THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
! UALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME* _j
VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,680____JUNEAU, ALASKA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11; 1950_MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CEN|
Marines Walk Out of 12 Days of Freezing Het
CLOCK TURNS BACK
WITH COSTUMED ELKS
"WHOOPING IT UP"
Days of '98 Ball Huge Suc
cess as Elks Hall Jams
with Merrymakers
It's doubtful if the storied ’98ers
who trekked the Klondike trail ever
whooped it, up in the Malamute sa
loon to the extent of Saturday eve
ning’s party held at the Elks Hall.
The Days of '98 celebration, re
vived in Jueau after having ceased
when the war began, starred 14
visiting Skagwayites and was at
tended by more than 750 Elks and
their ladies.
Costumes of every description,
from sourdough britches to gam
bler’s attire ior the men, and from
high-button shoes to picture hats
for the women, were worn by al
most every person who went to the
big affair. An unwitting flair for
looking perfectly natural was evi
dent in many costumed persons.
Following a full retinue of acts
put on by the Skagway visitors,
prizes for the best costumes and
the best and scantiest beards, were
awarded. Pat Carroll, who inaug
erated the original Days of ’98
shows held in the Gateway City
with every steamer during summer
months, was master of ceremonies
and was aided in judging by a
group of Elks and their ladies.
First prize of $10 for the best
beard went to Steve Sheldon, who
sported an iron-gray replica of a
Copper Center grizzly bear and
which Mrs. Sheldon said made her
think she was in bed with a snor
ing doormat for the past several
weeks.
“Beards of a Fpather”
A set of blowing bubbles—com
plete with instructions—went to
22-year-old Jim Klein for coming
up with the poorest attempt at
sprouting whiskers. After three
weeks, all Jim could produce was
a silky array of peach-fuzz, soft
as new snow, but certainly not as
deep.
Idle razors came out of their
ru6ty haunts yesterday, and strange
“nude" men walked the streets
as if fugitive from a wire brush.
Some left on moustaches, but the
majority of faces were as smooth
as—well, you furnish the com
parison.
Judges went into a tizzy when
entrants for the best vtonejm’s
costume paraded before their eyes.
It was a tought decision to make,
because each had originality, au
thenticity, and realism. Finally they
chose Mrs. Steve Sheldon, arrayed
in gay '90s attire borrowed from
her and her husband’s grandmoth
ers. Mrs. Sheldon was awarded a
pin of a gold pan, nugget and
pick and shovel.
Ten dollars for the best dance
hall costume went to Mrs. Ada
Winther, who was decked out in a
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The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
Copyright. IMO. by Bell Symleoto. Inc. I
By DREW PEARSON
P^ASHINGTON—Those who sat
In on the prolonged talks with
Prime Minister Attlee and President
Truman agreed that they set a new
highwater mark for Anglo-American
cooperation — something that had
been needed for a long time.
The two men talked as if they
were fellow members of the same
cabinet—though the Prime Minister
in his friendly way, did more talk
ing than the President. Attlee even
told Truman quite frankly that
both he and French Premier Plev
en were worried over his growing
opposition in Congress and wond
ered whether apy military agree
ments, made now, would be hon
ored in the new 82nd Congress.
President Truman later expressed
ome concern about this ,and asked
his staff to see what they could 1 e
commend to get the bipartisan for
eign policy back on an even keel
However, despite the healthy An
glo-American agreements to coop
erate on economic matters anc
move for quick rearming of Europe
The two men remained far apart
on policy toward Communist China
In fact, the only thing they agreed
to regarding China was to disagree
Firm Last-Stand in Korea
A joint policy on the intermed
iate problem in Korea was a lol
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Ross' Son Congratulates Short
Joseph H. Short, Jr.p (left), President Truman's new press secretary,
receives the congratulations of Walter Ross of St. Louis after an
nouncement of his appointment at the White House. Short suc
ceeds Charles G. Ross, Walter’s father, who died in his office. Short
has been Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun since 1943.
(.4*1 Wirephoto.
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May Refuse
Committee j
Questions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 — <iP) —
Persons suspected of Communist ac
tivities may refuse to answer grand
jury questions if they plead pos
sible self-incrimination, the Su
preme Court ruled today.
An 8 Jo 0 opinion held that to do
otherwise would place the witness
in danger of prosecution under the
nation’s 10-year-old anti-subversive
laws.
Today’s opinion was on the 3-year
contempt of court sentence given
Mrs. Patricia Blau of Denver—left
unchanged for the time being at
least the right of courts to penalize
! persons who refuse to answer ques
tions put to them by Congressional
committees.
The high tribunal so far has re
fused to look into any contempt of
Congress cases. Its actions had the
effect of upholding such sentences.
Justice Black delivered the court’s
1 opinion in which Justice Clark took
no part.
i In other actions today the high
I court:
1. Granted members of the Cali
: fornia Senate Committee on un
i American Activities a hearing in
their fight against a $250,000 dam
| age suit charging violation of civil
j rights. William Patrick Bandhove
i brought the suit, contending the
I committee subpoenaed him to a
hearing on Jan. 29, 1949, for the
; purpose of suppressing his right to
! free speech. Bandhove refused to
answer »committee questions, was
! arrested on a# misdemeanor charge
j and held in 'jail from Feb. 1 to
Feb. 15, 1949. A trial jury disagreed
land the case was dismissed. Appeal
papers say Brandhove has admitted
. being a Communist.
2. Agreed to rule, in a number of
separate cases, on the scope of the
! Taft-Hartley law’s ban on secon
dary boycotts. In such boycotts,
labor unions seek to win disputes by
trying to compel other companies, to
nuit doing business with the firm
directly involved in the dispute.
I HOME FOR, CHRISTMAS
Miss Betty Tapiey, daughter of
1 Mr. and Mrs. George M. Tapiey,
arrived in Juneau yesterday via Pan
American to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents and Ju
neau friends.
j Miss Tapiey. a graduate of Ju
neau High School, Class of ’50, is
a fershman student at Mills College,
Oakland, Calif. She plans to leave
here about January 8 to return for
| her second semester at the college.
KETCHIKAN VISITOR
Carl V. Linstrom of Ketchikan
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
ALASKA UNIONS TO
VOTE ON 10 TO 15
PER CENT WAGE RISE
SEATTLE, Dec. 11—Gfl—Carpent-|
ers and machinists for Alaska can- .
neries will vote this week on wage |
increase offers of 10 to 15 percent:
made by the Alaska Salmon Indus- i
try, Inc.
Industry spokesmen said the j
wage boost—if accepted by Alaska
workers—will be extended to other
machinists’ unions. •<
The compromise wage proposal
would increase the scale on the
guaranteed 100-day season 12 1-*
percent for carpenters and from
10 to 15 percent for machinists.
I. A. Sandvigen, of the Interna
tional Association of Machinists
tlnd), said the proposal will be
considered Saturday by the 1,000 -
workers involved. Meetings will be
held in Seattle and Bellingham.
Machinist foremen have been of
fered a 10 percent increase which
would bring their guaranteed sea
son pay from $3,750 to $4,125. Help
ers and watchmen were offered the
largest raise—15 percent, which
would boost their "'season’s scale
from $971 to $1,117.51.
Workers receive board, room,
transportation, overtime and other
benefits.
Cannery carpenters, paid on a
monthly basis, would receive a flat
12 1-2 percent raise. Their present
monthly salary is $440.
Harry L. Carr, business repre
sentative for the Joint District
Council of Carpenters (AFL), said
the group wil consider the offer
Thursday.
The Alaska Fishermen’s Union
served notice that it will seek nego
tiation on other contract benefits
beyond the wage increase.
The rest of the unions involved
indicated they would go along with
a simple wage settlement.
RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE
Everett Erickson, Assistant to the
Territorial Commissioner of Educa
tion, was a Juneau passenger on
Sunday’s Pan American clipper, re
turning from Spokane where he at
tended a conference of the North
west Secondary Schools Associa
tion.
CURTIS BACK
Irvin Curtis of the Curtis Accoun
tancy returned to Juneau yesterday
after a vacation trip to Washing
ton and California. His family who
accompanied him south are remain
ing in Calfiornia for a longer visit
! with relatives.
FROM ANCHORAGE
M. A. Braund of Anchorage is
| stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM KETCHIKAN
1 George K. Williams, Jr., of Ket
| chikan is at the Gastineau Hotel.
Peace Plan
Considered,
Secret Meet
LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 11—tiW—
Thirteen Asian and Middle East
countries met behind closed doors
today to consider final terms of a
new Korean peace plan. They were
expected to submit the plan to the
political committee of the U.N.
Assembly later in the day.
India’s Sir Benegal Rau, leader
of the peace efforts, said he still
had received no word from the
Chinese Communists as to whether
they would accept a previous appeal
to halt at the 38th parallel.
Details of the new plan were
kept secret, but informed quarters
said the resolution would include
an appeal for a cease-fire and prob
ably would urge creation of demili
tarized buffer zone along the 38th
parallel, old dividing line between
North and South Korea.
The conference was held while
the political committee, in a nearby
room, continued its debate on a
six-power resolutoin demanding
withdrawal of the Chinese Reds
from Korea.
A spokesman for the United
States said the U.S. would not com
ment on the 13-nation plan until
they saw it in its final form.
LOST TRAPPERS FOUND
MINK BAY BY (G TODAY
Jack Allen of Ketchikan was
taken by a U. S. Coast Guard plane
from Mink Bay to Ketchikan at
noon today for minor medical at
tention, 17th Coast Guard head
quarters reported.
Allen and Ivan Hodges were to
have been picked up by commercial
plane on December 7 following a
trapping expedition, but due to ice
conditions in Mink Bay the plane
was unable to land and the pilot
dropped interactions for the two
men to hike to the mouth of the
bay where the Coast Guard could
pick them up. Trappers were un
located on later .lights.
Yesterday two civilian volunteers
from Ketchikan who were fam
iliar with the area, joined tlis
search made difficult by fog con
ditions. Hodges returned to Ketchi
kan on the CG 52-foot cutter.
(LOVES PASS FLOAT
BE EXTENDED UNDER
TERR. MAINTENANCE
The 126 foot dock, and the float
In Knudsan Cove at Clover Pass,
seven miles north of Ketchikan has
officially been turned over to the
territory by the U. S. Forest Ser
vice, it was< announced today by
Frank A. Metcalf, Territorial High
way Engineer.
Th structure will now be main
tained by the territory under di
rection of the Highway Engineers
Office, through the motor fuel tax
funds.
Metcalf said his office is making
plans to extend the 70 foot float
to 150 feet.
The dock and float are used by
commercial fishmen the year round
Metcalf said. It is also a protective
anchorage for boats in stormy
weather.
Ketchikan sports fishermen also
use the float in the summer fish
ing season.
APLANDS ON VACATION
.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Apland
left on the Baranof for a months’
vacation in Washington which they
will spend in Seattle, Everett and
l Spokane. They plan to be with Mr.
J Apland’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j Henry Apland in Everett and will
leave there early the following
morning to spend Christmas Day
with Mrs. Apland's mother, Mrs. D.
Reardon in Spokane.
FRANZ NAGEL TO SPEND
HOLIDAYS IN CALIFORNIA
On a combined business and vaca
tion trip Franz Nagel, manager ol
the Alaska Electric Light and Power
Co., left yesterday on the Baranol
enrounte to California. He will
spend the Christmas holidays with
members of his family at his former
home in San Mateo, Calif., and
plans to return to Juneau in about
two months.
May Declare
National
Emergency
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 — <A>) —
President Truman today gave in
tense study to the question of de
claring a national emergency —
possibly to be followed by wage
price controls — and asked both
Democratic and Republican Con
gressional leaders to meet wtih him
Wednesday.
Senator Taft (R-Ohlo) was one of
those invited to a White House
meeting at 10 a.m. <EST) Wednes
day. It was the first time Taft, head
of the Senate GOP Policy Commit
tee, has been brought into the
emergency consultations since the
Korean war.
A White House announcement
said the Congressional group was
being called to the White House "to
discuss matters concerning the pro
claiming of a national emergency
and related matters.”
It added that the President “is
particularly anxious now, as always,
to continue and strengthen the bi
partisan approach to these mat
ters.” The President summoned his
j top ranking home front economic
I advisers to the White House for a
! 1 pun. PST, conference today.
Those asked to come included
Chairman W. Stuart Symington of
the National Security Resources
Board; members of the President’s
Council of Economic Advisers; Alan
Valentine, Economic Stabilization
Director; Price Administrator
Michael V. Disalle and Chairman
Cyrus Ching of the Wage Stabiliza
tion Board.
The conference was called as Mr.
Truman considered issuing an emer
i gency proclamation to pave the way
for stringent new economic con
trols over the economy.
Top White House advisers say
that wage and price controls are in
evitable, and much depends on how
long it will take to set up organi
zations to administer them. The
critical situation at the Korean
front is expected to hasten the
buildup of these organizations.
W. Averell Harriman, special for
eign affairs adviser to the President,
was asked to sit in on the White
House conference as well as mem
bers of Valentine’s staff.
Leon Keyserling, one of the Presi
dent’s key economic advisers, al
ready has called for heavy new
taxes and boom production to deal
with Communist aggression and
home front inflation.
Some Congress members voiced
approval of Keyserling’s proposals
but there was disagreement as to
whether those tools would be ade
quate without wage-price controls.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
PREVENTS BLACKWELL
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Vance Blackwell, Highway Engi
neer with the Bureau of Public
Roads got as far as Yakutat Fri
day on his proposed trip to Anchor
age to attend a conference of road
officials, contractors, and represen
tatives of the Army and the Alaska
Railroad, held in Anchorage Satur
day. The weather closed in at
Yakutat, Blackwell said, and the
PNA plane on which he was a pas
senger was unable to get down to
refuel at that point and was forced
to return to Gustavus. Too late for
i the conference, Blackwell came in
to Juneau late Saturday.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK. Dec. 11 Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2',4, American Can
91%, American Tel. and Tel. 152%.
Anaconda 37 %, Douglas Aircraft
89, General Electric 48%, General
Motors 46%, Goodyear 60, Kenne
icott 72, Libby McNeill and Libby 8%.
'Northern Pacific 29%, Standard
Oil of California 79%, Twentieth
Century Fox 19%, U.S. Steel 40%,
Pound $2.80, Canadian Exchange
95.25.
Sales today were 2,600,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 229.19, rails 74.42, (Rillties
39.36.
FROM IIAINES
Marie E. Riley of Haines is stop
1 ping at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
1' Byran W. Burtch of Seattle is
registered at the Baranof Hotel,
Troops Along Retreat Route
Twenty thousand U. 8. Marines and doughboys retreating from en
circlement at Hagaru and Koto (A) were reported to have covered
five miles in their trek toward Hamhung-Hungman area. Other
troops moving north to help clear the way were reported stalled
south of Majon. Farther to the northeast South Korean troops were
retreating from Kilchu (Bt while South Korean Capital division was
somewhere north of Chongjin (C). In the northwest (D) Com
munists were probing new Allied defense lines with big blow ex
pected on the east flank. M Wirephoto.
NEW JET
IN ACTION
IN KOREA
TOKYO, Dec. 11—JUPI—U.S. Jet
planes which can fly faster than
600 miles an hour and have a com
bat radius of 1,000 miles were in
action today against the Chinese
Reds in Korea.
Lt. Gen. George F. Stratemeyer,
commander of the U.S. Far East
Air Forces, said the Republic F-84E
Thunderjet fighters made their
first Korean raid Thursday and
have been in service every day since.
Four Thunderjets from the 27th
Fighter Group hit two locomotives,
some vehicles and some Communist
supply centers east of Pyongyang
in their first combat flight and in
flicted heavy damage.
The Thunderjets carry six .50
caliber machineguns and can de
liver two 1,000 pound bombs and 16
five-inch rockets.
The Thunderjet is the third U.S.
jet fighter to be employed in the
Korean war.
ROADS 600D BUT
MOTORISTS TOLD
DRIVE WITH (ARE
t
The Glacier Highway was in good
condition today, Lieut. Emmett Bo
telho, of the Highway Patrol re
ported to Chief Frank Metcalf. The
stretch over the blacktop to the
Juneau Airport is clear and this
morning the Bureau of Public
Roads crew had sanded the road
from the Airport to Tee Harbor
and expected to complete the Job
this afternoon.
Metcalf warns all motorists to
stay within the shoulder of the
roadway. Ditches are being opened
and drained but the safe place
is on the inside, he emphasized.
In Juneau last night, traffic was
practically at a standstill in var
ious sections owing to the slippery
condition of the streets which were
covered with glare ice. The street
department gang was out early
this morning sprinkling sand on
streets and sidewalks.
STEAMERMOYEHENTS
_
Denali from Seattle scheduled to
i arrive at 7 tonight.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
AL SPIEGLE HERE
A1 Spiegle, Sitka fisherman, was
in Juneau today at the Gastineau
Hotel after a month’s vacation trip
to the states. He is a former min
ing partner of K. P. Anderson ol
Fairbanks.
30 PER CENT
CASUALTIES
BYMARINES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 — <AP1 —
The Marine Corps anounced today
that the First Marine Division suf
fered more than 30 percent casu
alties in its desperate and success
ful fight to break out of a Chinese
trap in Korea.
This implies possibly 6,000 to 7,000
casualties in the three Infantry Re
giments making up the division al
though the Marine Corps gave no
specific figure.
The casualties include those taken
out of action by frost bite.
Gen. Clifton B. Cates, Comman
dant of the Marine Corps, an
nounced he has received a report
from Lt. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd,
Commanding General, Fleet Marine
Forces, Pacific, that he visited the
divis^n on Dec. 9 and found —
“That they are in high spirits
from the Commanding General
down, and the troops have their
tails up."
The Marine communique, Issued
here, said:
“All were confident that the
move down to Hungnam would be
completed in successful and or
derly manner with the bulk of their
supplies and equipment intact.
“Only through the most aggres
sive and determined efforts by all
units was the Job carried off.”
A Marine spokesman added that
the casualties reported include all
categories such as weather cases
(mostly frostbite) and injuries, as
well as those killed, wounded and
unaccounted for due to enemy ac
tion.
The three Infantry regiments are
the First. Fifth and Seventh.
FROM PETERSBURG
W. A. Lund of Petersburg is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
•
• WEATHER REPORT
• Temperatures 1 or 24-Hour Period
» ending 4:20 o’clock this morning
• In Juneau—Maximum, 39;
• minimum, 29.
• At Airport—Maximum, 38;
• minimum, 21.
•
• FORECAST
• (Juneau and Vicinity)
• Partly cloudy tonight and
• Tuesday. Lowest temperature
• tonight about 25 degrees.
• Highest Tuesday near 35.
•
• PRECIPITATION
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today
• City of Juneau — Trace;
• since Dec. 1 — 1.90 inches;
• since July 1—35.14 inches.
• At Airport — Trace;
• since Dec. 1 — 1.30 inches;
• since July 1—24.42 inches.
• •••••••••
MARINES IN
BIG RETREAT
KOREAN WA
Leathernecks Safe in Pi
-MacArthur Makes
Official Reporf
(By the Associated Press) f
General MacArthur visited f
l frontline troops in Korea today |
said, “They still are an undefet
command of high morale.” He
dared on his return to Tokyo t
United Nations forces are relati'
secure despite the great numl
of Communist Chinese arra
against them.
His visit coincided with an ;
nouncement that the last elem*
of 25,000 Marines and Dough!
had reached the safety of the Hs
hung coastal plane after break
through a series of Chinese trap
the Changjin reservoir area.
Bitter 50 Mile Retreat
The bitter 50-mile retreat—
longest and one of the few in
history of the* spirited Marine C<
—was costly in casualties but M
Arthur said his troops, altho
heavily outnumbered, had ©
through in a superior manner.
A huge United Nations fleet st
off Hamhung’s port of Hungi
ready for evacuation of Al
troops, if necessary. Although bi
outnumbered In the northeast, 1
troops could hold a Hamh
beachhead, commanders believei
it is considered militarily and
! liUcally djMlrabla to do so.
Reds on Move
A force of two Chinese Red D
sions—up to 20,000 men—was
ported moving toward the Hi
hung area. U.N. forces are bu
lng a defense perimeter and i
the help of naval guns and air s
port were prepared to meet
enemy.
The northwest front was r
tively quiet. A patrol of the
24th Division engaged the Reds i
45-minute skirmish. However, he
quarters reported the Chinese v
still pouring men across the M
churian frontier and there l
signs of a monster buildup of !
| forces between the Yalu river
: Pyongyang, North Korean capll
“Peace Resolution”
At Lake Success, India’s Sir I
egal N. Rau announced that
| Asian and Middle East nat
i would introduce a "peace resolut
i in the Oeneral Assembly. It
j contain a proposal for an imm
ate cease-fire by both sides in j
rea. The 13 sponsors are the a
group that appealed to Comma
China last week to stop her fq
at the 38th parallel dividing Ni
and South Korea to allow time
a peaceful settlement.
Rau had talks with Red Chb
representative Wu Hsiu-Chuan I
urday. Rau said Wu told him I
events on the battlefield w»
show Red China’s Intentions,
said Communist China wants
fighting to end as quick as possi
but gave no suggestions as to 1
this could be accomplished,
MacArthur’* Report
General MacArthur said:
our units are intact and the lo
inflicted on the enemy have t
staggering — estimated by V
commanders in the field as higl
10 to one compared to our own.*
A Marine medical officer a
pared Marine casualties to tt
the Corps suffered in taking Tan
in World War II—3,168 men. *
Marines were accompanied In tl
bloody retreat by two regimenti
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