The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-03-27

the reaction of both enlisted men and officers was wonderful. Mail in several of the posts increased by 100 percent after our arrival and. in at least two of the bases, the f censor officers told me that every letter to the home folks in the States was largely about our ar rival and show.
 When the officers at the bases wrung my hand and said goodbye with tears in their eyes, and told me how much my trip had meant to them and their men, was more than rewarded and very happy I had come" he declared.
 Posts Visited
 Included in the 5000 miles of air travel flown by MT. Brown and his party, was a trip Ito the end of the Aleutian Islands where he entertained the men at Dutch Har- Dor and one to St. Lawrence Island where the party remained over night He appeared also at Ko- diak. Nome, Fairbanks and bases in Southeast Alaska.
 I At each of the bases the feature 1 picture, "Alibi Ike" made by Mir. l Brown five or six years ago was shown in addition to his personal appearance and spontaneous enter tainment.
 MT. Joe E. Brown Day
 One of the most colorful and unusual visits made by the party was at St. Lawrence Island where they were charmed by the cour- tesy and hospitality of the Es- kimos and small group of white people living there.
 "One of the highlights of my trip was when, the morning after our arrival, the Eskimo city coun- ell of Gambell met and passed a resolution making March 18 legal holiday on which work would stop and schools would close. They called it MT. Joe E. Brown Day and holiday because he made us happy on this day"
 Other highlights included .he sight of herd of nearly two hun. -H
 dred moose sighted from the Lav- cry plane on which MT Browr flew from Fairbanks to Anchor age. Everyone in Anchorage told about the moose just laughed at me-said they must be caribo, or reindeer. So we made a flight out of Anchorage and I told the pilot where I'd seen them. They believed me when we saw ont herd of at least fifty After al I'm a paid up Moose myself ano guess I know them when set them,' he grinned with the famous Joe E. Brown smile.
 Another interesting happenins was when the party was flying te Dutch Harbor and saw an unidenti- fled ship. The plane circled the ship, but received no signal, circled again, still no signal. Finally, as the plane started dropping to give it the works" the signal flags went up, just in time, identifying it as friendly vessel.
 Juneau Not Scheduled Mir Brown gave no entertain ment during his short visit in Jul neau as his trip here was only te get transportation to the States Our plan was to visit the base, in the outposts and in Juneau ths men have everything they do il
 the States" he said. He gave {
 short interview over KINY a : l0:f5 o'clock last night and dedi , cated his program to the men fl s uniform in this area This morn I ing Lu Liston took photographs 0 f the film star for the Associate
 Press, in the parka which he wor
 on his northern travels.
 Yesterday afternoon Mir Brow
 autographed three baseballs for {,
 L. Dolly Gray which the latte
 had brought back from the Worl n Series he attended two years az 'r and which had been signed b
 members of the champion Yanke
 team, He also graciously gay $ autographs to the many childre U who surrounded him wherever
 went.
 Kids in Alaska are just lik le those everywhere and I like gi, ing them an autograph if it make