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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE HEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. LXXIX., NO. 11,954
JUNEAU, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1951
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
Warn of Metal
Shortages
For Fisheries
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VICTORIA, B.C., Nov. 2 — —
Members of the Association of Pa- ;
cific Fisheries, in convention here ,
yesterday, were warned that in- j
creasing defense demands for steel, i
copper and aluminum will mean i
less and less for fisheries.
The warning came from Maurice
Rattry of the Fisheries Defense Ad
ministration. Washington, D.C.
V. F. Suttei of Seattle was re
elected president of association, j
The association members, rep
resenting salmon canning interests
in B.C. and the Pacific Northwest,
as well as representatives £rom
allied industries, heard reports
of the pink salmon harvest from
the Alaskan if-ninsula, south
east Alaska and the Fraser river.
Seton H. Thompson, chief of the
branch of Alaska Fisheries, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Washing
ton, D.C., declared that while the
salmon catch in Alaska last year
was again disappointing “these runs
can be restored and when restored
can be maintained.”
"We can now say that the pink
salmon in Southeast Alaska runs
are well on their way to recovery,”
he added.
Confirmation o f Thompson’s
statement came from Clarence
Rhode of Juneau, regional director,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"The toughest part of restoring
the productivity of these runs is
behind us,” Rhode declared. “The
big problem now is how to deal
with the tremendous increase in
gear in these waters."
Work of the International Sal
mon Fisheries Commission, New
Westminster, in helping restore pro
ductivity of salmon on Fraser river
and its tributory streams was
sketched by Lloyd Royal, Commis
sion Director.
Francis Millard of /Vancouver,
B.C., president of ^Xisneries council
of Canada, sjHHtded a plea that
Canada ajMf-U.S. fish trade associ
attiofi' establish closer working re
lationships to solve mutual prob
lems.
“We should get together more
often,” said Millard. “After all
we sharp the world’s most pro
ductive fishing grounds and should
tackle our problems together
rather than separately.”
Other officers re-elected were A.
R. Barthold, Seattle, first vice
president; J. A. Green, Belling
ham, second vice-president; E. W.
Thompson, Astoria, third vice
president; C. F. Johnson, Seattle,
fourth vice-president, and Dr. E.
D. Clark, Seattle, secretary-treas
urer.
SOROPTIMISTS HOLD BUSINESS
MEETING FRIDAY NOON
Committee reports were read dur
ing the Soroptimists business meet
ing Friday noon in the Baranof
Terrace Room.
Presiding was President Gert
rude Wetzel. Christmas plans were
discussed and a bake sale to be
given in Sears Saturday November
17 was announced.
TheWashington
Merry-Go-Round
(CoDyright, 1951. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By DREW PEARSON
T^ASHINGTON — Even while
Princess Elizabeth and her consort
are in Washington, U. S. diplomats
are appraising the cold realities of
the British elections. And they are
wondering whether the dynamic,
dramatic Mr. Churchill isn’t going
to be a lot more difficult to work
with than drab, pedestrian Clem
ent Attlee.
Three weeks before the election,
the State Department got an ink
ling of this in the form of a con
fidential cable from the American
Embassy in London* that Churchill
planned a grandstanding meeting
between himself, Stalin and Tru
man. Since Truman wUl not go to
Europe and Stalin will not come to
Washington, such a move would play
right into the hands of the Moscow
propaganda machine which claims
we are the warmongers and won’t
even discuss peace.
Furthermore, State Department
officials recaU vividly though pleas
antly those dramatic days when the
beslippered Winston traipsed all
through the upper halls of the White
House, his crimson and gold kim
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Twelve Trapped in Mine Disaster
Ke&iue operations procf '<1 at the entrance of the Truax-Traer Coal Company's United No. 1 mine
(above), near Kayford, W. Va., where 12 miners were trapped following a violent blast (ff) Wirephoto.
Eisenhower,
Truman to
Confer
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — ffl — j
Next Monday’s meeting between!
President Truman and Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower will provide the
chief executive opportunity to pose
a question oi acimimsMutiveas well
as political import to him:
Will Eisenhower leave his post
of Supreme Commander of Allied
Powers in Europe to seek a Presi
dential nomination in 1952?
' If so, the President undoubtedly
would like to know that now so he
can advise the other member na
tions of the North Atlantic Treaty
organization, perhaps privately,
they should begin thinking about
someone to fill the job.
Eisenhower was appointed to the
supreme command early this year at
the request of the other 11 mem
bers of the NATO. He was picked
essentially because of his fame and
personality while Supreme Com
mander of Allied Forces in World
War II, not primarily because he
was an American.
Whether the European mem
bers of NATO would want an
other American commander, like
Gen. Omar Bradley, now chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
remains to be seen.
Announcement that Eisenhower
would be in the capital Monday and
Tuesday produced some surprise
and puzzlement.
White House Secretary Joseph
Short said the General was making
the flying trip at the suggestion of
Mr. Truman.
STATEMENT BY GEN.
PARIS, Nov. 2—IS)—Gen. Dwight;
D. Eisenhower said tonight he is1
going to Washington to discuss
“strictly military” affairs with Pre
sident Truman and other United
States leaders.
Point Barrow
Postmaster Fired,
Report States
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 2—
i/f)—District Attorney Everett Hepp
says an investigation into an alleg
ed shortage of $13,800 in postal
funds at Point Barrow is under
way.
The postmaster at that northern- \
most American settlement is David
K. Brower, member of a prominent
Arctic family. Hepp said Brower had
teen ousted from the postmaster
ship. He said Brower had admitted
to postal inspectors that the short
ages exist.
Hepp said he entered the case
as Fourth Division attorney because
there is neither a District Judge nor
a District Attorney in the Second
Division, in which Barrow lies.
Joseph W. Kehoe recently resigned
as Second Division judge to become
Secretary of Alaska and the divi
sion’s attorney went to the states
several months ago and has not re
turned.
Joe Pinkerton of Anchorage is re
gistered at the Gastineau Hotel.
Elizabeth, Duke
Turn Tourists,
Saying Farewell
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2— Ml —
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of.
Edinburgh—hitting the high spots
of capital showplaces like tourists
with the $5 tour—got in a whirl
wind sightseeing trip today before
saying farewell to the United States.
Their schedule called for them to j
leave bv plane tor Montreal about!
10:3o''a.m. i PST); “and they packed!
as much as they could into the
final hours.
First, they had a quick look at
the beautiful Washington Cathed
ral, then went from there to Cap
itol Hill to see the Capitol itself,
the Library of Congress and the
nearby Supreme Court building.
The day was cold, with drizzling
lain. The Princess wore a forest
green long velvet, close fitting coat
over an olive green crepe tucked
ciress with short sleeves and soit
belt.
Her huhband, Philip, was in Naval
uniform.
They were met at the cathedral
by Angus Dun, Bishop of Washing
ton. With him was Francis B. Sayre,
Jr., Dean of the Cathedral and
grandson of the late President Wil
son.
The Bishop walked with the Prin
cess and Philip dropped behind to
walk with Sayre.
TRUMAN GETS GIFT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — l£) —
President Truman saying goodbye
to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke
of Edinburgh, told them today their
visit has strengthened prospects for
world peace.
“Your visit here has tightened the
bonds between us,” Mr. Truman
said to the dark-haired British
Princess and her tall, blond hus
band, Philip. And, he said, peace
depends in great measure “upon
how well our two countries stick
together and work for world peace.”
The farewells, winding up a busy
45-hour visit by the royal couple to
the U.S. capital, were said at the
White House.
On behalf of her father, King
George, Elizabeth presented to Mr.
Truman a rare pair of English
candelabra and a carved gilt land
scape mirror with a huge flower
painting inset above it.
The heiress presumptive to Brit
ain’s throne and her husband took
off by plane for Montreal at 1:35
p.m. (EST).
ARRIVING ON ELLIS
Four passengers arrived on Ellis
Airlines Friday flight with six' trav
eling on interport. Arriving from
Petersburg: Stan Jekill, Mr. Bacon,
Mr. Tait; from Ketchikan: Ray i
Johnson.
AT HOTEL JUNEAU
Russell F. Bowman of Juneau has
taken up residence at the Hotel
Juneau.
Ship Movements
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle today.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive northbound tomorrow afternoon
or evening.
Denali scheduled to arrive south
bound Sunday at 6 a.m.
| Sailors Splice in port.
Reds Want
Their Plans
Accepted
Statement Made But
Balk at Issuing Ulti
matum Air War
MUNSAN, Korea, Nov. 2—(*l—Red :
truce negotiators pressed Allied del- j
egates today to accept the Com
munist proposal for a cease-fire!
buffer zone across Korea — but
balked at issuing an ultimatum.
Erig. Gen. William 1*. Nuckols,
United Nations Command spokes
man, said the Communist subcom
mittee at Panmunjom urged the
Allies to give up their demands for
Kaesong and accept the Red line.
Maj. Gen. Henry I. liodcs,
head of the U.N. subcommittee,
asked the Reds if they were is
suing an ultimatum.
‘‘They refused to answer di- j
rectiy,” Nuckols said, “and were j
evasive, saying that sincerity was
necessary on botii sides."
Two meetings during the day
wound up with “no progress.” They |
agreed to try again at 11 a.m.,;
Saturday.
While the truce teams argued,
small fights erupted between patrols
all along the snow-covered battle
front. No heavy fighting was re
ported as ground troops waited to
see what happened at Panmunjom.
Eut the air war flashed with three
jet battles involving more than
150 planes. The U.S. Fifth Air
Force reported Americans shot
down one MIG in flames and Brit
ish Commonwealth pilots damaged
two.
The Red negotiators insistance
on quick acceptance of their buf
fer zone followed the same pat
tern as Moscow newspapers. The
Russian press sajp] the Reds’ truce
zone proposal along their version
of the battle line was intended to
remove “all possible pretext” for
Americans to prolong armistice
negotiations.
Communist newsmen in Panmun
jom said Red delegates demanded
the Allies give a “yes or no” answer
on whether they would accept the
Red version of a demilitarized zone.
The newsmen said the demand was
made Thursday and an answer re
quested Friday.
Nuckols said no such demand had
been made.
ELKS GO TO WRANGELL
The Elks of Wrangell are dedicat
ing their hall tomorrow and Elks
from Juneau, Anchorage, Peters
burg and Ketchikan are helping out
in the celebration. Three Juneau
Elks were to leave during this af
ternoon by plane to be in attendance
at the event. They are Arthur
Adams, Mike Monagle, and L. J
Holmquist.
TIDE TABLES
• NOVEMBER 3
•
• High tide 4:23 a.m., 15.4 ft.
• Low tide 10:03 a.m., 4.0 ft.
• High tide 4:01 pjn., 18.2 ft.
• Low tide 10:53 p.m., -1.3 ft.
ABomb Tests
Give Data for
Tactical Use
Witnesses See Chance
to Use Atomic Weapons
for Ground Troops
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 2—•VJ')—
Radio-active Joe, America’s first
atomic foot soldier, brushed himseif
off, gritted his chattering teeth,
and cracked:
"H—H—Hell, Mac. Maybe this
thing ain't so bad after all.”
That—if Army spokesmen are cor
rect-might be the consensus of the
pioneer nuclear shock troops jolted
in Exercise Desert Rock yesterday.
The front line soldiers were witb
| in 10 miles of the powerful blast,
j \ hich rumbled like an earthquake
! t trough the surrounding desert and
i ountains, and broke seven store
widows in Las Vegas, 75 miles
| away.
Today four Congressmen who
witnessed the historic maneuver
issued a statement saying tactical
atomic weapons, if delivered ac
curately and used In sufficient
numbers, can give our troops a
sledgehammer advantage.
Heps. Melvin Price (D-Ill), Char
les Elston (R-Ohio), Carl Hinshaw
(R-Calif), and Chet Holifield (D
Calif), members of the Joint Con
gressional Atom!.-; Energy Commit
tee, said:
“We were impressed by the finite
(limited) nature of a single atomic
Wast. The explosion yesterday
i orning could not by itself have
performed military miracles. To at
tain decisive results on the battle
field we would need massed atomic
firepower, just as we have always
needed massed conventional fire
power.
“In talking to the troop:; about
their reaction, we gained the im
pression that they developed both
a healthy respect for the power of
atomic force and a sense of confi
dence that they can use it effectively
against an enemy and combat its
use against themselves.”
They quoted one soldier as saying
that in some ways the explosion was
worse than he expected. But the
soldier expressed surprise, the Con
gressmen said, at the protection
afforded by a foxhole.
GI SUMS UP BLAST
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Nov. 2—(At
one of America's first atomic GI's
summed it all up today with: “I
was still scared right down to my
toes Just before the blast and after."
Sgt. William Roberts, 23, a Kor
ean veteran from Maple Hill, Kan.,
and stationed at Camp Cooke, Calif.,
added: “I never saw anything like
it in my life.”
He and others who participated
yesterday in the nation’s first nuc
lear blast with troops in maneuvers
less than 10 miles away told about
it in a news conference.
The concussion was strong, he
said, but he experienced greater
concussion in close bombing runs
and artillery fire in Korea.
Another GI Joe of the fissionable
era was asked how he’d like to para
chute after an A-bomb blast and
he said:
“I wouldn’t be afraid to Jump. I
think I would feel better with an
A-bomb clearing the way for us
first. We would have less trouble
when we got down.”
He is Pfc James B. Patrick, 22,
of Providence, R. I., attached to
the 11th Airborne Division of para
troopers.
Psychologically, Sgt. Roberts said,
the weapon would be a good thing
because "the Orientals are scared
oi anything big.”
WEATHER REPORT
<0. 8. WEATHER BUREAU
At Airport: Maximum, 42;
minimum, 36.
FORECAST
(Juneau and Vicinity)
Cloudy with intermittant
rain tonight. Lowest tem
perature near 37 degrees.
Rain and southeasterly winds
occasionally as high as 25
mph Sunday. Highest tem
perature Sunday around 42
degrees.
PRECIPITATION
(Put 24 houri endlns 7:30 a.m. today
•At Airport — 0.73 inches;
since July 1—13.85 inches.
Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation Issued;
Divine Aid is Sough!
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2 — '/fl —*
Formally proclaiming November 22
as Thanksgiving Day/' President
Truman yesterday called on his
fellow Americans on that day to
"seek divine nid in the quest for
peace.”
"Our hearts impel us, once again
in this autumnal season, to turn in
humble gratitude to the giver of our
bounties," Mr. Truman said.
“We are profoundly grateful for
the blessings bestowed upon us: the
preservation of our freedom, so
dearly bought and so highly prized;
our opportunities for human wel
fare and happiness, so limitless in
their scope; our material prosperity,
so far surpassing that of earlier
years; and our private spiritual
blessings, >o deeply cherished by
all. For these we offer fervent
thanks to God."
Congress in 1941 specified that
Thanksgiving Clay fall annually on
the fourth Thursday of November.
In Surprise Ceremony
Former Actrees Marion Davies was married in a surprise ceremony
in Las Vegas, Ncv., to Horace G. Frown, a merchant marine captain.
The couple is pictured as they left Las Vegas for a honeymoon at
1’alm Springs, Calif. I/PI Wirephoto.
Big Call
Made for
Draftees
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—Ml—1The
Defense Department today asked for
53,650 draftees in January — the
largest number asked for any
month since last spring. Of the
total, 48.000 will go to the Army
and 11,650 to the Marines.
The Defense Department said
“this goal compensates for the
low call in December when induc
tions were suspended for the holi
day December 21, 1951, through
January 2, 1952.”
The December call is for 16,900
men. In recent months, calls have
been running around 40,000 men.
The highest number called in one
month was last March when it war
80,000.
The Department said the induc
tion call for January is to "provide
an orderly build up of the armed
forces to authorized strength, in
cluding the recent increase in the
strength of the Marine Corps.”
The Marine Corps is being in
creased from 204,000 to 236,000.
Explosion of Red
Arms Cache in Italy
Kills 7, Injures 7
SESTRI LEVANTE, Italy, Nov. 2:
— W) —The death toll from last j
night’s disastrous explosion of a se
cret Communist arms cache rose to
seven today as firemen continued to
dig through the debris. At least sev
en others were Injured.
Preliminary estimates said the
blast which laid waste to an entire
street in this village near Genoa
caused some 15,000,000 lire (about
$25,000; damage.
It was feared the final casualty
toll would be higher.
Police disclosed they had taken
seven men—all of them Communists
into custody for questioning. The
arrests were made after authorities
discovered in the wreckage of one
house two rifles, one machinegun
and 350 machine gun bullets. i
Frankie and Ava
Obtain Marriage
License in Philly
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2— LP) —
Frankie Sinatra and Ava Gardner
quickly and quietly obtained a mar
riage license here today, then slip
ped out a rear door while Judge |
Charles Klein was telling reporters
about the license.
Marriage licenses normally are
isued here by a city clerk, and the
law requires a three-day waiting
period between the application and
formal issuance of the permit to
marry. However, Judges are empow
ered under the law to waive the
| three-day wait when they believe i
there is valid reason. i
Sinatra and the actress filled out I
the application in the privacy of
Judge Klein's chambers.
Mrs. Sinatra rccci'Xd her divorce
j only Tuesday at Santa Monica, Calif.
Pacific Explorer
Per Sale; Call for
Bids Is Issued
SEATTLE. Nov. 2—<4’)—The U.S.
Maritime Administration called for
bids yesterday on the SS Pacific
Explorer, a former fishery "factory”
ship now in the reserve fleet at
Astoria, Ore.
Bids will be opened Nov. 23 in
Washington, D.C.
The Pacific Explorer is a former
freighter converted to a factory
ship. It was designed for operation
as a mother ship for fishing vessels.
Stock Quotations
NEW YORK, Nov. 2——Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 3'/». American Can
10714, American Tel. and Tel. 157%,
Anaconda 49'*, Douglas Aircraft
59'General Electric 557^, General
Motors 50, Goodyear 43%, Kenne
cott 83 '4, Libby McNeill and Libby
8%, Northern Pacific 54%, Standard
Oil of California 51%. Twentieth
Century Fox 21%, U.S. Steel 41,
Canadian Exchange 95.62
Sales today were 1 230,000 shares.1
Averages today were as follows:
industrials 261.94, rails 79.86, Utll
ties 46.07.
Largest Sum
Ever to Face
Local Voters
Street Improvements,
City Hall and Fire Money
I Voted by City Council
The largest bond Issue ever to
face Juneali—close to $800,000 —
will be put up to vote in a special
election, probably before the end
of November, it was decided in
city council meeting last night.
Every section of the city will be
touched by the widespread proposed
street improvement program, which
includes miles of new surfacing,
resurfacing and underground sewer
and drainage work. The proposed
bond issue would build a new city
building, finish the new fire hall
and add modern fire equipment.
The overall street improvement
program would cost over $400,000,
according to estimates produced by
Felix Toner, city engineer. The cost
of the new city hall would run near
$300,000, Mayor Waino Hendrickson
said. The addition, improvements
and new equipment for the fire
department would cost close to $90,•
000.
Council Approves
The concensus of the council was
that the figures were not excessive,
and that every effort should be
made to show the need of all the
improvements to the city taxpayers.
The itemized estimate for the
street improvement plan showed
each section and the cost in unit
price a square yard. For new pav
ing, the unit cost was estimated at
$5 a square yard. For previously
paved streets where resurfacing
would be required, the unit cost
was estimated at $4 a square yard.
The largest part of the street pro
gram is for new paving amounting
to an estimated *213,490. For re
surfacing, Toner estimated *05,000
would be needed. An estimated need
of *50,000 for miscellaneous prepar
atory work was shown. The esti
mate calls for *35,000 for major
sewer work in the Highlands area.
A 10 percent contingency of the
total added *36,400, making the
whole figure over $400,000.
In general, the districts to be cov
ered in the street program if the
bond issue is granted in the elec
tion are: The central district, the
Casey-Shattuck addition, the boat
harbor district, the Seatter tract
and cemetery area, and the High
lands area.
Reduce Fire Rates
Mayor Hendrickson said that the
bond issue for the fire department
would add two new pieces of fire
equipment, a large, modem pumper
and a combination pumper and
ladder truck; that it would allow re
wiring of the present fire alarm
system and give another alarm cir
cuit; and that it would probably
bring about a reduction in individu
al Insurance rates. He said the city
would like to conform to standards
recently met in Ketchikan which
would give Juneau a Class V rat
ing under Insurance laws Instead of
the present Class VI rating.
In approving the plan to put the
large bond issue before the voters,
the city council said that the city
sales tax is bringing money into the
city's treasury at a rate of approxi
mately *130,000 a year. Mayor Hend
rickson said this tax had brought
$119,000 in an 11-months period,
that it had paid all bond install
ments and interest and had left
about *40,000 clear to the city credit.
The new bond issue would be paid
by the sales tax.
Checking Social Security
A protest voiced by C. J. Ehren
dreich against paying the Territory
one-halt of one percent by a muni
cipality tor a city employee’s social
security fund caused the question
of Juneau's workers coming under
the act to be delayed until an in
vestigation can be made.
Ehrendreich, public accountant,
and Howard D. Stabler, city attor
ney, both questioned the right of
the Territory to collect that part
of the social security tax.
(Note: Under the Old Age Bene
fits and Survivors Insurance a work
er pays 1V4 percent of his total
wage, and his employer pays an
equal amount. Under the new law
which made the act cover city em
ployees in Alaska, the Territory has
asked for the previous stated per
centage for administrative costs,
making a city pay 2 percent).
Ehrendreich said he did not see
why the payment could not be made
directly to the Social Security fund
and save the part to be paid to the
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