The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 29, 1951, Page 1

¥ip . United Nations SIONAL HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS / yOL. LXXIX., NO. 12,003 —_— UN Offers Final Plan In Korea By GEORGE A. MCARTHUR MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. 29—#— negotiators today made their “most important con- cession”—and their final one—in an’ effort to break the long dead- lock in the Korean truce talks. UN negotiators said they would abandon their demand for aerial reconnaissance and negotiate the question of troop rotation if the Reds would accept without change a new compromise plan for policing a truce. Maj. Gen. Howard M. Turner told the Reds the plan is the UN's fina! offer. “We have now conceded to your unreasonable views all that we can concede. From this moment we have and shall have nothing further to propose,” Turner declared. “It is now clearly and unequivoc- ably up to you. The future is in your hands.” The Reds asked to consider the proposal overnight. The Communists agreed Saturday to divulge the fate of some 50,000 unaccounted for war prisoners. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols, of- ficial UN spokesman, said the decis- ion to withdraw the demand for aerial observation during an armis- tice was made “with the greatest reluctance.” “This is by far the most import- ant concession the UN command has made,” he said. Rear Adm. R. E. Libby said the Communists udgingly” agreed to supply information on all UN and| South Korean soldiers they have captured. In return, the UN Allies will give the Reds further data on the list of Red prisoners given the Communists Dec. 18. The Communists indicated Satur- day that many of the 50,000 pris- oners the UN says the Reds reported captnrmg but failed to list on their official prlsoner roster were réléas- ., ed at the front and their names were not recorded. Most of the 50,- 000 were South Koreans. Libby said the UN is not too hope- ful the Reds wil supply much ad- ditional information “but at least we got our foot in the door.” Nuckols told correspendents the UN command decided to take a “calculated risk” that ground ins- pection would detect whether the Reds were building up military air’ bases in North Korea. SKIERS SCHEDULED ~ FOR BUSY WEEKEND More than 40 junior skiers are making a two-night stay at the up- per Ski Bowl cabin this weekend where skiing conditions are reported to be near perfect. Other slat riders will see action | for the next three days at the Sla- lom Hill where the ski tow will op-! erate each day. Ski instruction got under way today. Advanced racers | will meet for time trials at 2:30 p.m. | tomorrow on the upper slopes of Sla- lom Hill. TheWashington Merry - Go-Round #Copy=ight, ml. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON ASHINGTON. — One of the most amazing things about “mys- Luciano Negrini, 43, g his r r of the former Claire ¥Youn, in 1 v civil ceremeny marrl wedding climaxed and inoumerable re P Wirep e dulays, a year ago. Delrocked PrlesI Weds an Ttalian pri a serics of heetic events, | | | | defrocked by the Roman a wedding ring en the 1-year-old Chicago girl, during | n Haly. city hall (12-27). The uding the defrocking since the couple met in Chicago NEW YORK, Dec. 29—(#—Tall- ‘Utal’ Bankhead ~was & woman Saturday because she was “exonerated” by a jury which shunned lurid defense testimony against her and convicted her for- Tallulah Glad As Jury Finds | Maid Guilty | " set off a series of frantic distrcss, happy calls. mer maid-secretary on check-rais- ing charges. After an all-male jury Friday | found the defendant, Mrs. Evyleen Cronin, guilty on counts the husky-voiced actress said: “The most wonderful thing to come out of the trial is that I was cxoncmted by the jury—bless their {hearts. And ske added: | “I was exonerated long | the verdict, judging from the mar- velous letters I received.” Mrs. Cronin contended she had to raise checks to provide sufficient funds for “marijuana, booze, co- caine and se: for the tempestu- ous actress. But the jury deliberated les: five hours to find the whil 59-year-cid defendant guilty. New York law requires the maxi- mum sentence be a range from 272 tc five years on each of the three counts, making the lower end of the maximum sentence 7% years if ser- ved consecutively or 2% if served concurrently. However, the judge could suspend sentence so there would be no actual prison term. He has given no indica- tion of his intentions. Mrs. Cronin worked for the act-) ress for about three years. than tery man” Henry Grunewald is the way he has been able to in- gratiate himself with those in high places. Henry is able to slip in to see the vice president, has a letter of thanks from President Truman for a campaign contribution, drops in to see GOP Senator Brewster of Maine who calls him “Henry,” and got GOP Senator Bridges of New Hampshire to help him pull wires on a tax fraud case. He has three limousines, a winter house in Mi- ami Beach, a summer house at Spring Lake, N. J.,, and uses the Washington Hotel apartment of former Secretary of War Harry ‘Woodring. How he manages all these con- tacts no one exactly knows, espec- fally in view of the fact that he was unwilling to answer any ques- tions about himself before the King Committee. However, strangest of all con- nections was with the former alien property custodian, Leo Crowley— despite Crowley's denials. Grune- wald had such a close friendship with Crowley that he was actually authorized to speak for him at stockholders’ meetings of the big Alien Corporations in wartime. Crowley riow says: “I don’t re- member Grunewald.” However, at the time he was hired, Crowley’s office put a memo in the files (Continued on 4 Mrs. Cronin, former vaudeville and burlesque entertainer, took the | jury’s verdict with little change of expression. But she broke down later in an anteroom and cried, say- ing, “T never did Miss Bankhead any each of three| of second-cegree larceny, |¢id she was listing 45 dezrees and | before -haired | | | {at Southampton 72 hours late. Its Hurricane Sweeps curope’s Ailantic 'Coast; 505 Calls | LONDON, Dec. 29«—4}!’)—H0“hng hurricane winds washed mountain- | ous seas over sinking ships along Europe’s Atlantic coast today and At least seven threatened ves- sels, including two American freighters, radioed SOS signals. One ship was driven aground. Oth- ers w taking water rapidly and in serious danger. The 6,711-ton U. 8. freighter Fly- | ing Enterprise, carrying 40 crewmen and 10 passengers out ¢f Hamburg ng water.” ‘She was wallowing off the southwest tip of England. Help was standing by the Flying Enterprise and was at hand or on the way to other threatened ships. Winds as high as 89 miles an hour whipped up the worst eastern Atlantic storm in many years. Ports and airports closed in many places. Coastal towns from Spain to Denmark were battered. Hundreds of small koats were sunk at anchor on the French and English coasts. Tidal floods hit river mouths 2ll along the shore. Most transatlantic air travel halted after the Shannon River washed over low-lying Shannon International Airport. Authorities said the field would be unusuabie until Sunday or Monday. The Queen Mary finally docked Captain, Harry Grattige, said the trip was the worst he had made since 1914. WATCHNIGHT SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST Watchnight services will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight New Year’s Eve in the First Baptist church. There will be a program of “food, fun, and fellowship,” in- cluding the showing of a sound film, “Speak No Evil.” Closing meditation will be by the harm in her life. T've only done good. I was more than a mother to her.” ISR TR P P FOUR COME FROM WESTWARD FRIDAY Pacific Northern Airlines brought four passengers from Yakutat Fri- day, took out two and picked up ten in Cordova for Anchorage. From Yakutat: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bremner and two children. To Anchorage: D. R. Rutledge. 'To Yakutat: Louis Ness, TRIO TOMORROW NIGHT A trio scheduled for Christmas Day will be heard tomorrow eve- ning from 5 to 5:30 o'clock over KINY in selections of religious music. Corrine Kenway will play the violin, Christine Rasmussen the piano and James Mahar will be the tenor. RETURNING TO COLLEGE Jamzs Klushkan of tel enroute back to Seattle where he is ottending the University of Washisgton. Yakutat | Haines are stopping at the Gas- stopped over at the Gastineau Ho- | tineau Hotel. pastor, Jimmie Bolton, PAT JONES RETURNS Pat Jones arrived home Christ- mas Eve after . year outside and has accepted a position with the} Department of Employment Secur- ity. She attended the University of Houston and, during the summer, worked in the office of Rex Sup- ply Corporation in Houston. Of all the western states Pat visited, she was most impressed with Texas. Her brother, ‘Staff Sgt. Bill M. Jones, has been stationed near Houston for the past two years. DIVORCES GRANTED Two divorces were granted in U. S. District Court Friday. They were: Florence J. Yadao from Vincent, P. Yadao; and Mary M. Davis from Arthur J. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ellingen of Joe Swanson of Seattle is regis- | Mrs. tered at the Baranof Hotel. Statehood Bills Are | Coming Up WASHINGTON, Delegate Dec. 29-—P— Farrington (R-Hawaii) said Saturday he knows of no rea- | son why Hawaii and Alaska state- | hood should not be among the first business of the Senate next month. The people of the Territories have been promised Senate action |at the start of the session open- ing in January, Farrington said in an interview. Senator McFarland (D-Ariz), Senate majority leader, has said publicly and privately that the statehood bill will be among the st brought up for debate, Far- ington said. “I know of no reason why the promises should not be fulfilled,” he told a reporter. President Truman has asked Congress repeatedly for enactment for statehood legislation. The two statehood bills have the | approval of the Senate Interior Affairs Committee. Both were pass- ed by the House ‘in the previous Congress. In this Congress, House action awaits the outcome of Sen- ate deliberation. Farrington said advocates of statehood for the two territories are awaiting the arrival in Wash- ington of Senate leaders of both political parties to remind them emphatically of the promises of Senate action. . In addition, Farrington said he is assembling information to sup- port his view that the international tion argues in favor of im- medmtc action on these statehood bills. the »Dr. Perez Will Be Main Speaker af Rizal Day Dinner Dr. J. Eduardo Perez will give the main address at the Rizal Day ban- quet tomorrow evening at the Bar-| anof Hotel. Governor Ernest Gru- ening is scheduled to speak briefly, IMrs. Perez will play a piano selec- tion and Irene Albayalde will sing 2 vocal solo. Fred Fulgencia, as toastmaster, will give the welcome address and the Rev. Robert Whelan will offer invocation. The annual dinner is sponsored' by the Filipino Community as a trib- ute to the memory of Joe Rizal, Fili- pino hero. It will be semi-formal, | dining beginning at 7:30 o’clock. George W. Folta, Mayor and Waino Hendrickson, Mrs. Gru- ening, Mr. and Mrs, Patrick J. Gil- more, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baskin, Dr. and Mrs. William Whitehead, Dr. and Mrs, C. Earl Albrecht, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Harmon, Mr. and Thomas A. Morgan, Mr and Mrs. Felix Gay, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Leivers, Mr. and Mrs. George Sund- borg, Mrs. Crystal Jenne, Charles Jenne and others. Joe Albayalde is geheral chair- man and Sam Constantino heads the invitation committee. Doctor Perez, the main speaker. is a U. 8. Public Health physician as- signed to the Alaska Native Service here. He was born in Chicago, took his medical degree at Northwestern University and lived for 19 years in the Philippine Islands. CHIEF HULK RETURNS Police Chief Bernard E. Hulk re- turned yesterday from Seattle where he visited his father, Mich- ael Hulk, now 80 years old, who was suffering with a broken hip and other complications. He is a former Douglas resident. Chief Hulk also saw his sister, Mrs. Jul- ian Webb of Pensacola, Fla., who was also in Seattle at the time. It is the first time they have seen each other in 14 years. FROM SITKA Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Finney of Sitka are stopping at the Bar- anof Hotel. TIDE TABLES December 30 High Tide 3:21 am. Low Tide 9:02 am. High Tide 3:02 p.m. Low Tide 9:41 pm. 17.0 ft. 24 ft. 19.8 ft. -3.6 ft. December 31 High Tide 4:06 am. 172 It. Low Tide 9:58 am. 24 ft. High Tide 3:52 p.m. 189 ft. Low Tide 10:28 pm. -27 ft. ® 00 000 00 Invited guests include Judge and | May Cuf Milifary Budget WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—(P— | IPresldcnl Truman, back from a Christmas visit to his Missouri home, juggled a heavy load of top- rity problems today—one re- dly concerning | military budget. Military and mobilization officials showed him their recommendations | for national defense spending at a 45-minute White Houfe meeting | |Friday. They came - away looking ! a bit glum. | A hastily called Pentagon meet- ing of (8ecretary of Defense Lovett and hiS“budget experts followed { immediately. This gave rise to speculation that total estimates for the needs of the armed forc and for related | P -’ilems like foreign zid—might have | jrun into Presidential resistance, If a downward revision is in or- der, Mr. Truman would need it shortly to get it into the overall| tional budget, due on Capitol |Hill early next month. Rep. Mahon (D-Tex), chairman of tions Committee, week he thought the armed forces would nced about 50 billion dol- lars for the year = starting next July. Budget problems weren't the President’s only concern. He is still out a drastic crackdown on wrong- doers in government. A threatened steel strike was an- other matter of major importance confronting the President. Deer Siudy Being Made; Sporismen Giving Cooperafion Members of the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc. are to receive a questionnaire form prepared by Sig Olson, Fish and Wildlife Service Liologist, who is making a deer study of the Sitka blacktaii. The purpose of the study is to zather information before the Al- aska Game Commission meets here in February to consider 1952 hunt- ing regulations. Ordinarily the in- formation on deer kills does not come in to FWS headquarters un- til mid-summer. The information given by the sportsmen will greatly aid Olson in his deer studies and the board of directors agreed to enlist the cooperation of the Sportsmen. Anyone who does not receive a questionnaire and desires to coop- erate may obtain one by calling at Skinner's Gun Shop. An open meeting to discuss rec- ommendations for the 1952 hunting and trapping regulations will be held on January 8 at 8 p.m. in the Elks Hall. ‘The filled-in questionnaires can ke delivered at this meeting or may be sent to the Fish and Wildlife Service here or to Sig Olson, Box 97, Ketchikan, or may be left at Skinner’s Gun Shop. Baranof from Seattle scheduled to arrive Tuesday. Denali from west scheduled south- bound at 4 a.m. Sunday. next year'’s| the House Military Appropria- said early this| searching for a method to carry! Slanlord Gndders GOreeted 5 Deadline Sel for \Closing Consula {0f Hungary in U. S. WASHINGTN, Dec. 29—®—The State Department disclosed today ! | that it has set midnight Monday as | lhe deadline for Hungary to close its | consulates in Cleveland and New | York City—one of two major steps | taken in retaliation for Hungarian treatment of four U. 8. airmen. The ;other was a ban on American travel to Hungary. The deadline was made known by release of the text of a note sent last night to Hungarian Minister Emil Weil. This accused Hungary of | failure to “live up to accepted stand- ards of international practice” and ’m[urmed him that the consular,of- { fices “are required to cease all op- | erations immediately and to be closed by midnight, December %1, 1951.”" The steps reduced contacts be- tween the United States and the | Soviet satellite to a bare minimum although a complete diplomatic break was ruled out, at least by lh)s country. U. § retaliation for treatment ac- corded four U. S. airmen by the | Communist satellite nation came 1 swiftly. The four spent 40 days in a Red jail. Chinese, Commies Suffer Tremendous Losses in Korea WILLIAM C. BARNARD OUL, Korea, Dee. 29—{®—The ! Chinese and North Korean Com- munist armies have suffered 1,515,- 688 casualties in the Korean War, a U. S. Eighth Army briefing officer reported Saturday. He said the figure for the 18- month-old conflict included battle ] casualties, estimated non-battle cas- ualties (frostbite,~illness ect.) and prisoners of war. The briefing officer listed 823,331 Chinese Communist casualties since they entered the war Nov. 7, 1950, The Norih Korean toll was given as 692,357, The officer said United Nations troops inflicted 216,721 pattle cas- ualties on the Reds since the truce talks started at Kaesong last July 10. During the last month—the twi- light war—Red casualties were 10,- 197. That represents a big drop from the preceding month, a 30-day pro- visional cease-fire line expired at midnight Thursday. The briefing officer said the Reds have long been conmsidered capable “of launching and sup- porting a general offensive.” He said there was no noticeable build- up of Communist forces. There was no report of any major ground action Saturday morning, but Allted fighters and fighter-bom- bers were out in force. U. S. Fifth Air Force reported 237 sorties by noon. UN units on the western front began a counter action early Satur- day west of Korangpo to regain an advance position lost Friday to a Red battalion. An Eighth Army com- munique sald some UN troops forced a platoonr of the Red battalion to withdraw after a 15-minute action. Other UN elements in the action were still battling Communists at noon Saturday. UN patrols made light contact with Reds Saturday morning on the central and eastern front. Rosemary Johnson of Yakutat is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. p———— ~rgee By Coach Chuck Tayler stands at left amid Tournament of Reses princes's and poses with some of his football players as they arrived at Glendale, Calif,, (12-26). enrcute to San Hernardino where Stanford’s grid squad will go threugh finz] preparations for the Rose Bowl gam: New Year's Day against Illinois. Rose Queen Nancy True Thorne is standmg at riyht, (» Wirephoto. I.ewuB!ames éManagemenI For Explosion BENTON, Ill. Dec. 29—P—Jchn L. Lewis blames the mine manage- ment for the blast which killed 119 men near West Frankfort last week, saying it knew three to five days before the explosion the coal mine was not safe. The United Mine Workers Presi- dent made his statement Friday after the U. 8. Bureau of Mines, in a preliminary report, said elec- tricity or smoking set off the blast Dec. 21, The Bureau also released inspec- tion reports of last January and July which noted “serious hazards” at the ill-fated mine. In capital letters they cited “serious hazards similar to those that have caused heavy loss of life or destruction of property in coal mines.” cigarette butts and match stems and improperly shielded electrical gear | where dangerous gas might accum- ulate, Lewis, who heafled a team of un- ion investigators at the disaster, scene said “squeezing”—the shift- —released great quantities of meth- ane gas from coal seams three to five days before the explosion. The Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, operators of the mine, should have closed off those areas affected until gas was cleared out, Lewis said. In Chicago, George B, Harrington, President of the company, said he hadn’t had time to fully study any of the reports and didn't want to renter a controversy with Lewis. | “The blast was a horrible thing,” Harrington said. “The company has just as big a heart as the miners, rand we feel just as bad as they do.” Pefersburg VFW To Get Hearing On Club License District Judge George W. Folia has granted a request of the Peters. burg Veterans of Foreign Wars fer a hearing on granting the organiza- tion a club liquor license. The re- quest was made after the Peters- burg city council disapproved the application of the veterans’ group. The hearing is set for district court Friday, January 7. The reason for the Petersburg council turning down the application was not learn- ed. Ellene de Ville of Ashland, Ore. is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. WEATHER REPORT (U. S. WEATHEK® BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Perlod Ending at 4:30 AM. Today At Airport—Maximum, 2; minimum, .1. FORECAST (Juneau and Vielnity) Fair and cold with occasion~ al gusty northeasterly wind to- night and Sunday. Low tonight near 12 in town and as low as e zero in outlying areas, High ® Sunday about 25. # . e PRECIPITATION @ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today At Airport — None e since July 1—2047 inches. ‘The reports said inspectors found ing of earth around the tunnelways, SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition PRICE TEN CENTS ‘Fliers’ Story Told But Not Made Public ERDING, Germany, Dec. 20— —Four American airmen gave U. S. Intelligence officers a full ac- count today of their 40 days in the hands of Communist Hungary. But their scheduled news conference to tell the world about it was de- layed until a Washington State Department official could arrive from Frankfurt. Col. Park Holland, Erding air ,Imse commander, announced that the public would have to wait a while for the story on how Rus- sian planes forced the fliers down and how they were tried and fin- ally released yesterday after pay- ment of $120,000 in fines. Col. Holland identified the “high State Department official from Washington” as a Mr. Klaus, who be said had just landed at Rhine- main airport at Frankfurt. Conference Held Up “Our hands are tied until he gets here,” the Commander said, adding that Klaus was the only man with authority to authorize °the news conierence. Some 100 reporters and photographers were originally scheduled to meet the fliers at 3 .m. (6 am. PST), In Washington, the State De- partment identified Klaus as Sam- uel Klaus, a member of the De- partment’s legal staff and an In- telligence expert. 1t said he left Washington by air Friday on a mission “to obtain information for the Department.” A Department press officer de- clared that Klaus “is not going as a censor and has no connection with any press conference plans.” Holland expressed confidence the airmen would be permitted to meet the press this evening, Released at Border The four were handed over to U. S. authorities at.the. Austroe Hungarian border Priday, mt n dusk and then flown (o their home base here. : 1 The secret interrogation of the four, which started at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, was suspended at noon to permit them to eat lunch and then resumed. Intelligence officers were believ- ied chiefly concerned in finding out whether the Reds were able to ex- tract any American military in- formation from the men. None of the men was assigned to tactical operations. All were regularly engaged in transport flying. Three—Capt. Da- jvid Henderson, 32, of Shawnee, Ckla., Commander of the downed C-47 cargo plane; Capt. John J. Swift, 34, of Glens Falls, N. Y., |(,0 pilot and T/Sgt. Jess A, Du!!. 32, of Spokane, Wash., the mechan- ;f{?nrc veterans of the Berlin afr- The fourth crewmen is Sgt. James A. Elam, 20-year-old radio- man from Kingsland, Ark. Young Gil Turner Wins Easily But Gels Nailed Offen By JACK HAND NEW YORK, Dec. 20—(P—The Jury is still out on Gil Turner, box- tin3y’s “Rookie of the Year” for 1951, Unneaten Gil won decisively from Vic Cardell of Hartford, Conn., last night at Madison Square Garden in his New Work and television debut. But he was far from a polished, fin- ished workman in his 27th straight victory. Although George Katz, his man- ager, talks about a welter title shot with Kid Gavilan, the 21-year-dld kid who beat game Cardell is not ready yet for any Kid Gavilan, Perhaps he will be ready after another year's seasoning. After all, he is a kid from the amateurs who has been fighting pro only two years. Extra anxious to make a sensa- tional showing for the network TV fans and the 4,851 customers paying $15,206, Turner walked into too many punches. Even when he was blind- ing Cardell with the speed and fury of his frequent flurries, he was get- ting nailed with\"sucker” rights. Let there be no mistake about the fight. Turner won from here to there, 9-1 on this scoreboard. Judge Harold Barnes also saw it 9-1. Judge Charley Shortell had it 8-2 and ref-