GOOD LUCK, HIGH
SCHOOL BAND, IS
SHOFNER'S RADIO
“An old friend wishes good luck
to the best band in Alaska," is the
brief but complimentary radiogram
received last Saturday, addressed
to the Juneau High School band,
care of Art Uggen. The radiogram
was from Joe Shofner, former di
rector of the Juneau bands, from
Columbia, South Carolina, on the
eve of departure of the Juneau or
ganization to Ketchikan to parti
cipate in the annual Southeast Al
aska Music Festival.
Shofner is the originator of the
Music Festival in which choral and
bands of Southeast Alaska meet in
a festival. Last year at the festival
held in Juneau, the local organiza
tions and individual members cop
ped their share of firsts.
Walter Welke of the University
of Washington, whs was in Juneau
last year as instrumental judge,
will also be at the festival at Ket
chikan. Vocal judicator will be
Wayne Hertz of Central Washing
ton College.
Local groups will leave perhaps
not later than Wednesday for Ket
chikan. It was for this transporta
tion fund that the concerts were
given here last Friday and Satur
day nights. There will be approx
imately 45 members from both
groups going to Ketchikan for the
festival which opens Thursday to
continue three days and evenings.
It is understood here that Peters
burg will send a choral group of
12 to Ketchikan and they will pre
sent three numbers, “On What a
Beautiful Morning," “Bless This
House,” and "Country Style."
Sitka is expected to send both
band and choral groups to Ketchi
kan and Klawock will be represent
ted by a choral group. Wrangell,
it is also believed, will have a chor
al group in the festival and Ket
chikan will have both band and
singers entered.
The concert in Juneau Saturday
night was as delightfully given as
on Friday night and applause was
generous. Following the program,
pictures were taken of the choral
group and band.
COM. APPROVES
3^ MILLION FOR
FWS FISH STUDY
WASHINGTON, April 23 —711
The House Appropriations Corn
piittee has approved the full $3,
571,301 asked by the U. S, Fisn and
Wildlife Service for fish research
and development of fish resources.
The total includes $239,998 for
hew programs and increased costs.
Major item of increase is $90,898
for a study of Atlantic coast fish
Spokesmen told the committee the
sum would enable the service to
“initiate limited operations” on the
study authorized by the last Con
gress.
Another $60,060 is allotted to in
creased programs in the Pacific.
Biggest of these is $18,776 to pro
vide a hydro-graphic winch, other
equipment and supplies for the Pa
cific Oceanic Exploratory- fishing
program out of Honolulu, T. H.
Other Pacific items include $15,
000 to equip the vessel Black Doug
las for further study of West Coast
pilchard off the California coast;
$5,200 for an additional pink-salmon
counting station at Seattle; and
$10,000 to reinstate planned small
craft charters for inshore investiga
tions in the North Pacific.
A. B. Johnson of Wrangell is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
LIONS MARBLE
TOURNAMENT SET
FORMAY10.il,12
A regular meeting of the Juneau
Lions Club at the Baranof Hotel
Monday noon was concerned with
club business, including nomina
tions from the floor for officers for
the coming year.
Those up for election May 21
are; president, Carl Rusher, Don
McMullen, Ralph Wright; first vice
president, A1 Ransome, Fred Mc
Ginnis, Tom Clarke; second vice
president, Wes Overby, Ray Tay
lor; third vice president, A1 Boutin,
Don Miller, Peter Wood; secretary.
Bob Scott; treasurer, Charles
Mountjoy, Dan Mahoney; lion
tamer, Bill * Ray, George Tapley;
tad twister, Dick Robinson, Dr. J.
O. Rude, Jack Gucker; two-year
term board of directors—Dr. John
Geyer, Clarence Warfield, Les Av
rit. Joe Werner, Max Penrod.
Ralph Wright, Lion member of
the Teen Age Club council, re
quested that the club provide $10
monthly to the Teen Age. The
matter was referred to the next
board meeting.
Members were reminded to vote
at the school board election next
Monday.
A report from the beach com
mittee revealed that a great deal
of work was to be done and a bull
dozer needed.
Jack Gucker and Jack Glover
were appointed to head a Fourth
of July float committee.
Announcement was made regard
ing the Charter Night party for
the new' Douglas Lions Club which
is to be held Saturday night at 7
in the Douglas High School Gym
with Scandinavian food and en
tertainment.
Walter Soboleff announced that
the National Marble Tournament
of the game of ringer sposored by
the Lions would take place May
10, 11, and 12, and those aged nine
and under, ages 10 and 11, and
ages 12 to 14. Assistants volunteer ing
were Bob Scott, Joe Werner, Alva
Blackerby, Clarence Warfield, R.
Knight, Art Hedges, Jack Gucker.
Joe Storms, former Juneau resi
dent now of Seattle, was a guest.
FRUITGROWERS
HIT FOR LOSSES
BY HEAVY FROST
By Associated Press
Warmer weather has moved into
the Pacific Northwest, ending the
killing frosts which caused heavy
losses among fruit growers.
It also brought relief to fruit belt
residents from the smoke poll of
smudge pots, which blackened their
nostrils, ruined clothes left out on
lines overnight and turned white
dogs a brown color.
There was no relief, however
from the record April dry spell and
the forest fire danger. Weather
forecaster said no rain is in sight
and the humidity will continue tc
be low, although improving slight
ly today (Monday!.
The freeze caused heavy damage
to peach, apricot, cherry and pear
crops in the Wenatchee-Okanogar
area. The apple crop also was hit.
Army T vt. Chnsiupner A. Glaser
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glas
er of Anchorage, has returned tc
duty after being wounded in Ko
rea, the Defense Department repor
ted today. ■
The condition of French Marsha:
Henri Petain is reported slightly
I improved. The former Vichy Pre
mier is gravely ill in his islanc
I prison off the west coast of France
TAFT SEEKS TO
INVESTIGATE
CONTROVERSY
WASHINGTON, April 23 —(jW—
Senator Taft (H-Ohio) said today
Republicans are going to insist upon
an investigation of "every aspect”
of the Truman-MacArthur contro
versy over Far Eastern policies.
Taft made the statement to a
reporter amid indications that the
military high command will give
investigating senators a look at just
about anything they want to see
during their inquiry. Informed Pen
tagon sources, however, said a con
siderable part of the record is likely
to be spread out only in closed-door
sessions.
Taft said he will call the Senate
Republican Policy Committee to
gether within the next few days to
study “practical ways of getting a
complete investigation.”
The committee already has en
dorsed a proposal by Senator Fer
guson (R-Mich) to set up a 24
member committee from the Senate
and House to inquire Into military
and foreign policies.
But there is doubt that the Re
publicans can win sufficient support
to get approval of this resolution.
An agreement already has been
reached for the Senate Armed Serv
ices and Foreign Affairs Commit
tees to go into the over-all reasons
behind President Truman’s firing
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur as Pa
cific commander.
U. S. EDUCATION
OFFICIAL HERE ON
SCHOOL MATTERS
Dr. Paul T. Jackson, accompan
ied by Mrs. Jackson, arrived in Ju
neau over the weekend to confer
with Dr. James Ryan, Territorial
Commissioner of Education, on
school matters.
Dr. Jackson is special represent
ative of the U. S. Office of Educa
tion for the western district which
comprises Washington, Oregon, Id
aho, Montana and Alaska.
His purpose in the Territory is
to explore the educational needs of
Alaska with reference to construc
tion, maintenance and operation of
schools eligible for appropriations
under Public Laws 815 and 874.
These are schools on Army, Navy
or Air Force bases which come
under the above Public Laws for
financial assistance.
The Territory, has, up until this
time, advanced money on a reim
bursement basis for teachers’ sal
aries, supplies and maintenance
for these schools, but with the ex
pected step-up in enrollments, and
I added expense, no longer has the
. lunds with which to do so.
"I want to emphasize the splen
, did cooperation your Commissioner
of Education, Dr. Ryan, is giving
us In this matter,” Dr Jackson said.
, "It is a big problem to work out
. and we deeply appreciate Dr. Ry
! an s help."
Dr. Ryan, and Dr. Jackson are
leaiing tomorrow for Anchorage
to confer with military authorities
’ concerning school matters.
PETERSBURG VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pederson of
Petersburg are at the Baranof Ho
tel.
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MCCUTCIIEON HERE
Stan McCutcheon of Anchorage
1 is stopping at the Baranof Hotel
. for the next three days.
I BAVARIAN QUEEN
— Margot Scholz, 21-year-old
refugee from Eastern Germany,
poses with her bouquet after
winning the “Miss Bavaria, 1951’*
beauty contest In Munich.
MISSISSIPPI
PLAGUES TWO
MORE STATES
By the Associated Press
The swollen Mississippi, on a
springtime spree, plagued Iowa and
Illinois towns along its upper
reaches today after spreading hav
oc in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Eighty square blocks of Dubuque,
la., were under water Sunday as
the river rose to 22.7 feet to top
the 1880 record of 21.5 feet.
Downstream from Dubuque, pa
trols labored through the night
sandbagging dikes. Highway 30 on
both sides of the Clinton, Iowa
Fulton, Ills., bridge were water
covered.
The river was expected to crest
at 19.5 feet at Sabula, Iowa to
day and at 20.7 feet at Clinton,
Iowa, Wednesday.
Police Chief Ed Loftus of Ful
ton, 111., said there is little chance
cf holding the dike south of Ful
ton.” He sair if it goes, 40 fam
ilies will be forced from their
homes.
Illinois communities on the river
buttressed levees. Rock Island set
I up an arc-shaped llaod wall to
, protect the city of 49.000.
MOVIE ACTOR SAYS
HE IS NOT MEMBER
COMMUNIST PARTY
WASHINGTON, April 23 -(/Pi
Movie “Tough Guy” John Garfield
denounced Communism today as a
"tyranny” and told the House Un
American Activities Committee he
is not and never has been in the
party.
He offered to tell anything he
knows about Red front activities
in Hollywood but disclaimed ac
quaintance with many individuals
about whom he was asked and de
nied knowledge of the connections
of others.
Committee Counsel Frank Taven
ner started out by putting to the
dark-haired actor the direct ques
tion about Communist membership
which a number of figures from the
, entertainment field have refused to
yxiwet.
' He answered “No” and empha
i sized it. “Absolutely.”
■ I have always hated Communism
| —it is a tyranny, a distatorship, it
1 is against democracy,” Garfield said.
The movie star was the leadoff
witness in a new week of hearings
in the House committee’s investiga
tion of Red infiltration in the movie
industry.
He said he was 38 years old and
was born on New York’s East Side.
PILOTS REFUSE TO
FLY JiW AIRLINES
STRATOCRUISERS
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23, —UPI—
Northwest Airlines ordered its en
tire fleet of 20 Martin 202 planes
grounded last month when pilots
refused to fly them, the Minneap
olis Tribune said yesterday.
The Tribune, quoting an un
named spokesman for the NWA
Pilots Union, also said the pilots
may refuse to take the planes off
the ground even after modifica
tions are made.
Pilots refused to fly the planes
after the fifth NWA Martin 202
crash, the newspaper said, and the
company grounded the planes one
day before a final deadline set by
the phots.
• At the time, NWA announced the
planes would be kept on the ground
while crews made "minor” niodi
iicaiions recommended by a board
named by the Civil Aeronautics
Authority.
Ninety persons have betn killed
in crashes of the airline’s 202's in
;he past three years.
HOLDENS TO ROCHESTER j
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Holden flewj
south via Pan American plane this
week end, bound for Mayo Clinic
at Rochester, Minn., where Holden
will undergo a medical check-up.'
They’ expect to be gone about five
weeks.
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