, that his own lang- uage may have been “a little strong.” 2 Broadside Attack In his own broadside attack, de- livered in a Senate speech Tuesday, Schoeppel also had charged Com~‘ munist infiltration into leadership of the fight for Alaskan statehcod. Several of those he accused have made documented denials, and the others are waiting their turns to make similar denials at an official Senate inquiry. Republican worry mounted when, yesterday, Schoeppel told the Sen- ate Interior Committee which is in- vestigating his charges that he is marshalling new documents and wants to call his own witnesses to back up his story. Chairman O’Mahoney who heads the committee, said the requests would be granted. Wants Iron Clad Taft told reporters Schoeppel has consulted with none of the top GOP leaders who constitute the policy committee, and the group has nothing to do with his fight. “I hope Senator Schoeppel knows what he’s doing,” another Repub- lican leader, declining to be identi- fied, told a reporter. “My advice would have been to accuse nobody of anything unless you have iron clad proof.” Not Kremlin Agent At a public hearing yesterday Randolph Feltus former publicity man for the Alaskan Statehood Committee, denied Schoeppel's charges that he was or is an| “agent of the Kremlin via Warsaw He sdid he is not a Communist, knows no Russians, and that Scho- eppel’s charges are “ridiculous.” Schoeppel contended Feltus must have been an agent for the Krem- lin because he did public relations work here for Communist Poland Feltus retorted that he did noth-| ing disloyal, and that while Ne< was retained as public relations man for the Polish Embassy here he also wrote a letter in 1948 which 26 Republican senators—Schoeppel being one of them—signed and sent to the White House urging that the United States back Indonesia’s fight with the Netherlands. He suggested that “guilt ciation” is something that can “cu both ways.” ‘ Bow to be Called Schoeppel remained silent through | the testimony, then asked for he¢ right to bolster his case. The senator declined to tell re- porters whom he plans to call witnesses, or what documents h readying, except that one W will be his administrative ass! Frank T. Bow. Bow is a Rei lican candidate for Congress I} Ohio, and the man who dug U most of the information, Schoti said, on which his charges ¢ based. | FOSS BARGE IN PORT A Foss barge and tug out of | Seattle enroute to Bethel with con- gistered at the Baranof Hotel. Bow declined to comment. 9—(M—The | | senate Republican Policy Commit- | | Schoeppel (R-Kan) in his charges | of Communist activity in the In- (D-Wyo), | | Johnson, 'pound.s of salmon. Gap on Northern Front | Refreat Before Red Atfack | South Korean troops, without weapons which they lost in hnsty retreat, join U. S. Second Division 500 yards east of Yongsan as town is evacuated in face of sudden S. Marines and Second Division infantrymen have pushed Reds back across Nak- soldiers marching to rear along road heavy Red assault. U. ton River west of Yong.\an. (P Wirephoto. | | | | (P Wirephoto. In Hurricane's Wake The village of Cedar Key, on Florida’s west coast, suffered heavy damage from winds clocked at 125 miles per hour. wreckage of the Episcopal Church. were damaged by the hurricane when it came inland at this point. Above is the Over 100 buildings and homes VOTE MONDAY (By Associated Press) Maine’s voters will fill three House seats Monday in the nation’s ,|first fall contest between champ- |ions and congressional critics of the administration’s Far Eastern | policies. The traditionally-Repub- lican state’s three GOP represent- atives are lashing out at the U. S. handling of developments in Kor- ea, Formosa and China. But in \the livliest campaign in years, Dem- ocratic rivals are countering with Republicans President’s | the claims that the |are obstructing the Asiatic program, TODAY'S LANDINGS Landing for Engstrom Brothers mdu} were the Wanderer, S. A. Stevens, 23,000 pounds Of salmon ‘and the Margaret T. Peter Hildre, 7,000 pounds of black cod for E. C. the Isis, J. C. Martinson, 10,000 pounds of salmon for Alaska | Coast Fisheries, the Edith, Henry | Anderson, 15,000 pounds of salmon Wise, 1,000 The landing |from the Valiant, Floyd Eperson, 11,500 pounds of salmon had not been sold at press time. end the Puppy, John 1| tractors supplies docked this morn- ing and will leave Monday. Master | of the tug is Capt. C. R. Smith, | who has a crew of 14 under him. MAINE WILL|PRESIDENT T0 TALK ON HIS POWERS WASHINGTON, Sept. 9—#—Pre- sident Truman will broadcast to the | nation (9:30 p.m. EST) tonight a re- port on how he plans to use the broadest economic control powers ever held by a United States Pre- sident. The power grant became effective when the President signed into law yesterday the control bill passed by Congress September 1. It gave Mr. Truman somewhat greater authority than that held by President Roose- velt in World War II One use—to curb installment-plan buying—was invoked a few minutes after Mr. Truman signed the bill. This was a Federal Reserve Board order tightening, effective Septem- ber 18, credit terms that can be al- lowed buyers of autos and many sther goods. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle for Alaska at 6 o'clock to- night. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday. Freighter Ring Splice scheduled to sail from Seattle Sept. 15. Alaska from west scheduled south- bound at 1:30 this afternoon. | Baranof from west scheduled southbound midnight Tuesday. | e e e e e e {LOST HIKER INJURED, FINDS WAY BACK; TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FWS Summr Employee Re- turns Before Search Parties Leave Dazed from a fall down the face of Mount Juneau and M.umblml, painfully on cut and bleeding bare feet, a 22-year-old ex-Marine made | his way this morning to the Basin Road, where Police Chief Bernard Hulk found him and took him to St. Ann’s Hospital. John Crawford of Sunnyside, Wash,, a summer employee of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on board the FWS vessel Heron was treated by Dr. John Gibson for hock, two severe head cuts, and cuts and bruises on his legs and feet. A blood transfusion was indi- cated, and shipmates of Type 0) volunteered their services at the hos- | pital. Crawford left the FWS vessel Heron about noon yesterday, saying he was going to take some pictures | on Mount Juneau. However, ship- | mates thought he did not take a camera, | He wore overalls, sweatshirt and | hiking moccasins- is only shoes except waders, according to .’:hlpmdb‘ es—and carried an extra sweatshirt. When Crawford had not returned by 11 pm. yesterday, Carl Elling, fishery biologist in charge of the flvc-man crew on the Heron, re- orted to the Fire and Police De- partments. It was decided to wait until morn- JOHNSON ~ TO RETIRE IS REPORT Probably Step Out of Cabi- net Before Next No- vember Elections WASHINGTON, Sept. 9—P—A close adviser to President Truman sald today that Louis Johnson is on his way out as Secretary of Defense. ‘This administration confidant, who declined to be quoted by name, said that Johnson may step out before the general election in Nov- ember. This report lacked any official confirmation from the White House or Defense Department, Only yesterday the Marine Corps League adopted a resolution calling for Johnson's removal. Mr. Truman has vigorously de- fended Johnson on more than one occasion. However, some White House aides said the President has been in- creasingly concerned over persist- ing reports of differences between Johnson and Secretary of Siate Acheson. One daily confidant of the Pres- ident said that while Mr. Truman will deiend to the limit an ap- pointee from outside attack he is concerned because of published re- ports of Defense Department crit- leism of the Secretary of State, “Of this you may be sure,” one | White House aide said, “the Pres- ident fzels that Secretary of State Acheson has borne up in this case with supreme dignity and will re- main in the Cabinet after Johnson has gone® MISS ALASKA INREADING AT BEAUTY SHOW 1 A’ln\a‘l’lc CH‘Y . J., ‘Sept. 9— P—Fifty-four giris who have dis- played shapely limbs, talent, and personality will learn tonight Which one of them is to be Miss Ameri- ca, 1951, Fifteen contestants have been sel- | ected ' for tonight's finals but who they ‘are will not be known until the announcement’ s made to the audience in convention hall during tonight's show. The winner of the title will get a $5,000 scholarship, a new automo- bile, and several movie, stage and ing for searchers to go out. When the 2-9 emergency alarm\ fwas sounded at 8:40 a.m. today, two | groups already were organized— a | party from the USCG Cutter Storis and another which included famed | mountaineer Tony Thomas of thc‘ S. Forest Service and Milton | J. Furness, FWS administrative of- | ficer. The Storis searchers already | (Continued on Page Two) ® 0 0 o0 0 0 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau—Maximum, 61; minimum, 40. At Airport—Maxmum, 61; minimum, 35. | | . . . . b . o . . . . ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday with an occas- ional light shower. Lowest temperature tonight 47 and highest Sunday near 56. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—None; since Sept. 1—4.04 inch since July 1—15.10 inches. At Airport—None; since Sept. 1—2.32 inches; since July 1—14.32 inches. e o 0 0 0 0 0 o |radio contract offers. Holder of the title could earn about $50,000 dur- ing the year of her reign. The entrants come from 46 states, | four cities, Canada, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, for the crown now worn by Jacque Mercer of Phoenix, Ariz, ‘Two more preliminary winners ‘were added last night. They were eighteen-year-old Mary Jennings from Hot Springs, Ark., who took lhe nod of the judges when she par- !aded down the runway with a Flam- ingo red bathing suit closely hug- ging her curves and Sandra Joanne Stahl, 21, of Washington, D. C., who ang a portion of the Bell Song from Lakme” in a talent contest. Four other girls were winners of the bathing suit and talent divis- |lons in the firss two night of prelim- inaries. The preliminary winners had rea- son to expect selection as finalists but there have been instances in | the past where preliminary winners have not been chosen for the final Judging. Miss Alaska (Maxine Cothern of Fairbanks) was one of seven girls who gave dramatic readings in the talent contest. GOING TO DAWSON P. A. Taras and C. H. Bunlard of Los Angeles stopped overnight at the Gastineau Hotel enroute to Daw- son on business.