The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-10

at the Smithsonian Institute. Mir | Burg's films are produced to be used for visual education and fol translating into foreign languages
 His sound films of Alaska are now being translated into thirteen eff iferent languages for public educa ltion uses throughout the world.
 Just to show you that this noted explorer "has been around" it f pointed to the many stories he has presented concerning his spec tacular voyages. Among these are included motion picture and slide accounts of conquering the Grand Canyon, crossing England by canoe travelling inside Cape Horn, voyag- ing Alaskan waters and journey ling to Enchanted Islands"
 Thrilling sagas of his voyages at both ends of the Americas have been presented in lectures and pie lures
 The voyage in a 25-foot surf boat through the Straits of Magellan at the toe-tip of South America to Cape Horn-the southermost and stormiest region in the world-was ones of the adventures especially remembered by MT Burg. Here he journeyed with one companion making the first American motion pictures of the primitive Yahgan and Alacaluf Indians. In discuss ing that part of the country, the unassuming adventurer remarked that that region and the Norwegian ford region reminded him of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage area However, he also remarked If I had to choose a place to live in the world, I'd take SEE Alaska"
 PERTAIN BACK DOORS"
 ITO see Britains back doors" MT Burg once padded a canoe through old canals across England from London to Liverpool in order to cover the coronation of present King George for National Geo graphic Magazine. He brought back record of many sides of English life unknown to most other parts of the world.
 The canoe, Song O the Winds, is making the trip with MT. Burg this time, too. He has used the same canoe to travel canals in England, to explore the canyons and rapids of the Columbia and Snake Riv- CTS, to travel 2300 miles down the mighty Yukon and to journey far out to the Islands of the Boring Sea. The Song O the Winds has been the name of every canoe own ed by the explorer. MT. Burg eX- plained that he missed the winds of Alaska while away from our coun- | try. He feels that in Alaska there is a natural world" that cannot be found elsewhere on the globe.
 Before coming to Alaska in 1o41 the man introduced made the last American motion picture to be pro duced in Japan. In it he depicted the Japanese life through a cul- tural film. The prediction was made that Japan was going to war with the United States and that our bombers would destroy that land. Therefore, it was desirable to cap- ture the spirit of the Japanese family as it was at that time Also at that time, Burg travelled to China and the Philippines and made a series of Cinese films.
 NEXT YEARS ASSIGNMENT
 Recently he has received letter from the Encyclopedia Brittanica headquarters telling of his next years assignment. That will take him to Ireland, England, France and Spain in making a series of pictures. Burg explained that he likes to take a family in a particu- lar country and depict the spirit of the country through them. In this particular instance his future work in Europe is in line with the United Nations Organization, and it is sincerely hoped that through i the pictures better understanding of foreign nations will be promot- ed.
 An article of Burg's appeared in a recent Rotarian magazine. He is able to boast of having the only expiration classification in Rotary. Belonging to the club in Portland, Oregon, his home port, he has been unable to attend the meetings dur ing his constant travelling. How ever, he has had an opportunity to make up the meetings in. all parts of the world.
 The Endeavor, which has been tied up for the duration while her owner served in the intelligence during the war, was formerly a life-saving boat on the Columbia River before being purchased by the voyager MT. Burg Made of double plank mahogany, it has both sail and motor. After receiv- ing a reconditioning job, the En- deavor sailed from Olympia, Wash