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VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,603
JUNEAU, ALASKA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1950
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Mobilization Machinery Is
Setup-Harrison Meads
New Authority
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11— UR —
President Truman’s new war mobil
ization machinery, geared to a $30,
000,000,000-a-year arms program, be
gan to roll today under a production
boss borrowed from industry.
William H .Harrison, President of
the International Telephone and
Telegraph Corp., walked into the
hot spot as head of a new “national
production authority” (NPA) in the
Commerce Department.
His first job, after today’s swear
ing-in, was to face the steel industry
—the presidents of 21 companies, in
vited here to discuss how to divide
steel supplies between booming civ
ilian factories and mushrooming
war plants.
This was the first move in a mob
ilization against Communist aggres
sion which Mr. Truman said Satur
day may last many years and will
require sacrifices of every American.
Orders to Follow
A series of orders is expected to
follow. But actual “allocations”—
that is, assignments of steel and
other materials to particular users—
may not begin for weeks. And civil
ian goods—autos, television sets,
freezers and others—may not be
affected for months.
Immediately ahead, perhaps with
in this week, are:
1. Issuance of a scarcity list by
Mr. Truman, naming materials in
short supply. Steel, copper, rubber,
and aluminum will be on it.
2. An inventory control, or anti
hoarding, order by NPA. This will
make it illegal for business firms or
others to amass supplies of the
scarce goods beyond a normal work
ing level.
3. A priority regulation, to com
pel mines and factories to put de
fense orders ahead of all others.
Mobilization Program
In his Saturday night radio and
television speech, and in executive
orders, the President announced a
mobilization program involving eight
Federal agencies. He said defense
spending will be doubled—to $30,000,
000,000 a year—by next June. He de
manded much higher taxes.
He created an “economic stabiliza
tion agency” (ESA) to hold down
inflation.
Emerging at the top of the mobil
ization program was W. Stuart Sym
ington, Chairman of the National
Security Resources Board. Syming
ton will coordinate the efforts of all
the agencies and settle policy dis
putes.
New Authority
Mr. Truman gave to the Com
merce Department the power of al
locating most materials, and under
this power Secretary Sa vyer last
night announced the creation of the
National Production Authority and
the appointment of Harrison to head
it.
There was no official word on
who will head the Economic Stabil
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rhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
svw SeaKsss"'
Washington — Behind the
President’s apology to the Marine
Corps was some Dutch-uncle talk
ing by Chairman Bill Boyle of the
Democratic National Committee,
Attorney General McGrath and
Leslie Biffle, Secretary of the Sen
atiG
At first, Truman refused to re
cant. He was mad as blazes about
newspaper criticism of his remarks
—which he felt was inspired by
Republicans—and about the deluge
of irate telegram^ flooding the
White House.
It was only after Boyle, McGrath,
and Biffle argued for some time
that he finally dictated the letter
of apology to Gen. Clifton B. Cates,
Marine Corps commandant.
Boyle bluntly told Truman that
his criticism of the Marines, how
ever well-intentioned, might defeat
a number of Democcrats in Nov
ember. The President was also
advised that the Marine Corps
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ANN COLEMAN
BREAKS FIRST
GROUND, LIBR
j Turns Shovel at Ceremon
ies-Faulkner Makes
Principal Talk
With a huge dragline and clam
shell in the background, ready tc
begin the heavy work this after
noon, ground was broken at 11:3(
a. m. today for the Juneau Mem
orial Library.
Using a brand new red-handlec
shovel, Miss Ann Coleman, for li
years Juneau librarian, turned the
first earth at the Fourth and Main
Street site. She took an extra
“bite” for good measure, then a
third for the photographer, quip
ping that she is more accustomed
to a "No. 2,” but will cherish this
one as a souvenir.
Chairman B. Frapk Heintzlemar
of the Memorial Library Board
i presided at the short but signifi
! cant ceremony witnessed by more
| than 150 persons gathered there
I and by windows full of spectators
j in the Federal Building, the Fire
j Hall and nearby residences ail
i apartments.
! Calling the occasion “a happy
I time,” Heintzleman characterized
the Library Board as a rallying
i point through which “all the pub
I lie- spirited citizens worked and
1 subscribed since the drive started
jin 1946.
He thanked service, fraternal
[ religious union and other commu
| nity groups which made the library
i possible. Heintzleman added spec
ial appreciation for the cooperation
of the mayor and City Council, the
architects, present librarian Mrs
Edna Lomen and individuals whe
supported the library.
Faulkner's Talk
Introduced as a representative
citizen who has shown great in
terest through the years in public
] welfare and education, H. L. Faulk
1 ner gave the main taik. He, too
had thanks for Heintzleman, “a
great and everlasting tribute ioi
his unceasing, tireless work”; tc
the committee and to subscribers
"A public library is a great nec
essity,” he said. “We can lose the
greatness of America by force oi
from within . Through this $124,
000 structure and what it stands
i for. we must keep pace with ad
i vances in science, in the fields oi
character, knowledge and learning.
Faulkner pointed out that the
new library is dedicated to the
memory "of those splendid young
men who laid down their lives in
our defense.” He said the names
will be inscribed on parchment Tc
be placed in the cornerstone, and
that further tribute to Juneau's
war dead will be made when the
building is completed.
B. D. Stewart, Library Board
member, presided for the actual
ground-breaking, saying that the
turning of the earth symbolized a
proud achievement. The third
i committee member, Dr. James C
Ryan, is out of the city.
IIow It Was Done
Through the community effort
| the $10,000 site was purchased and
J $72,000 raised in cash and pledges.
By arrangement with the mayor
and City Councli, the library build
ing was approved as an Alaska
Public Works project and received
federal funds.
Representing the APW at this
morning’s ceremony were John Ar
getsinger district engineer; Linn A.
Forrest, architect, and A. H.- Bo
berg, construction engineer, who is
in charge of the library construc
tion.
Also present was Woodrow Trip
lette of Triplette and Dalziel, the
Juneau company which was award
ed the contract.
] Front-line spectators included
1 City and Territorial dignitaries,
I _
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TODAY'S LANDINGS
Landings today for E. C. Johnson
j were from the Sisu, Clyde Hill, 2,000
i pounds of salmon and Bertie II, Roy
| DeRoux, 3,000 pounds; for Engstrom
I Brothers, the Totem, Ralph Mortin
son, 2,000 pounds with Jim Hickey
trucking 3,000 pounds in from Auk
Bay. Eight small trollers also land
ed approximately 6,000 pounds. Sat
urdaw landings after press time
were from the Cameo, Elmer Lind
strom, 2,000 pounds, the Elizabeth
Gil Bixby, 1,200 pounds and the
Don-Del, Fred Newman, 1,500 pounds
all for Alaska Coast Fisheries. Alsc
landed Saturday were 21,000 pounds
from Albert Wallis’ Alrita for Eng
strom Brothers,
Here Are Warrants Issued to Pay for Statehood Lobbying
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These are the warrants signed by Alaska Statehood Committee members which conveyed to Delegate E. L. Bartlett SI.>,000 to effectuate the
purposes of the Alas ka Statehood Act.” “Of the amount totalling 15,000 which has come to me from Alaska, there has been paid to Randolph
Feltus $8,000,” Mr. Bartlett said in his statement before the Senate ommittce on Territories and Insuiir Affairs.
OPEN BIDS TONIGHT
Bids on 450 feet of sewer trench
in the Highlands area will be
opened tonight by the City Council
before it sits as an Equalization
Board at 8 o'clock in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall. The
hoard will meet evenings through
Thursday.
CORDOVA VISITORS
Casey Triper and son of Cor
dova are registered at the i el
Juneau.
FROM HOOD BAY
Jack and David Ransom. 1 rs
| from Hood Bay, are staying he
Juneau Hotel.
COASTGUARDSMAN HERE
Chine; F. Wing, of the U. S. Coast
Guard is registered at the Bar.tnof
Hotel.
WRITERS MEET TONIGHT
The Juneau Creative Writers will
meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock at the
Methodist Manse,
PORTLAND BROKER HERE
Stanley Zuern, a broker with Van
Waters and Rogers, Inc., Portland,
Ore., is in Juneau at the Gastineau
Hotel.
FROM SITKA
Mrs. Carl E. Johnson of Sitka
| is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
SCHOEPPEL
HEARINGS
RESUMED
{Charges of Communist Ac
tivities in Interior De
partment Taken Up
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—OW—Ad
ditional hearings were ordered for
this afternoon on charges of Com
munist activities in the Interior De
partment, made by Senator Schoep
pel (-Kas).
Chairman O’Mahoney (D-Wyo)
said the Senate Interior Affairs com
mittee intends to "proceed with ev
ery relevant fact.”
Witnesses summoned for this af
ternoon were Maston O. White, soli
citor of the Interior Department, and
Guy W. Numbers, Assistant Director
of the Department’s personnel re
cords.
Their testimony was expected to
j concern the nature of loyalty oaths
taken by Interior officials. Schoep
{ pel asserted in a Senat speech last
j week that Chapman had not signed
] the required loyalty oaths and that
| he was linked to subversive organi
; zatlons. Chapman denied it.
j O’Mahoney told reporters that
] Frank T. Bow, one of Schoeppel's
assistants, will be asked to testify
at the hearings Wednesday.
He said Bow had written the com
mittee asking for permission to take
the stand.
The committee, O’Mahoney added,
has "absolutely declined" a sugges
tion which he said was made in a
letter by Senator Schoeppel that
further hearings be in closed ses
sion.
"Everything is going to be on the
table and above board for every
body to see,” he said.
Other witnesses to be heard the
same day as Bow will be Reclam
ation Commissioner Michael W.
Straus and Governor Oruening of
Alaska, the latter on the Alaska
Statehood issue.
in donTknow"
SAYS MRS. HERMANN
ABOUT FELTUS
"I don’t know” was the substance
of Mrs. Mildred Hermann’s replies
to inquiries about the employment
of the Alaska Statehood Commit
tee of lobbyist Randolph Feltus, now
under fire in the U. S. Senate.
Mrs. Hermann is recording secre
tary of the Executive Committee of
the Alaska Statehood Committee
j and normally keeps the minutes of
| its meetings.
! When asked whether the Com
| mittee had been consulted in the
j hiring of Feltus as lobbyist, Mrs.
! Hermann replied that Feltus had
' been selected from a large number
of applicants, interviewed by Dele
{gate Bob Bartlett and Governor
I Oruening and that, upon their re
commendation, the Executive Com
! mittee approved his employment.
I Mrs. Hermann added, however, that
she had not been present at this
meeting, since it was, she believed,
held in Anchorage.
| Asked whether Feltus had submit
1 ted any reports of progress to the
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Aleutian from Seattle sceduled to
arrive late Tuesday night or early
Wednesday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
| from Vancouver Wednesday.
I Freighter Ring Splice scheduled to
j sail from Seattle Sept. 15.
I Alaska scheduled to sail from
i Seattle Saturday.
Baranof from west scheduled
j southbound 8 a.m. Wednesday.
STOCKOUOTAliOHS
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
94%, Anaconda 34%, Curtiss-Wright
9International Harvester 30%.
Kennecott 63%, New York Central
1 14%, Northern Pacific 22%, U. S.
! Steel 34%, Pound $2.80%.
Sales today were 1,860,000 shares.
Averages today are as follow's: in
dustrials 218.18, rails 64.44, utilities
38.86.
i
RED FORCES
POUNDED BY
AIR FORCES
Commies Reported Backed
Against Wall-Big Guns
Are Knocked Out
(By Associated Press)
U. S. big guns knocked out a “great
many" Communist artillery pieces
today In the second day of a sus
tained artillery duel just northwest
if Taegu, anchor of the United Na
tions’ line In South Korea. Despite
Red losses, a new Communist Kor
ean offensive against the north
west Allied hub again seemed im
minent.
U. 8. artillery and Allied planes
pounded ceaselessly at Bed troops—
believed to number about 40.000—
massed in the area of the bloody
“bowling alley" corridor north of
Taegu. The Allies hold a continuous
ind reinforced line seven miles north
A Taegu, with the Reds backed up
igalnst a hill. An American officer
said “we have got them where we
want them now.”
The eastern gateway to Taegu
has been sealed by a South Korean
drive northeast of Yongchon. high
way hub 20 miles east of the Taegu
battlefront. Gen. MacArthur’s head
quarters said deffense lines around
Yongchon, twice held by the Beds
ind now by UN forces, now are se
cure. On a visit to this front, South
Korean President Syngman Bhee
’old reporters the Allies are “almost
ready to strike In an all out offen
sive.”
On Allied
planes gashed the Red bridgeheads
southwest of Taegu. Pilots said Red
troops were withdrawing in front
of the U. S. Second Division holding
the main line in the south-central
sector, but there was no indica
tion of a mass withdrawal.
Allied planes and artillery blasted
a Communist regiment of 3,000 men
on the Naktong River bulge west
of Changyong, 23 miles southwest
of Taegu, where the U. 8. Second
Division repelled a sharp attack.
This added to previous Red losses
on this front, left the front strewn
with up to 4.000 casualties.
Quiet Southern Front
On the southern front, U. S. 25th
Division lines remained quiet, al
though another buildup was reported
west of Masan, in an area about
35 miles west of Pusan, main Al
lied port.
Allied bombers flew a record 449
sorties Monday in a big effort to
cut off as many retreating enemy
groups as possible. Of these, 164
flights were in close support of front
line troops against Reds reported
fleeing before a drive of South Kor
ean and U. 8. First Cavalry troops
on the northern front. Fighters
blasted front lines held by Com
munists all around the beachhead
box. B-29s struck the Sunchon
chemical plant near Pyongyang, Red
North Korean capital, and other
B-29s blasted bridges and tunnels.
ANCHORAGE VISITOR
Ed W. Rcincrtsen of Anchorage
is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
J. W. Oakley of Seattle is regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel.
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures tor 24-Hour Period •
• ending 8:20 o’clock this morning •
• In Juneau—Maximum, 58; •
• minimum, 49. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 56; •
• minimum, 47. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• (Juneau and Vlelnltr) t
• Mostly cloudy with an oc- •
• casional light scattered rain •
• showers tonight and Tuesday. •
• Lowest temperature tonight •
• about 56. Highest Tuesday •
• near 58. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 14 hours ending 7:30 a.m. todaj •
• City of Juneau— .06 inches; •
• since Sept. 1—4.10 inches; •
• since July 1—15.16 inches. •
• At Airport—.09 inches; •
• since Sept. 1—2.41 inches; •
• since July 1—14.41 inches. •