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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
SECOND FIRE, $250,00O
LOSS AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 49,
R-Fire destroyed two separate res
taurants here early today before
the embers were cool from a million
dollar fire which ragged through
Alaska Railroad shops last night.
Authorities have given no indica-
ton of any connection between the
three major fires which broke out
in the city within the past IL hours.
Hard pressed firemen were called
to battle flames at the two eating
establishments after a fire at the
railroad car repair shop was barely
under control.
Completely Destroyed
Both the Thompson's Restaurant
and the Belair Drive-In were COM
pletely destroyed. Loss at the
Thompson establishment was esti-
mated at $250,000.
Three persons suffered minor in
juries in the railroad fire.
A cleaning woman broke leg
in a leap from the second story
window of the repair shop. Two fire
men suffered frost bite in the 26
degree below zero weather.
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JACKSON FUNERAL
TO BE HELD WED.

Funeral services for Sigurd JACK
son will be conducted by the Moose
Lodge in the Carter Chapel We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ern-
est Ehler will sing. Pallbearers will
be members of the Moose Lodge
and interment will be in the Moose
plot. Evergreen cemetery Friends
who desire may call at the chapel
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Friends wishing to send flowers
are asked to send contributions
to the Alaska Crippled Children's
Association, Box 1889. Juneau.
jackson is survived by his wife
Helen, one daughter Roberta who is
now at Mt Edgecumbe; three sons,
Stuart, Gene and Ralph, three
brothers. Jack CHappy) Jackson Of
Juneau. Emil Jackson of Blaine.
Wash, and Chris Jackson of Friday
Harbor, Wash. and a niece Gertie
Berggren of Juneau.
He was a member of the Moose
Lodge, the Sons of Norway and the
Gillnetters Union.
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IS FLY With PAN AM
MONDAY; n ARRIVE

Pan American World Always
brought 81 passengers from the
South yesterday and took out a.
Arriving from Seattle were: Don
Behurst, Sadie Bills, Leonard
Bragg. Earl Kline. r. E. Engelking.
John Gleason, Fred Hosel. Winni-
FREQ Ibach, Irma LOOMS, Lillian
Loser, Opal Peterson. Harry Pink
ham. Robert Slater, Patricia Stern.
John Woodruff, Frank Voter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Doolin. and A. E.
Allen.
Lloyd Cook and Bernard Guthrie
came from Annette.
Southbound, Grant Saylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Moore went to
Annette and Virgil Stone went to
Ketchikan.
To Seattle: Leota Smith, Charles
Hatcher, Grace Whiteside. Betty
Gruening, S. C. Wellman, George
Hadoff, Beatrice Simmons, John
Bruce, Pete Haugen and r. A.
Paul.
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CONFERENCE FOR
ALASKA Defense
CALLED, JAN. n

Secretary of the Interior Oscar L.
Chapman advised Gov. Ernest
Gruening today that conference
Of unions and contractors engaged
in building construction in the Ter
ritory is to be held in Anchorage,
January %.
The conference is sponsored by
an Inter-Departmental Committee
of executive agencies of the United
States with defense responsibilities
in Alaska.
The purposes of the conference
are (a) to discuss with the unions
and contractors the urgent import
ance of efficient production in de-
Tense construction in Alaska with
out stoppages or Interruptions dur
ing the ensuing construction, and
(b) to promote agreement among
the unions and contractors which
will provide assurances that they
will resort to mutually acceptable
special procedures to determine
equitable wages and other terms
and conditions of employment with
out stoppages should the negotia
tons to take place fail to result
in collective bargaining agreements.
Secretary Chapman advises that
he has been requested to make it
clear that this conference will con-
Germ itself with the above matters
exclusively.
1t is anticipated that Wayne
Morse, us. Senator from Oregon
and members of the Armed Services
Committee of the Senate VIII act
as chairman of the conference.
Gov. Gruening has been invited
by the Secretary to be represented
at the conference. Invitations have
also been sent to Henry Benson.
Territorial Commissioner of Labor
and business representatives Of
union locals in Juneau and Fair
banks.
Further information will be pub
lished tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 - Closing
ouoation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 3h, American Can
991s, American Tel. and Tel. 1921
Anaconda 41M, Douglas Aircraft
1O71a, General Electric 421s, General
Motors 491a, Goodyear 70ss, Ken
necott 77A, Libby Mcneil and Libby
9ss, Northern Pacific 33%, STAN
dard Oil of California 93A, Twen-
tieth Century Fox 21%. US. Steel
46, Pound $3.50. Canadian Ex-
change 95.12H.
Sales today were 3,740.O00 shares
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 246.65. rails 1898, utilities
APPS.
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Pioneers Victims

Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Dyson, pioneer
Alaskans, operated clothing estab-
lishment in Cordoya for a long
period of years. Mr.. Dyson retired
from active business three years ago.
He and his wife moved to Valdez
where they spent one summer with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Burch. They left
for the states to make their perma-
nent residence two years. finally
settling in a home at Albany, Ore
gon. Just before Christmas. 1850.
they lame back to Valdez to spend
tbr holiday system with the Burch's
and a granddaughter, Mrs. Angus
Whyte. They left for Cordova last
week to spend a few days visiting
their many Cordova friends. and
were on their way back to Valdez
when the tragic landing which
claimed their lives occurred. They
had planned to return to their Ore
gon home in February.
Mrs. Fena Ekemo came to the
Territory as young girl nearly 30
wears ago. She married in Valdez
and raised family Of five children
there. A few years ago her two
sons moved to Cordova where they
purchased a mercantile establish
ment. Mrs. Ekemo, an expert dress
maker, moved to Cordoya Also
where she established herself in her
trade. Last fall, her boys sold out
in Cordova and moved back to VAL
DEE. Her children had been ex-
pecting her to visit them in valdez
during the Christmas holidays but
her own business detained her untn
she boarded the plane that was to
prove such fateful journey. Fena
Ekemo is survived by two sons. John
and Bill. two daughters, Mrs. Pete
Lovseth and Mrs. E. M. White. all
of Valdez and daughter Marguer-
lite of San Francisco.
Ernie Cruz had been a resident
of the Valdez area for many years.
He had been steadily in the employ
of Dayville Packing Company. Cruz
had been in Cordova on short
trip and he, too. was returning home
when the tragedy occurred.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
Drop Bom bs
On PyongYang

TOKYO, Jan. 16 - Up - Sixteen
Superfortresses dropped 100 TOYS of
bombs today on Pyongyang.
The half-hour bombing by radar
through a heavy overcast continued
the B-29 pounding of the battered
Red Korean capital.
The B-29's encountered no anti
aircraft or fighter opposition.
Flying through snow flurries,
Fifth Air Force fighter bombers
killed or wounded about $50 Com
munists in strikes on the Suwon and
Seoul areas. B-26's bombed and
strafed airfields at Pyongyang,
Kimpo and Sunanju. The B-26's
damaged 10 boxcars in the Seoul
marshalling yards.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
DOWN AND ON FIRE"


SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. 16-tR-
The State Patrol said today it had
learned Northwest Airlines plane
SIS down and on fire" about 20 miles
west of Spokane.
State Patrolman Jordan said he
did not know the type of plane and
had no other information.
The airline said 1t had no other
information than that received.
The airline headquarters at Sc
attic said the plane, which had re-
ported trouble a few minutes after
taking off from Spokane, was two
engined Martin transport.
1t was due for stops at Wenatcheo
and Yakima on a flight to Seattle.
An airline spokesman said the
plane had taken off at 1904 pm.
by 1907 1t had reached its cruising
altitude of 5000 feet.
At 1912 the radio reported the
plane was having trouble. IS
That was the last report from 1t.
The spokesman said 10 we're be-
lieved aboard--seven passengers and
crew of three.
He said the crew members were
all of Seattle.
The crew members were identified
as Lloyd Richman, pilot; Ed Gan
der. co-pilot, and Joan Tabor, stew
ardess.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
ALLIES ON
AIRPORT IN
5UW0N NOW
Crack through She'll Of
Connie Resistance
Western Drive On
(By the Associated Press)

An Allied infantry combat
team cracked through a shell OF
Communist resistance today and
plunged into the airport city of
Suwon. 1t is II air miles south OF
the Red-held capital of Seoul.
It was the fourth town-and first
major objective to fall to the
United Nations troops in their big
western front CONFERENCE.-The
reconnaissance in force.
There was no indication that
Allied forces would remain in SUI
won for any length of time.
A spokesman in the field ex-
planned that it is the usual prac-
tice on reconnaissance missions OF
this type to probe enemy positions
determine their strength, gather as
much information as possible and
then withdraw.
An AP. field dispatch said three
separate light plane observers first
confirmed the Allied entrance into
Suwon The drive into the old walled
town began at 2 pm. Tuesday.
Reds Routed
The Allied force routed about loo
Red troops in Suwon. The bulk of
the Communist garrison had fled
Monday under fierce Allied bombing
and strafing attacks. Hundreds of
Reds were machine-gunned on the
road running north to Seoul.
The Allied western drive began
Monday south of Osan.
Allied forces on the central front
pulled back out of the Womb wedge
in what the Eighth Army commune
que described as .redeployment to
usher in a new phase" of the battle
for the vital Sobaek mountain
passes.
Censorship forbade mentioning
the new defense line. The commune
que said the United Nations line
has been strengthened and short
ened."
There was no indication Allied
troops were planning to go all the
way to Seoul. In the path lay three
Red armies totalling about 10000
troops south of the Han river near
Seoul.
Planes Renew Attacks
Allied warplanes resumed their
attacks on Red concentrations.
Airmen said they spotted about
5000 Communist troops southeast
of Seoul, of which they claimed to
have killed 1000 in bombings and
strafings.
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, US. Air
Force Chief of Staff, flew a hell
copter over the central front today
for first-hand look at how Allied
planes were working in support Of
ground forces. On his return he
said "the Allied bombing. napalm-
ing, straffing and rocket attacks
appeared to have been very effec-
tive"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
ALASKA STATEHOOD
BILL INTRODUCED IN
HOUSE BY BARTLETT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Up =
Legislation to grant statehood to
Alaska was introduced in the
House yesterday by Delegate Bart
lett of Alaska.
1t is substantially the same as
a bill introduced in the Senate
last week bv Senator O'Mahoney
D-Wyo) ana 10 other Senators.
Bartlett's bill provides the con-
stitution to be adopted by the peo-
Pile of the Territory shall be ap-
proved by the President. The Sen
ate version provides for approval
by Congress.
Bartlett's bill provides for a pri-
mary and general election to choose
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention. Candidates would run
without purity designation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
SHRINE Club TO
SPONSOR DANCE
BOY SCOUT FUND

For the benefit of the Eagle
River Scout Camp Building Fund
the Juneau Shrine Club is sponsor
ing free public dance to be given
January 20 at the Elks Hall, 1t was
announced today. Cooperating with
the Shrine Club, the Elks Lodge is
furnishing the ballroom without
charge.
Awards to be made on the eve
ming of the dance at an intermis-
sion at 1880 pm, are now on dis
play in the windows of the Thomas
Hardware store.
The committee on arrangements
for the Shrine Club are Gene
Willie, G. E. Cleveland. George A.
Parks. DR.. James C. Ryan. John
Maurstad, Wallis S. George, DR.
John Clements, Cecil easier.
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Four Victims OF Plane Crash
Near (ordova Frozen, Death;
Rescue Party Also Crashes

CORDOVA, Alaska, Jan. 16-tRl-
The bodies of four persons who
froze to death after their Cordova
Air Service passenger plane crash
landed on blizzard-swept Copper
River Flats will remain at the crash
scene until weather conditions i'm
prove.
Rescuers said storm conditions
make it almost impossible to do any
thing about getting the bodies out
of the wrecked transport.
A rescue party braved high
winds and subzero cold Sunday to
reach the scene of the crash, 80
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE, ALASKA R. R.
SHOPS, ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 49,
R-Flames, believed to have started
in a blacksmith shop, last night
destroyed the Alaska Railroads car
repair shop here. with loss unof-
ficially estimated at 81 100000. There
were no casualties.
Railway officials declined to set a
damage figure, but firemen, who
waged a successful four hour battle
to control the blaze in 26 below
zero weather. said the shop. equip
ment and rolling stock loss was
tremendous.
The blaze engulfed the $50 by 80
foot shop building shortly after
breaking out at 7:45 pm. Fire
fighters from the railway depart
ment. Anchorage, Elmendorf Air
Force Base and Fort Richardson
joined in the battle. They managed
to save nearby equipment and build
ings of the government-owned rail-
way.
Equipment Lost
Lost were new diesel engine, a
new power car, three coaches, the
shop building, and adjoining coach
shed, machine tools, three coaches
and "at least" two steam engines.
At the height of the fire. the shop
building walls collapsed inward. aid
ing firefighters' efforts to save
nearby buildings.
Flames and sparks shot several
hundred feet into the night sky,
attracting hundreds of Anchorage
residents to the scene of the fire in
the middle of the freight yards.
Firemen saved the No. ware
house end south side repair shops,
but a frame coach shed adjoining
the .epair shop was lost. Railroad
crews said they were able to get
out "quite a bit" of rolling stock.
Eight coaches and one car trailer
were saved before the coach shed
went up in flames.
Army firemen saved big snow
pillow and spreader.
The main repair shop contained
machine, wheel, carpentery, paint,
coach repair and upholstery shops
as we'll as the mechanical depart
ment offices.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
S0URD0UGH dies
IN CABIN BLAZE
IN ZERO WEATHER

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 16-tP
An elderly sourdough died and a
companion was critically burned in
a log cabin fire here last week.
end
Mike Hays, 72-year-old miner and
prospector, burned to death as he
tried vainly to open sealed rear
door in the blazing cabin. His
body was found in the charred
ruins.
Harry Fouts, about so, staggered
from the cabin entrance with his
clothing afire and collapsed in the
snow Hospital attendants place
him on the critical list.
Fifty below zero weather hamp-
cred firemen in efforts to combat
the blaze. Firehose nozzles froze
solid.
Neighbors said the fire was caus-
ed by the explosion of an oil
container.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
(an.'...i CLASS Meets
TONIGHT, NOT WED

The canteen services class meet
ing for Wednesday evening has
been .anged to this evening be-
cause the Elks Hall will be in use
Wednesday evening. The class meets
n 7:30 to $3.50. A makeup class
held for those missing the
lass this evening, it is announced
by Miss Hallene Price, who is teach
ing the dietetic portion of the
course. There were IL in attend
ance at the afternoon class while
Is have attended the first night ses-
sion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
HOSPITAL NOTES

Louis Austin and Mrs. Donald
Morrison were admitted to st. AIMS
hospital yesterday
Jacob Pratt, Roy Allen and Ray
Hope were dismissed.
Virginia Afcan of Fish Village and
Chris Lake of Hooper Bay were adj
mitted to the Government hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof from Seattle in port and
scheduled to sail for the westward
at 5:45 pm.
Princess Norah> scheduled to sail
from Vancouver, s pm, Wednesday.
Denah scheduled to sail from Sc
attic 4 pm. Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
DoOLINs RETURN

Mr.. and Mrs. John Doolin and
daughter, Kathleen, returned yes
terday from Seattle where they had
been on a two weeks vacation.
Doolin is in the traffic department
of Pan American Always here.
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.L0USSA( WILL BE
kIWANIS SPEAKER
WEDNESDAY, meet

Mayor z. T. Loussac of Anchor
age, vice president of the board
of Commissioners of Alaska Hous-
ing Authority will be the guest
speaker at the regular meeting of
Kfwanis in the Baranof Hotel
Wednesday noon. Loussac has been
instrumental in the construction of
large amount of housing in the
territory and his talk should prove
interesting and informative.
Larry Parker, President of XII
wants, has annouced that the ap-
pointment of the new committees
will take place at this meeting
and all members are urged to at
tend.
Patricia C. Meyer of st. Mary's,
Do DC OF tho Raranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
CHARLES WHYTE IS
AT 10th CENTURY

Charles Whyte, wellknown Gasti-
neau Channel young man, is now
manager of the goth Century The
atre, taking over now. Whyte was
formerly associated with the Gross
chain of theatres, managing the
Petersburg movie house and is well
up in the show business.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
ALASKA'S SECRETARY
RETURNS FROM WRANGEL

Lew M. Williams, ST., Secretary
of Alaska, returned to Juneau yes
terday on the Alaska Coastal Air
lines plane from Wrangell where
he has been in connection with bus
mess of the Wrangell Sentinel owned
by the Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS

Application for a marriage Ii
cense has been filed in the office
of the U. S. Commissioner by Eve
lyn Ruth Lohr and Claris Lee
Jones. Both are residents of Ju-
neau.
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IOOF INSTALLATION

The Odd Fellows, meeting tonight
in the IOOF Hall, will have install
lation of officers and all members
are requested to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16

Leota Smith left yesterday on
PAA for Seattle and Chicago on a
months buying trip for her ladies
ready to wear shop here. In Chicago
she will attend the spring market
week.
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miles northwest of here. Rescuers
found the bodies of the four victims
huddled in the cabin of the plane.
They apparently had escaped in
jury when a snowstorm forced the
plane down Saturday but froze to
death while awaiting rescue.
The dead were Mr.. and Mrs. B.
r. Dyson. Albany, Ore. Fena Ekmo
and Ernie Cruz, both of Cordova.
Pilot Seeks Aid
The pilot, Bud Richardson, after
making his passengers as comfort
able as possible. set out through
deep snow and bitter cold to get
help. He was spotted Sunday near
an old cabin about five miles away.
He was near exhaustion when help
finally arrived.
The passengers were frozen after
apparently having escaped the
crash-landing without injury.
Rescue pilot Stewart Starbuck got
out word of the tragedy yesterday
after narrowly averting disaster
himself.
Rescue Plane Crash
Starbuck made a daring landing
of rescue party Sunday near the
spot where Richardson had been
sighted. A doctor was included.
AS Starbuck took off from the iso-
lated area, terrific wind caught
his plane and carried it backward.
1t crashed on its back, breaking in
two.
He escaped without injury, spent
the night in the plane wreckage and
mushed to the same Mile 27' cabin
in which Richardson had taken
refuge. 'i'tss.
Both pilots we're flown to Cordova
yesterday in small planes.
Below Zero Weather
Temperatures in the region have
sunk to 20 and rs degrees below
zero in the past nights.
It was almost miracle that Rich
ardson survived after s.cn mis-
fortune as falling into water on his
trek for aid. He was near exhaus-
ton but his condition was reported
as satisfactory.
Some members of a ground rescue
party, who were flown to a spot
several miles from where Richard
sons plane crash-landed. said con-
ditions we're as bad as they ever
have seen in the region.
The sub-zero cold was made more
intense by strong winds. 1t took
them three hours to hike five miles
from the crash scene to the cabin
to which Richardson had trekked.
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PLANE IS
IN CRASH,
IS AFIRE
Seven Passengers, Crew Of
Three Reported 10 Be
Aboard al Time

EDWALL, Wash, Jan. 16-,R--
A Northwest Airlines plane crashed
on an Eastern Washington farm
today and a farm housewife said
she could see no sign of life"
A company spokesman at Seattle
said there were believed to be 10
persons aboard. including crew of
three.
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WEATHER REPORT

, WEATHER REPORT
, Temperatures for 24-Hour Period
!, ending $40 o'clock this morning
, In Juneau-Maximum, %;
, minimum, 10.
, At Airport-Maximum, 20;
, minimum, /.
, F o r E C A S T
, Juneau and Vicinity
Clear and cold tonight.
, Low temperature near IL in
the city and around zero in
outlying areas. Continued
fair Wednesday. High tenn
, perature around II degrees.
, p r E IPIT A ITO N
, (Past "a hours ending 7;30 am. today
, City of Juneau - Trace;
, since Jan. - 3.81 inches,
, since July 1-41.80 inches.
At Airport Trace;
, since Jan. = 2.19 inches;
. since July 1-30.19 inches.
. . .
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The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

Copyright, 1851, by Bell Syndicate, Incl
W ASHINGTON-Tim McInerny
the ex-Justice Department offic-
ial and friend Of statesmen, was
visiting with Pope Plus XII at
Castel Gandolfo, his summer pal
ace. McInerny, formerly a Boston
newsman, had known the Pope
when the latter visited Boston
as Papal Secretary. AS they paced
up and down the terrace together,
the conversation got around to the
Teheran Conference, at which
Churchill, arguing for a second
front through southern Europe,
pointed to the influence of the
Catholic Church in that area. To
this Stain replied: "And how many
divisions has the Pope?"
Tell me, your holiness" asked
McInerny. what was your answer
when Churchill later told you
about that?"
Quick as a flash, the Pope re-
piled: Tell my son Joseph that
he will meet my divisions in eter-
nifty"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-16

Elisa Browne of Nome is stopping
at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Tax Frauds

President Truman has now warn
ed the nation that Mr.. John Q
(Continued on Page Four)
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Patricia c. Meyer of st. Mary's,
Pa, is at the Baranof Hotel.