50 Kiiled When United
Air Line DC-6 Crashes
Near Oakland Field
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in charge in the San Francisco of
fice.
He was not available for addition
al comment. A spokesman in the
bureau said he couldn’t comment
when nsked if such an inquiry was
routine procedure. "We can’t go be
yond the statement,” he said.
The four-engine United Air. Lines'
Mainliner ripped into a hilltop in
southern Alameda County and ex
ploded into fragments.
Plane Fell During
Routine Landing at
Oakland, Says Air Line
CHICAGO. Aug. 24—(AV-United
Air Lines said today the plane
that crashed near Oakland, Calif.,
was making a routine instrument
approach to the airport when it
fell.
UAL issued a release at its
headquarters here. It said:
"The aircraft was making a
routine instrument approach to
the Oakland airport through a
600-foot cloud layer extending from
2,000 feet to 1,400 feet. The eleva
tion of the accident scene is ap
proximately 1,500 feet.
“At 4:18 a.m., Pacific Standard
Time the aircraft pilot reported by
radio to the Oakland approach con
trol tower for final approach in
structions. His last report was made
at 4:27 a.m. over the Newark mar
ker, with the plane apparently in
normal descent. The Newark mar
ker is adjacent to the accident
scene.”
Western Union to
Increase Rales
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—t>P>—
Tlie Federal Communications Com
mission today gave the Western
Union Telegraph . Company per
mission to increase its rates so
as to produce $9,800,000 a year
more revenue.
Appointments in
Alaska Civilian
Detense Announced
Three appointments in the Alaska
civilian defense organization were
announced today by Col. Earl Lan
dreth, territorial director.
The territorial civilian defense
council at its first meeting July 31
agreed that two coordinators would
replace the four district directors
authorized by the civil defense act
passed by the 1951 legislature. The
defense districts are the same as
the four judicial divisions.
The council voted that a full-time
coordinator be appointed for the
third district and a part-time man
for the fourth district.
Two reasons were given by Lan- |
dreth for no coordinators in the
first and second districts. De
fense work in the second district
would not warrant one there, he
said. The office of information
and education would perform the
duties of a coordinator in the first
district. The council voted that the
money for a first division coord
inator be used for an information
and education section in the of
fice of the director.
Ed Fortier of Anchorage has been
designated by Landreth for the third
defense area. Appointment of the
region four corrdinator to be sta
tioned at Fairbanks will be made
in October.
H. R. (Bert) Barrer of Juneau was
named to head the information and
education section. He came to the
Territory with the veterans’ settle
ment at Port Chilkoot and has lived
in Juneau the past year. In addition
to publishing the “Alaskan Maga
zine” with his wife, he has been
a corespondent for International
News Service.
James G. Pinkerton has been ap
pointed Ketchikan civilian defense
director by Mayor George H. Beck.
FROM TACOMA
Sgt,. Noel Miles of McChord Air
base at Tacoma, is stopping at the
Hotel Juneau.
AT THE BARANOF
Elmer Larson of San Francisco,
Calif., is registered at the Baranof
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2 Seine Boats
Draw Fines in
Wrangell Court
Two seine boats fishing out of
Wrangell were arrested and fined
$2,250 in that town yesterday. They
were the Seamount ^nd Lady Rae.
Information given the local Fish
land Wildlife offices did not name
| the captains or crew members but
stated the Seamount was apprehen
jded by agent Monty Clemmons on
Aug. 21 for fishing in the closed
waters of Keku Strait. U. S. Com
1 missioner Joel Wing levied fines
i to a total of $1,000.
The Lady Rae was picked up Aug.
22, fishing in the closed area of
Mosman Inlet, Clemmons reported.
Four men aboard were fined a to
tal of $1,250.
The Seamount was reported to be
a Kodiak boat. Home port of the
Lady Rae was not mentioned.
KEITH WILDES LEAVES
FOR TOP CLUB MEETING
Pan American passengers for Se
attle today were Mr. and Mrs Keith
G. Wildes who are on their way to
attend an educational conference
of the Top Club Council of the
New York Life Insurance Com
pany to be held at the Hotel del Cor
onado, Coronado, Calif.
They will be away from Juneau
for three weeks.
Robert M. Scott will be in charge
of the New York Life office during
the Wildes’ absence.
2 U. S. Soldiers
Killed in Train
(rash in France
METZ, France, Aug. 24—(A-The
Basel-Calais Express rammed into
the rear of a Frankfurt-Paris
train here today. Ten persons, in
] eluding two Americans, were killed,
and possibly 40 others, about half
of them U. S. soldiers, were in
jured.
The two soldiers killed were
identified as Alphonse McClaugh
lin of Durham, N. C., and Everett
J. Whalon of Norwich, Conn. U. S.
Army Headquarters said the in
jured Americans were sent to the
98th General Hospital at Munich,
Germany.
VESSEL DISABLED AT
RED BLUFF BAY
The fishing vessel Happy, a 48
foot halibuter with five men aboard,
was reported disabled at Red Bluff
Bay in Chatham Straits, according
to information received by the U.
S. Coast Guard here. Andrey Gjerde
of Wrangell is the listed owner of
the vessel. The cutter Storis was
dispatched to assist and was due
to arrive at the scene at daylight
today.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Reul M. Fleming of Burton, Wash.,
is registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Council Says No To Sending Man To Silka Meeting
The Juneau City Council took
action on two matters at A regu
lar meeting iast evening. Both
were negative.
It was informally decided not
to send a representative of the
Juneau police department to the
Northwest Peace Officers Associ
ation meeting in Sitka the last
three days of this month.
It was voted not to grant a li
cense for a cab stand in front of
the Alaskan hotel.
Discussions took place on city
sales tax and means of collecting
taxes, purchasing a police car ra
dio communications system, clean
ing up city streets, repairs to salt
water fire mains, and electricity
rates for the new fire hall.
IHc ms: ion on city sales tax
centered around circumstances
under which an out-of-towner
should pay the tax. The ordin
ance was referred to which sta
ted that sales that were shipped
out by common carrier would be
exempt, but to buy here and
carry a purchase the buyer
should pay the tax.
The matter of tax on rentals
was brought up but no decision
was reached.
Checker Needed
It was pointed out that the city
should have a full time person to
check on sales taxes as it was be
lieved there was a great loss in
tax collections.
Councilman Bert McDowell
said that such a person employ
ed on a full time basis could
also assist the city clerk during
peak periods of collection on all
taxes including auto tag sales
and city auto sticker sales, as
well as act as an assessor.
He suggested that the matter be
recommended to the next council
which will be elected in October.
Radio for Sale
Councilman George Jorgenson
reported that Eager iRedi Hollo
way had a complete radio cab set
with a station that he would sell
to the city for $1,100 and suggested
that it be looked into.
Subsequent suggestions were that
\ it would be possible to install un
its in the fire trucks, at the Small
Boat Harbor as well as in the po
lice car.
It was pointed out that when
the new fire hall and temporary
jail was completed it would be
necessary to have policemen on
duty 24 hours a day at the po
lice station and they could act
as radio dispatchers.
Can't Afford
The reason advanced for not
sending as officer to the Sitka
meeting was that the force was
shorthanded and the city could
not afford it.
Mayor Waino Hendrickson re
ported that leaks in the salt water
mains for fire protection were be
ing repaired by a city crew with
the assistance of two workmen
from the Alaska-Juneau Mining
Co.
He also said that Franz Na
gel, manager of the Alaska Elec
tric Light and Power Co. had
not had time to work out one
meter rates for the new fire sta
tion and that he wanted to have
them right as they would un
doubtedly set a precedent.
The water company reports were
in the hands of C. J. Ehrendreich,
city accountant, Hendrickson said,
and a report would be available
soon.
Council Ed Nielson suggested
that paint be purchased to paint
the ctiy dock. The matter is to be
taken up with the wharfinger.
There will be no council meet
ing next Thursday, City Clerk C. j
L. Jopejoy announced, because it
is the fifth Thursday in the month.
However the council will sit as a I
city board of equalization for two ^
hours each evening beginning at j
8 o’clock on Sept. 10 through 13,
he said.
BOY BORN THURSDAY
TO DEAN WILLIAMS’
A son, weighing 8 pounds 14 ounc
es, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Williams Thursday at 4:15 p.m. at
St. Ann’s Hospital. He has been
named Gordon Jay and joins a
sister, Janice Mae. Grandparents
are G. E. Almquist of Juneau and
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Williams of Eu
gene, Ore.
Slight Rise in
Prices Gels Auto j
Workers Pay Boost
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—UP)—
The government’s new cost of
living index, issued today, was up
only a fraction but it was enough
to mean a one cent an hour pay
boost for nearly 1,000,000 auto
workers.
The index, based on prices as
of July 15, was 185.5 per cent of
the 1935-39 average. This was an
increase of 0.2 per cent over June
15.
Under auto industry and some
other contracts, an increase of
only one-tenth in the July 15 in
dex required a one-cent rise in
wage scales.
HERE TO DISCUSS
BUVIN'G OF TIMBER
To discuss securing timber for
use of the Wrangell sawmill, John
J. Lucas, stockholder of the com
pany and Thomas T. Ogawa, man
ager of the C. T. Takahashi will
confer tomorrow with Regional
Forester B. Frank Helntzleman, of
the U. S. Forest Service.
Lucas is in Juneau at present
and will be Joined by Mrs. Lucas
who will arrive via Pan American
plane tomorrow.
Ogawa is also expected to ar
rive here tomorrow by plane.
Georgina Boettcher and Patricia
Harris of Sitka are stopping at the
Baranof Hotel.
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