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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-31
Proposes Govt. Operate Ship Lines 10 Alaska
Senator Mdgnuson Takes Up Big Subject, Rdfes,
 Steamers, Ett.
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

by CHAhLES ID. WAIkiNS WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Gov- ernment operation of steamship service to Alaska was held out to- day by Senator Magnuson tD- Wash) as one of two alternatives he believes could solve the Terri tory's shipping problem. The Senator, who said he would introduce emergency legislation au- thorizing the Maritime Commission to provide war-built vessels at nom- inal charter hire to the three present steamship lines serving the Territory, said such plan was the other alternative
 A conference between the shir operators. Maritime Commission representatives a House Merchant Marine subcommittee and Alaskans worked out the legislative propos- al.
 The legislation will also authorize the Maritime Commission to insure the vessels. recapture all above six percent profit on their opera tion and coordinate the service of the three lines-The Alaska Steam ship Company. The Northland i Transportation Company, and the Alaska Transportation Company.
 The plan also authorizes the Ma rine Commission to adjust tariff, Aen Alaskan commerce. Yesterday Delegate Bartlett (D- Alaska) sharply attacked this pro- vision, saying he advised the Terri tory to fight any rate increase
 Bartlett said that the increase sought would amount to 58 per cent above 1941 rates.
 Alaskans Warned l Counsel for two of the companies Bartlett continued, warned Alas kans that if they fought the in- crease, shipping service would b. discontinued to the Territory al once
 1 Rep. Jackson CD-Wash) chair man of the Merchant Marine sub committee, said his understanding was that the steamship companies had not asked for a 58 percent in- crease.
 He said that in 1942 the Maritime Commission has authorized sur charge of 16 percent and that the Alaska Transportation Company now said it would need an addi- tional g percent increase and the Alaska Steamship Company had said it would need an increase of 35 percent.
 Counsel for the steamship com panies reclined to comment on Bartlett's statement or the rate situation.
 Can't Take Raise Alaska is paying all of the freight charge it can stand at the present time" Magnuson said There should be no freight rate in- crease to the Territory. It simply can not stand any more. The pres ent rates are too high.
 If the present emergency legis- lation proposed by the Jackson sub committee does not meet the re- quirements the only alternative see is government operation of the service to Alaska"
 The War Shipping Administratior and the Maritime Commission have operated the Alaskan steamship service since 1942 with the owners as agents.
 Congress ordered the lines return ed to the operators on February 2S
 The private owners said servic: would be discontinued unless rate increase was allowed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-31
MARSHAL'S THROAT IS
 SL H ED
Vim. I. Mahoney Has Ndr- row Escape on Steamer
 While Enroute Here


 passenger aboard the steamer AL aska, U. s. Marshal William T. Mahoney is recovering at his home here today from deep throat gash which missed being fatal by one fourth inch His assailant, believed insane, was Sam T. King. former Juneau resident and ballplayer.
 King was in the Marshals GUS today when the attack occurred. The gash was made with a pocket knife concealed in towel. The at tack occurred in ship corridor just outside stateroom' in which King had been held.
 A report on the incident, dictated by Marshal Mahoney, discloses;
 King. reported to be an African Campaign veteran of World War II, boarded the ship at Seattle, bound for Seward. Shortly out of Seattle. he was reported acting queer" King told the ships Pur- ser, Dave Doran, that people were watching him
 Thursday morning, as the Alaska was traversing Wrangell Narrows northbound, Purser Doran asked Mahoney to assist in capturing a man who was on the foc'sle head armed with a fireaxe with which he was keeping the Mate from closing in on him. The man was King Before the Marshal could finish dressing, the Mate brought King, handcuffed. to Mahoney's stateroom.
 Mahoney escorted the handcuffed King to breakfast, the first meal he had eaten since boarding the ship at Seattle on Tuesday King consumed a large breakfast. He was then confined in stateroom with Maurice Nystrom, one of five prisoners Mahoney had in custody for transfer from Ketchikan to Ju- neau.
 Later in the morning, Mahoney entered the prisoners room to dis cover him rubbing his face with a towel. King complained about be- ing cold and hungry. The Marshal started to take him out for more food, and had King ahead of him just outside the stateroom when King turned and thrust the towel at Mahoney's face.
 Until that action, it had not been known that King was keeping a pocket knife Boy Scout type) con- cealed in the lowell. Bleeding pro- fusely from the deep knife gash that resulted-a wound that later required nine stitches to close Mahoney dodged more blows launched by King and backed into the stateroom. There the Marshal held a towel to his wound with one hand, with the other hand he used a pitcher to fend off King.
 Ed Reed Chief Jailer at Ketchl- kan who was traveling with Ma honey's party as guard, came out of an adjoining stateroom and closed with King, only to suffer several blows and knife thrusts that penetrated Reeds clothing but did not wound him. Reeds jacket was cut just over the heart and his hat was punctured.
 Other prisoners then joined in the fray and, using a chair and piece of iron. pipe torn from bunk succeeded in subduing King.
 Marshal Mahoney was tended aboard ship by a physician pas senger, pr. VaIee, and was able to leave the ship when it docked here today. His condition was described today as not serious.
 King is being held in the Federal jail here with no charge filed against him as yet. It was report ed that King later remarked that if Mahoney had not entered the stateroom at that time, he (King)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-31
INSTALLATION OF
 PIONEERS TONIGHT

A joint installation of Pioneers and Auxiliary officers will take place tonight at the regular meet ings of the two organizations in the Odd Fellows Hall. o. D. Coch- ran, Grand President of Pioneers, will be installing officer.
 Following the installation there will be refreshments and entertain ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-31
RAINBOW GIRLS TO
 HAVE BUSINESS MEET

The Rainbow Girls will have a regular business meeting Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock in the Scot tish Rite Temple. All members are urged to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-31
WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 o'clock
 This Morning.

. In Juneau-Maximum, -5 . minimum, 10. . At Airport-Maximum, 4; . minimum, 1T. . WEATHER FORECAST . Juneau and Vicinity . Cloudy and not quite so . cold tonight with occasional . light snow flurries. Clearing
 . and colder tomorrow with . continued gusty northeast
 . winds.
 . PRECIPITATION . (Past "A hours ending 7:3o am. today) . In Juneau - 0 inches; . since Jan. l, SIP inches; . since July 1, 7189 inches. . At Airport - inches; . since Jan. l, 476 inches; . since July l, 44.25 inches.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
DATE FOR START
OF CAMPAIGN SET
Beach Association Fund
Drive To Get Under
way March 26

The beginning OF the fund-rais-
ing campaign for the Southeastern
North Carolina Beach Associa-
TONS program for development OF
the area was set for March rs at
a meeting Of the group in the
Woodrow Wilson hut last night.
Residents and business estab.
lishments of Wilmington, Wrights-
vile Beach, Carolina Beach, Long
Beach, Holly Ridge. Holden
Beach, Kure's Beach and other
areas and communities in the
southeastern section of the state
would be asked to join in support
of the SENCBA program.
One of the features of the sum-
mer season at local beaches as
planned by the association will be
the sponsoring of a large fishing
rodeo with prizes of fifteen thous-
and dollars to be offered.
An extensive program has al
ready been mapped by the group,
not only for the summer season
but for the general development of
the entire southeastern area.
Louis Orrel presided at last
nights session with Walter Cartier
as secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

not enough to sell a famous Pr
Boat. the booklet points out that
the vessel may be converted tc
d houSeDoai, fishing or pleasure
craft.
The 40-knot motor torpedo craft
which wrote a colorful chapter in
World War II, are for sale at the
very low price of $4,000 on a as is,
where is first come, first serv-
ed basis the booklet says.
Other vessels may be had fol
$23, 900, $40, 1000, $40, 900 land after
this particular item, we should
point out the booklet states:
Yours for only :. -, Sis, 900, Or
$40, 900,
AS a matter of fact you a now
buy a boat from the government
for just about any price you care to
pay.
ITEMS OF INTEREST - But
don't get the idea that the govern
ment is only offering ships for
sale.
On page 20 you can have your
pick of many a winch, while on
the following page should you not
find a winch to your liking you
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
Along The Cape Fear

may order for only $2,400 an I'M
winch. This particular item is both
new and modern, the booklet says.
Those who have no longing to
ego down to the sea in ships may
be forced to run for a handy copy
of Mr.. Webster's famous book to
decipher what some OF the items
for sale really are.
Between it's red, white and blue
covers you'll find such entries
as capstans, hand; capstan, steam;
capstans, electric; rope tenders:
yardarms, steel; topmasts, steel;
masts, steel signal stay; boom
steps, new; boom pedestal as
semblies. new; and surplus
anchors galore.
And should anyone have had
long suppressed desire to stroll
on the bottom of a river, sound
pond, or what-have-you, you should
find this item a golden opportu'
nifty:
Shallow Water Diving Outfit. at
tractively priced, at $37.25.
Another ideal shallow water out
fit may be obtained for SIS. This
particular bargain is Underwater
Lungs.
Yours for bigger and better bar
gains, nautical that is. .e.l .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR DRAINAGE WORK
AT CAROLINA BEACH

A contract calling for the NOV
ing of over IS thousand cubic
yards of earth as part of the Caro-
lima Beach drainage program has
been let to Columbus Contractors
of Whiteville by the Carolina
Beach Welfare and Drainage Cor
poration, it was announced last
night.
The low bid submitted for the
work was $2,818.86. it was reveal
ed, with the work to begin next
week. The project is to be COM
pleted not later than April Is.
M. S. Faircloth is PRESIDENT OF
the resort town corporation with
the Rev. Ben B. Ussery as secre-
tary-treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
FOREIGN TRADE
PACTS ALTERED
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wipe out any concessions deemed
to ieopardize American production.
So > called Escape Clauses" IN
international agreements W i
leave the way open for s%crapoing
any harmful concessions.
Undersecretary of State Will
Clayton told a news conference:
"We believe that with the
escape clause and other provi-
sions, anybody who feels he is be-
ing hurt has only to 60 to the
tariff commission and explain ais
case.
Asked whether he expects the
order to win approval from tradit-
ionally low : tariff republicans.
Clayton replied:
There are some republicans
and some democrats, too, who
won't be satisfied until we return
to the old log-rolling, back-scratch-
ing tactics. But they, don't run the
country"
Chairman Knutson (R-Minn) Of
the house ways and means com
mittee, commenting on the pro-
vision for the tariff commission tc
hear complaints and make recon-
mendations, said:
1.-THE tariff commission has beer
making such findings as it was
told to make"
On the other side Of the picture
Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) calico
Mr.. Truman's action another in
dication of the good sense that has
characterized the Presidents oper
atioas."
The President emphasized in ,
statement that his order, sharpl,
modifying the administrators re
ciprocal trade agreements pro
gram, followed consultations witt
republican Senators Vandenberg O.
Michigan and Millikin of Colorado
MI Truman also said that the
order adheres to the principles laic
down in 1884 by former S~ecretar,
of State Cordeu' Hull, who fatheree
the program.
In brief, the order establishes q
system Of checks and balances tc
restrict the import of any articles
Threatening domestic producers
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
ROBERT STEWART
dies in FLORIDA
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had maintained a Chicago apart
nent and spent his winters in
Florida.
Colonel Stewart, who champion
ed open dealing In big business,
got off to a quick start in his ma
tive midwest once out of Yale
with a law degree after attending
Coe college.
Settling in Pierre, S. D.. he lost
little time earning a reputation as
a lawyer and subsequently be-
came states attorney and state
senator.
AS a lawyer, he represented va
rious interests in his area, includ-
ing Standard Oil, and in 1907 was
called to Chicago by Standard Oil
to become its attorney general.
Seven years later ne became
general counsel and in 1915 Joined
the board. He vas made chairman
in 1918 after helping shape the
company's expansion policies.
He found time during his bust
ness rise to serve as a major with
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Ri.
ders" in the Spanish = American
war and later organized the ma
tional guard OF South Dakota and
held the rank of colonel in active
command for eight years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
RESCUE PLANE CREW
RECEIVE

WASHINGTON, Feb. rs (F ~
Gen. Carl Spaatz, head Of the
army air forces, pinned medals to-
day on six tired and sleepy young
filters shivering beside the big
transport plane in which they had
rescued IL crewman of a downed
Bog only $40 miles from the North
Pole.
Three first lieutenants, two SER
geants and a private made UP the
crew of the Red Tailed Raider
an AAF air transport command
C-54 equipped for cold country OPP
erations.
They had had but five hours
sleep since Friday, when they left
Greenland on a routine flight to
Westover Field, Mass, and imme-
diately were sent back to the
scene of the B-29 mishap, nearly
5000 miles away.
Lieut.. Bobbie Joe Caviar, ~,
an Oklohoman, is the youngest OF
tIl6 ClcW, PllOt VI d4S PioiS NiiA
the only married n of the six.
His wife Margaret and their son
and daughter live at Westover.
Caviar received the distinguished
flying cross.
The other five crewmen receiv-
ed the air medal. They are Lieut..
Fred Sporer, "a, 81 Mesquite,
Tex, co-pilot;. Lieut.. William A.
Seward, %. of Stoneham. Mass,
navigator; Sgt. Walter L. Hustus,
26, of Portland, Me-; Sgt. John H.
Schubert, 26, of Newcastle, Pa,
and Pfc. Charles j. Erchak, 26,
of Bellsville, Ohio.
The II airmen they rescued re-
Taxed peacefully at Westover. Cav
mar and his crew had left them
therefore being ordered to Wash
ington for the medal presentation.
Caviar made little of his light
ming calculations in the tricky res
cue landing and take-of.
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ment would be issued by Mr..
Dewey.
-. It was issued and I and
the representatives I was dealing
with at the time had just to cal
it off because the whole thing was
spoiled"
Bevin said that he could not be
expected to solve international
problems if they are made the
subject of local elections"
He also accused the Jewish
agency. largely dominated from
New York." Of hindering negotia-
tons refusing to join in round
table negotiations with the Arabs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
FADE FOR
ALL Clio MERGER
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commented that was not the com.
mites task.
Green told Taft that merger of
the tive organizations would
tween unions for jurisdiction over
promptly terminate the conflict be-
groups of workers. He said Muir
ray never before had attempted to
get together with the AFL on the
jurisdietional issue.
In his letter to Murray, Green
said:
1T must be clearly obvious to
the most unsophisticated person
that the division which exists with
in the ranks of labor serves as a
basis for the advocacy of anti
labor legislation by u enemies.
Such a situation could be remed-
led through the establishment OF a
united labor movement.
1.-THE committee representing the
American Federation of Labor is
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
RED CROSS MEET

A meeting for workers IN the
public employees division in
the Red Cross fund drive will
be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Tide Water Power
assembly hall. This will be the
kickoff meeting for the work
ers in this group. and each
worker is urged to attend to
be instructed in solicitation
procedure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
OF RESCUE
REVEALS FEAT
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when we fired the rockets te
launch us into the air.
We landed at Thule. and stayee
there for two hours and S. min
utes and then took off for West
over.
I had no sleep Saturday night
and only five hours Sunday. I've
had no sleep since then. The rea'
son we set off practically immi
diately from Thule was that the
doctor said some of the men were
suffering from nervousness ano
shock and it was best that they
get to an area where they coulc
get uldisturbed rest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
GEORGIA SOLONS
FOLLOW PATTERN

ATLANTA, Feb. 25-R Tne
Georgia house of representatives.
overwhelmingly approved an anu,
closed shop bill by a vote OF lo'
to % today after a round OF oratory
against the measure inswnlch one
speaker declared the tissue stem
med from the National Associa-
ton of Manufac turers.'
The house then approved by q
voice vote of lA6 to 10 a Dill to
restrict mass pickeung:
The anti-closed shop bill Dill and
mass picketing measures are corn,
panion pieces to two plns 'ha'
passed the senate last week.
The house bills now must 80 tc
the senate for action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
MEASURE WOULD
AID LANDLORDS
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as supply reasserts itself, the con-
sumner will become more %selective
in buying. Retailers must, IN the
consumer interest, insist on eco
nomic prices from their sources
and see to it that quality returns
to even better than pre-war stan
dards."
BY President Walter Morrow OF
the federation - MANY industry
leaders are moving positively in
the direction Of lower prices (and
this wild do more than any n
thing to take the steam out OF
rising wage demands"
BY Chairman Edwin G. Nourse
of President Humans council OF
economic advisers - Business in
l947 will swing definitely from a
sellers market TO a buyers mar
ket."
New York reported there al
ready is a buyers market in
scores of its hotels. with week
enders finding accommodations
available without reservations. In
Washington also hotel space was
reported much easier to get than
ia the war years.
Labor department officials who
fit retail and wholesale prices into
consumer price indexes declined
to predict what might happen to
food prices in the next few months.
Nevertheless, some of the de-
partment experts agreed that the
recent highs for wholesale prices
point naturally to higher retail
prices.
At Chicago today. record high
marks were reached in commod-
ity prices with hogs selling for $50
a hundred pounds. Cotton got as
high as $500 cents a pound before
it broke and wheat futures for a
time were at a 30-year high o.
$3.50 a bushel.
Russ Jeter, wholesale market
analyst for the agriculture depart
ment, said in Chicago that whole
salers are marking pork prices up
in line with hog advances and that
these increases should reach con-
sumers later this week.
Some retail shops may trans
late wholesale prices into pork al
81 q pound for center cuts" he
said.
A spokesman for one meat
packer said that consumers had
shown a willingness to pay high
for pork; another said hog prices
would drop If consumers showed
resistance to pork prices.
In Washington, Maj Gen. Philip
B. Fleming, head of the office OF
temporary controls, told the SEN
ate appropriations committee he
sees a danger of sugar going as
high as 30 cents a pound.
He said this could well happe:l
unless congress grants some $16,-
O00, 900 of funds slashed by the
house from OPA and other control
agencies.
Fleming also said that a fund.
less OPA could cost most tamllleS
a rent increase Of $3.50 a month,
He said the house cuts would "for
all practical purpose stop rent
control and end sugar rationing.'
Reat control would be stopped
officially December 81 in the bill
which the senate banking subcom-
mittee adopted on a 8 to 2 vote.
The bill provides that a 10 per
cent increase be allowed immedi-
ately. ~
Labor-CIO leaders Joe Curran
and Harry Bridges complained to
the senate labor committee that
pending bills to curb union-man-
agement strife are efforts of "mo-
nopoly interests" to destroy labor
unions. President A. F. Whitney
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen likewise portested. AFI
leader David Duhinsky said pro.
posals to outlaw industry : wide
bargaining and the union shop
would deal a body blow to our
dernorroo,u
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
SEEKING
HIT-RUN DRIVER

An automobile belonging to W.
C. johnson, parked at 3l2 Mears
street was struck by a hit-and-
run driver sometime Monday
night, police reported last night,
The automobile was struck IN
the side, the report said. Police
said their investigation of the case
was being continued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
TRUCK LANE VOTE
SOUGHT BY GROUP


the streets going to and from
school would be in danger from
the heavy traffic which normally
would flow down this street, and
pointed out that citizens would
stand to lose part of their property
by widening of the street.
1t also was pointed out that
other cities of the state including
Wilson, High Point and Clinton now
have truck traffic rerouted around
the city, thus eliminating the fire
hazard from oil tankers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

Choose snap beans that snap
easily. Look for fresh ones that
are bright green, clear. and tree
of blight spots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

prepared to meet with tn.
tee representing the e0nnit
Industrial organlzations' 'sls's d
purpose of mobilizin1 Tor IL,
mic strength into on e,,D our eco1a''
ment and for the purposa 'sd nops
alVlsloh' rivalry and dis,' endin,
in the ranks of labor ''S'ofd wild,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
The Weather

WASHINGTON, Feb. as Up -
Weather bureau report Of temperature
and rainfall for the 14-hours ending 8
.. m. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

Defrost your refrigerator when
the frost becomes one-fourth to
oue-haf inch thick.