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JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1950
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STATEHOOD DECLARES
DELEGATE BARTLETT
It was Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bart
lett’s prediction that Alaska would
get statehood within the next 14
months at the latest, when he spoke
before a regular meeting of the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce this
noon.
Declared Bartlett, “If the bill is
brought up it will be passed. The
votes are there. Statehood is now
considered a matter of national
concern and is out of our hands.
We should start preparing for it
now to work out the best form of
state government, elect the best
delegates to a convention to write
a state constitution that will be
the envy of all the states. State
hood has a fifty-fifty chance if it
is brought up at the session of Con
gress convening November 27 and
it will be considered unless there are
more urgent matters.”
Housing Amazing
The Delegate said that $2G1,000,000
had been appropriated for various
Alaska projects this year and that
he was amazed at the progress made
in the field of housing, especially in
the skyscraper type. "Clinton C.
Staples, head of the Federal Hous
ing Authority for Alaska, has as
sured me that next endeavor will be
in the family type dwellings, which
are also needed.”
Making reference to the Senate
subcommittee due in Juneau to
night, Bartlett said, “We can ex
pect results from this group of men.
They are all interested in Alaska
and they are all capable Senators.”
The tax incentive proposed legis
lation to attract new industry to the
Territory came up for discussion for
the second time following suggested
changes in the proposed bill. The
matter was finally tabled for further
study. Mimeographed copies will be
sent to Chamber members for de
tailed study and constructive sug
gestions.
Bartlett informed the group that
there were able attorneys who dis
agreed on the constitutionality of
the proposed bill. “In view of the
federal demand for more taxes from
us all, this bill is not likely to re
ceive favorable consideration in
Congress. I believe there are factors
other than taxes discouraging ven
ture capital for new industry in
Alaska,” he said.
Guests included 12 superinten
dents of schools from all over the
Territory who were guests of Dr.
James Ryan, Commissioner of Edu
cation; Dr. Dick Hall of Decatur,
Ga.; Jimmie Bolton, Juneau Bap
tist minister; Lt. Comdr. L. A
Baiada, from Kodiak; Jerry Wil
liams, Alaska Attorney General:
Leonard Berlin of Juneau; and new
member Lew Williams, Jr., of Ju
neau.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Louise from Vancouver
scheduled to arrive Saturday after
noon or evening.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Copyright. 1950. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.!
By DREW PEARSsON
SAN FRANCISCO—Out of the
turbulent, hard-slugging Gubernat
orial race in California may wel'
come a future President of the Uni.
ted States.
The race between colorful, auda
cious Jimmy Roosevelt who, with hi;
father's voice and charm, has beer
covering California like a patch
work quilt until there is almost nc
town which has not seen 01 heaic
him; and on the other side, Re
publican Gov. Earl Warren, out
of the most level-headed executives
in the U.S.A.
The race is important not meiel>
because of the personalities involv
ed but because of the growing im
portance of California in the na
tion. There was a day when Virgin
ia, because of its size, was the
mother state of Presidents. Latei.
Ohio, with its heavy population,
toasted that it was the well-spring
of Presidents, while New York has
also supplied a heavy quota.
The weight of population is im
portant because of the number of
delegates a state can control in tl?e
nominating conventions. And this
year, California comes forward with
the second largest population in the
U.S.A.
Also important is the fact that
if a miracle should happen and
Jimmy Roosevelt should be able
to defeat a Republican of Gover
nor Warren's prestige and stand
ing, he would be definite Presiden
tial timber four years later.
On the other hand, if Warren de
feats Jimmy Roosevelt, as now
^Continued on Page Four)
AGREEMENT ON
FORMOSA IS BIG
QUESTION NOW
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — Of) —
The report that President Truman
and Gen. Douglas MacArthur have
reached agreement on the Formosa
issue opened anew today the ques
tion of what exactly are American'
aims for the future of that strategic
island.
The heart of the question is: to
what extent will the United States
try to keep Formosa, now held by
the Chinese Nationalists, from fall
ing into the hands of the Chinese
Communists?
Up to the time of the Truman
MacArthur conference on Wake Is
land last Sunday, there was con
siderable evidence that the two men
did not see eye to eye. MacArthur
clearly favored a determined policy
to keep Formosa permanently out of
Communist control. Mr. Truman
favored neutralizing the island dur
ing the Korean war and thereafter
settling its status peacefully through
the United Nations.
The key to the reported agreement
may be this: although he seeks ni
peaceful solution in accord with
other friendly nations, the President
may have no intention of letting
that solution take the form of hand
ing Formosa over to the Chinese
Reds.
That is, the reported agreement:
may have taken the form of an
assurance by Mr. Truman to Mac
Arthur that his policies, developing
within the U.N., are aimed at per
manently neutralizing the island.
High Pentagon officials who re
portd anonymously yesterday that
the two men had agreed on the
Formosa issue did not say how or in
what degree the differences as they
formerly appeared on the record had
been resolved.
SCHOLARSHIP HONOR
ROLLS ARE RELEASED
Two scholarship rolls have been
Pleased regarding standings for the
irst six weeks of the 1950-51 year
n the Juneau High School. One is
.he select scholarship honor roll
ind to be eligible a student must
meet the following requirmcnts: j
.-lave earned an A in citizenship;
;e carrying a minimum of four aca
iemic subjects; have an average of
lot less than 3.75 in academic sub
lets; Here is the roll:
Alex Blanton, AAAA, Ruth
Jloomquist, AAAA, Mary Grisham,
AAAB, Ann Henning AAAAA, Er
aest Kronquist, AAAB, Margaret
.IcCluggage, AAAA, Russell Nelson,
AAAB, Harold Schultz, AAAB.
Janet Schultz, AAAA, Bob Sacrist,
AAAAB, Carl Weidman, AAAAB.
/irginia Whitehead, AAAA, Eliza
.eth Wyller, AAAA, Fred Wyller,
1AAA.
The scholarship’ roll is for a stu
ient who must have the following
equirements: Hove earned an A
n citizenship; be carrying a mini
■num of four academic subjects;
have no grade below a B unless
.•arrying five subjects; If the stu
dent is carrying five subjects one
3 grade is permissible if at least
.ne of the other grades is an A.
Here is the roll:
Dick Allen, AABB, Peter Arget
iinger, ABBB, Nancy Berggran,
ABBB, Lynn Bodding, ABBB, Char
otte Conine, AABB, Paula Cook,
AAABB, Sylvia Davis, ABBB, Janet
Jlmt, AABB.
Heather Hollmann, ABBB,, Rose
leen Hyckenbothem, AABB, Mar
an Jackson, ABBB, Donna Jewett
3BBBB, Beverly Junge, ABBBC,
Dick Keithahn. BBBB, Aileen
Kronquist, AAABB.
Carol Lawrence, ABBB, Lois Law
rence, ABBB, Nancy McDowell,
ABBB, Joan Molyneux, ABBB,
Donna Mountjoy, AAABB, Celia
\Tiemi. AABB.
Mary Nordale, AAABB, Joan Os
born ABBB, Anne Parsons, ABBB.
Jean Penrod, ABBB, Ruth Posey,
AABB.
Ann Reischl, ABBBC, Jack Rhode
ABBB, Victoria Tydlaeka, AABB
Joan Williamson, ABBB.
m REFUGE OFFICIALS
FERRY NEW WIDGEON
Ferrying a new Grumman Widg
eon for use here, two high offic
ials in the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice arrived yesterday on their way
to visit all Alaska game refuges.
They will go as far west as Cold
Bay.
The two officials of the FWS
Branch of. Refuges are William
Ackernecht, chief, Section of Land
Management, and John Ball, chief,
Section of Operations.
Ball, who was here about a
year ago and claims he brings
line weather, also is chief pilot.
Both are guests- at the Baranof
Hotel.
I
BUILDING
BAN NOW
PROPOSED
Stiff Blow Aimed at Con
struction-Credit Ex
pansion Slapped
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — —
Despite forceful objections from the
building industry, the government
today considered an emergency ban
on the construction of race tracks,
dance halls, bowling alleys and
other amusement spots.
New moving picture theaters and
night clubs might also be included,
but officials of the National Pro
duction Authority <NPA> said the
scope of the proposed order remains
to be worked out. Its aim is to save
materials for munitions.
The move would be a stiff blow
to the already tottering building
boom. Severe limitations on private
real estate credit and federal home
financing were imposed Thursday,
and a limitation on commercial
construction credit—affecting stores
and office buildings—-is expected to
follow.
Credit Expansion
Still another slap at credit ex
pansion, in the form of a Federal
Reserve Board order tightening
bank reserve requirements, became
more likely. The Board yesterday
reported that bank loans to busi
ness houses hit another record high
last week.
An order requiring banks to set
aside more funds in reserve would
limit the bank funds available for
lending. Business loans Iasi week,
the Board said, increased by $227,
030,000 to a total of $16,142,000,000.
The proposed building ban was
unfolded to a score of leaders in the
building, real estate, materials, and
related industries. They fought the
idea vigorously.
I
CRIPPS QUITS
BRITISH POST;
HEALTH IS BAD
LONDON, Oct. 19—i.T)—Britain’s
economic czar, Sir Stafford Cripps,
quit his senior cabinet post today,
because of his health.
Cripps, 61, long known as “Mr.
Austerity” to millions of Britons,
resigned from the chancellorship of
the exchequer he took over in No
vember, 1947. In that position, cor
responding roughly to Secretary of
the Treasury in the United States,
Cripps held wide powers over the
economy of Britain. He spearheaded
the drive, recently successful, of
building up Britain’s dollar and gold
reserves after the postwar slump
which threatened Britain’s life as
a going concern.
He resigned because of the ill
health that has plagued him several
years. He has colitis, a form of di
gestive trouble, and returned Mon
day from a rest cure in Switzerland
and a vacation in Italy.
Cripps’ resignation was handed to
Prime Minister Attlee in the course
of a 45-minute meeting.
"Shooting Scene”;
Police Called Ouf
ERIE, Pa., Oct. 19—(£1—Reports of
“a shooting’ at 18th and Peach
Streets in downtown Erie today
brought police on the run with
drawn guns.
When they arrived they found
the assailants and the victims still
at the scene.
The assailants: two youths, ages
10 and 12, armed with BB guns.
The victims: some empty beer cans.
PUBLICATIONS HOP
TOMORROW NIGHT
The Juneau High School publica
tions hop, sponsored by the publica
tion staffs of the J-Bird and the
Totem, will be held tomorrow night
in the school gymnasium. The dance
starts at 8:30 o’clock and is semi
formal. Tickets will be sold at the
door. Alumni are cordially invited to
attend.
REPORTS FOR PHYSICAL
David Andrus, chief petty officer
in Naval Reserve, left Tuesday for
Kodiak to take physical examina
tion for possible call to active duty
in the near future.
AIRPORT PROGRAM
HERE AND PALMER
TOLD BY SCHWAMM
“Tony” Schwamm, director of the
Alaska Aeronautics Commission, in
Juneau today said that the much
discussed Palmer airport is now
complete, in operation and awaiting
final inspection by CAA authorities.
There has been much unfavorable
publicity surrounding the land ac
quisition for the Palmer field and
Schwamm said that Federal Aid
matching funds are still being with
held “pending further investiga
tion.”
Schwamm said he hopes that the
Territory will be able to collect these
participating funds at an early date,
as it has been necessary to dip deep
into Territorial funds slated for
next year’s program to pay contrac
tors for work already completed.
When asked about Juneau’s air
port extension. Schwamm described
the delay as “a gross misunder
standing.” Schwamm said that he
had made application for Juneau's
airport program about four months
ago and had written Juneau city
officials to that effect. At about
the same time, Mayor Waino Hen
drickson received a letter from
Washington inviting the city of
Juneau to apply for the airport ex
tension, but stipulating that the city
undertake to defray maintenance
expense of the extended portion of
the airfield.
Application having been made,
nothing was done at this end—and
Schwamm received no word from
Washington. It was not until yester
day that Schwamm learned of the
sequence of errors.
The original application did not
include the provision requiring the
city to pay maintenance costs, said
Schwamm, but an amended applica
tion will be forwarded at once in an
effort to expedite the Juneau pro
gram.
Schwamm declined to comment
on the possibility that an additional
^tumbling block had been placed
in the path of the Juneau project
as he had suggested in a letter to
this paper dated August 21, 1950.
From the letter, we quote the fol- j
lowing excerpts:
“There has been no indication at
this time that participating funds
for other projects will be withheld
However, I do feel that if there
is any more adverse or unfavorable
publicity given the airport program
it is quite possible that all partici
pating funds may be withheld until
each project is investigated in de
tail. . .
“In regard to the construction of
the Juneau airport I have every
reason to believe that due to the
unfavorable publicity given the air
port program it is very possible that
the extension of the Juneau airport
will not be authorized this year a
the CAA is going to carefully scrut
inize this project due to the pro
posed Senate investigation.”
150 AMER. WAR
PRISONERS FOUND
IN NORTH KOREA
SEOUL, Korea, Oct, 19—(tfl—A
group of 150 American prisoners oi
war, stranded in North Korea when
their Red captors fled from onrush
ing United Nations troops, was spot
ted by U.S. planes today.
The men signaled with signs on
the ground asking for food and
.ntdical supplies. They were gath
ered around a burned opt freight car
on a railroad siding.
The pilots said they saw no guard
or enemy troops. A British pilot
located the stranded prisoners yes
terday.
A C-47 transport plane loaded
with medicine, food, blankets and
other supplies for them war
grounded later today because ol
bad weather.
WEATHER RETORT
Temperatures for 24-Flour Period
ending 6:20 o’clock this mornlus
In Juneau—Maximum, 51:
minimum, 30.
At Airport—Maximum, 48:
minimum, 28.
FORECAST
(Janean and Vicinity)
Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday. Lowest temperature
tonight near freezing and
highest Friday near 46 de
grees.
PRECIPITATION
(Past 24 hours ending 1:30 a m. todaJ
City of Juneau — None;
since October 1—3.86 inche: ;
since July 1—25.94 inches.
At Airport — None;
since October 1—1.40 inche
since July 1—20.74 inches.
I
Tony Schwamm Here
To Look Into Juneau
Airport Situation
i
I A review of plans for the 1951
construction season on Territorial
aviation projects in Alaska was given
here today by Tony Schwamm, Aero
nautics Director of the Alaska Aero
nautics and Communications Com
mission. He just returned from a
meeting of state aviation officials
in Minneapolis and will be in Ju
neau for a few days looking into the
Juneau airport situation before
going to Anchorage.
“We have completed surveys anc
drawn up master plans for seven
projects in the Interior which have
;now been approved by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration," lu
■said. These include Eagle, Ruby
Kallag, White Mountain, Quart*
and Taylor Creeks in the Kougarok
and a new field at Bethel on the
city side of the Kuskokwim.
“Eight seaplane facilities will be
"constructed in Southeast Alaska ii.
1951,” he continued.
“Plans have been approved for
seaplane floats at Craig and Hyda
burg. Plans have been sent tc
Wrangell for approval there. In
spection has been made of com
pleted seaplane facilities at Pori
Althorp, Sitka, Baranof at Warn
Springs. Tamgass Harbor and Hooc.
Bay. The seaplane float at Ketchi
kan is completed but a change oi
location may be made to south ol
the Thomas Basin breakwater which
offers greater protection in storm;
weather.
"Fort Yukon air strip, and boti
the landstrip and seaplane base at
Seldovia have now been accepted
by the CAA. We are still working 01
the strip at Kotzebue which will bt
usable this winter. The Dillinghan
airport should be completed withii
ten days. A survey is being mad<
for a new airport at Seward.
"We are now working on the ex
tending and widening of the Haine.
landing strip,” Schwamm stated.
Yesterday Schwamm made final
inspection of the Skagway airper
which has been completed by tht
Slunter Construction Co. of Seattle
In reporting on the Minneapoli.
meeting Schwamm said the officials
skipped their usual “hangar flying
to work out some of the problems
facing aviation in the states. They
»ere anxious to keep civil aviatioi
operating in case of a nations,
emergency and recommended
screening of pilots before an emer
gency arose. Most of those in at
tendance felt that small fields foi
the private pilot had been over
.ooked too much. Safety factors ant
streamlining of enforcement wert
considered, and a simplification o.
the federal aid act for airfield con
struction.
Alaska will come under the ac
until 1952 whereby the federal gov
ernment matches 75 percent of thi
funds to the Territory’s 25 percent
After that the proportion will grad
ually be equalized.
12 MILLION IS
STORM DAMAGE
FLORIDA AREAS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 19
7PI—Florida’s estimates of damagi
climbed to about $12,000,000 toda;
from the hurricane which took s
few last licks at beaches while ii
its death throes in western Georgia
Three Florida people died in the
blow.
All storm warnings were orderec
down as the storm’s center thrashec
uneasily to the west of Columbus
Ga,
“That is a dead one, but anothei
center is developing in the Gulf oi
Mexico about 300 miles south of the
Louisiana coast,” storm forecaster
at Miami reported. "Both the dying
storm and the new one are in a
figure-eight-shaped low pressure
system.”
Forecasters puts a stamp of ap
proval on newspaper estimates of
$12,000,000 damage from the 125
mile hurricane that roared in over
Miami late Tuesday and early Wed
nesday. The calm central eye passed
directly over Miami between 11:45
p.m. Tuesday and 12:15 a.m.. Wed
nesday. As the eye passed, scream
ing and smashing winds returned.
Property damage in Miami alone
was assessed at about S8.000.000.
Elsewhere property damage was
estimated at $2,000,000, and crop,
damage at another $2,000,000 for a
total of $12,000,000.
“That estimate seems about right,'
forecasters said. “It may be a bit
conservative when all reports are i
in.”
TENAKEE VISITOR
George John Hall, of Tenakee, is j
at the Juneau Hotel.
No U. S. Entry
For Franco's
Falangists
!
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19—(/PI—The j
Justice Department lias ordered
members of the Falange party of
Franco Spain barred from entering
the United^ States. It ruled them
out as members of ft “totalitarian”
group.
The Department ncted under the
new internal security law which
makes members of the Communist
, or other totalitarian parties ineli
gible for admission.
However, the State Department
has not gone so far in applying
the law. In instructions it sent out
Tuesday night. Consuls abroad were
told merely to suspend any decision
to grant or refuse visas (entry per
mits) sought by Falange members
"pending further instructions.”
The Justice Department action,
and its apparent split with the
State Department in interpreting
the new legislation, was announced
by Michael J. McDermott, State
Department press officer. He said
the entire subject of applying the
taw is still under study.
The internal security law, enacted
last month over President Truman’s
veto, makes ineligible for admission
not only members of the Communist
party and any other totalitarian
party, but also members of sub
sidiary and affiliated organizations.
(Ml PASSENGER
TRAIN DERAILED;
2 TRAINMEN DIE
1 ONEIDA, N.Y., Oct. 19——1The
New York Central railroad’s “North
Star” express, streaking westward
,n the darkness, was violently de
railed here early today at a cost oi
two lives and 15 injured.
The fleet passenger train, roar
ing through this central New York
flatland at a 75-mile-an-hour clip
hurtled the rails in the heart oi
Oneida. A steel freight-car dooi
that had fallen in the path of the
limited was blamed for the wreck.
The engineer and fireman were
.tilled.
None of the injured was reported
in serious condition.
Plunge Off Track
The steam locomotive and all 11
cars of the flyer plunged off the
tracks and tore up 500 yards of thi
Central’s four-track main line,
which hugs the north bank of the
Vew York State barge canal. Traf
fic was re-routed over the Central’s
parallel west shore railroad on the
ither side of the canal.
The North Star, enroute from
.Vew York to Toronto and Cleveland,
vas racing through this city oi
11.500, located in the exact center
>f New York state.
Its conductor, Paul J. Schaefei
jf Albany, said about 200 passen
gers were aboard, more than usual
because of fog-bound air transpor
tation in New York City.
All the injured were in the second
coach, the third car behind the
locomotive. Ahead of it was another
coach tfnd a baggage car.
Sgt, Harold Lutz of the state po
lice said the freight-car door, cut
In two by the grinding wheels oi
the train, lay in the center of thr
racks about in the middle of the
rain.
The fireman, Frank Romeo of
Watervliet, N.J., was killed in his
cab. Engineer Frank Ronay of
Menands, N.Y., died several hours
later.
Falls from Scaffold;
Glances Off Rock;
lands Below, Wrist Hurt
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 19—
/Pi—Gene Turner, 35, a power tool
operator, fell from a 'scaffold.
He plunged down the face of
Eklutna Dam, glanced off sloping
rock and landed 50 feet below,
Injuries: fractured wrist, minor
bruises.
PAT GILMORE TO JOIN
COURT PARTY AT KETCHIKAN
Sufficiently recovered from a ser
ious illness to return to his duties
as U. S. Attorney, P. J. Gilmore,
jr„ has been getting back in stride
this week gradually, a few hours
a day. He was in St. Ann’s Hospital
for several weeks.
Sunday, Gilmore plans to go to
Ketchikan for the present court
term, which probably will last an
other two weeks.
Mrs. Flossie Doolin, Chief De
puty U. S. Marshal, went there
yesterday on official business.
NEW ANGLE 1$
GIVEN 001 IN
KOREAN WAR
Neither Chinese Commies
Nor Russia Could Fnter
Conflict, PresentTime
Bv RUSSELL BRINES
TOKYO, Oct. 19—(if)—High in
formed sources said today neither
Chinese Communist nor Russian
troops could enter the Korean war
now with any chance of success.
The informant added:
Soviet air power would be the
only effective aid the North Ko
reans could get from the outside
in the final days of the campaign.
But there is no sign the Russians
will supply this.
Instead, the Soviets have indicated
since the Inchon landing Sept. 15,
that they have decided to abandon
the Korean Reds.
General MacArthur is understood
to share this view of the present
war situation. That was the back
ground to his reported statement to
President Truman at Wake Island
that Chinese and Russian Com
munists would remain out of the
war.
Russian or Chinese participation
in the war at any time during the
first six weeks would have been de
cisive. the informants said. This was
before the United Nations buildup
cut down the original North Korean
numerical superiority in men and
materiel.
But at that time the North Ko
reans and probably their advisers
seemed convinced of ultimate vic
tory. This was indicated by deploy
ment of most of the Red army
around the Pusan beachhead, per
mitting the knockout blow behind
them through the Inchon-Seoul
drive.
SENATORS DUE
FOR HEARING ON
ALASKA DEFENSE
“Sacred Cow ETA (estimated time
af arrival) 5 p.m., Juneau” is a sim
plified version of the flight plan
filed from Fairbanks today, indicat
ing the expected arrival of a Sena
torial group investigating Alaska
defenses. At least it stood that way
at press time <3 p.m.).
The three Senators on the "watch
dog” Armed Services subcommittee,
accompanied by the Alaska Gov
ernor and high military officers, are
finishing a quick swing through the
Territory which started Sunday.
In Juneau tonight they will la.
dinner guests at the Governor's
House, then have an evening for re
laxation or diversion of their own
choice. They say they are tired.
Instead of any large social affair,
they suggested today that anyone
wanting to see them attend the
public hearing tomorrow.
This will be at 9:30 a.m., in the
Senate Chambers, Federal Building
The three law-makers will take
evidence on military defense in
Alaska and urgent needs, for the
report to the larger committee.
Conducting the hearing tomorrow
will be Senators Lester Hunt (D
Wyo), Wayne Morse (R-Ore) ani
Leverett Saltonstall (R-Mass).
Leaving about noon for a hear
ing in Ketchikan, the Senators will
be accompanied by Gov. Ernest
Oruening, who has been with them
an the Alaska tour. He will remain
in Ketchikan to address the Ameri
ia n Federation of Labor convention
scheduled to open Saturday.
Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner, com
nanding general, Alaskan Defense
Command, heads the military dele
gation, which includes several offi
cers and advisors from Washington,
O.C.
OCEAN QUEEN CREW
HAS UNEASY NIGHT
ON ROCKS, TAKU HBR.
Eight persons aboard the Ocean
3ueen, a 50-foot vessel owned by
Jimmie Martin of Juneau had an
ineasy time last night when the
vessel was grounded on rocks at
Slave Point in Taku Harbor.
A call to U S. Coast Guard head
luartcrs here sent the 83-foot cut
er to the rescue. Six of the crew
vere taken aboard the cutter while
wo remained with the grounded
>oat.
The Ocean Queen was safely re- |
loated on the morning tide and1
vas proceeding to Juneau under i
.er own power this morning, C.G.
leadquarters reported.
NO. KOREAN
CAPITAL IS
TAKEN NOW
Pyongang in Hands c-f Uni
ted Nations Forces-Gov
ernment !s in Flight
(By the Associated Press)
Most of Pyongyang, Communist
capital of North Korea, was in the
hands of United Nations forces to
day. Red Premier Kim II Sung and
members of his government have
fled to the north.
Tank-led units of the U S. First
Cavalry Division and the South Ko
rean Republic’s First Division joined
up near the heart of the city.
Communists surrendered by the
thousands. The capital appeared de
serted by its 700,000 inhabitants.
Associated Press Correspondent
Don Whitehead said it was an easy
contest. Only a few snipers and die
hard Communists were attempting
to stop the inexorable advance of
the Allies.
Government Skips
Pyongyang civilians told a South
Korean army spokesman that Pre
mier Kim and his Communist gov
ernment had flown the coop. They
were said to have fled to Huichon,
80 miles to the north.
Escape roads northward were
jammed. But in Tokyo, intelligence
officers said there is no indication
.he Korean Reds are planning an
organized defense line north of
Pyongyang.
Race for Capture
Two Allied columns, in a hell
for-leather race to be the first in
side the city, blasted their way from
two sides. Tlie U.S. First Cavalry,
which had been first inside Manila
and Tokyo in World War II and
iinked the two beachheads in South
Korea, coming in from the south,
won the roaring race. It was credited
with being ahead of the South Ko
rean First Division, Which ap
proached Pyongyang from the east,
by three hours.
Enemy Fire
An Eighth Army spokesman said
he Cavalry troopers and the South
Koreans ran into heavy enemy ur
illery and mortar fire on the out
skirts of the city which stopped
.hem for a time.
Behind the Cavalry were four
United Nations Divisions and a
British Commonwealth brigade
ready to fan out around the city
uid secure it.
But there seemed little chance of
urther large-scale enemy resistance.
So speedy was the Allied advance
hat the Red’s overall defense plan
eemed to have been shattered.
Allied commanders said the com
parative ease with which the capi
al was captured might indicate a
change in the war that started
June 25 when the North Koreans
nvaded South Korea in force. The
.var from now on, they said, might
jp in the nature of scattered guer
■illa actions.
Chalk l?p Victory
While United Nations forces
chalked up this victory, diplomats
at. Lake Success were attempting
.o work out a system of peace pat
cols in a new anti-aggression pro
gram sponsored by the United
states and six other nations. The
ponsors met behind closed doors
.o discuss Russia’s demand it serve
ill the patrols.
The plan, which puts teeth in the
U.N. efforts to maintain peace, is
supported by Britain, Canada,
France, Turkey, the Philippines and
Uruguay, besides its chief sponsor,
he United States. Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky has
demanded that the 14-man peace
patrols include representatives of
che five big powers.
In this list he included Com
munist China as well as the Soviet
Union, the United States, Britain
uid France. The United States takes
the stand that if China is to be
ncluded it musj be Nationalist—not
Communist—China.
FROM HOONAH
Ira B. Stevenson, Hoonah busi
ness man, is stopping at the Hotel
Juneau.
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