THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIBE
' -ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME' _
VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,655
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1950
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Allied Airplanes Strike Heavy Blows in Korec\
ALASKA IS
MAIN TOPIC,
SCIENTISTS
Shortage May Effect Alas
ka Strategic Develop
ment, Claim Made
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10—(If)—A
“.shortage" of scientific manpower
may limit research and develop
ment in “strategic” Alaska, a De
fense Department official believes.
Deputy Secretary F. M. Rich
ardson of the Defense Department’s
Research and Development Board
told a reporter this yesterday before i
addressing a private conference of
top-ranking American and Canad
ian scientists gathered to discuss re
search “needs” of various kinds in
the nation’s northern outpost.
Only part of the three day meet
ing will be open to the public. But
many prepared talks were made
available to the press on subjects,
ranging from agriculture to weather j
from widlife and national defense.!
Strategic vs Economic Value
Deputy Secretary Richardson told
a reporter:
“The strategic value of Alaska
has emphasized its value very great
-ly to the United States. It always
has been important to develop Al
aska’s natural resources; hence the
territory has always been of first
class economic importance.
“Now, world events have shaped
themselves so that Alaska’s strategic
importance at least equals, and may
overshadow, her economic import
ance.”
But this situation exists, he added,
at a time when there is a national
“shortage” of scientific manpower
for research and development work
generally.
“Recent increases in research and
development,” he said, “have drawn
attention to the manpower problem.
There is doubt as to the supply of
manpower to handle a substantially
increased program beyond present
activities.
“As to Alaska, this manpower
problem may turn out to be a limi
tation on what we can do in that
territory in the way of research and
development. That is, the limitation
may be in the manpower field rath
er than in the dollar field.”
Dr. John Reed of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey and keynoter of the
conference said continuing and in
creased research is needed regard
ing Alaska not alone because of its
rich natural resources but because
of its strategic geographical posi
tion.
GOVS. OPEN
WEST STATES
CONFERENCE
DENVER, Nov. 10—(JV—Defenses
of Alaska are improving. Gov. Ern
est Gruening said today, adding
that the territory’s security is es
sential to safety of the United
States.
Gruening made his comments Just
before the opening of a western gov
ernor’s conference.
Also attending were Governors
Dan E. Garvey of Arizona, and
Walter W. Johnson of Colorado,
both Democrats; and C. A. Robins of
Idaho, Douglas McKay of Oregon, J.
Bracken Lee of Utah, Arthur Lang
lie of Washington and A. G. Crane
of Wyoming, all Republicans.
Gov. Ingram M. Stainback of
Hawaii was expected in Denver to
day for the meeting.
The first act of the conference
was to send a telegram to Governor
and Mrs. Earl Warren of CaM°rnia
expressing sympathy over the illness
of the Warrens’ daughter, Nina.
Gov. Waren is chairman of tne
Western Governors’ Conference, but
was unable to attend the session.
The Governors plunged into a dis
cussion of a regional compact for
medical, dental, public health and
veterinary medical schools.
VISIT THE CASH COLES
W. A. Rushlight and Lee A.
Thomas of Portland, Ore., made an
overnight visit here with Mr. add
Mrs. Cash Cole who are at the
Baranof Hotel.
In the Army Now
m in i ii — Min in mat -viar imuhihh*m m
“Corporal Francis,” a burro picked up by the U. S. 24th Division
troops in Kusong, on Korea's northwestern front, carries mortar
ammunition for his new boss, C’pl. Sparrell Brooks of Lynchburg, VV. !
Va. Troops were later forced to evacuate Kusong as strong Red |
pressure drove Allies back to Chongchon River line, (ffl Wirephoto. j
AL ZENGER TAKES
VETERANS ADM.
CONTACT POSITION
With his nineteenth year at the
Empire Printing Company almost
completed, Alfred Zinger will have
Armistice Day 1950 as his last as
business manager of the company
he has been with these many years.
Mr. Zenger' is taking a position
as contact representative for the
Veterans Administration, replacing
David A. Andrus, who has been
called back into the service and
is now on duty in Kodiak in the
Naval Intelligence Service.
It was January 1, 1933, that Zen
ger came to the Empire from Con
nors Motors Company where he was
employed in the business office
by J. J. Connors.
It has been a long and faithful
employment on the part of Mr
Zenger, and the Empire can’t help
hoping that with the end of the
war emergency he will return tc
the newspaper he has helped keep
going for nearly 20 years.
And, since everything seems tc
happen at once, Don Clark, Empire
advertising manager is leaving tc
take a position on the Bellingham
Herald. This change, too, is re
greted also.
In the meantime there will be a
lot of pinch hitting around the
Empire, but that is nothing unusual.
A1 Zenger has done plenty of pinch
hitting for the rest of the staff,
and if the rest of us pinch hit for
him and Don Clark for awhile, that
is just a matter of “turn about be
ing fair play.”
One of the hard jobs Mr. Zenger
will be doing at its next meeting
will be handing in his resignation
to the City Council. Zenger was
recently reelected for his second
term, and we imagine that Mayor
Hendrickson and the council feel
like the Empire—hope that some
thing will happen to make A1
change his mind.
Years of active service with the
American Legion, with which he
has held practically every office
available, make A1 Zenger “a nat
ural” for his new job. His loyalty
and ability are familiar to all who
know him.
MARY GAHAGAN HERE
Miss Mary Gahagan of the Bu
reau of Indian Affairs, Washing
ton, D. C., is stopping at the
Barancf Hotel.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 10—Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2’L>, American Can
100, American Tel and Tel 151V4,
Anaconda 36'i, Douglas Aircraft 84,
General Electric 49%, General Mo
tors 52 Goodyear 60%, Kennecott
70, Libby. McNeill and Libby 8'i,
Northern Pacific 26%, Standard Oil
of California 76'4, U. S. Steel 40H.
Sales today were 1,640.000 shares.
Averages today are as follows:
Industrials 229.29, rails 67.30, utilit
ies 40.73.
WOMAN TO
BE PLACED, i
HIGH POST
Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg
Recommended for Assist
ant Secy, of Defense
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10— Of) —
Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg of New
York has been recommended by
Secretary of Defense Marshall for
the highest post ever held by a
woman in the military branch of the
government—Assistant Secretary of
Defense.
Mrs. Rosenberg has yet to be ap- <
pointed by President Truman and
confirmed by the Senate. A Defense
Department announcement indicat
ed, however, that both of these
developments are considered a cer
tainty. It said:
“Mrs. Rosenberg, in addition to
performing the duties of Assistant
Secretary of Defense, will specialize
in matter related to manpower and
personnel policy, both subjects in
which she is an acknowledged au
thority.”
She would succeed Paul H. Grif
fith, a former National Commander
of the American Legion. Griffith
resigned his Defense Department
post last September after President
Truman dropped Louis Johnson
from the cabinet office now held by
Gen. Marshall.
HOLIDAY SATURDAY;
BUSINESS CLOSES
Juneau for the most part, will
observe tomorrow, Armistice Day,
as a holiday.
Grocery and meat markets will
be closed and it is announced that
the Juneau drug stores will also
observe the holiday and be closed
for the day.
Federal, Territorial and city offi
ces will be closed.
The Empire will publish as usual
with the Saturday 1 o’clock edition.
FIRST AID COURSE
BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY
Henry Leege, Red Cross first aid
instructor, reiterated today* that it
will be necessary for prospective
first aid instructors to take both
the November and December cour
ses in order to qualify for advanced
training which will be given here
in January.
November dates are 14, 16, 21 and
28 in the sewing room at the Ju
neau High School from 7:3 to 10
p.m.
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SEATTLE VISITOR
I O. E. Christensen of Seattle is
at the Baranof Hotel.
DEMO SENATE
CONTROL IS
THREATENED
Check of Recent History
Gives Indication of
Possible Lineup
WASHINGTON, Nav. 10— (# —
A check of recent history indicated
today the possibility that the thin
Democratic control of the new Sen
ate could be wiped out by the glim
factor which the military calls at
trition.
There is a chance, too, that deaths \
and resignations will widen the;
slender 49 to 47 margin by which the
Democrats expect to organize the
new Senate in January.
Senate records show 30 members
of that body died in office during
the last six sessions—or 12 years.
That is an average of five Senators
for each session. The fatalities rang
ed from three to nine for a session.
Tuesday’s elections trimmed the
Democratic majority from 54 to 42
down to 49 to 47. Since Vice Presi
dent Barkley may vote whenever
the Senate is tied. Democrats would
retain control if the split were 48 j
to 48.
Several times in recent years the
death or resignation of a Senator
has altered the party line-up. A
change does not result every time
there is a vacancy. This is because
such vacancies are filled by the
governor of the state involved. Us
ually the governor appoints a loyal
member of his own party.
Tuesday’s elections gave the GOP
a majority of the governorships, so
if other factors were even they
might have an edge in possible ap
pointments.
Twenty years ago a sifnilar close
division in the House resulted in an j
overturn of control. In 1930 Repub-1
licans elected a slim majority.
JUNEAU OBSERVES
ARMISTICE DAY
WITH CEREMONIES
The Anriistice Day holiday Sat
urday will be observed with a par
ade and ceremonies at Evergreen
Cemetery. Units in the parade will
be the High School Band (weather
permitting); American Legion color
guard; firing squad; Veterans of
Foreign Wars color guard; Head
quarters, Headquarters and Service
Company, 208th Infantry Battalion
(Sep) and Headquarters and Head
quarters Detachment, Alaska Na
tional Guard.
The National Guard forms at the
armory at 9 a.m. and the Band
assembles at the Grade School
Auditorium not later than 10 a.m.
The parade leaves the armory at
10:30 am.
Order of march is Band; Amer
ican Legion Color Guard; firing
squad; VFW Color Guard; Major
Arthur Walker, commanding officer
of Hq., Hq. and Sv. Co. 208th Inf.
Bn. (Sep); National Guard units.
The parade goes from the armory
on Willoughby to Seward, up Sew
ard to the Federal Building, to
Calhoun and thence to the ceme
tery. At the cemetery, the color
guard and firing squad assembles
at the armed forces burial plot
upon Lt. Vernon Metcalf’s orders. |
The National Guard remains on;
the road at “parade rest.’’
Ceremonies at the cemetery start
with the band playing “Onward, j
Christian Soldiers.” Chaplain Er:c j
Newbould will offer a prayer. The
National Guard comes to "atten-1
tion” then to “present arms." The j
firing squad fires three volleys at j
11 a.m. followed by bugiers blown)-; j
“Taps.” The band concludes the i
ceremonies at the cemetery with,
the “Star Spangled Banner" and j
the National Guard “orders arms.
Moving from the cemetery, the
J color guards and firing squad march
to their places in the column with
j the entire column leaving the (.me-1
I tery. The Band leaves the column i
! at the entrance to the cemetery
Line of march from the cemetery
is over Willoughby to the armmy
where the organizations disband
Grocery stores and market-',
well as Federal, Territorial and j
City Offices will be closed Saturday
FROM OLYMPIA
Jim Hansen of Olympia, v.'.i.'h..
j is at the Baranof Hotel.
Enemy Barricade Put to 3ocd Use
American Marines use a North Korean barricade to protect themselves as they fire on the retreating
enemy in Seoul. Photo by Max Desfor, Associated Press staff photographer with the Marines in Seoul.
UP) Wirephoto.
NEW ANGLE
IN STRIKE,
HELLO LINE
"Push Button" Tactics Re- :
ported as Pickets Sud
denly Called Off
NEW YORK, Nev. 10—WV-Strik
ing telephone equipment workers
abruptly withdrew picket lines from
some exchanges across the country
today in an apparent launching of a
new “push button” strike tactic.
Idea of the strategy, as described
by union spokesmen, was to employ
surprise picketing concentrating
lines in some places, not in othdrs,
and picketing on some days and not
on other days.
The strike, called yesterday by
the piO Communications Workers
of America to enforce demands for
a "substantial boost” in wages from
the Western Electric Company, slow
ed long distance eservice because op
erators refused to cross picket lines.
Local service generally was not af
fected.
Rejects Wage Boost
The union, which represents 17.00C
Western Electric employees, rejected
a company offer or about 11 cents
an hour additional In wages. Pre
sent wages now average $1.55 to $1.G2
an hour. The union has not disclos
ed its specific wage demands. Length
of contract also is an issue.
First indication of the start of
the new strike technique came
when pickets suddenly left tele
phone buildings In Dallas, Tex.,
Denver, and Newark and other New,
Jersey cities. Pickets also failed to
show up in Springfield, Mo., and
other Missouri communities.
War of Nerves
“We don’t know what it means,”
said a Southwestern Bell telephone
official in Dallas. “We understand
they will allow the other workers
to be on the job today—and then
maybe stop them again tomorrow,”
He called the plan a “war on
nerves.”
As part of the plan, union spokes
man have said they intended to use
mass, roving picket armies to con
centrate on certain areas on cer
tain days. There also was talk of
“Jamming” local and long-distance
circuits by placing useless calls.
G. L. Florence of Ketchikan If
at the Baranof Hotel. •
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Denali scheduled to sail from Se
attle at 5 p.m. today, passengers and
cargo,
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver. Saturday, Nov. 11.
Freighter Palisana in port.
Republican
Candidates
Polled High
Over 40,700,000 Votes
Cast Tuesday with GOPers
More than 52 Per Cent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10— W —
Republican candidates in the ag
gregate polled slightly more than
52 percent of the off-year record
total of over 40,700,000 votes cast
Tuesday.
The figures are based on state
totals which are still incomplete i
in most states. Even so, they show |
that at least 40,727,213 ballots were
cast.
The previous peak in a non-pre
sidential year was 37.304,380 in 1938.
The figure in 1946 was 35,874,568
and in 1942 it was 30,024,927.
Republicans outvoted the Demo
crats 21,049,778 to 18,684,129—or ap
proximately 52.3 percent to 46.3. In
the 1948 presidential election, Demo
crats polled about 49.3 percent of the
total and the Republicans about 45
percent.
no paaflFghts
MADE THURSDAY
There were no Pan American
World Airways flights, in, or out
of Juneau yesterday due to bad
weather and hazardous runway
conditions at the Juneau airport.
Yesterday’s northbound flight was
held at Annette Island overnight
ind was due in today about noon.
Today’s planes were listed on
schedule.
• ••••*•••••
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
• endinK 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau—Maximum, 37; •
• minmum, 33. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 36; •
• minimum, 33. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• (Juneau and Vicinity! •
• •
• Mostly cloudy tonight and •
• Saturday with occasional rain •
• or snow. Low temperature to- •
• night near 32 and high Sat- •
• urday near 38. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours endlnu 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau—.41 Inches; •
• since Nov. 1—3.72 inches; •
• since July 1—32.75 inches. •
• At Airport— .36 inches; •
• since Nov. 1—1 85 inchc •
• since July 1—22.90 inch*' •
• *««•••••••
COLLAZO
INDICTED,
MURDER
Grand Jury Ads in Attempt
Made on Life of Presi
dent Truman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10— W) —
A Federal grand jury today Indicted
Oscar Collazo, 37-year-old Puerto
Rican, for murder in connection
with the Nov. 1 attempt on President
Truman’s life.
The charge is based on the killing
of Leslie Coffelt, 40, White House
guard, when Collazo and Griselio
Torressola tried to shoot their way
into Blair House, the President’s
temporary residence.
Torresola was killed in the rain
of bullets from guards which felled
Collazo with wounds in the chest
and shoulder.
Conviction of murder carries the j
possibility of a death sentence in !
the District of Columbia.
From the stories of eye-witnesses,1
there is some evidence that Torres- ;
ola actually shot Coffelt. But under 1
District of Columbia law when two
or more persons engage in a felony
and kill some one, all are considered
equally liable to charges of murder.
The grand Jury’s four-count in
dictment charged the Puerto Ricans
went to Blair House "with intent
to murder the President of the Uni
ted States, who was then within
said dwelling and building.”
The additional counts charged the
two with felonious assault on the
Blair House guard detail and on
members of the secret Service as
signed there to guard the life of the
President.
Finally, there was the charge that
Coffelt was murdered.
The grand jury presented its in
dictment before U. S. Judge Edward
A. Tamm who earlier this week ap
pointed a defense attorney for Col
lazo after being advised that the
Puerto Rican is without funds.
—-.
FROM KETCHIKAN
John Dassow and Clarence J.
Carlson of Ketchikan are regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel.
• •
• REGULAR EDITION •
• OF EMPIRE ON SAT. •
• •
• Notwithstanding tomorrow is •
• a holiday, the Empire will pub- •
• lish and expects to be on the •
• street at the usual time with •
• the Saturday edition at 1 ’clock •
• containing the latest local and •
• world news. • j
SIEELBAND
FORGED WITH
NEW LINKUP
Chinese Commie Concen
trations, Supply Lines j
Given Blasting
SEOUL, Nov. 10—(fft—'The Allies
forged a steel band across North
Korea’s narrow waist today with the
lineup of U. S. Tenth Corps Forces
from the east and Eighth Army ele
ments from the west.
Associated Press correspondent
William Jorden reported the linkup
was made southeast of Tokchon. in
north-central Korea. It came as
Chinese Communists Just north of
the Manchurian border continued
their ominous buildup of troops—
now reported at some 300,000.
Other Chinese Red forces already
in Korea, estimated at about 60.000
were withdrawing into far North
Korea’s wooded mountain fastness
under constant lashing by Allied
air power.
U. 8. planes hit ten Russian-built
tanks and Red transports southeast
of the border.
Smash Supply Lines
Bombers and Jet fighters carrying
half-ton bombs smashed at Red
supply lines near the south of the
Yalu River boundary of Communist
Manchuria.
American and Red Jet fighters en
gaged in two flashing chases near
the major Red crossing point—the
northwest border town of Sinul
Ju. No losses on either side were
reported.
U. 8. Jets destroyed eight enemy
tanks and damaged two in Red
territory south and southeast of
Slnulju. Twenty-five trucks and
other vehicles were destroyed and
seven truoks damaged.
Puzzling Lull
The puzzling lull in the ground
action continued into its fifth day.
There was only patrol action and
minor skirmishes.
Inland from the east coast, the
U. 8. Marines observed the 175th
anniversary of the corps by rolling
onto a plateau to within three mil
es of the vital Changjin power dam.
It was a gain of six miles.
There was no opposition. Aban
doned* packs indicated the haste
of the Chinese withdrawal.
Great Advance Made
A U. 8. First Corps spokesman
said the day’s greatest advance—
like-wise unopposed—was registered
by the South Korean Capital Di
vision in the far northeast—an 11
mlie thrust north of Kilchu.
That’s about 75 miles south of
the Manchurian forder. Elsewhere
across the peninsula, the Allied line
was 45 to 50 miles south of the
touchy boundary. Before the Red
counterattacks last week, the Al
lies had shoved to the border at one
point and 15 miles from it at anoth
er.
FIRE SWEEPS
VALLEY HOMES
IN CALIFORNIA
SAN BERNARDINO,*Calif., Nov.
10— OB—Hundreds fled their homes
in the darkness today as a fire
swept by 50-mile-an-hour winds
threatened nllich of the city's nor
thern sector.
Firemen said it was almost out
after a six-hour fight.
At one point, police reported
hundreds of homes were burning,
while pajama clad residents—many
of them women and children—
played garden hoses on roofs. But
as dawn came, only one home on
a hilltop appeared a complete loss.
A half-dozen others were badiy
damaged and spot burns and char
red paint showed on many more.
A two- mile strip several blocks
wide fn places, but largely brush
land near the foothills, was black
ened.
MEAT MAN HERE
Donald Bland of Meats, Inc.,
from Seattle, is stopping at the
Baranof Hotel.
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.
William Clavier of Washington,
D c., is at the Baranof Hotel,