The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1938, Page 3

) STARTS W TONIGHT FIRST SHOW STARTS 7 P.M. (€APITO “ C THEATRE 7. The Show Place of Juneau ‘ E m o’ muw Society Girl smancies o Elopes in a RACKETEER- M1k Truck! ING MOB... NO JOB TOO TOUGH FOR THESE STATE TROOPERS! Made fo order for romance! JOAN FONTAINE ALLAN LANE TIM TYLER'S LbCK and LATE NEWS SHOTS MI REY Mo SE LAUREL and HARDY in e "SWISS MISS” Saturday—1 P. M. TIM TYLER'S LUCK 250 years have Iapsed since the above entry. Yet today Hudson's Bay quality is still paramount. MAY 1670 INC - CORPORATED HUDSON'S BAY 2o IMPORTERS COMPANY. Hollywood Sights And.Sounds By Robbin Coons HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Dec. '30.—Sometimes fate is kind to Holly- wood. Sometimes the lighning of world news strikes al exactly the proper moment. Sometimes—but not often—Hollywood is ready with a picture that has anticipated the lightning. It recently happened. On a Sunday night a good portion of the American population was scared out of its wits by a fantastic broadcast. Mars attacks the world (in radio fiction) and the results make newspaper headlines. And before the week was out, a picture hit the market—"Mars Attacks the World.” And Barney Sarecky, a diminutive, cheerful chap whose produc- ing activities are confined mostly to the Universal back lot where serials flourish endlessly, became the studio’s man of the hour Barney claims no genius, no prophetic foresight, for his feat. It just happened. He was making a serial about Mars, some months ago, and he had some fancy sets. Economy is a major interest in a serial producer’s mind, and Sarecky did not want to see his fancy sets wasted. He shot enough material for a feature in addition to his chapter-play. Came the broadcast — and I think Sarecky and Universal must be grateful indeed to Orson Welles. Darryl Zanuck, with his fondness for headline-prompted themes, might tackle a Martian story now—but Sarecky and the U have one ready for showing while the “news from Mars” is hot. It has happened before but never so spectacularly. Mervyn LeRoy had it happen, but almost in reverse. He had been preparing a script for his new star for months, and Fernand Gravet was already being filmed in “The King and the Chorus get full enjoyment from this holiday season. Dine where you can be sure that your dinner will be the best that expert chefs can prepare, where service a PERCY’S s Girl” when King Edward VIII decided to become the Duke of Windsor for the sake of an American who, though not a chorus girl, was still a commoner. For a time, it looked as if the head- line lightning had struck LeRoy favorably—but then Hollywood discreetly put a taboo on king-and-commoner themes. The British Empire, it was known, would not appreciate a dramatization of a royal crisis vitally affecting it, and the British market is important. LeRoy got by — and probably the picture gained by the news break—but it might, just as easily, have boomeranged. “Alcatraz,” thanks to the happy coincidence of a prison break on that island, became a movie best-seller—outgrossing some of the studio’s “A” films ‘and emphasizing, incidentally, the import- ance of the lowly “B’s.” ' One night a man named Dillinger went into a movie theatre and, on leaving, met the fate that was his due. The last movie he saw, appropriately a gangster film named “Manhattan Melo- drama,” found new box-office life as the picture which “nabbed Dillinger.” This was a “natural.” So was an unpretentious little programmer called “Spy Ring,” made with no thought that, six weeks after its release, it would collide in the news with the arrest of those being tried for espion- age. The words—spy ring—{it readily into headlines. “Spy Ring” came back on its own power—another example of the luck that d_press agents—dream .J‘.‘l‘i.‘i" -—l daughter of society, encounters her new milkman she falls in love with him, maid. Against both their parents’ orders, the young couple engage in a hectic, whirlwind courtship that ALASKA FEDERAL |CAPITOL THEATRE HAS DOUBLE BILL OPENING TONIGHT "State Police’ and "Maid's Night Out’ Plays Here During Weekend A dramatic action picture, Uni- versal ‘State Police” with John King and Constance Moore in the leading roles, comes tonight to the Capfttol Theatre. Supporting King and Miss Moore " Sun Bowl Queen TWO ATTRACTIONS ON COLISEUM BILL "Port of Missing Girls,” and ‘Blazing Sixes' Here | for Thii Weekend ™ Action, fast and furious, keynote of Monogram's ! “Port of Missing Girls,” the thrill- packed story of truth behind the headlines and a girl's regeneration exciting are J. Farrell MacDonald, Larry the Coliseum Theatre. Blake, William Lundigan, David The picture starts out with a Oliver, Ted Osborne, Pierre Wat- Bang bang when Della, San Fran- kin, Joseph Crehan and numerous @isco night club singer, eye-witness- | others. es a murder, and is forced by the It tells of King's efforts, as ser- killer to flee with him from the geant in a detachment of State scene of the crime. Escaping from ! Police, to “wipe out” racketeering the gangster, she secretly boards the f a previously unknown type. boat of Captain Storm, a woman- “State Poli contains a tender hater, and the ship sails for China. romance between King and Miss A stowaway, Della is discovered by Moore. The picture reaches a sur- Jim, the first mate, who pleads her prise climax when Larry Blake, as a killer, and one of his henchmen °ndeavor to escape through a cordon of State Police radio cars and em- battled coal miners. Second bill tells of the efforts of a fortune-hunting society mother to wed her unwilling daughter to an ineffectual young millionaire when the girl is determined to marry a milkman, is amusingly depicted in the new romantic comedy, “Maid’s Night Out,” in which Joan Fon- faine and Allan Lane have the lead- ing roles. Hedda Hopper plays the ambitious mother and William Brisbane the wealthy suitor. Lane is cast as the remantic milkman worki t this {case to the Captain. By the time all hands reach China, Jim and Della have fallen in love, and Cap- tain Storm, won over by the girl's natural charm, has promised pro- lection from the police. At “Min- nie’s Joint,” somewhere in Shang- hai, Storm deposits Della, and Min- nie agrees to protect her until Jim comes back to marry her. But when the boat sails, Della uncovers a startling plot which means murder, and, in order to save her mend\ has to give herself up,Zo the U. Consul to stand trial. This tense situation is climaxed n a thrilling battle at sea which solves all problems, leaving Della vindicated and free to sail away A 3 Margaret Elizabeth McKee To blonde Margaret Elizabeth McKee, 20, goes the honor of reigning as queen of the 1939 Southwestern Sun Carnival at El Paso, Tex., to be held in conjunc- tion with the Sun Bowl football game between the Universities of Utah and New Mexico. vocation for a period of t lays on a honeymoon with Jim. in order to win a wager from his Second feature, “Blazing Sixes,” is rich father, owner of a large dairy. ,ation ever since its establishment & Warner Bros. Western, starring When Joan Fontaine, as the that likeable six-footer Dick Foran, In announcing the dividend rate, the Singing Cowboy. It has to do today, officers of the association With how the government agents pointed out that it is a deserved.Pack in 1890 stopped the looting of compliment to the economic pro. Stdge-coaches carrying newly-made gress and standard of this section 80ld coins from the Denver Mint to of Alaska that company has been the cities of Colorado. able to maintain this exceptional U 3 . SCOTTISH RITE PLANS NEW YEAR RECEPTION The annual New Year reception given by the Scottish Rite Masons, | will be held on Monday, January 2, between the hours of two and five p.m. at the Scottish Rite Tem- ple. This year the reception will be |not only for all Masons of what- ever degree, but to their wiyes as { well as members of the Qrder of the Eastern Star. The DeMolay Boys and Rainbow Girls have also been especially invited for the occas- ion, which is to be a general gath- here two years ago. but pretends to be a house- leads to a hilarious finish with every police car in the city on their trail. e .- Housewives Are ! Given Warning; Two-Day Hollday Hcusewives are again remind- ed that next Monday, January 2 the day after the New Year cpening, is a heliday and all stores will be closed. Orders for the two days should be placed early tomorrow forenoon. -+ Today's News TGauy.-—kmplre. ANNOUNCES NEW SAVINGS RATE In a recent meeting, directors of the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau, voted the crediting of four percent divi- dends on savings accounts for the final six months period of 1938. The action of the association’s dir- ectors maintained the dividend rate that has been upheld by the organi-! AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNEAU ONCE AGAI Directors of the Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau again announce the continuance of dividend pay- ments of FOUR PERCENT ON | SAVINGS Since its inception this organization has maintained a four percent dividend earn- : ing . . . now, again for the final six-month period of 1938 the same gen- erous dividend will be credited. SAVE WITH SECURITY AND GREATER PROFIT — OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH THE ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS | AND LOAN ASSOCIATION—OF JUNEAU z TELEPHONE 3 ; i OPENING TONIGHT! is the| threugh love which opens tonight at ering of all Masonic families around Juneau nounced that a program of enter- tainment he gatherin mal B u H eral burg, well known throughout the Terri- tory. While in has been the incentive for many so- cial given this afternoon by Mrs. R. L. OPTOMETRIST Bernard at her residence on South i 2 i : A A i whose principal office i§ situs iy g ket o o gt St SO S Seattle, has practiced Optomet:y neon is spent in playing bridge. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. White luncheon, honoring the Juneau vis- istor, with twelve guests present for the afternoon at her the Feldon Apartments, season. of the Board of Optometry. — > e beereaes i v g e | Dr. Edmunds is examining eyo Thirteen per cent of Iceland’s: Gen. Robert E. Lee started the|and taking orders for glasses wh"rc area is covered by snowfields and | first classes in journalism in the | necessary at Room 225, Gastincra glaciers. | United States. | Hotel, JllmlL RS, SANSON 15 The term mer were especially liable to go mad at that time, g0 mad in summer than in any other Juneau's Greatest Show Value Now! Hit Features —for— oukie Enjoyment KIDDIES' Popeye Matinee Two Her /lfe at sfol(o_ Qnd two bold men of the sea redsem her from disgrace! | "PORT OF TOMORROW—1 P. M. Yol l“fi | Filled Features { —PLUS— ! Cartoon Candy M PICTURE vnm DIRECTED BY NOEL SMITH o Prizes ITH. MILBUR GAREY-ALLEN-STON? ALL YOU'VE HEARD! EVERYTHING YOU'VE IMAGINED! "ALEXANDEII S RAGTIME BAND"’ T\ RO\ AL!(F !'AYF D(l\ AWIE(.HE JURORS, WITNESSES TO REPORT TUESDAY 1N FEDERAL COU21 panel c:'l- uasy 3.’ Jack Scholl+A Warner Bror P - A~ Ty el oGPy~ e~ — o TARTING UNDAY S § in and The committee an- Mum on Hitler has' been arranged and will be entirely infor- et ni HONORE VISIT 11 and Mrs. C. E. Swanson, of burg, are visiting their many n this city during the holi d are guests at the Gastin- el. Mr. Sw: on has the gen- merchandise store at Peters- and both he and his wife are ase of Sam Scott clnquency, will come up at th~ { head n[ me docket in Federal Dit- s later, on Jar al venire has bcen to report and the Jerom: Armstrong murder case is sched- uled. Witnesses, summoned to report on January 2, should report on Tuesday. January 3, it was announced by th.c District Attorney’s office. DR. J. W. EDMUNDS Juneau Mrs. Swanson affairs. A luncheon is being in Seattle for more than thirty years; and is one of the most widc~ ly known Optometrists in the Pa« cific Northwest. During the puit 20 years he has niade -fwelve trip) to Alaska, where he has practic: | Optometry in compliance with 1° ritorial laws. He is an Amerizin citizen, practicing his profession i Alaske, in compliance with exi:t- ing Territorial laws, in competitici with local Optometrists, membera E. J. was hostess with a bridge- residence in Marie Schindler (above) wha said she worked as housekeeper in Adal{ - - | “dog days” for late sum- originated in the belief dogs Hitler’s Berchtesgaden retreat in the mountains of Bavaria. is pic: tured at the home of Mr and Mrs, J. T Estey, at Spruce Creck Pa Asked whom Hitler entertained af the closely-guarded house, she res fused to talk. though actually fewer BERT'S CASH GROCERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO Yo'vs We wish to thank our many friends and customers who by their support have made our most successful year. O REMEMBER — STORE CLOSED MONDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF NEW YEAR'S— SHOP FOR TWO DAYS YEAR END SPECIALS BUTTER Ib. 35 | EGGS . dozen 45¢ DANISH—Highest Score LARGEST—FBZSHEST box 29¢ RITZ CRACKERS. largestsize . . . PUDDINGS—Plum, Fig, Date, medium size . . : 3¢ Brussell Sprouts 2 Ihs.35c CAr}‘gl!:Aesniés ... 21hs. 49¢ ;‘?&E&!‘l’m . each I5c gflfiu...aw s 28¢ MANDARIN ORANGES—Sweet, Juicy . . hox KETCHUP | CRACKERS JELLO o . W =TE 3for 19 15 o ONE TW 211 PH Seward s 105