body drawing that much money is
not entitled to a pension,” Vaug
han declares. “If he’s entitled to a
pension, he souldn’t hold such a
job.” The retirement system cer
tainly needs a housecleaning.
What a lot of red faces there are
in this country since United States
Attorney General Clark announc
ed the government’s official list of
“subversive” organizations! A
lot of people all over the country,
joined or allowed their names to
be used by the National Council of
America n-Soviet Friendship.
Now, to their embarrassment, they
find that outfit has been branded
“subversive.” That should teach
them an important lesson. People
should find out what they are
joining before they join. Picking
alluring names for their front or
ganizations is one of the smartest
things the Communists do.
Results of the Gallup poll on
Communism are heartening. They
show that 59 per cent of the
American people think American
Communists are loyal to Russia
rather than to the United States,
62 per cent think Communists in
this country take orders from
Moscow, and 62 per cent think
the Communist party should be
outlawed in the United States.
That is convincing proof of public
awareness of the Communist
menace to this country.
Gunfire Constant
In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, (JP) — Gun fire
sounded almost constantly in Jer
usalem yesterday as 1,500 belea
guered Jews in the old city kept
up a sniper’s duel with numeri
cally superior Arab riflemen.
Arab sources meanwhile re
ported that Hagana machinegun
ners had made dawn attacks on
two Arab villages on the outskirts
of Jerusalem, but had been beaten
off by the villagers. Casualties in
these engagements remained un
known, but it was believed they
were light.
Police said Jewish snipers killed
New Airmail
Service To Nome
SAN FRANCISCO, (/P) — Im
proved wintertime airmail serv
ice to Alaska—at the regular five
cents an ounce rate — was an-,
nounced here yesterday by post- J
master William H. McCarthy.
McCarthy said that effective
January 15 the deliveries would be
made to the Seward Peninsula of
all mailable matter up to TO
pounds and a hundred inches in
length and girth- combined.
Heretofore, movement of mail
to postoffices in the area was re
stricted to letter mail, postcards,
single copies of newspapers and
magazines, and occasional emer
gency health shipment articles,
because of the extreme difficulty
in obtaining transportation •be
tween November 1 to April 1.
Now, because of the great ex
pansion of air facilities to Alaska,
it will be possible to give the area
the improved mail service at 5
cents an ounce, McCarthy said.
SEATTLE, (£>)—For a mere $56
in airmail stamps, the United
States postoffice department soon
will be glad to fly a 70-pound par
cel to distant Alaska points, it was
announced yesterday. Or. it will
take lighter packages at a cor
responding fee at the airmail rate
of five cent san ounce.
The new wintertime airmail
service to hitherto winter-barred
Alaskan points becomes effective
Jan. 15. Previously, points on the
Seward Peninsula have gone
without heavy airmail between
November 1 and April 1. due to
transportation difficulties.
a nine-year-old Arab boy in Jeru
salem. A British constable was
shot to death near the center of
Jaffa.
The unofficial count of persons
slain in Palestine’s communal
warfare since the United Nations
decided upon partition Nov. 29
rose to 597.
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Maritime Commis
sion Disapproves
Relaxing Jones Act
The U. S. Maritime Commis
sion opposes favorable considera
tion by Congress of legislation
which would relax the provisions
of the Jones Act, its Chairman
Admiral W. W. Smith, has inform
ed Chairman Alvin H. Weichel of
the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries.
Admiral Smith’s letters to Rep
resentative Wichel on the subject
indicate, however, that both the
interior department and the treas
ury have prepared reports to Con
gress favoring the legislation.
The particular bills disapproved
by the maritime commission and
approved by interior and treasury
are H. R. 1032 and H. R. 2814,
both introduced by Delegate Bart
lett early in 1947. The first would
permit Canadian or other foreign
vessels to transport passengers
and merchandise between Alaska
ports or between Alaska ports and
the States. The other would re
move the specific Jones Act dis
crimination against the Territory
by amending Section 27 to make
its provisions apply to all parts
of the United States “including
Alaska” instead of “excluding
Alaska.”
While not identical in language
with S. 1834, introduced last
month by Senator Hugh Butler,
the object and effect of the Bart
lett bills would be the same. Dis
approval of them by the Maritime
commission forecasts similar dis
approval of the Butler measure.
Chairman Weichel requested
the views and recommendations
of the maritime commission on H.
R. 1032 last January 23, and on
H. R. 2814 last March 28. The
views were submitted December
12 by Admiral Smith in separate
letters, copies of which have been
furnished the Alaska Develop
ment Board by Delegate Bartlett.
In each appears the language:
“The Maritime Commission does
not recommend favorable consid
eration of the bill.”
Arabs Have Three
Phase Plan To
Halt Partition
JERUSALEM. (/P) — The su
preme commande of the Arab al
lied forces (SCAAF) has a three
phase operations plan to prevent
the partition of Palestine and
right now is about halfway
through phase one, it was learned
today (rom reliable sources.
A military scheme designed to
“make it impossible for the United
Nations to turn Palestine into
Jewish and Arab States” has been
devised in these three stages,
these sources said:
1. Eviction of Jews from quar
ters where the Jews and Arabs
have lived as neighbors.
2. Isolation of Jews of the north
coastal plain and the southern des
ert by driving Arab wadges be
tween them.
3. Final drives to exterminate
or subjugate Jewish communities
such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem’s Re
havia, Haifa’s Hadar Hacarmel
and hundreds of Jewish villages
and settlements.
For two weeks volunteer forces
under the unified command, %di
rected from Cairo, have been en
gaged in phase one, which is
about, done, the informants said.
The airplane is a convenience,
but shouldn’t be run into the
ground.
Alaska Protests
Examiners* Find
ings In Rate Case
WASHINGTON, (JP) — An ex
aminers’ recommendation Mon
day called for the maritime com
mission to uphold rates, fares and
practices of three companies op
erating shipping service to Alas
ka.
Protest against increased
charges by the three companies,
Alaska Steamship, Alaska Trans
portation and Northland Trans
portation, was presented by Terri
| tory officials and various organ
izations at a hearing in Seattle
two months ago.
The examiners, C. W. Robinson
1 and Robert Furness, said the com
mission should find the compan
ies’ charges and practices “have
not been shown to be unjust and
unreasonable or otherwise un
lawful.”
Their report now will be con
sidered by the full commission,
with no indication when it may
, rule in the case.
The examiners told the com
mission they felt the record
■ “should be held open for submis
I sion of additional evidence re
i fleeting the (companies’) revenues,
j operations and practices through
| the month of June, 1948.”
The examiners said that rates to
Alaska are higher than those to
Hawaii and to Puerto Rico, but
declared there were differences
j in that the Alaska trade is closed
i during the winter months, has un
! usual hazards and dangers, pays
i higher wages to personnel and
1 has peculiar problems rising from
the short canning season.
“While it can not be denied that
the rates under consideration are
MR. AND MRS. JOE WALLACE
ON STATES VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace, own
ers of the Wallace Hotel left yes
terday with the Pan American for
an extended vacation trip to the
States. After spending some time
with their daughter and two
grandchildren, who have a home
in Seattle, they will take their
new Packard car which is waiting
for them in Seattle and start on a
tour of the States. They state that
they have no set itinerary and
will just go when and where they
happen to want to go. Washing
ton, D. C., and Tampa, Florida,
however, are on their unofficial
list.
During their absence Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Milligan will have
charge of the Wallace Hotel.
MRS. HARRY STRONG NEW
SECRETARY TO DIST. ATTY.
Mrs. Harry Strong has replaced
Mrs. Herk Edwards as secretary
to the U. S. District Attorney
Frank Bingham. Mrs. Edwards is
in the States on several months
vacation.
•
one reason for the high cost of
living in Alaska — indeed, (the
companies) readily admit it—nev
ertheless it can not fairly be said
that the rates are the primary
cause,” the examiners said.
Taking part in the hearings, be
sides the Territory, were the Alas
ka development board, Alaska
Salmon Industry, Inc., Seattle
Traffic Association, Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce, Interna
tional Longshoremen’s and Ware
housemen’s Union (CIO> National
Union of Marine Cooks and Stew
ards <CIO>, United States Smelt
ing, Refining and Mining Co.,
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
and Alaska Miners’ Association.
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