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AND HER PALS . POLLY WELL, T8 HARD TO SAY, CYNTHIA |, MARINE ACHINLEY lSTEAMER MOVFMEN'YF! | EEENE— NORTIHBOUND . row morning: bon ¢ SCHEDULED ¢ AILINGS ceeescesec ed to sail from mber 31 ALLINGS to Seattle Dec SOUTHBOUND Haranof i rive at 4 mornin 8a m LO! Estebeth sc ar- LoMOrEow outh at Dok “vececesooe Reimer,’ A, Ro- R. C. ‘Sthay, John Halm 2ussell Haye: Radinsky rt, R and sails from the A. J. heduled to safl every Wednesday at 6 p. m. for Sit- ka and wayports. Naha leaves ¢ at 7 a. m. fo Alexander, ports. s 0 0 e derson, S. W. Tag esday Port waLy We shurg, and very Petor: Ketchikan — John Gilmore -+ PAA PLANES SIT; WEATHER IS POOR light fro T P S sececensce o s o0 08 - -+ Tipes TomOoRROW | b ather prev Low tide 81 over both roul High tide 17.1 The flights will be made tomor- Low t 0.8 row, weather permittin High tide—9:40 p.m., 14.0 - - Sul to the Daily Alaska S to the Daily Empire Je paper with the largest Empire—the paper with the paid circulation, paid cireulation RAF Hero Sees quy at Last ~q J. B. Nicholson, flight licutenant in the Royal Air Force and the first R. A. F. pilot to receive the coveted Victoria Cross for heroism, sees his bnby for the first time as he comes home to his wife on leave, SCHEDULE and FARES JUNEAU TO SEATTLE ~ [UESPAY FRIDAY (Airmail and Express Only) FAIRBANKS TO JUNEAU 33 8 ruRbAy (Pagsengers—Airmail and Express) JUNEAU TO FAIRBANKS IUESPAY rRIDAY (Pmaenqes——mmwfl and Express) . e . A Jun- Fair- Mc- eau lanks Nome Ruby Bethel Flat Ohpir Grath Juneau 8200 149.00 11500 *151.00 132,00 *125.00 *120.00 Fairbanks . 62.00 7400 3900 7600 56.00 4800 44.00 *—Via Fairhanks. i LESS 109 F)OR ROUND TRIP. b $—Via Fairbanks. Passengers — Airmail — Air Express Pacific Alaska Airways, Inc. ?‘* ; Am rican Airways System . . .TRAFFIC OFFICE o . DELEBECQUE Dlsttlet Sales Manager PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS 1324 4TH AVE.-SEATTLE —T I MIGHT SAY I WAS PLAYING SOLITAIRE --- ‘Q’J/‘; 1T WASN'T Draftees Dig Out of East’s First Big Snow The first real snow in the East put a heavy blanket of white over Camp Dix, in New Jersey, giving the sclective service draftees a job of digging out. Here, some of the new soldiers are shown at their task, __Soldiers in Camp Dix still have to live in tents, U. §. Capitol Is Now Getfing Face Lifted ita 1rom rage One) hift quarters, WOULD Bi For the this would be con for PACKED venier ommittee room is, it would than a with hardl; e more sardine ca mbers, em- relatives and frien want to be on h packed ployees and who would for the ceremony Th probably for despite lot of the kick Senat the other hand, mind so much, the inconvenience, a gentlemen are getting out of running ba to their pre- on wouldn’t 1 big through War qua The been di cupancy h only v has oc- Court and in those the Capitdl crted into a hospital (an- chamber years of Senate d by 0 the Supreme ted in 1935) f mercy ars when by rtion of the Capitol was a army bread, but n Senate chamber). Although it is about 40 feet shorter and nar- rower than their present chamber it still is a serviceable room and unlike the old hall of Representa- tives, not afflicted with acoustical whispers and echoes. ery for the THE PAST UNFOLDS The tradition apparently is in- spiring, for you have only to hang around the col have some Sens | with stories of t! upy the rcom yeu Sam Houstc “Raven” of Texas" history | hero of San Jacinto |ferson Davis, the gentleman from Hurricane, Miss., wiio to be- come the Confederacy’s cnly Pre dors these days to or buttonhole you e late Senatc were they'll tell the fiery and the There sat Jef« dent. And in the chair of the Pres- ident of the Senate, was Vice- President Johin C. Breckinridge, the | 2 who was to be ex- > Senate and to be- Secret of War. tle There Dougla 5o were 1 tephen A. s political H. S omeone is sure to teil tood atthias Ward, the Democrat appointed to the to fill the vacancy caused ¢ the death of J .Pinckney Hen- derson. On that spot, he stood and tecame the last man to take the h of office in the old c On that same spot, 82 year late almost to the day star Ber Bunker, Nevada Demo- crat, to take the ocath, of offics to Iill' the Senate chair of the late Key Pm-mm Yes the Capitol face-lifting may be a bit inconvenient, but it's stirring up tradition and the Sena- tors, at least, love it. B HAIDA RETURNS The Coast Guard cutter Haida returned to port Saturday night from a routie trip to Ketchikan an¥ rack - -t ATRMAIL LEVELOPFS. <nowin alr route rrom Seali'e 1 Nome, eale at 9. B, Bwfod & Co. - adv There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising IND CHORUS, aine, Ryan and Ian MeClellan Hunter from Cavett. Directed by H. C. Potter. Principals: Paulette God Artie Shaw and band, Charles Bu ss M. Frank Melton, Seree tory by F Fred Asiaire Butterworih redi Jimmy Conlon, Don Brodie. is light musical show is as you expect it and probal as you like it too except Burgess Meredith, who makes news by turning in his first screen comedy perform- ar staire and Meredith are partners in a college orchestra fitti y amed “The Perennials” because of the boys’ long- time success in escaping du They for the tion. are rivals job of trumpeter with Artie Shaw, and for the affections of Paulette. Paulette gets the boys an audition, which each helps the other to muff, and this time Butterworth, as a music- minded millionaire with a hot mandolin shows up to round out the plot as of a Shaw concert. The sunshine-spreaders get their feet in the way here also, but retrieve in time to permit in which Astairc shows how to lead 2 band while Astaire dar less than usual ces but gives more of his talent for comedy and Paulette, at once peppy and decorative, manages skillf the one dance duet she shares with the star. Meredith’s hooligan comedy familiar on the stage but new to the screen which has had him principally in poetic introspec- Hollywood Sights And Sounds | Robbin Coems . —y PERCY'S CAFI STOP AT PERCY'S CAFE Breakfast, Dinner or Light Lunches ® DELICIOUS FOOD ® FOUNTAIN SERVICE © REFRESHMENTS as the frozen-faced humor of Butter- “Second Novelty: the usual is as -successful Spirited playing by everyone concerned makes a pleasant addition to the new crop of musicals. first” attitude of everybody concerned, with self-sacrifice angles missing. tions, worth. Chorus” the “me pheney “PHE BANK DICK.” Screenplay by Mahatma Kane Directed by Edward Cline. Principals: W. C. Fields, a Merkel, Evelyn Del Ro, Jessie Ralph, Shep Howard, Richard Purcell, Grady Jeeves. Cora Witherspoon, kiyn Pangborn, itton, Russell Hicks, Field fans will find their idol at his prolific and ingenious best in this saza of the fortunes and misfortunes of Egbert Souse who rises from rags and henpeckery in a small town to grandeur in Hollywood. Complications en route center in financial circles, inv 12 bank rebbers and a supposedly phoney stock deal among other tribulations. Gags old ahd new are ceaselessly worked otit, and the comit zest for grandiloquent rhetoric finds full ex- prosian. - Supporting plavers piteh inh for a mad, wacky but soul- satisfying production tailored (by Jeeves who is Fields) to Field's measure “MELODY RANCH." Gere Autry, Jimmy Durarte, Ann Miller, Barten MacLane, Barbara Allen, George Hayes, Jermoe Cowan, Mary Lee, Joseph Sawyer, Horice MacMahon. Here's the first “super-Antry,” designed to introduce the top cowboy singer to big-city audiences. Gene's principal assets, song and sincerity, gét over nicely in a yarn about the radio star who ‘goes back home d¥id cleans up the wild Wildhawk brothers who are running' the town the wrong way. R T L - FOR TH[— FOL! KS HIDING QFH FURKACE BACKFIRES; | MULVIHIL SYAYS AT | HOME WIIH BAD BURN 5. i fire alarm called the depar to.the Assembly menis this morning where ‘the 1u.— race had backfired. No damage we ¢ Department t it fot b the recent G'a- cier Hi > heal In the meantime, AssistantChie William Niederhauser is bossing t crev PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOI THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA DIVISION NUMBER ONI AT KETCHIKA ¥ In the Matter of the R Jan uary, 1941, Term of DI TRICT COU I n ORDER o | the Court dated Novemher 27, 1940, Regular January, 1941 Term « United States District Court for the F Division of the Ter- ritory of Alaska, will be ing at Juneau, Alaska, beginnir the hour of 2 o'clock in the after- noon of January 6th, 1941 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the above entitled court to be affixed at Ketchikan, this 27th day of November, 1940. ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Clerk of the U. S. District Court, Publication dates: Dec. 2-9-16-2: 1940. adv. The Daily Alaska Fmpne has the ® Perfect comfort ® Splendid food ©® Centrally located ® Every convenience and service Large Rooms all with bath. Special Rates to Permanent Guests ALASKANS LIKE THE Hotel NEW WASHINGTON § respond Lo held in the Courtroom of the Federal Build- as a paid subvicriber 10 The Daily Alas ap this evenin: APITOL THEATRE Sl AL tickets to see: and receive 2 Federal Tax—5¢ per Persom WATCH THIS SPACE Your Name May Appear! / de Leave Northbound Bouthbound R Stéam Seattle e Juneau Leave Juneay . Dec. 11 Dec. a Dec ! Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 22 | Dec. 21 Dec. 24 Dee. 30 f‘ Dec. 28 Dee. 31 Jan. 6 | Jan. 4 Jan. 17 Jan, 13 | Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Connects Peninsulg Cor with 8. S. Point LAKINA for Kodiak and Alaska S. 8. CORDOVA at Cord for Homer FOR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING PORTS OF CALL AND R RVATIONS ('/U L N / A @ J B HE ALASK LINE TICKET OFFICE—2 FREIGHT OFFICES—4 H. O. ADAMS — Agent Company ‘\SERVICE ON RLL'RKQ‘EKR ROUTES ; " [ ] S TR S RGBS . 7 L v MARINE AIRWAYS—U. S. 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