PLUMBERS STRIKE
BACK AT CHARGES
OF DEFENSE SECY.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Aug. 9— j
(.?—Striking Anchorage plumbers j
struck back today at Defense Sec- ;
rotary Johnson's charges their
trike was "jeopardizing" U. S. se
curity.
They posed the question: when is
a defense project not a defense pro
ject ? Then they gave their own:
definition.
Clayton Bilderback, international
representative of the AFL Plumbers
and SteamfitterS Union Local 367,
put it this way:
"For the purposes of the strike. |
all projects are not defense projects, j
11 Corps of Engineers money is used j
in construction of a housing pro- j
ject, we term that defense housing.
A job that involves direct military
authorization, planning and funds, j
is a defense project.
If government agencies and pri- |
vale sponsors develop housing, as is j
being done by the Federal Housing j
Administration on a loan basis, j
then we do not consider it to be
defense housing in the strike pic
ture.”
Odle's Statement
Plumbers’ Business Agent Sam
Odle said: j
"We haven't pulled anybody off
defense projects and don't intend
to. Four additional nlumbers were j
dispatched to one military installa- j
tion yesterday.”
The union has agreed to man
highly important defense installa
tions at S3 per hour pending settle- |
ment of the strike, but insists on its ,
own definition of what constitu/zs ,
a defence project, Odle said.
About 300 plumbers are involved
in the’ strike, called July 25 when
ma t<* plumbers refused the wage j
boost from S3 to S3.50 per hour, and
offered, a compromise of $3.15. with
double pay for overtime and Sat
urdays and room and board outside
the Anchorage area.
Peace Talks Resumed
Yesterday peace talks resumed
under Federal Mediator William j
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Land Office
April 27, 1950.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that the
Pelican Cold Storage Co., has tiled1
an application for a trade and man
ufacturing site. Anchorage Serial
011533, under section 10. Act ol May
14. 1898 (30 Stat. 413: 48 U.S.C.;
401) for a tract of land situated on i
Chichagof Island on the northeast
erly side of Lisianski InletPkU. of
U.S. Survey No. 2819, latitudeST 57
30”' N. longitude 136 ’ 13’ 55” W.
(approx.) at witness meander cor
ner No. 1, containing 3.82 acres, and
it is now in the files of the Land
Office. Anchorage. Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of tne above mentioned
land should file their adverse claims
in the land office, within the per
iod of publication or thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred
by the provisions of the statutes.
CHESTER M. McNALLY,
Acting Manager.
First publication: June 28. 1950.
Last publication: Aug. 23. 1950.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska.
June 1, 1950.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Wil
liam L. Fitzpatrick has made ap
plication for a homesite under the
Act of May 2b, 1934 (48 Stat. 809)
Anchorage Serial No. 014235 for a
tract of land described as Lot "B”
Smugglers Cove Group of Home
sites, situated at end of Fritz Cove
Highway, on Auke Bay, Plat of U. S.
Survey No. 2492, containing 0.99
acres and it is now in the files of
the Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
! in the Land Office within the period
| of publication or thirty days there
• after, or they will be barred by the
provisions of the statutes.
GEORGE A. LINGO,
Manager.
First publication, June 21, 1950.
Last publication, Aug. 16, 1950.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OK THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska.
June 1, 1950.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Linus
Carlson has made application lor a
homesite under the Act of May 26.
1934 <48 Stat. 809» Anchorage Serial
No. 014905 for a tract of land de
scribed as Lot 23, Hood Bay Group
I of Homesites, situated on Hood Buy.
Admiralty Island, Alaska. Plat of
U. S. Survey No. 2412, containing
5.00 acres and it.is now in the files
of the Land Office, Anchorage
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claim
| in the Land Office within the period
of publication or thirty days there
j after, or they will be barred by the
j provisions of the statutes.
GEORGE A. LINGO.
Manager.
First publication, June 21, 1950.
Last publication, August 16, 1950.
■losie, who reported “some slight
progress.'’
The Fairbanks local settled a
imilar strike earlier in July at $3.50
>er hour.
The Anchorage local controls not
inly Anchorage’s $100,000,000 con
truction. but additional projects in
■entral and western Alaska at re
note locations.
iTRlKE LABELED AS
'SECURITY THREAT'
ENDED ON JULY 12
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 9—^
—Union leaders were surprised to
day to hear that Secretary ol De
fense Johnson had labeled a Faii
banks Plumbers’ strike as a national
security threat.
There isn’t any strike here; it was
settled July 12.
The cabinet member was quoted
as bracketing Fairbanks with An
chorage, the other active majoi
Alaska military center. Plumbers at
Anchorage have been on strike since
July 26.
Union Business Agent Carl Slats
burg said plumbers here are ready
to go to work, but have not been
called for jobs. He said many men
are idle because construction jobs
are not getting started, as they were
supposed to. He said dozens of men
could go to work at a moment’s
notice.
Red Tape Blamed
Various factors, including red
tape, are blamed for the delay.
Union leaders expressed the opin
ion there was too much delay in
letting bids for military projects,
including housing; that they came
so late that it has been impossible
to get materials in time for the
short far northern construction sea
son.
Contractors’ spokesmen said the
hold-back has been due to labor
strikes at the critical season ta cer
penters’ strike ended the first week
in July after Secretary Johnson
denounced it), to government red
tape and now to lack of materials.
Specific Example
An office executive on the Ladd
Air Base project cited a specific
example. He said a crane w as
needed. It finally was obtained.
Now it can't be used until gov
ernment permission is obtained,
which will take about 10 days.
He said the delay in ordering ma
terials was due to uncertainty about
labor, and now shipments are
slowed up because of the Korean
emergency and more red tape.
Contractors* spokesmen said they
now are waiting for materials and
hope to be back on schedule before
i the end of the season if materials
1 become available.
E£ >, ^ Ik T. . r nmri o'tiitrwv t *'•»••<.
Added Anchorage
immigration Staff
May Be Necessary
' SEATTLE, Aug. 9—(.'Pi—More im
migration inspectors may have to
be added to the staff at Anchorage.
Alaska, to take care of evacuees
from the Orient, John P. Boyd. JY..
district director of the Immigra
tion and Naturalization Service,
said today.
Boyd returned this week from an
inspection tour of Alaskan ports.
FROM EXCURSION INLET
Wesley S. Walker of Excursion
Inlet is at the Baranof Hotel.
SITKANS HERE
Among Sitkans here at the Bar
anof Hotel are Mrs. K. Tanbeneck
and Roberta Volz.
FROM SKAGWAV
Mr. and Mrs. J L. McVey of
Skagway are Juneau visitors, stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The population of Helmstedt, Ger
man communications center, is
i about 18,000.
RED FORCES
: FACING TRAP,
! PUSAN DRIVE
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linkup with the 35th Regimental
Combat team to spring one trap!
and cut off a Red escape route.
The 6:30 p.m. (Tokyo time) com
munique of the 8th Army reported
that "aggressive-minded United
Nations troops carried out successful
action in every engagement with
the enemy.”
Elements of the U.S. 24th Division,
reinforced by fresh troops from the
Second Division, applied heavy
pressure on other bridgeheads across
the Naktong in the area of Chang
nyong, 23 miles southwest of Taegu,
where the Reds sent additional
troops and some tanks across.
Bridgeheads are Made
These bridgeheads were to be the
beginnings of the main Red thrust
against Taegu. The Red plan of at
tack now apparently is thrown off
balance.
Intelligence officers in Tokyo re
garded the Naktong crossings in
the Changnyong area as a major
i thrust, although Eighth Army re
ports minimized them. Military men
in Washington also showed concern
about the Naktong river thrusts,
viewing them as potentially dan
gerous to Taegu.
Marine Pilots Hit Hard
In the air carrier-based Marine
pilots supported the southern drive
by the American ground forces, hit
ting hard at the artillery and mortar
which have been slowing the U.S.
offensive action. Strategic rail and
road targets in North Korea were
blasted yesterday in widespread
strikes by U.S. bombers. B-29's again
hit Pyongyang, Red capital, and
other strategic targets. B-26 twin
engine bombers hit Inchon, Com
munist-held seaport west of Seoul.
Marine pilots reported that North
Korean soldiers used women and
children to prevent bombing of their
troop concentrations.
JAMES ROOSEVELT
IS READY TO SERVE
IN PRESENT WAR
NEW YORK. Aug. 9—UV-James
Roosevelt, eldest son of the late j
President, says a call to the colors j
would not stop his Democratic cam- ]
paign for Governor of California.
Roosevelt arrived here by air last
light, and said he will go to Wash
ington tomorrow to clarify his j
status as a Colonel in the Marine
Corps volunteer reserve. He saw j
active duty before and during the j
'.ast war.
"I will not ask for any deferment)
whatsoever in Washington," he said. I
Louisville. Ky., was named for
Louis XVI of France.
CALL FOR BIDS ON PILEDRIVER
AND BARGE
The Common Council of the City
if Juneau is calling for sealed bids
o be opened at their next Regular
Meeting to be held on Friday, Aug
ust 18. 1950 in the Council Chambers
of the City Hall at 8:00 o’clock P.M.
for the sale of the City’s Piledriver
and barge. Bids submitted must be
on both parcels of equipment and
considered as one unit and not plac
ed on the individual items.
The City reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids and to waive
informalities. No bid under the
amount of $5,000.00 will be accepted.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
after the hour set for opening
thereof; or before award of bid,
unless said award is delayed for a
period of exceeding thirty days.
C. L. POPEJOY,
City Clerk.
Publication date, Aug. 9, 1950. I
JOHN RECK WILL
INVITE SOURDOUGHS
TO MEET IN JUNEAU
When John Reck, president.
Grand Igloo. Pioneers of Alaska,
arrives in Portland to attend the
Nineteenth International Reunion
and Convention of Alaska and Yu
kon Sourdoughs, August 17-20, he
will invite the group to come to
Juneau for its 20th convention in
1951.
John Reck, who never misses a
convention if he can help it, will
help commemorate the discovery of
gold in the Klondike on August 17,
1896. as a guest of the Alaska Yukon
Society of Oregon. Headquarters for
the meeting will be the Multnomah
hotel and Thorvald Berthelsen,
president of the Oregon sourdough
society will be the host.
The invitation to Juneau’s John
Reck assures him that the Oregon
club will be "most happy to welcome
any Alaskan visitors."
While he is exchanging memories
of days of the golden north with
other sourdoughs, Reck will be
lobbying for Juneau as convention
town for their next meeting.
Other delegations will attend
from Reno. Nevada: Vancouver, B.
C.; Seattle and from Los Angeles
and San Francisco from where spe
cial cars will carry delegates to the
Portland meeting.
This afternoon. Reck said he had
decided not to go south but has
sent a letter of invitation for the
convention and reunion to be held
in Juneau.
ARMITAGE TO ADDRESS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
George T. Armitage of Honolulu,
Hawaii, recognized authority in the
travel industry, will address the
Chamber of Commerce at its regu
lar noon meeting tomorrow in the
Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
Armitage is in Alaska to assist
the Alaska Development Board in a
long-range effort to systematize
and promote tourist travel to the
Territory.
He was executive secretary of the
Hawaii Visitors Bureau, formerly
the Hawaii Tourist Bureau, for 22
years. The bureau has been credited
with helping build up the tourist
industry in Hawaii.
N.C. CO. BOAT, TRACTOR
WORK UP 15 PER CENT
Boat repair and tractor work at
the Northern Commercial Co. is up
about 15 per cent over last year
this time, Elwyn Pym, office man
ager, reported today.
At present the Mercury, cannery
tender for the Todd Packing £o.
is on the ways for shaft work: a
new D 318 Caterpillar diesel E0
horsepower engine is being installed
in the Katherine S.. a halibut
seiner owned by James Sharpe of
Juneau; and a recaulking deck job
is going forward on the Coast
Guard's 82-footer.
Pym says that the renewal of
logging is reflected in additional
tractor work this year with about
a dozen operators active at this
time.
Red Press Steps Up
Anti-U.S. Campaign
(By Associated Press)
The Communist press in Berlin
stepped up its anti-American cam
paign and fears were expressed in
West Berlin the Russians might
try once again to push the allies
out of the former German capital.
The Communists charged that an
Amercian plane dropped fire bomos
over a town near the Elbe River
July 27. The alleged incident was
denied in Washington.
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Happenings
At Haines
(Special Correspondence!
HAINES, Alaska, July 31—J. G.
Gr rdiner. Commissioner of Agricul
tuieof Canada, with Mrs. Gardiner,
Beth Gardiner their daughter and
M.'V Shirley Bradford boarded the
Prince George in Haines for Van- |
corner. From there they will re- j
turn to Ottawa. Accompanying |
Gardiner to Haines from White
horse were three cars. In fhe j
escort were Aubrey Simmons and j
G. W. Purdham members of Farlia- j
ment: W. R. May of the Canadian
Airforce. Judge J. Gibbon, Br'ig.
Gen. Connelly, J. W. Sutherland,
James Montgomery, Geo. Von
Robin, W. J. Wood, Rubin Elliot,
R. Winters, and Mr. and Mrs. L.
B. Abbott of Haines Junction. Ab
bott is in charge of the Canadian
road maintenance at the Junction.
Mr. Gardiner who is the oldest
member of Parliament, soon made
friends with all those he met htfre
before he left. Friends of Aubrey
Simmons are looking forward to
a promised visit from him before
the summer is over. ;
It was raining in Haines when
the Prince George docked but the
spirits of the people were not
dampened for they turned out in
Hill force to inspect the steamer.
Ed Ruby, formerly of Port Chil
koot and Haines, has been visiting
in Haines and Port Chilkoot. Ed
is attending the University of Al
aska and is returning there shortly.
A1 Lupcke and Mrs. Lupcke went
to Juneau for the Salmon Derby
and also on business.
' I
The M. V. Chilkoot is back on ]
schedule and is making regular
trips to Juneau and Skagway, and
1 from the looks of things the trips
have been well loaded.
Mayor Lenord King recently re
ceived a w-ire from Delegate Bart
lett giving information which has
been confirmed by John Argetsinger
District Engineer, that money has
been appropriated for the new sur
vey of a new water system for
Haines. The people of this small
community are rejoicing over this
news and are in hopes that some
time soon they will have an ade
quate water system. It is no fun
to be without water and have to
depend upon your neighbor for it.
However, Haines has had an agree
ment with Port Chilkoot, and has
been receiving water service from,
them during the drouth. ■
Col. Noyes and Mr. Broadbent j
ire expected in Haines Thursday. I
- l
Mr. and Mrs. John Geyer were
in Haines on their way to Anchor
age. Mr. Geyer is a dentist in
Juneau. |
Sabotage Evidence Is
Lacking, Plane Crashj
_ i
(By Associated Press)
No evidence of sabotage has been j
found in the investigation of the
Saturday midnight crash of the j
B-29 bomber at the Fairfield-Suisun i
Air Base in the San Francisco bay |
area. Meantime, the toll of lives j
remains the same—seventeen—with i
some 60 other persons injured.
The tragedy apparently was I
caused by engine trouble which!
developed shortly after the takeoff.!
The number two and number three 1
engines failed to function properly, j
Wallace Leaves His '
Progressive Party
- j
(By Associated Press)
In New York. Henry A. Wallace, j
former Democratic Vice-President ,
of the United States, resigned from
his Progressive party because it
condemned American actions in
Korea. j
Merry Christmas
Now tor Air Force
(By Associated Press)
The Air Force is certain of a
Merry Christmas. And all because
a 19-year-old Collins, Arkansas,
youth has enlisted. The 19-year-old
youth is named—Merry Christmas.
FROM GAINESVILLE, OHIO
Sarah Green of Gainesville, Ohio,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
from mt. edgecumbe
Mary K. Minglin of Mt. Edge
cumbe is at the Baranof Hotel.
TACOMA DRUGGIST IN
Merle R. Strickland of the Ta
coma (Wash.) Drug Company is at
the Baranof Hotel.
JEANNIE WELSH HERE
Jeanice M. Welsh, owner-operator
of the Icy Straits Salmon Company,
is stopping a tthe Baranof Hotel.
Seems Safer fo Be
A Deer than Deer
Hunter in Calif.
SANTA PAULA, Calif.. Aug. 9—
M—Julius Hatcher was shot through
the ear by an unidentified deer
hunter on the first day of the sea
son. Hatcher was wearing a straw
hat and a red jacket and was riding
a white horse.
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