The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-12

Walt Disney, Los Angeles film producer whose famous animated cartoons have brought laughter and tears to millions since Minnie and Mickey Mouse first became movie actors. arrived in Juneau last night with his daughter sharon as guests of Mir and Mrs. Russell Havenstrite.
 Aboard the Havenstrites' plane, the party will tour Alaska. The plane, a DC-3 executive model, ar rived in Juneau at 6 o'clock last night, left at noon today for An chcrage. At Vancouver, B. C., yes terday afternoon, the Havenstrltes and Disneys were joined by Hugo Anderson, vice president of the T.rst National Bank of Chicago, Mrs. Andersen and Mir. and Mrs. George Kennedy. formerly of An chorage, new of Seattle.
 A fishing trip on the Chulitna River with Haakon Christiansen, famous Anchorage pilot. was ar ranged for the group by Mir. Ken nedy this morning Before con- t.nuing to the Seward peninsula where MT. Havenstrite has exten- s.ve holdings, the party will visit Mt. Mckinley National Park, make the trip to Camp Eileson and Won- Ger Lake with Cecil Wells, of Fair banks.
 Disney's Alaska Picture
 About here one should return 60 Walt Disney Long friend of the Havenstrites, he has contemplated joining them on previous trips North. Now, with a film on the Territory ready for assembly, Dis ney is making the trip with his friends to enable him to have first hand knowledge of Alaska.
 D.sney's story of Alaska will be a new type of film, combining enter tainment with comprehensive de- tail of our far North. it's people, it's mining, fishing and furs. For months. MT. and Mrs. E. F. Mill lotte, Ketchikan photographers, were in Alaska taking background pictures for the film. During this tme they spent winter with the Eskimos at Hooper Bay where their seal and walrus hunting, village life, and dances were photographed. The Alaska film will be similar in technique to Disney's "Saludos Amigos"
 Talking to Gene Murray, presi- dent of the Alaska Canned Salmon Industry, in the Baranof Hotel lob by this morning, Disney tod of the amazing salmon pictures the Mil lotte's had taken, added, However by the time we've finished the picture, I am afraid people will quit eating your salmon, we've created so much sympathy for the poor fish
 The story cf Alaska will be a theatrical film and material gath cred already runs over five hours. MT Disney's job when he returns south will be to edit and assemble the film, cut it down to about an hour. After it has had it's run in theatres, the film will be made into several educational films of docu- mentary interest for distribution to schools.
 The Millottes, who are we'll known in Juneau, are still with the Disney Corporation as contract photographers taking for a film about Colorado.
 Havenst ite C,erat ons Visited
 The Alaska tour will include trips to Iniskin Bay and Candle. At Iniskin MT. Havenstrite will in- spect his oil operation where he hopes to start drilling again next spring. At the time work was dis continued at Iniskln because of the war, the Havenstrite well was down $500 feet. The In.skin Bay Asso- ciation had planned to start op- eration this year, but promised ---------------------- - ------------ S