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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-25
The World Deer

sake of their well-subsidized allies
in Transjordan, they recently sent
a sizeable armed force to Akaba,
to prevent what they are pleased
to call Israeli aggression in that
area. 1t is to be presumed that
the average British citizen has
gladly made the necessary sacrl-
fices to support these warlike
maneuvers and does not object to
the added strain on the nations
economy, though he might perhaps
be justified in wishing for more
realistic and less expensive Middle
Eastern policy.
CYPRUS BLUES. 1t may
cheer the sorely tried citizens of
Britain to know that their govern
ment has asked the new state of
Israel to pay for the upkeep of the
prison camps on Cyprus, which
cost the British $2,000,000 during
the last six months of 1948 alone.
In view of the involuntary nature
of the refugees stay on the island,
however, it will surprise no one
to learn that the Israeli govern
ment will reject the request.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-25
Between You and Me
|Anti-Israei Forces Are Still at Work

veyed this information to the
Nazis.
In 1914, Gross wrote and pub
lished a booklet under the aus
pices of Nazi Germany on the war
economy of the United States in
which he vilified the U. S. and
described the country as "a jew
ridden land"
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-25

d AACW O41OIA-
sive against the
Jewish state. (.
This is why
American Zion
ist leaders con-
slider it prema-
ture to termi-
nate the activi-
ties of the Am
erican Zionist
E m e r g e ncy
Council, which
has more than
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-25

Three hundred tons Of frozen
kosher meat from Denmark ar
rived in Israel recently in Swed-
ish refrigeration ship.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1949-03-25
Between You and Me
BY Boris Smolar
Copyright, 1949, Jewish Telegraphie
Agency, Inc.)

THE POLITICAL FRONT: An
ti-Israeli forces in Washington
are now preparing ground for a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
 5INkSB0AT
 IN OREGON

NEWPORT, Ore. Sept. 15-IRl- An unexplained waterfront explo- sion among closely damned fishing boats today sent one to the iaattom of the harbor and damaged three others.
 The 40-foot Canadian fishing boat Cluny, with two men sleeping aboard, was shattered and caught fire. The blast apparently originated in that vessel. Its skipper, A. R Rogers of Vancouver B.C., jumped uninjured into the water and swam to safety His crewman, Ian C. Forbes, suffered second third de- gree burns. His condition in a Toledo hospital was reported not serious.
 The adjacent 32-foot fishing Coat. Grayhall, skippered by Lyle Joy of Portland, burned to the waterline. Joy was aboard but escaped unhurt. Two other boats the Salar, of Canada, and the For est, were damaged slightly.
 Coast Guardsmen and local fire men fought flames for two hours
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
S0R0pTIMIST CLUB
 WILL MEET FRIDAY

Initiation of three new members will be the chief agenda at the meeting of the Soroptimist Club when it meets tomorrow for it's monday luncheon at the Terrace Room of the Baraof Hotel. Presi- dent Alice Thorne reminds Sorop- timists that this will be regular business meeting, the proposed so- cial meeting with Delegate Bartlett as a guest speaker having been abandoned because the Delegate was unable to remain over for this week in Juneau.
 Other business of routine nature will be transacted and full at tendance of Soroptimists is urged to meet the new members and par ticipate in the business session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
6 (REWkEN REp0RTEDA5
 BEING SAFE
Early Morning Distress Calls Send Planes and
 Ship to Rsslue

The Juneau owned tug Afognak is wreck on Palm Point in the Gulf of Alaska but the crew of six is reported safe and efforts are being made this afternoon to res- cue them.
 The six persons aboard the Afog- nak are listed as follows: h
 Fred Brandes, Master, former storekeepcr at Angoon.
 Lee Christy, Chief Engineer. At
 Jim Rohns, Assistant Engineer.
 Curtis Bach, Of Douglas. Mate.
 Bucky Sadler.
 Arthur Johnson. an
 The Afognak is owned by James V. Cole of Juneau and has been under charter this summer to the Columbia Lumber Company towing barges from Sitka to Whittier. Pre- sumably the tug was proceeding to Sitka from Whittier when 1t began leaking.
 CREW CUES OVER SIDE Early this morning the Coast Guard reported that six persons had abandoned the stricken Afog- nak in the wind-whipped Gulf of Alaska.
 The Coast Guard said the tug radioed that the six persons went over the side in l4-foot life boat at 2:28 am. The message said no land was in sight. The vessel at that time gave her position as six to eight miles off Cape St. Elias and the craft was leaking badly. The message said the craft was shipping water in heavy seas and winds up to 45 to 50 miles per hour was prevailing but gave no other details.
 DISTRESS CALL The distress call was picked up by Commander" at Kodiak and radioed to the Seattle office of the Coast Guard
 Headquarters immediately an- nounced that one P-2V search plane was already in the area and a B-17, with life boat was enroqte from Elmendorf Air Force base near Anchorage and navy tug and a PBY plane from Kodiak was on the way to the stricken tug, and vessel, the Mary M was dispatched from Cordova.
 LOCATED ON ROCKS At noon today the Empire re- ceived an Associated Press dispatch
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
Defense 5ety. Johnson Talks
 About Alaska
Military Housing Big Prob Iem-Must Get Action al
 Once from Congress

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15.--lR- Secretary of Defense Johnson said today Congress must solve Alaska's military housing problem-"the most serious problem we face in that area"-even if that means talk ing it up in a separate bill.
 A bill now pending would provide $i38, 100000 for such construction, Johnson said. adding: ie
 We must get action on this bill even if it becomes necessary to treat the construction needs for AL aska as a separate item by the Con- gress."
 If funds are not secured soon, he said in a statement prepared for news conference. part of the construction forces that have gone to Alaska to do the job will be dissipated.
 Johnson said family housing in Alaska is so inadequate and sub standard that men often are com pelled to leave their families be- hind while they serve there.
 While such sacrifices are nor mai in war, it is unfair in time of peace to ask our servicemen and their families to suffer hardship out of proportion to the standards of living enjoyed by our servicemen in other parts of the world" Johnson declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
BREAK UP SUIT FILED AGAINST
 BIG FOOD CHAIN
Civil Action Taken by A. toney General MeGrath
 Against A & p

WASHINGTON, Sept. l5-tdr- Attorney General J. Howard Me- Grath today filed suit to break up the great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company's nationwide food chain.
 The civil action was brought in Federal District Court in New York City this morning.
 It is followup to criminal conviction of the A. and P. Com pany under the antitrust statutes at Danville, Ill, three years ago.
 The conviction was affirmed in the US. Court of Appeals at Chi cago early this year and the com- pany paid fines totaling $l75.O0O.
 In New York, an A & P official branded the suit as "a threat to the welfare and living standards of every American citizen"
 Entering a general denial of the government charges, spokesman for the big food chain said the whole basis of this attack IS the fact that we sold good food toe cheap"
 This is not just an effort tc destroy A & P, but an attack on the entire system of efficient low-cost low profit, mass distribution which this company pioneered" he said.
 The action in New York requests court order requiring A. and P to separate its manufacturing ano processing business from it's buying and selling business and to separate it's present seven retail store divi- sions into seven independently owned retail food chains.
 The Justice Department proposes to dissolve the Atlantic Commis- sion Company, A. and Ps wholesale purchasing and sales agent in the produce markets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
MAIL COLLECTION
 AT F LOCATIONS
 WILL START SOON
Bid Invitation for Vehicle Service 10 Be Posted
 Next Week

Establishment of mail collection service from boxes in downtown and residential locations has been approved by the Post Office de- partment according to announce ment by Assistant Postmaster Gen. eral Burke.
 Mrs. Crystal Jenne, Juneau Post master, says that invitation for competitive bids on vehicle service will be posted in the Federal Building early next week. Full re- quirements will be given in she notice.
 The mail pickup will start, she said, as soon as posts and boxes have been put in place and the contract granted for vehicle ser- vice.
 All collections will be scheduled to connect directly with postoffice closing hours for outgoing mail
 Collections will be made from five large boxes in the business dis trict twice daily, except Sunday, when there will be one collection.
 In the residential district mail will be picked up from seven small letter boxes once day except Sun day, when there will be no collec- tions.
 Location of the boxes is expected to follow the tentative plan sub mitted by Postal Inspector Donald Brewer with his recommendations after a recent visit to Juneau.
 Delivery service by carrier is deemed impracticable as yet by both Inspector Brewer and the Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Division of City De- livery Service, according to word sent by Fourth Assistant Postmast- CT General Walter Mayors.
 He says, Climate and irregular arrival of mails would make it dif- ficult to maintain carrier schedules. Besides, a sufficient number of patrons are not in favor of the service to justify the heavy ex- pense."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
MANY ARE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN BREAK
 OF 430 PRISONERS

SEOUL, Sept 15.-tR-- Seventy eight persons were killed or wound- ed today in break by 430 pris- oners from the jail at Mokpo, a seaport 200 miles south of here.
 Ten guards and 68 prisoners were reported shot in a battle at a village two miles from Mokpo.
 Twenty-eight of the prisoners and 10 guards were known to be dead and 40 other prisoners were dead or wounded.
 The prisoners staged their break yesterday while being returned to prison from work farms. They seiz- ed guns and ammunition and fled to the hills.
 Police, Army and Navy units pursued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
PEACE pR0p05AL E
 MADE BY GOVERNOR IN ISLAND STRIKE

HONOLULU, Sept. l5-tR-Ha- waii's Governor needed new peace proposal into the Islands tangled 138-day CIO dock strike today. His formula: Boost wages IA cents an hour. resume work, set up a new contract.
 Gov. Ingram M. tStainback first put the proposal to the striking In- ternational Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Then he laid it out for Hawaii's seven struck stevedoring firms. Both sides said they will consider it.
 The ILWU's 2,000 stevedores struck May 1. They wanted to hike their $140 an hour to $l.75. Their figure has been scaled down since, but never on terms the employers would accept.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
R ED B BA5E ON YUHWAN
 DESTROYED

CANTON, Sept. 15.-LR,- A Ma tionalist amphibious force damaged or destroyed all military establish ments on Yuhwan Island, 230 miles south of Shanghai, in daring raid today
 The island is an importan Rec base off the coast of Chekiang province.
 An official announcement saic the amphibious force landed under the protection of naval gunfire It withdrew, the announcement said. after accomplishing its mis- sion, the first of its kind by the Nationalists in the Chinese civ il war.
 The small Nationalist Air Force assigned to the defense of Kwang- tung province began attacks or Red forces there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
14 IN, f4 OUT ON
 PACIFIC NORTHERN
 FLIGHTS YESTERDAY

Pacific Northern Airlines yester- day carried a total of 28 passen- gers with IA in and IA out of Ju- neau.
 From Anchorage, passengers were: Sgt. R. M. Altman, MT. Mo- Dermott, Mrs. Bernie Riton, Eliza beth Alender, John Higgins, Daniel Knutson, Melvin Bannister, Ed Compton, Gust Johnson, Roy Wiita, Eleirt Sunday, Earl Burton.
 From Yakutat: Oscar Frank. Art Charles.
 For Cordova: w. Baker, Karl J. Larsen, Ray H. Stevens, Helen Stevens, Capt. J. H. Williams, Dan Ralston.
 For Yakutat: Harold Heaton.
 For Anchorage: E. Evans. Leslie Voss, Dr. Carter, Leigh Kerr, Alfred Owen, Drew Waldron, Patricia Wilde.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
J5('5 PRESIDENT
 SEES FAINT HOPE
 FOR NEW MILL HERE

President of the Juneau Spruce Corporation gave little hope of a new mill for Juneau in the near future
 Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce meeting today in the Baranof Hotel, H. F. Chaney, pres ident of the Coos Bay Lumber Co.,, as well as JSC, said the most he could see possible is small mill within five or six years.'
 JSC had planned on big govern ment orders for the next six years, he said. This hope had fallen. and the big opportunity this year for the mill to make up the loss due to labor difficulties had gone with the fire.
 However, he pointed out that the company would encourage any AL askan group to take over the Ju- neau Spruce Corporation properties here for just about one-third of their value"
 He also said they would encour- age any Pacific Northwest lumber operators, on the lookout for op- portunity in Alaska, to rebuild on the JSC millsite.
 Mayor z. J. Loussac of Anchor age, member of the Alaska Hous- ing Authority. told Chamber mem- bers that Juneau should get about 75 low-income housing units under plans made possible by recent hous- ing legislation.
 About 50 per cent of these units would be for members of the arm- ed forces and veterans, he said.
 Chamber President Fred Eastaugh said that one Juneau resident had turned over cabin for the use of Coast Guard family.
 Guests at the meeting today in- cluded c. N. Rohda of Seattle, R. D. Egge of Sealand Construction Company, Seattle; Marlin Feero, Juneau; and F. E. McDermott, JSC, Anchorage.
 c. c. Staples. FILA chief here, was welcomed as a new member of the Chamber.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
HINTON I5
 CHOSEN FOR
 HIGH COURT
Truman Announces Ap. pointment 10 Fill Va-
 eaneYCdused by Death

WASHINGlON, Sept. 15-tR- Sherman Minton of Indiana, who iattled in vain for the 1887 Roose- welt plan to put younger blood on the Supreme Court, today was chosen by President Truman to serve on that bench.
 Minton, in 1897 a Democratic, pro-New Deal Senator. now is Judge of the Seventh US. Circuit Court of Appeals. That Court has head quarters at Chicago and embraces the states of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
 MT. Truman announced his de- cision at news conference today. He said Judge Walter 0. Lindley ot the US. Court for the Eastern District of Illinois will succeed Minton on the Appellate Court.
 Casper Platte, now Circuit Judge of Illinois, will succeed Lindley.
 Minton. 58, will fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by tle death of Justice Wiley Rutledge.
 DEMOCRAT-PROTESTANT
 A Democrat and a Protestant, Minton served in the Senate from 1885 to 1941. He had the desk next to MT. Truman's when both were m the Senate.
 Minton is protestant but his wife is Catholic.
 There has been no Catholic on the Supreme Court since Justice Frank Murphy died in July. There had been speculation that the Presi- dent might choose another Catholic until he named Attorney General Tom Clark, a Protestant, to succeed Justice Murphy
 RISE IN POLITICS
 Minton's rise in Indiana politics was coincident with the Governor ship of Paul McNutt who later be- came Federal Security Commis- sioner, War Manpower Commis- sioner, High Commissioner and then Ambassador to the Philippines.
 Minton was Public Counselor of the Indiana PuIhlic Service Com mission when he was elected to the Senate. He was defeated for reelection.
 AS Senator, Minton was an en- battled New Dealer" ana vigor- ous fighter for the Roosevelt ad- ministration's measures. He fought hard for President Roosevelt's plan to add new Justices to the Supreme Court to the number of those over age 70 who did not retire.
 As the age of the Justices then stood, the plan would heve enlarged the court from nine to IS members.
 The court at that time had de- clared unconstitutional major legis- lation which the President backed as essential to the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
''REC0GNIzING"0 OF FRANCO SPAIN E
 WORK, MtC CARRAN
Senator Assigned 10 Job Says Trumdn-President
 Talks 10 NeWsmen

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-tR- President Truman, after announc- ing his choice of Federal Circuit Judge Serman Minton for Su- preme Court berth, touched brief ly on other matters at his news conference today.
 Told that Senator McCarran (D- New on a visit to Europe will discuss the question of this coun- try recognizing Franco Spain
 the President said emphatically
 that McCarran is on his own and can make no commitments for the
 U. s. government.
 The President brushed off Re- publican John P. Saylor's capture of the Democratic House seat in Pennsylvania Tuesday, He first
 said he had no comment, but then
 asserted that back in 1947 there was the same sort of barometer and t didn't work cut. He did not spec ify his reference to 1947
 Strike Views
 He said he hoped the steel com
 panies and the CIO Steelworkers'
 Union will get together and settle their dispute. He agreed with a reporter that there is a difference 
 between accepting his fact finding boards recommendation as basis for settlement and accepting them outright. He believes the former
 interpretation is the way the mat
 ter has been understood all around
 MT. Truman said he could not comment on a definition of stat .sm" by Senator Wherry R-Neb) because he hasn't read it. If the Senator has definition, the Presi-
 dent said, it is one more than tia
 dictionary's. MT. Truman had com mented last week that dictionaries disagree on what the word means Plugs National Guard The President put in plug for the impending recruitment drive for the National Guard. He said
 the defense of the country will depend almost entirely on the re- serves when there is peace in the world.
 H recalled his own enlistment in the Guard nearly 45 years ago, and said when he was promoted from she rear to the front rank, he re- garded it as the greatest promo sion he could receive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
HOPES OF PASSING
 DEFENSE MEASURE
 BRIGHT, BARTLETT

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Sept. 15 -lR-Prospects for Congressional passage of the Alaska Military Con- struction bill-now snagged in the National House of Representatives looks brighter. That was the word of Alaska's Delegate E. L. Bartlett at meet ing of Petersburg businessmen late yesterday.
 He credited the recent visits tc Alaska of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Secretary Symington for his optimism.
 T am really encouraged after talking with Gen. Omar Bradley, " he said. He is fully alert to the need for pressing forward vigorously with the construction program.
 T believe the Joint Chiefs can and will. make such compelling demonstration on Alaska's defense needs on their return to Washing ton that Congress will Toe forced tc act.
 Surely we cannot afford to lose the entire 1850 season, which would be the case if the bill is not passed at the present session.
 T was particularly glad to note that Congressman Hugh Mitchell o1 Seattle (D-Wash) always Alaska's good friend, accompanied Syming- ton"
 Bartlett later boarded a plane for Ketchikan. He said he expected to leave for Washington. DC. from Ketchikan today or tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
Juneau Tug Afognak on Rocks, Gulf Of Alaska
Five -pronged Program Tor
 Alaska Defense Is Mapped
 Out; Be Put Up 10 Congress

SEATTLE, Sept. l5-tR-A five prcnged program for improving Alaskan defenses was in Rep. Hugh Mitchell's brief case last night as the Washington State Congressman returned from a flying inspection of Alaska with Air Secretary w. Stuart Symington.
 Its ludicrous that the Territory should be left virtually unguarded for want of paltry appropriations, Mitchell declared. adding he was going to push his defend Alaska program on his return to Congress
 He listed these five needs:
 1. Improved housing for mili- tary personnel.
 3. Expansion of port facilities.
 3. Methods for better distrlsu- tion of vital oil supplies.
 4. Extension and improvement of the Alaska road network.
 5. Expediting of further studies on the necessity and feasibility of a connecting railroad link between the United States and Alaska.
 He said Symington agreed with him thoroughly on the need for housing. Air Force mechanical personnel is leaving the service rather than serve in Alaska in high-priced, inadequate housing. He cited a sergeant paying $150 a month for a tarpaper shack with nc sanitary facilities.
 We are well on the way to an improvement of the vital Radar net work Mitchell said. ''The Congress already has authorized an 1885, OOO,O0 Radar screen in recognition of Alaska defense needs. The eco nomy-at-all-cost program appar- ently will prevent an appropriation, he added, taking another crack at those in Congress who advocate economy at any price-even at the price of national security"
 They must be voted down over whelmingly. Funds must be made available immediately for adequate defenses.'
 He said he was confident he could enlist support of all Western Con- gressmen and many Eastern sea- board members when they are told of the true state of defense affairs in Alaska"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
S0URD0UGHS MAY BE IN JUNEAU FOR 1851,
 JOHN RICK REPORTS

With a resolution passed at his suggestion to hold part of the 1951 Sourdoughs Convention in Juneau. John Reck arrived here yesterday from this years convention held in Los Angeles.
 Not only that, Reck got the Sour doughs to donate $l00 for the statue of The Prospector" to be erected at the Pioneers Home and the promise of sl,000 more for it.
 T met people that I had not seen for 20 or 30 years" Reck said. Tt wasn't possible to walk a block in Seattle without being stopped by someone knew. And there was no rain during the month I was gone"
 He reports that business is slow with not a thing moving in the San Francisco harbor because of the Hawaiian Island strike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15
FIVE DIE IN FLAMING
 WRE(kAGE

BULLE ETIN FAIRBANKS Alaska, Sept. 15-lREThe Ladd Air Force Base reports the death ot five airmen in the flaming wreckage of a C-47 transport plane on Bar ter Island.
 The plane attempted landing in fog at the military outpost 400 miles northeast of here in the Arctic Ocean.
 The twin engined transport plane was on supply mission and crashed at high speed.
 An Air Force Board is making an investigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-15

WASHINGTON-F1r the first time since Franklin Roosevelt ap- pointed the majority on the Su- preme Court, you can write it down { that the mine old men" will now rule against FDRs general polit- ical philosophy.
 This turn to the right will be, ap- parent shortly after court convenes in October, and would have taken place even had not Justice Wiley Rutledge passed away last week It will be emphasized all the more, however, with his death.
 There will now be three differ ent and distinct groups on the Su- preme Court, with generally diver gent points of view on most sub- jects.
 Group No. 1-The militant liber- als have now been reduced to only two men-Justices Hugo Black and William O. Dogulas. Up until Frank Murphy's death, they con- trolled the court because they could , usually persuade Stanley Reed or one other Justice to go along with them. Now a definite minority Black and Douglas. will still have a powerful impact on the nation will probably become like Holmes and Brandies in their ringing, his toric dissents. But their influence over the court majority will be nc more.
 Group No. 2-The conservatives are represented by Felix Frankfurt CT and Bob Jackson. Jackson, more astute than Frankfurter and a more