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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
$29 Million
Is Asked for
Armyin North
Expansion for Alaska Out
MISREPRESENTATION Pro-
gram Requested

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-iR-The
Army plans to send more men to
Alaska as it carries on its present
expansion.
And it wants Congress to appro-
pirate 29,305. GAO for construction of
facilities for them.
This was revealed today in testi-
mony made public by the House
Appropriations Committee on sup
Elemental request for $10,486.9 76, 900
for the Armed Services for the year
that began July /.
No figures were given on the size
of the force it was contemplated to
put in the Territory.
This is all part of the Alaskan
Development Program for the de-
Tense of this country from that
area" Brig. Gen. W. L. Barriger,
Chief of the Army's Service Division,
told the committee.
I'VE do not have the facilities
there now to put the troops in that
should be in that area.
"As a result of expansion of the
Army we will get in that area and
we would like to have this (appro-
priation) to take care of them.
New Secret Base
The Army's request for Alaskan
construction is broken down this
way:
Fort Richardson. $16,325. 900.
Laid Air Force Base $2,796, 900
Eielson Air Force Base, 1918, 500
A communications station, util-
tiles, roads, walks, drainage, street
lighting and other similar themes,
SO POS $40.
The location of this was not
mentioned. 1t was described as a
classified project"
General Barriger told the COM
mittee the funds sought would bring
Army installations in Alaska to rs
per cent of full readiness.
Col G.. E. Galloway, Chief OF the
Army Engineers construction opera
tions division, estimated that the
, new facilities would be ready within
two years.
Galloway said the request includes
no funds for new barracks.
"They are under contraction or
on the way" he said.
Rear Admiral j. F. Jelley, Chief OF
the Navy Bureau of Yards and
Docks, asked the committee to APP
prove total of $1,548,000 for Navy
installations at Kodiak, Alaska.
OF this, $685., 900 would go toward
construction of permanent COM
munication facilities at 18th Naval
District Headquarters.
The other $4,000 would be spent
on repair and replacement OF docks
and pier at the Naval operating
base in Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
Yanks Reiake Lost Ground
y
In Heavy Fighting; North
Koreans Seem off Balance

police action stops at the 38th Par
allel. High command planning has
been based on stopping the action
there.
One result of the Korean war will
be to give the United States a total
of II Army divisions, Fleet in
GLIDING % carriers of various types
in operation and an Air Force OF
SO groups. This was the Quilting
which emerged in testimony by de-
fcnse officials on the Presidents
request for funds to prosecute the
Korean war in the name Of the
u. NJ
Navy officials said the program
for Navy expansion emissions In
creasing complaint ships from 243
ander the present budget to 282,
and bringing the total number of
operating ships to oil. The total
number OF planes for Navy and
Marine squadrons will rise from
6,233 to 1885.
The Tuesday afternoon Korea
time) war summary of the U. N.
Commander, Gen. Macarthur, said
land based allied planes smashed
again at the hinterland held by the
Reds. Destroying eight tanks, six
buildings, three boxcars, two trucks,
four big gun positions and an arm
ored car. Other equipment was
damaged. BIS bombers struck
Monday night at Red airfields.
B-29's hit Chongjin North Kor-
ca, with 700. tons OF bombs.
A British Sunderland flying boat
squadron patrolled the southwestern
Korea coast to thwart sea move
ment of supplies to the Reds whose
land lines have heen chewed *
bits by afr attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
NO PERSONNEL, POLICY
CHANGES EXPECTED AS
WADE TAKES OVER ANS

/ Hugh Wade, new area director
of the Alaska Native Service, an
nounced today that no policy or
personnel changes are contemplated
as result of his taking over leader
ship of the agency
Wade, formerly assistant regional
director of the Federal Security
Agency, pointed out that the ANS
is an operating agency whose pol
icies are set by the Secretary OF the
Interior and the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs.
Don Foster, former head of the
ANS has been assigned to Mime
apolis, Mimi, to head the Indian
Service area there.
Wade said his place as assistant
regional director for the Federal
Security Agency will probably be
filled by U. S. Public Health Ser
vice official, who has not yet been
named.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
MAN ARRESTED
ON pLUT0NIUM
Theft CHARGE

DENVER, Aug. .22-lR-A young
research scientist was arrested here
today and charged with. the theft
of some plutonium-a vital atom
bomb coniponent-from the Los Al
amos Atomic Project in New Mex
leo. .4 essa w
Sanford Lawrence Simons, %
year-old father of three children,
was accused officially of violating
the Atomic Energy Act and was
held in default of $4,000 bond after
arraignment today.
Russell P. Kramer, agent in
charge of the FBI office here, said
that the stolen plutonium-a highly
fashionable and very valuable ma
ceril-was recovered a few days ago
from a hiding place under Simon's
house. It was in small glass vial.
!. Kramer said Simons admitted the
theft.
At the time of his arrest, Simons
was employed at the University of
Denver, doing research work on an
Army rocket project.
Kramer said he did not know ex-
actly when the plutonium was stolen
but said Simons was at Los Alamos
as an enlisted man in the Army
from August, 1914, to March OF 1916
and from March of 1916 to July OF
1916 was employed as a civilian SCI
enlist at the A-bomb establishment
|. Kramer quoted the slight. beared
scientist as saying that he took the
plutonium as souvenir"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
WIFI FISH SUES TO
STOP Use OF NAME
BY COMPETING FIRM

SPOKANE, Aug. % @ The
Whiz Fish Products Company, Seat
tie, went into court yesterday to
stop a competitor from using the
name Whiz Distributors, Wholesale
Sea Foods.
The Seattle firm said in its COM
plant that it had registered the
name with the U. S. Patent Office
and had been using the designation
since 1926. 1t asked damages of S.
900 for alleged loss of business and
injury to reputation and credit.
The Spokane firm is operated by
Richard Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
JUNEAU Ship
AGROUND IN
Be. WATERS
Robert Eugene Reported
in Sinking Condition on
Addenbrook Island

SEATTLE, Aug. 22.-tR-A small
freighter, with a 100-ton cargo OF
general merchandise for Alaska, was
reported aground in sinking condl-
ton on a British Columbia coastal
island today. A crew of five was
aboard.
District Coast Guard headquarters
said other vessels had received two
distress calls from the 1Oo-foot
Robert Eugene. The vessel is owned
by the M. B. Dahl and Sons, Inc,
of Juneau.
The Coast Guard said the vessel
Arthur H., picked up message from
the Robert Eugene at 7:46 am
(PST) that it had run ashore on
Addenbrooke Island, in Queen
Charlotte Sound; that its batteries
were nearly under water and II
would not be able to use its radlo
much longer.
Another ship had picked up a
message two hours earlier that the
Robert Eugene was in sinking conol-
ton off Addenbrooke Light.
Another Dahl-owned ship. the
Dorothea. was reported four hours
away from the Robert Eugene on a
trip south. The Coast Guard salo
it was proceeding to the scene.
Bound For Juneau
w. r. Kuppler, the owners agent
in Seattle. said the Robert Eugene
left Seattle Sunday. He said 1t OPP
crates under charter to Juneau
merchants. 1t was carrying for them
a cargo of such items as meats gro
ceries and hardware.
He said it is fully refrigerated
vessel that has been on the Juneau
Seattle route since 1947
Kuppler said he. had no dlrect
word from the vessel.
He Said THE Robert Eugene'sFsklp-
per is Fred M. Dahl, Oldest OF the
Dahl sons of Juneau. Kuppler salo
the other crew members were DON
aid Tanner Of Juneau and three
from Seattle-Mate Carey Kirk
land; c. Reed, Chief Engineer
Charles D. Gaeke, Seattle, the COOK
and Harry Holloway.
Kuppler said the Dorothea' winch
was heading for the scene, is owned
individually by the father. Martin
B. Dahl. 1t is southbound Win a
canned salmon cargo.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
RETAINING WALL BUILT
As WORK ON EVERGREEN
BOWL ROAD PROGRESSES

A retaining wall has been built
in preparation for filling the bed
of new city road into Evergreen
Bowl, Mayor Waino Hendrickson
announced today
The road is being driven into
the Bowl near the south end OF the
Calhoun Street bridge over Gold
Greek. Except at the Calhoun Street
end, the roadway will follow Gold
Creek into the recreation area.
Mayor Hendrickson said the road
will not be for the use of private
automobiles but as way in which
to get heavy equipment into the
Bowl.
Up until now. equipment taken
into the recreation area has had
to be transported by wheelborrow
over footpaths.
A small city street crew Is carry
ing out the job, the Mayor said. The
work is expected to be completed
in about three weeks.
Asked why the city had not APP
piled for matching Public Works
funds for the job, he said that the
Bowl does not belong to the city
but is used with permission Of the
owner, the Alaska Juneau Gold
Mining Company.
He said the city is now Investigate
ing the possibility of having the
property deeded to the city by the
mining company.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-Closing
quotations OF Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2ss, American Can
971a, Anaconda 34as, Curtis-Wright
1OA, international Harvester 81,
Kennecott 64as, New York Central
l45s, Northern Pacific 17A, U. S,
Steel 377s, Pound 2.80A.
Sales today were 1.550,0OO shares,
Averages today were: industrials
219.79; rails $500; utilities 1886.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
STRIKE ON
CANADIAN
RAILROADS

MONTREAL, Aug. 22-tR-More
than $4,000 railway workers walked
off their jobs today in Canadas
first nationwide rail strike. Prime
Minister Louis st. Laurent announce
ed after an emergency cabinet meet
ing in Ottawa that Parliament is
being summoned to meet at once
to deal with the crisis.
The Prime Minister said the gov
eminent must act to protect the
national interest in what would
otherwise develop quickly into a
serious emergency"
Standby services swung into &C
ion at once to ease the tie-up cris-
Is. but some areas faced grave
threats of food shortages. 8a
Parliament has been in recess.
but had been due to be recalled soon
in any case because OF the interna-
tional situation. The Prime Minister
summoned it ito meet at once so
hat the Representatives of all the
people may act together in discharg-
ing their responsibilities to meet the
situation
Government mediation efforts
which began last Saturday ended
This morning with union leaders
aging that's all-no settlement.
they sought increased pay and
,O-hour week instead of the present
48-hour week. Management's offer
to pay scales under 44-hour week
were rejected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
The W ash.ington
Merry Go Round " d
led. Note-While Drew rear
son is on a brief vacation, ms
column will be written by mem
bers of his Staff.
BY TON, McNAMARA anu
FRED BLUMENTHAL
>copyrisht, isAn. D, .en syndicate. Incl

WASHINGTON = Though mys-
terious subs have been reported
in Panamanian waters since tne
Korean fighting, our vital ran
anna Canal defenses have oeei'
dangerously neglected.
It is no secret in Panama, 1of
example, that we don't have
single fighter plane in the area
When an unidentified sub wafs s
reported. lurking off the canal
zone recently. the Navy was
caught without even a scout plane
and had to appeal to the All
Force for help. All the Air Force
could get into the air was one
lone SB-17, which secuted the
waters but found nothing.
Our military bases in Panama
are also supposed to be on war
time alert. Yet, one month a1tea
the Korean invasion, prlvaN
plane drifted in for an emergency
landing at Howard Field, a key
base now run by the Army. Inc
pilot, Enrique Kochman OF Fan
anna City, tinkered around WIZ
the instrument panel, then tooH
off again without anyone so muci
as noticing him. This happened
on a Sunday, favorite day lol
surprise attacks.
Though Kochman reported
what he had done, another pri'
yate pilot, Lawrence Breeze, puiiee
virtually the same stunt the fol
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
AT JUNEAU HOTEL

Although he is comfortably sit
uated, back at the Juneau Hotel
where he started, Russell Magiil
again is looking for an apartment
He had been delighted with the one
he found, but it was destroyed Sun
day in the Packards Marina fire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
WITH HEALTH DEPT.

Two staff members of the Terri
torjal Department of Health are
among the guests registered at the
Juneau Hotel. They are Joyce
Pickett and William E, Baird. 4,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof due at Z am. tomorrow
from Seattle.
Princess Norah in port from VAN
couver and will sail for Sxagway
at 1870 pm.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver tomorrow night
and due to arrive Saturday subject
to settlement of railroad strike.
Alaska due to arrive southbound
Friday.
Chena due to leave Seattle Thurs
day.
Aleutian will sail from Seattle
Saturday and is due to arrive
here Tuesday.
Chilcotin scheduled to arrive here
Thursday from Vancouver.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
WEATHER REPORT
Temperatures for 24-Hour Period
ending $40 O'Clock this morning

, PRE- lPIT 1T / o N
} Past "a hours ending 7:30 am. today
In Juneau-Maximum, IA;
} minimum, Al.
At Airport-Maximum, 76;
est temperature tonight about
, F O r E C A s r
duncan and Vicinity
, Variable cloudinesS to-
} night and Wednesday. Low
} est temperature tonight about
} so. Highest Wednesday near
} SO.
, City of Juneau None;
, since August Lila inches;
} since July 1-11.07 inches.
. At Airport None;
} since August 1-0.85 inches;
, since July 1-7.89 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22
FROM KETCHIKAN

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Clark and
Mrs. Louise Miller are among Ket-
chikan visitors stopping at the Bar
anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22

FROM ASTORIA se3asa
T. F. Sandoz and Paul Pankey OF
Astoria, Ore. are staying at tne
Baranof Hotel. .1sll
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-22

FROM PETERSBURG
Marguerite Bidwell of Petersburg
is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20

and put before him the arguments for and against the project. On the side there is the argument that no nation menaced fundamentally as we are, can afford to pass up the opportunity of making the most colossal engine of ever dreamed of. There the additional argument that our mere willingness to begin it's manufacture would serve as an irresistible bargaining lever that would force the Russians into agreements building truly and permanently peace ful world If we don't take the step maybe the Rus sians will anyway; if they could make plutonum bomb they can probably make hydrogen bomb
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
SUPERBOMB

Whether not to recommend project for de- veloping the hydrogen powered atomic superbomb is the gravest and most difficult question that MT Tr- man has been called upon to since the decision to drop the first atomic bomb Hiroshima. Indeed, the choice may be the most cosmic that has confronted any chief of state in peace in American history it may determine the survival of the civilization that the Western world has known for 2500 years. This terrific burden falls nitally the shoulders of one manwhether to build the superbomb to leave it in its present stage a theoretical possibility.
 The hydrogen bomb has been advanced as far as it go paper it remains to try to make it. The prospects that it be made and that it will explode as designed In theory, at least it has no upper limit. It will be not merely 1000 times more powerful than present atomic bombs but times more powerful, with any multiple its makers choose It will have peaceful The temperatures in- voved beyond any human control or management It will be solely weapon, fit to fry to crisp ten hundreds of square miles at crack.
 MT. Trumans own advisers have already marshaled
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20

existence but the songs still cir culate. Here is the doggerel: When Jesus came to town, the
 Working folks around Believed what He did say; The Bankers and the preachers
 They nailed Him on cross, And they laid Jesus Christ in
 His grave.
 Poor working people, they follered
 Him around,
 Sung and shouted gay; Cops and the soldiers they nailed
 Him in the air,
 And they laid Jesus Christ in
 His grave.
 This song was written in New
 York City,
 Of rich men, preachers and
 Slaves;
 If Jesus was to preach like he
 Preached in Galilee,
 They would lay Jesus Christ in
 His grave"
 pr. Matthews says:
 "A large part of the work which Communists do among children is under the supervision of the in ternational workers order. The children's activities of the TWO in- clude costume dances, drum and bugle corps dramatic plays, comic strips, short stories with a class struggle" angle, essay contests, and summer camps. The oldest and largest of the TWO childrens camps 'Wo-Chi-Ca,' situated in the north west New Jersey hills. The camps name is derived from the words, workers children's camp. Paul Rob- eson is the hero and best-known sponsor of -Chi-Ca.' When he last visited the camp, he said to the children who were camping there under these Communist aus pices: When look at you, I know the future is safe.
 "All over the United States, there are summer camps for children which are run by the Communists and the numerous organizations which are under Communist con- trol The number of these camps runs into the hundreds. During the summer of 1949, not less than 5O,000 American children went to these Communist-contr camps
 So-called liberals may say that we must let the Communists do as they choose because it is important to preserve our children. None of us would willingly put our child ren in pest-house; yet we often do not give a second thought to the corruption of their minds and moral welfare. We permit them tc be corrupted. There is law against the impairment of the morals ot minors; is that to be applied only to sex morality? There are other | immoralitieS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
Communist Captives

Though the heat was taken off the Chinese Communists after An gus Wards release. the State De- partment is still trying to free two ether Americans from Communist hands. They are Marine M Sgt. Elmer Bender of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Navy Chief Electrician William Smith of Long Beach, Calf.
 These men have already endured one icy winter in an underheated Chinese jail, but the public clamor in their behalf hasn't been loud enough to arouse the State De- partment.
 Believing, however, that two en- listed msn are entitled to the sarle protection as one of the State De- rartment's own employees, this col umn has investigated the case of Bender and Smith. They disappear ed on routine training flight near Tsingtao, China, on October l9, 1948-one year and two months ago. Word reached the Navy over
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20

bridge until after am, gets down to ,iifse office about noon, goes out for golf right after lunch, sees callers at pm.
 If an American businessman wants to see the Ambassador, he is usually invited in at six, but finds so many other callers grouped around the Martini tray that he can't discuss anything private.
 What drives Wadsworth's staff really wild is his belief in strict protocol. He demands, for instance, that no one of lesser rank leave dinner party until the top ranking guest has departed. And since the Ambassador usually outranks ev- eryCne else, other guests have to twiddle their fingers until am, until he gets up from the bridge table.
 Once when young matron, not in good health, tried to leave party at midnight, Wadsworth put her in her place with: Where are you going darling?'
 Note-A great admirer of the Arabs, WadsWorth's denunciation of the Jews is so vigorous it is em- harrassing. When Arab dignitaries pass through Istanbul, he is a frequent visitor at the airport to greet them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
FIRST VE5pER MUSICALE
 AT METHODIST CHURCH
 SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

Three prominent Juneau musi- clans will combine their talents for the first in a series of vesper musicales at the Methodist Church, at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Jan- uary 29.
 Presenting the program will be Mrs. Corrinne Jenne Kenway,' vio- lin; Harold Salisbury, bass, and Ruth McVay Popejoy, piano.
 Mrs. Jane McMullin and MT. and Mrs. Lauris Parker are in charge of the musicale, at which silver offering will be taken for a spec ial church fund.
 A reception in the social hall will follow the musicale, with Mrs. Mild red Lister in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
Policy of Discretion
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
 All of us will applaud the purpose ot the stewart Warner Corp of Chicago in it's policy of not employing Communists The effectiveness and the jus tice of such policy however, will always depend on the integence and the discretion of those who must enforce it. Certainly the policy could lend itself to some abuses.
 The company's plan is to submit non-Commuhst affidavits to those employees whom 1t suspects of being Communists, and to fire those who re1use to sign This is simple enough And the purpose is admirable for it is merely to give the advantage of good employment to those persons who believe in and support the political system have found in Am it if they could.
 However, it falls to the management or the com pany to select those employees who are suspect HIS at once invites discrimination. If D per cent or Stewart-Warner employees receive affidavits ana all sign them they discredited in the eyes o1 many fellow employees, because they were suspected
 It is also fact that under the current practlce of the Communist Party, party member IS free to sign non Communist affidavit when that seems tacticaly advantageous. This being the case, the formula may not lead to the osmssal of the real Commies at all. if there are any.
 The undertaking is interesting one and merits sympathetic study it develops. But ln view o1 the serious abuses to which it might conceivaby lead, it can hardly be recommended to employers generally The legal right of employer to dismiss or reIuse o hire Communist unassailabe. But It might still be unwholesome for employers to set themselves up as judges to single out certain employees ana label them as suspected Communists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
National Water Survey

The U. s. Public Health Service will soon make sweeping survey tc determine the effects of water shortage and water pollution on the nations health.
 Federal Health officials privately report that the lack of facilities to decontaminate river water which most Americans drink-is shocking. A sudden breakdown of these subgrade facilities, they say could lead to serious water short- ages in other cities besides New York
 More than 10000 new water cleansing units are needed through out the nation to decontaminate drinking water taken from rivers and bring it up to proper health and taste standards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

O. Should permitted the table before the rest of the family have finished eating?
 better trained he is taught to sit quietly until the he be excused the groWnups finger roveraf after coffee and conversation
 to send wedding gift in her name the brde-to special friend Of hers?
 No she husbands when sending wedding gifts
 O. plain black socks with formal evening 
 patent white e and plain black silk hose