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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
ROUND -THE-WORLD
 FLYER CRASHES AT FOX INT.

FAIRBANKS - The old bush pilot trick paid off for Mrs. Rich arda Morrow-Tait and her navi- gator, Michael Townsend, Monday when they made a crash landing uninjured, near Tok Junceion. The trick is to follow a highway just in case there might be need of an emergency landing.
 The young British aviatrix had been experiencing engine trouble for several days prior to her take off from Anchorage on another leg of her round d-the-world flight.
 Her plane crashed near the road 30 miles southwest of Tok June tion in 20-below zero weather.
 Broke, Mrs. Morrow-Tait said she would have to find a job to get funds to continue her flight. Her plane will have to be sent to Canada for repairs as this country does not have parts for the British engine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
GUNDERSON AND
 WICKMAN RETURN FROM
 MAYORS COUNCIL AT sITKI

Mayor George Gunderson and City Clerk Robert Wickman re- turned this week from Sitka where they attended council of mayors and oity clerks of Southeastern AL aska. Mayors and city clerks of Juneau, Ketchian, Petersburg Douglas, Wrangell and Hoonah at tended the session which was held last Thursday, Friday and Satur- day.
 Resolutions adopted during the meeting urged the next Territorial legislature to pass the following legislation:
 1. Enabling municipalities to levy sales tax.
 2. Permitting the Territory to levy property taxes on land and improvements outside the munich pal boundaries.
 3. Amending the fuel tax law 70 provide that monies collected be spent in approximately the same areas and in the same proportion as collected.
 1. Providing a payroll or income tax law with 25 per cent of the amount received to be returned to the town in which it was collected.
 ,. Requesting a review of the mercantile tax law to improve col lection and enforcement.
 6. Requesting consideration of a tax on fresh and frozen fish in the revised mercantile tax on the same basis as on canned or mild cured fish.
 On Thursday day of the open ing of the meeting, the out of town mayors and city clerks were guests of honor at a banquet given them by the Sitka city council and on Friday they were ivnited to attend the banquet of the Alaska Native Brotherhood which was holding it's annual convention in Sitka.
 Wickman returned to Wrangell by plane Monday and Mayor Gun derson stayed over few days ill Juneau on business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
EXPECT SHIPS TO SAIL
 SOON. IN EAsT-WEsT STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO - Terms for settling the waterfront strikes on the eastern and western coasts to- day cleared the deecks for early re- sumption of normal shipping.
 Negotiations in the S6-day-old CIo longshore strike on the Pacific coast announced settlement terms last night. Earlier, negotiations agreed on peace in the l7-day strike of AFL longshoremen on the east coast.
 Both tentative agreements must be ratified by unions before some or the 5l5 strikebound ships can put to sea. A vote in scheduled to be held tomorrow.
 TOUT other unions involved in the west coast strike are meeting to- day with management but the Iongshore terms are considered the Key to final peace. They provide: 1o-cent basic wage boost to $l.S2 all hour; improved grievance mach lnery; increased vacation benefits; designated days of each week; maximum nine hour shift and an a. m. starting time.
 The agreement, between the facltlc coast waterfront employers Association and the union, carried provisions for a three-year con tract.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
BARKLEY SAYS REPEAL
 TAFT-HARTLEY BILL DUE

CINCINATTI = Vice president elect Alben w. Barkley warned the AFL convention this week against hoping for repeal of the Taft Hartley act in the opening wee KS of the 81st congress.
 Barkley said that organization and procedure in the House and Senate made some delay inevitable. But he expressed the view that re- peal of the lavor law would be ac- complished "as promptly as the rules of the House and Senate per mit.''
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
LUKE REIDEMAN LEAVING
 TO VISIT IN GERMANY

Luke Reideman, well known Wrangell man, is leaving on the Princess Louise tomorrow night for Seattle from where he will fly to Germany Mir. Reideman flies to New York, then to Boston and from there over the Atlantic to Brussels. From there he will take a train to his former home in the British occupied zone of Germany
 MT. Reidemen will visit his father and brothers and a sister whom he has not seen since con- ing to this country 20 years ago.
 He expects to return to America in about 30 days but will visit friends in the east and middle west before returning to Wran- gell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
TO STUDY GOVERNMENT
 SALES, PRIVATE INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON The defense establishment committee is study ing army post stores and navy ship stores to see, among other things, if there is unfair competition with private business. A spokesman for the committee said:
 Our study includes the sug- gestion that sales of PXs and ship stores be reduced or restricted closely to prevent unfair compi- tion to civilian merchants.
 Request that congress look into the competition question was made this week by the U. s. Chamber of Commerce which said that both the army and navy appear to have exceeded their proper sphere of activities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
GRUENINGS TO TAXCO
bER RhLE I Calf, Gov

DI4IVN1LI OdIII. - GOV and l Mrs. Ernest Gruening planned to leave by plane today for Taxco, Mexico, to confer with William, Silver Bill" Spratling regarding possibility of introducing some na- tive crafts in Alaska.
 Spratling, noted for revival of Mexican silver work among the natives of Mexico, was in the Ter ritory two weeks ago on this work.
 The Gruenings have been here since Wednesday visiting their son Peter who is a student at the Uni Versity of California. They plan to go to Washington, D. O., in about two weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
SALLY HART HERE
FOR SHORT VISIT

Sally Hart, former superintend- ent of Bishop Rowe Hospital, ar rived here yesterday on the Prin- cess Louise after spending some time with her mother in Vancou- yer, B. c.
 Miss Hart joined the local hos pital staff in 1929 and remained until 1922 when she went to An chorage and has since been em- ployed at that hospital as a sur gical nurse.
 While in Wrangell Miss Hart is renewing acquaintances with her many old time friends and is a guest of Miss Irene Coulter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
WATERS THANKFUL
 FOR DAUGHTER

MT. and Mrs. Jack Waters had reason yesterday to be extra thank full on Thanksgiving for seven pound, nine ounce daughter arriv- ed for them in Seattle where they are spending the winter. The lit- tie girl was born at 3:06 a. m.
 Also in Seattle to welcome the newcomer was Mrs Mabel Waters, grandmother, and the baby's ma ttrnal grandparents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
VISITS BRIEFLY

The Rev. Mrs. Baker, of the As sembly of God Mission in Juneau, was a passenger for Juneau on the Princess Louise and visited the To- cal Mission and Brother Wm. Gum here briefly while the boat was in port. Rev Baker was returning to the Capital after spending several weeks in Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
FAIRBANKS FIRE MAY
 HAVE BEEN SET

FAIRBANKS = Police said to- day that the fire which destroyed four business houses early Wednes- day may have been set by fire bug. They are questioning several persons in connection with their activities at the time of the fire.
 The blaze destroyed Nerland5s warehouse, Adler's book store. the Alaska Architectural and Engineer ing Company and Jessen's Weekly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
SPORTSMENS' MEETING

Meeting of the Stikine Sports mems Association of Wrangell has been called by President Lee Ellis for tonight at o'clock at the Fire Hall. President Ellis is urging all members to be sure and attend and plans will be discussed for the forthcoming eighth annual Sports mems dinner and the date for the dinner set.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
CHAMBER. NOON MONDAY

Wrangell Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday noon at the ho- tel for it's regular luncheon and business meeting. Main purpose of Mondays meeting will be to dis cuss measures for next seasons fish regulations. All members are urged to be present.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
THROUGH WRANGELL

Mrs. Bert McCay, Jr., ana son John stopped. in Wrangell fast week end to visit briefly with re- latiyes. Mrs. McCay was on her way back to her home in Juneau after being Outside for three weeks. In Seattle she visited Ollie McCay, Wrangell woman who is spending the winter in the Queen City.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
NO CONCERT FRIDAY

Word has been received from the Rev. Ed Freeman that the Ketchi- kan Presbyterian choir will be un- able to make the trip to Wrangeli to present their concert scheduled for tonight. A number of the members of the choir were unable to get off from their jobs to take the time necessary to make the trip at this time,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
ARRIVE ON PRINCESS

The following passengers arriy- ed in Wrangell yesterday morning aboard the Princess Louise from the south:
 Lucille French, Sarah Hart, Thor Hofstad, Peter Mccormack, Hans Nergaard, Julia Nergaard, Hugo Stoll, Agnes Stoll, Richard Stokes, Gilbert Stokes, George Sumption, Theodore Thomessin, Dorothy Win gard.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
EUGENE NIELSEN HOME

Eugene Nielsen, son of MT. and Mrs. Jerry Nielsen, returned home this morning via Ellis Airline from Seattle where he has been employ ed the past several months. Eu- gene expects to remain here until after Christmas.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
NEW PREMIER

RANKING - Dr. Sun Flo, son of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, founder of the Chinese republic, today became Premier of China.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
RETURNS HOME

Thor Hofstad, president of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, returned home yesterday on the Princess Louise from Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26
sIvERTSEN AN ELK

John Sivertsen, Wrangell's pop ular shrimp packer, was initiated into the local Elks lodge Wednes- day evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-26

fish be tagged as to time of catch claiming book work would be too great and favored fishing grounds would become known too easily.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Crosby And Hope
Top Radio Poll

HOLLYWOOD-Bing Crosby
and Bob Hope, Paramount stars,
are the two top film personalities
most effective in radio, accord.
ing to the 18th annual poll of
Motion Picture Daily, announced
recently. The poll was conducted
among newspape rand magazine
radio editors, columnists and
critics of the U. S. and Canada.
Crosby is a triple winner in
the poll, being voted also best
popular male vocalist and best
master of ceremonies, top posi-
tions he won also last year, in
addition to scoring one of the
best two individual overall show.
ings.
Hope also continued his stand
ing as one of the top three com.
edians on the air, while Crosby
placed high in this years poll in
the best musical, classification,
and linked with Hope and Jim.
my Durante placed as one of the
best comedy teams on the air.
Bing and Bob can soon be seen
in Paramount's Road to Rio"
which also co-stars Dorothy La
n1our.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Mitchell Lessen
To Direct "AbieaiI''

HOLLYWOOD Abigail
Dear Heart" Paramount's in
augural picture for 1948, which
will present Wanda Hendrix ir
her first full starring role, will
be directed by Mitchell Lessen. il
was announced by the studio
recently.
The romantic drama will star
the talented young actress with
Claude Rains, one of Hollywood's S
most distinguished actors, and
Macdonald Carey, soon to be
seen with Betty Hutton in the
Lisen-directed Dream Girl"
Leisen, woh recently complet.
ed his assignment on Dream
Cir" is busy readying Abigail,
Dear Heart" for an early Janu-
ary start.
An original story by Richard
Bransten and Ruth McKenny,
Abigail, Dear Heart" is a mod
ern drama laid in New York and
Connecticut, with much of the
strength and value of "Wuther.
ing Heights" Richard Maibaum
will produce and script.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Key Roles Set For
Gallant Blade

Three important roles have
been filled in Columbia's "The
Gallant Blade" with the signing
of Paul Campbell, Ross Ford
and Ned Young. The trio will
be seen as leaders of the seven
teenth century Partisan under
ground, compatriots of sta r
Larry Parks in his battle against
orrupt government officials.
Other recent castings include
Peter Brocco as the loyal coach
man. Campbell has just COM
pleted a top role in Wreck of
the Hesperus" at Columbia,
while Ford recently was before
the cameras in ''The Sign of the
Ram" and '"The Fuller Brush
Man" at the same studio, Young
was last seen as Larry Parks
bitter en- my in Columbia's
Technicolor "The Swordsman."
Henry Levin is directing "The
Gallant Blade" which co-stars
Marguerite Chapman with
Parks. The Cinecolor adaptation
of the Alexandra Dumas classic
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Brooks, Writer, Arrives
In New York

Richard Brooks, we'll known
author and scenarist who re-
Gently completed the screenplay
for Warner Bros. forthcoming
film dramas, "Key Largo" and
"To The Victor" will arrive in
New York on Saturday, January
II, from Hollywood.
Brooks, who wrote The
Brick xhole," best-selling
novel which was filmed under
the title "Crossfire," will confer
with Harper and Bros. on publ
cation on his latest book, "The
Boiling Point"
ITO The Victor" melo-
drama of postwar Europe CO.
starring Dennis Morgan and
Viveca Lindfors, will be re-
leased shortly by Warner Bros
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Ba.
all, Edward G.. Robinson, Lionel
Barrymore and Claire Trevor
have leading roles in "Key
Largo" based on the famous
drama by Maxwell Anderson.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Parade Beauties
Get Acting Chance

HOLLYWOOD - Hollywood
has had its showgirl beauties in
the past-the Ziegfeld Girls, Du
Barry Girls, Cover Girls and
Goldwyn Girls-but now comes
the beauties with the New Look
the Easter Parade Girls. The
nine lovelies, selected from ESQ
contenders, will make their
screen debut in Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors Technicolor musical,
Easter Parade" starring Judy
Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter
Lawford and Ann Miller.
The girls were selected by
Producer Arthur Freed after the
most comprehensive film testing
ever given any similar group
Each was picked, not only for
her beauty, but also on the re-
suits of dramatic tests to es-
tablish promise for future parts.
The girls are Elaine Sterling
of st. Louis, Mo-, Lola Albright
of Akron, Ohio, Pat Walker of
Hollywood, Pat Vaniver of Phil
adelphia, Marjorie jackson of
Philadelphia and Detroit, Gail
Langford and Shirley Ballard of
Los Angeles, Joy Lansing of Salt
Lake City and Ruth Hall of
Santa Monica, Calf.
They will be featured in two
lavish Irving Berlin numbers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Roses From Late
Mate Puzzle June

HOLLYWOOD - When June
Allyson reported to the set of
M-G-M'S "The Three Musket-
eerS" for her first days work as
the heroine of the Technicolor
production she found a huge
bouquet of roses waiting for her.
The card with the flowers
read: Good luck from your
late husband"
After puzzling awhile June
discovered the roses were a gift
from Van Johnson, to whom she
was married in her previous
film. "The Bride Goes Wild"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Pearl Bailey Cast In
It's Always Spring

HOLLYWOOD-Pearl Bailey,
famous night club singer, was
awarded the key role of Abigail
in Daniel Dare's new Paramount
production, "It's Always Spring"
formerly titled Fathers Day."
recently.
Upon completion of her cur
rent engagements in New York,
she will leave for Hollywood
January 19, one week before the
cameras start turning for Its
Always Spring"
In Its Always Spring" Pearl
is the household barometer on
family activities after living so
long with a small Indiana town
family.
She joints the all-star cast of
Veronica Lake, Mary Hatcher,
Mona Freeman, George Reeves,
Billy De Wolfe and Roland
Culver.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
SheiLG Has SlUeet
Role In NetO Film

HOLLYWOOD - Sheila
STEMS first screen role is
every little girls dream
come true. All she has to
do is eat candy!
Just seven, Sheila was
spotted at Cahuenga grade
school one morning. Her
parents were persuaded to
allow Sheila to make her
screen debut in M-G-Ms
Technicolor m musical, "A
Date With Judy"
Sheila, who has curly
black hair, big brown eyes,
also has another attribute
necessary for the role of the
candy-eating youngster who
appears throughout the NJ
GIN film.
She is pleasingly-plump.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Tufts And Britton
In ''The Wrangler''

Sonny Tufts and Barbara Brit
ton, who appeared together in
''The Virginian," will be teamed
in another super-western, Colum-
bias Cinecolor "The Wranglers. "
Based on a Saturday Evening
Post short story, Something To
Brag About" the film will be
produced by Harry Joe Brown,
with Randolph Scott as associate
producer. Scott will not appear
in the picture. Gabby Hayes,
favorite Western character,
heads the featured cast. Brown
and Scott have already produced
two Cinecolor West erns for
Columbia, last years highly sue
cessful "Gunfighters," in which
Scott starred with Miss Britton,
and the forthcoming Coroner
Creek"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27

Dorothy Patrick calls her
hair style in "Alias a Gentle
man." the "four-iH-one" because
1T can be changed easily to suit
any occasion.
To set it, the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer actress parts her hair in
the middle and makes a halo of
large pi curls all the way
around her head.
Then, for sports wear, Dor
othy simply brushes her hair
out, holds the sides back off the
face with combs and turns the
ends under in page boy.
For shopping or daytime wear,
she turns the ends up instead
of under.
For date wear, Dorothy pulls
thes ides of her hair up and
away from her face, holds it
smoothly in place with gold
combs and dresses the ends into
a mass of fluffy casual curls.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
The Feminine Touch

Never permit your hair to be
dried under a dryer if you want
shining tresses like Esther Will
liams. The M-G-M star, whose
next picture is "On An Island
With You," feels that a dryer
can do as much damage to the
hair as sitting under a hot sun.
Instead, Esther hand-dries her
hair, which helps bring out the
natural curl. She then sets it in
large loose pincurls, ties a tur-
ban around her head, and takes
a hot shower which steams the
curlS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27

plush chair and dinner jacket, "
. say Randolph Scott, whose West
erns are big-time pictures and
top favoriteS.
He recently appeared in an
other shoot-'em-upper, this time
for Clarion Productions in color
The picture, Albuquerque" is
from a Luke Short book, Short
being a foremost author of out
door action vehicles.
Making Westerns is like play
ing football" Randy reasons.
"You might be playing the same
type of game most of the time,
but each play, like scenes, is diff
ferent and it keeps a player on
his toes"
Ladd Dons Stetson
Randy isn't the only Holly
wood actor making westerns to-
day. During recent months, sew
eral stars have swung into the
saddle for the first time. If this
hadn't been happening with COM
parative regularity since "Bron-
cho Billy" Anderson hired the
first movie double to do his dan
gerous riding some 40 years ago,
it might be hailed as trend.
Alan Ladd, long a movie tough
guy, is the latest to join the
Stetson.wearing gun-toters. He
is starred in Paramount'S "Whis,
pering Smith," perennially popu-
lar story of the soft-spoken
hombre who made a speciality of
out.shooting train robbers.
Ray Milland went western re-
Gently in California" the Tech
nicolor epic of early California,
while Gregory Peck donned a
sombrero for David Selznick's S
super-epic, "Duel in the Sum-"
! Victor Mature, Burt Lancaster,
Bob Mitchum, Robert Young,
Glenn Ford nd William Holden
are few of the other film favor
ties who turned to the open
spaces and made western movies
in recent months.
Whether it's a million.dollar
western like Albuquerque" or a
small shoot. 'em-up, the fans like
their action films.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Bing Named Top Star
In PHILIPPINES Poll

HOLLYWOOD-Bing Crosby
starring in Paramount's "A Con
necticut Yankee in King Ar
thurs Court" recently was in
formed that he has won another
popularity poll.
A vote of students, business
men, farmers, teachers, profes.
sionals, exhibitors and others ir
the Philippine Islands placed
the Groaner at the top of the
list of Hollywood actors. Poll,
first since the war, was con-
Quoted by the Philippine Cinema
Survey.
Ingrid Bergman was voted
the most popular actress. Two
of the islands leading stars,
Roger Delarosa and Pacieta
Francisco, informed Crosby of
his oscar" on the set of the
picture. They are here to make
a PHILIPPINE language film.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
DAHL's DREAM CLOTHES

When a girl dreams, she
dreams of the kind of clothes
that Arlene Dahl wears in her
Forthcoming picture, "The Bride
Goes Wild" A typical example
o fthis wardrobe, which features
lines as smart and new as to-
morrow, is an oyster-colored
dress of pongee that Arlene
wears for a scene with Van
Johnson.
This light-hearted, imagina-
tive dress, designed by Helen
Rose, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer de-
signer, is strikingly simple, be-
ing accented only by a band of
blue angora created in the
shape of a wide "V' over the
bodice and Shoulderline.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
MY Wild Irish Rose
At N. Y. Strand

my Wild Irish Rose" Warner
Bros Technicolor musical star.
ring Dennis Morgan, has begun
a second week at the N. Y.
Strand Theatre.
Arlene Dahl, Andrea King,
Alan Hale. George Tobias, Geo.
O'Brien, Ben Blue and Sara All.
good are Importantly cast in the
story of Chauncey Olcott, the
famous Irish-American tenor and
composer.
The Strands accompanying
"in person" show, headed by The
Ink Spots and Herbie Fields and
his orchestra, also continues for
a second week. Frank Marlowe,
musical comedy star, and Miriam
Lavelle, exciting dance special
lst, complete the ''in person" bill.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-27
Assistant Dance Director
Actor For Warner Bros.

Larry Rio, assistant to Leroy
Prinz, Warner Bros. dance di-
rector, has turned actor with
his assignment to the cast of the
Astudio's forthcoming com e dy,
John Loves Mary" He will
portray a New York taxi driver.
An ex-vaudevillian, who with
his brothers formed an act
known as the Three Rio Brothrs,
Rio tourned America and Eu-
rope. When the act dissolved,
he became associated with mo-
ton pictures.
Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson,
Wayne Morris, Patricia Neal,
Virginia Field and Edward Ar
mold have leading roles in "John
Loves Mary" which David But
Ter is directing.