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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
pBY BEA(HED FOR ! CONVERSION WORK
 COASTAL EXPLAINS

Alaska Coastal Airlines' new PBY was beached on the sand south of the rock dump yesterday, but the operation was strictly legitimate, and not at all an accident.
 With Thane road motorists re- turning to the, city with tales of the airlines newest big bird land bound on the beach, AGA men felt called upon today to explain that It was all done on-purpose.
 Limited hangar facilities at AGA harbor installations has made it im- possible to accommodate the big bird for final conversion work. The plane was landed on Gastineau Channel and then taxied with the wheels down onto the sand beach to bring it closer to shop facilities while work is going on A ship to shop telephone connection has been effected to further facilitate work
 ACA's new plane was brought from Long Beach. Calif, via Seattle earlier this week to operate on the Juneau-Sitka run.
 A large finger float is being con. structed at the AGA dock to ac. commodate the PBY. o. F. Benecke business manager. said today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
MISS (0pL0N TELLS ABOUT
 'DE(0Y' NOTE

WASHINGTON, June l8.-lR- Judith Coplon told the jury trying her on espionage charges yesterday that her Justice Department boss insisted she take the notes from an FBI "decoy" memorandum which were found in her purse when she was arrested
 When the trial resumes Monday for it's ninth week, Miss Coplon will return to the witness stand to finish her denial that she ever en- gagged in espionage activity.
 She testified yesterday that Will jam E. Foley, chief of the Justice Departments Foreign Agents Regis tration and Internal Security sec- tions, gave her the "decoy" paper the morning of March as she was about to leave for New York.
 Foley. when he appeared as a government witness, said that he showed the "decoy" to Miss Coplon before she left for New York and remarked that it was "hot and in- teresting" He said he directed her to give it to an attorney working of the Amtorg case when she had finished with it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
Clues Temporary Injunction Flsh Irap Tax
JUDGE F0LTA TO GIVE ADDRESS AT
 JUDICIAL MEET

After an exchange of correspon- dence in which Judge George w. Folta asked for separation of the duties of court reporter and secre- tary, and how to obtain law clerks for Alaska courts, he was sum- moned to give the Alaska picture at the coming judicial conference in Los Angeles.
 The Juneau judge thought he would talk things over somewhat informally.
 U. s. Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., informed him otherwise: Gilmore received an invitation to the ccn- ference from Chief Justice William Denman of the U. s. Court of App peals. Enclosed was the aSenda for the June 27-30 conference.
 The second afternoon will be de- voted to an address by Judge Folta on "The Needs of Alaska in the Administration of Justice and later discussion.
 Judge Folta will adjourn District Court Thursday, planning to fly outside Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
Hiss Defense 10
 Open Monday; Lie Is Issue

NEW YORK. June l8.-tR- De- fense lawyers Monday will begin their court battle to try to prove Alger Hiss did not lie when he swore he never handed out govern ment secrets to a prewar courier for Soviet spies.
 Apart from attacks on the credi- bility of Hiss chief accuser, Whit taker Chambers, the defense, has not indicated what its line of ar- guments will be.
 However, it is expected that the lanky, Harvard-educated Hiss, one time high State Department official, will be his own star witness.
 He is charged with perjury. The government claims he lied to a grand jury when he said he did not supply confidential information to Chambers, confessed ex-Communist spy courier.
 The government rested it's case yesterday, after IA trial days. and testimony by B witnesses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
IA IN, IS OUT ON
 PACIFIC NORTHERN

Pacific Northern Airlines carried 32 passengers yesterday with IA arr irving and IS departing as follows:
 From Ancnorage: R. Clark, Miss R. Swanson. John Goetz, Warren Peterson, Lloyd Martin, R. L. Reed, s. Cleveland, H. Stuessi.
 From Cordova: Carl Erickson, MT. and Mrs. George Goodrich, c. F. Wyller, M. M Flint, H. H. Stod- dart.
 To Yakutat: c. M. Whipple, Lois Wang.
 To Cordova John w. Campbell John Derby, Frank Little, Elmer Williams, w. M. Miller, Ronald B Ulmer.
 To Anchorage: Frank Holder Steve Castro, Maj. Emery Kunkle M. Sgt. M. Jelsma, Dwight Rich- ards, James Whistler. Pat Robin son, Rynp Lehto, B. Price, s. G Tarrant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
LIVES LOST IN
 FLASH FLOODS IN TWO STATES

PETERSBURG, w. Va, June 18 --(Rt-More than dozen persons were reported missing today as flash floods sent waters rushing down streams of the Potomac Shenandoah valley areas of West Virginia and Virginia.
 West Virginia State Police said they, had received unverified re- ports that several others were mis- sing and feared dead.
 State Police Capt. Basil E. Wright said at Elkins, w. Va, that indications were that many hun- dreds were made temporarily homeless and that property dam age was heavy. The situation IS pretty bad" he said.
 At least seven persons were mis- sing in Bridgewater, Va, after Shenandoah river flood waters poured through the town of 1000.
 Fire Chief Allen Harvey, Sr., said the town was fin a state of confusion and near-hysteria.'
 Many residents are marooned on housetops.
 Petersburg was virtually isolated. Bridges were washed out. Commit nications lines were down. Rescue workers had to walk the last sev- eral miles to get to the town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
GEOLOGICAL MEN ON Ob5ERv
 TOUR OF ALASKA

To become better acquainted with the field work, J. E. Mundine, Rob- ert Davis, and Roland Moore of the Geological Survey Denver Topo- graphic Office are in Juneau mak- ing an observation tour of the AL aska District work.
 Davis, regional engineer of the Topographic Division and spokes- man for the group. said that topo- graphic work is progressing faster and at less cost through the use of helicopters. Because helicop- ter can make use of a half days good weather in this unpredictable Alaska weather, crews are able to do the work faster and thus save time"
 At present there are 20 field parties in Alaska doing the topo- graphic work with 10 of them In Southeast Alaska in the Glacier -Skagway area. nine in the i. Palmer-Tok Junction area and a i one-man party on Kodiak Island. There are three helicopters In oper- ation," he continued. "One IS being used in the Glacier Bay-Skagway area, with one each in the Sheep Mountain and Tok Junction areas.
 The field work for topography maps is done through controlled surveys, triangulation work, and the 1 getting of elevation by vertical angles. Working somewhat on the stereoscopic principle, the aerial photographs are projected on a plane table through the use of a multiplex aereos protector and the contour maps are thus drawn.
 At present." said Davis, there are two or three quadrangle maps of the Juneau area in the process of being printed. There is an ap- proximate area of 1000 square miles included in the maps. To be avail
 
 able next year are maps of the Territory that will include about 5000 square miles. The work or these last maps are in the process of field work. These maps hold uf to the National Map accuracy Stan' dards of being 90 per cent accur' ate. This means that any point car be safely found to be within hal contour interval"
 Alaska is included in the Rock, Mountain District of the Topo graphic Division with headquarter in Denver.
 I The three men arrived Thursday and will leave for Anchorage ant Fairbanks this afternoon. Mundine District Engineer in the DenVe for the remainder of the summer office, will be stationed in Junea He is in charge of the Alaska DIS trict for all field operations. Moor is the Chief of Field Surveys.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
TWO GIRL SCOUTS GO TO BIG CAMP;
 MONEY IS RAISED

The drive to secure funds 60 send Shirley Casperson and Mary Lou Fagerson to the Girl Scout camp in Michigan this summer has been most successful
 The Senior Girl Scouts wish to express their sincere appreciation to the 20th Century Theatre and to the Capitol Theatre for pro- posing the fine plan for raising the funds and also to the Empire for providing the tickets, and to all their Juneau friends who purchased tickets. The opportunity to attend the camp is a great honor and those in charge of the drive were not certain the trip could be taken until the friends of the scouts responded so nobly in aiding in financing the trip.
 Mrs. 1eorge Washington offered cash piizes for the girls who sold the most tickets and $5 each were won by Edith Lavold of Kennedy Street, Joan Erbland of Evergreen Apartments and Mary Lou Eager son. Many other girls did very well in selling, and the time they spent in helping on this drive is greatly appreciated.
 Mrs. Mernice Murphy and Mrs. Washington have succeeded in se- curing a donation from the Juliette Low Fund of $450.00 which will complete the funds necessary to send the two representatives by air to the Michigan camp. A dona- ton raised by the Juneau-Douglas Girl Scout Council at silver tea earlier in the spring also helped to swell the fund.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
BRITAIN E NOW BARGAINING WITH
 TITO, TRADE PACT
(By Associated Pressl

Britain is near agreement with Premier Marshal Tito of Yugo- slavia on five-yeE trade pact, This was revealed in London by Sir Charles Peake. British Ambas- sador to Belgrade.
 It has been estimated unofficially the pact would cover about $8O0.- 100000 worth of goods Britain give Tito manufactured products in exchange for timber, grain and food.
 The British trade move fits in with the Western policy of keeping Tito's regime alive and kicking, against the attacks of his Soviet dominated neighrors.
 Tito was kicked out of the Con- inform Communist International Information Bureau) a year ago for following nationalistic policies instead of following Kremlin dic- tates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Copyright. ls4s. py Bell Syndicate. Incl

tCopyright. l949, py Bell bynoicate, AncJ WASHINGTON How General Ike Eisenhower happened to answer one oI the 9OO,0OO letters Congress man Ralph Gwinn of New York sent out opposing federal aid to education is more than anyone around Capitol Hill can understand.
 Maybe, conclude Congressional leaders, Ike isTjust better gen. eral than he is an educator-poIitic- ian.
 Congressman Gwinn, the man who induced Eisenhower to answer him, has abused the franking priv ilege more brazenly than any other member of Congress in opposing aid to education. Not only has Gwinn sent out 2,250,000 copies of speeches against education, public housing rent control. etc.. but this abuse of his free mailing privilege cost the taxpayers-through the Post Office Department-$27. 900.
 In addition the taxpayers had to pay $1,755 for Gwinn's free en- velopes, plus $3.0o0 for stuffing the envelopes with Gwinn's speeches
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
FIGHT DOPE


 Here are results of fights last night:
 At San Francisco-Al Hoosman, 2l5, Los Angeles, stopped Billy Mcclure. 204. Minneapolis, 8.
 At Hollywood, Calif.-Art Aragon, 137k. Los Angeles, stopped Wolf Despardins, l36, Calgary. Alberta, 2
 At Denver Corky Gonzales, l22Hz. Denver, outpointed Lee Bohles, 122i4, Cleveland. 10
 At San Diego. Calif.-Ike Patton, l6l, Honolulu, outpointed Nap Howard, l60, Los Angeles. 10.
 At Cleveland-Artie Levine-Dick Wagner bout postponed to Monday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
FROZEN FISH IN STORAGE
 ANNOUNCED

SEATTLE, June l8.-tR-Frozen fish stocks in United States and Alaska totaled 92 million pounds on June 1, the US. Fish and Wild life Service reported Thursday. This was one-fourth larger than the May total, and 8 percent more than June 1, 1948.
 Among species in storage were 12 .973, 900 pounds halibut; 7,O46,OOO cod fillets; 6,969,0O0 pounds had dock fillets; 4,204,000 pounds sal mon and 2,339 900 pounds sablefish
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
BETA SIGMA PHI
 CAMPAIGNS WITH !. FIRE(RA(kER BALL

In the ardent hope that their candidate, Miss Betty Haynes, will reign over Juneau's big three-day Fourth of July celebration, young women in Beta Sigma Phi sorority spent today's luncheon meeting at the Baranof in serious work.
 Drafting plans for the queen campaign, they came up with the idea of a Firecracker Ball and, just like that. the special dance is on the calendar for June 28.
 Miss Haynes. one of five spon- sored candidates for queen of the Fourth, is an attractive staff mem Der in the office of the Territorial Veterans Commissioner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
pairoIman Falls Down Hard as
 Baby Sitter

FAIRBANKS, June 18.-R-Fei- low police officers of patrolman Ray Skelton give him this advice: Lock up that tricycle., or better yet, lock up your boy, Tommy.
 The father was booked" on his wife's complaint" that he fell down on his job of baby sitting"
 While his wife was at club, Skelton looked after the boy and let him play next door. The father went to sleep and the boy disap- peared. When found down town. he had ridden his tricycle. out to the airport, abandoned it, and hiked in to the city where police picked him up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
GREYHOUND BUS
 MEN ON STRIKE
 ON NORTH COAST

SEATTLE, June l8.-tR-Approx- imately $50 employees of the North Coast Greyhound Lines walked off their jobs today, halting north south bus service in western Wash ingtor.
 The strike was called by thf AFL Motor Coach Employees Union, Local 1884, after a -l5-hour nego- tiating session had failed to break the deadlock in dispute ocer wages and working conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
BIG LOAN TO VIVA E
 GUARANTEED BY CAB


 WASHINGTON, June IS. -LR- The Civil Aeronautics Board advis- ed the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration yesterday that it will guar antee a proposed loan of 00.000 to Northwest Airlines.
 The airline already has borrowed 5000, 900 from private banks as part of $2l. 100000 financing pro- gram for new flight equipment. The RFC-guaranteed loan will be used in buying 10 Boeing Strato-Cruisers.
 The CAB is required to pass on an airline's financial stability in applications for loans to be guar anteed by the REC.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
BC Salmon Fishing
 Now af Siandsii|I

VANCOUVER, B. C., June l8.-R British Columbia salmon fishing came to a standstill today as mem- bers of the United Fishermen's and Allied Workers Union voted on a new price offer by the fish compan- ies. Union officials said the bal loting will take several days. Terms of the offer were not disclosed. Earlier the net fishermen had re- jected company proposal, holding last to a demand of cents a pound for pinks and IA cents for echoes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
A(5 Building Program, Gels
 0. k., Com

WASHINGTON, June 18.-lR--A $760O,000 building program for the Alaska Communications System op- erated by the Army won speedy ap- proval yesterday of the Senate Armed Service committee.
 Chairman Tydings tD-MdD, point ing to map showing the radio and other networks reaching out into the Pacific near Soviet Russia, said a first grade warning and com munications system would "be vitar' in case of an enemy airplane at tack.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
Barracks Tor Army Al tHaniord Plant io
 Be Requested Soon

WASHINGTON, June IS. --iRJ- Rep. Jackson (D-Wash) said today the Army soon will ask Congress for $29.0O0, 900 to build garrisons at the Hanford Atomic Plant in Washington state for troops which will be assigned to guard it.
 Jackson is a member of the joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee. He said he could not divulge the number of troops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
OIL CLAIM IN ARCTIC
 PRODUCING
Navy's Boring on North Coast of Alaska Report
 ed Bringing Results
By vERN HAUGLAND

WASHINGTON, June l8.-IR- The worlds largest oil claim, on the northern shores of Alaska has pro- duced a honey-colored oil that swells like gasoline and will pour at 70 degrees Fahrenheit below ze- TO.
 The oil came from a test bore in Petroleum Reserve No. 4. in the the Navy's 35,O00-square-mi.e i.e Point Barrow area, the Bureau of Reclamation says in its first re- port on Alaskan resources.
 Pointing out that no oil in com mercial quantities has yet been found in the reserve, it said.
 Tn the event that pools of sui ficient size to warrant development are found, engineers have already roughed cut piplines, highways and possible railways linking the fields with Interior Alaska. and eventually the ice-free coast of the Gulf of Alaska
 The report added that oil shades assaying from 50 to 100 gallons and more a ton have been found near the mouth of Alaska's Noatak Riv- CT.
 It said Alaska's coal reserves of more than 10000, GOO 900 tons may be found to justify construction of at least one synthetic oil and gas plant. -,S '.-
 Llgnite deposits can be used for agricultural purposes, the report said. It added:
 Black coal dust spread over snow-covered fields accelerates the thawing of snow, advancing plant ing as much as IA days.
 In addition. Ignite dust could be applied to garden crops during the growing season to increase absorp- tion of heat by the soil and stimu- late the growth of plants"
 The report urged immediate con- struction of modern cement plant, with an initial plant capacity of 350,000 barrels. It said the selling price would vary between $25 and $35 ton, compared to the $56 a ten charged at Fairbanks and $52.50 to $55 ton at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
WIL BASEBALL

Final scores of Western Interna- tional League games played last night are:
 Yakima 10; Vancouver 4. Spokane l6; Bremerton IA. Salem 4; Victoria l.
 Tacoma g; Wenatchee 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
NEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Kathleen from Vancouver due at 3 this afternoon.
 Prince George from Vancouver due Monday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle today, due Tuesday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver June p.
 .Baranof scheduled south Sunday at D. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
Engagement
 Is Announced

MT. and Mrs. George Anderson announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sylvia Grace Ander- son to Robert l.. Mccain. both att tending the University of Alaska. The wedding is set for July 2. The couple plans to remain in Fair banks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
WEATHER REPORT

(U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU
 (This data is for 24-hour pe-
 riod ending 6:30 am. PSTD
 In Juneau Maximum, 66;
 minimum, 48.
 At Airport Maximum, GA;
 minimum, AS. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity, Mostly cloudy with inter- militant rain tonight and Sunday. Lowest temperature } night about 45; temperature Sunday about 52. PR CIPI "A T I o N , fPast 24 hours ending 7:30 am. today } In Juneau City Trace; , since June 1, 3.97 inches; , since July l, 1l6.8l inches. , At the Airport Trace, , since June l, 2.50 inches, } since July l. 66.45 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
HoSpI1AL NoTEs

Discharged from St. Ann's Hos- pital yesterday were J. Raymond Hope, Martin Glafke. John Hopen, and William Wallace.
 Discharged from the Government Hospital was Elizabeth Howard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18

Uncle Sam bought 49.493 900 bounds of Turkish tobacco in 1948. compared with an anual average of 20,669, 900 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18

The United States was the big gest buyer of the l0S ,3o5 900 pounds of tobacco which Turkey exported
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18
INJUNCTION HEARING I5
 ENDED HERE
Plaintiffs Present Areu- ments 10 Which Atior-
 neY General Replies

BULLETIN--Judgc George w. Fclta this morning granted . temporary injunction restraining Tax Commissioner M. P. Mullaney from collecting fish trap taxes, as increased under the l949 law, from F. E. Harris and Company and three partners in the Mutual Trap Company, intervenors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-18

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The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
$500. FINE 4 G10I7THS
IN JAIL. FOR SHOOTING
OF C0lU moose

+. A,vik, Fred R. Jone S and Jesse
J. Hardy, all of Anchorage we're apprelend-
ed this week for the ing Of two COW
moose which were found on the Ecs11Ia
road recently. Both COWS we're carrying
calves which we're. dres sed out and later.
displayed in Kennedy'e Window, in Anchorage.
The men we're charged with four counts in
violation Of the G;rle, laws Of Alaska as
Follows: hunting III thout* proper licenses,
hunting moose out Of season, shooting COW
moose and shooting big game with a .22
rifle. -.
The -.en we're tried in US. Commissioner
Court in Palmer by Dorothy Saxton. Tho
gen wore found guilty and we're fined 800.
and sentenced to 4 months in jail.
ME- FREEZER ON THE Way Cont. from COLI
.<'. .. /. =.
. the situation somerhat at the pre- sent time,
but is still far from adequate to meet
our future needs. 49,
TNU Board has also authorized the enlarge
ment OF the S;lol1 Room and other improve
ments in this department to take care Of -
the increased production. 49,. r.-
The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
VEGETABLE GROWERS 10

To Vegetable Growers Will be the first
group to hold a meet ing in the former Lii
brary Quarters. A meeting has been sched-
uled for Monday night at 8 pm.
T'2ore has been a need for a room of this
size for meeting of groups too small for
the Community Hall and yet too large for
some OF the office space. which they have &.
had to use.. Last year the produce room
was available, but this space has now beer
converted into storage for the Trading. j..
Do14 ' i-
The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
coop n07ES
PRICE or MIX LOWERED.

meeting voted to lover the price of milk
to the farmers $1ooo per cut. which Will +
make the price $3.50 per cHt. as. Of March
IL, 1919. This action was in line with the
re cent decrease of the retail price In 80
Anchorage, Nr. ri1son stated.
The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
NEW TRUCK .fClR :7HE
ANCHORAGE DAIRY

NJ. Tilson announced this ueek that the
Association has acquired a 1-ton Delivery
truck for the Anchorage .Dairy which is -.
ECU tipped With Refrigeration. 1t will be
used to deliver milk and ice cream in
ANCHORAGE. = l. t.. e.
The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
GETTING NEW COATS OF

PNTWI
Two more buildings are in the process of
having their faces lifted this week with
a new coat Of paint. Tho two buildings
uhich the Board authorized for painting
at this lime are the Central Adn1inistrat-
ion building and the E;tension Service
building. ALI Of the buildings are being
painted 1hite. -" ?"
NEW. FREEZER ION H7E WAY
TAo new Batch freezer which vas ordered
recently is non on the way, l.r. Tilson
announced this week. THO demand for ice
GREG m has far exceeded our ability to
supply and plans for increasing our out
put are moteria1izing. The small freezer
Uas installed last ueek and does relieve
Cont. in next column.
The Valley settler., 1949-03-25
SALESROOM EN-
WAREHOUSE
| ARGEO

The sale room in the warehouse is also in
the process Of remodeling. This space is
be ing doubled in size in order to handle
moro Of the items in. demand, and also to
improve the display Of the stock which this
department carries.