The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 28, 1951, Page 1

CONGRESSIONAL WEBRARY WASHINGTON, D. C “ALL THE NEWS ALL 1 'HE TIME” VOL. LXXVIIIL, NO. 11,924 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Over $118,000 Colleded Past Year from City Sales Tax; Improves City Status — Revolt Staged In Argenfina Aqgainst Peron Is Swiftly Put Down According to Report by Official State Radio By FRED L. STROZIER BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 28—(M—The official state radio an- | nounced today a revolt was smgcd§' by two former army generals against | the government of Juan D. Peron| and was swiftly put down. ] ‘The radio; a short time after an-, nouncing civil war had broken out in Argentina, declared the govern- ment quelled the rising headed by former Gen. Arturo Rawson and former Gen. Benjamin Menendez. Rawson was a leader of a 1943 re- bellion which placed him in the presidency Jjust two days. There was no information avail- able from other sources. The capital has been closed down tightly, with business establishments shuttered. There were many rumors of troop movements, but §hese, too, could not be confirmed. No fighting was observed in the streéts of Buenos Aires except for | sporadic fist fights. But a large crowd was pouring into the Plaza De Mayo in front of Peron’s offices, shouting “La Vida por Peron” (our lives for Peron.) (In Washington observers close to Argentine affairs said the revol- ution may have been a bona fide one, but could have been a staged affair to whip up sentiment for Peron in the forthcoming Nov. 11 elections in which he is a candidate to succeed himself. However there have been many reports of army dissatisfaction with Rawson Active Before Rawson overthrew the govern- ment of President Ramon 8. Castillo in 1943, and was president for two days before he was ousted. Rawson was arrested, ousted from the army and sent to prison for months on a charge of being in volved in a short-lived revolt of the Cordoba garrison in September, 1945. The general confederation of la- bor, backbone of the Peron regime which has held undisputed rule of this country since 1948, first an- nounced a revolt by “some military men” and ordered workers in the capital to mass in the square in front of the president’s offices. .. Peron, Wife Not Seen By noon thousands had poured into the Plaza Mayo. There was no sign of either Peron of his wife, who was the target of army criticism recently. Office workers in the presidential palace leaned from the windows and balconies, but there was no indication that Peron was in the Casa Rosada. Mrs. Peron has been ill for a week and has not been at her office. The state radio repeated inces- santly the announcement that state of “internal war” existed and that army officers participating in the uprising wowld be:shqt. This an- nouncement was in; the form of an official decree., Tt PERON APPEARS BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 28—(M—The state radio announced rebellion and civil war broke out in Argentina today and was swiftly crushed, with its leaders in flight. A few hours after the reported surrender of the rebels, President Juan D. Peron appeared on the balcony of the presidential palace. A multitude of workers, ordered tc the square by the government-con- trolled labor confederation, cheered his appearance. “A group of bad Argentinians dis- honored the uniform of the father- land,” Peron told the crowd. “But most of our leaders and officials wear this uniform with honor.” “To the scaffold!” yelled many in the crowd. Person said officers responsible | for the rising would face the pen- alty of the law. Assassination Planned Peron told the crowd the rebels plotted to kill him and his wife, Eva Duarte Peron, but were thwarted by his nen-appearance at a scheduled ceremony at Campo Mayo garrison on the outskirts of the city, where the revol¢ started. ‘The presidential appearance, he said was cancelled at the last minute. |at the first the regime.) | The collgctions of the Juneau city sales and service tax has materi- ally improved the city’s financial position from the standpoint of bond retirement, Mayor Waino Hendrick- son revealed today. R. L. Shephard, Vice President of Grande and Co. of Seattle, which is handling the city's bond issues, re- cently wrote Hendrickson, “If re- ceipts from collection of your sales tax continue at the “urrent level, you will have sufficient surplus to call all of the then outstanding $113,000 of bonds of the 1948 issue call-date (July 1, 1955) and $195,000 of the 1949 issue (April 1, 1856). “In fact, unless you sell additional bonds én the interim, Juneau may well be in the enviable posi being debt-free in a relatively few years,” he wrote. Hendrickson pointed out that re- tiring the bonds on a short schedule will save the city nearly $50,000 in interest over a 20-year period. $118,758.62 Collected During the past year a total of | $118,758.62 has been collected from | the sales tax. This is all earmarked | for bond retirement. In the first quarter consisting of August and September 1950, after | the tax went into effect, $22,669.46 was collected. The last quarter of |1ast year realized $33.28181. The first quarter of this year brought in 1$28,786.28 and the second quarter, $34,021.05. Sales tax for the third is due for payment beginning next Monday. Ancilier Bond Issue Needed Among the first business of the | new city council, which is to be | elected next Tuesday, will be con- | sideration of a bond issue for street ! improvements, fire department ! equipmen’ and for the completion | of the new Municipal Safety Build- |ing this coming year. | Street improvements for next year | are to consist of underground work {on sewers and drainage, sidewalks |and street paving. : Badly needed new equipment for ibhc fire department, will, when put in operation, move the classifica- tion of Juneau up from a low Six to a' Five rating for the purpose of leflnbhshing fire insurance rates. | This will reduce the rates paid by individuals and businesses and be 2 | material saving to residents. Funds not to exceed $300,000 will be needed to build the remainder | of the Municipal Safety building to house city offices and have a per- | manent jail. The fire department | section of the building is due for occupancy in late November or early December of this year. | Sharp ‘Atfacks By Reds Communist Troop Movements Sharpened as Truce Talks Bogged ! U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD- ‘QUARTERS, Korea, Sept. 28—(P— Communist forces launched a series of sharp attacks last night at widely scattered points across 50 miles of the Korean battle front. ‘Behind the lines, they rolled a {mass of men and supplies toward i the front along all the major north- south roads across the waist of the Korean peninsula. \ They took advantage of a moon- less night. But Allied planes con- verged on the main arteries and the U.S. Fifth Air Force said its pilots destroyed 508 Communist vehicles and damaged 613—a re- cord. The old mark was 964, set Wednesday. The roving airmen attacked more than 1,700 trucks from dusk "Thurs- day to dawn Friday, the Fifth Air Force said. Lo The tempo of Communist troop and transport activity sharpened as efforts to révive the stalled truce talks reached a virtual standstill The Communist forces threw their sharpest attacks in the Yonchbn {and Chorwon sectors near western Korea’s iron triangle, and in the east-central area at Heartbreak Ridge and the Punchbow! heights. The Reds lobbed artillery and | mortar shells throughout Thursday night at Allied Infantrymen dug in just below the crest of Heartbreak, a hill mass north of Yanggu. ' William H. Miller of Detroit, !Mich., is at the Baranof Hotel. U.S.and IIaIy Sign Trealy In a move to ease restrictions lmpfl“‘v’l Italy by its World War II treaty, Italy and the United sign a treaty at the State Department ht:Washington. Guiseppe Pella, Italian Minister of Budget, (right Lo Wi States foreground) signs as Italian Prime Minister Alcide deGfisperi (left, rear) and U. S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson (seated left) look on smiling. Also witnessing the ceremony are Italian Ambassador Al- berto Tarchiana (standing center) and Assistant U, S. Secretary of State George W. Perkins (standing right). (® Wirephoto. Waler Rafes Reduced by City Councl The Juneau and Nelson water| ompanies will be directed by the ity to return to their old rates un-| e they can show cause hefore Nov. 1 why the rates should be raised. A H-cent per foot moorage fee for boats in the small boat harbor is to stricken from a city ordinance re- cently passed by the council. These and many other actions were taken at a regular meeting of she Juneau City Council last night. Keeps No Books Discussion regarding the increas- ed rates by the water companies brought out for the past two years the Juneau Water Co., had promised to install a business- keeping system on its operation as a public utility and that nothing had keen done. Requests by the council for a re- port by the water company have produced vague estimates of in- vestments and operation costs, C. J. Ehrendreich, city accountant said.| It was stated that no accurate books of the company’s business were kept and that R. F. Lewis, owner of the company, kept his records in 2 small black notebook and in his head. L Councilman Bert McDowell in- quired of Ehrendreich if the com- pany was making an excessive pro- fit judging on the basis of the in- complete report received. Ehren- dreich replied, “No, but the com- pany uses estimates of labor costs and other items instead of true iigures and it is difficult to arrive at any net valuation to establish a base rate. A compromise figyure was arrived at $125,000 net valua- tion.” McDowell moved that both water companies be notified to reduce water rates established. two years ago, that refunds be made to users and that if a raise was needed that a regular hearing be held before Nov. 1. An ordinance on the books pro- vides that the water company be permitted a fair return on its in- vestment but does not define a “fair return.” It was pointed out that both the light and power company and the telephone company had filed satis- factory reports and hearings had teen held to establish fair rates on their services and it would Le discriminatory not to require the same from the water companies. like book- | Petition Presented A petition bearing 59 signatures, 54 of them boat owners, protesting the additional 5-cent per lineal foot increase which is to become effec- tive for moorage in the small boat harbor Nov. 1. The petition stated that each of the boats in the harbor put irom $1,000 to $15,000 anfually into circulation in the City of Juneau for supplies, repairs, equipment, and various services offered by busi- ness men in the city. It contended (Conm i Barb_ara (hanges P!qés Accompanied by her son, John, 4, Actress Barbara Payton, central figure in the Franchot Tone-Tom Neal brawl, pauses at Midway airport, Chicago to change planes. sShe is en route from Hollywood to her home in Cloguet, Minn., near Duluth. In response to questions from newsmen, Barbara said: “I'm definitely going to marry Franchot Tone.” (® Wirephoto. Thousand Warplanes Are Maneuvering In Wesiern Europe By Associated Press More than 1,000 warplanes are maneuvering today in western Eu- rope. . .They’fe testing their ability to withstand an enemy assault. And incidentally, they are a gauge to the western defense buildup and & warning to any potential aggressor The planes are from Britain, the United States, France, Belgium Holland, Denmark, Norway and Italy. Stock Quotations NEW YORK, Sept. 28—i#—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska June; mine stock today is 3, American Ca 116%, American Tel. and Tel. 158 Anaconda 48%, Douglas Aircra 59%, General Electric 61%, Gener Motors 51%, Goodyear 46%, Kein- necqtt 84%, Libby McNeill ar Libby 8%, Northern Pacific 5 Standard Oil of California 52 Twentieth Century Fox 21%, U Steel 42%, Pound $2.79 15/16, Cu- nadian Exchange 94.81%. Sales today were 1,390,000 shar Averages today were as follow industrials 271,16, rails 84.76, utll ities 45.67. [y ‘Churchill Puls Out Manifesto, Brifish Election By Associated Press Winston Churchill called upon Pritain today to free itself of social- m in order to rebuild its life at yme and its prestige abroad. In a conservative party manifesto he 76-year-old former Prime Min- ter asserted that the October 25th eneral election may well be the urning peint in the fortunes and ven life of Britain. He said: “There must be no illusions about ir difficulties and dangers.” Churchill demanded an end to lass warfare and a growth in na- tional unity. He blamed what he alled the “frantic extravagances” f the labor government for de- valuation of the pound on Septem- ber 18, 1949, Princess Louise sails from Van- couver sSept. 29, arriving at Juneau Oct.. 2. Alaska scheduled to arrive south- bound Monday at 6 p.m. Denali sails from Seattle today arriving at Juneau Oct. 1. No-Hitter ‘Hurled by Reynolds NEW YORK, Sept. 28—M—Allie Reynolds, the big Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma, pitched a magnifi- cent no-hit game, his second of the season, as the Yankees smashed the Boston Red Sox, 8-0, in the first game of today’s doubleheader and clinched a tie for their third straight American League pennant. Only once before in all major ‘eague baseball did a pitcher deliver two no-hitters in a single campaign. Johnny VanderMeer petformed that feat in 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds Reynolds became the first American Leaguer ever to deliver a pair of no-hitters in a season. When catcher Yogi Bera circled a couples of times and gathered in Ted Williams' high foul in front of the Yankee dugout for the final out, the entire Bomber team poured out to engulf Yogi in a joyous mot scene. In another instant Reynolds were getting the same happy treat- ment. The Yankee fielders did not have a single hard chance in the entire contest, so absoldte was Reynolds’ domination of the Sox batters. He struck out nine, and only 17 balls were hit fair off his terrific fast ball and sharp-break- ing curves. 1t lacked ‘only four walks of being a perfect game. Two of Reynolds’ passes came after two were away. One was g{;fim o’i m a cute double play enj rtstop Phil Rizzuto. € M /perished on first. SN The big Indian's. other no-hitter this year\was “against the Clevelandhd] {b Cleveland, a 1-0 victorfron Ji spinning his no time in W ‘While Reynok magic, the Xy Len.y. for 1 et S s the winning’ Yank was reti Most of the ‘drama’ was packed into the final inning. Reynolds got the first Sox batter, pinch hitter Charlie Maxwell, on a roller to sec- ond. Then he wavereéd and gifted Dom DiMaggio with his fourth pass. There was a roar through the Bronx as Johnny Pesky watched a third strike go, past for the second out, and A up the one and only e b With a strike on him, the lanky slugger lofted a high foul which came down just back of the plate. It hit Berra’s big mitt and then bounced off as Yogi sprawled on the ground and the crowd groaned. But on the next pitch Ted again hoisted one high overhead, and this ime Yogi didn’t miss. Airfilane Wreckage Reporfed Search Party Landed on Mt. Susifna-Bodies Reported Sighted ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 28— M—An Air Force search party landed last night on Mt. Susitna, 10 miles northwest of here, to in- vestigate airplane wreckage reported 2y a prospector. The Elmenderf Air Force base oublic information office said a hree-man crew and the prospector, 3ill Lyons, were flown by helicopter 0 a mountain ledge near the wreckage. An on-the-spot check will be made today. Lyons reported yesterday he stumbled upon the aircraft near the top of the 4,397 foot mountain while investigating mining possi- bilities. He said he found six bodies, four imside the plane and two nearby. Capt. Ronald Green, 39th Air Depot Wing PIO, said no planes were reported missing in the area. Airmen said they believed the search party would find the wreck- age that of a C-47 which crashed Sept. 10, 1950, killing five persons. Bodies of the victims were recovered after the crash and airmen said they were unable to account for the bodies reported by Lyons. Maj. Joseph C, Rollins, of the air- craft investigating board; Maj. Z. J. Beczewski, of the para-medics, Sgt. Howard Morrah, a trail crew- man, and Lyons made up the search party. — EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY — Deception Are ~Againsl Sen. M Agfeemenl May Avert Coast Strike Sunday Tentative Pact Reporfed Reached; Four Points Are Given Qutline SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28—® —A tentative contract agreement, which mifht avert a threatened coast maritime strike Sunday mid- night, was reported+here today. Harry Lundeberg, secretary-trea- surer of the AFL Sailors Union of ‘he Pacific, reported union negoti- ators said a tentative agreement Yad been reached with shipowners n major points in dispute. Lundeberg, just before going into 1 stopwork meeting here, said the agreement included the following points: y 1. Overtime to be paid at the rate of time and a half—unprecedented ‘n the maritime industry. 2. Wage raises ranging from $25 to $70 a month. (Sailors now receive from $198.50 to $341 a month, plus 1 $7.50 clothing allowance.) 3. Manning scale increased to one extra day man on all offshore ships, 4. Shipowners to increase contri- butions to the union welfare fund from 25 to 50 cents a day. In view of these gains, Lundeberg sald the negotiating committee would recommend against a strike until negotiations were completed “sometime Sunday.” There was no immediate comment from Capt. C. F. May, head of the Mosters, Mates' and’ PHioth, whode contract also expires Sunday mid- night. Both the sailors and the masters, mates and pilots have authorized strike action if negotiations fail. Coast Sailors Are Discussing Strike Action By Associated Press AFL sailors will talk over possible strike action today in a series of stop-work meetings up and down the Pacific Coast. The meetings were called by union leaders after failure to come to terms with ship- owners on a new contract. Current working agreements expire Synday. The sailors union, along with the| AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Un- | ion, has authorized strike action if the negotiations fail. Treight Embargo To Be Liffed by Northwest Airlines SEATTLE, Sept. 28— (A —North- west Airlines announces the lifting f its recent air freight embargo between Seattle and Anchorage. Plans to increase the service also were announced. i Early this week, Northwest es- tablished the newest of several em- bargoes because it had more air reight than it could handle. Its backlog was down to 9,000 pounds today. I Thomas W. Marshall, district sales manager in the Seattle area, said service will increase, begining Sunday, with the addition of two weekly round trips by a Douglas DC-4, an all-cargo plane with an 18,000-pound capacity With increased facilities, North- west will make 21 trips weekly. WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU Temperatures for 34-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning At Airport: Maximum, 57; Minimum, 34. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered rain showers.” Low temperature tonight about 44 and highest temperature Saturday about 50. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today At Alrport Trace; PRICE TEN CENTS Charges of Perjury, Hurled f(arlhy WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — (B — Senator Benton (D-Conn) today ac- cused Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) of “perjury and deception of the American people” in pressing his Communists-in-government charges. Benton made the accusation under oath at a public hearing on his resolution looking toward the possi- bility of ousting McCarthy from the Senate. He said his testimony would help 2 Senate Rules subcommittee decide whether McCarthy “has committed perjury and whether he has prac- ticed calculated deceit on both the Ul.s. Senate and the American peo- ple.” The Connecticut Senator called the attention of the subcommittee to 10 “case studies” of persons at- tacked by MecCarthy on loyalty grounds. He declared: “All these 10 cases fit into my general charges against Senater McCarthy of perjury and decep- tion of the Senate, and, through his role as a Senator, deception of the Ameriean people.” ‘The “case studies” listed by Sen- ator Benton included: “Case number one establishes that Senator McCarthy apparently lled under oath to a Senate Foreign Re- lations subcommittee last yesr by denying he had said in a speech at- Wheeling, W. V&, ‘that there are ‘206 Communists in' the 2 partment known to the State’ This case further deliberate di -of ‘the by s-nwrm“ A gl the text of al ‘speeth when he read it Wcm‘ - sional Record. L il Lack of Charsetér . “Case, number two Inck of charsoter, and integrity of Senator by detailing his acceptande of $10,000 from the Lustron Corpora- Mon; .l corporation which '::‘.hul a vital interest in of the deliberations of Mee ing Committee presided over Senator McCarthy as acting man and vice-chalrman, & corporation dependent en the RFC, which in turn Is the concern of the Banking and Cusrency commiittee of which Senator McCarthy was a member.” } The $10,000 McCarthy received from Lustron was for a booklet on housing put out under his name. “Case number three highlights Senator MeCOarthy’s efforts to hoax the Senate with the incredible charge that General George Catlett Marshall has been part of a ‘con- spiracy so immense and an infamy 50 black as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man.” “MENTAL MIDGET,” McCARTHY SANTA FE, Sept. 28—(M—Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) again today called Senator Benton (D-Conn) a “mental midget” and refused to comment on Benton's statement to a Senate subcommittee that Mc- Carthy “has committeed perjury and has practiced calculated deceit.” McCarthy, who has campaigned vigorously against asserted Com- munists in government, arrived here by plane at 3 a.m. He is_to address two sessions of the Republican party’s midwest and Rocky Moun- tain state chairmen’s association. Senale Turns Down Closing ‘Loophole’ In One Tax Issue WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — B — The Senatewas refused to cut down tax depletion allowances on oll, gas and other minerals. By a vote of 71 to 9, Senators voted down an amendment by Sen- ator Humphrey (D-Minn) which he said would close one of the “inex- cusable loopholes” in the tax laws. President Truman had asked Con- gress particularly to reduce the al- lowance—allowed for tax. purposes —on ofl and gas income, describing it one of the biggest loop holes in the laws. Opponents contended that allow- ances are necessary as a tax incen- tive to exploration for new sources of oil and other depleted natural resources. . X Humphrey charged present allow- ances amount to an annual $750,- 000,000 subsidy to oll, gas and min- ing interests. Earlier the Senate also Jhad re- Jjected a proposed two percent tax on pari-mutuel race track bets and since July 1—8.85 inches. . @e®e0ecececscscsscseveseae {a 20 percent withholding tax on e ® @ ¢ o o ¢ o o winnings,