The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 23, 1951, Page 1

- lands and the SONGRESSIONAL fl- JIBRARY TASHINGTON D C ll VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,867 THE TIME” o~ 2 = > [~ , 1951 SKA EMPIRE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRI(‘F TEN CENTS 16 SEARCH AIRCRAFT SBOUR COASTLINE Leaders See "Workable' Control Bill Neither Side Will Win, Says Solon, but Deadline Will be Met | WASHINGTON, July 23 —®—| President Truman’s Congressional leaders told him today that they| are confident a “workable” econom- ics controls bill will be passed be- fore the July 31 deadline. House Speaker Rayburn (D—Tex) told reporters afterward that neithng. er the administration nor opponents of the administration proposals “will get all they want” but “I think we will work out a pretty workable bill in conference.” Senaté&Democratic leader McFar- land (Ariz.) agreed with this view. The President told them, Vice- President Barkley and House Dem. ocratic leader McCormack that he hopes for a “workable” bill. ! The weekly meeting of the Pres-| ident and his leaders was devoted largely to a briefing on the mili tary actions still going on in Kor- ea. The conferees wouldn’t discuss what they were told by military n!’flclals. “We also discussed the program to get appropriation bills through Congress as soon as possible,” Me- | Farland said. “I assured him (Mr. Truman), that tax hearings by the Senate Finance committee are going along as fast as possible.” Laura Goldstein, Pioneer of Juneau, Dies in South i Mrs. Laura Goldstein, wife of | Charles Goldstein, pioneer furrier of Juneau, died Sunday night at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif, ac-| cording to a telegram received here| by Mrs. Laura MacMillan, secretary to Goldstein. Mrs. Goldstein is survived by her | husband Charles, who was with her | at the time of her death; her| daughter Mrs. John Dolginer; three | grandchildren, Joan and Charles | Dolginer of Beverly Hills and Mrs. Aline Ann Pockman of San Fran- cisco. Mrs. Pockman’s son Jackie is a great grandson. Born in Germany 82 years ago, Mrs. Goldstein, the former Laura Goldman, came to this country with her parents when she was four years old. She was raised in San Francisco and was married there in 1889. With her husband she came to Al- aska in the early 1890’s and Juneau was her home until recently when, because of her poor health, she mov- ed to Beverly Hills to be near her daughter, Mrs. John Dolginer. Mr, and Mrs. Goldstein celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a reception held in their hon- or at the Governor’s House in Jun- eau in October 1939. Funeral services will be July 25 in San Francisco and burial will be there in the plot of her par- ents. Halibut Men Gel Second Try in Areas SEATTLE, July 23 —@®— North Pacific halibut fishermen, who re- cently completed a disappointing fishing season, will get nnothe“' crack at it during an unprecedented special season starting next ‘Thurs- | day and running through August 4. The 10-day special season, for areas 2-C and 2-B, is an experiment by the Iuternational Fisheries Com- mission to increase production in the areas which lie ff the south- ern end of Southeast Alaska and in the southern part of Hecate Strait, between the Queen Charlotte Is- British Columbia mainland. The two areas remained closed Slam King and Successor King Abdullah of Jordan (left), reported killed by an assassin’s bullet while entering a Jerusalem mosque, stands with his son during a state function at a more peaceful period in the Middle East mon- arch’s reign. The youth, Prince Naif, has been named to succeed his father as ruler of Jordan, according to the Arab News Agency which announced the assassination. ™ Wirephoto. 23, Navy's Youngest Chief Succumbs fo Heart AAttack in Naples, Haly NAPLES, Italy, July airman to head America’s Navy, st row—in death. The 54-year Naval o) old U. S. Chief of ns died in his Na- ples Hotel yesterday noon after suffering two heart attacks. He just completed a tour of Eur- ope’s Atlantic pact defense area. He had also visited Generalissipmo Francisgr, Franco and was believed to have reached a tentative agree- ment for American use of Spanish air and naval bases. The Admiral's body will be ta- ken tomorrdw to Naples airport after simple services on the deck of the American warship, U.S.S. Mt. Olympus, anchored in‘ the bay of Naples. Four U. S. destroyers, all vet- erans of the Korean fighting re- cently arrived to join the U. 8. Mediterranean fleet, will be along- side as the shipboard services are held. Honor Guard An Italian mvmd forces guard TheWashington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc., ASHINGTON. Most Capi- tal observers agree that not in years has there been such a tired, listless, indifferent, do-nothing Congress as the 82nd.«"he famed 80th Congress, against which President Truman campaigned to vietory in 1948, tas a stem-winder by comparison. Not.only has the 82nd Congress failed to pass a single appropria- tion by the end of the fiscal year, on June 30, but a good many members don’t seem to care. They don’t even 'seem to care that they are being called the “horse-meat” Congress, Never in my recollection have hoth morale and morals been so low, leadership so lacking. Never in my recollection has there been less idealism, less pat- riotism, such poor party never such shameless absen- line; teeism. Some Congressmen are present in Washington only one day a week. There are three main, overrid- ing reasons for this political par- alysis 1. This is the tail-end of a tired, uninspired admfipistration — prob- ably the end of a long period of during the regular season which re- cently was concluded. (Continued on Page Four) discip-! AP — Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, first anq an honor -guard of American s his last flight home tomor-|a¢ the airport, | i tior officer aboard sailors will render final honors A message from President Tru- man said the “country’s loss is great” and Secretary of State Dean Acheson hailed the naval member of the joint chiefs of staff as “a statesman who saw ’'beyond the military problems te the ob- jectives of national policy.” Mrs. Sherman was at her hus- band’s bedside when he died. Sherman replaced Adm. Louis Denfeld as navy chief in the bit- ter squabble over unification ' of the army, navy and air force. A trilliant “flying admiral,” he was jumped over the heads of nine senior officers to bdcome the youngest chief of operations in the navy's history. 4 Although some of. his’ fellow of- ficers weer critical when he took the post after President Truman fired Denfeld, Sherman’s leader- ship won him the confidence and devotion of the whole navy. Admiral Sherman first learned about ships from his grandfather, an old New Bedford, Mass., whaling captain. While still a very small boy, he knew the name of every line and spar on a fully-rigged ship. From . the time he was 7 years old he wan- ted to be an admiral. Descendant of Aldens Forrest Percival Sherman was born October 30, 1896, at Merri- mack, N.H, a deseendant ofJJohn and Priscilla Alden who came; to America with the Plymouth Pil- grims in 1620. H After being graduated from Melrose (Mass.). high school, he attdnded Massachusetts Institute of Technology for’a year. The call of the sea was strong, how- ever, and he took and passed a competitive examiffation for the Naval Academy. He was gradua- ted with distinction in 1917, sec- ond in his class of 199 midship- men. Almost immediately after re- ceiving his ensign’s commission, Sherman saw service in World War 1. He was assigned to Amer- ican naval forces in the Mediter- ranean. From 1917 to 1922 he was a jun- a number of destroyers, cruisers and battle- ships. In the latter year, he cast his fortunes with naval aviation, then a tiny fraction of seapower. He received his training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. VISITOR FROM INDIANA B. F. Kendig of Elkhart, Ind. is stopping at the GCastineau Hotel. | governor from Vancouver, LeRoy West | Wins Soap Box Derby . By PRESTON SANDBO LeRoy “Punky” West, 15-year- old driver, barely nosed out class B winner Joe Garrett of Doug- las ‘to become champ of Juneau's annual Soap Box Derby yester- day. Mrs. LeRoy Twelfth Street. “Punky,” a sophomore in high school, went on to win the final race after rerunning his first heat when his opponent failed to get off the starting ramp. The champion wore an air of confidénce when brought back teo the judge’s stand to receive his trophy after the big race. James Lightbody, Rotary Club district made West, 419 West the ' trophy presentation. Third Try This- was the third year West raced for the coveted award. His car carried Number Seven, the number he drew for heat position. “This year I'll win at Akrol West confidently said through a mouthful of watermelon when given his. plague award. He car- ried his prize cradled in his left arm and a piece of melon in his right hand as he left the judge's stand. Alaska entrants in the All-Am- erican Soap Box Derby held an- nually at Akron, have never got- ten past their first heats, a race committee metnber, sald. Street Jammed nam slackened £7E Swpyy mist by the time the races started and continued throughout the progran:. Twelfth Street was lined . with spectators to watch the 24 racers in the three classes of tion. Tommy Blanton, son of Dr. and Mrs. William Blanton, beat - out John Pyle for top honors in class C competition for boys 9 to 11 ‘Maybe you have a winner now, a spoctator told Dr, Blasion when Tommy won. Sandy, Tommy's brother, came all the way to the finals in 1948 and 1949, Tomiay carried the name of his brother’s car on his own with another num- | added: Hot Rod 1IV. Paired Off Fred Ross and Carl Beyer, who went down to the finals in the Class A race, were paired off for third place with Ross taking the race by inches. Third place hon- ors in Class B were won by Joe Abel over David McPhetres. Nine Class A and eight Class B drivers were lined up in their white T-shirts and red helmets in the rear of the ramp before the big race began. Awards will be gifen at th: Ro- tary Club luncheon at the Bar- anof Hotel tomorrow. The local derby was under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club, the Connors Motor Company and the Daily Alaska Empire. West's car goes to Akron as an official Empire car since all national en- tries must have the backing of a dafly newspaper. Club Direction Rotary Club members carried the whole race off with efficiency under the nnenl chairmanship of ‘William Leivers. Ellis Reynolds directed - hill-top operations with Neil Fritsehman, William Ellis, Robert Akervick and Henry Green as members of his committee. On the finish line were Dr. William Blanton and Dr. Y. W. Gibson. Judges were Charles W. Carter and Howard Stabler. At the foot of the hill to return cars and stop racers were Ted Heyder, E. L. Keithahn, Robert La Joie and O. F. Benecke. Truck drivers to return the cars to the starting line at the end of heats were Rod Darnell, Keith Wildes, Alex Young and Eldred Mallery. In charge of concessions W. Carson Lawrence. On communica- tions were Milt Furness and Har- old Zenger, members of the Lions club. Don Skuse and the Rev. Samuel McPhetres were on the losers’ club. This club fed water- melon, hot dogs and pop to heat losers. All boys who competed in the Derby are requested by the com- mittee. to attend the luncheon. The boys are to be in the lobdy of the hotel by no later than 11;50 a.m. temorrow. eral K. W. Yates of Juneau is stay- ing at the Hotel Juneau. competi- | SRS T S . S He is the son of Mr. and | { between Kansas City and-the: river's mouth above St. Louis are held back by sandbag barrier. state hlghvgy department employees at work have used 25000 sandbags in an effort to keep the route om Bridge ‘Spanning river 30 miles upstream from ils mouth is in far hwkgrunnd. -~ Flood waters at 1eft thre-lenlng to close the last highway route still in use across the Missouri river The P Wirephoto. Lane Bug-a-Boo Disproved in Soap Box Derby WASHINGTON, July 23, —(®— President Truman today told Con- gress it probably will be neces- sary to strengthen the armed for- ces beyond the present goal of 3,500,000 men, regardless of peace prospects in Korea. He called for “full speed ahead” on the military build-up, with no yielding to those who would dis- card the anti-inflation control system “or shoot it full of holes.” ‘The message was Mr. Truman’s midyear. economic report. It went to Congress along with a 255-page economic review prepared by his council of economic advisers. Mr. Truman set his sights on a $30,000,000,000 increase in the an- nual military spending rate in the year ahead. More Workers This, he said, will require up to 2,000,000 more workers, a five per cent ‘hoost in naticnal output despité cuts in civilian goods, plus stiff taxes and controls to off- set a widening “inflationary gap.” At this moment, he disclosed, “we are reviewing our immediate goals for military strength, and it is quite possible we shall have to raise them in several import- ant respects.” The President called the 3,500,- 000-man - strength” of the armed forces, mow almost reached, an “interim_goal”. which may be in- adequate against ‘the worldwide threat of Soviet “blackmail”. and aggression. “It \now, appears, as we review our - strategic situation in the light ‘of world _events, that these goals ~may need to be raised, whether or not we have an arm- istice in Korea,” he told the leg- islators. Whether or not new air groups, army divisions and navy and mar- ine units are added, he said, “We | must move full speed ahead to- d our present goals.” Princess Louise scheduled to ar-| rive southbound tomorrow at 8 a.mn., | sailing 9 am. Princess Kathleen scheduled from Vancouver 3 p.m. tomorrow, sailing for Skagway at 11:30 p.m. Aleutian due tonight at 7,30 Armed Forces |Rains Swell Flood {Mg , Torrent as Peak Surges Negotiations Resume in Peace Talks Foreign Troop With- drawal Vital Question 0f Agenda Discussions U. N. ADVANCE HEADQUART- ERS, Korea, July 22 —{®— Allied negotiators gathered here again to- day, armed with final U. N. instruc- tions for the resumption of Korean war cease-fire talks in Kaesong Wednesday. Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, of the five-man United team, flew back from Tokyo to- night after a series of conferences with Gen Matthew B. Ridgeway. He was accompanied by two,other U. N. delegates Maj. Gen, L, C. Craig- ie and Rear Adm. Arleigh Burke. They talked with the Supreme Al- lied Comander Saturday, Sunday and Monday. o The decisions made in Tokyo pro- bably will remain secret until the ninth meeting of negetiators in a Kaesong schoolhouse Wednesday. The Korean war wil be 13 months old Wednesday. Whether it will end soon or flare up anew in bloody fighting hinges on settlement of one vital questions Shall the ques- tion of withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea be placed on the ccase—l!re agenda? On the fighting tront Fifth Air Force -Headquarters reported 327 sorties flown by 6 P. M. Pilots said Chief | they destroyed or damaged 63 build- ings, 10 vehicles, 18 railroad cars, one fuel dump, five road bridges and lines were cut at 17 places, An airfield east of Pyongyang was pounded with 500-pound demolition Little ground action was reported. | | The opposing armies probed ahead r){ their front lines with patrols but there was no major engagement. HUDSONS RETURN FROM VACATION Mr, and Mrs. Lou Hudson unrl their children, Julie, Suzanne and | Henry, returned Friday on the | Prince George from a stateside va- cation. They spent two and a half months touring the western states The Hudsons also drove to Mex o'clock, co City, Mexico. * ST. Says Truman (South; Levees 'May’ Hold LOUIS, July 23 M— The peak of the midwest’s greatest flooc in more than 100 years rolled soutl of St. Louis today as nature fec another diet of rainfall on the wat er-soaked area. The worst of the rains fell ir northern Missouri and north-cenira Illinois. There were scattered storm in the St. Louis area. The new rains, accompanied by strong winds, aren’t expected bring the major Missouri and Miss {issippi rivers back to their recorc | levels of last week, but may keep re { maining flood waters from drainin as rapidly as expected. In Illinois the storms centerec around Canton and Peoria wher creeks are overflowing. Nations | one field piece. Highway and rail | bombs and direct hits were reported. | A few spots south of St. Louis stil EW('l't' considered danger areas, bu | army engireers believe all majo: | lev will hold. Nine hundred workers, includin | 500 airmen from nearby Scott Ai | Force Base, IIl, were toiling on le i vees reported in critical conditiol 60 miles south of here in Perr County, Mo. A break there woulk floed 23,500 acres of rich farm | land. Except for the immediate river front section, St. Louis is on higl ground out of reach of the flood Thirty-six miles of huge earther: barriers protecting the heavily pop ! ulated area across from St. Loui in Illinois were pronounced in gooc condition. The peak of the flood rolled b: St. Louis early yesterday when th river went to its highest stage in 10" years. The top mark was 40.28 feet just .02 of a foot higher than tht 11947 overflow. WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau — Maximum, 54; minimum, 52, |e At Airport — Maximum, {® 65 minimum, 48 ‘ . eesveonse FORECAST Juneau and vicinity: Con- siderable cloudiness with an occasional light rain shower tonfght and Tuesday. Lo | @ est temperature tonight near (e 50 degrees. A little warmer e Tuesday with highest temp- | erature near 63 degrees. . e V. PRECIPITATIO\ | @ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today | @ City of Juneau — .55 inches; e Since July 1 — 395 inch ® At Airport — .06 inches; Since July 1 — 2.24 inches. o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @00 c0 000000 cccanccccssnse Overcast Shrouds Gulf; ‘Hope Dwindles Coast Guard, Air Force Join Forces; 3 Cutters Scan Coast Sixteen reseye. planes fanned out over the rugged: Alaska coastline early today in an expanding search for a missing Korean airlift trans- port and its 38 occupants. As the seafch for the Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-4 widened with a gradual improvement in weath- er conditions, hope for the occu- pants diminished. Searchers said the area where the plane last re- ported was one of the wildest on the North American continent. The 16 searching aircraft bade. at Anchorage and Yakutat were scheduled to comb land areas from Cape Spencer to the northerly side of Yakutat Bay and water areas between Cape Spencer and Middle- ton Island as long as weather per- mits. Three craft remain ground- ed hefe. Craft Listed Involved in search operations wet's' 11 aircraft from the 10th Rescue Squadron, four Canadian Pacific Airline planes and one Coast Guard lane. The Coast Guard cutters, Cit- ‘us, Cahoone and Bittersweet are working the Gulf from Cape Spen- 2er north. The transport, carrying among its ssengers 20 Americans, including B igh-rated” civilians, left Van- Fouver, nm‘mfl'flifim Andh- orage, Alaska, on the first leg of a flight to Tokyo. The pilot, Capt. Victor Fox, last ceported off Cape Spencer, Alaska, 1t 11:17 P. M. PST Saturday. Fox said the plane was on course at ),000 feet, about 80 miles due west of Juneau, with a 5% hour fuel supply. . Poor Visibility Low flying planes searched waters off the Alaska Panhandle yesterday sut poor visibility hampered their missions. Other planes scannefl mountain peaks above, the 8,000 foot ‘evel without success. Based on experience of a C-51 which vanished in the same area in A(‘c‘lmunued on Fnze 'I‘wo) Cook Inlet Fishing Cut To 48 Hours ° ANCHORAGE, July 23 —(®— The ‘fish hog" ravaging of a Cook In- ‘et red salmon run resulted Satur- day in closing the waters to com- nercial fishing for an additional 24 ours this week. Clarence Rhode, Regional Direct- or of the Fish and Wildlife Service, said his emergency closure means there’ll only be 48 hours of fishinz allowed this week, en Monday and m Friday. Largest Fleet He said the move was taken in an attempt to save the remnant of 1 big red salmon school which Whs hard hit by an estimated 700 drift gillnet boats, the largest fleet ever to fish a single Alaskan area. Rhode’s clesure came as H. J. Emard, Anchorage cannery owner, resident fishing unions and others urged the F. W. 8. to ban drift gill-* net boats from operating in Cook Inlet. In reply to the requests, Rhode said he had no autherity to outlaw completely that specilic type of gear. Escape ‘Very Poor’ He sald a stream survey showed salmon escapement to Inlet spawn- ing grounds was “very poor.” He added that the red salmon pack to date already is greatly in excess of last year. A check of individual drift gill- net boats showed the catch 30 per cent higher per boat than last year. It was reported here that 250,000 reds from Cook Inlet were packed in Kodiak caneries as of July 18, last Wednesday. Reports yesterday put estimates | of the Cook Inlet take at 500,000 to 750000 reds, valued here at $1.10 per fish,