The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 12, 1951, Page 1

JONGRESSIONAL “'n LIBRARY Voo, NVASHINGTON, D. 8. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” Columns of Reds Fleeing Wedemeyer | Testifying i BATHING SUIT WINNER e |4 ¥ Second Day |} Says Request for American Forces in Manchuria Was Turned Down WASHINGTON, June 12 —(P— Lt. Gen. Albert ¢ Wed meyer tes- tified today that he asked for seven American divisions to safeguard Manchuria from Russian peneira- tion af.cer Japan’s defeat but Wi turned down by G:n. Douglas Mac- Arthur. Wedemeyer at that time was U.S. commander in China. Testifying for the second day at the Senate inquiry into MacArthur’s dismissal, Wedemeyer said he want- ed to employ the American troops {n Manchuria “to preclude unilateral action on the part of the Soviet in that area until the situation sta- bilized.” He said another purpose he had in mind was to secure the arms of the Japanese troops in Manchuria | for the Chinese Nationalist forces| and so keep them out of the hands of the Communists. Request Denied His request for the scven uUs divisions was referred to MacA: thur as the Far East commander. Wedemeyer said MacArthur was un- certain about how the Japanese would react to the occupation of their homeland and declined to make the troops available. Wedemeyer also said he believes the Korean war could have been averted if a UN trusteeship over Manchuria had been set up as he recommended n 1947. 1f that advice had been followed, he said, Manchuria would not now be “a Satellite of the Soviet.” His recommendation was made in his 1947 report of conditions in Chi- na and Korea. Report Kept Secret The administration kept the re- port secret for many months. The section on K‘orea was made public only last May 1. Secretary of Defense Marshall has testified that he withheld the re- port from publication. He said one reason was the recommendation for ,a UN trusteeship over Manchuria. The feeling was, Marshall said, that the Chinese Nationalists would take offense at that recommenda- tion. Now commander of the U. S. 6th Army, with headquarters at San Francisco, Wedemeyer has applied for retirement. He is 55. Policies Criticized In his first day in the witness chair, he sharply criticized the Tru- man administration’s Korean war policies and said he would favor withdrawing U. S. troops from Korea | and breaking off diplomatic rela-| tions with Russia and her Satellites. It was the 33rd day of the hearing. When the general came back to- day before the inquiry panel—made up of the Senate Armed Services (Continued on Page Two) The Washington Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Bynaicate, Inc., ASHINGTON. — Big, balding| Louey Johnson has taken his demise | as Secretary of Defense with far Letter grace than most men who are bounced from the cabinet. An- other who served in that post cracked up. Others have sulked or turned against the President. Johnson, however, has not. I fact, he recently had a friendly talk’ with the man who fired him, Harry S. Truman—partly as a result of a radio broadcast. For a time, the Republicans were confident they had Louey Johnson in their corner. They were especial- ly jubilant when the MacArthur hearings started, for they counted on Johnson as a star witness against ' the administration. Supposedly it was all set for him to testify re- garding his talks with MacArthur in Tokyo. But when word to this effect was forecast on the air by this newscas- ter, Brig. Gen. Louis Renfrow who :_ (Continued on, Page Four) Attractive Betty Jame Barton, 21, of kng‘;_nccuh. Calif., was named winmer of the bathing suit, divi- £ignm i dee b Ualifornia 'beauty pageant at Samta Cruz, Calif. Five-feet-five, Betty Jane weighs 115 pounds with measurements of 35-32-35. (® Wirephoto. 2 INJURED, CASH LOST IN_FISHING BOAT EXPLOSION Sitka and Wrangell Men Among Hospitalized Following Accident ANCHORAGE, June 12, — (® — The fishing boat Larry of Seward exploded early yesterday at Homer, injuring two crew members and causing loss of $18,000 in cash. The money was to be used in purchasing fish. Capt. Hans Peter- son of Edmonds, Wash., was able to save two small bags of silver coins from the 110-foot converted subchaser. The two injured men were Peter McNulty, Sitka, fractured knee and multiple lacerations and abrasions, and Charles Johnson, Wrangell, concussion, laceratiohs and 1oreign substance in his eyes. The 10th Rescue Squadron flew all six crew men to Anchorage. Re- leased from the hospital after a checkup were Capt. Peterson, Fritz stover, Seattle, and Robert ‘Wyman and John Bahrt, both of Sitka. FIRE DEPT. WILL GIVE AWAY AUTO THURSDAY NIGHT Thursday is the night the Juneat Volunteer Fire Department:- will award a new Mercury automobile at 1 g o'clock at the ball park, weath- er permitting, John Morrison, ol the department, announced today. In event of rain the award will be made at the 20th Century Theatre between the first and second shows, he said. TIDE TABLES June 13 108 am. 44 ft. 7:53 am. 119 ft. 05 pm. 35 ft. pm. 146 ft. Low tide High tide Low tide High tide . TRUMANIS JUMPED ON SPENDING Called "Fakir First Class” by Former Govt. Executive WASHINGTON, June 12 —(®— William Jeffers, former railroad and government executive, says Presi- dent Truman is a “fakir first class” | using the Korean war as an excuse | : for a spending splurge. It was Jeffers’ second blast at the President and his tax policies. Prev- iously, he had charged that Mr. Truman was pouring the taxpayers money “down a hundred rat holes” and had lost the people’s confi- dence. | Both attacks were made in letters | addressed to Vice President Barkiey land distributed to all members of hhe Senate, over which Barkley pre- | sides. “This man Truman, who is a fakir first and who is getting $50,- 000 a year tax-free, which I con- sider highway robbery, is using the Korean situation as a device for all kinds of expenditures that have nothing to do with defense,” Jeffers wrote in his latest letter, dated June 8. Jeffers was the former head of the Union Pacific Railroad and boss of the government rubber program during World War IL He is now liv- ing in Pasadena, Calif., on a pen- sion. (ONTRACTS Negotiations Are Stepped Up as Friday Is Dead- line for Agreements | i l SAN FRANCISCu, June 12,—(®— West Coast shipowners and five maritime unions today stepped up he tempo of negotiations in hopes of reaching new agreements before -ontracts expire Friday midnight. Each group voiced optimism that sontracts will be renewed without 1 strike. Some expressed doubt that negotiations can ‘be completed by the Friday deadline. On that date, contracts of all CIO and Independ- ent Maritime unionson the Pacific, East and Gulf coasts will expire. 3pokesmen said a temporary con- ;ract extension might delay a strike, however. The Chronicle reported that AFL hipwrights and machinists here epudiated a five-cent hourly wage yoost negotiated recently between hipyard operators and the Pacific Joast District Me@l ‘Trades Coun- il All the unions are asking increa- ses in pension payments, wage boosts ranging up to 25 per cent and im- sroved working conditions. Harry Bridges' International _ongshoremen’s and Warehouse- nen’s union announced it will call stop-work meetings along the coast Thursday and Friday to inform nembers of progress in negotia- ons. Princess Kathleen from Vancouver in port and scheduled to sail for Skagway at 11:30 p.m. Chilcotin’ from Vancouver sched- uled to arrive at 4 o’clock this after- noon. Alaska scheduled : Seattle Wednesday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Denali from westward scheduled to arrive 9 p.m. Friday southbound. to sail from N EAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, J MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Man_ia's Tir Doclor ——— i { § Mrs. Richard H. Coe, 25-year-old housewife of Los Angeles, finds time to manage her three children and study to be a doctor. She will receive her M. D. certificate at the University of Southern California com- mencement exercises June 16. Here's Mama, who plans to be a pediatrician with (left to right) Martha, Bobby, 1, and Helen, 4. (® Wirephoto. Lip Warmer, Yes, But the Curls! TAKEN UP| Ernest Woodfill, naval aviation electrician’s ‘mate, tells his wife the new mustathe was merely to keep his upper lip warm in Kodiak, Alaska, where his patrol squadron was located until its return to Minneapolis. He couldn’t, however, explain the curline ends to the hirsute adornment. Nor did his wife require the explanation, as this picture proves. The Woodfills live in Minneapolis. # Wirephoto. HIKER 1S CHASED BY MAMA ARCTIC TERN Chased by a bird! That's what happened to Nan Hampton last Saturday when she got too close to a mama arctic tern’s nest. She was with the Ship, Shank and Shutter Club hike to Nugget Creek and Mendenhall Glacier. Next Saturday the group will fake the easy three-mile trail to the Salmon Creek reservoir. Officers of the club point out that hikes will be taken regardless of rain. On June 23 the Club will fly with Alaska Coastal to Taku Lodge. Those interested in joining the trips can make arrangements with Miss Hoff at phones 874 or Blue 235. DENNISONS VISIT FROM WHITEHORSE Mr. and Mrs, L. H. Dennison of Whitehorse, Y. T. Canada, are visitors in Juneau this week. They are on their way to Tenakee Springs. Dennison Hotel and Whitehorse. 98 at is owner of the Cocktail Lounge PROGRESS ON BUILDING Excavation was completed last week at the site of the new Terri- torial office building by the Hildre Co. Excavations for footings are now going forward according to Robert Merrill, superintendent for the Carson Construction Co. which has the contract, TENPER CENT | PAYROLL CUT OKEHED, SEN. WASHINGTON, June 12, — (P — The Senate today wrote a manda- tory 10 per cent Federal payroll cut into the $2,528,338,000 Labor-Federal Security Appropriations bill. * The. roll call vote was 58 to 24. The reduction, sponsored by Sen- ator Ferguson (R-Mich), is de- signed to lop off about 4,700 jobs in the departments covered in the bill at a saving of around $11,000,000 a year. | However, Ferguson plans to offer the same amendments on all of the regular funds bills for the fiscal year starting July 1. He estimates it will reduce the President’s bud- lget by at least $400,000,000 if ad- opted in all of the 12 bills. Before ‘approving the Ferguson amendment, the Senate voted down |54 to 290 an agtempt to make the cut 15 percent. SPEEDER FINED $40 Ed Johns drew a $40 fine in City Magistrate's court yestegday. He | was charged with speeding within the city lMmits. Three others were jarrested on the same charge last night. They were Jean Pearson, Gerald Beason and Ludwig Gus- Jjaas. I KETCHIKAN IS NOW.AT END: KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 12 — (M— Picketing of the Ketchikan canneries was stopped, this morning under court orders. Resumption of negotiations was expected. The re- straining orders were issued at Juneau. The seiners are demanding that the Alaska Salmon Iudustry, Inc., set the season’s salmon prices on a poundage basis instead of on the traditional per fish basis. The sein- ers also are seeking an employer- employe status with the industry. The Purse Selners' Union is affil- | jated with the Harry ridges-led In- ternational Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (Ind). Robert D. Cummings, Seattle un- ion official, arrived by plane to sit in on the talks. Picketing of canneries and wire works began June 4. The union said then the industry ‘“refused to negotiate on a contract for salmon prices by the pound for 1951.” e MRS. JOHN MICHAELSON HERE BETWEEN PLANES Mrs. John Michaelson, former Juneauite, visited here briefly Mon- day enroute to Ketchikap from her home in Seattle. With her was her son David. They will spend the summer at Ketchikan where her husband is with the cannery. Short as the time in Juneau was, Mrs. Michaelson enjoyed her stop- over here. It was her first trip to Juneau in four years. WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 34-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 58; minimum, 48. At Airport — Maximum, '58; minimum, 48. FORECAST Mostly cloudy with light e rain showers and lowest e temperature near 48 deg. to- ® night becoming mostly cloudy o with steady rain and south- e easterly winds as high as e 25 miles per hour Wednes- e day morning changing to e showers in afternoon. High- e est temperature Wednesday e near 55 degrees. e PRECIPITATION ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today e City of Juneau .08 inches; e Since June 1 — 292 inches; e Since July 1 — 75.11 inches. e At Airport — .02 inches; | @ since June 1 — 1.50 inches; e Since July 1 — 4291 inches. e e 0 00 0 0 0 00 ©000000000000000000000000080000 | I | * MARSHALL BACK FROM WAR FRONT PRICE TEN CENTS to Escape UN Trap UN FORCES MOPPING UP EAST FRONT Reports \ie—ry~ Successful Operations of United Nations Forces WASHINGTON, June 12 —(® Secretary of Defense Marshall re- turned today from a swift, seven- day trip to the Korean war front. He said he found “a very successful operation” of the UN forces in the field. Marshall’s plane landed after ¢ 3,500-mile nonstop flight from EI- mendorf Air Base in Alaska. He was met at the airport by Dep- uty Secretary Robert Lovett, with whom he talked privately for a few minutes as he stepped from the plane. Marshall told reporters that: “I found the Eighth Army in most effective shape, a highly trained professional force.” He said that back in Tokyo after his visit to the battlefront he dis- cussed with Gen. Matthew Ridg- way “matters that affect only our own troops.” SABOTAGE RULED OUT, JET CRASH Icing, Engine Inlet Screens, Caused Mass Accident Over Indiana WASHINGTON, June 12 —(M— The Air Force today ruled ou' sabotage and said icing of enginf inlet screens caused the crash of eight jet fighters over Indiana last Friday. The investigation conducted by the Air Force, the FBI, and airplane manufacturers has revealed.no in- dication of sabotage,” the Air Force sald. ‘The eight planes were among 3 F-84 Thunderjets flying from Aus- tin, Texas, to Selfridge Field, Mich. The eight crashed a few minutes after taking off after a refueling stop at Wright-Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio. Three pilots were killed. The Air Force said in a formal statement that all of the 71 planes involved in the training flight are being inspected “on a round-the- clock” basis, to determine whether they showed any effects from fly- ing through the area where the fatal accidents occurred. Some 14 of the planes which ar- rived safely at Selfridge Field have already been checked, the Air Force said, but have fevealed “no signs of visible damage and are ready for flight.” The preliminary investigation showed that the icing was “due to a peculiar set of localized atmos- pheric conditions,” the Air Force statement asserted. | A thunderstorm had struck the area around Richmond, Ind., just before the planes crashed in the largest mass jet disaster in history. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 12 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today Is 2%, American Can 111%, American Tel. and Tel. 156%, Anaconda 41%, Douglas Aircraft 43%, General Electric 55%, General Motors 47%, Goodyear 79, Kennecott 74%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8%, Northern Pacific 41%, Standard ol of Californis 46%, Twentieth Cen- tury Fox 18, U. S. Steel ,40%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 93.18%. Sales today were 1,200,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: Industrials 25057, rails 79.21, utili- ties 42.54. FROM SAN FRANCISCO Harvey Wertz, information of- fice for Federal rent control, from San Prancisco is in Juneau on a routine trip. "Iron Triangle” Has Fallen to Tank Forces - Reds May Plan New Defense By Associated Press Three long columns of Reds fled through East Korea’s mountains to- day to escape being trapped by Al- Ued tanks rumbling through their faillen “iron triangle.” Stout new defense lines protected the Reds’ retreat from the East- Central front. United Nations troops mopped up Reds in hills around captured Chor- won and Kumhwa. The towns form~ :d the southern anchors of the Pyonggang valley iron triangle buildup area. Chinese headed for the hills on each side of the valley. American tanks striking up roads from the triangle to the east coast would cut squarely across the Red 2scape route from the Eastern front. While Reds were pulling back from ‘he fighting fronts, unverified re- ports cropped up that they were building up new forces only 30 miles northwest of Seoul. The buildup was reported in the Kaesong-Ko- rangpo area. This is near the foot of the Al- ‘ied Western flank. This flank drags southwest of the main front. It reaches from Chorwon to a point 36 miles to the southwest, running roughly along the banks of the Im- o Sk T pushed northward along a narrow- ng front, patrols have probed this long flank 'daily’ for signs of Red strength. The jagged northern front has been cut to about 75 miles. At the height of the Communist spring of- fensive it was 125 miles long. AIRLINES INRECORD ONSAFETY Aviation Awards Announc- ed by NSC-Alaska- - Lines Included ~- CHICAQO, June 12 —(®— Amer- ica’s airlines racked up their best domestic safety record in history in 1950. a5 The National Safety Council an- nounced this today in naming 43 U. S. airlines as winners of 1950 -avia- tion safety awards. In scheduled domestic operations, the nation’s airlines had a passem ger death rate of 1.1 for each.100, 000,000 passenger-miles. » . (A passenger-mile represents one passenger carried one mile). The previous best safety record of 12 deaths per 100,000,000 pas~ senger miles was set in 1939 and tied in 1048 Trans-World Airlines was hon- ored for operating 4,420,434,000. pas- senger miles with a perfect record between March 11, 1947 and August 31, 1850. Hawailan Alrlines went through 1950 with a perfect record to com- plete 21 years — as of Dec. 31 the longest period of safe operation re- corded by any airline. Other winners included: Alaska Alrlines, Alaska Coastal Airlines, Cordova Air Service, Ellis Airlines, Northern Consolidated Airlines, Pacific Northern Airlines, Reeve Aleutian Airways, Wein Alas- ka Airlines. TO INTERIOR Dr. Henry Harris, chief medical office from the Veterans Adminis- tration office here, accompanied by Dr. Manuel Kalman, chief of the outpatients service of the area VA office in San Prancisco, left on the Aleutian Saturday. They will visit hospitals and doctors in Cordova, valdez, Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanjs bejore returning June 2