The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 14, 1951, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition “VOL. LXXVI, NO. 11,784 Congress To Give MacArthur Full Hearing REDS SLOW| "Hello Bill,” George fo Kyle ALLIED PUSH, KOREA FRONT TOKYO, Sunday — (® — Fierc? Red resistance slowed the Allied advance on the Western and Central Korean fronts to a erawl Saturda On the west coast, South Korean Marines — supported by United Na- tions Naval units — were in control of virtually all of the Ongjin Penin- sula in North Korea. The peninsula juts into the Yel- low Sea south of Chinnampo, port for the Korean Communist capital of Pyongyang. A South Korean Navy announcement said the Re- publican Marines landed April 7 and seized the towns of Kumsan and Hwasan. New Red Divisions Eighteen additional Chinese Red divisions — up to 180,000 men in six Army corps if at full strength — were reported pouring into the western Communist defense sector below Pyongyang. H This sizable buildup had been re- ! ported April 11 by an Army spokes- man in Washington, but today’s re- port generally located the new strength. If the estimate is right, it means the Reds have more than 600,000 troops massing on the West- ern and Central fronts, A late front dispatch said Allied infantry and tank patrols crossing the Pukhan River valley west of Hwachon Reservoir drew ‘“wide- spread enemy reaction.” Burning Houses The Reds were reported burning houses behind their lines. This was not explained, but AP Correspond- ent Tom Bradshaw rteported it might be an effort to screen some Red activity. On the west coast, the South Koreans landed with the aid of the Korean Youth Corps and drove northward almost to Chinnampo. Chinnampo is about 60 mile north of the landing site. Allied troops under a new com- mand advanced generally along the 120-mile front in North Korea Sat- urday but counted their gains in yards. Van Fleet in Command Lt. Gen. James A. Van.Fleet ar-! rived Saturday in Korea and took over command of Alliad ground forces from Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. Ridgway left soon after and land- ed after dark at Tokyo's Haneda airfield. Heavy Red Losses Ridgway relinquished command of the 8th Army after his troop< smashed- eight heavy Red counter- attacks. It was the heaviest Red loss in a single day for weeks, with 4275 killed and wounded. American troops on the Central front drove Reds from one of the key hill masses south of the Hwa- chon Reservoir, The GIs, supported by a thunder- ing air and artillery bombardment seized “Gibraltar Hill” and routed remnants of a Red Korean division from strong entrenchment. Powerful UN forces followed up (Continued on Page Two) The Washlngion Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, vy Bell Syndicate, Inc.. ASHINGTON.—It was not un- til about 11:15 Tuesday night that President Truman actually decided to issue his 1 am. statement firing General MacArthur. The decisicn o make thp mo- mentous step had alveady oven ta- ken, but the timing was set for Friday, not Tuesday :aidnighi. And the reason for the sudden noctur- nal press announcement was a telephone call from Secretary of the Army Pace in Tokyo tipping off Truman that MacArthur plan- ned to jump the gun and get out his own statement first. The President wds still smart- ing from an incident around March 24 when MacArthur had - jumped the gun on him, so naturally h~ was leery. He had sent MacAr-}| thur a policy statement for his perusal and personal reaction-a policy which the White Hsuse planned to announce as a peace feeler to China. But MacArthur, | (Continued on Page Four) i RAISE HAVOC, | the power ship unmolested, planted |Road Commission as classifi § /f/fd'/ll LSRN AL In the above picture Kyle is being Ruler of the Elks No. 420. Both principals are shown center above. Mrs. Kyle and Mrs. George are husbands and others in the picture are members of Juneau Lodge at | the Juneau Airport also extending by Joe Alexander and cut by Pan American World Airways). R A week ago yesterday Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph B. Kyle arrived in Juneau via PAA plane to dedicate the Juneau Elks Iron Lung, | gift to Juneau, and pay his official visit to the Juneau Elks Lodge. | \ greeted by Wallis George, Exalted the ladies on each side of their | greetings to the visitors. (Picture " SABOTEURS ™ ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 14 — (P—The startling ease with which saboteurs could work in war time| was brought home here last night as “saboteurs” succeeded in theor- etically wiping out vital power in- stallations. i The sabotage was part of exer-] cise “Firestep,” Territor; ide war games, Target of their activities was the Sacketts Harbor, the city power | ship, and the new Alaska Railroad- Chugack Electrical Association pow- er plant. Sabotage Ship The “saboteurs” walked aboard | their phoney bombs and walked off. If they had been real saboteurs— pocf. No more ship. At the power plant, two men dis- guised as workmen left a box of dummy expls es after saying they came to install a telephone. Six other would-be enemy agents were nabbed by railroad workers while attempting to simulate a of sabotage of vital track points. The city of Anchorage blacked out at 10:30 last night in the first full-scale lights-out since last fall. Observers said it was ineffectual, as several runs were made by bomb- ing planes over the city before the more brilliant lights finally were turned off. Nearby Fort Richardson was re- ported 100 per cent blacked out. A surprise “raid”-at 5:30 p.m. saw 20 “enemy” bombers over Elmendorf Field and theoretically hit the heart of Anchorage with their spillage. MacARTHUR GETS ONE SHOT WHILE MAGNUSON HAS 2 WASHINGTON, April 14 —P— The d'ay that General MacArthur got the word from President Tru- man, Sen, Warren G. Magnuson (D- Wash) dropped in at the general's Tokyo headquarters to get some anti-typhoid injections from medi- cal officers. The senator encountered MacAr- thur and told him: “I just dropped in to get a couple of shots. MacArthur laughing, replied: Jjust got one.” Magnuson described the incident | last night in an overscas radio broadcast from Tokyo, heard on Mutual’s "Reporters‘ Roundup.” o ARC EMPLOYEE, WIFE ARRIVE ON BARANOF Wallace C. Sharples, with Mrs. Sharples, arrived in Juneau this week on the Baranof. Sharples, formerly with the Bu- reau of Reclamation in Boise, Ida- ho, is a new employee in the Alaska tion '1$7,000,000 BIDS ARE MAGNUSON FOR REVIVAL JAP FISHING TOKYO, April 14, ~@®— Senator Magnuson (D-Wash) has called for | the revival of the Japanese fishing | industry — and his views have been received with wholehearted enthus- iasm by Japanese business and fish- ing circles. Magnuson, who today went to| Korea to visit the fighting front, conferred with many Japanese busi- nessmen. The Japanese still are buzzing with anticipation over prospects he | outlined. i “I have made it a point to make my contacts directly with the Jap-| anese,” he said in an interview. 1 Magnuson said he told them “I think we could sit down and sign a fisheries (reaty right now, as far as meeting the conditions go. The Japanese have been scrupulously heeding regulations, I am sur& most Pacific nations will agree.” OPENED ON ALASKA CONSTRUCTION JOBS SEATTLE, April 14—(®—Bids on Alaska military construction jobs, estimated to cost approximately $7,000,000, were opened Thursday in Anchorage and Seattle. At the main offices of Army En- gineers for the Alaska district at Anchorage, the bid openings cov- | ered family housing at Eielson and Ladd Air Force bases in the Fair- banks area. The government esti- mate was $5,438,963. The three low bidders were J.. H. Pomeroy & Co., San Francisco, $4,793,966; Kuney- Johnson Construction Co., Seattle, | $5,054,200; Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Seattle, $5,126,165. J. H. Pomeroy and Company, Inc., was the apparent low bidder on the contract to construct post engineer facilities and a paint| storage building at Fort Richard- son, Alaska. The Pomeroy basic bid was $959,000. The government estimate was $889,184. The bids were cpened by Seattle | representatives of the Corps of En- | gineers, Alaska district. ! Other bids included A. J. Hopper, | $1,056,061; C. William Hufeisen, | $1,075,840; and Patti-McDonald Construction Company, $1,600,000. Another contract, to build a warm-storage building for vehicles at Elmendorf Air Force base, saw | of- the two halls. | sed along to the city. ‘| the new Memorial Library is | been packed in boxes for storage {and moving. some of the bids closely bunched. | Lowest basic bid was by J. €. Boe- | sflug and S. Birch and Sons, $318,- | 118. 'The government estimate was | $312,415. ‘ J. B. Warrack Company, at $319,- C00; and J. H! Pomeroy, $312,000 were closest. “ FROM HAINES Howard C. Bradshaw, of Hames,‘spoke he spoke MacArthur's mind,” | to arrive southbound at 1 a. analyst in the personnel branch. is registered at the Baranof Hotel. | * “ALL TLE NEWS ALL THE TIME™ EE SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1951 QUARTERS BEING FOUND FOR CITY DEPTS., LIBRARY Eight city moving day problems. were setttled within an hour at, a special meeting of the Juneau City Council last evening. ' A reduced bid by the Carson Con~ struction Co. of Helena, Mont. for $12,000 for demolition of the City| and AB Halls was accepted. W. A, Carson is the contractor for the new Alaska Office Building ' whi it to be built on the present d It was provided that the bufldhfll could be burned on the site and any savings effected would be plg‘- Library Finds Home | It was decided to move part: of the Library to the Teenage CN and store part of the books uni 1 pleted. There will be no ren charge for space there and only] | two moves involved.' b In a letter from the Teenage Club signed by E. E. Ninnis, Jn, and David Graves, co-presldenfi, the youngsters not only offered the space but also volunteered assist- ance in the moving. About 2,000 books have already Fire Dept. to Subport Mayor Wamo Hendrickson was authorized to sign a use agreement with the National Guard for two buildings at the subport to temp- i orarily house the Juneau Fire De- partment. They are the subport fire hall building (T-4) and the guard house (T-59). The extra truck can be parked in the Na- tional Guard Building. The rental will be $75 a month and the re- vokable contract runs until Octo- {ber 1, 1951, Hendrickson was also authorized to make an arrangement with Con- nors Motors and the Fire Depart- ment to house the ambulance. AB Hall Being Emptied The AB Hall is being vacated. Rifle range equipment has heen packed and stored. The Fish and Wwildlife is moving its warehoused materials and will be out by May | % According to an agreement be- tween L. A. Sturm of Sturm's !lockers and the City, the . lockers are to be evacuated from the AB Hall by May 12. The $14,500 dam- ages due Sturm are being held in escrow until the agreement is ful- | filled. City Health Center Move It was decided to move the City Health Center to the building re- cently occupied by Fern's Photo Shop on Second Street. The build- ing is being repaired and renovated since the recent fire there. The rental is to be $100 monthly. * Departments to Dock The former Northland Transpor- tation ticket office at the city dock will house the city clerk’s of- lice, police, city engineer and street department foreman. MAC HAD PLANNED IN JAN. T0 PULL ARMY OUT KOREA CHICAGO, April 14, —A— Keyes Beech, Tokyo correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, says that Gen. MacArthur’s military secretary told him in January that MacArthur wanted to pull his troops out of Korea and carry the war to China by naval and air blockade. This was affer the fall of Sen! to the Communists for the second time and when American aud other U. N, ground forces were hard pressed. Beech's dispatch, published in the Daily News in January, wa: denied by officials in both Wash- ington and Tokyo. He had quoted an “authoritative source.” Beech'’s dispatch today from An- chorage, Alaska, as released by the Chicago Daily News said: “I no longer see any point in holding back the fact that my source was Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney.” Beech said Whitney, chief of SCAP’s government section, alsc has been MacArthur’s closest po- litical adviser for 10 years. “It was generally agreed among Tokyo correspondents that when he | Beech said, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS = Cld and New Supreme (ommanders 8th Army. (» Wirephoto. This closeup of General Dvuxla- MacArthur (left)—and he not often pictured smllln'—wn taken when he visited South Korea just a few weeks ago. Now he stands dismissed by President Truman. Lieut. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway (right) has been named to succeed him as supreme commander. Ridway pic- tured as he drives home a point during an informal press conference in Korea where he commanded the BILL NOW IN COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, April 14 —®— The controversial Draft-UMT Bill, designed to provide military man- power for the defense buildup, is now in the hands of a Senate-House conference committee. The! House passed its version of the legislation by a 372 to 44 vote yesterday after staving off a GOP drive to add a restriction on send- ing troops to Europe. The measure was then sent to the conferees for ironing out dif- ferences between it and a Senate ibill passed last month. The major differences in the two versions are these: 1. The’Senate voted to drop the minimum draft age to 18; the House to 18%. The present minimum is 19. 2,, The Scnate voted to extend the period of obligatory military service from 21 to »¢ months; the House stood pat for 26 months. 3. The Senate put a top limit of 4,000,000 on military manpower: the House imposed no ceiling, 4. The Senate gave FPresident Truman authority to institute a program of Universal Military Training when drafted men no lon- ger, are needed for military service as, d.&wrxguished from training, The Sel a bill would make qualified 18-year-olds liable for UMT service for six months at $30'a month. The House fought over UMT and then settled by approving creation of a bi-partisan five member commission to make a report to Congress later on UMT, with no inductions per- mitted unless Congress passes & UMT law. 5. The Senate bill requires four months of basic training before an inductee may be sent into a combat area; the House bill says there should be six months. 6. The House bill extends the draft law three years; the Senate extends it indefinitely. The present law expires July 9. P-TA MEETS MONDAY The Parent-Teacher Association will meet Monday night, April 16, in the high school study hall. Dr. Amos J. Alter will speak on his re- cent trip to Scandinavian countries. BREHM IS SOUTH Ed Brehm, deputy commissioner of the Territorial Veterans Com- mission, expects to return Monday from a trip to Petersburg, Wran- gell and Ketchikan in regard to veterans loans. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Denali from Seattle schieduled to arrive Monday a.m. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. Baranof from west q scheduled m. Sunday. . HOUSEDRAFT |Mt.-Capping IRIDGWAY Pilof Makes USAE Dizzy LONGMIRE, Mount Rainier Na- tional Park, Wash., April 14 —(®— What next? That's what Air Force and park service rangers asked today as they awaited the next move of Lieut. John Hodgkin, 42, mountain-cap- ping pilot from Selma, Calif, He landed his “souped-up” Piper Cub plane atop 14,408-foot high Mount Rainier, spent Thursday night there, zipped off the peak yesterday afternoon before a rescue- bound park ranger crew could toil to the top of the mountain, then landed on a frozen lake more than 9,000 feet farther down the slope where he apparently spent - last; night. It’s caused more talk in air circles here than anything since Douglas G. “Wrong-Way” Corrigan left New York for Los Angeles back in 1938 and wound-up in Dublin, Ireland. A C-82 from McChord Air Force Base dropped gasoline to Hodgkin last evening. When last seen he was refueling his stripped-down, ski- equipped mountain-hopper. Then darkness set in. With no radio con- tact, there was nothing but silence from Hodgkin the rest of the night. Air Force men said they believed it was too cold for Hodgkin to get the plane’s engine started, but that he probably could do so after the sun had a chance to defrost it this morning, As he sfripped off the auwmln} starter, he has to pull the propeller by hand, as he did yes- terday near the crater at the top of the mountain. After landing at Mowich Lake he stamped out instructions to drop him some fuel, which the Air Force did about 6 p.m. CHRIS DAHL HERE Chris Dahl of Kaylor and Dahli, Petarsburg, is at the Baranof hotel., o o o o 20 00 WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning TAKES OVER (OMMAND TOKYO, April 14 — Lt, Gen. Mat- thew B. Ridgway flew here tonight to take over his new duties as su- preme Allied commander. Ridgway said he would press for an early Japanese peace treaty and “work toward the completion of the ! masterly task already largely ac- complished under the consummate leadership and guidance of General MacArthur.” In a statement issued after his) arrival, Ridgway added: “It is a source of great satisfac- tion to me that I am able to secure in person from Ambassador Dulles, almbst at the moment of assuming my new duties, the great benefits of his rich experience and of his wise counsel and guidance.” Dulles was scheduled to arrive Sunday night from Washington. Ridgway, wearing his battle fa- tigue uniform but without the fam- ous hand grenade taped to his shoulder, was whisked off the field in a limousine. An authoritative source spid he would not see General MacArthur tonight. MacArthur was not at Ha- neda airfield when Ridgway ar- rived at 9:04 p.m, Ridgway spent most of the trip from Korea studying offigial docu- ments. It was his second trip from Korea to Tokyo in three days. On the previous trip, he talked with Mac- Arthur. FORMER ALASKA NURSE ASSIGNED ECA, THAILAND WASHINGTON, April 14, —(®— Lillian A. Gardiner, former direc- tor of Public Health Nursing for Alaska, has been assigned to head a nurses’ training program in Thai- land, the Public Health Service said today. Miss Gardiner will be chief In Juneau — Maximum, 47, minimyfn, 32. At Alrport — Maximum, 47; minimum, 28. FORECAST Fair with some high cloud- iness tonight. Increasing cloudiness Sunday. Lowest tonight near freezing, High Sunday about 47. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. todsy City of Juneau — None; Since April 1 — 7.27 inches; Since July 1 — 65.20 inches. At Airport . — None; Since April 1 — 2.54 inches. Since July 1 — 38.30 inches. nurse adviser for the economic co- operation administration mission at Bangkok. ‘ Miss Gardiner was with the Al- aska Department of Health in Ju- neau from March 21, 1944 until January 1946 holding the rank of senior assistant nurse officer in the Public Health Service. From here she took an assignment with the Public Health Service in Rich- mond, Virginia. ‘ FROM DILLINGHAM Mrs. William Bolger of Dilling- ham is at the Baranof Hotel. CORDOVA VISITOR Eva Tyfault of Cordova is at thel Baranof Hotel, PRICE TEN CENT‘;i i '|GENERAL T0 BEHEARD AT JOINT MEET Appropriate_WeIcome Is Also Planned by Legis- lators, Civic Leaders WASHINGTON, April 14 —®—__ General Douglas MacArthur is virt ually assured of a full hearing be- fore Congress next week and civic leaders here are planning a welcome for the soldier fired by President Truman, Thorton W. Owens, president of the Washington Board of Trade, called a noon meeting “to plan an appropriate welcome for the gens eral” He said he hoped “all ele- ments of government wiil coopers ate.” Distinguished Welcome The Army said that unless Mac- Arthur requests otherwise, he will be greeted by a ceremonial detail of troops, an Army band and a salute by a battery of guns. Senator Hendrickson (R-NJ) yes- terday offered a resolution to es- tablish a Senate Committee to wel- come MacArthur to Washington. Prodded by President Truman, Democratic leaders cleared the way for approval Tuesday of a formal invitation for the deposed Pacific commander to speak at a joint meel~ ing of both Houses of Congress. MacArthur has indicated he would accept, but the timing of such an address still was uncertain. Okeyed by Truman Mr. Truman, who fired MacAr- thur Wednesday because of the gen- eral's refusal to go along with presi- er Rayburn that Congress is plan- ning to invite General MacArthur to address the members of both Houses. T regard it as fitting that ! Congress bestow this honor on on¢ of our great military men.” Different Views Chairman Russell (D-Ga), whost Senate Armed Services' committec has invited MacArthur to testify ir hearings = beginning Wednesday called the President’s gesv,ure “mag- nanimous.” But Senator Wherry of Nebrukl different view, the face, the public reaction whick. followed made it impossible for the Presigent to do anything elle, ‘Wherry told a reporur. Hot Stuff OnMoving 0f Capifal WASHINGTON, April 14, —®- Rep. Jensen (R-Iowa) wants the capital of Alaska moved from J eau. He indicated he favors Fal banks. N 5 At a hearing on budget request for the Interior Department, Jense! commented: “I cannot understand why 3 many of our administrative office and the capital are still located 1! Juneau, with the big operations an« the main part of Alaska moved awa, from Juneau and from the pam handle. “I think the capital of Alask should be moved.” william E. Wrather, director ¢ the Geological Survey, had jug testified to a House Appropriation subcommittee that his agency ha its territorial office at Juneau—- long way from the main operation in Alaska — and a v.emporary offic at Fairbanks. Wrather said the survey is tryin to “settle our operations” in Fait banks, a central location, and t leave only a small administrativ office at Juneau. The exchange was made publi today, though it took place in Febr uary, PROS GANTY HERE P. S. Ganty, of Pelican, is her in connection with contract nege tiations with the cold storag » workers union, L [] dential policies in the Far East, said ' in a White House statement: 4 “I am happy to learn from Speak- | the Republican floor leader, had l..’ “After the general was slapped g%