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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
New Civil Defense
 Insignia Announced

A standard civilian defense in- signia for the Territory is announc- ed by Col. Earl Landreth, civil de- fense territorial director.
 The, insignia has the letters "CD' in red centered within a white tri- angle surrounded by blue circle. Around the bottom of the circle is the word Alaska in white letters.
 The name of the service will ap- pear across the top tangent of the circle. Local civilian defense organ izations may add the name of the community parallel to the word AL aska and tangent to the bottom of the circle, Landreth said.
 The insignia may be worn on'y by qualified personnel performing civil defense duties" said Landreth.
 Armbands bearing the insignia have been distributed to local civil defense directors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Tugs 5earehing for Lost Lumber Barge

According to information receiv- ed here at U. S. Coast Guard head quarters, tug towing a barge Of lumber encountered heavy seas near Cape St. Elias Sunday night and had to abandon it's tow.
 The tug Pulaski, left Sitka week ago with 450.000 board feet of lumber aboard 34 by l36-foot barge bound for Whittier. The lumber belongs to the Columbia Lumber Co. and was being lowed by the tug which is chartered from the Puget Sound Tug and Barge Go. of Seattle.
 Heavy seas and 60-mile- an-hour winds, about 20 miles northwest of Cape St. Elias, endangered the tug causing the tow to be cut loose. Moderating weather today permit ted the tug Active to join the Pulaski in an attempt to locate and pick up the lost lumber load.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Amos Burg Covers '9S Trail on 9ih
 Trip 10 Alaska

Amos Burg, explorer and author, has returned from trip to Yukon Territory where he took color nov ies and color and black and white photographs of the '"Trail of '93' for National Geographical maga- zine article.
 He covered part of the Chilkoot Pass and trail and White Pass trail to Whitehorse. He went through Miles Canyon and the WhiteEorse rapids in a canoe with two other men. Those who made the canoe trip with him were W. J. MacBride, public relations man for the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, and ". J. Goodlad pilot on the Yuknp River steamer Casca.
 The three men shot the rapids two days in a row in 20 foot canoe. From Whitehorse, he went to Daw- son City on the Casca and returned to Juneau on Pan American out of Whitehorse.
 This is Burg's ninth trip to AL aska. He padded canoe from Ju- neau to Skagway in 1928 and ship ped it over the railroad to Lake Bennett, about half way between Skagway and Whitehorse. He then padded to the Boring Sea down the Yukon River. The trip took him two months. An article on the trip appeared in the National Geograph- ic in July. 1880.
 Other rivers that Burg has tray eled the entire length of are the Columbia, Snake, Yellowstone, Mis- souri, Mississippi, Athabasca. Slave and Mackenzie.
 Several years ago, he descended the rapids of the Grand Canyon where he made a film for 20th Gen. tury Fox. He has also dared the waters of the Salmon River in Ida ho for Paramount Pictures.
 Burg recently completed a series of sound films on family life as 1t is lived in the countries of Asia, North and South Americas and Eu- rope. These are used widely, he said, in the schools of the United States and are translated into many languages for use in other count ries.
 Early in 1850 he returned from a three year trip to Europe during which he filmed family life and gathered material in the western European countries from Spain to Norway. One of the books published with his pictures and text for the Encyclopedia Britannica Worlds Children Series is on the Eskimo on Nunivak Island in the Boring Sea.
 Burg leaves this week on his 36 foot sloop rig, the Endeavor, Tor Ketchikan on his return to the stat es.
 At the Memorial Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock he shows movies taken dur ing the past 12 years on the child ren of many lands series. He will also show pictures taken in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Terrific
 Refinery Explosion
Twelve Workers Dead, 20 Others Are Injured Seriously

WOOD RIVER, Ill, Sept 18-tR -"I saw men knocked to the ground They were screaming, and begging for help, running with their clothes afire."
 That was the way a boilermaker's helper, himself only a few feet away, described the panic following a terrific explosion at the big Shell Oil Co.,, refinery here last night which claimed the lives of 12 work CTS and injured 20 others seriously
 He was Willie Burchell,' 47, of East Alton. who was atop a pump house when four or five explosions went off directly beneath him. Blocked by flames, Burchell peeled the skin from his hands sliding to safety down an eight-inch pipe He leaped as flames licked at his legs.
 Four bodies were recovered soon after the blast. Eight men died at hospitals through the night from burns.
 The explosion occurred at one of the refinery's large oil cracking units where a special night crew was working.
 A flash fire following the explo- sion, shot flames more than 50 feet into the air. It was quickly snuff fed out by company firefighters, but the intense heat hung on keeping rescue workers from probing deep into the debric.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
New Charges Made by Communists; Neutral
 Zone Violation Claim

TOKYO, Sept. l8LR-The Com munists tonight charged four allied soldiers had invaded the Kacsong neutral zone. The Reds demanded a meeting of liaison officers Wednes- day "to settle this matter"
 The United Nations command re- piled that it's representatives would go to the meeting at g am. Wednes- day, (5 pm. Tuesday, PDT).
 The meeting place will be Pan- munjon, six miles east of Kaesong. site of the suspended truce talks.
 A release earlier from the head quarters of the supreme allied com mander. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. said the Reds made the charge in radio contact with the United Nations comand advance headquart- CTS in Korea. It gave the number Of soldiers as three, instead of four. There were no details of the alleged incident.
 The announcement by Ridgway's headquarters came as surprise to correspondents in Tokyo. The usual advance notice that an announce ment is coming was not made.
 It was the 18th time since the Korean war armistice talks opened at Kaesong July 10 that the Com munists have charged the United Nations with violating the five- mile neutral zone.
 The LIN command has admitted one of these charges-that one of it's planes strafed the zone acci- dentallv Sept. 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
DiOtfors Fear Tone's proiiiiiie riiidy Resemble Something Out of Food Mixer

HOLLYWOOD, Sept 18- R - Franchot Tones face may look as if it had tangled with food mixer when he leaves California hospital in two weeks.
 Doctors attending the actor say they don't know how his profile will be for movie closeups when they re- move the bandages. Tn a general way" says Dr. Leland House, who patched up Tones smashed facade, its reasonably certain he'll look like Franchot Tone, but as for closeups, who knows?"
 Tone and his lawyer, Kenneth Chantry, were to confer today on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Williams Geis Dismissal Leiter From Truman

Ex-secretary of Alaska Lew M. Williams today was in receipt of a letter from. the President of the {, ,Ies s3tat.cs. ra ~'. ~ 'ss.l " z
 Captioned The White House" the letter read:
 sir: You are hereby removed from the office of Secretary of Alaska, effective Immediately.
 (sig) Harry s Truman
 Through the Secretary of the Interior"
 Asked to comment, Williams said: Well, it isn't as long as the one he sent the music critic"
 The envelope containing the let- ter and three-cent stamp was not cancelled by the Post Office Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Extension of
 GiIInef, Trolling Season Requested

Requests for an extension of the gillnetting and trolling season were received Tuesday from fishermen bv the Fish and Wildlife Service, c. Howard Baltzo, assistant regional director said today.
 The season normally would close Thursday at 6 pm.
 Baltzo said that Frank Hynes, fishery management supervisor and Gus Hilsinger, agent, have departed on an aerial survey of the Taku' Conper River and Yakutat districts where the requests for extension were made.
 Baltzo said a decision probably would be made by the Service by Wednesday,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
The W ashington Merry Go Round

WASHINGTON. The U. s. government last week was on the verge of loaning 46,00o,ooO of the taxpayers money to the Harvey Machine Company to set it up in business as a bigtime aluminium producer.
 Suddenly alert Secretary Of the Interior Oscar Chapman raised red flag. He sent nasty letters 70 Stuart Symington of the REC ana Manly Fleischmann, head ot de- fense production, withdrawing ms okay of the $46,000,000 until he could examine certain new facts.
 Inside reason for the red flag was mass of evidence which thls column placed on Chapman's desk. The Harvey Machine Go. had been suspected of sabotage on war con- tracts in 1943 and recommended by the Navy to the Justice Depart ment for prosecution.
 The Justice Department never prosecuted. on the grounds of "in- ability to prove to a jury that the Navy Department was seriously in-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Big Defense Bill Goes
 To Truman
Military Construction. Legislation 0kehed;
 Guard Against Russia

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18-lR- Congress gave it's final approval today to a S5,864, 4,3o1,l78 military construction program designed to shore up this country's defenses against Russia.
 House approval of a conference committee agreement adjusting House-Senate differences over a few items sent the bill to Presi- dent Truman.
 The measure authorizes con- struction of hundreds of air ba- ses. depots, training camps and other military installations in this country and aboard. Con- gress has yet to appropriate the money to pay for them.
 The biggest share of the pro gram is for the Air Force-approx- imately $3,48o,OOO,o00 including about $1,oOo, 100000 to build string of secret overseas bases girdling Russia.
 Here's what other branches ot the armed services get:
 Army-insis(e continental Uni ted States, 100000; outside, SITS, 5,O0OO0O; secret facilities, $300,- 100000. Total 1,36O,000,000.
 Navy and Marines-inside contin- ental United States, $597 ,00O, ,0OO; outside, S74,O00,0 secret, $113,- coO,OoO Total, S785, ,O00, ,000.
 In addition, millions of dollars will be shared by all three services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Fishing Picture Contest CIoses
 Here Thursday

A prize photo contest conducted by the Golden North Salmon Derby Committee ends Thursday, Joe Wer- ner, chairman, reminded shutter bugs today. Thirteen cash prizes will be awarded for the best photos suitable for use in advertising the 1852 Derby.
 The first prize is $25; second. sl5' third, s10; and ten prizes of s5 each.
 Entries may be placed with Wer- ner in the Valentine Building or at any of the local photo shops, drug stores or hardware stores.
 Either black and white or colorei slides will be considered. The pictur- es need not have been taken dur ing the current year and 1t is not necessary that the negatives ac- company the pictures. Werner said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Reds Siop Surprise
 JUN Atfatk
I'll ARMY HEAD

U. s. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD QUARTERS, Korea, Sept. 18-tR- An allied armored force with infan- try support launched a surprise att tack on the dormant western front at dawn today. It was stopped by firmly dug-in Reds.
 The allied doughboys and tank crews fought all day in the mud and a steady drizzle in their unsuc- cessful effort to gain hill mass west of Chorwon. Chorwon is the southwestern point of the Reds old iron triangle troop assembly area. The town is 18 miles north of parallel 38.
 The Reds held grimly to bunkers and trenches on the hill mass. Com munist mortar and artillery fire, anti-tank guns and mines helped check the allied thrust.
 About 400 to 500 Red troops were dug in on the hills as the tank column surged up a road in a sur prise attack on the Communists from the rear.
 Allied infantrymen hit the slopes from the south at the same time.
 Elsewhere along the western front, allied patrols probed beyond the United Nations line with little enemy contact. One hill southwest of Chorwon was occupied against no opposition.
 Sharp local clashes flared along the mountainous eastern Korea war front Tuesday.
 Allied troops captured, one peak with five-mile view into enemy territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Entampnlenis For Alaska N. C. Are Announced

The first Alaska National Guard encampments since World War II will be held this fall, 1t has been announced by Col. Lars L. Johnson, adjutant general of the organiza- ton. Governor Ernest Gruening has called for two encampments as part of the guards defense training pro- gram, which is conducted under the general observation of It. Gen. w. E. Kepner, commander-in-chief Alaskan command. and It. Gen. Julian w. Cunningham.
 The goth Infantry Battalion, sep arate, under the command or It. Col. George Mclaughlin, Anchorage attorney, will make its encampment at Fort Richardson October IS through October 27.
 The 2O3th Infantry Battalion, separate, will encamp near Juneau November g through December '. It's commanding officer is It. Col. William Dean, who IS Coi. JoTliiSoii administrative assistant in charge of training and supply.
 Approximately 200 men are ex- pected at each encampment. The 207th Battalion includes members from the Seward, Fairbanks and An chorage areas. while men Of the 2O8th are from the Sitka. Ketchi- kan and Juneau areas. Remaining units of the Alaska National Guard are the 1st and 2nd Scout Battal- ions. covering the entire northern area of Alaska. for whom training is being contemplated in the near future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Final Fish Pack
 Figures Released By WiIdIife Serviee

What are just about final pack figures for the 1851 season were ls- sued today by the Fish and Wild life Service.
 Gillnetting and trolling is still going on but these seasons end Sept. 20. At that time, all fishing in Alaska will cease except for Port Moller in the Western District which remains open to gillnetting until Sept. 30. However. c. Howard Bait 20. assistant regional director of the service, pointed out that the run there was about over and prac- tically no fish are being taken.
 Today's pack figures cover the period up to the week ending Sept. 8.
 Southeastern Alaska still leads Alaska's pack with 1,847,l27 cases. Central District put up l,oS7'ozo cases and Western District, 4o3,ooS.
 Comparing these figures with last years pack, up to the same period, Southeastern Alaska had l,l2s,4l4 cases; Centrally Alaska, l,4lo'Ss2 and Western Alaska, 622 698.
 The pink salmon pack was hlgn in Southeastern Alaska with 1,153,9o9 cases. In the Central and Western Districts reds were top. Central Alaska packed 37s,465 cases Of reds and Western Alaska, 348,895 cases. Only 75,542 cases of reds were put up in Southeastern Alaska and Ill Central Alaska the pink pack to- tailed 359, ,031 cases; Western Alaska pinks totaled 10,337 cases.
 Grand pack totals for Alaska oy species this yeare were: reds, 8o2'- s84 cases; kings, 87,272; pinks, l. 23,277; chums, 31,765; echoes, 293,- 22o. Total: 3,338,418. To the same period last year: 3,162,504 cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Siock Quotations

NEW YORK. Sept. l8-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can l17is. American Tel. and Tel. l59, Anaconda 48A. Douglas Air craft 59%. General Electric 63*. General Motors 5lta. Goodyear 47ss. Kennecott 84. Libby, McNeill and Libby 9, Northern Pacific 541s. Standard Oil of California 53,ss. Twentieth Century Fox 2l4. U. S. Steel 44is, Pound $2.79N. Canadian Exchange 95.06A.
 Sales today were 2.03o,000 shares.
 Averages today were as follows: industrials 274.34, rails 83,77, utilities 45.39.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
fol. lars lohnson Receives Promotion In National Guard

It. Col. Lars Johnson of the All aska National Guard has been ap- pointed as adjutant general of the guard, according to an announce ment by Gov. Ernest Gruening.
 Col. Johnson is also promoted to the rank of full colonel. The ap- pointment and advancement were made under the provisions of chap ter 120 of the 1949 session laws of Alaska.
 He was appointed ting-adjutant general on Aug. IT succeeding Col. J. D. Alexander who was assigned to the guard bureau in Washing ton, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18

whether to seek a criminal com plaint against actor Tom Neal, whose lethal fists sent Tone to the hos pital. The actors came to blows early last Friday morning over the affections of Barbara Payton, vol- uptuous blonde movie actress.
 Miss Payton, protesting an un- divided love for Tone, told news men Sunday after she had visited his hospital room that he had pro- posed and she had agreed to marry him in the very near future. She was to have married Neal in San Francisco last Sunday, and a few weeks ago said Tone would be her next husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
MRS. APOSTOL RETURNS FROM BROTHERS. FUNERAL

Mrs. George Apostol, wire of the special assistant to the Territorial Attorney General, returned Sunday from Seattle.
 She was called south two weeks ago upon the death of her brother. Her brother. a Korean war veteran. died in an auto accident near his home at Omak, Wash. He was 23 years old.
 Mrs. Apostol attended funeral ser vices for the young veteran.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
OPERATION KITTY-CAT GOING AT ELKS CLUB

Peter Woods operation kitty-cat got under way Sunday night at the Elks Club when Black Velvet, a young tom cat got in without a key and quietly took over with an air of "any rats here?"
 Red McGill gave the kitten a howl of milk to launch his car eer, after which the kitten took over lounge booth with a prom ise to lease the joint for mice"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Ship Movsnent

Princess Louise sails from van- couyer Sept. l9, arrives Juneau Sept. p.
 Baranof sails from Seattle on Friday.
 Aleutian scheduled southbound somtime Sunday.
 Freighter Coastal Monarch in port.
 Freighter Sailors Splice scheduled to arrive sometime Thursday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
BURGLARY REPORTED IN PELICAN

Acting Marshal Walter Hellan said today that he had ordered Max Rogers. Sitka deputy, to Pelican to investigate a reported burglary in that town.
 Hellan said the Pelican mayor had wired Rogers of the alleged af- fair and Rogers requested permis- sion to make the investigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
Birth of National Anthem Celebrated Al Tori MtHenry

BALTIMORE, Sept. 17-R-Coast Guard guns flashed off historic Fort McHenry, shore batteries rumbled their reply last night, as Baltimore celebrated the shining hours 137 years ago when the National An them was born.
 And just as it was when the Brit ish lifted their fire, Old Glory was flying over the ramparts guarding the port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
FROM YAKUTAT

Mrs. w. H. Johnson and two children of Yakutat arrived. here from Seattle on the Aleutian and are stopping at the Hotel Juneau enroute home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
A-a FIRE CALL

The 4-9 fire call at noon today was for a garage fire at the Louls Anderson residence on E street. Little damage was reported py firemen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
FROM SEATTLE

V. A. Stafford of Seattle is at the Earanof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
New York Times Is 100 Years Old;
 (ongrais by Truman

NEW YORK. Sept. 1S-lR-The New York Times, 100 years old to- day. received congratulations from President Truman.
 The President - whose message was among many received from world, national and local leaders and groups-told Arthur Hays Sulz- berger. president and publisher:
 T congratulate the Times partic- ularly for constantly maintaining the highest journalistic standards. "
 VISITORS FROFM HAYNES
 Mrs. Haynes Bishop and Mrs. Clara Dask of Haines are staying at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
FROM PETERSBURG

!. D. E. Nickerson of Petersburg is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT
 (u. s. WEATHER BUREAU Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
 At Airport-Maximum, 59; minimum, 52.
 F o R E c A s T
 Juneau and Vicinity Partly cloudy with scattered rain showers tonight and We'd nesday. Lowest temperature tonight near 48. Highest We'd nesday near 55. ECIPI TAT ION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 am. today ,
 At Airport = "A inches; since July BPS inches. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18
TIDE TABLES
September ls

High Tide 4:05 a.m., 15.9 it. Low Tide 9:58 a.m., Is it. High Tide 4:03 pm, TIA it. Low Tide 10:34 p.m., -0.4 it. c c . . c c
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-18

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The Miami times., 1951-01-13
ALA. DORMITORY
BURNS DURING
HOLIDAYS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - (ANP)
When 10 male students who
live at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical institute here returned
to school following the Christmas
holidays, they learned that they
have no place to live on campus.
During the holiday season fire
struck the mems dormitory, des-
troying the buildings and clothing
left there. Origin of the fire has
not been determined.
The dormitory was a convert
ed frame barracks used by the
army during World War II. Only
two students were there at the
time of the blaze.
The Miami times., 1951-01-13
Panamian Homo ored
In London

COLON, PANAMA = (ANP)-
Ashley Bertrand Spence, 26, a
Panamian, last week was an
nounced as the first member of
his race from Latin America to
be elected as fellow of the Roy
al Statistical Society of London,
England.
He received the following an
nouncement from an official of
the society last week:
"I have the honor to inform
you that at the ordinary general
meeting held on Nov. %, 1850,
you were elected a fellow of the
Royal Statistical society, Lon
jon."-
Only a week earlier, Spence
had been elected a fellow of the
American Statistical association
with offices in Washington, D. c.
He is one of the youngest mem
bers in either organization.
Born here in Colon, Spence is
the son of Gordon Spence. He
was graduated from the Calabar
high school in Jamaica in 1912.
The following year he became a
fellow of the Institute Of Book
keeping while attending the
Durham College of Commerce.
He enlisted in the Royal Air
Force and went to the rank of
lieutenant. Following his dis
charge he studied economics tIn-
der Prof. Eric Patterson, now
professor of economies at the
University College of the West
Indies in Jamaica.
Spence then went to work in
the collector generals office in
Jamaica. In l948 he returned to
his native Panama to work with
Young and Young, certified pub
lie accountants. Later he worked
as office manager and accoun-
tant for the Butler Construction
Company.
Last year he accepted position
with the Pacific Steam Naviga-
tion company in Cristobal.
Being elected to the two great
statistical societies is one of the
greatest honors ever bestowed
upon any American.