The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 10, 1939, Page 3

T S w5 There is no substitute (or Newspaper Adverhsmg STARTS TONIGHT FIRST SHOW 7 THEATRE Show Place of Juneau YOUTH FIGHTS A LOOSING, ...and triumphs against over- whelwmg udds' mth Frances Robinson b N UNIVERSAL PICTURE. cry SHORTS A Rented Riot Three On a Rope Cadet Champions News MICKEY MOUSE 2 MATINEE SATURDAY—1 P. M. FORBIDDEN VALLEY"” Comedy——Candy .FREEZE-UFP? . ... Electric Thawing Machine ifest service —- it will clear your Cash payment is required at completion of thawing except from our regular patrons and property owners, RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets———————PHON offers you fastest, pe in a hurry. jobs; 5 34 Hollywood Sights And Sounds THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. OUTDOOR DRAMA OPENING TONIGHT A CAPITOL HIT Noah Beery, Jr., Stars in| "Forbidden Valley” for Weekend “Forbidden Valley," the Universal | picture which opens tonight at the pitol Theatre, rates ace high.. Fast brilliant photography a strong, dramatic story climaxed by a wild horse stampede make it stirring [ MODES entertainment. Every reel of it is | packed with thrills Noah Beery, Jr. in the leading role, plays a frontier youth whose | dad has been unjustly accused of a killing. They hide in the hills far from civilization Noah doesn't see |a girl till he reaches young manhood | Then.he meets Frances Robinson and dramatic events begin to hap- pen Acting is fine throughout the pic- | ture. Young Beery and Miss Robin- |'son turn in excellents performances. | Fred Kohler, Sr., one of the screen’s most eminent villains is at his men- acing best Another great job of | acting is done by that veteran char- | acter man, Samuel S. Hinds. Robert Barrat, Henry Hunter and Alonzo Price play important roles to the hilt, while Stanley Andrews, Spen- | cer Charters, Soledad Jimenez, Mar- {garet McWade, John Ridgely and | James Foran are very good in sup- porting parts. Direction by Wynd- | ham Gittens is grand. A word must be added about the | scenic spelndor of the picture. Some | of the finest shots of wild mountain | grandeur, seen on the screen in| 4 neeklace of six standing tucks enc months are in this film for midseason and spring wea - -oe PUBLIC THANKS covcoce e vt coies 10 CTZENRY Committee on Behalf of City States Apprecia- tion for Fire Help “It is the desire of the damage,” Chairman serted part by letters {to thank the hundreds of who either ber of Commerce, expressions of gr chief linen which has been pro organizations and groups whose as- been vnhml to the Chamber of Commerce to thank all those var ious individuals and greups who co- operated in minimizing the property Shattuck as “we Mave accompushed this but it is impos: \mk person helped in bringing the In a public statement issued by a|blaze under control, or who, by var-| committee from the Juneau Cham- | jous acts of kindness, made the task -|a little easier for those who actually By Robbia Coom titude are extended to all those who' did the fire fighting. Consequently HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 10.—Guess if it came to making a list | assisted in fighting the Goldstein | we wish to take this opportunity of | of Hollywood's young-in-heart, you'd havé to put May Robson Eijrl}dm‘; fire last Wt-dm'-»d'u.» | expressing publicly the ul'.:“'"flk‘ ”!‘ : B O e C Se - | our o) prS PVer ] 0 played somewhere near the top. The Veteran star finished work in The committee composed of Cur members to everyone who | RS O s T e e e S tis Shattuck, chairman; A. B. Phil- a part. But for these people, Ju- L v S oA R s T |lips, and Rev. H. L. Wood, is send- | neau's worst fire may have devel-| PRSI SARSMIL oSy LT W CYTIERLER IGRAERL - L0R-BE ing letters of appreciation to severalloped into a more serious disaster. and companion, Lillian Harmer. It's equipped with the thing in fancy horns and probably will make Mickey Rooney n with envy wdin Glamor girl Hedy Lamarr has hired a personal maid, her first in Hollywood. M-G-Mers know the maid well. She’s the ducky Blanche Williams who, for eight years, faithfully served another irl, whom Hollywood has not forgotten—Jean Harlow. Bette Davis plays the Empress Carlotta of Mexico insane in the story. Bette's portrayal of a beautiful woman gradualiy going mad will fascinate you—so much so that L niss some of the careful details of the performance. Such t that the star’s gowns will reflect the characters in- creasing mental turmoil. They are light gray at the start, progress shades and finally to jet black for the scene where n gives way completely. juarez,” as the fa Color films have brought the studios many harassing problems and the latest, and most unexpected, is the sudden demand for col- Loretta Young has received many ored fan portraiis of the stars. ¢ your favorite ===- "Hmpc the greatest test of any rrr'M\ t “Do the people who ‘use it lik Where PERCY'S ICE CREAM is cc cerned, the answer is overwhelmingl YES! tryitnow at Peprcy’s e e ] such requests since it was announced that “Kentucky” would be in color. Objections from the studio point of view are obvious. The black and white variety of portraits cost about 10 cents to produce. "A tinted picture may run to 75 cents. Has anybody else pointed out the amusing aftermath to the Ida Lupino-Louis Hayward marriage? The couple was wed in Oectober after ‘Hayward finished “The Duke of West Point.” The next day the bride went to work at Columbia and has been working ever since. The bridegroom stays at home, answers phone calls and s after the house, Get Olivia de Havilland to tell you about “¥he Society for the Protection of Olivia de Havilland from Undesirable Males.” Members are the star’s best friends and chief tormentors: Donald Crisp, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains and David Niven. Dick Purcell flew to New York just to spend a week-end with Vicki Lester . . . Add to sights that make us feel our years: Mary Kornman and Johnny Downs, once sweethearts in “Our Gang” comedies, dancing together at La Conga . . . with the permission of Attorney Ben Levin, wholl be Mary's second husband when her di\'orcé is final . . . Geraldine Fitzgerald, the Irish actress, and Ben Hecht, a new twosome at the Cafe Lamaze . . . Jimmy Gleason had to turn down offers from both Dwight Wiman and George Abbott because of his contract for the “Higgins Fam- Phil Regan’s personal appearance in Pittsburgh was his fnurlh there in 18 months. THE H. B. FOSS COMPANY ARCHITECTS HAS REOPENED ITS OFFICES, FULLY EQUIPPED, READY FOR BUSINESS IN ROOM SIX VALENTINE BLDG. Telephone 107 + s o 1939. S of the MOMENT b’ Adelaide Kerr cles the neckiine of this blouse It is designed of pate green handker- essed to prevent fading, and is worn l)x~~ig|l by Schiaparelli. 5100 000 WILL BE SPENT SOON FOR SITKA JOB + Old Capital City fo Have Large Modern Store- Apartment Building A new ment structure for 5100000 store and apart- Sitka will be er- ected early in the Spr The build- ing to be known as the Kettleson Building will contain five stores on the t floor, sixteen apartments |and, six hotel rooms on the two re- maining floors. Wi completed the structure will be the largest private edifice of its {type in Sitka and its construction | is planned fill a long felt need for housing facilities and store space |is partially in the busy communitys Increase of Navy -personnel and healthy growth of the fishing industry in the town responsible for the new building demand. Site of the structure will be on the adjoining lot to the Federal Building built last year, in the heart of the business scetion Owner of the contemplated store- apartment uni{ is the Kettleson Building Corporation, Thomas Kett- leson, President, H. L. Faulkner, vice president, and Bessie | Secretary-Treasurer. Harold B. Foss, Juneau architect is the designer in charge of the project. Preliminary plans and data | have all been completed and are in- 1Blnhhnk: fire. ‘mr-t despite destruction of Archi- Foss’s office in the Goldstein At the time of the | tect h)h/! these items were enruote from | Sitka and consequently saved Mrs. Poss has set up his boards to room 6 in the Valentine | where he will continue his practice. JAMES C. COOPER, C. P. announces temporary offices in the SHATTUCK BUILDING ROOM ONE (located with Howard Stabler, Aflorhey) INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED! | | ’ ———— Raisins, dates, cur blend better with other and are improved in flavor if they a are soaked 5 minutes in a little boil- | ing water for each half-cup of fruit is a good Tatio. Kettleson, | Building | ants and figs | | ingredients £0 - AND COLISEUm ORERATED \PHYLLS BROOKS " CARDD CORTEZ ROBERT WILCOX PHYLLIS BROOKS, RICARDO (ORTEZ IN COLISEUM HIT Phyllis Brooks in the title role of “City Girl” giv her film fans an opportunity rarely offered. In this 20th Century-Fox duction open- ing tonight at the Coliseum Theatre, Miss Brooks appears in a difficult part which shows her as a blonde wanted for murder and jail break, who joins forces with a racketeer. As the result of an accident she un- dergoes a facial reconstruction and to further conceal her identity she becomes a brunette, helping the racket busters fight crime, The cap- abel actress in her star-making per- formance presents two entirely dif- ferent types and characters under the expert direction of Alfred Werk- er. Ricardo Cortez has the male leading part The second feature i tom Ranger,” The Phan- starring Tim McCoy. | § - oo__. Juneau'’s Greatest Show Value W!] ACTION-PACKED FEATURES %peve Matinee-Tomorrow-1:00 P. M. CANDY ASKS ELECTION AT POLLS FOR PARTY OFFICES Smith Wants Convention Delegates Picked by Eledors Representative Har Smith has introduced a bill in the House of Re- presentatives that would provide for direct election of political party representatives to National Conven- PRSP 7 77 | L A.MACHINISTS LOCAL 514 CARTOON ODD FELLOWS' HALL tions Reason for the measure, reenacting 1 law repealed fotfr year ago, Smith to “break up party machines ¢ breaking up the parties id, that a themsel The bill provides that at the pri- mary election to be held in 1940, and every fourth year thenceforth, the National Committeeman, National Committeewomtin, Delegates and al- fernate Delegates to the National Conventions of “each'of the differ- ent political parties” to be chosen by direct vote of electors Each person desiring to run for any of these offices must file with the Auditor a declaration and a fil- ing fee of ten dollars. ,ee —- Empire Classified Ads for resuits. ——— | MEETS MONDAY 7:30 P. M. & SKATE (at the) JUNEAU ICE RINK OPEN THIS EVENING FROM 8:00 TO 10:30° Because of difficulty in making smooth hard ice between 5:00 and 8:00 P. M., the ICE RINK WILL NOT BE OPENED IN AFTERNOONS. CHILDREN will be admitted between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. ON SATURDAY FOR 10 CENTS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 25 CENTS. THE ICE RINK WILL ALSO BE OPEN BETWEEN 10:30 A.-M. AND 1:00 P. M. SUNDAY (weather permitting) ADMISSION 35¢ i pisted in the take Put your For Rent sign UP “RENT ADS” in the Classified Ads and you can it. DOWN from your window. Many seeking rooms, flats and houses are NOW. watching The l)ally Alaska Empire e