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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
OVER Is CARS ARE
EXPECTED TO ENTER
in SOAP BOX DERBY

Another practice run for en-
trants in the annual Soap Box
Derby was held Friday night on
the course on Eleventh Street.
More cars were in the trials las.
night than had been to previous
turnouts. Many cars are still under
construction and the entry list is
expected to total over 25 cars.
The final races, previously plail-
ned for tomorrow, will be held on
Sunday, July %. The winner of
this race will go to Akron, Ohio,
to compete in the national races
there August 10.
Each Juneau car is sponsored by
a local firm. Several entries from
Haines and Sitka are expected ane
they will probably arrive i'll JJnea,
during next week.
The Derby is being sponsored by
the Rotary Club and Daily Alaska
Empire. A Rotarian committee is
now working with the Juneau driv-
ers to supervise car construction
tryouts and the racing. The COM
mittee is headed by Ellis Reynolds
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
Alaska Construction
For 1850 Will Reach
; Hundred Million

Approximately 100000 900 of con-
struction work is already in prog
ress for 1850 or will be before tie
year is over according to Larry
Moore. manager Of the Alaska
chapter OF the Associated General
Contractors who is making tour
Of the Territory, checking on work
Of member firms in progress and
on labor available for future pro-
jects.
The three hundred million in
cludes construction of all types,
Mr.. Moore said: highways, military
installations, enlargement of ex-
isting facilities, Alaska Railroad
construction, plus housing projects,
apartment houses, hotels. schools
Three large apartments in An,
chorage, one completed recently by
the Lewis Construction Company
and two about to be started bS
Swalling Construction Company in
Anchorage should give Anchorage
sufficient housing units to care for
its present needs, Mr.. Moore said.
Relief of the housing shortage in
Fairbanks will be taken care OF
by apartment buildings and a new
hotel.
Sitka's new apartment is built
by John Cushing.
In Ketchikan, l.. S. Ferris is
building an apartment house, and
all Juneau is watching the progress
of the Mendenhall apartments,
Anderson contractors-on which
first floor cement is now being
poured.
Moore left his Anchorage head
quarters a week ago, has made
trips to Ke;chikan, Sitka and Ju-
neau. He plans to leave today or
Sunday for Anchorage.
Formerly assistant general man
ager of the Alaska Railroad, Moore
has been with the Associated Gen.
eral Contractors since the first OF
the year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
LABOR DISPUTES DRAG
TO END OF IND WEEK

Juneau's labor disputes dragged to
the end of their second week today
with the Contractors and General
Laborers, Local 1903 (AFD, still
picketing construction jobs.
Business agent for the teamsters
union, local 10. was not available
for comment this morning, but no
reports had been received of settle
ment of the teamsters' strike, which
also began July 3.
Both the laborers and the team
sters walked out over disagreements
on contracts.
At least 20 local construction jobs
are affected by the walkOutS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
farewell SERVICES
FOR LORENzEN5 WHO
LEAVE HERE TUESDAY

Capt. and Mrs. Henry Lorenzen
who have received orders to take
command of the Salvation Army
activities in Salt Lake City, Utah,
will have their farewell services
on Sunday afternoon and evening.
Major Eric Newbould the Divisional
Commander for Alaska, who has
just returned from a tour of duty
With the o.. S. Army Chaplaihs
Corps will! conduct the service.
Capt. and Mrs. Lorenzen came
o Alaska after having served IL
years as officers in responsible
Army positions in California and
Nevada, and for the past six years
the Captain has been the Divisional
md Young Peoples Secretary I'M
der the leadership of Brig. G. O.
Taylor and now Major Eric New
bould.
The Lorenzen boys, Phillip aid
Paul left for Seattle week ago
where they are now attending The
salvation Army's Band and Music
Camp, and Capt. and Mrs. Lor-
enzen and the three girls will leave
On the Princess Louise on Tues
DAY morning.
Major Newbould states that the
friends and associates of the Lor-
enzens are cordially invited to the
farewell service which will COM
mence at 2:30 pm. Sunday in the
N1lloughby Ave. Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Louise from Vancouver
due at $3.50 pm. today and sails
for Skagway at II 80 tonight.
Aleutian from Seattle due Tues
day.
Princess Kathleen scheduled to
sail from Vancouver tonight.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Tuesday, July 10.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver wednesday, July 10.
Alaska scheduled to sail from
Seattle. Thursday, July 20.
Baranof from west scheduled
southbound 8 pm. Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
Hub (ityAIerf
System Tried
Just inCase''
Alaska Cities Warned 10
Be Ready for Surprise
Attack Evdcuation Plans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July IS
R-Sirens and whistles here and
at nearby Elmendorf Air Force
Base today will herald new mil
itary and civilian defense prepar-
edness programs getting under way.
A new air whistle to supplement
the military siren were tested at
10 am, base commander Brig. Gen.
Donald r. Hutchinson said.
The Alaska Railroad will test
its siren at noon in the terminal
yards.
The sounds will warn everybody
in the greater Anchorage area of
what an emergency alert will sound
like, just in case.
The machinery for preparing for
defense action in case of actual
attack was recently mapped under
the direction of Mayor A. j. Lous-
sac, with guidance from Governor
Gruening.
Communities should be prepared
to control fires and care for dam
age in case of attack, attempt to
minimize casualties with plans for
shelter and evacuation, and pre-
vent sabotage or domestic disturb
ances.
DON. Forget Guard
They should not lose sight of
5he National Guard, which is a
part of the military establishment
and which concerns liaison with
adjacent bases"
In letter to Alaskan mayors
earlier this week, Col. j. d. Alex
ander, civilian defense chief for
Alaska, warned:
Communities in Alaska may be
subjected to enemy attack from the
air without warming" but he said
there was no cause for undue ex-
element or interference with every
day life.
Hutchinson today emphasized Ma
tional Guard duties concerning
domestic disturbances and material
aid to be rendered to communities.
He points out that air cover and
troop support will probably con-
centrate first on protecting defense
bases and the entire territory from
enemy action. Secondly, he said
they would concentrate on commu-
mites adjacent to bases.
Naturally, the military would
not sit back in event an attack
concentrated ON a civilian town"
Get Cities Going
Hutchinson suggested all cities
provide themselves with mobile
public address systems, sirens, air
caid wardens, plant guards and
such emergency mechanisms as
should be established to follow in
structions provided by the military
during any alert"
His comments tied in with those
of an Alaskan command public
information officer who said tie
military's first duty would be to
evacuate and shelter military de-
pendents and civilian employees and
to put bases on wartime status
prepared to defend points of at
tack and repel attackers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
SIX DIVISIONS
Will BE NEEDED
IN KOREAN FIGHT

CALGARY, Alta, July 15-R-
Viscount Alexander, Gen.
eral of Canada, declared today the
United States will need at least six
divisions in the field before they can
hope for victory in Korea.
Alexander, who commanded Al
lied armies in Italy during World
War II, predicted the Korean con-
flict will last several months and
could be prolonged if Communist
international brigades are used to
help the Northern invaders.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
ALASKA line
pI(kETING BY
(I0 ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON, July Is - up =
A National Labor Relations Board
trial examiner ruled today that CIO
Longshoremen's union picketing of
the Alaska Steamship Company
May 10 was a violation of the Taft
Hartley Act.
Trial Examiner Wallace E. Roy
ster ruled that the International
Longshoremen and Warehousemen's
Union, its Seattle Local 10 and its
cannery workers Local TIC were
all involved.
The examiner held that the one
day picketing was an illegal at
tempt to force the steamship COM
pany to stop carrying cannery sup
plies to Alaska for firms of the
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc, un-
less the Industry extended recogni-
ton to Local &c.
There was no labor dispute with
the steamship company.
After the brief picketing, the
steamship company announced it
would cease carrying supplies for
the canneries.
Local &c then won a contract
with the Salmon Industry.
The trial examiner recommended
that all the unions cited for the vio-
lation should be required to post
notices to members that they will
not repeat the action.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
THIRTY INJURED IN
AMMUNITION Blast
NEAR G05p0RT, ENG.

GOSPORT, Eng, July 15-tRt-
Eight ammunition barges and part
of a munitions train blew up last
night in series of blasts which
rocked Portsmouth Naval Base and
started a harbor blaze.
Thirty persons were reported in
jured in the blasts which showered
live shells over a quarter-mile area
and shattered windows two miles
away.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
EVANGELIST ASKS
DAY FOR PRAYER:
PRESIDENT pRAY5

WASHINGTON, July Is - tR =
President Truman prayed for divine
guidance in his office yesterday with
Evangelist Billy Graham of North
Carolina.
Graham told newsmen he and
three associates had visited the
President to urge nationwide day
of prayer and humiliation. The
evangelist said he suggested a
prayer while in Mr.. Truman's office,
and the President agreed. The four
evanglists also prayed in White
House office before and after the
visit.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
."0UR TROOPS
n 0W DOING
DAMN WELL"
Chiefs Of Staff, Army and
Air Force, Return from
Korea, Make Report

WASHINGTON, July is = R =
The Chiefs of Staff of the Army
and Air Force flew back from Ko-
rea today with the word that our
troops are doing damn well there,
and everything, will come out all
right"
Their return from the war theaier
was expected to speed up President
Truman's decision on what to do
about mobilizing American ro.
sources.
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, Army
Chief, stepped off the plane with
Gen. Hoyt S. vandenberg, Air Force
chief, after a four and half day
flying trip to Japan and the Ko-
rean battlefront.
Collins told newsmen that you
know more about what has hap
pened in the last "a hours than we
do" 1t was he who expressed the
optimistic summary of the situa-
ton in the war area.
Neither General would say any,
thing about the nature of the re-
concentrations they will make as
to stepping up support for the
Americans fighting the Communists
in South Korea.
The Army and Air Force chiefs
left Washington Monday night with
the announced intention Of finding
out on the spot how best the De-
Tense Department and Armed Serv-
ices could support Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's elements in Korea.
Vandenberg and Collins stopped
in Anchorage yesterday only long
enough for a briefing with 1t Gen,
William E. Kepner, Alasa's new
commander in chief, and his staff
members.
Meanwhile two other Air Force
Generals reached Anchorage en-
route to the Orient on an undis-
closed mission. They were Maj. Gen.
F. L. Ankenbrandt and Brig. Gen.
Raymond v. Maude.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
ELkS Will CONDUCT
WILSON RITES MONDAY

Elks ritualistic funeral services
for Frank Wilson, 70, who died
Thursday in Sitka, will be held at
2 pm. Monday in the chapel Of
the Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
Mr.. Wilson, a life member of the
Skagway Elks Lodge, was born in
Petersburg, o. He was associated in
Territorial fisheries with Joe
Sprague.
Pallbearers at Mondays services
will be Bill Feero, Paul darlington,
Pat Carroll, Henry Messerschmidt,
Cedric Davis, and H. r. Wander
Leest.
Interment will be in the Elks
plot at Evergreen cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15

NO DATE SET YET
FOR START, SALES
TAX COLLECTION

The City Council did not get
around to setting date for begin
ming collections of Juneau's new
one-percent sales tax last night
But at the special meeting, the
Council worked long and hard in
an attempt to clear up questions
which would undoubtedly have
arisen after the tax goes into effect.
The Juneau sales tax ordinance,
approved by voters at a special
municipal election June 20, was
patterned on Ketchikan's ordinance
Sales tax rules and regulations
adopted by council motion last
night also followed the lead set
by Ketchikan.
Among the rules set up were:
l. Sales by merchants to bona
fide out-of-town customers will be
exempt from the sales tax; sales
and deliveries in the city of Juneau
will not be exempt.
g. When merchandise is turned
in for trade-in allowance on a
purchase, tax will be charged on
the full value of the article pur-
chased
3. No tax will be charged on
sales of tickets from Juneau to
points within the Territory.
These rules are in addition to
those already in the ordinance, il
was pointed out.
Vessel Operators Favored
Among the rules suggested by
members of the Juneau council and
adopted was one which will ex-
empt from tax sales of petroleum
products to boats for use on boats.
Bert Mcdowell, who suggested the
rules, said he believed that it
would be unfair to petroleum deal
ers within the city to have tc
charge the tax while distributors
outside the city did not, and the
tax might drive fishing vessels
away from Juneau
The council agreed that all the
rules and regulations necessary to
make the sales tax fair and rea-
sonable will probably not be COM
pleted by the time. the tax goes
into effect.
Well make the general rules
now, and iron out the bugs as
they come up" Mayor Waino Hend-
rickson said. "There,ll be plenty
= of bugs"
A motion was made to permit the
Alaska Electric Light and Power
Company to begin collecting sales
tax the month following the start
ing date for the sales tax.
This was passed after C. B. Hol-
land, assistant manager of the
company, explained that meters
are read on the goth day of the
month preceding that one in which
bills are sent out.
Meter readings on which bills
sent out August / are based wefe
made on July 20, he said
Holland had previously stated he
was against tax on sale of cleo
trical energy He said the cost OF
collecting the tax will be passed
on to the consumer,
Card Table Ordinance
A new card table license ordi-
nance was read for the first time
at the meeting If it is passed in
two more readings and adopted,
the cost of operating card tables
will go up after January.
The ordinance calls for $35
license fee for each establishment
operating one card table, and $35
each for additional tables.
The ordinance which it will re-
place called for a $40 license fee
for each establishment operating
up to- four tables and IS for each
additiona liable.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
SIMMONS OUT OF
Lineup AS PILLS
PLUG FOR pENNANT

PHILADELPHIA, July Is til
Curt Simmons, the $65,000 bonus
pitcher who made good. won't be
around to help the Philadelphia
Phillies in their pennant drive dur
ing the first two weeks of August.
Instead of taking his turn on
the pitching mound, young Curt
will be on duty with the 108th
Field Artillery Battalion of the 18th
Division at Indiantown Gap, Pa,
from July 20 to August IL.
It's a two-week tour of National
Guard duty Curt has been serving
for the past three years, but this
will mark the first time Simmons
will be lost to the club during a
pennant fight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FROM WASHINGTON, DC.

E. N. Hales of the us. Geological
Survey. Washington, DC, is re-
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15

In Manhattan. New York. when
builders dig the basement for a new
skyscraper. they must use pneu-
matte stone drills and dynamite to
get through the rock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FROM ANCHORAGE

M. L. Anderson of Anchorage is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FROM TULSEQUAH

j. George Robertson of Tulsequah,
BIC, is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
BUCK FAMILY VISITS

Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Buck and
family, of Sitka, are guests at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
AT BARANOF HOTEL

Lloyd j. Blake. Jr, of the North
west Janitor Supply Company, Sc
attic, is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FROM PENNSYLVANIA

Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. DeFrees and
G. w. Rogers of Warren, Pa, are
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
PROM WRANCEII.

Vern E. Smith of Wrangell is
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FROM KETCHIKAN

Ann w. Erickson of Ketchikan is
at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15

One type of catfish in the Nile
gives off an electric shock when
touched.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
WOMAN FOUND DEAD

A woman, identified as Mrs. Bes-
sic Mccullough, about 40. was found
dead this morning In the City Cafe
Rooms on South Franklin Street.
The physician summoned by the
manager of the rooms said the wo-
mans death was apparently due to
natural causes He said there were
no indications of foul play.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15

members will arrive
this afternoon July Isl to begin 12day tour Of Alaska
chairman the Portland Cham
committee the of close to 20 will
Northwest district manager Of
monthly scheduled salngs be-
Harold
X Gill Co, of Portland which sells guam
Alaska The Porande will arrive via
through Tuesday July 18
Mckinley Lodge and Anchorage
will L. LOmax special conuant to the Port
Alaska than month to
shippers Lomax professor
marketing the University
OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
FINNIGAN HERE

C. A. Finnigan of Seattle is re-
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-15
WEATHER REPORT

In Juneau-Maximum, 60;
minimum, So.
At Airport-Maximum, "a;
minimum, 40.
F O r E C A S T
Juneau and Vicinity
Variable cloudiness tonight
and Sunday. Lowest tenn
perature tonight about SO,
highest Sunday about "a.
PR CIPI A T ION
past "a hours ending 7:30 am. today
City of Juneau None;
since July lib inches.
At Airport = None;
since July 1-0.61 inches.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

the members of the board the Montana
Left right they NJ Holland Vida dector H. john
Ruedge PRESIDENT Peter
Downs Mott president; Paul R.
Cormier Billings director
December 81 1949 indicates
worth
80 while fire losses ad
1S82782 which
added to the total surplus at $138,86714
and operated business total $24768907
with it safely invested US Savings
Certificates building loan stock
which
in banks
$780, The buildings
the bin fire and wndstom damage Mon
Mutual Fire by the
and ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

More than $413,000 was paid on
altogether in 1949 for auto losses anC
claims adjustments. More than $685.,
600 in claims was paid in Montana
during the year.
An important matter in cost of
insurance is frequency of loss
claims against the amount of mon
ey received as premiums. Narrow
and dangerous highways, streets
and roads, careless driving and me-
chanically-faulty vehicles all con-
tribute to high-loss frequency in
automobile insurance. 1t is well
for Montana members to know
that in 1949 the Montana loss
ratio on Flu auto insurance was
1888 per cent while the average
of all the states was 46.96 per cent.
This means that the amount of
money paid out for claims as
against the premiums received was
higher in Montana than the aver
age for all states. This situation
forces auto insurance costs to high
er levels. Careful driving with
safe vehicles on the part of Farm
ers Union insurance policyholders
will help reduce the cost of auto
insurance.
Part of the reserve accumulations
in the National Farmers Union Auto
and Casualty Company are safely in
vested in loans to co-operatives and
individuals. In this way insurance
money not needed at the moment
goes to work for the people who sup
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

as indicated above. Fourteen per
cent is owned by business and pro-
fessional people, go by housewives,
and SO by clerical people and lab
orers.
The value of these holdings by oc-
cupational groups in 1948 averaged
$11,308 for active farmers, SIS, JAP
for retired farmers, $14,857 for the
business professional group, $9,568
for the housewives, and $4,000 for
the clerical-labor group.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
3 Per Cent Of

Continued from page one)
than third of the farm owners, the
BAE found, had experience both as
farm workers and tenant before ac-
quiring ownership. They got to be
owners in some other way.
Few farmers acquire ownership
of land while young. Only one out
of four owning farms were found to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

port the insurance program instead
of large business and the chains as is
the case with many policyholders of
old-line insurance companies.
AS of December II, 1949, the Flu
auto company had more than $780,
900 out on loan to 25 farmer coop
eratives, nearly 100000 to individ-
ual farmers, and about $225,000 to
"A city jewellers, all real estate loans,
secured by mortgages.
AS the Farmers Union insurance
program grows, increasing amounts
of money will be available for loans
to family farmers and their co-ops,
thus strengthening the whole move
ment
PATRONIZE THE CO-OPS-THEY
BELONG TO THE USERS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
be under as years old.

be under 45 years old.
Eighty-five per cent of the nations
IL billion acres in farm and ranch
land is owned by individuals, the
study shows; SO by corporations;
go by the public Estate, federal and
other units of government) and $50
is Indian land.
Of the total owned by individuals,
500 is held by farmers and retired
farmers-but with the size of indi-
vidual ownerships varying greatly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
FARMERS DEVELOP THEIR OWN AUTO INSURANCE
and BUILD SECURITY

National Automobile and Casualty with head
Colorado, had g. 48 poicyhod participating
mainly Alabama Colorado
Michigan Minnesota, Montana Mexico North
Dakota Oklahoma Tennessee
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

PATRONIZE THE CO-OPS-THEY
BELONG TO THE USERS.