The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 20, 1951, Page 1

VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,840 HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” —— CAU, ALA%KA WEDNESDAY, JT 20, 1951 MEMB |< R ASSOCI \II I) PRESS PRIC l" 'lI N CENTS ey Strlkers, Shipowners Conf Gonfer on Coasi Walkout AIR BATTLES CONTINUING, KOREAN WAR| B Ten Red Planes Shot Down or Damaged; Punchbowl Valley Given Up By Associated Press Ten Red plangs were shot down or damaged today in the Korean war's first double-deck dog-fight. Both jet and 'propeller driven planes — 98 of thefm — took part in the fourth consecutive day of air war over Northwest Korea On the ground North Koreans suddenly abandoned Punchbowl Valley, which they had fought for so viciously. UN guns now dominate the former Red buildup arca cn the Eastern front, Sharp battles flared Wednesday on both sides of the valley — one near Kansong on the East coast and the other in mountains north of Yanggu. New Red Defense Line Dispatches from across the front spoke of new Red defense lines. A Stars and Stripes (Army news- paper), correspondent reported “an- othér &ay of watchful waiting” on the Central front west of Kumhwa AP Correspondent O. H. P. King, in a flight over the front, observed “extensive new defense positions” on both sides of the now quiet I tle lines. His report was dela five days by censors. The double airgbattle broke out simultaneously tween low flying propeller planes and jets swirling | above at 13,000 feet. When it was over the Reds had lost three planes destroyed, probably destroyed and six damaged. Stormoviks Shot Down Twenty-four UN Mustang fight- | ers overpowered a flight of six Ru:-‘ sian-built propeller planes. All the: Reds were hit. A yak fighter and| two Stormovik attack-bombers were { shot down. Anther Stormovik was probably destroyed and two v\exe damaged. Thirty-two American Sabre ]e's battled 36 Russian-type MIG-15, jets in the top level of the battle. | The jet fight began at 13,000 feet and swept down to 6,000. The four days of air war cost the Reds 28 planes destroyed or damaged. The Fifth Air Force listed nine shot down, one probably knocked out and 18 damaged. There have been no figures on UN Joses if any in these air battles. GAMES TODAY iwere sel More Meal on Wayfothe Table e AT Cattle pens at the Union S Dbeef animals, twice the number which arrived a week ago. n OPS official said the increase apparently repre- driven out for consignment to a stock Yards at Ch packing hou i 3 ago, presented this appearance after the receipt of 14,000 The cattle from pen in foreground are being sented the first break in the “wait and sce” attitude of feeders who have been holding cattle on their farms. (P Wircphoto. n MORE REDS Mickey Cohen MAC ARTHUR ADICTED FOR Convicied of 4 NOT GOING. NTI-US PLOT ‘Justice Dept., FBI, Round Up Secondary Command of Communist Ring WASHINGTON, June 20, — (® — ‘nty one members of the Com- munist party's secondary command were indicted today on charges of plotting violent overthrow of the United States government. Seventeen cf those indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in New York d in an early morning roundup by FBI agents. The four others were being sought. Sixteen of the arrests were in New York, the other in Pittsburg. Get Lesser Lights The government moved against the lesser lights in the wake of this NEW YORK, June 20 —(®— The New York Yankees trimmed the American League lead of the Chi- cago White Sox to two and one half games today as Hank Bauer scored | the tying run in the seventh inning and drove home the winning marker in the eighth for a 2-1 victory. AMERICAN Cleveland 14, Boston 8. Other games night. NATIONAL Boston 9, Chicago 0. Other games night. TheWas_liiTgton Merry - Go- Round By DB.EW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, vy Bell Bynaicate, Inc. (Ed. Note—The brass ring, good for one free ride on the Washington Merry-go-round,. goes to President Galo Plaza of Ecuador.) ASHINGTON—The first Pres- ident of a Latin-American country ever born in the United States ar- rives in Washington today. He is Galo Plaza Lasso, President of Fc- uador, who has played football at the University of California, sold apples in New York during the de- pression, and has built up a herd of 1,000 Holstein dairy cows one mile up on the plateaus of Ecuador. More important than any of these however, Galo Plaza is operaling one of the few free and democrat- ic countries in the western hemis- phere. On a continent where demo- cracy is squeezed between Commu- nism and Fascism, and where de- mocracy is considered a luxury safe month’s Supreme Court decis upholding the conviction of the party’s 11 top leader Attorney General McGrath and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover said in a statement: “‘Some of the individuals arrested are members of the alternate na- tional committee, recently formed by the Communist party to serve as the top policy making body in the absence of the present national committee members, now convie- ted.” The 11 leaders were convicted in New York in 1949 of conspiring to teach and advocate the violent overthrow of the U. S. government. Although the Supreme Court up- held the conviction two weeks ago, a legal battle for a rehearing is still on. All Active Reds Each of those seized today was ed by Hoover as “a promin- ~m, active functionary of the Com- munist party, U.S.A. Those arrested today Israel Amter, 70, New organizer of the Russia in the United States.” He is a native cf Denver, Colo. - Marion Maxwell Abt Bachrach, 52, New York City, public relations director and secretary of the De- {ense Commission of the Commun- ist party. included: York City, 4 HOME FOR VACATION Miss Martha I\u‘\\bm'k] of Major and Mrs. of the Salvation Army, arrived home on the Princess Louise to spend a month’s vacation visiting her par- ents. She is in her third year of nurses’ training at the wral hospital, daughter One of the 32 atolls in the Ma shall Islands is named “New Year. “friends of Soviet | : Newbould, | coma Gen- | Tax Evasion LOS ANGELES, June 20 —{®P— Mickey Cohen ay of four counts m 1 income tax evasion. The investigation was sparked by { Cohen’s testimony before the Ke fauver Senate Crime Investigating nmittee that he had been living rgely on borrowed income for sev- years. (e verdict bore out Cohen’s diction, He told a report the trial: “The word is out ‘get Mickey Cohen’.” He denied any eva- sion, however. The maximum penalty would be yea in a Federal penitentiary fines totaling $40,000. Each s a maximum of five d $10,000. s charged with defrauding ernment of more than §156,~ 2 three-year period 1946- was con- of Fed- and count 1948, inc Cohen 1! (Ll(‘l‘?d as he heard the verdict, and rocked slightly in his seat, His pretty wife, LaVonne, had been indicted with him, but charges against her were dismissed during the trial. Through fringe of th: years of living on the law and amid periodic underworld attempts to “rub him out” with bullets or bombs, Cohen never before was convicted of any but minor charges. 32 COME FROM SOUTH ON PAN AM; 15 OUT Forty-eight ‘passengers flew in and out of Juneau Monday on Pan American World Airways with 33 arriving from the ,outh and 15 out- bound. From Seattle: B Eoeltcher, John, William, and Carl Calvert, Ronald Keezling, John W. Lennox, J. Shel- mpson, W. Walker, F. ney Welsh, R. R. Man- nelmi, J. R. Robinson, Ora Whit- taker, R. J. Sommers, Harold An- Dorothy Arnold, Mrs and two children, Ralph Hall, Le- ota Hisey, Roy Keil, Mildred, Kersh- mer, J. J. Leonard, Fred Nitshke, i Frank Rundle, Thor Sundberg, M. Ward, Francis Williams, Lawrence |and Hilma Alderson. From Annette: George Sullivan. To Seattle: L. Nance, Mrs. John ; | Hermle and Jackie, Virginia Cush- |ing, 8. Eellenthal, Mrs. H. Graves, Mrs. Guy Godfrey, C. W. Lee, Don Dougal To Ketch Smith, H Wedow, T U Clarence Bow- |en, O. H. Samanson, Peter Traska. rl J. . H. B. Gloige | ~ TOTESTIFY 'Doesn’t Care fo Appear | Further at Hearing; Raps | Present Inquiry WASHINGTON, June 20 —®— . Douglas MacArthur declared v that President Truman’s m- “silencing pértinent witnes have denied a senate inquiry the “full facts” of his dismissal, But MacArthur said he doesn't care to testify again himself. MacArthur. rapped at the Presi- dent in rejecting by letter an invi- tation to appear again before the Senate committees investigating his ouster. He contended, too, that some of the document evidence submitted to the senators had been lifted out text so that it was “mislead- and said there was “lack of accuracy” in paraphrasing. “Paraphrasing” Charged Many of the documents given to the senators in connection with the inquiry have been “paraphrased”— that is submitted in a rewritten, summary form rather than as the original documents. | The reason is that the original documents were transmitted by radio in code. Release of the actual texts might help a potential enemy Im decipher the U. S. codes. MacArthur testified for three days when the inquiry began last May 3 The committees had invited him to i reply, if he wished, to the testimony received since then, most of it from Truman administration officials. Truman Silences Witnesses The five-star general wrote Chalir- man Russell that because “my known personal views already are in the record in detail I do | not believe it in Lh. public interest” to testify again However, he added “Insofar as the investigation deal' {with my relief from the Far East 'CUmmand I feel that the full facts {have not been elucidated. due to ilencing to his of cc | the orders of the President the pertinent witnesse own part in the action.” ON VACATION Mrs. John Hermle and sor i flew to Seattle M()nu'n on { tion via Pan American, en rzml:» to ¢Cn]|fmm1 where they will visit | friends and relatives for the com- ng two months. FROM CRAIG Cliff Thompson and Roy Nothak of Craig are at the Baranof Hotel. E | u'klr‘ RENT CONTROL VITAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SAYS TIGHE WOODS National Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods declared here today that rent contrc is vital to onal defer He told the Juneau Kiwanis club it “Keeps the lid on the price of housing until. more )\uu\lmfl can be built for the personnel who are m front-line bastion against Com- munism 1 “The fight against inflation re=} quires sacrifices on the part of the Alaskan landlord just as the fight against Communism reguires sacri- fices on the part of the Alaskan infantryman,” he added. 12 housing chief declared the Korean r had chang the ques- tion of rent control from a local matter to one of national concern. He charged that local option re ‘ 1 moval of controls “is making a grim farce and mockery of Federal rent controls.,” He said local option onl rent control could be compared to giving Akron, Ohio, the right to say whether or not the price of tires should be controlled. Open Discussion i An open discussion followed Woods’ talk in which it was brought out that a defense housing bill is bottled up in the House Rules com- mittee that would mategially aid housing construction in defense areas. \ Woods said that a new defense production bill, now pending in Congress, if uncaanged on the floor, would control all rental properties including commercial units. Woods, accompanied by Harvey W. Wertz, of the San Francisco Public Relations staff and Rich- rd Done; regionsl board executive, also of San. Francisco, left this| aftérnoon for Anchorage on his? threesday. inspection: tour of the; Territory. Yesterday many tenants in Juneau were surprised by a visit from the housing expeditor. Alaska Problems Vary Housing problems vary in Alaska and while high costs of housing in Anchorage and Fairbanks are the result of population congestions in military areas, Juneau's problem is one of disparity in rents betweeny controlled and uncontrolled units, ‘Woods. In Alaska to confer with Gov. Ern- est Gruening and Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner and Gen. W. Baker, re- garding charges of rent-gouging near military installations and in the Territory generally, Woods and Done spent a busy 24 hours here conferring with the governor, with the local advisory board and with “A. Bandettini, area rent director for Alaska, and Wertz. oods, Done, Wertz and Bandet- tini were Pacific Northern Airlines passengers for Anchorage today and have a busy schedule lined up for meetings in Anchorage, Fairbanks before they return south. Construction vs. Rents ‘In Juneau Woods explained that the Juneau board’s principal infer- est 18 in informing local residents of the reason for differences in the price of rental units. Rent Control has no over housing built or converted i since 1947, Woods explained. In the meantime housing in newly built rental units is costly due to doubled and tripled costs of construction. While conversions have filled a need .for more housing, the differ~ ence in the rent of an apartment under rent control and a converted | apartment, not' under control, has icreated a problem for the local board, Juneau landlords and ten- ants. He mentioned specifically an ef- ficiency apartment in a controlled unit that is still renting for $45 and a one bedroom apartment in a con- verted unit that rents for $125 Present Act Expiring The present Rent Control Act ex- pires June 30 and rent control will{ come under the new Defense Pro- (Continued on Page Fizht) HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Tuesday were Mrs. Charles Gamble, Fred Marlowe, Patrick Paul, Mrs.! Lillian George, Robert Hildre; dis- charged were R. Walker, Mrs. John | Curtis. Admitted to the Government Hos- pital was Katie Lindoff, Hoonah: scharged were Leroy McKinle lHuonnh, Minni Albert, Juneau. authority | 5 Enemy Secrel Weapcml When Lt. Clinton Effinger, F-80 jet pilot from West Palm Beach, Fla., says that he was “low enough for the enemy to throw rocks” at him, he isn't kidding. The smiling pilot holds a rock which he removed from damaged wing in background after return to Korean base from a recent mission. He thinks that a Red soldier heaved the missile at his plane during a strafing attack 30-feet over the front. (U.S. Air Force Photo via (P Wirephoto.) SALMON PRICE AGREEMENT MADE [CY STRAIT AREA SITKA, June 20 —®— A 1851 agreement has been signed between the Alaska Marine District Union (AFL) and the Alaska Salmon In- dustry, Inc. It was announced here by Pete Nielsen, union executive secretary, and confirmed by the Industry in Seattle. Nielsen said the agreement sets the following prices for seine-caught fish: Pinks 50 cents each; chums 77'%; cohoes $1; reds $1.10; kings $2.25. The union embraces the Icy Strait area mainly. The agreement includes the,clause, Nielsen said, that “if notice to term- inate the 1951 contract is given, then it is agreed that negotiations and discussion of fish purchases shall commence on the basis of fish pur- chase by the pound.” The reference to termination was described as meaning notice of termination prior to 1952, The suggestion for fish purchases by the pound instead of by the fish was an issue between the Industry and at least one union recently,‘ BOB HELGESON IS HOME FOR VACATION Bob Helgeson, son of Mrs. Ger- trude Boggan, arrived home for the ummer Tuesday via Pan American plane. Young Helgeson, who has just completed his second year of med- ical school at Stanford University, drove from Palo Alto to Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lavenik, for- mer Juneau residents, accompan- ied him as far as Klamath Falls, Oregon, where they now live. After the summer vacation, Hel- geson will return for his third year in medicine at Stanford. Chilcotin from Vancouver sched- uled to arrive 3 p.m. tomorrow. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday but depends on re- sults of shipping strike on coast. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday providing there is no strike on Canadian lines. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Tuesday providing there is no shipping strike. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive from Skagway at 6 a.m. Friday sailing south at 9 a.m. Baranof from west scheduled to urive sometime Sunday p.m. south- l bound. ANCHORAGE SALES. TAX VOTED DOWN ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 20, (M—A proposed one per cent sales tax to repair the streets was voted down by about one-third of Anch- orage’s 3,000 registered voters Mon- day. for. The tax would have been levied on all sales and services, with pro- ceeds going for street improve- s, retirement of street bonds |and refunds to residents who paid street axac“meuts during the past three The proposal also called for an additional one per cent levy Ior school buildings if and when ‘the school board imposes a tax in a school district outside the city limits. e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:30 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 59; minimum, 48. At Airport - Maximum, 60; minimum 45. FORECAST Decreasing cloudiness with lowest temperature nedr 44 degrees tonight becoming mostly fair with highest tem- perature near 63 degres Fri- day. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau -— Tra Since June 1 — 533 inches; Since July 1 — 77.52 inches. At Airport Trace; Since June 1 327 inches; Since July 1 — 44.68 inches. ST0CK OUOIAIIONS NEW YORK, June 20 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 110, Americen Tel, and Tel. 154'%, Ana- conda 40%, Douglas Aircraft 46':, General Electric 54%, General Mot- ors 48%, Goodyear 80%, Kennecott 16'%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 2%, Northern Pacific 41%, Standard Oil of ‘California 47%, Twentieth Cen- tury Fox 18%, U. S. Steel 40%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 93.75. Sales today were 1,120,000 shares. Averages today were as follow: Industrials 25150, rails 79.12, utili- ties 42.81. iAnoiher i The vote was 575 against to 443 All NIGHT - SESSION IS FRUITLESS _flegoiiafions Meeting Scheduled; 19 Ships Now Tied Up BULLETIN — SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 —{M— Hopes for an early settlemenit of the Pacific Coast maritime, were dashed to earth this aftern Swhen representatives of the €FO, ican Radio Asso- ciation walked out of negotiations with the Pacific Maritime Associa- tion, With the abrupt halt of talks, Phillip O'Rourke, vice president of the ARA, said: “The whole thing is broken up. Negotiations are off. We're right back where we started.” Earlier, there were “hehind the scenes” indications the talks might bring success. SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 —+(— CIO Radio Operators and shipown- ers recessed an all-night negotiating session at dawn today without end- ing a five-day-old strike. The walk- out has crippled non-military ship- ping on the Pacific Coast. Federal Conciliator Omar Hos- kins said the two factions will meet again at noon. He called them to- gether at 7 pan. yesterday. Their only break was for a 4 am, break- fast. The shipowners picked up the check. Hoskins said the negotiators had gone over all phases and all angles of the dispute, but he refused to indicate whether a settlement was near, “As long as we're meeting there's still hope,” he 'said. The strikers, members of the CIO American Radio Association (ARA), have tied up 19 ships in Pacific Coast ports. They demand $415 a month, a $63 increase that would put them on a par with second mates, The Pacific Maritime Association rejected that and asked for a 15 to 30-day extension of the contract while negotiations continue. Other Unions Restless Meanwhile, there were reports of unrest among three other maritime unions supporting the strike. Officials of these unions — the CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Associatiop, the AFL Masters, Mates: and Pil ‘and the Mmdependent © Marine ‘Firemen's Union = were re=" ported secking a meeting with the ARA for a general clarification of the strike issues. Basis for the dissatisfaction was sald to be the ARA's posting of pickets in Pacific coast ports while not doing so on the east coast, thus allowing some ships to move from the latter. Leaders of the three unions said they do not want to do anything that would injure the strike. Only American passenger liners and flag freighters are affected. TERMINALS AT SEATTLE PICKETED Nonstriking—fiémbers are Paid Off; Touring Edifors Get Baggage SEATTLE, June 20 —(P-— Steam- ship companies affected by the strike of the American Radio Asso- ciation (CIO) paid off nonstriking crew members yesterday as picket- ing continued at major terminals. The Alaska Steamship Company laid off deck, engine and steward department personnel of two vessels The American Mail Line released the crew of the SS India Mail at ‘Tacoma. The striking radiomen meanwhile had idled at least five ships here and two more at Tacoma. Pickets appeared for first the (Commu;dv on I’ufie Bight)