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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
NO PLANS END DRAFT
 GALL NOW

WASHINGTON, July Is - I-i - The Army said today there lis no present plan" to issue a second draft call. It asked last Monday for 10000 draftees.
 A spokesman denied there wefe plans for a second call when told there were published reports the Army would ask for 80,0O0 more draftees.
 At a Pentagon briefing session for neWsmen, Navy spokesman said that one British Naval unit yesterday silenced three out ot four Red Korean 75mm guns with which it exchanged shots near Inchon on the west coast of Korea
 He said the British ship suffered TO damage.
 Inchon is the principal port for Seoul.
 Briefing officers described the es- tablishment of Eighth Army head quarters in South Korea as sig nificant of the buildup of U. s. forces"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
PULP FINANCIER
 ASKS EXEMPTION
 TAXES FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON. July 13 = tR = Roy w. Johnson, Vice President of the Alaska Industrial Corporation of New York, urged a Senate com mittee today to exempt Alaskan en- terprises from federal corporation income taxes.
 He told the commission his pro- posal would promote development of the territory.
 Chairman George CD-Ga) of the Senate Finance Committee told the witness his proposal could not be legally adopted as the law requires all federal laws apply equally to all parts of the country.
 Johnson told the committee his company has been engaged in ar effort to finance a pulp mill ir Alaska.
 A committee is considering tax law revision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
ELk5 WILL RAISE
 BIG FUND IN CASE
 OF All-0UT WAR
Alaska Association Float Wins First Prize in
 Parade al Miami

MIAMI, Fla, July 13-RI-The Llks' 86th National Convention has voted unanimously to raise more than $1,O0o,0O0 a year to support the nation in the event of all-out war.
 More than 5000 delegates cheered the decision.
 The vote was on resolution which gave the Grand Lodge authority to lexy a tax of $1 per year on each of the organizations l,028,000 members to support the nation "in the event that the inter- national situation required it."
 The Alaska Elks Association took first prize in the parade last night with float featuring a huge polar bear surrounded by lovely girls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
RED FORCES
 IN ADVANCE,
 NIGHT MOVE
American Artillery lays Down Heavy Barrage
 on Levee Positions

ADVANCE AMERICAN HEAD QUARTERS IN KOREA. July 13-- R-Advancing under cover of a heavy rain shower Communist North Korean Infantry started moving into position tonight on the Kun river north bank east and west of the main highway bridge south of Chichiwon, front line reports said.
 This is the sector held by the Americans.
 (The dispatch was timed 10:03 pm. July 13, Korean time-403 pm. July 12, PST).
 Associated Press Photographer Charles Gorry said American artil- lery Gncluding 75 millimeter guns) mortars laid a heavy barrage on the Reds as they moved up to take positions along the thick high levee wall. American were well dug in on the south bank.
 Gorry was at the river line when the Korean Reds started moving onto the levee. Americans blew an- other section of the highway bridge which they had partially blown up last night.
 Earlier in the day American artil- lery poured heavy fire into Red tank column which was reported advancing southward about six miles north of the main highway bridge.
 Subjected to steady aerial pound- ing and artillery smelling, Red tanks have not been in action against the Americans, who withdrew across the Rum river, for two days.
 Communist North Korean troops also started two heavy attacks about 10 am. today (4 pm. July 12 Pa cific Standard Time) with about two divisions against South Korean forces in the central peninsula area, a headquarters spokesman said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
First B-29
 Is Lost from
 EnemYAetion

WASHINGTON, July 13 = R = The Air Force said today it had received a report that B-29 super fortress has been shot down by enemy fighters near Seoul, the first reported B-29 loss to enemy action.
 An Air Force briefing officer at the Pentagon said the report came from the pilot of an ESQ fighter who had been in radio contact with the B-29.
 Dispatches from Tokyo told of a strike by B-29 superfortresses clustering key North Korean military target with 500 tons of bombs. Tokyo reported, however that all of the planes and crew members returned safely from that raid without meeting opposition.
 The Air Force gave no indication as to when or how the B-29 re- ported lost was downed.
 The report said the superfortress was attacked by an unknown num- Der of enemy fighters and the B-2s crew hailed out.
 A superfortress normally carries a crew of II or 12 men.
 Some days ago a B-29 was "ditched" off Kyushu after engine trouble.
 The report on the shot -dowr B-29 made no reference to what happened to the crew after they parachuted out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
'TAGGING' TRAP TO INACCURATE PINK
 SALMON RESEARCH

The pink salmon research pro- gram begun this year by the Fish and Wildlife Service will get in full swing July "A when the first of 25,Oo0 tags will be clipped on South east Alaska's money fish.
 Two service vessels left Seattle yesterday, loaded down with tags and six biologists, who will begin their work near Point Adolphus in Icy Strait. according to c. Howard Baltzo, assistant regional director for the service.
 Approximately half the pinks will be tagged prior to the opening of the season, by catching number in a trap put up by cooperation of Malcomb Stockwell, superintendent of the Todd Packing Company This will enable many more fish to be tagged than would be the case if the season were opened, and biologists were forced to pay for each fish tagged and then released
 The remaining half of the fish will be tagged and released after the commercial season gets under way, Baltzo said.
 When the season begins, four traps will be used for catching the pinks. They will be brailled out, and placed aboard the service boats the Sablefish and Heron-and with minimum of handling, tagged and then plopped back in the water.
 Operations will go on until the end of the season.
 Some experimental work on pink salmon research was done by the old Bureau of Fisheries about 20 years ago, but no follow-up was ever made. Research has concen- trated on other species during the interim.
 The tagging will be carried out in Icy Strait and Chatham Straits. Carl Ellen, biologist stationed in Seattle, will be in charge of the three men on each vessel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
|0minouS Lu||. On Rum River;
 Tanks Dig In
MaeArthur Issues State- ment Telling of Ldshing
 Blows on Commies
(By Associated Press)

Nearly 50 B-29 superfortresses smashed at North Korean targets today, opening mass precision bomb ing against the Communists. At the same time Gen. Macarthur announced that daily the Americans reduce the enemy's relative super iority in numbers and weapons"
 Macarthur said the heroic hold ing action of American forces down the Korean peninsula had provided time for the swift movement of endorsements. Exhausted Amer jeans are spread out in a thin line along the Kun River, last major barrier before Taejon, facing mas sed Communists on the north bank, and an ominous Hull settled over the main battlefront area.
 MacArthur's headquarters an- nounced that American casualties to date have been 488, including 42 dead, 190 wounded and 256 missing.
 The announcement then added:
 Outnumbered 2O-1
 American ground units in KOr- ca are fighting one of the most skillful and heroic holding and rear guard actions in history. Their excellent peacetime training is re- flected in the combat record they are now compiling. They have been overwhelmingly outnumbered, in some instances more than 20 to l and the casualties inflicted on the enemy have been immeasurably greater than those they have sus- tained. They have filled breach with out which the North Korean forces would have, long ere this, com pletely overran and destroyed South Korea"
 Other allied planes continued flashing blows at Communist con- centrations and at targets behind enemy lines. Yesterday alone allied lirmen reported they destroyed 38 Red tanks and 82 trucks, as well as much other equipment, in 225 comhat missions against only token opposition in the air.
 Asiatic Dunkerque?
 On the ground American troops were deployed 13 miles north of Taejon, emergency capital of the battered, United Nations-created South Korean republic. This may be their do-or-die line to prevent an Asiatic Dunkerque. A railroad bridge and other spans across che river, which Korean rains at any moment could swell into raging | torrent, have been destroyed 1 Gen. MacArthur, United Nations commander, announced the ap- pointment of It. Gen. Walton H. Walker, veteran tank fighter of World War II in Europe, as com- mander of ground forces in Korea. He commanded the famous ar mored Ghost Corps" of Gen George s. Patton's swift Third
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
FBI CHECKS ACTIVITIES
 OF BRIDGES

WASHINGTON, July 13 = tR - Senator Eastland (D-Miss) said to- day the FBI is checking on whether there are legal grounds for cancell- ing the $25,000 bond of Harry Bridges, West Coast labor leader. He said the Justice Department will seek cancellation if grounds are found.
 Eastland gave that report to newsmen after meeting of spe- cial Senate Judiciary subcommittee with Peyton Ford, assistant to the Attorney General. The subcommit- tee has been looking into Bridges activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS
 THANE SAWMILL
Loss 10 Alaska Yellow Ced- ar Company Esfimdt-
 ed at S20,000

Flames leaping into the dawn sky today ate through the Alaska Yellow Cedar Company mill at Thane, leaving it totally destroyed.
 Loss in stock and machinery was estimated to be at least $20,000 by Jack Martin and Norman Durocher principal owners of the company.
 The fire was discovered soon after 3 am. by Larry Pusich. who sighted the blaze from Mikes Place in Douglas. He alerted the Douglas and Juneau Fire Departments.
 A 2-9 alarm was sounded here at 3:15 am
 Fire-fighting equipment from Ju- neau arrived at the scene closely followed by the fire truck from Douglas. Bremen said the roof had caved in by the time they arrived.
 They estimated that the fire had had two-hour start before it was discovered. Cause of the fire could not be determined, they said.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin said this morning that they had gone to the mill at midnight last night to see if logs in the millpond were secured. They said there was no sign of fire at that time
 After arriving, the fire-fighters laid hose lines to an Alaska Juneau Mining Company hydrant near the blazing building and succeeded in confining the fire to the mining company's carpenter shop which housed the mill
 The heat of the blaze wilted leaves on trees 50 feet away from the building.
 Salvation Army men took coffee to the hard-working fire-fighters from Douglas and Juneau.
 By this morning, the mill was charred ruins, and 10000 board feet of lumber awaiting shipment was completely burned.
 A cloud of smoke was still rising from the blackened piling which had supported the building. and water was being played on the hot ashes.
 The building and the equipment in the mill were only partly covered by insurance.
 The yellow cedar company saw mill is the second in this area to be completely destroyed by fire within one year The Juneau Spruce Corporation mill in Juneau was burned to the ground in 1949's most spectacular fire last August.
 The Alaska Yellow Cedar Com pany was organized by Martin and Durocher last year. It began pro- duction last fall, concentrating on the saving of yellow cedar boat lumber, panels, and furniture lum- Der. 5 t
 After a three-month shutdown last winter due to shortage of logs,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
NO THREAT OF STR IKE
 AT 5kAGWAy

There is no evidence of a work stoppage on the White Pass and Yukon Route at Skagway accord ing to advices received direct by The Empire from H. R. Conn, of the United States Mediation and Cancellation service, who was sent there from Seattle to use his serv- ices in a reported threatened strike.
 It is true a strike vote was taken but the railroad received no threat announcement. Negotiations are proceeding on a friendly basis, MT. Conn announces, between those involved and the company and there is no evidence of a work stop page.
 The railroad operates between Skagway and Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
EDITORS TO POUR
 INTO ALASKA NEXT
 YEAR FOR L00k-SEE

SEATTLE, July 13@R-The Ma tional Editorial Association sent it's president and general manager to Alaska today to prepare for the associations tour of the Territory in 1851.
 J. Clifford Kaynor, publisher of the Ellensburg, Wash, Record and president of the association. and Don Eek. N.E.A.. general manager, left on the SS. Denali to visit Ket- chikan, Sitka, Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau and Wrangell.
 The N.EA. plans to charter the Alaska Steamship Company's S.S. Aleutian to take some 300 or 400 members to Alaska the first week in June. The members will represent the associations $500 daily and weekly members. The tour will be part of the annual convention to be held in Seattle.
 Kaynor said he and Eek will visit newspapers, radio stations, cham bers of commerce and territorial officials in Alaska to make plans for the 1851 tour.
 They will be in Ketchikan Satur- day: Sitka, Sunday and Seward, Tuesday. From Seward they will go to Anchorage and Fairbanks and then return via Cordova, Valdez, Ju- neau and Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Chilcotin from Vancouver due 6 o'clock tonight.
 Princess Louise from Vancouver due Saturday afternoon.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive Friday morning at and sails south one hour later at o'clock.
 Alaska from west scheduled southbound pm. Friday.
 Baranof from west scheduled southbound late Sunday or early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
500 TONS pULvERIzE
 RR CENTER
Mightiest Single Punch Takes Eight Days 10 Wind
 Up-ResuIts Unknown
By RUSSELL BRINES Associated Press Tokyo Bureau Chief, Representing the Allied

Chief. Representing the Allied Press) TOKYO, July 13-tR-Nearly 50 B-29 Superfortresses plastered a key North Korean military target with 500 tons of bombs today in the mightiest single air blow of the Korean campaign. The mission inaugurated mass precision bombing by two groups of Superforts rushed here from their US. West Coast Bases.
 World War II trained crews flew the four engined bombers from two Far Eastern bases through rain and mist for the largest mass foray of the campaign. The target was a railroad center north of the 38th parallel.
 All of the planes and their eager. youthful veterans returned safely without meeting opposition on the daylight raid.
 It took exactly eight days to de- liver this new punch--from the date overseas orders were first delivered and most of their equipment moved 5000 miles and prepared for an air blow that meant round trip of more than l.500 miles. Air officers said this proved the ] speed with which strategic bomb ing assignments could be carried Tout tnrouba0nt the world. "Joe VIII Sit Up'' 1 One of the aircraft commanders. It. James T. Patrick of Carnation, :, Wash. said 1t differently: This will make Uncle Joe sit up and take notice"
 I was in Patrick's plane on an assignment representing the com- bined Allied press. But few miles after shunting our plane-and it's 10000 pounds of bombs--off the ground, we had to turn back with faulty motor.
 The remainder of the sleek bomb- CTS made a perfect overwater ren- dezvous and released their bombs at l:02 am. Japan daylight time Thursday (5:02 pm. Juneau time Wednesday, through mist so thick that radar was used to sight the | target.
 Maj. Gen. Emmett (Rosy ODon- nell directed this first mission of his new command. the Far East Bomber Command ProvisionaD The 43-year -old two star General. once a West Point football coach. led the first World War II B-29 raid on Japan.
 Mostly Vets About 60 percent of the men in his new command are combat tested. veterans of thunderous pattern bombing missions from Germany t Japan. They were geared for battle today with alert, confident eager ness
 T wish they had forgotten my
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
The W ashington Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

lCopyright. Is.a. py Bell Syndicate. Incl WASHINGTON-Two Democratic senators in two widely separated areas appear to have widely div ergent views on big campaign con- tributions:
 No. l is serious minded Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee who today opens big probe of Florida gambling, including the third of million dollars pumped into the political kitty of Fuller Warren to elect him governor of Florida. Warren is. a Democrat and so is Kefauver, but the senator isn't letting that hamper the investiga-, tion.
 No. is likable, silver-crested Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa chairman of a Senate committee supposed to investigate big cam paign contributions. When the asy-going MT. Gillette is asked too many questions about his probe, he puts on his hat and walks away.
 So far this year more big money has been pumped into senatorial primaries than almost any other year in history, both by Democrats and Republicans. But Gillette just doesn't seem anxious to em- barrass either party.
 Who Elects Governors
 Down in Miami, Senator Kefau- ver's investigation, beginning today,
 (CCnfin11ad nn Dana Iln1,rl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
LIFE SKATERS BACK

Miss Ruth Adams, reporter, and Thomas McAvoy, photographer, both of the Life" Magazine staff, have returned from their trip through the Territory. They regis tered last night at the Baranof Hotel, and plan to board the Chil- cotin tonight for leisurely cruise on their way back to New York City.
 They have been gathering ma- terial for a comprehensive feature about Alaska, scheduled for publi- cation in about two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
50 Superforts Blast North Korean 7arge
Home-Fronf Mobilization Planned by Govi.;; Truman
 Says Nothing Drastic Yet

WASHINGTON, July 13 - R - President Truman today said the government has under considera- tion plans for every phase of home-front mobilization but will use them only if necessary.
 MT. Truman told his news con- ference:
 No food rationing will become necessary;
 No food shortage is in prospect; and
 Hoarding is very foolish.
 MT. Truman said the sharp in crease in many food prices must be attributed to profiteering.
 He implied he has no immediate plans to call on Congress for emer- gency powers dealing with price, wage or allocation controls or with the conversion of civilian industry to war production
 All matters relating to the emer- gency are under consideration, he said, and at the appropriate time steps will be taken-if they are necessary.
 Earlier Senator Maybank (D-SC) had said that if the world situa- ton is "as black as it's being painted" the government soon might be forced to slap drastic controls on the civilian economy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13

The Dun and Bradstreet whole sale food price index has reached it's highest point since December of 194G However, the current fig ure still is l4.7 per cent below the record peak set two years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover i'e- ported today that American Com munists have increased their un- derground activities during the past year. The result, he says, is the heaviest work load his agency has ever handled,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July 13 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2A, American Can 93l2, Anaconda 30as, Curtiss- Wright g, International Harvester 257s, Kennecott 569s, New York Central 12l2, Northern Pacific 15ls, US. Steel 32as. Pound $2.8Oh.
 Sales today were 2,66O. O.OOO shares.
 Averages today are as follows in- dustrials 197.44, rails 53.59, utilities 3765.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13
WEATHER REPORT

In Juneau-Maximum, 57; minimum, 51.
 At Airport-Maximum, 58; minimum, 49.
 F o R E c A s T
 Juneau and Vicinity Variable cloudiness with an occasional light shower tonight and Friday. Lowest temperature tonight about 5O Highest Friday near 62. P R E C. IPI T A T I o N (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today City of Juneau-0.13 inches; since July. 1-1.13 inches.
 At Airport = 0.03 inches; since July 1-0.40 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-07-13

Marie E. Riley of Haines is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1950-11-29
SOLID ROCK MAPLE BEDROOM
Early American
Bed, Chest, Dresser

Park the kids and run!
This is no ordinary maple
suite at $88! It's solid hard
rock maple. Rubbed to a
golden CLEAN! Made with
dust-sealed drawers. Twin
or double bed, chest,
dresser with mirror.
(Matching pieces in open
stock.)
4th Floor. Washington;
3rd Floor. Silper Spring
Evening star., 1950-11-29
1000 Wool
FAB RIGS
/ ys.

Manufacturers sam
pie 1R to Sgd.
lengths, 81" to So"
W i d e! Beautiful
weaveS and colors
way below regular
price!
Street Floor, Washington:
3rd Floor, Siluer Spring
Evening star., 1950-11-29
ALL-WOOL ADMINISTER RUGS

There's famous Magee's
"Kildaire," the rich red
Sarouk pattern. There are
tone-on-tones, textureds,
floral, 18th Century de-
signs! Every last one from
a top carpet mill! Every
last one woven of blended
imported wool yarns. And
all drastically reduced.
9Th Floor, Washington;
3rd Floor, Silver Spring
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-23
LABOR SECRETARY
URGES REDUCTION
OF JOB Injuries

An intensified effort to reduce
further industrial accidents as q
means of conserving manpower fol
national defense was urged upor
management and labor today by
Secretary of Labor Maurice j. To-
bin.
."Our current high levels of pro-
duction and employment mean that
we have a smaller reservoir Of
skilled and semi-skilled workers
! than when the defense effort OF
1910 began" the Secretary said
1.-The drain on manpower will thus
be felt more quickly in current de-
tense production 1t is imperative
| therefore that we do everything II
our power to plug the leaks in pro-
ductive time and effort that come
| from job injuries"
| Secretary Tobin pointed out that
| in 1949 President Truman chal-
lenged American industry and Labor
| to reduce industrial accidents 81
percent by 1852. At the June In
dustrial Safety Conference this veal
President Truman noted that ac-
cidents in the preceding year hae
gone down by percent, but hi
added that this was not enough.
In 1910 we had to start almost
from scratch" Tobin said today
True. there were many private anc
public agencies doing an excellen
job in meeting segments OF thu
safety problem but to the end O.
the war there existed far too much
confusion and duplication of act
ivity. The experience in World Wal
II proves the need sfor promp
and vigorous coordinated program
of dent-prevention which vii
utilize existing facilities and adj
to these where necessary. TIL
great increase in accidents tina
came with preparation for Work
War II demonstrated the need 70
such a program now if we are t.
prevent such an upsurge again
Today we have a firm foundation
for coordinated approach to safet,
in the existence of the President
Conference on Industril Safety ant
the sound relationships that. exis
between the Federal and State de
! IN vi, IF 7 hOr -
The various Bureaus Of the De
partment of Labor with respon
sibilities in this field have coordin
ated their activities SO as to brin
about maximum service to manage
ment, labor, State and Territorial
governments and the various PR
vate services in stimulating safet
activities.