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JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 14. 1951
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REDS BACK DOWN
Fishery Union
Blasts Back
At Charges
SEATTLE, July 14 — — The
Alaska Fishermen’s union replied
yesterday to criticism by unions
competing with it for control of
Bristol Bay fishermen.
In answer to resolutions passed
this week at the Washington State
Federation of Labor convention, the
AFU lashed out at the Bering Sea
Fishermen’s union, which broke out
of Its fold this year, and at the
Seafarers International union, which
the Bering Fishermen joined.
The statement referred to the
Bering Fishermen as ‘a few dis
gruntled business men" and ac
cused the SIU of an attempted raid.
The AFU repeated its claim to
jurisdiction over a majority of
workers in the area and berated the
National Labor Relations Board for
delaying a union authorization elec
tion there until after the salmon
season closes July 25.
Governor's
House Getting
Fate Lifting
After 15 years the Governor's
House on Calhoun Avenue is get
ting a face-lifting. Last time major
repairs or painting was done, was in
1936 when stucco was put on to
* replace the wooden outside walls.
Walter D. Field, Juneau paint
contractor, is doing the job, which
will include painting of the trim as
well as the stucco. Don Abel com
pany has the contract for repair
ing the pillars, some of which are
badly cracked.
A sum of $5,000 was appropriated
by Congress a year ago for the
project but was not received here
until late fall when weather pre
vented starting. Field's present
contract calls lor completion of the
work in 120 days from June 28,
when the contract was signed.
The work is under supervision of
the Alaska Public Works.
•
• WEATHER FORECAST
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period
s ending 6:20 o’clock this morning
• In Juneau — Maximum,
• 78; minimum, 54.
• At Airport — Maximum,
• 79; minimum, 52.
• FORECAST
• Continued clear tonight
• and Sunday with the lowest
• temperature tonight near 55
• deegrees and highest Sunday
• about 78 degrees.
• PRECIPITATION
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today
• City of Juneau — None;
• Since July 1 — .04 inches.
• At Airport — None;
• Since July 1 — .04 inches.
TheWashinglon
Merry - Go - Round
By BREW PEARSON
iCoprrtgnt. 1951. Dy Bell SinclLOite. Inc..
PTASHINGTON. — Even the foes
of price controls couldn't resist a
chuckle when Congressman Her
man Eberharter. Pennsylvania
Democrat, solemnly recited a par
ody on “Happy Days Are Here
Again,” entitled ‘‘Steakless Days
Are Here Again.”
Composed by a Pennsylvania
housewife, the ditty was read by
E‘ erharter during the House debate
on beef rollbacks as follows:
“Steakless days are here again,
The price of beef is dear again,
A steak’s a dream of days gone by
With the prices up sky high.
“Horsemeat days are with us, dear,
Only millionaires can eat a steer,
So dig right in and have a treat.
It's delicious and it's cheap.
“There was a horse who came in
last.
And Crosby sure got rid of him
fast,
That nag is making like a cow.
He’s a blue-plate special now.”
Combing Russia
It will probably be denied, but
the Navy has refused to take part
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Waiting for Word
A United Nations convoy, each vehicle with a white flag on the
bumper, is stopped at a Communist outpost on the neutral road from
Munsan to Kaesong, Korea, as it was refused passage because 20
United Nations mtt&facu . ?*«?. •<*
via radio from Tokyo.
'Safe, Quick' Way lo
Climb Mt. McKinley Found;
Cook Proved 'Liar'
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, July 14 —
i.fi— Bradford Washburn, Boston ex
plorer, said last night his party,
which made the first west side as
cent of Mt. McKinley this week, had
discovered a way to reach the sum
mit of North America's highest
mountain “safely and quickly."
Washburn was flown here yester
day by Dr. Terris Moore, president
of the University of Alaska, who
picked him up at the mountain’s
10,000-foot level at the head of Ha
kiltana Glacier. Coming out also in
Dr. Moore’s small plane were James
Gale of Anchorage and Capt. Wil
liam D. Hackett of Denver, who
made the climb with Washburn.
Five other members of the party
still are on the mountain, expected
to reach the summit at any hour.
Washburn said the mountain
might be used in the future as a
site for a fixed-position radar sta
tion or cosmic ray laboratory, if
such an installation is desired above
the 18,000-foot level.
He said he believed the discovery
of an easy route to the summit more
than justified the project, which is
sponsored jointly by Denver Uni
versity, the Boston Museum ol
Science and the University ol
Alaska.
Washburn said further that sci
entific information gathered on the
ascent proved that Dr. Frederick A.
Cook never reached the summit oi
Mt. McKinley, as he claimed to have
done in 1906.
“We found it is impossible tc
have climbed the mountain over
the route Dr. Cook ^described,” said
Washburn. “Our findings indicated
that Cook no doubt circumnavigated
the mountain as he claimed, but he
never climbed to the summit over
the route he described.”
Washburn’s party mapped the
west side of the mountain and stud
ied its geology.
Anchorage Hungry
As Cafe Workers
Walk Off Jobs
ANCHORAGE, July 14, — UPl —
Anchorage spent a hungry three
hours yesterday when most of its
restaurants closed after negotia
tions broke down between opera
tors and the Hotel Restaurant Em
ployes Union.
Hundreds of tourists, government
and railway employes and down
town store workers scrambled for
seats in the few small restaurants
which remained open.
The culinary workers left their
jobs just before noon to attend a
meeting. They sent an offer to
the operators and said they would
hold another similar meeting Sat
urday to discuss the owners' reply.
The union is seeking a 30 per
cent increase across the board. At
present cooks receive $17 a day,
pantrymen $12.75, waitresses $9.
The operators offered raises of CO
cents a day for cooks, 35 cents for
waitresses.
The chairman of the operators’
association said his group was
3 Seamen Hurt
Near Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska, July 14, —UR—
Three injured Seattle seamen flown
here from Chignik lagoon were
discharged from the hospital yes
terday. They flew on to Anchorage
to board the Alaska Steamship
Company vessel Aleutian for the
trip home.
None of the three was Injured
seriously. They were Carl Peterson,
whose foot was injured by 200
pounds of cargo: Harold Dawson,
who was thrown against a bulk
head when a line broke: Aurelio Te
lia, who had a hatch cover drop
on a finger.
The accidents occurred on dif
ferent days on the freighter Sail
or’s Splice.
“willing to concede the 10 per cent
allowed over the 1950 scale by the
government, but we can't go over
that without Wage Stabilization
Boyd approval.”
He added that the operators
’ could not afford to absorb the
: boost demanded by the union with
I out raising food prices in violation
of Office of Price Stabilization reg
ulations.
Kansas City
Business
Nearly Stops
Only Essential Business
Open in Flood; Fire
Razes Two Blocks
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 14 —iff
Officials closed all but essential
businesses today as flood and fire
stunned this metropolitan area of
900.000 population.
All were hopeful that the worst
of the great flood had passed as
the Kansas and Missouri river.
reached their highest crests in his
tory. but there still was a chance
that dikes protecting two more vita'
industrial districts might collapse
This would add untold millions to
the damage that Maj. Gen. Lewis A
Pick, chief of the Army Engineers
has estimated already amounts tc
$500,000,000 in the flooded areas o!
Kansas and Kansas City, Mo.
Firemen still were fighting a blaze
that has swept a two-block area at
Roanoke Road and Southwest Boule
vard in Kansas City, Mo., after a
series of explosions in oil storage
tanks nearly 24 hours ago. They
were working in waist deep water
and for hours had a losing fight but
believed they could prevent further
spread of the blaze.
As Kansas City was feeling the
full force of the flood, the situation
was improving at most spots in
Kansas
Curves, Muscles
On rniiiuc a*
Nudist Style Show
MAYS LANDING, N. J., July 14
—l/P)—A nudist group will hold a
fashion show here today.
Clothes to be modeled at the show
"are all designed for quirk and easy
removal once the wearer is safely
inside a nudist ramp,” a group
spokesman said.
The group, the Eastern Sunbath
ing Association, Is holding its an
nual convention here.
Four Cars Brought
For First Time to
Derby Trial Runs
Four new cars were brought out
last night for the Soap Box Derby
trial runs.
Two of the cars are in class "A”
and are driven by Fred Ross, spon
sored by the Baranof Hotel, and
Jack Rhode, sponsored by Fish and
Wildlife Service. Bill Isaacs, spon
sored by Femmer Transfer was the
only car in class "B” to appear
for the first time. Dick Reynolds,
sponsored by Ellis' Reynolds, was
the new driver turning out in Class
"C”, the trainer group.
Five other cars that have been
test driven before were broug |
out to the trial runs. Next week,
trial runs will be held on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings at 7 o’clock.
More Cars For
More People on Way
To Juneau Dealers
Thirty-four automobiles bound
for Juneau left Seattle today on
the Alaska Steamship Company's
Square Knot.
They are of all makes and their
delivery is for all Jttneau automo
bile dealers.
Twenty more cars will be aboard
the Alaska Steam’s Palasina, sail
ing from Seattle the fh'st of the
week.
Hospital Notes
Admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital
Friday was Chris Erickson; dis
missed were Kent Lake, Mrs.
George Mayeda and baby boy.
Admitted to the Government
Hospital was Angelina Tingit. Ju
neau; dismissed was Mary John,
Tenakee.
FROM PETERSBIRG
i Mrs. M. B. Enge of Petersburg is
j registered at the Baranof hotel.
In Flood Path
The business section of Marion, Kans., is pictured with Hood waters from the Cottonwood Klver running
ten teet deep through the main street. Swollen by 4.5 inches of rain overnight the river swept iu*«
the city for the third time in a month. Neighboring cities sent in reseue rrews, boats and supplies.
Arm engineers have estimated damage from the flood totaled at least S8.>,000,0110. I/P) Wtreplioto.
Private to
F&e Iris! in
Death Case
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, July 14.—
ij1)—A military court martial will
convene Tuesday at Elmendorf Air
Force base to try PFC Chester W.
Pitts, 27, of Terrell, Tex., in connec
tion with the fatal shooting of Pvt.
Herbert E. Brown, 19, of Denver.
Brown was killed June 12 while
driving a truck on the Alaska high
way about five miles from Big Del
ia, where both men were stationed.
Military investigators reported
Pitts and two friends were standing
beside their stalled automobile af
ter a rabbit hunting expedition
when the truck approached. They
said an attempt was made to flag
the truck and shots were fired
when Brown failed to halt.
Specifically, Pitts is charged with
the “unlawful killing of Private
Brown." He will be defended by a
military attorney of his own choos
ing. The court martial will include
from five to nine members and be
open to the public, the military an
nounces.
Tourisls Like
Alaska Leathers
What do tourists buy?
“Postcards!” many local store!
report.
However, Alaska leathers are pop
ular. Buck Weaver, of the Harbor
Leather Co. here, can’t keep up with
the demand for his moo-chide In
dian type moccasins. He sold U
pair yesterday. His bark-tanned
moosehide club bags and brief case
sell well. Tourists buy his tanned
hair seal hides before he can make
them into articles. He is almost sold
out of billfolds and bags made of
various fish hides and is in the
market for raw salmon, halibut,
lingcod and shark skins.
Nina's reports her best tourist
item is her scuffs made of elk. rein
deer and seal hides. Her Robin Hood
leather hats, shoes and bags arr
popular. In addition to her leather
goods, her shop is hobby head
quarters for youngsters who go there
for model trains, planes and boa;
and other novelties.
The Baranof Gift Shop run by
Katherine Nelson, does a brisk bus
iness in hematite Jewelry, jade, ivory
hematite jewelry, jade and ivory
articles. Souvenir pin:- are good sel
lers, she says. Alaska map table
cloths and handpainted handker
chiefs are popular.
Other local shops say that tourist
business has been poor this year
and only postcards are moving.
Joe Thomas, 8, is
High Man on Trout
Derby Toiem Pole
Joe Thomas, 8 years old, is high
man on the Junior Trout Derby
totem pole. He caught a 2-pound,
8-ounce dolly varden in Montana
Creek yesterday.
The kids are taking their fishing
seriously. There were about 30 fish
ing at Salmon Creek last evening
when Joe Werner was there taking
pictures. At Thane 20 were fishing
as Jock Livie stood on the Sheep
Creek bridge giving free coaching.
Special fishing outfits for the
youngsters are being sold at the
local hardware stores at reduced
prices.
Seven more juniors have weighed
in their catches. At Thomas Hard
ware the roster shows Marcus Ba
: con, 1' -pound dolly caught today
tin Montana Creek; John Bailey, 10
ounce dolly, Sheep Creek; Kenneth
Boyd, 111 -pound dolly, Salmon
Creek.
At Juneau-Young the following
catches are listed; David Gross, 1
pound dolly, Montana Creek; Joe
Hcuelsen, 6-ounce dolly, Salmon
Creek; Bob Whistler, 1-pound, 2
jounce dolly, Salmon Creek; and
David Bartholomew, 14-ounce dol
ly, Salmon Creek.
me yuuiiKni emriuus su i.ir .in
hree-year-olds Charles Cauley arid
Archie Stewart.
Latest registrations at Thomas
Hardware, are: James Strohmeyer,
ii; Irene Scott, 5; Joan Scott, 7:
Jay Yakopatz, 9; Joan Ecklund, 11;
Sam McPhetres, 12; Ronald Rush
er 10; Mike Sweeney, 11; Richard
f. Bucey, 6; Bill Crisman, 8; Joe
Thomas, 8; Peter Arfetsinger, 14;
David Argetsinger, 10; Bruce Hut
chinson, 12; Ralph Hutchinson, 9;
Alice Hutchinson, 14; Ed Hutchin
son. 10; H. Cary Stewart, 8; John
VavalLs, 15; Janie Isturis, 11; Al
len Engstrom, 13; Lance Swanson,
12; Randa Kay Stilley, 7; Danny
Joe Hughes, 7; Ray Trambitas, 10;
living Igtanloc, 13; Mike Walker,
12; Allen Crash, 12; Larry Matlieny,
8; Wayne Matheney, 6; Bobby
Jewett, 14; Christie Crondahl, 14;
Toni Warner, 13; and Steve For
lest.
At Juneau-Young the latest reg
istrations are: Jack Rhode, 15; Da
vid Marshall, 11; Charles A. Fort
ney, 9; Denny Green, 14; Bobby
Rusher, 8; Douglas Boyd, 14; Jim
my Ecklund. 8; Arvid Puustinen,
8; David Cantillon, 6; Judy Meek,
9 Kenneth Meek, 0: Rodger Need
les. 10; Bob Steele, 9; Arthur Mac
Kinnon, 12; Pierre Sundborg, 12;
George Sundborg, 11; Robert L.
Ransome, 6; Patty McNamara, 10;
Fred Ross, 14; Ruth Bloomquist,
15; Janice Bailey, 9; Don Rosen
l erger, 8; Keith Brown, 8; and
Gale Good, 9.
Robert L. Harris of Denver is at
the Gastineau hotel.
Forces Spar
Lightly; Reds
Dispersed
U. S. EIGHT ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Korea, Sunday, July
14 —i,T— DM and Red forces sparred,
lightly today nlong the 100-mile
Korean war front.
In the main ground action, UN
troops dispersed a Red company
northeast of Chonvon on the Cen
tral front.
Probing patrols maintained light
to moderate contact elsewhere.
U. S. 5th Air Force warplanes
threw 72 early-morning strikes at
Red airfields and transportation fa
cilities Saturday.
They destroyed or damaged nearly
40 vehicles.
Bad weather reduced air oper
ations during the day and by 6 p.m.
only 197 sorties had been flown.
Tito Fears Peace
to Korea Means
War in Yugoslavia
BELGRADE. Yugoslavia, July 1*
—i/P— Premier Marshal Tito says hi
believes Russia’s move to end tin
Korean war "is only a maneuver—
to calm things down in Korea in
order to open fire in another place.'
Tire other place Tito referred ti
obviously was his homeland which
has been engaged for three year
in a bitter feud with the Soviet
dominated Cominiorm. ,
Balk on Portal
Pay Halls
Fairbanks Work
FAIRBANKS, July 14, — (A>» —
From &0 to 80 plumbers failed to
appear for work yesterday on con
struction jobs at Ladd Air Force
base but union official; said there
was no strike.
The plumbers stayed away from
projects handled by contractors
who have not signed a new working
agreement with their union. The
old agreement expired July 1.
All town shops and some military
I contractors- have signed tite agree
ment. ThotJe who have refused ob
ject to a pertal-to-portal pay clause.
I It would • pay the plumbers tor
I travel time between the Federal
j building and their jobs.
Jack White, union business
! agent, raid talks were being held
1 with the balking contractors.
1 ’
Allied Issues
Too 'Trifling'
To Halt Talks
Communist Radio
Chides Allies; Agree
To Neutralize City
SEOUL. Korea. Sunday, July 15—
I /PI— The Reds agreed today to re
move armed guards from Kaesong
and admit 20 Allied correspondents,
but want to talk over the rest of
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway’s de
mands for resuming cease-fire talks.
There was no immediate comment
from Allied headquarters as to when
the talks, broken off since Wednes
day. might be resumed.
The Peiping radio mildly chastised
the Allies in today's broadcast of
ihe Communist message.
Text of the reply to Ridgway’s de
mands of Friday said the conces
sions were made "to eliminate mis
understandings and arguments over
some side question’s."
It called the issue of admitting
Allied correspondents too “trifling"
to break up talks which so far have
“not yet achieved any result."
Issues raised by Ridgway which
the Reds would leave to settlement
by mutual discussion o included the
area of the Koesnng neutral zone,
methpds of facilitating free move
ments in and out, and the number
of personnel to be admitted."
The text was first broadcast Sat
urday by the North Korean Pyong
yang radio in Korean, and then by
Peiping today in English under a
Pyongyang dateline as received from
“our congspondent."
Ridgivay's headquarters said:
"There will be no comment until
we have received a properly au
iltrnth ated message."
However, convoy members at tne
UN pence camp were told to be
ready at 7 a.m. Sunday (2 p.m. Sat
urday PDT) to leave for Kae.song
on one hour’s notice. Among them
were the 20 correspondents that Red
guards tried to cut out of the convoy
Thursday, precipitating the armis
tice crisis.
The Pyongyang broadcast was re
corded by Japanese monitors of
Kyodo News Service at 9 p.m. (4
a.m. PDT). That was 33 hours
after the *UN broke off negotiations
Thursday when Chinese guards re
fused to allow 20 newsmen to con
tinue with a UN convoy of which
they were an official part.
The Pyongyang broadcast was ad
dressed to Ridgway and signed by
the two top Reds in Korea — Gen.
Kim 11 Sung, North Korean premier,
ind Gen. Peng Teh-Huai, command
er of Chinese forces in Korea.
As translated from Korean to Jap
anese to English it read:
We reply to your July 13 proposal
aj follows:
"1. Ill principle we agree to neu
tralize Kaesong' in order to make
negotiations develop smoothly.
“2. We propose to take up a joint
ommittee of both parties to discuss
definite measures for maintenance
of guards and assurance of safety
of delegates of both parties during
the negotiations.
"3. The UN correspondents’ prob
lem which caused interrupt’on of
the negotiations had nothing to tio
with the neutrality problem.
“4. The liaison officers who at
tended the preliminary conference
did not have the power to discuss
decisive issues like the neutrality
problem. The correspondents’ prob
lem which caused interruption of
the negotiations is just a tiny mat
ter.
’ 3. So it Is not a problem that
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Ship Movements
Alaska from Seattle due to arrive
at 8 o’clock tonight westbound.
Princess Kathleen from Vancou
ver due at 3 p.m. today sailing for
Skagway at 11:30 pan.
Baranof from Seattle scheduled to
arrive Tuesday morning.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver at 8 tonight.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Tuesday.
Aleutian from westward scheduled
; to arrive at 7 tonight southbound.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
! from Vancouver Wednesday.
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