The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 9, 1951, Page 1

CONGRESSIONAL _IBRARY' TASHINGTON n o THE DAILY A “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® VOL. LXXVIIIL, NO. 11,855 — OHNSTON WARNS OF CHEAP DOLLAR IF CONTROLS END 'WASHINGTON, July 9 — | Eric Johnston told the nation today to look for “a much cheaper dollar” @ - Ridgway Warn T —worth perhaps 30 to 40 cents in | § 1039 terms — if economic eontrols are scrapped. Declaring that the doflar is now | worth about 53 to 5¢ cents in 1935 value, Johnston said “my guess is that it might be worth between 30 and 40 cents in 1939 purchasing power, in 10 years, if you don't do something about inflation.” Johnston ,in a copyrighted inter- view with the magazine U. 8. News and World Report, predicted a gov- ernment deficit this year of from $5,000,000,000 to $7,000,000,000. Under the present defense pro- gram, he estimated the cash deficit in the budget would be “up to 20 or 25 billion” for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, 1952. Of the deficit he predicted for this year, Johnston added: “Now that isn’t too great. Prob- ably we can live with it, provided Congress gives us adequate con- trols — stronger, not weaker con- trols.” Publication of the interview co- incided with the beginning of tenta- tive voting in the house on amend- ments to a bill which would extend the present wage, price and other economic controls. Controversy over the controls program has flared into a nation- wide political fight. The adminis tration is bringing its heaviest ar- tillery to bear on an opposition drive to cut controis sharply or dc away with them altogether. President Truman has asked for increased powers over the nation’s ecorromy to speed the defense effort NORTH ATLANTIC FORCES GETTING FIRST AR UNIT WASHINGTON, July 8 — m — The first Air Force unit to be sent to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower North At.antic force in Europe wil' soon be on its way. Announcing this yesterday, the Air Force identified the unit as the 433rd troop carrier wing, composed of former air reserve squadrons from Northern Ohio. It would includc about 48 planes at full strength. There are about 1,500 men in the wing, which is equipped with C-119 troop carrier air craft. The planes the 19 tools in place. PRESIDENT ASKS GERMAN PEACE TREATY WASHINGTON, July 9 — B — President Truman asked Congress today to end the state of war be- tween the United States and Ger- many. He said that unfortunately Russia had made a final peace set- tlement impossible at this time. Mr. Truman's action was part of A coordinated move by the western Allies, The French cabinet approved a decree to the same end although ft was not clear whewie:r v was &= fective immediately or must await the formation' of a new cabinet in the next few. days, Foreign secretary Herbert Morri- son announced to the House of Commons that Britain’s state of war with Germany was ended as from today. End Staie of War Three members of the British Commonwealth — acting ir advance — ended their state of war with the Germans. They were Australia, Ne® Zealand and South Africa. New Zea- land also announced the end of its state of war with Austria. The move was of major import- ance in the east-west battle for the minds and support of the German people. It also had some practical advan- tages for the Germans although it will not end the occupation by the could be useful in helping increase the mobility of the ground forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Or- ganization (NATO) force being as- sembled by Eisenhower. This is the second air reserve troop unit to be sent overseas. The Air Force announced last Tuesday it is sending the 116th Fighter- Bomber wing — a National Guarc unit equipped with F-84 jets — to Japan in the near future. The wing has taken part in exer- cises and maneuvers in many parts of the United States. It was in “op- eration fire step” in Alaska last April. The Washington Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Synaicate. inc. ASHINGTON. — Two groups of Senators and Congressmen lined up on opposite sides of the fence recently regarding one of the most vital issues in the nation—oil and education. With the nation's schools in the most deplorable condition in our entire history, 18 members of the House of Representatives judiciary committee voted to turn the na- tion's tidelands oil over to three states and their oil companies, in- stead of using the proceeds for edu- cational purposes. On the other side of Congress, 11 Senators introduced a resolution whereby the royalties from this oil administered by the federal govern- ment, would go to aid the schools and colleges of the entire nation. The first group—the 18 members of the judiciary committee—voted secretly. Even behind the clesed doors of their committee they tried to avoid a rolleall vote, and if it| (€ontinued on Page Four) western powers. With the state of war at an end is this tool board offered by the Shell Oil Company. made to hang on the wall behind a work bench. Spring clips hold Best-Constructed Car Award for the coming Juneau Soap Box Derby The board is lufiéau Icecab Tourist Feature, Says Dr. Moore The Juneau Icecap is a coming | tourist attraetion, said Dr. Terris Moore, president of the University of Alaska, today. “The time is not far off," he %sald, “when this icefield will be a |real tourist attraction. It is easily accessible by plane, and, coupled with the most sublime scenery, of- |fers an ideal location for summer skiing.” Dr. Moore is especially interested |in the tourist as an economic fac- | tor. Maynard Miller, field director of {the Juneau Icecap Research Pro- Joly, ariiveu by prane rom New York on Saturday and was flown to camp 10 on the icefield by Dr. Moore.- Dr.-Moore will remain with the group at the camp for a few days to aid in establishing a new camp. He made four ski-plane landings Sunday on the icefield. carrying equipment and men to the new campsite. The new camp is on the surface of the icefield at an ap- proximate altitude of 6,000 feet and is on the Llewellyn-Taku divide. Frederick Small, glaciologist, and Charles R. Wilson, surveyor, were taken to the new camp with sup- plies for three weeks. It is believed that snow and ice conditions on this spot will offer new opportunities for comparative studies, Frederick A, Milan, leader of the field party, is a student at the University of Alaska. “I am happy .to cooperate,” said Dr. Moore, “because I feel that the .’u’niversxu should be of the greatest Germans will be able to travel orjassistance in furthering the devel- do business in the United States as [opment of the Territory.” nationals of a friendly government rather than as enemy aliens. Also Germans will be able to bring suits in U. S. courts. Asks for Resolution Specifically, Mr. Truman asked that Congress adopt a resolution de- claring the state of war with Ger- many shall be terminated at such date as the President proclaims. This country has been in a state of war with Germany since Dec. 11, 1941. The President’s request was made in identical letters to the presiding officers of the Senate and House— Vice President Barkley and Speaker Rayburn. The communication hit repeated- ly at Russia, thus,emphasizing the psychological importance of the move. Wants German Control Mr. Truman said the western Al- lies had sought to build up a freely elected German government and return to the German people “an increasing degree of control over their affairs.” He continued: “Unfortunately for all cf us, how- ever, and especially for the people of Germany, Soviet Russia has actively prevented the growth of a representive democratic government in a-unified Germany, and has thus made impossible for the time being the arrangement of a final peace settlement. The Soviet effort has been, instead, to cut the eastern third of Germany away from the rest of the country and to develop | e it as a province of the new Soviet|e empire.” FROM SEATTLE Col. and Mrs. Earl Landruth of Seattle are registered at the Bar- anof Hotel. FROM ELFIN COVE Mrs. Walter Larson of Elfin Cove is stopping at the Baranof hotel. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 8 — Closing quotation of American Can today is 109’2, American Tel. and Tel 1545, Anaconda 39, Douglas Air- crafy 441, General Electric 55, Ge! eral Motors 49'4, Goodyear 82%. Kennecott 73, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8., Northern Pacific 37%, Standard Oil of California 46%, Twentieth Century Fox 18, U. 8. Steel 39%, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 94.06%:. Sales today were 1,110,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: Industrials 250.65, rails 75.74, utili- ties 42.96. b WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 73; minimum, 52. At Airport — Maximum, 76; minimum, 47. FORECAST Continued fair tonight and Tuesday. Lowest® tempera- ture tonight 52 degrees. High- est Tuesday around 80. R R RN Y PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — None. Since July 1 — .04 inches. At Airport — None. Since July 1 — .04 inches. e e o o o o 0 o o o 0o JUNEAU, ALASKA, ‘Aeronautics Board " Hit for Non-Sked " "Death Sentencing’ WASHINGTON, July 9 — @ — Congressional committee has urged in a report that the Civil Aero- nautics Board (CAB) reasses its en- tire approach to air transport. It insinuated the board is subservient to the big, certified air lines. ate Smali Business committee, said the CAB might also study the use of subsidies for the big lines which have provided only an “almost lux- ury-type service.” The findings are a regult of a CAB order last March 2, limiting the 50- odd non-scheduled lines to three flights a month over major traffic segments and eight flights between all other points. The nonscheduled lines said the order would drive most of them out of passenger business. But any more regularized flights would put the nonskeds into flying regular routes, contrary to CAB law, the body argued. i ‘The committee said it believed the proposed ruling would be & death sentence for irregular alr carrlers, which, it added, had made a major contribution to air transport and “have managed to survive since 1948 in spite of constant harassment.” COMMANDER COCKE CLUB THIS American Legion National Com- mander Erle Cocke, Jr., was guest speaker at a regular luncheon meet- ing of the Juneau Lions Club todAy at the Baranof hotel. In. his around-the-world trip, Cocke said that there was much in- terest in the MacArthur. hearings and espegially in South America, the, people failed to grasp how there could be-open discussion ‘of the, 8- sues involved. “They; canlt’ undér- stand me~wurkir¥s_o!, qur system _0{ democracy,” he Safd. 41 1Ly 7 F He told of the desire of the peo- ples of the world to become Ameri- can citizens and illustrated by an incident of a 7-year-old boy in Paris who came up for his toy in the Tide of Toys distribution. The lad had stumps for arms and had been raised in an orphanage. He wanted a jigsaw puzzle of the United State, Cocke said. When asked why, the boy replied that he wanted to learn how to put a map of America together. i Where would you rather go? Heaven or America?” Cocke asked Without hesitation the boy re- . “America first. Heaven can wait.” At the same time the Paris Com- munist press requested a picture of Commander Cocke handing a gun, tank or other war toy to a French child. When the photographer learned that no war toys were in the selection he didn’t want the picture. - He pointed out Communist infil- tration tactics throughout the world and declared that the United States would have a democracy as long as “we fight for it.” The commander declared that Americans were watching with vital interest the result of the Korean peace talks and said that we should not settle for less than the original goals of Korean unification and pre- vention of a global war. He predicted that more troops would be shipped to Europe and troops would go to Iran, that selective service and civil- fan defense would be part of our national structure for a long time to come. He had high praise for Formosans and for the American occupation of Japan. : Post Commander Vern Harris in- troduced th> speaker. Guests were John Greeny, Luth- eran nunister; ‘Nebb Trimble of the Alaska Public Works, and Allan Marcum, administrative assistant of the Alaska National Guard. Jack Gucker and Bill Ray, Fourth of July committee chairmen, re- ported on the float and booth at the Fun Zone. They received ap- plause from the club for their work [BRITAIN MAY ASK | The report, con'piled by the Sen- | SPEAKS AT LIONS, { MONDAY, JULY 9, 1951 A | LONDON, July 9 — Foreign Secre- | tary Herbert Morrison said today ‘Britain is | to keep her hands off the British-| | run oil industry, & Morrison told the House of Com- mens this course might be followed if Iran positively rejected the rec- ommendation of the International Court of Justice to allow the Anglo- Iranian Oil company to continue oil | producing operations pending a ne- rotiated settlement of the British- | Tranian dispute. ! Iran announced today she was re- Jjecting the ruling of the court — and apparently any other However, Morrison told the House the Iranian attitude on the ruling “§s still obscure.” ruling. TRUMAN OFFERS HELP WASHINGTON, July 8 — & — President Truman offered today to send Averell Harriman to Iran to help try for a settlement of that country's oil dispute with the Brit- ish government. Mr. Truman said the conflict threatens “a collapse of oil oper- ations” which would be “a disaster.” He declared that “the time avail- able Is running out.” Harriman is foreign affairs ad- viser to the President. Mr. Truthan made his offer in a message to-Iranian' Prime Minister Mohammed' Mossadegh. The Iran- fan chief wrote him two weeks ago asking Anierican support for Iran's natignalization of its oil resources. ‘The President said in his reply: “Yéu know of our sympathetic in- | toree “in this country in Iran’s de- ‘sire‘to-control its national resources. From this point of view we were happy to see the British- govern- ment has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.” CIVILENGINEER " OFFICIALS DUE 10 VISIT IN JUNEAU Gail Hathaway, of Washington, D.C,, president of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers, and Walter L. Ryan, director of the Alaska and Seattle region, are arriving in Jun- eau July 23 and will remain in town over''the day following. Before coming to Juneau they at¢ visiting Anchorage and Fairbanks. A dinner is being planned foi them here with all members of the Society of Civil Engineers invited. It is 'being planned for the evening of July 23, time and place to be an- noynced later. Purpose of the visitors' trip thru Alaskh is to organize Alaska local chapters of their organization and all engineers interested in joining or attending the banquet, shoulc contact George Tapley, chief of the engineering department of the ARC Hathaway is special assistant tc the Chief of Engineers, Corps of Engineers, U. A. Army. CONNECTICUT VISITORS Mr. ‘and Mrs. B. A. Copp of Old Lyme, Conn. are guests at the Bar- anof Hotel. MISS' LAMBERT HERE Helen Lambert of Sacramento, California, stopped in Juneau of the weekend and likes it so well she hag decided’ to remain here, she Ship Movements Aleutian from Seattle in port this afternoon, Prince George from Vancouver due in port this afternoon. Princess Lomise from Vancouver scheduled to arrive tomorrow after- noon. Vancouver tonight. Alaska' scheduled to Seattle Wednesday. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from f FROM CANAL ZONE | Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hittson ar- rived here yesterday from Seattle on PAA and are stopping at the | [Bnrnnnr Hotel. They are from An- lcon, Canal Zone, | sail from Vancouver Wednesday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Princess Norah scheduled to arrive from Skagway, at' 8 a.m. tomorrow sailing. south one hour later at 9 am. considering” asking the | UN security council to order In\n! rulings | the International Court might make, |'| Britain has formally accepted the N Chilcotin scheduled to sail from | MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS s That Peace Not ‘Guaran » General in a Hurry e sides arranged for the safety of liminary meeting at Kaesong, Well, Ausiralia's Freezing Even If We Aren't, It Says Here SYDNEY, July 9 —®— South- eastern Australia had its coldest day of the winter today. Snow fell in the highlands and icy winds swept Sydney. Temperature in the snow country fell to 25 degrees. It was 45 in Sydney. COL. NOYES WILL SERVE IN STATES A. F. Ghiglione, chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, was at his desk this morning in his of- fice after a trip to San Francisco and Washington, D.C. He accompanied Col. John R. Noyes, former road commissioner, to Washington and reports that, due to Mrs. Noyes' illness, the Colonel has' had a change in Army orders. On ‘his being recalled to the Army a short time ago, it was announced his ‘assighment would be in Korea, but he will now be given g station in the States. Mrs. Noyes, Ghiglione said, is still confined to a hospital at Oneida, N. Y. MARINER SCOUTS THANK ASSISTANTS Mrs. Ray Hagerup, leader of Mari- ner Scout Troop 10, today expressed her gratitude to those who helped make the group’s Fourth of July float a success. It depicted the value of the blood bank. Those assisting were Linda Ellis and Charlotte Carroll as nurses; Larry Carroll, Bobby Dilg and Son- ny Wruck as patients; Johnny Giss- berg as doctor, and Steve Feist who drove the truck. Mrs. George Clark made the costumes and assisted in decorating the float, Mrs. Hagerup said. FROM WALLA WALLA Mrs. Ethel Harris with Anna and Richard Harris, of Walla Walla, washington, are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. FROM PETERSBURG E. E. Sarft of Petersburg is at the Baranof Hotel. FROM SITKA Hal Graves and daughter Sitka are at the Baranof hotel. from south of the ‘whidentified aide accompanies the general Alaska Line, Radio Union Termed "Discriminatory’ In Crewman’s | Grim-faced, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Supreme Allied Commander, jumps the steps as he leaves his headquarters in the Dai Ichi Bldg., in Tokyo, after proposing a meeting with Communist leaders. Both each other’s emissaries to a pre- 38th Parallel. (® Wirephoto. | ) teed’ TALKS START TONIGHT:HOPE [ | NOTTOO HIGH General Fr;kly Worried on Qutcome; Air * War Goes On By Associated Press Gen, Matthew B, Ridgway warned last night there was no real guars antee that peace in Korea will come from the armistice negotiations opening tomorrew in Kaesong. With the start of cease-fire talks only hours away, Ridgway\gsaid: “Whether there is to be gdod faith or not is only to be judged by per- formance, and we haven't come to the performance stage . . . Agree- ment on an armistice must precede a cessation’ of hostilities.” The supreme commander was ad- dressing correspondents on news | coverage of the full scale negotia- tions. The correspondents have de- manded western press representis tion at the hist ric event. Ridgway indicated there would be no western newsnian at tomorrow's session — but that there might be at later sessions. ) May Change Delegates He disclosed that he personally selected the five UN peace envoys and that he reserved Lhe right “to change the delegates at any time.” The Peiping radio in a broadcast late Monday night gave a bare re- & of the preliminary meeting and Dismissal SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 —(M— A National Labor Relations Board examiner ruled Saturday that the Alaska Steamship Co. and the American Radio Association (CIO) were in violation of the law in the dismissal of Horace W. Underwood as a radioman, Trial Examiner A. Bruce Hunt recommended to the board that the company be ordered to reinstate Un- derwood. He also recommended that he be reimbursed for lost income from the time the steamer Alaska was re- turned to service after Oct. 15, 1950. The recommendation would pro- vide for the union and the company to share in the reirfbursement lia- bility. He concluded that the firm dis- criminated against Underwood under pressure from the union because he was not a union member. Hunt held the action to be an unfair labor practice under the Taft-Hartley Act. Underwood had been a radio operator on the steamship Alaska. The examiner recommended that the company be ordered to cease en- couraging membership in the unior or in any other labor organization, by refusing to employ, or discrim- inating against, any person because »f non-membership. He recommended that the union be ordered to cease causing the company to discriminate against any person for his failure to belong to the radio association. SEATTLE JOURNALIST IS JUNEAU VISITOR To do research in the Territorial Library and Museum for a book. Miss Lois Kitchener of Seattle ar- rived on Pan American Airway: Sunday. Miss Kitchener is in charge of advertising and publicity for Skyway Luggage, national manufacturing company with headquarters in Seat- tle. A University of Washington journalism graduate, Miss Kitchener is wellknown in the northwest for her radio and newspaper work. She will be in Juneau about two weeks. FAIRBANKS VISTTORS Mr. and Mrs. E. Conway of Fair- bahks are at the Baranof Hotel. TO TAKU LODGE Mr. and Mrs. John Treanor of Visalia, Calfiornia ,stopped over night at the Baranof Hotcl and lleft today for Taku Lodge ) +id “representatives will now start lor Kaesong to attend. the meeting | Whizh begins on the tenth.” | X8 dict not say whether they act- | ually had started. | The Red report was attributed (v “a correspondent of the Korean Ceu tral Telegraph agency” at Pyong- yang. ¥ Earlier Monday Ridgway flew to Seoul from Tokyo with three of his envoys. Shortly thereafter they trav- elled by light planes to the advanced “peace camp” near Munsan, where the other two members of the dele- gation were waiting. Ridgway gave his envoys their final instructions, then returned to Seoul. The peace camp is only a few minutes by air from Kaesong, the ancient capital where an end may be found for the Korean war, now in its 55th week. Begin Late Today The talks probably will begin about 10 a.m., Tuesday (5 p.m. to- day, PDT). Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief Allied delegate, will confer with Ridgway at the end of each day's session. Joy is commander, U. S. Naval Forces in Korean waters. Other Allied representatives are Maj. Gen. L. C. Craigie, U.S. Air Force; Maj. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, deputy chief of staff, US. Eighth Army; Rear Adm. Arleigh A. (31 knots) Burke, U.S. Navy, and Gen. Paik Sun Yup, Republic of Korea Army. Meantime, in the air war, F-86 Sabre jets destroyed one Russian- made MIG-15 Monday. Three others were shot down and two damaged Sunday. UN military leaders took no chances along the front. They rea- soned that until a definite agree- ment is reached to stop the shoot- ing, the best course is to keep hit- ting away at the enemy. At Eighth Army headquarters, everyone went about business as usual, but there was a feeling of =lation and hope. DEWEY VISITS KOREA A FRONTLINE COMMAND POST, KOREA, July 9 —(®— Thomas E. Dewey toured the frontlines of Korea today. Wearing Army khaki, combat boots and a green field cap, the New York governor hopped between command posts and advance positions on the West, Central and East-Central fronts. At some points Dewey was north of the 38th Parallel, old political boundary between North and South Korea. On the Western and East-Central fronts he flew over Red territory. Allied artillery was firing when he arrived on the Western front. B il