The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 3, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,622 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUES DAY, OCTOBER 3, 1950 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — HEAVY TRAFFIC TO KOREA FROM CHINA C(ONTROL SYSTEM AT WORK National Production Auth- ority Issues Instructions | fo Defense Plants , | WASHINGTON, Oct. 3—P—A simple, ironclad priority system was imposed on industry today as a; bottleneck-buster for the $30,000,~ | 000,000-a-year defense program. With this action, the Nauonal[ Production Authority (NPA) felt it | had provided the basic kit of tools | needed to keep the defense pro-| duction in high gear despite pros- ' pective shortages. A single priority rating—identifie by the symbol “DO,” for “Defens Order”—will give military contracts let by the Armed Forces or the| Atomic Energy Commission the‘ right of way in any defense plant. | The NAP regulation, announced | by Administrator William H. Har- | rison last night, requires every com- pany to accept “DO” orders and make delivery on time. Civilian work | must be sidetracked if necessary. Senafor Lucas 4 Promises Support I For Statehood Bill i CHICAGO, Oct. 3—®—Senator Lucas (D-III) said Saturday night | he will “do everything in my power” to obtain passage of the statehood bills for Hawaii and Alaska after the Senate convenes in November, In a talk for a banquet of the Japanese-American Citizens League, the Senate majority leader said: “In the world crisis of today; the! United States must demonstrate a | firm determination to extend the frontiers of freedom and to recog-| nize the legitimate aspirations of | people everywhere. The thousands of fine people in Alaska and Hawaii have worked tirelessly to achieve | their goal of statehood. I believe | that 1950 is the year for Congress | to cooperate with them.” | The Washington Merry - Go- Round | (Copyright. 1950. by Bell, Syndicate, Inc.) y DREW PEARSON ASHINGTON — General Mar- shall has given a hint that he may | remain as Secretary of Defense only a short time. The hint'is a request to continue as head of the) American Red Cross—despite the fact that at the age of 70 he oc- | cupies one of the most. back-break- ing jobs in the Cabinet. The reason given is that General | Marshall has been a strong advo- cate of civilian defense, and has committed the Red Cross to several civilian defense programs on which he would like to follow through. Behind this, however, it is believed | that the General may want to step; out of the Defense Department some time next year and go back to the Red Cross. The Red Cross Board of Gover- nors will meet on November 18 to decide whether they will retain| Marshall. In the interim Marshall rates next to the President as the high- est paid public servant in the Uni- | ted States. His salary is $45,000 plus{ $6,000 for entertainment—total $51,- 000. This is because Marshall now draws $22,500 as a Cabinet member, plus another $22,500 as head of the American Red Cross, plus $6,000 for entertainment. Even when head of the Red Cross alone and before he took the De-| fense job, Marshall was one of the highest-paid public officials in the country, drawing $18,761 as a five- | star general, plus $22,500 from the Red Cross, plus $6,000 for enter- tainment, or a total of $47,261. Attempted Bribery This column has sometimes been | critical of the bureaucrats, but here is a tribute to a man whom the public probably has never heard of, William H. Kennedy, former | assistant deputy commissioner of the alcohol tax unit. Bill Kennedy retired the other day, after spending 30 faithful years with the government, and | reports that the meeting there on ; runs. v‘the FWS suggestion to remove re- striction {as the recommendation is to move | fast-growing | not enough fish to go around and | all persons as individuals, and for | ations. | restrictions. | Northern Pacific 23%, U. S. Steel EASIER 1951 RULES EXPECTED AFTER FISHERY HEARINGS May Lengthen Season and Crack Down on "Per- sonal Use”" Fishing Returning from a week-end trip to Ketchikan, Clarence J. Rhode proposed 1951 commercial fishinv regulations was the most successful one to date. Rhode is Alaska | directors of the U. S. Fish and| Wildlife Service, which will com- pile the 1951 rules after the series | of meetings in Alaska and Seattle. Juneau City Eledion Is In Progress At 3 o'clock ballots were cast with 230 in the first precinct; 296 in the second; and 138 in the third. ‘The polling places will remain | open until 7 p.m. tonight. They are: City Hall, Alaska Power and the highway voting for school koard director is being held at the residence of Mrs Stanley Jekyll at Auk Bay. In Juneau, election judges have It was the unanimous suggestion | of representatives of the public that | the fall season on chum fishing, | |now limited to six designated areas, | e general, This would avoid the| resent concentration of gear and| ive everyone a chance at the fall| chum run. “We are inclined to think this| is one cr the best suggestions made so far,” Rhode commented today. “Most of the proposals, both by | the Service and the in‘erested pub- | |lic represent more lenient rgula-| tions and relaxation of restrictions,” |Rhode said. “This is because we\ expmt improvement in the 1951 One proposed change is that the {general season for traps and purse | seines be made approximately one week longer than the 1950 season, thes dates to be August 9 through sertember 1. This, according to | Rhode, would be allowable because |of good escapement in most areas tin the cycle year, 1949. With this is the possibility of earlier opening of a few days for areas known for carly pinks. Of special interest to trollers was on trolling from Point to Lituya Bay. By the new proposals, seiners would have a chance for greater utilization of the Anan Creek run, | Icy Anan and Bradfield closed-area markers one nautical mile east, closer to the creek mouth. Proposed regulations affecting the crab fishery would | make the crab closure now effective for Sumner Strait and Stikine area apply to all Southeast Alaska; to |open the fall season September 1! instead of September 2, to avoid | confusion, and to limit each crab fish boat to a maximum of 100 traps, Besides the series of hearings with fishermen, packers and the general public, interested persons may sybmit written briefs to the FWS Director, Washington, D, C., before December 1 G According to Rhode the basic problem is that there simply are support everyone who wishes to make a living from the industry. This means some curtailment for all forms of gear. The Service proposes strict con- trol of “personal use” fishing, which, Rhode says, is rapidly be- coming a cloak for illegal oper- It is proposed that personal-use fishing be prohibited with com- mercial type gear within 48 hours of an open season unless the fish- erman has cleared with local FWS representatives showing where, how many to be taken, and use to be made. A number of other suggestions were made by conservationists and commercial representatives, chiefly about salmon, shrimp, crab and herring, and minor changes in gear Attending the Ketchikan hearing with Rhode were these other FWS officials—C. Howard Baltzo, assist- ant regional -director; R. F. Shu- man, supervisor; Dan Ralston, law enforcement supervisor, and Doug- las Swanson, assistant; Enforce- ment Agent John Wendler, and Management Biologist Fred Headles. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Oct. 3—Closing quo- tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 103%, Anaconda 347%, Curtiss-Wright® 9, International Harvester 307%, Ken- i necott 63%, New York Central 16%. 39%, Pound $2.80%. Sales today were 2,480,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 22889, rails 69.02, utilities colored maps showing precinct boundary lines. The polling places will remain open until 7 p.m. tonight. They are: City Hall, Alaska Power and | Light C6., and Juneau Dairies. Out the highway voting for school board | director is being held at the resi- dence of Mrs, Stanley Jekyll at Auk | Bay. In Juneau, election judges have colored maps showing precinct | boundary lines. Council - approved judges and | clerks are as follows: Precinct 1: clerks: Mrs. Charles Hooker and the Rev, G. H. Hillerman; judges: Mrs. Ray Day, Mrs. Miles Godkin | and Mrs. Edwin Sutton. Precinct 2: clerks; the Rev. H. E. Beyer and Mrs. Julius Heineman; judges: Mrs. Hilda Krause, Mis. | Bert Lybeck and Mrs. Harry Mu- seth. Precinct 3: clerks: Mrs, Robert | Burns and Mrs., Gudmund Jen- sen; judges: Mrs. Gertie Berggren, Mrs, Art Mantyla and the Rev.| Jimmy Bolton. Council Ballot The ballot for councilmen, six to be elected, will be as follows: J. Bert Caro, Civic Interest. J. P. Chistenson, Peoples. A. S. Glover, Independent. Dr. W. C. Jackson, Progressive George Jorgenson, Peoples, James Larsen,Peoples. B. F. McDowell, Peoples. Edward E. Nielsen, Civic Interest J. A. Thibodeau, Civic Interest. | Art Walther, Peoples. i Pete Warner, Civic Interest. 1 Mrs, Pauline Washington, Civic Interest, i Carl Weidman, Alfred Zenger Sr., Peoples. For Magistrate: F. O. Eastough. | For School Board Director: Dewey | Baker, Rev. H. E. Beyer, Gus Giss- berg and Mrs, Harriet Williams, In the October city election last year at 3 o'clock the first precinct had cast 151 votes, second precinct had cast 91 votes and third pre- cinct 100 votes. At the October election there was one candidate, Hendrickson for mayor, and three of six candidates for one year terms for the city! council. There was only one can- | didate for city magistrate, same as this year. There were also three candidates for the school board, one to be elected. ANCHORAGE HAS HOT ELECTIONS ANCHORAGE, Oct. 3—P—A re- cord heavy vote was expected to- day throughout the five precincts of the greater Anchorage area. Re- sidents go to the polls to choose five city officials and one school board member from a list of 19 candidates. Heated pre-election activity, marked by the increased use of posters, publicity and open forum meetings, was highlighted recently by a fistic tussle involving several | of the candidates. Two councilmen will be elected to } three-year terms and one for a| single year, | Buell Nesbett, incumbent, is the only candidate for the two-year term as city magistrate. Four candidates, including in- cumbent W. D. McKinney, seek the one five-year school board term and only incumbent Anton Ander- son has filed for the three-year public utility - board post. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska from Seattle due Wed- nesday at 7 p.m. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail Civic Interest. (Continued on Page Four) 40.69, A krrom Vancouver Saturday. this afternoon 664 Light Co. and Juneau Dairies, Out | jstances,” he declared. This is a semi-general view' Arthur, commander of UN forees. NO LONGSHORE WORKERS, SAYS ALASKA STEAM Priority Milifary Shipping Squeezes Out Com- mercial Operations SEATTLE, Oct. 3—(P—The Alaska Steamship Company’s General Man- ager said today that longshore gang shortages are creating a worse ship- | ping situation on Puget Sound than “anything during World War IL” D. E. Skinner, the line’s vice presi- dent and manager, added: “Sailing schedules are going to | pieces; operations are grinding to a stop and costs are skyrocketing due to the abnormal vessel detention, with no relief in sight. “Conditions have degenerated to the point where it is now impossible to accurately set sailings, not know- ing how many, if any, of the gangs ordered will be received. Vessels loading Army and Navy cargo get first call; what’s left is pro-rated | among the commercial carriers.” Skinner said that during the two- week period ended yesterday, his line got only 44 out of the 145 long- shore gangs it ordered. “That means vessel loading times more than tripled in many in- “With main- tenance costs ranging from $1,500 to $4,200 per ship per day, thousands of dollars loss is resulting. “The longshore union has devel- oped a pool of workers outside of their membership to help alleviate the situation, but they are finding it impossible to train these people fast enough to keep up with the growing demand for men. Mean- while, shipping operations continue to deteriorate without adequate solution.” He said “information available here” indicates commercial ship- ping also has felt the squeeze il other Pacific coast ports. Negofiations Are Being Made for New Apprenficeship Program way Negotiations are now under here to inaugurate an apprent ship training program unde auspices of the U. S. Departm of Labor, Eugene W. Nortor the Labor Department here today. This is the same defense ing program that was develol in 1948, he said, The first tradc be started here for 16 to 21-ved! olds will be carpentry, elect and machine work. He said necessary equipment, and journe men for instructors are here. sure the boys who would go into these trades.” of d d like tO KETCHIKAN VISITOR G. 8. Duryea of Ketchikar ‘guest. at the Baranof. am | Seoul was returned tn |he custod) of South Korea by Gen. Dnugl-a When Seoul Was Relurned ac- On platform (lef . to right) Bernard Africa, UN commission chairman; Redudion in Plane Oufput WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — (A — Undersecretary of Air John McCone told the House Armed Services Com- mittee today that the program to put a radar screen around the United States is progressing better than expected. He said the 24 “most critical” radar stations will be completed by Jan. 1, and will have trained person- nel on hand for complete operation by March 1, 1951. The entire program, he said, will be completed or far advanced by i July 1. The radar program in Alaska, he said, will not be completed by July 1, 1951, but will be substantially finished by November of next year. its expansion program by the equivalent of 750 F-86 fighter planes or else get more money from Con- gress, Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) com- mented: “Congress must control prices or provide more money. There is no need to fool ourselves.” essential materials from April to September added $315,000,000 to $360,000,000 to the prospective cost of the Air Force program of adding 4,428 new planes in the period end- ing with 1952. On a percentage basis, McCone continued, the cost of building planes has gone up seven to eight percent. Local Rofarians Discuss Korean War Developments An impromptu and serious dis- cussion whether or not United Na- tions forces should press forward into North Korea, took place at a eon this noon at the Baranof Hotel. A general expresston favored doing 0. Attention was focused on the city election today and the Territorial election next Tuesday. Floyd Guertin, chairman of the | ‘he]d Oct. 13 at the Baranof, an- nounced that the affair would be formal for the ladies. Elton Engstrom of the Soap Box Derby committee reported that $1320 had been collected in adver- tising. Visiting Rotarians were Robert J. | Boyd of Panama City, Republic of Panama; J. B. White of Petersburg and C. M. Archbold of Ketchikan. A. N. Eide will be in charge of Ellis Reynolds announced. ) He also said that the Air Force, | due to price rises, will have to cut | McCone said that price rises on | committee for a Rotary party to be Ambassador John Muccio of the United States; General MacArhtur, Sygman Rhee, President of South Korea; Mis. Rhee and Shin Sung Mo, acting Prim> Minister. (# Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. {Prices (ause POLIO INCREASES | SLOWLY; EXPERTS GIVE ADVICE All that can-be done In the event of an outbreak of poliomyelitis is being done in and for Alaska. That goes for local, Territorial and na- tional levels. Health officials hesitate to term the outbreak an epidemic, as indi- vidual reports gradually boost the total number of cases. They say that public alertness is reflected, as well as the actual increase in cases of infantile paralysis. Of the 12 cases reported at Fair- banks, the Territorial Health De- partment has been informed that 10 were definitely diagnosed as pullo and two suspected. This number in- cludes two deaths in August, and dates from the first case reported August 10. The last'case is that of a 38-year-old mother of two child- | ren, Unofficial reports from Anchorage mention seven cases. The seventh also is described here as “suspected.” It is described as “mild,” possibly the result of early discovery made | possible by public alertness to the |symptoms of the disease. | No additional cases are reported from Ketchikan, where there was one death from polio September 20,| ;and there is one active case. Juneau’s one case is a mild one, | that of 4-year-old Michael Ricke. His physician said today that the young- ster is improving and that he prob- |ably will be out of the hospital m‘ | two weeks. ! According to Dr. James T. Googe, 1 Health Department director of local health services, all physicians in the | Territory are required by law to re- (Continued on Page Eight) SALMON PRICES ARE INCREASED - 20 CENTS A CAN SEATTL5, Oct. 3—(M—The skim- regular Juneau Rotary Club lunch- py 1950 salmon catch already ;., having its effect on the housewife's | pocketbook. Retailers said yesterday the price | of a one-pound can ‘of salmon is| | running 20 cents higher than last| | year. Quotations of 57-19 cents a can for pinks and 69-72 cents for Reds are being made by large mar- kets and chain grocery stores, com- pared with 35-39 and 59-63 last year. Behind the jump is the abnorm- ally low catch both in the north- |west and in Alaskan waters. Brokers describe the Puget Sound | and Columbia River catch as the lowest in 60 years—about one-fourth lof the million case pack of 1949. The Alaska pack this year amount- the program next week, President! ed to only 3200000 cases against e 34,100,1)00 last year, J All Korean Occupation Is Debated United Nations Discusses Means of Preventing Recurrence of War LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 3 — (B — Australia called today for the occu- pation of all Korea by United Na- tions forces, but India expressed grave doubts about the wisdom of such a course. India’'s Sir Benegal N. Rau ex- pressed opposition to an American- supported eight-nation resolution which he said authorizes the in- definite occupation of North Korea. Australian Foreign Minister Percy C. Spender asked for the complete destruction of the North Korean army as a fighting force to prevent a new aggression in that country. The Indian and Australian views were expressed before the General Assembly's Political =~ Committee which is debating proposals for pacification and unification of Ko- rea. In a defense of the crossing by South Korean forces of the 38th parallel, Spender said: “It would be useless if North Ko- rean forces were allowed to remain ready again to threaten South Ko- rea. The bloodshed and destruction of the last months would all have been in vain.” Rau declared the U.N. should call on North Korea to cease fire im- mediately. If the North Korean Communists refuse to obey the order, “we could then rechart our course,” he said. SECOND U. 5. ' DESTROYER IS DAMAGED WASHINGTON, Oct. 3—(®—A se- cond American destroyer has been damaged by a mine explosion off the coast of North Korea, the Navy announced late yesterday. | 1t sald the U.S.S. Mansfield had Istruck a mine last Saturday and that seven men were injured, The incident was located 40 or 50 miles north of the 38th parallel and off the éast coast of Korea, The skipper of the Mansfield is Comdr. Edwin H. Headland, Jr., Tacoma, Wash, Admiral [Forrest P. Sherman, chief of Naval operations, told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday that “a great many” floating mines of Russian have been found in Korean waters. The Navy had said earlier that the Destroyer Brush was damaged when it hit a mine in the area explosion, revised yesterday, was 11 dead, 10 injured and three miss- ing, The Navy said the Mansfield, af- | ter emergency repairs, made port at | Sasebo, Japan, as the Brush had | done, } Meanwhile, a Navy spokesman said that “no evidence is in hand that any submarine or submersible e This was in reply to Congress- | in Korean waters. WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Fiour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau—Maximum, 56; minimum, 35. At Airport—Maximum, 56; minimum, 28. f FORECAST (Juneau and Vietnity) Variahle high cloudiness to- night and Wednesday. Low- est temperature near 36 de- grees in Juneau and as low as freezing in outlying districts highest Wednesday near 54. PRECIPITATION © (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today ® City of Juneau — Non e since October 1 Non ® since July 1—21.97 inches. |e At Airport None; ® since October 1 None; since July 1--19.32 inches. @ OIS, 70 R 6 o o Tl T W U.N. PLANES HIT ENEMY TANKS, CARS South Korean Forces Con- finue Drive Toward Manchurian Border By Russel Brines TOKYO, Oct. 3—(P—The Fat East Air Force reported Allied war- planes pounded heavy traffic col- umns rolling southward today in Red Korea from Communist China’s Manchuria boarder. The reports came as South Kor- eans pierced nearly 50 miles north- ward into Red Korea on a drive aimed to carry all the way to the Manchuria frontier, ‘Then the South Korean penetra- tion army commander conferred ur- gently with two top U. S. generals ' who flew to Koryo Airfield, just south of the parallel 38 border on Korea’s east coast, to meet him. Pilots making the strike along the international highway to the North Korean capital of Pyong- yang reported they destroyed 56 trucks and five other vehicles. Thpy claimed damage on 12 other trucks and a dozen other vehicles. Southbound Traffic Is Increased The increased traffic on the road type | last Wednesday, The toll in that| was sunk or damaged by UN fore- | {U. 5. Renews Demands |For Refurn of Ships a U. 8. ship had sunk a submarmei men's questions about reports that | from Antung, Manchuria, to Pyong- yang was first noted at 5:30 p.m. Monday (3:30 a.m.,, EST), an air- force spokesman said. At midni ht, B-26 night intruder planes ldiled to fihd any trace ot the vehlcle columns. Fighter-bombers were gent to the area shortly after dawn Tues- day. The first flight failed to sight any traffic. The Allled pilots flew lewer and slower and eventually found cam- ouflaged trucks off the paved road. The air spokesman said 35 of the 56 trucks reported destroyed were bagged in the vicinity of the North Korean capital. UN Air Attacks Near Manchuria An air spokesman in Tokyo said the northernmost attack line along the highway was 30 miles south of the Manchurian border. The of- ficer refused to comment on where the southbound traffic might have originated, Fifth Airforce pilots re- ported truck kills in Kwaksan, Anju, Sinanju, Yongyu, all along the bat- tered highway, Antung is 100 air miles northwest of Pyongyang and across the Yalu River separating Korea and China. A Red column was reported late last month streaming down from Manchuria but air patrols were unable to finad any trace of it later. (The Pyongyang radio, in a broadcast of the Reds’ Tuesday night war communique, failed again to mention the border crossing by South Koreans last Sunday. The broadcast heard in San Francisco said the Reds had destroyed six Allied planes and 4 tanks. It con- tended there still was heavy fight- ing in the Seoul area.) AP correspondent Tom Lambert said American Marines Tuesday (Continued on Page Eight) N Loaned fo Soviels WASHINGTON, Oct. 3—(#—The United States has again demanded that Russia return promptly two American icebreakers which the Russians claim are trapped in the Arctic ice. The State Department said a formal note went to the Soviet :Embassy Sept. 18 asking when the | United States could expect delivery of the two icebreakers—the North- wind and Westwind. Russia had informed the United States last May 31 that the two vessels might be freed from an ice jam in September or October. The two vessels are modern, well- equipped icebreakers which Russia received in 1944 from the American Navy. Russia’s story about their being caught in the ice has been received skeptically by American diplomats and Naval authorities, A third icebreaker, the South- wind, was returned by the Russians fast year after numerous demands by the United States.