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The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
French Premier May Conscript Labor; End Strikes

PARIS, C4) - Sources close to the new French government hint ed yesterday that Premier Robert Schuman might order conscrip- tion of workers in key jobs as one means of fighting Communicated strikes now threatening the whole economy of France.
 These informantS said Schuman might make one last offer of in creased wages before cracking down on the strikers, now estim- ated to number mare than one million men.
 The mails and most railway lines were engulfed in the creep ing paralysis that spread from the docks of Marseille during riots there two weeks ago. Most French waterfronts, shipping combines, the Paris schools, flour mills, building trades and heavy indus tries such as chemicals, metals and machinery, all were tied up by strikes.
 Most of the strikers were cam paigning under slogan first raised by the Communists-25 per cent more pay to meet skyrocket- ing costs of living. Informants close to the government said there appeared to be general acceptance of the fact that wages no longer can be held to their present con- trolled levels.
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The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Ask Removal Of Woodward As
 Maritime Adviser

GAP Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, (P) - Alaska has asked the maritime commits sion to remove Thomas L. Wood ward, former commission mem- Der, from being its adviser in pre- pairing a long range solution of the Alaska shipping problem.
 Ralph J. Rivers, attorney gen. eral of Alaska, made the request in letter he made public today through Delegate Bartlett.
 Rivers wrote that over a period of many years MT. Woodward has shown marked bias in favor of the Alaska Steamship Lines to the detriment of the Territory"
 The attorney general submitted affidavits of Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska and Donald J. O'Connor, economist of Rivers staff, setting forth examples of what he claimed showed prejudice on Woodward's part against the Territory.
 Gruening said in one affidavit that Woodward, when a member of the commission, was chiefly re- sponsible in 1940 for the commits sion's overturning recommenda- tions of examiners that steamship rates to Alaska were excessive and should be reduced.
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The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Government Must Control Use Of Steel And Grain

WASHINGTON, (P)-Two cab. inet officers told Congress today that in view of the proposed for. eign aid program the government should have power to say what use is made of the nations steel out. put and grain crops.
 ! Commerce secretary Hartman and secretary of agriculture An derSon testified before separate legislative committees in support of President Truman's economic program.
 Both backed his request for au- thority to restore price controls and ratiOning, if he decides they are needed
 On allOcations, Hartman told the Senate House economic com mittee there should be 'slimited powers" to direct steel to the most essential programs" And he added that more far reaching proposals" and being prepared.
 Broadly, allocation would per init the government to say how much of.any particular commodi- ty is used for a certain purpose. How much steel, for instance, the automobile industry would be al- lowed to use.
 Anderson was before the House banking committee. As to needed allocation in the farm and crop field, he told it.:
 Tn order that we may be pre- pared for any serious emergency that might arise, such as failure of grain crops, it would be neces- sary to have authority not only for controlling exports but for limiting inventories and directing use of grain domestically through the most essential channels.
 Authority for allocating the use and storage and transportation facilities and distribution of farm machinery and fertilizer would
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LOS ANGELES, (P)-Mrs. Os-

LOS ANGELES, (P)-Mrs. Os- car Levant, the former June Gale, actress, alleges her pianist hus- band was a cause of mental pain" She asks $36,600 a year of his income estimated in her sep arate maintenance suit at $200,000 annually. Her complaint also said he holds community property worth $500,OOO, with $200,000 in cash and negotiable securities.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

ST. LOUIS, (P)-Herold Mud dy) Ruel, recently fired as man. ager of the St. Louis Browns, said yesterday he had agreed to terms as a coach of the Cleveland Indi- ans. Ruel said Bill Veeck, presi- dent of the Indians, offered him the job in a telephone conversa- ton Monday midnight.
 "I am very happy to be with such a fine organization" Ruel said. He added that any details on the terms of the agreement would have to come from the Cleveland management.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Army Transport Aground Near Ketchikan

SEATTLE, (P) - A Seattle bound army transport grounded on a reef southwest of Ketchikan, Monday night, and a radio black out yesterday covered up word as to the fate of the ship and the 49 crew members reported aboard.
 An Alaska steamer and two coast guard cutters started to the aid of the stricken Clarksdale Vic tory after she flashed an SOS at 10:04 PST) last night. The south bound Denali of the Alaska Steam ship company was scheduled to reach the scene soon after 8;30 am, but the lines Seattle head quarters said it has been unable to establish communications with the rescue vessel.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

LOS ANGELES, (P) - Funeral services for Joseph Hugh Smith, 77, former mayor of Fairbanks, who died here Friday were to be held yesterday.
 He went to Alaska in 1899 and lived there for 46 years. He is sur vived by his widow, Louise, and his sister, Mrs. Leo Saxton, Oak land, Calf.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

BANGKOK, Siam, (P)-A three carat diamond is missing from the forehead of Slams ancient emer- aid buddha. The absence of the gem was noted Monday.
 The jeweled garments of the figure, estimated to be worth $100,O00, were untouched. Police are holding three guards of the temple of the mrald buddha.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

DENVER, Colo. (P)-Glittering war medals hold little appeal for Denver veterans.
 Only six servicemen appeared at Army reserve headquarters during the first three days after officials through the press and radio noti- fled veterans that World War II Victory and American Defense
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

GOODING, Idaho, (P-Movie actor Ralph Bellamy yesterday was granted a divorce from his organist wife, Ethel Smith, in dis trict court. He charged desertion.
 Bellamy told the court his wife locked him out of their New York apartment Sept. 25, l946, and had refused to live with him since that time although he said he had sought numerous reconciliations.
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medals were available.
 Army reserve officials had laid in a stock of 3,9OO Of the war m mentoes in anticipation of rush.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
STORES TO BE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

In order that Thanksgiving Day might be enjoyed by all, the stores will remain closed all day Thurs day. November 27th.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26

KETCHIKAN, (P) - The Coast Guard announced it had found four men alive and three dead on the bow of the Clarksdale Victory on Hippa Island. No survivors have been found ashore as yet and no explanation has been given concerning the three reported ashore yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Broadway:
Eva LIE Gallienne
Is Honored by
Press Women
By Jack O'Brion

Eva LIE Gallienne was named by
the Women's National Press Club
las one of five ladies making OUT
standing contributions In their re-
|spective fields during 1916, the only
woman of the theater to be thus
honored this year. ;. Miss lie Gal
lienne's partner in the American
Repertory Theater, Margaret Web
|ster, received the honor last year.
=. The girls third partner, Cheryl
Crawford, is not doing so badly,
either, having produced "Brigadoon,
ON her own, one of the big musical
hits Of the year and recipient of the
prize as best musical production
from the New York Drama Critics
Circle.
The Playwrights' Company an
nounced5 that the annual Sidney
Howard Memorial Award for 1947
will go to the Experimental Thea
ter of the American National Thea
ter and Academy to further that
projects production of experiment
tai plays next season. Brock
Pemberton signed Joe E. Brown to
ia new contract insuring the wide
mouthed comedians presence in the
trouping company of Harvey"
through June /, 1913.
Judith Evelyn will appear ir
Joan of Lorraine" when the Max
well Anderson drama (which stars
lIngrid Bergman in the Broadway
original is presented at the Utah
Centennial Festival in Salt Lake
City May Is. Members of the
Playwrights' Company are dispers-
ing in all directions-Maxwell An
derson to Hollywood to scribble the
screen adaptation of Joan of Lor-
raine," which will star Miss Berg
man; Robert E. Sherwood by boat
to England with Composer Kurt
WE'LL, the latter going on to Pales-
tine to see his parents, and Elmer
Rice by plane to France, Switzer-
land and England with his wife,
Actress Betty Field
The Theater Guilds British pro-
duction of Oklahoma" will open
in London Wednesday, April 30. 4
Lillian Hellman's Another Part of
the Forest" will abandon Broadway
next Saturday, May 3, as a result of
suddenly sagging business and will
tour in the fall as a Theater Guild
subscription offering. i. It will have
run 100 performances. First
weeks box office report Of Barefoot
Boy With Cheek" was $34,232, en-
couraging the management to be-
lieve it may have hit.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

II merely like to act, that's all. I'm
theater crazy, I guess"
"Still keeping up your study for
the voice?" Dave asked, and Don
said you bet he was. How about
acting? Doing any study on that?"
mo, are you?"
Certainly am" Brooks said. "Ev-
cry afternoon. Curiously, I have
been in two big shows in the past
two years, 'Bloomer Girl and Brig
adoon,' and I have been the only
one in either company who ever
believed he, or she, didn't know all
there is to know about acting"
WELL" said Don, ''in a singing
role, If the music fills your soul,
you1l act automatically. I mean
we'll"
Wrong" David replied. 1.-THE
usual musical comedy actor can't
act, no matter how much music fills
his soul. That's the reason this par
ticular baritone is going to learn
all there is to know about acting.
Matter of fact, my next play-one
I'm looking at-haSn't got a singing
part in it. Same for a Hollywood
bid I've got"
"Yeah?" Don started speculative
ly at Dave. Look" he said, where
is that acting school?"
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up-or should I say down-to play
ing Amber"
Missed School Fun.
That was all good enough, ac-
cording to Linda. Yet there were
many important things in life that
passed her by-things she now
realizes were golden but which she
can never retrieve.
1--WE had the fame and money
every girl dreams about-and even
the romance" she continued, but
I've missed so much that now seems
terribly important. Little things,
maybe, like going to high school
dances (she graduated from a studio
class, belonging to a sorority, my
first evening dress, going on two
week vacations in the summertime
with my family and weinie roasts.
"Bluntly, missed out on all the
fun of school and college life. I've
crammed 80 years into eight. I've
missed normal girl-hood. But,
funny, I'm not asking for sympathy.
I'd probably do it all over again
and so, perhaps, would most girls
with the same opportunity"
Linda dyed her hair amber" for
the picture, but she doesn't like her
self as blond. She says so emphat-
ically, even though the studio has
tried to shush her up. She worked
four months under coaches to take
Texas out of her speech. She didn't
like to do that, either, because she's
proud she comes from Texas pioneer
stock, but she had to learn a basic
English for her role as an English
girl.
She admitted being shocked at
learning she was to play the wicked
est girl in modern literature.
II thought, oh, brother, what are
they going to say in Dallas about
me?'"
The role OF Amber, her 21st in
the movies, was in marked contrast,
though, to her early ones when she
was that nice Linda Darnell." Dis
covered in Dallas by talent scout
when she was 13, she was tested in
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL-"The Two Mrs.
Carrolls," with Elizabeth
Bergner, starting tomorrow
night.
AMBASSADOR -" The Sea
Hawk" with Enrol Flynn,
starting Thursday.
CAPITOI-"Temptation," with
Merle Oberon and George
Brent, starting Thursday.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
Clark Gable, starting Thurs
day.
EARLE-"The Sea Hawk" with
Enrol Flynn, starting Thurs
day.
KEITH'S-"The Egg and l."
with Claudette Colbert and
Fred MacMurray.
METROPOLITAN - "It Hap
pened on Fifth Avenue" with
Victor Moore, starting Thurs
day.
PALACE - California" with
Barbara Stanwyck and Ray
Midland. starting Thursday.
PIx-"Earl CAROLS Sketch
book" starting Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Hollywood, told that she was too
young and sent home.
When 2Oth-Fox signed her, they
Judged little on her age. They
didn't want the moviegoers to think
they were robbing the grammar
schools. Linda looked 18 and had
plenty of natural poise.
Daytime Wife" 1.-THE Mark of
Zorro" and Blood and Sand"
among others, were pictures she
made before starting to slip.
For three years my phone had
been ringing at home day and
night" said Linda, "and then it
stopped. That's how you can tell
the way you're doing in Hollywood.
A silent telephone means you're
through, all washed up"
She took up the siren business
with Summer Storm" She sinned
and schemed her way to horrible
deaths in Hangover Square" !"
Fallen Angel" Anna and the King
of Siam" and MY Darling Glenn
entine."
Her phone rings so much, now
that she is playing the top role of
the year, she has to take the re-
ceiver off the hook at lunch and
dinner time.
Linda's friends will tell you that
she is strange anomaly for the
movie town. One of its most beau-
tiful women, she never strikes poses
and never tries to look stunning.
When she isn't working, she runs
around in slacks, maybe with ban
dana wrapped around her head.
She admits that even with all of
the glamor and hub-bub that she
lives in, or maybe because of it,
she's as lonesome Texan as that
maverick of the cowboy song. Until
her recent reconciliation with her
husband, Peverell Marley, the cam
eraman, she lived by herself In a
small Beverly Hills apartment. Her
only close friend is another Dallas
girl, Ann Miller.
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Battle of the Baritones
By Lawrence Perry

Let us call it the Battle OF the
Baritones. It sort of turned out that
way when. unbeknownst to each
other, David Brooks of "Brigadoon"
and Donald Richards of "Finian's
Rainbow" were lured to the same
table at Sardi's-a meeting which
the heavy percentage of professional
persons among the luncheon crowd
beheld with mingled curiosity and
speculative interest.
so it's you, is it?" Don Rich
ards smiled-but only faintly-as he
said it.
AYE, mon," David replied, uncon-
sciously or otherwise slipping into a
"Brigadoon" burr.
Lets see. I already have met you
once, haven't 7, ladder"
Sure and you did," Don said,
just as Irish as Dave was Scottish.
"It was at Cocktail party several
months ago at Hampshire House"
Were you impressed with me at
alp" David Brooks asked.
Just another baritone was all
7 said.'
You should have been less cynical.
seeing you were-and are-working
for me-" David said admonishingly.
Yeah? What do you mean, work
ing for me?'-Where do you get that
crack?"
II mean I've got piece of "Fini-
an" David said. Il invested in it
right at the start. So you'd better
be nice to me or I'll have you fired"
you mean when you heard had
the leading baritone role, you hur-
ried to plank down your savings"
81 don't mean that at all. In fact,
I sized you up as sort of liability
"I suppose" Don said, you put
your money into rFinian' instead of
'Brigadoon' because it always pays
to invest in socko humor. That's
the reason I didn't join the fBriga-
doom hackers"
Say" David protested. there's
lots of comedy In my show. How
about the laughs in Heather in the
Hills" and elsewhere, too"
Maybe" Don retorted, you laugh
easily"
"I'm speaking of audiences-and,
anyway, 'Brigadoon' has Scottish
comedy-which is cute and subtle.
OF course, you wouldn't get it. Don.
But, to change the subject, have you
used your understudy much?"
"Neveri I'd crawl to the theater
from a sick bed to do my part."
Scared of the understudy, Ell!
Well, I hardly blame you. AS Tor
Newell, I'm not scared of any un-
derstudy's baritone"
Neither am T." Don flashed back.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Linda Darnell
Lost a Lot
For Stardonn
By Harold Heffernon
HOLLYWOOD.

44SAl14 w SSA%s
Being a movie star is nice work
(if you can stand the pace, and
highly remunerative. But If you're
a beautiful teen-ager, trying to de-
ternline whether you should take
that wihrl on the Hollywood roller
coaster, listen first to the story of
girl who did so, rose to the very
top-but lost a lot out Of life in do
ing so.
Her name is Linda Darnell.
You'll be hearing as much about her
in another six months, perhaps, as
you. did about Vivien Leigh after
"Gone With the Wind" She has
just competed the star role in "For-
ever Amber" the most discussed
best-seller since the Margaret
Mitchell story. It will be released
in the fall. And Goth Century Fox
executives modestly predict that it
will prove at least equally as sue
cessful.
So there's much better than even
chance that Linda Darnell will turn
out to be the movie star Of the year.
If not already, she'll then be the
envy Of thousands of girls through
out the world. Fame, fortune,
glamor, position-all that sort Of
nebulous business, you know.
That's all fine, to be sure, but let's
look at the other side Of the Dar-
nell picture. This is the story of q
girl who was a movie star at IA,
a has-been at II and who today,
through another of those odd quirks
OF the Hollywood wheel Of fortune,
looms as the Jean Harlow of tomor-
row. Here is one of the most fan
tastic of all the movieland real-life
stories.
In the studio commissary, Linda
was finishing her lunch and bidding
her associates goodby after max
ing a quick retake on Amber" !"
She looked tired and said she was
going to take a long rest on the
desert. When We suggested that
a lot of things had happened since
she came out here in 1886, a green,
wide-eyed kid, Linda was quick to
agree-and to elaborate upon her
strange experiences.
A Star at IA.
Here am only % years DID," she
sighed, "and haven't missed any
thing. And yet, on the other hand,
look at all the things I've really
missed. I never had growing girls
fun-and, believe me, that's some-'
thing to miss. You can never make
up for it. OF course, it's been WON
'derful, too, but don't think I haven't
had many moments of disappoint-
ment and sorrow, right to the stage
Of tossing in the sponge and going
back to Texas"
Linda pointed out that she had
never been out Of Texas, had never
had ride on train, had never
stopped in a hotel when, all of
sudden, zoom, she was in Hollywood,
at IA, playing star role-and doing
love scenes with Tyrone Power!
"It was all gravy then. I didn't
know what 1t was to struggle. Here
was everything on silver platter.
But I soon found out. After three
years people just got naturally tired
of seeing the sweet, innocent young
things I was playing and, wham,
I woke up one morning to find my
self at the bottom of the heap. They
weren't paying much attention to
me at the studio any more. The
roles I did get were on loan-outs
to other lots.
Il didn't work for whole year
and then, with the help of some
sound and sane advisors, tried
switch. I decided to be a bad girl
in pictures. If they didn't want a
good girl, then I could be as wicked
as any of 'em. So, I worked my way
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Suddenly It's Fame
Jean Peters IS Tyrone Powers Leading
Lady in Her First Picture
By sheiIoh Grohom

didn't return here until April.
n She was sent to the Actors Lab
Theater here to get some acting ex-
perience. Others III her class we're
Nancy Guild, Frank Latimore and
John Russell-he,s now Black Jack
Mallard in Forever Amber" Jean
might still be there In the beginners
class, but fate -in the shape Of Ben
Lyon-came to Fox. As casting di-
rector, Ben sent for all the young
players under contract to the studio,
to test them and tind out what they
could do.
Jeans particular test was for
.Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay The part
subsequently was given to June
|Haver. Boss Daryl zanuck saw
jeans test and said, "Test her for
Catanas In Captain from CASTLE. -
Tyrone Power accepted her for his
leading lady without bothering to
See the test, because every one at
the studio from Zanuck down was
raving about Jean.
New She'll Dance.
To show you what a wonderful
break the picture IS for Jean. when
Linda Darnell was asked to sign
another long-term contract at the
studio. she agreed. ON one condi-
ton" That ] play Catana." This
clause was part OF her contract.
When Amber" came along, how
lever, Linda had to choose between
the two roles, and she couldn't
resist amber"
Captain From CASTLE" was
| finished last week. The first thing
lon Jeans list of things to, do was to
buy herself some clothes. The sec
ond was to learn to dance. II can't
Dance" she told me, land Howard
loves to dance. The rumba Is his
favorite, and I want to surprise
him one of these days when he
dances with me by really dancing az
well as any one here"
On Jeans 20th birthday a few
months ago, Hughes presented her
with diamond and sapphire ring.
But It's not an engagement ring"
she again insists. Other presents
received by Jean from Howard in
|clude Spanish typewriter-he
bought 1t for her In Mexico and q
sewing machine!
I don't know whether this
romance will ever blossom into mar
|riage, but I do know that Howard
couldn't do much better. She's .
nice kid.
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