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JUNEAU, ALASKA,* SATURDAY. JULY 22. 1950
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MAYOR AUTHORIZED
TO FORM DEFENSE
COMMITTEE HERE
Mayor Waino Hendrickson was
authorized by City Council action
last night to organixe a civilian
defense committee for Juneau.
Mayor Hendrickson told the coun
cil he had contacted R. E. Robert
son. local attorney and head of
Juneau’s defense planning com
mittee during World War II, who
consented to head the committee,
if the council approved of its being
formed.
Robertson said a meeting of the
committee would be held next week,
Mayor Hendrickson said.
It was indicated that, the council
will re-adopt two citjj ordinances
dealing with civilian defense. The
ordinances, passed during the last
war, went out of effect at the end
of hostilities.
COMPROMISE OFFER
BRIGHTENS STRIKE
SETTLEMENT HOPES
A compromise offer, made by the
Construction and General Laborers,
Local 1203 (AFL), brightened hopes
today for settlement of a strike
which has tied up local construction
jobs for three weeks.
William Tyree, vice-president of
Local 1203, said that William Man
they, spokesman for the Juneau
Contractors and Employers Associ
ation, had found the compromise
offer satisfactory and was contact
ing other members of the associa
tion before signing.
He said that both he and Manthey
were hopeful that the association
members would sign by Monday.
The compromise offer would con
tinue the wage rate at $1.85 per
hour for 30 days on jobs contracted
for or begun before June 7, after
which the wage rate would increase
to $2.05 per hour.
The strike began July 3 and
affected about 20 local construction
jobs.
A spokesman for the laborers
said at that time that the union
was “seeking recognition of a con
tract already accepted by some con
tractors here, and by contractors in
Haines, Skagway, Petersburg and
Ketchikan.”
The Mendenhall Apartment pro
ject was not affected by the walk
out.
Several independent contractors
signed agreements with the laborers’
union earlier this week.
JOHNNY WALKER IN
John M. (Johnny) Walker of
Seattle is here on one of his regu
lar trips to the Territory, stopping
at the Baranof Hotel. He represents
Libby, McNeill and Libby.
rhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
tCopyrliht. ism. By B*U Syndicate. Inc.)
MAsHINGTON—The U.S. Armed
Forces have some great combat
officers, but there seems to be a
reluctance to use more of them in
Korea. For instance, the First
Division of Marines, which recently
embarked from California, will be
commanded in Korea, not by its
top man, Maj. Gen. Graves Ers
kine, but by its assistant com
mander, Brig. Gen. Edward A.
Craig.
Instead of leading his division
in his vitally important battle, Gen.
Erskine is going to Latin America
on a mission for the State De
partment.
Probably one of the most com
petent combat officers in the Army
is Gen. James A. Van Fleet, now
returning from Greece. In that
country, Van Fleet got better
acquainted with guerrilla and
mountain fighting than almost any
man in the U. S. Army. However,
he is not being used for Korea.
Our ground force commander in
Korea, Gen. Walton Walker, better
known as “Johnny” Walker, had
considerable combat experience in
World War II, part of it under
General Patton. But, according to
Col. Robert S. Allen, a member of
Patton’s staff. Walker was a meth
odical slugger but not noted for
his speed—one of the greatest nec
essities in Korea.
Bob Allen, who was given a bril
liant commendation by Patton,
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New Bazooka
An infantry sergeant poses with the Army’s new king-size bazooka
in the firing position. This new weapon which fires a 3.5 inch ground
rocket, is credited with knocking out an official seven out of seven
Communist tanks in its first battlefield test in Korea. This photo,
made at Fort Benning, Ga., was released in Washington. UP) Wirephoto.
FUNDS FOR
ANTI-REDS
MAY HALT
Connelly Thinks Korean
War May Hold Up Money
for Friendly Nations
WASHINGTON, July 22 — OP) —
With Congress concentrating on U.
S. strength, Senator Connally tD
Tex) today predicted a delay in
any Presidential request for more
funds to arm the anti-Communist
nations.
Connally told reporters he doesn’t
expect any immediate appeal from
the President for funds beyond the
$1,222,500,000 Congress has author
ized for foreign military assistance.
“They’ll have the billion to start
on and that should take care of the
problem for a while,” the Texas
Senator said.
President Truman has indicated
he will seek more funds—possibly
up to $5 billion to equip friendly
countries with the modem arms
they would need to counter a Com
munist military thrust that might
be made elsewhere while the fight
ing is going on in Korea.
The Senate acted swiftly yester
day to approve a bill giving the
President power to extend for one
year the enlistment period of men
now in the armed forces. It would
appfly also to the National Guard,
some of whose smaller units were
called into federal service yesterday.
In other moves to speed the war
effort, Mr. Truman ordered 14 major
federal agencies to curb construc
tion, tighten credit and hold down
their buying of items made of crit
ical materials. He called for tight
screening of all public works deemed
non-essential to defense.
The government ordered 12 troop
ships taken out of the Pacific coast
"mothball” fleet and turned over to
the military services. The ships can
carry at.least 35,000 men, two full
Army divisions.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Norah from Vancouver
due in port at 4 this afternoon,
sailing for Skagway at 11:30 and
returning here Tuesday, in at 8
a.m. and out at 9 a.m.
Alaska from Seattle scheduled to
arrive. 1 p.m. Sunday west bound.
Chilcotin from Vancouver due 6
p.m. Sunday.
Baranof from Seattle due Tues
day.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver 8 tonight.
Aleutian from westward due
to arrive southbound 8 p.m. Sunday.
OKLAHOMANS VISIT
Mae and Charline Lamons of Ok
mulgee, Okla., are registered at the
Baranof Hotel.
ALASKA CANNERY
WORKERS CASTING
VOTES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 22—M>I— First re
turning Alaska salmon-cannery
workers voted Friday for the union
they want to represent them.
Two planeloads of workers, who
arrived in Seattle Thursday night,
straggled into the National Labor
Relations Board polling place on
Pioneer Square Friday to get bal
lots from NLRB Field Examiner
Julius N. Draznin.
Observers from the three compet
ing unions watched closely as work
ers voted.
Unions fighting for recognition
are the Alaska Fish Cannery Work
ers Union (AFLj, International
Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s
Union Local 7-C and the United
Packinghouse Workers’ Union. Both
the latter are CIO organizations.
CONVICTED OF
MANSLAUGHTER,
GIVEN 3 YEARS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 22—
liW—Judge Anthony Dimond has
sentenced Lilburn Barbeau to three
years in the penitentiary in con
nection with his manslaughter con
viction for the death of cab driver
Paul Gunn.
The prosecution had recom
mended a 10-year sentence. Bar
beau declared:
“I came up here and I’m on the
verge of success. The only reason
this happened was that the gun was
defective.”
Perjury charges still are pending
against defense witnesses Bernard
Hansen and Frank Jones, who
testified the dying Gunn exoner
ated Barbeau after the fatal shoot
ing, which they said happened dur
ing a trade of two pistols.
UNMANNED CRUISER
FOUND NEAR SITKA;
OWNER IS SOUGHT
SITKA, July 22—(A*—An empty
cruiser was found at Middle Is
land late yesterday anchored by
fishing gear while its motor was
running.
Coast Guard and private vessels
immediately started a search of the
harbor for the cruiser’s owner,
James William Flemming, 40.
Flemming was a criminal invest
igator at the Mt. Edgecumbe in
| stallation of the Alaska Native
j Service near here.
His wife is enroute to Seattle ab
oard the North Star.
Coast Guard headquarters here
said this morning that the vessel
the 31G508, had been taken in tow
by the Coast Guard cutter Ca
hoone.
STATEHOOD
DISCUSSED
BY BUTLER
Communism in Hawaii
Will Defeat Bill-Alaska
Population Too Small
WASHINGTON, July 22 — UFl —
Sen. Hugh Butler <R-Neb.) said
last night the "strength of the
Communist movement" in HawUii
made it too risky to admit that
Territory to statehood.
In an interview on NBC's “Pro
and Con” program, he said the
Communist danger is more im
portant in Hawaii than in any
of the 48 states because of Ha
waii's isolation and its dependence
upon shipping to bring in its food
supply from the United States.
Butler said that the CIO Inter
national Longshoremen's and Wai'e
housemen's Union “is completely
controlled by Communists” and
that Hawaii depends on shipping
handled by that union.
"Two years ago the ILWU prac
tically got control of the Democ
ratic party in Hawaii,” he said.
So long as Hawaii is a territory
under Federal control, he said,
"We don't have to worry too much."
But if it were granted statehood,
he continued, “It would be a shock
ing and very dangerous situation
if we had Communist-controlled
officials in many important posi
tions.”
The problem of Alaska, Butler
said, is "almost exactly the oppos
ite of Hawaii.”
“The big problem is that AlasXk
does not have enough people to
support the various services of
statehood," he said.
To impose upon the small pop
ulation of Alaska the obligation of
paying for highways, education, and
other state-supported services would,
Butler said, result in a great tax
ation increase there and the pos
sibility of "a decay of public ser
j vice and security."
HAWAII MAY
LOSE OUT ON
STATE BILL
HONOLULU, July 22—OPI—State
hood for Hawaii faces possible de
feat because of opposition to Al
askan statehood, Hawaii's delegate
to Congress said today.
Delegate Joseph R. Farrington
told a news conference that an
informal survey showed a majority
of the Senate plans to vote tor
j Hawaii’s admission to statehood but
I that less than a majority has
| pledged their votes for Alaska's ad
j mission.
“If the Alaska bill is defeated
I then there is more than an even
j chance that the Hawaii bill will
; lose too," Farrington said.
| Both bills have passed the House
I and are before the Senate. The
i Alaska bill is due to be taken up
| first. Both bills have been linked
j together.
Farrington charged that the prin
| cipal opposition to both bills tis
j based on racial prejudice and tJbat
\ it is mostly In the form of cloak
j room gossip.
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a WEATHER REPORT
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! a In Juneau—Maximum, 67;
; a minimum, 50.
j a At Airport—Maximum, 68;
i a minimum, 45.
j *
a FORECAST
• (Juneau and Vicinity)
a Fair and warm tonight and
; a Sunday. Lowest temperature
a tonight about 50. Highest
a Sunday near 79 degrees,
a PRECIPITATION
a (Past 24 hours endlm 7:30 a.m. today
a City of Juneau — None;
a since July 1—5.80 inches,
j a At Airport — None;
j a since July 1—4.17 inches.
WESTOVER IN TOWN
C. A. Westover of the Columbia
Lumber Company, Sitka, is at the
Baranof Hotel.
Americans in Amphibious Operation
First U. S. Cavalry Division troops splash ashore at Pohang on the east roast of South Korea in the
first combat amphibious operation since World War II. The force was unopposed and moved inland
quickly against no opposition. Associated Press photographer Charles Gorry covered the operation. UP)
Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo.
STRANGE SUB
IS SEEN OFF
EAST COAST
OTTAWA, July 22—(AT-—1The Can
adian Navy said today its intelli
gence branch received reports sev
eral days ago that a strange sub
marine, possibly Russian, had been
seen off Canada’s east coast. A
Naval spokesman said the reports
are being investigated.
He indicated that immediate
checks with Washington and Lon
don showed no American or Bri
tish subs wiuld have been in Grai/3 1
Banks area where Newfoundland i
fishermen reported they had seen
the craft emerge.
He was commenting on press re
ports from St. John's of the fisher
men’s report. He said the Navy
received the same sort of report
several days ago and “Is invest
igating.”
MORE SEARCHERS !
JOINT IN HUNT FOR
2 MISSING WOMEN
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PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July
22—(if)—Twenty-eight more search
ers were readied today to join the
! hunt for two Port Townsend women
j mountaineers, four days overdue on
| a hike in the Olympic mountains,
i The new hunting party, joining
| a score of others who searched all
j day yesterday, were to go in from
the Quilcene side.
The two women, Mrs. Kristin
Mackay, 31, and Miss Ruth Mitton,
40, both experienced mountain hik
ers, set out a week ago from the
: Big Quilcene river to make the cross
j mountain hike. They were due to
I return to Port Townsend Tuesday
I night.
I
THUNES TO KIMSHAM COVE
Mr. and Mrs. John Thunes, long
time Channel residents who have
been outside, have returned and
are guests at the Juneau Hotel. They
are going to Kimsham Cove, where
Thunes will have a key post with
the Hirst-Chichagof Mines being re
opened by General Manager Paul
M. Sorensen.
YADONS GO OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Yadon of
Hoonah were over-night guests at
the Juneau Hotel, planning to leave
today on a trip outside.
SVERRE ANDERSONS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Sverre Anderson of
Ketchikan are registered at the Ju
neau Hotel.
SEATTLEITE HERE
W. T. Andrews of Seattle is at
| the Baranof Hotel.
King Leopold
Back at Home
In Brussels
BRUSSELS, Belgium. July 22—OFI
—King Leopold III came home
,'rom exile today and immediately
lalled on all Belgians to avoid far
ther bitter struggle. The nation
las been split down the middle by
lis insistence upon returning *0
he throne he left 10 years ago
ifter surrendering to the Ngzis.
Less than five hours after Leo
pold landed on Belgian soil, the
two main opposition parties—the
Socialists and the Liberals de
manded that he abdicate. But in
his radio address to the nation
a short time later, the king gave
no indication as to whether he
intends to quit in favor of his
son, Prince Baudouin, who came
home with him.
BLOCKADE BASE IS
REPORTED SHELLED
BY COMMIE NATS.
TAIPEI, July 22—(/Pi—Chinese
Communists began shelling Quemoy
Island, off the mainland port of
Amoy, tonight in evident prepara
tion for an assault on the Nation
alist blockade base.
The Nationalist Defense Ministry
said the Reds had assembled some
1,300 craft for an apparent assault
on the island.
This would be the first action of
the Chinese war since President
Truman requested the Nationalists
to halt operations against the main
land.
Quemoy is garrisoned by Nation
alist troops under able Gen. Hu
Lien.
CANADAOURONLY
POSSIBLE ALLY
IN WORLD WAR III
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COEUR D’Al&ne, Idaho, July 22—
OP)—Who could the United States
count on in World War III? Only
Canada, says Sen. Glen H. Taylor
(D-Idaho).
Taylor, campaigning for reelec
tion, told an outdoor crowd here
last night he calculated that Eng
land would be knocked out in short
order by atom bombing and "other
countries are either too Commun
istic or incapable of giving aid.”
FROM HAINES HOUSE
Olive Fisher of Haines House,
Haines, is a guest at the Juneau
Hotel.
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11 HOUSE SEATS
SEEN FOR THIRD
DIVISION; 6 HERE
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. July 22—iJh
Territorial census director Clarence
Keating predicted this week that
some sharp changes in the lout
Divisions’ seats in the legislature.
On the basis of the census, Keel
ing said, the Third Division prob
ably would get an additional four
seats in the lower House before the
1953 legislature is elected. The
Division now has seven seats. TiTey
are all held by Democrats. It was
the only Division that sent a solid
one-party delegation to the 1949
House. Anchorage is its main city.
Keating estimated the shift in
population would bring these other
changes: Change the First Div
ision (southeast) from eight to six
seats; cut the Second (Nome) from
four to two; leave the Fourth
(Fairbanks) at five.
UNINSPECTED MEAT
FLOWN NORTH PUTS
4 UNDER CHARGES
SEATTLE, July 22—i/H— A federal
crackdown on Alaska shipment of
uninspected meat brought four per
sons and two firms into U.S. district
court Friday.
All were accused of shipping meat
to Alaska last winter without fed
eral inspection.
William A. Jones, 38, of Jones
Brothers Company, pleaded guilty
to shipping uninspected beef from
Seattle to Seward last January. In
admitting the charge, Jones denied
knowing federal inspection was
necessary.
Federal Judge John C. Bowen de
layed sentencing Jones.
Cases against Air Transport
Associates, Allied Stores Corp., Clif
ford K. Farsje, and Herman and
Joseph Covery were continued.
The Covey brothers were charged
with having shipped uninspected
beef and pork from Renton to Cor
dova last January. Allied Stores
Corp. and its employee. Farsje,
were accused of shipments to Ket
chikan and Cordova in February.
Air Transport Associates were
charged with transporting four sep
arate shipments to Anchorage and
Fairbanks last December.
PAN AM AUDITORS
ON INSPECTION TRIP
On their annual inspection trip
to the Territory, two Pan American
World Airways auditors left today
after completing their work at the
Juneau station.
M. R. Kaufman and M. M.
Church went to Fairbanks. Kauf
man was to go on to Nome for that
audit and both plan to return to
Whitehorse next week.
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EASTERN CITY
IS SEIZED; RED
PINCER HALTS
Dean Officially Lisfed as
'Missing'-Taejon Pres
sure Sfill High
(By the Associated Press)
American forces pushed on after
routing North Koreans from stra
tegic towns on the east coast and in
the central front today but fell back
further in the Taejon sector to avoid
a Communist encirclement.
A Navy communique announced
the recapture of Yongdok on the
east coast and an Eighth Army
headquarters spokesman said the
advancing American troops, after
entering the badly shelled town
pushed a short distance northward
to favorable terrain.
Capture of Yongdok, in the north
corner of the southeast area of
Korea American troops are fighting
fiercely to hold while masses of men
and equipment are being assembled.
Its capture was hailed as a major
victory.
After 16 hours of artillery attack
and house to house fighting, Negro
troops of the 25th Infantry Division
routed the Northern invaders from
Yechon Friday.
Nippers Nipped
This victory blunted the northern
end of a vast Communist pincer
movement that threatened to pocket
units that withdrew from Taejon
and are now holding a line in the
hillR a few miles south of the
smouldering rail and road com
munications center.
Communist regiments moved
southward on the other end of their
pincer movement to reach down into
Chongup and Imsll, 50 and 60 miles
iouthwest of Taejon.
General MacArthur’s communique
said both the Americans and South
Koreans on their right flank with
drew to stronger defense lines in
the foothills Friday but the Com
munists maintained heavy pressure
on the Taejon hinge of their en
circlement attempt.
Major Thrust
Associated Press correspondent
Leif Eriokson said Communist
forces did not attack immediately
but appeared to be regrouping for
a major thrust. He said it was felt
at Eighth Army headquarters that
the solidly reinforced U.S. forces
could now hold the newly strength
ened line.
In Tokyo the American Far East
Air Force reported heavy B-29 raids
on Wonsan, North Korea’s major
deep water port on the east coast
had reduced but not halted the
trans-shipment of war material
vital to Red forces. Analyzing re
sults of the first massed Superfort
attack by 50 bombers, the Air Force
said 400 tons of bombs struck more
than 50 percent of the warehouse
and dock area. Nineteen warehouses
were destroyed, the communique
said.
Dean Still “Missing”
There was still no word as to the
whereabouts of Maj. Gen. William
F. Dean, commander of the 24th
Division, unreported for two days on
the Taejon front. He was last seen
in the thick of battle feeding am
munition to a super-bazooka squad.
The Army finally listed him offici
ally as missing in action.
However, stragglers from the Tae
jon withdrawal are still returning
to the American lines and there is
still hope Dean may reach safety.
Front line dispatches said more
I than 200 Americans have struggled
! back since Taejon’s fall.
FROM ANCHORAGE
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McGill of An
chorage are at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM WRANGELL
Margaret H. Walters of Wrangell
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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