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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
WYOMING COUPLES
 PLAN SE BOAT TRIP

Bad weather at Edmonton, AL berta, has, strangely enough, de- layed plans of three Cody, Wyo., couples to rendezvous here today for a two-week hunting and fish, ing trip in Southeast Alaskan waters.
 MT. and Mrs. Milward Simpson of Cody arrived here yesterday by Pan American. Their two sons, Peter and Alan, MT. and Mrs. R. McArthur and MT. and Mrs. E. H. Melbraeten were to arrive here today in a twin-engine Beech air. craft, which they were flying over- land from wyoming. Plane trav- elers weathered out at Edmonton so flew to Seattle where they plan to take Pan American Airways to Juneau tomorrow.
 The Wyoming tourists, on their first trip to Alaska. will go aboard the vermarco, skippered by Arthur Kinnan, for their charter cruise.
 Simpson is on the board of di- rectors of the Huskie Refining Co. McArthur is head of the land de- partment of the same company. Melbraeten is owner of the Cody Trading Co.,, one of. the largest de- partment stores in the West. Simp- sens are staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
FIELD COMMITTEE
 WINDS UP MEET

Finishing touches were put on six-year plan for Departmen. of Interior work in Alaska by top department officials in the Terri tory as they concluded two-day meet here today.
 Alaska Field Committee mem- bers met with Reginald Price. emis- sary from the office of Assistant Secretary of Interior William E. Warne. who came from Washing ton. DC. earlier in the week.
 Officials from eight Interior agencies and Acting Governor Lew Williams held sessions in the offices of Kenneth Kadow, Field Commit tee Chairman.
 The Committee has in prepara- tion a report on development plans to submit to Secretary of Interior Julius A. Krug.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
4 BOAT RACES
 ARE ANNOUNCED

At a special meeting of the race committee of the Juneau Yacht Club last night, plans were defi- nitely laid for the Fourth of July boat races.
 Any boat may enter as many races as it can qualify for with a single entry free of $l to be charged. Entry blanks may be secured at the Bowling Motors. A toat parade will precede the races with prizes awarded winners of the best decorated boats.
 The boat classifications are as follows: five, 10, 16, and p horse power motors with boats of the lower horsepower ratings privileged to enter the next classifications above. Other races to be held will be an outboard free-for-all, "C" service runa'houts with two other classifications for runabouts, trol- lers, cruisers, and 'halibut boats. At least first and second prizes will be offered.
 Ernie Inman is bringing the Poison Ivy, class "C' service runabout, for exhibition purposes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
WAYN0R TRACT MEETING TONIGHT TO DISCUSS EXTENDING CITY LIMITS

To discuss the possibilities of pe- titioning the City of Juneau to extend the city limits and include the Waynor Tract GU. s. Survey 375), meeting is to be held of the Waynor Tract residents at the Church of God tonight at 8 o'clock.
 There are approximately 60 new homes at an estimated value of $600,000 and two business proper ties, the Ready-Mix Cement CO. and the Mckinley Warehouse, in the area. To be considered in ex- tending of the city limits to in- ciude the area is the fact that since there is saving of $10 per Sl 1000 in taxes outside the city limits, there is the cost of S367 per Sl000 more for fire insurance on the average dwelling outside the city limits.
 Other advantages of coming into the city limits are that the streets and sewers would Ice maintained, |, street lights would be provided, snow removed from the streets, and the police and fire protection would be extended. At the present time, the electrical rates are 20 percent higher outside the city limits, it is said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
ALaska Reclamation Development Proposed
Eiqht Rainbow Girls
 Al Hoquiiam, Wash. To Attend Assembly

Eight Juneau girls will be among delegation of Is Alaskans to at- tend the Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls held at Hoquiam, Wash, Friday and Sat- urday.
 Leaving by Pan American yester- day for Seattle were Paula Cook, Juneau Assembly's delegate; Donna Jewett, member Grand Choir; Nor ma Cook, Sandra Garvin. Ann Lou ise Henning, Lois Lawrence, Carol Lawrence, Rosie Maier, and Mrs. Edward C. Sweeney, Supreme Sub- Deputy for Alaska.
 Miss Lois Lawrence will be initia- ted into Rainbow at the Grand Assembly. Miss Maier will receive her majority degree for life mem bership.
 MT. and Mrs. Carson Lawrence, on vacation in the states, plan to drive from Seattle for the conven- ton.
 The Alaska girls, including three from Fairbanks, and two each from Ketchikan and Anchorage, ale meeting today in Seattle. They will go to Poulsbo tonight tp be guests of the Poulsho Assembly. Tomor- row morning, Juneau girls will join the Poulsbo group on chartered bus to travel to Hoquiam. They will take part in the Rainbow Par ade, carrying the American and Alaskan flags and the Rainbow Standard.
 Special lapel insignia have been designed for the Alaska group to identify them as Rainbow Girls from Alaska. Friends of Rainbow have arranged for cotton corsages for the girls at the grand banquet and installation.
 The assembly ends Saturday af- ternoon, after which Alaskan girls will return to Poulsbo to remani as guests until after next Tuesday when special reception is being held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
kIRKHAM SUCCEEDS
 FENNESSY, WHO E
 LEAVING FOR SOUTH

Glen J. Kirkham of Douglas, IS replacing Forest D. Fennessy as warehouseman for the Admiralty Division, Tongass National Forest, Supervisor Blackerby announced to- day.
 Kirkham, who reported for duty last Friday. worked for the Forest Service during 1948 as truckdriver and on trails.
 Fennessy is transferring to a sim- liar position in Seattle, on the Sno- qualmie National Forest. His last day on duty will be Friday, June IT. The Fennessys, with their chil- dren, Ann, 8, and Robert, 4, will leave Sunday on the Baranof. They have been Alaska residents since 1882.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
CABLE ARRIVES FOR DERBY RACERS; FIRST
 HAYNES ENTRANT IN'

"The cable for steering wheel ap- paratus and brakes has arrived for the Soap Box Derby Race en- trants," it is announced today by Dr. William Blanton, chairman of the event. The boys can get the cable at the Connors Motors Go. during the regular business hours
 The first.entrant ever to register for the race from Haines has been received. He is Eddie Dire, H. year-old Class "B' division racer. Any boy who is at least II years old and not older than Is by Aug ust IA within the circulation area of the Empire can enter the local race" said Dr. Blanton.
 The second practice run will be held sometime next week in prepa- ration for the local race on July 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
DENIES FBI
 HOOVER HAS
 QUIT POST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -tR- Attorney General Clark today blasted as ridiculous" reports that J. Edgar Hoover had resigned as FBI chief in row over use of secret files in the Judith Coplon espionage trial.
 To flat question as to whether Hoover "has resigned, offered to resign or indicated he might re- sign," Clark snapped:
 Hell, no!'
 A spokesman for Hoover re- sponded to all inquiries with mo comment"
 The resignation reports were published today in copyrighted story in the Washington Times Herald which began:
 "FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover yesterday was reported to have sub mitted his resignation to Attorney General Clark during a heated showdown on top-level Justice De- partment policy"
 The story mentioned ''rumor' of the resignation and told of "authoritative" reports of the posi- tion Hoover had taken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
15T EASTMAN STAR
 OF PHILLIPS SHOT
 BY BOBBY S0xER

CHICAGO, June -R- Eddie Waitkus, star Philadelphia Phillies first baseman, was shot and critic ally wounded early today by a 19- year-cld bobby soxer fan whose friends said she had crush on him.
 Waitkus was shot near the heart. Officials of Illinois Masonic Hos pital, said the ballplayer's condition at noon was flair to poor" He was given blood transfusions and oxy- gen was being administered in an effort to save his life. Three stitches were taken to close the bullet wound
 Police quoted the girl as saying she was "fit case for psychi- atrist."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
4-A|arl1l Fire
 Al Vancouver

!. VANCOUVER, B.C., June 15-R Thirteen persons were injured early today in a four-alarm fire which ragged uncontrolled for nearly two hours through a main industrial section of East Central Vancouver.
 An early estimate of damage by Fire Chief R. M. Macdonald was easily more than $1,000,000."
 It razed or partially destroyed:
 Two fuel companies, a refractory plant, an asbestos plant, two paper stock companies, two lumber yards, a cafe, a war salvage firm, a stone-cutting plant, welding shop, a pier, an unknown number of small boats and a private home. The cause of the fire is not known but it is understood it began in one of the several lumber yards. One report said an explosion oc- cured when the fire was first noticed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
SURVEYS IN ALASKA URGED BY kRUG IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT

WASHINGTON, June 15-tR-In the annual report of Secretary of Interior Krug, discussing recla- nation, he proposed the following surveys be started immediately:
 l. Irrigation prospects in the Fairbanks Dunbar Cinema and the Matanuska Anchorage Spenard districts.
 ?. Municipal water supplies for the Fairbanks area, Anchorage, Cordova and other Alaskan com munities.
 B. Resources of the big susitna river basin.
 4. Possibilities of transmountain diversion of water from the Lewes river, Yukon. drainage basin in Canada, with its chain of lakes, to the Taiya river outlet 10 miles north of Skagway.
 5. Other potential power sites in the southeast where pulp indus tries are investigating the possibili- ties. of establishing pulp mills.
 This action program would help Bring at least 135.OO0 acres of new land into agricultural production, the report said.
 POTENTIAL POWER
 It estimated 8.294 900 kilowatts of potential installed power capacity, in these areas.
 Southeast region, 2,221 900 kilo- watts divided as follows-Ketchi- kan area, l33.OO0; Wrangell area, 2l8,000: Sitka area. 58.0oO; Angoon area. 27O00; Juneau area. TITS, 900.
 South Central region, 3,263, ,OOO kilowatts, including Gulf of Alaska area l.744.O00, and Cook Inlet area. l,519,0O0.
 Yukon-Kuskokwim region, 2,55O.- 900 kilowatts including-Kuskok- vim river basin, 85O.0O0; Upper Yukon river area, 44,0O0; Yukon flats area, l.5O0,o0O; Panama river basin. l56,O0O.
 Seward Peninsula region, 35,OOO kilowatts; Arctic region, 225, 900 kilowatts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
DOUGLAS SMITH E HIGHWAY pATROLMAn
 FOR FOREST SERVICE

Glacier Highway Forest Service patrolman for the 1949 season is Douglas s. Smith. His duties con- sist of supervising recreation areas, fire prevention and suppression and ether maintenance as time permits.
 Smiths work is under the super vision of District Forest Ranger Clare M. Armstrong.
 Smith, senior in forestry at Oregon State College, Corvallis. Ore. is beginning his third summer sea- son in Alaska. For the past two summers he worked on cruising crew throughout Southeast Alaska. The latter part of last season he was 8 member of a trail crew in the vicinity of Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
$1,774,o63 FOR
 SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 FROZEN BY BOARD

WlillC ICBlCttiilS tAiC AASSC<'oAty for the action. Dr. James c. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Edu- cation is in full accord with the recent action of the Board of Ad- ministration in freezing substan- tial funds appropriated for school construction.
 pr. Ryan is member of the Beard, and voted for the freezing of $1,774,063.
 Because of the financial condi- ton of the Territory, $750000 aps propriated under Chapter 60, SL.A., 1949, was frozen. This was for a grant in aid to incorporated school districts for school buildings and repair.
 The major portion-$1, ,024 ,064-of funds for rural school building con- struction. appropriated under the same act, likewise was frozen.
 The Board allowed the remaining $475,937 of the original $500, 900 appropriation to pay for contracts already obligated. This means con- struction on Clark's Point, Chug- iak and Kenai buildings, and pay ment for architects services and preliminary surveys for these and four other structures.
 We hope the financial situation will improve" commented Dr. Ryan today.
 However, I fully concur in the action of the Board, realizing how desperately we need the school buildings, yet that it is even more important for the regular operations and the health and welfare of the Territory to be continued.
 Tt is matter of placing the greatest needs first he concluded.
 To add to the Territory's financial problems, $358,000 will be due about July l to incorporated school dis tricts for the last quarter of the l948-49 school year
 Then, advances of approximately $467 ,000 for the 1949-50 school year will be payable between July l and September 30.
 Contracts for school bus transpor- tation are now being let in many areas of the Territory. Bids have been received and Opened for trans portation to and from Juneau and Douglas schools for the 1949-5l bi- ennium.
 This contract has been awarded H. E. Lindegaard, the low bidder. Others submitting bids were the Lucas Transfer and Storage Com pany and the Channel Bus Con- pany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
The w ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON lCopyriglit, 1929. by Bell Syndicate. Inc ]

w. = White House insiders marvel at the way Secre- tary of State Acheson reports to President Truman on almost every detail of the Paris conference The White House is almost as up-to- date on what the Foreign Ministers are talking about as Acheson's own assistants in Paris.
 Acheson tells friends that he learned about White House report ing from Jimmie Byrnes; for it was Jimmie's failure to send detailed re- ports to the President that led to his first break with Truman. Ache son relates how, when Byrnes at tended the Moscow conference as Secretary of State, he sent almost no reports to Truman. Thereby hangs part of the still-untold mys- tery of why the popular and some times impulsive Jimmie Byrnes sud- denly resigned.
 Acheson, who was Acting Secre- tafy of State while Byrnes was in Moscow in 1946, has told part of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
PRICE TO SPEAK TO CHAMBER ON
 HERR. LEGISLATION

Reginald Price, high ranking rep resentative from the Department of Interior, will speak at the Cham ger of Commerce meeting tomor- row noon on Alaskan legislation in Congress.
 Price, who is special representa- tive for Assistant Secretary Will liam E. Warne, Department of In- terior, is expected to give news straight from Washington on measures vital to the Territory.
 He arrived here Monday from the nations capital for a two-day meet with the Alaska Field Com mittee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
BARAN0F SAILS

Sailing last night at g o'clock for the Westward, the Baranof had the following passengers for Sew ard: Mrs. Paul Harvey. John c. Scott, c. H. Thomsen, Conrad Ol- son. Norman Olson, Edward Juntti, MT and Mrs. Harry I. Hood, Mir. and Mrs. c. L. Phillips.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
STEAMER MOvENENT5

Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight.
 Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday 9 pm.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to arr rive from Skagway am. Friday, sailing south one hour later at g am.
 Baranof scheduled south Sunday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
By vERN HAUGLAND


 WASHINGTON. June 15.-tA-A report before President Truman suggests that the United States could lose Alaska by default to the United Nations.
 The report, describing Reclama- tion Bureau reconnaissance of AL askas water resources, was present. ed to the President by Secretary of the Interior Krug. It carries the endorsement of It. Gen. Nathan F Twining, commander in chief of the Alaskan Command.
 Tt is quite conceivable" the re- port says, that sometime in the future the United Nations might demand more equitable division cf the unpopulated and potentially rich regions of the globe.
 Therefore, the United States is faced with the problem: Who will develop Alaska? Will it be Ameri- cans, or will be be the land hungry people of devastated Europe or the over-crowded OrientP" And the re- port adds:
 To-day Alaska belongs to the United States; tomorrow it could belong to the world"
 Territory Described
 The document describes the Ter ritory as:
 CD One of the greatest undevel- oped areas in a land-hungry, re- sources-hungry world; (2) a poten- tial leader in the development of Asia; (3) one of the few places on earth that could provide the fam sastic amounts of power required for the Army's proposed supersonic wind tunnel; and (4 possible major weapon-launching point In a push-button war.
 Possibilities
 And. it says. with the United States taking rapid strides into the atomic age. the possibility of AL aska as a source of radioactive ma- terials cannot be ignored"
 The past delay in Alaska's de- velopment," it says, proved exceed ingly costly when the world was plunged into global war. Tomorrow in view of the new concepts of polar strategy-the cost might be catastrophe.
 The Reclamation Bureau suggest ed in the report an extension of reclamation law to Alaska so the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
Great Possibilities Of Alaska, ! Ways, Givcnin
 Report Made by Twining

government can build irrigation power projects there.
 Synthetic oil, Gas
 It also proposed expansion Of re- clamation authority to include drainage work. And 1t urged tha closest cooperation with Canada in testing for synthetic oil and gas from Alaska coal.
 It said three areas in general were being considered-near Homer on the Kenai Peninsula, in the Matanuska Valley, and along Healy Creek near the north boundary of Mckinley National Park.
 It disclosed that the Alaskan con- struction program of the Armed Services lis expected to accelerate during the next five years" and that most of the military installa- tions will be permanently manned"
 And it, said Alaskas power poten- tialities may well be the decisive factor in the world struggle for supremacy in production of light metals"
 Proposed Ventures
 Among the proposed ventures was the importation of bauxite from Pacific Islands, such as Palau, which are closer to Alaska than to the continental United States. to permit production of aluminium in the Territory.
 The report emphasized the need for joint investigation by the United States and Canada of pos sible power sites. and international agreements to permit full develop ment of rivers common to both Canada and Alaska. "Alaskas resources represent wealth beyond mans comprescnsion potential wealth greater than our national debt"
 Already ss,oo0,ooo,oo0 has been taken out of the Territory by hap hazard development under the ab- sentee landlord system.
 "Alaska's billion board feet os thinker that could be gcut in per- petuity, the millions of acres of crops that could be harvested, and the 50,000 O00. 900 kilowatt- hours of energy that could be produced by river control systems represent loss to America of more than Sl,- 900 ,o0o, 900 every year."
 Economic Development
 Twining. in a letter attached to the report, said the proposed econ- omic development of Alaska will result in a more adequate defense for the Territory at a lesser cost in men, money and materials"
 One of the most critical needs" he said, lis the provision of addi- tional housing and community fac- ilities
 Improvement in means of trans- portation ana reduction in trans portation costs is also vitally nec- cessary. Improvement in the inter- nal highway net in the central Alaska area is desirable from both the civil and the purely military standpoint.
 The provision of an alternate land line of communication to the United States is vital matter.
 The blockade of Alaska occasion ed by shipping strikes merely hints at the disaster which would strike Alaska in the event the lines of communications were interrupted during the period of an emergency"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
WEATHER REPORT

(U. S. WEATHER BUREAU This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6::30 am. PST. In Juneau Maximum, 48; minimum, 42.
 At Airport Maximum, 50; minimum, 42.
 FORECAST
 (Juncau and Vicinity Mostly fair tonight and Thursday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight near AZ. Warm CT Thursday, highest temper ature near 67.
 PR E CIPI T A T o N fPast 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today Iu Juneau = .05 inches, since June 1, 3.97 inches; since July I, 116.81 inches. At Airport = .0l inches; since June l, 2,49 inches; since July 1, 644 inches. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
MOOSE WOMEN MEET

The women of the Moose will held membership meeting to- morrow to initiate large class of candidates. This will be the last meeting before the installation of officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-15
kRUC MAKES HIS REPORT
 ON ALASKA
Some Day Population May Be Ten Mi|Iion-TeIIs
 How, Also Why
By vERN HAUGLAND

WASHINGTON. June IS 5-R = Alaska-present population 100000 some day may become little Scandinavia with 100OO.OO0 people, Secretary of the Interior Krug said today.
 Krug told President Truman in report on the Territory's re- sources that Alaska has potential hydroelectric capacity Of .rore than 8,0OOC00 kilowatts.
 This, he said, is more than half the amount of hydroelectric power new developed in the United States and is more than three times the installed capacity of the Tennessee Valley Authority"
 Help Is Needed
 But Alaskans need help to de- velop their lands and rivers, Krug said-help under the reclamation law, now limited to the Western States.
 The 80th Congress gave Interiors Reclamation Bureau $15O,O00 with which to make an engineering and economic survey of Alaska as the basis for possible legislation to ex- tend the bureaus activities to the Territory.
 Results of the survey, first com prehensive study of Alaska with -eii eye to possible specific projects. were contained in the report.
 Also Advice
 He asked President Truman $ advice concerning the relationship of the report and draft of bill to your program before transmit them to the Congress"
 GA Federal inter-agency commit tee has developed a five-year com- prehensive plan, including recla- nation projects, for Alaskan de- velopment.
 tThe House Public Lands Com mittee approved today a bill to authorize the $21, 100000 Eklutna hydroelectric project. serving the Anchorage area-the first of many such projects in the program.
 Population Outlook
 Of Alaska's population outlook, Krug's report said:
 At least 5,c00,00O people could be sustained on Alaska's resources. Norway, Finland and Sweden with the same latitude, but more fully matured economically, have a pre- sent population density of 2la to 5 times greater than Alaska would have if it had 5,0O0,000 inhabitants.
 Tn Alaska, there are 386,000 square miles of land more ha1it- able and fertile and with more natural resources than the average land in Norway, Finland and Swe- den.
 "A potential population density, midway between that of Norway and Sweden, would result in po- tential Alaska population of more than 100000 persons.
 By this reasoning, it is not un- likely that Alaska ultimately will have 10000, ,0OO people"
 Food Production
 The report said Alaska can never hope to be entirely self sufficient in food production. It added:
 With a population of 5000, ,000 to 100000, however, it would be highly desirable to a balanced economy to have 100000 to 20.- 100000 acres of land in agricul- tural production.
 "The Commissioner of Agricul- ture of Alaska states that agri- cultural land suitable for develop ment is approximately 100000 acres.
 Ample low-cost power is a pre- requisite to the development of a mature and balanced economy For tunately, Alaska river systems could produce more than 50,O00.- 100000 kilcwatt- of energy a year.
 This much power would give l0.000.0O0 people more than twice that now available to each per- son ir, the States"