The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 28, 1950, Page 1

—m SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXV.,, NO. 11,644 [ TRUMAN T0 | DYING STORM [ ROLL DRUMS LEAVES WAKE IT'S YES, IT'S NO; PARTY PLANNERS TALK OVER PRIZES FOR DEMOS|OF SIX DEATHS ... ... . .. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 — (& — | President Truman will roll thef drums for Democratic Congressional candidates in a single major political speech Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. Louis. The address will be delivered from Kiel Auditorium where Mr. ’n-umnn! wound up his victorious 1948 Presi- | dential campaign. It will be heard over the four nationwide radio net- works at 10 p.m., ES.T. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters last night that the network time—20 or 30 minutes—will be paid for by the Democratic National Committee. The committee and the Demo-| cratic candidates have been pressur- ing Mr. Truman to lend his voice to their vote drive. The White House said the St.; Louis speech will be his sole major effort in behalf of the party candi- dates between now and the Nov. 7 election. Mr. Truman had been ex- pected to make at least one Western “whistle stop” tour, but that idea: was dropped in view of the Korean war. The President will stop in St. Louis enroute home to vote at In- dependence, Mo. Ross said that Mr. Truman will “summarize and restate the issues of the campaign.” FILIPINO GOVT. | MUST REFORM 10 | GET ADFROM U.5, WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—(®—The United States proposed today a $250,000,000 five-year economic aid program for the Philippines provid- ed the island republic makes sweep- | ing reforms in its government. The proposal was sent by Presi- dent Truman to Philippine Presi- dent Elpidio Quirino in Manila. De- tails of the plan for dealing with an economic crisis were laid down in| the long-secret report if a special survey mission headed by Daniel W. Bell ,a former undersecretary of the treasury. It was made public today both here and in Manila. On the basis of its two-month on-the-spot survey last summer, Bell's mission said bluntly that the Philippine government had failed to deal effectively with its} postwar problems. “Inefficiency and even corruption in the government service are wide- spread,” the mission reported. In submitting the 53,00-word re- 1 Patrol committee for the big Hallo- | Warehousemen's Union) planners, add those of the Civil Air PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28 l,,\\\'e'en party Tuesday night in the —Pacific coast gales tapered off w»l day but storm warning flags were whipped by stiff winds from Cali- fornia to Canada. It was the fourth consecutive day of winds as one storm followed close on the heels of another. Last night’s blow reached 66 miles an hour. Fore- casters said more weather was brew- ing over the ocean but it appeared to lack the punch of earlier storms that toppled trees, unroofed build- ings, ripped down wires and halted shipping. One death in each of the coastal states was directly due to the storm: a duck hunter drowned in Cali- fornia; a motorist was killed by a falling tree in Oregon; a railroad brakeman was killed by a falling tree in Washington. Each state also had an indirect storm death: a man believed drowned near San Jose, Calif.; a highway accident near Portland, a heart attack while re- moving debris at Spokane, Wash. NEW POLIO CASE IS REPORTED, FIRST ONE FOR KANAKANAK A new case of polio falling out of the area in which others Have occurred is reported today with Clyde Spears, 6, of Kanakanak in the Dillingham area taken to the Providence Hospital, Fairbanks. This new case brings the accum- ulative total to 46 cases since Aug- ust with deaths totaling five. Cases reported to date since August ar Point Barrow, one; Fairbanks, 1 Anchorage, 18; Kanakanak, one; Juneau, one; Wrangell, one; Ketch- ikan, six. The Territorial Department of Health advises that parents should keep their children on a regular schedule and not to take them out of school. But taking children on unnecessary trips is not advised. SPECIAL AIRCRAFT 70 CARRY ALASKANS T0 WASHINGTON,D.C. Through John C. Reed of the US. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., arrangements have been made with the United States Air Force for military transportation of Alaskans to the Alaskan Science Conference next month. Reed, a fre- port, Mr. Truman told Quirino that | o eng visitor to the Territory, heads there must be an underscanding! on reform measures to be under- the conference steering committee. Gov. Ernest Gruening, who will taken by his government before the { open the Washington conference, recommendations are submitted to Congress. The mission outlined a detalled seven-point program based largely on Filipino self-help. It provided for tight U. S. supervision over the spending of the proposed $250,000,- 000 in loans and grants. The Washingion Merry - Go- Copyright, 1980, by Bell P By DREW PEARSON Suit substantiates Pearson Story On Tuesday, September 26, Drew Pearson began a series of columns about the sleight-of-hand operations on the part of Cong- ressman Walter Brehm, Ohio Re- publican, who for three years carried elderly Mrs. Clara Soli- day of Ohio on his Congressional payroll, and required her to kick back approximately half her sal- ary. Subsequent Pearson columns on October 2 and October 9 piled up more evidence on the Ohio Congressman’s kickback operation. Despite Congressman Brehm's vigorous denials of the Pearson charges, the accuracy of the lat- ter’s story was substantiated on Tuesday, October 24, when Mrs. Soliday entered suit in Ohio against the Congressman in an attempt to recover $7,340 in back pay, which she claimed he had taken from her during the three- year period she was on his staff. Mrs. Seoliday also sued for an ad- ditional $10,000 as “punitive dam- ages. Tax Dodger Found Guilty Another Pearson column scored a victory this week when ex- yumrunner Jimmy Rutkin, a (Continued on Page Four) Round| Synaloate, Inc) 'the Fish and Wildlife Service in plans to board the C-54 aircraft which is to come from Emendorf A. F. Base next Saturday. Among Juneauites who will join other Alaskans for the trip are B. Frank Heintzleman, Regional For- ester, and Ray Taylor, who heads the Forest Service Research Center; Leo Saarela, Territorial Commis- sioner of Mines; B! D. Stewart, who had a long career in Alaska mining ‘and retired this year as commis- sioner; and W. A. (Bud) Elkins, wildlife management supervisor of Alaska. Among other Juneauites planning to participate in the Science Confer- ence are C. L. Anderson, Territorial Fisheries Director, who will attend fisheries hearings in Seattle en- route; Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Health Commissioner, already in Washing- ton and Amos J. Alter, Health De- partment sanitary engineer. Gov. Gruening addressed the Ter- ritorial American Federation ~of Labor convention yesterday in Ket- chikan and was expected to return on the noon plane today. REVEREND BINGLE WILL BE GUEST IN PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT The guest speaker dt the North- ern Light Presbyterian church Sun- day morning will be the Rev. Bert J. Bingle, the Sunday School Mis- sionary and civilian chaplain along {the Alaska Railroad and Highway ifor the Presbyterian church. Mr. Bingle will speak at the 11:00 am., worship service. Mr. and Mrs. Bingle are enroute to their home at College, Alaska, after having attended the Christian Workers’ Conference for ’the past week at Sheldon Jackson Junior College. The public is cordially invited to {attend this service and to hear this limportnnt man in the Alaska work. various problems confronting the company in its Territorial operations National Guard Armory. It was easy enough to decide some things—the hours from 7 to 9:30 p.m.; every youngster along Gastineau Channel invited, with or without parents; three merry-go- rounds running, thanks to the en- thusiastic cooperation of city auth- orities; free treats and noisemakers as the children arrive . . . Then came the problem of prizes. “Of course, we'll give prizes for the best costumes,” said one experienced committee member. “It's always so mented another. “The people who can afford elab- orate costumes go out and buy them, then win the prizes. Some youngster who has worked hard and made a costume that represents a lot more in thought and time and effort just hasn’t a chance. Let's put the prize money into the favors.” It stood that way at the last meeting, although such discussions are not really over. Discussions in other committees are about how many hot dogs can be kept sizzling, finding a cashier who isn’t all thumbs, lining up movie projectors and things like that. Miss Jacque Fisher, chairman, has made committee appointments, and hopes that all present or past CAP members will offer their assist- ance, if not given a specific assign- ment. (Seems something “happened” to a directory—as sometimes does in hurry-up planning—so she can- not be sure all members are in- cluded.) Cadet Corps Commander Neil Fritchman is chairman of arrange- ments for the three merry-go- rounds, which are bound to be the chief attraction. These ‘Civil Air Patrol members were named to assist the three ex- perienced operators, sell tickets and handle the crowds: Squadron Com- mander Allan G. Marcum, Catherine Flood, Milton Furness, Jr., and Don Sayre. With the exception of Jack Rich- ardson, those selling and serving hot dogs, pop and coffee will be Cadet Corps teen-agers. These in- clude Elaine Molvar, chairman; Shirley Casperson, Joan Kassner and other cadets. E. A. Hinke will be in charge of games, selecting his own commit- tee. Bob Roberts will help with both games and merry-go-round as needed. First aid preparedness is an im- portant part of civil Air Patrol work. Should anyone need such assistance, even because of fainting from the excitement, Medical Officer Butch Suhrbier will be on hand, assisted by Miss Frances Paul, who also will pinch-hit at the merry- go-rounds if needed. STANDARD OIL MEN "END ANNUAL ALASKA MEETING IN JUNEAU unfair,” com- T, H. Dyer, Manager for Standard 0il Company of California at Ju- neau, was host to a large group of Standard officials representing Dis- trict Management and the Terri- tory during a meeting held in Ju- neau this week. S. E. Stretton, District ‘Manager for Standard, presided during the session, and a discussion of the were reviewed. According to Dyer, this meeting is similar to others which have been held annually in the past in order that the company can better keep abreast of the rapidly changing conditions brought about by Alaska’s growth and development. In addition to the discussion of operational problems, Stretton re- viewed the company’s public rela- tions activities in the Territory, in- cluding the Standard Oil Company of California scholarships _at the University of Alaska and the Stan- dard School Broadcast which has recently been released throughout the Territory. Attending the meeting were S. E. Stretton, District Manager, L. M. Hagen, Asst. District Manager, J. A. Blanchard, W. H. Reynolds, M. S. Jorgensen, M. B. Vincent, w. C. Erwin, Pete DeBoer, M. D. Moyer, A. F. Anderson, T. H. Dyer, J. D. Smith, Z. D. Bradford, R. H. Even- sen, W. L. Corliss, M. C. Coon, H. P. Elliott and F. N. Nelson. R AR FROM ANGOON Albert Frank, Sr., of Angoon is a visitor in town and is registered at the Baranof, “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950 COORDINATION, ALASKA UNIONS The first general conference of representatives of the ILWU (In- ternational Longshoremen’s and held in Alaska took place in Juneau yes- terday and today. Only represen- tatives from Southeast Alaska at- tended. The announced aims of the meetings were to create a more tighly-knit union organization and to discuss the problems of the vari- ous divisions which included work- ers in warehouses, cold storage, shellfish, salmon, fishing and long- shoring. Organizers hoped to even- tually, cover the entire Territory, they said. Harry Bridges, president of the in- ternational union, was unable to be present. However, First Vice Presi- dent J. R. Robertson and Second Vice President Germain Bulcke of San Francisco are present. John Olofson, Local 16 of Juneau was elected permanent chairman and Hans J. Hansen, Local 61, Ket- chikan, permanent secretary. Robertson Talks Robertson, main speaker for the firsi session, outlined the import- ance of all members of the union working for “what is good for the worker and the industry,” and for shooting at the goal of “respecta- bility for the ILWU.” He said that it had been the object of insidious propaganda through the newspapers and radio, that the union had held its own against the use of economic weapons and was now having polit- ical weapons used against it. He predicted that the increased use of political weapons could be ex- pected. He pointed out that under the Wagner Act from 1935 to 1947, there were no anti-trust suits against labor but under the present Taft-Hartley law that there was an increased number of legal actions. He urged coordinated action by all locals to assist in solving problems, and to build a Territory-wide or- ganization, Delegates Confer Following Robertson, various con- ference delegates reported progress and problems in the different di- visions of the union. Walter McCall, of the purse-seiners union at Ket- chikan, told of the merging of his union with ILWU, took a crack at the Fish and Wildlife Service in regard to salmon escapement in cer- tain areas which was reported good because fish traps were taken out by storms. He expressed hope that next season the price of fish to the fisherman would be on the basis of poundage and not per fish. Freeze Possibility {uwu AIMS AT ! Oscar Erickson, business agent for the Alaska Fisherman’s Union in Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan, re- marked that it was possible there might a freeze of wages and fish prices which should be considered. Andy Barlow, executive secretary of the United Trollers of Alaska (CIO), Juneau, as an invited guest to the session, expressed his appre- ciation at being invited to attend. There was a rather substantial representation of the cannery work- ers affiliated, with ILWU who brought up local problems of hours, wages, living conditions and being assigned to labor mot properly be- longing to their union. Today’s meeting went into execu- tive session at mid-morning to dis- cuss policy statements, membership service and methods of coordina- tion. A session last night was con- cerned with the problems of local marine warehousemen and cold storage workers. The convention is expected to be concluded today. 4 Margaret Williams of ILWU Local 222, Cannery Division of Peters- burg, whose group is out on strike in the crab and shrimp, refused to discuss the strike with the press “I promised our conciliator, Tom Moore, not to give out anything to the press through the union or this conference,” she said. KODIAK VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Scroggins ar¢ registered at the Baranof from Ko- diak. FIRE ALARM The Juneau Fire Department an- swered a 2:45 early morning alt to the Diaz Cafe on South Franklin Street for a small blaze back of 7 cooking stove.. Firemen reported I damage. STEAMER MOVEMENTS I Princess Louise scheduled to from Vancouver 8 tonight. Freighter Coastal Rambler schec- | uled to sail from Seattle, Mondu) Oct. 30. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle, Friday, Nov. 3 | IREDS FIGHT | UN FORCES ' ON BORDER Chinese Communists Re- ported Aiding No. Kor- eansfo Battle Furiously (By the Associated Press) Korean Communists, shielded by tanks, all but stopped the United Nations drive toward the Man- churian border in northwest Korea today. The Red forces reportedly bolstered by Chinese Communists, were fighting stubbornly and fur- fously. On the northeast coast, however, Scuth Korean troops entered the port of Songjin, 75 miles southeast of the border. Allied intelligence sources could neither confirm nor deny the pre- sence of Chinese troops in Korea. They expressed the belief the “Chinese” might be Manchurian- born Koreans, trained in Chinese armies. A captured Chinese soldier said an attack unit of the Chinese Red army entered North Korea 13 days ago with orders to battle the South Koreans. Situation Not Alarming A spokesman at Gen, MacArthur's headquarters said the situation in the northwest was not considered alarming. The Korean Reds, however, showed a rebirth of fighting fury in scattered sectors south of the Manchurian border. Near liberated Wonson, 4,000 by-passed Korean Communists battled United States Marines, ambushing and cutting up one company. The Reds organized heavy oppo- sition in the northwest and moved up reinforcements 12 miles south of the frontier town of Kanggye. United Nations forces found the o6ing hard on a 35-mile front ex- tending from Kasan to Onjong, at points 45 to 55 miles south of the border. Supply Line Cut A South Korean regiment which reached the Yalu river boundary Thursday had to pull back when the Reds cut their supply line. The British 27th brigade was forced to halt near Kasan when it came under Red tank fire. Fifth Air Force fighter-bombers and bazooka teams knocked out 10 Communist tanks and two self- propelled guns, a U.S. First Army Corps spokesman reported. i MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition PRICE TEN CENTS bz Vo s mstabci NATIONWIDE PHONETIEUP THREATENED NEW YORK, Oct. 28 —P—A long-smouldering wage dispute in the huge Bell Telephone System broke out anew last night with the threat of a coast-to-coast telephone strike Nov. 9. Only 16,685 equipment workers were involved directly, but they i have the full backing of their un- ion, the CIO Communications Workers of America, which pledged itself to honor the strikers’ picket lines. The CWA represents most of Bell's 300,000 employees. The main clash is between the big union’s division 6, with 10,000 workers, and the Western Electric Co., the manufacturing and install. ing subsidiary of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., par- ent Bell corporation, The union has demanded a “sub- stantial” increase without naming a figure, and has turned down every offer made so far by thé company. TWO TIES CONFUSE HOUSE COUNT IN CANVASS FIGURES In the general election of a couple of weeks ago, apparently anything could happen. ° : But who could guess shat out of the eight top candidates elected to the House of Representatives from the First Division, the official count would produce two tie votes. The official figures, released by the Canvassing Board give tie votes to Waino Hendrickson and Frank | Johnson and to J. Simpson Mac- { Kinhon and Verne Metcalfe. The best to be done under cir- cumstances, is to list the new mem- bers of the House from this division | alphabetically. Here they are, with their official vote; and the reader The South Korean First Division | can decide who is third or fourth made gains of three miles north and [ and who is sixth or seventh: west- of Unsan but Red resistance| Doris Barnes, 4107, Ed Locken, continued bitter. The stiffest fight- | 3280; Hendrickson and Johnson, ing broke out 10 miles northeast of | both 3277; Andrew Hope, 3186; Mac- Unsan at Onjong. Kinnon and Metcalfe, both 3089 and The Far East Air Force, which|Amelia Gundersen, 3085. carlier in the week had reported a | The Senate vote' remains ‘un. dearth of targets, was busy in the changed, with James Nolan receiv- bitter fighting in the northwest, ! ing 4118 votes and Elton Engstrom strafing and rocketing dug-in Red positions. OVER HALF MILLION T0 BE ASKED FOR PIONEERS’ HOMES A request for $460,000 for the Alaska Pioneers’ Home will be made of the 1951 Legislature, according to Henry Roden. He and the other members of the Board of Trustees met this week in Juneau to go over budget requirements for 1951-53. The $460,000 is $50,000 more than for the last biennium. A request of $60,000 also will be made, that sum for the Women Pioneers’ Home. Other trustees are Charles W. Carter of Junmeau and J. L. Gil- patrick, Sitka. WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clocksthis morning In Juneau—Maximum, 40;" minimum, 33. At Airport—Maximum, 42; minimum, 23. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Low temperature to- night near 30 and high Sun- day near 40. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; s'ace October 1—6.93 inches; since July 1—29.03 inches. At Airport None; since October 1—2.71 inches; since July 1—22.05 inches. ®© 9 9 9000 00 ee00e®0ccesce®scscenes®onoe 13976. Frank Peratrovich, defeated candidate, follows with 3300. | Highest vote cast in' the First Division = was for Henry Roden, Democrat, unopposed candidate for treasurer, who received 5340 votes. The First Division's total vote cast was 6922. iCondition of Sweden's King Still Unchanged STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 28— (m—Sweden’s 92-year-old King Gus- taf, his heart weakening in the grip of critical illness, was re- ported unchanged today after a generally quiet night. ‘The 92-year-old monarch's phys- ician, Dr. Hjalmar Casserman, sald early today Gustaf was “strikingly tired” though still “clear and lu- cid of mind.” He said the king's heart functions, affected by a bronchial catarrh, showed no pro- found deterioration, during the night. BABY RICE IS NAMED The first and only grandchild, a granddaughte of Dean and Mrs, Charles Rice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rice, has been named Brita Evelyn. She was born at St. Ann’s hospital here last Sunday. Robert Rice is with the Veteran’s Administration in Juneau. FROM CHICAGO Dr. Mary Sherman of Chicago is a guest at the Baranof. i ANCHORAGE VISITORS J. Russell Aky and M. L. Ander- son of Anchorage are guests at the | Baranof, [ Communism in Labor Given ! Denouncementby AlaskaFL; Convention Eieds Officers KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Oct. 28— (M—Alaska’s Territorial Federation of Labor adopted a strong resolu- tion yesterday against Communism in the labor movement. It denounced Red infiltration into labor unions and practices of al- legedly Communist-dominated unions, Other resolutions: Asked repeal of the merit rating clause in the unemployment com- pensation bill; (the clause provides credits for employers with low un- employment ratings). Asked that jobless compensation reserve fund be built to $15,000,000 from the present $8,000,000. Recommended keeping joint ap- prenticeship councils free of gov- ernment control. Endorsed the letting of contracts for government projects instead of a cost-plus system. Endorsed the Alaska statehood bill. Proposed settlement by the gov- ernment of the aboriginal claims to Alaska lands. Recommended a national medical- health bill. Lauded the International Long- shoremen’s Association (AFL) for its part in keeping cargoes moving into Alaska. Labor Commissioner Henry A. Benson outlined legislative prob- lems of the coming year and sug- gested amendments to the wage and hour and wage collection laws, ‘The group wound up the confer- ence by electing officers, naming Anchorage for the 1952 convention, and listening to Governor Gruen- ing. The Governor's keynote was that “Democratic government flour- ishes only when supported by an informed public opinion and a free press.” The new officers: Irvin Hill, Juneau, President; Cledamae Qammock, Juneau, Exec- utive Secretary; Julius Heinemann, Juneau, Treasurer. Vice Presidents elected were Dick Harris and Harry McCrea of Ju- neau; Alfred Owen Jr., and M. F. Allwine, Anchorage; Ward Gilmore and Lillie Angerman, Fairbanks; Melvin Rockstad, Kodiak; Dan Doyle, Sitka; and Joe Townsend, Ketchikan. FIRST REPORT FOR BOY SCOUT . FINANCE DRIVE Twenty-five of the 61 men work- ing on the Boy Scout finance cam- paign turned in a total of $1701.25 at the first report meeting Friday evening, according to campaign ¢halrman . Allen = Shattuck. With fewer than half of the team mem- bers reporting, the total for the first report was very good, Shattuck said. He requested that all workers make their subsequent reports to the Boy Scout office in the Goldstein Build- ing or to their team captains. Cort Wingerson'’s team eight was highest in the initial report, ac- counting for a total of $166.00; team four, captained by Jack Burford, was next with a preliminary total of $151.50. Both Wingerson and Bur- ford were tied for individual high totals of $80 of their teams’ reports. Five of the eight members of the executive committee turned in a total of $808.50, with Shattuck re- porting $213.50, and George Parks second high with $212. Workers are trying to reach all cmployees of business and govern- ment offices in their campaign this year, Shattuck said, with the feel- ing that the support of the Boy Scout program in Alaska is as much the concern of individual members of the community a$ it is of mer- chants and professional people. Shattuck urged that individuals contact one of the volunteer solici- tors or mail their contribution to the Boy Scouts, postoffice Box 2508, if they are missed at their place of business. The campaign will con- tinue through next week, with team members asked to make their con- tacts and complete their reports by then, RAINBOW HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL IS TONIGHT The Rainbow Hallowe'en Carni- val starts tonight at 8 o'clock in the Scottish Rite Temple with en- tertainment, fish pond, etc. Award- ing of the doll “Honey” will be made at 11:30 o'clock. DRAFTFOR | YOUNG MEN PREDICTED !May Spend Two or Three Years in Military Serv- ice - View of Experts WASHINGTON, Oct. 28— (M — Government manpower experts sald today that most young men from 18 through 22 during the next five to ten years probably will have to spend two or three years in mili- tary training. This, they consider the most ac- ceptable way of meeting President Truman's request for a 3,000,000 man armed force on a permanent basis. Requested legislation carrying some details of the plan is expect- ed to reach Congress either at the post-election session next month or the new session early next year. Congressional committee staffs al- ready are studying the problem. Without trying to forecast what the lawmakers will do, top man- { power experts, who ask to remain anonymous, told a reporter fhat these moves must take place: \ 1. The present draft or selec- tive service act must be overhauled on a long range basis with mini- ! mum terms of service for inductees extended from the present 21 months to at least 24 months. 2. Some power or authority must be established to assure a flow of slightly more than 1,000,000 young men a year into the regular armed forces. 3. A universal military training (UMT) program also must be set up. Top military leaders have advised civilian and congressional plan- ners that the various steps could be enacted separately. But they have ‘overall approach suggested an as the best solution. SEATTLE HEARING ENDS SERIES ON 51 FISHING RULES Discussion of southeast Alaska fisheries will open the Fish and Wildlife Service hearings November 6 and 7 in Seattle, on proposed Al- aska commeftcial fishing regulations for 1951, The hearings in the Chamber of Commerce Building follow a series of similar meetings in Alaska, the last of which was October 16 in Juneau. For the first time, the annual Seattle session will be conducted by Alaska officials of the Service, instead of by Washington, D. C,~ reprlesentatives. Clarence J. Rhode, Alaska FWS director, plans to leave Juneau Wednesday -or Thursday, flying a Service Beechcraft. He will preside at the Seattle hearings, assisted by C. Howard Baltzo, assistant director, and Rich- ard Shuman, fisheriep manage- ment supervisor. Rhode will con- tinue south to San Francisco for an important meeting with National Park Service officials. Interested fishermen and packers may submit written briefs to the Alaska director, or to the Fish and Wildlife Service director, Washing- ton, D. C., in time for arrival af the capitol by December 1. KOREANS ACCUSED OF EXECUTING 30 CATHOLIC PRIESTS (By Associated Press) A Korean Catholic priest at Won- san says that only four of 3¢ monks stationed at the port city’s Abbey of Saint Benedict survived the five years of Communist rule in North Korea. A U.S. Army officer—Colonel Gor- don Hendricks of Petoskey, Michi- gan—says the priest told him this story: Each time a new father superior was named for the abbey, the Com- munists would take him off to prison and ultimate execution. United Na- tions forces previously have re- | ceived reports of systematic per- secution of Roman Catholics in North Korea. AT THE GASTINEAU Richard T. Crafton of the Al- aska Road Commission is register- ed at the Gastineau Hotel, |