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JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950
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TRUMAN TO
ROLL DRUMS
FOR DEMOS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 — (iW —
President Truman will roll the
; drums for Democratic Congressional
candidates in a single major political
speech Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. Louis.
The address will be delivered from
Kiel Auditorium where Mr. Truman
wound up his victorious 1948 Presi
dential campaign. It will be heard
over the four nationwide radio net
works at 10 p.m., E.S.T.
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross told reporters last
night that the network time—20 or
30 minutes—will be paid for by the
Democratic National Committee.
The committee and the Demo
cratic candidates have been pressur
ing Mr. Truman to lend his voice to
1 their vote drive.
The White House said the St. |
: Louis speech will be his sole major
effort in behalf of the party candi
dates between now and the Nov. 7
election. Mr. Truman had been ex
pected to make at least one Western
“whistle stop” tour, but that idea;
was dropped in view of the Korean
war.
The President will stop in St.
t Louis enroute home to vote at In
dependence, Mo.
Ross said that Mr. Truman will
“summarize and restate the issues
of the campaign.”
FILIPINO GOVT.
MUST REFORM TO
r GET AID FROM U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—UP)—'The
United States proposed today a
$250,000,000 five-year economic aid
program for the Philippines provid
ed the island republic makes sweep
ing reforms in its government.
The proposal was sent by Presi
dent Truman to Philippine Presi
dent Elpidio Quirino in Manila. De
tails of the plan for dealing with an
economic crisis w'ere laid down in
the long-secret report if a special
^ survey mission headed by Daniel
W. Bell ,a former undersecretary of
the treasury. It was made public
today both here and in Manila.
On the basis of its two-month
on-the-spot survey last summer,
Bell’s mission said bluntly that
the Philippine government had
failed to’ deal effectively with its
postwar problems.
“Inefficiency and even corruption
in the government service are wide
spread,” the mission reported.
Tn submitting the 53,00-word re
port, Mr. Truman told Quirino that
there must be an understanding
on reform measures to be under
taken by his government before the
recommendations are submitted to
Congress.
The mission outlined a detailed
seven-point program based largely
on Filipino self-help. It provided
for tight U. S. supervision over the
spending of the proposed $250,000,
000 in loans and grants.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Copyright. 1*10. by Bell Syndicate. Ine.l
By BREW PEARSON
Suit substantiates Pearson Story
On Tuesday, September 26,
Drew Pearson began a series of
columns about the sleight-of-hand
operations on the part of Cong
ressman Walter Brehm, Ohio Re
publican, who for three years
carried elderly Mrs. Clara Soli
day of Ohio on his Congressional
, payroll, and required her to kick
back approximately half her sal
ary.
Subsequent Pearson columns on
October 2 and October 9 piled
up more evidence on the Ohio
Congressman's kickback operation.
Despite Congressman Brehm’s
vigorous denials of the Pearson
charges, the accuracy of the lat
ter’s story was substantiated on
Tuesday, October 24, when Mrs.
” Soliday entered suit in Ohio
against the Congressman in an
attempt to recover $7,340 in back
pay, which she claimed he had
taken from her during the three
year period she was on his staff.
Mrs. Soliday also sued for an ad
ditional $10,000 as “punitive dam
ages.
Tax Dodger Found Guilty
i Another Pearson column scored
a victory this week when ex
rumrunner Jimmy Rutkin, a
tCoutlnuccl on Page Four)
DYING STORM
LEAVES WAKE
OF SIX DEATHS
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28—tP
—Pacific coast gales tapered off to
day but storm warning flags were
whipped by stiff winds from Cali
fornia to Canada.
It was the fourth consecutive day
of winds as one storm followed close
on the heels of another. Last night’s
blow reached 66 miles an hour. Fore
casters said more weather was brew
ing over the ocean but it appeared
to lack the punch of earlier storms
that toppled trees, unroofed build
ings, ripped down wires and halted
shipping.
One death in each of the coastal
states was directly due to the storm:
a duck hunter drowned in Cali
fornia; a motorist was killed by a
falling tree in Oregon; a railroad
brakeman was killed by a falling
tree in Washington. Each state also
had an indirect storm death: a man
believed drowned near San Jose,
Calif.; a highway accident near
Portland, a heart attack while re
moving debris at Spokane, Wash.
NEW POLIO CASE IS
REPORTED, FIRST
ONE FOR KANAKANAK
A new case of polio falling out
of the area in which others Have
occurred is reported today with
Clyde Spears, 6, of Kanakanak in
the Dillingham area taken to the
Providence Hospital, Fairbanks.
This new case brings the accum
ulative total to 46 cases since Aug
ust with deaths totaling five. Cases
leported to date since August are:
Point Barrow, one; Fairbanks, 19;
Anchorage, 18; Kanakanak, one;
Juneau, one; Wrangell, one; Ketch
ikan, six.
The Territorial Department of
Health advises that parents should
keep their children on a regular
schedule and not to take them
out of school. But taking children
on unnecessary trips is not advised.
SPECIAL AIRCRAFT
TO CARRY ALASKANS
TO WASHINGTON,D.C.
Through John C. Reed of the U.S.
Geological Survey. Washington, D.
C., arrangements have been made
with the United States Air Force
for military transportation of
j Alaskans to the Alaskan Science
| Conference next month. Reed, a fre
I quent visitor to the Territory, heads
! the conference steering committee,
j Gov. Ernest Gruening, who will
open the Washington conference,
plans to board the C-54 aircraft
which is to come from Emendorf
A. F. Base next Saturday.
Among Juneauites who will join
other Alaskans for the trip are B.
Frank Heintzleman, Regional For
ester, and Ray Taylor, who heads
the Forest Service Research Center;
Leo Saarela, Territorial Commis
sioner of Mines; B. D. Stewart, who
had a long career in Alaska mining
and retired this year as commis
sioner; and W. A. (Bud) Elkins,
wildlife management supervisor of
the Fish and Wildlife Service in
Alaska.
Among other Juneauites planning
to participate in the Science Confer
ence are C. L. Anderson, Territorial
Fisheries Director, who will attend
fisheries hearings in Seattle en
route; Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Health
Commissioner, already in Washing
ton and Amos J. Alter, Health De
partment sanitary engineer.
Gov. Gruening addressed the Ter
ritorial American Federation of
Labor convention yesterday in Ket
chikan and was expected to return
on the noon plane today.
REVEREND BINGLE
WILL BE GUEST IN
PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT
The guest speaker at the North
ern Light Presbyterian church Sun
day morning will be the Rev. Bert
J. Bingle, the Sunday School Mis
sionary and civilian chaplain along
the Alaska Railroad and Highway
for the Presbyterian church. Mr
Bingle will speak at the 11:00 a.m.
worship service. Mr. and Mrs. Bingle
are enroute to their home at College,
Alaska, after having attended the
Christian Workers’ Conference foi
j the past week at Sheldon Jackson
Junior College.
The public is cordially invited tc
' attend this service and to hear this
| important man in the Alaska work
»
IT'S YES, IT’S NO;
PARTY PLANNERS
TALK OVER PRIZES
Among problems posed to party
planners, add those of the Civil Air
Patrol committee for the big Hallo- I
'j we'en party Tuesday night in the
National Guard Armory.
It was easy enough to decide
some things—the hours from 7 to
9:30 p.m.; every youngster along
Gastineau Channel invited, with or
without parents; three merry-go- J
rounds running, thanks to the en- 1
thusiastic cooperation of city auth
orities; free treats and noisemakers
as the children arrive . . .
Then came the problem of prizes.
“Of course, we’ll give prizes for the
best costumes,” said one experienced
committee member.
“It’s always so unfair,” com
mented another.
“The people who can afford elab
orate costumes go out and buy
them, then win the prizes. Some
youngster who has worked hard and
made a costume that represents a
lot more in thought and time and
effort just hasn’t a chance. Let’s put
the prize money into the favors.”
It stood that way at the last
meeting, although such discussions
are not really over.
Discussions in other committees
are about how many hot dogs can
be kept sizzling, finding a cashier
who isn’t all thumbs, lining up movie
projectors and things like that.
Miss Jacque Fisher, chairman,
has made committee appointments,
and hopes that all present or past
CAP members will offer their assist
ance, if not given a specific assign
ment. i Seems something "happened”
to a directory—as sometimes does
in hurry-up planning—so she can
not be sure all members are in
cluded.)
Cadet Corps Commander Neil
Fritchman is chairman of arrange
ments for the three merry-go
rounds, which are bound to be the
chief attraction.
These Civil Air Patrol members
were named to assist the three ex
perienced operators, sell tickets and
handle the crowds: Squadron Com
mander Allan G. Marcum, Catherine
Flood, Milton Furness, Jr., and Don
Sayre.
With the exception of Jack Rich
ardson, those selling and serving
hot dogs, pop and coffee will be
Cadet Corps teen-agers. These in
clude Elaine Molvar, chairman;
Shirley Casperson, Joan Kassner
and other cadets.
E. A. Hinke will be in charge of
games, selecting his own commit
tee. Bob Roberts will help with both
games and merry-go-round as
needed.
First aid preparedness is an im
portant part of Civil Air Patrol
work. Should anyone need such
assistance, even because of fainting
from the excitement, Medical Officer
Butch Suhrbier will be on hand,
assisted by Miss Frances Paul, who
also will pinch-hit at the merry
go-rounds if needed.
STANDARD OIL MEN
END ANNUAL ALASKA
MEETING IN JUNEAU
T. H. Dyer, Manager for Standard
Oil Company of California at Ju
neau, was host to a large group of
Standard officials representing Dis
trict Management and the Terri
tory during a meeting held in Ju
neau this week.
S. E. Stretton, District Manager
for Standard, presided during the
session, and a discussion of the
various problems confronting the
company in its Territorial operations
were reviewed.
According to Dyer, this meeting
is similar to others which have
been held annually in the past in
order that the company can better
keep abreast of the rapidly changing
conditions brought about by Alaska’s
growth and development.
In addition to the discussion of
operational problems, Stretton re
viewed the company’s public rela
tions activities in the Territory, in
cluding the Standard Oil c°mpany
of California scholarships at the
University of Alaska and the Stan
dard School Broadcast which has
recently been released throughout
the Territory.
Attending the meeting were S. E.
Stretton, District Manager, L M.
Hagen, Asst. District Manager, J. A.
Blanchard, W. H. Reynolds, M. S.
Jorgensen, M. B. Vincent, W. C.
Erwin, Pete DeBoer, M. D. Moyer,
A. F. Anderson, T. H. Dyer, J. D.
Smith, Z. D. Bradford. R. H. Even
sen, W. L. Corliss, M. C. Coon. H.
P. Elliott and F. N. Nelson.
FROM ANGOON
Albert Frank, Sr., of Angoon is a
visitor in town and is registered at
the Baran,of.
ILWU AIMS AT
COORDINATION,
ALASKA UNIONS
The first general conference of
representatives of the ILWU (In
ternational Longshoremen’s and
Warehousemen’s Union) held in
Alaska took place in Juneau yes
terday and today. Only represen
tatives from Southeast Alaska at
tended. The announced aims of the
meetings were to create a more
tighly-knit union organization and
to discuss the problems of'the vari
ous divisions which included work
ers in warehouses, cold storage,
shellfish, salmon, fishing and long
shoring. Organizers hoped to even
tually cover the entire Territory,
they said.
Harry Bridges, president of the in
ternational union, was unable to be
present. However, First Vice Presi
dent J. R. Robertson and Second
Vice President Germain Bulcke of
San Francisco are present.
John Olofson, Local 16 of Juneau
was elected permanent chairman
and Hans J. Hansen, Local 61, Ket
chikan, permanent secretary.
Robertson Talks
Robertson, main speaker for the
first session, outlined the import
ance of all members of the union
working for “what is good for the
worker and the industry,” and for
shooting at the goal of "respecta
bility for the ILWU.” He said that
it had been the object of insidious
propaganda through the newspapers
and radio, that the union had held
its own against the use of economic
weapons and was now having polit
ical weapons used against it. He
predicted that the increased use
of political weapons could be ex
pected. He pointed out that under
the Wagner Act from 1935 to 1947,
there were no anti-trust suits
against labor but under the present
Taft-Hartley law that there was an
increased number of legal actions.
He urged coordinated action by all
locals to assist in solving problems,
and to build a Territory-wide or
ganization.
Delegates Confer
Following Robertson, various con
ference delegates reported progress
and problems in the different di
visions of the union. Walter McCall,
of the purse-seiners union at Ket
chikan, told of the merging of his
union with ILWU, took a crack at
the Fish and Wildlife Service in
regard to salmon escapement in cer
tain areas which was reported good
because fish traps were token out
by storms. He expressed hope that
next season the price of fish to the
fisherman would be on the basis of
poundage and not per fish.
Freeze Possibility
Oscar Erickson, business agent for
the Alaska Fisherman’s Union in
Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan, re
marked that it was possible there
might be a freeze of wages and fish
prices which should be considered.
Andy Barlow, executive secretary
of the United Trollers of Alaska
(CIO), Juneau, as an invited guest
to the session, expressed his appre
ciation at being invited to attend.
There was a rather substantial
representation of the cannery work
ers affiliated with ILWU who
brought up local problems of hours,
wages, living conditions and being
assigned to labor not properly be
longing to their union.
Today’s meeting went into execu
tive session at mid-morning to dis
cuss policy statements, membership
service and methods of coordina
tion. A session last night was con
cerned with the problems of local
marine warehousemen and cold
storage workers.
The convention is expected to be
concluded today.
Margaret Williams of ILWU Locai
222, Cannery Division of Peters
burg, whose group is out on strike
in the crab and shrimp, refused to
discuss the strike with the press
“I promised our conciliator, Tom
Moore, not to give out anything to
the press through the union or this
conference,” she said.
KODIAK VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Scroggins are
registered at the Baranof from Ko
diak.
FIRE ALARM
The Juneau Fire Department an
swered a 2:45 early morning alarm
to the Diaz Cafe on South Franklin
(street for a small blaze back of a
cooking stove. Firemen reported no
damage.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
—
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
I from Vancouver 8 tonight.
Freighter Coastal Rambler sched
uled to sail from Seattle, Monday,
Oct. 30.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle, Friday, Nov. 3.
REDS FIGHT
UN FORCES
| ON BORDER
Chinese Communists Re
ported Aiding No. Kor
eans to Battle Furiously
(By the Associated Press)
Korean Communists, shielded by
tanks, all but stopped the United
Nations drive toward the Man
churian border in northwest Korea
today. The Red forces reportedly
bolstered by Chinese Communists,
were fighting stubbornly and fur
iously.
On the northeast coast, however,
South Korean troops entered the
port of Songjin, 75 miles southeast
of the border.
Allied intelligence sources could
neither confirm nor deny the pre
sence of Chinese troops in Korea.
They expressed the belief the
"Chinese" might be Manchurian
born Koreans, trained in Chinese
armies. A captured Chinese soldier
said an attack unit of the Chinese
Red army entered North Korea 13
days ago with orders to battle the
South Koreans.
Situation Not Alarming
A spokesman at Gen. MacArthur’s
headquarters said the situation in
the northwest was not considered
alarming.
The Korean Reds, however,
showed a rebirth of fighting fury
in scattered sectors south of' the
Manchurian border. Near liberated
Wonson, 4,000 by-passed Korean
Communists battled United States
Marines, ambushing and cutting up
one company.
The Reds organized heavy oppo
sition In the northwest and moved
up reinforcements 12 miles south
of the frontier town of Kanggye.
United Nations forces found the
fc.ing hard on a 35-mlle front ex
tending from Kasan to Onjong, at
points 45 to 55 miles south of the
border.
Supply Line Cut
A South Korean regiment which
reached the Yalu river boundary
Thursday had to pull back when
the Reds cut their supply line. The
British 27th brigade was forced to
halt near Kasan when it came under
Red tank fire.
Fifth Air Force fighter-bombers
and bazooka teams knocked out 10
Communist tanks and two self
propelled guns, a U.S. First Army
Corps spokesman reported.
The South Korean First Division
made gains of three miles north and
west of Unsan but Red resistance
continued bitter. The stiffest fight
ing broke out 10 miles northeast of
Unsan at Onjong.
The Far East Air Force, which
earlier in the week had reported a
dearth of targets, was busy in the
bitter fighting in the northwest,
strafing and rocketing dug-in Red
positions.
OYER HALF MILLION
TO BE ASKED FOR
PIONEERS' HOMES
—
A request for $460,000 for the
Alaska Pioneers’ Home will be made
of the 1951 Legislature, according
to Henry Roden. He and the other
members of the Board of Trustees
met this week in Juneau to go over
budget requirements for 1951-53.
The $460,000 is $50,000 more than
for the last biennium.
A request of $60,000 also will be
made, that sum for the Women
Pioneers’ Home.
Other trustees are Charles W.
Carter of Juneau and J. L. Gil
patrick, Sitka.
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a a
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures for 24-Hour Period a
• ending 6:20 o'clock-thls morning a I
• In Juneau—Maximum, 40;' aj
• minimum, 33. • I
• At Airport—Maximum, 42; a
• minimum, 23. •
a a
• FORECAST a
• (Juneau and Vicinity) a
• Partly cloudy tonight and •
• Sunday. Low temperature to- •
• night near 30 and high Sun- a
• day near 40. •
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• PRECIPITATION a
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today a
• City of Juneau — None; •
• since October 1—6.93 inches; •
• since July 1—29.03 inches. •
• At Airport — None; •
• since October 1—2.71 inches; •
• since July 1—22.05 inches. •
• •ttaaataa*
Communism in Labor Given
Denouncement by Alaska FL;
Convention Elects Officers
NATIONWIDE
PHONE TIEUP
THREATENED
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 —(#1—A
long-smouldering wage dispute in
the huge Bell Telephone System
broke out anew last night with the
threat of a coast-to-coast telephone
strike Nov. 9.
Only 16,685 equipment workers
were involved directly, but they
have the full backing of their un
ion, the CIO Communications
Workers of America, which pledged
itself to honor the strikers’ picket
lines.
The CWA represents most of
Bell’s 300,000 employees.
The main clash is between the
big union’s division 6, with 10,000
workers, and the Western Electric
Co., the manufacturing and install
ing subsidiary of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co., pa'r
ent Bell corporation.
The union has demanded a ‘‘sub
stantial" increase without naming a
figure, and has turned down every
offer made so far by th< company.
TWO TIES CONFUSE
HOUSE COUNT IN
CANVASS FIGURES
In the general election of a
couple of weeks ago, apparently
anything could happen.
But who could guess that out of
the eight top candidates elected to
the House of Representatives from
the First Division, the official count
would produce two tie votes.
The official figures, released by
the Canvassing Board give tie votes
to Waino Hendrickson and Frank
Johnson and to J. Simpson Mac
Kinnon and Verne Metcalfe.
The best to be done under cir
cumstances, is to list the new mem
bers of the House from this division
alphabetically. Here they are, with
their official vote; and the reader
can decide who is third or fourth
and who is sixth or seventh:
Doris Barnes, 4107; Ed Locken,
3280; Hendrickson and Johnson,
both 3277; Andrew Hope, 3186; Mac.
K:nnon and Metcalfe, both 3089 and
Amelia Gundersen, 3085.
The Senate vote remains un
changed, with James Nolan receiv
ing 4118 votes and Elton Engstrom
3976. Frank Peratrovlch, defeated
candidate, follows with 3300. \
Highest vote cast in the Rrst
Division was for Henry Roden,
Democrat, unopposed candidate for
treasurer, who received 5340 votes.
The First Division’s total vote
cast was 6922.
Condition of
Sweden’s King
Still Unchanged
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 28—
—Sweden's 92-year-old King Gus
taf, his heart weakening in the
grip of critical illness, was re
ported unchanged today after a
generally quiet night.
The 92-year-old monarch's phys
ician, Dr. Hjalmar Casserman, said
early today Gustaf was “strikingly
tired” though still "clear and lu
cid of mind." He said the king's
heart functions, affected by a
bronchial catarrh, showed no pro
found deterioration, during the
night.
BABY RICE IS NAMED
The first and only grandchild, a
granddaughte of Dean and Mrs.
Charles Rice, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Rice, has been named
Brita Evelyn. She was born -at St.
Ann’s hospital here last Sunday.
Robert Rice is with the Veteran’s
Administration in Juneau.
FROM CHICAGO
Dr. Mary Sherman of Chicago is
a guest at the Baranof.
ANCHORAGE VISITORS
J. Russell Aky and M. L. Ander
son of Anchorage are guests at the
Baranof,
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Oct, 28
tW—Alaska's Territorial Federation
of Labor adopted a strong resolu
tion yesterday against Communism
in the labor movement.
It denounced Red infiltration into
labor unions and practices of al
legedly Communist -dominated
unions.
Other resolutions:
Asked repeal of the merit rating
clause in the unemployment com
pensation bill; (the clause provides
credits for employers with low un
employment ratings).
Asked that jobless compensation
reserve fund be built to $15,000,000
from the present $8,000,000.
Recommended keeping joint ap
prenticeship councils free of gov
ernment control.
Endorsed the letting of contracts
for government projects instead of
a cost-plus system.
Endorsed the Alaska statehood
bill.
Proposed settlement by the gov
ernment of the aboriginal claims to
Alaska lands.
Recommended a national medical
health bill.
Lauded the International Long
shoremen’s Association (AFL) for
its part in keeping cargoes moving
into Alaska.
Labor Commissioner Henry A.
Benson outlined legislative prob
lems of the coming year and sug
gested amendments to the wage
and hour and wage collection laws.
The group wound up the confer
ence by electing officers, naming
Anchorage for the 1952 convention,
and listening to Governor Gruen
ing. The Governor’s keynote was
that “Democratic government flour
ishes only when supported by an
informed public opinion and a free
press.”
The new officer*:
Irvin Hill, Juneau, President;
Cledamae (^ammock, Juneau, Exec
utive Secretary; Julius Heinemann,
Juneau, Treasurer.
Vice Presidents elected were Dick
Harris and Harry McCrea of Ju
neau; Alfred Owen Jr., and M. F.
Allwine, Anchorage; Ward Gilmore
arid Lillie Angerman, Fairbanks;
Melvin Rockstad, Kodiak; Dan
Doyle. Sitka; and Joe Townsend,
Ketchikan.
FIRST REPORT
FOR BOY SCOUT
FINANCE DRIVE
Twenty-five of the 61 men work
ing on the Boy Scout finance cam
paign turned in a total of $1701.25
at the first report meeting Friday
evening, according to campaign
Chairman Allen Shattuck. With
fewer than half of the team mem
bers reporting, the total for the first
report was very good, Shattuck said.
He requested that all workers make
their subsequent reports to the Boy
Scout office in the Goldstein Build
ing or to their team captains.
Cort Wingerson’s team eight was
highest in the initial report, ac
counting for a total of $166.00; team !
four, captained by Jack Burford, was
next with a preliminary total of
$151.50. Both Wingerson and Bur
ford were tied for individual high
totals of $80 of their teams' reports.
Five of the eight members of the
executive committee turned in a
total of $808.50, with Shattuck re
porting $213.50, and George Parks
second high with $212.
Workers are trying to reach all
employees of business and govern
ment offices in their campaign this
year, Shattuck said, with the feel
ing that the support of the Boy
Scout program in Alaska is as much
the concern of individual members
of the community as it is of mer
chants and professional people.
Shattuck urged that individuals
contact one of the volunteer solici
tors or mail their contribution to
the Boy Scouts, postoffice Box 2508.
if they are missed at their place of
business. The campaign will con
tinue through next week, with team
members asked to make their con
tacts and complete their reports by
then.
RAINBOW HALLOWE'EN
CARNIVAL IS TONIGHT
- I
The Rainbow Hallowe'en Carni-1
val starts tonight at 8 o'clock in i
the Scottish Rite Temple with en
tertainment. fish pond, etc. Award
ing of the doll "Honey” will be made
at 11:30 o’clock.
DRAFT FOR
YOUNG MEN
j PREDICTED
1 _
| May Spend Two or Three
Years in Military Serv
ice - View of Experts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28— t/H —
Government manpower experts said
today that most young men from
18 through 22 during the next five
to ten years probably will have to
spend two or three years in mili
tary training.
This, they consider the most ac
ceptable way of meeting President
Truman’s request for a 3,000,000
man armed force on a permanent
basis.
Requested legislation carrying
some details of the plan is expect
ed to reach Congress either at the
post-election session next month or
the new session early next year.
Congressional committee staffs al
ready are studying the problem.
Without trying to forecast what
the lawmakers will do, top man
power experts, who ask to remain
anonymous, told a reporter that
these moves must take place:
1. The present draft or selec
tive service act must be overhauled
on a long range basis with mini
mum terms of service for inductees
extended from the present 21
months to at least 24 months.
2. Some power or authority must
be established to assure a flow of
slightly more than 1,000,000 young
men a year into the regular armed
forces.
3. A universal military training
(UMT) program also must be set
up.
Top military leaders have advised
civilian and congressional plan
ners that the various steps could
be enacted separately. But they
have suggested an overall approach
as the best solution.
SEATTLE HEARING
ENDS SERIES ON
'51 FISHING RULES
Discussion of southeast Alaska
fisheries will open the Fish and
Wildlife Service hearings November
6 and 7 in Seattle, on proposed Al
Bska commercial fishing regulations
for 1951.
The hearings in the Chamber of
Commerce Building follow a series
of similar meetings in Alaska, the
last of which was October 16 in
Juneau.
For the first time, the annual
Seattle session will be conducted by
Alaska officials of the Service,
instead of by Washington, D. C.,
representatives.
Clarence J. Rhode, Alaska FWS
director, plans to leave Juneau
Wednesday or Thursday, flying a
Service Beechcraft.
He will preside at the Seattle
hearings, assisted by C. Howard
Baltzo, assistant director, and Rich
ard Shumart, fisheries manager
ment supervisor. Rhode will con
tinue south to San Francisco for an
Important meeting with National
Park Service officials.
Interested fishermen and packers
may submit written briefs to the
Alaska director, or to the Fish and
Wildlife Service director, Washing
ton, D. C., in time for arrival at
: the capitol by December 1.
KOREANS ACCUSED
OF EXECUTING 30
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
(By Associated Press)
A Korean Catholic priest at Won
san says that only four of 34 monks
stationed at the port city’s Abbey
of Saint Benedict survived the five
years of Communist rule in North
Korea.
A U.S. Army officer—Colonel Gor
don Hendricks of Petoskey, Michi
gan—says the priest told him this
story:
Each time a new father superior
was named for the abbey, the Com
munists would take him off to prison
and ultimate execution. United Na
tions forces previously have re
ceived reports of systematic per
secution of Roman Catholics in
North Korea.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Richard T. Crafton of the Al
aska Road Commission is register
ed at the Gastineau Hotel.