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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
LATEST REPORT
began

Around 5000 persons began
swarming into Marysville, Calf.
this morning as the Yuba river
swept out in its worst flood of re-
cord About half of these refugees
were from the Linda district, and
the rest were from Olivehurst. both
unincorporated areas in the Marys-
vile area Earlier. the nearby town
of Hamonton had been ordered
evacuated.
The Sheriff's office at Marysville
said no one was in immediate dam
ger as warnings had been issued in
time. But.property loss was expected
to be tremendous.
There was one note of hopeful
ness-U.S. Engineers said they be-
lieved the worst of the floods had
passed in California.
A band of rain clouds was moving
slowly inland.
In Blue Canyon, Placer County.
for example. 818 inches of rain fell
in "a hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
STRANDED FLyB0y5
DUE FOR PICKUP BY
RCAF PLANE TODAY

EDMONTON, Alta, Nov. 21-R-
A Royal Canadian Air Force plane,
equipped with skis, was to attempt
the rescue today of two stranded
airmen near iced-over Iosegun Lake,
90 miles southeast of Grand Prairie,
Alta.
The two men, pilot Harry Adams
of Renton. Wash, and passenger
Arthur Foss of Kenai, Alaska, were
sighted near the lake last night,
several hours after their single en-
gined Stinson $50 was reported over
due.
The plane disappeared on ESQ
mile flight from Edmonton to
Grand Prairie. Neither of the two
men appeared to suffer injuries and
both were well-equipped with ra-
lions and sleeping bags.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
u. 5. CHAMBER
DEMANDS cut
G0vT.ExpEN 5E

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81 - Up -
The us. Chamber of Commerce
called on Congress today to cut
government spending for non
military purposes by at least &c.
600, 100000 before it considers taxing
excess profits of corporations.
Ripping into administration pro-
posals for a rs percent tax on alb
normal business profits, Ellsworth
c. Alvord, chairman of the cham
ber'f finance committee. declared it
was impossible to devise workable
excess profits tax to produce the
"a 900. 900, 900 yearly asked by Presi-
dent Truman.
Alvord set forth the chambers
views in a statement for the House
WAYS and Means Committee. which
is winding up hearings on the pro-
fits tax proposal which Mr.. Truman
says is necessary to finance the ex-
panding defense program.
AS business wheeled its biggest
guns into the hearings, Democrats
on the tax-writing Ways and Means
Committee continued to hold firm
rein on Republican efforts to dis
cuss substitutes for the administra-
ton plan.
COP committee members are
plugging for rise in the corporate
income tax rate or combination
of that with an excess profits tax.
But the Democrats are sticking by
mandate from the House to draw
up an excess profits tax bill.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21

Scores of patients were evacuated
safely when fire destroyed the
Alaska Native Service hospital a.
Bethel, in the Yukon valley, in zero
weather yesterday.
None of the patients was injured
but one hospital employee was hurt
during the removal of the invalids
injured during fall.
Hugh Wade, area director for the
Alaska Native Service, said report
received here from DR.. Duncan
Chalmers, head of the hospital, sale
the 100000 building was a tota
loss. The fire started at 4 pm, yes
terday, Bethel time, or 6 pm, Jul
neau time.
DR.. Chalmers asked for immediate
aid in providing suitable quarters
for 81 patients deemed in need OF
immediate disqualification.
Wade said he had no idea now
many patients had been in the
structure but knew that everyone
of the institutions 10 beds were
filled as it was "the busiest Hospital
in the interior"
Bethel is approximately 1,O0o air
line miles northwest of Juneau anc
600 miles southwest of Fairbanks. II
is the center of largely Native
area which recently has been the
scene of a severe typhoid fever cpl
demic.
Wade said that so far as he knew
none of the patients in serious neee
of care was typhoid victim as the
epidemic had been brought under
control several weeks ago. Earlier
reports had said the hospital wa
filled to overflowing with 300 ty'
phoid victims.
The injured employee was flowr
TO Anchorage by the 10th Rescu'
Squadron for treatment.
The patients were evacuated t.
a nearby quonset hut which car
serve as strictly temporary quarters
only, Wade said. He said the pa
tients would be flown to other ANS
hospitals in Alaska.
The ANS is a federal agency
which deals with Alaskan Native
in providing schools, hospitals ant
other care.
DR.. Chalmers said the cause O.
the blaze has not been learned al
though it was known to have started
in the boiler room.
Northern Consolidated Airlines
Anchorage, has DC-3 standing b!
in Anchorage until weather clears
and patients are ready to be flowr
from Bethel to other ANS hospitals
Ray Peter is the pilot of the DEB.
There are nine nurses employed
at the Bethel ANS hospital and al
are ANS personnel.
William ]. Featherstone, construc
ton engineer, and Miss Priscilla
Parker, area consultant in nursing
are leaving this afternoon 10
Bethel for survey of damage and tt
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
PAROLE GRANTED
JAP WAR CRIMINAL
OVER RED PROTEST

TOKYO, Nov. 81 - R - Japans
wartime Foreign Minister, Ma
moru Shigemitsu, was released on
parole from a seven-year prison
term today despite Russia's strenu-
Gus objections.
It was the first parole granted
a principal defendant in the war
crimes convictions growing out OF
World War II. Shigemitsu was con-
victed at the TOTO trial in 1948. War
launching Premier Hideki TOTO was
convicted and hanged.
The seven-year sentence given the
veteran Japanese diplomat was the
lightest imposed by the internal
tional tribunal. He was paroled be-
cause of good behavior.
Shigemitsu, SO, was one of two
Japanese who signed the historic
surrender aboard the us. battle
ship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
Copyright. 1850, BY Bell Syndicate, Inc.
BY DREW PEARSON

ASHINGTON-Las week toll
Grant editors permitted me to eX-
pound on certain facts pertaining
to Russia-that Russia has never
been defeated in a major war ex.
cept through internal revolt; tina
our huge armament burden ant
the Soviet strategy of wars OF at.
triton may wear US down Will
Moscow gets ready for all-ou
war: and that our best defense !!
to take the offensive, penetrate
the Iron Curtain and get to tn'
Russian people-some OF them al
ready chatting at the bit agains
the Kremlin.
War documents seized after v
E Day have shown concluslVelt
that about three million Russians
surrendered to the German arm
in 1941 because of thes revoi
against Moscow. There is also con
elusive evidence that millions o
Russians were friendly toward tn'
United States at the time OF VI
Day; and that the chief reason
for the Iron Curtain was to keel
them from knowing the benefit
of peace and friendship.
Cracking the Iron Curtain, /
should be noted, is not easy. Blu
neither is war easy. And as stel
toward cracking it, I would like tt
propose four rather elementary
moves which could be made il
Washington.
Move No. president Truman
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
MORE FIRE PARTICULARS


ANCHORAGE Alaska, Nov. I'll
Rl-Three patients and one in
jured employee from the burned
Alaska Native Service hospital at
Bethel arrived here by airplane to-
day.
They said they believed there
were 81 patients in the institution
when yesterdays fire drove them
out in freezing weather They said
bed patients were taken to a Ma
tive Service school.
Francis Aloysius, 25, a Native
worker, who was injured, said he
was sleeping when the fire broke
out. He tried going through a cor
ridor when the smoke drove him
upstairs.
TOO many smoke to go down
stairway" he said at hospital here,
where he is being treated for wrist
and possible leg injuries.
Explosion
He started climbing out window
of the second story. He said he
was hanging on ledge when there
was an explosion. That was the last
he remembered.
Aloysius and Alice Kelley, 26, of
Seattle, a nurse at the hospital who
was recovering from an operation,
said the evacuation was done by
hospital personnel, ably aided by
airlines employees acting as volun-
5eer firemen.
The other patients brought here
we're Mike Rooch, ST, of Bethel,
and Mrs. David S. Rodgers, Bethel.
Most of the patients were reported
to have been tuberculosis victims
or crippled children.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
NAT. GUARD CHECKS
FOR JULY ARRIVING

Checks amounting to $47009 are
being received by 26 members Of
Headquarters, Headquarters and
Service Co., 2O8th Infantry Batta-
lion (Sep), the local National Guard
unit, for drill during the first month
of the units activation. The orig
inal members are receiving this
take home pay" for participating
in four two-hour drills during the
month of July.
Due to organizational difficulties,
this first payment was slow in being
received. Future payments will be
made much more promptly, accord
ing to local National Guard authors
ties.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
STOCK QUOTATIONS


NEW YORK, Nov. 81 Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
STOCK today is az, American Can
100, American Tel. and Tel. ISL, An
aconda 38, Douglas Aircraft 05A,
General Electric 499s, General MO-
tors 46A, Goodyear 5814, Kenne-
colt 7lA. Libby Mcneil and LIBBY
81, Northern Pacific 1895, Standard
Oh OF California BOZ. Twentieth
Century Fox 21ss. us. Steel 4O12.
Sales today were 100000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: m
dustrials 231.16, rails 697l, utilities
1854.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
(By the Associated Press

10y lilC hooOSidtCQ 1900
Torrents of mountain fed flood
waters ripped through northern and
central California and western Me-
vada this morning, driving thou
sands of persons from their homes
and doing untold amounts of prop
erty damage.
At least nine persons were dead
from the floods, which started on
it's third day of rampage with added
force from mountain rains and
melting snow.
Here is how the situation stacked
up:
Reno Tumbled Mass
Nevada The main section OF
Reno was a tumbled mass of mud.
debris and torn paving after the
swirling Truckee river normally
three to four feet deep at this time
of year-roared 20 feet deep and
three blocks wide through the cen
ter of 1.-The Biggest Little City in
the World"
The Truckee burst its banks with
crushing force at 1890 last night.
flooding swank hotels and gambling
casinos. For hours the downtown
section was under six to eight feet
of water, but the flood was receding
today. One death was attributed to
the raging waters.
California Emergency
California - Governor Earl War
rem declared state of emergency
over the racing floods in the central
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
US. TROOPS
ON BORDER,
MANCHURIA
Walk Into Deserted Town
Without Firing One Shot
River ICe-Coafed
(By the Associated Press)


walked into deserted Hyesanjin on
the Manchurian border today. Not a
shot was fired.
Only the narrow, ice-coated Yalu
river lay between them and Red
Chinese territory. The groops-of
the 18th Regimental Combat Team
were the first Americans to reach
the Manchurian boundary.
us. war planes swooped low over
the smouldering, bomb-wrecked
town as weary Infantrymen slogged
the last two miles through snow.
The only humans around were is
villagers, CARRIED in black. They
stood outside the town and bowed
low as the unsmiling Americans
marched by.
Town Deserted
Hyesanjin itself was deserted.
Buildings that had survived the
bombing were boarded up.
Commanding Generals were jubi-
liant. But the Infantrymen who
reached the banks of the much
talked-about Yalu river boundary
were not impressed. One CT cooked
an eye at the narrow stream and
exclaimed.
"Well I'll be damned. So this is
the Yalu. Well how do you like
that?"
Enemy Forces Isolated
Maj Gen. Edward NJ Almond,
10th Corps commander, said the
feat the 18th Combat Team "di-
vided enemy held territory and iso-
lated all significant forces east of
the 127th meridian east longitude"
Reds still held a Japanese built
network of military roads on both
sides of Hyesanjin. They were re-
ported recognizing in the noun
tains and north of the border.
War All Winter
IdUlOllo OAAi-
GERS predicted the war would con-
tinue throughout the winter. CT
dreams of being home for Christmas
or even by Ground Hog Day faded.
Before the Allied forces lie wild,
almost inaccessible mountains,
headhigh snow drifts and tempera-
lures of 20 degrees and more below
zero. If the UN. forces could at
tack in full strength the line held
by the North Koreans and Chinese
would not hold But sub-zero
weather will cut down combat eff
cheney and U.N. Army's resources
will be absorbed in just keeping
men alive and in the line.
Within Artillery Range
Col. Herbert B. Powell, command
ing the 18th Regiment said Com
munist Manchuria was within easy
artillery range, but his guns would
not fire across the Yalu unless they
fire first"
The dog tired Infantrymen, vet
Grams of an outfit which fought in
the cold blasted Aleutians during
World War II, reached the border
just % days after they had made an
unopposed amphibious landing in
Korea, altogether they had marched
some 100 miles in the freezing cold.
Their feat encouraged other U.N.
forces, slowed down by adverse.
winter conditions.
Near Soviet Border
To the east, the South Korean
Capital Division pushed ten miles
along the coast, capturing Chuchon-
hujang. This put the division just
85 miles from the Soviet border.
On the northwest front, the Reds
were said to be building up their
strongest defense lines between
Huichon and Anjang. Here they
were terrifying mountain peaks
from which they could dominate
arteries leading to She border.
South African airmen have now
joined the U.N. fighting ranks TAX
ing their places with US, Australian
and Korean filters.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof from Seattle in port and
scheduled to sail westward at 9
o'clock tonight.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday.
Denali scheduled to sail from Sc
attle pm, Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
ALASKA FISHERIES
BOARD SETTLES ON
RECOMMENDATIONS
Will Go 10 FWS
Hearing in Washing
ton on Dec. |

After four days of hearing reports,
recommendations, budget and
weighing the problems Of the Alaska
Department of Fisheries and the
Alaska fishermen, members of the
| Alaska Fisheries Board packed their
brief cases and departed Juneau to-
day.
Careful consideration was given to
all suggestions from fishermen and
interested persons. The Board fin
ally settled on the following recon-
mendations for fishing regulations
of the 1851 Alaska season which
will be sent to a final Fish and
Wildlife Service hearing in Wash
ington, DC, Dec. l. The FWS will
make final determination as the
Territory has no authority in this
matter.
General Recommendations
/. Reaffirmed the stand for elm
ination of fish traps in accordance
with the wishes of Alaskan people
as expressed by vote in 1948. Under
this it was recommended that (a)
during closed fishing periods an
opening in the lead of at least 10
fathoms to be lifted to the water
line. (To be located at mean low
tide outward; and Cd Starting in
1852 increase in mesh size in spillers
to at least three and one-half
inches stretched measure to prevent
killing of young salmon, herring
and other small fish.
2. Troll salmon season: echoes,
July to Sept. 20, outside and in
side waters: kings March is to Oct.
81 for outside waters, and inside
waters the year around.
8. Retain the 26-inch minimum
size on king salmon for all types of
gear, except in Cook Inlet area.
where considerable numbers of ma
ture jack kings. under 26-inches
are caught.
A. Fish ticket system okayed but
the Board believes price should be
on the report considering it highly
important for biological as well as
statistical purposes.
Area Recommendations
Bristol Bay: supported the stand
of the FWS for use of power boats
in 1851, and agreed to proposed sea-
son and weekly closed periods.
Kodiak: Agreed to proposed sea-
sons and weekly closures with pro-
vision for an open season in Karluk
area should a run of pink salmon
materialize.
Cook Inlet: Agreed to proposed
seasons and weekly closure with
provision for minimum mesh of
eight and one-half inches for all
gear prior to July 5 in all districts.
Also an additional provision that
an overall quota on the red salmon
pack be set as maximum or buffer
to prevent the condition that &C.
CURED last year when too many
fish were taken resulting in a poor
escapement. This quota is to be
based on the catch during the pre-
vious two cycles.
Prince William Sound, Copper
River and adjacent areas: In gen.
eral agreed to the FWS proposals
except fall season and suggested
August 20 to Sept 80. Limit the
number of crab pots to 100 for in
side water only, should not apply
to outside water. The board felt
that the potentials of the outside
crab fishery are tremendous and
that no obstacles should be placed
in the way of its development. Also
recommended a trial season July
10 to Aug. 7 to check on the rehab-
ilitation of these runs. This period
has been closed for years.
Southeast Alaska: recommended
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
Raging, Devastating Floods
.Hit Wide Areas in Nevada,
California; Rain Continues

valley. The Yuba County Sheriff's
office ordered the evacuation of an
estimated $500 residents from East
Linda. near Marysville, in the face
OF the threat of the flooding Yuba
and Bear rivers. The muddy torrent.
which has already smashed through
levees in three places and inundated
the towns of Hammonton and
Marigold, continues to rise.
Sacramento Flooded
The American river burst its
banks near Sacramento and flooded
thousands of acres of suburban
land. driving 1000 people from
their homes.
Eight California deaths were at
tributed. directly or indirectly, to
the floods.
The US. Weather Bureau at San
Francisco predicted moderate to
heavy rain" for the high Sierra to-
day--the ninth straight day Of
storms.
Reno, gaudy little city If casinos
and quickie divorces. reeled under
the impact of the flood. Muddy
water raced through the business
district in stream three blocks
wide, sweeping trees, benches, cars
in its rage.
Swank Hotels Flooded
The plush Riverside hotel had
five feet of water on it's main floor.
The ultra swank Mapes hotel
basement was flooded to the cell
ing A six foot wall of water was
kept out of the lobby by sandbags.
Merchants reported thousands OF
dollars of damage to Christmas mer-
chandise stored IN flooded base
ments.
Highways Washed Out
Both main Highways to California.
40 and SO, were washed out in places
across the Sierra. They were blocked
by slides in others.
Washouts between Reno and
Truckee, Calf, disrupted transcon-
tinental rail traffic through the di-
vorce capital. Eastbound trains were
held at Truckee and westward.
Westbound trains were held at
Sparks, New.
National Guard Called
The Nevada National Guard was
called out in arms to prevent loot
ing and keep residents from danger
zones.
All of the city's eight bridges
across the Truckee were completely
under water
Two big sewer mains over the
river on the east side of Reno were
broken.
An unidentified man died of
heart attack as he attempted to
save stock from the basement OF
Reno department store. Another
unidentified man. who jumped into
the flood waters in an apparent
suicide attempt, turned up alive sew
eral hundred yards downstream.
Threat in California
The biggest threat in California
was in the Cutter-Yuba County
area. bikes along the flooding Bear
river broke, sending streams OF
water into the towns OF Hammon-
ton and Marigold.
Sheriff's officers reported num-
Der of Hammonton residents had
huddled in the upper stories OF an
office building there.
At Sacramento the American
river spilled over levees late last
night, chasing some TOO residents
from homes along the river.
At Visalia, the Kaweah river ate
hungrily at sandbag barricades as
army engineers and civilian yolun-
teers worked in desperation to
stem the rivers inroads on flood
bikes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
PARKER RETURNS

Lauris Parker, sanitarian with
the Division of Engineering, Alas
ka Department of Health has re-
turned from the interior where he
has been engaged in work for the
Department.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
Lou HUDSON RETURNS

Lou Hudson of the Family Shoe
store returned to Juneau on Mon
days Pacific Northern Always
plane from Anchorage where he has
been OH business.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
MRS. WILLIE RETURNS

Mrs. Gladys Vuille, with the Ju-
neau an American Always office,
returned Sunday from shprt
business trip to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
PEARL PETERSON soUTr

Mss rearl Peterson Of the U. S.
Forest Service office, left yesterday
for Seattle and plans to return
shortly after the Thanksgiving Day
holidays.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl C. McClain or
Fairbanks are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
100000 Ans Hospital at
Bethel Destroyed by Fire;
Patients Evacuated Safely

reassign the Bethel hospital en-
ployees. Featherstone will send in
a report on how much funds will be
necessary to rebuild the hospital.
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Evening star., 1950-11-26

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Evening star., 1950-11-26
ANY IDEAS TODAY?

INSTEAD Of pursuing the wili-o-the-
i wisp of jackpots on radio-quiz pro-
grams, a surprisingly large number of
self-reIiant citizens have collected for
tunes by inventing gadgets for making
easier the lot of the little woman i'm the
kitchen. They sound SO obvious, too -
Evening star., 1950-11-26

after hearing the details from the lucky ones
thought of them first
Texas housewife invented square clothespn the re
ones always rolled out of reachD AS result of her
branstorm, the lady now has bank account running
six figures.
Evening star., 1950-11-26

lady's name in their daily
prayers. The inventor of the
familiar crinped pop-bottle
got the tidy little sum of
$135, 900 for the idea.
There is a story that
manufacturers could find
no way to keep paper
wrappers on sugar cubes
until a man showed them
for $25, 600 y that a tiny
tear in the end of the
wrapper would do it.
The fellow who fash
ioned the first paper clip
hairpin while waiting for
never have to work for a Ii