The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1940, Page 3

What happens when a re- tired society champ travels the come-back road? Lucian Cary’s thriller, read by ten millionm, now is on the screen! HEATHER ANGEL GENEVIEVE TOBIN CGLUMNIST T0 CHURCH | FOR COLUMN Georie o Tucker Gives Close-| Uip of St. Thomas Episcopal X ; GEORGE TUCKER "ORK, Jan ter afternoons I like to.go Thomas Episcopal Church, ¢n Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street, and, from t ibule, with its reredos, wir one its carved ind its gorgeous stain- | When you come upon the light of a late wintry . the beauty of it gets in s. It makes you think that rizh-souled Da Vinel must d a hand in it. ymas is one of the older, e influential church-|. . w York. It was founded * 2 hundred years ago. One first things you notice on he vestibule is a plaque | ewsbury Abbey, England, well ove of the entering which say “Friend ther» is welcome in this Church for three; 12.—Sometimes | gaze at the high, | marvelous|. . . The Capital Has the Big . Pictures Two Featuresand a New Thriller Serial ' STARTS TONIGHT FIRST SHOW STARTS 7:00 P. M. The Duke Comes Back.. 7:00 P.M. | Pirates of the Sky 804 P.M | Flaming Frontier News The Duke Comes Back Pirates of the Sky BIG MICKEY MOUSE MATINEE Saturday — 1 P. M. TWO FEATURES and BEGINNING NEW THRILL SERIAL The Flaming Frontier Come in, and rest, and think, and kneel, and pray; Whal men have builded for s glory, see— (n\'e thnnks and so in Tence go on thy way." | | [ There is, teo, this quiet manifes- ymucn of warmth and welcome, ex- emplified in the visitor's register, !People from all lands and of all | faiths find their way past the statue ‘rl‘ Our Savior, through the great |arched entrance, and leave their {names in a book of friendship, and |go on thir way, taking perhaps ‘ ome of the soft, deep-toned beauty of St. Thomas away in their hearts. Inames of some of those who had | preceded me, and so in this way I |knew that Lois Hent Stiles, of Charleston, 8. C., had been here to-| |day. Under her name was the neatly penned signature of Mrs. E W. Sparks, of Palm Beach, Fla. A Mr. R. W. McIntyre, of Lex- ington, Ky., had been there, too, as had Suzanne McGowan, of Ashley Pa. | There were literally scores of sig- |natures, and after each one the signee had indicated his faith . . . One was a Hugenot; another was a JChristian Scientist 5 There were many Methodists and Baptists . Theré was even the sgnature of a Chinese, and after it he had written, “I am a Christian.” Should you chance to pass St. Thomas on some future visit to 'New York, and enter, let me com- mend to you the little rack of spe- cial prayers, which is also in the | vestibule, and which is there for WEEKEND SPECIAL of the famous Van JJuyn CANDY | 8% | I could not help but glance at the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1940. = into action! i tracking down SKY CROOKS! STARTING—Firct Chapter JOHNNY MACK BROWN in THE FLAMING FRONTIER INDIANS—SCOUTS—WAGON TRAINS—PONY EXPRESS RID- ERS—CALIFORNIA GOLD and DESPERADOES FOLLOW ONE ANOTHER IN A THRILLING DRAMA OF THE OLD WEST! COMING SUNDAY visitors such as you. These are ln- tle pocket-size cards on Whlch are | printed prayers that priate for all occasions. Perhaps the most appropriate at this time is the one “In Time of War.” There is another “For the Sick,” and an- cther “For Those In Trouble.” There are others, and all are free. should take these, and place them in your pocket, and carry them away with you While T was there I heard a slight rustle behind me, and, turning, I found myself staring at a slight, spry, little woman whose hair was gray, but whose eyes were the mer- I have ever seen. Her name was Mary Kohler and she has been there 29 years. “I didn't see you,” I apologized; “I thought I was alone.” “Im not very large,” she said, | addresse that|of the highway. her her adjusting matched blue cap little blue smock. You | HMSIE 2 Money Back Guarantee If You Don't Like It! 'GLACIER HIGHWAY CLEAN - UP EFFORT GETS UNDER WAY Forest Service Asks Help of Residents in Improv- ing Appearance Cooperation of owners of residenc- es and summer cottages in im- proving the appearance of the Gla- cier Highway area is being sought }bv the Regional Office of the U. S. Quite bluntly I asked her who she| was and what she did “Oh, I take care of things,” she said proudly.| | Forest Service, which, this week d letters to all residents The letter is as follows: “The local Forest Service men desire to have a special effort made {this coming year to improve the “I dust and scrub and take care of APpearance of the Glacier Highway anything that has to do with dir She said all this very proudly, and with a sweep of her tiny arm| she indicated all the whole vast,| gorgeous interior of St. 'nmmm as if to say, “All this is mine." Later, as T went out, she call “Come and see us some time.” She was the most cheerful little bantam I had ever seen. D Contractor R. J. Sommers sailed |and roadsides. He pe called to discuss on the Northland for Seattle. ¢ |area and wish the assistance of the owners of residences and summer | cottages in this venture. The pur- |pose of this letter is to ask you to participate. Home-owners along the highway will be visited next month eq, | to discuss the things that might be done to improve the appearance of individual residences and grounds, of blocks of homesites and summer homes, and of such publicly-owned property as campgrounds, beaches Group meetings will affairs that plans to spend a few days in the require joint action by owners and Queen City on buslne%s We Offer a 2-PoundBox of VANDUYN'S (Regularly at $1.75) FOR ONLY $1.50— For Saturday and Sunday Only! THIS IS AN ENTIRELY NEW 'STOCK— JUST ARRRIVED! Duyn CHOCOLATES CANDIES Exclusively at PERCY °S | the Forest Service. “In general this is to be a clean- up campaign with emphasis on the disposal of the many useless and discarded articles that tend to ac- | cumulate around a property unless |special effort is made to get id of them currently., The digging of garbage pits for individual homes or groups of homes, or the establish- ment of convenient public inciner- ators to eliminate the throwing of tin cans, cartons, etc., over the road- side bank or on the beach is a par- ticular feature that will need at- tention. These simple and inexpen- sive improvements can contribute immeasurably *to the greater enjoy- ment of our hip:way and nearby beaches. If we take the time to stand off and view the situation with the eye of a neighbor or of a visitor to Juneau we undoubtedly will find many things that éan be done, at little cost, to improve the appearance of our private properties and our publicly-owned land. “We wish to stress that the Forest ! Service will welcome suggestions from private home-owners and the public generally as to things that we should do in the way of clean- up on the National Forest lands as a part of this special campafgn. These can be made either in the meetings that are to be called or in talks at any time with Individual | Forest Service representatives.” SCHOOL CONCERT IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY FEBRUARY Local Musical Will Feature Rhythms of Latin America Pan-Americana, the annual in- strumental concert of the Juneau Public Schools, will be held in the Grade School Auditorium on the ev- ening of February 2, it was an- nounced today by C. Robert. White, director, T ] Peaturing rhythms of lnun"Amm' ica, the musical will be a combina- tion of Mexican, South American, Spanish and Cuban selections. To add to the atmosphere the entire b [is a TWO GOOD HITS ‘ ONPROGRAMAT | COLISEUM SHOW The story, “Secret Service of the Air” opens at the Coliseum Trea- tre tonight. Based upon material supplied by W. H. Moran, former chief of the Secret Service and the plots of all the subsequent pic- tures will also come from Moran's records and memories — was writ- ten by Raymond Schrock, and an exciting tale it is. Tt is concerned mainly wXh Rea- gan's adventures in breaking up a gang which has been smuggling| A double feature is billed at the [aliens into the United States from Capitol Theatre for this week-end.|Mexico by air. At the outset, Rea- Included on the program is “Thejgan is a China Clipper pilot, but Duke Comes Back,” Lucian Cary’s|he leaves that job when Litel asks pepuls urday Evening Post ser- | him to undertake this mission for fal. I lost nothing in its trans- {the Secret Service | lation to the screen. In fact, Re-| Also playing Is a thrilling action public has improved upon the or-|drama, Jack London's “Wolf Call," | igi £o0 that picture audiences|which is set to music and played ly catch the spirit of the|against a magnificent background able Duke, and stay with{of mighty mountains and fabulous ughout an hour’s tense dra- | California lakes | ma, suffering every punch he re-! “Wolf Call” is the story of Mike ceives from his opponent, Bronski,|Vance, millionaire playboy whose and going frantic with him over lhe{l‘arhor tired of hangovers and head- predicament of Ifis wife and infant|lines, sends him to the Canadian | son. Northwest for regeneration | Another feature of the evcnmg > Is Showing At Capitol “The Duke Comes Back”'- "Pirates of the Skies” Program Tonight fast action played against a unique background, a novel ]mc‘BE"EFII‘ H story and more than the ordinary gquantity of thrills and suspense mpy ADDS s8 9.15T0 elle Hudson, the picture emhraces! F'"NISH FUND the newest branch of the state law rcement departments, the Air' Total Now $1,396.75List the high-light features of Uni\'ersal‘.x; “Pirates of the Ski of Confributors fo Be Published Featuring Kent Taylor and Roch- . A profit of $89.75 Wvdm‘(dm even- is seen as a flying officer, | an ‘“air-copper.” The thrills and[ suspense arrive when he unwit-| tingly stumbles on the solution of | many bold and mysterous robberies | which have mystified the state po- | lice. ) \Theatre was reported today by the in costume, and cuban nstruments, pinnish Benevolent Society, boost- including the tom-toms, maracas|ing the total collections for a Fin- and claves, will be used for the njsh relief fund locally to $1,396.75. rumbas and tangos. * | 'The benefit show committee, con- Outstanding will be the stage ef- |sisting of Al Lundstrom, George fect in the first and last numbers| ajfors. Bill Niemi and Mrs. Wil- of the program. Featured by the jjam Karki, reported a ticket sale school band will be fluorescent in- ior $236.35, less $75 theatre rent, $60 struments together with ultra-violet | film rent, $4.60 express charges and ray lighting effect, which is some- g7 for tickets and advertsing. thing new to add color and variety | New contributors to the Finnish to modern entertainment. The flu-‘rp“l,[ fund include: | orescent dyes, together with the ul- Ivar Martin v | tra-violet ray lights are being used\ Shattuck Agency in the States at varous night clubs, ; R. E. Shockley ... concerts and other forms of enter-| A. Tapaila ... itainment features. COW MOOSE KILL T b (OSTS WASILLA | MAN $100 FIN Found guilty of killing a cow! moose, Charles L. Cadwallader of| Wasilla was fined $100 this week —_ in U. 8. District Court at An-; Commencing Friday, January 12, chorage. Alaska Wildlife Agent Jack all motor vehicles appearing on| O’Connor apprehended Cadwalla- | the streets without the 1940 liconse der. | plates will be tagged and the |owners fined. will be published within a few day Territorial Chairman Frank A. Boyle reports the drive is meeting a gratifying response '.hroughout.' the rest of Alaska, = D AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ATTENTION b o e d A BRITISH war office appeal for binoculars brought in 600 pairs in | adv. two days, several from German refugees who, as officers in the!‘ DR. STEVE», CHIROPODIST, World War, used them “against| Makes Arch Appliances to measure— England.” | office, 10 Valentine Bldg. Phone 648 | $59.95 for a NEW DAN RALSTON, Chief of Police. - as low as GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHER Here is QUALITY . . , DEPENDABILITY . . and BIG VALUE in a money- saving washer . . . Be thrifty—Don't miss this opportunity| G. E. Qualities Are Many: PERMADRIVE MECHANISM, NEVER REQUIRES OILING. QUIET WASHING OPERATION. AGITATOR WASHING ACTION. RUBBER-MOUNTED G. E. MOTOR. PORECLAIN TUB. G. E. GUARANTEE. — Investigaie — Then INVEST inaG. E. [ ] ALASEA ELECTRIC LIGHT ng on a benefit show at the Coliseum | A complete list of all comrbuwrs“ COLISEUM SWNET AND _OPERATED 5y TWIN - HIT K A qcllcnl qirl und a ihemxc dog at his side . . . nothing 3 could stop them! JACK LONDON'S “WOLF CALL" WITH JOHN CARROLL MOVITA Mrs. Jenne Is On North Coast| Returning here on the steamer North Coast, Mrs. C. P. Jenne will arrive home early next week. Following the Democratic Divis- | ional convention held last month in Ketchikan, Mrs. Jenne continued to Seattle where she spent some | time visiting. > STENOGRAPHER Grace Grummett will go to work Mcnday morning as stenographer | in the U, S. Attorney's office on emporary assignment for 90 days, | pending appointment of a perma- | nent clerk from the Civil Service | euguhlo list, Juneaw’s Greatest Show Value TONIGHT and SATURDAY PR()GRAM AIRPLANE SPY RING EXPOSED BY SECRET SERVICE! Now you can see the amas- ing inside story of how Uncle Sam’s secret guardians smash vicious international air spies! WARNER BROS. headline thriller JOHN LITEL ILA RHODES o JAMES STEPHENSON. EDDIE FOY, Jr. Directed by NOEL SMITH - Original Screen Play by Raymond Schrock - Based wpon Material Compiled r,vw H. Moran, Ex-Chief of U. S. Secret Servies MATINEE Tomorrow—1:00 P. M. Candy——Cartoon NOTICE | To Scottish Rite Masons: Regular meeting Friday, Jan. 12, work. election of officers, ete. Degree adv. iy L. C. SMITH and CORONA TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Phone 92-95 BACON ROAST ROAST ROAST SHOULDER PORK GIANT cast of school musicians will appear | Phone 92-95 CHICKENS POT ROAST -~ 25¢ ROLLED RIB -~ 35¢ ROLLED RUMP:35¢ LEG - PORK .. LEG - LAMB BUTTER - PHONE 92—95——BETTER PRICES! 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