The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 11, 1939, Page 3

THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! THEATRE nappy love lines, racy situations! MAUREEN THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT. Il 1939 MODES o[ tfle MOMENT by Adelaide Kerr COLLEGE COMEDY OPENS TONIGHT AS CAPITOL HIT K”Spring Madness” Stars Maureen 0'Sullivan and Lew Ayres SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU STARTS TONIGHT story of the problems of today's youth of the college age is unfolded “Spring Madness,” opening to- ht at the Capitol. Maureen O'Sul- n and Lew Ayes are excellently cast as the young couple who find themselves faced with an after- ccllege future in which love has to survive on a shoestring Miss O'Sullivan offers a study at a New England girls’ in love with the Harvard boy with expertness by Lew Ayres s Meredith scores as the ate and adviser, and arm hool played Bur- lattey's SST others Hussey, Ann Compton. The story reveals the plight of | the Harvard student editor who has | become engaged to the New England | school girl without much planning | for their future. Realizing the fal- f the economic theory that two Morriss and Joyce lacy 'SULLIVA y B r 0 v N 5 b o | can live as cheaply as one, he bravely LEW AYRES BURGESS HUSSEY - MEREDITH RUTH M-G-M PICTURE —SHORTS— RUSSIAN DRESSING QUEEN‘S KITTENS Catholic Women To Award Chest, Plan Gatherings A meeting ‘of the Catholic Daugh- ters of America was held last night in the Parish Hall, at which time Mrs. William Mahoney, chairman of the Hope Chest Committee, an- nounced that the chest was on dis- play in the Juneau-Young Hard- ware Company window, and would be awarded during intermission of the Columbus Day dance tomorrow n t. No sewing group meeting will be held tomorrow because of the dance, but Mrs. Walter will be hostess to the group the following Thursday afternoon at Parish Hall. The after- noon study club is scheduled to meet Monday at 2 o'clock at the Thane home of Mrs, Mary Rieten. Trans- portation will be arranged if those wishing to attend will call Mrs George Shaw. The evening study club will convene at the home of Miss Mary VanderLeest, next Tues- day night at 8 o'clock. The next meeting of the C.D.A will be held October 24, at the Par- ish Hall. This will be a social gath- ering. | | \ e Empire classifieds bring results Let Us Grease YOUR AUTOMOBILE ARE THEY SAFE? Drive in to our garage today and have us grease your car. We have equip- ment to put them in A-l shape. $9.50 Grease Book Good for 10 Grease Jobs J For $5.50 Gastineau Garage Third and Main | .___————ll |chance to hold their calls off the engagement and she as bravely accepts it. Their friends enter into the romance however termined to help somehow and the complications that develop form highly entertaining pictura. D WINTER VISITS INTERIOR; ICE CLOGS RIVER (First Sub-Zero Tempera- CAAHEARINGS it S GNEWAYFOR 5k T FCC OFFICIALS | - v .o he season was reported LATEST NEWS to the U. ‘s Weather Bureau today from Flat, | Hearings of Civil Aeronautics| Authority officials today ended tem- porarily to give Federal Communica- | tions Commission authorities a hearing with | Southeas Alaska plane operators. Yesterday afterncon, Pilot Tony Schwamm of the Petersburg Air Service took the stand first, and | today, Herb Munter of Ketchikan and the Aircraft Charter Service | was interviewed. | Hearings will probably resume to- | morrow with hearing of Don Wright, | representative of Ellis Air Transport | in Ketchikan, and completion of hearing for Schwamm. CAA officials are making a thor- | Weds H. R. Blood ough study of Alaska flying prob-/ lems and operators’ applications for | At a quiet ceremony performed certificates of convenience and ne-| |1ate yesterday afternoon by the Rev, cessity. |G. Edward Knight in the parson- |age of the Metropolitan Methodist |Church, Amy Lou Guerin became the bride of Horace R. Blood The couple was attended by Mrs Leo Olson and Ray Charltan. Mr. and Mrs. Blood will leave this evening on the motorship Estebeth for Hoonah, where Mr. Blood is CCC foreman. | where the |two below. Zero temperatures were reported at Fairbanks and McGrath. Other | readings from the Interior were | three above at Ruby, five above at Nulato and 14 above at Bethel Thick ice was reported in most of the rivers of the Interior, with icé forming on the Kuskokwim as far south as Bethel. R Amy I.ou Guerin minimum yesterday was -+ Siacey Normans Are Dinner Hosts and Mrs. Stacey Norman en- tertained with dinner last evening at their home on Starr Hill Guests for the occasion were Col. E, L. White, engineer for the Fed-| eral Communications Commission in Washington, D. C., Marshall S. Orr, FCC attorney from Washington, D. C., and Charles Murphy, traffic chief of the Alaska Communications Sys- tem, Signal Corps, United States Army, with offices in Seattle. During the latter part of the in- formal evening moving pictures of | Kodiak and the Bristol Bay region | were shown for the pleasure of the guests. HUNTERS BACK ABOARD LEOTA Eight Juneau hunters returned tn‘ town last night after several days | of hunting aboard the cruiser Leota | with Hal Bixby. | The party went to Hamilton Bay, | Big John Bay, Gambier Bay, and | other flats in that vicinity, getting fair bags of ducks, a few geese, a ! deer and a nice catch of cut-throat | trout at Hamilton River. ‘ Those who made the trip were‘ Dan Ralston, Fred Jaeger, Jim Den- | nis, Jim O'Neill, Tom McCaul, Ed; Jones, George Kohlhepp and Nor-| man Banfield. Mr. - WRANGELL WFDDING Miss Hazel Viola Howe, who has lived for the past 14 years in Wran- gell and Telegraph Creek, and Frank | Melvin Gadd, resident of Wrangell for many years, were recently mar-| ried at Wrangell by United States Commlssmner Richard suratl .o LEMIEUX IN WRANGELL Ned Lemicux, chief engineer at Chilkoot Barracks, is spending part of his 40-day furlough visiting his | relatives in his old home town at Wram,eu D Emplrz Want Ads Brmg Resulu Anytime You're Hungry Day or Night THE ROYAL CAFE Is the Place to Eaf! the Coast and Geodetic Survey boat Discoverer, | temperature of A sympathetic and understanding | in a well-balanced cast include Ruth | !=aid there were no evidences of foul ‘Nominations Held Juggling jackets and skirts to make different costumes is part of every school girl's fashion technique these days. piece frocks—one of navy blue wool and the other of blue checked wool—can be switched about to make Large Attendance 'Columbus Day Dance This pair of two- and white varied costumes. Expected, Martha Event Tomorrcw Eve Dinner Tomorrow . Duing inermision of the Coum- A large r.(trndum'v is anticipated at the Martha Society's annual tur- key dinner to be given in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church tomorrow between 5:30 and 7 o'clock, p. m. Mrs. Sidney Thompson, of the dinner committee, is assisted by Mesdames A. F. Knight, John Rogers, Homer Nordling and G, W. Johnson. The dining room will be in charge of Mrs. J. F. Worley and Mrs. George Phillips heads the dec- oration committee. Girls of the Vesper Choir will assist with the serving. A cordial invitation is extended to the Juneau public to attend the affair. chairman - NOTICE Douglas Cily Clerk’s office open evenings 7 to 9, tonight and Wed- n night, for convenience of taxpayers. adv. - Try an Empm. ad. us Day Dance, scheduled for to- morrow evening in the Parish Hall, the hope chest award will be made by members of the Catholic Daugh- ters of America | Music will be furnished at the dance by Stanley Cox and his or- chestra and the public is extended an invitation to attend D;mcmg‘ will start at 10 o'clock. - HIRSCH BRINGS PLACER SAMPLE FROM NEKA BAY Jake (Two-Step) Hirsch, oldtimer | living at Tenakee, came in on Lhc} Estebeth with samples of what he| aid was placer gold from Neka Bay, | where he has staked out both quart: placer claims. Hirsch claims he has also found tin and silver in the region. He is going back on the Estebeth tonight. PRAR P Try an Empire ad. Lost — and 5 7000 Miles from Home; Batterml But Unbowed A 5,000-mile trip behind her, the little Chinm jllnk 'I‘alplnx is shnwn as she was sighl«l rpunl.ly. completely The American flag floats proudly from the bow mast, and a member of the crew is seen in the picture lowering the foresail. This picture was taken by one of the members of the crew of the Discoverer as the ship stood by while they put food and water aboard the intrepid little voyager, | experienced at selling electric equip- | ! ment. 'MINE EMPLOYEE FOUND DEAD IN TIDEWATER HERE Victor Erickson Believed| fo Be Victim of Fall Near City Float A body identified as that of Vie- Erickson, 42, Alaska Juneau Mining Company employee, found this morning on the beach the corner of the Juneau Cold kson is believed to have fallen into the water sometime during the As his cap was found only 1t feet away, it is sur- mised that he fell about where the body was ind, and at low tide Jim M Native, saw the body early this morning from his fish- ing boat Kingfisher, and notified authorities. Ne Foul Play Deputy Marshal Walter Hellan scratches on part’ of the here were a few Erickson’s chin and face was injured One mystery remaining to be solved lies in (he disappearance of Erickson’s money. He cashed his two wecks' paycheck yesterday at Alstrom’s News Stand. Only 60 cents found on the body and a dime picked up from the rocks near- play rickson is believed to have rela- tives in Sweden. He came here from the Kennecott mine and had worked for the Alaska Juneau a little over a year. - - By Sons of Legion Nomination of officers was held at last night of the Legion, and election will be at a meeting October 24, in the Am- erican Legion Dugout Nominees for the various offices included: Captain, Horace Adams Jr, Lew Williams Jr, and Jack Gucker; First Lieutenant, Roger Connor and Lew Williams Jr.; Sec- ond Lieutenant, Bobby Goldstein, Ned Zenger; Finance Officer, Don- ald Johnson; Sergeant-at-Arms, Nathan Skinner, Minard Mill; Chap- lain, Jack Turoff; Historian, Chester Zenger. D HELP THY || | NEIGHBOR Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. SALESMAN-—Married, age 42, vet- eran of World War. Many years experience in selling products, also Education: High school, andi' special course in salesmanship. Is available for part time jobs or > THURE SWANSON DIES 1 Thure Swanson, 54, member of the | American Legion Posts of Ketchi- kan, also Petersburg, died recently in the Wrangell Narrows metropo- lis, as the result of an attack of | the heart. .- Lode and placer localion notices | for qnle at The Empire Omoa | | | | |near Circle City on the up trip to| |ning at 8 o'clock. Initiation also. |steady employment. Call for ES 357, | {HANS BERG, PELICAN | Company. "PASSPORT HUSBAND" NEW (OMEDY PLAYING AT (OLISEUM THEAIRE} t has been a long time sinee any thing so funny as the gangsters dilemma in “Passport Husband” ha: 1 been billed to appear on the screen | even though the st of this 20th Century-Fox comedy at the ¢ e- um Theatre is a howling, hilarious | plece fo film madne Picture Stuart E club bus-boy, married dancer who*happens to be loved b, two rival gangsters. One of these | worthies, in the absence of the other, has had her married to Erwin to save her from deportation. Erwin, | it develops, is tha only person the gangsters know who has an unim- peachable record On top of this pin-ball machine uncle. If Erwin Is bumped off the dance becomes a widow and will be deport ed; if he isn't bumped off his widow can’t inherit the pin-ball machine which the gangsters want for their racket—and which he won't give| them. With two factions alternately pretecting him and trying to put him on the spot, the film becomes a sereamingly funny array of riotous situations. ——————e (hamberfo Hear Report res win, a night, to a Spanish E ctory from an | The Chamber of Commerce will hear the report tomorrow of the group which has conducted a survey of reaction to the Slattery Report which suggests refugee settlements in Alaska. Chamber members indicated the | report wi negative” and would be “adopted.” | The meeting is the regular week- | 's meeting of the Sons |1y luncheon session at the Baranof Hotel. - (OLD. STORAGE SUED Hans Berg, lmnl mmmctnr and the United States Fidelity and| Guarantee Company are sued for $3347.02 in a compensation case filed in District Court today by Alma Nordstrom. Mrs. Nordstrom asks the sum as| compensation for the death of her husband, Alfred, who died after al- legedly being injured on a Berg con- |struction job here In another suit filed today, the Thomas Hardware Company seeks to foreclose a $762.12 material man's lien on the Pelican Cold Storage S eee CARIBOU STOPS STEAMER Caribou fording the Yukon River recently stopped the steamer Yukon Dawson. - ATTENTION REBEKAHS Regular meeting Wednesday eve- JERRY WAITE, Secretary. WHAT'S lost, off Vancouver Island by INSIDE? COI.ISEIHI'I WNED AN Juneau's Greatest Show Value STARTING TONIGHT HE HAS TO SHARE THE BRIDAL SUITE WITH HIS MOBSTER IN-LAWS...and what privacy can you have with Public Enemies around? MUSICAL COMEDY CARTOON-—-NEWS For bird or big game hoat- . famous Duxbak pisid ing clothes Pprovide maximum comfore and wear. It will pay you 1o, invesfigace 0UF gew Styles and new low-priced numbers. See your dealer ay. Among the new e the “downhill” pan with _worsted cuffs which fic | pertectly "any length of les insurecom- fore with any type of boot, UTICA-DUXBAK CORPORATION 843 Noyes Street, Utica, N. Y. GEESE AT ROCKY PASS Five hunters rocently returned to Wrangell and reported that more geese than they have ever seen be- fore were flocking at Rocky Pass. The season was not open when the party was there but they expect to return there now that the season is on, and do some killing. Fire never destroys a house without burning up what's inside of it. Fire insurance pro- tects the building. To protest your household possessions against los; you need Residence Contents Insurance. s or damage by fire, It cests surprisingly little. SHATTUCK AGENCY TELEPHONE 249 Office—New York Life QUALITY FURS JUST RECEIVED—a beautiful li coats K ne of ladies’ and misses’ fur consisting of dyed lenski, dyed Fitch, Coco Er- mine, Cocoa Squirrel, Carri- cole Marmot Mink Muskrat in dyed mink colors, and Pony. If you want something for your wife or sweetheart we will be pleased to have you call and look them over. Prices will be right to suit your pocketbook. Don't hesti- tar if te, come in and look around you buy or not. Chas. Goldstein BARANOF HOTEL 'Om Evenings—6:30 to 9