The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 13, 1940, Page 3

THEATRE SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU EXANDER DUMAS’ | TRAPPED, in a mask...that he made for another! s EDWARD SMALL presents with LOUIS HAYWARD ) OAN BENNET v ALso NEWS OF Includina Folland’s Preparation THE DAY for Nazi Invasion. e y 2 Annie Oakley” for F. D.R. President Roosevelt gets an “Annie Oakley” (free ticket) from Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators, who also presents the President with a scason pass for Mrs. Roosevelt. F. D. R. is a seasoned bacohall fan, H)"U‘w' /lg aving a definite high goal in life| ) and striving to live up to it. We lose i WaiL ourselves in the trivial things of life, let them take up too much of our time. They may be fairly import- ant today but by tomorrow they will NEWS EEV. EDWARD KNIGHT I i ekl A thera & DELIVERSE BACOALAX '”t,"l life is not, as we tend to, belicve, YO SENIORS AT DOUGLAS | )¢ "can’ be measured, weighed o | TEAE bought. It is not the actual grad: Baccalaureate services, held Sun- | yoy receive in a course of study, but day afternc at the high school what yeu yourself obtained and rc- for the Senior Class of the Douglas High School were well attended. The raduating class includes Virginia Langseth, Lorein Vienola, Grace Pusich and Douglas Wahto. | The Rev, Edward Knight delivered | . T » | grade and recognizing t ave baccalaureate address, “Chart- | FECORNITER LN, YouL Rave ; o SEoighy Cotite” R whld: icmn( d it is what counts “The trouble with a great portion | “Today we live In a world of com- of the people of this day is that |Plicating ‘isms.” So many think they they let secondary aims and mater- |have the correct plan, the proper ial gain rule their lives rather than |cure to set the world aright. Wheth- | er you be prosperous or economically poor, it is only incidental; what mat- ters is that you live in the sight of God and hold a straight course in the Word of God. The important thing in life is the attitude vou have tain from that course that matters.” Rev. Knight cited a few examples to illustrate this saying: “There is something in school more vital than DON;T SLEEP WHEN GAS PRESSES HEAR? I you can't eat or sleep because gas i you up try Adilerika. One dose wually relieves pressure on h t from tomach gas due to consiipatiol cleans out BOTH howels. Buller-Mauro f i s Druz Co. in Douglas by Guy's Drus Store. | L0 81Ve and to return in full measure adv. ' all you ask of society. The older gen- IT'STIME TO CHANGE YQUR THINNED - 0UT LUBRICANTS! CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY Oldest Bank in Alaska Commercial Safe Deposit Savings Banking by Mail Department The B. M. Behrends the grade you receive. Earning the| Adlerika | In your mind, to go out in the world | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, STAR CAST IN " DRAMA PLAYING AS LOCAL HIT "The Man in the Iron Mask’ Featured at Capitol Theatre Now Bennett and hand- yward are romanti- cally teamed for the first time the tense and thrilling story of “The Man in the Iron Mask,” the| new Edward Small romantic drama | of the reign of Louis XIV of France, | which is showing now at the Capi- tol Tk re Directed by James Whale, new production features in its sup- | porting cast such top-notch play- ers as Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Miles Man- der, Bert Roach, Walter Kingsford, | Marian Martin, Montagu Love and Doris Kenyon, | The story of “The Man in the Iron Mask” is based on the novel | by Alexander Dumas and drama- | tizes the enmity and hatred be- tween King Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Philippe. Un- til he is about to exccute his own brother for treason, the cruel mon- arch is unaware that he has a twin. Learning the news, he fears that a plot to dethrone him in his brother’s favor may ‘bear fruit and| he decides to put Philippe out of the way for good. He has him en- | cased in the monstrous iron mask, one of the grimmest forms of tor- ture used in those g days The film brings back to the screen the swashbuckling, fearless, Musketeers and introduces several scenes of fencing and swordplay Portraying the Musketeers are Warren William, Alan Hale and Miles Mander, while Louis’ crafty Minister is portrayed by = Joseph' Schildkraut. Miss Bennett, still a beauteous brunette, plays the role |of Maria Theresa of Spain, who is engaged to marry the arrogant Louis. | i Lovely Joan some Louis Ha eration should not lay down a pat- tern for the young to go by. That| would leave no room for improve-| | ment. Instead, an example should | be set up. Because a pattern to e | useful should be followed exactly while an example’s light shines in all directions. Rev. Knight stressed | that for society to progress, we! should be able to hold a straight course toward the example and not be bound by a pattern to a single course, One shining example has | | withsTood the ages—the Life of Je- sus Christ and His Teachings.” Following is the entire prograin presented: Processional Invocation, s—"My Task,” =-nd “Lord’s Girls Glee Club, accom- | | panied by Ernst Oberg | | Address—The Rev. Edward Knight. | Song—"How Firm A Foundation,” | audience. Vocal Solo—“Song of Songs,” Em- | met Thompson, accompanied by Mrs. | Ruth Marin. | Benediction. 1 Recessional. - - SCHOOL ENDING | | Final examinations were begun at | the Douglas public school this morn- ing marking the final week of school which will wind up with graduation exercises on Thursday evening and |, school picnic Friday. - - COUNCIL MEETING | Regular meeting of the City Coun- cil will be held this evening at the usual hour. | Prayer, D EAGLE iiONOR MOTHERS Mothers’ Day was duly observed | here yesterday with a specially pre- pared program held at the public schopl under the auspices of Doug- las Eerie 117 F. O. E. Maurice T. Johnson, Juneau At- torney, told about the early history of Mothers’ Day. A professor of | Notre Dame, Prank E. Hering, who | also headed the Eagles Grand Aerie, was the first one, he said, to suggest !that a day be set aside for honoring | Mother and in 1914 President Wilst issued the first proclamation for such a day. He followed with a eu- logy of Mother, her importance to the home and nation. The program was opened by the large audience present singing the Doxology. Dean C. E. Rice gave th> invocation and was followed by a welcoming address from Tauno Niemi, President of the Douglas Eagles; A trumpet solo by Curtis Bach; Reading “Somebody’s Mother” by Annabelle Edwards and piano solo | —"Liebestraum,” Liszt, by Ermti Oberg preceeded Mr. Johnson's talk. | “Songs of Mother” by high schoo! Girls Glee Club ,“Home Sweet Home" by the audience and benediction by} Dean Rice ended the program. ->oe — - FIREMEN'S DANCE The annual dance of the Douglas Volunteer Pire Department was held at the Nat Saturday night with a large crowd in attendance and a| fine time reported. So much was the event enjoyed that the orchestra had to continue playing for an hours over-time period after 1 o'clock in the morning. DOUGLAS-Caliseum TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY “GRAND JURY 3 SECRETS’ [ | this | ' Duaily Crossiword Puzsle ACROSS Solution of Saturday's Puzzle 8 Salutaton L. Courtnous 1L, Makes © T Vegetable tin- boeches: der or punk Skl i 3. Wears away RUIRITRSAN 1 Return Fiower Articie it 405G Mineral right to " source of 18 N Thosphorus 19, I ent of f.mmnumh sealing wax Defied Consumed & Hurts Palm 150 same Imitator Rubs out Very stupid Drinks little by little Outer garment . anclent Ital- lan goddess Kind of easy 26. 7 stellation ck pleces Ihdian . chair | Z T oy Yelion 30 Light raina Yeélow ocher . (.. voq 4. Smali fish $1. Stbrca of % 50, @it 5. Lool after iumber 0. Depends Landed prop- 42 Let ii stand i Cubic meters 15 3 DOWN 4 4 Perform tesounds mbol for ¥, Chureh Richly B o dignitary surle tag an CO;I for Italy Germ Germany has much coal. Italy has little. Hence Germany gives coal to Italy and receives in return certain other raw materials needed to feed her huge war machine. Here are many tons of Ger- man coal rolling over Brenner Pass into Italy. Sad Farewell in War fiii;c It’s a sad farewell in London as this soldier bids goodby to his wife and, child as he prepares to return to the war front, MAY 13, 1940. "0OMPH’ GIRE PLAYS " ROLE IN (OMEDY AT " (OLISEUM THEATRE Humor, melody and rhythm are skillfully blended to make “Naughty But Nice,” the Warner Bros. pro- duction featuring the “oomph” girl, Ann Sheridan, Dick Powell and Fale Page, which opened yester- day at the Coliseum Theatre, the most satisfying dish of comedy en- tertainment that has come from Hollywood in many months, it cannot be classified under It is refreshingly novel too, for restricted form of comedy. In its complications it is farcial and it has many touches of that crazily cock-eyed humor which can be so amusir when not done to reple tacn, @ yet underlying it the spivit of firstrate satire. - Ryan Not fo Take Office Unfil Feb. 28 wed from Page One) any (Conid before employing anyonpe. to fill the vacancy, shall first apply to the University of Alaska to recommend for such teaching position, a quali- fied graduate of the University, and if a cualified graduate is available and make application within a pesicd of 10 days after such no- tification to the University, prefer- ence shall be given such applicants in filling the aforesaid vacancy; ied, however, nothing contain- ulation shall prevent sfer of any teacher from chool to another in the Ter- “Any School Board failing or re- fusing to comply with this regula- or shall forfeit all refund of to the teacher employed in rof | violation hereof; and the Commis- sioner of Education is directed to withhold such refund, and to en- force the provisions hereof.” The Board approved and recom- mended a budget of $50,000 for the | support of schools outside incor- | porated towns for the biennium 1941-43 No funds were requested for vo- | cational education for the coming | biennium. | Among the various matters pre- for its consideration was a request for re-establishment of the Terri- | torial School at Fort Yukon. | Will Visit Fort Yukon In order to investigate school conditions at Fort Yukon and to obtain further information in re- | gard to the matter, H. L. Faulkner | of Juneau, President of the Board, will visit Fort Yukon before return- ing to Juneau and action on the request was deferred until a later date. | The Commussioner of Education was granted permission by the Board to provide corréspondence courses in the high school work for rural schools when such cours- | es are deemed necessary. A committee from the Alaska Ed- ucation Association presented to the Board suggestions for an | amended minimum salary law.No | action was taken by the Board at | this time and the matter was heid over for consideration at the meet- ing of the Board to be held in February, 1941. Request from Wasilla Representatives of the residents of Wasilla appeared before the Board requesting an improvement in the school facilities at Wasilla. The matter was discussed but ac- tion was deferred until further information could be obtained by the Board. The Board directed the Com- missioner of Education to include in his next report to the Territorial Legislature a recommendation that suitable legislation be enacted to prevent the employment of rela- tives of members of School Boards as teachers in the school under their direction. Representatives of the Matanus- ka Valley Colonization Project, the Matanuska Valley Cooperative As- sociation, and the Palmer Terri- torial School appeared before the Board to present a request for | transfer of the Palmer School | Building to the Territory. Action |on the matter was deferred pend- |ing further investigation. All Members Present Members of the Territorial Board |of Education, all of whom were present at the meeting in Anchor- age, are: H. L. Faulkner, of Juneau, Presi- dent; Mrs. A. Hjakmar Nordale, Fairbanks, A. H. Zeigler, Ketchi- | kan; M. J. Walsh, Nome, and Mrs. | Margaret Harrais, Valdez. | Mrs. Marie Drake, Deputy Com- | missioner of Education, was also | present. She will deliver the com- | mencement address at the forth- | coming graduation exercises at the | Nome High School. | Mr. Faulkner will deliver the | commencement address at the Uni- | versity of Alaska tonight. | Dr. Ryan attended sessions of | the Board in Anchorage and re- | turned by plane to Fairbanks. i S A AT Todey's news umy in The lm?ln all i violating the provisions! i} sented to the Board of Educauonl | | [ ' | 1 | | | | | - U N lsA\l s Juneau’s Greatest Show Value Ann Sheridan—Dick Powell “NAUGHTY BUT NICE>” with GALE PAGE—ALLEN JENKINS—ZASU. PITTS Al-s?fl POPEYE PICTORIAL m:ws“nsa 2 HoSp"-Al DAY Inell and Miss June Mitchell in charge of the table, % Presiding at the tea table, which was covered with a lace cloth and centered with a huge mixed bouquet, of spring flowers and yellow tapers in crystal candelabra, were Mrs. C. C. Carter, Mrs. William M. Whitehead, |Mrs. L. P. Dawes, Mrs. C. E. Rice, | Mrs. Harry I. Lucas and Mrs. Guy | McNaughton. | Those assisting during the after- noon included Mrs. Mary Keith Cauthorne, Miss Magnhild Oygard, Mrs. J. G. Shepard, Mrs. Verne Soley, Mrs. H. J. Turner, Miss Edna Thompson and Miss Ruth Briggs. 2 A7 B (Sun Time) OBSERVED HERE BY OPEN HOUSE Approximaa; 200 Visit- ors Call Yesterday at S! Ann’s Approximately 200 visitors called at St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday after- noon in observation of National Hos- pital Day when open house was held hetween 2:30 and 5 o'clock Mrs. George F. Alexander, assisted by Mrs. William A. Holzheimer, Pre- sident of the Hospital Guild, arrang ed a beautiful program for the tea hours, which presented many of Ju- | High tide—5:20 am, 140 feet neau’s outstanding musicians Low tide—12:03 p.n., 14 feet. The reception room was under the | High tide—6:37 p.m., 139 feet. supervision of the Gastineau. Nurse: - sociation with Mrs. B. R. McDon Today’s news today in The Empire. "‘ D USSR —— L For PERFORMANCE and ECONOMY Own a OUAKER 0il Burning RANGE Phone 34 ON DISPLAY AT RICE & 3rd and Franklin AHLERS CO. - 0000000 Hollywood Sights And Sounds 8y Robbin Coons. HOLLYWOOD, Cal.,, May 13.—Virginia Bruce sat on the arm of a chintz-covered davenport in her library and declined with thanks Joan Bennett's nominatien. 3 Miss Bennett, in a magazine article, had described Miss Bruce as “next to myself the laziest girl in pictures.” “I'm not really lazy,” said .the one-time Virginia Helen Briggs of Fargo, N. D, “I'm nearly always busy. Maybe Joan said it because I knpw how to conserve my energy and relax.” It is difficult to listen when the blonde and lissome erst- while Ginny Briggs is talking. That's because she’s about the prettiest blonde in town, with definitely the prettiest complexion, and a pair of gray-green eyes the color of mischief. She's a one, all right, and it'’s a pleasure to hear her case for the defense of Bruce’s energy. “I suppose I do look lazy,” she began, “but I work hard when I'm working. I can't stand not having enough sleep, and I take a nap on the set whenever I can. I always have lun;ch alone in my dressing room—it’s a strain having interviews over Miss Bruce and her husband, the producer J. Walter Ruben, have moved recently into their new white Colonial home—five bed- rooms, four baths—near the ocean. They've taken up the sim- ple life, she said—walks in the evening, lights out by 10:30. They “go out” about one evening a week. “And even then, no matter how late we're out,” she said, “I'm awake at 8:30. I can't stand being awake in bed when there might be something going on. I hear the birds and the squirrels, and the sun is shining, and I've got to be up. And I putter around in my, garden, and I read, and I work at my needlepoint, and, play with Susan—I'm never idle a minute. Of course it seems to me I never get anyth,ing done but I'm always busy.” Susan Ann Gilbert, aged 7, plump, rosy, and be-curled, came in to say goodbye before going to a party at Bob Montgomery’s house. She was just up from her nap. “She’s very good about naps” said Mother Bruce. “She seems to know when she needs rest and she never discusses whether she shall or shall not take a nap.” We slipped away from the subject of Miss Bruce's energy, and she got to talking about Hazel Washington, her former studio maid. She was very fond of Hazel and loved especially the way “Hazel used to tuck me in when I was taking a nap,’ so there we were again. “I tried to throw a tantrum once,” said Miss Bruce, once more energeically defending her energie s, “but I gave it up in the middle. You might say it was because it was too much trouble to go on, but the real reason I stopped myself short was that I thought of Bruce in a tantrum, and the thought was so funny I had to laugh.” Miss Bruce has resumed her career after months of inactivity, in “Flight Angels.” She was “energetic” enough to get her re- lease from Metro when roles there looked unpromising, and now she has lined up three or four other movies elsewhere, I don’t know—or care—whether next to Joan Bennett she the laziest girl in pictues. All T know is that, Bruce or Briggs, she's still a one, and I hope she doesn't change. $600 3403 (AR TPRLAN