The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 1, 1938, Page 3

' Starts TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY g SPECIAL CHILDREN’'S MATINEE I THEATRE Place of Juneau FIRST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PRODUCTION c AND THE all the wonders and glories of the marvelous MULTIPLANE TECHNICOLOR Hear Snow White and the dwarfs sing the hits of the day:"'Whistle Whlle You Wol/r” "With a Smile and a Song''— Some Day My Prince Will Come” and others. SATURDAY — 1 P.M. SEVEN DWARH MIDNIGHT PREVIEW Tonight—1:15 A.M. Distributed y RKO RADIO Pictures " Exciting as a western, funny as a haywrre comedy, sad as a sym- phony" —Time . Captured my heart. Put it on your 'must see’ list.""— Jimmy Fidler. NO ADVANCE IN ADMISSIONS Snow White Mals es Mcrry In Walt Disney’s full-length feature, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” the hereine sings several songs. One of them is heard in the above scene from the RKO Radio Picture produced in Multi- plane Technicolor, to be shown at the Capitol Theatre. DOUSLAS [ EE HEWS FRANK'S CABIN CLOSED The luneh counter and candy among the n'\llv’ Doople store known as Frank’s Cabin and owned by Frank Pettygrove was closed last night by the latter os a place of business to give way at present to living quarters for him- g Flown Yesterda e — MRS. JENSEN CONVALESCING y Mrs. Tom Jemsen returned to her T n .|' P 0 UBVI'S Faw Affairs, flew with Marine Airways this afternoon to Sitka, planning to visit also at Hoonah and Tenakee. He was ac- companied by Don Hagerty of the Indian Office and Regional For- | ester B. F. Heinztleman. | The official expects to spend a month or more in the Territory making a study of conditions reau of Indian home from St. Ann’s Hospital yes- terday after about two weeks' ill- from which she is recovering slowly. | Alaska -Air Transport Pilot John MRS. FEERO TO RETURN | Amundsen made two flights in the Mrs. W. E. Feero expects to leave Fairchild 71 today and was to M eve- | Saturday for her home in Skagway Make one or more trips this | after a week’s visit with her daugh- ning. ters here wnd in Juneau. - ’ D.F.D. MEETING Regular monthly meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department will be held this evening at 8 o™- clock. Much business is to come be- fore the meeting and refreshments will be on tap as usual. B e —— ness, Elmer Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herron, Mrs. Hugh Coke, and Mrs. Harry Jensen on an ice cap trip over the Devil's Paw. This morning, Amundsen ferried Clyde R. Young, S. Borgstrom, Mike Fillo, and Malcolm McCallum out to Chichagof and brought in Lloyd Jarman and Lane Jones. Early this afternoon Amundseun JOMING MIS FRASER €O flew out to Lisianski Strait to pick up passengers there. Miss Elizabeth Fraser, who has been vacationing south for the past| ™" "™~ month, is expected home on the T Princess Louise, due here Saturday.| B PEARCES IN SEATTLE After a visit in Vancouver and| Victoria, Mr. and Mrs. Frank| Pearcs are now vacationing in Se- tle where they have taken an opartment. Mr. Pearce’s health is about the same as when they left, their letter stated. Z!MMERMAN STARTS | INDIAN FIELD STUDY ,,, On an inspection of Indian con- ditions, William Zimmerman, Jr., Zhe 171 1 ... AGE:DATED rewing b-pud- Angoles + EE + Seastls ! ment, ;English, Any representative wish- ing to speak in another language | Last night Amundsen flew Mrs, | results. Assistant Commissioner of the Bu-l e 7 Mrs.KnskeyPasses Away at Home Today Mrs. Amanda Koskey passed away this morning at her home on Fast First Street following a lingering illness of over a year. A native of Toholampi, Finland, Mrs. Koskey was 55 years of age, and had been a resident of this city for 38 years She is survived by her husband, Abel Koskey, a son, Olavi, both residents of Juneau, and a daugh- ter, Florence Bonar, of Seattle. She had hundreds of friends in this city. The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary until final ar- rangements can be made, pending advices from the daughter in Seattle. DR. GRUENING ON INSPECTION TRIP | TO ‘GLACIER BAY Dr. Ernest Gruening, Director of | Territories and Island Possessions, Interior Department, left Juneau by Marine Airways plane this morning for Glacier Bay National Monu- | He was accompanied byl George A. Parks, District Cadastral Engineer. The official is making an \ inspection of the region in connec- | tion with the proposed plan for enlarging the monument area and developing it further as a park region. | The officials will be met at Glac- ier Bay by the Bureau of Public | Roads vessel Highway and they ex- | pect to return to Juneau Saturday | | evening. PO \ The official languages of the| League of Natiohs are French and | must provide a translation of hhi speech in French or English. | e, | | Try The smpire ctassifieds for | DANCE Natatorium DOUGLAS SUNDAY NITE September 4 MUSIC BY LILLIAN UGGEN and her ORCHESTRA “SNOW WHITE AY, SEPT, 1, 1938 “(ALASKAN SAGA AND DWARFS" - MAKES MIGHTY AT CAPITOL SCREEN EPI[} Animated. J i Featurew ‘Spawn of the North,” Ranks with World’s | Coliseum, Depicts lrrfo. Ace Attractions of Fishermen White list of the gr “Snow and the Seven! To the atest sea Dwarfs,” Walt Disney's gorgeously'| pictures of all time, which include produced musical feature-length | such productions as “Mutiny on animated picture in Technicolor, | the Bounty,” “Souls at Sea” and add Para- of the men was launched with a notable worid-!*“Captains Courageons premiers at the Carthay Circle Thé- mount’s dramatic sz bofore f who plow the water atre in Los Angeles shortly of the Arctic st Christmas, followed thereafter in search of Alaska's “silver horde,” with a record-breaking run at the |[“Spawn of the North,” which pa- New York's world-famed Radio City | trons of the Coliseum Theatre Music Hall, and has become the|hailed la * night at its first local sensation of motion picture enter- | showing. tainment. It has taken its place in| George Raft, Henry Fonda and the front ranks of important film|Dorothy Lamour head a cast of top-flight players in & | story which combines all color and hes thrilling the ro- warming attractions, and opens tonight at the Capital Theatre In production for three years, and | mance, costing a million and a half dol-|hercism of life in America’s last lars, “Snow White” is expected to{frontier country. Prominent 1n establish a standard for future ani-|supporting roles are John Barry- mated features in much the same |more, Akim Taminoff, Lynne Ove: manner that “The Birth of a Na-|man and Hollywood's newest tion” influenced the epic cycle umr“'l’iml." Louise Platt. The p followed ture was splendidly directed by The Disney picture is a drastic| Henry Hathaway, who won his film departure from previous technique|laurels with “Lives of a Bengal in the animated field, in that living,| Lancer” and “Souls at Sea.” credible beings have been created| The plot, based on the novel by in the persons of Snow White, the|Barrett Willgughby, Alaska’s fav- seven dwarfs, the queen, the prince |orite native writer, tells of the ex- and other characters in the famous|berience of two lifelong friends Grimms’ phantasy. In addition, the | Who find themselves arrayed op- art treatment departs radically from | posite each other when the fisher- cartoon expression. An illusion of |men and canners of the region depth has been added through the|band together to stamp out the use of the multiplane camera, an Sea pirates who have been ruin- invention perfected by Disney tech-|ing their business. Their rivalty nicians. This new camera treatment |15 increased by their attraction to makes three - dimensional figures | the same girl, played by Miss out of characters drawn in a two- | Platt, who has come to Alaska from dimensional medium. | the United States for a visit. Added interest attaches to the| The two men, played by Raft eight musical numbers in the fea- and Fonda, try to turn their backs ture, the outstanding one being “Hi- | on their past friendship, but the Ho,” a marching song sung by the |binding ties of their struggles to- dwarfs. | gether in the Alaskan wilderness The story relates the adventure or{ prevent them from ever becoming a beautiful young scullery maid |Sincere enemies. When, in a bat- whose youth and charm arouse the tle fought between the enforcers envy of a wicked Queen, who plots|0f the law and the pirate raiders, in various ways to get rid of her| Fonda accidentally shoots Raft, forever. How the Queen nearly suee | Wounding him seriously, both men ceeds after seeking out Snow White realize the mistake they have in the latter’s refuge among seven made. kindly dwarfs, and how the little T TP heroine is finally rescued by her TAKU LODGE OFFERS IDEAL LABOR DAY OUTING Make reservations Friday with 73 Mary Joyce for Labor Day vacation ALASKANA, by Marie Drake, 50c./at Taku Lodge. —adv. “S pmrm of the North” Is Egre Prince Charming is pictured with exquisite artistry and humor com- bined. Here is an exciting scene from “Spawn of the North” now showing at the Coliseum Theatre. This production, shown here, carries the release date of August 15, and is uncensored. Manager Zalmain Gross say§ two banner audiences greeted the showing last night and were thrilled by the Alaskan scenes, many taken near Juneau, especially at Taku Glacier. $1500 in CASH PREMIUMS To Exhibitors of ALASKAN PRODUCTS Southeastern Alaska’s 17th Annual FAIR Juneau Fair Building September 15, 16, 17 Premium Books may be obtained from R. B. MARTIN, Juneau, Alaska Ban-Voyage Shower For Miss Beistline == the Seattle Mary the occasion including Miss Helen Ricketts, Miss Myrtle Hollywood, Miss Frances Kremen, Miss Alberta Porter, Miss Sybil Miss Dolores Smith, Mor Akim Tamiroff - John Barrymore Louise Platt - Lynne Overman § Directed by Henry Hathaway - Produced by Albert Lewin Screen Play by Jules Furthman and Telbot Jennings GEORGE RAFT HENRY FONDA-LAMOUR N E'A 28, OWNED ‘AND ' OPERATED & Juneau’s Greatest Show Value RAMOUNT'S SM 1T GF kB E CER starring DOROTHY with Action, thriils and spec before in"Lives of a Benga “Souls at Sea”l Based on a Story by Barrett Willoughby A Paramount Picturs Also: MERRIE MELODY—LATE NEWS Miss Claudia Kearney, Miss Jean Taylor, Miss Edythe Young, Miss BRIDG Dorothy Bertholl, Mrs. Robert Gor- don and Mrs. Richard Nichols. Mrs. B 0 ing with tables of € home cf 1} t ; e |WESTWARD SALMON ... on-voyage shower, honoring Juests pr 4 Miss Helen Belstline, who will leave.| OVER FOUR MILLION |5 soon for Pullman, Wash., where she John Chapy {will enter Washington State College | With only !hmr‘ districts remain- | yMys. Jack for the coming term, is being given | ing open in the Westward, the total | perfield, Mrs, | this afternoon at her residence on salmon pack for that area n Mrs. J, W. L Tract by Mrs. Wilson stands at 4,042,530 cases as com- Foster and Miss Eileen Karinen, pared with 3,634,176 cases last year, The m Edythe Young and Miss | according to the U. S. Bureau of made of | Metcalf are assisting the Fisheries figures released today. chased witl hostesses this afternoon, guests for Final figures are not yet available | to $250. A ¢ from Chignik, Kodiak and Prince paid the William Sound, including Resurrec- for a sac tion Bay. 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