The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 15, 1951, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ° ses e 400 UN Troops Alaska Fisheries Department May Set Fish Traps | That he would recommend that the Territorial Fisheries Board set up fish traps next 'season Wwas stated by W. O. “Bo” Smith, Ket- chikan troller and newest member | Smith an-| an that t the of the Fisheries Board nounced Saturday in Ketchiks he would recommend tF Board traps near enough to privately-owned traps so that the ownership of the location could be contested and strongly intimated that this was one method of elimin- ating traps as a type of gear. set Smith presented his plan at the annual hearing on proposed regu- lations which was held by the Fish Wwildlife Service in Ketchikan on Saturday. C. Howard Baltzo, FWS as nt regional director when he reported on the meeting to- day in Juneau said that Smith had requested that the federal agency further clarify its policy in cases Where two traps were operat- ing in the same immediate area. The regulation governing fish traps in most places in Soutifeast Al- aska requires that traps be one mile apart. and Baltzo stated that there is only one case on record where trap- owners violated this ruling. In the only case considered, the FWS re- quired that both traps be closed and then the U. S. District Court, decided on the ownership of the| location. % Funds For Operating | Rescued from Ship on Reef Navy Ship Makes Rescue After Typhoon Hurls Jap Ship on Rocks j TOKYO, Oct. 15—P—A typhoon drove a troopship on a reef off the southwest coast of Japan but near- ly 400 United Nations soldiers on board and some of her crew were rescued by a U. S. attack transport. The Kongo Maru, 450-foot U. S.- leased Japanese ship, was hurled on the reef in the Korea Straits Sat- urday by adverse winds of a typh- oon that struck southern Japan a damaging blow Sunday. In Korea Strait A Navy announcement said the skipper and 42 crewmen, all Jap-| anese, would stay- aboard the ves- sel unless forced to abandon ship.| There was no immediate indication that the Kongo Maru would break up soon. The vessel was reported firmly wedged on the reef. She was reported taking water in every hold, however, and listing 20 degrees. | Navy sources said the Kongo Maru carried nearly 400 passengers and a crew of about 115. ‘Wind Hits Japan Typhoon winds today injured six American soldiers at South Camp| Fuji, southwest of Tokyo. The army | | tonight at 7 o’clock. | habilitation ‘When Smith made his statement, | estimated damage at the tent en- which he termed as “a warning to campment of the 56th amphibious. the Alaska Canned Salmon Indus- | tank and tractor battalion at “thou- try,” Service officials reminded him|sands of dollars.” that the Territorial traps placed| Another tent camp at Camp Mow- in position to contest privately uwn-ier, U. S. installation in the Yoko- ed traps would have to be capable hama area, was flattened by high of catching fish and could not bejwmds but no military personnel was | “dummy” traps. ... | hurt. Smith said that funds for operat-| Japanese neWsmen reported nearly ing the traps could be obtained by“zflo Japanese casualties from the selling the fish caught and that the |late-season typhoon. excess funds obtained could be| The U®S. Navy attack transport placed in the Territorial Treasury. |George D. Cymer and two salvage | tugs reached the battered and list- Unanimous Approval Necessary |ing Kongo Maru shortly after noon C. L. Anderson, chairman of theltoday. Territorial Fisheries Board, stated | today that the recommendation, if it is submitted by Smith at the Board meeting in November, would | require unanimous approval. A"_i derson made no statement when questioned about the legality of the plan or the use of Territorial ap-‘ propriations for the setting of lraps! and said that fhe Attorney General would have to decide the issue if the required approval was obtained. | Smith was appointed as a Board | member in August to replace Wil-| liam Walton of Sitka who resigned. | The meeting in November will be his first appearance as a board member. | 75 Attend Hearing | Clarence Rhode, FWS regional director, presided at the Ketchikan hearing which was attended by 75 fishermen and cannery repre- sentatives. Baltzo stated that there were few recommendations made on the pro- posed regulations and that everyone ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Service | | SOUTHBOUND S.S. DENALI §.S, BARANOF Sun. Oct. 21 Sun. Oct. 14 Petersburg Ketchikan ‘Wrangell Seattle , Ketchikan t Seattle NORTHBOUND $.S. DENALI 8.8. BARANOF Mon. Oct. 15 Sun. Oct. 28 Sitka Ketchikan | Seward Seattle Valdez . Freighter Service From Seattle H October 14 i COASTAL MONARCH Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau 0 For Information ‘ i Phones 2 and 4 Juneau | /H. E. GREEN, Agem | ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY A small boat from the Clymer reached the troopship with a line against heavy seas and removal of passengers began immediately. seemed to be in essential agree- ment on the proposals. Walter McCall, secretary for the purse seiners, requested that sein- ers be allowed a longer season by lengthening the closed weekend per- iods allowing only three fishing days a week. McCall's proposal was that traps would operate in the August season but that sefers would start fishing in July. Representatives of the gill net fishermen recommended that Bur- rough’s Bay be re-opened as a gill- ret area. Gramm-Schapiro Concert Terrific’ | In Fairbanks a “Gramm and Schapiro great suc-| cess. Concert was terrific and I| known Juneau will agree. Luck for the season. Rae and Bob Hoope: That is the telegram received this morning by Mrs. John McCor- | mick, president of the Juneau-| Douglas Concert Association, from Fairbanks Mayor Bob Hocpes and his wife, who is secretary of the Alaska Music Trail concert group in the interior city Donald Gramm and Maxim Schapiro ved today for their Juneau concert which will be to- T night at the “Iwentieth ntury theatre. For the artists and Mrs. Schapiro, who has been the guest of Mrs. McCormick since her arrival by steamer Saturday, there will be a no host dinner on the Baranof Terrace The dinner, to which the public is invited, will be informal Likes the North Mrs. Schapiro, on her first trip to Alaska, is--enthusiastic about the north. A musician herself, she is a cellist, and is studying for her doctorate in education at Columbia University. A graduate of Mills College, where she was a music student with Corinne Jenne Ken- 1y, of Juneau, her present field |is the study of the techniques of | using music in rehabilitation of | newly blinded adults. During the war, Mrs. Schapiro | was in the army working with re- through music of| blinded soldiers. Her success led to her choice of further study in rehabilitation of the blind through | music and she was granted a Full- bright fellowship last year for study of her subject in France where re- habilitation of the blind has been in practice for many years. Going to Paris | Her grant has recently been re- newed and after her trip through southeast Alaska with her artist husband, Mrs. Schapiro will leave for Paris where she will be joined by Mr. Schapiro in February. Membership committee members‘ will make their reports tonight and season tickets will be sold Tuesday in the Baranof Hotel lobby between 11:45 am, and 2 p.m. There will be a reception tomor- row night in the Baranof lounge following the concert. Donald Gramm, whose bass: i- tone voice has won him acclaim as “one of the most stirring concert artists of our day,” has appeared in concert from coast to coast, has been a s6loist with the Chicago, San Francisco and Pittsburgh Symphony orchestras and has been a featured | radio artist on network broadcasts. Founded Music Trail Schapiro, concert pianist, accompany Gramm, is Maxi who THE DATLY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Reckless Driving Kills Two Cows On Highway One cow was killed instantly and a second died of injuries received when an automobile driven by Arnold Brasher struck a herd of registered Ayershires crossing Gla- cier Highway at 8:30 p.m. Saturday between Smith’s barn and fields. Sgt. John Monagle of the Terri- torial Highway Control was called to the scene of the accident and charged Brasher with alleged, reck- less driving. Brasher was to be tried late this afternoon in the U.S. Commissioner's Court. | The cows were being herded across the highway by Ted and Sidney Smith, who were waving flashlights a warning to ap-| proaching autoists. Brasher claims | ' Archie Beffs Dies 'Sunday Affernoon Archie Betts, well known Juneau accountant, died Sunday afternoon at St. Ann’s Hospital. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later. The remains are the Carter Mortuary. Mr. Betts was born Dec. 5, 1888 at Santa Cruz, Calif. He came to Al- |aska as an auditor for the Alaska [ Rehabilitation Corporation at Pal- | mer. From 1942 to 1944 he lived at Skagway where he owned the Pack | Train Bar and liquor store, owned and operated the Skagway Recrea- jon Hall, and operated the White | Pass Tavern. He later came to Juneau where he went into the accounting busi- ness with K. N. Neill, later going into business for himseif. He was a member of the Elks Ldoge. Mr. Betts is survived by his wife, ) that he did not see the flashlights|Peggy. He is also survived by three and that after he saw the cows it was too late to prevent the accident. Ted Smith said today that the car | driven by Brasher skidded 50 feet and the first cow hit was thrown 88 feet and died instantly. A sec- ond cow was sideswiped and flung 25 feet. The second cow broke its leg and when Dr. Fred Honsinger, a veterinarian arrived the injured cow was shot. Two other cows re- ceived minor skin cuts. Brasher is employed at Connor's Motor Company. His car had to be towed to town. The car's hood was pushed back, breaking the double windshield ard the radiator was shoved into the engine fan. Elizabeth Given Baseball Ouffit For Prince Charles . CHATHAM, Ont, Oct. 15—P— Princess Elizabeth got a baseball outfit for Prince Charles yesterday. Children of Chatham gave her— for the prince, now nearly three— two baseballs, a bat, a catcher’s glove and a book entitled “Play Ball, Son.” well-known here for his several concert seasons in Ala: nd as the founder of the Alaska Music| Trail concert circuit. The concert association surprised | Schapiro on his arrival by plane; this afternoon with a new artist's bench, ordered several weeks ago! through the Alaska Music Company | and here in time to be used by the} pianist at the concert tomworrow. Doors will be open tomorrow night at the theatre at 7:15 and the con- cert will start at 8 o'clock sharp. Season ticket sales close tomorrow at 5 p.m., but individual tickets can be purchased at the theatre box office. — EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY (Formerly Warfield Drug Store) Hallmark QUALITY (reeting Cards Herlvelcs @FALITY Ice Cream Playtex @ ALITY Baby Needs We intend to add to complement our ONLY Top Quality items ” Prescripfion Depariment Ask Your Doctor about Us PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY Juneau - Alaska children by a former magriage and a sister. They are Archie S. of Con- cord, Calif, and two daughters, Jannette and Shirley of Oakland, Calif. Hi ter is Edna Van Winkle of Los Gatos, Galif. Egypi Rejecs Proposed Paci for Middle East CAIRO, Oct. 15—{P—Egypt re- jected tonight a western invitation to become a keystone of the pro- posed Allied Middle East Command. Fouad Serrag Eddin Pasha, Min- ister of the Interior and Finance, announced the government’s deci- sion to a wildly cheering session of Parliament. He is strong man in the governing Wafdist party. Thousands of excited Egyptians milled around the outside of Parlia- ment as the announcement was made. It amounted to total re- jection of the western proposal that an international force sup- plant British troops now defending the Suez Canal. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION MEN RETURN FOR WINTER The Bureau of Réclamation has MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1951 'P-TA Will Meei Tonight at 8 All parents are invited to at- tend the first meeting of the Par- ent-Teachers Association which will be held this evening at 8 p.m. in the high school study hall. An interesting program arranged by Mr. and Mrs. John Argetsinger| will be presented at the meeeting. Mrs. Amanda Cook Wwill report on the whereabouts of last year's high school graduates and Mrs. Cecil| Casler will lead a discussion on| “What Is Your P-TA ‘, Mrs. Florence Oakes, President| ¥ of the group, announced that an el- ection will be held tonight fc cretary. Refreshments following the meeting. Child in Crash Fatal for Mother Wil Recover FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct (P—A year-old Eskimo child rescue from a pouch in his dead mother fur parka after a plane crash that killed two persons was flown here for treatment Saturday Dr. Paul B. Hagzland said thef child suffered only a broken and bruises and would recover SANITONE ~—"WATER-REPELLENT TREATMENT PUTS SHOWERPROOFING BACK IN ALL-WEATHER GARMENTS You’re in for a “ducking” once sport jackets and -other outdoor garments lose their shower re- Killed in the crash oi a W . s . Alaska Airlines plane Wednesday SISmnce.I(.eepemspafkh‘ng.clean near Barrow, Alaska, were Pilot and shedding water by insisting on ‘George Harrington and the child's mother, Mrs. Ruth Simmons. The child, Ronald, found in the fur-lined compartment on the back of the mother's parka afier Sanitone WR, the amazing Water- \Repellent Treatment! Garments are returned-with all dirt re- she was thrown 90 feet in the crash. First reports gave the child’s age as six months. Spying_lo_BEfi Made Serious, Peace, Warfime WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 — # — A bill to make spying as serious an offense in peace-time as in war- moved, spotless, feeling like new # and guaranteed WATER RE: . Ay PELLENT! B o oy CITY DRY CLEANERS Phone 877 time was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee tod: The bill would provide puni: | ment of death or imprisonment up to 30 years. completed this season’s work on the Susitna River investigatio! and Carl Roberts, Clark McHur Bill Weber and Max Kardoff returned to Juneau on Saturday for winter assignments. The Susitna, which is beinz con-| sidered as a site for a hydroe! plant, was surveyed from Der Gold Creek. Aerial were taken of the river as well as | anchored at the north end of G ground and water surveys. lina Island. 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