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VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,608
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1960
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COUNCIL REJECTS
PROJECT DELAY AS
"FALSE ECONOMY"
Councilman J. P. Christensen's
call for a "pay-as-you-go" policy
was beaten down with cries of
“false economy” at the meeting of
the City Council last night.
Christensen suggested that the
city "stop all work not exactly
necessary in order to conserve
funds still in the city treasury”
until tax monies begin coming in.
He referred to projects on which
contracts have not yet been let.
Most Important of these is a $4,000
job which will connect the dead
ends of Distin Avenue and Eighth
Street by a single-lane fill and
viaduct.
He pointed out that the city has
already borrowed $50,000 for current
running expenses and will be forced
to borrow $22,000 more before Oct
ober 1 to pay interest on bonds.
False Economy
Councilman James Larsen led the
opposition to Christensen’s sugges
tion. Terming sufh a move “false
economy,” he said that the small
amount of interest which would
have to be paid for the short time
the city would borrow needed funds
would make the delay in carrying
out the needed projects unwise.
Cars using the full length of
Distin Avenue are forced to back
up one and one-half blocks to get
out. This has resulted in damage
to several automobiles each winter,
he 6aid.
heferring to the money which will
have to be borrowed to pay the
interest due on bonds October 1,
it was pointed out that that
amount would be repaid within a
month from funds received under
the city's new sales and service
tax.
Part of the $50,000 already bor
rowed has been used to pay inter
est on bonds and will be repaid
to the general fund from sales
tax money also, it was pointed out.
Sales tax questions brought up
by Juneau business and professional
men were considered, and City At
torney Howard Stabler was instruc
ted tb draw up rules answering the
questions for presentation at the
next meeting.
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Assessments Approved
’ The findings of City Assessor Ray
Beach, were accepted by the Council,
with the exception of the assess
ment of the stock of Martin Victor
Purs, Inc.
The fur company, represented by
attorney Norman Banfleld, raised
objection to the value placed by
Beach on the stock in the store.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
IdwrUtt IIM hr Bell Predicate, lac.)
By DREW PEARSON
ItashINGTON — There were a
good many reasons why Louey
Johnson was fired as Secretary of
National Defense. He was, of
course, the victim of fate in the
Korean war, and the President
needed a political scapegoat.
But the most important reason,
in the end, for Johnson's exit was
that he never made a friend of his
chief in the White House. Had he
won Thiman as a real friend, the
President would have stuck by him
through hell and high water—re
gardless of Korea, regardless of
military blunders, and regardless of
economy at the wrong time.
Truman has stuck by his friend
Mon Wallgren, by his friend Dean
Acheson, and by his late friend
Tom Pendergast, despite all sorts
of criticism. But Johnson was
never a friend.
In fact, Truman never evfen
trusted his Secretary of Defense.
He knew that Johnson was playing
ball with the Republicans, with his
old enemy Bernard Baruch, and
with others why played on the op
posite political ball team. At one
time the President complained to
Senator Kilgore, who comes from
Johnson’s home state, West Vir
ginia:
“In order to find out what Louey
is up to, I have to read the Re
publican Press and the Chicago
Tribune."
Actually, the President’s decision
to tire Johnson was made four or
five weeks ago. After making the
decision, Truman told very few
people, one of them being General
Marshall. Incidentally, it was not
until the past week that Marshall
fhially gave his agsent.
Secretary Johnson didn’t know he
was on the skids till the White
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Beach Said the company had not
declared the value of its stock, but
had objected when his assessment
was made known.
A spirited argument ended when
the council decided to let a dis
interested fur expert look over the
list of the company's goods in stock
and place a value on it.
Councilman Arthur Walther,
chairman of the boat harbor com
mittee, reported that no stalls
would be laid out along the master
float at the small boat harbor, but
that, in addition to those already
along the finger floats, stalls would
be laid out on both sides of float
number three.
This will take care of all boats
holding stalls at present, as well
as those which have applied for
mooring places, he said.
Patrolman Hired
Carl P. Mueller was officially
hired as a police patrolman for a
90-day trial period. He will replace
a patrolman who has resigned from
the force to take another Job.
Police Chief Bernard E. Hulk
pointed out after the meeting that
new crosswalk lines are being
painted under the direction of the
police department. He warned
drivers to respect the rights of
pedestrians in the crosswalks.
The Council passed a motion to
accept the offer of hillside prop
erty on Calhoun Avenue opposite
the Governor’s residence. The
property, held by the Federal gov
ernment as a school site, was
offered by the Interior Department.
Use of A. B. Hall
An officer from the Coast Guard
cutter Storis requested use of the
Arctic Brotherhood Hall for one
or two nights a week as a place
for the crew of the cutter to play
basketball. The council passed a
motion granting the request, but
pointed out that the nights on
which the Coast Guardsmen will
be able to use the hall will have
to be decided after a conference
with those groups which used the
hall last winter.
A resident of the Irwin Street
Harbor Way district appeared at
the council meeting to request a
street light be placed at the corner
of the two streets. A motion was
passed to have the light put up
as soon as possible.
Objectionable Buildings
A tetter from the Chamber of
Commerce was read which urged
that wrecked and burned-out build
ings be removed.
It referred especially to the gut
ted portion of the Juneau Lumber
Company property, the burned-out
Packard Marina Building, and the
ancient structure at Second and
Gold Streets.
Harold Foss, Juneau architect,
expressed agreement with the
Chamber of Commerce suggestion.
"I firmly believe that there is
some way the city can remove the
old and objectionable buildings
around town,” he said.
Mayor Waino Hendrickson said
that a study will be made of the
building code to see what provis
ions it makes for such action.
R. W. Cowling Motor Company’s
bid for a truck with a dumping
steel flatbed body was accepted
over bids of three other local auto
dealers. The Cowling company bid
to provide the city with such a
truck within 70 days for $2,964
complete and delivered here. Next
lowest bid was $3,137.90.
Following the lead set by Ketchi
kan, the council authorized Mayor
Hendrickson to wire the Congress
ional committee slated to inspect
the defenses of the Territory and
urge that a secondary defense pro
gram be launched for Southeast
Alaska.
The Juneau council agreed with
Mayor J. A. Talbot of Ketchikan,
who stated in a letter that an ex
panded Coast Guard and defense
of key airports in this section of
Alaska is most necessary.
Election officials to serve at both
the city and territorial elections
were approved.
SUZY WINN TO CONTINUE
WORK AT UNIV. OF ALASKA
Miss Suzy Winn left today via
Pan American plane for Fairbanks.
She plans to spend the next several
weeks at the University of Alaska
library. Her work there will be in
the interest of the Alaska school
text book she is now engaged in
writing.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Louise from Vancouver
due to arrive 6 tonight.
Alaska from Seattle due to arrive
Tuesday.
Aleutian from west scheduled
southbound Monday noon.
MARSHALL DENIES
STASSEN WANTED
FOR DEFENSE POST
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16.—'tfi—
Reports that Harold E. Stassen,
former Republican Governor of
Minnesota and now President of
the Universtiy of Pennsylvania,
might become Assistant Secretary
of Defense under Gen. George C.
Marshall were denied today by both
men.
Marshall, reached by an Evening
Bulletin reporter at his home in
Leesburg, Va., said: "No, I haven’t
considered anybody.”
Stassen, unsuccesful candidate
for the GOP presidential nomina
tion in 1944 and 1948, said at his
suburban Chestnut Hill home:
“I do not expect any appoint
ment of any kind from the na
tional administration."
The report that Stassen was
under consideraton for the defense
post came after he sent a telegram
cancelling an engagement to ad
dress a banquet concluding a stra
tegy meeting of Young Republicans
last night in Chicago.
INSPECTIONS MADE
OF SOUTHEAST UNITS
ALASKA NAT. GUARD
Maj. D. N. Cameron has returned
from a visit to Company B, 208
National Guard Infantry Battalion
(sep), in Sitka where he reports
that the company expects to in
crease its strength in the next few
weeks. The company strength will
be increased due to the return of
students to the Mt. Edgecumbe
school and with the end of the
fishing season.
Capt. Charles W. Kidd, com
manding officer of Company B, is
to be complimented on his stimu
lating the community spirit in the
support of the company, Maj. Cam
eron reports. Maj. Cameron leaves
Monday to visit Company A in
Ketchikan and possibly a platoon
of Company A in Metlakatla.
The first issue of “The Alaska
Guardsman,” , Alaska National
Guard newsletter, has just been
published. It is to come out every
two weeks covering training aides
and publications, radio broadcasts
and army schools. The publication
is sent to all Alaska National
Guard units.
Rifles and carbines have been re
ceived for the 208 National Guard
Infantry Battalion with drills soon
at the rifle range on qualifying
courses.
DIRECTORS BOARD,
ALASKA DIVISION
ACS MEETS MONDAY
All members of the Board of
Directors of the Alaska Division
of the American Cancer Society
are reminded that the board meet
ing is scheduled for Monday eve
ning at 8 o'clock in the Council
Chambers. Written announcement
of the meeting was mailed out to
all members in the Territory ten
days ago, and proxies from places
in various parts of the Territory
already have been received, accord
ing to Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann,
Commander of the Alaska Division.
Chief agenda on the meeting will
be approval of the budget for fiscal
year 1951, election of a lay and a
medical delegate to the annual
meeting of the American Cancer
Society in New York next month,
and approval of general reports on
the Cancer Crusade and Educa
tional programs conducted during
the past year. Charles W. Carter,
Chairman of the Board of Direc
tors will preside at the meeting,
and it is hoped a full attendance
of Board members will be out to
participate in it.
The annual meeting of the Alas
ka Division, Mrs. Hermann said,
will not be held until November/
following the annual meeting of
the national organization.
GIRL FOR HARRIS
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon P. Harris at St. Ann’s
Hospital at 8:45 a.m. today. Harris
is with the Coast Guard here.
BOY FOR CASHENS
A 6-pound 14-ounce boy was born
to Mrs. Frank Cashen at St. Ann's
Hospital here yesterday.
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, FROM SEATTLE
Mitchell Hanavan and Willard
Brewington of Seattle are staying
at the Baranof Hotel.
"BUNGLING”
CHARGE IS
GOP WEAPON
CHICAGO, Sept. 16—14V-The Re
publican Party’s chief weapons in
the Congressional campaign, leaders
appeared agreed, will be the Kor
ean war issue and Truman adminis
tration “bungling."
National Party leaders at a two
day midwest GOP Conference also
agreed that the Communism issue
and the attack of the Brannan Farm
Plan will be secondary.
Guy G. Gabrielson, Republican
National Chairman, said yesterday
he is “very optimistic” about all
Republican Congressional contests.
But he did not predict the GOP will
win control of either House. He es
timated a net gain of five instead
of the required seven Senate sets
and 25 to 30 House seats, short of
the 47 the GOP needs to outvote
Democrats.
He said the Republicans can win
the Nov. 7 election on the Kor
ean war issue even if the war ends
in a United Nations victory before
then.
“The people are still sore about
how we ever got into war in the
first place," Gabrielson told news
men.
FWS CRANE IN PORT
FROM THREE MONTHS
SEASON, SHUMAGIN
The Crane, Fish and Wildlife
Service boat, is in port from three
months in the Shumagin Islands
areas on fish trap and stream pa
trol. The vessel left Seattle for the
trip north last May 15 and arrived
back In Juneau early morning-.
Master of the ship is Capt. Linn
Jorgenson with Franklin R. Thom
as, mate and Swan Peetrson, en
gineer.
Area of patrol for the FWS ves
sel was from Chignik Bay to Uni
mak Pass with two Pacific American
Fisheries and one P. Harris can
neries in the area. One PAF can
nery Is at Squaw Harbor and the
other at King Cove with the P.
Harris cannery at False Pass.
The crew of the Crane saw Pavlof
volcano in action several times.
Puffs of smoke looked like giant
sized smoke signals to the en
gineer Thomas . Two stream guards
were stationed in the Pavlof area
with one at Volcano Bay and the
other at Canoe Bay just off Pavlof
Bay.
One trip was made to Dutch
Harbor with a stop at the old
whaling station on Akutan Island
to deliver mail. Mail delivered there
in August was the first mail since
June. The Akutan volcano is more
active than Pavlof, according to
Thomas.
The crew saw quite a lot of sea
otter and they appear to be on the
increase because of the closed sea
son on them. A one week run of
salmon swamped the floating can
nery at Lutke Cape on Unimak
Island.
On the trip into Juneau, the
Crane had to lay in at Sand Point
for two days because of bad weather.
Leaving Valdez, the weather had
been perfect but from Sand Point
to Prince William Sound there was
nothing but bad weather. The crew
is waiting for orders to take the
Crane to Seattle.
MAKKUUC APPLICATIONS
One mariage license was given
an engaged couple today, and one
application is newly recorded in the
U. S. Commissioner’s office.
A license was granted Crawford
D. Smith, welder at the Harri Ma
chine Company*and Mary Lee Wil
liams, formerly of Klukwan.
Application was made by Herbert
Mercer, Juneau fisherman, and Mat
ilda Johnson, Angoon cannery work
ers.
TODAY’S LANDINGS
Two landings made today were
for Engstrom Brothers from the
Alrita, Albert Wallis, 15,000 pounds
of salmon and from the Wanderer,
S. A. Stevens, 13,000 pounds while
Jim Hickey trucked in 1,200 pounds
from Auk Bay. The Mist, William
Cuthbert, landed 1.500 pounds tor
Alaska Coast Fisheries.
DOUGLAS FIREMEN’S PARTY
Tonight the Douglas Volunteer
Firemen and their wives or com
panions will join in a get-together
party in the Fire Hall. The party
will begin at 8 o’clock. This take’
the place of a scheduled picnic
which was postponed.
Congress Is
Clearing Way
For Marshall
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 — UPI —
The way was almost clear today for
Gen. George C. Marshall to take
over as Secretary of Defense.
Riding down Republican opposi
tion, Congress voted yesterday to
shatter a long-time precedent and
let a military man—instead of a
civilian—enter the cabinet as bods
of a military department.
Only President Truman’s certain
approval of this action and equally
certain Senate confirmation of
Marshall’s nomination remain be
fore Marshall can step in.
The House voted, 220 to 10S, ap
proval to a bill, requested by Mr.
Truman, to amend the Armed Serv
ices Unification Act to permit Mar
shall—and only he—to become Sec
retary of Defense. This 1947 law
had specified that only a civilian
could hold the post. One hundred
Republicans and five Democrats
voted against the bill.
Before it acted, the House added
an amendment expressing the sen
timent of Congress that Marshall's
appointment must not be followed
by the nomination of another mili
tary man when he retires.
Accepting this added safeguard i
without debate, the Senate a couple i
of hours later vofed 47 to 21 to send
the bill on to President Truman.
One Democrat, McCarran of Ne
vada, joined 20 Republicans in vot
ing against passage. Thirty-seven
Democrats and 10 Republicans sup
ported it.
The President’s signature on the
i bill will open the way for Mar
i shell’s formal nomination to suc
| qeed Louis A. Johnson wh oresigned
j early this week.
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FIRST ANNUAL 4-H
FAIR NEXT SATURDAY;
SE ALASKA EXHIBITS
There will be many proud young
sters in Juneau next Saturday af
ternoon following the awarding of
prizes for the best exhibits at the
First Annual 4-H Club Fair in the
National Guard Armory.
Boys and girls from all over the
northern half of Southeast Alaska
will compete for the many blue
ribbons to be presented in all div
isions of competition.
The girls will enter many ex
hibits of their sewing, cooking, bak
ing and canning skills. The boys
will concentrate on gardening and
animal husbandry. The latter's
exhibit of about 8 calves is expected
to attract considerable interest.
Harold Zenger and Dr. I. J.
Montgomery, chairman of the Fair
on behalf of the sponsoring or
ganization, the American LegicJn,
said today that judges are now
being selected to inspect the various
exhibits. Their names will be an
nounced next week.
The fair will open at noon Sat
urday, September 23, with the judg
ing of exhibits.
JUNEAU PHYSICIANS
TO CARRY OUT RED
CROSS BLOOD-TYPING
Juneau residents who wish to
take advantage of the blood-typ
ing program offered by the local
Red Cross chapter will receive this
service in the study hall of the Ju
neau High School beginning Tues
day evening, acording to Red Cross
officials.
All persons 14 years of age and
older, who have not been typed pre
viously, or who were typed before the
importance of the RH factor became
known, are urged to participate.
There will be no charge made, as
local doctors have offered their
services for the project, Red' Cross
officials said.
Everyone typed will receive a card
of identification with blood type
stated on it. Red Cross officials
pointed out that typing of blood
provides a valuable measure of safe
ty for everyone, since a sudden ill
ness or an accident may make nec
essary a blood transfusion.
Blood-typing of younger children
will be carried on at a later date.
Arrangements for Douglas residents
will be announced later by the Rev.
J. P. Porter, Red Cross committee ;
chairman for that area, it is stated.
EDITOR IN
FIREBACK,
BARTLETT
Strand Replies to Delegate
on Statement Made About
Information Given Bow
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Sept. 16—
«iT)—Editor William Strand fired
back "today at Congressional Delegate
Bartlett’s reference to him as being
linked with the controversial Sen
ator Schoeppel (R-Kans) speech
in Congress.
“Since when is it a crime to ask
for information?" asked the Daily
News-Miner Editor.
Bartlett has issued a statement in
Washington yesterday in which he
named Strand as one of those from
whom Frank Bow, aide to Senator
Schoeppel, solicited Information in
preparing the controversial attack
on Interior Secretary Chapman.
“It was my pleasure while in
Washington, D. C., recently to talk
to Mr. Bow among quite a number
of Federal officials,” Strand replied
today. "Our conversation was con
cerned with the sad state of public
affairs in Alaska at the present time.
Mr. Bow is not a subscriber to the
Dally News-Miner. Therefore he was
not conversant with such glowing
chapters in the story of the present
Alaska administration as the Palmer
land deal.
“I attempted, with a few well chos
en words, to bring him up to date
on that and other recent episodes
in the government of the Territory.”
“The only reputations blasted be
long to those In the Territorial ad
ministration responsible for these
conditions. If they are readers of
the News-Miner, they know who
they are.
"Delegate Bartlett states that no
further explanation regarding the
Feltus deal (the hiring of a public
relations agent to work for state
hood after he had once had an as
signment for Communist Poland)
needs to be given the Alaska public.
In this he is in error. Many Alask
ans, myself Included, still want to
know what Feltus did to earn $8,000
of Alaska taxpayers’ money.”
Bartlett had said that "these
known foes of statehood joined with
Bow. . .in a campaign that had the
dual purpose of hurting statehood
and blasting men’s reputations.”
EASTAUGH FIRST TO
FILE FORCITY OFFICE
F. O. Eastaugh, city magistrate by
appointment, became the first can
didate to enter the race for seven
city posts when he filed yesterday
afternoon.
Eastaugh was appointed to replace
William L. Paul Jr., as magistrate
when Paul resigned after being el
ected to the post last year.
A full council, as well as a city
magistrate, will be chosen at the
municipal election October 3, and
candidates may file until 5 p.m.
September 27.
FIRST AID (LASSES
WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
Red Cross First Aid classes will
begin at 7 .30 next Tuesday in the
grade school building, Henry Leege,
chairman of the committee an
nounced today. Registration will
be for adults only.
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• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures (or 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau—Maximum, 59; •
• minimum, 45. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 57; •
• minimum, 44. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• (Juneau and Vlclnltr) a
• Mostly cloudy tonight and •
• Sunday with an occasional ....
• light shower tonight. Low •
• temperature tonight near 48 •
• degrees; high Sunday near 60. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. toda* •
• City of Juneau—None; •
• since Sept. 1—4.10 Inches; •
• since July 1—15.16 Inches. •
• At Airport—None; •
• since Sept. 1—2.41 inches; •
• since July 1—14.41 inches. •
FEDERAL COUNCIL
WORKS FOR SAFETY
IN 30 AGENCIES
To correlate safety procedures, ed
ucational training and inspection
services of the 30 branches of the
United States Government here,
is the objective of the new Fed
eral Safety Council of Juneau.
The group met Friday afternoon,
with Chairman Milton J. Furness
(Fish and Wildlife Service) presid
ing at the session in the Senate
Chambers.
A number of recommendations
proposed will be circularized among
department heads for presentation
at the National Safety Council an
nual conference which opens Octo
ber 16 in Chicago.
The Juneau group has been ask
ed to submit questions and sugges
tions to be considered in a day de
voted to problems of field councils.
The Juneau council will meet again
early in October.
Harry R. Bates, Alaska Road Com
mission safety engineer, hopes to
attend the conference and present
the questionnaire in person.
Leonard E. Evans, Alaska repre
sentative of the U. S. Department
of Labor, the sponsoring agency for J
the Safety Council, pointed out that, ;
while each federal agency has its
own safety program, "it pays to
exchange information and tech
niques.” Most agencies do hot have
their own safety engineers in the
Territory.
The Council decided yesterday,
as recommended by the board, to ask
government agencies to furnish
quarterly accident reports. Informa
tion will be consolidated, and iden
tifying facts deleted, for over-all
statistics and in the hope of get
ting communal Inspection service
for Federal agencies.
The Juneau Council has been ac
cepted for affiliation with the Fed
eral Inter-Departmental Safety
Council in Washington, D. C.
Board members, with the bureaus
they represent, are Chairman Fur
ness, FWS; Vice Chairman, Alva
Blackerby, Forest Service; Secre
tary, Evans, Labor Department;
Bates, ARC; Arthur H. Walker, Al
aska Native Serivce, and Comdr. D.
McG. Morrison, Coast Guard.
Attending the meeting Friday were
Furness, Blackerby, Evans, Com
mander Morrison, Arnold Francis,
Civil Aeronautics Administration;
Earl N. Hales, Geological Survey;
Sinclair H. Lorain, Department of
Mines; Max Penrod, ANS; Mrs.
Crystal Snow Jenne, Postmaster;
Vance Blackwell, Bureau of Pub
lic Roads; John M. Adams. Alaska
Public Works, and Gene Vuille.
Federal Housing Authority.
SON OF SITKANS
WOUNDED, KOREA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. — —
Marine Pfc. Raymond Charles Per
kins of Sitka, Alaska, was listed
by the Defense Department among
the wounded in Korea. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W.
Perkins, Sr., of Sitka.
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COASTGUARDSMAN
IS BRIDEGROOM
The Juneau Hotel foyer was
crowded with friends last evening
when David L. Weathers of the
U. S. Coast Guard took Miss Julia
J. James as his bride.
Judge Felix Gray officiated’, and
the couple’s attendants were Rich
ard L. Niece,- fellow-Coastguards
man, and Martha D. Osborne, who,
like the bride, is an employee at j
St. Ann’s Hospital.
BOB CARTER TO STANFORD
Robert Carter, son of Dr. and |
Mrs. C. C. Carter, left yesterday j
via PAA for Los Altos. Calif ., where
he will attend Stanford University
for the second year. During the;
summer he was in the pffices of j
Foss, Malcolm and Olsen, architects
here.. He is contemplating majoring
in architecture. '
FUNERAL FOR STEVE
ALBERT Jr., MONDAY
Funeral services for Steve.Albert
Jr., 6, who died last Tuesday at the
Government Hospital, will be held
at 10 a.m. Monday in the Church
of the Nativity.
Interment will be in the Catholic
Plot at Evergreen Cemetery.
The boy is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Albert, and |
three sisters, Vivian, Rachael, and
Patricia, all of Juneau.
SQUEEZE ON
REDS TAKING
PLACE NOW
Tank-driving U.S. Marines
Roll Info Suburbs of
Commie-held Seoul
(By A woe luted Press)
United Nations forces, spearhead
ed by tank-driving U. 8. Marines
rolled into the suburbs of Seoul,
South JCorean capital, today after
capturing Kimpo airfield, 15 miles
northwest of the city.
The South Korean republic’s ra
dio at Pusan said the U. N. forces
captured the Yongdungpo industrial
suburb of Seoul at 5 p.m. (Korean
time).
The broadcast said South Korean
Marines, as well as U. S. Leather
necks, were engaged in violent street
fighting with Korean Reds, while
other units of the U. N. forces
were advancing toward the heart
of Seoul.
Squeeze on Reds
Another big allied offensive
kicked off all along the 120-mile
perimeter of the old southeast
beachhead In a drive intended to
put the squeeze on the Commu
nists from the north and the south.
U. S. Second Division troops
drove through heaVy rains and deep
mud to the east bank of the Nak
tong River, four and one half miles
from their starting point.
Front line reports said the Kor
ean Reds were pulling back west
ward in a "general exodus” and in
"vast mad confusion.” A division
spokesman- saM-the hills were Ut
tered with North Korean dead.
Gains Hammered Out
Elsewhere on the 120 mile front
other allied forces hammered out
gains from one to three miles.
Six Red tanks threatening to de
lay the drive on Seoul were knocked
out. Carrier planes "in force" cov
ered the advance.
Field dispatches said the allied
forces had established a line across
the Inchon Peninsula. Behind the
advancing Marines were some 40,
000 men, pouring ashore with their
equipment. South Koreans were
mopping up Red remnants in the
port city of 300,000 population.
Inchon Captured
Inchon was captured quickly Fri
day after American troops and
South Koreans stormed ashore,
first on Wolmi Island, which Is
connected to Inchon by a causeway.'
They stormed the beaches under a
tremendous naval and air bomb
ardment and swiftly slashed two1
miles into Inchon proper. :>
Inchon's port facilities already
have been put back into operation.'
Troops and a flood of equipment
flowed ashore Friday night.
The strategy planned by Gen.
MacArthur on July 12 was proceed
ing on schedule. MacArthur said
the big pincer movement would
cause the Korean Red army to
"disintegrate” sooner or later. He
obviously gambled that Red China
or Russia would not fight.
The success of the Inchon land
ings was credited in a large meas
ure to the daring of six allied de
stroyers and a blunder by the Reds.
Reds Make Blunder
The destroyers were ordered to
cruise slowly by Wolmi Island to
iraw fire from shore positions. The
Red guns at first were silent, then
made the mistake of opening up
on the "sitting ducks.” This re
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GOLD BELT SURVEY
COMPLETED, STEJER
NOW TRANSFERRED
With the completion of field work
in the Juneau Gold Belt survey,
Prank Stejer, geologist of the Geol
ogic Division, Geological Survey,
and Mrs. Stejer leave Monday on
the Aleutian for Washington, D. C.
Here since the spring of 1946
on the project, Stejer has been do
ing field work in the Berner’s Bay
and Yankee Cove areas. The work
has Included making a survey of
the general geologic formations and
mineral deposits. Part of his first
two years were spent in the imme
diate Juneau vicinity in the same
work.
With his office transferred to
Washington. Stejer will work on his
report and maps for the report.