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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
BRITISH SEC. pARRIE5 ON
 MISSING MEN

LONDON, June II -tPl- For eign Secretary Herbert Morrison sidestepped questions in the House of Commons today on the political views of Britain's pair of vanished diplomats.
 A query whether there was wide spread sexual perversion in the For eign Office entered the discussion when a member asked Morrison to investigate such charges.
 Facing a barrage of critical quer- ies Morrison parried demand whe- ther Donald MacLean, 38, and Guy Burgess, 40, had any connection with the Soviet Union or whether Burgess had Communist associa- tions.
 The two men have been missing on the continent of Europe more than two weeks. MacLean has been head of the Foreign Offices Ameri- can department, and Burgess has been an executive officer in Britain's Washington embassy. Both possessed confidential information on British American relations. Agents are securing Europe for trace of them.
 T have no evidence that these men took documents with them,' Morrison told the House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
FOR MFR ALA5kAN.
 XIII E R

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., June II -R- District Attorney Herbert Grundell virtually agreed today with wealthy Mrs. R. A. Basil Ryan that she shot trespasser in self defense, but said he has a few questions to clear.
 "On the face of it." Grundell said, this is a clear case of self defense. But there are some things l want to check before the inquest Tues day"
 Mrs. Ryan is the widow of a grandson of the tempestuous Thomas Fortune Ryan.
 She told officers and reporters she shot Leonard Durnan Ray, 22, with a 38 revolver after he threat ened her with a .22 rifle. She is building a $50,000 home on an 80- acre ranch overlooking the Pacific.
 She and her foreman, Evasio H. Poviera, related:
 Ray, en route to fish, ignored no trespass signs, locked gates and fences; entered her ranch and asked Poviera for a drink of water. Po- viera gave him the drink and asked him to leave. Instead, Ray continued through the ranch.
 Mrs. Ryan got gun and asked Ray to leave. The man thrust his cooked rifle against her. Mrs. Ryan fired. Ray staggered some 100 feet and collapsed, dead.
 The youths mother. Mrs. Treasure Ray, said he had been having mar ital troubles. His wife is in Mem phis, Tenn, with her 18-month-o baby.
 Mrs. Ryan, a novelist, is the widow of Basil A. Ryan She had lived in Mexico and Alaska since her hus- bands death in 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
T,uo Red Strongholds Entered by UN Forces
TERRITORY WILL OPERATE FERRY,
 JUNEAU U-HAINES

Negotiations have been practically completed for the Territory to take over operation of the Juneau-H -Haines car ferry.
 At a meeting of the Territorial Road Board this morning in the gov ernor's office, it was decided to buy out the Valle-Sommers interest in the Chilkoot Motorship Line for the sum of $20,00O The Valle-Sommers partnership owned three-fifths in- terest in the concern. Steve Homer and associates, who owned the other two-fifths. will retain their interest.
 Henry Roden, finance commits sioner for the Territory who is member of the Road Board, said operation of the ferry will be re- sumed as soon as a qualified crew can be secured and the necessary transfer of papers is executed, which he added, should be within the next few days.
 The ferry ceased running June 4, when, due to marine regulations and other problems, it was found it could not be operated on paying basis.
 Purchase by the Territory is ex- pected to be temporary stop-gap to keep the ferry in service during the coming summer. The Alaska Road Commission is making plans to take over it's permanent opera ton in the future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
HITS BACK AT
 OF 5E(Y. A(HE50N
H.Gen. .Wedemeyer, Bdlk- ing Up Md1Arfhur, Says
 Impressions Wrong

WASHINGTON, June II -tR- It. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer, back ing up Gen. Douglas Macarthur, to- day denied that report they made ln 1945 favored bringing the Com munists into a coalition government in China.
 Testifying at the Senate inquiry into MacArthur's dismissal, Wede- meyer hit back hard at some of the testimony Secretary of State Ache son gave the senators last week.
 tSenator Brewster, who left the closed door hearing, told reporters Wedemeyer also had testified he favored bombing Chinese bases in Manchuria, as Macarthur has pro- posed, and would do it even if it meant war with Russia.
 (Wedemeyer also urged, Brewster added, that the United States "go it alone" on naval blockade of China if other LIN Allies refuse to impose such a blockade).
 Wrong Impression
 Wedenmeyer told the senators:
 l. Acheson took "out of context statements from 1945 message from the military commanders in the Far East which gave some senators the impression that Macarthur and Wedenmeyer favored the Truman
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
Crazed Giant Goes berserk
 Aboardp Plane

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June II = R-- A crazed giant went berserk in an Alaska plane late Friday, at tackled the pilot and wrecked the cabin in a 20-minute reign of ter TOT
 The story of the mans dangerous rampage while a mile high in the air was told by the pilot, Don Hull shizer, 32, after he landed his ship here safely.
 Fairbanks police and an ambu- lance crew, responding to Hulshiz- CTS emergency radio call, overpow- cred the raging. 6-foot, 200-pound passenger at the airport.
 But before they could shackle him, the man disrobed on the field. threw his shoes at the police officers and damaged two parked planes with a large pipe.
 In Padded Cell
 Identified as William Henry Miles, 31, Fairbanks, he was put in a pad ded cell at the Federal jail.
 Hulshizer said he picked up Miles and his wife at Arctic Circle Hot Springs in Interior Alaska. They were the only persons aboard the nine passenger Vein Alaska Air lines transport.
 Miles. who was being brought to Fairbanks for mental treatment. re-
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mained calm and normal until 20 minutes before the end of the flight. Then, said Hulshizer, he walked sud- denly to the pilots compartment and shouted:
 Do you believe in God?"
 '.Yes,' Hulshizer replied.
 Sent Sprawling
 Well get out of that seat and let God fly" cried Miles as he lunged at the controls and grabbed the wheel.
 Hulshizer wrested the controls out of Miles hands and sent him sprawl ing into the empty co-pilot's seat. smashing the clipboard holding the flight records.
 The crazed man then ran back to the cabin, grabbed some canned goods being shipped to Fairbanks, smashed three windows. and hit Hull shizer over the head with some or the cans. After that. he began throwing packages and freight over board through the shattered win dows.
 T didn't try to stop him. said Hulshizer. "He was awful big and was glad enough to have him leave me alone the rest of the way
 Mrs. Miles was unscathed dur ing her husbands frenzy, but was unable to calm him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
CLOSE WATCH KEPT, BRISTOL BAY STRIKE
AdIt in Canning Season vi- faI 10 Both Military.
 Civilians, Report

SEATTLE. June II ---lR-- The salmon pack from Bristol Bay, where strike has halted prepara- tion for the 1851 canning season, is vital to both the military and civil ians, Maurice Rattray, deputy di- rector of the Defense Fisheries Ad- ministration, said here.
 Rattray conferred with represent atives of the Alaska Salmon Indus try. Inc, and the Boring Sea Fisher mems Union Und). He stressed the need to settle the dispute so that the canneries may operate.
 The military estimated earlier that it would need S60,000 cases of salmon from the 195l pack. Most of it would be red salmon. Bristol Bay is the principal red salmon center
 Rattray. who was to return to Washington over the weekend, said a close watch would be kept on the dispute to see if any government agency could expedite settlement, :,
 If the dispute is not settled soon the Wage Stabilization Board may be asked to set salmon prices in the area, Rattray said. Salmon prices are regarded as wages in Bristol Bay since the fishermen use boats and gear furnished by the packers.
 The Besing Sea union struck ttl... iilduscry 4 week ago. It is demand%1 ing recognition. It broke away from the Alaska Fishermen's Union (Ind and petitioned last January for an election. The AFU has signed con- tract with the Industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
The W Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Copyright. 1851. py Bell Syndicate. Inc.

WASHINGTON = The beer bar ons are now hustling around the Capital pulling all sorts of wires to prevent beer from being sold in bottles. They want their beer in tin cans, despite the fact the Ma tional Production Authority is clamping down on the unnecessary use of tin, now one of the scarce metals badly needed for mobiliza- tion
 Bottles, on the other hand, are not scare. Despite this. the brewing companies are bowling to high heaven against using them.
 Oddly enough, the champion of the breweries is COP Sen. Hugh Butler of Omaha, Neb.-which is a long way from Milwaukee, Wis, the beer capital. Butler has bomb barded NPA with sizzling letters and has even made personal trips to NPA headquarters on behalf of the brewing companies.
 His latest letter angrily denoun- ces the pressure" against tin for beer cans and demands that NPA notify him before taking any action in favor of bottled beer. What But Ter may not know, however, is that the pressure" is coming from right under his nose in the Senate. Texas Sen. Lyndon Johnson's alert watch dog committee does not consider beer cans essential to the National
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June II = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2ss. American Can 111%, American Tel. and Tel. 156h Anaconda 413s, Douglas Aircraft 481a, General Electric 55, General Motors 481s, Goodyear 795s, Kenne- colt 74as, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8A, Northern Pacific 42A, Standard Oil of California 45i2, Twentieth Century Fox 1874, U. s. Steel 41as, Pound $2.80B, Canadian Exchange 9343A.
 Sales today were 1,220,000 shares.
 Averages today were as follows: Industrials 251.56, rails 80.14. utili- ties 42.56.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
36O pINT5 OF BLOOD GIVEN
 HERE SATURDAY

Sore arms and that tired feeling" were badges of honor in Juneau to- day, aftermath of Saturdays blood for Korea" program.
 Juneau donors gave blood at the rate of 36 pints an hour which was the top capacity at which it could be handled. Even at that, the King County Blood Team ran out of con- taipers and had to use bottles left over from blood banking at Ketchi- kan. When the zero hour of pm. rolled around. 360 pints had been taken from 379 who had registered to give blood.
 Dr. T. D. Patel, who was in charge of the King County Blood. Team which arrived on the Aleution Sat urday, said that he had never seen finer cooperation. He was enthus- iastic in his praise of the quarters set up in Elks hall for the blood doning. The equipment, furnished by St. Ann's and the Government hospital, was perfect, he said, for comfort. ease of operation and sanitation and the groups of trained nurses and nurses aides who turned out to assist were more than adequate in efficiency and numbers. He espec- ially praised tn nurses aides groups. They worked like trained nurses" he said.
 Twenty-four boxes of blood were shipped south on the Saturday ait ernoon flight of Pan American World Airways, which was trans porting the blood to Seattle free of charge. The balance left on later flight and on Sunday.
 Each box, thermos lined, held "A pints of blood packed around a con- tainer of cracked ice. Mendenhan Glacier played its part, too, Ill the blood for Korea" effort. Tor, Juneau was the only place in the country where blood was Kept III transit with glacier ice.
 Seventy per cent of the donors Saturday were women. One espec- ially deserves mention. She was Mrs. Mike Little whose son, Laurence Davison, with the First Marine Dr. vision in Korea, was wounded Ill combat on April 10. He suffered concussion while in action and re- ceived Purple Heart = his second battle wound award. Davison was III the Marines before the war and was recalled to active service. His wife and seven- months-old baby live III Seattle.
 Mrs. M. O. Johnson, who was chairman of the local Red Gross blood doning program and Mrs Kenneth Clem. today expressed their deep gratitude to the many Juneau ties who responded so willingly.
 Tt was truly wonderful" Mrs. Johnson said, the way people kept their appointments and their atti- tude of cheerful willingness. The King County Bank Team said they had never seen anything like it."
 Dr. William Blanton, chairman of the Juneau Red Cross Chapter ana Mrs. Kenneth Clem. executive secre- tary. joined Mrs. Johnson, who was blood bank chairman. in extending
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
REDS PULL
 BACK FROM.
 TWO BASES
Tanks Rumble Into Soufh- ern Anchors of Com
 mic Iron Triangle
By Associated Press

United Nations tanks rumbled to- day into Chorwon and Kumhwa, southern anchors of the Commun- ists' iron triangle in North Korea. The enemy pulled back toward Pyonggang, apex of the triangle g miles north of the 38th Parallel, abandoning huge stacks of equip~ ment. S.w
 It. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, LIN ground commander, had announced final seizure" of the Communist assembly area last night. but Chor- won and Kumhwa were not taken until today.
 The victory. after bitter eight- day battle. underlined statements by Defense Secretary Marshall in Tokyo that the Chinese Reds have got themselves into difficult sit uation." But Marshall added he did not expect any Chinese peace move soon. He told newsmen he couldn't conceive of an indefinite stalemate in Korea. but he expressed no opti- mism about an early end to the war.
 Thick Carpets of Mines
 Greek. Turkish, Philippine and Thai troops accompanied the hlrn- bering tanks that entered Chorwon and Kumhwa over thick carpets of mines. The infantry fought over the last hills that barred the way to the sprawling Pyonggang valley. The flat valley lands, controlling the Central Korean road network. are perfect tank territory.
 10000 Reds Killed
 Van Fleet said the Reds sacri- ficed about 10000 troops in the last 10 days in an attempt to keep the LIN forces out of the area that had served as the fountainhead of two Communist spring offensives.
 The only place along the entire front where Red resistance had not weakened was east of the Hwachon Reservoir. AP Correspondent George A. Macarthur noted that Allied troops in this sector are fighting through some of the heaviest Red Artillery and mortar barrages since the fighting around the Pusan Peri meter.
 While the fighting went on in Korea, these were global develop ments elsewhere:
 Moscow - Russia demanded that all the nations who fought Japan in World War II be invited to a peace conference in July or August. The Russians want Communist China at such a barley. The Soviet demand was made in note which replied to an American message of May 19 inviting the Russians to take part in negotiations on a draft treaty proposed by the U. s. sw
 Tehran --- Iran replied to Presi- dent Trumans appeal for nodera- ton and negotiation in the nakfon- alization of Trans oil industry. Con- tents of the reply were not disclosed immediately. This development came as New British Iranian talks were about to start. ssss.s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
FROM METLAKATLA

Henry s. Littlefield of Metlakat- la is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
Ship Movements

Princess Kathleen from Vancouver scheduled to arrive tomorrow at 5 pm.
 Chilcotin from Cancouver sched- uled to arrive at pm. tomorrow.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to ar rive at 8 am. tomorrow and sails southbound one hour later at am. Denali from westward scheduled to arrive g pm. Friday southbound.
 FROM WASHINGTON
 Mrs. Harry Lakness and Mrs. Tom Tllison of Poulsbo. Wash, are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
SKAGWAY VISITOR

Howard Robinson of Skagway is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
FROM WASHINGTON
FROM SITKA

Mrs. John Salskov of Sitka is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT
 Temperature for 24-Hour Period
 ending $40 o'clock this morning In Juneau Maximum.
 52; minimum. 48. At Airport Maximum, 52, minimum, so. 20 R E c A s T Cloudy with light rain and northeasterly winds as high as 25 MPH tonight and Tues } day. Lowest temperature to- night about 48 deg. Highest Tuesday near 55 degrees. ] PR E CIPl'T ATT ION
 tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today [ } City of Juneau 6l inches; ] Since June l - 2.84 inches: Since July = 75.03 inches. At Airport r- .3l inches; } Since June l = l.48 inches; } Since July 1 42.89 inches. i. , c . . ewe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11

The fly shuttle. patented in l73S. was the first important step toward mechanization of the wool trade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-11
FROM sITKA

Jane Bacon of Sitka is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Tehran -- Iran replied to Presi- dent Truman's appeal for modcra- tion and negotiation in the rlakfori- alization of Trans oil industry. Con- tents of the reply were not disclosed immediately. This development came as New British -Iranian talks were about to start. ss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-05
A FINE EXPERIENCE

The participation of 84 Juneau High School boys and girls in the Southeast Alaska Music Festival helo last week in Ketchikan something they will re- member for long tune
 It was fine experience for the youngsters and for their instructors.
 The Elks and other organizations that contributed in any way to the attendance of the Juneau schoo boys and girls at the music festival deserve u- thanks of the town. It was good contribution tc make to important community project
 That the festival drew more than capacity croWos to the Ketchikan theatre was gratifying to the music groups.
 Plans are already being made for the music festl- val which will be held at Mt. Edgecumbe in 1852 We wish them repetition of their success of this year These enterprisng music instructors and their young musicians deserve credit for their part in the music festival and help along the way to other music festivals in other years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-05
BARBER BACK, ALASKA JOB

WASHINGTON, May 5, - iR - Secretary of the Interior Chapman announced today he has called Ale Barber out of retirement and rearpointed him Regional Counsel in Alaska for the Bureau of Land Management.
 Barber, who will be 62 May IT, retired last August after 37 years with the Interior Department
 Preston Peden, appointed to sue ceed Barber at Anchorage, has quit to resume a former post as counsel for the Public Lands Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives
 Barber, who had lived here dur ing his brief retirement, has re- turned to Anchorage. He was in- itially appointed Alaska Regional Counsel in 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-05
May Embarrass Taft

Such a probe has now been voted, but Taft is simply fit to be tied. Angrily, he told Republican leaders that the investigation had not been cleared with him.
 Reason for Tafts ire is that any careful investigation of his recent reelection in Ohio will probably embarraSs him more than the Democrats, and will show vicious anti-Catholic whispering campaign waged by some of Taft's followers. Though Taft personally had noth- ing to do with the campaign, it was just as anti-American as the unfair fake literature used by the Republicans in Maryland to defeat Tydings And bringing -Catho- licism out in the open is not going to help Taft's presidential chances.
 Thanks however to the kick which Taft gave lady, the Sen ator from Ohio is now going to be investigated by Mrs. Smiths new committee.
 Note Another Senate probe which started with a flourish is now gathering dust thanks to Sen. Guy Gillette of Iowa. Gillettes in- vestigators unearthed some strange evidence regarding It. Gov. Joe Hanley of New York, indicating that he had no debts in Iowa, though he worked a deal with
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-05
Saturday, May 5, 1851
SPENDTHRIFT SAVING

It has long been the policy and the pleasure of The Daily Alaska Empire to cooperate with the Treas ury Department in the promotion of United States Defense Bond sales s .'3 s.s
 In recent months, public service, this news paper has contributed, gratis considerable space for Treasury Department advertising in connection with the current bond drive.
 And rightly so. In time of national emergency when the freedoms cherish threatened from abroadit is the duty and privilege of every citizen to support his government wholehearedly and effect ively And the purchase of United States Defense Bonds is both a duty and privilege. duty, in that additional funds needed by the government to defray it's enormous emergency expenditures and a privilege in that the purchaser makes an extremely sound investment as better than average interest rate
 Recently we received a letter from the Savings Bond Division of Treasury soliciting our further cooperation. We asked to enlist the aid of our carriers in the distribution of Defense Bond Pledges
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-05
C0MMUNITY EVENTS

CDAY At 8 pm. Majority service and Grand Cross of Colors, Rainbow Girls, Scottish Rite Temple to be followed at 10 pm. with dance by DeMolay boys and Rainbow girls. At 8:30 pm. Circle Fighters Square Dance, parish hall.
 May 6 At 9:30 am. - National Communion Breakfast of GOA at parish hall. At 1 pm. 4 Picnic at Aux Bay . recreation area honoring visiting Grand Officers, Rainbow Girls. 1t 6:30 pm. Annual Primary Con ference at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 10th and E streets.
 May At noon - Lions Club, Baranof. At noon l. BPW meets, Baranof. 1t 6::3o pm. ~ Banquet honoring visiting Grand officers, Rainbow Girls, Scottish Rite Temple, fol- lowed by special initiation. At 8 pm. = American Legion meets in Dugout. sa
 May At noon - Rotary Club, Baranof. At 8 pm. - Civil Defense Council meets in Elks auditorium. At 8 pm. = GOA business meeting in parish hall.
 At 8:45 pm. = Community Center Night for Adults at Teen-Age club with Square Dancing, t
 May, 9
 At noon - Kiwanis Club, Baranof | At 8 pm. --i Elks Lodge. May 10 At 10 am. ,- Mothers Day sale by Dorcas Ladies in Superette Mar ket on Franklin.i W At noon - Chamber of Commerce meets at Baranof. t eyft May Il p From 10 am. to pm. - Sprlne bazaar by Ladies of Salvation Army in Red Shield Reading rooms, in Decker building. At 6::30 pm. = Scottish Rite dinner At .7:3O pm. - Scottish Rite con- ferring of 32nd degree.