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Fight Begins Over Mac Arthur’s Charges
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MacARTHUR
RESTS AFTER
BIG WELCOME
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NEW YORK, April 21 —(fl— The
tumult of history’s greatest ovation
at an end, Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur rested today, leafing through
a stack oi invitations from all over
America.
There are other cities for the
‘ five-star general to conquer if he
wishes — Chicago. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, to name thb larger ones.
But none can pay him greater
tribute than he got here yesterday
when 7,500,000 persons sent thun
derous cheers echoing to the mas
onry peaks of this skyscraper won
derland.
MacArthur’s immediate plans
were not made public. He, his wife
• and 13-year-old son were secluded
on the 37t.h floor of the Waldorl
Astoria hotel.
However, he tentatively plans to
visit Chicago next week.
If lie goes there, he has been
asked to stop at suburban May
wood, 111., where a memorial im
mortalizes 100 tankmen who died
in the World War II defense of
Bataan.
, MacArtliur also is committed to
visiting his w-ife’s home at Mur
freesboro, Tenn. But no date for
that trip has been announced.
> MacArthur is expected back in
Washington late in ine month to
testify before a congressional in
quiry into Far Eastern military and
foreign policy.
COL. J. R. NOYES ON
INSPECTION TRIP OF
ALASKA HIGHWAYS
Col. John R. Noyes, division engi
neer for the Alaska Road Commis
sion and W. J. Niemi, chief of oper
ations, returned Friday afternoon
from Haines where they went on an
inspection tour. While there they
conferred with officials in road work
in that area.
Col. Noyes stated that Haines
1 Cut-Off was open and in compara
tively good shape as far as the Ca
nadian boundary, but the Canadian
side is still closed.
Noyes is leaving Monday for
Whitehorse, Y. T„ Fairbanks and
Anchorage. In Whitehorse he will
have conferences with the com
mander of the northwest highway
system for Canada on matters of
mutual interest concerning the U.
S. and Canadian road systems. In
Fairbanks he will interview ARC
officials in charge in that section
and will carry on similar interviews
in Anchorage. He expects to return
to Juneau about April 31.
TO HAINES
C. W. Kerns of Lytle and Green
Construction Co. at Haines, was re
leased from St. Ann’s Hospital yes
terday where he had been down
with a session of flu. He is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel and ex
pects to return to Haines Monday.
R. Johnson of Tulsequah is at
the Gastineau Hotel.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright, 1951. or Bell Syndicate. Inc..
l^ASHINGTON. — Up until this
week, most of the top strategists in
the Republican party were reason
ably sure that the GOP National
Convention battle 15 months hence
would be between two men—Taft
and Eisenhower. Now they aren't
so sure.
The man who has upset them is
the General who came back from
Tokyo this week. Even despite the
General’s disclaimer of political
ambitions, the politicos are upset.
It would be a mistake to say that
those who mould policy inside the
GOP are too enthusiastic about
MacArthur as a candidate. In the
first place, they couldn’t control
him. Secondly, patronage would be
his. not theirs—and patronage is
something without which no polit
ical boss can long survive.
This, incidentally, is one reason
the party basses never have been
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Readied for Parachute Ride
When highly trained medical technicians of the Far East Air Forces
3rd Air Rescue Sqaudron paiaehute from rescue planes to give ^emer
gency aid and treatment to downed UN air crews, the unit mascot
“Dozo” goes along for the ride. Para-medics S/Sgt. Oswald Flem
ing, Picayune, Miss., (left) and S/Sgt. Kenneth Blackwell of Oakland,
Calif., prepare to test a miniature chute, especially rigged for her.
U. S. Air Force photo via <#) Wirephoto.
REDS RESIST
ALLIED DRIVE
ATCHORWON
TOKYO, April 21 —(/PI—Tllied
troops slammed against heavy re
sistance today in their drive on the
Red Korean bastion of Chorwon.
A U. S. Eighth Army communi
que Saturday night said Chinese
forces were stubbornly defending
hill positions south and southwest
! of the transport hub. Chorwon is 18
; miles north of the border in West
Central Korea.
Allied artillery overshot the front
and spread explosive death among j
several huge groups of Reds mov
ing south to reinforce or replace
battered Communist elements north
of the Hwachon Reservoir.
The big guns killed an estimated
j 275 Reds in day-long sharpshooting
j with ponderous missues.
Several other Red troop concen
; trations were spotted fleeing north
l in panic.
i Allied warplanes pounded other
Red units north of the reservoir.
The planes flew 48 sorties. They
( met some Communist anti-aircraft
j fire.
| Allied troops drove north through
j the town of Hwachon, at the west
! ern end of the reservoir, without
! meeting a single enemy soldier.
The Allies straightened their line
! from Hwachon due west. They made
1 substantial gains against almost no
j opposition.
| Lt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge, U. S.
' Fifth Air Foret commander, said his
I tactical air unit had killed or
! wounded more than 100.C03 Reds
i since the start of the war June 25.
I The casualties represent the equiv- J
I alent of 10 to 14 Communist di- J
j visions.
j Counterattacking Reds broke thru
• Allied lines south of Chorwon Fri
j day night but U. S. troops beat them
i off with fists and rifle butts.
BIG FLOODS
j
! The mighty Mississippi, on a
I spring rampage in the Upper Valley
; area, today threatened serious floods
j to river towns in three Midwest
i states.
“Old Man River,” fed by rain1:
i and heavy runoffs, spilled out over
I Midwest lowlands and forced thou
| sands to flee their homes. The Red
! Cross estimated nearly 3,000 per
| sons have been evacuated in the
flood-stricken area.
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$22,600,000
FOR ALASKA
ROADS ASKED
WASHINGTON, April 21 —
A $22,600,000 Alaska road program
was recommended by the House Ap
priations Committee today for the
for the 12 months beginning July 1.
The program includes $20,000,000
for construction as compared with
$27,400,000 available for the cur
rent year, and $2,600,000 for opera
tion and maintenance, the same as
this year’s maintenance fund.
Of the construction money, $8,
000,000 is for obligations under con
tract authority previously granted.
The approved sum includes $100,
000 to start construction on a 131
mile road connecting Cordova with
Richardson Highway.
“It is believed that the addition
of another highway connection is
important in the defense of Alaska,”
the committee report stated.
The committee added:
“The approved program will pro
vide for continuation of work on
the asphalt surfacing of major
roads, for improvement work on
certain roads, and for construction
of a road of high military priority
connecting the military airport at
Naknek with the ship port. Other
new construction and reconstruc
tion work will be carried out.”
The committee urged “immediate
ly corrective action” on reports that
overloads are permitted on Alaska
highways, thereby increasing main
tenance costs.
“If the military services are in
dulging in such practices," the com
(mittee said, “military appropria
' tions should be drawn upon for any
resulting high maintenance costs, j
and such practices by private oper
ators should be prohibited.”
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NEW EMPLOYE
Mrs. Martha Preecs is a new em
ploye in the office of Territorial
Auditor Neil Moore. She was a
clerk In the recent Territorial Leg
islature.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive Tuesday morning.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday, April
25.
Denali scheduled to arrive from
westward at 1 a.m. Sunday south
bound.
McNAMARA, GEIGER
RESIGNATIONS ARE
ACCEPTED^ COUNCIL
It was with regret that the Ju
neau City Council accepted the res
ignation of J. L. McNamara after
, his 6 *'2 years as city engineer and
{building inspector, at a regular
council meeting last night. It is
to be effective next Thursday.
After a lengthy discussion the
resignation of L. J. Geiger, har
bor-master, was also accepted ef
fective May I. In his letter of res
ignation Geiger said, "the reason
I can not seem to satisfy certain
members of the council,” which
Councilmen Ed Neilson and Bert
Caro said they resented.
Mayor Waino Hendrickson said
that arrangements would have to
be made to carry on the engineer
ing work for the city.
It wds decided to advertise for
a city assessor to be chosen at the
first May meeting. There had been
some previous discussion with the
Juneau Independent School Board
regarding a cooperative agreement)
for the two governmental bodies to 1
jointly hire an assessor, but the
School has already employed Rob
ert Druxman to be assessor and
collector.
An application from Arnold Soley
for recreational director in Ever
green Bowl for summer was held
over.
The Mayor was authorized to
look into the matter of privately
owned equipment in the temporary
fire hall at the subport and make
a deal for a sink and cupboards.
It was announced that a bull rail
had been installed by the Alaska
Coastal Airways office as protec
tion for motorists. A letter from
Thomas L. George, manager of the
property was read giving permis
sion for the installation.
Bids will be called for the re
moval of garages on the city prop
erty near the Alaska Laundry.
These are to be opened at the next
meeting.
There was no objection to selling
an unused old gangway at the city
dock to Don Milnes of the Anchor
Pish Co.
Following a lengthy discussion
regarding sewer repairs near the
Simpson building it was decided to
notify Mrs. Simpson th^t the city
denied any responsibility for a bill
presented by W. J. Manthey in the
amount of $267.28.
The Russian Orthodox Church
requested access to salvage lumber
from the soon to be razed city
buildings for its Glacier Highway
Mission. No action was taken.
A tax protest by Lydia D. Vernon
in the amount of $2 was read and
action taken to collect It.
After a lengthy discussion regard
ing the problems raised by spring
cleanup and the extra load placed
on the garbage disposal companies,
it was decided to lay the matter
over. Clean up week will be an
nounced later.
It was agreed to permit Harold
Zenger to rent a bicycle parking
space in front of his shop on South
Franklin St.
There was a discussion of needed
street repairs.
A report presented by the Alaska
Electric Light and Power Co. was
referred to the city accountant.
An amendment to the city traf
fic code was passed on third read
ing which would include “drivers,"
as well as owners and operators, in
the liability for traffic and park
ing violations.
An ordinance amendment was
passed to provide for council meet
ing date changes to the first four
Thursdays of each month, exclu-j
sive of holidays. The next regular
meeting will be May 4.
FINANCING THE
PRIBILOFS BY FWS
RECOMMENDED
WASHINGTON, April 21 —14’)—
The House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended today that the
Fish and Wildlife Service be per
mitted to try financing adminis
tration of the Pribilof Islands from
proceeds of fur sales.
The Pribilofs, in the Bering Sea
off Alaska, are the rearing grounds
for 80 per cent of the world’s fur
seals. . , I
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Congressional Ovation for General
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Senators, representatives and visitors give (Jen. Douglas Mac Arthur (left center) an ovation as he
stands at the rostrum in the House Chamber io Washington, to begin his address to a joint meeting.
Behind the general are House Speaker Sam Rayburn (extreme left, bald head) and Vice President
Alben Barkley. Arthur MacArthur, 13. is in front row (arrow) beside Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney,
MacArthur’s chief adviser. Other military men are in front row, iff) Wlrephoto._
LAST RITES
TODAY FOR
YANDENBERG
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April
21 —I/PI—The meek gathered with
the mighty here today for the fu
neral of world-renowned Sen. Ar
thur W. Vandenberg.
Last rites for the famed bi-par
tisan foreign policy advocate of the
Republican party brought together
the man in top hat and muscled
factory worker.
Trains and planes brought official
delegations irom the Capitol at
Washington.
Vandenberg’s neighbors and fel
low citizens — the oldest of whom
knew him as the harness maker’s
son — joined in a huge and solemn
tribute.
Funeral services were set for 2
p.m. EST at the Park Congregation
al church. The church, with capac
ity for 1,000, installed a microphone
in the basement to carry the Rev.
Edward Archibald Thompson’s ser
mon to another 500 mourners.
Sen. Vandenberg, who served in
Congress more than a score of
years, died Wednesday night after
a long illness. He was 67.
Large delegations were due in
from Washington. A presidential
group included Vice President Alben
W. Barkley, Secretary of State Dean
Acheson, Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer, and W. Averell
Harriman, special presidential ad
visor on foreign affairs.
President Truman was not able
to attend.
FROM YAKUTAT
Mr-. Dora Gunderson of Yaku
tat is staying at the Gastineau
Hotel.
•
• WEATHER REPORT
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
• In Juneau — Maximum,
• 53; minimum, 33.
• At Airport — Maximum,
• 57; minimum, 26.
•
• FORECAST
• Continued fair and sunny
• tonight and Sunday. Low
• est temperature tonight
• about 35. Highest Sunday
• near 55
• PRECIPITATION
• <Pa»t 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
• City of Juneau — None;
• Since April 1 — 7.27 inches;
• Since July 1 — 65.20 inches.
• At Airport — None;
, • Since April 1 — 2.54 inches.
• Since July 1 — 38.39 inches.
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A.P.W. Budget
Is Cut 3 Million
By House Com.
WASHINGTON, April 21 — Wl—
The House Appropriations Com
mittee slashed $3,000,000 today from
the $10,000,000 budget request for
the Alaska Public Works program.
The committee recommended that
the remaining $7,000,000 “be avail
able only for projects wltfch were
Indicated to the committee as ap
proved under the Basic Act and by
the local communities for their por
tlon of the recoverable expendi
tures."
The committee did not identif;
the projects which would qualifj
under that provision.
Delegate Bartlett of Alaska an<
spokesmen at the Interior Depart
ment’s office of Territories said they
were unable to detail the program.
The committee said It cut the' re
quest because "no information wa*
furnished ... as to which project
were definitely planned for con
struction ...”
SOROPTIMISTS BUSINESS
MEETING HELD FRIDAY
The Soroptimists Fibber McGee
Closet sale May 12 will specialize ir.
goods suitable for overseas pack
ages, it was reported by Olivf
Trower, chairman, at the club’s bus
iness meeting at the Baranof Fri
day noon.
Mrs. Bernice Morgan, vice presi
dent, presided at the meeting and
Miss Jane Hawkins and Mrs. Lau
ra MacMillan reported on the Al
aska Crippled Children Association
meeting Thursday night..
A board meeting in the Baranof
Dog House was announced for
Tuesday noon.
Minutes of preceding* meetings
were read by Mrs. Frances Paul.
There will be a business meeting
next Friday Instead of the sched
uled program meeting.
ADJUSTMENT
NEW PRICES
WASHINGTON, April 21 —(A1!—
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnstor
may announce today a new attack
on prices through establishment ol
a "fair and equitable" standarc
for manufacturers’ profits.
The plan is reportedly the first
leg of a three-part program, alst
involving labor and agriculture, b;
which Johnston hopes to "harden'
anti-inflation dykes.
LONGSHORE
LAY-OFF DUE
ON TUESDAY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 —«V
San Francisco longshoremen will
begin a 19-hour work stoppage on
all but essential and perishable
cargoes at midnight Tuesday, a
union official said today.
Philip ' Sanin, president of Local
10 of the International Longshore
men’s and Warehousemen’s Union,
said the workers would meet at 9
a.m. Wednesday to discuss actions
taken at the union’s recent Honolulu
convention.
He said an all-day session may be
necessary to discuss new contract
negotiations, wage stabilization, the
waterfront loyalty check and the
union’s opposition to some aspects
of U. S. foreign policy.
The work stoppage will end at I
p.m., Wednesday. Sandin said.
About 10,000 men are involved.
Harry Bridges is president of the
International Union, which last year
was ousted from the national CIO on
■ he grounds it followed the Red line.
Military cargoes and perishable
commodities will be handled during
he stop-work conference.
S9 FLYPAAFRIDAY,
38 ARRIVE, 15 OUT
Sixty.nine travelers flew with
3an American World Airways in,
>ut, and through Juneau yesterday
with 38 arrivals, 15 departures and
16 going through to Fairbanks.
From Seattle: Clarence Anderson,
Helen Calhan and son Anthony,
Paul Dickens, Janice Fairservice,
Harold Jones, T. and Helen Jones,
Jack Okke, Lettie Asuer, William
Winn, Frank Bathurst, I. Brewster,
Ernest Clay, George Cushing, W.
Dillon, William Graham, T. W.
Vfathison, Nelly Mullaney, Henry
and John Read, Sid and Jerry
Eeims, Mrs. L. Tibblts.
From Fairbanks: Martin Ander
son, Charles Badger, Sgt. Ralph
Brasser, M. Berman.
To Seattle: Donald M. Morrison.
Vivian Dubinick. Mrs. Azile Aaron,
A. Davis, Mrs. P. A. Kolander, Mrs.
Roy Stewart, Roberta Hebard, Alex
Shaduc, Jack David.
To Ketchikan: Florence Ullrich,
Harvey Gibbs.
To Fairbanks: Charles Sowler,
Frank Foldi, Paul Dickens.
RETURNS TO CALIF.
Mrs. P. A. Kolander left yester
day after a six months visit here
with her daughter, Lucille John
son. Mrs. Kolander will return to
her home at Seal Beach, Calif.
MILITARY
VIEW IS
BIG ISSUE
Did High Command Ap
prove, General's Views
Regarding Korean War
WASHINGTON, April 21 -1*1—
Senator Hickehlooper <R-Iowa) ac
cused the administration today of
“smoke-screening" the issue of whe
ther the high command ever shared
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s military
views on the Korean war.
Senator Long (D-La) replied that
MacArthur had "lost one gamble”
when the Chinese Communists ent
ered the war and President Truman
was only preventing the deposed
Pacific commander from "taking
the final gamble that Russia would
not come In If we bomb China.”
Hlckenlooper Is a Senate For
eign Relations Committee member.
Long is a member of the Armed
Services group. The two committees
will sit together for an investiga
tion late this month of Far Eastern
military and diplomatic policies.
Their differences were character
istic of a congressional split so deep
It erupted Into a tussle yesterday
between three or four senators re
cording a radio debate on the is
sues MacArthur’s firing has raised.
Something Happened
The three contestants — Senators
Humphrey (D-Mlnn) and Leham
(D-Lib-NY) on one side and Sen
ator Capehart (R-Ind) on the other
-wouldn’t agree on eeactly what
happened. Everyone's tempers and
clothing were rumpled considerably.
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) acted as
peacemaker.
He agreed with the others, how
ever, that the (our couldn’t agree
on MacArthur's program to fight
an expanded war against the Com
munists in Korea or on whether
military men generally shared M&c
Arthur’s views,
MacArthur has called for a naval
blockade on the China coast, a
tightened economic blockade of Red
China, the freeing of Allied air
power to operate over Manchuria
and supply support for Chinese Na
tionalist troops on Formosa to
launch an attack on the China
mainland.
Military Views Shared
He added, in a speech to Congress,
that the Joint chiefs of staff had
shared his military views.
When he fired MacArthur from
his Far Kast commands. President
Truman said his policies in Korea
might touch off World War III.
The Defense Department count
ered MacArthur's speech with a
statement in which it said the Joint
chiefs had recommended his dis
missal.
Hickenlooper told a reporter to
t day that whether the chiefs con
curred in ousting the five-star gen
eral was “not the point.” He added:
“The big issue is: Did they ap
prove of MacArthur's program, as
he said they did?”
MacArthur told Congress that the
chiefs of staff had shared his major
military views.
Hickenlooper and Senator Know
land (R-Calif) predicted that the
general would back up that state
ment with documents. And in
Tokyo, a key military official said
MacArthur certainly oould do so.
NORTH STAR ARRIVES
SUNDAY ON FIRST ANS
SUPPLY RUN OF 1951
The North Star, Alaska Native
Service supply ship, arrives in Ju- ,
neau sometime Sunday on the flnt
supply run of the season to AN8
stations.
The ship leaves late Sunday af
ternoon for Wrangell, Metlakatla,
Hydaburg and Seattle. The North
Star left Seattle April 14 on this
run. The vessel leaves Seattle on
the second run of the season on
May 12 for the Bering Sea ANS
Stations going as far north as
Gambell on St. Lawrence Island.
Departure date from Seattle for
the Point Barrow supply run is
August 4.
FROM CALIFORNIA
Charley A. Crabtree of Westwood,
Calif, is registered at the Baranof
j Hotel.