The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 21, 1939, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1939. By GEORGE McMANUS THE ONLY THING || NOW-REMEMBER - C%LDQEN WHEN SEE SLiZleE - PRE T END YOU LIKE HER - TRA 51 BY JOVE-| WONDER IF MY CRICKET SET IS ABOUT-— | CAWN'T SEE ~ BY THE WAY= SIRE -~ WHERE IS YOUR LUGGAGE ? | DON'T THINK YOU HAVE- MOTHE? T HE HOUSE LOOKE! QUITE EMPTV~ RIGHT HERE IN SEVIST TH IF Wi NORTH POLE- I'M GONNA BE OUT OF LUCK- NOW- | WONDER IF | HAVE FORGOTTEN ANYTHING ? AND CHAIN- TRACK 50 n 0 8 BAILING SCHEDULE Leave Seattle Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept Sept Oct. Due Juneau Northbound Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 10 Due Juneau Southboune * Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Ogt. - 1 Oct. 17 Oct. 16 Steamer DENALI COLUMBIA ALEUTIAN ALASKA YUKON QEO mub Copr 1939, Rung, Features Bywdhicate. Tne., World rights resere experimental air base, &mm MOVEMENTS e e e 0 0000 e NORTHBOYND Louise arrive ton I’A nees scheduled Should 1 aboard SC llljl)l'l,}:li SAILINGS Sea Seattle North from A. m. tian 1ttle cheduled to sa tomorrow at 10 September m scheduled from t9p Taku Seattle Sept m Alaska scl 1 Seattle September 30 m SOUTHBOUND SATLINGS at 8 o'clock tor soou 10 Denali scheduled tc 6 o'clock will remin in p one hour Cclumbia scheduled Sunday LOCAL SATL Estebeth schedule Wednesday al 6 p.m. tor Sit- ka and wayports Dart leaves every Wedn-sduy at 7 a.m. for Petersburg, Port lexander, Kake and way ports. L R I R ) - .o —— i, 3 | Tioes TOMORROW mber 1 from at 9 a heduled to ight clock arrive and sail. tomory W ni outhbound e Low tide—2 High tide—8:53 am Low tide—2:41 pm, 5.8 feet High tide—8:48 p.m, 12.7 feet - - - PAA ELECTRAS RESUME FLIGHTS After several” days of cause of bad weather, aska Airways resumed schedules today, .two planes flying in from Fairbanks, and one of them return- ing to the Interior. On the first plane this noon, Al Monsen and Ralph Savory flew in with B. B. Beets, Mrs. Oliver Ander- son, Miss A. Manley, Mr. and Mrs J. L. Hughes and K. H. Kreibel, from Fairbanks, and Gerald Fitzgerald from ‘Whitehorse. The plane returned from here with J. D. Harlan and C. C. Mespelt for Fairbanks, and E. Jacobsen for ‘Whitehorse. Murray Stuart and Gene Meyring are due this afternoon with B. Jac- obs, Frank Hewett, K. J. Springer, Alf Talbot, C. W. McKee, John Rowe, Major E. M. George and Mrs. Thomas McKinnon. 2 feet délay be- Pacific Al- © 9 9082220090000 00000000000000000000000S" TWO BOATS SINK- IN SITKA STORM; SINGLE SURVIVOR Joan L and 30-0-531Strike Reef Off Middle Island —Olsen Swims Ashore Lc of two fishin torm near Sitka was to the Col or of Ct here by Deputy hanin of Sitka towing the a reef off Sitka Sound at Friday vessels weekenc ported definitely today Collector The gas screw Joan L 30-0-531 in asby Midc I 9 o'clock and about last man abc a breaker ashore where h t day by a fox he did not see Olsen, only ard v and was farm- any- hore man 30-0-531 reacl not know how istered witk 1umber BOXER DUE HERE NEXT WEEK ON VOYAGE NORTH Kelly fo Join Indian Af- fairs Staff - Four Leaving Here George W Kelly, who s to be sociate Architect here in the Con- struction Division of the Office of Indian Affairs, is coming north on the freight ship Boxer, which leaves Seattle this weekend. Kelly comes from California. Mrs. Kelly accom- panies him. Others coming to Alaska on the Boxer are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stew- art, bound for Nunivak, and Mr. and Mrs. Rayno A. Johnson, for Elim. Clyde G. Sherman, Field Agent for Organization and Extension at Nome, and Mrs. Sherman will board the Boxer here., Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Calhoun will take the Boxer at Juneau for Kotzebue. e TODD PIANO SCHOOL Caroline Todd is opening her | piano » olagses,. Mongag, . September 11. For reservations call 677, 4 to l6 pm Nice Reward for Cab Driver Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fownes and Edward A. Barnes -lof lieutenants night | adv HAIDA SAILING SOUTH T0 GET OVERHAULING The cutter/ Haida sails from Ju- neau at 9 o'clock this evening for its annual overhaul in Seattle, it was announced today. The ship will be in Lake Wash- ington or Bremerton drydock for several weeks, and it is expected it will be six weeks or two months be- fore the vessel returns here. Wives of officers and crew in many. instances will accompany their husbands south. Among the officers’ wives sailing are Mrs. L. F. Holtz and three chil- dren, Mrs. R. C. Foutter and child and Mrs. Ralph Dean. All are wives - IN FROM HIRST ckinovich, well known Tu- 1g man who has been em- at Hirst for some time, caire h Marine Airways yestel the islands for a short v with his parents. - THREE FLIGHTS AREMADE TODAY i Maxme Ahlays flEW ‘thiree trips out from here today, one to Mary Joyee's Taku River Lodge, another to Tulsequah, and a later trip to the islands. Jim Eagan and Don Holden were flown to Mary Joyce's to do barge work with the Polaris-Taku, while freight was carried to Tulsequah. Scheduled to go out to the, islands were Lloyd Jarman for Hifst, Miss B. Denny to Chichagof, and Anu Wahto to Pelican C)Ly MAJOR GEORGE ON WAY SOUTH Is Taking Army Air Field Plans Back o Wash- ington for Perusal Major E. M. George, in charge ry an Empire ad of Army construction work at the Hollywood Sights And Sounds By Robbin Coons. HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Sept Asta with a self-satisfied air I add that?” 21 —“How has changed since the movies invaded “For the better, this business of acting the kennels!" observed of course. Need The celebrated star was taking a morning constitutional out- side the sound stage where his supporting cast, was busy on ‘Another Loy and William Powell pertaining to filming of including Myrna some less important matters Thin Man.” He was accompan- ied by his companion and bodyguard, a human named Henry East. Or Mr. East the famous dog observed generously, “A right good fellow—without him T might be just another pup looking for#'#ifeal or a break. With him—well,” “But back to this business of acting” and he cocked his ears back quizzical gesture. that said everything. i he resumed at last “There was a time in pictures, you know, when all we dogs were expected to do was jump fences, wake up the baby when'the house was on fire, bite the villain where it would do !he"ost good, and save Baby Peggy from the gangsters’ guns. Of course we had a few odd chores like picking up time-bombs in our teeth and burying them in the river, or snatching the pay-puhs from the snarling skinflint who was foreclosmg on the old homestead rhat fs\lf:e' reception cherming hostessess give thoughtful guests who bring gifts of delicious Van Duyn Candies. Little attentions make you a "must come" guest. Try 1t Con Dy exéluively —but those, too, were merely”acts of physical prowess. Akm, I might comment, to that early period’s glorification of the cowboy on horseback, and having no relation, -obviously, to the real art of acting.” i At this point Asta paused, lamp-post, muttered looked reflectively at a prop “Phoney!” and resumed his monologue: “Take me, now. With due modesty, and T am sure Mr. East will vouch for the truth of it, I can claim a repertory of 15 stunts, each of which is purely mental, totally unphysical. Incidentally, T find such real acting much’ more comfortable~I simply don't care for running. way. back, chasing an Indian? I always say “My repertory? insist ©h, register surprise, fear, anger; enough? Thin Man movie, that scene in panic when the gunman takes Well, it gives you an idea. it’s the mind that counts, any- Well, could you imagine my friend Mr. Powell on hores- I don't want to bore you, but if you Well, I yawn beautifully. Shame, I look lonesome or happy. I delight—Oh, you've had Do you remember the first which I dive under the bed in a shot at Mr. Powell, or Nick Charles as we call him in the picture? “Well, that was acting pure and simple. of anything. * Eh, East?” “Right you are, Asta,” I'm not really afraid Mr. East corroborated, and Asta reg- istered what I think was surprise but may have been I-told-you-so. “There on. “After the excitement, stalk around proudly as though the gangster. stuff.” was more to the scene, I poke my then T see that my retreat hasn't been noticed, More acting—and, remember?” the star went head out in shame, but s0 T pop out and had driven out' first-rate I, single-pawed if I may say so, I was curious as to his beginnings in the struggle for fame, and Asta revealed a strange secret of his early career. Mr. East picked me for stardom, actually, before I was six months old, a mere pupling. ‘Why? Because of my ‘motion Because he showed & mutual interest in antiques and he did such a pleasing job of driving his fares about London hunting for an- right, London cab driver, is given a United States trip by the “fares,” Mr. and Mrs. William C. Fownes, of tiques, Edward A. Barn Pittsburgh, seen left. Fownes is a wealthy steel man, picture eye'—an eye which shows a great deal of white around the pupil. That was nature’s contribution to my career. The rest—let's call it talent, pluck, hard work, adaptability, courage, tenacity, a sense of humor. ‘And now, if you'll excuse me—" The lamp-post, this time, was no prop. | Fairbanks |was due in Juneau this afternoon from Fairbanks, by PAA plane Major George is on his way to Washington to discuss final plans for completion of the four million | dollar Golden Heart field pmwcnJ - representative, resentative of the ic Railway Company attle Sept. 23 for his regular throughout the Territory. He Northern Pacif- will leave Se- trip will larrive at the Baranof Hotel Sept. 26. adv Empire classifieqs biing results ' For the trip of a lifetime « « « GO EAsT | on the electrified! OLYMPIAN The Milwaukee Road offers everything to make traveling more enjoyable.| Accommodationson the air-conditioned | OLYMPIAN include club - observation car, bedroom car, standard and Iouzlsl sleeping cars and Hiawatha- -type/ coaches. 656 miles of electrificatior ~ through glorious mountain country. OLYMPIAN meals are famous, anc surprisingly economical—as little a 50¢ in the beautiful dining car. Als sconomical Off-the-Tray service at you seat in tourist cars and coaches. Low fares every day to all Eastern cities. No extra fare on the Olympian information inquire of your est Steamship office, any Travel Bureau, or R. E. 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