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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
ALASKA SALES TAX
 LAW TO BE TESTED;
 WHITE, ATTORNEY

i Attorney Albert White and his i associates have been retained by Murphy and Murphy, accountants | to test the validity of the recently passed sales tax by the Alaska Legislature.
 This law put a sales tax upon the people of Alaska of one per cent on each dollar purchase" said White, and it also requires anyone in business in Alaska to pay one percent on gross sales. This will cost the merchants and those do- ing business in Alaska hundreds of dollars each year and they have already paid a license tax.
 This sales tax will also allow outside firms to sell goods in AL aska without paying one cent.
 ''The law as passed looks like transaction tax, loosely drawn and is discriminatory against AL aska and those who do business here
 Take for instance the fisherman. He will have to pay tax, then the buyer has to report and pay a tax and the purchaser must also pay a tax, making the transaction finally passed on to the consumer.
 "As to the merit of the tax pro- ducing revenue for the veterans, that is all bosh. Best estimates are that it would cost $150,000 for the balance of this year and the next Legislature will meet before any more is required The general fund will then have some million and half dollars and the veterans can be paid out of this. The bill is loose ill it's nature and mean ings."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
Lutheran Ladies' Aid Enjoys Anniversary Party Last Evening

The Ladies Aid Society of the Resurrection Lutheran Church held the regular business meeting last evening, followed by a birthday party" commemorating the found- ing Of the organization April 21, 1926
 Charter members of the Aid So- ciety, Mesdames Olaf Bedding, Peter Hildre, E. O. Jacobson and Bert Alstead, and Mrs. Harry Stonehouse who joined later the same year, were guests of honor at the affair Other charter mem bers residing in Juneau, who were unable to be present, include Mes danes Wm. Britt, George Getchell and John Krugness, ST.
 An informal and pleasant time was enjoyed with musical numbers, talks by honor guests reminiscent 1 of early days, reading by Mrs. Chris Wyller, and message of greeting from former members Mrs. w. Rasmussen and Mrs. Holm, now residing in Seattle.
 The church parlor was most at tractively decorated for the occa- sion, with lace covered tables cen tered with yellow tapers and bowls of spring flowers.
 Delicious refreshments were en- joyed, including a beautiful birth day cake, lighted with 20 tapers. Hostesses for the evening were Mesdames Olaf Swanson, Frank Olsen. and Ray Nevin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
NEW COUNCIL 10 TAKE OVER THIS EVENING

! Newly-elected heads of Juneau's City government-May elect Wal no Hendri"kson and three Council men-elect, Henry Sully, James Lar sen and George Jorgenson-will be sworn into office at the City Hall this evening.
 Tonight's first regular April meet ing of the Common Council will see the wind d-up of the old administra- tion and the inauguration of the new. Whether the new City Fath- CTS have any big issues to air to- night has not been disclosed Meeting time is o'clock, at the City Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
PLATINUM TRIO HERE

Oscar Anderson, Anton Wickstrom and Oscar Carlson, all of Platinum, are at the Juneau. q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05

SAM ASP HERE Sam Asp of Tenakee is a Hotel Baranof guest.
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Evening star., 1946-05-05
This, Too, Shall Pass Soon
By Jock O'Brion

ing the entire household in a tragic
shambles.
The bare explanation of the plot
may suggest some possibilities, but
the writing is bad, the dialogue pre-
tentiously precious, the plot struc-
ture as shaky as an aspen and its
evolution without more than a bare
minimum of imagination.
The players in the f1ve-person cast
are established actors under other
conditions. particularly Ralph Nor
gan. And good words can be found
for the efforts of Kathryn Givney as
the mother, Sam Wanamaker as the
young Jew, Jan Sterling as his
sweetheart and Walter Starkey as
the tragic youngster.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Unusual Belita
Skates, Paints
And Dances
By SheiIoh Grohom
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.


I met an unusual character last
week. Her name is Belita. She
skates, she paints, she dances. She's
afraid of falling glass. She's late
for appointments. She's blunt
some think she's rude. When she
likes you she likes you. And when
she doesn't she doesn't. And that's
how people react to BeGta. Some
like her, some don't. But all agree
she's unusual.
Skating bores me-" was the first
unusual remark I received from Be-
lita over luncheon at La Rue's-
for which, by the way, she was late,
and made later by a 10-minute
stopover at some one else's table
on the way to ours. Thinking that
the gal was kidding. I asked for a
repeat Of the remark, and it seems
that skating does bore the blond,
green-eyed performer, who has
skated her way through almost 20
years of life-beginning at the age
of 4 in London.
Some people say that Benta is
better ice skater than Sonia
Henie. I wouldn't know Her last
picture, Suspense" was a success
as much because of the story as
for the ice-skating sequences,
which were wonderful, too But in
her next picture, Hunted" Be-
lita will have to rely on her ability
as an actress to make the grade.
There will be no skating in
Hunted" Il hope it has a good
story)
Won't Give 1t Up.
Does that mean you are giving
up skating entirely?" I want to
know, thinking of a Fred Astaire
picture without dancing, or a
Deanna Durbin without singing
both would be bad. But Belita is
smart baby. "Oh, no." she says. ''It
would be foolish for me to give up
skating after putting so much time
and money into it. But it does bore
me-"
Belita has a 2-inch scar on the
right side of her face, and I imagine
1t is the result of skating spill.
But, like everything about Belita,
the obvious is always wrong.
II went through a glass door when
I was 10 years DID," she tells me. I
ask whether it was an accident.
mo, was fighting with my brother.
He locked me in the bathroom and
was so mad I banged my way
through the glass bathroom door. I
saw him covering in a corner and I
asked him If he was hurt. Then I
put my hand to my face and it came
Evening star., 1946-05-05
There's No Mystery About 1t
Only Device to Make Film Story More
Interesting Says Mr.. Hitchcock
By Rosolind Shelter

commercial house. His first film job
was as title writer. He became an
art director. writer and production
manager before switching to direc-
tor.
One of Hollywood ablest workers,
Hitchcock exhibits no fine directo-
rial frenzy. He manages things with
an assured air. winning maximum
cooperation without once raising or
lowering his voice.
Daughter His Assistant.
His employer, David o. Selznick,
an emotional and intense person,
has the habit Of many executives of
striding rapidly up and down during
conferences. when does the heart
attack Gomez" is Hitchcock's favor
ite stopper for this maneuver.
Hitchcock's daughter Pat. an at
tractive 17-year-old red head. who
already has played on Broadway
and now is in her junior year at a
convent school in New Jersey, works
as her fathers assistant during va
cations. Her father is inordpately
proud of her, though he tries his
best to conceal it.
Hitchcock, who at one time was
tremendously heavy, has reduced 100
pounds and keeps himself in shape
on a diet of lean meat. He and
Tallulah Bankhead, whom he di-
rected In "Lifeboat," became great
friends. Tallulah liked to keer
platters of cold cuts in her dressing
room icebox, and 1t was no uncom-
mon sight to see the pair munchine
together.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOO.
Alfred Hitchcock is one of that
select company of topflight direc-
tors whose own personality has
created public interest. Hitchcock
is what Hollywood terms char
acter-that is, colorful person.
Hitchcock is considered Holly
woods No. l mystery director, q
reputation he achieved in his ma
tive England even before he arrived
here. The cherubic, rotund Hitch
cock, however, blandly surveying
Hollywood life from the second
booth to the right at Romanoff's,
which has been his for years, mod
estly disclaims there Is any great
art in his suspense pictures.
"A mystery story he says, really
is only device to tell the same
story in more interesting manner
Daily papers are full of crime
stories and all crime is mystery.
We are surrounded by mystery. Any
unknown quantity makes a mys-
terry"
Hitchcock has an amazingly
analytical mind, which probably
made him gravitate naturally to
mystery drama. He never makes
spectacle pictures. His field is the
psychological story. His theory Is
that as audiences become more
adult their interest centers In
people and what makes them tick
not in crowds and lavish sets.
Pictures Win Awards.
Although many of Hitchcock S
efforts have been up for Academy
Awards on one basis or another, he
never has received one himself
Always the bridesmaid and never
the BRIDE" he comments genially.
"Rebecca," Hitchock's first U. S
picture, won the 1910 award fol
best production. Joan Fontaine
won her Academy Award for "Sus-
picion." Two other Hitchcock pro-
ductions, Shadow of a Doubt and
"Lifeboat," received awards. In
grid Bergman was we'll up in the
running this year for her perfor-
nance in "Spellbound," which he
directed.
"Lifeboat" was a challenger in the
directional field, for Hitchcock sur
mounted a difficult technical prob
lem in holding all the action within
the confines of a small boat. 1t was
a problem few directors would have
been willing to undertake.
Hitchcock began his professional
career as an assistant layout man ii
the advertising department of 6
Evening star., 1946-05-05
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
The weeks lone opener tilts
against very stiff and dignifled
theme, and loses quite completely
Attempting to explain anti-Sem-
itism in the dramatized terms of a
specific case, This, Too, Shall Pass"
by Don Appel, does approximately
nothing to satisfactorily explain the
problem and, on theatrical literary
plane, is as sorry an exhibition OF
playWriting as can be discovered in
any given season.
There is tendency to look easier
upon dramas whose themes are so
serious as This, Too, Shall Pass.
Plays concerning religion, social
problems, racial and international
affairs seem to do little better at
the hands of the critics than, say,
some silly little farce about horse
racing. In dealing with his lofty
theme. however. Appel falls just as
definitely on his nose as did the
person who wrote last years rae
Ing atrocity. 'The Odds on Mrs. Oak
ley" which was one of the least
professional plays ever to come out
of the Broadway woodwork.
The Appel play concerns young
fellow who returns from the Pacific
with his buddy. The buddy has
struck up a writing acquaintance
with the boys sister. It turns to
love even before they meet, and
when they finally see each other,
their love becomes definite and they
plan to marry. Her father, brother
and mother seem to be very tolerant.
The mother heads all sorts of COM
mittees, including antidiscrimina-
ton. But when she learns that the
boy her daughter is to marry is a
Jew, she loses her surface liberalism
and becomes almost violently anti
Semitic. This change of attitude is
the chief conflict of the play, and it
manages only to sustain one rather
good scene at the end of the second
act. The play until then is tepid
attempt to acquaint the audience
with the charm" of the members
of the family, who are embarrassing
ly cute most times and occasionally
downright maudlin. The climactic
scene at the end of the second act
has the young brother throwing
himself under the wheels of the
young Jews car as some manner of
sacrifice after he learns his mother
is not the progressive liberal he be-
lieved all along. He dies, the father
denounces the mother and the girl
goes away with her sweetheart, leav-
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Some Without StilettOs
Hollywood Has Numerous Examples of
Authentic Friendships.
By Harold Heffernon

actress thus was given good start
on Broadway.
jeanette Macdonald likewise owes
share of her successful beginnings
to stage star Jane Cowl, who
trained the singer for the Broad
way play, "Smilin' Through" and
came to Hollywood to spend
month preparing her for the film
version.
Bing Crosby might never have
reached the pinnacle if another
singer, Mildred Bailey, the "Ol'
Rockin' Chair" gal, had not assisted
in his professional bow man:-sears
ago. The sister of AL Rinker, lugs
singing partner from Seattle, Miss
Bailey arranged for their first ap-
pearance at the old Tent Cafe in
Los Angeles From that engage
ment, the pair teamed up with
Harry Barris to form the Rhythm
Boys" trio that came to Paul White
mans attention.
"He Wants to Be In Pictures"
Sometimes an actors agent, in
spired to something more than a
standard pitch for client, becomes
the angel of his career. Most cele-
brated of these stories is the two
years of plugging Sue Carol spent
in trying to sell producers on an un-
known named Alan Ladd. Under
her guidance, Alan played bits in
radio and pictures until the break
finally came, in This Gun for Hire"
The final chapter was added, of
course, when Ladd married the gal.
II was a Yale classmate, Alex
Thompson, who made possible Son.
ny Tufts screen bow. Thompson
thought Sonny a natural entertain
er. financed his night-club career
for some time and finally paid for
Tufts first trip to Hollywood, in
addition to sending a representative
to act as Sonny's agent. An inter-
view at Paramount was arranged,
and the agent" abruptly introduced
the big fellow with these words,
This is Sonny Tufts. He wants
to be in pictures" Only once in a
thousand times would such direct
action get results.
Robert Montgomery has good
reason never to forget writer
named Steve Janney-and Bob
won't. Landing in New York. broke
after having shipped on an oil
tanker, Montgomery became jan
ney's roommate. Although Janney
himself was in not much better cir
cumstances, he carried Bob finan-
cially, encouraged him to try acting
and finally got Montgomery his
first job, playing seven roles In a
play called Mask in the Face" for
S35 a week, or SIS for each role.
Despite the difficulties of his null
tiple assignment, the experience
failed to dim Bob's ardor for act
ing.
It's nice to be able to dwell upon
the good, loyal friendships of Holly
wood, those all-too-few relation
ships that don't wind up with a dag
ger in somebody's unsuspecting back.
One day soon we're going to discuss
the latter category in detail.
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Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1946-05-05

through my cheek and out my
mouth" After a country doctor had
done his best to scar Belita for life,
her mother rushed her to London
for facial surgery and to mend the
jagged tears on her chest and right
arm.
Its a miracle that I'm alive to-
day." says the girl whose real name
is long and elegant. but without
marquee appeal-Gladys Lyme Jep-
son-Turner. But two weeks after
the accident I was skating again.
Ever since that time, though, when
ever I hear falling glass I instinc-
lively cover my face"
No More Operations.
A few months ago there was more
falling glass for Belita. She was in
England on a brief visit, and the
train taking her to London crashed
into the end of a platform. The
glass above her head knocked her
out and spattered her with glass
fragments. But when I came to
and saw all the people who were
hurt I forgot myself and helped
them. About so people were seri-
ously injured"
About the scar. on her face-"I've
had three operations, and the past
two made no difference to it what
soever, so shan't have it done
again"
Belita came to this country when
she was l5-in 1888. She had turned
professional ice skater in London
the year previously, and had already
worked in Paris with Anton Dolin in
a revue that included both skating
and dancing. I almost forgot to tell
you that Belita started as a dancer
at the age of 2!
In Hollywood she lives in a big
house in Beverly Hills-alone, since
her mother returned to England
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Alliance, 1nc,)
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Todav's Schedules

CAPITOL-"A Walk in the
Sum-" 1875, 4:3O, 7:20 and
1910 pm. Stage shows, 1855,
3:45, 6::35 and 9:25 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Bad Bascomb,"
/, sos, $40, tbs and 9:25 pm.
EARLE-"Road to Utopia" /,
$40, 5:25, 7::25 and $40 pm.
HIPPODROME - Return to
Yesterday" 2::30. 4:05, $40,
tbs. $50 and 1910 pm.
KE1TH'S-"The Spiral Stair
case" l2:45. 2:35, 4:25. 6:1O, 8
and $50 pm.
LITTLE THE Prisoner of
zenda.' Ills, 800, $40, 7:25
and 9:35 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"The Wife
of Monte Cristo," 1::35, $40,
5:45, 7:50 and 9::55 pm.
PALACE-"Ziegfeld Follies," l,
sos. Sis, 7::25 and 9:35 pm.
PIX-"Why Girls Leave Home"
2::35, $40, 7:45 and 1915 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm. .
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Like a Documentary
"A Walk in the Sum Inspires an Interesting
Comparison
By Joy Cormody


the generic name for every and everything related to
the movies would have dropped chagrn
was made the other day in the department.
The subject was the fm "A Walk the Referring
speaker of the moment said:
1T not only the documentary
dramatic a
"As dramatic documentary makers
OF hctona pictures expected applied
product They will that the film
during dealt with subjects whose drama was caacysm
world shaking remakng Hollywood being
to the merely colossal the and similarly lesser things
Perhaps credit Hollywood was content with this
DURATION expected
the colossal and the confident
it had heard the logical narrowing
between the fctiona the nonhctional
Documentary Left Its Mark.
1t has not done however, Will it, The documentary not only
left its reminiscent mark the public which had dis
covered the the Journalistic motion picture but
upon Hollywood itself The mark left upon Hollywood took the form
OF make the most extensive possible OF the
documentary factual the real
sembance
Of fact reality the conventional fcions? Why indeed?
They been the comparison tersey made
In
directed Mile
the with which adheres to the documentary
complete Hollywood
at least and with great dramatic conviction
become literally buried in the parts OF the play
Even the most fans OF Dana VINO plays e
leading the hm will have difficult time remaining conscious
idols in the cast And should they want to know it,
hothag coulo please ANDREWS more ne sises .l
admirably enby eacng of the whole personality budup
he has had in the movies No actor could ask for better chance
than given Mestone's picture
did read Harry Browns book who has heard that
parties let each thinking he right
together That quite accomplishment for
The Quint-ssence of Monotony
original the picture with bril-
Browns book undertook
group involved military enterprise
quintessence of monotony AS
simple decratve sentence
knows of the difficult tricks of writing
Milestone unaingy successful bringing of his
version of the story.
picture the cinema convention and because
having So of them That is true even OF the
succumbs terrific OF
all the standards by which movies
weaking Not in Mieones treat
why played Andrews especially could
the others him. the audience also
understood other similar case in five dozen
smlar-but dferent-movies.
Simplicity.
small detail this almost monosylabic feeng
sage Walk in the Sun"
details treated with the simplicity the
onal They being acted by professionals
front of which synthetic and several thousand
the the real paoons walk in the SUM-
off the which shot
Hollywood this
the audience.
why the Sum- the documentary technique
'1s actually dramatic documentary"
equal the triumphant of Milestone In All
Quiet Western Front" it remarkably close
That's quite enough.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
HOLLYWOOD.

11oLb WooO.
Strange as 1t may seem in a town
where the dearest pals greet each
other with honeyed words of en-
dearment and a hidden knife ready
to slash the moment the buddy
turns his back, there are actually
some very fine. sincere and lasting
friendships in Hollywood.
Look into the case history of al
most every bie star in the business
and you'll find devoted friend on
the sidelines, man or woman who
unselfshly put forth every possible
effort to see that the movie -trodding
buddy gets the breaks.
The helping hand that Constance
Collier offered to Paulette Goddard
at the outset of the former Mrs.
Charlie Chaplin's career really
paved the way for Paulette's success
and established one of FINLAND S
most heart-warming friendships.
The two are separated considerably
by age, but their association and
strong friendship hasn't had a
break in the 10 years they've been
acquainted.
When she was in a position to re-
ciprocate, Paulette did not forget.
1t was Goddard who brought her old
benefactor out of long retirement
to take a role in kitty" Since
then Miss Collier has been working
continuously.
The character actress recently
marked the 30th anniversary of her
film debut by starting a role in
"Perils of Pauline" To observe the
occasion, Paulette sent over a
custom-built, stainless steel, port
able dressing table with a note say
ing, This will come in handy dur
ing your next 80 years in pictures F"
1t cost in excess of $1,500. Accord
ing to Paulette, her friend has
enough offers to keep her busy that
long And she should know. Pri-
vately, the star has had a hand in
most of those offers.
jeanette Was Helped.
If your imagination can take you
back far enough to picture Clo''[ &c
Colbert playing a three-line bit,
that was once her sole assignment
in the Stamford, Conn, try-out of
The Wild Westcotts" But she
found friend in the cast, Cornelia
Otis Skinner, who took a liking to
Claudette, put her UP in her house
and began coaching her. BY the
time the play reached New York,
Miss Colbert's part had been built
up far beyond the three lines and,
thanks to Miss Skinner, the budding
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL &c "Antigone" and
Candida" with Katharine
Cornell, starting May 13.
CAPITOL-"Dragonwyck," with
Gene Tierney, starting Thurs
day.
EARLE-"Devotion," with Ida
Lupino and Olivia De Havil-
land.
KEITH'S-"Little Giant" with
Abbott and Costello.
LITTLE-"The Open City" an
Italian film.
METROPOLITAN-"The Ban
dit of Sherwood Forest" with
Cornell Wilde, starting Thurs
day.
PALACE-"Kitty," with Paulette
Goddard and Ray Milland.
PIX-"One Million B. c." with
Victor Mature, starting Tues
day.
Evening star., 1946-05-05

AN OLD MUSIC LOVER RETURNS-When you begin to tire
OF faces the and get the strange feeling that all those
new young ingenues are the same girl pih several different
alUays forget remember there still Walt Disney
The master of his fed the animated cartoon any length
Mr. Disney has long had music his mind Several