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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-20
MEMORIAL ASKS RESIDENTS FOR
 ALASKAN p0STS

Two new joint memorials was the Alaska Senates quota cf in tIoduetions this morning-S. J M. 12 and s. J. M 13 by Senators Frank PeratroYich and Edward D, Coffey respectively.
 S. j. II. 13 cites and quotes num- erous resolutions and memorials, passed by Alaska Legislatures dur ing all the sessions since the Legis- lature first convened in 1913, as foundation for again urging that any appointments hereafter made to Federal positions of any kind in the Territory of Alaska be made from bona 1ide resident citizens of the Territory" The memorial is addressed to President Harry s. Truman It was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
 S J. M. 12 urges that appropria- tions to the Alaska Game Com mission be doubled It was re- ferred to Finance.
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SKI EVENTS AT WEEKEND
 ANNOUNCED
Races Will Be Held on Douglas Ski Trail Both
 Saturday and Sunday

New snow and warmer conditions greatly improve general ski condi- tions for the forthcoming weekend Juneau Ski Club races. Latest reports from the ski areas indicate that new snow now covers all icy and crusted snow conditions which existed during the past week.
 Saturday events will commence at l230 D. m with all slalom races to be held at the slalom hill. Sun day downhill and jumping events will be staged beginning at l2:30 D. m. with the first Class B woman skier pushing off from the Douglas ditch starting pest at that time. From that time until late Sunday afternoon ski action will be con- stant.
 One minute intervals will elapse Eetween each competitors starting time in each event with the differ ent class races following each other.
 Race Order
 The following is the running or der for Sundays downhill events: Wcmen's Class B. Women's Glass A White Stag Trophy, Class A Mems Moller Cup downhill. Junior Class A High School Trophy, and Senior Class B Juneau Ski Club Trophy
 All jumping events will commence approximately at p. III. after the competitors in mems events have reached the downhiu finish and re- ceived a rest period before jumping Photographers are requested to con- tact various race officials in order to be placed at opportune areas along the race course and jumping hill sections.
 Rally Friday
 All skiers and interested parties are requested to attend the Tourn- ament Sports rally and party to be held Friday evening at the Un- ion Hall beginning at 8 o'clock. Drawing Of numbers will take place in order to determine starting posi- tlons for the Tournament races at this time. Any racer unable to attend should instruct another skier to draw in his or her place All
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in the wreckage. And I remember hearing kind of in the back of my mind, the sound of things still fall- ing from the hlast.
 They took a long time to get down.
 T ran into the wreckage. It wasn't building any more, and I tried to help. Once when I looked up in the air there was big fun ny shaped cloud.
 Tt looked like the newsreel pie lures of the atomic bomb explosion and I thought oh, my God, it was an atomic bomb and we'll all die, .
 "All the survivors wanted to know what happened
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WASHINGTON President Tru- man predicted today the confirm ation of David E. Lilienthal as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Questioned by a re- porter about the fight on Lilienthal in the Senate, MT Truman told his news conference he is behind his nominee 100 percent and thinks he will he confirmed.
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questions concerning the races will be answered and taken up at this rally. The social chairman fer this event will te Jim Church. who guarantees a wonderful time for all who attend. Race applications may be obtained and filled out at Dar nell's Sport Center.
 Full lstings of awards and race officials will be announced Friday.
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ell refused his aRprova. of the bill until he heard Commissioner of Health c. Earl Albrecht state that no conflict with the Health De- partment would he created and that administration should te ex- pedited-a view also expressed by Commissioner of Agriculture George w. Gasser. It was also brought out that no additional appropriation requests would have to te made; that the budget item for the Territorial Veterinarian would be transferred to the Agriculture Department along with that official.
 Other measures taken up by the Senate, in second reading, were:
 S. B. 29. to revise the Bar Law, concerning practice of law. The bill was continued in second read ing after Cotfey amendment was adopted to continue requiring that applicants for admission to the Alaska bar submit a record of the last previous five years of prac- tice. Juneau attorney Norman Banfield was questioned on advis- ability of the amendment and he could not see that it could make much difference. Coffey had fear ed that an applicant might with hold a record of that period if some malpractice were involved
 Oath Deadline Advanced
 Also held over for possible furth- CT amendment was s. B. 19. which would require candidates for office to file oaths of qualification An
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Alaska CID
HERE FROM HOONAH

Mrs. Frances Warning has arrived in the city from Hoonah and is registered at the Hotel Juneau
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amendment by Engebreth moved up the deadline for filing oats from five days before an election to 25 days beforehand Author Walker then suggested that he would like to check other statutes to see if they would conform to the amend ment.
 Moved through second reading without amendment, but not ad- vanced for passage, was Judiciary Committee Substitute for Senate Bill l, the Administrator General till. Brownell argued that the Committee Substitute had not been adopted in lieu of the original, but was overruled. Senator Engebreth wanted to know the reason why the Governors appointive powers over the Board of Regents of the Univer- sity of Alaska and over the Board of Education only were not to be transferred to the Administrator General The reason stated was that those boards are involved in the administration of Federal land grants.
 Senator Coffey at first asked for advancement of Sub. for $. B. l, but withdrew his motion so that the bill might go over until to- days calendar when Senator Coch- ran was expected to be present to vote on it.
 Alaska CID
 Thrashed over in yesterdays morning session, then again passed by in the afternoon was s. B. 27, which proposes to do away with the Alaska Scotland Yard" created by Senator (Chief Inspector Norman R. Walker The bill was moved up to third reading at Walkers re- quest, then was continued there again to give Senator Cochran his vote.
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Things just jumped up into the air and crumpled up
 T could hear people screaming
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300 ARE REPORTED
 INJURED

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TB HOSPITAL BILL TABLED
 BY SENATOR'S

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Evening star., 1947-11-23

Miss Emily Dickinson, the New
England poetess whose private life
continues a mystery born OF her
recluse existence, is the central fig
ure of Eastward in Eden" a new
play which premiered last week at
the Royale Theater.
The play, by Dorothy Gardner,
has a good deal of dignity, reSpec-
liability, and even a general note of
modest delicacy. There is very little
dramatic life in Miss Dickinson's
saga as seen through the play
wright's pen; the very reverence IN
which she apparently holds her sub
ject makes 1t difficult to get far
removed from the drearier consid-
erations.
The play briefly Is the love story
Of Miss Dickinson and q clergyman.
conducted along the loftiest moral
lines, In fact with only four meet
inRs in about q quarter Of century.
The first meeting, however. makes
the two completely Of a mind on a
number of topics, and later as they
exchange letters between Miss Dick
inson's home in New England and
the clergymans In Philadelphia
they discover their rapport has at
tanned literally telepathic stature
But since the clerical gentleman is
married and a father and he feels
he should not take up the lady's
time, even for purposes of a COM
Evening star., 1947-11-23

Maurice Evans, concerned that
some folks think Of him only as a
player of Shakespearean or Shaw
dramas, is bustling about in search
of a suitable modern play in which
to exhibit his versatility. E. "Briga-
doom" will be seen in Finland, Nor
way. Denmark, Sweden and Iceland
now that Producer Arvid Englind
has bought the Scandinavian rights
Paul Kelly was upped to starring
status because of the exuberant re-
ception to his portrayal of the gen.
eral in Command Decision"
Call Me Mister" has been sold
to goth Century-Fox for an I'M
announced sum, supposedly more
than half a million. Margery
Maude, daughter of distinguished
actor. Cyril Maude, is an under
study in "An Inspector Calls"
Make Mine Manhattan" a revue
is in rehearsal, Sid Caesar starring
Sheila Bond, who stopped Street
Scene" cold with her exciting dane
ing, also is in the cast. -. Richard
Basehart, moderate star on Broad
way who traipsed off to Hollywood
when large amounts Of cash were
waved at him, will be back shortly
for a leading role In THE Sur
vivors," by Irwin Shaw and Peter
Vjerte1 prodIIcers ore Rerpord
Hart, brother of Moss Hart, and
Martin Gabel.
Caribbean Cruise" a singing and
dancing show with calypso over
tones, opens next Friday. Basil
Rathbone fell from a wall in Gen.
tral Park while chasing his dog
broke an arm and was out of the
cast Of THE Heiress" for one per-
formance. He went on after
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Dignity, But Too Little Drama
By Jack O'Brion

pletely respectable platonic design,
he goes away to California, leaving
her to Illustration, seclusion and her
poetry,
Miss Cornell Returns.
: After a fortnight during which
only this one play premiered, Broad
way gets back to its usual weekly
schedule on Wednesday, when Kath-
arine Cornell returns to the local
stage In a revival of Shakespeare &
Anthony and Cleopatra" at the
Martin Beck Theater.
Miss Cornell is not stepping lightly
into this play for she has a some
what sad precedent to follow. Tai
lulah Bankhead opened in the same
drama 10 years ago and was met
with the immovable force of unani-
nous critical cannonading. The
play then enjoyed q sturdy run OF
five performances.
Miss Cornell. as usual in he1
Broadway efforts, is producing can
tony and Cleopatra" in association
with her husband, Guthrie McClin-
tic, who Is the director. Leo Kerr
fashioned the scenery. John Boyt
the costumes and Paul Nordof the
music. The stars support includes
Conway Tearle as Antony" and
Lenore Uric, Kent Smith, Ralph
Clanton, Oliver Cliff and Ivan Simp-
son
Evening star., 1947-11-23
She's Looking Forward to Pie in the Face
Billie Burke Surprises Hollywood by Taking Happily Her New
Career Slapstick Comedy Heroine

Stage stars were highly suspicious
of Hollywood in those days. So Ince
rolled out the red carpet and put
on a real show.
They gave me car, cook and
built me a private bungalow dress
ing room, complete with kitchen" I"
she recalls. 1--WE worked at Inceville,
down on the beach toward Malibu.
Often we'd quit work at o'clock
in the afternoon and go for a ride
with Bill Hart and the Indians"
Like most screen stars, Miss Burke
has personal favorites among the
many roles she's played. Her top
choices are the mother in "The
Young in Heart" the good fairy in
"The Wizard of o." and her roles
in "Merrily We Live" and the TOP
per" pictures.
Miss Burke's colorful career be-
gan in England during trip there
with her family. At is she was do
ing limitations successfully in Lon
don music halls. She returned to
the United States with John Drew
in the play my Wife," and went
on to become one of the beloved
stars of the Great White Way.
At 10 she was one of the featured
beauties in the Florenz Ziegfeld
musicals, and the famous producer
later married her. It was only after
his death that she took up Holly
wood career with real seriousness.
Writing a Book.
When Miss Burke isn't frolicking
in soda water or dodging pies, she
presides as q gracious hostess over
o ptnk-and-white Colonial stucco
house in Brentwood. Her daughter
Patricia is married to William
Stephenson, an architect, and lives
only few doors down the street.
Miss Burke,s real interest these
days, however, Is book she's been
working upon for the past year. It
deals with her life with Flo Ziegfeld
and chronicles many an untold and
fascinating episode In their joint
adventure, both on the stage and
in private life. !
Aptly titled 'Mr. and Mrs. Show
business" it is expected to be ready
for publication In a few months.
And readers can be assured that
"the new Billie Burke"-the slap
stick Billie-wont be neglected in
the recital.
(Released BY North American Newspaper
Alltance)
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Notes on the New York Scene

that, his only concern thereafter
being application Of makeup and
his beard, both of which necessi-
tate two hands, so Producer Fred
j. Finklehoffe hired Ernest Adler
from the Roxy Theater to do that
job.
John c. Wilson and Noel Coward
returned to London after getting
Gertrude Lawrence off on a road
tour of Noels Tonight at $780," {.
Oscar Homolka, last in II Remem-
ber Mama" has signed for Strange
Anniversary" In which he will be-
come a complex combination of
charm and viciousness. >. Louis CAL
hern will be in THE Survivors. . {.
"The Late George Apley" is the
Theater Guilds choice for the sec
ond of its televised drama series,
to be seen December 7. d. Its
first, John Ferguson" didn't startle
any one into ecstatic praise, for it
was fairly dated item which
should have been left on the shelf.
Born Yesterday" is 760 perform
ances old. >. The Ballet Theater
will appear in Bogota at the re-
quest of the Colombia government.
-. Six chartered planes will carry
los dancers, musicians, scenery snd
costumes in the largest theatrical
illnket of its kind tn date Alan
Boretz and Franklin P. Adams will
collaborate on additional material
and lyrics for Milton Baron's re-
vival of George M. Cohan's Forty
five Minutes From Broadway Z.
Boretzs last Broadway show was
Room Service" which he wrote
with John Murray. e. The show
will have several hitherto unpub-
lished Cohan songs.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Broadway
|Dazzledby

Bv Jeon Meeoon
NEW YORK.

NEW 1OfGh.
June Lockhart has burst on
Broadway with the suddenness Of
an unprotected comet.
Up until the chill night Of No
vember 4, when F. Hugh Herbert's
comedy, For Love or Money
opened In the Henry Miller Theater,
June was merely the pretty %
year-old daughter of Character Ac-
tors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart
and a promising movie actress in
her own right.
The next morning the critics, who
don't expect anything from a new
conner, and from Hollywood at that,
went all out. Among the comment
were such emphatic declarations
that:
June Lockhart is the brightest
American ingenue since Margaret
SULLIVAN" Miss Lockhart's debut
Is as exciting as Helen Hayes was
in Dear Brutus' and Ruth Chatter
ton in The Rainbow
"She even dominates the proceed
ings when she Is an innocent and
mute bystander." "She has started
her career at the top"
Men in Love.
One reviewer reflected q few days
later In his column:
'The notices June Lockhart re-
ceived were not just enthusiastic
concentrations and applause. They
were love letters. All of us told her
rapturously that she was not only
delightful young actress giving a
most attractive performance, but
the most wonderful girl in the world,
and that we are crazy about her"
The object of their affections
told q friend:
II never, never thought 1t would
be like this. Chemically I'm not
put together for anything like this.
I'm not sexy. I honestly thought If
I did steady, sensible work that
maybe when I was 80 or IS I would
get approval as a good actress"
Her theatrical training Is home
grown.
when I got up there" she said
after the opening, "all the gentle
hints got from mummy and daddy
came back to me. They taught me
to gesture and walk and sit smooth
ly; to listen and think what the
other actors are saying: to hold the
picture until the thought is con-
veyed."
Made Many Films.
She has been in a lot of movies:
"All This and Heaven Too" Ser
geant York" Son Of Lassie," "Meet
Me in st. Louis" THE Yearling."
She has five and a half years to go
on seven-year contract with Eagle
Lion. Just before she came East
for this play she made "T-Men"
and Bury Me Dead"
Last August Author Herbert called
her up and asked her If she'd like
to play in For Love or Money"
II read the part" she says. "and
Mr.. Herbert played all the other
parts, and he liked me in it. Then
he asked me if I'd like to play it..
Bryan Foy, the executive producer
at Eagle-Lion, is from an old theater
family. He knew what it meant to
me and arranged a leave of ab-
sence."
Her parents, their own careers
Notwithstanding, are tickled pink.
Evening star., 1947-11-23
By Harold Heffernon

When you do gag, 1t has to be sc
obvious that there's no chance any
cne will not get It,"
During her first days work on the
film, which is titled Strife With
Mother Miss Burke had a brie1
huddle with Director Jules White.
HE handed me a bottle of soda
water" she said, land told me that
in the next scene 1t was going tc
squirt in my face I thought he was
kidding. When they shot the scene
I picked up the bottle and 1t squirted
just as. Mr.. White said it would. ]
got a carbonated facial, and a f1zz-
water shampoo. My dress got soaked
That's slapstick.
Learned Rapidly.
after you get your clothes soaked
through the first time" Miss Burke
offers, by way of encouragement to
other future slapstickers, well
from there on it's easy. Then moth
ing matters. You cast inhibitions to
the wind and are off on a new
career"
Despite the buffeting she's re-
ceived in her debut into the world
of slam bang comedy, Miss Burke's
long experience in the theater help
ed her to bring the new technique
into focus rapidly. And every one
was helpful and considerate.
THE scripts are specially written
for me-" the actress explained, "and
the man who plays opposite me is a
perfect darling. His name is Tim
Ryan, and he is a most charming
gentleman. In the story, I'm trying
to vamp Tim to keep him from
marrying my daughter, Virginia
Hunter" she said. But he has q
moth down his back while he's on
his knees proposing to me. There
have been. times when I've had but
terflies in my stomach, but imagine
trying to play a romantic scene
with q bug tickling the nape of
your neck"
How did Billie Burke come to take
up new career in two-reel COM
edies? The star herself has a good
answer.
II did it because that seemed the
only way to avoid playing those
feminine killer roles that every
ones doing nowadays" she said.
Screen writer's don't seem to be
creating any more of those charm
ing nitwits that I used to play. The
new trend calls for girls with a gun
or a dagger. I can't stand the sound
Of gunfire. I love to hear people
laugh. I mean, it's simply wonderful
to hear them shrek"
Miss Burke probably qualities rs
the first commuter between Broad
way and Hollywood. She came to
California 25 years ago to star In
films for the late Thomas Ince
Evening star., 1947-11-23
HOLLYWOOD.

At 81, most successful screer
actresses would be content to string
along with the regular parade anc
let the future take care of itself
But not energetic Billie Burke
While the town raised its collective
eyebrow a few weeks ago, Billie, the
busy and expert purveyor Of daffy
society danes, determined on 8
new deal. The sort of comedy types
she was portraying in long pro-
cession of feature pictures was
boring her. So she signed with
Columbia for a whirl at two-ree.
slapsticks.
II never knew before what fur
there could be in making movies,
said the irrepressible Billie. resting
a few days between her serial
chores. MY friends were aston-
ished at my decision. They doubted
II I could take the punishment ore
must expect H. broad slapstick. But
to me it was a real shot in the arm
Even though I understand may
have to be tied to a railroad track
and receive some extra -gooey pies
in the face, I'm eagerly looking fol-
ward to the next start.
II must have been fated to try
my hand at that sort of comedy
some day. You see, my father was
a circus clown. And way down in
my heart, since childhood, I've al
ways had q taste for low comedy
A New Technique.
The actress confesses, however,
that her first days work in the
topsy-turvy realm Of slapstick just
about killed her.
"Eave you ever made bug -eyes?"
she asks, with a challenging loos on
her face. That's one of the first
things you have to learn when you
take slapstick. Jules White, who's
my director and producer, explained
oil about this bug-eye technique.
You just pop out your eyes like you
were terrifcally startled or sur
prised
There were lot of things I had
to unlearn. The routine is much
different in slapstick. For instance
I found I had to carefully avoid
natural acting. Naturalness is out
Of tempo in the two-reel field
Everything Is exaggerated, overdone
Evening star., 1947-11-23
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR - Escape Me
Never: /, 3, $40 7:20 and
$40 pm.
CAPITOL-"The Lost Moment:
1:55, 4:40, 7::25 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows: ITO, 3:55, $40
and 9:25 pm.
COLUMBIA-Forever Amber:
1:20, 4, 6:45 and $50 pm.
HIPPODROME - Green for
Danger: 2:15, 4:05, $50, 7::30
and 9:10 pm.
KEITH'S - Fun and Fancy
Free: /, 2:40, 4:20, $40, 8
and $50 pm.
LITTLE-"Wuthering Heights:
1:o5, $40, 5:15. 1880 and
9:40 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Last of
the Redmen":: 1::30, $3.50, 5:35,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
PALACE-"Body and Soul":: 1,
3:05, Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
PIX-"Ecstasy":: 2:15, Ass, 7:30
and 10 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
WARNER-"Escape Me Never:
/, $40, 5:25, 7:35 and $50
pm.