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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
ALASKA SHIP Lines
TAKES Vessel OFF
RUN TEMPORARILY

TACOMA, May 8 - Up - Alaska
Ship Lines, Inc, announced here
Saturday the MS. Asa Lothrop had
been taken out of service tenn
porarily.
The Lothrop. has been maintain
ing an approximate monthly sched-
ule between this port and Valdez,
Alaska. since about Nov. /.
A barge lowed by the tug Mac
Loufay has augmented the 10th
rop's service to provide a regular
every other-week schedule tc
Alaska. E. w. Hundley, vice presi-
dent in charge of traffic for the
line, said the barge service would
be doubled to take up the slack
caused by the temporary retirement
of the ship.
The Lothrop, chartered from the
us. Maritime Commission, is now
moored at Tacoma. 1t is understood
that all cargoes handled by the line
have been of a military nature.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
HOUSEHOLD OF
BING (R05BY5
SPLITTING UP

HOLLYWOOD. May 8-tR-The
Bing Crosby household is suffering
from strained relations" the
crooner's attorney disclosed today.
Rumors and gossipers have the
Crosbys separated maritally as well
as geographically Ding is in Eur
opel, but attorney John O'Melveney
declared:
'sThere has been no property set
Element of any kind. There are some
strained relations. The whole mat
ter is in allegiance until Mr.. Crosby
returns from Europe late in June
We hope then to effect reconcile
alton"
Mrs. Crosby, the former Dixie Lee
of the films, was unavailable for
comment.
In 1880, when Bing and Dixie
were married, she was singing
star in films for the old William
Fox Company and Bing was one
If the three Rhythm Boys with
Paul Whiteman's band. They have
four sons, Gary. 16; twins, Phillip
md Dennis, Is; and Lindsay, l3
The boys attend a private schoo.
n Northern California.
Mrs. Crosby retired from the
screen soon after marriage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
BUILDING REVIEW,
TO ENABLE PLANTS
10 START, ON TAP

To give private business men
preview of what government plans
are for Alaska over the next six to
ten years., SO they can expand pre-
sent construction facilities and start
others. SO business and government
officials will meet In Anchorage to-
morrow, 1t was announced today by
Kenneth J. Kadow, head OF the
Alaska Field Committee.
Particular attention will be paid
by the gathering to attempt en-
couragement of building brick kilns.
flooring plants. tile manufactures.
perhaps plants to make plaster and
like products. lumber yards to pro-
duce birch trim, and plants to work
with concrete aggregate.
Cost Of these materials now rises
considerably because of necessity
Of shipment from Seattle. Private
business has not previously VEN
tured into this field because opera
tors never knew what market they
could expect.
The men will meet at Fort Rich
ardson, where 1t. Gen. Nathan F.
Twining. commander in-chief OF the
Alaska Command, will be host.
The meeting is the result OF
conference called in Washington
March 81 by Secretary of the In
terror Oscar Chapman to discuss
J possibilities of local manufacture
OF various products. This conference
was attended by government men
only.
From Juneau, besides Kadow, the
| following will attend:
George Rogers and Lynn Forest,
General Services Administration;
| Charles Burdick, Department OF
Agriculture; Roy Swanson. Federal
Housing Authority; S. H. Lorain
and S. A. Rutledge. Bureau Of
Mines; Leo Sarella. Territorial COM
missioner Of mines: and William
Twenhofel. Geological Survey.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
AGNES SMEDLEY
dies AT OXFORD

OXFORD, England, May 8-IR-
Miss Agnes Smedley, Sc, American
writer widely known for her re-
ports on China, died in a nursing
nome here Saturday, it was an
bounced today.
Miss Smedley was accused last
year in a U. S. Army report OF
being a Soviet spy but the charge
later was withdrawn.
The Missouri newspaper
woman was named as Soviet spy
by the U. S. Army in report or
a wartime Soviet spy ring in Jap
an. Later the Army said it lacked
proof and should never have made
such a charge against Miss Smed-
lev,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
LIBRARY DRIVE
KEEPS ROLLING
ON WITH $153.19

The Juneau Memorial Library
fund is getting to be like "oP mar
river"-it just keeps rolling along
DR.. James c. Ryan, commissions,
of education and library boare
member, today reported receipt OF
contributions totalling $153.l9. Thai
10 cent figure, which got itself al
Strengthened up once, despite sew
eral attempts to iron it out, is back
on the board again.
Some anonymous donor gave $1.ls
even though the fund was right
on an even $4,000 last Friday when
the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployees Union of Juneau put it or
top.
The fund now stands at ST. ,373l9
B. D. Stewart. acting drive chair
man, and Dr. Ryan said the extra
money will be used to obtain finer
books, perhaps furnish extra read
ing lamps, or any number OF refine.
ments not originally believed pos
sible to have. They didn't say what
could be done with that pesky l!
cents.
A joint contribution OF the Sew
enth-day Adventist church of Ju-
neau, pastored by the Rev. john
w. Griffin, and the Alaska Mission
comprising all Adventist churche'
throughout Alaska, was received by
Dr. Ryan for $25. 1t was presented
to him by the Rev. A. L. zumwalt
president of the Mission.
Then along came Mike Pusich
mayor of Douglas and proprietor 0!
the popular eating and dancing
place which bears his first name
to donate $50-a mighty tasty steak
Mike.
And the employees of the Alaska
Road Commission Juneau office
gave $50 to pave the rolling road
and while that roads been rough
at times for the board over the past
four years, it's contributions like
this one which puts it on perfect
blacktop.
Eight members of the Juneau
staff of the General Services Adj
ministration, federal agency which
will match funds for construction Of
the library and do the actual super
vision of work. contributed $62. They
are Thomas B. Quinn. Percy Hobbs
George w. Rogers, John w. Adams
w. H. Wick, A. H. Bobberg, Haze
Forde and Maxine Mund.
Three school teachers from the
little fishing village of Hoonah sem
SIS to DR.. Ryan. demonstrating the
great interest which the drive stir
red up in outlying communities
These three-Mrs. Ruth o. Matson
Miss Orlena Lumbra and Earl j
Fleming-won't be able to get If
too often to use the library, but
they know what it will mean te
school children in Juneau and theli
parents. To top it all off, a person
who signed his name as "A Douglas
Resident" sent DR.. Ryan check
for $40.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
3 WHALES SLAIN AT
BARROW BRING JOY
TO ESKIMO VILLAGE.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 8-iR
-Therell be feasting and rejoicing
and blanket-tossing galore soon in
the little Eskimo village of Barrow
LOO miles from the North Pole.
It will start as soon as the hewing
and hacking and distributing OF
three whales among the 500 inhabi-
tants is completed.
BY killing three whales out in the
icy Arctic the village hunters have
presaged an era of prosperity not
experienced for many years. Mea-
surfing &c feet, IS feet and SO feet
in length, the trio of seagoing mann
mails will supply the villagers with
meat, oil and blubber for some time
to come.
Thomas Akootchook, Barrow Es-
kimo, brought the good news to
Fairbanks yesterday. He said the
opening in the ice where the whales
were killed is only about half a mile
from shore-an important factor in
the operation.
Many people get lost when ice
breaks off under workers and takes
them out to sea-" said Akootchook
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
SOU aIIs
Ga use Of
20 Deaths

NEW YORK, May 8-tH-Treach-
erous spring squalls caught thou
sands of New York and New Eng
land boatmen without warning over
the sunny weekend and left 20 OF
them dead or missing in lakes.
rivers and salt water.
The high winds. tail end OF a
Midwest storm, reached 65 miles an
hour at some points.
In addition to the havoc caused
on the water, the winds also fam
ned forest fires in New England
and BANKED out most private flying
The flames covered hundreds OF
acres of New England woodland.
Upper New York State had the
worst drowning toll, with 10 dead
or missing since Friday. New York
City and Long Island Sound
counted seven lost Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
MUSIC festival
CONCERT event
FOR 3 TONIGHT

The closing event Of the South
east Alaska Music Festival, being
so successfully held in Juneau, will
be tonight at o'clock in the High
School gym, This will be concert
with varied program which will be
as follows. by band and chorus di-
rected by Walter G. Welke OF the
University of Washington Concert
Band.
Battle Hymn of the Republic, arr
Ringwald, by combined Festival
chorus and band; Hall of Fame
March, Olivadoti; A Night at the
Ballet. arr. by Walters, Festival
Band.
A Dream, tenor solo. Bartlett, by
Bob Croken, Juneau.
Panis Angelicus. Franck, and
South of the Rio, arr Olivadoti, by
Festival Band.
Cherubim Song No 7, Bortnian-
sky, The Old Ark's O-Moverin, arr
by Cain, and If My Song Had Wings
Hahn, by the Festival Chorus.
Obertass, violin solo, Wieniaski
by Kirk Bower, Ketchikan.
Mexican Hat Dance, arr. by Ben
nett. Joseph M. Shofner, guest con-
ductor.
Etude in Boogie, piano and band
Walters, by Sue McMullen, Juneau
Appearing before large audiences
last Saturday night, solos and in
strumental ensembles were held In
the grade school auditorium and
novel solos and ensembles were in
j the Methodist Church. Young art
lists in both gatherings acquitted
themselves admirably.
Sunday afternoon perhaps the
most wonderful musical event ever
heard here took place in the High
School gym.
The Petersburg Octet, Douglas
] Girls Glee Club, Ketchikan Boys
Chorus and Ketchikan Girls chorus
also Ketchikans mixed chorus, Mt
Edgecumbe Boys Glee Club and
! Juneau's mixed chorus and Girls
Glee Club gave a most delightful
/; program, each group singing three
numbers each. The Mt. Edgecumbe
! Boys Glee Club changed its pro-
gram and substituted one number
introducing soloist Jimmy Williams
supported by the club.
| Then three bands, the most ever
assembled in Juneau, gave three
numbers each, ranging from march
es to overtures. The Ketchikar
! band started the program for this
! instrumental section followed BY
the Sitka band. Both organiza
lions earned merited applause. The
final part of the program was CIV.
en- by Juneau's High School bano
as musicians. that looked and per.
formed like real professionals.
The afternoons program lastet
three hours but it was three hour
of a display of talent never befor'
assembled in one great group.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
TOP BE N(H
UpH0LDS TIL
N0k-QED OATH
Some Justices Dissent in
Part-Unions Attacked
Oath as Violation

WASHINGTON. May 8-Rt-The
Supreme Court today upheld le-
gality of the Non-Communist Oath
provision of the Tatt- Hartley Labor
Law.
The provision requires that union
officials must file affidavits saying
they are not Communists. if they
wish to use the machinery OF the
National Labor Board
Chief Justice Vinson delivered
the opinion for the majority. JUS
tice jackson wrote an opinion which
concurred in part and dissented IN
part. Justice Black wrote dissent
ing opinion. Justice Frankfurter
wrote an opinion concurring in part
with the majority.
Justices Douglas. Clark and Min
ton took no part In the cases.
Justices Reed and Burton COM
pleted the majority.
Validity of the Non-Communist
Oath provision was attacked in sep
arate appeals filed by two unions.
They are:
(A) The Communist CLIO
Union Steelworkers headed by Go
President Philip Murray.
OBJ The American Communica-
tons Association. awaiting outcome
of CLIO expulsion hearing on the
grounds of Communist sympathies.
Each Of the unions contended the
affidavit requirement violates the
Constitutions guarantees OF free
speech, press and assembly.
las phrased in the Taft Hartley
Act, the oath reads:
II am not member Of the Com
munist party, or affiliated with such
party. do not believe in, and !
am not member Of. nor do sup
port, any organization that believes
in or teaches the overthrow OF the
United states government by force
or by any illegal or unconstitutional
methods"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
TRUMAN ON
TOUR; HE'S
IS TODAY
President Says Months
Ahead Will Determine
About Third World War
ABOARD TRUMAN TRAIN, May

ABOARD TRUMAN TRAIN, May
8,-lR-President Truman declared
today that the decisions the Uni
ted States makes in the months
ahead will determine whether there
will be "a third world war"
In a talk to a train side crowd
at Galesburg, ILL.,, the President
assailed "Isolationists" who would
''let the rest of the world be
swallowed up by Communism"
These men, Mr. Truman asserted
cannot "see beyond their noses
and forget "the terrible price" this
country would have to pay TO-
such a course.
These same men who tell vol
we should reconomize by an isol-
ationist policy" he said, did the
same thing after World War One
and brought on World War Two
The President, travelling in cam
paign style through the Midwest
on his Goth birthday, led newsmerl
on their toughest walk to date al
Chicago today.
1t was am, Chicago time when
the Presidents train reached the
Rockwell yards.
Ed McKim, Omaha insurance
man, met the train, and Mr.. Tru-
man took a walk with him and Bill
Mox, circulation official of the
Chicgo Sun-Times, during the hour
and ten minute Chicago stop-over.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
5kIDDING CYCLE
CAUSES 7 DEATHS

GOLDENDALE, Wash, May B.
PA young married couple met
sudden death last night when their
motorcycle skidded and crashed
into the fender OF car.
Both Floyd Schwisow, %, Pros
ser, Wash. and his wife. Grace, IL,
were killed almost instantly.
The car driver, Martin E. john
son, SO, Puyallup. tried to drive into
the ditch to avoid the skidding cycle.
but could not make it in time. the
State Patrol said,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
ACTORS IN RED"
DRAMA M0URNED

MOSINEE, Wis, May 8IR-The
people of Mosinee today mournec
the deaths of two community lead
ers who played prominent roles in
last Mondays mock Communist
coup.
Mayor Ralph Kronenwetter, who
was yanked from his bed by "Red
Troopers" at dawn of the May Day
demonstration, died at Wausau hos
pital Saturday night. He had suf-
fered a cerebral hemorrhage just
before his village was liberated
from Communist invaders" week
ago tonight.
The Rev. Will Bennett, u, Meth
odist minister who put up spirited
make believe struggle when thrown
into barbed wire Concentration
Camp" that day, died at his home
Sunday of a heart attack.
Both men had entered with gusto
into the spirit of American Legion
sponsored event.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
ROLE.
in |ND0(HINA
TALKED OVER
Atheson Meets with French
Premier Prior 10 Big 3
London Confab
(By the Associated Press

U. S. Secretary of State Dean
Acheson talked to French Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman in Paris
today in the first of his prepare
tory cold war talks before the Big
Three Conference in London Thurs
day.
Acheson's meeting with Schuman
was said to have dealt primarily
with Frances role in Indochina
Diplomatic informants said he will
ask for guarantees that the French
controlled regime of former En-
peror Bao Dali be given genuine
independence as a condition fol
speedy American aid in fighting
off the Moscow-recognized oppos-
ition government of Ho Chi Mimi.
1t was not believed that any
final decision would be made ir
the Paris talks. Acheson is also
expected to discuss Frances atti-
tude toward Germany and Prem
Ter Georges Bidault's recent pro-
posal to form a new Atlanta
Council" for coordinating economi,
and political activities of the west
ern nations as we'll as military de-
lenses against possible Communist
expansion.
Acheson's offer of aid for Indo
china is limited at present to the
SIS 100000 President Truman has
promised out of the $75,0O0,000 fund
Congress appropriated Tor emer-
gencies in fighting Communism II
the Far East.
Some officials in Washington looE
for a formal announcement that
the United States has started Its
long-awaited program of arms as
sistance for Southeast Asia-1nclud
ing ndochina-within the next few
days.
U. S. Secretary of State Dear
Acheson said tonight American &C.
onomic and military help will be
sent Immediately to French Indo-
china.
The U. S. Secretary of State be-
gan a round of cold war talks herr
by hearing French pleas for speedy
help in the Southeast Asia terri
tory to hold back the threat O.
Communism. French officials were
said to be very satisfied" with the
results of today's discussions be-
tween Acheson and Foreign Min
lister Robert Schuman
Acheson did not specify the am
cunt of aid to be sent Indochina
where the French have been carry
ing on shooting war against the
forces of Communist-traine He
Chi Mimi for almost four years.
United States aid, Acheson said
can and should be" given to helI
the French in their fight against
the Vietminh.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
Eight Resign from
Polish Consulate

FRANKFURT. Germany, May
-4Rt-Eight officials and employees
of the Polish Consulate at Frankfurt
resigned today and asked West Ger
man authorities for refuge from
their Communist-domin gov
eminent.
The eight announced their resig-
nation through the joint public in
formation office of the US. Army
and the US. High Commissioner
office here. Their names were not
made public Immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
Copyright, 1850. by Bell Syndicate. Incl

WASHINGTON = The PreSlden'
was enjoying a weekend cruise on
the yacht Williamsburg recently
when he and his party got arguing
about what they considered to be
an important point in American
history. Neither side could agree.
So finally Clark Clifford, ex-
White House counsel and still OF
the poker playing encourage, put
in a long-distance call to New York
Supreme Court Judge Ferdinand
Pecora. The following converse
ton took place:
Judge said Clifford, this Is
Clark Clifford, and am calling
from the Williamsburg. A group
of us here are about evenly divided
on a question, and we believe you
are the one person who can give
us the right answer"
"All right replied Pecora, III
be glad to try
"Was it in the Senate munitions
investigation or at the Senate in
vestigation of Wall Street that the
midget sat on j. P. Morgans
knee?"
ut was at the investigation o
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
J BOOKS PUBLISHED
BY MACK IN STORES

WASHINGTON, May 8 - tR =
Connie Mack out-foxed himself in
his two books which are now in
the stories. The Philadelphia AS
manager president picks his all
time all-star team in both books but
he has different first baseman in
each lineup. One contains Jimmy
Foxx while the other has the late
Lou Gehrig at first,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
DAWSON CREEK
HIT BY FLOOD

DAWSON CREEK, BIC, May B.
R-Floods have come to the north
country of British Columbia.
A 35-foot bridge, constructed after
its predecessor was carried away In
1913, was washed out during the
weekend by rampaging Burberry
Creek
Army officials said Royal Cana
dian Engineers will throw tenn
porary span across the creek as
soon as possible.
The bridge, 80 miles northwest
of here, was on the road from the
Alaska Highway to the Beaton River
emergency air strip.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW york

NEW YORK, May = Closing
quotation of American Can today
is lis. Anaconda 3l9s, Curtiss-
Wright ga, International Harves-
ter 27R, Kennecott SIS, New York
Central 141s, Northern Pacific TIA
us. Steel 80, Pound $2801s.
Sales today were 1,680,5O0 shares
Averages today are as follows: i'll
dustrials 2l6.7l, rails 5642, utilities
43.45,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denali from Seattle due some
time tomorrow.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday.
Baranof from west scheduled
southbound at 10 tonight,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
81 Killed.; Train
Wreck in India;
Sabotage Charged
CIV Associated Press

At least 81 persons died in In
dia's worst train wreck yesterday
when the crack Punjab mail train
plunged from a bridge In BiXial
State. Authorities said saboteurs
had removed plates which held the
rails together.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
General Strike
Averfed Finland
(By Associated Press)

The Finnish government averted
a threatened general strike by off
ering Is per cent wage boost to-
day. The compromise offer came
just three hours before the Social
ist-led Trade Union Councils dead
line.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
Mclean Nominated
Postmaster, Nome

WASHINGTON, May = R -
President Truman nominated James
M. Mclean today for the Nome,
Alaska, postmastership.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
TYpH00N PACKED
WITH HIGH WING
RAGING, PACIFIC

GUAM, May8-R-This military
outpost battened down today for O
typhoon packed with 80 mile winds
The storm is expected to hit in
full fury at 10 am. tomorrow 5 pm.
(PDT, Monday.
Planes roared off airstrips for
fields outside the typhoon's path
Ships chugged out of Apra Harbol
for the relative safety of sea.
Military personnel checked ty-
phoon cable fastening on quonset
huts and stocked shelter areas with
supplies.
s HONOLULU, May 8-tR-The
Commercial Pacific Gable Co., re-
ported at 1910 am, Honolulu time
12:10 pm, psf that its Guam
office had been abandoned and en-
ployees had taken shelter in caves
from an approaching typhoon.
The main force Of the storm was
expected to strike in about four
hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
WRITER'S, MEET CANCELLED

The regular meeting this week OF
the Creative Writers group will be
cancelled. Next meeting will be held
Monday evening. May is. at the
usual time and meeting place.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
SITKANs HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Richard Of
Sitka are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08

Copper, coal and silver are leading
products of Utah mines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08
WEATHER REPORT

, In Juneau-Maximum. "A;
, minimum, Al.
, At Airport-Maximum, "A;
> minimum, AZ.
; F o II E G A S T
, Juneau and Vicinity
, Rain tonight and Tuesday.
, with southeasterly winds oc-
, casionally as high as 20
, miles per hour. Little change
, in temperature. Low tonight.
. 40; and high Tuesday near
, so.
> PRE- CIPI TIA 10 N
, past "a hours ending 1870 am. today {
, Cit yof Juneau-0.58 inches;
, since May l = 1877 inches;
, since July 1881 inches.
. At Airport 0.30 inches;
. since May / - 0.63 inches;
. since July 1-43.06 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-08

Continued on Page Four
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-01-20

We now have winter copies of the Counter Pattern Books and our supply of patterns to loan has been increased Have you some vop would care to add to it?
 Our copy of "The Yearling" by Margaret Kinnan Rawlings. is verv nearly worn out. If anyone has a copy in good condition to spare We would appreciate having it for a replacement, as this book is one We like to recommend to both young and old.
 So far the library has been open as usual in spite of cold weather but patrons would be wise 10 come in as early as possible when tbe temperature is low and the wind is blowing, as sometimes it is too cold to keep open for the full time