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VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,776 _ JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1951 _MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS_PRICE TEN CENTS
UN Forces Strike Massing Reds Beyond 38th
VETS TO BE
CALLED BACK
FROM KOREA
I
Army Announces Rotation
Plan to Start During
Middle of Month
WASHINGTON, April 5 —W—
The Army will begin about the mid
dle of this month to bring back
7 from Korea men who have been
long engaged in the fighting there.
They will be replaced "by fresh
troops.
Secretary of the Army Pace an
nounced the “rotation” plans today.
He said Gen. Douglas MacArthur
will decide policy on selection of
men to be sent home. The first bat
tle veterans should sail from Korea
within a few weeks, Pace said.
In a statement, Pace emphasized
that the rate of rotation will de
pend upon both the flow of replace
ments to the war theatre and upon
the necessity to maintain the com
bat effectiveness of all units now
in Korea.
20,000 Each Month
The exact number of men to be
rotated in the early stages of the
program has not been determined,
Pace added.
' He said the exchange of fresh
men for battle veterans will event
ually run to about 20,000 each
month. The Army said this rate
may be reached by early summer.
The rotation plan calls for the
return direct to the United States
of as many troops as possible, par
ticularly in the early phases of the
program.
Re-Assignments
xjaier, some men irom tvorea may
be re-assigned to garrison duty in
Japan or other parts of the Far
East command, such as Okinawa.
Even these garrison troops will
eventually be brought back to the
United States when the outward
movement of troops is flowing
smoothly.
The Army said returning veterans
will disembark either at Seattle, or
San Francisco.
The start of the rotation pro
gram comes with virtual completion
of the Army’s drive to build all
ground force units in Korea to their
full combat strength.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, April 5 — Closing
quotations of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 3%, American Can
Ill's, American Tel. and Tel. 153%.
Anaconda 40%, Douglas Aircraft
97‘t, General Electric 55, General
Motors 52%, Goodyear 72%, Kenne
cott 74 %, Libby, McNeill and Libby
9%, Northern Pacific 34%, Standard
Oil of California 45%, Twentieth
Century Fox 20%, U. S. Steel 43%.
Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange
95.06%.
Sales today were 1,790,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 250.32, rails 82.85, utili
ties 42.43.
David B. Duncan of Anchorage
Is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
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rrWASHINGTON.—Pour brief years
ago an American plane flying along
the Yugoslav-Austrian border was
shot down by trigger-happy Yugo
slav troops. Tempers flared, diplo
mats protested, ill feeling between
the United States and the most
powerful nation in the Balkans
reached a dangerous climax.
Today, in contrast, the small
farming town of Chester, New Jer
sey, is adopting the Yugoslav town
of Kumrovec, which happens to be
the birthplace of Marshal Tito.
There is nothing official about
this adoption ceremony. It was
worked out not by the governments
of either country, but through an
exchange of messages between its
citizens, in which 300 Chester
school kids participated,
Most interesting thing about
Kumrovec is that, though the
birthplace of Tito, it's getting quite
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Rita Returns
Hand-waving, broad-smiling Rita Hayworth says "hello” to America i
as she arrives in New York on the liner De Grasse. Saying that
the first thing she intended to do was to have a hot dog, the film
star denied reports of a rift between her and her husband Prince
| Aly Khan. UP) Wirephoto.
FOUR ARMY
DIVISIONS
TO EUROPE
That Is Planned Now by
Senate - Truman Gives
| Approval, Resolution
WASHINGTON, April 5 —UPi—
President Truman today described
the Senate’s troops-for-Europe res
olution as “further evidence that
the country stands firm in its sup
port of the North Atlantic treaty.”
Mr. Truman hailed the resolution
—endorsing his plan to send four
additional Army divisions to the
Western European defense force—
in a statement.
He read it at a news conference
and then brushed off questions
about a provision his leaders in the
Senate fought against bitterly. This
was the declaration that Mr. Tru
man should not deploy more than
the four divisions to Europe “wilh
out further Congressional author
ity.”
Truman's Stand
The President has taken the
stand he has full constitutional
power to send American troops
wherever he believes their presence
will best serve the nation’s interest.
In effect, the Senate declaration
that he should get Congressional
approval amounted to a challenge
of that position.
But the President was in no mood
at his meeting with reporters to
press the issue.
In response to questions, he said
he always has consulted with both
Houses on all major fpreign policy
steps.
Four Divisions
The only thing under considera
tion by the Senate was the ques
tion of providing the four divisions,
Mr. Truman added.
The four divisions — about 100,
000 men in all — are expected to
start moving to Europe soon. They
will join there the two already as
signed from occupation forces to
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's North
Atlantic Defense Force.
Senate Vote
The Senate approved the contro
versial resolution by an overwhelm
ing 69 to 21 vote. Voting for it were
42 Democrats and 27 Republicans;
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Norah from Vancouver
due to arrive Saturday afternoon
or evening.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle 4 p.m. Friday.
Denali from westward scheduled
southbound sometime Sunday.
World War
Danger Is
Still Great
Truman Hopes If Won't
Happen-Denounces
Magazine Articles
WASHINGTON, April 5 —Ifl’t— 1
President Truman said today the j
danger of a third World War is ,
just as great as it ever was.
The President told a news confer- j
ence, however, he hopes there never
will be a World War III and he is
doing all he can to prevent it.
The President would not comment i
on a speech yesterday by Speaker
Rayburn that large numbers of j
troops are massing in Manchuria j
and that they are not all Chinese j
Communists. He did say the speaker
is a truthful man.
“Terrible Danger”
As to the remark by Rayburn j
there is “terrible danger” of an
other World War, Mr. Truman said
he had no further comment.
Then, pressed as to whether he
thought there is still danger today
of a third World War, Mr. Tru
man declared there was still as
much danger today as there has
ever been.
He recalled there was danger at
the time America had to institute
the Berlin a if lift, danger at the j
time the Greek-Turkish aid pro
gram was started, and danger since
the time the Communists invaded
South Korea.
Situation In Korea
We are still faced with that sit
uation in Korea. Mr. Truman went
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• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period •
t ending 6:20 o’clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum, •
• 39; minimum, 34. •
• At Airport — Maximum, •
• 37; minimum, 34. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• Cloudy with light rain •
• and southeasterly winds as •
• high as 30 miles per hour •
• tonight and Friday. Low- •
• est temperature .tonight •
• about 38 degrees. Highest •
• Friday near 40. ' •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 i.m. today •
• City of Juneau — .46 inches; •
• Since April 1 — 2.61 inches; •
• Since July 1 — 60.56 inches. •
• At Airport — .17 inches; •
• Since April 1 — .96 inches; •
• Since July 1 — 37.22 inches. •
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ALLIES IN
NEW DRIVE
IN KOREA
Make Attacks on Enemy
Now Preparing for
Spring Offensive
By Associated Press
United Nations troops pushed
eight miles into North Korea today
along a 40-mile stretch of the West
ern and Central fronts. It was the
deepest penetration of the current
Allied drive.
The Allied attack is an attempt
to catch the Chinese with their
spring offensive showing.
The Allies are driving for the
rugged terrain in Central Korea
where the Communists are reported
massing nearly 500,000 combat
troops for a big push expected to
start at any moment.
Allied intelligence reports said
the Chinese intended to throw in
huge quantities of manpower dur
ing the approaching rainy season,
knowing that Korea’s mud will bog
down the U. S. Eighth Army’s ma
chine-based warfare.
Ridgway With Troops
But the UN ground commander,
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, de
cided not to wait for the Reds to
strike. On the theory that the best
defense is an offensive, he decided
to strike first. Ridgway, a live gre
nade dangling from his familiar
paratrooper harness, went along
with his border-crossing troops.
A U. S. Eighth Army communique
said the Allied task force met only
light resistance in its probing at
tack in the vieinlty of Chail, near
ly eight miles north of the 38th
Parallel on the Uujongbu-Kumhwa
road. The force dispersed an esti
mated company-size unit of defend
ers near Chail.
“Things are progressing very
smoothly,’ Ridgway commented.
The Allied path through the hilly
terrain was blazed by artillery. War
planes rocketed and fire bombed:
the defending Chinese.
Enemy In Dug.Outs J
AP Correspondent John Randolph
said the enemy was strongly en
trenched in some areas. He said they
had well-prepared dug-outs, some
with concrete walls two feet thick.
On the East coast, where opposi
tion was light, two South Korean
divisions were 13 miles deep in en
emy country.
Speaker Sam Rayburn of the U.
S. House of Representatives yester
day warned of massing of troops in
Manchuria with the ominous re
mark: “And not all of them Chinese
Communists.” He did not specify
whether he meant Russian troops
were also massing in the area.
In Tokyo, informed quarters at
General MacArthur’s headquarters
said the Russians are believed to
maintain some garrisons in Chinese
Territory but they discounted re
ports that the Soviet Far Eastern
Army has shown any tendency to
build up its forces within Man
churia.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR JOE FORS HERE
8 O'CLOCK TOHIGHT
Memorial services for Joe Pors
will be held this evening at 8 o’clock
in the Carter Chapel with the Rev.
GG. H. Hillerman of the Lutheran
Church conducting the service and
music by Ernest Ehler.
The remains will be taken to Se
attle for cremation. Pors is survived
by his wife, a sister and brother
in Finland, a brother in New York
a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Cziok
and granddaughter, Jan Cziok of
Milwaukee.
CORONER’S INQUEST
TOMORROW, AT 2 P.M.
Coroner’s inquest in the death
of Mrs. Margaret Knorre, which
occurred in federal Jail early Wed
nesday morning, will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock in
the court room of U. S. Commis
sioner Gordon Gray.
AT HOTEL JUNEAU
C. Cooper of Paterson, N. J. is
registered at the Hotel Juneau.
Over the 38th Parallel
A tank and infantrymen, part of a patrol, pause after crossing tne asm parane. on me
front Oen. Douglas MacArthur made his 15th trip to the Korean front, jeeping 13 miles north of the
parallel to visit South Korean troops 50 miles east of the central front. Utt Wirephoto via radio from
Tokyo. ___,
ALASKA FIRE
HAZARDS ARE
RECOGNIZED
Fire-proofing Assured for
Anchorage Shops and
Bethel Hospital
WASHINGTON, April 5 •—<*>—
Interior Department officials have
assured the House Appropriations
Committee that new construction in
Alaska is being made fire resistant
Testimony made public today in
dicated the point was a touchy one
with committee members during a
hearing on requests for. $8,000,000 tc
replace properties lost in separate
Alaska fires this winter.
The requests include $4,500,000 bj
the Interior Department's Office ol
Territories to replace buildings and
equipment destroyed at the Alaska
Railroad’s Anchorage shops Jan
16, and $3,500,000 for a Bureau ol
Indian Affairs’ hospital at Bethel
The latter was destroyed Nov. 20
1950.
Precautions Taken
Committee members questioned
witnesses repeatedly concerning th<
precautions being taken to cut dowr
the fire danger.
D. H. Nucker, executive officei
of the Office of Territories, testi
fied that in addition to fireproof
construction for most buildings, the
new, shops would include separatee
buildings and firebreaks.
He said it was planned to build
six separate buildings, each handl
ing a. single ph'ase of the railroad’s
work, rather than simply replace
the two structures destroyed bj
fire.
Such operation, he said, would
give greater efficiency of opera
tion as well as lessen fire danger
He estimated that it would save
“not more than $100,000 or $200,000’
to consolidate the buildings as be
fore.
Bethel Hospital Plans
W. Barton Greenwood, executive
officer for the Indian Affairs Bur
eau, said fireproofing of the .Bethel
hospital was being made more dif
ficult because the permafrost condi
tion in the area eliminates all but
frame construction.
He said pilings must be sunk in
the ice four' or five feet and per
mitted to “stabilize” for about a
year before construction is begun
“We cannot build a masonry type
of structure in the area," he testi
fied.
Asked whether a sprinkler sys
tem would be built into the new
structure, he replied, "Yes."
“Our estimates contemplate a
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I SELECTED
[a.
Richard Valzonls, 14, of Chicago,
111., Is a picture of happiness as
he looks at trophy he won with
title “Boy of the Year.” Richard,
a freshman In high school, eras
selected from more than 355,000
boys by the Boys' Clubs of Am
erica for his citizenship activities
in behalf of his club, community
and school. Presentation of the
award took place in New York
City in national headquarters of
the organization. W Wlrephoto.
J CHECKS IDENTIFY
MISPLACED FUNDS
Two checks with the name of
Margaret Femmer on each identi
fied a sack of money found recently
by Lee Rox in the rest room of the
Bus Depot Cafe. The funds amount
ing to (64 burned no holes In Lee's
pockets, proving him to be an
honest man. He placed several
phone calls and located Margaret
Femmer in one of the theatres.
She appeared at the Empire of
fice a few moments later and
properly proved ownership of the
money. The day's receipts from the
cafe had been accidently left in
the rest room in the hurry to
close.
MRS. LINGO HOME
Mrs. George Lingo, whose husband
is in charge of the U. S. Land Office
in Anchorage, flew home Wednes
day via Pacific Northern Airlines
after several weeks’ visit in Juneau.
She was a guest of her sister, Mrs.
Helen Troy Monsen.
GUERTIN RETURNS
Floyd Guertin, Commissioner of
Veterans Affairs for the Territory,
returned from Anchorage yesterday
where he had been the past several
days on business for his office.
i
1ST ALASKA
ANTI-TRUST
CASE UP
ANCHORAGE. Alaska. April 5 —
(/P)— Trial of the first anti-trust
case in Alaska’s history, in which
the government charges taxicab
companies with conspiring to fix
rates, is underway in Federal court
here.
On trial before, a jury of six men
and six women are two Anchorage
taxicab associations, two taxicab
companies and nine individuals.
The trial is the first resulting
from grand Jury anti-trust law in
dictments last spring against 11
Alaska firms or associations. Three
other cases, involving two liquor
store Chains and a large cleaning
company, are to be tried in Federal
Court here. The other cases have
been scheduled for trial in Seattle,
Fairbanks and Juneau.
Charges Rate Fixing
John J. Mulvey, government at
torney, told tne jury in opening
arguments Tuesday that the taxi
cab operators entered into rate fix
ing agreements starting In 1944.
He also asserted they tried to keep
nut others who might charge less
than the "fixed rates."
Defense Attorney William Ren
frew replied that the city council
lad asked operators to form an as
sociation and submit proposed
*ates.
“If any rates were established
for the operation of cabs within
the city of Anchorage,” Renfrew
said, “they were set by one of three
parties — military authorities at
Elmendorf Field, the Office of
Price Administration in Anchorage
or the Anchorage City Council.”
Requested by Council
He added that "rather than a
conspiracy to fix rates," the taxi
cab organization was requested by
the council "for the purpose of pro
tecting the public."
Charles L. Whittinghill, chief of
the anti-trust division in Seattle,
is chief prosecutor in the case.
Editor, Publisher
Strangled to Death
Operating Press
MILLBRAE, Calif., April 5——
Peter Loftus, 48. editor and pub
lisher of the weekly Millbrae Sun,
was killed last night when his
necktie caught in a press. He was
strangled.
His wife. Anne, said he was
working alone.
Loftus, a native of Ireland and a
graduate of Columbia University,
founded the Sun in 1935.
MAN, WIFE
ARE TO DIE
FOR SPYING
First American Citizens to
Ever Be Sentenced for
Such an Offense
NEW YORK, April 5 —UTt— Con
victed atom spies Julius and Ethel
Rosenberg were sentenced to death
in the electric chair today for spy
ing for Russia.
The husband and wife, parents
of two children, are the first Ameri
can citizens ever to be sentenced
to death for spying against their
| country either In war or peace time
, by a civilian court.
"I consider your crime worse than
| murder," said Federal Judge Irving
! ft. Kaufman. "I blieve your con
duct In putting into the hands of the
Russians the A-bomb before our
best scientists predicted Russia
would perfect the bomb has already
caused the Communist aggression in
Korea with the resultant casual
| ties exceeding 50,000 Americans and
who knows but that millions more
1 of innocent people may pay the
! price of your treason."
Sets Week for Execution
The j^idge said the trial “indl
i cates quite clearly" that an enemy
nation is employing "secret as well
as outspoken forces among our own
people."
He set the week of May 21 for
their execution.
Both Rosenberg a 32-year-old
electrical engineer, and his 35-year
old wife, showed little emotion at
the sentence. Rosenberg’s Jaw mus
cles tightened. Rls tiny wUe grasp
ed a chair and breathed heavily.
I Radar expert Morton Sobell, 3\
a third defendant, was sentenced to
! 30 years In prison. Kaufman said
! his guilt was of. a "lesser degree."
Former Army Sgt, David Green
1 glass, 29, who pleaded guilty and
gave testimony that helped convict
Mrs. Rosenberg, his sister, will be
| sentenced tomorrow .
Usual Appeal Notices
Attorneys for the Rosen bergs and
Scbell said they would appeal th;
convictions and sentences.
In sentencing the Rosenborgs for
| offenses committed in 1944 and 194S
while the nation was at war, Judge
; Kaufman appealed to Congress to
tighten peace time espionage laws.
He said that anybody convicted
| of transmitting secrets now "con
. cernlng the new type A-bomb or
! the hydrogen bomb” could be sent
I enced to no more than 20 years.
The penalty for wartime espionage
| is death or a maximum of 30 years
in prison.
“It is time,” he said, “for Congress
I to examine the penal provisions of
| this Act.” *
The Rosenbergs were accused of
• obtaining sketches of the so-called
' “Nagasaki” atom bomb and turning
them over to Russian agents. They
! obtained sketches of the bomb from
| Oreenglass, who was employed on
the highly secret atomic project at
j Los Alamos, N. M.
The courtroom was deathly silent
as he pronounced sentence.
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MORMON CHURCH
PRESIDENT DIES
AFTER ILLNESS
SALT LAKE CITY. April 5 — t*—
George Albert Smith, the kindly,
soft spoken eighth president of the
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church
• died last night at his home.
! Death came on his 81st birthday
as members of the mighty Mormon
! empire flocked into Salt Lake City
| for the church’s 121st annual con- ,
j ference.
President Truman commented
| that this nation has "lost a great
1 man.’
Church president slightly less than j
six years. Elder Smith had been 111
, for most of the winter following a
i virus infection attack. His health
ebbed since he returned from hos
. pital confinement in February.
At the age of 75, Elder Smith
became church president May 21,
; 1945. He took office a week after
, the death of his predecessor, Heber
j J- Grant, to become the spiritual
j leader of a million Mormons,
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