The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 7, 1951, Page 1

JONGR ESSIONAL ‘<I ARY WASHIN GTON, D, C. HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” it VOL. LXXIX., NO. 11,984 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951 MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Bond Issues Ar2 Passed by 6 fo 1; 520 Bailofs Casi Five hundred and twenty tax- payers went to the polls ni yester- day’s special bond election and vot- ed 6 to 1 in favor of the three issues totaling $665,000. At precinct No. 1, Memorial Library, 315 votes were cast and at precinet No. 2, Ju- neau Dairies, 205 ballots were cast. The city hall bond issue, $290,000, carried by 440 yes to 77 no. The street improvements $287,000, carried by 431 to 86. The issue of $88,000, improvements to the fire station and rebuilding the fire alarm system carried 468 to 51 The voting was light during most of the day but perked up from 4 o'clock to closing time at 7 o'clock last evening. That great interest was shown in the three bond is- sues is indicated by the heavy vote in favor of them. issue, i w re the President is vacationinz. Joseph Short, Presidential press seeretary, and I ng Perlmeter, A Conference Digests A Nation's Reporls . |Gen. J. Lawton Collins says thelgnong shoppers today and asked, President Truman and some of his advisers go over scme of the reporis and communications contained the daily miil pouch which is flown from Washington to the U. 5. Naval Base at Key West, Fla., Afomic Artitlery Developed Army’s Chief of Staff Makes Statement; Alaskan Defenses Strong WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 — ® — United States has developed atomic artillery and he indicated that such weapons may be ready for combat use in the “not too distant” future. The Army’s Chief of Staff said atomic weapons will not revolu= tionize ground warfare but they will “greatly enhance the power of defense” and be of greater value in defense than in attack. Collins added that the Army already is making plans for the \Don’t Sing ‘Remember Pearl Harbor' Te Men Who First Spoited Jap Planes 10 Years Ago - They Can't Forgef If Well, Do You Know What This Day Means! CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 7T—(®— Charlotte news reporters went out “do ybu know anything speaial about this day?” “It's pay day,” appily. “I'm not from Charlotte,” another fellow replied,” “so. I don’t know what’s special about today.” “Can’t think of a thing today, except it's raining,” another res- ponded. One man was in a hurry, so he said, “I paven't got tithe to answer one man said PITOL: 7SR LA G WASHINGTON, Dce. 7—(M—The |one time army private who first spotted Japanese planes moving in on Pearl Harbor is a railroad man now. Don't sing “Remember Pearl ;n:n’bur‘ to him. He doesn't care for the song. His buddy, who also stared at |'the radar screen that tragic Sun- | day morning and figured something was up, now works in a telephone office. He thinks the U. 8. would be “more alert” to any sneak at- | tack today. He hopes so, anyway. And the Lieutenant who receiv- ed their report of approaching planes? He's commanding the 81st Airbase Group in England these days. He still says he was surprised that the planes -turned out to be enemy bombers on a sleepy morning 10 years ago today. That’'s the 10-year-after story | | | | Left to right are: Adm. Roberi L. Dennison, the President’s Naval oide; William Hassett, a Presidentinl secretary; John R. Steelman, special assistant te Mr. Truman; assistant to Short. (P Wirephoto. fool questions. I'm a busy man.” * a woman ventured. “It's my sister-in-law's birthday.” Only akout cne-half of more than day when atomic artillery and guided missile battalions will re- place some of the conventional heavy artiljery. City Coundil Approves City Hall Plans | City Fathers Lose No Jime; Approve Plans; Apply APW Street Fundsi The Juneau City Council lost no time last night in approving pre- liminary plans for the new Muni- UNSeatingof Red Chinals Again Denied PARIS, Dec. 7—{®—The United Nations General Assembly slapped down a new Soviet Bloc attempt to- day’to seat Red China and oust the Nationalists. | Meeting in plenary session, the BEr!IeII Yoices Viclory Cplimism Ai Demo Bangquet Juneau Demcerats gathered last | night for a $5 a plate dinner and heard their guest 'E. L. Bartlett, Alaska’s delegafe to Congress, voice a resounding optimism for party victory in 1952 in Alaska and the nation. | “The Republicans can not prevail | if we do the things we ought to do," | Proposai“ May Avert Ship Tieup SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7— The Marine Firemen’s Union is con- sidering an employers’ proposal noct make public, which may avert a threatened tieup of west coast non- military ships. He declined to say when the Army expects to have tactical atomic weapons, “it is not in the too distant future,” the general said, “but that is all I am going to say.” Collins made these Statements in a radio broadcast. He also said: (1) He still believes there will be an armistice in Korea. (2) With an armistice, the with- drawal of American troops from Korea will depend largely on any political agreements reached be- tween the Reds and the Allies. He added: “We should not expect the early reduction of any of our forces a score questioned knew that it was the 10th anniversary of Pearl Har- bor. | White Russia Gels Brifish OK for UN Seaf LONDON, Dec. 7—(#—Britain is | supporting White Russia for a seat | |tions room at Wheeler Field | of Pvt. Joseph L. Lockard, who later |became a first lieutenant; of Pvt. ivage E. Elliott, later a sergeant; and Lt. Kermit A. Tyler, now a lieutenant colonel. “Ten years ago as a first lieut- enant,” Tyler told a reporter at Bentwaters, Suffolk, Eng, “I was watch officer in the fighter opera- (Ha- wail). “As the clock neared seven, the night staff moved off and I was left with only a telephone operator. The phone rang. The radar tower reported planes on the screen. “We were expecting some B-17's in but not from that direction, so I was surprised and told radar to keep watching.” The bombs began falling at 7:55 am Two Big Air Force Planes Lost Sixteen Men Aboard One Craft with Ten on Another Missing Ship WASHINGTON, Dec. T — B — U.S. Air Force headquarters sald today that a B-29 Superfort bomber crashed into the sea near the Azores yesterday with 16 men aboard. ‘The body of one man has been re- covered but there have been no sightings to indicate any survivors from the plane which was bound nal Revenue testified today that Field, Tampa, Fla. The information was received at Washington from the Military Air ‘Transport Service base at Lages in the Azores. The big plane was believed to have crashed about five miles from Lages, which it had left a few min- utes earlier. A US. air force cargo plane with 10 aboard also disappeared last | hight after radioing in only 40 miles | from its destination at Marseille, France. The plane, a twin-engine C-47 on a flight from Tripoli, may have crashed in the mountainous terrain along the French Riviera or in the Mediterranean. (an't Find Any MiGs to 60-nation group also: | Bartlett said. He predicted that the . | The proposal was made by the cipal Building following the over- Urged the Security Council, by a| task ahead would not be too diffi- in Korea.” in the United Nations Secuntyi whelming vote of confidence evi-| denced by the passage of three bond ; issues. The other two were for street | improvements. and fire department equipment. Linn Foirest of the Alaska Public Works and Harold B. Foss, archi- tect, presented the plans which had been previously checked with heads | of the city departments and Mayor Waino Hendrickson, vote of 54 to 5, to approve Italy's application for U. N. membershi] It was considered unlikely the i move would lead to Italy’s admis-| sion. Russia has vetoed Italy three i times in the Security Council andf, "cast a negative vote today, fore-| casting a fourth veto. participates in the work of the U.N. trusteeship council, without a vote, i in the administration of the ter- Forrest explained that since the| i,y of ‘Somgliland, but not in| municipal building would be a Pub- | e N, functions. The assembly lic Works project, it would be nec- | gorigeq to disband its special on-| essary to have approval in order|yn. cpo¢ commission (UNSCOB) | ‘telling what the administration has Italy now |d | bring the youth of Alaska into’ th Pacific Maritime Association after romise of the party. MFU members voted yesterday “The job will be performed if we | 8gainst signing the required sailing follow through on three main articles on non-military ships until| points,” he said, and outlined them: | granted higher base pay. 1) To spread the word abroad,| ~A union spskesman said 12 ships in San Franeisco Bay would be| lone in the past and what it will |8ffected in the next few days by| o in the future; (2) We need to | the firemen’s action, Three ships: | tied up in Seattle were held in| e | party. Many thousands of young |Fuget Sound. i 4 Vincent J. Malone, union presi- ult if Democrats lived up to. the : tack. (3) If truce talks fail, it is pos- sible the Allies will bring greater sea and air pressure against Red China, /4#4) The United Nations’ defense line in Korea is so strong' that it will hold “under any foreseeable de- velopment that is likely to occur.” (5). Alaskan defenses are strong enough to hold against Soviet at- people have come here to make | : 4 ; N dent, said his men are in: ng their home—and we neced them that PMA carry out the terms of and should try to enlist them in our' - party; (3) We should make sure “1]:‘::'("111):‘“ cally W fayored natipn (ommitiee | States supported Yugoslavia. that APW could immediately make requests for the needed priorities for controlled materials. Application must be in three months ahead of which has been keeping an eye onl| the explosive Balkan situation and| give the job to a stand-by group! this party remains the progressive party, the liberal party, and the truly democratic party.” | This agreement, signed July 3,/ | calls for a contract reopening prior to Dec. 30, 1951, if between June 16 which will sit in U.N. headquarters anticipated orders. in New York. Foss will now proceed with final{. qpe yote on the Chinese issue| plans which should be completed by | came on a Byelo (White) Russian| next February 1 and bids can be|yesolution denouncing a report from called for early March opening. | the U.N. Credentials committee de- It was explained that the heating ' claring the Nationalists represented | unit in the adjoining new fire hall | Ghina legally in the United Nations. has the capacity to also heat the The Soviet move was defeated 39 Bartlett took a swing at persons who called themselves conservativi % , | higher wages and better working Democrats, saying that for those| & i or L S " conditions to any other unlicensed there only remained the Republic | seamen’s union. party. Wednesday, PMA agreed to a 62 Demos Must Stand Pat percent wage increase for the un- “The Democratic party must not affiliated Marine Cooks and Stew- yield to those who would stand jards Union. nd that date the PMA grants Reports Air Base 'Wasle' | | WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 — ®"—| The Senate Armed Services sub-, municipal building. The deadline for | completion of the fire hall is Dec- ember 20. Juneau Volunteer firemen hold-i ing their monthly meeting cheered | at the news that the $88,000 bond issue for equipment and rebuilding | the fire alarm -system, had passed. Mayor Hendrickson reported that six bond firms had expressed in—l terest in handling the Juneau bond issue. Juneaw’s Finances Good C. J. Ehrendreich, city account- ant, made a supplementary report on city finances and said, “I have Lo (Continued on Page Two) TheWashington Merry-Go-Round «Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndigate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON ASHINGTON — The Navy has to 7 with four abstentions. Herbert Lang fo Be Here for Two Days During Coming Week Herbert Lang, International Farm Youth Exchange delegate from Al- aska who spent the summer in Eu- rope will ke in Juneau December 11 and 12 to tell of his experiences. He will speak at the High School essembly at 11:30 am. and at re- gular Rotary luncheon meeting on Tuesday, December 11, and at an open meeting where public is invit- ed at the Methodist Church, at 8 jpm. Wednesday, December 12. Mr. Lang’s visit over the ter- ; is being sponsored by the Extension Service says Miss Price, Home Demonstration Agent. RECORD MADE ON RECORD SHIPMENT Something of a record was estab- taken an unusual stand regarding | jisheq this week in the shipment of the air warfare which is getting | 409 pounds of records (phonograph) more and more intense over Korea. It has turned down a request from from Seattle. The Record Shop sent out an air | pat,” Bartlett sald. If we do these | things T have outljned, we ar bound to succeed. We will prevail, not only in 1952, but in 1954 and far, jfar’ into the future.” Gov. Ernest Gruening said that with the coming to power of the Democratic party 18 years ago the forward progress of Alaska began.: He said that while the national population grew between 1900 and 1930, Alaska’s population. dropped. “Then we began to move,” Gov. Gruening declared. “This was be- cause the people had elected a party which respected the interests of the common people.” The governor said there was ‘no intention of stopping that forward movement.” “All the Pemocratic party stands for is progress,” he said. “We must remain democratic in spirit, name and fact. If the day comes when we are not responsible to the prin- ciples of our party—then we de- serve to be thrown from office.” J. Gerald Williams, attorney gen- eral, declared strong allegiance to Gov. Gruening and the present ad- istration. “We owe all to our far-thinking earnest-planning governor, Ernest J. N. Greathouse, the union’s committee on preparedness reported port agent at Seattle said the threc {oday it had found many instances! ships at Seattle would be permitted | of “trivial waste” at six air force| to visit Puget Sound for loading or | pases. unloading, but union crewmen, «pg tolerate these minor wastes would not sign on for voyages. He js to sanction inevitable large-scale Q!isted them as the Denali of the| waste,” the group’s 34th report de- | Alaska Steamship Co., the Hawaiian | clared. “The days of luxury are Craftsman of the Matson Line and| over for our military establish- |the Ocean Mail of the American|ment.” Line. The subcommittee was set up! soon after the Korean war broke iout, to check on the nation’s mobi- lization program. Chairman Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex) said subcommittee in- vestigators had found “what ap- peared to be other more glaring instances of waste” at the bases than those covered in the report. Ex-Alaska Woman Dies in Seattle SEATTLE, Dec. 7—{®—Mrs. Heler I. Anderson, 50, died Wednesday night. She was born in Palisade. Colo.,, and had lived in Anchorage and Seldovia, Alaska, many years before coming to Seattle three years ago. Surviving are her husband, Capt Jack C. Anderson, and two sons, John and Jack C. Anderson Jr., Seattle. Funeral services will be held to- {morrow ip the Bonney-Watson | chapel. But he added that further in- vestigation of these is required before making a public report on them. The six bases are Langley near Norfolk, Va.; Carswell near Fort Worth, Tex.; Lowry near Denver, Colo.; Mather near Sacramento, Calif.; March near Riverside, Calif.; and Keesler near Biloxi, Miss. ‘The report, the group’s first de- voted to a survey of a number of Council despite the opposition of | the United States. The United States is backing ! Greece for the seat. “We'll keep on backing White'| Russia unless it becomes apparent that Greece is going to muster the necessary two-thirds mapority,” said one official. “Then we probably will switch over to Greece. “Yowll recall we did something similar in 1949. We supported Czechoslovakia, while the United we | finally switched to Yugoslavia when it became certain Yugoslavia would get the seat.” Officials said Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden decided to bnck‘ White Russia even though he knew | it would be highly unpopular with | Greece and the United States. GREECE DISAPPOINTED ATHENS, Dec, 7—(P—Press re- | ports that Britain and France had | split with the United States and | supported White Russia instead of | Greece for a seat on the UN Sec- | urity Council caused disappoint- ment and surprise in official and political circles in Athens today. Greece papers said Britain and! France were trying to “propitiate” | Russia. Propitiation is another word for appeasement. Alaska Ploneer Mining Man Dies Tyler is 38 now. He's getting ev- erything ready for his wife, Mar- ian, of Palo Alto, Calif., and their two children to join him by Christ- mas. Lockard, 30, who phoned the first message to Tylér on Pearl Harbor Day, is an assistant track supervi- sor for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia. Like Tyler, he’s married and has a son and a daughter. He doesn't care much for talking about the old days—especially Pearl Harbor Day. Lockard’s recollection differs a little from Tyler's. He has said pre- viously that the lieutenant, when informed of the approaching air- craft, told him to “forget it.” Elliott, 33, is married and has one con. He does clerical work for the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company at Asbury Park, N. J. and lives in nearby Long Branch. Thinking” back to Dec. 7, 1941, and the “large flight of planes” that showed up in the radar screen, Elliott says he was just plain be- wildered—"“it didn’t seem possible.” Sedatives in Death 0f Defective Make Murder Case Claim CULVER CITY, Calif, Dec. T—® _An autopsy surgeon said today the death of an attractive feminine private detective was due to bar- biturate poisoning. In Washingion SEATTLE, Dec. T—®—Oliver B.| Millett, Seattle and Alaska pioneer, | who married here two years before | the “Big Fire” of 1889, died Tues- day at Sedro-Woolley. He was 87. | Born'in Nova Scotia, he lived in| Alaska from 1897 to 1940, mining in | the Dawson, Nome and Illamna areas. He was one of the founders f the Masonic Lodge at Valdez, Alaska; Past Master of the Ma- sonic Lodge at Sedro-Woolley, and air force bases, listed these as member of the Alaska Pioneers As- sociation. General Otto Weyland, Alr Force | mail order for approximately $1,200 commander in the far east, that | worth of phonograph records last| Navy jets help out the Air Force | Monday. Wednesday Pan American in combating Russian MIGs. Airways delivered the order here. With increasing Communist power | The air express cost of $56 was a in the ajr, and with the Air Force | little more than what parcel post sometimes badly outhumbered in[on the shipment would have been, | battling Russian MIGs, General |Ted Kester, proprietor of the Re- Weyland requested help from the zord Shop estimated. Navy's carrier-based jet fighters. Gruening,” Williams stated. He alsoy | Turt Shal!udx fo Be .| reeted by Neon Sign When Curtis Shattuck of Shattuck Insurance Agency arl home today — weather permittr he will be surprised to see the usual dignified neon sign in his officc (Continued on Page Two) e 0o e 0o 0 0 0 0 0 ¢h WEATHER REPORT . (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU Temperatures for 24-Hour Period At Airport: Maximum, 34; However, despite the fact that there is. supposed to be armed services unification, the Navy re- fused. Official reason was that Nav# carriers were outside the fighting range. Air Force officers point out, how- ever, that the Navy used to fly its fighter planes as far north as the Yalu River when there weren't many MIGs in the area; so pre- sumably it could do so again. They also feel that for ome branch of the service to refuse to help another FROM KETCHIKAN Alfred Baker of Ketchikan is re- gistered at the Hotel Juneau. Denali scheduled to sail from Be- attle Saturday. Baranof scheduled to arrive southbound Sunday at 6 p.m. Freighter Cassiar due to arrive eighter Flemish Knot sched- ulede to sail from Seattle Saturday. Minimum, 28. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Cloudy with mixed rain and snow tonight. Mostly cloudy Saturday with occasional snow showers. Southeasterly winds 15 to 20 mph tonight. Low to- night near 33 and low Satur- day near 36. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today /At Airport — 0.8 inches; since July 1—18.14 inches. © o 0 00 0 00 0 | window reading “Glad You Al Home Curt.” It is a prank by the girls in bl office. . The changeable sizn ordinarily used to spell out Lric! reminders relating to insurarnc such as on slippery days, “Wt You Liable?” MARRIAGE LICENSE the US. Coast Guard c!! toris, have applied for a mar license from the office of the amples of waste: Overstocking food at some of the bases. Substitution of “elaborate . costly” dining hall furniture for serviceable equipment. Request for a lighted baseball diamond, a golf course and other ‘lavish recreatjonal facilities” at Mather. | 1 SHOPPING DAYS ‘O CHRISTMAS 1 Surviving are his widow, Thresa, | a daughter, Mrs. L. Hicks Taylor .| of Seattle; and a son, Hugh H. Mill- ett. of Dillingham, Alaska. Pelersm; ] $55,430 for Work On Boat Harbor Frank Metealf, highway engineer, | announced today that he had allo-| ) | “This expands our investigation into a murder case,” said Police Chief O. B, Olsen. Mrs. Shirley Kiviin, 24, auburn- haired divorcee, had in some man- ner received a lethal dose of a bar- biturate, probably seconal, Dr. Ir- ving Madoff, assistant county au- topsy surgeon, reported. The cause of death Monday had been a mystery. The chief theorized that some- one may have deliberately slipped a barbiturate capsule into a drink, | with robbery or criminal attack the possible motive. CORDOVAN 1S HERE Otto Koppen, long time Cordova resident, arrived here yesterday from Seattle on PAA and is stop- ping at the Hotel Juneau. Stock Quofations NEW YORK, Dec. T—M—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 111, American Tel. and Tel. 158%%, cated $55,430 to the city of Peters-| Anaconda 50%, Douglas Aircraft burg for the reconstruction of the 60%, General Electric 57%, General y | Motors 51%, Goodyear 44%, Kenne- Thte successful bidder for the work | cott 88, Libby McNeill and Libby is the Cole and Paddock construc-|8%, Northern Pacific 66%, Stan- tion company of Juneau. Metcall dard Oil of California 50%, Twen- says Petersburg has agreed to re- | tieth Century Fox 19%, U.S. Steel move all obstructions from the har- | 40%, Pound $280%, Canadian Ex- VISITOR FROM ANGOON Larry Jackson of Angoon is stop- ping at the Hotel Juneau, bor before construction starts. change 97.31%. Sales today were 1,900,000 shares. Averages today were as follows: industrials 266.97, ralls 8347, util- | ittes 44.63. i | Shoof Down SEQUL, Dec, 7—iB—A few Allied !tets Runted \immaunlly“mmm { istorm cluods today for Communist MIG-15s in hopes of extending their |record breaking 11 day series of victorles over the Red jets. The Reds remained safely at their ibases in Ménchuria, The weather was so bad over Korea the U, 8. Fifth Air Force was held to only 103 flights up to 6 pm. ' But neither rain nor cold kept Communist infantrymen from mak- |ing small scale stabs at the Allles {along the central front. The Reds launched five small proking attacks shortly after mid- night southwest of Kumsong on the center of the 145 mile Korean front. United Nations outposts beat kack four of thege stabs. The Fifth ‘Allied” unit withdrew from its advance position in the face of the attack. Otherwise, the U..S. Eighth Army’s evening communique said, the fronts were quiet. Reds Hint Only Half of Tofal As Prisoners MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. T—(P— A Communist correspondent hinted today that no more than half of the 10,000 Americans reported miss- ‘ng in Korea are prisoners of war. ‘The report came from a Chinese newsman at Panmunjom, where Allied truce negotiators today op- ened a major effort to reach agree- ment on a compromise program for policing an armistice. The Allies dropped their demand for a joint UN-Communist inspec- tion teams. They also told the Reds the question of withdrawing troops from Korea could be “brought up and discussed later.” But they said troop withdrawal early in the arm- istice is out. Chu Chi-Ping, a Communist cor- respondent covering the armistice negotiations, told Allied newsmen he knew of no war in which more than half of the soldiers listed as missing were prisoners. “I do not see why the Korean war would be different from other wars in this respect,” he said. DECEMBER 8 Low tide 3:43 am, High tide 10:12 am,, Low tide 4:46 p.m,, 338 ft. 163 ft. 19 ft. 13.6 ft. LR R RN NN l l ! ! l l