The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 8, 1951, Page 1

i '.‘.B.quv\!(‘ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,830 JUNEAU, ALASKA, F RIDAY, JUNE 8, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Artillery Duel Raging On Iron Triangle [ront Cut of Cost-of-Living Pay To Alaska Govt. Employees Opposed by Senator Butler COUNCIL APPROVES SCHOOL BUDGET; SELLS PILEDRIVER The Juneau City Council gave ap- | proval ‘to the Juneau Independent | School District budget for the year 1951-52 at a regular council meet- ing last night. The increase in the budget from | $311,397.43 last year to $341,438.16 is largely accounted for by in- creased teachers' salaries and some extra repairs. A bid for $7,000 cash by J. F.| McDowell of Kansas City, Kan. for g the city piledriver and barge was accepted. The only other bidder | was Manson Construction and En. gineering Co. 'of Seattle which bid $6,100. Fire Hall Bonds Mayor Waino Hendrickson was authorized to work out an agree- | ment regarding the disposition of the fire hall bonds for approval at the council meeting next Thursday. He was also authorized to cash in approximately $34,000 worth of Government bonds at the Behrends | Bank in order that work may be started on the fire hall. Aircraft Float, Boat Harbor A request from Fred Parsons, of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots As- sociation, that the City see what can be done about getting an air- craft float for the small boat har- bor was referred to City Engineer Felix Toner and the boat harbor committee to meet - with Tony Schwamm of the Alaska Depart- ment of Aviation next week. Parsons pointed out that there were 10 small aircraft owners here interested in facilities as well as| transient aircraft going through. He said that similar facilities were being installed in other Alaska towns and he believes that Juneau could obtain the same. Dock Repair Bids Bids will be called for repairs to the Ferryway and South Seward trestle (dock) for opening at 10 am. June 21. The contractor is to furnish piling, lumber, hardware, labor and preservative. Plans and specifications are available at the City Clerk’s office. Sales Tax Questions A request by James Bolton, pas- tor of the Baptist Church, for re- consideration on sales tax exemp- tion on materials and labor for a| new church to be built here touched off a long discussion. It was final- ly decided ‘to have the City Attor- ney draw up a resolution exempting churches and religious organizations from city sales tax on purchases of materials and labor for church purposes. Need Hose Drier Authority was given for the pur- chase of a drier for fire hose, one that can be used in the new fire hall. The present situation for drying fire hose is bad, the Mayor reported. ‘ It was also voted to pay Chief Fire Truck Driver Lars Sorensen $100 a’month extra for the next four months to spend his time off in, keeping the fire equipment and (Continued on Page Two) The Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.. ASHINGTON. -— Apparently it doesn't pay to tell Congress how General Motors gets favored treat- | ment on steel allocations. The gov- ernment official who had the nerve to do so, Col. William S. Knight,| ;mtf now been squeezed out of his o Col. Knight is the official inside the National Production Authority who testified before Congressman Manny Celler's monopoly commit- | tee regarding 4,563 tons of &Leel‘ which the NPA allotted to General | Motors. At the very same time four other NPA applications for steel made by locomo.xve companies wer camememly “lost Knight was advised by his assc- ciates in NPA not to testify. Hnw-{: ever, when called before the Con-| gressional committee, he told the| truth. His testimony gave insight (Continued on Page Four) {from the Agriculture Department IApproprmtion bill a ban on such WASHINGTON, June 8 — (A — Senator Butler said yesterday that elimination of cost-of-living pay- ments to government employes hired in Alaska would be “short-sighted and undesirable.” He urged the Senate ‘to remove payments to Alaskans who become government, employes. The bill would continue cost-of-living payments to employes hired in Continental Unit- ed Stales for service in the Ter- ritories. The House-passed provision ap- plies to all Territories, but Butler PULP MILL APPLICANT AT AUK BAY Forest Service Receives Application for In- dian Point Site Formal application for a pulp mill site at Auk Bay has been re- ceived in the regional offices of the U. S. Forest Service, it was announced last night at the month- ly meeting of Auk ay Post No. 25, The American Legion. According to Legion Adjutant Robert N. Druxman, the applica- tion was made by Bernhard B. directed his remarks specifically to the Alaska problem. He said the payments are “abso- lutely necessary . . . to get quali- fied personnel to accept positions | there.” “Surveys clearly show that the cost of living in Alaska is 40 to 50 per cent higher than in the Con- tinental United States,” he declared . Furthermore, I see absolute- 1y no reason for distinction between those employes recruited in Alaska and those recruited here but sent to Alaska. They are the same kind of people, and Alaskans are just as much citizens of the United States as are the residents of the 48 states. If they do the same Wwork, they should receive the same pay.” Butler, an opponent of statehood for Alaska, added, however, that if statehood should be granted Alaska, “it would probably not be practical to continue to pay this extra dif- ferential” 10 ARREST DRIVERS OBSTRUCTING FIRE TRUCK AT ALARM The Juneau City Council last night concurred = with a request from Fire Chief Minard Mill that some drastic action be taken to eliminate unnecessary cars driving to fires and blocking the streets when a fire alarm is sounded. At a recent fire, the fire trucks were delayed by trucks and other vehicles that failed to pull to the side of the street and cars bearing sightseers going to the fire hamper- ing volunteer firemen who were rushing to the scene. It.was decided to sound an al-| arm, send out the fire trucks and station firemen to arrest offenders. Mayor Waino Hendrickson said that | suitable publicity would be given| the matter. It was pointed out that a city ordinance prohibits following fire trucks or other emergency vehicles during an alarm and requires that cars pull over to the curb until the emergency has passed. The first few minutes of a fire are the crucial ones and a few min- utes delay of fire trucks and fire- men may make the difference in loss of life and property, the Chief said. 3 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SCHOOL JOBS Three contracts for school im- provement were awarded yester- day, it was announced by Sterling Sears, superintendent of Schools. Harri Machine Shop was low and successful bidder on installa- tion of a boiler in the grade school. | That bid was $4,256 as compared !with a bid submitted by Juneau | Plumbing and Heating for $4,535. In re-treading the high school stairs, Blackwell's Cabinet Shop was awarded the contract on a'bid of $523.50. Only other bldder was Power and Mallory, $889.35. Triplette and Dalziel submitted the only bid for construction of a bulkhead, retaining wall and urricane fence in front of the grade school. Their bid was $12,980. BEAR IN PNA OFFICE A huge Kodiak brown bear hide belonging to Jack Jenkins, invest- igator for the Alaska Native Serv- (ive, is on display in the Pacific Northern Airlines office. Mullen, of Juneau, on behalf of the Alaska Cellulose Co., for a mill location at Indian Point which is a peninsula protruding into Auk Bay from the N. J. Bavard prop- erty at Mile 15. The Forest Servicel did not reveal details of the appli- cation but it was understood that the company proposes to establish } a mill with a 200 ton daily capa- city. Considerable discussion took place at the Legion meeting on the ad- vantages and disadvantages of such a project in the Auk Bay area. Ad- vocates pointed out that such an industrial plant would mean lower electrical rates and the cnmplenon of the proposed community water system. Opponents declared that a! pulp mill would destroy the scenic value of the area and bring in un- desirable elements which would ad- versely affect the present residen- tial desirability of Auk Bay. Eiforts to-get a formal opinton from . tha Tegion were finally tabled until next meet- ing in order to get full discussion and the opinions of non-Legion Auk Bay residents. To Give Blood In other business transacted at/ the combined picnic and business meeting, the Legionnaires voted to | come to Juneau tomorrow night as | a group to give blood to the Amer- | ican Red Cross for servicemen in Korea. The purchase of three “drive carefully” signs was approved by the post and the burial fiag of the late George Getchell of Juneau, first Commander for the Depart- ment of Alaska, the American Le- gion, was received as a giit from E. E. Weschenfelder of Spuhn Is- land. Auxiliary Organization Mrs. Delia Sarff, of Petersburg, President of the Department of Alaska, The American Legion Aux- iliary, was present at the meeting and told about the organization and the advantages of an Auxiliary Unit at Auk Bay. Post Commander George F. Cantillon announced that an organizational meeting will be held at DeHart's store on Fri- day, June 15 to assist the ladies in forming a unit. Twelve women have already signified that they will join. ROSE ON ALEUTIAN ON OFFICIAL TRIP R. C. Rose, Assistant General Pass- enger Agent of the Alaska Steam- ship Company, is aboard the Al- eutian on the present trip. He is no stranger to Juneau as he was stationed here with the navy dur- ing world war 2. FOURTH CENTRAL COMMITTEE IS T0 MEET TOMORROW No action was taken at last night’s meeting of the Central Committee for the Fourth of July celebration as a quorum was not present, Oren Cleveland reported today. Another meeting is being called for tomorrow night at 6:30 in the lobby of the Baranof and all re- presentatives are urged to be pres- ent as time is getting short and there is much planning to do, Cleveland said. FAIRBANKS VISITOR Forest M. Crush, with Reed and Martin, contractors, from Fair- banks, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. E. G. Easterly of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel. Edllors Are Now Juneau Bound The National Editorial Association tour party leaving Seattle, June 5 on the Alaska Steamship Company steamer Aleutian. Snapped M boarding cruise ship were Editor of the Ellensburg (Washington) Daily Record J. Clifford Kaynor, retiting N. E. A. president, and Mrs. Kaynor (lower left); and Don Eck, gen- eral manager of the N. E. A, Chicago, (upper right). rOW. (Aluka Smmnhlp Co. photo) The tour party Represenl Two Sections an the gy ardivy, Above are two editors who attended the NEA convention at Seattle, representing two different sections of the nation. J. R. Kilgore (left) is from Texas, and Cliff Kaynor of Ellensburg, Wash. NEW ANGLE IN BRISTOL BAY STRIKE CASE SEATTLE, June 8 — (M — The Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., ap- pealed to the National Labor Re- lations Board today not to grant a bragaining election in the Bristol Bay, Alaska, area as long as it is strikebound. Some 1,400 members of the Bering | Sea Fishermen’s Union (Ind) have been on strike for union recognition since last Friday W. C. Arnold, managing director of the Alaska Salmon Industry, said in a telegram to the NLRB that “an election order under these conditions amounts to a reward for illegal ac- tivities and an absolute bar to 2 fair election.” The wire to the NLRB in Wash- ington, D.C., sajd the Salmon Indus- try understood the board was “on the point of ordering an election’ in Bristol Bay. At the same time, the NLRB re- gional office in Seattle said it antic- ipated a decision shortly by the full board in Washington, D.C., on the Bering Sea Fishermen's petition for a collective bargaining election. A spokesman for the Bering Seo tinion said in Seattle that a “mem- bers only” contract had been of- fered by the industry and rejected by the striking fishermen. John Geisness, attorney for the union, said the industry offer was turned down “because it does not represent real collective-bargaining.’ He reported that the industry withdrew the offer after it was re- jected. It would have given the striking fishermen the same fish prices and working conditions pro- vided in a contract signed between the industry-and the rival Alaska Fishermen's Union (Ind). W. 8. C. 8. MEETS The W. 8. C. 8. will meet next Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Ray Rice. Aleutian from Seattle with NEA tour party aboard scheduled to ar- rive at 7 am, tomorrow. Princess Louise from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday after- noon or evening. Denali scheduled to Seattle late today. Freighter Cynthia Olson scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 p.m. Satur- day. Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Baranof scheduled to arrive from westward at 3 p.m. Sunday, south- bound. sail from is scheduled to arrive here tomor- NEA PARTY SAILS HOUR EARLIER SAT.; 180 NOW IN GROUP A fine time is reported by the cruising National Editorial Associa- tion due in Juneau aboard the Aleu- tion Saturday morning at 7 o'clock. Due to change in plans, sailing time from Juneau will be 6 pm., Saturday instead of 7 p.m., accord- ing to Alaska Steampship Agent Henry Green who talked to Don Eck, NEA executive secretary by telephone to Wrangell today. The cruise list has grown from 170 to 180, Eck said. And all 180 of the newspaper peo- ple aboard the Aleutian are enjoy- ing their Alsaka trip and looking forward to their day in Juneau to- morrow. The Aleutian will be met and wel- comed by Mayor Waino Hendrick- son and a chamber committee upon arrival. At 10:45 am. a fleet of busses and cabs will take the vis- itors to Mendenhall Glacier where fresh salmon lunch will be held at 12:30, weather permitting. In case of rain the lunch will be held at Auk Bay recreation area. Juneau Chamber of Commerce President Herbert S. Rowland urges all members to indicate their inten- tions to attend by calling Mrs. Preston Sandbo at Red 332 in order that noses may be counted. “These are important visitors and I hope that all Juneauites will do everything they can to make their brief stopover here enjoyable,” Row- land said. SPECIAL WELCOME AT KETCHIKAN FOR NEA TAUR PARTY KETCHIKAN, June 8 —(P—Alas- kans added something special yes- terday to ceremonies welcoming touring members of the National Editorial Association to the Terri- tory. The stateside newspaper publish- ers and editors were welcomed to Ketchikan, the first stop on their tour, by a delegation which gave them the keys to the city and a hugt king salmon. Then they were shown Wilford Green: “The only totem pole sitter in the entire world.” The high man on the totem pole took to his perch as the steamer Aleutian arrived here with the edi- tors and publishers, Green announc- ed he planned to remain atop the pole until Ketchikan residents con- tribute their full quota to a blood bank which arrived on the same steamship. The publishers, editors and their wives are scheduled to arrive in Juneau Saturday morning. registered at the Baranof Hotel. MARSHALLIS ON VISITTO WAR FRONT Defense Secrefary in Sur- prise Trip-Congratu- lates Fighting Forces TOKYO, June 8 —#— U. S. De- fense Secretary George C. Marshall made a surprise visit to Japan and Korea today, but said it had “no connection whatsover” with any cur- rent peace moves, He also denied that he brought Gen, Matthew B. Ridgway any new directive on fighting the Korean war. Marsall said the reason for his trip was “purely military.” “I came to Korea to congratu- late our Army leaders on their achievements,” he said. When newsmen in Korea asked him if his trip had any connection with peace moves, Marshall replied with a smile: “You better ask Mao Tze-Tung (Red China premier) about that.” A correspondent asked him if Korea was a military stalemate. Marshall replied: “Whenever we start something and don't finish it the same afternoon — in our coun- try that's a stalemate.” He said the Guerrilla war in Greece was once called a stalemate, and so was the Berlin aiylift. 38th Figure of Speech Marsall had this to say about the 38th Parallel, once the dividing line between Communist North and Re- publican South Korea: “The Army will be handled in me most effective manner possible. The 38th is just a figure af speeth now. In Washington ambassadors of 16 nations which have troops fighting with UN forces in Korea met Tues- day and discussed prospects of a cease-fire. They meet again today. Marshall emphatically denied that these and other reports of a pos- sible negotiated peace had any con- nection with his visit. No Comments, Ridgway In Tokyo, Gen. Ridgway, who ac- companied Marshall to Korea, was asked this direct question: “Have you any new instructions from Washington concerning the war?” Ridgway's reply was “no com- ment.” The defense secretary flew into Tokyo about midnight last night. Within 20 minutes he had changed planes and was on his way to Korea. Ridgway accompanied him. Conference at Front Today, 7Just south of 38 on the western front, Marshall conferred with Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. S. 8th Army commander and the top UN field commander, The thunder of Allied artillery could bé heard in the distance. The 45-minute meeting was held in a green camouflaged Army tent. Fighter planes circled overhead and armed military police guarded the tent. Photographers were allowed to take pictyres when the conference broke up, but correspondents were not allgwed to question him. The press conference Wwas held later, just before he returned to Japan. Marshall looked tired as he left the conference. More UN Troops The secretary said efforts are be- ing made to obtain more troops for the Korean war from other members {of the UN. He refused to comment on whether additional U. 8. forces will be sent. Marshall said he considered .the UN campaign in Korea a “military classic.” In particular he pointed to the way the Chinese and North Korean Reds were repulsed during their May offensive and then were pur- sued by the UN Army. Red Morale Disrupted “We counterattacked immediate- ly,” he said, “and disrupted the Com- munist’s morale and certainly hurt the Communist prestige. I wanted to see the place where this had hap- pened.” Marshall said his trip was planned some time ago but he wasn't able to come to Korea until he had made certain the manpower bill and the 1951-52 budget discussions no longer required his presence in the U. S. A steady light raln fell during “(Continued. un Page Two) B. F. Friele, Jr. of Ketchikan is| __ Key Base of Reds Pounded By Arfillery Allied BomFe—rs Make Ter- rific Attack in Heaviest Operations of War By Associated Press U. 8. Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall flew into Tokyo today after a surprise visit to the Korean front with Supreme Commander Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. Marshall’s unexpected visit —his first since the Korean fighting be- gan — led to speculation that he might be carrying new orders to Ridgway, but Marshall denied this. He said the purpose of his visit was “purely military.” Both Marshall and Ridgway tour- ed the front with Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of U. S. ground forces. Marshall said the Al- lied troops were ‘“in wonderful shape.” Ridgway said the war “is going fine.” Artillery Duel They made their battlefront visit as big Allied guns fought a long range artillery duel with Chhmese batteries in front of Chorwon, key to the Communists’ stoutly defended Iron Triangle. There were signs the Chinese Communists were shifting their welight eastward. ig UN guns thundered on Chor- won and Kumhwa at the base of the triangle, the enemy's vast reservoir of .men ‘and .guns.’ The area was blanketed with fragmentation bombs last night by 23 Allled bombers, using radar, technique. Bomb Fragments Some 9,000,000 bomb fragments were scattered in one of the Far East Air Forces' heaviest opera- tions of the war. Allied officers said the Reds were shifting eastward toward Wonsan, east coast port at the head of the Pyonggang valley. UN warships have had the port under attack for months. The Chinese made a desperate ef- fort to stem the Allied advance on their triangylar storehouse. They opened 14 floodgates of Chorwon dam and a two-foot wall of water swept down the Hantan river. It failed to knock out AHiéd bridges and was virtually ineffective. The Reds also employed a power- ful new type of anti-tank gun. Cor- respondents described it as a long snouted 57 mm. weapon that fires shells capable of piercing five inches of solid steel plate. JUDGE RESTRAINS PICKET LINES AT NEW ENGLAND (0. A temporary restraining ordér was issued yesterday afternoon in U. 8. District Court by Judge George W. Folta against the Purse Seiners Union local 8-30, ILWU, to lift pick- eting of the New England Fish Co. cold storage and cannery in Ketchi- kan. The company appeared as plaintiff, represented by H. L. Faulkner. Judge Folta gave the un- jon until June 13 to present its case. The. Purse Seiners are asking prices of 18 cents a pound for pink salmon, 17 cents for chums, 20 cents for cohoes, 25 cents for kings and 30 cents for sockeyes for the fish- ing season which opens August 6. However, the company in making its plea for the injunction to restrain the union from picketing its plants, pointed out that its workmen do not belong- to the same union as the Purse Seiners and argued that the union’s action was in violation of the anti-trust laws. New England Fish Company has 15,000 pounds of salmon and 2,500 barrels of halibut bait on hand which would be among losses sustained if the picket line were allowed to continue, counsel for the plaintiff pointed out. Oscar Bergseth, general superin- tendent of the New England Fish Company was in Juneau for the court hearing. EVERETT NOWELL HERE Everett Nowell of Seattle arriv- ed here Tuesday on PAA from Fairbanks and is stopping at the Baranof Hote],