davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-01-12

Mrs. Paul Brumby, Pat and
Bing, were Friday visitors in
Greenwood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
TRUMAN SPEAKS
 TONIGHT
President to Make Major Foreign Policy Talk
 To Shoot at Russia

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17-tR)- President Truman speaks to the na- tion tonight for the first time since his Pacific talk with General Mac Arthur.
 The occasion is a major foreign policy address-the opening shot of a forceful, new effort to induce Russia to talk peace in realistic terms. It will be made in War Me morial Opera House, birthplace of the United Nations There is big question as to just how much MT. Truman will disclose of his concentrated talk with the United Nations commander for the Korean war in their man-to- oman meeting on isolated Wake Island Sunday
 Of that meeting, the President has said, we are fully aware of the dangers that lie ahead, but we are confident that we can sur mount these dangers :"
 In a heavy mist and drizzle, MT Truman took his daily early morn ing walk.
 Aides said he was taking every precaution to provide non-partisan backdrop for his foreign policy speech, avoiding any connection with California's hot US. Senatorial and Gubernatorial campaigns.
 His major foreign policy pro- nouncement is scheduled for 8:30 pm. PSF in San Francisco's Opera House-where the charter of the United Nations was drafted during the final campaigns of World War II.
 The President spent good part of last night in conference with top officials on the wording of the address, which will be amplified in talk before the JUN. General Assembly in New York Oct. "A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
MRS. CHASE FUNERAL ON
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Funeral services for Mrs. Nora B.
 'nase will be held tomorrow after loon at 2 o'clock in the Charles w. Garter Chapel with the Rev. G. H. Hillerman giving the eulogy. Inter ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery Mrs. Bert McDowell and Mrs. Ray Nevin will sing favorite hymns. Pallbearers will be Charles DeBoer, Herman Porter, Fred Henning, Gus George, Jack Westfall and Harold Brown.
 Mrs. Chase died last Friday in Gustayus from injuries received from fall nearly week earlier. Be- sides her husband, Mrs. Chase is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Parker. and two sons, Marvan and Archie, all of Gustavus; five grand children, Eugene and Charles Chase and Mrs. Fred (Alberta) NeWburn' all of Gustavus; Jay Chase of An chorage. and Mrs. Lowell Trump o1 Juneau. She also leaves four young great-grandchildren Muriel ana Bruce Newburn, and Chris ana Baby Trump.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
ApW FUNDS CUTS;
 ALASKA PROFITS
 BY EARLY ACTON

The Alaska Public Works pro- gram, initiated less than a year ago, was put in motion fast; projects were approved, contracts let and actual construction started in record time.
 Such fast progress now proves of great value to the Territory, as the appropriation of $5,0O0,000 for new projects to be started in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1851, has been reduced by the Bureau of the Bud get to $4,000,0o0.
 The Bureau reserved an additional $2, ,000G00 for contingencies, so funds immediately available for new pro- jectS stand now at $2,000,O00.
 No information as to possible re- lease of the reserved funds has been received by John Argetsinger, APW District Engineer.
 Under the appropriation and con tract authority made available for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1850. funds were allotted for l8 pro- iects with a total estimated cost of 4,660, ,760.
 Of these, contracts have been awarded on 13 projects with total cost of S3,265,S00. Construction is underway on Il of these, with con- struction of the other two to begin this fall.
 The remaining five projects are approaching contract stage and are expected to reach the construction stage when weather permits in the spring of 1851.
 The projects on which contracts have been awarded ale as follows:
 Skagway, sewer, $76,000; Juneau library, sl42,OoO; Juneau, sewers, $50 ,00O; Petersburg, school, $38O 900; Ketchikan, streets and sewers, $618,000.
 Douglas, sewer, water, streets, s69,0OO; Anchorage, shops and ga- rages, $374,9OO; Anchorage, streets and sewers, $245,5OO; Fairbanks, school, $492,600
 College, Eielson Building addition s327 ,000; Ninilchik, school. $2O9,loo Chugiak, school, $7l, 800; Naknek, school $230,300.
 Bids have been called for No yember Is for construction of three additions to Anchorage grade schools.
 Four projects still in the planning stage are schools for Wrangell, Dill ,ingham and Homer, and sanitary sewer facilities for Fairbanks.
 The Alaska Public Works office was established in Juneau in Decem- Der, 1949, under the General Serv- ices Administration. It was trans ferred to the Office of Territories, Department of the Interior, May 24, 1850. Sub-offices are located in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Ketchi- kan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
CORRUPTION
 IS ALLEGED,
 NY. POLITICS
Democrats Charge COP Lt. Gov. HanleY Paid
 Off, to Step Aside

ALBANY, NY, Oct. IT = R - Democrats today cited letter by New York's It. Gov. Joe R. Hanley to support their charge that he had been paid off to step aside as a candidate for the Republican Gub- ernatorial nomination, in favor of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, and become instead the party's candidate for US. Senator.
 The letter, which the 74-year-old Hanley himself released here late yesterday, said that If I will con- sent to take the nomination to the United States Senate, I am defi- niteiy assured of being able to clean up my financial obligations within 90 days"
 At New York, Governor Thomas E. Dewey, said that he never had discussed the personal financial situation of Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley with him.
 The Governor said at press conference regarding letter Han- ley made public yesterday:
 T never personally discussed his (Mr. Hanley's) debts or his private situation with him. I never pried into his private affairs, nor did l lever hear anyone else do so."
 At Rochester, Frank Gannett, publisher Of a group Of newspapers and long a prominent Republican called for grand jury investiga- |tion.
 Gannett, who said he lent Hanley about $19,000 to help finance his pre-convention campaign, said "the letter reveals corruption in political affairs, and the penalties for these are severe"
 Hanley denied to newsmen that there was anything illegal or nor ally wrong with any financial ar engagements he had made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
ALASKA DEFENSES
 THERE 10 STAY" <
 VIEW OF SENATOR'S

ANCHORAGE Alaska, Oct. IT, lR - The chairman of a Senate Armed Services subcommittee said yesterday that despite high costs the US. military establishment must be maintained for at least 10 years"
 Sen. Lester D. Hunt D-Wyo) made the statement after he and Senators Wayne L. Morse CR-Ore) and Leverett Saltonstall (R-Mass) toured Alaskan bases in this area.
 Before their inspection of guns, shelters and other equipment, the trio was briefed by It. Gen. William E. Kepner, Commanding General of Alaska armed forces.
 The committeeman toured the vast Elmendorf Air Force base here Sunday night and visited Seward and Whittier today by train. They arrived Sunday by plane in the late President Roosevelts Sacred Cow"
 Hunts brief comment after the inspection trip was that Alaskan defenses are "here to stay"
 The Senators were guests last night at an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce dinner. They will fly to Nome today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
H EAR IN C IS DEMANDED ON ''5(REENING'
Attorney General Asked 10 Conduet On -fhe- Spot
 Inquiry

SEATTLE, Oct. 17-tR--A national leader of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union undD said today he had asked the US. Attorney General to hold a public hearing on his unions objections to the Coast Guards methods of screen ing" members under security rules.
 Eddie Tangen of San Francisco, the unions secretary treasurer, &C., cused Democratic Congressman Hugh Mitchell of Seattle of having made a "slanderous statement for political purposes" in an earlier call to the Attorney General for an -the-spot inquiry.
 After determining facts, the Att torney Generals report should be termed official and made public" the wire released by Tangen's office here said.
 Mitchell had called for an in- vestigation because of interruptions in shipping schedules attributed to the unions baking at security screening procedures.
 The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was one of those recently busted from the Congress of In- dustrial Organizations on charge that it's policies followed the Con- munist party line too closely.
 In another development in the controversy, G. D. Skinner. General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, called for creation of an appeal board to hear the case of men who have been labeled as poor security risks. He sent a letter to the Pacific Maritime Association reviewing the screening operations in Seattle.
 Tn view of the lack of appeal boards, ,'' he wrote, i've must state that we do not feel the present method, manner and procedure of the security screening program is consistent with the maritime pro- gram agreed to July 24"
 He said the screening was started on voluntary basis under a plan agreed to July 24 by representatives of the government. ship operators and a majority of the maritime unions. The Alaska line has been one of those hardest hit by the Ma rine Cooks and Stewards Union op- position. It has cancelled passenger service to Alaska because of inter- ruptions in schedules.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
Cut
 ToAgenties
 In Alaska

WASHINGTON, Oct. IT = lR = Secretary of the Interior Chapman. announcing reductions in his de- partment's spending for the year ending June 30, said today $1,- O80,0OO cut had been ordered for the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 The overall cuts Amounting to about 100000 for the Interior DepartmenD, were ordered by Con- gress in the big 1950-1951 appropi- ation bill, were allocated among non-defense agencies by the Budget Bureau.
 The Congress specified that total expenditures for all agencies be re- duced by at least $550,000,000.
 Included in the Interior Depart ment reductions are the following:
 Cuts of $50000 each for forest management, cadastral surveys for making large-scale survey maps) soil and moisture conservation and building construction in Alaska.
 These cuts include $40.000 re- duction in Alaskan funds for cadas- tral surveys and $50,000 for storage facilities in Fairbanks and Tok Junction.
 In addition, Alaska is faced with reduction of $1,10o,000 in road construction and $1.000,000 in pulp lie works.
 The road construction cut elimi- mates work on the Richardson-Mt. Mckinley Park road until at least next July 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
RUSSIA CLAIMS ATOMIC ENERGY
 0pMENTS

MOSCOW, Oct. 17-lR-A Soviet professor declared today that Rus sia's scientists already have dis covered a means of transforming atomic energy directed into elec- Cricity.
 Atomic energy specialist V. Col dubstov claimed in the literary ga- zette that Soviet science is far ahead of the United States in the develop ment of peaceful uses for atomic energy.
 Soviet scientists" he stated, have found other technological schemes and other technical possibilities for the peaceful use of atomic energy transforming it into heat or elec- tricity.
 Soviet science has progressed by great margin ahead of foreign science in the field of atomic en- ergy."
 Direct conversion of atomic energy into electric power would be one of the greatest developments in harnessing the atom for commercial use. But Goldbustov doesn't give any hint of how the Soviets supposedly are doing it, and the tone of his article follows the usual Soviet line of attacking the United States pro- gram.
 (The Atomic Energy Commission is working on the problem of de- veloping power from atomic reac- tors.
 (They are based on taking the heat from atomic ovens and using it to operate turbines or other de- vices to get electrical power, said Corbin Allardyce, director of the AEC's information service in New York)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
AIR LINER CRASH
 IN LONDON KILLS
 2S OF 2o ABOARD

LONDON, Oct. 17-Rt-A twin engined air liner smashed into a London suburb today, killing 28 of the 29 persons aboard.
 British European Airways said an engine failed shortly after the plane took off from London for Glasgow. The plane, Dakota. was attempt Ing to return to London.
 The air line said it carried "A passengers, including one infant, and a crew of five.
 The survivor, man, was taken so hospital.
 One report said the craft caught fire in the air, hit house top, then plowed through wall into garden. One wing still teetered atop house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
WAsH1aoron : More tna

WASHINGTON = More thar three years ago this column calico the Justice Departments attention to the fac. that Frankie Costello head of the Mafia and kingpin American gambler could easily be deported insomuch as he had fal- sified his naturalization oath in 1925.
 Any other citizen with less pol itical pull would have been deported long ago. For instance, Rudolf Sal- u a Finn who risked going back to Russianized Finland during the war to get information for the United States, is now in the pro- cess of being deported because lh 1918 and 1920 he was convicted ol a technical forgery and driving a car in which there was bootleg H. quor.
 Salli worked for the OSS during the war with the German unaer- ground, got valuable information for the U.SA., and now, if deport- ed back to Finland, will be shot as a spy.
 On .he other hand, Frankie Cos tello, if deported back to his native Italy. would live peacefully off hls accumulated wealth. During prohlp- it;op in contrast to Salli, he Op- erated the biggest fleet Of rum- running boats off the New Jersey Coast, equipped with machine guns However, Costello is not being de ported for a simple reason-he has contributed heavily to many polit- ical campaigns, especially the De mocratic Party in New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
TERRITORIAL BLDG.
 MAY BE HALF-pRICE, NOT $1,300,0o0

Construction of the Alaska Office Building in Juneau was the subject for urgent consideration at meetings of the Territorial Board of Ad- ministration yesterday afternoon and this morning.
 The Board met to consider the effect of the US. Budget Bureau action cutting the Alaska Public Works appropriation from $5,000,00( to an available $2,O00,000 for new projects this year.
 This APW project, by which fed eral funds would match the $660, ,O0C appropriated by the 1949 Territorial Legislature, now is under considera- tion in Washington. By APW pro- cedure, that agency would advance the entire cost, the Territory to pay back its half.
 With the intent of getting con- struction under way soon, whether the cut is restored or not, the Board authorized the architect to prepare, at no extra cost, alternative plans flor whatever lesser structure may prove necessary" and to make available full sets of plans.
 Architect Harold Foss. who was present, was asked to work closely with the APW office here to what ever extent that agency can par ticipate according to Burke Riley of the Governors staff, who took the minutes.
 In the absence of Gov. Ernest Gruening, Secretary of Alaska Lew M. Williams presided. Board mem bers attending were Treasurer Henry Roden, Auditor Frank A. Boyle, At torney General J. Gerald Williams and Education Commissioner James c. Ryan.
 Among those attending for con- sultation, besides Foss. were these officials of the Alaska Public Works: District Engineer John Ar getsigner, Attorney Thomas B. Quinn and Fiscal Officer George Rogers.
 Action was taken on another mat ter, this one strongly hedged with provisions.
 When, as and if the title rests in the Territory, and it is determined that this assistance is within the authority of the Territory, and agreements are entered into which will assure that no operational defi- cits will be borne by the Territory then the Board will release $71 300 for construction of nurses quarters at Seward General Hospital.
 This will be built from the quar- ter-million dollar appropriation by the 1949 Legislature for hospital construction, and is based on the Territory furnishing one-quarJer, federal funds one-half and private sources one-quarter.
 The structure would serve all nurses in the Seward district, in- cluding those at the sanitorium.
 The hospital is owned by the Methodist church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
ROTARY RAISES S447.55
 TOWARD LIBRARY FUND

The Rotary party last Friday night netted the club $447.55 toward it's pledge to the Juneau Memorial Library Fund. Floyd Guertin, chair man of the party committee, an- nounced at regular luncheon meet ing of the club at the Baranof Hotel this noon. That leaves only S82.45 to complete our commitment he said.
 Lloyd Coe of the Alaska Depart ment of Health, provided fine ed ucational film on Emotional Health" The protector was run by Malcolm Creamy.
 Guests were: T. s. Batchelder of Fairbanks; Paul Swensson of Se- attle; o. Spaulding of Ketchikan; N. Floyd Fagerson, Gerald Shaw and J. E, Ashbaugh of Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
Pennies in Demand;
 Mint Works Overtime

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17-R- Employees of the Philadelphia mint are working overtime to meet a shortage of pennies and other coins.
 Edwin H. Dressel, superintendent of the US. coin factory. said yes terday the stepped-up operations have been going on for the last two weeks and will continue in- definitely.
 The demand for coins, especially pennies. came up so quickly" Dres- sel said, the mint wishes it had a much larger work force than it's appropriation permits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
BLOOD TIPPING AT
 DOUGLAS TONIGHT

Dr. Frank Maresh and Dr. J. O Rude will be the physicians who Will carry out the blood typing program in Douglas tonight. All who regis ter with the receptionist between 7:30 and 8:3O will be taken care oi as this is the last session of the series arranged for Douglas.
 Juneau residents who have not yet taken advantage of the service offered will be given another oppor- tunity in the high school building next Tuesday evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
CLIMATIC FIGHT NEAR
 IN KOREA
Allied Troops Reported ed Near Pyongyang-Red
 Masses Surrenderinq
(By the Associated Press)

The Korean war roared toward a climax today with Allied troops smashing within 12 miles of Pyong- yang, Communist capital, where the climactic battle may be fought.
 Two tank-led Allied columns-one American and one South Korean were speeding toward the city. Communist troops either fled or surrendered. The Reds were re- ported offering only token resist ance.
 The South Korean First Division. pushing north and west, took Sang won, 25 miles from Pyongyang. and plunged to within 12 miles of the city tonight. An officer spokesman said they might reach the capital by tomorrow.
 The US. First Cavalry Division, approaching the Red capital from the south, by-passed Sariwon and pushed past Hwangju, B miles from their goal. Spearheads were only 20 miles away. The US. force left Sari- won to British and Commonwealth troops, who fought their way into the city.
 The capital would be in range Of US. guns tomorrow. field observers said.
 ROK's Advance
 On the east coast, North Korea's great industrial city of Hamhung was within the grasp of the BOX (Republic of Korea) First Corps. AS elements of this corps reached for the city, another column smashed toward Hungnam, the port of Hamhung.
 It. Gen. Walter H. Walker, US. Eighth Army Commander predicted United Nations forces would be in Fyongyang in week.
 Gen. Paik Sun Yup, commander of the BOX First Division, was even more optimistic. He predicted his men. if all goes well. would make 1t in three days.
 We don't intend to stop now" he said. "The men are tired but they don't care as long as they move fast. When they get to Pyongyang they can sleep for week"
 Hard Going
 The South Koreans were still in mountain country, and although nearest to Pyongyang, had the hardest going.
 The British and Americans were on a fairly straight main artery and were taking advantage of flat ter terrain.
 The US. First Cavalry was driv- ing west on the road from captured Sohung to Sariwon. The US. 24th Division, driving up the west coast, made a surprising end run to come within 10 miles of Sariwon. The
 Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
FW5 HOLDS LAST ALASKA HEARING
 ON 1851 RULES

Although individual fishermen and union officials took a few cracks at Fish and Wildlife Service recommendations for 1851 fishing regulations, most of the groups represented at yesterdays hearing plan to send their suggestions as briefs to Washington, D. C., head quarters
 The meeting yesterday afternoon in the Senate Chambers was the el- eventh such hearing and the last one in Alaska. The final one will be in Seattle November 6 and 2.
 Andy Barlow, executive secretary of Local 100, United Trollers oi America (CIO), said the trollers will submit their proposals to tht Territorial Fisheries Department foi transmission to Washington by De- cember l.
 Kenneth Bowman, organizer for the American Federation of La- tor in the Territory of Alaska, re- presented Yakutat fishermen He requested that, as the FWS had established Yakutat as a separate district, fishermen of that area want hearings there.
 Interested persons at the 4-hou session showed no signs of mike fright-in fact, the wire recorder seemed to fascinate at least one fisherman. Suegejions, criticism and comments for reconsideration in Washington were taken that way for later transcription. However, many Of the reactions were lost, as comments were made at dis tance from the equipment.
 Sports Fishermen Hit
 Several persons, including Barlow and Bowman, protested what they called abuse by sports fishermen, who, they said, have the right to fish local areas where trollers can- not, and are selling the fish in com petition with commercial fishermen, although not required to buy li- censes."
 Strip fishermen" said Barlow should be classified as commercial fishermen. They are providing Ju- neau restaurants with the fresh sal- mon listed on the menus"
 On the other side of the picture, Assistant FWS Director c. Howard Baltzo, who presided, took up the matter of abuse of the personal-use fishing provision.
 To counteract this, he said, the FWS proposes to classify as com mercial any fishing with commer- cial gear within 48 hours of an open season, unless the fishermen gives advance notice as to how, where and how much personal-use fishing he plans.
 In his opening statement, Baltzo stated the general problem, as seen hy the FWS, as ito many people wanting to make living from fishing for the quantity of fish available. The salmon catch is go- ing down every year." he added although there are more fishermen each year"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
JWC MEETS TOMORROW

The October social-program meet ing of the Juneau Woman's Clup will be tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ray Day on Seventh Street. A dessert luncheon will be served at 1:30 followed by brief business session. The speaker of the afternoon will be Henry Harmon, Director of the Territorial Welfare Department.
 Hostesses will be Mrs. J. D. Alex ander. Mrs. Don Burrus, Mrs. J. Gerald Williams and Mrs. M. O. Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
GOES TO CONVENTION

Cledamae CammocK left today to attend the annual AFL conven- tion of the Alaska Territorial Fed eration of Labor in Ketchikan October 21 to 27. She will represent the Hotel and Restaurant Elm n,ovees Union 871, Bartenders Union a6e of Juneau and Culinary work CTS Union 873 of Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
Founder, Providence Hospital, Anchorage,
 < Sent 10 Fairbnks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. IT. R@Sister Regina Marie, who helped found the Providence Hospital here II years ago, will take charge of the 65-bed St. Josephs hospital at Fairbanks.
 She will replace Sister Superior Melece, who is returning to the United States for new assign,nen, after 20 years of service at Fair banks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-10-17
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Sailors Splice sailed from Seattle last Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver at pm. tomorrow.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.