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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Fourth Plane Missinq;
Bush Pilot; ; Passengers
Lost 10 Westward

+ ANCHORAGE Aug. IT. ZAP =
Another plane was missing today
in Alaska~-the fourth in less than
a month. The wreckage of one, a
Navy patrol bomber with a crew
of IL, has been found.
The latest search was for a
plane flown by veteran Alaska
bush pilot Glen Hudson. 1t failed
to return from a flight Wednes-
, day night to a lake near Dead
Man Mountain, about ITO miles
northeast of Anchorage.
Among the three passengers was
l0-year-old boy. Their names
have not been learned. The party
was due back in few hours. af-
ter taking off.
Three private pilots from Tai
keetna, 100 miles north Of An
chorage, and q Bit from the
10th Air Rescue Squadron here
took off yesterday in bad wealth
err to look for Hudson's plane.
1t carried emergency rations
and a gun.
Charred wreckage of the Kod-
iak-based Navy patrol bomber was
found Wednesday on lonely Amak
Island, off the Alaska peninsula
about midway between Kodiak
and Adak Island in the Aleutian
chain. The PB4-Y-2 took off last
Sunday from It's home field on
a routine flight to Adak. A ground
party was due to reach the shat
tered bomber late yesterday, but
has not reported by radio.
Still missing are Korean air.
lift DC-4 which disappeared July
81 between Cape Spencer and
Yakutat, Alaska, with 38 aboard,
and a single-engined plane which
vanished in the same area July u
with the pilot and the wife and
daughter of Walter Wood, wealthy
New Jersey scientist.
1t was anticipated that four
aircraft from the 10th Air Res
cue Squadron would search today
as weather permitted In the vi
Gritty hatvsreri Cane Spencer and
Cape St Elias.
Only one Air Force craft was
up yesterday to total seven search
hours over the area between Cape
Sucking and the Copper River
north to Miles Glacier Weather
was not good and little improve
ment was expected today.
U. S. Coast Guard headquarters
here said that no information had
been received regarding the two
or three men who had been left at
the Seward Glacier camp where
ice studies were being made by
the Arctic Institute, with which
Wood was working.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
$4,000 Men 10 Be
Drafted This Year;
100000 in 1852
/, College Men Warned
Draft May Get Them
During School Session

WASHINGTON, Aug. IT. Up =
Selective Service expects to induct
$4,000 men into the armed services
this year and 100000 in 1852. And
it warned certain college men yes
terday that they are liable to be
drafted during the coming school
session.
The Induction figures were made
public by House military subcom-
mittee in a report on recent mill
tary appropriations hearings.
The warning to students came
from Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow,
acting director of Selective Service.
In a statement interpreting the new
draft law, Renfrow said:
Those college students who fail
to meet the class standing or test
grade criteria for deferment as stu
dents and who enroll in colleges can
be called out of college for induce
ton if their induction has already
been postponed once under statu-
tory provisions. ~ ff
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
900 Balloons Take
TreedOils Messages Into
CsgrtUi1aed C<ecEaOSI OUUIciu

NEW YORK Aug. IT -lR-
Harold E. Stassen said today that
freedom messages sent by balloon
int Czechoslovakia last Tuesday
h1s reached their targets
There is no question that we
have torn big hole in the Iron
Curtain and our purpose is to
encourage resistance to tyranny
he said.
Stassen. president of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and ma
tional chairman of the crusade for
freedom, returned by plane today
from Munich. He helped launch
the barrage of balloons bearing
messages to Czechs.
He said the event was "a sue
cessful beginning of an important
new way of reaching Iron Curtain
countries with the truth" More
than 1000 balloons carrying more
than 100000 greetings were sent
up from a point near the Czech
border.
A second launching took place
today, Stassen said, and when it is
completed more than 1000, 00O
leaflets will have been scattered
over that Iron Curtain country.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
|Ex-5oIdiers Deny
CLOAK and Dagger
Killing in Italy

WASHINGTON, Aug. IT. Up =
Protesting their innocence, two
former servicemen have indicated
they will fight any attempt to send
them back to Italy for trial in the
death of their commanding officer
seven years ago.
And the Italian government has
taken no announced action to extra
dite them to face charges made by
the U. S. Defense Department that
they played key roles in the killing
of Maj. William v. Holohan behind
enemy lines in late 1914.
Holohan, head of an Office STRAIT
egic Services (OSS) mission which
parachuted behind German lines to
direct aid to partisans, disappeared
mysteriously.
The Defense Department said in
a statement Wednesday that he was
killed by former Lieutenant Aldo
ike Icardi, now resident OF
Preakness. N. j.. and ex-Sergeant
Carl G. LoDolce of Rochester, N. Y,
with the help. of two Italians. Both
Americans denied the accusation
fatty.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Col. Lars Johnson
Appointed Alaska
Guard Adjutanf

appointment of 1t. Col. Lars l..
johnson of Anchorage as adult
ant general of the Alaska National
Guard was announced today by
Gov. Ernest Gruening.
Col. Johnson replaces Col. Jo-
seph Alexander who completed
! three years duty recently as act
ing adiutant general.
In 1941, Colonel johnson was
called to active duty at Fort Ri
chardson where he served with
the air corps as administrative
officer.
He was instrumental in estab-
fishing air corps detachments at
Kodiak and Umnak islands. He
also activated the McGrath air.
base where he was commanding
officer until April of 1913.
johnson was wounded during
duty with the First Cavalry while
coordinating air-ground support.
In November 1945, he was station
ed at Randolph Field, Tex. where
he served as advisor to recruiting
officers in the flight training
command
He was separated from active
duty at Randolph Field in 1916.
Since his return to Alaska, he has
fished commercially in Bristol Bay.
He also worked for the Juneau
Spruce Corporation and the Ter
ritorial Department of Taxation.
Col Alexander and family left
, Wednesday for the States. He will
be stationed with the organization
and training branch OF the guard
bureau in the Pentagon at Wash
ington, d. c. The Alexanders will
vacation on the west coast and
1 visit IeldUlycS All OiiiUa5o o~iolc
he reports for duty about Sept
10.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Fish Hearings
Will Wind Up in
Alaska This Year

For the first time in its history
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice will wind up. its annual fish
hearings in Alaska instead of Sc
attic.
This was pointed out this morn
ing by G. Howard Baltic, assist
ant regional director, as he an
nounced dates for the hearings.
Public hearings are held follow
ing the close of each fishing sea-
son at which time proposals for
the next years regulations are
made. Operators, fishermen and
all interested parties are invited
to attend to present briefs or tes-
timony which are considered by
the service in drawing up future
regulations.
Baltic added that another new
policy will be carried out this
year. The service will publicizc
its proposals on regulations in
advance o. the hearings. Pre-
pose of this action, he said, is
that witnesses appearing at the
hearings will be fully informed
and can be better prepared to
argue the pros and cons Of its
proposals.
Hearings have already been held
at Naknek Aug. - and Dilling-
ham aug. q. Others scheduled
are.
Kodiak. Sept. IT; Anchorage,
Sept. 20; Cordova. Sept. "a; Yak
utat. Sept. Is; Ketchikan, Oct.
10; Craig, Oct. Is; Wrangell, Oct.
II; Petersburg, Oct. 10; Sitka, Oct.
20; Seattle, Nov. 7-8; Juneau, No
vember Is.
Hearings will be conducted by
officials of the Juneau office OF
the service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Dr.. |. J. 5eeIey
New President
OF Dentists

Anchorage was chosen as the 1852
convention city for the Alaska Ter
ritorial Dental Society during yes
terday's closing session of the So
ciety's annual meeting here. A BAN
quet last night at the Baranof Hotel
concluded the sessions.
DR.. Lawler ]. Seeley of Anchorage
was named president for the coming
year. Other officers elected were
DR.. John H. Geyer, vice president
of Juneau and DR.. Robert A. Smith
son, Secretary treasurer, Anchorage
Named to the executive council
we're: DR.. Frank M. Dorsey, Anch-
orage; DR.. R. H. Williams, Juneau;
and DR.. James o. Whaley, Ketchi-
kan.
Delegate to the American Dental
Association is Dr. Robert D. LIVE
of Anchorage. DR.. Lee L. Mckinley
also of Anchorage, was chosen al
ternate.
Doctors Williams, Geyer and LIVE
were placed on the legislative COM
mittee.
Juneau's eight dentists and their
wives have been hosts and hostesses
! to the visitors Doctor Williams is
president CT the local group and
Doctor Geyer, secretary-treasurer.
Doctor Clayton L. Policy Of Ju-
neau, retiring president, said every
practicing dentist in Alaska is a
member of the group. This, he said,
is something of a record in men,
bership among dental societies. The
membership is IS. 1s M
+ Visiting dentists from Seattle
planned fishing and sightseeing
trips in the Juneau vicinity for to-
day and over the weekend.
Dentists from the armed forces
expected to return to Anchorage and
Fairbanks today in Air Force air.
craft.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Two Seiners
Nabbed Tor
Illegal Fishing

Two fishing violations were re-
ported in Southeastern Alaska
yesterday to the Fish and Wildlife
Service headquarters here, it was
announced by Doug Swanson, as
sistant law enforcement supervi-
sOr
In Petersburg the captain and
two crew members of the side-rig
seiner Spot pleaded guilty of fish
ing in the closed waters of Bar
tie Creek.
Agent Monty Clemmons, OF
Wrangell. apprehended the boat.
Names Of those aboard the boat
we're not given. U. S. Commits
sioner Dale H. Hirt assessed an
$500 fine against the captain and
crew and confiscated fish valued
at $3.50.
The other violation occurred in
Craig area with the charge fish
ing in a closed area.
Capt. Charles l.. Arlington, OF
the seiner Aksala pleaded guilty
before U. S. Commissioner Don
r. Bodar in Craig and was fined
$500. Two members of the crew,
Samuel B. Burgess and Fred E.
Brandes Jr., were fined $500 each.
A minor crew member, Jerry Lee
Burgess, was released with sew
ere reprimand.
The arrest was made by Agent
Elmer Copstead.
A total of 1919 fish in possess
sion of the Aksala were confisca-
ted.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Macarthur Report
Voted Down as Peril
To peafe Talks

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-R-
The Senate's Macarthur inquiry
committee voted 20 to 8 today
against making any report on its
two months of hearings.
Chairman Russell (D-Ga) told
reporters the majority feeling
was that any report at this time
on the firing of Gen. Douglas
Macarthur would only "revive
bitter controversy at a critical
period in the Korean peace
talks"
He said the decision against a
formal report was made on mo-
ton of Senator Saltonstall R-
Mass.
However, it was decided to let
individual members file a state
ment of their views to be inclu-
ded in the hearing record to be
transmitted later to the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Crime probers Turn
Up 1919 Political
Contribution Offer

WASHINGTON, Aug. II = R =
Senate crime probers developed
story today that Abner Uongie)
Zwillman offered to contribute
100000 to the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of New Jersey in
1949 but was turned down. State
Senator Elmer Wene was the Demo-
cratic nominee.
The story was related by James
Bishop of Teaneck, NJ. writer
and one-time reporter who served
as an adviser to Wene in the cam
paign.
Bishop said the offer was relayed
from Zwillman by George Kessel-
haut, an assistant to the then
Democratic leader in Essex county.
Col. William Kelly.
Bishop said he told Wene about
it the next day and that the State
Senator would have no part of 1t.
A retired Treasury intelligence
employee told the committee Abner
Gongie) zwillman was kingpin
in the bootlegging syndicate which
made $50,000,000 in six years.
Edwin Baldwin of Summit, NJ,
testified this mob handled 40 per-
cent Of all Illicit liquor brought into
the US, during prohibition.
Baldwin described Zwillman and
Joseph Rehinfeld as top men in this
northern New Jersey bootlegging
sydnicate, and commented:
II worked on the Waxey Gordon
and Dutch Schultz Former New
York and New Jersey gangsters)
cases. and they were pikers COM
pared to the Rehinfeld syndicate"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Reds Ready 10
Compromise After
informal Talks
Delegates Laugh, Pose
For Pictures, Hope for
Settlement

MUNSAN, Korea, Aug. 17--tR-A
four-man subcommittee tackled the
Korean buffer zone deadlock today
amid official indications the Com
munists are ready to compromise.
The subcommitteemen declined tc
comment on what happened in their
first session-held in an unusual
air of informally for Korean truce
talks.
They scheduled their second ses-
sion for IL am. Saturday "a pm
today, Juneau time)
When they adjourned United Ma
tons and Communist delegates pos
ed for pictures together for the first
time.
While posing, Maj. Gen. Henry
1. HOdes, one of the UN represen-
tatives, put his arm around North
Korean Maj Gen. Lee Sang Che.
The other two delegates-U. s.
Rear Adm. Arleigh Burke and Chin
csc Maj Gen. Hsieh Fang-also APP
peared to be in good spirits.
While they were negotiating be-
hind closed doors, their discus
sions were broken at times by
outbursts of laughter.
The informal attitude-a complete
reversal of the cold military form
atty of all full degelation meetings
strengthened an air of hopeful
mess brought to Kaesong by Red
broadcast.
The Peiping radio quoted the
chief Communist negotiator as saying
st is possible to adjust" the Red
demand for a demarcation line
along the 38th parallel ION the basis
of terrain and mutual defense"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Cattle Price
Ceilings May Be
Changed: Di5al|e

WASHINGTON, Aug. II = R =
The government today launched a
nationwide drive to enforce cattle
price ceilings and disclosed plans for
sharply changing the ceilings them
selves.
Michael v. Disable, head of the
Office of Price Sterilization, said a
large part of the OPS enforcement
staff will concentrate on checking
cattle sales prices. Immediate
checks are to be made at slaugh-
Ter plants to find out whether. alb
normally high purchases involve
any over ceiling sales.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
fBI Chief Shores
through Robbery

LA JOLLA, Calif.-tR-An .
armed robber held up wealthy .
Texan here today within a few .
feet of j. Edgar Hoover. The .
FBI chief was asleep. .
Herman d. Cornell, "a, of .
. Fort Worth, reported that the .
robber took $500. .
Cornell's hotel cottage, where .
the holdup took place at 4:30 .
am, was next to the one oc- .
cupied by Hoover. .
q
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

led. N0te-During Drew Pear
son absence in Europe, his staff
will contribute an occasional
column from Washington)
WASHINGTON.-Even as Con-
gress is considering another $3O7
million for Chang Kai-Shek, this
column has uncovered shocking,
documentary evidence about what
has happened to the last $125 mil
lion he received from the Ameri-
can taxpayers. The indisputable
fact is that huge sums have dis
appeared into private bank ac-
counts, and additional, unneces-
sary fees have been skinned off
bp a series of middlemen.
For example, this column has
traced S444,70653 right out of the
taxpayers pockets into the private
account of a fictitious company.
This money was supposed to pay
for war surplus equipment, but
was mysteriously transferred to
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Gen. Bradley Sworn
In Second Time as
Chairman Of Staff

WASHINGTON, Aug. II = Up =
General of the Army Omar N.
Bradley was sworn in yesterday for
his second two-year term as Chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
At another Pentagon ceremony,
Adm. William F. Fechteler was
sworn as Chief of Naval Operations.
More than 100 Admirals and other
high ranking military men were
present.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Price Board Will
Meet With Salmon
Industry Aug. 80

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-R-An
Office of Price Sterilization indus
try advisory committee will meet
with representatives of the Salmon
Industry in Seattle Aug. 80.
Senator Cain (R-WaSh) told a
reporter today the purpose of the
meetings is to discuss problems
arising in connection with the can
ned salmon price schedules re-
Gently established by OPS.
The meeting will be opened at
10 am. in the Smith Tower.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Canal Zone, Guam
Citizens Subject 10
Draft Registration

WASHINGTON. Aug. IT = R =
President Truman has signed a
proclamation making citizens of the
United States in the Canal Zone
and Guam subject to registration
for the draft.
Residents of Alaska, Hawaii
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
already are subject to the Selective
Service Act.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Alaska Housing Program
Slashed Over Protests;
Curtai|ment Seen
BY Frank w. Vaille

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-R-The
House Appropriations Committee to-
day approved an appropriation of
$3,500,O0O for Alaska's housing pro-
gram--a cut of $1,500,000 below Pre-
sident Truman's requested sum-
The slice came despite protests
of officials of the Housing and Home
Finance Agency (HHFA). They test
flied earlier that a lack of federal
money would "soon curtail and de-
lay urgently needed production" of
Alaska housing.
Jail Refused
The Appropriations Committee
also rejected a request for $950,000
for new Jail at Anchorage.
Testimony by HaFA officials was
released today.
A. c. Newell, special assistant
to the HHFA commissioner, said
Is projects have been started since
the act was passed in October,
194e.
Although Congress originally au-
thorized $15.000,000 revolving fund,
only $10,00o,O00 has been actually
appropriated. The President recently
requested approval of the final S.
100000.
Purchases Bonds
Under the act, the HHFA is
authorized to purchase bonds of
the Alaska Housing Authority
territorial agency-to stimulate
housing construction in the terri
tory. 1t includes pre- construction
loans for the purchase of mater
ials, construction loans to private
builders and actual construction
in smaller towns where private
builders are not interested.
More than half of the original
s10,O00,000 fund already has been
committed in loans, NOVEL; said
Loans now up for final approval
will use the balance of the fund
In addition, some $6,000,000 in pro-
jects have been given preliminary
screening.
Urgent Need
So urgent is the need for housing
Newell asserted, that in several cases
in Anchorage purchasers have NOV
ed into the basement without wait
ing for completion of the home
Vernon E. Hubka, HHF attor-
ney, said the Alaska program
contrary to many loan programs.
has suffered no loss to date, and
there is no evidence to believe
that we will suffer loss"
Hits Interest Rate
Private builders, he said, are glad
to get the money at the Az percent
interest rate because no one else
will loan any money in Alaska ex-
cept at the rate of percent"
When Rep. Gore D-Tenn) crit
icized the 8 percent interest rate
as "unjustifiable" and mot only
poor banking but poor statesman
ship for the Territory of Alaska, y
Delegate Bartlett Of Alaska pointed
out the legal interest rate was FORM
erly IL percent but had been cut
twice by the Territorial Legislature.
But" he added, 'if the bank
rate in Alaska were one percent it
would not help in this particular
program one bit because the volume
of money necessary is not available
within those banks. ;"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Civil Defense
Fund Stripped;
Agency Raped

WASHINGTON, Auf. 17-IR-The
House Appropriations COMMITTEES
today stripped all but 5,255. 900
out of the $685., 0O0, 900 fund which
President Truman requested for the
Civil Defense Administration.
In doing so, the committee rap
ped the agency for not developing
a realistic, well coordinated' civil
defense plan which would guaran-
tee "the people the maximum of
protection for the money expend-
ed" When that Is done, II said,
Congress will supply the money.
The committee acted as House
leaders strove to speed passage of
other government money bills after
cracking a Senate-House deadlock
over the measures.
No Bomb Shelters
The committee refused to approve
any civil defense funds for bomb
shelters and other protective facil-
tiles and cut $l50,000,000 from the
100000 900 requested for the pur-
chase of medical supplies and equip
ment.
The civil defense budget was con-
sidered along with those Of score
of other agencies in supplemental
appropriation bill providing $l,677,-
66,3l4-a total cut of $625 .304, 800
from President Truman's request.
The committee approved $780,
100000 Of the S273,0o0,000 asked
by the Atomic Energy Commits
sion to speed mp construction Of
new facilities, to test weapons and
to develop new type of reactors.
Another big allotment recommend
ed was s790,2l6000 for stockpiling
strategic and critical material, for
which the President had requested
$780, 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
Ship Movements

Princess Norah scheduled to arrive
Saturday pm. from Vancouver.
Baranof due southbound Sunday
at 10 am.
Aleutian, scheduled to arrive
northbound Monday pm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
JOSEPH. PIPPIN DIES HERE

Joseph Pippin of Juneau. died
yesterday noon at st. AIMS Hospit-
al. He was 70 years old and came
originally from Missouri. No details
regarding survivors were available
today
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
FRIDAY FIRE CALL

A fire call at pm. Friday was
for a furnace back-firing at st
AIMS Hospital. There was no dam
age reported by firemen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
AT THE GAsTINEAU

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Nowak of the
Pate Oil Co.. Of Milwaukee. Wis.
are stopping at the Gastineau Ho-
tel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
WEATHER FORECAST

WEATHER FORECAST
Temperature for 24-Hour Period
ending $40 O'Clock this morning
At Airport-Maximum, Sc;
minimum, 40.
F o r E C A s T
duncan and Vicinity
Mostoly cloudy with occa-
sional light rain tonight and
Saturday. Lowest tempera-
ture tonight near so. Highest
tomorrow about go degrees.
p r. E e IP 1 T A ION
Past "a hours ending 7:3o am. today
At Airport = "A inches;
since July 1888 inches.
/.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
BOB DE ARMOND HERE

Bob De Almond. Sitka newspaper
man. is stopping at the Baranof Ho-
tel for a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17

AT THE BARANOF
Ernie Mynar of Seattle, is regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17
FROM sITKA

Robert F. Halbasik of Sitka is at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17

Mrs. s. NJ Dore has returned
to Juneau after visiting relatives
n Seattle for the past nine weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-08-17

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