THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
",4EE THE /VEtES ^EE THE r/ME" ""'M
VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,572
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 4, 1950
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PRICE TEN CENTS
7!an&,/n/an%ry on Korean War T^lron^
BRIDGE!'
BAH (ME
, IX (OUR!
Longshoremen's Leader
Testifies in Own De
fense-Not Pacific
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4—W—
Harry Bridges, fighting to stay out
of jail, toid a federal judge today
that "I'm not a pacific. I'm against
aggression. What I am for is peace."
The labor leader spoke rapidly
and with gestures at the hearing in
which the government is seeking to
revoke his $25,000 bail on the charge
that he is a menace to the country's
internal security in time of war.
"I don't believe I am disloyal."
Bridges said.
He was still on the stand when
court adjourned for the luncheon
recess.
Outside of court, special prosecu
tor F. Joseph Donohue, who recently
obtained Bridges conviction on a
perjury charge, remarked to news
men that he did not believe he
would have to cross-examine him
very long.
Newsmen got the impression Don
ohue believed the things Bridges
was saying were corroborating the
government's accusation that he
had been following the Communist
party line while free on bail.
P!MM sm U6HT,
0PEMM6 MOT YET
WARRANTED, S.E.
There are still too few pink sal
mon showing in southeast Alaska
to warrant an earlier opening of the
season than the scheduled date ol
August 15. according to Clarence
Rhode, regional director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Ample notice of any possible earl;
opening will be given to all of the
industry in the area. Mr. Rhode saic
today.
Two traps, at Pt. Adolphus and at
Pleasant Island, are being fished
by the F&WS for tagging purposes,
and the biggest catch in any 24
hour period in either of the traps
was 500 pinks reported last night.
For experimental purposes the
Hill Island trap on the edge of
Cross Sound was fished yesterday
and only 300 salmon were caught,
the F&W reported today.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
tcepyruht. cy BeU Byndteatt. tme)
^tASHINGTON — As Congress
ional leaders gathered in his office
to discuss the President's request
for an additionai $4-billion to arm
our aiiies, Truman opened the
meeting by urging everyone tc
"speak freeiy and give me yout
opinions." He got his wish.
There were two verbai explos
ions at the secret session, one from
Democratic Senator Tom Connaily
of Texas, who demanded that some
of the $4-biilion be diverted from
ECA spending; another from GOP
Congressman Dewey Short of Mis
souri, who objected to bypassing
Congressionat committees.
"Are aii these miiiions for econ
omic (ECA) aid necessary at a
time iike this?" demanded Connaiiy.
pointing out that if the U. S. A.
must tighten its beit economicaiiy
for war, our European friends
should expect less economic help
from us. Why can't some of it
be used for military aid?" the
Texas senator asked.
"We can't cut off food to those
unfortunate people," explained Sec
retary of State Acheson, who at
tended the meeting. He added that
this was more important than
sending arms—certainly more im
portant in keeping the friendship
of Western Europe.
"Yes. but we don't have to feec
them for five years," roiied the
acid-tongued Texan. "Some of out
own people need feeding. Be
sides. not all this ECA money goes
for food. Some of it is spent for
(Continued on Page Four;
Reds Demand
Remova! o!
Korea Force
"Peace" Proposa! Threat
ens Security Coun
ci! with Veto
—
' LAKE SUCCESS. Aug. 4 — <41 —
Russia today demanded the imme
' diate withdrawal of United States
and ati other foreign troops from
Korean soii as part of a two-point
Soviet "peace" proposa]. It asked
the Security Council to hear both
the North and South Koreans, and
threatened to exercise its veto power
! unless the Council hears the North
Koreans.
A Soviet resolution was laid be
! fore the 11-nation Security Coun
i cil by Jakob A. Malik as a counter
to a United States proposai de
signed to prevent the spread of the
j fighting to other areas.
"The issue," Malik said, "is
} whether the Security Council will
! adopt a decision for peace or for
! war."
The brief Soviet resolution pro
;vided for:
1. Immediate cessation of hostiii
' ties in Korea and withdrawal of all
foreign troops.
2. Inviting representatives of Red
China and the Korean people to
take part in U.N. peace negotiations.
Malik made it clear he would veto
the US. proposal by pointing out
that he regarded the issue as a mat
ter of substance. (This means it
can be killed if any one of the five
big powers vote against it.)
Malik told the council it should
invite "both parties participating in
these hostilities"—that is, both the,
North and South Koreans.
mMwm
AM TO BE
(AHEO OUT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—4*)—The
Army announced today it wiU caii
out 62,000 individua! reservists dur
ing September and October, "with
or without their consent," for 21
months of duty.
They wiii come from a pooi of
about 185,000 eniisted maie reservists
who are not members of the orga
nized reserve corps units.
The group to be caited out con
dsts only of eniisted men. not offi
cers.
The quotas for Army areas wii!
nclude:
Sixty Army (California. Montana,
Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Nev
ada. Utah and Arizona) 9,449.
This was the first time the Army '
has caiied up eniisted reserves who
.re not in units.
_——
Finding Mine Dud
Doein'i Heip Nerve:
That "Sweat it Out"
SEATTLE, Aug. 4—(#)—Crewm—.
of the fishing vessei Haroid A,
whose nervouse systems took a
beating whiie a 500-pound horned
mine roiled threateningly around
'he deck of their boat, found out
yesterday their fears were psychoi
ogicai.
Lieut. H. A. Ridenour, mine dis
oosal officer who detonated the
mine after it had been remora
from the fishing vessei, said the
mine was harmless. Its charge had
been soaked in sait water, he said.
But, he added—and here he
found agreement from the crewmen
of the Haroid A—"We took ^o
chances. We treated it as though
it were fuiiy armed."
The fishermen hauied the mine
aboard in their nets Tuesday nigHt
off the Washington coast and scur
ried into Westport to get rid of it.
SEATTLEITES HERE
Among Seattleites newiy regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel are
Charles M. Rhoda, N. D. Mac
Donald, Larry E. Baldwin. Martin
Anderson, R. C. Molier, George C.
Nickum, Hubert Vickiund and John
Bettys.
MANDATORY
WA6E-PRKE
B)H JUNKED
Weak Controls Bit!, Sub
ject to Amendment, !s
Stitt Ative in House
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4—(AS—The
House today junked its mandatory
wage and price curb biii and started
over on the job of writing an eco
nomic controi measure.
Beginning with the iimited con
trols President Truman has asked,
the House added an anti-hoarding
provision as its first step in trying
to put together a new and broader
i biii. Approved H3 to 46. this would
make hoarders subject to a year in
prison and a $10,000 fine.
The mandatory wage-price bill—
providing for ceilings to go on auto
matically if living costs rise 5 per
: cent above the level of June 15—
was denounced yesterday by Presi
dent Truman. He called it an invi
. tation for a five percent rise.
' The House threw it out on a
standing vote of 172 to 161 on which
! the members were not recorded by
name. The idea had been tentativ
ely approved yesterday 159 to 128.
Starting Point
The action left before the House
a controls bill providing only
standby allocation and priorhles
powers for the President, authority
to requisition war-needed materiais,
to grant production loans and to
curb credits.
This bill, however, was subject
' to amendment to add wage-price
i controls.
The junking of the mandatory
bill climaxed four days of House
! maneuvering.
Today's vote tossed out the
amended substitute and left the
House back where it started—with
the Banking Committee's bill.
Changes Proposed
The House began then to deal
with proposed changes in the com
mittee bill.
First, Rep. Crawford (R-Mich)
wanted to change the policy dec
lation. He didn't like assertions that
the bill's powers were needed for
this country's support of the United
Nations and mutual defense. His
attempt to change the language was
defeated on a standing vote of 131
to 91.
The House next slapped down a
proposal by Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich)
that the Secretaries of Defense,
Commerce and the Treasury be re
quired to establish fair average
prices on all materials and services
as a guide to federal and lodal
agencies for enforcing fair prices.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4—(/Ft—The
House junked its mandatory price
wage curbs today and then quit
until Tuesday, with the administra
tion's economic control bill still up
in the air.
It called a week-end recess in
legislative floundering amid seem
ingly growing sentiment for price
and wage controls pegged to the
cost of living.
Before knocking off work, the
House twice beat down efforts To
vote President Truman stand-by
price and wage controls and tenta
tively accepted a stiff anti-hoarding
provision.
Thus after four full days of de
bate and confused parliamentary
uproar, the House was just about
where it was when it started.
About the only positive action
of the day was adding an anti
hoarding provision to the legisla
tion. Approved 112 to 46. this would
make hoarders subject to a year
in prison and a $10,000 fine.
REAMER MOVEMHM
Princess Louise from Vancouver
due Saturday.
Alaska scheduled to sail from
Seattle today.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Kathleen scheduled to
sail from Vancouver Saturday.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Tuesday.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday.
Aleutian from westward scheduled
southbound 7 p.m. Sunday.
FROM KODfAK
David Henley of Kodiak is a
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
SA!HN6 OF
ALASKA K
OFF 1 DAY
Security Check Demanded
of C!0 Cooks, Stewards
Cause of Iroubie
SEATTLE. Aug. 4—/P)—A prob
nbie showdown loomed today for
the Alaska Steamship Company and
members of the CIO-Marine Cooks
and Stewards Union fired by the
company yesterday for refusal to
undergo a security check.
The scheduled sailing of the
steamship Alaska this morning was
delayed for the second straight day
while representatives of the firm
and maritime unions continued in
a closed conference beyond 10 a m.,
the sailing time.
The steward department person
nel refused Tuesday to sign aboard
the steamer Alaska unless assured
that their sea papers would not be
scrutinized by Coast Guard screen
ing officers.
The security program was agreed
upon last week in Washington. D C.,
during a conference attended by a
majority of the maritime unions.
The Marine Cooks and Stewards
was not one of the participating
groups.
Company officials set today fore
noon as the Alaska's tentative de
parture time after the stewards'
action stymied yesterday's scheduled
sailing. The 179 passengers, mostly
round-trip tourists, slept aboard ship
last night and were taken uptown
by buses for their meals.
There was a possibility also that
the dispute might spread before
tonight. The company's steamer
Baranof is to sign on its crew to
day. A similar refusal by its steward
personnel might delay its scheduled
sailing with 200 passengers at 11
am. Saturday.
The company's dismissal order
came several hours after 250 mem
bers of the Sailors' Union of the
Pacific heid a special meeting and
refused to sail unless all crewmen
aboard the Alaska underwent a se
curity check.
"We are not going to risk the
danger of sabotage," said Maxie
Weisbarth. Seattle port agent for
the SUP.
Where the company planned to
obtain steward department person
nel was not disclosed. The Inde
pendent Pacific Marine Stewards'
Union offered to fill any vacancies
left by firing the CIO men.
Such a course of action, however,
conceivably would leave the com
pany open for retaliatory unloading
problems in Alaska.
AGREEMENT REACHED
SEATTLE. Aug. 4—UP)—CIO Ma
rine Cooks and Stewards Union offi
cials agreed today to provide stew
ards for the steamship Alaska and
to permit screening of the men by
Coast Guard security officers.
The agreement ended a staiemate
that had delayed the sailing of the
steamship more than 24 hours. The
vessel was re-scheduied to saii at
2 p.m. PDT (4 p.m. EST) as soon as
the agreement was reached.
The stewards Tuesday refused to
sign aboard the vessel unless assured
their papers would not be scrut
inized by the screening officers. To
day's agreement, worked out with
union officials from San Francisco,
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* WEATHER REPORT
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* In Juneau—Maximum. 58;
* minimum. 49.
* At Airport—Maximum. 58;
* minimum, 49.
*
* FORECAST
* (Jnnean and Vicinity)
* Cioudy with intermittent
* rain and iowest temperature
* 50 degrees tonight. Partiy
* cioudy and a iittle warmer
* Saturday with highest tem
* perature 60 degrees.
*
a PRECR^tTATION
* (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
a City of Juneau—0.15 inches;
a since August I—1.02 inches
a since Juiy I—10.95 inches,
a At Airport — 0.11 inches;
a since August 1—0.74 inches;
a since July 1—7.78 inches.
.
LASTR!TES
F0R1AIHR0P
AT SEATTLE
]
Finat Tribute Paid by Hun
dreds at Services im
pressive by Simpiicity
SEATTLE, Aug. 4—t#)—Tile people
I of the Pacific Northwest — the
I barber and the banker, the indus
I triaiist and the housewife, the law
j yer and the janitor—paid finai tri
bute yesterday to Austin E. Lathrop,
an Alaskan who was one of them.
' They came from all walks of life
t and from far places, and silently
and reverently filed past his casket
i to say their goodbyes to a man who
, had made his fortune, and had made
history, as an industrial builder in
Alaska.
I Then "Cap" Lathrop. who had
died in an accident July 26 while
working at his coal mine at Sun
trana, was laid to rest in a grove of
' dogwood and fir trees at Forest
Lawn Cemetery besides his parents
j and two sisters.
Service fmpresslve
The service, which had been trans
ferred from a funeral home to
Seattle's big First Methodist church
because of the number of people
who wanted to attend, was im
! pressive in its simplicity.
, The more than 600 persons gath
ered in the church in the city in
: which Austin Lathrop started his
almost legendary career 61 years
' ago heard him eulogized by the Rev.
! Cyrus E. Albertson as a man of
' courage and of daring who had that
most important of ali things—"faith
! in himself, in the future of this
I great section of the continent, and
i in his God."
"The development of this great
: northwest and of the great north
; land has been led by men of faith."
he said. "All these years. Austin E.
i Lathrop. with countless others, have
: had faith that this was the land
of tomorrow."
Alaska's Great Sorrow
These friends, some of whom had
* pioneered with the big. gray-haired
i kindly man in Valdez, in Cordova,
! in Anchorage and in Fairbanks, also
! heard it said that in his death
"Alaska has never known a greater
sorrow of its own. And even the
years and the passage of time wiii
find hardship in replacing his loss,
and softening the sorrows we ex
perience here today."
The service was the second held
for "Cap" Lathrop. Hundreds had
jammed the Empress Tneater in
Fairbanks for a memorial service
last Sunday.
"Cap" lay in a big. bronze casket
at the foot of the altar. Partially
covering it was a blanket of deep red
roses. Forming a backdrop were
floral offerings of many kinds and
sizes, from the big company and
from the little man, all of whom
had known him and had called him
"Cap."
AH trasses at acrvnvc
As the service neared its ciose. the
congregation left their seats and in
a long line filed slowly past the
open casket.
There were white-haired women,
their eyes red from weeping and
their handkerchiefs were held to
their faces. There were young men
and young women, and middle-aged
men and women.
Austin Lathrop was known gener
ally as the wealthiest man in all
Alaska. He had many interests. And
there were men of wealth who paid
tribute to him yesterday. But there
were more men who were not
wealthy.
Along with the banker from An
chorage was a barber from Gray's
Harbor. There was a doctor from
Portland and a janitor from Fair
banks. There was a steamship com
pany executive from Seattle and a
master mechanic from Suntrana.
Expressions
One young man said: "He did as
much for me as if he had been my
father." An older man said: "There
will never be another one like Cap."
Still fresh in the minds of all
were the words they had heard
spoken during the service:
"We may console ourselves with
the hope that his being among us
for such a long succession of years
will serve as an inspiration for those
who attempt to follow."
FROM YAKLTAT
Bert Hausen of Yakutat is at
the Baranof Hotel.
)
Ddegate BarHett Makes
Charges, Statehood !ssue;
Assai!s Those Who Oppose
COAST GUAM) GOES
M6HT OM WOMtNG
CM T60TH BMTHDAY
It was nearly "business as usuai"
for the l'7th Coast Guard district
headquarters here today as the
160th anniversary of the founding
of that hard-working branch of the
service was observed.
Rear Admirai Joseph Greenspun's
radio taik over KINY at noon to
day and the speech given by Lt.
Comdr. Eivin C. Hawiey to the
Sorcptimists were the only Indica
tions that this was a special day
for the Coast Guard.
Rear Admirai Greenspun is com
mander of the 17th district; Lt.
Comdr. Hawiey is a Coast Guard
marine inspection officer here.
Other 17th distnet personnei are:
Commander Donaid M. Morrisoh,
Commander Hpward W. Schleiter.
Commander Victor F. Tydiacka.
Lieut. Commander Hamiett 1. Aiien,
Lieut. Commander Arnoid J. Larsen.
Lieu*. Commander Louis I. Reitiy,
L'eut. Commander Charies V. Ru
dciph.
Lieutenant Robert M. Becker,
Lieutenant Samuei E. Tayior, Lieu
tenant Lewis W. Tibbits. Jr., Lieu
tenant (jgt Staniey G. Putzke, Chief
Radio Eiectrician Antonio Macchia,
Pay Cierk Marten A. Ashba, Pay
Cicrk Joseph A. J. Levasseur, Ship's
Cierk Joseph M. McGahee.
Waiter S. Yeargain, Laurence E.
Chantry. Haroid E. DeRoux, Aibert
A. Dorris, James A. Doyie, Ivyl Ca
haii, John H. Estes, James A. Wli
ber. Eari A. Bernstein, Luther D.
Huffman, Frankiin J. Moore.
Car! J. Raker, Kenneth D. Peter
son, Harvey A. Scott. Bert Davis,
George Tayior. Paui G. Fitzpatrick.
Geraid D. Hebard. Thomas Mc
Iver, Jr., Sheidy Meenach, Charies
W. Oldham.
Ernest L. Arnoid. Donaid J. Kane,
David T. James. Chester E. Duffey,
Homer H. Hamilton, Robert M.
Marts, Aiexander E. Muir, George
A. J. Michaud. Eugene N. Francis.
Deibert B. Dixon. Harmon F. Lou
gher.
MAR)NE$ MAKE
FMH CONTACT !N
KOREA WtTH ENEMY
By TOM LAMBERT
WITH THE MARINES IN SOUTH
KOREA, Aug. 4—l/R—The Marines
made their first combat area con
tact today with what may have
been the enemy — visual contact,
that is.
A smalt probing patrol led by
Capt. Kenneth Houghton of San
Francisco, spotted 11 armed Ko
reans on a huge hill overlooking a
Marine position. The Koreans had
two radios and they were scattered
in seven different positions.
The Koreans may have been ob
servers detailed to watch a main
supply route. It is visible from their
hiiltop position from which flash
ing lights were observed at night.
A larger group of Marines arrived
shortly at spots where Houghton's
patrol had sighted the Koreans only
to find they had left.
A!RCRAFT CARRtER
BACK AFTER TAKiNG
FKHTERS TO KOREA
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4—MT—
The 27.000-ton aircraft carrier
Boxer steamed Into San Francisco
Bay today from Korea.
The big ship, under command of
Captain Cameron Briggs, left here
recently with a load of land fighter
planes for delivery to US. and
United Nations forces in Southern
Korea.
She reached Japan July 22 after
a new record crossing of 8 days 7
hours.
FROM FT RICHARDSON
Capt. Frank Plichta of Fort Rich
ardson is staying at the Barannf
Hotei.
By t HAKLKS D WATKINS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4 — If) —
Delegate Barttett of Ataska charged
today that "a few individuals seek
ing persona! profit" are trying to
defeat the Ataska statehood biii.
Organizations devoted to the
protection of minority rights have
been badiy footed" by these indi
viduals. Bartiett toid the House.
He said that "a very few peopie
in Washington are opposing state
hood because they betieve its at
tainment might shatter the dreams
they are entertaining of having re
servations created whoiesaie
throughout Ataska."
Persona) Reasons
Bartiett said the peopte he was
tatking about fear making Ataska a
state "woutd interfere with their
highty persona! ptans."
He assaited persons and organiza
tions he said are trying to mistead
members of the Senate to bring
about defeat of the House-passed
bit).
The attacks on the bit!, he said,
arc based on a ciause inserted by
the Senate Interior Committee. This
provides that no native reservations
shaft be estabtished in Ataska untit
after the statehood program is com
pteted.
Barttett said this woutd take
about two years.
The present situation woutd not
be changed as Secretary Chapman
of the Interior Department already
has announced he wili not sign
orders for additional reservations
untit after a complete study of the
situation. Bartlett said. He added
that such a study would take more
than two years.
Statehood Opposition
He tisted the Nations! Civit Lib
erties Clearing House, the National
Congress of American Indians, John
Rainier of the National Congress of
American Indians. Otiver La Farge.
President of the Association of
American Indian Affairs, and former
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes among persons he said
had opposed the statehood bttt on
the ground the clause inserted by
the committee would take away na
tive rights. He said they are not
familiar with the facts.
The Detegate said no Ataskan had
had any part in inserting the ctause.
"It was the judgment of the Sen
ate committee that it should be in
cluded." Bartlett said. "So far as
I am concerned I do not betieve it
witl damage the native peopte in
( the slightest; nor woutd I object
i for a moment to its deletion.
Oppose Reservations
! Barttett said he wanted to see the
question of native rights in Ataska
settted fairty for the natives and the
i white peopie. He said the reserva
. tion policy had been found wanting
! in the states and until recently has
been opposed by Ataskan natives.
He added he opposes creation of
reservations.
"Those who urged votes against
the Aiaska statehood biit because of
reservations are realty arguing
against statehood." he concluded.
"They want Ataska to be substan
tially one reservation; in that re
servation there coutd be tittie prog
ress, little room for happiness, no
I room for development, and the onty
ones who woutd be satisfied would
be the hired attorneys."
iPREMENT WANTS
$950 MiLUON MOPE
FOR NAVY AN ARM
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4 — <#! —
President Truman asked Congress
today for an extra $950,000,000 for
Nava] piane construction and pro
curement.
In a message to House Speaker
Sam Rayburn. Mr. Truman said the
funds are to be in addition to the
$10,500,000,000 emergency defense
appropriation requested iast month
after the outbreak of fighting in
Korea.
Congressional sources toid report
ers the new Navy fund would speed
up the Navy's plane program in
line with expanded production in
tended to bring about a total Air
Force of 69 groups.
If approved, the extra money
would give the Navy $1,596,269,000
for its plane program for the pre
sent fiscal year, which began July 1.
B!G BATTLE
NOW RAGING,
PUSAN FRONT
Big 155s Fire Point Blank
Into Enemy - Marine
Planes in Action
(By the Associated Press)
Heavy tank and Infantry fight
ing exploded on the Pusan front
in Southern Korea today.
A communique issued by Gen.
Dougtas MacArthur eariy Saturday
in Tokyo said the battie erupted
Friday morning and there was no
iet up. The enemy was described as
stiii unabie to advance against
American defenders who got in some
teiiing counter biows.
Heavy troop movements in North
Korea suggested that the Com
munists were drawing reinforce
ments from battie-trained Koreans
in Manchuria, but 45 enemy tanks
reported advancing into the battie
area turned out to be oid wrecks.
Battie on Wide Arc
The battie raged on an arc from
20 miies southeast of Chunji to
11 miies east and 15 miies north
east of Chunji. This would be from
35 to 45 miies west of Pusan, iast
ditch Aiiied base port.
At one point a North Korean
force of about 850 stabbed to within
35 miies of Pusan and oniy eight
miies from Masan.
Big 155's fired point biank into
the enemy, and enemy dead were
ieft scattered over ridges, rice pad
dies and in a ruined viiiage. Even
American bakers and mechanics
heiped turn back the attack. The
Americn team lost 16 killed and 44
wounded.
Marines in Action
US. Marines fiytng carrier-borne
pianes got into their first action.
Marine combat troops in positions
close to the 27th Regimental Com
bat Team, got their first sight of
an enemy patrol, but exchanged no
shots.
A Hong Kong newspaper reported
that Chinese Communist General
! Lin Piao, known as the Manchurian
Hammer, was being slated for an
"important assignment" in the
northeast, possibly in Manchuria
on the North Korean border.
The US. 25th Infantry Division
moved 80 miles from the north and
met the brunt of th§ enemy attack
in the south.
U.H. Division Shifted
The mUch-battered 24th Infantry
Division, veterans of the battie of
the Kum river and Taejon, was
shifted to a quieter sector aiong the
Naktong river. It dispersed some
North Korean patrois probing the
new positions.
A new American unit, a company
piatoon from an unnamed regiment,
got into action in the southern
battie. It iost and then recaptured
a hiii.
Allied planes were on a sharp
lookout for troop trains from North
Korea. The Reds were trying to
move some troop trains out of
Chongjin in North Korea under
smoke screens.
Sweeps Made by Air
Air sweeps knocked out 12 enemy
locomotives and damaged seven and
damaged docks and rail yards at the
south coast ports of Mokpo, Yosu
and Sumchon. staging points for
Communist supplies and troops
moving to the front.
Naval guns rocked three towns
north of Yongdok on the east coast.
B-29's flying from Okinawa
claimed they had definitely knocked
out of production for some time the
North Korean chemical and explo
sives center of Hungnam.
ST0(H OUOiAHOM
NEW YORK. Aug. 4 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%. American Can
93 K. Anaconda 32%, Curtiss
Wright 10%. International Harves
ter 29%. Kennecott 61'4. New York
Central 14%, Northern Pacific 18,
U S. Steel 35%. Pound $2.80%.
Sales today were 1,600.000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
i dustrials 212.66, rails 61.78, utilities
38.14.
WHITEHORSE VISITORS
Mrs. S. J. McClemin. Mrs. R.
Hughes and Mrs. L. H Dennison of
Whitehorse. Y. T. are stopping at
the Baranof Hotel.
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