MacArthur Ousted, Due
In U. S. After 14 Years
Tokyo (JP)— General Doug
las MacArthur plans to board
a plane with his family and
aides Monday for his first re
turn to the United States in 14
years.
MacArthur was relieved of
his command early this week
fer criticism of State Depart
ment handling of foreign mat
ters.
The general’s party is ex
pected to reach San Francisco
late Monday or early Tuesday,
Itocific time. His aides said the
general would give priority to
any invitation to appear be
fore Congress and tell his side
of the controversy leading to
the ouster.
MacArthur has been delug
ed with job offers. He had no
comment on a statement of
tine Remington Rand Company
president that he would be
elected to the company’s board
and take an active part in the
business equipment and type
writer concern.
Washington (A1)— Republi
can leaders pressed the assault
Thursday on the Truman ad
ministration over the Mac
Arthur discharge.
Senator Taft of Ohio said in
aNewYork speech that a
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Washington—Delegate Bart
lett, after a 15 minute talk i
with President Truman, said
the President is more convinc
ed than ever of the need for
Alaska statehood and will do
all in his power to bring it
about.
Tokyo—U. S. Far East Air
force elaimed a bag of 33 Rus
sian type MIG jets in history’s
Uiggest jet battle Thursday.
More than 225 fighters and
bombers were involved in the
air battle over the Yalu River
Bail Bridge near Siniuju.
There were no American losses
ia the fight which involved 80
MIGS. 115 U.S. jets and 32
superfortresses.
Washington—Price control
authorities announced that
■seat ceiling prices are due
within a week to take the
place of the present general
price freeze.
Other action in Washington
concerned the House rejection
by 232 to 140 of a substitute
draft bill which would keep
the present draft age at 19.
The action indicated the House
will approve the administra
tion measure lowering the
draft age to 18 1-2 years.
gressive war against the
Chin se mainland was the
only way to prevent World
War III.
A ac Arthur advocated the
use of Chinese Nationalist
troops, now in Formosa,
against the Communists in
Korea.
In Taft’s speech he added
that the use of Nationalist
troops would not. mean a
general war with China but
that they would be used for
the invasion, plus bombing,
of military targets in Man
churia and China.
GOP Senate floor leader
Wherry charged the Truman
administration is risking
world war through a zig-zag
inept foreign policy. “Pyg
mies” cannot brinv down
“this giant, this tower of
strength and deserving ido
of American people,” Wherry
oratorically declared. It is as
sumed he was referring to |
MacArthur being relieved of
his command.
Also in Washington, Sena-1
tor Tobey of New Hampshire
said President Truman, in a
telephone call, challenged him
to start impeachment proceed
ings in connection with a Re
construction Finance Corpora
tion investigation.
Tobey is said by other
Senators to have told the
Senate Banking Subcommittee
the President could be im
peached if he supressed evi
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Bulletin
The following telegram was
received late yesterday by Pat
Cannon, president of the Uni
ted Fishermen of Alaska,
from Delegate E. L. Bartlett:
“I have rather substan ial
reasons to believe concentra
tion plan proposed by Defense
Fisheries Administration will
be cancelled.
“C. L. Anderson, director
Alaska Depart > nt of Fisher
ies, Governor ' rnest Gruen
ing, Joe Flackne (Department
of the Interior) and I met
with Rattray and associates
today.
"Anderson made a splendid
presentation. There will be no
firm decision until next week
but outlook strongly indicates
no action on part of DFA.”
Fishertes Hoard
Opposes Plan
The Alaska Fisheries Board
went on record during a re
cent meeting in Juneau as
strongly opposing the propos
ed Defense Fisheries plan for
concentration of salmon fish
ing this season, Karl Brun
stad, AFB member, said yes
terday.
Letters violently protesting
the plan were received by the
board from fishermen and
packers, Brunstad said.
Protests were sent to Albert
Day, director of the Defense
Fisheries Administration, and
to Maurice Rattray, deputy, at
Washington, D. C.
Members of the AFB said
the proposed plan will not save
manpower and materials, but
actually waste them.
Elks Convention Will
Bring Hundreds Here
Kodiak will be host to more
than 200 visiting Elks from
all over Alaska next week
when the Aiaskan Ter
ritorial Elks Association Con
vention convenes here Wed
nesday through Sunday.
The local B. P. 0. E. lodge
is completing the final ar
rangements to make the visi
tors welcome.
Kodiak will be fittingly
decorated, a large banner will
Palmer Votes
To Incorporate
Palmer, Alaska, voters de-j
cided by a two-third majority J
to become an incorporated city
last week. The vote was 254 j
to 113, nine more votes than :
necessary to pass the measure. I
Residents of the city named i
seven city councilmen from
which one will be selected as
mayor.
The Palmer city area encom
passes approximately 700 acres
including the co-op area which
contains the hospital, school,
trading post and community
hall.
The election must be certi
fied by the Third District
Court before Palmer officially
becomes a city. This is a mere
-formality as a Third District
Court judge ordered the elec
tion.
The proposal to incorporate
met with serious opposition
from some valley residents.
ALLIES PROBE AND BLAST
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In latest Korean action Allied tank-artillery patrol stabbed across the 38th parallel to
the Songdong area before retiring. Triangle shows Chorwon- Hwachon-Kumhwa area on
central front where the big buildup of Red forces continues. Solid arrows indicate main
points of Allied advances. (.Pwirephoto map)
be strung across Brooklyn
ave. proclaiming Welcome
Elks, and the streets and
business houses wiH be gaily
decorated with banners and
balloons, Sig Digree, publicity
chairman, said yesterday.
Activity for the local Lodge
will begin a day ahead of the
convention when the first per
formance of the Elks spon
sored ministrel show will be
given at the Orpheum Theatre
Tuesday night. The show runs
for three nights, Tuesday
through Thursday* and tickets
and reservations are now on
sale at the Mecca Liquor
Store.
“This show is of profes
sional caliber, highly enter
taining and worth your time,”
Jim Bennett, author and direc
tor, declared yesterday.
Delegates and visitors to the
convention are scheduled to
arrive by plane on Wednes
day. Merrill Coon is in charge
of reception and registration
and will be assisted by women
of the Emblem Club. A Ko
diak King Crab dinner and
dance has been planned for
that evening.
A dance has been planned,
for Thursday and Friday a
gigantic Monte Carlo will be
staged, Digree said. Saturday
morning the final business
session of the convention wii*
be held and that evening a
grand ball and dinner dance
will wind up the convention.
A young steer from Elk
member Sid Old’s ranch wilt
be barbecued and served by
Ray Boggs at the Saturday
night dinner.
A departure breakfast is
planned for the visitors Sun
day morning at the club after
which they will be taken t<>
the airuort to board planes for
home.
The women of the Emblem
Club will entertain the visit- ♦
ing women to the Convention
at a tea at the • : Town Chib
Saturday from 4 to 6 pm.
Six Rtp«rt T«
Fort Richardson
Kodiak’s allotment of six
inductees reported to Fort
i Richardson Tuesday to begin
! basic training.
| Those reporting were Ed
| ward Naughton, Fred Olsen,
iand Andrew Anderson, of
j Kodiak; Paul Callahan, jr. of
Kodiak Naval Station; Arthur
‘Pedersen of Chignik; ant’,
i Reginald Gundersdtf o*'
j Afognak.