The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 15, 1951, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL TIIE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. L\\\’l ., NO. 11,734 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS - | Allied Forces Smash Through Ckinese Ring Gels F irst Korean Rlbbon JENSEN HOT POTATO GETS INTO SENATE BULLETIN Tarcus Jensen's | | appearance before the Senate flnsi | afternoon was blocked for at least | one day by Senator Frank Barr who gave notice of reconsideration of the previous vote to invite Jensen. By JIM MUTCHESON The red hot legislative controver- sy over former Rep. Marcus Jensen’s desire to tell his investigative story | boiled over into the senate today. At an overtime morning session : the senate voted 10 to 6 to extend | Jensen an invitation to appear be- fore the senate during this after- noon. It was set for 2 p.m The motion was made by John Butrovich after Jensen written a letter to the senate, questing an appearance. Butrovich motion included a proviso that the Douglas critic of the governor and! Rep. Stanley McCutcheon be re- | quired to make his appearance un-| der oath. When President Gunnard En breth asked Butrovich if he meant for it to be a closed door executive session, the Fairbanks Republican declared: “No sir; there was no mention of executive session in mj motion.” ‘The rollcall on the issue of hav- ing Jensen appear was: In favor: Republicans Butrovigh, Coble, Engstrom, Ipalook, Snider, Lhamon, Engebreth and Democrais Barr, Lyng and Nolan, Against wer2: Democrats Ander- son, Beltz, Huntley, MacKenzie, Mc- | Cutcheon and Republican Garnick. Some Democrats argued that the. believed Jensen should be reguirec to outline the nature of what he intended to discuss and what| charges, if any, he intended to! make, before he was granted the| floor. { Sen. Percy Ipalook (R-Wales) cited the record that the senate | had told Ross Kimball, former can- didate for labor commissioner, that he could be heard by the se: if he wished to appear, “just as any other citizen could.” Can’t Refuse Ipalook said he would see heated charges tossed around in the senate by a non-member, but he didn’t see how the senate could refuse to hear him. The senate earlier had passed bill by Sen. Anita Garnick to boy payments for indigent relief from i $30 2 month back to $60. She ex- plained that the payments had been at that level until a year and a half ago, when an old 1929 law was discovered which set a $30 limit. The vote was 15 to 1. Sen. W. L. Sen had | { hate toj (Continued on Page Twc) The Washington Merry - Go-Boand By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Beil Syndicate, Inc. ASHINGTON—Housing expedi- ter Tighe Woods has asked for sweeping new rent-control powers that will give the government more authority over rents than at the height of World War II. Here are powers he is asking (1) To restore rent control on housing that has been decontrolled (2) to clamp rent ceilings on new housing that has never been under controls; (3) to regulate commer- cial rents for the first time; and “4) to roll ba inflated rents to’ July 1, 1950. These requests have already been submitted to mobilization director Charles Wilson in the form of pro- posed A confidential summary was also sent to Wilson boiling down the legal language to plain English. Though this sum- mary was meant for Wilson's eyes only, here are the important ex- cerpts: “This bill amends the housing and rent act of 1947 by rewriting it completely; it extends to June 30, 1952, control over rents for hous- ing and veterans' preference in the sale and rental of new housing ac- commodations, and extends the of fice of housing expediter for th purpcse of administéring these functions. It also adds a new title authorizing the housing expediter tContinued on Page Four) | ! Shattuck | cutting to begin about March 19 on | proximately 45 men 'SCHOOL TEACHERS, { marched | port for the cit, Seccretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) presents the first Korecan campaign ribbon to Master Sgt. Andy Partin of Clearfield, Tenn., at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Collins (center). army pital. Similar ribbons will be pres: the Korean stripe. () DERBY DATES SET FOR JULY 27,128,129 At a meeting of the Golden North Salmon Derby Committee last night, July 27, 28 and 29 were selecied as the best dates according to tides for this year's big event. Following discussion it cided that the hours of m. to 5 p.m. met with the most favor with rules and areas same as last 3 Other matters regarding awards publicity, Saturday store closing during the Derby and fish check-in ystems were taken up. Enthusiasm promises a bigger and better Derby Dr. D. D. Marquardt and Curt are co-chairmen the was de- of committee. IUMBER MiLL 10 START CUTTING | AGAIN N MARCH At a stockholders meeting Juneau Lumber Co. Tuesday eve- ning a board of directors was elect- ed with B. C. Canoles named presi- dent; Minard Mill, vice president; Les Hogan, secretary-treasurer, and Tom Morgan and Roy Avrit named board members. The present i schedule calls for a full operating scale employing ap- and possibly more. Plans call for revamping the j present setup and installation of added equipment. The company is locally owned with about 150 stockholders. Ca- noles is manager and Stan John- son is superintendent in charge of the new layout and reco; ction. i PROMISED BOOST IN PAY, END WALKOUT | NXINNEAPOLI% Feb. 15/ (M- Minneapolis' 94 public schools closed since January 23 by a strike, have reopened, and some 63,000 pupils resumed their studies. Olasses were scheduled yesterday. Instead, picketing union teachers about the schools in sup- port of the] nand for a ps aise higher than the $100 annual increase offered by the school board The i se was settled by Gov: Luther W Yom dahl, who assu the instructors he would intervene with Minnesota legislators in an eifort to gain more financial sup- 's schools. d Washington, D. C. ief of staff, accompanied Pace to the hos- Gen. J. Lawton ented to all participants in The ribbon is blue with a small vertical white I"OUICKIE” TAX UPS VANISHES WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 —®— The prospect of any “quickie” tax increase this spring has .vanished. tepublicans said a decision, the | House Ways and Means Committee reached late yesterday also doomed President Truman’s proposal for a:rope, Marshall emphasized that the two-package approach to raising the | aim of the forces is to keep the; $16,500,000,000 he asked to meet mounting military costs. Chairman Doughton (D-NC) an< nounced after an hour-long closed ession of the committee that its current tax hearings will cover all revenue sing suggestions made by tary of the Treasury Sny- der, and any other proposals that)should precipitate another World { members of the committee desire to bring up. Only after those hearings are completed, he said, will the com- mittee decide whether to proceed with a two-package or one-pack- age bill. Mr. Truman and Snyder urged Congress to pass as quickly as pos- of L.ne'mhle a bill to raise taxes slightly more than $10,000,000,000 a year, dating it back to Jan. 1, and then to|a total contemplated defense (orce| consider in more leisurely fashion still another. EISENHOWER OFFTO PARIS y Associated Press) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves again today for Paris to take up his task of building up Western Eu- rope’s defenses rainst possible Communist aggression. STOCK qfiemlons NEW YORK, Feb. 15 — Closing j quotation of Alaska Juneau mine tock today is 3%, American Can 108, American Tel. and Tel. 153%, { General Electric 54, Douglas Air- craft 107'2, General Electric 54%, General Motors 50, Goodyear T1%,; Kennecott 77%, Libby, McNeil and Libby, 10%, Northern Pacific 36% Standard Oil of California 98%, Twentieth Century Fox 23'%, U. S. Steel 45%, Pound 2.80%, Canadian Exchange 95.25. Seles today were 1,700,000 shnre» Averages today were as follows: Industrials 253.61, ities 42.96. Korea became a trusteeship of the U. N. by the formal terms of surrender for Japan; 1945, rails 88.10, util-| ;due late Saturday afternoon or eve- | September, | BIG FORCE IS NEEDED IN EUROPI 'Marshall Says Six U. S Army Divisions Are Re- quired for Defense WASHINGTON, Feb. Administration plans contemplate that six U. 8. Army divisions—triple | the American forces now in Europe —will serve with the combined Al- lied Armies being organized to de- fend Western Europe against pos- | sible Communist aggression. Secretary of Defense | gave the figure, which means send- | ing over four additional divisions, to the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees today. He said he did it “reluctantly” but in belief it was better than to have | a debate over uncertainties. | | as to numbers of men, but an Amer- iican Army division consists of about | 18,000 men. In addition, support ele- { ments — supply and maintenance, communication, transportation and other units — are needed to keep | combat forces in a state of readi- | ness. Present Overseas Force The Unitel States now has in Eu- and a constabulary force — equiva~ lent to a second division — trained and equipped for field combat, yet men. Thus more than 60,000 men of the present force presumably are in support elements. The Senate Committees are con- sidering whether Congress should adopt a resolution of some nature concerning the 1at hearings. ¢ In ripping the top-secret label joff this much of the government’s blueprint for defending Western Eu- peace. Keep the Peace He said the intention is: 1. “To deter aggression if that be possible and 2. “To defeat aggression if, in i spite of all our efforts, the actions |a( the Soviet Union or its Satallites War.” As to any congressional stand, Marshall strongly urged that the legilators should not do anything which would tie the hands of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, as Com- mander of Allied Forces, by limiting the number of troops that could be placed under his command. The proposed six U. S. divisions under Eisenhower would be part of | of about 40 divisions. In addition to theU. S. ground forces, there would also be American air and naval units in the com- bined defense forces. o o 0o 0o 0o 0 0 00 WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau Maximum 33; minimum, At Airport 32; minimum, 28. 217. Maximum, J FORECAST Cloudy with rain tonight and Friday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight near 33 degrees. Highest Friday near 37. Southeasterly winds occa- sionally as high as 25 mile per hour Friday. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending a.m. today City of Juneau — .52 inches; Since Feb. 1 — 84 inches; since July 1 — 42.92 inches; At Airport — .56 inches; Since Feb. 1 — 98 inches; since July 1 — 31.25 inche: e o 0o 0 0 0 0 0 | STEAMER MOVEMENTS Princess Norah from Vancouver 0000 e0sev0s00000e00000® a0 ning. | Denali scheduled to | Seattle 4 p.m., Friday. | Baranof from west scheduled to arrive Sunday morning southbound. sail from l 15 —P— Marshall Marshall gave no over-all flgurel rope the First Infantry division | the last official indication of troop strength in Europe was about 97,000 “troops-to-Europe” | issue. Marshall was the first witness | ©eevsere®0 0000000000000 00000 UMTS GIVEN AAPPROVAL BY| PRESIDENT { WASHINGTON Feb. 15 —(P— President Truman expressed infor- mal approval today of the Univer- sal Military Training and Service bill approved by the Senate Armed | Services Committee. The President has long been an advocate of universal training and has recommended it repeated- ;ly in messages. Chairman Russell (D-Ga) of the committee discussed the measure, which lowers the draft age to 18, with the President today. He af- terward told newsmen: “The President said he was ex- tremely gratified over the commit- tee action and spoke very approv- ingly of the legislation.” The House Armed Services Com- mittee is now undertaking a “Par- agraph by paragraph” study of the Senate committee bill. Themeasure, which would allow drafting of 18-year-olds and ex- tend the period of military ser- vice, cleared the Senate Armed Ser- vices Committee yesterday by a 13 to 0 vote. No time has been set for Senate debate. The House group then ordered its professional staff to make an an- alysis of the Senate bill as a pos- sible pattern to follow in its own closed-door consideration of the |adminiszrahofi-urged plan for bol- stering the nation’s military man- | power, ICOUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT An ordinance to include th services of doctors and dentists in the City sales and service tax is due to come up for a second read- ing at a regular City Council meet- ing tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. Also on the agenda for second reading is an amendment to an ex- isting ordinance to provide a $1 fine within 48 hours of a parking meter violation, $2 for between 48 and 96 hours and over that cita- tion into court. Two card table licenses are to be reconsidered, those of Joe Thom- las of the Triangle Club for one card table, and Gaby Lampke of the International Pool Room for two | $OER 6. CALLED TO SKAGWAY BY ILLNESS OF FATHER Mr:. J. R. MacMillan Is in Juneau from Ketchikan awaiting plane transportation to Skagway to be wtih her father M. E. Rogers who is ill there. Rogers was a long- time employee of the White Pass and Yukon Railway in the carpen- ter shop and is now retired. Mrs, | Rogers passed away last year. ' Mrs. {the Vice President of the First National Bank in Ketchikan, She is active in civic affairs there and 'is president of the Ketchikan City :lemry Board. \ MacMillan is the wife of | [15-Year-Old Girl Mother Of Twins LOS ANGELES, Feb. | A 15-year-old girl became a mother ; of twins yesterday, making grand- ( parents of her mother and father both at the age of 32. Mrs. Barbara Solomon, Haw- thorne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brannen, gave birth to | premature babies. The twins, weighing four pounds, 11 ounces and four pounds seven | ounces, were plnced in incubators. MEAT PRICE ROLL BACK IS NOW ORDERED WASHINGTON, Feb, The government today ordered many large meat packers to roll back prices in a surprise move aimed at relieving price squeezes on wholesalers and retailers. The action was taken by the Of- fice of Price Stabilization (OPS). Officials there expressed doubt the move would have any immed- iate effect on retail meat prices paid by housewives. Instead, they said, it is more likely to guarantee “more equitable distribution” of meat supplies. They noted that meat prices generally were frozen on Jan. 25 at the high- est level charged by a retailer be- tween Dec. 19 and that date. 15 —P— NEW DIST. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ALASKA PROGRAM WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 —(M— Secretary of the Interior Chapman today appointed Donald R. Wilscn Woonsocket, R. I, as district di- rector of the Interior Department’s Public Works program in Alaska. Wilson will be stationed at Jun- eau. Now on an extended vacation in the United States, Wilson was city manager of Anchorage, Alaska, from June 1948 to June 1950. John D. Argetsinger, district en- gineer on the Public Works pro- gram, has been in charge of the Alaska office. He will remain there as district engineer, Chapman said Congress has authorized a five- year $70,000,000 Public Works pro- gram for Alaska. Applications for more than that amount of con- struction already have been receiv- ed. Congress has appropriated $10,- 000,000 to start the program. e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 TIDE TABLE Februaiy 13 Low tide 3:40 am. High tide 9:51 a.m. 13.0 ft. Low tide 4:56 p.m. 27 ft High tide 11:43 p.m. 116 ft. (o & en e 80 0 0 @ 74 ft. Ltaly ‘emne a Republic on June 10, T, Ty z | FASHIONS ON 1CE — Leah Jahns, ot Roth, Vel Dorne, Jeri Raye Sal Terry Gay (left to right) model bathing suits on ice stage at fashion show in North (,onvny. N. H. BEARS OF KODIAK 1. ATTACKED Memorial Seeks Year! Round Open Season-~ End to Bag Limit By BOB DE ARMOND \ Continuing the tradition of the present session that it generates most of its steam while considering memorials, the House of Represent- atives this morning was the scene of a heavy attack on the brown bears of Kodiak Island. The Carlson-Scavenius Joint Me- morial seeking a season on Kodlak Island bears and a removal of the bag limit, was called up as a special order of busi- ness. The memorial points out that al- though Kodiak Island has ideal con- ditions for stock raising, the busi- | and in e of ness has proved difficult many cases impossible bec: the bears. More than two hundred head of | livestock have been killed by bears in recent years, according to the memorial. Would Include Kenai The memorial did not ch the final debate stage this morning, but an amendment offered by Rep. Pollard to include Kenai Peninsula bears in the request, provoked some argument. Rep. Scavenius, co-author of the memorial, considered Kenal Penin- ula an entirely different proposi- tion than Kodiak Island. He op- osed adoption of the amendment. Rep. Carlson, on the other hand, came out flatly as the enemy of all brown bears, wherever found Rep. Kay opposed both amendment and the memorial self. “Bears are worth more to Alaska than all of the cows on Kodiak I\I.nul’ he asserted, and pointed out the e of the big game huntinz business and its importance to the Territory. “I think it would be a mistake for us to encourage the tourist business on the one hand and at the time to wipe out one of the big tourist attractions,” Kay said. “It would be just as silly as wiping out the rainbow trout.” Against Trout, Too “Well, I'm against the trout, too,” boomed Rep. * son. “Both trout =nd hears damage the fishing inaustry in which we make our living. As for tourists, they don’t amount to nothing. We never see any around my country, bt we do see lots of bears killing salmon in the riffles.” Carlson felt that the it- same farming and stock raising are much more import- ant than bear hunting to the Ter- ritory’s economy, and Rep. Doris Barnes concurred in this “Besides being desiur etive, bears are dangerous,” Carlso: ;aid. “Many men have been killed vy them, and there is a lady in this House who «Continued on Page Two) 12-months open | CHINESE IN BREAK, THEN IN RETREAT CommunistP;sh Stopped Adter Two Days Fight- SneaksMowed Down (By Associated Press) An Allied relief column sm through a Chinese Red ring to reinforce American and neh forces holding the Chipyong anchor on the Central Korean warfront. The relief force battled cizht hours before breaking througih to the Chipyong perimeter at 530 pm. The action began five mile h- southwest of the town The hard-hit Chines broke and ran Chipyong, 35 air miles en east of Seoul, is the anchor of a 20-mile Allied « line stretching over sno hills and valleys to Wonj the central mountain passe Red Push Stopped American-French guryise stoutl withstood two day massed Red infantry aseaul help break the back of the med at cracking the Central front. The Communist push was ped Wednesday. Red casualties were countec 10,593 on all fronts Wednesd: brought to nearly 100,000 | killed, wounded or captur the Allied limited push by killer columns began Jan. 25, AP Correspondent John Randolph reported the Chipyong garrison rad- joed that the Chinese were “flecing in all directions” after the relief { column rammed through fr the south. shed (ay inally n of The drive at It hose | | | we e Sneakers Wiped Out On the Western front, American Doughboys and artiliery wiped out 400 Chinese who sneaked acr( the River Wednesday night i i | Han Seoul. It was the second consecut | disastrous Red attempt to cr | icy stream near the burned mer capital. More than 1100 ean Reds were killed thor { foray early Wednesday Elsewhere on the frig lied forces were malkir counter-attacks, AP Corie Tom Bradshaw reported Amc troops, attacking with hand nades, took high ground nor of Kyongan, 17 miles son Seoul. s the t Al- 1 1 ponder To Strike Back Lt. Gen. Matthew Eighth Army conu ficers of the Tent} lied forces “shall destroy the bulk | forces which we The Tenth corp .of the four-day ma drive down ceniral i | i B spine. Four Red knocked out. Ridgway of a lieutenant Edward M. Al commander. A-J (0. GIVES CITY TITLE TO SWIMMING POOL SITE IN BOWL The City of Jmu au has a warranty deed from the Juneau Mining Co. for a 120 | foot tract surrounding the swimm “mul in Evergreen Bowl, accor to City Clerk C. L. Popejoy consideration involved was the only provision was that the pany's existing water lines d disturbed NO SHOWING ALASKA FILMS TONIGHT, ELKS HALL, HELD AT FAIRBANKS The showing of the two A! films scheduled tonight and F night has been cancelled for night. Don Knudsen, who was ex- pected to arrive today from Fair- | banks with the films has been de- layed by weather and is not ex- pected to arrive until tomo: As far as was known at pressiime this afternoon, the showing of the two films will be made only on lr-riduy evening. ka