The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 21, 1951, Page 1

. SATI!RDAY l P.M. Edition THE DAILY A VOL. LXXVI, NO. 11,790 SKA EMPIRE “ALL TLIE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1951 Fight Begins Over MacArthur’s Ch MacARTHUR| Readied for Parachufe Rlde RESTS AFTER BIG WELCOME NEW YORK, April 21 —(®— The tumult of history’s greatest ovation at an end, Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur reste! today, leafing through a stack oi iavitations from all over America. There are other cities for the five-star general to conguer if he wishes Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, to name th® larger ones. But none can pay him greater tribute than he got here yesterday when 7,500,000 persons sent thun- derous cheers echoing to the mas- onry peaks of this skyscraper won- derland. MacArthur’s immediate plans were not made public. He, his wife and 13-year-old son were secluded on the 37th floor of the Waldori- Astoria hotel. However, he tentatively plans to visit Chicago next week. If hie goes there, he has been askcd to stop at suburban May- wooc, Ill, where a memorial i mortalizes 100 tankmen who aied in the World War II defense of Bataan, MacArthur also is committed to visiting his wife’s home at Mur- freesboro, Tenn. But no date for that trip has been announced. MacArthur is expected back in| Washington late in the month to| testify before a congressional in- quiry into Far Eastern military and | foreign policy. 1 COL. J. R. NOYES ON INSPECTION TRIP OF ALASKA HIGHWAYS Col. John R, Noyes, division engi- neer for the Alaska Road Commis- | sion and W. J. Niemi, chief of oper- ations, returned Friday afternoon from Haines where they went on an inspection tour. While there they conferred with officials in road work in that area. | Col. Noyes stated Cut-Off was open and in compara- tively good shape as far as the Ca- | nadian boundary, but the Canadian | side is still closed. f Noyes is leaving Monday for ‘Whitehorse, Y. T., Fairbanks and | Anchorage. In Whitehorse he will have conferences with the com- mander of the northwest highway system for Canada on matters of mutual interest concerning the U. S. and Canadian road systems, In Fairbanks he will interview ARC officials in charge in that section and will carry on similar interviews in Anchorage. He expects to return to Juneau about April 31. | that Haines TO HAINES C. W. Kerns of Lytle and Green Construction Co, at Haines, was re- leased from St. Ann’s Hospital yes- | terday where he had been down with a session of flu. He is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel and ex- | pects to return to Haines Monday. | R. Johnson of Tulsequah is atj the Gastineau Hotel. : The Washington| Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON l (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syadicate, Inc.. ASH]NGTON — Up until. this | week, most of the top strategists in | the Republican party were reason- ably sure that the GOP National| Convention battle 15 months hence | would be between two men—Taft | and Eisenhower. Now they anuu’ so sure. | The man who has upset them is; the General who came back from | Tokyo this week. “ven despite the | General’s disclaimer of political | ambitions, the politicos are upset. | It would be a mistake to say that | those who mould policy insids the GOP are too enthusiastic ~about| MacArthur as a candidate. In the | first place, they couldn't control | him. Secondly, patronage would be | his, not theirs—and patronage is | something without which no pom-‘ ical boss can long survive. This, incidentally, is one reason | the party bosses never have heen " (Continued on Page e Four) REDS RESIST {troops slammed against heavy re- | sistance today in their drive on the | miles north of the horder in West| 4 L In West! tion and maintenance, the same as | this year’s maintenance fund. | with ponderous missiles, | sands to flee their homes. The Red {sons have been evacuated in the When highly trained medical technicians of the Far East Air Forces 3rd Air Rescue Sqaudron parachute from rescue planes to give ‘emer- gency aid and treatment to downed UN air crews, the unit mascot “Dozo” goes along for the ride. ing, Picayune, Miss., (left) and S/8; Para-medics $/8gt. Oswald Flem- gt. Kenneth Blackwell of Oakland, Calif., prepare to test a miniature chute, especially rigged for her. U. S. Air Force photo via # Wirephoto. ALLIED DRIVE AT CHORWON TOKYO, April 21 —P— Allied Red Korean bastion of Chorwon. A U. S. Eighth Army communi- que Saturday night said Chinese forces were stubbornly defending hill positions south and southwest of the transport hub. Chorwon is 18 Central Korea. Allied artillery overshot the front | and spread explosive death among | several lurge groups of Reds mov- ing south to reinforce or replace battered Communist elements north of the Hwachon Reservoir. The big guns killed an estimated | 275 Reds in day-long sharpshooting Several other Red troop concen- trations were spotted fleeing north in panic. Allied warplanes pounded other Red units north of the reservoir. The planes flew 48 sorties. They | met some Communist anti-aircraft luv Allied troops drove north through the town of Hwachon, at the west- ern end of the reservoir, without meeting a single enemy soldier. The Allies straightened their line from Hwachon due west, They made substantial gains against almost no appo.smon Lt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge, U. S. Fifth Air Forck commander, said his | tactical air unit had killed or | wotinded more than 100,000 Reds | since the start of the war June 25. The casualties represent the equiv alent of 10 to 14 Communist di- visions. Counterattacking Reds broke thru Allied lines south of Chorwon Fri- day night but U. S. troops beat them off with fists and rifle buits. BIG FLOODS The mighty Mississippi, on a spring rampage in the Upper Valley area, today threatened serious floods to river towns in thrge Midwest states. “Old Man River,” fed by rain and heavy runoffs, spilled out over Midwest lowlands and forced thou- Cross estimated nearly 3,000 per- flood-stricken area. $22,600,000 FOR ALASKA ROADS ASKED WASHINGTON, April 21 —(@-- A $22,600,000 Alaska road program was recommended by the House Ap- priations Committee today for the for the 12 months beginning July 1. The program includes $20,000,000 for construction as compared with $27,400,000 available for the cur- rent year, and $2,600,000 for opera- Of the construction money, $8,- | 000,000 is for obligations under con- tract authority previously granted. The approved sum includes $100,~ 000 to start constraction on a 131- mile road connecting Cordova with Richardson Highway. “It is believed that the addition of another highway connection is important in the defense of Alaska,” 3 the committee report stated, The committee added: “The approved program will pro- vide for continurtion of work on the asphalt surfacing of major roads, for improvement work on certain roads, and for construction of a road of high military priority connecting the military airport at Naknek with the ship pert. Other new construction and reconstruc- tion work will be carried out.” The committee urged “immediate- 1y corrective action” on reports that overloads are permitted on Alaska highways, thereby increasing main- tenance costs. “If the military vices are in- dulging in such practices,” the com- mittee said, “military appropria- tions should be drawn upon for any resulting high maintenance costs, and such practices by private oper- ators should be prohibited.” NEW EMPLOYE Mrs. Martha Preecs is a new em- | ploye in the office of Territoria! Auditor Neil Meore. She was 2 clerkin the recent Territorial Leg- islature, STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof from Seattle scheduled to arrive Tuesday morning. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday, April 25, Denali scheduled to arrive from westward at 1 am. Sunday south- bound. MNAMARA, GEIGER RESIGNATIONS ARE ACCEPTED, COUNCIL 1t was with regret that the Ju- neau City Council accepted the res- lignation of J. L. McNamara after | his 6% years as city engineer and | building inspector, at a regular i council meeting last night. It is to be effective next Thursday. After a lengthy discussion the resignation of L. J. Geiger, har- bor-master, was also accepted ef- fective May 1. In his letter of res- ignation Geiger said, “the reason I can not scem to satisfy certain members of the council,” which | Councilmen Ed Neilson and Bert Caro said they resented. Mayor Waino Hendrickson said that arrangements would have to be made to carry on the engineer- ing work for the city. | It wds decided to advertise for a city assessor to be chosen at the first May meeting. There had been | some previous discussion with the Juneau Independent School Board regarding a cooperative agreement' for the two governmental bodies to | jointly hire an assessor, but the | School has already employed Rob- ert Druxman to be assessor and collector. ¥ An application from Arnold Soley | for recreational director in Ever- green Bowl for summer was held over. The Mayor was authorized to look intc the matter of privately owned equipment in the temporary fire hall at the subport and make a deal for a sink and cupboards. It was announeed that a bull rail had been installed by the Alaska Coastal Airways office as protec- tion for motorists. A letter from Thomas L. George, manager of the property was read ‘giving permis- sion for the installation. Bids will be called for the re- moval of garages on the city prop- erty near the Alaska Laundry. These are to be opened at the next meeting. There was no objection to selling an unused old gangway at the city dock to Don Milnes of the Anchor Fish Co. Following a lengthy discussion regarding sewer repairs near the Simpson building it was decided to notity Mrs. Simpson 'h?" the city denied any responsibility for a bill presented by W. J. Manthey in the amount of $267.28. The Russian Orthodox Church requested access to salvage lumber from the soon to be razed city buildings for its Glacier Highway Mission. No action was taken. A tax protest by Lydia D. Vernon in the amount of $2 was read and action taken to collect it. After a lengthy discussion regard- ing the problems raised by spring cleanup and the extra load placed on the garbage disposal companies, it was decided to lay the matter over. Clean up week will be an- nounced later. It was agreed to permit Harold Zenger to rent a bicycle parking space in front of his shop on South Franklin St. There was a discussion of needed street repairs. A report presented by the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. was referred to the city accountant. An amendment to the city traf- fic code was passed on third read- ing which would include “drivers,” as well as owners and operators, in the liability for traffic and park- ing violations. An ordinance amendment was passed to provide for council meet- ing date changes to the first four | Thursdays of each month, exclu- sive of holidays. The next regular meeting will be May 4. FINANCING THE PRIBILOFS BY FWS RECOMMENDED WASHINGTON, April 21 —P— The House Appropriations Com- mittee recommended today that the mitted to try financing adminis- tration of the Pribilof Islands from proceeds of fur sales. The Pribilofs, in the Bering Sea off Alaska, are the rearing grounds for 80 per cent of the world's fur seals, i 4 & Fish and Wildlife Service be per-}|® ME Z\II‘FR ASSOCIATED PREQS PRICE TEN CENTS Congressional Ovaion for General arges - MILITARY VIEW IS BIG ISSUE Did High Command Ap- prove, General's Views Regarding Korean War WASHINGTON, April 21 —(®— Senator Hickehlocper (R-Iowa) ac- cused the administration today of | “smoke-screening” the issue of whe- Senators, representativrs and visitors give Gen. Douglas MacArthur (left center) an ovation as he stands at the rostrum in the House Chamber io Washington, to Behind the general are House Speaker Sam Rayburn (extreme left, bald head) and Vice President Arthur MacArthur, 13, is in front row (arrow) beside Other military men are in front row. (P Wirephoto. Alben Barkley. MacArthur’s chief advlscr. begin his address to a joint meeting. aj. Gen. Courtney Whitney, LAST RITES TODAY FOR VANDENBERG GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April 21 —(P—The meek gathered with the mighty here today for the fu- neral of world-renowned Sen. Ar- thur W. Vandenberg. Last rites for the famed bi-par- tisan foreign policy advocate of the Republican party brought together the man in top hat and muscled factory worker, Trains and planes brought official delegations 1rom the Capitol at ‘Washington. Vandenberg’s neighbors and fel- low citizens — the oldest of whom knew him as the harness maker’s son — joined in a huge and solemn tribute. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. EST at the Park Congregation- al church. The church, with capac- ity for 1,000, installed a microphone in the basement to carry' the Rev. Edward Archibald Thompson's ser- mon to another 500 mourners. Sen. Vandenberg, who served in Congress more than a score of years, died Wednesday night after a long illness. He was 67. Large delegations were due in from Washington. A presidential group included Vice President Alben | W. Barkley, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, and W. Averell Harriman, special presidential ad- visor on foreign affairs. President Truman was not able to attend. FEOM YAKUTAT Mrz, Dora Gunderson of Yaku- tat is staying at the Gastineau Hotel. e & o s . 9 0 0 o WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 53; minimum, 33. At Airport — Maximum, 57, minimum, 26. FORECAST Continued fair and sunny tonight and Sunday. Low- est temperature tonight about 35, Highest Sunday near 55. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None; Sinee April 1 — 7.27 inches; Since July 1 — 65.20 inches.. At Airport — None; Since April 1 — 2.54 inches, Since July 1 — 3839 inches. ® 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 A.P.W. Budgel Is Cut 3 Million By House Com. WASHINGTON, April 21 —®— The House Appropriations Com- mittee slashed $3,000,000 today from the $10,000,000 budget request for the Alaska Public Works program. The committee recomménded that the remaining $7,000,000 “be avail- LONGSHORE LAY-OFF DUE ON TUESDAY SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 —(P— San Francisco longshoremen will begin a 19-hour work stoppage on all but essential and perishable cargoes at midnight Tuesday, a union official said ay. Philip 'Sanin, president of Local 10 of the International Longshore- able only for projects whfch were indicated to the committee as ap- proved under the Basic Act and by the local communities for their por tion of the recoverable expendi- tures.” The committee did not identify the projects which would qualify under that provision. Delegate Bartlett of Alaska’ and spokesmen at the Interior Depart- ment’s office of Territories said they were unable to detail the program. The committee said it cut theé re- quest because “no information wa/ furnished . . . as to which projects were definite planned for con: struction . SOROPTIMISTS BUSINESS MEETING HELD mm/w The Soroptimists Fiober McGee Closat sale May 12 will specialize in 8 suitable for overseas pack- ages, it wes reported by Olive Trower, chairman, at the club’s bus- jness meeting at the Baranof Fri- day noon. Mrs. Bernice Morgan, vice presi- dent, presided at the meeting and Miss Jane Hawkins aud Mrs. Lau- ra MacMillan reported on the Al- aska Crippled Children Association meeting Thursday night. . A board meeting in the Baranof Dog House was announced for Tuesday noon. Minutes of preceding’ meetings were read by Mrs. Frances Paul. There will be a business meeting next Friday instead of the sched- uled program meeting. ADJUSTMENT NEW PRICES WASHINGTON, April 21 —P— Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston may announce today a new attack on prices through establishment of a “fair and equitable” standard for manufacturers’ profits. The plan is reportedly the first leg of a three-part program, also involving labor and agriculture, by which Johnston hopes to “harden” anti-inflation dykes. men’s and Warehousemen's Union, sald the workers would meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday to discuss actions taken at the union’s recent Honolulu canvention, He said an all-day session may be necessary to discuss new contract negotiations, wage stabilization, the waterfront loyalty check and the union’s opposition to some aspects of U. 8. foreign policy. The work stoppage will end at 7 pm, Wednesday, Sandin said. About 10,000 men are involved. Harry Bridges is president of the International Union, which last year was ousted from the national CIO on the grounds it followed the Red line. Military cargoes and perishable ~ommodities will be handled during he stop-work conference, 59 FLY PAA FRIDAY, 38 ARRIVE, 15 OUT Sixtysnine travelers flew with san American World Airways In, >ut, and through Juneau yesterday with 38 arrivals, 15 departures and 16 going through to Fairbanks, From Seattle: Clarence Anderson, Helen Calhan and son Anthony, 2aul Dickens, Janice Fairservice, Farold Jones, T. and Helen Jones, Jack Okke, Lettie Asuer, Willlam winn, Frank Bathurst, I. Brewster, @rnest Clay, George Cushing, W. Dillon, Willlam Graham, T. W. Mathison, Nelly Mullaney, Henry and John Read, Sid and Jerry Seims, Mrs. L. Tibbits. From Fairbanks: Martin Ander- son, Charles Badger, Sgt. Ralph Brasser, M. Berman. To Seattle: Donald M. Morrison, Vivian Dubinick, Mrs. Azile Aaron, A. Davis, Mrs, P. A. Kolander, Mrs. Roy Stewart, Roberta Hebard, Alex Shaduc, Jack David. To Ketchikan: Florence Harvey Gibbs. To Fairbanks: Charles Frank Foldi, Paul Dickens. Ullrich, Sowler, RETURNS TO CALIF, Mrs. P. A. Kolander left yester- day after a six months visit here with her daughter, Lucille John- son. Mrs. Kolander will return to i ther the high command ever shared Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s military views on the Korean war. Senator Long (D-La) replied that MacArthur had “lost one gamble” when the Chinese Communists ent- ered the war and President Truman was only preventing the deposed Pacific commander from “taking the final gamble that Russia would not come in if we bomb China.” Hickenlooper is a Senate For- eign Relations Committee member. Long is a member of the Armed Services group. The two committees * will sit together for an investiga- tion late this month of Far Eastern military and diplomatic policies, Their differences were character- istic of a congressional split so deep it erupted into a tussle yesterday between three or four senators re- cording a radio debate on the is- sues MacArthur's firing has raised. Something Happened The three contestants — Senators Humphrey (D-Minn) and Leham (D-Lib-NY) on one side and Sen-’ ator Capehart (R-Ind) on the other —oouldn't agree' on’ endotly happened. Everyone's tempers, clothing were rumpled consideral Senator Taft (R-Ohio) acted as peacemaker. y He agreed with the others, how- ever, that the four couldn't agree on MacArthur's program to fight an expanded war against the Com- munists in Korea or on whether, military men generally shared Mac- Arthur’s views. MacArthur has called for a naval blockade on the China coast, 8 tightened economic blockade of Red China, the freeing of Allied air power to operate over Manchuria and supply support for Chinese Na- tionalist troops on Formosa to launch an attack on the China mainland. Military Views Shared He added, in a speech to Congress, that the joint chiefs of staff had shared his military views. When he fired MacArthur from his Far East commands, President Truman said his policies in Korea might touch off Worid War III. ‘The Defense Department count- ered MacArthur's speech with a statement in which it said the joint chiefs had recommended his dis- missal. 5 Hickenlooper told a reporter to- day that whether the chiefs con- curred in ousting the five-star gen- eral was “not the point.” He added: ' “The big issue is: Did they ap- prove of MacArthur's program, as he said they did?” MacArthur told Congress that the chiefs of staff had shared his major military views. Hickenlooper and Senator Know- land (R-Calif) predicted that the general would back up that state- ment with documents. And in ‘Tokyo, a key military officia) said MacArthur certainly could do so. NORTH STAR ARRIVES SUNDAY ON FIRST ANS SUPPLY RUN OF 1951 The North Star, Alaska Native Service supply ship, arrives in Jn— neau sometime Sunday on the fifst supply run of the senon to ANS stations. The ship leaves late Sunday af- ternoon for Wrangell, Mellakatia, Hydaburg and Seattle. The North Star left Seattle April 14 on this run. The vessel leaves Seattle on the second run of the season on May 12 for the Bering Sea ANS Stations going as far north as Gambell on St. Lawrence Island. Departure date from Seattle for the Point Barrow supply run is August 4. FROM CALIFORNIA Charley A. Crabtree of Westwood, Calif. is registered at the Baranof her home at Seal Beach, Calif. lHoul.