The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 5, 1951, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL TIIE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXVI, NO. 11,749 JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, \l ARCH 5, 1951 MEM IR ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS - | 6,000 Reds Routed by Screaming . Winter Hits RAZE RUSSIA, CLAIMS BUSH WASHINGTON, March 5—®-— Dr. Vannevar Bush, one of the co-developers of the atomic bomb, says this country “without ques- ticn” could “destroy Russia” with A-bombs if she started Europe. “We could destroy not only the key centers from which her armies would be supplied, but also political centers and the communications of her armies on the march,” Busk said on a Mutual Network broac cast last night. “Ini 7 equipped and supplies,” those nies T keep rolling for a time, but there would be no Russia behind them we know it today. “The answer to this is that the armies will not roll. No all-out war is in sight for the immediate future unl they or we make some serious error indeed.” Bush, now president of the Car negie Institution of Washington, a former chairman of the nation’s research and development board. SITRA HIT BY STORM 5 ith weapon: SITK.4, Alaska, March Winds that reached 45 hour with gusts up to 80 stru Sitka area yesterday, destroying two | airplanes, knocking down chimne; and breaking numerous wind town. The winds started Saturday ni and the wind velocily elimbed unti it hit the record 45 mile an hour blow at 6:20 a.m. Power service was interr peatedly during the night. The temperature dropped to as low as five degrees above. One of the planes was owned by Mike Pusich of Juneau and other by Alaska Coastal. HAKFORD IS SWORN IN AS OPS DIRECTOR IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Fred Hanford, Territorial Director | of Price Stabilization returned to Juneau Saturday from meetings in Washington, D. C., and Seattle a is preparing to get his office going immediately with a skeleton crew. With acting directors from other territories, Puerto Rico, Guam, Vir- gin Islands and Hawaii, Hanford was sworn into office hy J. Herbert Meighan, OPS director for region 14, February 27.°'Region 14 includes the territorial OPS offices, Juneau offices are temporarily n ) rooms 15, 16 and 17, Valentine Bldg In Seattle, Hanford met v Washington State Director, BE. Owen. The Wasnmgtoh Merry - Go-Round, By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Srndicate, Inc. (Ed. Note: During Drew Pear- son’s absence in Europe, the fol-| lowing column was written by his| staff.) WASHINGTON,—— It good thing that the boss is away ‘While he is skirting the Iron Cu tain countries and in no pes to blue-pencil us, we can some things that he would ne say if he were here. For a long timetheboss has de- bated what he should do about the vicious attacks leveled at him from the safety of the Senate ficor by Senator McCartihy — attacks in} which McCarthy -not only called | him a Commu but went to the extreme length of urging a boycott | against all Drew's newspapers and his radio sponsor. We have talked wi few senators and old the Senate ahd, so far as we can find out, this is the most edented Senatorial attack in Am-| erican history. On top of this McCarthy has had reprints made | on Page Fourn th quite (Continued ipted re- | the | URGES FEWIN!HITY a war in | Corrine Calvert (above), French actres, thinks it’s about time that ican women returned to be- ing women. Not only that, men, | she has this (o say, “I believe that he man should be the master in the family, and a woman’s first is to make him as happy as le.” (P Wirephoto. ‘STORIS RESCUES CAA MAN ON RAFT AT SUNSET C(OVE Tt started out to be fust-a Toutine terday to pick up the mail a large tir raft anchored yards at the Sunset CAA VHF peater station phens Pass —but it ended ing a rescue mission for the . Coast Guard c Storis. The mail hoat Yakobi cannot dock at the Cove go puts mail and sup- plies aboard a large raft anchored for that purpose. Fred Biesemeyer, | CAA employee at that station for the past three y jumped in {his boat with an outboard motor to run out for the mail. While Bigse- | mey was aboard the raft, rough | seas broke boat loose from its | mooring and cast it adrift, leaving 4 offshere Cove in St U. ter | him on the ratt. | U. ® Coast Guard headauarters | i here received word yesterday about ‘1 p. m. and a CG plane enroute south flew over but, due to rough vas unable to land and sorted back to headguarters here. "‘Im cutter Storis left Juneau ats |2 2:45 yesterday afternoon and at 8 p. m. reported that the man had | been safely put ashore in good con- ittion. S0 BIPTHDAY CAKES IN TERRITORIAL SENATE Saturday was birthcake day in | the Territorial Senate. Sen. Walter Huntley (D-Palmer) was greeted with a large cake from | the Senate employes when he enter- | ea the “boiler room.” Later a cake with one massive | candle appeared on the desk of Sen. Joe Coble of Fairbanks. birthday had been the previous day. { ESKIMO CONTRACTS REPORTED UPHELD WASHINGTON, March § mes E. Curry, Washington at- 4 \"h’x mic he represents be- o | nis contracts with Eskimos i |ka and Indians in W"A\h ng: ISth. Mor a and Nebr: Curry said Indian Comm | Dillon 8. Meyer had disa | these four and nine other agre | ments, but the action was overruled 2ppeal to Chapman. | vrry said contracts ton upheld in- { A 10-year contract with the <klm0 village of Unalakleet, Al Curry said the four contraefs ur | held involve handling of cla lagaimt the government, i| by other witnesses. His | MacKenzie and Elton Engstrom— —_ JENSEN SAYS MIGHT BARE HISCHARGES By JIM HUTCHE Former Rep. Marcus vised the territoric he might make publi he presented at the legisia cent closed door sessions He did it in a letter rap at Rep. Stanley McC for an interview puk agd in an Anchorage 'thc newspaper account, McCutcheon took a weeke: to Anchorage, he d sen’s testimony in siron; and charged that it was di new The Anchorage newsp: also said McCutcheon w | mary target in testir Jensen’s letter to the day said “I have just been mad the attack made on me in the A | chorage Times of Mr Stanley McCutct \ the executive hea #17 and 19, which my request for an open se { been denied. | “It is my understanding that any| ony and evidence given in an | cutive session is to be held con- ential b\' a]l mlrwmmh s Jensen's senator by 1€ after | sion h ('lw'lrnw Times are to be | shall be forced to take suck necessary to bring all of the evi- dence hefore the public. “Respectfully yours, “MARCUS F. JENSEN.” ‘The senate tcok no action on the letter, merely referring it to the fi i ‘The letter appeared during a quiet {morning session in which the leg- islative wheels turned slowly. + The senate passed one bill, to set a territorial aid-to-the-blinc ! program, on a ba mi'gr to old {age pensions. { The bill was approved 15 to 0 and jsent to the house. Introduced by | Sen. William Beltz, Second Di 1 Democrat, it provides for { ance of not more than $80 a montk to blind adults. The bill does not provide an ap- priation. Sen. Steve McCutcheon (D-Anchorage) suggested it could be covered in the general appro- priation bill. Henry Harmon, public welfare di- rector, said it would have to be @ specific appropriation because there is no provision for it in the depart- yment’s budget. He said the Federal Government d join in the program on a 50-50 basis. Harmon stimated there woulc be about 80 adults in Alaska whc would qualify for aid. He said he| ht the territorial share of the l cost would be about $57,500 for the biennium. He said that the only blind aid now is from $20 to $30 a month by the Alaska Native Service and $3( a month by the territory, under the ! general relief program, to those not under the ANS program. | The only measure introduced to- day was a senate joint memorial by the four Third Division senators— Heinie Snider, Gunnard Engebreth Walter Huntley and McCutcheon. It calls for road developments in the Wasilla area, to facilitate de- | velopment of homesites. A bill was introduced in the sen- ate Saturday by three First Division senators — Anita Garnick, Dr. R. M iup for a 4 per cent tax on freezer ships and other floating cold storage fa- cilities. The proposed levy would be on raw fish value. It would compare with the present 1 per cent tax on ore plants. Engstrom said it was| imed at putting a heavier tax.on the floating facilities which flren'li caught by most Alaska taxes, . STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, March 5 — Closing auotation of Alaska Juneau mine | § stock today is 3%, American Can 107'%, American Tel. and Tel. 156%, | Anaconda 417%, General Electric | i, General Motors 50%, Good- | \year 78, Kennecott, 74%, Libby, | { McNeil and Libby 9%, Northern Pa- reific 35%, Standard Oil of Cali- | fornia "7“ Twentieth Cen‘ury I'U\' ;227%, U. S. Steel 44%, Pound $2.80 | Canadian Exchange 95.587;. | sales today were 1,690,000 shs Averages today were as follows Indusirials 251.82, rails 85.10, utili- ties 43.70, { swat during t temperature d With | extra | pedestr | Weather Juncau with Kayo Punch Betcha, W ave Juneau a ast 36 hours, the ping to one degree below zero and the common saluta- tion on the streeis this morning s “Did your water pipes freeze?” the cold swat also came an tount of taku that kept wondering where the oftest spot on the ice was in case [ the wind blew them down. Now everybody urroundin in Juneau and area knows that it has been exceedingly cold and they wonder why- here weather man Brown givir official tope: A mass of cold air penetrated Alaska from the northwest and due to the influence of a low pressure area in the Gulf of Alaska moved §! Soutt Alas late Satur- elterno During the past 24 hours the lowest temperature on he roof of the 'al Building n Juneau wa 1 degree. | This is only four d than the lowest recorded ture of -5 degrees on 1900. It is also the coldest temperature: this winter in Juneau. i The lowest previous temperature on Janu- are thei the temperaturs in has fallen below zero but plus 2 degrees was recorded on March 18, 1930. Due to winds at the Airport the lowest temperature last night -2 degre This did not reach within 6 degrees of the -8 degree temperature recorded at the Ai ort on January 28 of this year, but was lower than the previous Mareh ord of plus 1 degree on Mar 3, 1948. It is expected that there ce slowly rising temperatures during the next 36 hours. Now you have with the last para ful fore: A large sliding door on the Alaska Steamship Co. main warehouse was demolished by the wind early Sun- roof was also torn off the ware- day morning. Part of the tarpaper house with a washbowl torn loose breaking pipes and flooding the washroom in the warehouse. ‘Water pipes froze in many sec- tions of the city and the Burrows thawing machine was busy from early to late on Sunday. Pressure on water mains. Taxi cabs were kept busy answer- | ing early morning calls. There was no damage report at the Small B Harbor. Pacific rihwest Hit Winter enfolded the Pacific Northwest in a belated frigid em- brace over the weekend, blanket ing the area with snow, sending temperatures plunging near the zero mark in some sections and turning highways into sheets of ice. Jo relief was in sight. The fore- cast was for colder weather and more flurries of S1OW tomorrow. Three traffic deaths were blamed on blinding snowstorms or slick roads. New snow ranged from more than 30 inches in mountain passes 10 two-thirds of a foot in Northwest Washington flatlands and lesser depths elsewhe More tl a foot of snow covered lower British Columbia, the heaviest March fall in 30 years. A blizzard hit the Cdriboo Dis- trict where temperatures dropped tc 23 below 0. Portland’s 3.8-ingh snowfall wa \d heaviest for March it Bureau history. S0 is the nto ay tempera- s higher ' March 7, y times Juneau r it in a nutshell aph the cheer STEAMER M MOVEMENIS i from Seal fle scheduled tc esday afternoon at 5. scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday at 4 p.m. Princess h scheduled to ar- rive from Skagway at 9 am. Wed- s, sailing south at 11:45 a.rm e ¢ o ¢ ® o 0 o o TIDE TABLE March 6 8 am. 163 ft. am. 16 ft High tide 0 59 02 p.m. 18.0 ft. 2 ° Low tide High tide 1 tide o o o 1 | 6: L | 7:24 pm. -25 ft ! ° . ° ° ° ° ° . ° ¢ 9 o 0 o ®ec0o0eveaen . {the Norton was | o {more seals than they can use |x SEALBOUNTY CUT IN HALF, LUMITS SET House Appg;és Bill, Lim- its Number of Bounties fo Be Paid By BOB DE ARMOND A Way nd Means Committee bill amending the hair seal bounty law passed House of Repre- sentatives this morning after it Had been considerably amended. The bill, passed, halves the bounty on the predators, cutting i from $6 to ¢3. As introduvced by the committee, the bill cut the bounty ito 84 The bill limits the mxmber of ‘bounties that may be paid to an in- idual in one year to 50. It alsc ;5 that the bounty may be pdll “only to the person actually tak such hair scal. No intermed- lary or other per. partnership or corperation all be (ll‘nlrl to any the duced set the bounty area at 1gitude and the The bill western limit of tr 162 di west northern limit at latitude. An amendment hv Rep. Wells of the Second Division chang- ed these figures to 166 degrees west and 88 degrees north, thus taking in Sound and Kotzebue areas. Subsidy Admiited Sound i “Why not save our fish, too?” Rep. | Wells asked in making his plea for n extension of the bounty area. he said, do not kiil and the The Eskimos, do not Kkill bounty. .In answer to a question by Rep. Kay, Wells said that while the Es- Kkimoes may hunt a little more in- tensively because of the bounty, the bounty actuaily makes little differ- them solely for {ence in the number of seals killed “We must recognize that this is is direct subsidy to those people,” said Rep. Johnson. “We have had many subsidies down here in the form of schools and other public improvements tha$ they have not had.” Rep. Johnson said, however, that he believes the entire method of predatory control should be r to provide for the heaviest Kil of predators where there is greatest menace Commersia; Hunting “If this is merely a subsidy, let’s label it as such,” enmn d Rep Kay. He warned that it would be {possible for a hunting schooner to go north and virtually exterminate the hair seals in Bering Sea and Arctic waters. “It would be a good commercial venture, but it woulc eliminate much of the food suppiy of those people.” “There has already been pressure to raise the bounty again above $6,” said Rep. Carlson. “This thing can get to be a racket.” Carlson pointed out that there i no commercial fishing north of Bristol Bay and that most of the seal bounties are now paid outside of the commercial fishing regions. Carlson, howe vigorously ‘pro- tested the limitation of 50 bounties for one individual in a year. “It takes all the incentive out of seal hunting,” Carlson erted. Eliminate Bountis Rep. Kay said he favors the elim- ination of the hair seal bounty en- tirely. “We should appropriate 50 or 100 thousand doliars for the Depart- ment of Fisheries to - hunt seal: where they do the gre t damage to the commercial fisheries,” Kay said. Rep Franklin agreed proposal but felt that I would prevent its enac session of the Legislatu Rep. Carlson oppose the bill in its amended form. s now absolutely worthless and it won't accomplis it set out to do,” he charged “1f we don’t pass bill we'li have to appropriate half a million dollars to pay for bounties under the present law,” Rep. Conrighi commented. The bill passed on a 15-5 vote but very nearly lost its emergency clause on the same vote, one short of the necessary two-thirds. [ Kay. however, reconsider the reconsid- eration was acted upon immediately and on the 1d with thi of time wha this (Continued on I’;r:c roll call thel FLOYD FAGERSON DIES SUDDENLY IN CALIF. The sudden p: gerson in Camar urday was learned here 1y J letter from Mrs. Fagerson to Ralph Wright. Fagerson had been here in the insurance busine years and bad gone outside last J: 15 with his wife. They plannea to return here about April 1. Fagerson was an old-time Alaskan and Juneau resident and was a Past Exalted Ruler of the B. P. O. Elks No. 420, and a past president of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska. SLIDE ON WHITE PASS; NORAH DELAYED 1 DAY The Princess Norah will be held oyer for 24 hours in Skagway it wat learned here today by William Mc- Farlane, CPR agent. The reason for the delay was a bad slide on the White Pass and Yukon Railway that held up the Skagway-bound trains. The Norah was due here tomorrow morning at 9 with returning Elks who spent the weekend in Skagway. The steamer will now arrive Wed- nesday a.m. BIG FOUR DEPUTIES MEETING Up to Russflxst How Far Proceedings Will Be Be Extended PARIS, March 5 —(P— Russian and Western deputies sal down nl| a conference table here today after| Britain, France and the ted | States served notice that there| wont be any major Big Four con- ference unless the Russians are pre- pared to talk about problems other | than Germany. The deputies of the four nations met at the pink marble palace (Pa- | lais Rose) on Avenue Foch. Th job is to find out whether an agen- da can be arranged for the foreign ministers of the four big powers. Soviet Deputy Foreisn Minister Andrei Gromyko was fhe last of four to arrive. The Russian came in his automobile, flying the red| flag with hammer and sickle, and | pulled up after the other three al- ready were on hand. He was un-| smiling as he joined U. S. Ambas- sador at Large Philip Jessup, Brit- ains Ernest Davies and France's Alexandre Parodi. The four deputies sat down at a! round table; with Parodi presiding, and the first session was under way. Earlier Jessup spoke for the three western countries ng that if the Soviets want to limit the :Oimsl for a Big Four me Germany, there s little chan the her level conference will take place I fold a new the thre ! western cour ully in ac-} cord in vheir vie Capt. N on, 11 Lom- mand of the Alaska Cotinunication System Southeast Alaska Sector,} planned to leave Juneau today by Pan American World Ajrways clip- ser for the stau He* will attend a conference of ACS officials at the Seattle headquarters and expects to return to Juneau in about Len‘ tir e o o 0 o iR REPORT Tempecatures tor 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In. Junes Maximum, 5; minimum, -1 At Airport minimum, Maximum, 4; -2 FORECA T Fair and cold with' -gusty northeasterly winds tonight and Tuesday. Lowest temp erature tonight about 5 in town and near 0 in outlying areas. Highest Tuesday near 15. ©Ce00e0CV0OO0e00 L O ¢ TATION g 7:30 a.m. today .01 inches; 32 inches; 47.15 inches; Trace 41 inches; 71 inches. e o o PRECIPI (Past 24 hours end City of Juneau Since March 1 Since July 1 - At Airport — Since March 1 Since July 1 — 2 © 9 0 ¢ o © la joint memorial to President Tru- INW A Stratocruiser 10-HOUR WORK BILL PASSED BY SENATE; 0PPOSED, AGAINST a Senate pas: week bill Saturday having pulled & ed hour aftern: after teeth The final vote Sen. William Belt fajled in an atiempt to ¢ sideration of the 9 T which the Senate incorpors long list of exemptions The measure now goe House for consideration of ments exempting fishing and ca ning industries, retail businesses, executives and spervisory personnel small gold mining and logging oper- ations, seamen, and bus and taxi- cab employes, and othe Senate Highlights Voting against the biil were Sen- ators Frank Barr (D-Fairbanks), John Butrovich (R anks), A. E. (Joe) Coble (R-Fairbanks), W. L. (Dan) Lhamon (R irbanks), | James Nolan (D-Wrangell), and| Beltz. | Other highlights Saturday in the || Senate were: The Senate pass Sen. Gunnard M. chorage) to give greater independence councils in budget matt measure was amended (o that a council can not cut a budget if it doesnt exceed on ird | of total city collections or proj i taxes. Mayor Waino Hendrickion | testified against it as a step to-! ward breaking down municipal gov- ernment. The Senate passed 15-1 Enge- breths bill to allow independent or | incorporated school districts to im- pose a 2 per cent sales tax if voters approve the levy by referundum, Both school bills were described as desirable for Anchorage where jthé school district embraces a wide | area outside the city. On-Spot Arrests, | The Senate passed 15-1 a Heuse- approved bill to allow Territorial | 10-6 Tnycock) was D \ recon- by 1l ¢ to the amend- 1~ bill eth (R-An- school boer from specily schocl i Tax Commission agents to meke on- | spot arrests for fishermen’s license violations. The Senate passed unanimously a, bill by Sen. Frank Barr (D-Falr- banks) for blarket aircraft regl tration and inspection. Sen. Ed Anderson (D-Nome) filed man, Defense Officials and Cong to investigate prospects of develop- ing strategic minerals and water power sites in the Second Division. The memorial stated that Fed agency officials had objected to « projects because the Nome res was considered indefensible if attack came from the west. It cited Lt. Gen. Willlam Kepner, head of the Alaskan Defense Com- mand having since publicly said the region can and will be defended S5 | an| Breaks Record on Alaska South Trip! SEATTLE, March 5 ~—(P— Aided by a strong tailwind, a Northwest Airlines stratocruiser flew from An- chorage to Secattle Saturday nighi| in 4 hours and 1 minutg, clippinz nearly two hours off the schedule for the run. The day before a sister ship set what is believed a record for the 1,500-mile flight with a time of 2 hours 42 minutes. 17 SOUTHBOUND ON BARANOF SUN. s embarked on the Baranof Sunday afternoon for attle with three embarking for chikan, Embarking for Seattle: Mrs. Fred A. Zunbrun, Mrs, George T. Ches Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kirchhofer, Nrs. | Jane Stringer and two sons; A. F. Bixby, Daniel W. Pederson, Charles Kesner, Bernard R. Endres. | For Ketchikan: George Livingsion, Mrs. Terry Howard, Billy Howard. | Mr - Mr. and| and child; threw coins at husetts Bay » Balem an d Old-time sailors Halfway Rock in Massg for luck on leaving Marblehead. Tornadoes were 50 named by Spanish explorer: from the ‘Spanish word for “{wisted.” |ing Congress to enact iiillery STRONGHOLD OF REDS HIT ON 3 SIDES iTwo U. S. Divisions, with French Elements Bat- fer Mountain By Associated Press U. 8. infantrymen with screaming artillery support rou an esti- mated 6,000 North Korean Reds to- day from a mountain stronghold in Central Korea. The * Communists’ gun-bristling stronghold was hit from three 3 by she U, S. Seventh Division the U. 8. Second Division wit French elements, The Allied punch forced the Reds to flee to a hastily built new line ~ nd its “lof resistance to the north. Col. William “Buffalo Eill” Quinn, commander Of the attack forces, said: “I'm going to destrpy those blank Reds if they don't check out farther over those hills.” Sharp Fight By Reds The North Koreans fought sharp- ly from well dug-in positions for a shori time before they broke. They were trying to buy time for building up a probable counter assault on the Allies on the Central and West~ ern fronts. The Reds were remnants of the North Korean Third Corps. Quinn, who only two days ago led an attack which was believed to have put the North Korean 15th Division out of action, said: “We've got the 15th, and now the First is number cne on our hit parade.” Eight Mile Gun Battle On the West-Central front a U.S. tank patrol fought an eight-mile 'running gun battle with Re On the extreme right of the Cen- tral front, U. S. Seventh Division troops jumped ahead two and one- |half miles — the day's best gain on the front — to within 500 yards 6f Changpyong. Changpyong con- 'trols the highway from the east coast town of Kangnung, where South Korean troops are operaiing. ' Bombers In Attack Fighter-bomber pilots of the U.S. Fifth Air Force reported they in- flicted more than 750 casualties in attacks on Red troop concentrations along the Korean front and behind Red lines Monday. In the Middle sector U, 8. Marines pressed forward toward Hongchon, a key road town believed to be Com- munist Central front headquarters. The Marines battled through a nar- row mountain canyon north of Sae- mal, nine miles south of Hongchon. Vietims of Red Trap Frozen Aliled bodies and wrecked Army vehicles littered the area. The men were victims of a Red trap in iary. John Randolph, AP iwnr correspondent with the Marines, said the exact number of dead was not known but had been estimated at about 300, Many others are miss- ing. Of 2,400 men in the fighting tut Saemal and Changbong, scareeiy half got back to Wonju unwounded. Washingion House Anproves Memorial, Alaska Statehood OLMPIA, Wi A Housc-approved , March memo: statel Alaska and Hawali was passed by nate Saturday, 34 to 4. e measure was opposed by Sen. William Shannon, Seattle Republi- can. He said he mak ress trips to Al each year, a ¢ the people “were consider- b!\ divided on the subject.” Shannon said he thought the only reason for any pro-statehood feel- ing in the Territory was because it lacked sufficient funds to run the local government by itself. Sen. Ed Riley, Seattle Democrat, said he thought there was no gen- eral agreement on statechood in cither Alaska or Hawaii, and added i“the people should be allowed ti { decide for them\»elves without this tate stepping in.” Sen, A. E, Edwards, Deming Dem- {ocrat, told the Senate he had 26 years in Alaska. “T know,” he said, “that the people from one end of the Territory to the other are in favor of statehood.”