The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 21, 1951, Page 1

JONGRESSIONAL CIBRARY NASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXVI]I , NO. 11,866 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1951 e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition PRIC [‘ TI \' ‘Stripped’. Control Bill Passes House Rents pred, Down Payments Reduced in WASHINGTON, July 21 — ® — A stripped-down Economic Controls bill, minus most of the added fea- tures President Truman wanted, was passed by the House early today. The measure, extending wage, price and other controls for onc year, now goes to a Senate-House conference committee to iron out differences between it and eight- | months extension voted by the Sen- ate on the whole, the two diff but little on several major points; none on a few. ‘Patchwork’ Bill As the House bill finally emerged, it was a patchwork of amendme which appeared to sat neither Democrats nor Republicans entirely. Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston said the bill does not give consumers “the break they deserved.” But administration House leaders conceded it might have been worse In the gruelling 4-hour windup session ending early” this morning, they were able to snatch at least partial victory out of a fight stud- ded with defeats over the past tw weeks. i | One Year Measure | Rents ‘The bill would: 1. Allow a 20 pér cent increase in rents over July, 1947, levels. 2. Increase the pay-off time for both new and used cars, bought on the installment plan, from 15 to 21 months. 3. Reduce down payments on household appliances from 25 to 15 per cent and lengthen the pay-off period from 15 months to 18 months. The trade-in value of an old ap- pliance could be used as part of the down payment. 4. Reduce down payments on household furniture and floor cov- erings from 15 to 10 per cent, with 21 instead of 15 months to pay. 5. Allow homes costing up to $10,000 to be bought with only a 10 per cent down payment, with 25 years to pay off the mortgage. Upped Contains Bans The bill also: Contains a ban on imports of fats and oils, peanuts and dairy products for two years; keeps the 10 per oent beef rollback in effect, but bars any further re- duction; allows a 10 per cent roll- back in the prices of some other farm products; and refuses Presi dent Truman the authority to ac- quire and operate defense plants or to license businesses, All these actions are subject to change by a House-Senate Confer- ence committee. That’s where the bill goes next. FROM KETCHIKAN Joe Diamond of the Ellis Airlines from Ketchikan is registered at the Baranof Hotel. TheWashington Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Bynaicate, inc.. ASHINGTON.—It was kept out of the newspapers, but Pres- ident Truman had another of his confidential talks with members of Congress at Blair House over coffee and sandwiches some time ago. Most significant development at the session was a blast at Wil- liam Boyle, chairman of the Dem- ocratic National Committee, and an impassioned Presidential plea for peace by the President. Present at the meeting were Senators Clements of Kentucky, Hennings of Missouri, Humphrey of Minnesota, Murray of Montana,; and Smathers of Florida; togeth- er with representatives Boggs of Louisiana, Hays of Ohio, Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, and Yor- ty of California—all Democrats. Truman opened the discussion by urging his guests to speak freely any gripes they might be nursing. He is used to criticism, he said, after all the brickbats tossed at him following the ouster of MacArthur. “I don't care what the news- s (Continued on Page Four) 4Ih Queen L TPyttt | Miss Joyce Hope, Juneau’s 4th of July queen, waves goodbye to Ju- neau friends as she fook off for her Seaitle roundirip, her award as queen. Driver Starls "Strip’ Ad at Derby Weigh-ins One driver at the Soap Box Derby weighing-in last night thought for a moment that he would have to “strip” to get within the 250-pound maximum weight allowed for driver and car. Shedding his rain-soaked jacket and taking a wet towel from the cockpit_of is,car. the lotal veightl/ of himself and car was then exactly 250 pounds. All ears, with ex: of those needing ‘minor adjustments, were building after the weighing-in until the race tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Those cars needing ad- justments are to be turned in thit afternoon at 1:30 at the Fair build- ing. The appearance of two policemen at the weighing almest put a scare into two drivers. One driver asked the other whether he thought the “cops” would allow them to exceed to 20-mile-an-hour speed limit. Hearing the question, one police- man told the two boys that Sunday was the only day that all Soap Box Derby racers would be allowed to exceed the limit. Estimates of the speed by spec- tators at the trial runs varied from 25 to 35 miles an hour for the cars as they sped down Twelfth street hill, site of the race. Development Board Named Procurement Agency In order to give Alaska manu- facturers and producers a chance to participate in the National de- fense program by supplying ma- terials and products of the Terri- tory to federal agencies carrying out that program, the Alaska De- velofment Board has been des- ignated as an official procure- ment cooperating agency for Al- aska. “In Alaska,” consultant for George Sundborg, the board said, “the individual manufacturer or producer would have difficulty procuring information as to the requirements of the various de- fense agencies, so the Develdp- ment Board has addressed re- quests to the various federal quar- ters asking that Alaska producers be given an opportunity tosub- mit bids for such commodities as they are able to supply.” The board has pointing out markets for miner- als, fish, fur, boats, lumber and other products of the Territory, giving the defense agency inter- ested in obtaining such products. The folder, or any further infor- mation can be secured from the Alaska Development Board. Sundborg also said the - board intends to get in touch with Hon. E. C. Carson, Canadian Minister of Public Works, whether they meet with him here or in Can- ada, concerning building of the Taku Kiver valley road. J. E. Bradfute of Seattle 15 at |s. Pullen, left at the old Southeast Alaska Fair | issued a folder) ‘Mrs. W. S. Pullen 'Dies in Denver Mrs. Valeria Pullen, wife of W. Alaska Electric Light and Company, died yesterday ver, Colo.,, after a six-weeks ne Power in Den- il- The Pullens, aft {40 years in Juneau, | states last year after company he man Mus. Pullen, lived w band at the home of tr ter, Mrs. Emerson Ellett, at 714 Humbolt St. in Denver T. Her husband wired friends here that funeral services will be held Mond: and requests that instead of sending flower they give m y to the Cancer Fund ineher more went than to the left the since 1918, her hus- r daugh- d il winter the Santa Barbara, home Pullens lived Calif,, return- of Mrs. Ellett, this in ing to the the former Elizabeth Pulien, spring. Born in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Pul- len was married May 24, 1807, and came north with her husband. She was a graduate of a nursing school in Portland, Ore. The couple lived in Thane from 1907 to 1918, where Fullen was with the Alaska-Gastineau mine. Bes her husband and daugh- ter, Mrs. Pullen is also survived by a son, Winfield Scott Pullen, Jr. She was the sister of the late Ralph Martin of Juneau. Millions in Military Work For Alaska B Haines Plpelme Skagway Flood Control Approved by Committee WASHINGTON, July 21, —®— An Alaska military construction program totaling more than $335,- 000,000 is included in the defense plans approved today by the House Armed Services committee. It includes big expenditures at the air bases in the Anchorage and Fairbanks areas, work on bases in the Aleutian chain, im- the naval station varied other de- provement of at Kodiak and fense projects. A $61,223,800 under ‘“‘Alaska, cludes troop supporting pipeiine, utilities. Line From Haines Delegate Bartlett of Alaskasaid the pipeline project would be a six or eight inch line from Haines to Eielson Air Force base near Fairbanks to carry gasoline and jet fuel. He said there also are plans for reconditioning the ex- isting Canol line. Like other projects in themil- itary construction bill, the Alaska work is merely authorized by the committee action. The actual money would be provided later. The Alaska program includes: Big Delta, Alaska: family hous- ing, troop housing, supporting fa- cilities, utilities, Arctic test branch and Arctic indoctrination schools, $13,506,200. Eielson Air Force base, Alaska: item was listed General” and in- housing, tactical, ammunition dock and troop supporting facilities, utili- ties, $1,571,800. Ladd Air Force base, Alaska: troop housing, supporting (acm- ties, utilities, $10,370,800. Fort Richardson, Alaska: troop supporting facilities, utilities, $12,- 009,830. Skagway Money Skagway, Alaska: Flood control facilities, $84,000. Whittier, Alaska: ing facilities, utilities, Operational support Cape Air Force base, Island: $2,450,000. Eielson Air Force Base, banks: $41,625,000. Elmendorf Air Force Base, An- chorage: $97,007,000. Ladd Air Force Base, Fairbanks: $67,106,000. Naknek Air Force Auxiliary Field, Naknek: $750,000. Shemya Air Force Base, o Island: $2,450,000. Thornbrough Air Cold Bay: $2,450,000. troop support- $5,688,500. in Alaska: Umnak Fair- Shem- Force Base, AT THE BARANOF E. H. Schroeder of San Francisco the Baranof hotel, is stopping at the Baranof hotel. retired manager of the | facilitles, | ‘petroleum | "FishHogs' May Force Cook Infef Closure {100 Boats per Mile in Salmon; 134 Arrests ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 21 — #— Wholesale salmon “fish hog"” violations by the largest fleet of ships ever to fish Alaskan waters force closure of Cook Inlet near here to commercial fishing. Clarence Rohde, regional director of the Fish and Wildlifa Service, estimated today that 500,000 to 750,000 red salmon, valued at §1.10 per fish, were taken by 700 gilinet- ters in a seven-mile area between Kalgin Island and Kenai in a two- day period this week. Rhode, leaving on a new survey ofw the fishing fleet, said whether the Inlet will be closed depends on de-| velopments. | Arrests to Continue | Despite the freeing of a majority | 134 fishermen arrested earlier | this week near Kalgin Island for fishing too close together, fishing | during closed periods and using il- legal nets, Rhode said arrests will continue to be made where Fish and wildlife Service agents find viola- tions. The first two fishermen who ap- prared before the commissicner’s court at Kenai pleaded guilty and paid their fines, Rhode said testi- mony of seven Fish and Wildiife Service agents failed to gain a con- viction on half the fishermen brought to court. The remainder will be tried later, Rhode said fIeRGHIOn 118G bv Kenai commissioner de could not control their nets or wes ighorant of regulations. He said the heavy concentr of outside gilinet. boats brought the Inlet’s $7,000,000 fishery “to a crit- ical stage.” “Mad Confusion” Rhode declared he never had seen such an assault on salmon like that staged near Kalgin Island. An agent described the Inlet gil! armada operating in mad cenfusion {in the rush to get red salmon. “They're supposed to stay 600 feet apart, but the boats were running bow to bow as they stayed atop the school. Poles were used to steer the fish into the nets. The race to catch salmon was so furious that boats fishing illegally ignored enforcement agents until they were on top of them,” the agent recounted. Fish and Wildlife Service agents reported one two-man boat took 1500 reds in one tide. They esti- mated that each of approximately 700 boats caught 650 to 700 salmor daily during the peak three-day run of tion Navy Wanis Aleutian !sland War Scrap Salvaged WASHINGTON, July 21 — (B — The Navy has asked commercial firms to submit bids for the salvage of about 40,000 tons of iron &anc steel serap abandoned in Alaska anc the Aleution Islands by Japanese and Americans in World War I Bidders are asked to contact the Commandant of the 17th Naval District care the postmaster in Seat- tle, Wash. I - 1 i "Mad Confusion’ fo Get & - Defense Sum | The House Armed Ser This bridge across the Imjin river, built especially to carry UN convoys to Kaesong for the cease-fire meetings, also serves as a diving board and shelter for a swimming pool. to sce that no unauthorized personnel cross the bridge. MP’s in foreground are posted (ommitfee Okays Huge WASHINGTON, July 21 — i# — ces Com- mittee today approved a $5,767- 000,600 military econstruction pro- gram aimed at shoring up defenses at home and abroad against any Soviet aggression. The Air Force gets the biggest share -—around $3,480,000,000 — in- clucing about $1,000,000,000 to build a chain of overseas secret bases girdling Russia. Approximately $1,368,000,000 is earmarked for the Army and $787,- 267,000 for the Navy and Marines, mostly for work on camps and other installations in this country. Secret projects are included also in their programs. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) told reporters he plans to call up the legislation for House action within 1 few weeks. In submitting the pr Congress a month ago, Se Defense Marshall d the work is “urgently needed” and called for fast ction. He also warned it will be neces- sary to ask approval later of still more projects. As it stands now, the construction program is the biggest since World War II. Today's committee action simply authorizes the work. The actual money will have to be provided later. The Defens¢ Department orig- inally sought approval for a $6,561,- 262,000 program at home and abroad. But it asked that only $4,500,000,000 be appropriated now to pay for construction planned be- fore next July. In line with that, the committee generally approved only projects A representative of this command | that can be completed in that time. which covers the Alaskan area, wil! be at the Public Works office of the 11th Naval District of Seattle dur- ing the week ending July 28 to in- terview interested parties Information may also be ob- tained from the Office of Naval Ma- terial in Washington ) : T. Sheehan of Seattle is a gues at the Baranof hotel. Princess Louise scheduled to ar- rive 4 p.m. today. Sails for Skagway 11:30 pm. Baranof due Sunday. Freighter Square Knot from Seat- tle due tomorrow. Aleutian due Monday from south, southbound 4 p.m afternoon | e Since July 1 — 1.02 inches | ® At Airport — .76 inches: e Since July 1 — 89 inches e 0 ® 9 9 0 0 0 00 WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 7, minimum, 53. At Airport — Maximum, 53; minimum, 52. 5 FORECAST Mostly cloudy, with light showers tonight and Sunday e Lowest temperature Sunday . . . ° . . . . ° . . . . e about 52 degrees, highest e about 58 degrees. . ¢ PRECIPITATION ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today ® City of Juneau — .70 inches; ee8 s ecsssseccecsesssenee ¥ Wirephoto. (Chinese Commandeer Peace | o | and moderate amounts By Associated Press MUNSAN, Korea, Sunday, Jul} 21 —P— Red China’s two armistice negotiators took the leading rol from the North Koreans for the first timy Kaesong today and obtained a recess until July 25, The Chinese, hitherto staying in the background, began calling the signals after the Allies firmly re- fused to include the subject of withdrawing United Nations troop: frem Korea on the proposed agenda. An Allied staff officer said that at one point the Chinese Reds whispered conferences interrupted & statement by North Korean Gen Nam II the chief Red delegate. Recess to “Study” The Reds said they wanted the recess “to enable both sides to study the proposals thus far pre- setned.” UN headquarters in Tokyo said Shrimp Processing To Start in Leased Douglas Cannery A long-term lease has been signed for the Douglas Cannery, according to Hiram McAllister, president of the Olympic Seafood Company of Seattle. “The cannery will be company for the proce shrimp. We hope to pack salmon later in the season,” McAllister said. ‘Beginning operations will be small. We expect to start canning shrimp | in the next week or 10 days.” Two boats have been making land- ings of crab for the company at the Don Milnes floating cannery since early in June. The cannery is tiec to *the® former Packard “Marina” shop wharf. “Quick frozen crab have been shipped to Seattle for canning by the Olympic Seafood Company anc for sale on the open market,” said McAllister. “We will continue send- ing the crab to Seattle. Our brokers the Haines Oyster Company in used by the ng are Seattle Two boats, equipped with live tanks to keep the crabs several day: have been operating for the Olym- pic Seafood Company, McAllister aid. They are the Betty Jo, owned nd operated by Ernie Fletcher, and the Sue, owned and operated by Mc- Allister. we are well satisfied to date on crab fishing. Crabs have been The operation taken in local waters, will never support more than a mod- erate operation. Reason for this is the difficulty in taking the crabs in which - found,” McAllister said. of | Talks, Obfain Recess; - Progress Questions Pssed- in a statement the UN command agreed to the temporary halt in the talks “although it sees no need for such a recess in view of the agree ment reached thus far on points it considers necessary for agen- da.” A question not immediately answered was: Did that mean tha not many points had been agreed upon? Or did it mean that negotiation: had been progressing so smotthly and agreeable that the United Na- tions delegates saw no reason for any backward looks? At Eighth Army headquarters, AF Correspondent Nate Polowetzky said there was speculation that Com- munists needed time to receive fur ther instructions to deal with the UN delegation’s adamant stand against withdrawal of foreign troops lr()m Korea. Actused Embezzler Jailed at Seward \Under $10,000 Bail | ANCHORAGE, Alaska; July 21, | —®—The U. 8. Marshal's office |said it was informed today that |the missing Paul Wise, former U. S. Commissioner at Kenai, has been taken into custody at Sew- |ard. Wise is charged with {ling public funds. A bench ' warrant with bail set at $10,000 was issued Wednesday by Judge George Folta after Wis failed to appear sin Third Dist- rict court. Seward officials quoted Wise as saying his attorney had not in- formed him of the trial date. Officials here said Wise prob- ably would remain in jail at Seward until a new time s set for a trial. 0ld Santa Fe 'Trail’ Soon Back on Beam Following Floods KANSAS CITY, July 21 —® The Santa Fe Railroad lines, hard- hit by the Kansas and Missouri floods, reported today passenger service would be about normal by tomorrow. Fred G. Gorley, ident, said on an here thap the first trz embezz- | Santa Fe pres- inspection trip | lines on military charter | ices to Korea, was last heard from | at 12:17 am. PST (3:17 a.m. scontinen- | tal train is moving on its own tracks from Los Angeles to Chi-| cago. "UN, Military Personnel on Coast Guard, IOih Rescue Launch Search From Juneau VANCOUVER, B. C., July 2 » A Korean Airlift plane carrying | three United Nations officials, 28 American military men and a crew of seven was reported missing today on the Gulf of Alaska leg of a 1,348-mile flight from Vancouver, B. C, to Anchorage. The big four-engined plane, oper- ating by the Canadian Pacific Air- for serv- EST) off Cape Spencer, about 80 miles | due west of Juneau. The CPA office here said the U. Coast Guard had launched a search of the area, and Koyal Ca- nadian Alr Foree search and rescue planes were standing by at Va couvers’ Sea Island base, The usual military restrictions prevented immediate release of the names of the passengers. The line said it would identify the er men as soon as next of kin had been notified. Two of the crew members were stefvardesses, All lived in Van- couve: Crossing Gulf At the time of its last radioed position report, the DC-4 was about 500 miles out of Anchorage. From Cape Spencer, the course heads out over the Gulf of Alaska for some 400 miles to Whittier on the Alaska mainland officer for the airline here, said (he pilot’s final message shortly after midnight indicated he was on course and in no difficulty. Weather conditions in the area were favorable. ‘The vanished plane was to have made another position check at 1 a.m., but there was only silence. Behind Time The Orient-bound flight originated in Vancouver, where the DC-4 took off at 6:42 pm. (PST) last night. The flight time to Anchorage was estimated dt 7 hours and 3 minutes. The big plane appeared to have been running slightly behind sched- ule when last heard from Spencer said CPA operates four flights a week from Vancouver on the Korean Airlift. Under the char- ter arrangement, Vancouver is CPA’s continental base of operations for the Airlift service, American military personnel flying to the Orient cn CPA planes must issemble here. McChord Air Force base near Ta- coma, Wash,, the stat e terminus for American Airlift flights, said the CPA DC-4 is the first aircraft to encounter trouble in more than 17 million miles of Airlift service to Korea. Two SB-17 rescue planes at Mc- Chord have been alerted for search shts to the area. The SB-17s are remodeled B-17 hombers equipped to (llup anything from a power (Conunued op Pnge S Salmon Derby {ommilfee Calls for Help The Golden North Salmon Derby Committee today is- sued a call for volunteer cler- ical help during the Derby days, « D. July 27, 28 and 29. rtis Shattuck and Dr. D, Marquardt, co-chairmen, d that help would be needed at the Auke Bay and Tee Harbor checking sta- tions to validate tickets and keep weight records. “We can use women as well as men for this,” Shattuck said. “Anyone who wishes to help can contact me or Dr. Marquardt.” Derby arrangements are shaping up, prizes are on dis- play at the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co., and tickets are on sale at Juneau- Young, Thomas Hardware and Perey’s, he said. e o 0 0 0 0 0 » . » . . . . . ° . ° . . ® ° . . . ° ° . . ) . . Puhnio Xiibmea oA