[MK] THE DAILY ALASKA EMEIRE HE
“All the news all the time"
VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,632
JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1950
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PRICE TEN CENTS
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Red Menace Discussed, Truman, MacArthur
BOTH PARTIES
PREDICT FINAL
8 8 IN SENATE
House Line-Up Depends
on Third Division Finals
and Absentee Count
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With 143 precincts out of 233 in
the Territory now reported Terri
torial offices show these results for
Territorial offices: Delegate, Bart
lett (D), 11,694; Peterson (R),
4,372; Treasurer, Roden (D) 12,572;
Labor Commissioner, Benson (R)
8,616; Kimball (D), 6,753.
Still in question until final re
turns from the Eskimo country ar
rive are territorial Senate seats.
As of now, Republicans have 5 out
of 8 seats at stake in the Senatorial
contest. Results are close among
the four contests in the Second Di
vision, who now stand in this order,
O’Leary CD) 582; Beltz CD) 527;
Ipalook (R) 513; Jones '(R) 481.
Both Howard Lyng, Democratic
National Committeeman and hold
over Senator and Albert White, Re- ;
publican party general counsel, pre- :
diet that Ipalook and Beltz will be 1
the final victors in the close con- j
test, though Lyng says O’Leary has |
a fighting chance.
If these party spokesman are cor- j
rect, the Senate next January will j
see the parties divided 8 to 8. With j
6 out of 8 seats going to the Re- j
publicans in the present election
and 2 Republican holdovers the '<
parties will be split down the middle 1
in the Senate as they were in 1949. j
However, this depends on whether
or not Ipalook can overtake O’Leary,
Democrat, now head man in Second
Division Senate voting.
House of Representatives will
probably end up 14 Democrats to 10
Republicans, though Republican Gill
is only 90 votes behind the low
Democrat in the Third Division
House contest, and Republicans are
hopeful that he may come in sev
enth.
First Division
With all but eleven First Division
precincts in, and approximately 400
absentee ballots still to be counted,
48 precincts give these results:
Senate: Nolan (D) 3774: Eng
strom (R) 3687; Peratrovich (D)
3011.
House: Barnes (R) 3792; Hen
drickson (R) 3051; Johnson (R'
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
(Copyright. 1950. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By DREW PEARSON
I'l^ASHINGTON — Inside fact
about the President’s visit to Mac
Arthur is that as early as last
July he had a hankering to go to
Korea. At that time, the Secret
Service went into a tantrum even ,
at the thought of such a trip and
is still worried at the idea of the
President’s meeting MacArthur in
mid-Pacific.
The plan of a trip to the Pacific
was revived approximately a week
ago in talks between Truman and
Averell Harriman, who had already
been to see MacArthur to smooth
out the Foromosa Embroglio. Har
rime advised the President that
it ’ d be an excellent idea for
him to talk to MacArthur person
ally, and the President finally
made his decision a week ago last
Friday.
The decision was kept so secret, j
however, that at the Monday morn- I
ing briefing which defense chiefs j
give the President every day, no ]
word of the trip was ifientioned.
Only at the end of the meeting did
the President ask the staff to leave
and General Bradley to remain be
hind.
‘General,” Truman said, “I’ve
been contemplating this trip for a
few days. Do you see any reason
why I shouldn't make it?”
“No, I would be one of the first
to urge you to talk to MacArthur,’
Bradley replied.
Bradley went back to the Penta
gon and suggested to his chief,
Secretary Marshall, that he accom
pany the President on the Pacilic
trip. But Marshall said he was too
new in his present job and not en
tirely familiar with the problems
of the Pacific; therefore, that Brad
ley had better accompany the Pre
sident.
The argument put forward by
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3034; Locken (R) 3014; MacKinnon
(R) 2933; Hope (D) 2926; Gunder
sen (D) 2849; Metcalfe (D) 2842;
Jensen (D> 2737; Stewart <D) 2730;
MacSpadden <R) 2724.
Second Division
Sixteen of 35 precincts: Territorial
Senate 12 to be elected) O’Leary (D)
582; Beltz (D) 527; Ipalook (R) 513;
Jones (R> 481. House; leaders for
four seats: Laws (R) 597; Madsen
(D) 569; Wells (D) 538; Degnan
(D) 506.
Third Division
Fifty-five of 70 precincts; Terri
torial Senate (2 to be elected) Snider
<R) 3514: Engebreth (R) 3411;
Rivers (D) 2657; Loussac (D) 2139.
House (7 to be elected): the lead
ers: Stan McCutcheon (D) 3279;
Scavenius <D) 3263; Egan (D) 3216;
Conright (D) 3212; Kay (D) 3203;
Carlson (D) 2877; Pollard (D) 2859.
The others: Gill <R) 2769; Gor
such (R) 2692; Snodgrass <R) 2657;
McKinely (R) 2574; Chase (R> 2387;
McLane (R) 2208; Osbo (R) 2077.
Fourth Division
Twenty-nine of 70 precincts;
(estimated to include 70 percent of
division vote): Territorial Senate
(2 to be elected), Lhamon (R) 1639;
Coble (R) 1517; Lander (D), 1216;
Taylor (D) 1145.
House (5 to be elected), the lead
ers: Stepovich (R) 1914; Miscovich
(R) 1630; Franklin (D) 1547; Gas
ser )R) 1488; Wilbur (R) 1465: the
trailing five: Joy (R) 1351; Jones
(D) 1341; Dale (D) 1277; Angerman
(D) 1124; McCombe (D) 1115.
SCHOOL ADVISORY
COMMISSION IS TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
At least 22 of the 26 Alaska
School Superintendents are plan
ning to take part in a three-day
conference here next week, accord
ing to Dr. James C. Ryan, Terri
torial Commissioner of Education.
Administrators from Unalaska. Sel
dovia, and Eagle are unable to at
tend, and there is a question about
one other superintendent.
Morning and afternoon sessions
October 19, 20 and 21 will be in the
Senate Chambers, the conference to
open at 9 a.m. Thursday.
According to Dr. Ryan, these
three important matters will be up
for consideration by the Super
intendents’ Advisory Commission:
(1) The method of paying Ter
ritorial refunds to incorporated j
school districts.
(2) Requirements for high school j
graduation.
(3) A method for calculating the
number of teachers to which a dis
trict is entitled.
JUST A LITTLE BULL
ARRIVES IN JUNEAU
This is just a little bull—and a
prospector at that. He arrived
aboard the freighter Chena. The
6-months-old bull bears the name
of Meadow Springs Prospector and
comes from royal Ayrshire blood,
sired by Neshaminy Trailblazer and
out of Fintry Prilly of the nation
ally known dairy herd of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Kline of Marysville,
Wash.
Prospector has joined the Smith’s
Dairy herd here which is operated
by Mrs. Lee H. Smith and Sons
who have maintained a highly bred
Ayrshire herd her for the past ten
years. There arfi now 35 Ayrshires
among the 75 in the Smith herd.
The Kline cattle were rated the
highest milk and butterfat produc
ers for 1949 and the young bull’s
dam was the top 4-year-old milk
and butterfat producer in the State
of Washington for that year. He
was accompanied on his ocean voy
age by 18 young lady Jersey cows
that went to the Dwight Nash herd
here.
MRS. BLAND AND SON
ENJOY VISIT IN STATES
Mrs. Earl Bland and her young
son Joe returned Thursday on the
Pan American clipper after enjoying
a six weeks’ visit with relatives and
friends in the northwest. They vis
ited with Mrs. Bland’s brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Moen, former Juneau residents, in
Medford, Oregon, and with friends
in Cashmere, Wash.
SILVER WAVE SOUTH
The Silver Wave of Ketchikan,
skippered by Stan Dahl, leaves for
Seattle as soon as 100,000 pounds
of frozen black cod are loaded. The
ccd are for the fishermen’s coop.
SEEKS DIVORCE
Sigrid Harris is suing James Har
ris for divorce on grounds of incom
patibility. They were married here
in May, 1947.
BOARD OF HEALTH
APPROVES PLAN
FOR POLIO UNIT
The Alaska Board of Health
went Into its third day of work
on a packed four-page agenda Fri
day, as sessions of the annual
meeting continued in the Territor
ial Office Building.
Health policies for Alaska, re
commended legislation and recom
mendations regarding the work of
the Alaska Department of Health
are among the subjects on which
the Health board is at work.
Among the important actions was
a motion passed yesterday that the
Board of Health approve a plan
that on Alaska Chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis be organized and that
monies collected in the Territory be
turned over to the Chapter treasur
er.
The Board took the action after
the autumn visit of an official of
the National Foundation, who stat
ed that a legal chapter for Infantile
Paralysis was necessary in Alaska
through which the National Foun
dation could work.
He stated that it could then have
50 percent of the March of Dimes
contributions retained in the com
munities where they are collected,
and also receive additional funds
as needed from the national or
ganization.
The Board of Health also prepar
ed a request to the next Territorial
Legislature for operation of the
Alaska Department of Health, and
submitted a 1951-53 budget to the
Territorial Bureau of the Budget.
Approved by the Board yester
day were the current fiscal year
budget, the annual report of the
Health Department and a five-year
report of Alaska's first Board of
Health. Both reports are to be
available for distribution to resi
dents of the territory.
Members of the Health Board
represent the four judicial divisions
of Alaska, with Gov. Omening as
chairman. Board members are
George Preston of the Fourth Di
vision; the Rev. Rolland R. Arm
strong, formerly of the Third Di
vision, who recently moved to Ju
neau; Dr. Dwight Cramer of the
First Division; and Mrs. Joseph
Kehoe of the Second Division who
was unable to attend this meeting.
The meetings are expected to end
tomorrow.
JOINT BANQUET TO
MARK UN DAY HERE
In observance of United Nations
Day October 24, a large dinner will
ven m the Baranof Hotel Gold
Room.
me 7 o'clock affair will be un
der the auspices of the Juneau
League of Women Voters, the Ju
neau Woman's Club, the Business
and Professional Women’s Club and
the American Women’s Voluntary
Services.
According to Mrs. Ernest Gruen
ing. Women Voters' President, an
invitation to speak has been ex
tended to Dean Rusk, Assistant Se
cretary of State who is to give an
address in Seattle October 22. A
similar invitation was sent to Sen.
William Langer, former Governor
of North Dakota. He plans to be
in Alaska October 22.
A program by 14 speakers and
several musicians is being arranged.
As a maximum of 180 persons can
be accommodated in the Gold Room
Mrs. Gruening urges interested
persons to purchase tickets immed
iately. They may be obtained from
her or Mrs. William L. Paul, Sr.,
Woman's Club president; Mrs. Kate
Smith, who heads the BPWC, or
Mrs. Joseph D. (Roe) Alexander,
vice president of the AWVS.
MRS. ENGLISH MAKING
VACATION TRIP TO STATES
To enjoy a months’ vacation trip
in the states, Mrs. Jane English,
secretary in the Bureau of Public
Roads office, left Juneau on the
steamship Princess Louise for Van
couver, B.C.
From Vancouver Mrs. English
will go east to Chicago-to visit with
a sister. Returning to the west
coast she will visit with a sister
and her daughter Jane Louise and
the latter's family in Portland and
with a daughter in Seattle.
TREFFERS ON VACATION
Ralph A. Treffers, Juneau paint
ing and decorating contractor, and
Mrs. Treffers are passengers on the
Princess Louise, going to the Pa
cific northwest on vacation trip.
They plan to return within a few
weeks.
Bathroom Sleeper
Results in
Rent Reduction
ROCHESTER, England, Oct. 14—
(41)—British Army Cpl. James Wood
got his rent cut yesterday because
his landlady's husband slept in the
bathroom.
Wood told rent control officials
he paid 30 shillings ($4.20) weekly
for two rooms with bath. But he
and his family got little use of the
bath.
“The landlady’s husband sleeps in
it for 13 hours every night—from
9:30 in the evening till 10:30 in
the morning,” Wood complained.
The board ordered his rent re
duced to 12 shillings, six pence
($1.75).
NO FED. BUILDING
FOR ANCHORAGE
WAR CURTAILING
—
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 14—
j <jP)—It looks as if Anchorage’s pro
| posed new $4,000,000 federal build
I ing has been dropped as a war cas
ualty.
"No further steps will be taken
on acquiring a site because of the
recently* established policy of cur
tailing federal projects not con
: nected with national defense,” the
General Services Administration re
plied to queries on status of the pro
posed building.
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TWO GROUPS PAY
LIBRARY PLEDGES;
THIRD ADDS MORE
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The Juneau Memorial Liorary
| Board received a check yesterday
for $250 from the Juneau Emblem 1
Club, Mrs. Genevieve Rusher, pre
sident, and Mrs. Gladys Vuille,
treasurer, covering the club’s pledge
to the building fund.
Earlier in the week a check had
been received from the Sons of
Norway, Elton Engstrom, president, 1
and Gudrun Olson, treasurer, mak- |
ing good the ledge's pledge of $100 ,
to the fund. Last evening, the Ro
tary Club gave a bingo party for
members and guests to help meet
its second large pledge.
The welcome sight of the build
ing under actual construction and
the rapid progress being made on
it by the builder, Triplette and:
Dalziel, appear to be stimulating |
fast action by the many groups and
individuals whose pledges have
made the library a possibility.
The Juneau Garden Club, be
sides contributing cash to the build
ing fund, also has agreed to de
sign the landscaping for the sur-,
rbunding grounds. The special com- ;
mittee appointed to the job held a |
meeting Tuesday. Present were Miss |
Ann Coleman, Mrs. Earle Hunter j
and Mrs. Maxcine Williams.
STEWART NAMED
TREASURER POLIO
FUNDS FOR ALASKA
Announcement was made today
by Dr. C. E. Albrecht. Territorial
Commissioner of Health, of the ap
pointment of B. D. Stewart of Ju
neau as local treasurer of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
Funds have been authorized and
made available by the National
Foundation to meet the costs of
infantile paralysis patient care.
All requests for funds should be,
addressed to B. D. Stewart, Trea
surer, National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, Box 1953, Juneau.
Alaska. Reports of the needs and
i expenditures will be made by Mr.
| Stewart to Dr. Albrecht.
BURFORDS RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Burford re
turned yesterday on the Pan Am
erican clipper from Seattle. They
went south to attend the funeral
services for their sister-in-law, Mrs.
Ben Burford, who passed away last
month in Seattle.
FROM EDGECUMBE
Susanna N. Keough of Mt. Edge
cumbe is staying at the Baranof;
Hotel.
FROM GUSTAVUS
Mrs. A. F. Parker of Gustavu
is registered at the Baranof Hotel
FROM ANCHORAGE
G. A. Whittaker of Anchorage i
I stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
PAY RAISES FOX CITY
EMPLOYEES FRIDAY
Pay Increases for city employees
including councilmen were discus
sed at a special meeting of the City
Council in the City Hall last night.
Twenty-five applications for city
positions were approved, including
the addition of two police officers
in the local banks at a dollar a
year. They were George E. Cleve
land at the First National Bank
and Angelo Astone at the Behrends
Bank.
Copies of a proposed budget for
the coming year were given to each
councilman for study and action
to be taken at another special
meeting called for 8 o’clock Mon
day night. Councilman George Jor
genson suggested that $2500 be al
lowed for installation of police ra
dio equipment.
A bill for $219.75 for the care
of Harvey Hickman at St. Ann’s
Hospital was presented and laid on
the table until the next meeting.
Hickman had stolen two cars and
wrecked the second one by running
into the rock wall on Calhoun
Street. He was badly injured and
unconscious when taken to the hos
pital by city police but he was
not arrested by them and was re
leased to the Federal Government
officials so there was some question
as to disposal of the matter.
Low bidders on fire, theft and
damage insurance on the new Elks
ambulance were McLean and Kris
tan and Juneau Insurance Agency,
both with a bid of $153.50. The Ju
neau Insurance Agency won the
award on the toss of a silver dol
lar.
Councilman Ed. Neilsen was nam
ed to meet with the Elks commit
tee to establish rates to be charged
for the use of the ambulance do
nated to the city by the BPOE.
Nothing was done in regard to the
millage which was to be taken up
following the adoption of a budget.
Bert Lybeck was restored to the
city roster of employees as street
foreman after being off for a year
while the city engineer carried the
work along with his regular duties
and that of building inspector.
Others continuing on the pay
roll include: W. E. Hendrickson,
street commissioner: Dr. C. C. Car
ter, city health officer; J. L. Mc
Namara, city engineer; L. J. Gei
ger, harbormaster; Cleo Commers,
wharfinger; Tom Hall, assistant
wharfinger; Harry D. Murray, cus
todian airport building; Bernard
E. Hulk, chief of police; Frank P.
Cavenaugh, assistant chief; Patrol
men Roland V. Edwards, Hartley
Crosby, Carl Mueller, and Jerry
Allen who is a 90-day probationer;
Albert E. Genthner, parking meter
man; R. W. Marshall, hydrant
caretaker; C. L. Popejoy, city clerk;
Mrs. Millie Moody, assistant city
clerk; Olaf Bodding, cemetery care
taker; George L. O’Brien, fire truck
driver; A. Minard Mill, fire chief;
William Neiderhauser, assistant
fire chief; H. M. Porter, fire alarm
caretaker.
EARL COCKE NEW
A.L. COMMANDER
(By Associated Press)
Earl Cocke, Jr. 29-year-old has
been named National Commander
of the American Legion.
Cocke eis an airline executive
from Dawson, Georgia, and a World
War II hero. He succeeds Attorney
George Carig of Brazil, Indiana, in
the top post.
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WEATHER REPORT •
Temperatures lor 24-Flour Period •
ending <:20 o'clock this morning •
In Juneau—Maximum, 49; •
minimum, 41. •
At Airport—Maximum, 49; •
minimum, 39. •
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FORECAST •
(Jiani and Vicinity) •
Partly cloudy tonight and •
Sunday. Low tonight near 30 •
in town and near freezing in •
outlying areas. High Sunday •
near 52. •
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PRECIPITATION •
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m todar •
City of Juneau—0.02 inches; •
since October 1—3.70 inches; •
since July 1—25.77 inches. •
At Airport — 0.02 inches; •
since October 1—1.17 inches; •
since July 1—20.51 inches. •
More Credit
Installment
Terms Monday
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — (#1 —
Considerably tighter credit terms
i become effective Monday on in
stallment purchases of automobiles,
furniture, television sets and other
major household appliances.
And they’ll hit a vastly greater
volume of purchases -by applying
to items costing as little as $50.
Curbs applied less than a month
ago touched nothing under $100.
The new tightening up order,
issued last night by the Federal
Reserve Board, set terms on auto
mobile sales as stiff as any applied
during World War II. New and
used cars and trucks are affected
equally.
The payoff limit will be cut from
21 to 15 months, with the cash down
payment remaining one-third. That
will boost monthly installment pay
ments on an $1,800 car from $57.15
to $80, excluding carrying charges.
The minimum down payment on
television sets, radios and other
appliances will be hiked from 15
| to 25 percent and the payoff time
1 cut from 18 months to 15.
j Other appliances affected: re
! frigerators. food freezers, stoves,
! ranges, dishwashers, ironers, wash- •
' ing machines, clothes driers, sewing
' machines, vacuum cleaners, air con
ditioners and dehumidifiers, phono
graphs and radios.
The down payment on furniture
and rugs will rise from 10 to 15
percent and payoff limit will shrink
from 18 months to 15.
In tightening up on the terms it
ordered initially on Sept. 18, the
Board said it did so because of “up
ward pressures on prices.” Both
moves were aimed at checking in
flation and saving materials for
defense.
84 RESIDENTS OF
DOUGLAS TURN OUT
FOR BLOOD TYPING
The blood typing program moved
to Douglas Thursday night and 84
residents of that city lined up be
fore Dr. John Stewart and Dr. Frank
Marish during the time specified.
The work was done in the Douglas
school building.
Assisting the doctors were the
Rev. J. P. Porter, chairman of the
Douglas committee, and Mrs. L. W.
Richards, nurse. Mrs. Frances E.
Grant was receptionist and Mrs.
George Hartman, Mrs. Shirley M.
Cady, Miss Louise Grant and Miss
Shirley A. Edwards, typists.
Identification cards for those
serviced Thursday night will be in
Douglas for distribution Tuesday
night, according to the Territorial
Department of Health. Persons un
able to participate in the project
Thursday night will have another
opportunity to do so Tuesday eve
ning at the same place and time, j
Resumption of the program in Ju- j
neau will begin Tuesday, October:
24, and brought to a speedy con- ;
elusion, the blood typing committee
has announced.
LANDIS JOINS STAFF
OF ACS AT JUNEAU j
New on the staff of the Juneau
station, Alaska Communications
System, is H. W. Landis, but it is
by no means his first ACS duty.
He served at Amchitka and other
distant points during World War
II.
Formerly of Kansas City, Mr. and
Mrs. Landis arrived from Seattle,
and are living at the Colonial Ho
tel. Mrs. Landis is employed at the
Sugar Bowl.
Mr. Landis is a civilian radio
technician, replacing A1 Cooley, who
will leave Sunday for North Holly
wood, to work for the Bendix Cor
poration.
NURSE TO KODIAK
Mrs. Mary Jane Hurley, nurse
with the Alaska Health Depart
ment, left today for Kodiak where
she lias been traasferred after nine
months in Juneau.
BOB HENNING SOUTH
Bob Henning, wellknown former
Juneauite, who has been engaged
in fishing out of here, has gone to
Seattle via PAA on a business trip.
LONG BEACH GUEST
F. G. Teines, Long Beach. Calif.,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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TRANSFER OF DON
FOSTER ATTACKED
BY JOHN COLLIER
Action in Alaska, Else
where Due to "Politi
cal Powerful Whites"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — OP —
John Collier, former Indian com
mislsoner, charges that Don Foster
was transferred from a position as
head of the Alaska Native Service
because he offended “political pow
erful whites."
Coltier brought in the reference to
Alaska in a statement protesting
reported Interior Department plans
to transfer E. Reesemen Fryer as
superintendent of the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Indian Reservation in Ne
vada.
Collier and Harold Ickes, former
Interior Secretary, said Senator Mc
Carran (D-Nev) was “forcing re
moval” of Fryer.
Collier said in his mimeographed
release that “Indian Commissioner
Dillion S. Myer’s action (in ordering
Fryer’s transfer) bodes ill for the
Indians of the whole country. It
follows on the heels of his actions in
Alaska.
“There, Superintendent Don Fos
ter, battling for Indian property
rights, became offensive to political
powerful whites.”
Foster was transferred to Min
neapolis last July to succeed Daniel
E. Murphy, retired area director.
He was succeeded at Juneau by
Hugh J. Wade.
WATER BILL UP TO
HELD COMMITTEE
AT SITKA MEETING
The proposed Alaska Water Code
is one of the most important mat
ters for consideration next week
by the Interior Department's Alas
ka Field Committee, according to
Kenneth J. Kadow, chairman .
Kadow will preside at the meet
ings which open Tuesday morn
ing in the Fire Hall at Sitka. He
and other Juneau members plan
to fly over Monday.
Beside the revised draft of the
Water Bill, matters to be discussed
include a six-year Alaska program
for the Department of Interior;
road rgiht-of-way and withdrawals
and industrial development projects.
A final report will be given by
the subcommittee on recommenda
tions concerning administration
matters.
As part of Its policy of meeting
in various parts of the Territory,
to get first-hand knowledge of re
gional problems, the Field Commit
tee has arranged a meeting with
Sitka city officials "to hear what
ever they have to say.”
Committee members will be the
guests of the Sitka Rotary Club at
tire Tuesday noon luncheon.
Although business sessions are
planned only for Tuesday atid Wed
nesday, the group is scheduled to
inspect facilities and activities of j
Mount Edgecumbe Thursday after
noon. Kadow is among those plan
ning to return to Juneau that day.
Juneauites who will participate
in the Sitka meetings are josepn
M. Morgan, Alaska District Man
ager, Bureau of Reclamation; A. F.
Ghiglione, Chief Engineer, Alska
Road Commission; George Rogers
of the Alaska Public Works; George
Sundborg, representing the Office
of the Governor; S. L. Lorain, Bur
eau of Mines Regional Director;
W. E. Twenhofel, Geologist-in
charge, U. S. Geological Survey,
and Edward Hales of the same
agency; Clarence J. Rhode, Alaska
Director, Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice, and Milton J. Furness, Ad
ministrative Officer; Hugh J. Wade
Alaska Native Service Director, and
Reinholt Brust, Assistant Director,
and Miss Kathleen Kohl, Field
Committee Secretary.
Coming from Anchorage will be
Lowell Puckett, Bureau of Land!
Management Regional Administra
tor, and Leroy Heinman of the Al
aska Railroad.
STUMER MOVEMENTS
Freighter Chena in port.
No passenger steamer sailing to
day from Seattle.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday, Octo
ber 18.
CONFERENCE
BEING HELD,
WAKE ISLAND
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Bif Chiefs Meet as Reports
Made Korean War in
Final Stages
(By the Associated Press)
President Truman hopped off
from Hawaii early this morning,
bound for tiny Wake Island, where
Gen. MacArthur is waiting to meet
with him for the first tipie in a
historic conference on what to do
about the Red menace in Asia.
Before leaving Hlckam Field in
his plane, the Independence, Presi
dent Truman said he was confi
dent another war is not "inevit
able.
MacArthur already had reached
Wake, from Tokyo last night, having
made the nearly 2,000-mlle air trip
In his new Constellation “Scap."
The President was joined in Hon
olulu by Adm. Arthur W. Radford,
Pacific Fleet Commander and the
only Naval officer in his group of
advisers. Also with him are Oen.
Omar Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff; Sec, of the
Army Frank Pace; Ambassador-at
Large Phillip C. Jessup; W. Averell
Harriman, special Presidential
assistant for foreign affairs; Dean
Rusk, assistant Secretary of State
for the Far East; and Charles S.
Murphy, speech writer for the Pres
ident.
MacArthur has with him US.
Ambassador to Korea John J. Muc
1 clo and Brig. den. Courtney Whit
ney, head of the Oeneral’s govern
ment section for the Japanese oc
cupation.
So. Koreans Advance
In Korea, U.N. forces and South
Koreans continued their advances
against some stiff opposition north
of the 38th parallel.
There was a general drought of
reports on the ground action fol
lowing the announcement yester
day that the U.S. First Cavalry Di
vision had captured Kumchon. on
the southeastern approaches to the
North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
Kumchon is 70 air miles from
Pyongyang.
Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay, com
manding the First Cavalry, said
spearheads had smashed eight miles
north of Kumchon to Hanpo on the
Reds’ main escape route.
Trap Is Closed
‘‘The trap Is closed,” Gay said.
“They will not get out any tanks,
guns or vehicles.”
An estimated 20,000 North Ko
rean Communist troops were said
to be caught in the steel clamp,
and there seemed no question that
the Korean war was in its final
stages.
The American push toward
Pyongyang, supported by United
Nations air cover and followed by
British and Australian troops, was
at the west end of a broken-lino
front slanting northeastward 130
miles across the narrow waist of
the Korean peninsula. On the other
end was the South Korean First
Corps, with columns pounding north
along the coast from captured Won
san toward the big chemical center
of Hamhung and west to form an
other spearhead toward Pyongyang.
British Commandos, in weird war
paint and heavily armed, made two
daring raids on North Korea’s east
coast only 65 miles from Siberia.
The Commandos, going ashore in
rubber boats from a U.S. destroyer,
were reported to have destroyed
two bridges and a tunnel in light
ning hit-and-run raids.
LEW M. WILLIAMS ON
TRIP TO WRANGELL
Lew M. Williams, Secretary of
Alaska, went to Wrangell yester
day, expecting to be gone about
a week. His trip concerns business
of the family-owned newspaper,
The Wrangell Sentinel.
MINING MAN HERE
Fred J. Hemsworth, Department
of Mines. Prince Rupert, B.C., is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
38 DUE FOR DRAFT
Thirty-eight Alaskans are due
to be called up for the November
draft quota, John McCormick, head
of the Selective Service here said
today. *