The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1951, Page 1

TONAL Sl | ONGRIS lBRr\YY ASHINGTON, D. C VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,942 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, Asst. Secy. OfDefense Is Coming Anna Rosenberg Alaska Bound for Study of Mili- tary Manpower Problems WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—(P—As-| sistant Secretary of Defense Anna Rosenberg was on the way to Al- aska and the far east war zone today for a study of military man- | power problems in the field, and a conference With Gen. Matthew Ridgway, supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea. | She told reporters at the airport| where she left in a military plane | last night -that she expected to make inspection visits in Korea, Japan, and Alaska—“wherever there are troops.” Mrs. Rosenberg is the Defense De- partments chief official on person- nel and manpower. She is accom- | panied on the trip by Brig. Gen. James Collins, her executive officer. In answer to questions, Mrs. Rosenberg said the trip, disclosed only a few minutes before the | plane’s takeoff, had no special significance nor was it brought about by any sudden development in the U. S. military manpower situation in the war zone. She said she had “planned to make this trip for a long time,” but that pressure of work in Washing- ton caused postponements. Mrs. Rosenberg is concerned with the troop rotation program for Kor- ea, especially with seeing that the military has.adequate man power (o | send replacements to the far east| to replace veterans of the long| fighting there. She expects to be away from | ‘Washington about ten days or two | ‘weeks. Blame Captain For Loss of 45 In Boat Sinking WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—P—. A Coast Guard marine board of inves- tigation today blamed the captain and owner of a Long Island sound fishing boat for the Sept. 1 cap-; sizing in which 45 persons lost their lives. The boat, the “Pelican,” was com- manded by Capt. Edward Carroll, one of the victims of the tragedy. The board, making public the re sults of its investigations, said there appeared to be no “possible evi- dence” to refute charges that Car- roll had been “imprudent and un- skillful” in the operation of his vessel. The board also said he permitted ¢he boat, which should have car- ried no more than 2 persons, to be grossly overloaded. It carried 64 at the time. “It would appear,” (e board said, “that the owner and operator of the Pelican, if alive and able to defend himself, would be subject to serious charges of gross and criminal negli- gence.” FROM YAKUTAT Cornelia Howell, of Yakutat, is a Juneau visitor, registered at the Baranof Hotel. TheWashington Merry - Go-Round (Copy=ight, 1951. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON t ASHINGTON — A man who wasn't there—General Eisenhower | —was the main topic of discussion at a meeting of Taft-for-President advisers in Washington recently. Cincinnati’s Ben Tate, head of Standard Brands and a top Taft Lacker, made it plain that Taft forces will throw the book at Eisen- hower if he enters the GOP Presi- dential race. Remarked the usually jovial Tate: “If the general gets in the cam- paign, he’ll have to take it like any other candidate. Just becausc he's been in uniform doesn’t give him any immunity from the search- ing cross-examination of voters. “In fact,” continued Tate, “I've met Republicans who said they had information about the general that shiould be made public. T didn't dis- cuss it with them, but I know Re- publicans generally want to know whether he really belongs to the party, and where he stands on issues that are important to Republicans.” ‘The question was also raised as to whether Eisenhower is really a-cgn- didate. (Continued on Page 4) offensive, {ern front held two hills northwest | The jcrewmen Eddie Abramson, Bill Gar- lclinging to the wheelhouse when | Big Guns Pound Kumsong Reds Stubbornly Resist- ing UN Trcops in Almost Every Sector U. TERS, | kig guns as ta pported U.N. men fought to within two miles of the former Red bastion on the central front. Reds stubbornly resisted attack- i United Nations troops in almost every fighting sector. Allies failed to take two hills on the western front in day-long battles. Planes, tanks and Infantry- men battled fresh Chinese re- placements deeply entrenched in the last major ridge line south of Kumsong. The Reds used heavy mortar and artillery fire in an attempt to slow U.N. In- fantrymen pushing northward in the seventh day of their central But southwest of Kumsong, Allied ground forces captured two hills against “surprisingly light resis ance,” a briefing officer reported. Fifty-two Chinese were taken pris- oner. Artillery supporting the Kumsong offensive fired 1,000 rounds into the Communist road hub. Fiercest resistance was south- east of Kumsong. Air strikes, tank fire and Infantry assaults failed to budge Reds clinging to a sharp, high peak overlooking a valley. Entrenched Chinese on the west- of Yonchon against day-long Allied | assaults. On one hill troops fought at hand grenade range for more than two hours before U.N. Infan- trymen pulled back. A ten hour Allied assault was beaten off the other hiii, \Four Rescued a3 'Fishpacker Sinks in - Georgia Strait : VANCOUVER, B. C,, Cct. 19—(®- seiner Nanceda rescued fous crew members of the fishpacker Western Cloud minutes before the | v 1 sank in Georgia Strait last| night. Capt. Gord Baker, Vancouver, and | den and Murdock Jackson were | the Nanceda pulled alonside. “We wouldn’t have lasted five| minutes in that sea,” Baker said in 4 radio-telephone interview later. | Barker said the Western Cloud sprang a leak in the engine room as the vessel was proceeding down | Georgia Strait between Cape Mudge | and Rebecca Reef. He said the water | poured in so fast the crew was un- able to reach the leak. Barker and the crew took to the| wheclhouse to. escape being washed | overboard just before the Nanceda came along. The packer sank in 83 fathoms| of water. It was valued at $50,000 and carried a $12,000 cargo of fish. Stale-of-War End With Germany Up to President WASHINGTON, Oct . 19—P—A Congressional resolution to end the state. of war with Germany was sent to the White House today. President Truman’s approval of the measure was considered certain. It was passed by the Senate on 1 voice vote yesterday after the ‘awmakers kneccked out a controv- arsial provision which would have ‘eopened for court review negotiat- 'd settlements for property seized ander the war-time trading with the enemy act. The joint resolution does not af- fect this country’s military and other rights in Germany which :volved from the Nazi war mach- | ine’s unconditional surrender in May, 1945. l Ship Movements l Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle today. Denali due southbound sometime Sunday. Freighter Coastal Monarch sched- uled northbound Sunday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. |dan jointly | sons along | said they | Al Balagh reported here that Brit- | Canal, meanwhile, a British cruiser | saturday. The Penguin, skippered Prospecls fo Fill Boyle s Vacaled Post Top piusidential problem of the moment is the sclection of a man to take cver the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee ard run the upeoming 1952 campaign, the party chairman, is expected to issue a call for a mocting of the national Among the prospects mentioned in Washington circles are: (L-R) proffered his resignation committee to act on his resignation. Sen. Earle C. Clements (D-Ky); John L. Sullivan of New Hampshire, formlr Francis Myers, former Senator from Pennsylvania; S'cretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Sen. » w{rephoto. Clinton Anderson (D-NM). OCTOBER 19, 1951 William M. Boyle. Jr., who secretary of the Navy; Guns Brisile In Seething Suez Area CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 199— (A — Backed by growing sea, land and air forces, Britain tightened her hold on the strife-ridden Suez Can- al area today and moved against Egyptian officials in the vast Su- dan area south of Egypt. As PBritish naval guns trained on the Suez, authoritative sources here said the Sudan’s British Gov- ernor General, Sir Robert G. Hewe, had ordered two top Egyp- tian officials not to return to their posts there for the time be- ing ‘“on grounds of public order.” Local newspapers, said . thes tian government had ordered the officials back to Khartoum. Britain and Egypt control the Su- under an 1899 agree- men which the Egyptian Parlia- ment tore up Monday night at the | same time it cancelled the treaty permitiing limited British gar the Suez. The British; would recognize neither one-sided action. The officials reportedly barred from Sudan were Brig. Gen. Abdel Fattah Bisheri, chief Egyptian staff officer there, and Mohammed Ab- dul Hadi, controller general of ed- ucaticn. They were reported i Cairo. Pro-Egyptian leaders in Khart- oum were reported trying to form a coalition of all parties to sup- port the Egyptian Parliament’s proclamation of King Farouk as ruler of Egypt and the Sudan. The pro-government newspaper ish authorities in the Sudan had banned all assemblies and threat- ened force against any violators. At the northern end of the Suez anchored last night off Port Said.! It was the H.M.S. Gambia. Ii You Don't Think Christmas Is Coming! Christmas is coming—not only because the geese are getting fat but because Fish and Wildlife men will be out in the woods this week- end cutting two dozen Christmas trees for the Pribilof Islands. The MS Penguin, making its last voyage before Christmas to the tree- less seal”islands, will arrive Sun- day. Its -cargo will include toys and holiday goodies for the island- ers. Operation Christmas Tree will be handled by the crew of the Brant and under the direction of Captain Jim Collins the trees will be cut on by Dan Drotning will sail for the Pribilofs on Monday. It is a ten day voyage from Juneau to the islands. FROM SAN FRANCISCO Don Kinkle, of San Francisco, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. fdrlve 3 TIDE TABLES OCTOBER 20 High tide 5:08 am., 133 ft. Low tide 10:44 am., 5.7 ft. High tide 4:36 p.m., 149 ft. Low tide 11:32 pm., 2.0 ft. ® 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Applications Given Approval By City Council ‘The most important item on the agenda at city council meeting last night was the approval of ap- pointments to fill all city jobs. Thirty-two applications were ap- proved for full-time work in ad- ministrative, departmental and mechanical postions for the city of Juneau. Approved were: W. E. Hendrickson, street commis- zioner; C. L. Popejoy, city clerk; Mrs. Millie Moody, assistant city clerk; Howard D. Stabler, city at- torney; Edna H. Lomen, librarian; Dr .C. C. Carter city health offic- er; A, Minard Mill, fire chief; Roy Noland, assistant fire chief; Lars Soxcmoxx, chief fire ‘truck driver i SR, Ast iglant - Sora ek Bernard Hulk, chief of police; Frank D. Cavanaugh, assistant chief of police; Albert E. Gen- thuer, parking meter caretaker; Hartley Crosby, Gerald R. Allen and James H. Joseph, patroimen; Lind- ley J. Geiger, harbormaster; Harry D. Murray, airport building care- taker; Cleo Commers, wharfinger; Jack Hendrickson, assistant wharf- inger; R. W. Marshall, hydrant care- taker; Ivan Catron, garbage dump caretaker, - The permanent street employees are: Jack Hegstad, graderman; Ray Hagerup, mechanic and equipment operator; Dick Harris and Walter Jewell, truck drivers; A. F. Tucker, and Louis Karsten, laborers. May Build Vault Still planning the proposed move of the city clerk’s office 'and coun- cil chambers to the basement of the library, the council authorized Councilman J. P Christenson to check with Frank Heintzleman about walling up a section of the Lasement for use as a city and lib- rary vault. It is planned to go ahead and paint the walls of the basement in anticipation of the move. Mayor ‘Waino Hendrickson pointed out that it was necessary that the city have a fire-proof storage space for the many records now at the city dock. Harbor Bill Passes The new boat ordinance passed its third and final reading. This allows the appointment of a Harbormaste: for the boat harbor and fixes the right to establish boundaries and stalls. Under the ordinance res- erved stalls will be charged for at: $3.50 a month; $10.50 for threc months; $20 for six months; and $36 a year. Space for”larger and more cumbersome craft will be charged for at individual rate: There will be no charges for unre- served stalls, Two Second Readings Niilo Mack, | Atomic Blast Delayed Mechanical Failure Causes Postponement of Test in Nevada LAS VEGAS, Nev. Oct. 19—(P— The opening blast of the Atomic Energy Commission’s exercise Des- ert Rock was postponed this morn- ing because of a mechanical fail- ure. ¢ The AEC issued this statement in copnection with the delay of the which was originally sched- Ur Any Uie atter-5-amm. FET.| ; “A nuclear detonation scheduled for this morning was postponed be- cause of mechanical fault in a key electrical test circuit between the control point and the tower.” It was the first oftfcial confir- | mation that the A-weapon was be- ing detonated from a tower. Es- timates on the height of the steel tower range upwards of 75 feet. But an AEC spokesman declined | to comment. “Weather permitting, we have every confidence that the mech- anical fault can be fixed in time | to hold the test tomorrow,” the | [ 800 cannery workers employed last | Anchorage-Seward highway | from many parts of the territory spokesman said. However, the official word on| resumption of the test will not be| | scenic country and. over available until at least 1 am. PST tomorrow morning, at which time! t is AEC practice to notify t,he“71 miles of completely new high- Civil Aeronautics Administration to| way and 56 miles of rebuilt roadway. close off the surrounding area to all planes. Details of the start of Exercise Desert Rock, the firsty atomic test to utilize army troops, had been| loaked in secrecy. The AEC did not indicate whether troops were to be used in the first test. The little town of Indian Springs, about 35 miles from Yucca Flat, without receiving official notifica-' tion, was prepared to ride out the blast. Windows were opened and pictures and bric a brac taken down in an attempt to keep damage to minimum. 5,000 Strike af § Plants, Toledo By Associated Press Six thousand CIO unionists struck five electric Auto-Lite Company plants in Toledo, Ohio, today over wage grievances affecting 27 em- ployees. Picket lines were set up at all five plants. No violence was report- The, salary ordinance, fixing the|ed. salaries for the fiseal year of 1951- | 92, passed the second reading. Also|Lite unit of the CIO United Auto the second reading was the ord- | wWorkers, announced the strike call inance allowing a change of meet- | last night. He accused the company ing time and frequency of council meetings. Under this ordinance, the John Begg, chairman of the Auto- of breaking- contract provisions. Company President Royce Martin, council will meet at 7:30 p.m. and | however, said the union was seeking only on the first and third Thurs- | pay hikes ranging from 20 to 30 days of the month, instead of at|cents an hour. Present wage scales 8 p.m. weekly. Health Center Talks Dr..C. Earl Albrecht, secretary of were not available. He said the company told the union that such increases would the Board of Health of the Ter- | force Auto-Lite out of business. ritorial Health Department was pre- sent to explain the position of the City Health Center and the res- pective responsibilities of the city, the Territory, and the Federal gov- ernment in maintaining the health center. Dr. Albrecht asserted that it wa up to the city to supply the local operation and maintenance of the (Continued on Page 6) Begg reported the strike was au- thorized by the union’s interna- tional executive committee. FROM SEATTLE L. R. Durkee of Seattle, is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM MT. EDGECUMBE Dr. J. G. Mooney, of Mt. Edge- 'Small Alaska Boy MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS Okeh Back Pay| Raise for ASI | Employees SEATTLE, Oct. 19—(®—A 15 per- cent wage increase for spme 700 to season in Bristol Bay by the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., was approved by the regional Wage Stabilization Board yesterday. The board, meeting for the first ‘time to consider cases, disposed of 11 cases, Harold Tipton, informa- tion officer, reported. The boarc has more than 700 cases pendinc before it and was meeting agair today. The 12-man board voted 10 to 2 to approve the cannery increase Two industry members dissented. Other workers in the salmon indus- try already received similar wage increases, some unions negotiating agreement before the wagel freeze went into effect, January 26. The cannery workers are mem- bers of Local 46, Cannery Workers Union, an affiliate of the Seafarers’ International Union (AFL). A spokesman for the salmon in- dustry said individual canning com- panies will compute the additional wages due the workers and make payment as soon as possible. He said payment likely will be made within 30 days. There was no estimate available of the total of the additional wages due the workers as a result of the board’s approval. Seasonal guarantees paid the workers were increased in various categories from $445 to $511.50, from $470 to $540.50 and from $560 to $644. The various hourly scales were in- creased from $142 to $1.63, from $160 to $1.84 and from $1.70 to $1.96. Big Program . Marks Opening ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 19— (M—Officinl opening of the new in a ceremony at Girdwood was sched- uled for 2 p.m, today. The event was to draw notables and from Washington, D.C. The festivities got under way with a dinner-dance here last night. The new highway opens the Ke- nai peninsula and the port of Sew- ard to the Alaska Highway System! —and the Alaska Highway to the; States—for the first time. It is a 127-mile link through rugged construction obstacles. It includes The whole route is scheduled for asphalt surfacing next year. The highway was financed by the Department of the Interior. The job was done under a three-party agreement of the Alaska Road Commission, the Alaska Railroad and the Bureau of Public Roads. Notables expected to take part in the ceremony today include Assistant Interior Secretary Dale E. Doty, Gov. Ernest Gruening, Con- gressional Delegate E. L. Bartlett, Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner and civic Icaders of Anchorage and Seward. Hurt in Tumble On Baranof SEATTLE, Oct. 19—®—A four- year-old Palmer, Alaska, boy was taken unconscious to the Childrens’ Orthopedic Hospital yesterday after a two-deck tumble here from the vail of the Baranof. The hospital listed ‘Daniel Hanks as in serious condition with head| injuries. However, his doctor said, he seems to be responding favor- ably to treatment. The boy was sliding on the rail or leaning against it when he lo b his footing and plummeted 30 feet to the floor of the second deck be- low him, his father, William D.| Hanks, said. The accident occ l.nmll only a few hours before the Bara-| nof docked here Wednesday. The Hanks were enroute with Daniel and two other children from Palmer to Salt Lake City. FOREST SERVICE MEN FETURN HERE The Forest Service boat “Ranger | Ten” with skipper Clarence Wit-| tanen and ranger Lacy Johnson arrived back in town this past week- | end. Business was conducted a Youngs Bay, Hoonah, Humpback ® Creek, Burnt Point, Excursion Inlet, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Saloma Point Pay Raises for Federal Workers 'Are New Granfed Measure Also Boosts Postal Service Employees —Postal Rates Upped WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — P - The Senate today voted pay raises totaling $673,000,000 a year to 1,600,- 000 federal workers, including those in the postal service. The raises were provided in com- panion bills, adopted by voice vote and sent to the White House within hours after the House had ap- proved them, One of the twin bills provides 10 percent pay boosts, ranging from a minimum of $300 a year to a top of $800 a year to 1,100,000 federal workers under civil service. The House earlier today approved the same bill. The raises, affecting an estimated 500,000 postal workers, range as high as $800 annually for some post- masters and supervisors. Hourly workers would receive a raise of 20 cents per hour. The estimated annual cost of the bill is $250,000,000. The postal rate bill doubles the present penny cost to mail a post- card; hikes charges on second-class mail 30 percent, spread evenly over three years; increases rates on third-class mailing and boosts charges for special, services. Parcel post rates are not affected. They were raised recently. The bill also contains a provision setting up a scale of graduated an- nual leave for federal workers, based m length ¢f service. Infernal Revenue Suspends Three More Agenls WASHINOTON, Qct. 19 — B — The Internal Revenue Bureau to- day suspended three more agents n its New York office pending an investigation of their testimony to a House subcommittee investigating scandals in the Bureau. ‘They were: Ralph P, Demayo, who testified yesterday he failed to report $2,000 in race track bet winnings on his own income tax returns. Jack Neustadt, who refused to answer sub-committee questions about his financial affairs until he consults his attorney. Rep. King (D-Calif), chairman of the subcom- mittee, said Neustadt had declared his net worth at $2400 when he joined the bureau in 1946 and esti- mated it at $25,600 when questioned recently. William H. Dettmer, Jr., who told the subcommittee he made about $6,500 betting on harness racing in the last five years. Late yesterday another Internal Revenue agent in New York was sus- pended. He was Mordecal Miller, who flatly refused to answer some subcommittee questions about his financial affairs. Internal Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap said all bureau em- ployees have been instructed to co- operate with the subcommittee in its inquiry and added: “I will not tol- erate the refusal of any employee to comply with our instructiol Men Are Not Fuddy-Bunnies Says Depariment By the Associated Press The Department of Agriculture has discovered what many a wife may have suspected all along. The ladies like to lead the way, fashion- wise. But the men . .. they aren’t really fuddy-duddies, but they shy away from the new and the extreme. The average man, the department finds in a clothing survey, just wants to look like a good . . . sub- tantial . . . successful businessman. WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU At Airport: Maximum, 42; minimum, 33. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Fair with some high cloud- e iness tonight and Saturday. e Gusty northeasterly winds o tonight slowly decreasing. o Lowest temperature tonight e near 34 and highest Saturday e about 45. I'R!ICIPITATION @ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today At Airport None; since July 1—12:52 inches. | cumbe, is registered at the Baranof, and Idaho Inlet, PRICE TEN CENTS Yofe on Tax Measure Is Sidefracked BULLETIN - Washington, Oct. 19—®—The House today ap- proved a $5,691,000,000 tax in- crease bill on a “second chance” vote, The roll call on passage was 184 for and 160 against. Seven members simply voted “present” —refusing to take a stand. House action sent the bill — third lafgest revenue measure in the country’s history — on to President Truman. The Senate passed it yesterday. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — (B — House administration leaders today temporarily sidetracked the $8,691,- £00,000 tax bill in a tactical move designed to give time for picking up badly-needed votes. A vote on the tax bill still is in prospect some time during the af- ternoon,, After calling the House into ses- sion at 11 am.—an hour earller than usual—to act on the tax bill, the leaders suddenly decided to bring up ahead of it two govern- ment pay raise bills and a postal rate increase measure. Speaker Rayburn, who disclosed the sudden shift in plans, said he was confident the tax bill would pass today. He expected to pick up recruits from both the Demo- crats and Republicans. Some other supporters of the bill were less optimistic. UP TAXES GO WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — B — With the passage by the House of Ihe tax measure and with President Truman’s signature, income taxes for nearly every one will rise Nov. 1. Excise, or sales, taxes on gaso- line, liquor, automobiles, old gadgets and many. other i ‘alsd FHLEO.MB i s 2L House | r,um the administration the stunning setback of Tuesday when a similar was rejected by vote of 204 *u“l“h It also removed one of the last major blocks to adjournment of Congress. Leaders are aiming to wind np the session tomorrow, Y Right from the start of the voting ‘oday, it was apparent that many of the Democrats who joined in Tues- day's “tax revolt” were ready to swing to suppért of the new mea- sure. Over $4-Billion Milifary Bill Passes Senafe ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — (® — The Senate today passed a $4,020,- 198,000 military construction money bill — the last appropriations bill whicl must go through the Senate before Congress quits. Action was by voice vote. The measure now goes into conference with the House. Two other appro- priation bills are in conference and must be acted on by the lawmakers if they aré to go home tomorrow, as they hope. " The Senate sustained the action of its appropriations committee in knocking about $435,000,000 of the military construction funds out of the House's $4,428,357,000 bill. Brunelle Loses 'ncome Tax Case WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — (B — The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld vesterday the federal tax court’s findings that M. E. 8. Brunelle of Anchorage, Alaska, had an income tax deficiency of $30537 for 1945 ind a similar deficiency of $316.92 for 1946. Brunelle had appealed. Stock Quofations NEW YORK, Oct. 19—(M—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 117, American Tel. and Tel. 157%, Anaconda .48%, Douglas Aircraft 61'4, General Electric 57%, General” Motors 51%, Goodyear 456%, Kenne- cott 83'%, Libby McNeill and Libby 9, Northern Pacific 58%, Standard Oil of California 51%, Twentieth Century Fox 22%, U.S. Steel 43, Pound $280, Canadian Exchange 95.31%. Sales today were 1,990,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: | industrials 26068, rails 83.19, util- e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o ities 4623,