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“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11,903
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1951
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
400,000 Reds
May Launch
New Offensive
Fighting Intense as Curt
Notes Exchanged—Dim
Hopes Still Persist
By the Associated Press
TOKYO, Sept. 4—(#—1Truce ne
gotiators exchanged accusing, un
compromising notes today amid pre
dictions a 400,000 man Red army
may soon launch a new offensive
in the Korean war.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway’s head
quarters said the Communists have
a total of 70 divisions available
backed by 1,000 planes, plus tanks
and artillery. It added:
“Large numbers of Caucasian
Soviet puppet troops” have moved
Into North Korea.
- Fighting Intense --
Along the battle line fighting
reached its greatest intensity in
four months. Reds were reported
to have re-equipped and resupplied
at least 40 divisions, about 400.000
men, on the front with 30 more in
reserve since now disrupted truce
talks started July 10.
Chief truce negotiators ex
changed six sharp notes today.
Each accused the other of dis
tortion. Neither proposed resum
ing armistice meetings which the
Reds broke off two weeks ago.
The notes between U.S. Vice Adm.
C. Turner Joy and North Korean
Lt. Gen. Nam II dealt solely with
three asserted violations of the Kae
song neutrality zone in Korea. They
were Red accusations.
Joy denied them all. He said Nam
Il’s “distortion" could “not trans
form allegations into realities.”
Hope Still Exists
Despite the bitterness of the notes,
a source close to the United Nations
command said hope still existed
among truce negotiators that armis
tice talks would be resumed.
However, the general view wax
heavy with pessimism. Responsible
quarters said efforts to get truce
talks going again appeared to
have deteriorated under a welter
of wasted words.
Nam II sent three lengthy notes
telling Admiral Joy “your consistent
method of distorting facts and flat
denial” was not a satisfactory an
swer to Red charges
Admiral Joy’s replies were sharp
and curt. He again denied all three
charges.
In his three replies Joy told Nam
II:
“Nothing in your many intemper
ate statements” changes the already
announced UN denials.
“Mere volume of words does not
transform allegations into realities.”
FROM KETCHIKAN
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powers of
Ketchikan are registered at the Bar
anof Hotel.
TheWashington
Merry - Go - Round
(Ed. Note—While Drew Pear
son is on a brief vacation, the
Washington Merry-go-round is
being written by several disting
uished guest columnists, today's
being by Gordon Dean, chairman
of the U. S. Atomic Energy Com
mission.)
WASHINGTON. — The other da?
I received this letter from a ladj
who lives in a town where I spent
a good share of my teen-age years:
“My dear Mr. Dean:
“I see by the inclosed clipping
that the United States is planning
new A-bomb tests, and that the
purpose is to see whether they have
been made more deadly. I take it
that, as in the past, the big aim is
to scare the daylights out of Rus
sia. She will, of course, go at it with
a will, and try to outdo us in this
devilish weapons-of-mass-desthic
tion armaments race. Nice busin
ess!
"I should think that the terrible
and disgraceful result of our little
experiment with the A-bomb ir,
Hiroshima and Nagasaki woulc
make men, who call themselves
Christian, confine their experi
ments with atomic energy to the
W’onderful things that can be done
with it to improve life and indus
try—not destroy them.
“I remember your father Mre as
a courageous and fine sermonizer,
Mr. Dean. I think it is too bad
for his son to concentrate on the
murderous aspects of atomic en
ergy.”
This was a disturbing letter to
receive, not because the lady is
right—because she Isn't—but ra
ther because it shows that there
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To Mew Heights
Err the Navy’s rocket-powered, needle-nosed, Douglas Skyrocket
rose • ship that shatterd all altitude records by climbing to what
aviatioi spcrts believe to be more than 14*i miles. Flight was made
with I)oi : as test pilot Bill Bridg. man at the controls. Height reach
ed was unofficially 77,674 feet wher plane levelled off at 1,300 miles
per hour, according to the experts. UP) Wirephoto.
Three American
Divisions Attack
U. S. 8TH ARMY HEADQUAR
TERS, Korea, Sept. 4—UR—War guns
roared their loudest in months to
day amid official Allied reports
, that the Reds have 400,000 men in
the front lines, backed by armor
and T,o00 planes, ready for a new
offensive.
1 The Allies are attacking now.
Three American divisions form
the main United Nations assault
force—-the U. S. Second and Sev
enth Infantry Divisions and the
First Marine Division.
These three outfits were iden
tified Tuesday as the power
which has carried Allied troops
five miles forward in a 17-day
“battle of the hills" in East Cen
tral Korea.
In a special announcement, Gen.
James A. Van Fleet, United Na
tions ground commander, said the
"magnificent effort" of the three
American divisions and about an
equal number of South Koreans
"seriously decreases the Commun
ist potential to wage an offensive
operation in the near future within
this sector.”
Japan Militarism
Not Allowed by
Treaty, Says Dulles
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.—(<P—
U. S. Ambassador John Foster Dul
les, who steered the Japanese peace
treaty from its inception, today de
fended the document against Soviet
attacks.
Th pact is to be signed here in
the next few days.
Dulles denied flatly Russian al
legations that the treaty restores
militarism in Japan. Japan has been
so completely disarmed, he said,
that she does not even have an ade
quate coast guard or police force.
For that reason, Dulles, said, “the
U.S. has told Japan it is prepared
to station some armed forces in
Japan at Japan’s request so that
Japan will not be a total vacuum
of power.”
Anchorage Major's
Brother Killed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—OP—
A weekend defense casualty list
for the Korea war carried the
name of Lt. Francis McLaughlin,
brother of Maj. George McLaugh
lin of Anchorage.
He was killed in action.
TIDE TABLES
• SEPTEMBER 5
•
'• High tide 3:54 a.m., 15.9 ft.
• Low' tide 9:56 a.m., 1.0 ft.
• High tide 4:01 p.m., 17.8 ft.
• Low tide 10:32 p.m„ -0.6 ft.
• •••••••••
5,000 Utah Tots
To Try Polio Serum
PROVO, Utah, Sept. 4—<5V-The
little children today embark on a
i test which may stop polio paralysis.
Scientists hope to inoculate 5,000
youngsters in the three to eight age
group in this polio-ridden county by
Saturday. td
| group will receive an injection of
samiRs -glelxriSn. The remainder will
■ be given a harmless blood substitute,
to insure scientific accuracy in test
results.
Gamma globulin is the key to the
west. This blood fraction has prov
ed successful in preventing para
lysis resulting from polio in monkeys
and mice. Whether it will work on
humans will be discovered here.
Tiny, four-year-old Kristine Ham
mond, a cute blond and the daughter
of Utah County Medical Society
President Dr. Roy Hammond, yester
day became the first to receive an
injection.
In time, perhaps a year, after all
results have been compiled, science
may have an answer to the effective
ness of gamma globulin.
Boost in Prices .
!o be Allowed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—UPI—
A price control official said today
an order permitting higher prices
for new automobiles will be is
sued before the end of the week,
possibly tomorrow.
Several car manufacturers have
asked boosts averaging nine to 1C
per cent, but this official declineci
to say how much the increase
would be.
Stock Quotations
NEW YORK, Sept. 4—iyPl—Clos
ing quotation of Alaska Juneai
mine stock today is 2%, America:
Can, 115%, American Tel. and Te'
161%, Anaconda 47’i. Douglas Air
craft 53, General Electric 60, Gen
eral Motors 49%, Goodyear 93>/i
Kennecott 82, Libby, McNeill and
Libby 9's, Northern Pacific 49'i
Standard Oil of California 53%
Twentieth Century Fox 20%, U. S
Steel 43%, Pound 2.79 15 16, Can
adian Exchange 94.75.
Sales today were 1,520.000 shares
Averages today were as follows
industrials 270.63, rails 80.80, util
ities 45.08. 8
WEATHER REPORT
(U. S. WEATHER BUREAU •
Temperatures for 24-Hour Period
ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
At Airport: Maximum, 62;
minimum, 50.
forecast
(Juneau and Vicinity)
Partly cloudy tonight and
'' Wednesday. Low tonight near
50 and high Wednesday near
65.
PRECIPITATION
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
At Airport — None;
since July 1—5.52 inches.
• ••••••••
Americans Can Outvote
Russ Attempts to Stall
Japanese Peace Treaty
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4—-UP)—
A few hours before the Japanese
peace conference opening today,
th United States and Britain not
ified all participating nations of
rigid proposed rules by which they
hope to prevent Russia from dis
ruptlng the signing of a treaty.
Intensive behind the scenes ne
gotiations already had convinced
American leaders, including Presi
dent Truman, that they have the
votes necessary to defeat any such
Russian moves in a showdown.
As anticipated, the proposed
rules call for each of the 52 na
tional delegations to be limited to
one hour of speaking each, with no
further turn until all others have
had a chance.
The aim is to try to present the
treaty for signing ns near as pos
sible to -schedule on Saturday af
ternoon.
There could be a Soviet filibuster
on the rules themselves, however,
as they have to be adopted by the
conference.
Mr. Truman flew In from Wash
ington yesterday with a new
warning of possible Communist
offensives in Korea, Asia or Eur
ope. He will open the conference
tonight with a major address.
The address will be televised and
broadcast nationally.
The first working session will be
held tomorrow morning. Russia s
tactics are expected to be quickly
disclosed at that time.
Truman Warning
The President’s latest warning
to the country to be on guard and
continue massing its defenses
sounded a grim note. It came on
the eve of the gathering of 51
delegations at San Francisco’s
gilt-and-marble opera house to
close the books on World War II
Mn the Pacific. Though his speech
was aimed at n homefront audi
ence of potential defense bond
buyers, it had a direct significance
for the host of diplomats assembled
here from over the world.
“Whether the negotiations in
Korea are successful or not,” he
said, "we must continue to drive
ahead to build defensive strength
for our country and the free
world.
“The plain fact is that the Com
munists may try to resume the
offensive in Korea at any time
Moreover, they are capable of
launching new attacks in Europe,
In the middle east or elsewhere in
Asia—wherever it suits them.”
Permit Armament
As conceived by the American
government, conclusion of the Jap
anese peace treaty is a major task
in the drive to build the free
world's defenses'' While formally
ending World War II and restor
ing Japan’s independence, it would
permit Japan to rearm and sign a
projected Japanese-American agree
ment to station United States for
ces in Japan after the occupation.
That is why these officials ex
pect Russia to put up a stiff fight
against the pact.
Secretary of State Achcson
and his aides, in close coopera
tion with British delegate Ken
neth Younger and other key en
voys here, have worked out an
elaborate battle strategy to meet
a disruptive campaign by Soviet
delegate Andrei Gromyko.
The heart of Secretary Ache
son’s strategy for dealing with
Gromyko is to get the conference
to adopt a set of rules which would
limit speech-making by each del
egate to one hour and prevent any
amendments to the treaty text
drafted by the United States and
Britain.
300 Tuna Clipper* Parade
On Eve of Treaty to Ash
Protective Tariff
Collision Inquiry
Set for Tomorrow
VANCOUVER. B. C., Sept. 4—1*1
—The inquiry into last Thursday's
collision between the Canadian
Pacific steamship Princess Kath
leen and the Canadian National
steamship Prince Rupert will start
| here tomorrow.
The two vessels collided in dense
fog about 50 miles north of Prince
Rupert.
Captain J. C. Barbour, transport
department representative in Van
couver, has been appointed by
transport minister Lionel Chevrier
to conduct the inquiry.
Captain Barbour said the inquiry
will be private.
Hunters' Deer Bag
Scant; Three Killed
On Douglas Island
Five deer—so far as could be as
certained—were brought into Ju
neau over the weekend by lucky
hunters out at dawn Saturday when
the season opened on the fleet ani
mals.
A total of seven mountain goats
bagged by local hunters are now in
cold storage, one at the Juneau Cold
Storage Co., and six at Sturm Lock
ers. The goat season opened Aug. 20
and continues to Nov. 15.
It was reported that at least three
of the deer brought here were killed
on Douglas Island. Hunters and air
craft- pilots report that the decl
are still ranging high on the islands.
Carl Lane, Juneau registered
guide, is now in the Ketchikan area
with Gen. Richard Mellon of Pitts
burgh, Pa., on a 30-day big game
hunting trip. Lane is taking a cus
tom-made .375 calibre Alaska mag
num made by Art Skinner of Ju
neau to try out on big bears.
Meantime Juneau fishermen re
port having had good fishing at Tee
Harbor over the long holiday week
| end.
COUNCIL MEETS THURSDAY
A regular meeting of the Juneau
City Council will be held at 8 o’clock
Thursday evening in the offices of
the city clerk on the city dock.
J. H. Shanstrom of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of Seattle, is stopping
at the Baranof Hotel.
> SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4—UPi
Some 300 Pacific Coast tuna boats
demonstrated on San Francisco
Bay yesterday in support of a
protective tariff on imports of
frozen Japanese tuna.
A double column of vessels par
aded past the waterfront to the
Golden Gate bridge, on the eve
of the Japanese peace treaty con
ference and a few hours before
President Truman reached San
Francisco.
•'We need tuna tariff. Save
our tuna fishery. Tell your Con
gressman. Write today,” was
spelled out by 30-foot banners.
Hundreds watched from the piers.
"We face bankruptcy and ruin
unless we get some protection,’
declared Fred Wolleson of Astor
ia, Ore., who organized the par
ade in a week of radio-telephone
calls with his colleagues at sea.
The fishermen contend foreign
competition has resulted in a
drop in tuna prices from $500
to $350 a ton.
Canners are protected by a tar
iff on imports of canned tuna ant
the fishermen insist frozen turn
from abroad sold to canners alst
should be subject to duty.
Vessels from San Diego to Sit
ka, Alaska, participated in thi
parade. Largest vessel was a 150
foot whaling ketch.
Lee Scuhpp, a Seattle skipper,
said loss of time from the fish
ing grounds probably cost the
men, ail told, $1,000,000.
But we're making a fight on
of this,” he told a reporter. ”W<
are getting a coastwide organiza
tion .We're going to see that ou
children get food—not one bow
of rice a day.
"We're not radicals, either. Then
is not a Commie in the whole out
fit; these boys are Americans,” ht
added.
Weekend Holiday
Fakes 12 Lives in
Washington State
SEATTLE, Sept. 4—Iff!—Highwaj
and water accidents claimed 12 live*
in the state of Washington ovei
the long Labor Day weekend.
Nine persons died in accidents on
highways crowded by vacationer,
bound to and from holiday outings
Three persons were drowned.
The state patrol said scores were
injured, many seriously, in other
accidents during the period checked
— between 6 p.m. Friday and mid
night, last night.
9 o'clock 'Chimes'
Not only in Juneau, but across the nation on Sept. 4 rhililrcn will be
flocking to school to the familiar ring of this school bell. Iluek to
the three K's, from the smallest hamlet to the largest cities, America’s
youth will settle down again to thr business of learning. (Associated
Press Photo)
Labor Day
Death Toll
More fhdii 600
By the Associated Press
A staggering death toll of more
than 600 from violent accidents
marked the nation's observance of
the Labor Day weekend.
Fatalities on the highways, In
the air and in the water hit an
all-time high for the holiday.
Deaths in traffic accidents soared
to a record high for Labor Day.
A survey from 6 p.m. Friday to
midnight Monday (local time)
showed:
637 accidental deaths, compared
to the 559 over the 1950 Labor Day
weekend, the previous high.
447 traffic fatalities as compared
to the old record high of 410 for
a 78-hour Labor Day holiday in
1949.
97 persons drowned, including 37
on the capsized fishing boat Peli
can off toe eastern tip of Long
Island. The fishing boat disaster
was the worst accident over the
holiday period.
93 persons last their lives in ac
cidents of miscellaneous nature, in
cluding plane crashes, fires, falls,
etc.
The National Safety Council had
estimated the traffic death toll
would reach 390 for the holiday.
Last Labor Day 383 were killed
in highway accidents while the
total accidental deaths numbered
583.
“It’s a high price indeed to pay
for a little holiday fun," commen
ted Fred H. Dearborn, council
president, on the record traffic
toll.
6 Injured in
Alaska Labor
Day Traffic
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 4—LP)—Six
persons were injured in Labor Day
weekend accidents on interior Al
aska highways.
The series of accidents began
Friday night when an Air Force
bus, bound for a recreation camp
at Paxton Lake, overturned on the
Richardson highway 25 miles south
of here.
Four soldiers were injured, two
of them critically.
Hospital attendants listed the
critical cases as staff Sgt. Jerome
Dunnaway, who suffered a frac
tured skull, and PFC Arron Mitch
ell, treated for cracked ribs and
internal injuries.
Both were attached to Ladd Air
Force base here.
Two men were Injured in separ
Talk About Meals
On the Fly
• LOUISVILLE. Ky„ Sept, 4— •
• (Jl — A Louisville restaurant •
• soon will be flying the Pacific. •
« r.y/ *<]> tT1 ,)V. «
j • fuselage of a Douglas C-54 •
j • Skvmaster, has been bought by •
• a small, unidentified aTrffne •
• that operates lom Seattle to •
• Tokyo by way of Alaska. •
• Herman C. Weist, who built •
• the cafe in 1946, said the fuse- •
• lage Tvill be taken to a western •
• aircraft plant, fitted with •
• wings, tail assembly, engines •
• and controls. Then it will be •
• put into service. He declined to •
• identify either the airline or •
| • the aircraft plant. •
• High prices and the difficulty •
• of obtaining new planes influ- •
• enced the deal. •
Aleutian, Norah
Have Minor Collision
The northbound Aleutian and
the southbound Princess Norah col
lided early Sunday morning soutl
| of Ketchikan, it was revealed here
I today.
Only slight damage occurred, tlv
j Coast Guard reported. A plate wa*
| damaged on the Alaska Steamship
j Company vessel, and the bow of the
j Canadian Pacific, Steamship craft
j was dented.
; No injuries to passengers or crev
I was reported. The collision took place
1 in dense fog at 4:21 a.m. in Tolm
I Channel, located in British Colum
j bla waters. Both were midway ir
j the channel.
The Aleutian doeked In Junes;
I yesterday and proceeded to th
j westward. The accident was the se
| cond in the general vicinity in th
i past several days. The Prince: •
! Kathleen was badly holed when sh'
j and the Prince Rupert rammed eac'
other near Prince Rupert. U. C
Both the Aleutian and Norah
which were navigating by radar
were going astern when the accidenl
happened, company officials said
The Norah was said to have stoppe
when the two vessels scraped, th'
Coast Guard learned.
Tolmi Channel is about 15 mile
long and is between three-quarter
of a mile and a mile wide.
John Feero of Skagway is regis
tered at the Gastineau Hotel.
ate accidents on the Richardson
highway early yesterday.
Cpl. David Kruze, of company
A, 807th Aviation Engineer Battal
ion at Eielsoq Air Force base, suf
fered a broken back when hi
automobile overturned at Moose
Creek 18 miles south of here.,
A civilian, Robert Lee Jones of
Fairbanks, suffered serious head
and internal injuries when a car
in which he was riding left the*
highway at Big Horn Lodge, 16
1 miles south of Fairbanks. The
j driver of the car, John Langford
| of Fairbanks, escaped injury.
One Saved in
Navy Privateer
Plane Crash
Light on Lifebelt Leads
Rescuers to Injured
Enlisted Man; Nine Dead
K®DIAK. Sept. 4—tW—A light
attached to a lifejacket led rescuers
to n Navy enlisted man, the only
survivor of a plane crash on little
Tanaga Islnnd, 20 miles from Adak
in the Aleutian Islands. Nine others
died when the Privateer bombing
plnnc crashed in flames last Friday.
The Navy, Identifying the survivor
as Frank W. Mullick, airman metal
smith first class, Oakland, Calif., re
leased this story of his ordeal yes
terday.
When the plane struck the ground,
Midlick was thrown clear. His
clothing caught fire and Mullick
rolled on the ground to put out the
flames. Although temporarily
blinded,- he managed _ la mil and,
crawl down the slope, where the nine
others were killed, to the beach
where he stopped between two large
boulders.
Rescue parties landed nearby sev
eral hours later but the rescuers did
not see Mullick until after dark
when they spotted the light on his
life jacket.
Ktullick was taken to Adak where
he was hospitalized from first and
second degree burns on the face,
hands and legs. The Navy said he
is recovering and will be able to
return to duty soon.
The nine killed were Identified as:
Lt. Burdel A. Cook. Pensacola, Fla.
William H. Diana, Jr., Lt. <jg>,
Wilkesbarre, Penna.
Knslgn Frank H. Sutley, Bessemer,
Ala.
George Y. Jenkins, Aviation Ma
chinists Mate, Alameda, Calif.
Don R. McNair, Airman, Eden,
Texas.
Anthony C. Molina, Airman, Del
Monte, Calif.
James T MnVard Aviation Ma
chinists Mnie Chief. Los Angeles,
Calif.
Huron, Mich.
Marvin P. Huber. Electronics
Chief, New Iberia, La.
Bad Weather
Hampers Search
For Missing C-47
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 4—l/fl-Bud
weather continued today to hamper
the search for a C-47 Air Force
transport and its four occupants
missing in the Platinum and Naknek
areas of western Alaska.
Three B-17s and three C-47s were
standing by at Naknek, headquar
ters for the search, awaiting clearing
weather. Other planes were expected
to join the hunt.
The C-47 vanished Friday on a
flight from, Elmendorf Air Force
base here.
'Copter Ambulance
[rashes in Cascades
DARRINGTON, Wash., Sept. 4—
.FI - A helicopter crash on an “aerial
imbalance" flight to a mile-high
Cascades ridge set a major rescue
iperation in motion today.
Two rescue parties took to the
mountain trails east of here today—
me coming out with an injured
forest ranger; the other going in to
meet it nnd take over for the sec
md lap. Four forest service men
oarachuted to the isolated scene
late yesterday.
The two men aboard the crashed
helicopter were able to walk away
from the wreckage yesterday af
ternoon and were expected to be
able to hike out with the rescue
teams. The pilot was Lt. (jg)
Charles E. Mueller of the Coast
Guard. Ills passenger on the am
bulance flight was Dr. Howard
R. Terry. Both are of Port An
geles.
The injured forest ranger was
Warren Pressentln, 35, the Suiattle
district ranger.
It was his injury late Sunday
that set off the string of events in
the Upper Skagit river wilderness.
Pressentln fell through a miners
ridge lookout tower manhole that
had been left open by a com
panion. He fell about 30 feet
onto rocks. He was believed to
have fractured ribs, a neck in
jury and possible internal injuries.
The Coast Guard helicopter
crashed in tricky winds while trying
to provide medical aid and ambu
lance service for him.
FROM SITKA
Meric Williams of Sitka is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.