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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
GOVT. WANTS NO DELAYS IN BUILDING
Strike Pledge Is Being Sought al Meetings
 in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 23- R-A group of contractors and labor union officials were told by government representative yester- day that the coming construction season is the most critical in Alas ka's history.
 Ex-Sen. Frank P. Graham of North Carolina presided over the meeting during which the govern ment will try to obtain a no strike pledge from unions in case nego- tiations for working agreements fail to result in contracts.
 Marine Col Justice M. Chambers said this year is the most critical and if certain projects are not con- pleted, it will leave us wide open. v
 Chambers said other talks of this nature are scheduled on a national basis, but warned that Alaska is too close to Russia to wait for these national conferences"
 Chambers, who was member or a Senate Armed Service Committee that visited Alaska last year to see what was wrong with military con- struction in the territory, said:
 "The world situation is like fire and we don't know whether it will be put out or spread"
 Graham said it was not the in- tention of the government to inter fere with the right to collective bargaining. He said:
 'We want cooperation. We all are American citizens and not a combination for profiteering at the expense of the people of the United States by taking advantage of this hour of peril"
 Need Housing
 It. Gen. William E. Kepner, head of the Alaska Command, pointed out that housing must be completed before additional troops could be brought to Alaska. He said housing at military bases in the territory already was overcrowded.
 Col. L. E. Seeman, district engl- neer. told of construction delays
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
NINE ATTORNEYS
 ARE ADMITTED 10
 ALA5KALAW BAR

Alaska now has nine new at torneys-at-law, one in Sitka, SIX in Anchorage and two in Fairbanks, who were admitted to the practice in the Territory this month, 1t was announced today by Attorney Gen. eral J. Gerald Williams, member of the Territorial Board of Law Examiners.
 Paul A. Dupler of Sitka was the last of the nine to be admitted to the bar after successfully passing the oral examination held in open court in Juneau before Judge Geo. w. Folta yesterday afternoon. Ihe examination was given by Attor- nev General Williams.
 The written examinations, were given all nine applicants in Ju- neau by Williams last October.
 Applicants who took their oral examinations before Judge Anthony I Dimond in Anchorage and were ,dmitted to the bar there were Roger Creme, William s. Sanders, John R. Connolly, Juliana D. Wii- son. T. Stanton Wilson, and Victor P. Guns.
 Admitted to practice law in the territory after taking the oral examinations in open court Deiore Judge Harry Pratt in Fairbanks were William V. Boggess and corn elius P. Coughlan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. B = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 314, American Can 99, American Tel and Tel. 1852, Anaconda 40B, Douglas Aircraft 106la, General Electric 55$s, General Motors 49as, Goodyear 71%, Ken necott 751a, Libby McNeill and Libby SIS, Northern Pacific 32&, Standard Oil of California 9319, Twentieth Century Fox 223s, US. Steel 45as, Pound $2.8O, Canadian Exchange 9493A.
 Sales today were 100000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: ln- dustrials 245.3O, rails 82.03, utilities 42.36.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
INQUIRY ON TA|YA NOW
 REQUESTED
(By Frank w. Vaille)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-R-A House Ju dietary Subcommittee studying the defense program fol expanding the nations aluminium production, will be asked to look into possible development of the Taiya project near Skagway, AL aSka.
 The request will be made by Rep Tollefson tR-Wash) and Delegate Bartlett of Alaska to the group headed by Rep. Celler D-NY) This committee is inquiring into the possible monopolistic tendencies in the expansion program and specifically into a reported agree ment under which this country would help increase Canada's al- minimum production.
 The Taiya hydroelectric projec, would cost about $3O0,O0O, 900, pro- duce 75O,oO0,000 pounds of alum mum annually and support com- munity of possibly 10000 persons, officials have said.
 Taps Yukon River
 It involves tapping the headwat- CTS of the Yukon River by means of two tunnels, bored through the coast range of mountains to empty into the Taiya Valley in southeast Alaska, where the plant would be established.
 The Alaska Development Board in letter to the two Congress men, said the projects possibilit- ies have been under consideration by the Aluminium Company of Am- erica since 1947.
 ALCOA Ready
 The Board said it has learned that ALCOA is prepared to under take the project If granted gov- ernmental assistance comparable to that which is suggested would be given the Aluminium Company of Canada" in connection with its proposed development at Kitimat British Columbia.
 We are advised" wrote George Sundborg, Board consultant, that the only thing that makes possible the construction of Kitimat devel- opment is a contract reportedly ne- gotiated betwen c. D. Howe, Can- adian Minister of Trade and Con- merce. and Charles Sawyer, U. s Secretary of Commerce. for the future purchase by our government of around one billion pounds of al- minimum"
 One Hitch
 Pointing out that one hitch in the Taiya development is the necessity of getting Canadian per mission to divert portion of the Yukon River waters from the Territory and northern British Col umbia Sundborg said any agree ment for the purchase of Canadian aluminium should be preceded by an agreement guaranteeing the nec- essary water rights to make the Taiya project possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
JUNEAU MOTOR GO. IS LOW BIDDER ON
 AUTO FOR NURSE!

The Juneau Motor Company was low bidder on a four-door sedan to be delivered within 45 days for use of the public health nurses at the Juneau Health Center. The pld was for $1906.94.
 Other bidders and the automo- piles on which the bids were of1er- ed included. Bowling Motor Co., Plymouth, $21Oo; Connors Motor Co.,, Chevrolet, s22O9.2O; Christen- sen Brothers Motor Co.,, Nash., $500. Invitations to bid were of- fered by the Alaska Department of Health (and the bids were open ed January 19 at 4 p.mo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
MAIL BRIGHTER I5 DISABLED 800
 MILES SOUTH ATTU

SEATTLE, Jan. 23-tR-A Coast Guard cutter and sister ship were enroute today to aid the American Mail Line freighter Ore gon Mail, disabled in the North Pacific about 500 miles south of the Aleutian Island of Attu.
 The Oregon Mail radioed she was disabled by broken rudder control but was in no danger.
 The Cutter Minetonka was ex- pected to reach the freighter at pm. PST). She will stand by until another American Mail Line ship. unnamed for security rea- sons, arrived to take the Oregon Mail in tow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright. 1851. py Bell Syndicate. IT

tCopyr1gnt, lSoI, Dy Dell oynolcdte' Ane'' VASHINGTON-Not much gets into the newspapers about the so- cial lobby these days, but an awful lot of business is still done over Washington dinner tahles-even in- cluding war contracts.
 The other day. Victor Emanuel,
 power behind the far-flung AVCO Manufacturing Corporation, Stand ard Gas and Electric, Crosley Broadcasting, and Republic Steel, gave a dinner in honor of Stuart Symington, svelte, efficient head of the National Security Resources Board.
 Symington got lot of publicity once before from accepting the hospitality of Floyd Odlum of Con- solidated Vultee, who manufact- ured B-36's at a time when Sym- ington was buying B-36's for the Air Forces. Emanuel is now making B-36 parts, Symington is out of the Air Forces, though he packs a powerful wallop in a lot of other remobilizption fields.
 At any rate, Symington, an ex- tremely busy man, went to the dinner, which was attended by various bigwigs, including honey Senator Homer Capehart of 1ndi- ana. Later it developed that Homer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
MAIL LINE VESSEL
 IN TROUBLE SW ATTU

The SIS. Oregon Mail is having trouble $50 miles southwest oi Attu it was learned at U. s. Coast Guard headquarters here this morn- ing. The 7,886-ton vessel of the American Mail Line of Portland was unable to steer it reported and assumed a broken rudder stock. The S.S. New World Victory whose home port is San Francisco is in the area and is proceeding to the scene and the. USCG Minnetonka. a weather station vessel, is standing by.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
Dawson Is CoIdest
 Spot, North America

WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. 23-R- One of the coldest spots on the North American continent today was Dawson, in the Yukon, where the mercury burrowed down to 55 degrees below zero. Weathermen predicted it might warm up little bit, though-to 50 below.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
AIR BATTLE ! I5 F0UGHT;
 JETS WIN
Four Russian Made Biq Miq-t5s Shot Down.
 Wonju Reoeeupied
(By the Associated Press)

American Thunderjets streaking over northwest Korea shot down four Russian-made MIG-15s today in history's biggest jet air battle.
 The F-84's also scored one prob able kill and damaged four more of the Russian speedsters with the back-swept wings.
 AP. Correspondent John Ran- dolph, at US. Fifth Air Force head- quarters in Koree. said all the American planes returned safely. Not single bullet hole was found in the Thunderjets, he added
 Wonju Occupied
 On the ground, Allied combat team Tuesday reoccupied the cen- tral Korean road-rail hub of Wonju and it's airstrip. They also seized nearby Hills 233 and 273, busting force of nearly 100 Reds off the latter with an artillery barrage. A spokesman said at 10 pm. 6 am, PST, Tuesday that United Nations forces were 'in control of all Won ju"
 Thirty-one miles southeast, Allied forces were battling Red Koreans in Yongwol. Heavy fighting also ragged southeast of Tangyang.
 That Air Tangle
 
 In the air fight. B US. Thunder jets tangled with 18 to 28 MICS over Sinuiju, just across the Yalu river from Manchuria.
 There was real commotion, a real mixup," said one airman.
 Tn companion raid, 46 F-86 Shooting Star jets screamed down on the flax defenses of Pyongyang to clear the way for a massive B-29 strike on that Red Korean capital. The Fifth Air Force had 79 jets in the air in the two strikes.
 Last Dec. 9, eight F-86 Sabre jets shot down six MICS and probable seventh.
 Tanks and Patrol
 The Allied patrol that pushed through Wonju was bolstered with tanks. LIN. forces withdrew from the town one week ago after fighting stand there but returned last Friday and have poked into the road center almost every day since. Communist resistance there has lessened steadily.
 Ground Battle
 The heaviest ground battle in several days broke out on the east ern central Korean front with United Nations troops attached to the US. Seventh Division pouring artillery and mortar blasts into nearly 5000 Red infiltrators they had trapped there. Field reports said 400 Reds had been killed in the sharp action.
 There was little fighting in any other section, but intelligence re- ports said the Chinese Communists are moving tanks across the Han river southward from the burned out formed South Korean capitol of Seoul.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail rom Seattle 4 p.m., Friday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sal from Vancouver, 8 pm, January 3l.
 Denali from west scheduled to arrive Sunday morning southbound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
WSCS WILL MEET

The evening group of the WSCS will meet Wednesday at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. H A. Saunders, 29 Channel Apartments. Mrs. A. Robinson will continue the study 50 Sure of Life" All are urged to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
JOHN ADAMS BACK

John Adams, engineer with the Alaska Public Works office here' returned aboard the Denah. ai0er spending the holidays with his family in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
HURLEY THROUGH

Julien Hurley. well known Fair
 banks attorney. spent last evening here with friends. He was a pass
 enger on the northbound Denali.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Marvin J. Lewis of San Fran cisco is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
SEATTLE VISITOR

R. L. Ramsey of Seattle arrived here via PAA over the weekend and is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM WRANGELL

Patricia Devenny of Wrangell IS staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
LATE REPORT ON FIRE


 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 23- RETwo Air Force men were injured and three business buildings de- stroyed today by a blaze controlled after firemen battled for hours III an icy fog and 53 below zero tenn perature.
 Bremen said the loss would be several hundred thousand dollars One unofficial estimate placed it at $5Oo,OOO
 The injured men were firemen from nearby Ladd Air Force base One toppled from a roof into the flames and was rescued by other fire fighters. The other was struck by a falling timber. The Air Force withheld their Identification.
 Buildings destroyed were the Co- operative Drug Store, the North Pole Bakery and Avakoff's Jewelry Store. Also burned were two apart ments, Boutlet and Kohlers account ing office and pr. E. I. Baggen's dental office, all south of the bakery and drug store buildings.
 The darkroom of the Fairbanks News-Miner in the basement of the Empress Theater was flooded. The darkroom is in separate building from the newspaper plant. The bakery saved some supplies and machinery,
 Water sprayed on nearby bulld- ings to prevent spread of the fire froze quickly and thick sheets o, ice covered facades.
 The Red Cross arranged emer- gency housing for persons whose apartments burned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
WEATHER REPORT

Temperatures for 24 4-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau-Maximum, IT; minimum, II.
 At Airport-Maximum, 16; minimum, II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
F o R E c A S T
(Juneau and Vicinity

. Continued cloudy with . gusty northeasterly winds . and occasional light snow to- . night and Wednesday. Low . est temperature tonight about . 6. Highest Wednesday near 8.
 . PR E IPI T A T I o N
 . (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. todd, . City of Juneau-0.06 inches, . since Jan. 1 - 3.92 inches; . since July 1-4191 inches.
 . At Airport Trace; . since Jan. 1 - 2.24 inches; . since July l-30.24 inches. =
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
$5oo,ooo
 BLAZE AT
 FAIRBANKS
Bakery and Drug Store De. stroyed in 50 D egree
 Below Zero Weather

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 23-- tR-Firemen laboring in 50 below zero temperatures battled flames in downtown Fairbanks early to- day They estimated damage at $500,0O0.
 A bakery and drug store were destroyed.
 Bremen reported the blaze under partial control. Flames, however, still menaced several nearby struc- lures, including an apartment building.
 An unidentified fireman from nearby Ladd Air Force Base was injured. He toppled from a roof into one of the burning buildings. He was rescued by other firefighters and rushed to Ladd Field hospital.
 Encased In Ice Bremen were described as walk ing cakes of ice" in the extreme cold Only trickle of water flow ed from their frozen hoses. The flames broke out late last night in the Cooperative Drug store. and spread quickly to the North Pole Bakery. The Burns Apart ments, Avakoff Jewelry store, Rays Curio Shop and the Arcade Restau- rant were evacuated of persons and valuables.
 A 20-foot fire lane separated the blaze from the Nordale Hotel c. J. Newlin. co-owner of the Co., operative Drug store. said a base ment explosion preceded the fire. Newlin was writing letter in an apartment above the store when the explosion occurred. Flames spread so rapidly that Newlin bare ly escaped with his life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FIRE CONTROLLED

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Jan. 23-R Bremen controlled fire in the downtown district today after it destroyed several business build ings in 50 below zero weather.
 The blaze destroyed the Coop erative Drug store, the North Pole Bakery and a building housing Ak akoff's Jewelry store.
 The Burns Apartment building was vacated but was not burned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23

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Evening star., 1951-06-13
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, June IS lP.-The grain mar
ket rested Dit today after its exertions Of
the past two sessions, during which some
fair sized gains were Tung UP.
Some Short-term traders apparently
took profits oil. at least got out Of their
positions in today's market. Even so there
was very little pressure anywhere with the
possible exception OF soybeans. They were
Wheat near the end Of the first hour was
al 70 CENTS lower; July 2,3S3s; corn was
Hs-as lower; July 1.72, and oats were h-N
lower; July 81 70. Soybeans were A--2M
cents lower, July, 3.14, and lard was 5
higher; July. 1855.
The slump In soybeans came in the face
OF news that the Illinois Governor had
signed bill removing prohibitions against
This was outweighted by prospects for
moisture in the cotton areas of the South
Traders felt the wheat market was
enes enIlslea TO some decline after the ad-
Many grain men feel that the market
acted quite well considering the bearish
Implications of the Governments Monday
=, Grain dealers said hedging pressure
ment. although 1t usually is at this time
Of y! year For one thing. rains have de-
Of the early harvest did not have much
=, . But 3Ut some grain, men think that a
a IS that fsFmers foF ef s ars hE oDE
their new wheat or are finding q ready
market for 1t in local mills. In any
case case. it t isn't coming to market in any
A controversy over cattle price roll
backs continued to disturb corn and oats
trading. Price Administrator DiSauA will
meet with cattle feeders here tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, June 13 Up, tUsDA>.-sal.
able hogs. 1O,O00; uneven; most sales
both butchers and sows 25-35 cents
heigher; late butcher trade less active
than early; bulk good and choice 100.
ingly; 230-29O pounds, 2150-22.25; 500.
800 pounds 81 O0-2l .25; load 35O-pound
,weishts; 2o;25; COWS. $50 pounds and
onrns on selected sce lighter weishts; $4,000
complete.
salabie cattle. 5000; salable calves
300; fed steers steady to so cents lower
heiferS active, mostly steady; cows ano
bulls mostly steady; vealers strong tc
so cents higher; few loads prime HOO
$50 pound steers. 3S.35-3S.50; some
held above $3.50; bulk high-choice and
prime steers. 36.75-3S.25; bulk high choice
and prime steers. 36.75-3S:2 good AND
choice grades, 32.50-3650; two loads
prime heifers held above $500; mos
good to low-prime heifers, 32.50-36 so
commercial cows, 27.75-31.00; utility
cows. 23.25-27.50 Gamers and cutters
19 .50-23 .00;. utility to good bulls, 81. 90.
32. 90; good to prime vealers, $500.
1925; Gull to commercial grades, 27.OO.
salable sheep. 500; native spring lamb,
ers; small killers inactive; most spring
lambs. 81 % -33.00; old-crop lambs steady
choice to prime No. skins, 80 90; eve,
weak at 1880 down on handy slaushtei
types; heavy ewes and bucks, 15.00-I6. 90
Evening star., 1951-06-13
Controlled Materials
Plan Expected 10 Get
First Test This Week
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 13.-Dura-
bility of the Controlled Materials
Plan machinery is being tested
this week by a stampede to get
under the GIMP umbrella, the Iron
Age, Woodworking trade weekly
said today.
Industries included under GIMP
are vying for larger shares of
basic metals" the publication said.
Those not included are care
fully but quickly collecting evi-
dence that they are essential
or at least more so than some
who have gotten the nod from
the National Production Author
ity."
The Iron Age said Government
controls policy makers "are count
ing heavily on great expansion of
basic metals output to slow the
onrushing demand" It added:
Actually, if they can survive
the next year. achievements in in
Idustrial expansion and production
might make them look good"
NPA's compliance division n
plans to maintain a close check on
lead time and inventory and for
this purpose is getting the loan of
investigators from the Justice De-
partment and the Federal Trade
Commission, the trade weekly re-
lported.
"Of course inventory must be
accumulated before defense pro-
jduction can get rolling" said the
Iron Age.
But criticism heard increas-
ingly in industry is that some
military buying and lead time is
Iunrealistic. Part of the answer
lis that civilian mass production
industries have learned to oper-
ate almost out of trucks and
freight cars when necessary. But
Ithe military is aiming at % posi-
tive assurance Of delivery, plus (2)
alternate producers wherever pos
sible.
Under GIMP. metal left on hand
at the end of a quarter will be
subtracted from requirements
during the next quarter. But NPA
isn't waiting for the books to re-
veal this hidden treasure. They
know a closer check on inventory
and lead time can take a little
pressure off demand now instead
OF several months later
Steelmaking operations this
week placed at 103.5 per cent of
rated capacity. unchanged from
the previous week.
Evening star., 1951-06-13

Franklin University.
Union Trust Co. directors yes
terday declared a semi-annual
dividend of so cents share. pay
able July Is to holders at the
close of business June %.
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.
has received "a per cent over
subscription to its offer of 449, ,674
new common shares to finance
construction. Subscriptions ex-
ceeded 100000. Shares were Of
fered holders of record May Is at
$19 q share on the basis of one
new share for each 10 held.
Oriental Building Grows.
Assets of Oriental Building AS
sociation now exceed $12.5 mil
lion, a gain of SIS million from a
year ago, Secretary Ralph A.
Xander reported at the Goth an
nual meeting. Loans and savinas
accounts reached new highs.
Savings now stand at $40 million
and surplus and reserves at SIS
million. Reelected officers were;
Chaplin B. Bauman, president; Mr.
Xander, secretary; John G. Kolb
treasurer; Ernest r. Gerner, as
sistant secretary. Reelected di-
rectors: Thomas B. Young, Louis
C. Dismer, C. Albert Parker, Fred
erick w. Schneider, William H
Grass, E. P. Knollman and the
three senior officers.
Mr.. Xander celebrated his 20tf
year with the association thi,
month.
David Blondi, a native of Wash
ington and associated with the
Federal Housing Administration
for II years. has been named vict
president of the Roslyn Nationa
Bank g. Trust Co. at Roslyn, N. Y
Miss Frances Keogh will be in,
stalled as president of Distric
Chapter, American Society O
Women Accountants, at a Dime,
tonight at the Ambassador Hotel
Residential construction owe
the Fifth Reserve District turne'
down sharply in early summe
after maintaining generally higl
levels in the first four months Q
1851. the Federal Reserve Ban
Of Richmond reported today.
Evening star., 1951-06-13

against the proposed Federal 20
per cent Withholding tax on divi-
dends and interest at the source.
The ABA, he declared, is "un-
oualifiedly opposed to the legisla-
tion in principle and form and will
oppose the proposal with every fair
means at its disposal.
r. F. Burke Steele of Petersburg
was elected to the VBA presidency
for the coming year.
Bank Debts Increase Here.
Washington bank debts in May
totaled 81 .059 1855 900, a slight i'm
provement from $1,045 ,218,0 900 in
the previous month and 1876 pei
cent above $685. ,581 900 in May
1850. the Federal Reserve Bank OF
Richmond reported today. The
months total also was 1875 pei
cent above May, 1941.
Debts in the first five months
OF this year set a record for the
period, amounting to $5,288, ,769, ;.
600. gain of 31.7 per cent from
$4,016.931, 900 a year earlier, anc
were 219.6 per cent ahead o.
1855, ,336,000 in the same 1874
period.
Becomes Marsh Associate.
Robert D. Coffman has become
an associate of j. D. Marsh &
Associates, Washington estate