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Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20

The original announcement from Krug's office in Washing ton set the date for filing at Oct. IT. However, soon after it was decided that preference-right veterans of World War II can bring their applications in as early as Sei'.. 27. .
 The so-called 90-day prefer ence period begins Oct. IT. Puckett will accept any appli- cations brought in between Sept. 27 and Oct. IT, but he points out that all these applications will be considered as though they had been filed at the same time. ln case of conflict, it will be necessary to hold drawings to determine who gets the site. The general public has it's first crack at land sites in the newly opened area next Jan. 15.
 Actual settlement will be per mitted six months after the ap- plications have been r:ocessed and approved.
 Cld-timers in C.e Valley are wonder ing whether the cid ghost town of Knik-once a thriving community about 40 miles south west of Palmer on the north side of the Inlet-Would be revived.
 Much of the homestead area thrown open is in the general vicinity of Knik where now only a building or two still stands. Once it was prosperous com munity, oldtimers recall.
 A center of supply for the Will low creek mining area, in 1912 Knik had about two dozen build ings. This same year the school house went up and had 15 stu dents.
 For a few more years Knik enjoyed it's status as the point through which passed 60fo of the supplies used by the pro toctors in the area, But by 1919, the SUD- ply center for the miners shifte l tC Wasilla on the new Alaska Railroad. Slowly, the towns pop ulation dropped off.
 Plagued by scarcity of build ing materials in those days just as row, some of the structures in Knik were torn down and brought by boat across to the infant town of Ship Creek (An- chorage) and put up again as buildings there.
 One by one the residents left and today the old ghost-town con tains one white family and a few native families.
 With the new homesteading opening up in the area, Knik may stage a comeback and irr- haps even grow larger than for nerly. as a center of supply for the surrounding homestea5s.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
Glove Class Planned Here

Mrs. Bernice Johnson of the Extension office is now organ izing a class in glove-making open to all Valley women, she announced this week.
 Materials for the course have been ordered, and should arrive in the near future. All interested women are asked to register for the course at the Extension of flee, indicating their preference for time and day on which they wish to meet.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
Doctor and Son Leave for States

Dr. Bernice Andrews and son Robert left the Valley by bus last Monday morning on the first lap of trip which will carry them across the United States to Chattanooga, Tenn.
 Dr. Andrews planned to make the trip by air. She left Anchor age on Mondays late afternoon plane. Dr. David Hoehn, husband of Dr. Andrews, already is in Tennessee.
 The Hoehn farm in the Valley has been leased.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
Dis.ricS Worker
 Ccn,ing Tuesd day

Mrs. Margaret Hafeneister, district worker of the Depart ment of Public Welfare, will come to Palmer next Tuesday and Wednesday on her regular business trip.
 She will make home calls around the Valley and asks that anyone wishing to see her please leave word at the Rec hall. Mrs. Fafemeister asks that people try to make an appointment Tues uay afternoon.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
Home Makers Elect

Members of the Butte Home makers club, which met at the home of Mrs. Vivian Goodrich last week, named new officers for the coming seasons work.
 Club members who will hold office are:
 Mrs. Mary King, resident; Mrs. Peggy Mchechnie, vice president; Mrs. Vivian Goodrich, secretary-treasurer.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
4 HUNTING THEY WENT

WAcTLLA = Two local resi- dents, Jim Kennedy and Thoma. Gel ,er, left Thur sday for a fina. attempt at their winters meat supply. The men nlanned to hunl until moose season ends on Sept 20, but shortlv before their laav. ing they were still undecided 10 the spot where they would do their hunting.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
PLAN WEDDING

Miss Roxy St. Thomas of Tac- oma, Wash, and J. A. Carney Of Monett, Mo, made application for marriage license in Palmer this week. They said they plan ned to be married here later in ne week.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20
VISITS PARENTS

Miss Dolores Schrock, former Valley resident now living in Seldovia, visited her parents at Wasilla last Monday. Miss Schrock is nursing in the Sel- dovia hospital, at present.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-20

Some 45ooo acres of homestead land recently erior Secretary Julius Krug shown of the This plans intorma ton supplied by the District Land Office may file application homesfeads this Sept. 29 sine the Land Office Saturdays)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Autry Troupe
Off To Tucson

HOLLYWOOD-Two charter
ed DC-4 transport planes took
off this week from Mines Field
Los Angeles, with the cast and
crew of The Last Roundup" "
first of Gene Autry's indepen-
dent productions for Columbia
release. Their destination was
Tucson, Arizona, where two
weeks Of location shooting is
scheduled.
The passenger list for the two
planes numbered 65 men and
women, and one horse. The equ-
inc is Autry's mount, Champion
Jr. Among the other important
passengers, besides Gene, were
his leading ladies, Jean Heather
and Carol Thurston; the pic.
ture's director John English;
and Armand Schaefer, president
of the producing company.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
''Royal Mail'' Builds
Largest Movie Set

HOLLYWOOD - Construc-
ton of the largest outdoor set
ever built by Columbia Pictures,
and possibly by any Hollywood
studio, got under way this week
at Columbia Ranch.
The set, a reconstruction of an
English village of the 10Th Cen
tury, will be completed by
August 5, sarting date for the
Technicolor drama, Royal
Mail" Much of the action of the
picture will take place in the
village, which is to be per-
manent in nature but will be
built entirely of used lumber, so
as not to divert any materials
neede for new homes.
There will be thirteen build
ings in the six-block area, in
cluding a village church, prison
and prison courtyard, school,
house, inn, houses and thatched
barns. A eobblestone street
measuring $4,000 square feet
will meander through the town.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Huge Set Built
For New Flicker

One of the largest and most
lavish interior sets ever con-
structed for a Columbia picture
has been built on that studios
Stage 9 for the Ginger Rogers
Cornell Wilde conedy-romance,
1T Had To Be You" Designed
to producer-director Don Hart
mans specifications by art di-
rector Rudy Sternad, the huge
set features five practical"
rooms and mezzanine, built
around a 160-foot-long hallway
and wide sweeping staircase.
The setting represents the home
Of Miss Rogers wealthy parents.
Four wedding ceremonies take
place in the hall with much of
the action occurring in the ad.
jacent breakfast room, library,
reception room, terrace and
foyer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25

tine screen, also marks the
American debut of Deborah
Kerr, one of England's leading
cinema stars, with other top
roles played by Sydney Green
street, Adolphe Menjou, Ava
MGardner, keenan, Wynn and
Edward Arnold.
In the highly explosive story,
for nearly a year, Gable por-
trays the role of Vic Norman,
fast-talking advertising sales
man de luxe. 1t is his first as
signment since Adventure"
and his second since his return
from the war.
Miss Kerr, who has become
familiar to American film audi
ences through appearances in
"The Adventures" "The Life
of Colonel Blimp" and "Vaca-
tion from Marriage" has the
part of Kay Dorrance, young
society woman and the object
of Cables affections.
Veteran character actor Adol-
phe Menjou portrays Mr.. Kim,
B berly, nervous, highly excitable
head of an advertising agency.
The role follows his recent ap-
pearances in Bachelors Daugh-
ters" and 'I'll Be Yours"
Sydney Greenstreet, whose
rotund figure has become fami-
liar to movie audiences in a
number of mystery films, plays
Evan Llewellyn Evans, bonn
bastic soap manufacturer.
Lovely Ava Gardner is cast
as glamorous night club
singer; keenan, Wynn as ham
radio comedian; and Edward
Arnold as a talent agent.
The picture was produced by
Arthur Hornblow, Jr., and was
directed by Jack Conway,
whose earlier Gable hits include
"Boom Town" and Honky
Tonk."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25

York, took a radio addition
and now he's the Perry
Mason" you hear on the air!
4 4
Dick Jones, the 194344-45
Henry Aldrich," has an impor
tant role in the Gene Autrey
picture, "The Strawberry Roan,'
featuring Gloria Henry ano
Jack Holt. Pictures are moth
ing new to Dick; he broke in
when he was six. He was the
voice of "Pinocchio," played the
teen-age Sam Clemens in ''The
Adventures of Mark Twain, y
and recently completed a fea-
tured role in '"The Chase"
After five strenuous years
in the army, Dan Daley re-
turned to HOllywOO d and
dropped 20 pounds in his first
stint before the cameras in
goth Century-FOx's "MOther
Wore Tights" Lost the weight
during the long dance re-
hearsaIs. In the Betty Cradle
picture he has two solo dance
numbers, four elaborate pro.
duction routines, and plays a
strong dramatic role.
Il
After 16 years of performing
dangerous film stunts without a
single serious injury, Don Tur'
ner had his nose broken three
times in one year after he re-
tired to his farm near Holly
wood. He's back in pictures
now, in "Silver River"
x
Probably the briefest roman
tic role in movie history is Paul
Bradley's in "The Unfaithful." "
After appearing for exactly two
minutes as Ann Sheridan's lover
he meets death at the hands of
an assassin, and becomes "the
photograph of a corpse.
Dennis Morgan and Jack Car
son used up 10 pounds of crepe
boards in comedy sequences for
the Warner Bros. Technicolor
1.-TWO Guys From Tex
as" Figure it up-a shoe box
full of crepe weighs only two
ounces.
Many of the tunes you hearr
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Love Under Water
In ''It Had to Be You"

HOLLYWOOD - Construc-
ton has begun at Columbia on
"a special tank in which are to
be filmed underwater sequences
with Ginger Rogers and Cornell
Wilde for their comedy romance,
"It Had To Be You"
The tank, lined with gray
muslin and having complete $50
degree visibility from outside
via glass walls and portfolios,
will be used by producer-direc-
tor Don Hartman to film Miss
Rogers and Wilde in an under
water love scene which culmin-
ates a running gag built up
throughout earlier sequences.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Lavish Set Used In
"The Emperor Waltz"

HOLLYWOOD-For the ball
room sequence in the Schoen-
brunn Palace, the lavish note
on which Paramount's "The
Emperor Waltz" begins and
ends, the studio construed its
biggest and most expensive set
since Pearl Harbor.
Extending from one end of
Stage 18 to the other, the huge
ballroom measured 90 feet by
10 feet. High above the ball
room floor was recorated bal
cony lined with plush chairs for
plush spectators and, in an or
Ramental niche, was a uni
Yormed Court orchestra of 40
pieces. Connecting this balcony
with the floor was a wide, car
peted marble staircase.
In the center of the highly
polished floor, which was con-
structed of a patented compost
ton, was the Hapsburg coat-of-
arms, hand-painted and baked
into the chequered design. On
the baroque walls, behind the
rows of period chairs, were six
huge murals done in the man.
ner of the Italian master, Tie
polo. The work of Paramount
scenic artists, one of the murals
measured 25 feet by so feet.
Dancing to the strains of
Johann Strass' immortal waltz,
whose tune inspired the film
Ae, were 200 of Hollywood's
bt dancers, while in the back
ground, watching the waltz,
were some 200 spectators and
20 uniformed lackeys. AS the
time of the picture was the
turn of the Century, the dane
ers and guests were dressed in
period costume. Bing Croby, the
star, was wearing rented
dress suit, circa 1900, and Joan
Fontaine, as the Countess Jo-
hanna, was properly dressed in
an expensive evening gown.
Here and there among the dane
ers and spectators could be rec
ognized the uniforms of the va
rious Austrian regiments. In ad-
dition, there was the usual as
sortment of bemedalled diplo-
mats, ambassadors and embassy
hangerS-on.
To light the huge set, Para
AaRunt electricians raided every
other company on the lot. The
total number of lamps used at
one time was 140, and, when all
lit, required in excess of $4,000
amperes.
The scene, filmed in Techni-
color, was one of the most COM
plicated ever to face Camerman
George Barnes. Requiring a
total of around 500 people, it
was also the largest ever direct
ed by Billy Wilder. -
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25

Bernhardt ordered the first
'take."
Il wish you'd marry me,
David" said the assistant cam.
eraman to the sound boom boy
(whose name isn't David.
Louise" said the boom boy
in reply, cit wouldn't be fair,
leaving it like this. We'd better
not see each other for while. "
"It hurts so. Just your saying
that" the cameraman went on
before he was silenced by a
look from Bernhardt.
Raymond Massey laughed
heartily at the take off. He
heads the large supporting cast
which also includes Geraldine
Brooks, Moroni Olsen, Stanley
Ridges and Don Mcclure.
After several hours of re.
hearsals and retakes, sans kib-
itzing, the director was finally
satisfied that the tone of the
film would be set with this
scene. He was right but all
hands agreed that Van Heflin
must be quite a man to con-
tinue to brush off the lovely
Miss Crawford for an entire
afternoon, even in the interests
of a motion picture plot.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
By INEZ GERHARD

Maybe some day, when a
movie producer announces that
he will search for an unknown
girl who's perfect for the lead
ing role in it, he'll be greeted
with the derision that he de
serves. OF course nobody who's
at all familiar with the work
ings of the industry believes
him, but a lot of unknown"
girls do. They have high hopes
of being chosen-then the pro-
ducer announces that some ex-
perienced actress has been given
the part. The latest offender is
Jesse Lasky; after all the
whoop-to-do about the role of
"Olga" in THE Miracle of the
Bells" he gave it to Valli, the
Italian actress who recently
made "The Paradine Case"
When John Larkin was in
Hollywood he tried to get a bit
part in the Perry Mason" pic
lures, but didn't succeed. Dis
heartened, he headed for New
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Warner's Calls Meeting
On s'Life With Father"

Mort Blumenstock, vice -presi-
dent in charge of advertising
and publicity for Warner Bros,
has called a special two-day
meeting of all the company's
field public relations and adver-
tising representatives to beh eld
at the home office in New York,
August 7-8, prior to the world
premiere of Life With Father
in Skowhegan, Maine.
The session will be a COM
bined conference embracing both
distribution and theatre depart
ments, and the main item on the
agenda will be a detailed out
line and discussion of the elab-
crate plans for the handling of
the Father" premiere and the
other early engagements to be
played ugh August and
September.
Advertising, publicity, special
events and other activities will
be discussed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Sperling Due In New
York To Confer
With Sylvester

Milton Sperling, president OF
United States Pictures, which
releases through Warner Bros.
has left Hollywood for New
York to confer with r o b er
Sylvester, New York newspaper
man and author of Dream
Street"
Dream Street" a drama OF
New York and Hollywood, is
next on Sperling's production
schedule following the compile
ton of Ever the Beginning,
which stars Lilli Palmer and
Sam Wanamaker.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25

in Western movies are writ
ten by Red Foley, the singing
guitarist of Grand Ole
Opry." In all he's written 81
of them, one of the best being
"Old Shep," written when his
favOrite dog died.
Ralph Edwards entertained
professional visitors recently
when March of Time" camera
men visited his Truth or Con
sequences" program. They were
gathering material for a short
on radio shows. So Edwards
zany show will soon be visible
to thousands of movie-goers as
it is actually broadcast, instead
of in the exaggerated versions
you've seen in full-length fea-
ture films.
Conrad Nagel, narrator on
"Silver Theatre" seldom, If
ever, fluffs line on the air, but
he does it just often enough
during dress rehearsals to scare
the cast. And now, "Sliver
Theater," said he recently, and
they shuddered.
ODDS AND ENDS - Bette
Davis has given her big stamp
collection to the veterans at
Birmingham hospital Ray
Milland began his Hollywood
career as a talent agent
RKO's "It's A Wonderful Life"
was adjudged by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs
"the best picture of 1946-47
that portrays the highest ideals
of American life" Jack
Oakie returns to films as the
comedy lead in stampede, ="
which will be filmed at the
Duke of Windsor's ranch in
Alberta, Canada Paul White
mans been holding reunions
with the Hollywood celebrities
once associated with him and
his band.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Most Talked About Novel Comes To
Screen; Gable Tops All~Star MGM Cast

Marking his acting after than
year half Clark Gable heads MGMs alstar cast in
motion pictures Hucksers
The version of Frederic Wakeman's about the
radio advertising which
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
''StOOge'' Director
Sets NetU Record

HOLLYWOOD - julie e s
White, Columbia's veteran
short subject producer-direc-
tor. chalks up a new record
with Heavens A owe"
Three Stooge comedy now be-
ing filmed. This is the 750th
picture White has produced
and directed.
Starting in motion pictures
in 1910 as a juvenile actor
with Pathe, White has been
a director since 1925. He
came to Columbia in 1884.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
L. B. Mayer Links
Films and Press
In Freedom Fight

SAN NCIS O-The
greatest assurance of a free
screen is the intelligent self.
discipline of the motion picture
industry" Louis B. Mayer, head
of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Stu
dios, declared here in an ad-
dress to the opening session of
the Newspaper Advertising Ex-
ecutives Association annual con-
vention.
In common with the news.
papers and radio" he said, "the
screen fights the battle for
freedom of speech. Intelligent
self-discipline is our greatest as
surance that the freedoms guar
anteed us by our constitution
will not be denied. BY main.
tanning high standards, by ad-
herring to the truth, we can
preserve the right to this free.
dom.
Much In Common
eve have much in common,
your business and mine. There
are few enterprises in this coun.
ty which have as much compe.
tition as the motion picture and
the newspaper. The expendi-
ture of fifty-two million dollars
annually in newspapers places
our industry third on the ma
tons list of advertisers.
Besides ranking third as an
advertiser, Hollywood rivals the
nations capital in news that at
tracts the world. There are over
500 newspaper and magazine
correspondents in Hollywood
representing every language and
nation on earth.
"For over a century and
half the press has battled TO pre-
serve our American way of life;
then came the screen, and then
the radio, two powerful aids. In
every age serious crises have
arisen. Today an undemocratic
state is on the march. It's politi-
cal philosophy is foreign to our
traditions. This crisis we face,
and few have ever equalled it.
Not Among Ourselves
"It is not a battle among our.
selves. 1t is not a battle be-
tween two countries. But it
threatens the way of life upon
this planet. 1t threatens our
fundamental concepts of human
life and liberty.
"More precious than our lives
we hold our liberty a lib
liberty that means free enter
prises and unlimited opportu-
nifty.
"These liberties, won on many
battlefields, must be preserved!
This serious responsibility we
share in common with the news
papers and the radio"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
Min1ics On Camera CrerU
Upset Van HefIin's s LOUe

A cool customer is Mr. Van Heflin.
While Possessed" the Warner Bros film coming the
Thursday being filmed spent
refusing marry Joan Crawford spite of the lady
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25

Moons IGluSllS W IldII y OOdlA
tears and entreaties.
Miss Crawford was as intense
as Van Heflin was cool. That, OF
course, had been arranged for
them by the writer's who pre-
pared the script and by Director
Curtis Bernhardt who trans
lated it onto film. Joan was
very lovely to look at in her
simple shirtwaist and skirt, her
big, tear-filled eyes and her
vibrantly low voice.
Van Heflin looked rather
good himself in his shirt sleeves
and a sleeveless sweater. His
detached, disinterested attitude
as he listened to Miss Craw-
ford's declaration that she loved
him and lost all pride, seemed
to. be exactly the effect that
Director Bernhardt wanted.
He was playing the piano at
the beginning of the scene and
Joan sat on the piano bench
with him, closer than was really
necessary. When he finally
stopped playing and got up to
cross the room, Joan followed
him. All the dialogue during the
several rehearals was pitched
in low key but the camera
crew, the electricians and even
the grips on the set had mem
orized it by the time Director
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-25
AuTRY,s OWN HORSES

Gene Autry is using thirty of
his own horses in "The Straw
berry Roam" being filmed on
location near Sedona, Arizona.
The animals were trucked over
from Autry's '3200-acre ranch in
nearby Florence.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
One Mans Opinion
 By Walter Kiernan)

The bureau of mines says retail sales of diamonds have hit an all- time high. Apparently many peo- pie are trying to collect things they can trade for meat. AS between Tiffany's and T-bone there isn't much difference these days . A headline says Butch CTS see $1.50 steaks. Its nice to know that someone can see them. Anyway we don't do as much eating as we think a scientist says a man of 70 has actually spent only about five years of his life eating. {. |. Of course the other 65 he may have been wondering how and when he'd eat. [. |. I hear the Soviet will protest that George Marshall used the atom bomb on the U. N. conference without mo- tice .. Vishinsky looked like a man whose ears are telling him the truth but his brain doesn't believe. Britain's delegate was so agi- tated he later ate lemon and squeezed a tea bag on his crum- pet. :. And in the lounge an Iran ian absent-mindedely spoke to an Iraquian. .. The state department is stepping up its new broadcastS to Russia. There will be thirty minutes more a day to explain Congress investigations. Translated into Russian they make a kind of sense.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

We send children to Sunday School but not many of us take the time to go ourselves.
 Your church needs you and your support The great the support the service it will give in return
 There services here to fit the spiritual needs of every person. Wherever you decide to go you will find
 fine leaders who have prepared messages that re ap- plicable in lives. !
 By going will encourage and inspire the pastor of that church who carries heavy responsibility, often with little encouragement.
 We have lot to be thankful for this year. if for noth ing else because Americans living in country where there is food and shelter for all.