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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-05-11

las nuomonlQ sklrtumas pasireiske lygiai prizes 80
metQ kada Steigiamass Seimas antra karta paskelbe
etuVos neprlklausomybe tuo lyg ir pabrezdamas kad
vskas, kas iigi to buvo padarya yra nereiksmnga r
Vasarlo 10 denos aktas, r savanoru zygai piruju
Valstybes stagu sukrimas tarytum buvo tesnes reik
smes neturi faktai tk Semas viska pradeda nuo pra
dzios Toks susidare spuds is prmojo Steigiamoo Sci
mo velksmo 10 dalyviai, pirma karta savo gyvenime
sukure parlamenta autes laba galing dideliems uz
daVlams kurluos reikejo atlikt zinoma vsai ne del
JQ kaltes jiems laba sligo nepaprastai rekango da
lyko - prltyrimo.
Kan. }. Tumas Vazgantas, stebedamas ia Steigia-
moJo oemo nar1q r ypac jo vadu savim pasitenkinma
su paslgereJmu II drauge sypsena dave Steigiama-
Jam Semu varda: simtas dvylika karau" Jis gereio-
ST. kad su toka drasa Letuvos suverenine vadza pra
deda Velkt If drauge sypsoosi is to- kap pirma karta
Z parlanentne scena" pateke valstybnio darbo nauio
kal stlepas aukscau uz senus Angjos parlamentarus
nls atrodo, kad prisimenant ia tikra istorini et
Vos gyvenlmo lvyk jei ir nerekia jo ispsta perver
tln nerekia ven tk himnus giedoti ir smkinti vaiz
duo]ant Stelgamaj Sema kaip koki sebuklinga Lietu
vos isganytoa tai ktos puses neteisnga butu wien tk
pabrezti 10 silpnybes bel kladas r jas beskaciuoant
sunlenkinti Stegiamoo Semo reksme Wis deto tai bu
vo Lletuviu tautos potne atstovybe tegu r neobuai
oct prma karta tokiu mastu aisva srinkta il buvo to-
kla atstovybe koka taua tada sugebejo srinkt ii dir
oo kaip mokejo, kaip suprato.
Lnkekilne, kad kick galin greiciau lietuviu tauta
saVo tevynee vel galeu bent tokia atstovvbe iss
nkt lr llnkekme, kad oi atsovybe pajegtu persiimt
StelgamQJo Seimo entuzazmu bet kad r gerai isdeme
" 20 spnybes bel kaldas r jas kuo maziausai kartotu
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PASIkALBEUMAS
apie prakalbas

Pereita savaite, geguzes A die
Clevelande vienas is ziurovu
kreipiasi j kita, kuri jis, matyt,
laiko zymiu prakalbininku, sa-
kydamas:
- Va, JUS, prakalbininkai, pa
simokykit is sitos mergaites,
kaip reikia prakalbas sakyti!
(Teatro atidarymo pirmoji
kalba dedama 3-me puslapyje).
- HIM, taip, zinoma -. Bet
il gi, is anksto atmintinai kalba
ismokusi
- Tai ir JUS taip darykit!
- Jos kalba, matyti, buvo is
anksto parasyta -.
- Ir JUS taip darykite!
- Jai parase kas nors is Wy
resniqju, gerai apgalvojes.
- Ir JUS taip darykit, jeigu
patterns nesiseka is anksto ap-
galvoti!
- Well, zinoma . Bet ne vi
sada tam yra laiko g..
- Tai, jeigu nera laiko pasiruos-
tt, ar negeriau butQ, jei neture-
tumet laiko ir. -. kalbeti?
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ATEINANTl pil1nadeni sueis lygiai 80 metu nuo tos
denos, kada susir'nko Lietuvos Steigiamass Seimas
airiose pasaulio vetose kur yra lieuvu, 81 pazymet
stornes reiksmes Lietuvos gyvenimo vykio sukak-
It's paminina
Pamnima kukai il ivairias jausmais. Paminma,
palygint santuriai.
kokios to santuumo priezastys? Gal svarbausio yra
ia, kad dabar gyvename kitais rupescias: daugiau
aeitim, daugau besirupndami kada vel gales susirnk
ii Steigiamass Seimas Mes uk lures gi butt toks Sci
mas srinktas r s lures deti etuvos vastybei nauus
pa1natus. Jis lures tai daryt pacoje Lietuvoe XII
tur ei kas r abai grazai suplanuotu bsma Lietuvos
konsttuca bel kitus santvarkos nuostats tai tie pla
mai gaetu butt panaudo tik kap zaiava kaip medzia
ga ITEMS kure reaiai kurs naujaj Lietuvos gyvenima
kitos santurumo prezastys susdaro gal is to- kad jau
seniai, pat Steigamojo Seimo susirinkmo, ispl-
dzia If nuomones apie o darby laimnguma buvo ir
bera skirtngos Ven gal perdaug Steigiama Selma gar
bna, kit perdaug 10 reiksme bel nuopelnus mazina
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1950-05-11
URGIUI SAVCKIUI
60 metu

Pereita savaitegeguzes 4 die
ma, zymiam Lietuvos rasytojui
ir diplomatui Jurgiui Savickiui
suejo 60 metu amziaus.
Jurgis Savickis gyvena Pran-
cuzijos pietuose, prie Vidurze-
milo juros, prie pat Italijos Sic
nos, kur turf isigijes sklypell
Genes SUI nameliu ir... darzi-
ninkauja. Keliasi SUI saule ir is
tisas dienas dirba darze, is ku-
rio pelnosi sau duona. Tx nuo
to kartais atliekamu laiku ina
plunksna j rankas. Jis yra vienas
is zymiausiu musu rasytoju.
Apie 20 metu buvo Lietuvos pa
siuntiniu daugiausia Skandina-
WHO'S krastuose arba uzs. reik.
min. departamento direktorium.
Kuri laika buvo ir Valstybes Te-
afro direktoriumi.
Lietuvos Dipl. Sefas min. ST..
Lozoraitis, sia proga sveikinda-
mas Jurgi Savicki, raso: "Tams-
tos sukaktuves yra kartu ir Lie
tuvos kulturos svente. Garbin-
gai gindamas musu valstybes
interesus uzsienyje kaip vyriau-
sias tarnyboje diplomatinis at
stovas, Tamsta lygiagreciai vyk-
del kita kilnia misija - atsto-
vavai Lietuva dvasios srity, sa-
vo dideliu rasytojo talentu reis-
kei nepriklausoma lietuviu min
tt ir jos grozi."
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Jurgis BaltruSaitis
GEGUZES DANA

Vel, vel suuze sodai, giraites,
Saules tuoktuvems margasis kraitis =
Bllzga zibuciu melynos akys -
Stiebias kastanq ziedai kaip wakes
}r jau lelijos ir baltosios rozes,
Saules drauguzes, ziojasi, vozias ;.
Netaupo viesnios baltutes drobes,
zaliais silkeliais juosias ir gobias,
Bet, ant, jaunoji, ant, obelyte,
Maloniai ziedu vaisina bite,
Stiebias didingai, kaip karaliene,
Lyg pienu prausias, maudosi piene
zaliais audimais isklotas kelias,
Svyruoja, virba zalios skareles,
kykai ir raisciai, sagos geltonos,
Lieknos virsunes, sakeles plonos =
Galingas dziaugsmas sirdi pagauna -
kaip visa marga, kaip visa jauna!
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ISITIK IN o?
ATRODO, kad Jungtiniu Americas Valstybi


ATRODO, kad Jungtiniu Amerikos Valstybiq Senatas
netrukus patvirtins Konvencija Genocdo Nusikalti-
nui Isvengt ir Baust Ia kausma svarsciusi komisja
rekomendavo ja tvirtnti I nenumate siuyti Senatui
kad s ia konvenca tvrtindamas prirasytu kokQ nors
"rezervaciju".
Taeau toji komisija pridejo savo paaiskinimu kaip
il supranta tam tkras konvencos vetas Tie paaskini
mal znoma, nebus itraukt konvencja r jos nepakeis,
bet e y1a darom is atsargumo Jegu kills gincas kaip
tas vetas rekia suprast tai Amerkos vyriausyhe ga
les RENTS ias sakydama, kad sutikome pasirasyt
sia sutarti tik staip ne kitaip manydami.
Viename is tu paaskinimu yra pasakyta, kad Jungt-
niu Americas Vastybiu vyriausybe apsiiaa konven-
cijoj nurodytus nuskatmus bausti eigu jie btu pa
daryt siekiant sunaiknti stisa taune rasne grpe
Jungtiniu Valstybiq teritoroje
Sticks konvencijos supratmas atrodo CANA keistas.
Juk konvencija yra sudarya tokiu tikslu kad buQ
organzuota tarptautine pajega, kovojant genocdo
nuskatmu r ta nusikaltima baudzanti visur, kur tk
jis butu padarytas
Senatorial, kurie nori prideti toki paaiskinma, ma
toma tap galvoja: Mes apsiimame sudrausti sta nu
sikaltima pas Tegu kit rg apsms ta daryt pas
save tai ir bus viskas tvarkoj..."
Taip is tkro butu viskas tvarkoj, jegu viso pasau
o yyriausybes neisskrant r Maskvos, apsiimtu taip
daryti ir saziningai ta paszadema vykdytu. Bet.
Apie tuos senatorius, kure sitaip gavoja, tegai-
ma pasakyt kad e Wis dar nepaega matyti toliau sa
vo parapiios" . Jiems dar neaisku kad tai sun
ku kebu. bet rekia prizes tautu zudyma kovoti orga
nizuota r vso pasauliO mastu.
Nors konvencijos patvirtinimu tautu nakinimo pix
tadarybes nepanakins bet to konvencija bus bent tel
sins pagrndas M rodyke kas butu galima r kas reik-
tu daryt kad butu sudraustos r nubaustos ta pkada
rybe atliekancios valdzos.
Gal but senatorus kick apsves speciaai jems sleis
ia knyga kurioje yra sudeti visi komisjai padaryh
pareskmai, memorandumai r paaisknimai ape ta rel
kala. Knyga seista geguzes diena Tai yra 555 pusa
piu knyga JOS vsos znoma senatorial, ypac tie, ku-
renls Xxi Sol tas rekaas tebera mglotas, nepaskays
Bet gama tiketis kad ties vienu skrium e tkrai SUI
stos Butent ties ais 80 pusapais, kuriuose deas lie
tuviu udytoo adv K. Jurgelos pareiskimas Shame u-
dime sdestyta, kap Maskva organzuoja lietuvu tau
tos naikinma. 10 pareskmas Ultima 80 puslapius tagi
apie 13a dali visos knygos Ten detos tap pat r visos
Amerikos I4etuviu Kongreso rezoiucijos.
Kodel manome kad ties siuo skyrium senatoriu
akys sstoti? Todel kad jaime yra visoj knygoj
venintes paveikslas sovietu dar 1889 metals prizes
prasdedant karui sleistas Europos zemeaps kuriamc
jau tada Letuva ir kitos Pabao valsybes buvo tauk
tos Sovetu Sajungos ribas Tai dokumentas kad Mask
va au tada buvo nutarus tuos krastus pagrobt vsis
kai nesdomedama tu krastu gyventoju vaia.
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Ir zeme dega...
II Feliksas BOGiinas
Feliksas BoGilnas

ziave prie judvieju, pasauke Rimkuna Kar-
tu nuejo ir Aldona.
- Mes turime pasiekti Jurbarka Tam
sta vaziuosi kartu, paskiau grazinsi siuos
arklius tam, is ko esame paeme, - tare
vienas.
Keno buvo arkliai ir vezimas - Rim
kunas nepazino. Gal is toliau paimti !. Ka
jis turejo daryti? Kareiviai buvo ginkluo-
IT, Kur jega, ten ir teise. Jis pasiziurejo
zmona.
= Aldonele, elk namo. Parnesk ir dial.
gi. Grizti galesiu tik rytoj, jei kas kelly ne
atsitiks. Rimantukui pasakyk, kad isvazia-
vau pas dede Kazi.
Jis isedo vezima Tuojau jam pada-
We vadzias ir paragino skubeti. Atsisukes
mate, kaip Aldona sluoste asaras
Karsta saule uzklupo keleivi didelia-
me dulketame kelyje. Keleivis ejo nesku-
bedamas, atrode visai pavarges. / kazkokia
uniforma panasus jo rubai buvo sunkiai
skiriami nuo jo lieso veido, menkai tema-
tomo is po giliai uzsmauktos kepures ir
seniai beskustos barzdos. Jis pasuko cia
pat esanti kiema, tikedamasis gauti stikla
vandens. Vartu sklascio terkstelejimas ir
sunkios eisenos aidas ant akmeninio grin
dinio turejo girdetis viduj. Prize Tango pa
sirode moteriskas veidas, taciau durys ne
atsldare
- Perdaug pavargeliskai atrodau, -
pagalvojo Rimkunas, ir skausmas pasirode
jo akyse.
Atsisedo ant akmens ir nusiave bata.
Paselusiai nutrinta koja. IS marskiniu pa
darytas autas buvo surudes ir skyletas W.
deio traukucio lapa, storiau apvyniojo nu-
trinta vieta, apsiave ir isejp is keno.
Rodykle rode mach Winden IL KIM"
Vadinasi, siandien praeita 80 kilometru.
Rimkunas zinojo, apie Windena yra lietu-
viu stovykla
= Apsigyvensiu tenai. Jie gauna is
sajungininku maista Gal sustipresiu. Gal
net pazistamu rasis? Kad taip radius. ka is
to paties valsciaus, kuris gal net mate jo
zmona. Vargse Aldona! Kick j pergyveno
SUI Rimantuku. O gal ju ten nebera? -
Rimkunas nusipurte tai pagalvojes Jis per
gerai zinojo kad nelemtam atejunui SUI
minkstinti nepades nei maldavimai nei asa
rOS.
Tuo metu j pavijo ir ties juo sustojo
kariskas AUTOMOBILES. Kareivis, kuris ten
sedejo, pamojo jam ir parode vieta sestis.
- Prisoner? - paklause Rimkuna.
- ia, = atsake Sis ir skubino parody
tt rasta, kad paleistas. Bet kareivis tik mos
terejo ranka.
Where are you going to? - klausi-
nejo kareivis Bet Rimkunas nesuprato.
= Wohin du geen? - paklause maz-
daug vokiskai.
Rimkunas papasakojo einas lietuviu
stovykla ties Windeno miestu.
- Tai tu lietuvys? AS moku lietuvis-
kai too. Mano tevas kilo nuo Veliuonos.
Ar zinai Veliuona?
Girdejau, nusisypsojo Rimku-
mas. = Is kokio kaimo?
- don't know, as SUI tevu apie tai
nesneku. Okey, tai as tave nuvesiu, as ten
vaziuoju. Tu ar zenijaisi?
Taip, turiu Selma.
- Tai vaziuok namo Kodel buVai ka-
reivis?
- Kareiviu name priverte butt, apie
namus as rupinuosi daugiau, kaip kas apie
tai mano, Mazas dziaugsmas dabar visur,
= aiskino Rimkunas.
~ Kodel? AS pacios dar neturiu, bet
jei galeciau tuojau vaziuociau. Jei val
dzia bloga, tai reikia ia nuversti - issi-
rinkt geresne!
c1xT1n %xy1G
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Hollywood Diary
Katharine Hepburn to Film Happy Birthday
.By SheiIoh Groham'

Katharine Hepburn is following
in the footsteps of Helen Hayes.
Her pal, Anita Loos, Is writing
the movie version of Happy
Birthday" which starred Miss
Hayes on Broadway, for Katie to
do on the screen-probably her
next picture.
Gertrude Lawrence and Clifton
Webb have a plan to do musical
together at 20th-Fox. In case
you have forgotten, what with
"Belvederes" and "Glass Menag-
cries." they both started as singers
and hooters. Gertie flies to
Florida in a few weeks to vacation
with her husband, Richard AID
rich.
Jimmy Cagney and Barbara
won the Charleston
at Jane Wyman's party.
Ginger Rogers was there with
Greg Bautzer. but didn't compete.
Ronald Reagan was among those
but not Lew Ayres. The
Ayres-Rogers affair is not as
much of romance as 1t was.
Lou Costello must be rich. He
has sent his wife to Phoenix while
he completely remodels his al
ready big home. "I'm busting out
the entire front part" Lou tells
me, land I'm adding a big suite
for my oldest daughter. so she
can be alone. The next daughter
Is also having a new suite. And
the last daughter can have all
the rooms vacated by the Others"
Partner Bud Abbott is in Palm
Springs-to relax. Amazing that.
with only one picture released last
year, the comics are still No. 3
in box-office popularity.
Ann Sothern wore her COM
mand performance gown with the
Illusion skirt-whateyer that
the New Years eve
parties at Harry Cohn's and Harry
Goetz's. Cy Howard was her es-
cort to both affairs.
X X X
Elizabeth Taylor and Vic Da-
none a cute twosome buying gobs
Of beautiful candy at a shop In
Beverly Hills. ~
The boy slapping Shelley Whit
Evening star., 1950-01-04

not the top woman in the affec-
tions of American moviegoers as
shown in the annual Motion Pic
ture Daily poll. In fact, she is
not even in the first 10 after all
those years of vying with Bing
Crosby for first place, a distinc-
ton the more singular for the fact
that women seldom climb so high.
Before Miss Bergman, indeed,
only Shirley Temple was a pin
nacle performer. There were
those who regarded even this as
a foul in that Shirley had childish
charm on her side.
Miss Bergman's business recess
sion-The poll is based on box
Office f1gures-may not in any way
be associated with a change in her
private emotional status In fact,
it is more likely that it has to
do with her absence from Holly
wood for a year in 1947 to play
Joan of Lorraine" on the stage.
her long occupation with the
movie version of Joan of Arc"
Evening star., 1950-01-04

happens to be playing a two-weeks'
engagement as Blanche Dubois in
"a Street Car Named Desire" at
Ford's theater, Baltimore. starting
next Monday night. Miss Evelyn
will provide the chief decoration
for the luncheon which is expected
to draw an audience Of 750. chiefly
workers in the $120. 1000 fund drive.
Miss Evelyn's first smashing sue
cess on Broadway was as the lead
ing woman in Angel Street." a
two-hit melodramatic hit which
subsequently came to the screen
as "Gaslight." In the latter form,
1t won Ingrid Bergman her first
Academy award. It won for Miss
Evelyn no such prize but it made
a large public and all Broadway
producers conscious Of her as one
Of the top young actresses in the
theater.
She Is an educated one, too,
what with Master of Arts degree
from the University OF Manitoba,
across the border from her native
South Dakota.
X 4 Il
What with all those new, and
generally praised, pictures open
ing over the week end for the holi-
day trade, the next few days will
be lean ones with respect to fresh
screen attractions. So far, the
one definite booking for the week
Is the twin bill of Marx Bros. films
set for Friday at the Little.
The new combination will be
composed Of Horse Feathers" and
Monkey Business" a couple of
memorable Marks.
Evening star., 1950-01-04

and her subsequent assignment in
Stromboli.
Joan Of Arc" was a big picture
and many a performer has held q
first 10" place with no more than
that. It happened that it was not
a very good picture, however, in
spite of its expense and its pres
tige and this may account for her
sudden disappearance. The dis
appearance from the years big
names where the cash registers
write them out.
Incidentally, looking back on the
list which was published at the
turn Of the year. nothing could
testify more emphatically to the
loyalty of women moviegoers to
their old favorites. OF the nine on
the list-including Abbott and
Costello as a team-their aggre-
gate years of movie acting would
reach far above 100, and the aver
age individual age Of the group
would not be far below half of
that.
The others Hope, Crosby,
Wayne, Cooper, Grant, Bogart and
Gable-no doubt will be in their
accustomed places at the same
time next year. @
Come to think Of 1t, why not?
This business Of breaking habits
probably is quite overrated.
There was q screening Of q
couple of w. c. Fields pictures
those currently at the Little the
ater-a few weeks ago and the
second most interesting thing
about them was that Gloria Jean
played in one Of them.
Whatever happened to herr"
about half the screening room
audience wanted to know.
The National theater came UP
with the answer yesterday. One
Of the top players in There's A
Girl in My Heart" that houses
next attraction, will be Gloria Jean.
She's quite grown up now, q
blond with bangs.
X
The National Symphony Or
chestra has come up with a charm
ing and talented guest Of honor for
its Goth annual Sustaining Fund
Campaign luncheon next Tuesday.
She is Miss Judith Evelyn who
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Ambassador - The Inspector
General: l. sos. Sis. 7:25 and
$40 pm.
Capitol-"Adam's Rib; II am,
las, 4:30. 7:15. and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1855, $40. 6:25 and o:15
pm.
Columbia - Ambush; 1890
am, 1925, 2:25, 4:20, $40, s:15
and 1910 pm.
Dupont-"Germany Year Zero;
1:10. ass. 4:45, $50. $40 and
1910 pm.
Keith's-"The Outlaw: 1880
am. 1880. $3.50. $50, 1880 and
$3.50 pm.
Metropolitan - Port Of New
York;; 1850 am, 1850. $3.50,
$50. 1850 and $50 pm.
Little - Never Give A Sucker
An Even Break; II am, 1870,
4:05. 6:35 and 9:10 pm.
National - Tell It to the
Judge; 11:20 am, los. 2:50,
4:30, 6:15, 8 and 9:45 pm.
Palace - ION The Town; II
am, LOS. 3:15. 5:25. 7::35 and
9:45 pm.
Pix-"The Queens Lover: $50,
6:55 and 9:55 pm.
Playhouse - IAN the Kings
Men; 11:10 am, lis, 3:25, 5:35,
1850 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Pirates Of Capri;
II am. 12:40, 2:30. 4:25. sos, 8,
and 9:55 pm.
Warner-"The Inspector Gen.
|eral";; 10:45 am, sos, Sis, 1880
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1950-01-04

ers from here to there in South
Sea Sinner" is Frank Lovejoy, the
Sergeant Mingo Of Home of the
Brave" Now Hal Wallis wants
him for mo Escape" with Burt
Lancaster.
Maureen O'Hara has to masquer-
ade as a man In Sons Of the Mus
keteers." That's almost as silly
as when Jane Russell tried to pass
herself of as q boy in. Montana
Belle"
Bob Hope was never more serious
IN his life than now. He is cam
paigning for better living con-
ditions for the CTS in Alaska.
Evening star., 1950-01-04

way-Kazan directed Barbara IN
Deep Are the Roots" the plav
that brought her to Hollywood.
(Released by North American Newspaps,
Alliance)
Evening star., 1950-01-04

Says they are living in tar-pape,
shacks at 40 below zero.
John Garfield is ignoring hi.
heart which conked out q bit re-
Gently. After his Warner picture,
John goes to Robert Rossen for
Port Antique" to be made in
Africa.
Deborah Kerr, from Africa,
writes that the water there is so
dagerous that she, Richard Carlson
and Stewart Granger clean their
teeth with beer!
Marilyn Maxwell and Andy Nc
Intyre returned here after their
wedding Sunday in Santa Barbara.
No honeymoon, but a big Holly
wood reception is planned later in
the week.
~ -
I hope Sally Forrest isn't too
late to merit the Academy award
Evening star., 1950-01-04

for her terrific performance tr
the new Ida Lupino movie, Never
Fear" Ida and Collier Young are
proving that excellent pictures
can be made on small budgets
with unknown people in the leads.
I'm just mad about Keefe Bra
selle, the other star.
Barbara Bel Geddes of to New
Orleans to star for Ella Kazan in
Outbreak" The last time they
worked together was on broad
Evening star., 1950-01-04

I hope Sally Forrest isn't too
late to merit the Academy award
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Drama News and Reviews
Ingrid Loses Big TO- Place,
But Her Films Were Few
By Jay Cormody

Ingrid Bergman has had publicity lately that
absence of it pleasant thing
happen to her.
there semisgnifcant development in the
relates Miss which the Indifferent
of her overlook.
years. the beautiful Swedish
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-23
PLANS FOR BIG FOURTH
 GET START
Fireworks, Concessions df Subport-Going to Be
 "King Juneau" Also

Plans for the Fourth of July cele- bration are rapidly being put into shape. This was indicated last nIsht at a meeting held in the council chambers of the city hall by the rep resentatives of the various organi- cations in charge of the celebration.
 Mayor Hendrickson announced that he has obtained permission to use the support warehouse as a place in which to set up conces- sions and rides. He said the build- ing will afford protection from rain and there would be no gamb- ling on the weather.
 A three day celebration is being planned, starting with the corona ton ball Saturday night. July l.
 On Sunday there will be ball games and the suggestion was made that the rides and concessions be opened after the games.
 The parade will be held on the Fourth starting at the usual time of l0:15 am.
 Awards for the floats are an- nounced. A prize of $250 will be given for the most beautiful float in the parade. Among the other prizes will be cash awards for deco rated cars. the most patriotic float and children's prize.
 The fireworks committee reported that this year the fireworks will be fired from the support because of a lack of barges. In addition to night time displays on July 3 and 1. there will also be some rockets fired dur ing the daylight hours.
 Elton Engstrom. Jr., with a dele gation from the Teen-Age Club, said that the club proposed to hold square dance in front of the club
 He sussestsd that one of Juneauss square dancing organizations co operate with the club in presenting this feature.
 This year new twist will be
 added to the coronation of the queen of the Fourth-the crowning
 of King Juneau"
 Judy Green outlined the qualifi- cations on which the king would be chosen: twenty years residence in Alaska. ten years in Juneau. re- spected by the community and serv- ice rendered to the city. She said that the main purpose of choosing a king would be to honor someone in the community in recognition of the benefits they have given to the city.
 The selection will be made by a secret committee of three local business men. The kings name will not be revealed until the night of the coronation ball. she said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-23
NO CHANGE IN POLICY
 ON F0RM0SA

WASHINGTON, June 30 - tR - Secretary of State Dean Acheson ;aid today the United States policy toward Formosa is the same now as outlined by President Truman Jan. 5. At that time, MT. Truman ruled out US. military aid to help Chinese Nationalists hold the is- land
 Secretary of Defense Johnson's visit to Tokyo this week was brought up at Acheson's news con- ference.
 A newsman told Acheson there have been many reports about re- opening the Formosa question. He asked whether American policy re- mains unchanged.
 The secretary replied that the policy toward Formosa was stated by MT. Truman Jan. and that re- mains the policy
 His answer dealt precisely With the situation as it is at the moment. It did not contradict reports from other official sources in recent days and that the policy has been under review.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-23
SILENCE, FOOLISH"
 ANSWERS TO QUERY
 ON ROYAL ROMANCE

LONDON, June 23-R,-London gossips are saying that Princess Margaret wants to marry the 26- year-old Earl of Dalkeith. Bucking- ham Palace, which frowns on such talk, refused today to discuss 1t.
 The rumors have it that the en- gagement of Princess Elizabeth's younger sister will be announced after Margarets 2oth birthday, Aug 21.
 The Earl himself, handsome, red-haired Scotsman who has been one of Margaret's most devoted es- corts, snorted impatiently and called the rumors foolish"
 "The number of times I have escorted the Princess is irrelevant the Earl said
 The young six-foot-tall Earl keeps busy managing his fathers vast estates, which he some day will inherit. The estates cover some 500, ,0OO acres in seven counties and the fortune is one of Britain's greatest.