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VOL. LXXVI.7nO. 11,742 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1951_MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS I
Chinese Withdraw to New Defense Positions
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'DON'T HAUL
DOWN FLAG'
SAYS DEWEY
Says Adoption of Senate
Resolution Would Ad
mit of Isolationism
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 —MP) — j
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged Con- j
gress today not to “haul down the |
flag" by barring the sending of [
American troops to Europe.
The New York governor told the
Senate Foreign Relations and Arm
ed Services Committees approval
of a resolution by Senator Wherry
of Nebraska, the Republican floor
leader, “would paralyze the capac
ity of this nation for its own de
fense.”
Wherry has proposed that the)
Senate record itself as opposed to
the President’s dispatching any
more divisions to join the North
Atlantic defense force until Con
gress passed on the policy involved.
Dewey, the 1948 Republican presi
dential nominee, said his opposi
tion to the Wherry proposal dpes
not “imply approval of all aspects
of our foreign policy, of the present
fiscal policies of the government, of
its wage and price control policie
or of the national budget.”
But he said the adoption of the
Wherry resolution would be inter
preted in Europe as indicating an |
American withdrawal into "isola
tionism.”
“If this resolution should be
adopted it would be taken in every
capital of the world, both free and
slave, as a signal that the United
States has hauled down its flag,” he ,
said in a prepared statement.
"The other nations of the world
would little understand or care to
inquire about the political differ
ences which might have caused the!
adoption of the resolution or the j
constitutional questions involved.
“It would be understood to be a j
formal adoption by the Senate of
the United States of the theory
that the rest of the world was either
indefensible or not worth defend
ing and that w'e had retreated into
fortress America."
REDS MAYTAKEOVER
CHRISTIAN COLLEGES!
By Associated Press
American church groups are con
cerned today about the future of
12 Christian colleges in Red China.
For some reason, there’s been a
blackout of communications recent
ly between the colleges and their
financial supporters in the west.
There’s some belief the Peiping re
gime may be trying to force the
schools under by cutting this fi
nancial lifeline. Or that the Reds
may be planning to take over the
colleges themselves.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Carroll Basa of Ketchikan is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1851. oy Bell Syndicate, Inc..
M^ASHINGTON — It hasn’t been
publicized, but some of the most
priceless musical manuscripts in
the world appear to have been sto
len by the Russians from the State
Library of Berlin.
These include the Ninth Sym
phony of Beethoven; also Mozart’s
opera "The Magic Flute" and a
Mendelssohn oratorio, "The Elijah.’
The Ninth Symphony is especially
valuable, being the last that Beeth
oven- wrote, and having notes on
the margin in which Beethoven
talks of the brotherhood of man.
These priceless manuscripts were
in the State Library of Berlin when
the Russians entered the city. But,
despite several years of search by
Carleton Smith, Director of the
National Arts Foundation, they are
still missing.
Smith, who has restored many
important musical manuscripts to
their rightful places since the war,
learned from the custodian of the
State Library that the Russians
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HAND KNIT I
Something: new in swim suits is
this hand knit creation of Diane,
Los Angeles courturier, worn by
RocheJIe Ades. The suit is em
bellished with a tulip design and
has a built-in bra strapless top.
With it comes a full-length skirt
to form a cocktail dress with
strapless top, plus a peplum jacket
which converts the whole outfit
into a regular daytime suit. (If)
Wirephoto.
SENATE WOULD
KEEP GOV. ON
BUDGET BOARD
The legislative move to relieve
Governor Gruening of membership
on a long lest of territorial boards
struck its first snag yesterday.
The senate rejected, 12 to 4, a,
house-approved bill to remove him |
from the territorial board of bud
get, as he suggested in his mes-!
sage to the legislature.
The senate action came after ’
Sens. John Butrovich < It-Fair
banks) and Steve McCutcheon (D-'
Anchorage) joined in opposition to
the measure. It would have sub
stituted the attorney general in the
governor's budget-drafting position.
The two opposing floor leaders
said the budget-framing job should
be directly under the governor’s
direction, since all departments
make budgetary reports to him.
Sen. Howard Lyng (D-Nome)
argued for the bill, insistihg "the
primary consideration is that the
governor himself requested it in
his message.” He replied to McCut
cheon that many state governors
may head budget boards but the
president of the United States
does not serve on the board of bud
get.
The four who voted for tne re
moval bill were Senators Coble
iR-Fairbanks', Ipalook <R-Kotze
bue), Engebreth iR-Anchoragei
and Lyng.
Education Bills
The senate also passed a bill
by the education committe to clar
ify the board of education’s right
to meet in other cities than Juneau
when the legislature is not in ses
sion.
Sen. Anita Garnck’s bill for a
southeastern branch of the Uni
versity of Alaska was due to come
before the senate today.
Wage and Hour Bill Discussed
Most of yesterday afternoon was
devoted to a hearing on a house
approved Carlson bill for a 40
hour maximum week and a $1 an
hour minimum wage in the terri
tory. Leonard Ewans, federal de
partment of labor representative,
was on the stand most of the
time. Others who appeared briefly
were Wally Westfall, a small log
ging operator; A1 Anderson of the
’Miners’ association, and Attorney
R. E. Robertson. The latter two
spoke briefly from the gallery.
The main controversy is over
the provision that would force
overtime after an eight-hour day
or 40-l.wU? week.
GUEKTIN LEAVES NEXT
WEEK FOR WESTWARD
Floyd uuertin. Commissioner of
the Territorial Veterans Affairs of
fice plans to leave next week on a
short trip to Anchorage on business
for his office.
GOVERNOR
NAMES 20
TO BOARDS
The following appointments and
reappointments have been sent by
Governor Gruening to the Legisla
ture for approval:
Ralph J. Rivers, of Fairbanks,
reappointed to the Employment
Security Commission, to serve un
til February 1, 1957.
Mrs. Ellen MacMillan, of Ketchi
kan, appointed to the Alaska Li
brary Board, to serve until March
31, 1953. Mrs. B. D. Stewart. Jr„
of Valdez, and Mrs. Emily Boucher
of Nome, reappointed to the Al
aska Library Board and to serve
until March 31, 1955.
Herb Hilscher, of Fairbanks, to
the Alaska Development Board, to
serve until March 31, 1955.
James Howard Wakefield, of
Port Wakefield, to serve on the
Alaska Fisheries Board until March
31, 1956.
Charles M. Marler, of Ketchi
kan, to serve on the Board of Pub
lic Accountancy until March 31,
1957.
Mrs. Frances Longley, of Nome,
to serve on the Board of Public
Welfare until January 1, 1953, re
placing Howard Lyng, resigned.
Mrs. Ivar Skarland, of College, to
serve on the Board of Public Wel
fare until January 1, 1953, replac
ing Mrs. Margaret L. Smith, re
signed.
Dr. Asa T. Martin of Anchorage
and Wallace Cathcart, Sr., of Fair
banks, to serve on the Board of
Health until the fourth Monday of
January, 1955.
Mrs. Louise Weaver Miller, of
Ketchikan, to serve as a member
of the Alaska Housing Authority
until April 1, 1956.
L. Embcrt Demmer, of Klawock,
to serve on the Alaska World War
II Veterans' Board until April 26,
1955.
Thomas P. Smith, of Juneau, to
serve out the unexpired term of
Charles W. Carter, resigned, on
the Board of Trustees of the Al
aska Pioneers’ Home.
William G. Ellis, of Juneau, to
serve as a member of the Board
of Examiners in the Basic Sciences
until February I, 1954.
Joseph F. Krause, of Ketchikan,
to serve on the First Division Board
of Assessment and Equalization un
til March 31, 1957.
George Goshaw, of Shishmaref,
to serve on the Second Division
Board of Assessment and Equaliza
tion until March 31, 1957.
Selwyn P. Nock, of Anchorage,
to serve on the Third Division
Board of Assessment and Eqaliza
tion until March 31, 1957.
James Mulrooney of Fairbanks
and Joseph Fejes of Fairbanks, to
serve on the Fourth Division Board
of Assessment and Equalization un
til March 31, 1957. The latter ap
pointment is to complete the un
expired term of George Jarris, re
signed.
No date has yet been set for the
House and Senate to meet in joint
session for the purpose of confirm
ing appointments.
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• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum •
• 37; minimum, 32. •
• At Airport — Maximum, •
• 36; minimum, 30. •
• •
• FORECAST •
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• Fair and colder tonight and •
• Sunday. Low tonight near 25, •
• high Sunday near 30. Gusty •
• northeasterly winds. •
• *
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today •
• •
• City of Juneau — Trace; •
® City of Juneau — .51 inches; •
• Since Feb. 1 — 4.59 inches; •
• At Airport — .01 inches; •
• Since Feb. 1 .— 2.18 inches; •
• Since July 1 — 32.43 inches. •
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MAJ. ARMSTRONG HERE
Maj. W. T. Armstrong, area repre
| sentative of Gen. Lewis Hershey’s
| Selective Service System office at
j San Francisco, arrived here yester
day for a week’s visit at the local
SS office here. He is stopping at
the Baranof hotel.
ANGLERS'
LICENSE
BILL IN
l
Would Require Licenses
for All Personal Use
Fishing in Alaska
i
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by Bob I)e Armond
A bill to provide for licensing of
ill personal use fishing in the
rerritory was introduced in the
House of Representatives this j
morning.
The bill, by Rep. Barnes, would i
equire licenses for salt water as
well as fresh water fishing and li
:enses would be issued by the Tax
Commissioner.
Fees for the license would be $1
'or residents, $3 for non-residents.
Resident Indians, Eskimos or Aleuts
■ould, however, obtain licenses
without cost by signing an affida
vit that all fish taken by the li
icnsee would be for the use of
rimself and family or for food for
vis dogs.
Another new House bill, by Rep.
3asser, would set up a farm loan
idministration in the Territory,
with an appropriation of $200,000
for loanas to farmers and home
steaders. Maximum loan to one in
iividual would be $10,000, with in
vest at four percent.
This morning the House put
through second reading without
discussion or amendment the bill
:o repeal the experience rating
sredits provisions of the Employ
nent Security Act,
Also through second reading and
into third for a vote this afternoon
was Rep. Gasser's bill relating to
cruelty to animals. The bill was
considerably amended this morn
ing, the amendments generally re
laxing some of the measures pro
visions.
Afternoon Session
In yesterday’s afternoon session
if the House—open to the press
ind public after a forenoon closed
door session on civilian defense—
the bill to create a Territorial
Police Department narrowly missed
sudden death.
After the bill had been amended j
to provide that the proposed Ter-j
ritorial Police is not to be used |
for strike-breaking and to put the!
department under control of the |
Board of Administration instead
of the Attorney General, Rep.
Miscovich moved to indefinitely
postpone or, in other words, to toss
the bill in the wastebasket for the
remainder of this session.
Rep. Miscovich explained that
he made the motion because he
feels the Territory has enough law
enforcement agencies and that the
Territory cannot afford another
one at this time.
"It’s a cinch we can’t finance
it out of the General Fund,” said
Rep. Franklin, Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means.
“This is a very necessary piece
of legislation,” argued Rep. Kay.
"It is designed to overcome the
deficiencies of the present High
way Patrol and in addition to set
up a central bureau of identifi
cation and a central laboratory {
for crime detection. At present it
is necessary to send all physical
No Control Now
At present, Rep. Kay pointed
out, the Highway Patrol operates
without any legislative control of
either its budget or its activities.
“The Highway Patrol,” said Kay,
“Is headed by an engineer, a com
petent man in his own field but
with no experience as a police of
ficer. There are no restrictions on
the political activities of the Patrol j
and appointments are made on the
basis of politics rather than qual
ifications.”
The vote oil muciumc Huot'
ponement was 14-9, with Rep. Mc
Cutcheon absent. Rep. Kay gave
notice of intention to reconsider,
evidence to the FBI laboratory in
Washington, D. C„ and it often
takes weeks.”
but upon a motion by Franklin
the House rescinded its action on
indefinite postponement and sent
the bill back to the Judiciary Com
mittee so that it can be rewritten
or a new bill brought in.
The House passed without a dis
senting vote H. B. 31, to take the
governor off the Alaska Aeronau
tics and Communications Commis
sion.
•T wonder what the governor will
iContinuecl on I'age Tw-i
Father and Nine Are Tenpinners
This is the Martens family of Spokane, Wash..—a father and nine sons who will make up two teams
representing the Knights of Columbus Lgague in the Spokane Chronicle bowling championships. Left
to right: father John J., John B., Mel, Bob and Pat, who are in a lineup captained by pop himself; and
Ed, Harold. Dick, Ted and Jim. Dick and Jim are the only unmarried sons.. Sisters, you ask? Yes. the
boys have two. l/Pl Wircphoto.
NEW EFFORT |
BY NATION IS
URGED NOW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 — (iW—
Defense Mobilization Director Chas.
E. Wilson says ‘‘unless we tarnish
our destiny by fear, disunity and
improvidence” America can look to
better than ever future, “ready for
all-out war or all-out peace.”
In his -Irst report to the nation
on "the state of mobilization” Wil
son called for a giant effort during
the next three years to build up un
precedented productive strength. He
spoke over a nationwide radio hook
up.
The chief mobilizer promised war
to extinction on profiteering and
inflation and strongly backed Presi
dent Truman’s request for a quick
new tax levy. Without elaboration
he said that wage policies are being
modified, hinted at the necessity for
changing farm price protection and
promised swift production of the
mightiest arsenal the world has
ever seen.
Wilson indicated, in pegging his
estimates and predictions to the
next two or three years, that the
nation may be over the hump of
its task by then — barring, as he
repeatedly said, all-out war.
DR. CHASE FINALLY
ARRIVES, PIONEERS
—
After delay due to bad weather.
Dr. Will H. Chase, of Cordova,
arrived here yesterday to attend
a meeting of the Pioneers of Al
aska. A special conference of re
maining members was to be called
this morning to hear Dr. Chase's
report on a publication of Alaska
stories.
He already is the author of three
books. Since 1897 Dr. Chase has
hit most of the major mining
camps in the Territory.
PARMENTERS BACK
Mr. and Mrs. John Parmenter
returned yesterday from their first
trip to Anchorage where they at
tended the Fur Rendezvous and re
ported a wonderful time. Of interest
was an exhibition, Parade of In
dustries, with about 50 booths, they
said.
FROM SEATTLE
Lawrence W. Metter of Seattle is
stopping at the Baranof hotel.
LEGION TO BE HEARD
ON RADIO PROGRAM
The American Legion Post No.
4, of Juneau, will be heard on KINY
Monday, February 26, at 4 p.m. Sub
ject of its program will be "The
American Way of Life," which is
being given in connection with its
Americanism program.
TO SITKA
Mrs. Jenine Nelson arrived here
yesterday from Anchorage on PNA
stopped overnight at the Baranof
| Hotel and flew on to her home in
Sitka today.
OVER MILLION
PROPOSED FOR
CIVII. DEFENSE
Legislators reported after yester
day’s closed door session on civil
ian defense that Col. Joseph Alex
ander had suggested a territorial
appropriation of $1,100,000.
The Colonel, Alaska civilian de
fense head, reported on the na
tional civilian defense conference.
Legislators said he reported
$800,000 of the requested total
would qualitfy for federal matching
raising the total to $1,900,000. He
told the lawmakers there might be
more federal money availaole la
ter.
Col. Alexander and Dr. C. E.
Albrecht, health commissioner and
deputy civilian defense director, re
ported it would be necessary for
the legislature to create a civil
defense agency. A full-time direc
tor was recommended.
The report issued after the ex
ecutive session said a survey is
being made of Alaska’s shelter
needs.
“This will include maximum use
of existing structures through al
teration and renovation,” said the
statement, "and the construction
of new shelters.”
Stuart Campbell, field repre
sentative for the national office, is
making a survey of civil defense
needs and preparations in Alaska.
He also attended the legislative
session. So did Governor Gruell
ing.
The civilian defense leaders re
ported the Federal Civilian De
fense Agency recognizes that Al
aska warrants special considera
tion because of its position and
military installations.
The announcement' added:
“They reported there are three
methods to be used in financing
the civil defense program.
“First, the federal government
will carry 100 per cent of financing
such things as the stockpiling ol
medical supplies, control centers,
air raid warning systems, etc.
"Second, the territory and mu
nicipalities will cgrry iOO per cent
of the financing of such things as
the territorial operation of the
program and all items of a per
sonal nature for civil defense
workers, such as protective cloth
ing, gas masks, etc.
“Third, the federal government
will matcn the territorial funds
on a 50-50 basts for such things
as shelter and equipment oi a non
personal nature, such as fire-fight
ing equipemnt, rescue equipment,
mobile support units, etc.”
Dr. Albrecht also discussed the
medical aspects of an atomic bomb
i attack or other emergencies.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive sometime Tuesday.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Feb. 28.
Denali from westward scheduled
to arrive 5 a.m. Sunday enroute
'■ south.
Freighter Lucidor scheduled
southbound sometime Tuesday.
PORTLAND VISITOR
S. P. Stewart of Portland is stay
ing at the Baranof Hotel.
U. S. STARTS
BUILDING OF
ATOM RUNES
.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 —(AV —
With jet bombers already zipping
across two oceans at a 400-mile
pcr-hour clip, the United States is
negotiating for actual construction
of the world’s first known atom
powered aircraft engine.
Plans for the atom-driven en
gine were disclosed yesterday, with
Air Force permission, by the Gen
eral Electric Company. A GE
spokesman said contrprtcural nego
tiations for the Nuclear power plant
"are under way."
The announcement was made
shortly after the arrival here of an
English-made Canberra Jet bomber
which streaked across the North
Atlantic Wednesday in four hours
and 40 minutes.
Then the Air Force disclosed that
one of its B-47 Stratojet bombers
spanned the Pacific to Honolulu
Thursday in something under six
hours for an average speed above
400 miles an hour.
While pushing its program for
development o f atom-powered
planes, the U. S. is planning to ex
pand its capacity for turning out
jet engines. This was disclosed last
night by Defense Mobilizer Charles
E. Wilson in a radio speech to the
nation. Wilson said:
“We are establishing a production
capacity of 35.000 tanks a year and
intend to be able to produce 18.000
Jet engines a month."
On an annual basis, such engine
production would fall only 40,000
short of the output of all types of
military aircraft during the peak
year of World War II.
HANFORD TO CONFER
WITH OPS, WASHINGTON
Fred G. Hanford, Director of the
Office of Price Stabilization in
Alaska left yesterday by Pan Amer
ican enroute to Washington, D. C.
There he will confer with OPS
heads regarding the establishing of
the office in the Territory.
GIL RICH HERE
Gil Rich. Seattle salesman, is
stopping at the Baranof hotel.
FROM PELICAN
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Lysne of
Pelican are stopping at the Gasti
neau hotel.
SEATTLE VISITOR
Paul G. Magnusson of Seattle is
registered at the Baranof hotel.
FROM SKAGWAY
Prlmo M. Rodriguez of Skagwsifc
was enroute home today after a
short trip to Anchorage. He re
mained overnight at the Hotel
Juneau.
FROM PORTLAND
John H. Grof of Portland is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
IIAINES VISITOR
Carl D. Blanchard of Haines ii
: at the Qastineau Hotel,
t
REDS' ROAD
HUBENTERED
IN UN MOVE
Ninth Corps Commander I
Dies After Helicopter
Crashes in River
By OLF.N CLEMENTS
TOKYO, Feb. 24 —American
forces pushed into Hoengsong twice
today but made no attempt to hold
the Reds’ major Central Korean
road hub.
A tank-infantry team withdrew
after a three-hour fight Saturday
morning with Chinese forces north
of the town.
Patfols prowled into the town
again in the afternoon but pulled
back when the Communists began
firing from the northern hills.
Commander Dies
The U. S. Ninth Corps lost its
commander Saturday.
Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore died
after he had walked away from
his crashed helicopter. The craft
lost power and plunged into the
Han River north of Yoju on the
West Central front.
Moore was helped ashore but col
lapsed and died in the van of Brig.
Gen. H. J. D. Myers, 24th Division
Artillery commander. It was not
immediately determined whether
Moore died of injuries or a heart
attack.
He w’as superintendent of the U.
S. Military Academy at West Point
before going to Korea a few weeks
ago.
Battalion Flushed
East of Chlpyong, Allied infan
trymen flushed a battalion of Chi
nese Saturday afternoon In the
Sanggosong area.
Elsewhere along the war front,
there was little action.
I Under pressure by 100.000 men of
I six Allied nations, the Chinese were
I w'lthdrawing slowly toward a new
I defense line cutting across moun
! tains north of Hoengsong.
Command Shakeup
This pullback from the scene of
a disastrous Red defeat was made
while reports circulated of a shake
up in the Chinese high command
United Nations sources on the
West Central front heard that Gen.
i Lin Piao, “the Manchurian Ham
mer,” has been shifted back to
South China.
Lin, one of the ablest of Red
i China’s field commanders, is be
| lieved to have been succeeded as
leader of the Fourth Field Army
in Korea by Gen. Peng Teh-Huai.
Peng is deputy commander-in
chief of all Chinese Red armies.
Drive Kept Rolling
Planes, tanks, artillery and war
ship — including the Battleship
Missouri — teamed up in keeping
! the four-day-old Allied drive rolling
in Central Korea.
C-119 Flying Boxcars parachuted
ammunition for the guns and gaso
line for the tanks when supply
I trucks bogged down on muddy
j mountain roads.
The Missouri’s 16-inch guns
touched off a tremendous explosion
during a bombardment near Song
jin, on the northeast coast 185 miles
north of the 38th Parallel.
Ammunition Exploded
The direct hit destroyed a ware
house filled with ammunition in
tended for the hard-pressed Reds on
the Central Front. Flames of the
explosion rose 100 feet, smoke for
400 feet.
A massive barrage by artillery,
tanks and planes blasted Reds out
of a mountain pass today on the
east flank of the 60-mile Central
front.
COL. ALEXANDER, CAMPBELL
ON CIVIL DEFENSE TRIP
Col. J. D. Alexander, territorial
director of civil defense, and Stuart
Campbell, field representative of
the Federal Civil Defense organiz
ation, leave today on Pacific North
ern Airlines for Anchorage, Fair
banks and Nome. They will confer
i with local civil defense personnel
in the three cities and expect to
< return in about a week. From here,
) Campbell goes to Washington, D. C.
DAVIS TO ANCHORAGE
Sgt. C. J. Davis of the Territorial
Highway Patrol is in Juneau en
route to his Anchorage headquart
ers. He has been on annual leave
in the States.