CALL OFF EFFORTS
TO REACH CRASHED
C - 54 TRANSPORT
Wreckage on Mt. LaPer
ouse in Inaccessible Lo
cation Report-6 Dead
The Air Force has called off
further efforts to reach the wreck
age of a C-54 transport which
crashed more than a week ago on
a Southeast Alaska mountain peak.
"Extremely dangerous avalanche
conditions at the scene, the impos
sibility of survivors and inaccessi
bility of the crashed aircraft.,’’ were
listed by Maj. Gen. Frank A. Arm
strong Jr., head of the Alaskan Air
Command, as reasons for abandon
ing recovery efforts.
The six airmen aboard tne plane
were listed by the Air Force as
presumed dead.
The C-54 based here with the 54th
Troop Carrier Squadron, hit a
mountain 90 miles west of Juneau
on a northbound cargo flight July
29. It was enroute to its home base
from the McChord Air Force Base,
near Tacoma.
When clearing weather permitted
the first reconnaissance flights Sat
urday, observers reported the plane
apparently disintegrated on impact.
The observers place the location
of the wreckage at about 1,000 feet
below the top of 10,740 foot Mt.
Laperouse, several miles from Mt.
Crillon where it was originally be
lieved to have crashed.
The victims included five crew
men and an Air Force Lieutenant
making the flight as a passenger to
return to his base in Alaska.
With completion of Juneau-based
operations to the wrecked Air Force
C-54 on Mount Laperouse and trips .
to the Juneau Ice Cap to supply a
scientific expedition, the small fleet
of aircraft here last week has re
turned to Elmendorf A.F. base, An
chorage.
Last to leave was Maj. Gen. Frank
A. Armstrong, Jr., commanding gen
eral, Alaskan Air Command, who
took off this noon in his B-1.7.
Among his passengers were several
paratroop specialists who came here
for possible removal operations for
the crashed C-54, and Col. J. D.
Alexander, Acting Adjutant Gen
eral, Alaska National Guard. The
general had been at the controls
when the big four-engine plane
landed here Saturday at 4 p.m.
The ski-equipped C-47 which had
been here for a week, primarily for
glacier landings and drops on the
Juneau Ice Cap, made two round
trips early this morning, then
headed for home base. The twin
engine ski-plane made one glacier
landing yesterday and returned for
a parachute drop with supplies for
bases of the Juneau Icefield Re
search Project (JIRP) sponsored by
the American Geographical Society
of New York.
On the ski-plane’s trip Saturday,
Lowell Thomas, explorer and com
mentator, was a passenger. He plans
to return here on the next trip of
the aircraft.
Saturday evening, Maj. Robert
Ackerley, acting commander of the
10th Air Rescue Squadron, who had
been in charge of operations to
Mount Laperouse, took off in his
B-17 for the Elmendorf base, with
Col. Bernt Balchen and paratroop
and trail experts aboard.
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GARDEN CLUB MEETS
ON WEDNESDAY P. M.
The Garden Club meets Wed
nesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. E. J. Cowling
with Mrs. Laura Brunson as co
hostess.
Election of officers for the com
ing year will be the principal bus
iness. Also to be discussed will be
the possibilities of having a flower
show this fall.
Mrs. Gussie Byington will demon
strate corsage making and mem
bers are reminded to take any gar
den flowers they have which are
suitable for corsages.
SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. — Her!
Flam of Beverly Hills, Calif., de
feated Vic Seixas, Philadelphia, 6-3
6-3, 6-3 for the Eastern Grass Court;
championship. Doris Hart, Jackson
ville, Fla., won the women’s singles
beating Louise Brough, Beverl;
Hills, 6-4, 9-7.
OAKLAND AT
TOP, KEEPS
ON WINNING
By JIM HUBBART
(Associated Press Sportswriter)
The club that wins the Pacific
Coast League championship will
pocket about $40,000 this year, and
the Oakland Acorns are already
figuring how they will spend it. ■
Although the season has nine
more weeks to run. it is becoming
increasingly apparent that nothing
less than an act of Congress can
dislodge the high riding Oaks. Some
good teams have tried it and suf
fered miserably in the process.
Nobody gained an inch on Oak
land Sunday. All the combatants,
the Oaks included, split their double
headers. Oakland played eight games
at Portland during the week and
won half of them.
This was the same Portland team
which pulled the rug on Hollywood
the week before. Yesterday, the
Beavers succumbed by 12 to 2 in the
first game, but salvaged a 5 to 4
triumph in the finale on newcomer
Vic Mastro’s pinch hit homer in the
last inning.
That leaves Oakland still holding
a comfortable nine game bulge and
relegates the race to a battle for
second, third and fourth money
worth $20,000, $12,500 and $7,500, re
spectively.
Jim Wilson, Seattle's stylish right
hander, needs one more victory to
become the first 20 game winner of i
the campaign. He racked up No. 19 1
yesterday as the Ralniers edged :
Hollywood, 4 to 3, in their second j
game. The Stars captured the'
opener, 8 to 4.
San Diego’s Padres wore out their j
welcome at San Francisco. The
Padres nicked their cousins, 3 to 2,;
in the first game, but the Seals
turned pitching wildness and a
Brooks Holder single into a 6 to 5
triumph in the nightcap.
Sacramento drubbed Los Angeles,
7 to 4, in the first game, but lost
the afterpiece, 5 to 0. The shutout,
a four hitter, belonged to Ralph
Hamner.
The hitting stars of the days were
Jim Baxes of Hollywood, John Bar
ardino for Sacramento and the
aforementioned Vic Mastro. Baxes
drove in five runs with two home
runs and a double in six times up.
Berardino clouted two home runs
, in the first game.
| STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS
Pacific Coast League
W L Pet
Oakland . 81 53 .605
Hollywood . 72 63 .533
San Diego .. 71 63 .530
Seattle . 69 66 .511
Portland . 65 66 .496
San Francisco . 66 67 .496
Los Angeles . 60 73 .451
Sacramento . 71 84 .378
Saturday Results
San Diego 7, San Francisco 5.
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 1.
Seattle 5, Hollywood 3.
Portland 7, Oakland 2.
American League
W L Pet
Detroit . 64 35 .646
New York . 62 39 .614
Cleveland . 62 40 .608
i Boston . 59 44 .573
Washington . 45 53 .459
Chicago . 41 64 .390
St. Louis . 36 64 .360
Philadelphia . 36 66 .353
I _
J
j National League
W L Pet
Philadelphia . 62 42 .596
Boston ..•.. 57 43 .570
Brooklyn . 54 42 .563
St. Louis . 51 45 .554
New York . 51 47 .520
Chicago . 43 55 .439
Cincinnati . 41 58 .414
Pittsburgh . 34 66 .340
FAMOUS FOLK
HEARD TODAY AT
BPW CLUB LUNCH
Amos Burg, director-camera man
for Encyclopedia Britannica films
for the U. of Chicago, spoke on his
. travels and films at the noon lunch
■, eon meeting of the B.P.W. club in
j the Terrace room today. Mr. Burg
northbound
S.S. Baranof.Aug. 8
Seward
S.S. Aleutian Aug. 15
Cordova Seward
Valdez
SOUTHBOUND
S.S. Alaska _Aug. 12
Petersburg Seattle
Ketchikan
S. S. Baranof Aug. 13
Ketchikan Seattle
FREIGHTER SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
Coastal Rambler — August 15
H. E. GREEN, Agent—Juneau—Phones 2 and 4
arrived in Juneau today and will
leave tomorrow morning for Sitka
where he will board the North Star
August 10 for a trip to Barrow. Mrs.
Kate Smith, President of the club,
presided at the meeting and Mrs.
Dorothy Clem, education chairman,
was in charge of the program.
The meeting today was of double
barreled interest, as, among the
guests, were a successful authoress,
and a photographer from the
Ladies’ Home Journal. Mrs. Phyllis
Krasilovsky, author of the recently
published children’s book, “The Man
Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes,” ex
plained how she happened to write
this work and her trials in getting
it published.
Mrs. Dorothy Disney MacKaye.
fiction writer, who does two series a
year for the Ladies’ Home Journal,
is in Juneau to feature Mrs. Krasil- |
ovsky in “How America Lives.” This
article with pictures will appear in
a spring number of the Journal.
With Mrs. Disney is Ross Madden,
photographer, who was also a guest
today and took pictures of the 50
some members and guests at the
luncheon.
Burg said that he had made 9 or
10 trips to Alaska, the first in 1926;
the second in 1928 when he filmed
the caribou migration down the
Yukon river for the National Geo
graphic Magazine. Again in 1941 he
made two films on Alaska, the first; j
Alaska—Reservoir of Resources, in
collaboration with Vilhjalmur Stef
ansson; the second, Alaska Children
on Nunivak. with Henry B. Collins
of the Smithsonian Institute.
The past three years. Burg ex
plained. he had spent in Europe
making family and regional films
for use in the U.S. schools. Some of
them are also used by the U.N. and
have been translated into 14 lan
guages. Other travels have taken
him to England for the Coronation
ceremonies in 1937; to the Orient
for Children of Japan; a series in
Korea and China; and to Norway
for family life films.
Guests at the luncheon, besides
the speakers, were Amy Fromholz,
Sally Avrlt, Annabel Mavis Field,
Olive Trower, Christine Rasmussen,
Kathleen Kohl, Tula Jackson and
Mrs. Harry Hoose.
Mrs. Opal Sharman, program co
ordinator, announced there will be
a meeting of the committee chair
men in her apartment at the Fosbee
at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening.
LIONS SUPPORT
RECRUITING FOR
NATIONAL GUARD
“Pinch-hitting for two Colonels,”
2nd Lt. Vern Metcalfe gave an
effective talk outlining Alaska Na
tional Guard activities this noon,
for the Juneau Lions Club.
Originally scheduled to give the
program was Col. Bernt Balchen,
special assistant to the command
ing General, Alaskan Air Command,
for Arctic operations. Balchen re
turned to Elmendorf A.F. base Sat
urday.
Next was Col. Joseph D. Alexan
der, Acting Adjutant of the Alaska
National Guard. He accompaniec
Maj. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Jr.
' to Elmendorf today.
But a colonel eventually partici
pated, much to the surprise of thi
young shavetail.
After Metcalfe's enthusiasts
"campaign address,” Col. John R
Noyes, Alaska Road Commissioner
asked to be heard.
"I have been in the Army for 2’
years,” he began. "For more thar
four years, I was instructor for th<
45th Division of the National Guarc
—men from Oklahoma and New
Mexico. The National Guard is on*
way for a community to express it
self and protect itself. Men get gooc
training—besides, they will be witt
a home-town outfit, should they be
called.
"I am just back from Washing
ton. There, the Department of the
Army views the present situation a;
a serious one. The National Guarc
is important. I ask the Lions to gc
on record supporting the Alaska Na
tional Guard, and its recruiting foi
the 208th Infantry Battalion ir
Southeast Alaska.”
Unanimously, the Lions Club sc
voted.
Metcalfe pointed out that head
quarters and headquarters service
company alone brings a payroll oi
approximately $36,000 to Juneau ir
a year. Metcalfe is public informa
tion officer of that organization.
He refuted charges of politics ir
the Guard, saying the Governor
makes recommendations, as within
his power, but that "it is strictly an
Army outfit, every Tuesday night.”
During the boat stop of the
Alaska, Lion Ben Marlin of Merid
ian, Calif., was able to make up his
attendance. He already has a record
of eleven years’ perfect attendance
Other guests were John Eagleson
of Des Moines, Iowa; Lew M. Wil
liams, Jr.; Dr. Ted Oberman and
W. S. Yeargain.
CALIFORNIANS ON FIRST
VISIT HERE IN 18 YEARS
On their first trip to Alaska in
18 years, Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Mar
lin of Meridian, Calif., were marvel
ling today at the changes in Juneau
since 1932.
They arrived this morning on the
Alaska, and hope to have time for
more sightseeing when they are
back on the Baranof, southbound,
August 25.
Meantime, they are going to
Fairbanks, Kotzebue and Nome, and
several points In the Interior.
Mr. Marlin especially looks for
ward to riding on the Alaska Rail
road, as he is a retired railroad
man. He was associated with West
ern Pacific Railway.
On their previous trip, the Mar
lins were here before going to Skag
way and Whitehorse, thence dowh
the Yukon River to Dawson.
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EXEMPTIONS
Sales and Services amounting to less than $125.00 in volume
in any quarter year; casual and Isolated sales not made in the
regular course of business; insurance and bonds or guaranty and
fidelity; funeral charges, medical, dental and hospital services;
gross proceeds from sale of tangible personal property or services
by churches, except where such organizations are engaged in busi
ness for profit, etc.; transportation of school students; school cafe
terias if not operated for profit; newspapers and periodicals pur
chased direct from newsboys; foreign or interstate commerce
transportation charges; sales and services to the United States
Government, Territory of Alaska, City of Juneau, or any political
department thereof: dues of clubs, labor unions, fraternal organi
zations; sale of your home; (Agent’s commissions are taxable)
petroleum products to boat tanks for operation outside of Juneau;
petroleum products for shipment out of Juneau; fish and
marine products to buyers who are not consumers; sawlogs and
other timber sold to a sawmill for processing; lumber sold and
delivered on board ship for transportaion in commerce; long dis
tance telephone conversations or telegraph messages; steamship
and air transportation services to out of city destinations.
C. L. POPEJOY, City Clerk.
FUNERAL OF PIONEER
DOUGLAS RESIDENT j
AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW
Funeral services for Mrs. John
1 G. Johnson, pioneer resident of
| Douglas who died suddenly Friday
j at the family home in Douglas, will
be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the
i chapel of the Charles W. Carter |
| Mortuary.
Pastor A. L. Zumwalt of the Sev
, enth Day Adventist church will
; conduct the services. Mrs. Ronald
; Lister will sing.
I Pallbearers will be Albert E.
Goetz, A. J. Balog, Leonard John
son, Leonard Holmquist, Thomas
i Cashen, and Don Neal. Interment
j will be in the Odd Fellows plot in
I Douglas beside the grave of her son,
j Carl Lindstrom.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Finland
and came to Douglas in 1901. She
1 was a member of the Seventh Day
Adventist church and Dorcas So
ciety and was a Past Noble Grand
of the Douglas Rebekah Lodge.
She is survived by her husband;
three daughters, Mrs. Jack Warner
and Mrs. George Hartman of Ju
neau, and Mrs. George Woods of
i Seattle. Also surviving are five
| grandchildren.
PRIBILOF SEAL
HARVEST DOWN BY
OVER 10,000 PELTS
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—The
government harvested a lighter
than-usual crop of seal skins in
Alaska’s Pribilof Islands this year.
Secretary of Interior Chapman
reported today that the annual har
vest from June 10 through July 27
yielded 60,090 skins, compared with
70,891 last year and a 10-year aver
age of 66,920.
About 80 percent of the world’s
fur seals breed in the Pribilof Is
lands. Pelts are taken chiefly from
three year old males.
Chapman said fewer seals were
killed this year because of "normal
fluctuations, such as occur in all
wild life populations.”
MARRIAGE APPLICATION
Application for a wedding license
was made in the Commissioner’s
Court Friday by Luther Darrell
Huffman and Rosemary Elizabeth
Johnson.
Huffman, who is from Sherman,
Texas, is in the District Office of
the Coast Guard. Miss Johnson is
supervisor of long distance oper
ation for . the Alaska Communica
tions System.
TWO MILES
ARE GAINED
NEW MOVE
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ently the 45-ton tanks were forging
ahead again in the area west of
Chindong, astride a coastal road
leading toward Chinju, 55 miles west
of Pusan, the key American supply
base.
While a brigade of Marines and
two regimental combat teams of the
U.S. 25th Infantry Division forged
ahead of the southern front, there
was bitter fighting elsewhere along
.he 140-mile defense perimeter. On
„he northeast line the Communists
attacked the South Korean Capito
Division but later were repulsed. On
.he central front, Communist troops
crossed the Naktong river by raft,
barge and power boat, but were
wiped out by defending units of the
U.S. 24th Division.
"VARIED," SAYS
ARNOLD OF SALMON
SEASON TO DATE
"Varied, as usual,” is W. C. Ar
nold’s report on the salmon pack
o date.
Judge Arnold, Alaska Salmon In
dustry manager, in Juneau today
enroute to Ketchikan from the
westward, said that the Bristol Bay
season was better than usual.
There was a good season at Cook
Inlet and Kodiak to date has been
fair.
“Only failure so far this season
has been Prince William Sound,”
Arnold said.
"We are anticipating a good sea
son in southeast Alaska," was his
final cheerful word before taking
the plane today for Ketchikan.
Arnold will headquarter .in Ket
chikan and spend the remainder of
the salmon canning season in the
southeast Alaska area.
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Evelyn
Kawamoto of Honolulu and Marge
Hulton of Atlantic City, N.J., in a
dead heat, set a new world record
of 3:10.2 for the 200-meter breast
stroke in the senior women’s na
tional AAU swimming champion
ships.
DEL MAR, Calif. — Manyunk
($8.80) won the San Diego handicap
at Del Mar.
SUPERFORT
IN (RASH,
EXPLODES
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The plane's 2,000 gallons of high
test gasoline spilled and fires began.
The bomber carried 10 to 12 five
hundred pound demolition bombs.
Eye-witnesses said the bombs be
gan to explode in 10 to 20 min
utes.
Sgt. R. H. Lewis, Clay, Ky„ said
one dazed man came from the
plane soon after it hit, and . . .
“I could hear men shout ‘Lef's
get of here. There' are bombs on
there.’ ”
The blast was felt 30 miles away.
Persons 65 miles distant said they
saw the giant cloud of flame.
But the tragedy could have been
incalculably greater. It the plane
had been 100 feet to the north ft
would have smashed into a housing
area containing 200 families.
If it had been a few hundred
feet to the south it would have
plowed into the enlisted men’s bar
racks where several hundred slept.
RANDALLS WILL KEEP
65 POUNDS OF SOUVENIR
Attracting as much attention Sat
urday as the most distinguished
Pan American passenger was "a
character” being shipped to Seattle.
[ Frozen, iced and crated, the 65
pound king salmon caught by Mr
and Mrs. Randy Randall was en
route to Seattle for mounting.
Fellow-fishermen who saw the
big fellow on display Thursday es
timated that the king weighed 75
pounds when caught.
TOKYO — Hironishin Furuhashi
of Japan bettered his own world re
cord with time of 9:42.8 in 800-meter
freestyle but United States team de
feated Japan, 46-17.
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