THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. LXXIX., NO. 11,969
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1951
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Whooper-Up Days
Of '98 Held by
Elks Saturday
The “Days of ’98" were brought
up to date in a night-long celebra
tion of the old days by Elks and
their ladies at the Elks lodge and
ballroom Saturday night with able
assistance by the Skagway Elks
troupe.
An estimated 1,200 persons crowd
ed into the building to watch the
Skagway group stage two of its un
usual shows, to dance and drink,
to “gamble” with stage money, and
to watch the judging of the beards
and costumes.
One Elk said, “and we might
have got more people in here except
those bushy beards and bumpy bust
les take so much room.”
But all of the costumes weren’t
the decorous kind, and some of
the dance hall girls dresses had
been cut down to "see” level. It was
a gay, swirling night for the big
annual celebration and the roaring
days of the gold rush must have
come into sharp focus in the minds
of some of the oldtimers.
Big Climax
The celebration built up to a big
climax by the time of the second
show of the Skagway entertainers,
but the small hours of early morn
ing saw many dancers just starting
to have fun. Most of the Elks said
it was “one of the best” of the cele
brations.
Pat Carroll was master of cere
monies for the night’s two floor
shows. The Skagway players, with
girls in saucy, yellow dance-hall
girl dresses and men in checkered
vets, straw hats and gaitered sleev
es, started their first performance
off with "Rick-Ticky-Tune.” The
second number concerned the vag
aries of a jealous man and a gal
with a ■roving eye, Jackie and Gail
Budd. tinging, “All Er Nuthin’.”
“Love* Is the Reason,” with Adele
McGuane and the girls of the cast
was the next song-dance routine.
“Weird Beard Man”
With the audience spotted with
wierd beards, there could have been
no mo’-e fitting number than “The
Man \Yith The Wierd Beard” by
' the men. Gene Bird was the
“beard.” Juanita Stevenson, who
manages and plays piano for the
troupe, took the spot with the girls
in singing, “Razza Ma Tazz.”
Acting emcee Carroll called a
halt inthe show while Elmer Friend,
of the Empire, was given a 50-year
pin from the Skagway Elks lodge.
Friend joined the lodge in 1901 and
has retained his membership since
that date. As usual, Elmer showed
a fine command of language when
called upon to speak. He said noth
ing. The girls of the Skagway
troupe swarmed around while El
mer gave them kisses—or took them.
"Elmer’s kisses sure speak vol
umes,” one of the girls said.
“I’ll bet they aren’t first edi
tions,” another added enthusiasti
cally.
Skagway’s Mayor Sings
The next number might have been
an anachronism for the ’98-ers, but
proved one of the favorites. “Bar
in a Car,” was sung by Skagway’s
mayor. Bill Peero, and Archie Brena
and Bill Bingham. Next came
“While Strolling Through the Park,”
by Feero, Brena, Bingham and Bird.
The show concluded with “Char
lie, My Boy,” by a double mixed
trio, and with the whole cast sing
ing and dancing, “By the Light
of the Silvery Moon.” Late in the
levening, the troupe gave another
show, repeating the “Wierd Beard”
act, and making several good Elks
swear off for life with tossing
TheWashingion
Merry-Go-Round
(Copyright, 1951. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By DREW FEARSON
ff ASHINGTON—Here Is the in
side story on the Korean truce talks.
General Ridgway has cabled a
strong recommendation to the Pent
agon that we keep the military
pressure on the Communists until
all the terms of the Armistice are
settled. Otherwise, he warns that
the Chinese will stall over such mat
ters as inspection teams and ex
changing prisoners.
Ridgway also claimed that his
forces can hurry the final armistice
—provided they remain free to twist
the Communists’ arm. On the other
hand, he argues that after a truce
his men won't feel like fighting for
ground that they know is going to
be given back anyway. Ridgway’s
gamble is that his tactics won’t
cause a breakdown of the talks, but
will acutally speed the final armist
ice. .
However, there is no question but
that Ridgways’s proposal represents
a definite and important change of
policy. Therefore his proposal is
still under active consideration' By
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
(Continued on Page 4)
around and singing about the head
of Ann Boleyn, the girl who lost
her head over Henry VIII.
During the second show, the au
dience gave an assist with singing
several old favorite songs. Only a
few individuals gave way to the
urging for local talent to come
forth, but a few males braved the
microphone, and Mrs. Steve Shel
don and Mrs. Bill Sweeney put on
an original sister act.
Awards
Prizes for beards and costumes
went to: Ted Lupro, for the best
beard; Bill Ray, for the best at
tempt at a beard; Mrs. Edward Dull,
for the best old-fashioned dress;
Mrs. Wayne Johnson, for the best
dance hall dress; Mrs. Ray Mans
field, for the best men's or women's
costume; and Arne Shudshift, for
the "best men from the creek" cos
tume.
The Skagway troupe also gave
performances at the Bubble Room
of the Baranof Friday night and
Sunday afternoon.
Cast members are: Jackie and
Gail Budd, Gene and Freda Bird,
Evelyn and Bruce Boynton, Linda
and Bill Bingham. Norris Wheaton,
Archie Brena, Harry Hoyt, William
Swick, Adele McGuane, Bill Feero,
and Juanita Stevenson.
“A lot of folks came here op
timistically,” said one Elk, “and
left misty optically—but we sure
had fun.”
And Sunday the men shaved off |
their beards and wives were wonder- I
ing where they had seen those fel
lows before.
The success of the event is due
largely to “Buck” Faulkner and his
live wire Elks committee and of
course to the Skagway Elks troupe.
Discussion on Family
Scheduled for P-TA
Meeting This Evening
A discussion on the family in
the community will be conducted by
the Rev. Fred McGinnis at the se
cond meeting of Parent-Teachers
Association this evening at 8 o’clock
i in the high school study hall.
Rev. McGinnis, pastor of the
i Met' .Ctuiv h wav o detente
! to the national "conference on the
; family held In Chicago during Oct
ober. Miss Marjorie Iverson, ins
! tractor of vocal music in the Juneau
high school will present three choral
groups in a varied program.
A cash award will be made to
the grade represented by the larg
est attendance of parents at the
meeting, it was announced by Mrs.
Florence Oakes, president of the
P.-T.A. Refreshments will be served
by mothers of the second grade.
Hirohito Signs
Peace Treaty
TOKYO, Nov. 19—(M—Emperor
Hirohito today signed the Japanese
peace treaty and the U. S.-Japan
Security Pact.
His signature, at Nara where he
is on tour, completed Japanese ac
tion on the documents. The Diet
gave its approval yesterday.
The United States Senate was
expected to do likewise early next
year. The pacts were agreed upon
in September at San Francisco. .
The Emperor’s signature was af
fixed just 18 days short of the 10th
anniversary of Japan's attack on
Pearl Harbor.
Dean Rusk, U. S. Assistant Sec
retary of State, is on his way to
Japan to review with U. S. military
authorities plans for military bases
to be retained in this country.
Yesterday, Japan’s House of
Councillors (Senate) voted 174 to
45 in favor of the peace treaty, 147
to 76 for the Security Pact. The
House of Representatives voted ov
erwhelming approval Oct. 26.
Matthews, Whitlock
Fight Tuesday Night
PORTLAND, Nov. 19—7PI—Harry
Matthews of Seattle and Dave
Whitlock ot San Francisco have
wound up training for their 10
round fight here tomorrow night.
Whitlock polished off his prepa
ration by going three fast rounds
with Bull Halsey. He has predicted
he will be able to last the entire
10 rounds and observers at ringside
yesterday said he might make good
on the prediction.
Matthews and Whjtlock met last
August at Boise. Matthews won.
TO FORT YUfCON
Dick Cross, with CAA here, left
today for Fort Yukon where he
will be relief operator for 90 days
while the regular man and wife
team there are Outside on leave.
He plans to gather material for an
other of his travel books.
FROM FAIRBANKS
Mr. and Mrsl E. Ellingin of Fair
banks arrived here yesterday from
Anchorage and are stopping at the
B&ranof Hotel.
DISARMAMENT
PLEA VOICED
BY ACHESON
PARIS. Nov. 19—<.?l—U.S. Secre
tary of State Dean Acheson intro
duced the west’s disarmament plan
today and fervently appealed for its
acceptance to “open a broad high
way along which we can all march
together.”
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky listened impassively as
Acheson urged all countries not "to
turn aside into the noisome alleys of
propaganda.”
Acheson was asking the U.N.,
in Us 60-nation political commit
tee, to adopt a program which
wculd set up a I?-nati«n dis
armament commission to start the
ball rolling in a step-by-step sup
ervised arms reduction as pro
posed by the U.S., France and
Britain.
Acheson chose to present the plan
to the committee personally. It
was his first appearance in person
before a U.N. committee to intro
duce and explain a resolution on
any subjeej.
The commission, made up of the
members of the U.N. Security Coun
cil plus Canada, would lay the
groundwork for a world arms reduc
tion conference to which such non
U.N. nations as Red China would be
invited.
The resolution which Acheson
introduced for the Western Big
Three calls for strictly controlled,
gradual disarmament and a cen
sus of all weapons, including the
atomic.
The permanent members of the
Security Council, Britain, Nation
alist China, France, Russia and the
U.S., would have to agree on such
a commission’s decisions, since each
of the five would have veto power
in the council.
“We can seize this great oppor
tunity for peace,” Acheson said in
a conciliatory speech which was
greeted with great applause from
the committee, "or we can fritter
It away.”
The Secretary of State made no
direct mention of the Soviet Union.
Thousands Are
Homeless in
Rampaging Flood
ROVIGO, Italy, Nov. 19—UR—'The
home of Romeo and Juliet—Verona
—and Mantova today fell under the
menace of Italy's rampaging flood
with the collapse of a quarter-mile
section of the northern bank of
Bianco (White) Canal.
The break, which has doubled in
size since yesterday, was only one
more new calamity in the desolated
Po delta, where nearly 200,000 per
sons have been made homeless.
A fierce storm-driven rain in
some parts of the vast area added
to sufferings of thousands of iso
lated hungry, theatened persons.
It also added to the floods, which
in the past 10 days have brought
death to more than 100 North
Italians.
Rovigo, the provincial capital, was
a deserted city.
A fleet of small boats was rush
to Adria, where 20,000 of the 35,
000 population were marooned after
ignoring earlier warnings. During
the weekend the waters covered
the city and Uxiay rose in many
places to second-story level.
The canal break was 40 miles
from Verona, a city of 170,000, made
famous by Shakespeare’s story.
Chinese Fail fo
Budge Dug-In
Allied Division
SEOUL. Korea, Nov. 19— Ufi —
Chinese "Reds furiously counterat
tacked in central Korea today but
couldn't budge a dug-in Allied di
vision which had smashed them
back three miles in a two-day line
straightening offensive.
British forces beat off a 12-hour
Communist attack on the western
end of the battle line.
In the East, UN command troops
were knocked off two hills, but re
captured one a few hours later.
Allied jet fighters sweeping over
North Korea Monday spotted only
eight Communist MIG jets but none
of the eight ventured south of the
Yalu River, boundary of thfir Man
churian sanctuary.
A pair of daring American Sabre
jet pilots Sunday shot up eight
Red Mig-15 jets on the ground at an
air base in northwestern Korea—
the first time enemy Jets have been
caught on the ground. Seven other
MIGs were reported hit in three
air battles.
Rescued Couple
Still Snowbound
In Small Village
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 19—OPI
—An amateur pilot and his com
panion on an ill-starred pleasure
flight were snowbound at an Alaska
village today, awaiting clearing
weather to make the trip back to
civilization.
I Bush Pitot Bob Vanderpool took
off yesterday from Stoney River, a
village 250 miles west of Anchorage,
with Bob Rouse and Viola O’Brien,
hero and heroine of an epic Alaska
rescue last week, but was turned
back by a snowstorm. (
Vanderpool planned another at
tempt today.' He said he would fly
the couple to Anchorage or Fair
banks. whichever city reported the
best weather.
The bush pilot last Friday plucked
Miss O'Brien from an icy river-bed
after a light plane with Rouse at
the controls made a crash landing
Nov. 2 on a pleasure flight from
Fairbanks to Anchorage.
Rouse stumbled 35 miles over
rugged terrain covered by 12 inches
cf snow to carry word of the acci
dent to Stoney River, an Eskimo
village. Vanderpool flew to the
accident scene, landed despite a
snow-storm, and returned to Stoney
River with Miss O'Brien.
Reports received here yesterday
Indicated both Rouse and Miss
O'Brien were in good condition de
spite the two-week ordeal in frigid
snowswept interior Alaska.
Rouse, a Fairbanks construction
foreman, formerly worked in Brem
erton and Seattle. Miss O’Brien is
a Fairbanks cafe cashier. She
formerly lived in Spokane and
Walla Walla.
School Singers
Entertain Lions
The High School Boys Chorus, a
male octette, and a mixed quartet
under the direction of Miss Mar
jorie Iverson entertained the Lions
Club ut - .cgu’ar ..uncTisi:'. meet
ing at the Earanof Hotel Monday
noon.
Most of the selections were in an
autumn and Thanksgiving theme
with the chorus singing, ‘ Down the
Open Road,” and "What Good Does
a Long Face Do?”; the octette,
"Lord of Living Harvest”; and the
mixed quartet, “Swing the Shining
Sickle,” “Now We Thank Our God"
and “The Younger Generation.”
Jack Shepard was in charge of
the program and Vice President A1
Ransome presided in the absence of
“deer-hunting” President Carl
Rusher.
Sleighing Dangers Discussed
Dr. J. O. Rude brought up the
matter of children sleigh riding and
the need of blocking off the streets
reserved for this activity. He re
minded the members that Gold
Street above Fifth Street had been
withdrawn for sliding.
It was decided that Doctor Rufie
and Ransome would meet with tne
chief of police to discuss posting
and blocking streets for sliding.
Lions in the small boat harbor
vicinity are scheduled to meet at
8 o’clock tonight at Peter Woods
to go over the feasibility of clear
ing and icing a depression there for
winter ice skating. Written per
mission has already been received
from the Russian. Church to use
the land for an ice rink.
Dr. R. H. Shuler of Sitka was a
visitor.
ARC MEN ARRIVE
E. Reuff and E. M. Harding who
have been with the Alaska Road j
Commission at Valdez during the.
past summer are now at the Gas- i
tineau Hotel.
AT THE HOTEL JUNEAU
Philip Allen and Wilfred A.
Sanderson of the Alaska Road Com
mission have taken up winter resi
dence at the HoteWuneau.
FROM SPENARD
Thomas Mitchell of Spenard is at
the Baranof Hotel.
WEATHER REPORT
(O. 8. WEATHER BUREAU
At Airport: Maximum. 27;
Minimum, 19.
FORECAST
(Juneau and Vicinity)
Continued fair and cold to
night and Tuesday with
gusty northeasterly winds.
Lowest temperature tonight
near 20 degrees in town and
as low as 10 degrees in outly
ing areas. Highest tempera
ture Tuesday around 25 de
grees.
PRECIPITATION
(Put 24 hours ending 7:30 » m. toda
• At Airport — 0.32 inches;
since July 1—17.13 inches
TV FOR ALASKA
ONLY A MATTER
OF ECONOMICS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 — !>P> —
Strictly a matter of economics —
that’s the view of the Federal Com
munications Commission on the fu
ture of television in Alaska.
From an engineering standpoint,
it’s ready to go as soon as the Com
mission lifts a three-year-old freeze
on station construction. That may
be February — possibly even earlier
in Alaska where the long distances
between population centers elimi
nate the possibility of interference
when stations are too close to
gether.
The financial outlay, however,
may cool the enthusiasm of any
prospective promoter. It costs
from $250,000 to $500,000 to build
a TV station, and $100,000 a year
or so to operate. Whether Alaska's
cities are large enough to pro
duce that kind of advertising rev
enue is a question outside FCC’s
jurisdiction.
"We just handle the allocation of
channels," one spokesman said.
“Whether an applicant can make a
profit doesn’t concern us — it’s his
money.’’
So far no one has indicated wil
lingness to take the gamble.
The Commission announced re
cently it has allocated 19 stations to
six Alaska communities — all in
the "very high frequency (VHF)”
channels receivable by sets now on
the market. It allocated no “ultra
high frequency <UHF>” channels to
the territory.
Allocations
Most of the allocations — six —
went to Fairbanks; four to Anchor
age; three each to Juneau and Ket
chikan; two to Seward and one to
Sitka. One station in each of the
first four communities is reserved
for non-commercial, educational
purposes.
The Fairbanks allocations, inci
dentally, are a good illustration of
the lack of station interference ex
pe led in the territory. Seattle,
htffcy times larger in population,
will have only four VHF stations
to prevent interference with other
stations allocated to nearby Tacoma.
Another Atom
Blast Set Off
This Morning
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 19—<.4>)—
An atomic blast at or near the sur
face of the ground was set off at
9 a.m., (PST) today.
, It was markedly different from
previous explosions. There was a
flash, a ball of flame and then a
column of reddish flame shooting
up like a giant roman candle. But
there was no huge, mushrooming
cloud, only a small cloud with a
white top and brownish base.
Newsmen on Ml. Charleston, 50
miles from the Yucca Flat test
site, said the explosion appeared
to be a surface shot, perhaps from
a tower or a platform. There had
been speculation that this might
be the world's first known under
ground atomic blast.
However, reporters who have
watched other detonations said
there was no apparent great up
heaval of the desert floor, as might
be expected from an ^underground
shot.
Among high officials witnessing
today’s test was Maj. Gen. William
C. Lawton, chief of staff of army
field forces, Ft. Monroe, Va.
Disclosure that troops partici
pated today came from Brig. Oen.
Burdette M. Fitch, commanding the
Desert Rock camp for atomic sol
diers and director of army partici- j
pation ill the AEC tests.
Gen. Fitch issued this statement:
"Approximately 250 military ob-}
servers, representing the armed
forces, witnessed this day another j
nuclear detonation at the AEC (
Nevada test site.
“Also participating were troops1
and technical experts involved in1
layout of field fortifications, ma-1
teriel and equipment for test pur
poses.”
Stock Quotations
NEW YORK, Nov. 1$—Stock |
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine [
stock today is 3'», American Can!
107*i, American Tel. and Tel. 157. j
Anaconda 50%, General Electric'
55V General Motors 49V Goodyear 1
42'4, Kennecott 87%, Libby McNeill!
and Libby 8%, Northern Pacific
59V Standard Oil of California!
51V Twentieth Century Fox 22,
U S. Steel 39%, Pound *2.80%, Ca
nadian Exchange 96.621&.
Sales today were 1,020,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
industrials 259.70, rails 80.53, util
ities 46.45.
Red Truce Talk
Delegates to Give
Reply Wednesday
MUNSAN, Korea, Nov. 19—
Red cease-fire delegates today
promised to give their overall reply
Wednesday to an allied proposal
for an armistice in 30 days in Korea.
At the close of an hour and 15
minute session at Panmurijom, they
asked and got a recess through
Tuesday. They wanted to study a
plan keyed to a truce line which
courses up to more than 25 miles
notrh of parallel 38.
The Reds apparently want to
refer the matter to Peiping —
where Red China's Foreign Min
ister Chou en-Lai today issued
a statement barking up a Rus
sian proposal that parallel 38 be
the liqe of demarcation for divid
ed Korea.
Chinese Red Gen. Hsleh Fang
of the Communist delegation said
the Reds, after studying the plan,
would come back Wednesday with
the overall reply. The hour of the
next meeting will be 11 a.m. (6 p.m.
Tuesday, PST).
The Allies have proposed that the
present line of battle contact across
Korea be accepted as a temporary
demarcation line now and that such
a line become the permanent cease
fire line if a full armistice is sign
ed within 30 days.
NEW MUDDLE IN
KOREAN PEACE TALKS
TOKYO, Tuesday—UPl—1The North
Korean Communists leaped Into the
Korean truce muddle late last
night with belligerent proposals that
seemingly would put the skids under
an Allied plan for an armistice be
fore Christmas.
The Red Pyongang radio said the
North Korean Foreign Minister had
sent to the United Nations General
Assembly and Security Council
these demands:
1. Cease all hostilities now.
2. Accept the "Just and reasonable
proposals" of the Reds and with
draw 2 kilometers each from the
battle line.
3. Withdraw all foreign troops
from Korea.
4. Punish Allies alleged to be re
sponsible for "atrocities" against
Koreans.
This fourth point, coupled with a
violent denial of atrocities commit
ted by the Reds, added a further
complicating factor to the armistice
effort.
Both Chinese and North Korean
political maneuvers came after the
Red armistice negotiators at Pan
munjom, Korea, had obtained a
48-hour recess to study the Allied
plan. The Reds had promised to
give their reply at Panmunjom
Wednesday.
Ill-Fated Ship
Now Reported
Lost or Sunk
By CHARLES KEIM
Port Angeles Evening News Writer
ABOARD COAST GUARD CUT
TER NORTHWIND, off Washing
ton coast, Nov. 19—(A—The ill-fat
ed Liberty ship S. S. George Walton
is either lost or sunk in heavy
seas, 50 odd miles northwest of
Cape Flattery. .
Crewmen aboard the seagoing tug
Barbara Foss radioed the escorting
Northwind last night that their tow
cable was fast to something on the
bottom. Heavy 15-fOot seas and
driving 50-mile winds made it im
possible to determine exactly the
Walton’s status, the tug reported.
The Walton could not be seen on
radar screens on either the North
wind or the Barbara Foss.
The first radio report to the
Northwind said the Foss crewmen
were cutting the tow cable with a
torch because the heavy pull on it
was causing the tug’s stern to pull
down and part of the counter was
already damaged.
The Walton first burned Nov.
C, 350 miles northwest of Cape
Flattery, resulting in ' the loss of
six crewmen. Heavy seas Infer broke
the tow of the Northwind, under
command- of Capt. J. A. Dirks, rig
ged aboard In heavy weather.
Later the Barbara Foss rigged
a tow to haul the Walton to Seat
tle. The Northwind has been escort
ing the two vessels.
TIDE TABLES
NOVEMBER 20
High tide 6:32 a.m., 12.8 ft.
Low tide 13:11 p.m., 7.1 ft.
High tide 5:48 p.m., 13.3 ft.
FROM PORTLAND
James W. Berry of Portland Is
registered at tbe Baranol Hotel.
U. S. ATTORNEY
NOT !N DANGER
BEING FIRED
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 — l.fl —
Senator Williams tR-Del) said to
day Attorney General McGrath has
given him "positive assurance”
that Charles O'Gara will not be
fired as a federal attorney for giv
ing information about tax scandals
to members of Congress.
Williams, a Senate Finance Com
mittee member who has been ac
tive in probing the government’s tax
collection system, said that O’Gara
is among federal employees who
have fed him information.
O’Gara is the assistant US. At
torney for northern California.
Earlier, Williams had disclosed
secret testimony in which O'Gara
said he had evidence of stomach
turning corruption in San Fran
cisco's Internal Revenue office.
Williams said he conferred with
McGrath today regarding “the pro
posed removal” of O’Gara and
added in a statement:
“I was given the positive assur
| ance by the attorney general that
Mr. Charles O’Gftra would not be
fired as a result of any cooperation
which Mr. O'Gara had given to me
personally or to any Congressional
committee.”
Williams earlier had, said he
blasted O’Gara secret testimony be
fore the Finance Committee be
cause recommendations for O’Gnra’s
dismissal were before the Justice
Department. O’Gara's superior,
Chauncey Tramutolo, U.S. Attorney
at San Francisco, has accused
O’Gara of "slandering innocent
people.”
Most of Nation
In Grasp of ke
Air with Snow
By the Associated Press
Icy air gave most of the nation
a numbing chill over the weekend'
and some eastern states had heavy'
snowfalls to go along with the
freezing weather.
Snow fell for 24 hours without a |
letup In some sections of Pennsyl- j
vania, dumping 18 inches at Kane,;
in northwestern Pennsylvania.!
Heavy snow also smacked parts of
Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland, I
with 15 inches reported near Clevc- |
land.
Cold, numbing weather extended '
over a vast area. Florida, in the |
path of biting northwest winds,
reported the coldest weather of
the seasons today. Only a 10-mile
wind which prevented frost saved
truck crops as far south as the
Everglades. Miami reported ‘ 43
degrees.
Threat of frost forced somff Cali
fornia citrus growers to break out
smudge pots. Temperatures hovered
near the 32 mark yesterday in
Southern California.
The icy air responsible for the
big chill flowed into the states
from Canada. It continued to
move eastward from the Missis
sippi valley today with little like
lihood that temperatures would
warm up soon.
The whomping 18-inch snowfall
at Kane, in northwestern Pennsyl
vania, is regular winter fare for
the area and residents gave it light
hearted treatment. Not so, how
ever, in Cleveland — or rather pari,
of Cleveland. Wierdly, three-foot
snow drifts piled up in the south
eastern section of the city, while on
! the other side of the town the snow
barely topped a man’s ankle.
Early morning temperatures to
day showed Eau Claire, Wis., one
of the coldest spots with -1. Other
readings were Duluth 2, Interna
tional Falls, Minn., 1, New York 31,
Chicago 18, New Orleans 38, P|pdle
ton, Ore. 13, Seattle 51.
WEATHER HITS JUNEAU
Juneau had a weekend variety of
weather ranging from rain, sleet
und a snowfall to bright sunshine
and gusty winds today.
Air travel was disrupted with no
Pan American Airways flights yes
terday and no Pacific Northern Air
lines flights Saturday. However
ski enthusiasts were out trying their
‘ boards,*’ a few duck hunters trailed
in before dark.
Youngsters had a field day with
sleds and snowball fights, while
automobile wheels spun on Icy
streets and a number of near-acci
dents were chalked up.
A heavy snowfall out the Glacier
Highway storm-bound a number of
people in Juneau Saturday night.
The snow and cold are slowing
,up construction on the new Terri
torial building, E. F. Haugan, office
manager of the Carson Construc
tion Co., said today. However, work
will go forward, he said.
The new Burford Building Is
under cover and closed in with in
side finishing going forward by
BIG PROBE,
TAX SCANDALS i
IS PROMISED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19— W —
Senator Williams (R-Del> Is start
ing his own search lor tax collection
scandals. He'lll concentrate on "live
or six of the top racketeers of the
country,” he said today.
Williams who is credited by hia
Republican colleagues with setting
off the current House probe of
scandals In' the Federal Revenue
gathering service, says he will de
mand still deeper digging.
He followed this with disclosure
that he’s doing some digging of his
own Into the tax cases of some big
time criminals. He wouldn't reveal
their names, he said, for "fear of
tipping them off to cover up, or
possible loss of government records
involving them.”
“I’m making a detailed case study
of Just how they were treated on
tax returns, collections and prosecu
tions by Federal tax officials,”
Williams told a reporter. “There has
been a lot of criticism and rumor
about preferential treatment of
these racketeers by tax officials. I
have asked Treasury officials for
full details on these cases."
Williams added that he hasn’t yet
received all the data he asked but
he thinks he'll be "able to get all
the facts one way or another.”
In calling for a hotter pace In the
tax scandals chase, Williams told a
reporter he will Insist that William
O. Lias, whom he has identified
to the Senate as a notorious racket
eer, gets a chance to tell his full
story «on "tax deals." Williams want
ed to know about $2,330,774 In tax
claims he said remain unpaid.
BOLICK
RESIGNS, !j
[NT. R. B.
WASHINGTON. Nov, 19 — t* —
Daniel A. Bolick, a top ofacial of
the Internal Revenue Bureau for
many years, resigned today. He
gave 111 health as the reason.
Bolick was on the management
staff of the bureau. He formerly
was assistant revenue commissioner.
Commissioner John B. Dtinlap an
nounced the resignation without
any comment.
The change was another In a
series of resignations, firings and
suspensions that have shaken the
bureau in recent months while it
was under fire in Congress on
charges of inefficiency and cor
ruption.
Casualties Climb
As British Hold
Suez Trouble Zone
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov. 19—(j*1)—
British forces "occupied” this Sue*
Canal Zone trouble center today
as the casualty list climbed to 14
dead and 31 wounded from two
weekend battles between British
troops and Egyptian police.
Acting Foreign Minister Ibrahim
Farag El Din Pasha immediately
announced in a radio address that
he would protest both In Cairo and
in London against the "occupation."
On the British side, four officers
were killed—one on Saturday—and
four soldiers and two civilians
wounded. Egyptian authorities an
nounced that six policemen and
four civilians were killed, and 25
police wounded In the 24-hour per
iod of sporadic fighting.
The British wounded included
Ralph Champion, correspondent of
the London Sunday Pictorial. He
was slightly hurt.
A British spokesman described
yesterday's fighting as a “flareup
of the Saturday night battle” In
which a British army officer was
killed.
He said a military patrol Jeep
was fired on yesterday afternoon
as it passed headquarters of the
Egyptian polioe.
"This appeared to be the signal
lor gunfire to open from all di
rections, from rooftops and door
ways.”
Troops from the British head
quarters were rushed to the city
and returned the Egyptian fire.
V
Ship MoT«m»nts
Denali scheduled to sail from Se
attle on Friday.
Baranof scheduled to arrive
northbound at 3 a.m., tomorrow.
Freighter Sailors Splice in port.
Triplette and Dalziel. Jack Burford
expects to begin transferring his
office supplies store stock to the
new location about December 1.