The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 1, 1939, Page 3

WITH SUPPORT THE ROTARY CONFERENCE — BOOST JUNEAU «IN LOVE ‘THREE GIRLS AT of TIME News Friday Coming “YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU "The Greatest of Them All" e VISCOSITY VALVES WITH DUAL P RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets— £ JUNEAU'S ROTARY CONFERENCE—May 18-19-72 PHONE 411 |- CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY one of the many exclusive RAY features whick clinch RAY LEADERSHIP! PHONE 34 'HARDY FAMILY SEEN AGAIN IN | CAPITOL COMEDY Mickey Roo'neyr, Judy Gar- land Play Leads in Film Here The Judge Hardy Family is loose azain! In “Love Finds Andy Hardy' they create another alternately humorous and dramatic = episode | frem the life of a typical American | family. Opening last night at the| Capitc] ‘Theatre, the picture im- | the audience with its youth- | 1l charm, "its exuberance and scin- | tillating moments of high comedy. | Mickey Rocney again proves him- | self one of the most versatile actc on the screen with a characteriz ticn surpassing his best previous ef- forts. Lew Stone is superb as the head of the family, handling his role adroitly and with an’ innate under- standing of the problems of family life. Judy Garland, growing up, gives the finest performance of her career. The story centers around a sec- ond-hand car purchased by Mickey without his father’s knowledge. In order to pay for the car he becomes entangled in a series of puppy-love affairs that are at once ludicrous and tragic. With the ald of Judy, he extricates himself from a seemingly hopeless dilemma, makes a trium- phant appearance at the big dance of the year, and brings forth some of the most spontaneous laughter heard in many a moon. Bread and Milk Wanled; Lots Of It It's not a bread and water diet, Ibut one. of bread and milk, which ! they are feeding Federal prisoners at the jail here nowadays, to judge from a call for bids for jail sup- plies which was posted in the Fed- eral Building today by U. S. Mar- shal William T. Mahoney. Included in the long list of sup- plies are 10,00 pounds of 'white bread and 3,200 quarts of milk. Other articles and services on which the Marshal asks bids are water, light, storage, laundry, boat service and taxi rides, .- GEORGE SAILS Wallis George, of the Juneau Cold Storage, sailed on the Yukon, bound East on his annual trip to contact fish markets throughout the coun- try. He will go to New York and probably to San Francisco before returning. 00 STOCK UP AT SAVINGS! CREEPERS ----BOOTEES We're fumous for day-in-day-out savings on baby needs—for complete stocks! For ONE WEEK ONLY, we bring you savings on NEW thinas baby needs for Spring and Summer! Stock Up! 15" Discount on All Baby Goods UNDIES - ---CAPS DRESSES - - -- SWEATERS GERTRUDES - - - - STOCKINGS ' SHAWLS - ---BABY SHOES BLANKETS - - - - COATS DIAPERS - SLEEPERS SHEETS and PILLOW CASE SETS CANDLEWICK CRIB SPREADS and many other items too numerous to mention. B. M. Behrends Ccé., Inc. “JUNEAU'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 1, Dutch Treat for Aggressors against a surprise attack. Admiral NEWSITEMS FROMSITKA SITKA, Alaska, April 27.—(Special Correspondence) — That misfortune is following in the wake of the hali- | but boat Hecla, owned by Adolf | Thompson, was definitely proven | here when the City Fire Department | was called to the waterfront to ex- | tinguish a blaze aboard the vessel | that followed an explosion from an unexplained cause. A week ago the Hecla, commanded by Innocent Her- | man hit a rock and sank in White | Stone Narrows, about seventeen | miles from here. The accident was | allegedly due to engine failure. The | Coast Guard cutter Haida was called | from Juneau to bring the boat to its i home port here, where repairs were begun immediately so that the Hecla | could be put into commission as quickly as possible to continue fish- | ing operations. After the fire broke | safety to nearby craft. Lloyd Tilson, who boarded the vessel during the fire, was blown into the water from the deck in a second ex- plosion and suffered severe burns about the face. Herman, who was working on the boat at the time of | the accident, was also slightly burn- ed. The Hecla has been taken from the water again and repairs are being made. Lawrence Freeburn, Superintend- ent of the Pyramid Packing Com- pany cannery here, was a business visitor here last week. Freeburn flew | from Seattle to Ketchikan and from ‘Keu:hikan to Sitka Monday, and re- | turned to Ketchikan by plane Tues- | day to board a steamship for the south. Harold B. Foss, Juneau architect, arrived here Wednesday morning on a business visit. He returned to his home by plane the same afternoon. Will Bawden, who has been acting as manager of the Alaska Grill and Fountain for Neill Andersen, left aboard the North Sea for an extend- ed vacation. Mrs. Bawden, who is also employed at the grill, remained in Sitka. Among the members of the newly organized Outboard Motor Club here are Oscar Tilson, Jack Calvin, Wal- ter Bacon, Clarence Clawson and Dr. H. J. Hodgins. The group has taken the old float which the Sitka Wharf and Power Company recent- 1y replaced with a new one, to a new location near the Forest Service float at the Cold Storage Wharf. Plans are being made to build locker space to store motors and other boating equipment. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones are re- ceiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Louise, at their home at the Cottages, April 11. Mrs. Jones will be remembered as the former Miss Daisy Daniels. Funeral services were held at the St. Michael’s Cathedral, Greek Or- thodox Church here for Mrs. Joe James, 94-year-old native woman whose death occurred April 11. Mrs, James, who was born in Hoonah in| 1845 is survived by two cousins, Mrs. | Harold Bailey and Mrs. Thomas Sanders, Jr., both residing here. John James O'Brien, 80-year-old | resident of the Pioneers’ Home, died | at the Home Hospital Friday, April | 21, O'Brien, who was a native of| Detroit, Michigan, had been a miner and prospeetor in“the Territory since | 1898 and entered the Home from Juneau. Mrs. John Maurstad of Angoon, | who is spending three months in Sitka, is receiving the sympathy of her many friends since the arrival of news from Seattle last week of the death of her mother, Mrs. I. Tol- lefson. Mrs. Maurstad visited in| Seattle last wintér with her mother, The Netherlands, one of the world’s most peaceful countries, and is ready to resist any invasion. With German troops ma: 1939. has joined in the war preparedness race ssed near her borders, she is on the alart Quant (center foreground), commander-in-chief of the Dutch navv who was suffering with poor health, but her condition was not considered serious and news of her passing was received with a shock here. Marshall Crutcher, Certified Pub- | lic Accountant of Seattle ,is making | an indefinite business stay in Sitka, | during which time he is preparing a | wans the breech of one of the modern anti-aircraft guus that euard Tha Hoona Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth James, who were recently married in Portland, Oregon, arrived in Sitka this week to make their home indefinitely. Mr. James spent last summer here and was employed as a trap watchman by the Pyramid Packing Company. A survey is being made of the| ' LIFE SAVING G'RL GUARDS (ELERRATING Salvation Army Troop fo 0b-c.ve Anniverary- Program Be Given Army Life Saving rl Guard Tre @i -organization ing to the Girl Seouts, will raté the seventh versary of auguraticn of the troop to- 7:3) ¢'clock in The E£alvaticn corre cele ation Army hall. The eve- ning will be featured by a demon- straticn consisting of various acti- vities ¢f th» Guards, drills and mu- sical numbers A Dbrief outline of the aims and purp-ses of Guarderaft will be given by Mrs. R. B. Lesher who has besn Guard Leader since the inception of the trosp. Claude E. M. Hirst, Su- perintendent of the Bureau of In- dian Affairs, will also give a talk. Chas. W. Hawkesworth will act as chairman for the occasion Fcllowing the program the Guards will 8 refreshments at the home of Captain and Mrs, Stanley B, Jackson. The parents of the girls, former members of the troop and several persons interested in the de- velopment and character building of young native life have been in- vited to be present, - e Penny Drive for Orthopedic Wil Start This Week new set of books for the city, upon | Property owned by Mr. and MIS.| . .00 annual participation in authorization of the City Council at | a special meeting held Monday eve- | ning. ‘ The Dramatic Department of the ! Sitka Women’s Friendly Club held | its last meeting of the season at the | home of Mrs. W. Leslie Yaw, Thurs- day evening. Miss Esther Olson was hostess for the occasion and Mrs. | Rudolph Sarvela was in charge of | the program. “Between Pacific Tides,” is the title of a book just published by the Stanford University Press, the first copies of which arrived here last week for Jack Calvin, the author, who collaborated with Ed Rickett of out last Monday afternoon, while|the Pacific Biological Laboratory of three men were working aboard, it | Pacific Grove, California, in produc- was necessary to sink the ship again | ing the volume. The work includes to put the blaze out and insure a complete account of marine in-| nheadquarters in Juneau is spending Fireman | vertebrates, is interesting illustrated, ' seyeral days here. and will be of great interest and value to all those interested in the | study of sea-shore animals. " —_— | Charles Burdick, U. S. Forest Service official with headquarters in Juneau, was a round trip passenger business visit here. The Sitka Mercantile Company,| - Thomas Tilson, Jr., propriefor, has | ¢ added two new members to its staff| { with the arrival this week of Clar-/ ence Skagmo -for the grocery de- partment and Joe Meckas in the butcher shop. Both newcomers are from Portland. Mrs. Ted Carter is confined to her | home here, suffering from a severely | strained back. Ron Elliott, employed by the Con- way Dock Company, has been absent | | from his duties for several days because of illness. The last general meeting of the| ‘Women'’s Friendly Club for this sea- | son was held at the club rooms in| the old Russian Orphanage Friday evening, April 21. At this time the following officers were chosen by the | group to lead the affairs for next season’s acfivities: President, Murs. Theodore Pey ton; Vice-President, | Mrs. C. G. Stuart; Regording Secre- tary and Treasurer, Mrs. J. Witt- meyer and Corresponding Secretary, | Mrs. Glenwood Platt. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mills were passengers aboard the North Sea arriving here Wednesday and plan to remain during the summer months. Mr. Mills is president of the Sitka Wharf and Power Company. Work has been started in the boat building shop of A. Jennings on a! thirty-two-foot cabin cruiser for Lieut. H. E. Oberholtzer, U. 8. N., and Mrs, Oberholtzer. Plans for the new boat are modern in every de- tail, and Lieut. Oberholtzer, who has been stationed at the Fleet Air Base for the past year and expects to be detached this summer, is making plans to make the trip south with his family in the cruiser. William Paul, of Juneau, left Wednesday tp return to his home after transacting business here since last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. James Freeburn of Chichagof made a short visit in Sitka Wednesday, enroute from their home for a visit to the States. ‘ The T. T. O. Club, a department of the Sitka Women's Friendly*Club, met for a southern baked ham din- ner at the organization’s club rooms | last week. Sixteen members were | present to enjoy the occasion. The | final meeting of the group for this season will be held at the home of Mrs. Thomas Tilson, Jr, ) Nels Bredvik in the vicinity of Swan Lake, with the intention of estab- ing a new addition to the city and starting the sale of lots. The lots are located on the recently con- structed road to Halibut Point and command an excellent view and the project is exciting great interest’ among those who are contemplating building homes in this vicinity. The headquarters of the Beach Plumbing Supply Company ate be- ing enlarged in order to handle the increased amount of business being done by the firm. A new garage and salesroom fve being built with Lwo apartments on the second floor adjacent to their present location near the cold storage plant. M. S. Whittier, Deputy Collector of Customs for this district, with Lyle L. Trimble, representative of the Railway Express Agency, is a business visitor in Sitka. .- Twentiy or more kinds of food may be nece Try an Empire ad Alask: a fact that the packers the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Penny Drive begins this week and the Penny Drive coin envelopes will make their appearance in stores and offices throughout the town Thurs- | day. » The drive this year will be made under the chairmanship of Mrs. R. | L. Bernard who will be assisted by | Mrs. W. A. Chipperfield, Mrs. Keith | Wildes and Miss Elisabeth Kaser. | The Children's Orthopedic Hos- | !pital in Seattle is the only institu- tion of its kind in the Northwest ind has been the means of bring- ing health to many Alaskan erip- children who™ have h rhe hospital is operating to its capacity of 140 beds and charity cases average 90 percent. Since the beginning of the Ortho- pedic's annual Penny Drive five year ago, Juneau's assistance has been generous. For the last two years, Mrs. Frank A. Boyle has been Penny Drive chairman for Juneau it ON INSPECTION plee been sent spection work there. - More jobs for Alasl»ans ans during the fishing season than any other industry does. } of the year. Each fall and spring, hundreds of men are employed. maintenance of canneries and other equipment; fnrnishing ¢ and box shook materials, wire netting, supplies the Industry hang ot L «fifi% its ! John Newmarker and Capt. John | ry in order to obtain a|clark; of the U. 8. Steamboat In- on the North Sea, making a short|well balanced diet for a farm family. | spectors, sailed on the Yukon for BT TR ‘wrangell to carry on routine in- us Eum A SOWNED ¢ ARD. DD FAATE D2 JACKIE COOPER RONITA RRANVIILF Clyde Lucas and Orchestra:’ ALSO: Cartoon—Late News CLAUDE RAINS STARS ... I FEATURE PLA . M COUSEUM n‘mu i now at.'the Coliseum Theatre, Miss Fiy Bgin- ter is Hannah Parmalee, the'hk | peddler of kitchen knives who ki her white banners aloft in the' of spiritual travail that would m ol defeated anyone with less 3 utmost in courage and i soul. R Claude Rains, as Paul Ward, small town school teacher and & nventor, around whose - household the story centers. ] The boy around whom much.ef the story revolves is played by Jockle Cooper. Playing opposite Jackie, in the part of Paul Ward's daughter, j« Bonita Granville, erstwhile “meanie.” i 3 4 The screen play. whiéh ‘was adapted from the Douglag novel By Lenore Coffee. Cameron Rogertand | Abem Finkel, does not attempt fo cover the full scope of the book but is mainly concerned with the period | during which Paul Ward inveits an iceless fee box, and that time, soon after, when Hannah diseovers thut the boy played by Jackie Cooper, the adopted son of the town's lead- ing banker, ‘% -actually her own child. Tt is the situation that de- velops, as the result of that dis- covery, and Hannah's sacrificial so- lution of the spiritual problem it ralses for her, thut constitute’ the moving climax of this ‘engrossing picture. 3 e Fdeh Try an Empire ad. e operate. That’s why good times for the Salmon Industry mean !Wdy P