The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 28, 1951, Page 8

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PAGE EIGHT ARMY CALLS 15,000 IN JULY DRAFT ¥&-+ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 5% RADARGUNS . | Check With T —— " TAKETOLL OF (are 5 e WASHINGTON, May 28 — (» WASHINGTQN » The Army today r 15,000 Modern, electronically-aimed anti draftees in July aircraft guns — and not the spectac- This is the lov aber of men ular Russian designed MIG 15 jet which the Army h lective Serv since the pri been in effe: for 80,000 in to deliver t program ha requisition pped to 20,000 i June The Army has requested 22,000 men for August. The 37,000 addi- tional men thus brought into serv- ugust will make a hich the Arm} ym the Seleciive ice in July and total of 587,000 me has requisitioned Service Syster CONTRACT IS SIGNED SAWMILL WORKERS, JUNEAL; LUMBER (9. pericdically Afler negotiatin since March, an agreement has been reached between the International Woodworkers of America (CIO) & the Juneau Lumber Co., R. E. Engel king, International repres announced Saturday before leavin for Seattle. B. C. Canoles, manager, represent ed the company. Officers of the local union are Paul Bramlett, piresident; U. D. Mocdy, vice president cecretpry. and Bob Wise, steward. They represent 44 members of the union. ¢ The agreement, effective as of May 6 until December 81 of thi year, provides for a basic waze sc ale of a minimum of $1.85 per hour ¢nd up to $2.75. This is crease of 104 cents exclusive a vacation clause allowing six 5 paid vaca- tion for every six months worked. If the IWA in the states cucceed in receiving approval from the Wage Stabilization Board for further in- creases, these will automatically be- | come effective in the local contract, A, B. PHILLIPS 1§ T0 RETIRE, ViCEFRES. OF B.M.BEHRENDS BANK A B. 'Phillips, vice president, of the B} M. Behrends Bank for the past four years, has retired, effect- tive tomorrow, May 29. : Mr. . Phillips will American June 1 going to San Francisco to be in attendance at the graduation of his son, A. B. (Bob) Phillips, Jr,, from Stanford Medical College. The latter is now completing his interneship in the City and Coun- ty Hospital at San Francisco. On July 1, Dr. Phillips becomes Assist- | ant resident physician at the Bak- ersfield (Calif.) hospital, ISRAELI BONDS BE SUBSCRIBED SAYS - PRIME MINISTER| NEW YORK, May 28 —# Prime Minister Ben-Gurion says he be- lieves the $500,000,000 bond issue for Israel “will be subscribed.” Ben-Gurion made the statement to newsmen last night as he ar- rived by plane from Chicago after a nation-wide tour in behalf of the bonds for the Israeli government. Ingvald Iverson of Seattle is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. For the finest selection of Nationally Known WATCHES in Standard Makes ever shown in Alaska See Our SPECIAL Ladies’ Diamend and Ruby Set Waiches in 14 Carat Gold at HALF PRICE for a Limited Time Only at the NUGGET SHOP Our Souvenir, Curio and Jewelry Stock is Com- plete for the Su: o “Come in and Browse Around er ked the Se- the draft call the monthly Louis Hicks, | leave via Pan| fighters — are taking the heaviest toll of American planes in the Kor- ean war. Of the more than 200 U. S. Air Force planes lost to enemy action in ‘11 months of war, the great major ity has been downed by fire from the ground — everything rangin from rifle fire to heavy flak. Because the Air Force guards such details, the proportion of aireraft lost to flak and to enemy plane may not be stated. The Reds’ ground gunners, usin radar-directed weapons, have hi. B-26 bombers at altitudes well above 20,000 feet in air raids during recs weeks. This radar equipment, like th pianes the Chinese and Norih Kor- ean fcrees use, is presumed of Rus- sian manufacture and much of it probably was copied from the sub- { stantial amounts of radar equipm % | given the Soviets by the U. S. a Eritain during the three were Allies. Sgt. Richard T. Holbrock (left) of Harrah, Wash,, covers Chinese Communists flushed out of the Korean Hills as Pvt. First Class Eugene ock ef Dover, Ohio, gives one of the caplives a careful once over. (# Wirephoto. Marine | ABusslo_rluik SEE WSC GRADUATION; GIRLS OFF TO EUROP ™, Mrs. E. L. Keithahn is flying | > © south Wednesday en route to Fuli- | ’»’\. Commencement exerc at Wash- ington State College on June 3. is graduating with a buch gree in fine arts. Anotl daught Loretta, is completing her frehmar year at the school. Immediately afie the exerci-e Mrs. Keithahn will accompany i { daughters to New ¥ and Mon- treal where they will embark on the S.S. Vollendam for Amsterdam on They expect to be gone until Sep- tember. Mrs. Keithahn will remain in the states for a month visiting relatives before returning to June 1 | | Skagway tOmOrrow From | there they will go by road ' to Whitehorse and travel over 'the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks and Anchorage. Staples is the Federal Housing Auth Alaska and will make this nual inspection trip. Mr: will remain in Anchorage ¥ — " b 2 - {look into housing needs. Betty “ Hoose, 11-year-old polio victim. is bussed through her Tucson, Ar hospital window by her horse, “Porky,” as the latter’s trainer, Bob Harris, looks en. Sissy, an outstanding rider, par- ticipated in a horse show recenily, two days before she was stricken. (P Wirephoto. FROM KETCHIKAN us of Ketchikan are stopping at DROWNIKG KOREAN| CHILD SAVED FROM | “HEBB” S. ROWLAND RIVER BY SOLDIER | Baranof Hotel-Juneau H N > A by \/4 TOKYO, May 28 —®—The Army /441*{«!,'2 QS RoWN L1%5) today told how a GI saved a Korean child from drowning, Pfc. Joseph H. Tucker of Pontiac, | Mich., was on military police duty | guarding a bridge as streams of refugees moved slowly by. | -Suddenly he heard them shout | and scream. He saw a child being swept zgonz by the swift river. Tucker plunged in. His heavy clothing bogged him down, but he saved the child Telephone 419 Life Insurance=-Annuities a reputation for service and integrity e et | “MORE DIRT OUT!" / Makes Coats Look New Again }) [ THank 600DNESS | DISCOVERED DIFFERENT, BETTER SANITONE DRY CLEANING! ® Odorless ® Texture Restored Nothing in the world brings last year’s coat back to life like our Sanitone Dry Cleaning! Gone is all the ugly grime that keeps them dingy. They're soft, like-new_againl Phone 877 © More Dirt Removed ® Spots Vanish U. 5. PLANES . Worid War II, wher | man, Wash., where she will attena | neau with his mother, Mrs. Paulme‘; de- | a students’ tour of western Europe. | STAPLE Mr. and Mrs. C. C pl to leave on the Princ ¢ for director of | travels to Adak and other points to | Rokerta Rich and Marjorie Paul- ! CITY DRY CLEANERS 'FISH PACK ABOUT "OME-FOURTH 1950 * ACCCRDING TO FWS Fish pack figures for 1951, so far, | about one-fourth of last year, according to information released by the Fish and Wildlife Service. A total of 562 cases of red and king salmon have been packed in the Copper River (Central) district of Alaska. with the week ending May 19, there were 442 cases of reds and 120 cases of kings already in the can. Last year’s total, up to ‘the ame period was 2,458 cases. Railroad Yankee Financier Dead GROTON, Mass.,, May 28 —®— Frederic C. DuMaine, head of the New Haven Railroad and Yankee financier whose shrewd and bold business moves made him a multi- millionaire, died Sunday. at the age of 85. p ! Despite his years he had come in to business in his Boston office three days a week. He smoked a| pocketful of cigars daily and for years had gone horseback riding efore beginning his business day. He was a noted New England inancial baron for 50 yea | k | FLIGHT TO TEXAS STARTED i FRIDAY BY YOUNG B. TREEND i A trip by plane from Junecau to | Houston, Texas, holds no alarm for | young Bobby Treend, first grader who is making the journey alone. | Bobby flew north by Pan American | last 1all to spend the winter in Ju- Sanders. ‘ | After a year in school he left Fri—| Miss Yvonne (Bonnie) Keithahn|day to visit his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Harrls and. Mr. and‘; iMrs. C. G. Treend, who live in: ! Houslon. | The Travelers Aid will take c | of Bobby in Seattle and Minne: olis when he transfers planes. i MARRIAGE APPLICATION An application for marriage li-, { cense was made at the U. 8. Com- | missioner's office by William H.| iAhrcn&fcld and Gloria M. Mzki, | both of Juneau. 1 | | FIELD PROPANE GAS !l AND APPLIANCE CO. "Gas Has Got It” || Walter . 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