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VOL. LXXVIII.. NO. 11,825 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2. 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS
Chasing Reds in North Korea Reported Ended
NO BLOCKADE
SOUGHT NOW,
SAYS ACHESON
WASHINGTON. Jun» 2 — (Jl —
Secretary of State Acheson .said to
day a naval blockade of Red China
is “undej constant planning” but it
is not practical at this time to seek
United, Nations backing for one.
Testifying slit the Senate’s MacAr
thur inquiry, Acheson also said flat
ly the United States is “not going
to allow" Formosa "to be taken by
force.”
As to ending the Korean war,
Acheson said there was a possibility
of a settlement “on the basis of
mutually known strengths.”
MacArthur, in opposing Truman
administration policy in Korea, con
tended it promised only a ‘bloody
stalemate.”
A naval blockade of China was
one of the proposals MacArthur ad
vanced to speed an end to the war.
He also proposed bombing of Chi
nese bases in Manchuria and use of
Chinee National troops now on
Formosa.
Acheson told the Senators:
"Wc have not been able to get
the nations to impose complete eco
nomic restrictions. Therefore it
seems they would not impose naval
blockade.”
Bombing Unwise
Acheson said the State Depart
ment agrees with military leaders
that it would be “unwise” to bomb
Manchurian bases.
He said it is “altogether possible"
the Communists could make land
ings on Formosa despite efforts of
the U.S. 7th Fleet to prevent it.
Under questions, the cabinet of
ficer testified:
1. He knows of no present nego
tiations for peace in Korea or of
“any proposals having been made
by the Red Chinese.”
2. Any agreement to end the
fighting probably would have to be
one that “ratified an existing state
of facts.”
3. He knows nothing of published
reports that Great Britain is sound
ing out other governments on pos
sibility of a truce in Korea.
4. If the Chinese Reds make any
peace offer to Van Fleet, “he would
immediately report to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and be instructed
by the government.”
Japan Shocked
5. MacArthur’s dismissal caused
“considerable shock” in Japan but
the situation “is very largely re
stored.”
6. Immediately after MacArthur's
March 24 offer to the Chinese Reds
of a “cease fire,” American ambas
sadors were authorized to tell other
governments the general’s statement
was “unexpected and unauthorized.
7. It is important to keep Hong
Kong, a British crown colony, out
of Chinese Red hands. Acheson
called Hong Kong an “important
point for observation" and said: “To
have Hong Kong fall into the hands
of the Chinese Communists, would,
I think, have a very adverse in
fluence on the UN interests and on
ours in the Far East.”
F. W. Enearl of Skagway is at
the Baranof Hotel.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By BREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1961. pt Sell Syndicate. Inc.,
TRshINGTON. — Some Bureau
crats can’t seem to get over the
idea that an official denial of a
newspaper story doesn’t necessarily
make the newspaper story untrue.
Congressman Walter Brehm of
Ohio and Congressman Parnell
Thomas of New Jersey. for in-j
stance, both denied the stories of
their kickbacks as published in this
column. But bo(Ji got jail senten
ces in the end.
Here are some other denials, is
sued more recently, which aren’t
likely to fool the public.
Denial No. 1.—Last week, Defense
mobilizer Charles E. Wilson and
economic stabilizer Eric Johnston
issued a joint statement denying
this column's account of their well
known feud and the reasons for
it—namely, that Wilson had prom
ised Johnston an executive order
outlining his powers, then failed to
come through with it, later had
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40th Trains in Japan
Members of the 40th Division's Field Artillery Battalion go through rigorous bayonet practice at Camp
Younghans, Japan, in prepartion for field service. Cpl. Harold Miller (left), Yuba City, Calif., parties
thrust of Pfc. Milo Ryan, Astoria, New York City. The 40th Division personnel is predominantly from
California. V. S. Army photo via UP) Wirephoto.
BOARD ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT OF
EDU. SUPERVISOR
Announcement is made today by
the Territorial Board of Education
of the appointment of Miss Lois M.
Morey to be education supervisor,
succeeding Dr. Dorothy Novatney,
who was recently named as assist
ant commissioner of education. Miss
Morey will assume her new duties
July 1.
A graduate of Union College, at
Lincoln, Nebr., Miss Morey helds a
bachelor of arts degree. She com
pleted considerable graduate work
at Union College and at Colorado
State College of Education.
The new education supervisor has
had six years teaching experience
in Alaska, five of which have been
at Anchorage. One year she was
principal of the Adak school. In
Anchorage she taught junior high
school social studies.
Before coming to the Territory
Miss Morey taught 14 years in Colo
rado in both elementary and second
ary schools, during a part of which
time she served as a principal and
was also county superintendent of
schools.
Miss Morey was in Juneau recent
ly as delegate from Anchorage to the
BPW convention.
GUIDED MISSILES
BEING DEVELOPED
FOR USEOF ARMY
WASHINGTON, June 2, — tf) —
The Army is hastening to catch up
with the Navy in getting guided
missiles to knock down high alt
itude, high speed enemy planes.
It disclosed today—through issu
ance of a picture and a brief cap
tion—that two companies are de
veloping jointly for the Army ord
nance Corps some form of missile.
The Army announcement followed
by several days a Navy statement
saying a Navy anti-aircraft guided
missile already is in production.
Working on the Army project are
the Bell Telephone labaratories and
the Douglas Aircraft Company. Be
yond that fact, the Army said only
the weapon is an ‘‘army surface
to-air guided missile.”
MILTON FURNESS JR.
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Milton J. Furness Jr, son of M.
J. Furness, administrative officer
with the Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Mrs. Furness, has gone to Se
attle where he will attend summer
sessions of a radio and electronics
school at the YMCA. In the fall
he will enter the regulat winter
classes and complete the two-year
course.
Young Furness graduated with
the 1950 class of Juneau high
school and since then has worked
at KINY as an announcer.
VISITORS DAY AT BOY
SCOUT ENCAMPMENT
EAGLE RIVER SUNDAY
Visiting hours for parents and
friends of Boy Scouts camping at
Eagle River are all day Sunday.
Vrid IZli. "bbclohde. camp dir.rtor.
Those visiting the camp must
bring their own lunches but coffee
will be furnished at the camp. A
special campfire and court of honor
will be held for visitors Sunday aft
ernoon.
Patrol projects are being carried
out at the camp. Excellent weather
is reported for the encampment.
Swimming, waterfront fun, camp
fires and an activities program is
underway at the camp, Ubbelohde
said.
A total of 67 scouts are attending
the encampment from four troops
and one explorer post. Troops with
members attending are 609. 610, 613
and 23 and members from Explorer
post 713. Scout leaders are Tom
Cashen, Jerry Miller, Ray Wells and
Chester Zenger. Cook is Sgt. Clarr
Marguardt of Ladd Airforce Base.
Assistant camp director is Ed
Browne, Boy Scout field executive.
ritterrineral
SERVICE MONDAY
Funeral services for Lloyd M.
Ritter who died here last Wednes
day, will be held Monday at 2 p.m.
in the Carter Chapel with the Rev.
Fr. Robert Whelan saying the ser
vice.
Ernest Ehler will be the vocalist.
Interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Walter Her
mansen, Robert Light, Gudman
Jensen, O. R. Cleveland, Ole Fred
erickson, and Joe Sprague.
MEIiERINS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meherln arrived
here from Seattle yesterday by PAA
and are at the Baranof Hotel. Meh
erin is here to attend a board of
directors meeting of the Baranof
Hotel Co.
MARTIN ANDERSON HERE
Martin Anderson of the Anderson
Construction Co. arrived here yes
terday on PNA from Anchorage
and plans to return tomorrow to
Seattle. He is at the Baranof Ho
tel.
FROM SITKA
Dr. R. E. Wheatley of Sitka Is
at the Baranof Hotel.
H. L. MOATS HERE
Harold L. Moats, with the U. S.
Engineers office in Anchorage is
in Southeast Alaska for a few days.
He came in from Ketchikan Friday
and went to Haines and Skagway
today. He expects to return here
tomorrow.
FROM PETERSBURG
Ralph E. Smith, U. S. Deputy
Marshal from Petersburg, over
nighted at the Oastinean Hotel
last night after bringing a prisoner
here.
i
22 FROM SEATILE;
34 DEPART PAN AM
Twenty-two persons arrived here
yesterday on Pan American World
Airways from Seattle and 34 de
parted for four different destina
tions.
From Seattle: Anna Bsenskove
George Reichert, James Mets, Her
bert Hanson, Norman Rustad, James
Lundgren, Fritz Friberg, L. Roehm
R. Douglas, Mrs. W. W. Dodd, Bot
Utter, R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Meherin, G. Paul, D. Simonson, C
Sturgill, H. Gronroos, E. T. Cava
naugh, Mrs. W. R. Harris and two
children.
To Seattle: Mrs. Carigan and two
children, Mrs. Agnes Adsit, Mary
Abrev. Mary Jerome, C. Foster, Mrs
L. Tilson, Jack Penrod, Ann John
son, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips
and Kathleen, Mrs. John Wanberg,
B. Demers, James Beard, Mrs. H
Zavier, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Craig
Max Penrod.
To Annette: H. M. Sullivan, E. B
Davis.
To Fairbanks: Reino Sarvola, H
George, E. Friedlander, F. Hanford
S. Frieden, Florence Ullion, Glen
Tweet, and two Tindall children.
To Whitehorse: Mr. and Mrs. L
Benett.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Ray Jones of San Francisco ar
rived here yesterday from Seattle
on PAA and is a guest at tfie Bar
anof hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAU
R. E. Isto of the U. S. Coast
Guard is stopping at the Gastineau
hotel.
FROM ANCHORAGE
Bruce E. Maxon of Anchorage is
at the Baranof hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
Ahtur Berman of Seattle is reg
istered at the Baranof hotel.
FROM WASHINGTON. D. C,
Herbert C. Hanson of Washing
ton, D. C., is registered at the Bar
anof Hotel.
ANGOON VISITOR
Arne L. Bulkeley of Angoon Ts
at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM ILLINOIS
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Youngberg of
McHenry, 111. are stopping at the
Baranof Hotel.
HONOLULU VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Dewan
chelle of Honolulu arrived here
Friday on PNA from Anchorage
and are stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
GO TO EAST COAST
Mrs. Joseph Levasseur and her
daughter Nadine have left for
Springfield. Mass., where they will
spend the summer.
CONRADS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. T. Conrad of Hawk
Inlet are stopping at the Baranol
Hotel. Conrad is superintendent of
the P. E. Harris cannery there.
SEATTLE FIRM
AWARDED FIRE
HALL CONTRACT
Rall-Atwater Construction Co. of
Seattle submitted the low bid of
$172,000 for the construction of the
new Juneau Fire Hall at a special
City Council meeting here last
night. Harold Foss, architect, was
present and recommended that the
bid be accepted. Councilman Bert
Caro so moved. It was seconded by
Councilman George Jorgenson and
passed.
pouncilwoman Pauline Washing,
tern moved that the mayor see about
tl» additional $12,000 and give
Hill-Atwater written authority to
pi$>ceed as quickly as possible. Only
$y$0,C00 is available from voted
bqpds and other Immediate sources.
Other bidders were Carson Con
struction Co. of Helena, Mont, with
$175,440 and Valle-Sommers of Se
attle with $190,000.
Harbor Troubles
Sealed bids were opened on hard
ware for the new approach to the
small boat harbor with the North
ern Commercial Co. bidding $314.93
on all ten items listed; James V.
Cole Co. bidding $332 on the ten
> items; Thomas Hardware bidding
$375.05 on ten items. Charles War
ner Co. bid $152.60 on only five
items.
Councilman Jorgenson moved
that the N.C. Co. bid be accepted.
It was seconded by Councilman
Caro but failed to come to a vote
because during a discussion a let
ter was read from the Territorial
Beard of Road Commissioners rel
ative to the matter.
Mayor Waino Hendrickson ex
plained that he learned that the
Beard was going to hold a meet
ing and left word at the Territor
ial Engineer’s office that he would
lit;, to attend and set forth tl*e
Council's action on the opening of
the bids for the construction of the
new approach to the small boat
harbor. He was not notified of the
meeting but the following letter was
later received.
May 29, 1951
Mayor Waino Hendrickson
Members of Juneau City Council
Juneau, Alaska
Gentlemen;
Our attention has been called to
the fact that on the work for re
construction of the dock at the city
small boat harbor, with funds sup
plied by the Territorial Board of
Road Commissioners, the lowest
bid, which was some $996.00 less
than the next bid, was rejected. It
is our belief that our responsibil
ity for the expenditure of territor
ial funds, even though entrusted to
another agency such as the City
of Juneau, extends to the extent
of insisting that the lowest bid be
accepted, always assuming that
there is no question as to the
quality of the workmanship, which
we have no reason to believe ex
ists here.
Under the circumstances, the
Board of Road Commissioners in
meeting has adopted a resolution
requesting the City of Juneau to
award bid to the lowest bidder.
Confinhation as to compliance
with this request is requested.
Sincerely yours,
(81gned) Ernest Gruening
Governor and Chairman
Frank A. Metcalf,
Secretary
Henry Roden
member
Bids Are Reviewed
This led to a review of the bids
on the project in which a bid by
J. V. Cole for $6,418 had been ac
cepted which agreed to the plans
and specifications which called for
painting. A bid for $5,432.50 by Jake
Cropley had been rejected because
it did not meet specifications and
did not Include the painting item.
The City is to furnish all mater
ials.
Lively Discussion
There was a lively which con
sidered all angles including a call
for new bids but was tossed out on
the premise that perhaps no bids
would be received or that they
might be considerably higher if
any were submitted.
As the debate simmered down
vContinued on Page Six)
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Baranof from Seattle scheduled
to arrive sometime Tuesday morn
ing.
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle Tuesday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sal!
from Vancouver June 6.
Denali scheduled to arrive Sunday
8 am. southbound.
Contest Winners on Trip
i r — --t r imumi ■ i mm
Two Fairbanks High School girls, left to right, Miss Lois Hanson
and Miss Lenaya Traxler, arriving in Seattle.
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WAR TALK
MADE BY
IRANIANS
Says Oil G^al Will Be
Achieved or Country De
stroyed-World With Us'
TEHRAN, Iran, June 2 ——Hus
sein Maki, right-hand man of Na
tionalist Premier Mohammed Mossa
degh. said today Iran either will,
achieve her goal of nationalization,
of oil or “we will be destroyed and
all the world with us.”
This statement — described as the
most inflammatory yet made by any
responsible member of Mossadegh's
group — was given to reporters
shortly after the Premier read to
a secret session of the Senate the
text of President Truman’s letter
urging Iran to try to settle peace
fully the explosive British-Iran oil
dispute.
No Retreat
Maki, who is secretary of the Joint
Parliamentary Commission appoint
ed to take over the vast resources
of the British-owned Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company, said, “We have burned
all bridges behind us and there is
no way of retreat.”
“We have reached a stage that
either we will reach our goal and
be prosperous or we will be des
troyed and all the world with us,”
he told a news conference.
A senator who was present at the
secret session termed President
Truman’s message to Iran “very
strong." Although the text of the
letter still has not been made avail
able, reliable sources say he ex
pressed "great concern” over the
oil crisis and urged Iran to nego
tiate with Britain on the basis of
the principle of nationalization.
Truman Urge* Peace
(The President also sent a letter
to Prime Minister Attlee. London
informants said he urged the British
to try to satisfy some of Iran’s de
mands in the disputes and work to
ward a settlement. The British gov
ernment, which owns 53 per cent of
the stock of the billion dollar Anglo
Iranian Oil Company, is resisting
nationalization).
• •••••••••*
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o’clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum, •
• 58; minimum, 49. •
• At Airport — Maximum, •
•59; minimum, 47. •
• •
• FORECAST •
• Fair tonight and Sunday. •
• Lowest tonight about 43 and •
• high Sunday about 70. •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m today •
• City of Aineau — Trace. •
• Since July 1 — 71.86 inches. •
• At Airport — Trace. •
• Since July 1 — 41.41 inches. •
• •
• ••••••••**
Fairbanks High School art and
home economics contest winners,
Miss Lois Htuison and Miss Len
aya Traxler, both 17, arrived in
Seattle 4 p.m.. May 30 aboard the
Alaska Steamship Company steamer
Baranof on all-expense-paid tours,
the top prizes in their school com
petition, sponsored by radio station
KFAR.
This is the first trip outside for
Miss Traxler, whose delicious dish
of sweet and sours excelled in the
home economics field. Miss Han
son’s realistic painting of an Alas
kan mountain cabin scene won the
art award.
Lenaya, a native of Fairbanks,
is the daughter of Mrs. Eileen
Sandberg of that city; Lois is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Halmer
Hanson of Big Delta.
The girls and their chaperone,
Mrs. Clifford Hill of Fairbanks,
are being shown the beauties of
Western Washington during their
stay outside with trips to Mt. Rain
ier and other/scenic spots. Lenaya
will return north with Mrs. Hill on
the initial voyage of the Aleutian,
leaving Seattle June 5. Lois is
making a trip to Minnesota before
going back to Fairbanks.
(LIMATir
BING BY
WEATHER
By Associated Press
Nature's elements appeared on a
climatic binge yesterday as June
started with a crazy-quilt weather
pattern.
The South prayed for rain as a
prolonged dry spell heightened the
danger of millions of dollars damage
to crops.
Torrential rains tell in Nebraska.
Score i of families fled from their
flooded homes as rivers overflowed
low-lying areas in the southeast
part of the state.
Snow covered parts of the Dako
tas, Wyoming and Montana. There
was an eight-inch blanket of white
at Rapid City, S. D. It was below
freezing in some parts of the snow
belt.
It was top-coat weather over
many of the Plains states, north
ern Rockies and northern Midwest
states. The cool air pushed into the
north central region.
The South and most of the Mid
west and East sweltered in mid
summer temperatures. Electrical,
wind and rain storms broke the op
pressive heat in some Midwest and
Eastern cities last night.
At least four persons were killed
in the storms. A woman and her
daughter were killed by lightning
near Birmingham, Ala., a Fort Ben
ning, Ga„ soldier on a field maneu
ver also was killed by lightning.
AMERICAN CAN MAN HERE
Frank C. Binschus, Alaska equip
ment service man for the American
Can Co. for Portland, arrived here
from Ketchikan yesterday after
noon on Ellis Airlines and is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel. He will
make his headquarters in Juneau
for the canning season. He will go
to Haines Monday.
AGGRESSION,
HOWEVER, TO
BE FOUGHT
Van Fleet Makes State
ment Just Before Strict
Censorship Placed
By OLEN CLEMENTS
TOKYO. June 2 —Ut)— Lt. Gen.
James A. Van Fleet said today the
U. S. 8th Army has quit chasing
Reds in North Korea-but will con
tinue to block Communist aggres
sion.
The United Nations ground com
mander gave no clue on possible fu
ture Allied operations.
He left unanswered the question:
Will the UN Allies stand where they
are now, just a few miles north of
the Red Korea border, or will they
strike out for specific targets?
Strict Censorship
Right after he spoke, 8th Army
headquarters clamped down the
most restrictive news regulations
since censorship was imposed last
December.
When the lid fell, UN forward
elements had run up against a
bristling Chinese and Korean Com
munist defense line a short distance
Inside North Korea. This line had
been strongly reinforced overnight.
There were two possible reasons
for Van Fleet’s announcement:
1. The Red reinforcements.
2. The Allies might be running
out of steam after hurling back the
biggest force the Reds ever had
thrown against them.
Pursuit Phase Ended
Van Fleet toM a news conference
the 8th Army has ended its ‘pursuit
phase" of operations but “will con
tinue, however, to stop the enemy's
unwarranted aggression against
South Korea, and will, when neces
j sary and profitable, meet such
I threats within North Korea.”
| He said the Reds were "crippled
I severely” but are not exhausted and
i have reserves for “still another
I round."
The 8th Army commander said
the UN Allies Inflicted more than
100,000 casualties, Including 10.000
captured Communists in the Reds’
second spring drive, from May 16
through May 31.
The Defense Department in Wash
ington listed Red casualties for the
period at 162,000.
Stiffened Red Stand
"We can whip that Chinese Army
—any place, anywhere,” Van Fleet
said. "As I’ve said many times be
fore, the Chinese Army in Korea
hasn’t got a chance and the best
thing for them to do is to go home.”
The stiffened Red stand in North
Koreg Indicated to frontline officers
that the Communists had pulled
back as far north as they intended
to go willingly.
They appeared determined to stop
UN armored columns short of an
"iron triangle” formed by the towns
of Kumhwa, Chorwon and Pyong
gang. Allied troops were only 12
miles from the western end of the
triangle.
The Reds showed determination
to fight for the triangle area. From
It, roads fan out in every direction.
The base of the triangle is 15 miles
north of the Parallel and the apex
29 miles north.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Admitted to St. Ann’s hospital
Friday was Oeorgianna Paul; dis
charged were Ole Requiam, Mrs.
Melvin Hofer and Mrs. N. England.
Born at, St. Ann's hospital Satur
day morning at 6:06 to Mrs. Manuel
Camelon, a girl weighing 5 pounds
4 ounces.
Discharged from the Government
hospital Friday was Paul White,
Hoonah. There were no admissions.
B.B. STARS
Here are the stars in Friday ball
games:
Batting — Joe Adcock, Reds —
singled home two runs in ninth for t
Cincinnati’s 6-5 edge over Brooklyn.
Also started Reds’ scoring with sec
ond-inning homer.
Pitching — Ned Garver. Browns—
snapped Boston Red Sox’ 10--game
win streak with eight hits, 4-0, driv
ing in two runs with single.