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Offer Made to Talk Peace with Korean Reds
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PAA FACES
STRIKE AT
MIDNIGHT
NEW YORK, March 24 —IJH—
Pan American World Airways faced
a strike at midnight tonight by 150
port stewards unless a Federal med
iator succeeds in a last -minute set
tlement.
The CIO Transport Workers’ Un
ion says another 4,200 employes will
not cross the stewards’ picket lines
in New York, Miami, Seattle, San
Francisco and Brownsville, Tex.
The TWU seeks a cost-of-living
wage increase of 1C cents an hour.
The union said present wages range
between $1.25 and $1.91 an hour.
Originally set for March 14, the
strike deadline was put off 10 days
by the union to give Mediator
George McSwan a chance to nego
tiate a settlement.
SEATTLE. March 24 —iJf>— Local
heads of the CIO Transport Work
ers’ Union said more than 100 work
ers here and in Alaska would stay
off the job to back the stewards in
the wage dispute unless a settle
ment is reached today.
If the walkout occurs as sched
uled, Pan American officials said
they will man the planes to main
tain schedules to Alaska.
GOV.'S VIEWS, i
TERRITORIAL i
RETIREMENT
In a letter to Secretary of Alaska
Lew M. Williams, Governor Gruen- j
ing says:
I am transmitting Senate Bill
No. 53 for permanent filing. How
ever, in order to clarify as far as
possible the conflicting views on
Territorial retirement, I an* making
the following comments on the sub
ject:
By this new Act the Territorial
Public Employees Retirement Sys
tem enacted by the Nineteenth
Legislature two years ago will be re
placed by extending to the employes
of the Territory and its political
subdivisions and to their depend
ents and survivors, the basic protec
tion accorded to others by the Old
Age and Survivors Insurance sys
tem embodied in the Social Secur
ity Act.
In general, I feel that this step
will represent an advance in pro
viding security for our employes
only if supplemented by further
legislative action. The Old Age and
Survivors Insurance is a family in
surance plan which aims to provide
the maximum coverage for the fam
ily unit at the lowest cost. It is
a system which has the advantage
of virtual universal coverage of all
fields of employment. It is actuar
ially sound which means that funds
for payment of benefits will be ever
available from the Federal Treas
ury. It has also had a long operating
experience, and provides basic pro
tection at extrtmely low cost to the
worker and to his employer.
This system, however attempts to
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1951. oy Bell Syndicate. Inc..
PARIS.—It is now more than two
years since the foreign ministers
of 12 nations met in solemn con
cave in Washington and. accom
panied by Klieg Lights and overseas
broadcasts, signed the North At
lantic pacf
The purpose of that pact was to
protect the liberty-loving democ
racies from Soviet aggression. In
the two years that have passed,
however, not one single division has
been raised to block that aggression
and there has been no agreement
on pooling of raw materials, no
schedule for production, no pro
gram for propaganda and political
warfare, and no coordination of in
telligence reports—in brief, all that
the North Atlantic pact countries
have after two years of talking is
a piece of paper plus an array of
cumbersome committees which got
in each other's way.
It was this emaciated skeleton
(Continued on Page Fouri
EASTER PARADE-Then and Now
FIFTH AVENUE in New York is a glamor center for. the Easter Parade. At mid-century attention turns
to scenes of former years. Pictures show Fifth Avenue at Easter near the turn of this century and a
modern parade which drives traffic from the street.
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Happy Bride and Groom
... " ■
Elliott Roosevelt and his bride, the former Mrs. Minnewa Bell Ross,
greeted guests at their wedding reception at Miami Beach, Fla., with
these smiles. They wer married at the Sunset Island home of the
bride. !/P> Wirephoto.
provide merely a floor of protec
tion. Retirement benefits are ac
cordingly very small and it is as
sumed that supplemental retire
ment programs over and above this
basic program will be provided by
the joint action of employers and
employe groups. However in this
case the employer is the Territory
and its political subdivisions. I
strongly recommend, therefore, that
during the coming bienium all in
terested parties study the matter of
designing a sound supplemental
pension system to bring the benefits
to be paid to our employes upon re
tirement up to a more adequate
level, and that legislation be pre
pared well in advance to present to
the Twenty-First Legislature in
January of 1953.
BIDS DEMOLITION
CITY HALL TO BE
OPENED MARCH 28
Bids will be opened March 28 at |
8 o’clock p.m. on the demolition of •
the City Hall and AB hall on the
site of the Alaska Office building,
C. L. Popejoy, city clerk, said today. |
No date is set at this time for
completion of the job but the con
tractor is to begin work within 10
days of notice to start.
EASTER BREAKFAST
Men of the Methodist church will
prepare and serve an annual Easter
breakfast tomorrow morning be
tween 7:30 and 9:30 in the church
parlors. The public is invited. The
menu will be ham, scrambled eggs,
fried potatoes and drink.
P. S. Ganty of Pelican is at the
Baranof hotel.
HUNDREDS OF EASTER
LILIES FLOWN HERE
During the past week Pan Amer
ican World Airways has been bring
ing hundreds of cut flowers and
Easier lillies to Juneau by air in
addition to regular passengers and
mail.
Eleven arrived from Seattle yes
terday, two from Annette. Twenty
flew to Seattle and one to Ketchi
kan.
Prom Seattle: Harold Dent, Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Hight, Gordon Hei
zey, H. Kling, Leo Tuttle and the
Smith family consisting of Gil,
Betty, Chris, and Sharon.
From Annette: T. Ray Runnells
and Harry Forehand.
To Seattle: Mrs. Jerry Jones, Lil
Fitzgerald, A.. F. Coble, Mrs. Earl
Anderson, Elizabeth McCabe, Ted
Graham, D. H. Chick, Florence
Ford, J. Haiat, P. Walsh, F. Farrell,
S. Franz, Lillian Frambrough, John
Graf, Mrs. Fred Geeslin, Harold
Lee, Carol Davis and children
Carol Davis and Lavina Peterson.
To Ketchikan: Mrs. Clarence Pur
dy.
CONTRACTOR HERE
H. H. Dent, Seattle contractor,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM BREMERTON
Robert T. Hadley of Bremerton,
Wash, is at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SITKA
John Bahrt, Sitka, is stopping at
the Gastineau Hotel.
FROM ONTARIO
W. G. Wegenast of Port Arthur
Ont. is at the Baranof Hotel.
LAWMAKERS
ARE FLYING
Like the birds, Alaska legislators
took off In many directions yester
day and today following 60 days of
law making, wrangling and argu
ment
Time was when legislators travel
ed by steamer, dogsled, doubleend
ers and plain mushing to return to
their scattered homes, but in 1951
they sailed grandly like the birds
—only in aircraft. A few stuck to
restful steamer travel and local law
makers have dropped out of sight
to catch upon their sleep.
A. F. Coble and W. W. Laws flew,
to Seattle yesterday on PAA, Jack
Conright, Mr. and Mrs. Walter i
Huntley, Steve McCutcheon, Dr. C I
A. Pollard and Ed Anderson flew
to Anchorage on PNA yesterday.
Hoping to get out for Fairbanks
on PAA today, weather permitting,
are George Miscovich, Mike Stepo
vich, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barr, Mr.
and Mrs. Alden Wilbur, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Lhamon and daughter,
Domra, and John Butrovich.
Expecting to fly to Cordova on
PNA today were Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Carlson. Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Kay were billed for Anchorage.
Stan McCutcheon was to go to Seat
tle today.
The lone northbound boat travel
ing legislator is Heinie Snider on,
the Baranof Tuesday. Boat passen
gers southbound Sunday morning
include Amelia Gunderson and Doris
Barnes.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive sometime Tuesday.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver 8 tonight.
Denali from westward scheduled
to arrive Sunday morning at 4:30
southbound.
Coastal Rambler from Seattle
scheduled to arrive 8 a m. Sunday.
•
• WEATHER REPORT
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period
■ ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
• In Juneau — Maximum,
• 39: minimum 30.
• At Airport — Maximum,
• 40; minimum, 31.
•
• forecast
•
• Cloudy with mixed rain and
• snow tonight. Becoming
• mostly cloudy with showers
• Sunday. Low tonight about
• 35, high Sunday near 40.
• PRECIPITATION
• rpast 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
• City of Juneau — .45 inches;
• Since March 1 — 5;30 inches;
• Since July 1 — 56.20 inches.
• At Airport — .12 inches;
• Since March 1—2.84 inches;
• Since July 1 — 35.32 inches.
•
CHRISTIANS
TO CELEBRATE
EASTER MORN
Christians of the old and the new
world prepared today to celebrate
the Easter miracle of the risen
Christ in sunrise services, pontifical
masses and pilgrimages to holy
places.
A record number of Pilgrims at
tended services and visited shrines
in the drought-parched Holy Land.
In a world beset with anxiety,
prayers for peace dominated the
1«B1 Easter observances.
Churches — both Protestant and
Catholic — were crowded through
out the United States yesterday for
solemn Good Friday services Stock
Exchanges were closed in most
countries.
Shops were filled with last min
ute buyers of Easter finery.
In New York — filled with an
influx of visitors — a close watch
was kept on weather prospects for
the annual Fifth Avenue Parade.
Francis Cardinal Spellman sent a
message to the people behind the
Iron Curtain saying that Americans
would pray tomorrow that the cele
bration of Christ’s resurrection
would be "prophetic of your own
delivery from persecution and en-1
slavement.” |
In Jerusalem, before the door of!
the darkened Basilica of the Holy I
sepulchre, the Easter theme of the
rebirth of Christ was enacted.
The Holy City, crowded with Pil- '
grims, ended its traditional Holy
Week services of mourning last
night and prepared for the joyous
(east of the resurrection. Pontifical
high mass in the Basilica tomorrow
morning will be attended by diplo
mats in formal attire.
Thousands of Europeans and
many Americans made the Good
Friday journey in the footsteps of
Christ through the winding coble
stoned streets of the old walled
city, the storied last journey to Cav
alry.
OPEN HOUSE ABOARD
JOHN N. COBB SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, SUBPORT
Open house will be held for the
public aboard the John N. Cobb, ex
ploratory vessel of the Fish and
Wildlife Service, tomorrow after
noon from 2 to 4 o'clock. The Cobb
will be moored at the subport dock
because prevailing low tides make
it inadvisable to dock the vessel
in the small boat harbor.
All types of fishing gear used in
its exploratory work will be on dis
play as well as the laboratory used
in making tests on types of fish
caught. The FWS vessel has been
doing exploration work in waters
adjacent to Juneau. This is the first
time for the vessel to dock here.
It is in its second season of work.
Captain Sheldon Johnson will be
aboard to welcome all visitors. ,
COURT ADJOURNED j
SINE DIE TODAY
The January term of the U. S.
District Court was adjourned sine
die at the conclusion of court bus
iness shortly after 11 o’clock this
morning. ,
Judge "^George W. Folia and a
court party will leave tomorrow
morning on the steamship Denali
for Ketchikan to hold a short term
of court in that city. In the court
party will be Judge Folta, Clerk
of the Court J. W. Leivers, Court
Reporter Mildred Maynard, Deputy
Clerk Irene Rasmussen. Thomas
Stewart, law clerk,, will join the
party in Ketchikan next week.
In court this morning Judge Fol
ta heard testimony in the case of
Mielke against the City of Craig
and took the ca$e under advise
ment.
A decree of divorce was granted
to Albert W. Earl from Mona W.
Earl on a cross complaint. Mona
Earl had previously filed a suit
asking for separate maintenance.
Mona Earl was represented by At
torney M. E. Monagle and Attorney
J. A. McLean represented Earl.
Pauline Sanders was granted a
divorce from Walter L. Sanders.
Attorney M. E. Monagle represen
ted the plaintiff.
"The Empty Tomb," painting by Bernhard I’lockhorst (1825-1907).
Proud Parents
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Mrs. Bette Byrd, 18-year-old University of Washington freshman
who gave birth to (win girls unassisted in her dormitory room in
Seattle, (Mar. 10), smiles at her soldier husband, Up!. Don Byrd,
in Doctors Hospital. Byrd rushed from Camp Stoneman, t'alif., after
the births had revealed the couple’s year.old marriage. The twins,
confined to hospital incubators, were reported in good condition.
<*) Wirephoto.
Linda Happy Again
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Linda Oliva, four-year-old (center) who survived a plunge from a
passenger train in Arizona recently in which her mother died, smiles
happily as her uncle, Elbridge Hosmer, gives her a plc-a-back ride
around her new home in Landis Township, near Vineland, N. J.
L’ncle and aunt, Rose Hosmer I right) who are making new home for
LiifBa, plan to adopt little girl. UP) Wirephoto.
MacARTHUR
PROPOSING
PEACE TALK
But at Same Time Orders
UN Troops to Cross
38th Parallel
By Associated Press
General MacArthur offered today
to talk peace with the Korean Reds
but at the same time ordered his UN
troops to cross the 38th Parallel
whenever “tactically advisable.”
MacArthur’s order came as ad
vancing Allied troops had all but
stamped out the last organized
Communist resistance south of the
Parallel.
“I stand ready at any time to con
fer in the field with the commander
in-chief of the enemy forces in the
earnest effort to settle the UN ob
jectives In Korea and end the fight
ing," MacArthur said.
The general emphasized that a
settlement would be based on "real
izing the political objectives of the
United Nations in Korea."
MacArthur made the statement
before he flew to Seoul Saturday
night on his 14th visit to the fight
ing front. On his return to Tokyo,
MacArthur said he had directed the
U. S. Eighth Army to cross the 38th
Parallel "if and when its security
makes it tactically advisable."
The UN commander said the
status of the old dividing line be
tween North and South Korea had
been thoroughly discussed in Lon
don, Washington and other capitals.
He said the boundary actually had
no military significance and he
added that Naval and Air Units
cross it at will.
There was no immediate Com
munist reaction to MacArthur’s
statement.
Report Life
Raffs Seen,
Downed Plane
SHANNON. Airport, March 24 —
l/PI— Forty planes criss-crossed the
cold waters of the Atlantic today in
a hunt for a giant United States
Air Force transport with 53 persons
aboard. They were spurred by a re
port that "quite a few” life rafts
had been sighted in the search area.
Five ships were also steaming full
speed for the area about 450 miles
west of Ireland.
An NBC broadcast from London
quoted the British Admiralty as
source for information that surviv
ors already were being picked up.
The Admiralty denied it had issued
such a report. It could not be con
firmed by the U. S. Navy in London
or the U. S. Air Force mission at
Shannon, either.
A B29 pilot,- in two dramatic
radio messages, reported sighting
flares, wreckage or life rafts in four
different locations in the general
search area.
Aboard the missing plane which
disappeared in fog and rain early
yesterday was Brig. Gen. Paul T.
Cullen, deputy commander of the
U. S. Second Air Force, and four
officers of the Strategic Air Com
mand (SAC) headquarters at
Omaha, Neb.
The big missing transport — a
Globemaster II — was on a flight
from the United States to England.
It carried a crew of five and 48
passengers.
HERE IT IS NOW.
EASTER WEATHER
Well—the prediction on weather
for Easter Sunday is—mostly clou
dy, with showers. But, that does
i not mean one may stay at home
and forget Easter services. Put on
the old duds, hit the slippery side
j walks or order a taxi, and go to
j church where special services are
being held. Might be able to make
! it between showers. Might also put
on the glad things and trust to
j luck they Will not be showered.