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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
MONKEY BOATS"
 CAUSING TROUBLE
 AT BRISTOL BAY
e-Fishing Season Opera lions Are Halle d Over
 Deekhdnd Employment

SEATTLE, May. 27 IR-A dispute between the GIG Alaska Fisher mems Union and the Alaska Sal- mon Industry, Inc, has halted pre- fishing season operations at the Bristol Bay, Alaska, canneries.
 The controversy involves employ ment of a deckhand on certain types of tenders during the fish ing season.
 Abe Lehto, secretary of the Fish ermen's Union, said today that the deckhand is needed as a safety precaution.
 The industry failed to agree with the union on this point and Lehto said members of the union now at work in the Bristol Bay area have been called off the job because no contract has been signed.
 An estimated 400 to 500 pre-sea- son employees have been working at the 10 or II Bristol Bay canner- ies. The season is scheduled to start June 25.
 The work under way now in- wolves unloading of equipment for use at the canneries, all of which has to be lightered because there are no docks in the. affected area.
 Negotiations between the union and the industry are continuing.
 Oscar Anderson, Union business agent, said the men told to quit work include the messhouse em- ployees who prepare and serve the food for men employed in can- nery operations.
 He explained the dispute is con- cerned with monkey boats which are small, general-duty craft, used mainly to provide tows for fish ing sailboats when tows are need ed.
 He said the union instructed it's men to cease work until an agree ment is reached providing for two men on each monkey boat Some customarily have one-man crews, he said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
 FRONT IS
 EXPOSED
Paul Griffith Says U. 5. Is Threatened by Greatest
 Fifth Column Ever

WASHINGTON, May 27-lR- An American Legion leader told Senators today 100000 trained and seasoned Quislings in the Com munist Front" now threaten the United States
 Paul Griffith, Past National Le- zion Commander, made the state ment before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He asked speedy Sen- ate approval of the House. passed Mundt- Nixon bill to curb Commun- ists.
 We have today in our midst the largest fifth column of potential spies, saboteurs, demoralizers, trait ors, and wreckers ever seen in modern times Griffith said
 He said the 100000 "Quislings are aided and protected" by an estimated million or more fellow travellers, sympathizers and dupes.
 As the three-day hearing opened, Chairman Wiley tR-Wisc) ruled out any political speeches"-by Henry Wallace or anybody else. Wallace. third party Presidential candidate, had asked to testify against the measure.
 Wallace has repeatedly blasted the House. passed measure. He is scheduled to appear before the committee Saturday. He said in Occur d'Alene, Ida, last night:
 T am going to those hearings to uphold the old-fashioned, fun damental principle of free speech.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
 SPELLED BY
 ARAB FORCE
Pace of Fighiing Reported Increasing Since Cease
 Fire Order Rejelfed
tBy The Associated Press,


 Arab shells pounded the Jews in old and new Jerusalem today while King Abdullah prayed at Moslem and Christian shines in the Holy City.
 His Trans-Jordan troops and Egyptians attacked on the south ern outskirts of Jerusalem They struck from much-exchanged Ra- mat Rehel against the Katamon, Talpiyot, Mekor Haim and upper Baqaa regions of new Jerusalem. Jews cornered in the old walled city were pressed even tighter.
 The pace of fighting appeared to increase since the rejection by Arabs yesterday of United Nations peace overtures. The U. U. itself was in a crisis, its potency chal- lenged as never before.
 Abdullah commands the armies of Trans-Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Le- banon and Yemen. He made devo- tions at the Holy Sepulchre, Cav airy and Mosque of Omar, shrines of Christendom and Islam. He was cheered by 25,o0o Arabs as he toured old Jerusalem within 300 yards of the beleaguered Jews. Arabs demolished more buildings near the big Hurva Synagogue, where most Jews in the old city were holed up.
 Abdel Rahman Azzam, Secretary General of the Arab League said third of Israel's army of about 45,o0o well-trained troops, is in Jerusalem. He indicated Arab strategy was to keep supply lines cut and beat the Jews into sub mission with shells, thirst and hunger rather than by house to house combat.
 U. s. Ambassador Lewis Douglas talked with British Foreign Secre- tary Ernest Bevin in London for the fourth time in five days. The British cabinet met. A focal issue was the fact that 37 British off cers are serving in Abdullah's Arab Legion.
 The U. N. itself faced a grave crisis. The seven Arab nations re- jected it's cease fire order yester- day in a bold defiance of most of the other nations of the world U S. delegate said the situation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Grommet Reefer scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 George Washington scheduled to sail from Seattle Monday.
 Alaska scheduled to arrive south bound at l0:30 o'clock tonight
 Princess Louise scheduled to ar rive at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn ing and sails south at 9:30 am.
 Baranof scheduled southbound late Sunday or early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
TRUMAN GETS NO DIRECT WORD BY
 HALIN SINCE '45

WASHINGTON, May 27.-lR-- President Truman said today that he has had no communication from Premier Stalin since the Big Three" conference at Potsdam in 1945.
 He made this observation when a reporter asked him at news con- ference if he had had any recent direct communication from the Russian leader.
 There have been rumors from time to time for months of over lures from Russia for a Stalin-Tru- man meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
LOCAL BUS DRIVERS
 WILL FURNISH INFO
 TO LOCAL TOURISTS

Local bus drivers and taxi dri- vers will receive instruction tonight on information of interest to tour ists. The information, pointing out statistics, history and scenic won ders, will he furnished by Harry Sperling, of the U. s. Forest Ser vice at the request of Mrs. Bill Trimble of the Glacier Highway Bus Go. This will mark the first time that efforts have been made to provide tourists with accurate in formation from transportation com panies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
N0RTHLAMD TRANS. co. IS TO OPEN UPTOWN
 OFFICE IN SEATTLE

Effective on June l, The North land Transportation Co.,. will have an uptown ticket office in Seattle located at AIT University Street ground flcor of the Olympic Hotel building and adjacent to the Metro politan Theatre. BF
 The opening of the uptown ticket office will be of a great benefit to the travelling public as Alaska pas sengers will not be required to go to the Terminal Dock except for checking baggage and boarding the ships.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
WATER OVER DIkES;; MANY
 FLEE HOMES
Thousands Evacuated from One Section . Rivers
 Are Now Swollen
tBy The Associated Press,

tDJ llt nsSOtldbtAl IltooI
 Several thousand persons. fled their hcmes in the Richland- -Pasco- Kennewick area of eastern Wash- ington today as flood waters lap ped over dikes. flooded several camps and threatened numerous others.
 Estimates of the number of evacuated persons varied widely. Benton County Sheriff Harry Cochrane reported earlier that 20.- 00o persons would be forced to move Later reports by the sheriff's office, Kennewick city po- lice and State Patrol placed the figure closer to 5000.
 The exodus covered an eight mile strip along the Columbia River from Pasco to the mouth of the Yakima River, Both are at flood stage.
 Clcudburst
 A cloudburst apove sa1ima last night increased the anxiety of riv- sr residents.
 Those of the evacuated families employed at the Hanford Atomic Energy plant were given passes and moved to Government trail- CT camp at North Richland inside the Hanford works.
 Others took up temporary stands at former Government trailer camp south of Kennewick.
 Trailer Camps Flooded
 Reports said the Connell Trailer Camp in Pasco was completely flooded Across the river at Ken newick. water poured into a second camp early today.
 Meanwhile. the death toll in the flooded Pacific Northwest rose to seven yesterday as swollen riv- CTS remained over the flood stage and gave little signs of receding.
 Women and children. elderly persons and invalids were ordered to leave Bonners Ferry Idaho, where the Kootenai River has al- ready broken through dikes inun- dating thousands of acres of rich farm land.
 Warning Given
 A sound truck toured the city yesterday. giving the warning as the river threatened to burst into the streets. A late report last night said the river was still ris- ing The city water supply was interrupted by break sin one of the main .dikes
 The seventh death was recorded at Lewiston, Idaho. where the body of a former army paratrooper, John Surry. 29. was found in the Clear water River.
 IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
 Flood waters were sweeping across British Columbia, causing damage estimated at $l000,000 at Kimberley Scores of families were homeless.
 A l00-foot section of railroad track was washed out at Salvous, where the Skeena River was eight feet higher than normal. One bridge was carried away.
 Elsewhere, the Columbia reached 23.4 feet at Vancouver, Wash, it's highest stage ill Is years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 27.--lR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Can 877s, Anaconda 40A, Curtiss- Wright SIS, International Harvester 96, Kennecott 58ss, New York Central 16%, Northern Pacific 25, U. s. Steel 79, Pound s403A.
 Sales today were 1,830,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 191.06, rails 6087, util- ities 35.73
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
0Ieonlargafine BiII
 Geis Com. Approval

WASHINGTON, May 27.--AR- The Senate Finance Committee to- day approved, 10 to 0, the House. passed oleo margarine tax repeal bill.
 Chairman Millikin (R-Colo) wrote in an amendment to re- quire that public eating places which serve colored margarine must post sign saying so. He said the vote on this amendment was 10 to 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
PRECIPITATION
BE55 R0SS HERE,
 GOING TO SEATTLE

Mrs. Bess Cross arrived in Ju- neau yesterday, gave orders to paint her residence on Gold Belt Avenue and may leave tomorrow for Seattle to return with her daughter Patsy. now at the Forest Ridge Seminary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
VA OFFICIAL VISITS

James M. Hay, Field Supervisor for the Claims Division of the Veterans Administration in Seattle, is visiting the Juneau Regional VA office this week. He is sche- duled to leave on the Baranof on Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
IN FROM KETCHIKAN

Larry Lindstrom from Ketchi- kan is in Juneau and a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
FROM TULsEQUAH

J. G. Jorgensen from Tulsequah is visiting in Juneau and staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
REAL-ESTAFE LOBBY PIGEONHOLES

The Taft Ellinder- Wagner Hous- ing Act, stymied for two years. has now passed the Senate, and is pigeonholed in the House Banking
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
FROM HOOD BAY

E. R. Watson from Hood Bay is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
WEATHER REPORT
GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU)


 . Temperatures for 24-hour period ( . ending 7:30 th,s morning . In Juneau Maximum, 66, . minimum, 47. . At Airport Maximum, GA, . minimum, 46. . FO K E c A $ T { . (Juneau and Vicinity . Continued fair tonight and . Friday with afternoon tenn . peratures 65-70 and the . night time temperatures 45- ( . 50.
 . PRECIPITATION ( . tPast 24 hours ending y.30 m. today ( . In Juneau City, Trace, . since May 1, 499 inches; . since July l, 86.43 inches. { . At the Airport Trace; . since May l, 322 inches; . since July l, 51.87 inches. . . =
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
TOKYO, YOKOHAMA FLOODED BY BOGUS .S1o CERTIFICATES

TOKYO, May 27 --sR- Tokyo and Yokohama have been flooded the past few days with counter felt Sl0 military certificates. occu- patton headquarters announced to- day but added that the counterfeit erfs unintentionally made detec- tion easy
 The money makers slipped in their spelling. Military" and Military" appears on the counter felt certificates. They never did get it right.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
SEATTLE VISITORS

w. H. Maxwell, J. Boyd, C. Cart CT, Ellie Frivold John White, D. J. Schmitt, Mrs. H. L. Bowers. Mona Lee Lutz, Vernon Paul Hitchcock and P. H. Ganty, registered from Seattle at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
HERE FROM PoLARIs

John Stinson, here from Polaris. is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27
FROM VANCOUVER. l

Arthur Hale from Vancouver, B. c. is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-27

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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
10 Billion Budget For Army<Navy And Air Force
By William F. Arboqast

WASHINGTON, - CP) - The biggest peacetime military bud get in the nations history hit the House floor today-$10, ,196, ,672, ,25O for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
 The Appropriations Committee at the same time released testi- mony warning of the alarming menace" of Soviet military might and disclosing that the United States fleet now in the Mediter- ranean is there for two reasons:
 First to serve as a warning to Soviet Union not to try to over run any of the free countries of Europe.
 Second, to be ready to remove American forces if worst came to worst.
 Adm. Louis E. Denfield, chief of naval operations, told the Com mittee just two weeks ago that the Mediterranean fleet of one carrier, three cruisers, and 10 destroyers could be augmented quickly.
 (A 12 ship task force headed by the carrier Kearsarge left Nor folk, Va, late yesterday to re- lieve the vessels now on duty in the Mediterranean
 Discussing the use of US. ships in foreign waters, Denfield de- clared:
 Not only is the presence of our ships in certain troubled spots of the world today a clear indication to Would-be troublemakers of our determination to maintain the peace; it is also the means, and the
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Arabs Say There
 Will Be No Peace
 While Israel Exists
UNDATED PALESTINE,

UNDATED PALESTINE, -(P) Arab nations accepted with "ex- plantations" today the United Ma tiOns' proposal for a four week armistice in Palestine. The reply made plain that the Arab belief there is no chance of lasting peace while the Jewish state of Israel exists.
 Israel previously had accepted with assumptions" One of these was that unlimited immigration, including men of fighting age, should continue during the arm istice. The Arabs specified that continued lavish immigration would constitute a grave threat to the Arab countries.
 Scattered combat was reported in Jerusalem and elsewhere in Palestine pending a cease fire time, which the LIN. had not yet set. The Arab reply did not make clear whether the Arab acceptance of the armistice is conditional on the United Nations agreeing to their "eXplanations." The Arabs left the time of the cease fire 10 be decided. The Jews had set 3 pm. PSF yesterday, conditional upon similar Arab order.
 The explanations" specified that any solution partitioning Pal estine into Jewish and Arab states has no chance of success. That is the very point over which both sides have been skirmishing since late in November and warning in the open since May IS, when the British mandate ended. The Arabs also stressed Jewish immigration
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
GEORGE HITE IS LOW BID FOR NEW HOSPITAL HERE

George Hite, local contractor, was low bidder on constructin of the new hospital for Nome, ac- cording to information received here, form the Juneau architect firm of Foss and Malcolm.
 Bids were opened Monday and the three lowest bids announced. George Hite bid S442,OOO: Car son Construction Co.,, of Seattle, $536,298; and Sommers Construc- tion Co.,, of Juneau, $586,816.
 Word received indirectly from Mrs. Minnie Stewart of the Mis- sion Board intimateS that the bids were astronomical and that the bid of MT. Hite was obviously the one that would be taken.
 Contractor Hite states that the bids are actually closer than at first appears. The cost of trans porting the tools and equipment necessary for the construction job was almost the only difference.
 He states that he will probably have a crew of about 25 men and work will commence as soon as foundation difficulties have been ironed out and supplies can be brought in.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Lewis Refuses To
 Bargain With The Southern Golfers

WASHINGTON, - (P) John L. Lewis argued today that he is not required to bargain with the hostile, arbitrary" Southern Coal Producers Association.
 This was his reply to the gov ernment's motion for a Taft-Hart- ley Act injunction to compel his United Mine Workers to seek a contract with the association.
 Lewis lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the injunction suit brought by Robert N. Denham, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
 The Taft-Hartley law requires unions and employers to bargain in good faith with each others chosen representatives. Lewis has refused to bargain with the South ern group on the grounds it did not take part in previous soft coal contract talks, and national negotiations for a new soft coal contract have collapsed as a re- suit.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Bill Introduced For Radar Net U. $. And Alaska

WASHINGTON, - (P) Rep. Vinson O-GaD introduced today a bill to authorize construction of a radar net along the coasts of the United States and Alaska.
 The legislation, he said in a statement twill enable the Air Force to provide adequate air craft warning installations in the United States and Alaska" It has the Air Free approval, he ad- ded.
 The cost of the radar equipment would be approximately $160,000,- 900, Vinson said, plus $4,0O0,OO0 to buy the property on which the stations will be located.
 Asserting it will take five years to complete, Vinson said:
 "Delay at this time is danger ous to the security of the nation."
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Federal Agencies MObilized For Aid NV Flood Disaster

WASHINGTON - (P) Pres ident Truman yesterday ordered full resources of the federal gov ernment" mobilized for aid in the Pacific northwest flood disaster.
 He directed the Army, the h. terior Department and housing officials to investigate and make recommendations for additional legislative authority to meet en- ergencieS of this character"
 The president wrote Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works Administrator, directing him to coordinate all federal agencies working on the disaster.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Mike Sullivan Dies In Port Angeles

SEATTLE, -(P)-Michael Jos eph Sullivan, 47, died Sunday in a Port Angeles hospital, following long illness.
 Born in Butte, Mont, he was reared in Nome, Alaska, and had worked on Alaska Steamship Co.,, vessels several years. He had lived here 15 years and was a member of the Moose lodge.
 Surviving are his widow, Hazel; a brother, John, of Seattle, and a sister, Mrs. Roy c. Bailie Jr., Palo Alto, Calf.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
NV Floods Take Great Toll In Lives And Property
By William Phipps

PORTLAND, - (PO The Col umbia flood crest bore down on the Clatskanie area today in it's rampage to the Pacific Ocean. The river Tapped less than three inches from dike top and was going higher.
 Four hundred civilian volun- teers struggled to heighten the nine dikes in the threatened area two thirds of the way down the 210 mile stretch between Portland and the sea.
 Behind the hard pressed earth works is the town of ClatSkanie. Its population of about 1000 has been evacuated. so have residents in other districts of the area.
 U. s. Army Engineers described the situation in the Clatskanie area as "critical." And it put the same label on five other areas, ex- tending as far upriver as Port land where the crest passed yes terday.
 But nowhere was the margin between safety and destruction as narrow as the cryptic free board, tWO-thirdS of a foot" re- ported by the engineers around Clatskanie.
 The flood crest has passed the major citieS-Portland, Oregon's metropolis; Vancouver and Long view on the Washington side of the state-separating river. These communities, and many others, are trying now to get back to normal.
 It will be a long haul. An es- timated 10000 homes were swept away by the rampaging river.
 The entire city of Vanport was destroyed. DilSes were washed out communications were disrupted. Transportation was crippled. Hun dreds of square miles lay under a murky shroud of water that will remain for days and weeks.
 The fight now is against dis i ease, to search for the dead, to bring the families together again, to feed and clothe those who lost ! everything, to supply temporary |
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
Arrangements
 State Delegations For Demo. COnfab

PHILADELPHIA, -CP)-Man- aging director William Neale Roach completed today assign mentS of hotel headquarters for state delegations to the Democra- tic National Convention July 12.
 The assignments include (state and hotel, in that order):
 Oregon Penn Sheraton; Wash lngtOn Essex; Alaska Penn Sheraton.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
ARCHIE FERGUSON RUSHED TO FAIRBANKS FOR OpERAN

Archie Ferguson was.rushed to Fairbanks on Monday by Wien Alaska Airlines for an appendec- tony. He is reported doing well following the operation.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-02
THE HARRY DOBSONS ARRIVE FOR SEASON

Mir. and Mrs. Harry Dobson ar rived from the States to spend the summer at their mining claim in the Kougarok where they have operated for many years.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-21

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

THE tumult and shouting dies; the captains and
kings depart; The Southerners: An awful hand they
hod-but humbled contrite hearth" with apol-
ogies to Lest We Forget'D
The above reasonably true IN regard to the history
making Democratic National Convention just in
Philadelphia Southerners-or at least part of them
made good their threat to walk out and when certain
trends and events should to pass With childish
abandon and braggadocio, two deegations-or rather
and halfmarched out and tried to get the band
to play Dixie" while so doing.
The convention whole, however should be
commended for putting good show, in spite of the
slow beginning. Then, with all the ensuing camor and
controversial SUBJECTS could observe certain strain
of earnestness-wth serious intent underlying the de-
alterations and decisive actions of the convention
The "planks in the platform mostly worth
WHILE such, and should net the party votes in
certain quarterseven with promised losses in the South
This of course just another convention but must
confess that it was something of exception.
We are just little Observation-Disclosures
its worst feature the Southern revolt and what it may
mean. We still feel that they not only VERY
WRONG = but VERY FOOLISHl Today, more than
any other time in recent history these United States of
America need UNITY AND SOLIDARITY. We are faced
with an international crisis bordering war; and it
that of the pet peeves'-the foolish ones
could be put aside to make way for common sense.
Maybe the rebellious Southerners going to have
to learn things THE HARD WAY!
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-21
Swimming Pool
Protests Made

TOPPENISH, Wash. (special)-
Segregation and discrimination are
again on the march even in
the Pacific Northwest.
The city-owned swimming pool
of Toppenish operates on a jim
Grow schedule:' week days from
to 5 p. m. and from 6 to $3.50
D. m. for whites, with exceptions
on Wednesday and Thursdays.
The pool is available to Negro
citizens only 60 minutes a week,
from to p. m. ON Wednesdays
A similar pattern of segregation
and discrimination exists in the
residential composition of the city.
Negro residents live in overcrowd-
ed south and east Toppenish.
Local, as well as protests from
the Seattle area. are reaching
Mayor Gilhson A. Ross concerning
this ugly barrier of segregation
and discrimination.