The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 4, 1951, Page 1

(AL Ll | w\fl P WONCGEY o8, D [ 3 1 w wm“OT VOL. LX;XVIII., NO. 11,826 SALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS Allies Make Drive On““IronTriangle’’ Of Reds Facing Republitan Inferrogators v A Beated across the table from Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) in the inquiry into the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur are Senators William F. Knowland (R.-Calif.) and Harry P. Cain (R.-Wash.), both critics of Administration Korean policies. This was Acheson’s first appearance to testify before the combined Senate foreign relations and armed services commitices, /# Wirephoto. ATOMIC BOMB KETCHIKAN ~ [REDSSHOWNO ! UNKNOWN AT SUDDENLY |SIGN DEFEAT| YALTA MEET Secretary o@fe Acheson Discusses Oriental Pol- icy of Last Five Years WASHINGTON, June 4 — (® — Secretary of State Acheson said to- day the United States “did not know | whether we had an atomic bomb or not” when it signed the 1945 Yalta agreement to bring Russia into the war against Japan. Acheson made the statement in a general discussion of American pol- icy in the Orient for the last five years. He was testifying for the third day at Senate hearings on the dis- missal of MacArthur as Far Eastern commander. Acheson also said: 1. Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace won an agreement, from Chiang Kai Shek, head of the Chi- nese Nationalists in 1944, not to op- pose American military help to the Chinese Communists. 2. The United States was not able to guarantee the survival of Chiang’s government in the post- war revolftion which swept China. Republicans have attacked the Yalta agreements, contending they let Russia into Manchuria and gave her territory from which she now can threaten Japan. Criticize Agreement These critics said that there was . {Continued on Page Six) The Washington Merry - Go - Beund By DREW PEARSON (Copyrignt, 1951, by Bell Synaicate, Inc.. ASHINGTON. — Ex-Sen. Scott Lucas of Illinois moodily walked out on the Duke and Duchess of Wind- sor at & Stork Club dinner the other night — after Tennessee's crime-busting Sen. Estes walked in. The baffled host, New York bus- inessman Charlie Cushing, didn’t know it, but Lucas has been nurs- ing a bitter grudge against Senator Kefauver. He blames his defeat and loss of his potent position as Sen- ate majority leader on Kefauver’s Chicago crime probe which came during the Illinois elections. Kefauver had been at another table in the Stork Club, but was invited to join the exclusive p: y given for the Duke and Duchess of ‘Windsor. The embarrassment star- ted when Senator and Mrs. Ke- fauver showed up in street clothes, since everyone else was wearing “plack tie” evening dress. To make nfatters wo! ated Mrs, Kef table, but crowded Kefauver in at the Duch- (Car{tt;lu‘c:d o Page Kefauver | BLACKOUTS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 4 — P— Ketchikan Public Utilities of- ficials estimated today that it would cost -close to $100,000 to replace the power unit that flew apart Satur- day. The accident left the city without electric power in the, middle of the annual salmon derby days celebra- tion. A factory representative arrived by plane Sunday to begin rewind- ing a second unit that was shorted out by flood waters after the break The trouble started in No. 3 tur- bine at the city power plant. KPU Manager John Weir said the ma- chine’s governor failed to control it properly and it ran wild. A shaft broke. Spokes of the eight-foot flywhee’ flew through the roof into the street. Water from the penstock quickly shorted out the No. 4 unit nearby. It cut off nearly 3,000 kilo- watt hours of power and flooded the powerhouse. > Operators George Corbin and Claude Collins escaped injury from the flying pieces. Collins raced up the peristock to a tunnel to shut off the water, which was running down the street and flooding the baseball field. Weir said the Beaver Falls power units south of tgwn, usually idle on Saturday, would be turned into the system when the switchboard -dried out, but that the town will be short of power until diesel units can be obtained and the turbine replaced at the factory. The power shortage struck while several businesses had closed for the day. Others were forced to curtail laperatiuns. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 4 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 109%, American Tel. and Tel. 155%. Anaconda 40%, - Douglas Aircraft 47%, General Electric 527, General Motors 48%, Goodyear 78, Kenne- cott 73%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8%, Northern Pacific 40, Standar Oil of California ®%, Twentieth Century Fox 18%, U. S. Steel 40% Pound $2.80'%, Canadian Exchange 93.25. Sales today were 1,100,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: Industrials 246.79, rails 78.11, utili- ties 42.32. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof from Seattle scheduled to arrive 3 am. tomorrow. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Tuesday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver June 6. Denali scheduled to Seattle Friday. sail from INKOREAWAR Talks fo Begin wilh Briish Embassy as Prime Mov- er in Peace Hunt WASHINGTON, June 4 — ® — Diplomats from the nations fighting in Korea open a study here this week on the chances for a peace agreement but about all they have to go on is hope that the Commu- nist aggressors now realize they can’'t win. There is no public sign of such a conclusion on the part of the Reds. The talks probably will begin, at least in preliminary stages, to- morrow at a State Department ses- sion of the 13-nation Korean policy conference. There will be another such regular session Friday. The meetings are routine for the repre- sentatives of nations fighting in the Far East, war, Britain’s embassy, under in- structions received from London last week, is the prime mover right now in the hunt for an avenue to peace, but the United States al- ready was operating along that line when the British move came, It was learned that Assistant Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in charge of Far East affairs, recently invited the Korean policy conference members to advance any ideas they have on how to take advantage of the cur- rent development on the fighting front. Those developments lie at the root of the whole move. DIVORCE GRANTED A diverce was granted to Mar- garet Waldemar in U. S. District Court ‘this morning from Hermad Waldemar. H. L. Faulkner repre- sented the plaintiff. The National Geographic Society says large-scale diamond mining was not known until discovery of diamonds in South Africa. e o000 00 WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 66; minimum, 43. ~ At Airport — Maximum, 69; minimum, 41. FORECAST Fair tonight and Tuesday. Lowest temperature tonight about 44 degrees. Highest Tuesday near 68. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — Trace. Since July 1 — 71.86 inche: At Airport — None; Since July 1 — 4141 inches, e9 000000 000000000000 e o 0 0 0 0 0 00 ® Iher first trip to Alaska. CONVICTION 11 COMMIES 1S UPHELD Supreme Court Takes Final Adtion in Case of Na- fion’s Red Leaders WASHINGTON, June 4 — @ — G - PR The Supréme Court today uph.xld the conspiracy conviction of Amer- ica’s 11 top Communists. Chief Justice Vinson delivered the majority decision which held that the Red leaders “intended to over- throw the government of the United States as speedily as circumstances would permit.” 4 Vinson added: “Their conspiracy to organize the Communist party and to teach and advocate the overthrow of the gov- ernment of the United ~States by force and violence created a ‘clear and present danger’ of an attempt to overthrow the government by force and violence.” Properly Convicted Therefore, the Chief Justive wrote, the 11 were “properly and constitu- tionally convicted for violation of the Smith Act. The judgments of conviction are affirmed.” Justices Black and Douglas each the court’s vote in the case 6-2, since Justice Clark had disqualified himself from 'the case. The Com- munists Were indicted while Clark was attorney general. Justices Jackson and Frankfurter wrote separate opinions concurring with the majority. ¥ Thus, those voting to uphold the Vit ol the Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices| Reed, Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton and Minton. y Bad fer Conspirators Attorney General McGrath im- mediately issued a statement calling | the court’s action “a bad day for || conspirators.” There were hints the government | { might move broadly against many | lower ranking Communists as a re- sult of today’s decision. The Smith Act under which the 11 Communists were convicted was passed by Congress in 1940 soon after the outbreak of World War IL It makes it a criminal offense to advocate or teach overthrow of the government by force or violence. The 11 were convicted of conspiring to do this and were given prison sent- ences up to five years and fines of $10,000 each. They were convicted Oct. 14, 1949, after a stormy trial before U. 8. District Judge Harold Medina in New York. The trial lasted nine months. Unanimously Upheldl The convictions were unanimous- 1y upheld by the U. 8. Circuit Court in New York last August 1. The Communists then appealed to the highest tribunal. The 11 Red leaders have been free on bond ranging from $20,000 to $30,000. They are John B. Williamson, Jacob Stachel, Robert G: Thompson, Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., Henry Win- ston, John Gates, Irving Potash, Gilbert Green, Carl ‘Winter, Gus Hall and Eugene Dennis. Thomp- son was sentenced to three years. The others got five years each. In addition, each of the 11 was fined $10,000. SEVEN CARRIED ON ELLIS AIRLINES | Seven passengers were carried on Ellis Airlines Monday flight with one carried on interport. % Arriving from Ketchikan: Dr. Pelka, Comdr. Ed Chester, Dr. William Blanton, Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening. From Petersburg: Mervin Clover. MRS. BRITT IS HERE FOR VISIT WITH LUCILLE STINE Mrs. M. M. Britt, of China Lake, Calif. arrived by Pan American Sunday to spend ten days visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucille Stine. With her sister, recent president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, she was a club guest at luncheon today. Mrs. Britt lives at the naval test- | ®ling station at China Lake, where ® ther husband is employed. This is v Ensigns now, the it Vgt * %22 members of the 1951 graduating class of the U. S. Naval Academy at Anlupolh,l )ldq toss their midshipmen caps high in the air in the traditional ceremony in Dahigren Hall. Tossing wrote dissenting opinions, making [ ©f the caps signifies the end of graduation ceremonies for the middies. (» Wirephoto. % WAF DIRECTOR Miss Mary Jo She!ly, assistant to the president of Bennington, Vt., College, was named director of the Women in the Air Force (WAFS). She will have the rank of colonel, effective with her tak- ing over the position June 11, in Washington, D. C. # Wirephoto. Moral Rearmament Advocale Honored; MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich,, June 4 —M—A man who years ago had a big idea for peace celebrated his 73rd birthday today — with the aid of his followers from many nations who have helped spread the idea. Dr. Frank Buchman, founder of the Oxfard group which led to the Moral - Re-Armament movement, was honored at the MRA 25-nation conference of this Northern Michi- gan Island. Dr. Buchman and his followers be- leve that world peace can be achieved through practical applica- | tion of the golden rule and Christ’s | sermon on the mount. LEGION AUXILIARY BUSINESS MEETING The regular Business meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will! re held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock | in the Legion Dugout, and Mrs. Ernest Lincoln, president, urges all members to attend. Among items of business will be reports of Memorial Poppy Day ac- tivities including making of wreaths and sprays for Memorial Day ser- vices. The brittle star, which resembles | the starfish, has been found at the deepest ocean depths explored by BRISTOL BAY STRIKE NOT SETTLED YET SEATTLE, June 4 —(®— Legal vrocedure was reported today to be holding up progress toward a settle- ment of the Bristol Bay Fishing Industry dispute. Some 1,400 members of the Berins Sea Fishermen’s Union (Ind) went on strike last Friday in support of ¢ demand for union recognition. The rich red salmon season opens Jun¢ 25. The start of the strike coincidec with the arrival of the first shiy of the season with industry supplies A National Labor Relations boarc spokesman said in Washington, D C., today that the board is unablc to act on the recognition issue unti after disposal of the Bering union’ charge that the Alaska Fisherman': Union (Ind) is undér domination of employers. The Bering uuion originally peti- tioned for an election to decide rec- ognition as the bargaining agency for Alaska residents in the Bristo! Bay industry, after breaking away from the AFU. A hearing was held in March. In April the Bering union filed its unfair labor practices charge against the Alaska Salmon Industry,” Its complaint contended the industry’s signing of a contract with the rival AFU, while the recog- nition issue was pending; was an un- fair labor practice. The NLRB spokesman said today the charge is not waiveable in its present form, and that an attempt is being made to determine whether the union wishes to withdraw the complaint, or amend it, to permit NLRB action on the recognition issue. The Seattle Times said in a re- port on the situation yesterday: “A lot of the blame for this year's situation can be put on the NLRB for its failure to act in untangling the complex legal aspects of the dispute.” % | APPLY FOR LICENSE An application for license to wed was made Friday afternoon by Rod- W. hunter, fisherman, and ena Tom, canperyworker, both of | Angoon, in the office of U. 8. Com- ney man. missioner Gordon Gray. ities Can Compel Oath OfLoyalty from Workers, Supreme Court Decides L3 WASHINGTON, June 4 — (B — Cities can compel théir workers to take loyalty oaths but cannot fire them solely on grounds of past membership in the Communist par- ty, the Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 split. Specifically, the high tribunal held that munlcipal employes can be ordered to take oaths that for the past five years they (a) had not advocated violent overthrow of the| government and (b) were not mem- bers of an organization which ad- vocated such violenge. The majority declared, however, that a city must not impose pun- ishment for past membership in the Communist party. The decision came on an appeal by 17 former Los Angeles city work- ers first for refusing to sign oaths disclosing whether they were Com- munists party members. ‘Their appeal said similar oath re- quirements have been put into ef- fect, or are planned, by many other cities. Justice Clark delivered the ma- jority opinion on behalf of himself and Chief Justice Vinson and Jus- tices Reed, Jackson and Minton. BON VOYAGE PARTY BY AUK BAY COOKS HONORING LEADER The Auk Bay Cooks had a wonder- ful party Friday evening for their leader, Mrs. Willis Avery, who is going to Iliamna. The party was held at Mrs. Floyd Ogden’s, who is to be the new 4-H leader. A cake with the words bon voyage and the 4-H emblem on it was decorated by Mr. Ogden. Ann Coe presented Mrs. Avery with a corsage tied with green and white ribbons, the 4-H colors. Judy Trambitas’ grandmother made the, corsage. Sandra DeHart made a speech and gave Mrs. Avery two books from the club, one on puppets and one on wild flowers, both hobbies of the family. We made hats out of news- papers for each other and all of us agreed that Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Coe are very talented. We drama- tized fairy stories the rest of the evening and had loads of fun. The 'mothers are certainly good actors. The Averys are very, sorry to leave Juneau. —Patricia Aver, The new United Nations Demo- | graphic Yearbook estimates the Reporter. population of the world at 2,400~ 000,000. | SAVAGE RED ATTACKS ARE BEATEN OFF United Nations’ Thrust But- ting Up Against En- "emy’s Defenses SAVAGE RED ATTACKS By Associated Press Allied troops fighting through driving rain toward the main Com- munist* Iron Triangle” in North Korea beat off savage Red counter- attacks today. Artillery thundered over the sound of hand grenades as United Nations forces threw back the thrusts. Reds attacked all threatening UN spear- heads. They fought stubbornly everywhere against the crunching Allied advance. Hit Red Defense Line UN officers said the offensive ap- peared to be reaching the 'main Red defense line, On the Eastern front Chinese fought from heavily constructed fortifications built by North Koreans in prewar days. Foliage had grown over them in natural camouflage. Chinese walted until advancing Americans came unknowingly with- in a few yards. Then they opened up. baz Enemy Burned Out Doughboys burned them out with flame throwers. Allied officers sald the Red re- sistence all along the saw-tooth front indicated the UN attack was butting up against the enemy's main line. Smiali sharp battles flared from newly-taken Yochon in the west to Kansong in the east, the Allies’ deepest penetration of North Korea. Hand to Hand Combat The Allies chipped out gains of one to three ‘miles in some sectors but stood still in others. Some of the gains were achieved only after tough hand-to-hand combat. The “Iron Triangle” is tipped by Chorwon, Kumhwa and Pyongyang. Spears of infantrymen and armor of the 8th Army — up to full combat strength for the first time in the Korean war — tried to crack it. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, UN ground commander, made clear that his forces have no intention of stop- ping, although the “pursuit phase” of the counter-8ffensive ended when the Reds escaped beyond encircle- ment, He said the Allies will con- tinue to destroy Red targets before they «can be used for a renewed enemy offensive, SWIMMING POOL PROBLEMS GIVEN AT LIONS MEET The financial problems of im- proving the Evergreen Bowl Swim- ming pool were effectively presen- ted by Mayor Walno Hendrickson to the Juneau Lions Club at a reg- ular luncheon meeting at the Bar- Janof Hotel Maonday. An estimated cost, at present pri- ces, was obtained by J. L. McNam- ara, former city engineer, amount- ing to $12,674.74. That was to in- clude filtering, chlorination, hous- ing, labor, pipe, installation and freight on the equipment. With the $2,000 raised by the Lions for the project, it appeared to be discour- aging for the immediate future. However, it was decided to have a Lions committee meet with a com- mittee from the City Council to work out possibilities. These would include possibler Alaska Public Works funds, National Production Authority permit for construction, getting the project in next year’s city - budget and other problems. President Jerry Williams announ- ced the Red Cross blood donor pro- gram for the Armed Forces in Ko- rea that would take place in the Elks Hall next Saturday. A meeting of the officers-elect | was called for Friday noon in the Baranof Iris Room, An initiation of new members will take place at next week's meet- ing. Guests were visiting Lion John Greeny of Ketchikan and George Apostal, assistant attorney general. The total cost of the Revolution- ary War to American taxpayers |was $144,555,642,