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March 3, 1879.
Wednesday, June 6, 1945
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTIVE
One of the most interesting and en
couraging meetings of the Nortwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce took
place last evening. Many and varied sub
jects were brought before the Chamber,
and quite enlightening discussions were
held on mining, housing, roads, railroad
and development of the Second Division.
If Superintendent John D. Hudert, of
the Alaska Road Commission lives up to
his reputation, we will have some action
on roads and railroad this season.
Much is being planned for future de
velopment of roads in the Division. Dur
ing the meeting more explanations were
forthcoming, in regard to the Alaska De
velopment Board, its funds, and func
tions, and discussions arose therefrom.
Most important was the support given
A. Polet, the Second Division Regional
Member of the Board, in his request for
assistance of a paid secretary and estab
lishment of a regional office in Nome, to
compile data, and to perform necessary
functions of the office, to further the
purpose of the Development Board, in
accord with the Bill as passed by the
Seventeenth Legislature.
The Second Division is justly entitled
to its share in the help afforded by th4
enactment of such legislation.
The vastness and importance of the
Division in value to the Territory should
be emphasized to the members of the
Development Board who control the
purse strings of the funds allotted to the
Board, in order that the spending of the
funds should not be confined to the more
populated areas, of the other three Di
visions, under influence from strong in
terests therein.
Let’s dev^op the Second Division, at
present, selfishly for ourselves, which is
natural, and for the future generations
including all who will come to seek their
fortunes and to make the Second Divi
sion their home.
GOOD NEWS FROM CHINA
The destruction and evacuation of
some American air bases in China, under
pressure of the Japanese campaign in
that country, has led many Americans' to
the conclusion that the enemy is making
considerable progress on the continent.
Because of this fact, it is interesting
to report that Lt.-Gen. Albert C. Wede
meyer, Commander of American Forces
in China, says that “Japan’s over-all po
sition in China is unfavorable” and the
enemy position on the mainland is deteri
orating rapidly.
Something of a similar judgment
comes from General Sir Claude Auchin
leck, British Commander-in-Chief in In
dia, who recently told the Indian legisla
ture at New Delhi that the enemy was
“on the run” in Burma and facing re
verses in the interior of China.
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MOVIE WHISPERS
MAKE A RACKET
By ROBBIN COONS
i HOLLYWOOD—Edward Arnold ,
the grand vizer of Bagdad, was
entertaining Ronald Colman, the
beggar-magician, for a scene in
“Kismet” and the dialogue was [
bouncing along.
But Jimmy Flaster, the sound
man, removed the lucite “beeps”
from his ears and shook his head.
“Arnold’s going to blow,” he whis
pered to us.
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And Arnold “blew”—instantly.
He stumbled on the word “Has
sir,’ the mythical land of which
Colman is supposed to be a prince.
We hailed Jimmy Flaster as a
prophet, asked him whence came
his mysterious power.
“We always know” he chuckled.
“I could tell because Arnold
started speeding up. We can tell,
i usually, about two*lines ahead be-'
, cause the actor speeds up, appar- !
ntly involuntarily, as he approach
i es a line he’s not sure of.”
So we picked up some more
: items of contemporary science,
l
while the actors prepared to go
! through the scene again. A sound
technician, said Jimmy Fluster,will j
know if a player needs a drink of j
water, if he has new bridge work,
even if his tummy grumbles.
' “Sometimes,” he said, “a play
I i
I er s mouth will become dry but he '
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won’t ask for a drink of water
because he doesn’t want to hold
up production, or because he does
not know it’s affecting his tones.
We often have to suggest they
take a drink.”
And here are times when the
man must be also a diplomat. One i
day Flaster suggested to a dis- j
tinguished character actor that his j
“teeth seemed chattery.”
“Oh,” said the actor, unflustered
by Flaster, “It must be my new
dentures. I’ll use my old ones.” He |
made a quick change, and the i
sound track no longer picked up
unexpected clicks.
The sound man’s qpemy is th£
whisper. No matter whether it
conveys the latest gossip or the!
most innocuous trivia, thewhisperj
is hard on the technician's dispo
sition and the movie’s budget—for
a whisper, says Jimmy, actually
carries much farther and picks (
up more readily than ordinary
conversation.
Of all the women with whom he
has worked, Jimmy rates Hedy
Lamaar easiest t^record. She has
excellent diction and enunciation
and, because English is not her
native tongue, she keeps trying for
perfection. C o 1 m a n (“precise
speech, almost chiseled”) and Ar
nold (“his voice is so rich—so j
schmaltzy”) are among the top
male voices in his catalogue.
It cost one company, Flaster re
calls, several hundred dollars be
fore one combination of words in
nocent in ype, came through pro
perly. The expression was “new
MAJOR LOUIS KLAM
WEDS MURIEL ELLIS
Tuesday evening at sever
o’clock at the Base Chapel, Miss
Muriel Ellis, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac T. Ellis of Everett,
Wash., and Major Louis B. Klam,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E.
Klam of Detroit, Mich., were mar
ried in a Catholic ceremony by
Chaplain Tom Cunningham. The
bride, who was dressed in a tail
ored white gabardine suit and a
white ribbon hat wore an orchid
corsage, and carried a white
prayer book.
She was attended by Miss Doris
Higgins, who wore a light green
costume suit with black accessor
ies, had a beautiful corsage of
sweet peas in the center of which
was a pink tea rose. The groom
was accompanied by Capt. Joe J.
O’Hanlon.
The chapel altar had high vases
of fresh flowers flown in from the
States for the occasion. The chapel
was filled to capacity with friends
of the popular young couple. Mu
sic was played on the chapel or
gan by Chief Warrant Officer
Damian Nagle.
After the ceremony a recep
tion was held at the Officers’ Club
where an eight-tiered wedding
cake, topped by a bride and groom
(in uniform) and an Amrican flag,
was cut by the bride.
Major Louis Klam, who is the
Director of Administrative and
Personnel Services here, and his
bride will spend their honeymoon
in Anchorage. They plan to return
next week.
aisarmamenc." it insisteu on com
ing through as “nudist arma
ment.”
The zircon is the heaviest of
gem stones.
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