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

SCONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY ASHINGTON, D € “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,910 Marshall Quits Defense Post for 'Personal Reasons;’ lflvell Named Secrefary Mocre Takes Exception fo $12,000 Salary The recent appointment of George Sundborg to General Man- ager of the Alaska Development Board, at a salary of $12,000 per year has raised a question on pay- ment of the salary in the Office of the Territorial Auditor. Auditor Moore today revealed a tetter-he had- written Sundborg. | in answer to one received by him]| from Sundborg wherein Sundborg informed the Auditor of his ap- pointment and amount of salary. In answer Moore cited Chapter 122 of the 1949 legislature which| set the development board man- ager’s salary at $7,500. The 1951 legislature law which raised all Territorial | salaries eight per cent “Provided, however, that such increases shall| not 'be applied to any personnel whose salaries are established at $5,000 or more per annum.” | Moore said that he could not| honor a salary voucher in excess of $625 per month until he has an| opinion from the Attorney General on whether the Development Board has the power to raise the salary‘ over the figure set by the legisia- ture. “Since there was no one appoin- ted as general manager during the last biennium,” Moore’s letter stu- ted, “it may be argued that you do not come ‘under Section 3, Chapter 134 SLA 1951 . . but the fact of the matter is that the leg- Jislature did establish a maximum salary for the manager of the board.” The Attorney General's office said that J. Gerald Williams, at- torney general, was due home to- day from Anchorage where has been on business for his office. tnck Quofations | YORK, Sept. 12—(P—Clos- ation of Alaska Juneau k today is 3%, American , American Tel. and Tel. .conda 49%, Douglas Air- , General Electric 62, Gen- _ . tors 51%, Kennecott 82%, Libby, McNeill and Libby 9, North- ern Pacific 54%, Standard Oil of California 54%, Twentieth Century Fox 20%, U. S. Steel 447, Pound §2.- 79 15/16, Canadian Exchange 94. sales today were 2,170,000 shares. Averages lay ‘were as follows: industrials 275.31, rails 8331, utilities 44.45. passed a| . NORMAN STINES HERE Norman C. Stines, , well known mining man from’ Los Gatos, Calif., is stopping over in Juneau until Friday enroute to Nome. He is at the Baranof ‘Hotel. The Washington Merry - Go- Round (Ed. Note—While Drew Pear- son is on a brief vacation, the Washington.. - Merry-go-round is being written by several disting- uished guest columnists, today’s being by Stefan Osusky, former Czech statesman and diplomat, now in exile). WASHINGTON. — The lowering of the Iron Curtain after the close of World War II. was not only a national tragedy for those coun- tries which thus found themselves segregated from the rest of the free world, but @ human disastex which tore the heart out of man. Soviet Russia did her devil's best to impress upon the nations of central and eastern Europe that they had heen forsaken by the West. The Iron Curtain limited contacts tn official representation, reliable party members and fellow , travelers, making it possible for} the Kremlin to demonstrate con-! vincingly to these unfortunate peoples that they had been com- pletely abandoned and forgotten by the West. There resulted a loss of sense of belonging to the West, which paralyzed the people’s will to resist, and which was thus the Kremlin’s most effective tocl in the establishment of its dominion over the central and eastern Eur- opean nations. Despairing of their future, they lost all will to stand| fast by their own past. So far, the crusade for freedom championed WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 — P - George C. Marshall resigned today as Secretary of Defense. He will be succeeded by -the present Deputy Secretary, Robert A. Lovett. Marshall, 70, was appointed De- fense Secretary one year ago today He is quitting “for very personal reasons.”” An aide said later this did not concern his health. The soldier-statesmin, a five- star general, was Army Chief of Staff in World War. IT and later was Secretary of State. He spon- sored the Eurobean Recovery pro- gram which became known through- out the world as the Marshall plan. Firgt Siree 1916 Upon the resignation of Defense Secretary Louis Johnson a year ago, Marshall came out of retirement to hecome the first professional military man to head a U.S. mili- tary department since 1916. President Truman accepted Mar- i shall's resignation “with great re- luctance” and effective immediately. He named Willlam C. Fester, Economic Cooperation Adminis- trator to succeed Lovett as Deputy Secretary and Richard M. Bissell, Jr., deputy administrator, as act- ing ECA administrator succeed- ing Foster to head the Marshall pian agency. Lovett, 56, a close friend of Mar- shall, joined the Defense Depart- ment Sept. 28, 1950, succeeding the late Stephen T. Early. He had served under Marshall previously as Undersecretary of State. Lovett formerly was asso- ciated with the investment banking firm of Brown Brothers, Harriman and Co. in New York. He said of his term as Defense Secretary: “When I took this job it was my understanding I would remain only until June 30.” He then added that because of important military legislation be- fore Congress he was asked to re- main until now. Agreed to Stay He said he agreed to carry on until the end of the summer and until after issuance of a report by the commission created to recom- mend basic policies to govern uni- versal military training. Marshall's letter of resignation was dated Sept. 11. In accepting it, the President paid new tribute to the general whom he has often described as one of the greatest generals of all time and one of the country’s outstanding patriots. Four Couples Seek Divorce in District Cour Four actions for divorce were | Veteran 'Copler Pilot Revealed Killed in Crash Air Force Releases Names of C-47 10th Res- cue Squadron Victims FAIRBANKS, Sept. 12— P—A vet- eran helicopter pilot who had par- ticipated in many Alaska rescue missions was one of the victims of two separate but related fatal air crashes last week. The crashes were Nos. 11 and 12 in a series of plane accidents which has claimed nearly 100 lives in Alaska since July 21. The craskes occurred last week- end, but the Air Force withheld re- lease of the names. Officers identified Capt. Frank A. Alden. 2 member of the Tenth Rescue_Sqiradron here since Sep- tember of 1949, as the helicopter pilot. He was killed Saturday when his helicopter crashed while enroute to the scene of a C-47 air transport crash in which three died Friday night. Due For Rotation The Air Force said Alden was due to return to the States on rotation Sept. 16. He is survived by his widow, Rose, and two children, at Ladd Air Force Base near here. The Air Force said Cpl. Joe K. Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen of Versaille, Ky, was Alden’s companion on the fatal flight. Al- len was also killed. The three victims of the crash were identified as: Capt. Donald Severson, pilot, of Wheeler, Wis,, survived by his widow at Eielson Air Force Base here; Sgt. Roy Spletzer, crewman, Newaygo, Mich.,, survived by his widow, Mildred, in Methuen, Mass,, and Cpl. Robert Baker, erewman, survived by his mother, Seattle, Wash. Lieut. Francis J. Parik of RFD 4, Sonth Bevd, Tnd. was thrown elear of the wreckage and survived the crash. He was picked up in a dar- ing night landing of a helicopter by Capt. Louis Erhart of New Haven, Conn. \ Erhart made the dramatic res- cue after spotting the survivor while hovering over the crash scene and shining a light on it from the ‘copter. He saw Patik lying on the ground and waving his arms. Subcommittee Starts Boyle Probe In Secref Sessions ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—P— The Senate Investigations subcom- mittee called a secret meeting to- day in its probe into the political influence of William M. Boyle, Jr., Democratic National chairman. The group, headed by Senator Joey (D-NC), declined to disclose C-47 filed .in U. S. District Court this| etails or even say where it would mornirg. All charge. incompatibil- ity. Charmaine B. Willard was seek- ing a decree from Wesley J. Wil- lard; Ruth Jackson was plaintiff in an action against Frank Jack- son; ‘Lucille Metjay asked a di- vorce from Charles Metjay and Elsie Hunter asked a decree from Percy Hunter. The Willards, who were married in Haines on Dec. 31, 1948 have two minor children. The mothe: asks custody of the children an¢ $40 per month for each child to- ward its support, plus court costs. She is represented by Norman Banfield, attorney. William L. Paul, Jr., is attorney for the other three plaintiffs. The Jacksons were married ir Juneau Oct. 9, 1942 and have nc children. ‘No property rights are involved. The plaintiff states the couple has been separated since April 1948, Mrs. Metjay in her action asl custédy of a minor child which in her care. The Hunters have two mino childrgn. They were mariied: May 17, 1946. Mrs. Hunter asks’ custody of the children and $37.50 pel month for each child plus $75 ¢ month for her support, until the children are grown. KODIAK BOAT FINED FOR ILLEGAL FISHING For fishing in a closed area near Kodiak, a fishing boat was fined $900 by the U. S. Commis- sioner there, according to word ré- ceived here by the Fish and Wild-| life Service. The boat was apprehended by service. agent Roy Lindsley Aug. 9 but the case was not heard un- til yesterday. Archibald Brunton, captain of the vessel, was fided $175 and crew members Emil Ambrosia, meet. . The subcommittee has announced it will start public hearings Thurs- day on a $565,000 Joan the Recon- struetion Finance Corporation (RFC) made in 1949 to the Amer- ican Lithofold . Corporation of St. Louis, Mo. Hoey has said the committee wants to learn why RFC, after re- fusing three times to make the loan, changed its mind and put up the money after Lithofold hired Boyle as its lawyer. Committee members said the in- quiry might have wide ramifica- tions. Krepps Arrests Six at Yakufat Last Weekend Six arrests were made last week end in Yakutat by U. S. Deputy Marshal Jack Krepps of Wrangel who is on temporary duty in that town. All offenders appeared before U. S. Commissioner J. B. Mallot! of Yakutat. Henty Adams, Jr, and Berthe Reese are in federal jail in Juneau on drunk and disorderly charges Adams, who was arrested Aug. 2 and given a 90-day suspended sen- tence had the suspension revoked on his second offense Saturday and is serving his term. Bertha Reese wns given a 150-day sentence and $90 fine. Ned Franks was fined $75 and given four months jail sentence which was suspended; Dick Reese was fined $45 and drew a 120-day suspended jail term; Sam Newman, arrested Sept. 7, was sentenced to four months in jail, suspended, and Mrs. Sam Newman was fined $40 and given a five months suspended JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Where Allies Hif Reds -l 53 N 25000 Reo 1N\ CASUALTIES HERE = Plane symbol near northwest Korea’s Manchurian border locates “Mig Alley,” where Yank and Communist planes tangled in one of history’s biggest jet battles. Two Red planes were reported dam- aged, adding to the bag of two Migs destroyed in the same area the previous day. Sinanju, Pyongyang, Sariwon and Pyonggang (all underlined). Other Allied planes hit Red traffic along highways at UN warships (battleship symbols) struck at Reds near the Han River estuary on the west coast, not far from Kaesong, truce city, and along Korea’s east coast in the Songjim, Wonsan and Kosong areas. Box locates sector on east Korean front where Gen. James A. Van Fleet reports high Red losses in recent “battle of the hills.” (® Wire- photo Map. Taku Road Is Approved by Associal,ed— Boards of Trade af Prince Rupert Meet L3 By SUSY WINN Construction of the Taku River fighway betwect “Juneat and Ats lin was approved unanimously by the Associated Boards of Trade of Cen- tral British Columbia and the Affil- iated Chambers of Southeast Al- aska at its annual meeting held last week in Prince Rupert. The road resolution presented by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce asked that Canada and the United States join together for early construction of the road. Only Alaska delegate at the convention was Susy Winn, who represented the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and the Daily Alaska Em- pire at the three-day meeting. First concrete action on the road will be a meeting in Vancouver on Sept. 20 when representatives from Alaska, United States, Canada, and British Columbia will meet with the Honorable E. C. Carson, Minister of Public Works for British Colum- bia to discuss construction of the road. COMPANIES INTERESTED Two British Columbia mining companies operating in the Tulse- quah and Cassiar mining districts will have represeptatives at the meeting according to C. N. Moore, engineer for the Consolidated Min- ing and Smelting Company. Moore, who opened a branch office in Prince Rupert this year, said that his com- pany s actively supporting the | construction of the road which will enable them to haul ore by road to a deep sea location on the Taku. The company’s Polaris-Taku mine was the largest gold producer in northern British Columbia last year with a total production of 35904 ounces. This year Consolidated ex- panded its operations to mine for ‘ead, copper, and zinc. Newest mining venture in British Zolumbia is the development work being done by the Conwest Explora- tion Company on high-grade asbes- tos ore claims on McDame Creek in the Cassiar area. The McDame claims were staked in 1949 by four prospectors and this year were sold ‘0 Conwest for $125,000 plus 16 per- zent of the capital shares when the asbestos company is formed, . Mc- Dame Creek is located on the Dease River, which flows into the Stikine River, east of Tulsequah. NEW ROUTE SUGGESTED Mr. Moore stated that the Con- west representatives at the Vancou- ver meeting will ask for a different routing of the Taku River Valley road. Instead of a terminus at At-| lin, the Conwest people will ask for an easterly routing which would | connect their properties by road to the Alaska Highway. If this routing is used it would shorten the Juneau highway tp the States as it would eliminate the necessity of going north to Whitehorse before starting down the Alaska Highway. OTHER RESOLUTIONS Four other Alaska resolutions were | ® approved atthe Associated Boards of | ® Trade meeting. A Prince George | ® Chamber of Commerce resolution re- | ® quested that a railway be construct- ed to link the Pacific Eastern Rail- | ® Efsay Charliaga and Rudy Sheli-'jail term. All charges were for drunk | way at Prince George with the Al-'® $75 each, and disorderly conduct. aska Railroad at Fairbanks. The ® Anghorage Chamber of Commerce presinted six resolutions, three of tavhiewere approved by the con- vention. One asked that the Can- adian Pacific Steamship Company reconsider its decision to stop pas- senger service to Southeast Alaska during the winter months. For the second time, the conven- tion approved the establishment of a passenger and auto barge ferry service between Prince Rupert, B. C. and Haines with way-points at Ket- chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, anc Juneau. The third Anchorage re- solution requested that the Alaske Development Board and the Region- jal Development Branch of the Pro- vincial Department of Trade and In- dustry cooperate on a survey of greater trade possibilities betweer northern British Columbia and Al- aska and to investigate the possi- bility of free trade between thesc two areas. OFFICERS ELECTED i Walter Burns, director ¢f the agri- cultural experimental station al Smithers, was elected as presiden’ of the Associated Boards of Trade and, Art Nickerson, Prince Rupert merchant was selected as vice pre- sident. Duncan Kerr of Terrace was re-elected as secretary-treasurer of the group and Susy Winn was given the position of associate vice pre- sident for Alaska. It was not decided where the 1952 convention will be held but invita- | tions from Ketchikan, Juneau, Fort St. John and Smithers were ack- nowledged. VISITORS AT MEETING Featured speaker at the meeting was Ralph D. Baker, president of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Mr Baker is president of the Standarc | Oil Company of British Columbia and was at one time Alaska director (for his company and a frequent Juneau visitor. ‘The Honorable E. T. Kenney, Min- ister of Lands and Forests, address- ed the meeting. Mr. Kenney, whose home is in Terrace, is an ardent sup- porter of the proposed Hazeltor Highway, which would follow thr coast route from British Columbis to Alaska. He stated that the road would probably not be built in the near future but he is certain that it eventually will be constructed. Ship Movements Baranof due southbound sometime Sunday. Princess Louise scheduled to arrive southbound Friday at 8 p.m., sailing for Vancouver at 9 am. || TIDE TABLES SEPTEMBER 13 Low tide 6:15 am., -13 ft. High tide 12:41 p.m,, 162 ft. Low tide 6:33 pm., 18 ft. Skillful Pilofing Saves Crew FAIRBANKS, Sept. 12—(P—8kill- ful piloting by a veteran of the Berlin airlift helped save the crew of a falling B-17 bomber which crash-landed 150 miles south o: here aiter an aerial explosion, two members of a para-medic rescue team said today. One man was killed but six others survived the emergency setdown Monday in a dense foresi tetween Summit and Talkeetna. Staff Sgts. R. P. Whirlow and H. W. Rushing, the first two para-medics to reach the wrecked B-17, said expert maneuvering by the pilot, identified by the Air Force last night as Capt. Fred Grindle, Jr., Berlin airliit vet- eran, and the courage of badly burned crewmen prevented ad- ditional casualties. Whirlow and Rushing, of Flight D, Tenth Rescue Squadron at Ladd Air Force base, baled out of a rescue plane when the B-17 was sighted. ' The para-medics sald the injured crew literally saved themselves when the bomber's No. 3 engine exploded and the plane nosed in- to a dive. “They told us the plane was flying along normally when sud- denly an engine exploded with a terrific blast and burst the side of the ship, killing one man,” Whirlow and Rushing said. “‘“The pilot called tous to put on our parachutes,’” they quoted the surviyors, “ ‘but suddenly the in- terior of the plane filled with dense smoke and flames came from the wing. Then the plane went into a steep dive. We tried to don our parachutes, but it was hopeless.’"” The para-medics said the men told them Grindle stayed doggedly with the controls and finally pull- ed the plane out of its dive close to the earth,'oul i was oo late for the men to jump. “The pilot brought the plane down into the trees in a won- derful landing,” the survivors said. “No one was hurt by the crash landing but the flames had burned some of us.” When the plane stopped careen- ing, the men aboard who were able dragged their comrades out of the ship. Most of them were burned, some seriously. However, every man was pulled clear and then the least injured gave the sthers treatment. Whirlow and Rushing assisted he injured, then helped in evac- uating them to a nearby area where a helicopter could land. Elmendorf Air Force base at An- chorage identified the survivors, n addition to Grindle, as: First Lieut. John B. Raher, 34, copilot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Raher, Seattle. First Lieut. Dominick Delise, 30, second copilot, whose wife Dortha and son, Donald Lee, 4, live at Parsons, Kas. First Lieut. Antenoran Lee, 31, navigator, of Bakersfield, Calif. T/Sgt. Robert V. Klett, 27, crew chief, of Beverly, N. J., an- other Berlin airlift veteran. First Lieut. Michael Kelly, 31, passenger, originally of Wins- ton-Salem, N. C. Identity of the crewmen killed in the explosion was withheld Air Force headquarters here :aid all of the crew were members of an aircraft control and warning group recently ordered to active duty from /National Guard organ- izations in the Pacific Northwest NELSONS HOME FROM VACATION A trip home over the Alaska Highway was the end of a sum- mer’s vacation for Urban ‘“Pete” Jelson and family who arrived here yesterday. Mrs. Nelson and two children went to Minneapolis in June and were joined by Nelson the first of August. They visited relatives while east. Nelson is in charge of the fed- eral aid program for the Fish and b @ 0o 0 0 0 0 0 00 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU Temperatures for 24-Hour Perlod ending 6:20 o'clock this morning At Afrport—Maximum, 60; minimum, 40. % FORECAST (Junesu and Vicinity) Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight about 45 degrees. Highest Thursday near 60. . e PRECIPITATION © (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today At Afrport — .14 inches; o since July 1 — 7.17 inches. ® 0 0 000 00 00 PRICE TEN CENTS Lew Williams Is Removed From Office of Secrefary 0f Alaska; Announcement Lew M. Williams, who has been Secretary of Alaska since July 1, 1944, announced today he had been removed from office as of yesterday. : Williams s=aid he was in receipt of a wire from Dale E. Doty informing him of the action which Doty said had been taken by the President. Doty’s wire said: “It is my duty to inform you that the President has removed you from the position of Secretary of the Territory as of September 11. President en route.” Williams said he had Letter from the no comment to make until after receipt of the letter from the President. “After all, he’s the boss,” Williams said. courteous thing to let him As a newspaperman I've got the rest of my life to write about it.” i “It’s the do the talking first, if any. Governor Gruening, when asked for a comment concerning the firing of Williams said: “I greatly regret that clrfllnfltlflbfi\ were such that the President felt obliged to replace Lew Williams as Secretary of Alaska when the latter refused to give the resignation which was again more recently.” asked for last A .!lnmry and The governor, invited to enlarged on the “circum- stance=" replied: “I don’t think it would do Lew much good JUDGZ KEHOE NAMED WILLIAM'S SUCCESSOR WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—(P— A White House spokesman said today that President Truman has fired Llewellyn M. Williams as Secretary of Alaska and named Joseph W. Kehoe as his succes- sor. Kehoe is now judge of the dis- trict court at Nome, Alaska, Wiliams' dismissal was disclos- ed by Irving Perimeter, a mem- ber of the White House press staff, - ber of the key board of admin- istration. Stirs Ire of Governor There have been published re- the Governor's fre was the Sec- retary’s jolning with twe other officials, in the Governor's ab- scence, to name Neil Moore to succeed the late Frank Boyle as Territorial Auditor, At the time of the original ports of the attempt to get Me eaid he did pot Wew the | reasons for the action. Rumors that Williams' ouster was pending had circulated in Washington for several months. Perlmeter told a reporter in response to a question that Wil- liams “did not resign.” Willlams’ present four-year term, his sec- ond, was to expire March 9, 1953, Kehoe has been judge of the Nome court for four years. He previously served as district at- torney, as U. S. Commissioner in Alaska and as a member of the Territorial legislature. He was born in Portland, Ore, in 1890 and was graduated from the University of Oregon. Official Announcement The announcement came from the White House after rumors circulated that Williams had been asked te resign by James Davis, director of the Department of Interior’s Office of Territor- | fes. The report which arose in authoritative Alaska circles, was that the White House wanted the resignation and had the name of a successor all ready. When Davis was asked about it early today, he told a repor- ter: “You'll have to take that up with the White House.” One of the President’s secre- taries responded at that time that he was unable to comment on the report. Delegate Bartlett, just back from accompanying a House Armed services subcommittee on an Alaska tour, said the resig- nation report was unknown to ) him. Williams has been serving his four-year term as Territorial Secretary.. He was appointed to the post originally in 1944, He is a former Spokane, Ta- coma and Juneau newspaper- man, He is owner of the weekly Sentinel at Wrangell. He first went to Alaska in 1935 to Join the staff of The Daily Alaska Empire at Juneau. He moved to Wrangell four years later. EARLY REPORTS; CAUSE OF OUSTING ARE MADE WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—P— There were reports at the time of the 1951 legislature that Wil- liams had been asked by Davis to step out. Some of his suppor- ters, notably Sen. Howard Lyng of Nome, the Democratic Na- tional committeeman, went to bat vigorously for Williams with party leaders in Washington, D. C. The situation had seemed to have simmered down in recent months, with little Heard of it. Willtams’ supporters have at- tributed the ouster move to the rift between Governor Gruen- ing and Williams. One of WA- liams’ main jobs is as scting governor while Governor Gruen- ing is out of the Territory. In that capacity, he is a mem- { father of one son and two dsugh- ters. He is a veteran of World War I 1 He is an ex-mayor of Wrang- ell as well as the owner of the newspaper there, which is pub- lished by Lew Jr, His original appointment was by President Roosevelt in 1944. His reappointment in 1849 was by President Truman. He suc- cceded £, L.. (Bob) Bartiett as Secretary '‘sfter Bartlett was elected delegate to Congress. |"Fanfastic’ Machines By U. 5. Conquer 'Space: 0'Mahoney WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 — (A — Senator. | O’'Mahoney (D-Wyo) told the Sgnate today the United States is acquiring “fantastic. in- struments by which man now con- quers the atmosphere itself.” He gave no furfher clue as to the nature of such contrivances. He spoke of them in opening Sen- ate debatq on the $61,103,865,030 military” appropriation bill. operate two and a half fast and at two and a the altitude of World War IT He said the radar-type bomb with which these planes are ped cost $250,000 each in to the $6,000 cost of the solete Norden sight. Earlier O'Mahoney indical United States now has about 000 in its fighting forces in the Korean war theater. He did this in praising the mili- tary medical scientists for keeping more men fit and on duty. Senate leaders knew of no op- position to the big military spend- ing measure and hoped for final passage by nightfall. i £