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VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11.864
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1951
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
House Votes
'Freeze' at
July 7 Levels
WASHINGTON, July 19 —liPI—
The House today voted a four
month “freeze” on prices anil wages
at July 7 levels, excepting only farm
commodities selling below parity.
The vote, subject to reversal later,
was 180 to 151.
It was a stunning reversal for
administration forces, overridden by
a coalition of Republicans and
Southern Democrats.
The proposal, an amendment to
the Economic Controls Extension
bill, was offered by Rep. Davis. He
said it would provide a “breathing
spell” in the upward inflationary
spiral.
Earlier Price Director Michael V.
DiSalle had told Congress that the
“cost - plus - guaranteed profit”
amendment accepted by the House
yesterday would “destroy the entire
price-control program.” '
In a letter to Chairman Spence
of the House Banking committee,
Disalle said yesterday's vote would:
1. Cost consumers billions of dol
lars.
2. Immediately boost virtually all
food prices at once.
3. Make practically impossible
the administration of ceilings.
“At the same time the amendment
would unnecessarily guarantee for
manufacturers and processors ex
cess profits substantially higher
than the highest earnings ever re
corded by American industry,” Di
Salle declared.
Republicans who supported the
amendments have denied this. They
say that inflation can’t be beaten
unless reasonable profits are as
sured.
** DiSalle asserted that "there arc
not enough accountants in the
world” to determine costs so that
every manufacturer would obtain a
profit on every item he produces—
as the amendment requires.
DiSalle’s letter came at a time
when House members, tempers fray
ed by partisan bitterness were near
the end of their long battle over
wage, price, rent and other economic
controls.
Stock Quotations
NEW YORK, July 19 — UPI— Clos
ing quotation ot American Can
stock today is 110'-, American Tel.
and Tel. 155%, Anaconda 39%,
Douglas Aircraft 46%, General
Electric 55, General Motors 48 V*.
Goodyear 84, Kennecott 71%, Libby,
McNeill and Libby 8%, Northern
Pacific 45%, Standard Oil of Cali
fornia 46, Twentieth Century Fox
18%, U. S. Steel 40%, Pound $2.80%,
Canadian Exchange 94.50.
Sales today were 1,130,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 253.75, rails 76.20, utili
ties 43.88.
ED LOCKEN HERE
Ed Locken of the Bank of Peters
burg, is in Juneau for a few days
on banking business. He is stopping
at the Baranof hotel.
TheWashingion
Merry - Go - Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright, 1961. By BeU Syndicate. Inc.
fy ASHINGTON.—Here are some
ASHINGTON. — Part of the
damage suffered by the people of
Kansas in the current flood would
have been avoided but for the cus
tom of Senatorial courtesy.
Thirteen years ago, Congress
passed a bill authorizing a 22,000
acre reservoir on Tuttle Creek,
north of Manhattan, Kansas. It
was proposed by the army engineers
as a means of controlling the floods
which have swept eastern Kansas
periodically.
However, the dam was never
built — for the reason that the
money never was voted by Congress.
Although authorized, it was never
voted because one of the late Re
publican Senators from Kansas,
Clyde Reed, objected. Every time
the appropriation came up for the
Tuttle Creek reservoir. Senator Reed
turned thumbs down, and under
the system of Senatorial courtesy
he had the final say.
Prank Carlson, now a GOP Sen
ator from Kansas, was then a Con
tContinued on Page Four)
Romance Returns
Ike Hobson (left), 82-year-old sourdough, recently returned from
Alaska, 57-years after his engagement broke up. On his return to
Portland, Ore., things were straightened out with his childhood
sweetheart, the former Mrs. Emma Smith Smfdt (right), 73. A wed
ding pi Weiser, Ida., followed and the couple are now honeymooning
in Portland. IPI Wirephoto.
Alaska’s Largest
Caribou Herd
Periled by Blaze
ANCHORAGE, July 19 —IVP)— A
6,500-acre lightning-caused forest
fire is endangering Alaska’s princi
pal caribou herd in the Tyone Lake
area near Gulkana, R. R. Robin
son, regional forester for the Bur
eau of Land Management, reported
Wednesday.
Robinson said the chief danger
of the herd, numbering roughly
5,000 had been believed averted
when firefighters swung the path
of the blaze away from the caribou
range. Additional crews taken from
other forest blazes in Alaska are be
ing flow'n to the fire lines, he said.
Of 34 fires reported Monday, about
20 were still raging out ot control
yesterday. The Tyone fire was the
largest in the Anchorage district.
Robinson said no attempt has
been made to combat 12 to 15 fires
in inaccessible forests in the Kusko
kwim-Fort Yukon areas.
Women are on the fire lines at
Chalatna river, about 220 miles west,
of here, and they’re doing a good
job, Robinson said.
The forester reported native wo
men weighing 95 to 100 pounds were
hauling 150 pound sacks.
‘T tried to take the heaviest load,’’
he said, “then they outwalked me
to the fire and worked 14 hours.”
Pacific Nolrhern
Will Open Stales
Service Sept. I
SEATTLE, July 19 —</P)— Sep
tember 1 is the tentative date for
inauguration of Portland-Seattle
Alaska service by Pacific North
ern Airlines, Harold A. Olsen,
vice president, announced today.
PNA was granted a certificate
May 25 by the Civil Aeronautics
oard.
Olsen said the line will operate
from Portland Municipal Airport
and from Seattle’s Boeing Field.
PNA plans to fly later from Seat
tle-Tacoma International Airport.
PNA will fly DC-4s from the
Pacific Northwest to Juneau and
Anchorage. The firm at present
serves many other points in Alas
ka, including Cordova, King Sal
mon (Niknek), Homer, Yakutat
and Kodiak.
Alaska Airlines announced Sat
urday that it plans to fly its Port
lond - Seattle - Fairbanks route
starting August 12. The firm was
granted a route at the same time
as PNA.
Ship Movements
Princess Norah arrives from Skag
way at 8 a.m. tomorrow; sails south
at 9 a.m.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive Saturday afternoon from Van
couver.
Freighter Square Knot from Seat
tle tentatively due Sunday.
Aleutian scheduled to depart
Seattle tomorrow.
Fishing Vessel
Sinks in
Taku River
The fishing vessel 31F847 is 9
hardluck boat.
Several weeks ago Fred Karo,
previous owner of the vessel, dis
appeared from it while it was anch
ored in the Taku river. When the
boat's motor continued running for
several hours, neighboring fisher
men investigated and found no one
aboard. Karo’s body has not been
found.
This morning Thomas W. Free
man, who had leased the 31F847,
was reported missing and the fish
ing vessel Drifter told Coast Guard
headquarters here that the boat had
sunk in the Taku river two miles
below Taku Point. Its decks were
awash, the Drifter's message said.
At noon the fishing vessel Laddie
reported that Freeman was aboard
and that he believed the 31F847 had
slipped its anchor.
The 83-foot Coast Guard cutter
Is at the scene of the sunker vessel.
Coast Guardsmen are attempting
to pump it out and tow it to Juneau.
Well, She Didn't
Starve to Death,
Did She!
LONDON, July 19 — («— Robert
Gordon was accused in the divorce
court today of selling his wife’s bed
for money to bet on the races.
Mrs. Rowena Gordon told the
judge her mate’s luck was poor and
she spent 18 months sleeping on
the floor.
She got her divorce —- on a cruel
ty count.
Sf. Louis Toils to
Stave Oft Worst Hood
Threat Since 1844
Police Warn
Motorists Against
Speeding in City
• Juneau police today warned
• motorists against speeding
o within the city limits.
o “Until school starts again
• there will be a great many
• children playing In the
o streets,” Assistant Chief
• Frank D. Cavanuagh said,
o "and we don’t want any of
• them hurt. Traveling over the
o legal speed limit invites ac
e cidents.”
e Speed limits are 15 miles per
e hour on curves, grades and
e places with obstructed views
• and 20 miles per hour In the
e business district and else*
e where in the city. Copies of
o the city traffic code are avail*
o able at the Juneau city
o clerk’s office at the city dock,
oeoooooooo
Outlook Gloomy
For Parkers
To Westward
Except for Cook Jhlet, a gloomy
outlook for packers and fishermen
is the picture for the 1951 salmon
season trf the Westward, said How
ard Baited, assistant regional dtr
ectdrSt tne *U. 8. Fish and’ Wild
life Service who returned to Jun
eau Tuesday afternoon from that
area.
He said a heavy run struck last
Monday when the season opened
in Cook Inlet. However, he added
extreme concern is felt by the ser
vice because of the unprecedented
concentration of gear. Over 500
boats are fishing in a comparative
ly small area "and if a fish can
make his way through that maze
of drift nets, then he has the traps
and set nets higher up the bay
waiting for him.”
Baltzo said conditions forced the
service to increase the mid-week
closed period from 6 p.m. Tuesday
to 7 p.m. Thursday, an additional
13 hours, to protect the run.
Inlet Run Good
However, he added that a good
pack was expected in, Copk Inlet
as the ' run seems exceptionally
heavy.
The picture elsewhere,, though, is
decidedly dork.
In Bristol Bay the pack. Is al
ready recognised as a general (all
ure and it has been necessary to
close the Ugashlk River entirely. It
closed Monday and will probably
remain closed the rest of the sea
son, Baltzo said. The count through
the weir on this river is only 68,MO
reds, where the commercial catch
has reached 180,OM.
The Chignlk district, closed and
re-opened for two days at the end
of last week, is producing only fair
fishing despite its extended closed
period. GiUnet boats there are av
eraging about 400 fish per day. It
is open again two days this week,
starting 6 p.m. Wednesday. '
The Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak
are both failures as far as the red
salmon run are concerned, Baltzo
reported.
The salmon industry generally is
now pinning its hopes on a good
pink salmon run in "Southeast Al
aska to salvage an otherwise dis
couraging year, Baltzo said. How
ever, he added, it is still too early
to predict with any assurance' how
heavy the pink run will be .
Escapement and survival was ex
cellent in the 1949 brood year but.
Baltzo quaUfied, ‘we never know
what might happen to a fish dur
ing its time in the ocean.”
Asked about the effect of low
water in Auk Creek on fish migra
tion, Baltzo said that he, person
ally had witnessed a good run of
sockeyes into the lake before the
low water struck and that a t hough
fish are schooling up at the mouth
of the creek, two weeks could pass
before causing any worry.
AT THE BARANOF HOTEL
Charles M. Marler of Ketchikan
is at the Baranof hotel.
8T*. LOUIS, July 19 —1*1— Man
once again pitted ingenunlty and
sweat today against the treacherous
Mississippi as the highest Hood
waters In more than a century rush
ed down the Missouri river toward
St. Louis
Flood workers, with time still on
their side, labored under a hot sun
to bulwark levees from here to Cape
Olrardeau, 190 miles to the south,
even as the crest hit Jefferson City,
the state capital, in central Mis
souri.
The waters, which already have
left an estimated *750.060,000 loss
in their wake In Kansas and Eastern
Missouri, submerged some 30 blocks
at Jefferson City and hampered
electric service to state buildings
there. Water inched Into the state
power plant.
Confidence that St. Louis could
stave off major losses turned to fear
as the crest of the mighty Missouri
moved toward St. Louis and a Junc
tion with the Mississippi at about
30 miles a day.
Mlgh Parallel *47
Morton Meyer, president of the
St. Louis Flood Control Association,
expressed fear that damage here
might go as high as it did in the
disastrous flood of 1947 if the Miss
issippi climbs over the 40-foot level
as predicted. Damage in 1947 here
was estimated at *9,000,000 and an
other *3,000,000 in the county.
St. Louis proper sets on high
grouAd like a great open fan in
an arc of the Mississippi. The
city’s water system which supplies
the IJOO.OOO population is believed
Air Force base had 1,313
volunteers on flood duty from St.
Louis to Chester, 111., about 80 miles
south.
The 400 residents of West Alton,
Mo., between the Missouri and the
Mississippi, still refused to heed a
warning of the Army to get out.
The Army gave up trying to save
the dikes several days ago.
The Missouri fell slowly at Jef
ferson City this morning after reach
ing 3451 feet last night, the highest
since 1844.
Soviet Marshal
Disappears From
Warsaw Post
FRANKFURT, Oermany, July 18
—bn-Wovlet Marshal Konstantin
Rokossovsky, who has been serving
as Satellite Poland’s defense min
ister, apparently had disappeared,
and western diplomats are asking If
he has been assassinated.
The bemedalled hero of the Sov
iet Union has not been seen In War
saw for several weeks. One story Is
that he was shot by a Polish major
and taken to Moscow for medical
treatment. •*
APPLY FOR LICENSE
George Les Baker and Elsbeth
Louise Koby yesterday applied for
a license to marry. Both are of Jun
eau. Baker is a carpenter and Miss
Koby a telephone operator.
LAR8 EIDE HERE
Lars Bide of Petersburg is stop'
ping at the Baranof hotel.
AT HOTEL JUNEAU
Frank J. Della Reyes of Anch
orage is registered at Hotel Juneau.
'WEATHER FORECAST •
Temper*tar* tor 24-Hour Period •
endlnc 4:20 o'clock tbls mornln* e
In Juneau — Maximum, •
06; minimum, 55. *
At Airport — Maximum, •
63; minimum, 50. *
FORECAST •
Mostly cloudy tonight and •
Friday with occasional light •
rain Friday. Lowest tempera- •
ture tonight about 50. High- •
est Friday near 62. •
e
PRECIPITATION •
(Pa*t 24 hour* Mdlnf 1:20 a.m. today •
City of Juneau — .10 inches; •
Since July 1 — .16 Inches; •
At Airport — Trace; •
Since July 1 — .08 inches. •
Receding Waters Uncover Ruin
A jumbled mass of railroad freight cars appear above the receding
flood waters in the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kans. The
flood has been the costliest in the Nation’s history in dollar value.
UP) Wirephoto.
Stranded
A Hereford steer, its ribs showing
as the result of several days with
out food, awaits rescue and food
from its perch atop a shed in
Kansas City, Mo, livestock dis
trict. Many animals were so
stranded when .the racing Kansas
river flooded the Stockyards for
the first tithe'since 1903. UP)
Wirephoto.
Not Caught With
Pants Down, But
With 'em Too Baggy
• LOS ANGELES, July 19 •
• —if— The seat of Sam Joe- o
o nig’s pants was to come in for •
o further scrutiny today in his o
o trial on burglary and grand •
• theft charges. •
• The authorities allege that o
o Sam made his pants too long •
o —and baggy — for the sole •
s purpose of pilfering valuable •
o fur pieces from downtown o
• shops. •
• Sam’s britches were offered •
s as Exhibit “A” yesterday, •
s along with testimony by a •
• police specialist who told the • <
• jury that the seat of the •
• trousers, enlarged by a huge •
• patch, showed evidence of o
o having come in contact with •
o fur. Including breath - of - •
o spring mink. *
o Sam, 47, denies everything. •
i.
Franco Will
Place King
On Throne
Dictator Names New
Monarchist Cabinet
To Tighten Relations
MADRID, July 19 —tfl— General
Francisco appointed a new govern
ment tonight to tighten relations
with the West and put asking on
Spain’s throne.
Decrees naming the new minis
ters were signed by the Generalis
simo and sent to government print
ers last night for publication in to
morrow’s official journal.
The new government is over
whelmingly monarchist in composi
tion and a completely reliable
source said the Caudlllo told the new
ministers when he met them in
formally Monday “this government
will carry out the restoration of
the monarchy.”
He also was said to have advised
them of his intention of tightening
Spain’s relations with the western
Democracies, especially the U. S.
WASHINGTON, July 19, — W —
President Truman said today that,
for military reasons, the United
States is changing its attitude to
ward Franco Spain—to some extent.
In recent years, the official Am
erican attitude has been one of
distaste in varying degrees for the
Franco regime. Mr. Truman gave
no indication of how far this at
titude might be modified.
But he backed up Secretary of
State Acheson’s statement yesterday
that this country is seeking to
bring Spain into “the common de
fense against possible aggression”
despite British and Frecnh objec
tions.
This Is being done, Mr. Truman
told a news conference, on the ad
vice of the Department of Defense.
He added that the Madrid dis
cussions carried on by Adm. For
rest P. Sherman are only prelim
inary. although news dispatches
from Madrid say a basic agreement
has been reached on American use
of Spanish Air and Naval bases.
What About Ike?
The President also told reporters
he doesn’t know whether Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower may be a
candidate for President next year.
He said Eisenhower told him in
1949, when they were talking about
the General’s going to Europe to
head a combined western European
defense force, that he was not a
candidate.
But he added that he hasn’t
talked any politics with Eisenhow
er since then and doesn’t know if
that is still his position.
Alien Troop
Withdrawal
Thought Issue
Agreement or 'Air of
Finality' Promised;
Each Side Emphatic
By ROBERT EUNHON
MUNSAN, Korea, July 19, — —
Korean cease-fire negotiations near
ed a crisis in a two-hour session to
day. "No progress” was made, the
United Nations said.
Tomorrow’s meeting will tell the
story, an official spokesman predic
ted.
"We’ll come to an agreement or
there will be an air of finality
about the disagreement," said Lt.
Col w. P. Preston.
Neither the Communist nor the
United Nations., delegation., would
budge from Its previous position on
the one basic Issue under debate,
said Preston. He attended the ses
sions at Kaesong.
The issue is believed to be the
Red demand chat foreign troops
withdraw from Korea, although no
one has said so officially.
Same Thing Demanded
"Each side was very emphatic in
its stand," said Preston. “Never
have I heard the same thing sta
ted in so many different ways than
today.
“Each statement was Just as em
phatic—or even more so—than the
previous one.”
Preston said his remarks had the
approval of the United Nations
command. Presumably this inclu
ded Gen. Matthew B. Rldgway. The
Supreme Allied Commander flew
back to Korea from his Tokyo
lieadquarters in response to a mes
sage (rout, his armistice negatlators.
The acuteness of, the crisis was
indicated by., the official.. U. N.
communique. For the first time
since talks started July 10 it re
ported “no progress.”
"There is one basic Issue that the
north Korean-Chlnese delegation is
holding out for," Preston said. “It
was the subject of debate all day."
Rede Ask Withdrawal
Thursday night the Red Korean
Pyongyang radio emphasized the
tone of Communist broadcasts for
two days-that the key question
is withdrawal of foreign troops. It
quoted an official newspaper:
"The solution of the Korean
problem hinges on the withdrawal
of foreign troops.”
North Korean Gen. Nam opened
Thursday’s discussions by asking
what the allies thought of a new
cease-fire agenda submitted by the
Communists Wednesday.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy replied,
the U. N. communique said, by re
iterating “the United Nations stand
that only matters of a military na
ture would be discussed.”
The Allies consider the question
of withdrawing troops from Korea
a political one, to be taken up la
ter at a higher level after an
armistice has been signed.
U. N. ‘Willing’
Preston said the u. N. was win
ing to accept agenda Items already
agreed upon as a complete agenda,
and start actual cease-fire talks
immediately.
The U. N. Wednesday announ
ced it accepted two items. It didn’t
say what they were. No official
mention has been made of agree
ment on any other subjects.
Despite the sharp cleavage In
views, Preston said he would not
call it a deadlock. He added;
"As you know, meetings with
Communists are long, drawn-out
affairs. You will have to give us a
little more time. Tomorrow may be •
a big day."
Correspondents questioned Nuck
ols and Preston at length as to
whether Kaesong la actually neu
tral. They pointed out that Red
troops occupied the city moved Into
positions below the conference city.
Nuckols replied:
"The physical presence of Com
munist troops outside the neutral
area has not influenced the con
ference in the slightest degree."
VISITORS FROM OKLAHOMA
Mr. and Mrs. Oordon Childress
and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Willis, all
of Coweta, Okla.. arrived here yes
terday on PAA from Seattle. They
are stopping at the Baranof hotel.
INSURANCE MAN HERE
T. O. Stevens of the General In
surance company of Seattle is stay
ing at the Baranof hotel.