The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 9, 1951, Page 1

THE DAILY ALAS “ALL TUE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL. LXXVI, NO. 11,703 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 Red Forces Drive Hard on Retreatmg Allzes BIG DEBATE SCHEDULED IN SENATE Question Is About Sending | American Troops to Europe for Defense WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — » —A | Senate vote on sending American troops to Europe appeared hkl-,’ today to produce the first test in Congress of President Truman’s program to center free world de- fenses there. Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the | Republican floor leader, promised to seek action soon on a resolution barring the assignment of additional U.S. ground forces to Europe until | Congress fixes an overall policy. This issue is at the heart of the swelling foreign policy debate whicii | has taken on added vigor in the wave of severe military reverses in Korea. Low Down on Debate Reduced to its essence, the debate is over whether this nation should concentrate its defenses Communist aggression within its own shores or should give extensive) aid as well to friendly nations in ‘Western Europe and elsewhere. | Mr. Truman said nothing about sending more troops abroad in his| personally delivered “State of qu Union” message to, the new Con-| gress yesterday. But he described the North At- . lantic community as “the heart of | our defense effort” and® lefi nof doubt that he has no intention of turning back from the course of helping friendly nations«fo rearm. “We Will Fight” The President also pledged that avenues of negotiation would b2 kept open in the hope of reaching. a peaceful settlement with Russia, but he declared that “we will fight, if fight we must.” Wherry’s resolution, which he lefi 4n a parliamentary position where | the could call it before the Senate almost any time, would bar assign- ment of any further ground forces "Mee! Their STUDY UNDERWAY T0 MOVE FWS FLEET T0 JUNEAU BASE to Europe “pending the formulation | i The establishment of a $300,000 a year operation in Juneau is possible within the near future if it is de- ! termined economically advisable to move the Service vessel fleet headquarters to this port. it was disclosed today by Clarence Rhode, regional director. Headquarters of vessel personnel and the mainten- ance base is now in Seattle. . An evaluation of all factors in- volved must be made before a final | decision on the move can be given by Albert Day, Director of the Fish | and Wildlife Service, Rhode sald. Day has indicated action will be | taken on the matter within the next month. | of a policy with respect thereto by the Congress.” Administration leaders planned, Aan effort to send it to the Demo- cratic-controlled Foreign Relations’ .Committee where it probably would ie. The test vote, which could come on that side issue, was generally expected to be close. MISS MARTIN SECRETARY IN JUNEAU BPR OFFICE Miss Virginia Martin arrived in Juneau yesterday by Pan American plane and assumed the position of secretary to Bureau of Publicj Roads Division Engineer H. A.j \Btoddart today. Miss Martin comes from Portland, Oregon. She re- places Miss Mary Bond who left re-: cently to make her home in Orezon. The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (c«nmxm, 1951, py Bell Syndicate, Inc.) | i Study Factors Rhode said a study of the feasi- bility of moving the vessel head- quarters to Juneau is about com- pleted and will be taken up with officials in Washington, D. C. while he and Howard Baltzo, Assistant Regional Director, are in the cap- Iital to attend the annual confer- ence of FWS directors. They will leave Juneau tomorrow and will be in Washington about a month. The headquarters base for the| ASHINGTON Demmaml fleet would be at the Juneau Sub | Fenators came out of their secret .caucus of the new Congressional; has a permit for occupancy and session determined to fight back| Use of the subport marine re- against ynfair, below-the-belt pol- | pair station for overhaul of sma.ll itical campaigning such as the fake! vessels, the 30 to 40 foot crafi. photo featuring a chummy conver-| Twenty of these vessels are being sation between Senator Tydings| Overhauled there this winter. and Communist Earl Browder. Work This Winter ! Senatorial backs were stiffened by Heavy equipment and a power | Port Rhode said. The Service now UN troops, heavily laden with combat gear, board an LST of the Korean port near Seoul neared an end. ean Communist forces were driving south of the fallen capital. \\'i"pllulu via radio from Tokyo. 35 Membersol Religlous Cult Awailing End of World or fo CHARTER PLANS 10 | - BACK PRESIDENT OR | TWO OF PROGRAM 2.5 God"'; Vigil On KEREMEOS, B.C, Jan. 9@ After 15 days of chanting and prayer in a darkened stone farm cottage, 35 members of a queer r ligious cult were ready today either for the end of the world or to ee their God.” There appeared to be some doubt just what the “Children of Light,” as they call themselves, expect to happen. Followers passed out word after their vigil began Dec. 26 that the knowledge of earth’s impending end Jan. 9 had come in a vision to their grey-haired leader, Mrs. Grace Agnes Carlson. But 50-year-old Mrs. Carlson, dressed in a flowing white robe and red cape, would not go that far when she talked to newsmen yester- day. “We are waiting to meet God,” she said. “But we don’t know in what form. Only God knows that.” Then she reiterated that she had experienced a phenomenon and had had visions which were “too sacred to disclose.” Whatever the “Children of Light” anticipate, they await it in semi- darkness. Blankets have been pinned over windows of the isolated cottage on the outskirts of this little fruit/ farming community of 1,000. Within are men, women and children who have divested themselves of things worldly. be free of debt “when the Lord comes.” Some disposed of orchard lands for as little as $2 an eacre. 'HUNT CONTINUING, BADMAN IM WEST Clint Anderson of New Mexico,|scow as well as the small craft who urged them to make a test; have also been moved into quarters | issue of the Maryland Senatorial]at the subport to be readied tor | eampaign which defeated Tydings,| next season’s operations, according While the same vicious type of|to the Regional Director. Rhode campaign had been waged in other |said it is probable two of the| states, Andgrson said, only in|large vessels will be brought nurch\ Maryland was there direct evidence | from Seattle this winter and their | that the candidate himself, GOP | personnel added to the crew now at‘ John Butler, had participated. | work on the small craft at the | “All you boys will be under this|subport. It is also planned to use| sort of attack if you don’t do|some local labor on the job. | something about it,” warned the| The Service maintains a fleet of New Mexico Senator. Showing the Senators the phony, composite pic- sture of Tydings and Browder, An- derson continued: “Now I have seen a picture of a very wonderful member of the ‘United States Senate who had visited Bikini and had gone bath- (Continued on Page Four) | used for transportation of persomn- nel and equipment, patrol duty,| game and refuge work and stream improvement operations. Rhode said the Service is grad- ually acqumng a large fleet of small vessels and it is not practical l (Continued cn Page Two) ; SAN DIEGO, Calif,, Jan. 9—» manhunt continued with iucrea tempo throughout the west for the elusive Bill Copk, a M badman, wanted for the possible slaying of eight persons in a cro. country trail of terror. In the last few days the hunt ha centered along the Mexican horde: but in scattered sections of Tex Oregon, Kansas, New Mexico | california jittery ctizens have re 24-year-old ex-convict. However, the FBI here frankly skeptical of reports that o6k had crossed the border back 1nto the United States from Mexico wa | because of the close watch at the; boundary line and the extensive gineer on the Eklutna project with roadblocks that have been main- headquarters at Palmer, is in Ju-| tained. in Inchen Seoul had already fallen iman’s {of Nebraska Many sold all their possessions to | | Kilgore UN Forces leave Inchon . as evacuation and North Kor- harbor and Chi Self Styled Progressive| e me s cer Demoratic Senators Line Up for Work WASHINGTQN, Jan. 8 — () — 2 tyled progressive group of self Democratic Senators charted plan: last night to back President Tru foreign and grams. The Senators met for more tha: ol but | the apartment (D-L-NY), on four hours in Senator Lehman emerged close-mouthed strategy plans. Several Senators declined to di cuss the meeting, but others told ¢ reporter that statehood for Alask: their | and Hawaii was one of the major topics. These Senators predicted that « fresh effort would be made soon tc get Congress to approve statehooc for the two territories. In the last session, the House ap- proved statehood for both of ihe American outposts but the bill diec in the Senate after strong opposi- tion developed from some Southcr: law-maker: No formal action was taken last night's Humphrey (D-Minn) said there wa: strong sentiment to “back his (the President’s) hand on both grams. It also was learned that the names of two of the President’ chief Senate Republican critics Senators Taft of Of Whe! entered into the ¢ would disclose and cussion, but no one what was said Attending the ators D meeting were of Illinois, Ne: West Virgini McMahon of Cc anderson of New Mexico est Virginia, Magnuson of necticut Island, Ps Hhodt O'Mahoney re; i Lehman {lark Is fo Manage Nenana lee Classic FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Donald €l has been manager of the Nenana Ice Five committeemen, all Aeuldnn 8 of Nenana, were named to assist 10 large vessels and 30 small craft| ported sighting men resembling the | Clark, They are Jack Swift, R Crow, Bill Joe Sct and Charle; Munroe, FELKNER HERE B. G. Felkner, construction en- domestic pro- meeting but Senutor pro- Jan, 9—A named L knotty job of writing { stallment” tax bill February 1. REVOLTIS THREAT BY RUSSIANS Stassen Back from World Trip Gives Conclusions -Says Peace Wanted NEW YORK, Jan. 9—{#—Harold Stassen returned from a round-the- world - trip today convinced that while, there “are very real dangers of [ world war, the prospec of worldpeace are brighter at any time in the past three ye P The Presidc the Univer: ol Penngylvanio three principai cenwans for conclusfons., First. he id, “the whale worlc is gwakening to the extreme evils of @ommunist imperialism and that p ne of the key things.” Revolt everywnere Curtain countries and the unter- inciude the bezins ar an rave ed “peapie Army in- Ppeact treedom Rusiah - Kremlin o revoluiion, which will i it waht wd es a ¢ “America and other peace- are rearm vacuum £po world.” ions the pund the weeks, & London todsy airport by for their ou Philad en, plane i away five by from met at the sen Jef Chestnut Hill Mrs home ide Lands his first he con- Mac- Visits Many After .|w\.ml A here With ‘cen. Donglas there he visited in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Isracl and South Africa. He also con ferred with U.S. Ambasadors in those countries. Stassen said his “most inspiring conference” was with Dr. Albert Schweitzer, South African philoso- pher, the most informative with Gen. MatArthur, and the most en- couraging with Prime. Minister Nehru in India. He declined to discuss the sian war potential. NEW TAX BOOST IS PREDICTED WASHINGTO! tentative agres sideration of a dollar tax bill F reached today by hur. From Rus- Jan, 9 — @ — nt to begin con- ew uary 1 was managers of t This new mea as much as £10,000,600,000 & yes There were these other develop- | ments on the tax {ront: 1. President Tru ator Byrd (D-V; sary to tax until it hurts,” to build up the free world military might in the face Communist ageres- sion. . 2. Talk of a possible national re- legislation. of tail sales tax began I)nnm.; about Capitol Hill. Snyder . met with Doughton (D-NC) of Ways and Committee rorge (D-Ga) of Senate Finance Committee to work out the time table for the third big tax st since the Korean commenced last June Doughton r told newsmen that under the schedule agreed tw--the House Chairman and Ways bills providing defense coniracts and for continu- ation of the reciprocal trade law. These shofld be way quickly, he said, committee hopes to take " STEAMER MOVEMENTS Denali from west scheduled to ar- rive southbound Sunday morning, Baranof ccheduled (o sail Seattle 5 p.m. Friday. Princess Norah : LR STATUTE MILES c Solid arrows locate n (Jan, 6), with city would enable the [ By JACK BELL multi-billion Secretary of the ‘Treasury Snyder and Congressional may raise tazes ! vrote Sen- that “it is neces- the House the tentatively and Means Committee first will consider ¢ renegotiation of gotten out of the and then the up the a “third in- from | scheduled to sail neau. He is at the Baranof Hotel. | from Vancouver January 17, would be the U. ak Retreating Richest pri alony highway" ‘mmms | ONFOREIGN | POLICY, IS, Address Aimed on Obwouy Reply fo Truman's "State of Union" Message WASHINGTON, Jan Senator Taft (R-Ohio) the ' Truman administration the American people only a ‘“ves and no” choice on foreign policy In an address ‘to the National Press Club, d proposals are presented to Congress so that it has few alternatives in making decizions on international affairs. He cited examples the United Natior har- ter, the Marshall Plan of mic aid to Ewrope and the North At- lantic Pact Much of Taft’s addre in obvious reply to President man’s » of the Union me vesterday. Taft repeated his oppo i sition to America’s taking the initi- | ative in forming a great land army in Western Eurcpe to face the Rus- j slans. “I think that Is likely to bring we peace,” Taft declared Mr. Truman told Congress yes- terday the way to build to build up the’western Democracies to the point where the Soviets will respect their strength Administration policy 100ks creation of a combined Eurcpean defense force in which there will be considerable American troops, thoug no exact figures on contributions has ever been nounced. This idea has from some Congress possible Senate vote on it is up 9 N today said ) gives was aimed Tru- much more than to bring to brought opposition member A shaping STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Jan. 9 quotation of Juneau stock . today American 97'2, American ' and Tel. 151%, Anaconda 42 Douglas Aireraft j1o1%, Go eneral Electric 51, General +Motors 487, Good 687 . Kenne- cott 77%, Libby McNeill 9%, Northern Pacific 327 Oil of California 93 tury Fox 21%, U.S. Steel 43%, Pound 2.80, Canadian Exchange §5.37% Sales today were Averages today are as follows: ‘du it} 243,50, »1201. Ka mine 3%, m..~..w’;,~ A e n Chinese Commu a force of seven Red China i vital hub, Wonju, in central Korea, Reds to fan S. E (twisting Allies yielded the Suwon airfield to pul. (M \\u»mmu. mp | ab of | mittee | Co0 Closing | Can | | percent | told 1wl Libby | Standard | | position 3,780,000 shares. | in- | . utilities | _ 71 Where Reds mm Heavy R!ews DESPFRME b - FIGRT BY UN FORCES { ‘Atrempi to Slow Tide of Commies — ""Shoot” Is Order to Superforts (By the A Allied today to rolling sociated Press) troops fought low the Communist tide ard the heart of South Korea and menncing the U Eighth Army's retreat route old Pusan beachhead Two United Nations battalions ittacked a Red Korean force two mile: outh of battle-wrecked Wonju, rond hub abandoned Mond o the Red An Allied acked strong Communist miles southwest of Wonju Allied artillery mmed shells nto the Reds and fighter-bombers oared down in close support desperatély tow 8. to the counterat- six giment forces Fighting Raging said the rtly fighting before mid- Field dispatehe il raging night "Tue The counterattack six southwest of Wonju was in the where the Reds gained a hall mile Monday and Allled forces later re- ov i most of the ground Action on the western front south of ‘abandoned Osan was limited to patrols TEHUSHIMA was miles ist drives in South Korea aren mies battling for the arrows show how fall of to trap UN troops. now pulling back of the Allied re- Broke out to whth try Army arow) Massive Attack. Pianned But Army inteliigence reported N PR O he Chinese were building up o te MY #torce -around tt!vm (flAmES Osan. At least two Chine inies possibly 80,000 or more troops— pROPOSED 'N NEw were spotted in the area The Bighth Army continued its tetreat to the southeast. Vanguards | oressed close on the heels of rear "l:iIlJ troops Commlnee Also Wants Un- | freezing of $55,000, Bal- ance of Appropnahon Target Bombed B-20 Superforts hit Pyongyang, ‘e North Korean cepiial, for the® second consecutive day. Bombing by rader, they dumped more than 100 tons of high explosives on mili- tary targets there. Elsewhere, Allied fighters and bombers sneaked through breaks in the ground-hug- ging clouds to blast Communist roops and equipment south of Seoul ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 9 Eleven changes in the New Al- bill won appi atehood Com- nd session here. submitted to the Members of the Committee decided the make the enabling ble from the Alask. and would tend of the opposi statehood the Alask: at its we will be Congress. Th o Shoot Is Orders Allied pilots said Communist troops clogged the roads south of Seoul and in the Wouju area 55 mi outheast of there. After ighting thousands of soldiers changing from v Korean civil- The committee also decided to|'a" clothes into uniforms, the alr ask the ‘Territorial Board of Ad~|force drdered its pilots to snook Ininistration’ to. “nfreeze” the $58, |81l groups behind Communist dines balance of its appropriation except those which obviou were for. use fit-an’ educational, ‘promos | family groups or children tional and research program, Raids for Manpower One of the proposed bill changes Gen. MacArthu luv»" 5 J :m(rr- ellminato pdvty conkifars. | ioon War summary ssii. the North in the election ‘of delegates | KOTean army was ralding all villages the Constitutional Convention under its control m»wm‘vh my m:u\\- the proposed Cnbw . state. The | Pomer—summarlly drafting all men comnilttes {AVETEAREREAMon “of a|Desweer AT ARG ol SHEL ';f?'_'; primary vote to precede the elec- | '5 ¥ columns, and shooling: thoy Ao who refused to join up. new Statehood changes would act more des an point to eliminate tion in the states of view ome at would tions to of Cut Out Reservations Another references change would elir i EUROPEAN PAPERS gain Belgium, count 1ce. President e @ clause which drew Ill’ Ixmn, lust session of Congress. | The changes also provide for a| NT’S TA[K total of 31 delegates to be distrib- | pRES’DE uted among the divisions on the | basis of the 1950 census. The bill | (By Associated Press) passed by the House in the 1949 | Nearly all opean Newspapers Congress based delegates on the | _except the Communist pres 1940 census. The 1950 census base | hajled President Truman's State of would mean a big gain for |the Nation speech, generally de- Third (Anchorage) Division and a (l.:xu.u it would harde W m lesser for the Fourth (Fair-|Europe’s will to defend itself against beetiks) | aggression Minor Changes | spapers in Most other changes are minor. | Scandinavia and other A 12th proposed ohatige was drop- |close to the Iron Curtain approved ped. It proposed to lmit the s Some said it was a b of state lands to tracts of 640 {tation of recent dec acres and limit the authority of the | Taft (R-Ohio) and form: to collect more than 12’ | Herbert Hoover on minerals taken from| There was no comment from state lands, The committee was|Moscow or from any of her satellite that gold miners favored re-!capitals. But Communist newspa- tention of this |pers in France and in West Ger- Congressional L.| many made the expected remark Bartlett, a member of the State-|that the President had taken & hood Committee, predicted the pro- | “neéw step toward a essior posals would draw little, if any, op- gy i in Congr Most large lumber and paper Release “Frozen” Funds companies in the United States connection with have placed their timber resources 31 e | under management which will yield Page Twe) la continuous growth of trees. In request (Contia its