Maliopac, Navy
Tug, On Rocks
SEATTLE lyP)—The coast guard
reported today four vessels are at
tempting to haul the navy tug Ma
hopac off a reef on the British Co
lumbia coast.
The vessel went aground on Dali
Rock in Seaforth channel Satur
day about 160 miles southeast of
Prince Rupert, en route to Alaska.
She is reported to have two small I
holes, but is in pretty good shape. J
The coast guard cutter has re- |
moved several tons of mail from
the Mahopac.
Also on hand are two Canadian
salvage tugs, and the tub Barbara
Foss. Coast guard headquarters
said the arrival of a navy tug from
Bremerton was expected momen
tarily.
The crew of three officers and
42 men is still aboard.
GOP Weeding Out
“Reactionaries”
DENVER, (JP)—The Republican
party, says Sen. Wayne Morse (R.
Ore.>, is getting rid of its reaction
aries—“and thank goodness.”
Morse, speaking at a political I
rally here last night, blamed a co- j
alition of “reactionary Republi- j
cans and Democrats” for passage |
of the Taft-Hartley labor act over
President Truman’s veto.
He termed the law a “tremen- j
dous mistake of the Republican
80th Congress” and said the veto I
would have been sustained in the
Senate “if the President had lifted j
even a little finger to help me.”
Two Dead In
Chicago Fire
CHICAGO, (A3) —Two persons
were known dead and nine were
injured early Saturday in a fire
that destroyed a four-story brick
aparement building on the south i
side. i
Police estimated about 100 per
sons, who occupied 35 apartments
in the building, escaped to the
street in sleeping attire.
The dead both unidentified,
were a man and a woman. The
charred body of the man was
found on a third floor landing and
that of the woman in her second
I
floor apartment.
Firemen carried about 25 occu
pants from the building. Most of
those who escaped from the blaz
ing structure made their way
down a fire escape.
Bartenders Become
Baby Sitters Nov. 2
DECATUR, 111. (/P)—About 100
Decatur union bartenders will be
available for baby sitting jobs to
morrow, Election Day. Mothers1
wanting a sitter so they can go to
the polls can get a bartender as
baby sitter at Local 23, bartenders,
hotel and restaurant employees
union.
R. K. Young, union business
agent, said the bartenders agreed
to offer their services because
they will be idle. By state law sa
loons are closed in Illinois during
the time the polls are open on elec
tion day.
Young said the union has not
decided on wages for the bartend
ers. But they won’t be much, he j
said.
Alaska Airlines
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items, shipping by air is often less
expensive,” he declared.
In support of the Alaska Air
lines petition for a regular flight J
permit, Dunkelberger said the car
riers now flying the north-south
route on regular schedules are not
able to meet the demands.
“Once when we were shipping
three million pounds of cargo in
one shipment,” he continued, “nei
ther Northwest or Pan American
had the equipment.”
He said the firm finally lined up
American AMines for 100 flights.
Alaska Airlines took over the con
tract flights in June, 1947. He said
A. A. service has been “very, very
satisfactory.”
He estimated 27,000 men have
flown north for construction work.
Reports submitted by Mt. Mc
Kinley Airways continued to be a
hearing issue. Capt. Pat Baker, its
chief pilot, was recalled to the
stand to answer opposition allega
tions that his firm had overloaded
planes. He said that on several oc
casions, the tonnages listed in his
firm’s report were divided be
tween planes, rather than being
carried on one.
He said a check of manifests
showed it. The company’s exhibit
at the hearing did not mention any
extra planes.
Mt. McKinley also is seeking a
permit for regular schedules be- J
tween Alaska and the States.
Jack Scavenius, Mt. McKinley
president, was another witness
who was recalled to the stand Fri
day for further questioning on his ,
firm’s report. Before resuming the
stand, he said he and his attorneys
did not have time to go over his
firm’s exhibits prior to the hearing
at which the Pan American Air
ways attorney criticized them.
Scavenius told a reporter “the
report is incorrect; corrections
will be made in a supplement.”
Financial assistance was assured .
McKinley by Clifford McGahan, j
Seattle truck and tractor dealer, j
He said he was prepared to put up
$500,000 if McKinley got a regu
lar (certificated) route.
“If more than $500,000 is need- !
ed, that will be raised too,” he1
said.
Pacific Northern Airways ended
its case for increased schedule
rights with two final witnesses—
Merl Smith, president of Cordova
Air Service, and Charles Whyte,
P. N. A. district manager in Jun
eau. .
Whyte described the problems of I
the Juneau link between Pan
American’s north-south service
and Pacific Northern’s service to
the west.
“Putting up passengers in Jun
eau cost the company in excess of
$5,000 due to missed connections,”
he said.
Examiner Cusick said he expect
ed the hearing here to end tomor
row. He gave McKinley Airways
a week to offer additional correc
tive material in its exhibit.
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Army Schedules
Extensive Alaska
Building Program
WASHINGTON, (/P> — More
than $25,000,000 in military con
struction in Alaska is listed in an
87-project building program for
the air force and the army, an
nounced last night by the army
engineers.
The Alaska buildings, work on
which is expected to start within
a few months, include installa
tions at Fort Richardson, Ladd
and Davis bases, with housing
units occupying a prominent
place on the schedule.
The entire program will exceed
$83,000,000 in the States and at
Alaska and overseas bases. Alloca
tion of housing was on the basis
of relative needs at bases through
out the world, it was announced.
Essential military construction
in miscellaneous overseas units
totals $22,658,684. The entire pro
gram includes about 2,000 family
dwelling units for commissioned
and non-commissioned officers,
and are in addition to 950 an
nounced in August.
The construction list for Alas
ka includes:
Fort Richardson, permanent de
pot storage, $1,781,462, and bar
racks for 500 men, $3,956,000;
Eielson base, 12 barracks for 44
men each, $1,173,440, four supply
and day rooms $186,000, one 1,000
man mess hall, $212,000, five hous
ing units, $222,000, and utilities,
$429,190.
Ladd Base, aircraft shops, $327,
600, motor-pool facilities $264,600,
40 bachelors officers’ quarters,
$674,400, non-commissioned offi
cer or civilian housing (eight
units) $328,000,; 48 non-commis
sioned officer housing units, $1,
968,000, utilities $4,238,750, and
barracks for 500 men, $4,761,800.
Davis Base, telephone exchange,
$83,000, 36 housing units, $1,373,
160, radio transmitter, $121,500.
250-man barracks, $2,022,600, and
utilities $1,167,900.
"FAMILY" COUGHING
FALLS CITY, Neb.—Mrs. Otto
Gibson had almost mastered the
task of caring for 4 of her children
5, 6, 9, and 7, who had caught
whooping-cough, when the other
four, Yvonne, 10; Douglas, 12;
Suellen, 2; and Dick, 7 months, fell
ill with the same disease. Now,
Mrs. Gibson has it.
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