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STARTS TONIGHT FIRST SHOW 7 P. M. Second Show 9:30 P. M. BABY SANDY BUTCH and BUDDY wins Tom BROWN * Non GREY Mischa AUER * Eogene PALLETTE Billy GILBERT » Edgor KENNEDY A NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE THE DAILY ALASKA -EMPIRE; FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941. MICKEY MOUSE MATINEE SATURDAY—1P. M. |up “death trap” {in a coal mine, Universal's drama-| TWO FEATURES 4th Episode “Dick Tracy” News Candy They Win Honors for Actmg "o~ Walter Brennan Jane Darwell Annual Motion Picture Academy awards for the best performance by an actress and actor go to Ginger Rogers, for her part in “Kitty Foyle,” and James Stewart, for his part in “The Philadelphia Story,” GOVERNOR SIGNS " LOCAL OPTION, HOSPITAL BILLS Anoiher New Act Punishes | Employers for Misrepre- senting Finances | Laws facilitating local option elections, punishing employers for| | misrepresenting ability to pay their ’employees and appropriating $8, 000 for a hospital at Valdez have been | signed into law by Gov. Ernest Gruening. The new acts are Chgpters 18, |19 and 20 of the 1941 session laws.| | The local option law reduces the requirement on petition for such an election from 50 percent of the voters to 35 percent. It is provided that only a majority vote is needed ‘to make a town dry, instead of | three-fourths as in the old law. Employers Punishable Penalties of $1,000 fine and | months in jail are provided any employer who “having means to do so, | fraudulently, with | noy, harass, oppress or defraud six for the | or TWO ATTRACTIONS |""Sandy Isfiady" Plus | "Black Diamonds™ shall wilfully or| intent to an-| BILLED TONIGHT AS CAPITOL HITS on Local Screen Showing how a fearless young newspaper reporter fights to cléan working conditions |tic film, “Black Diamonds,” will | prove potent screen-fare when ‘it opens tonight on a double bill at | the Capitol Theatre. Richard Arlen portrays the “cru- | sader” who matches wits with law- less mine operators, Andy Devine, co-star, is seen as the boyhood friend who fights by Arlen's side. eyeful in the romantic lead oppo- site Arlen, and displays genuine promise as an actress. Mary Treen makes the most of her comedy role as a maid who has eyes on De- | vine. Paul Fix is grimly menacing as the grafting mine inspector. Others who make supporting roles stand out are Pat Flaherty, Maude | Allen, Jim Morton and Clff Clark. laughs, Baby Sandy into stardom in “Sandy is a Lady,” seen as the second at- | traction, IDOUBLE FEATURE Kathryn Adams is a surprising|are other good characters In a drumfire of explosive] Universal Studios launches, BILL FOR 2 DAYS AT 20TH CENTURY “Kid NighiinT;a!e,” Story of Prize Fighter, and Western Film, Billed “Kid Nightingale,” new Warner| Bros. comedy featuring John Payne and Jane Wyman, which opens to- day at the 20th Century for the weekend, is about a prize fighter. But, what a fighter! He likes to sing much more than he likes to fight, and to tell the truth he sings much better than he fights. While the handsome Mr, Payne and the delectable Mis Wyman take care of a lot of the comedy and some romance besides, there; er that the youngster, It's really a singing c is the ambition of portrayed by Payne, but he gets {detoured onto the road leading {to the heavyweight boxing cham- pionship by a couple of slickers. They are interested in him when they observe how heavily not only Miss Wyman, in the cl sides, ballyhooing this fact the mana- gers also encourage their fighter to sing from the ring each time he has a fight, thus his name, over which she pre- but also the women| fall for him. In addition toj TNy , oY EATURE SPECIAL CHILDREN'S MATINEE SATURDAY 1:00 P. M. FEAiI_J-RE PICTURES Curt.mms Ca;tdy Pri.zes nghhngale JOHN JANE PAYNE - WYMAN LATEST EDITION \ Where the Better BIG Pictures Play — SATURDAY 2 — Action-Filled Pictures — 2 FEATURE NO. 2 A Gun Full of Lead and a Heart Full of Fight . .. Battling Outlaws on the Pioneer Trail— GEORGE 0'BRIEN "ARIZONA LEGION" A roaring drama of the West that was . . . and of a man as big as the coun- try he roamed! OF WORLD NEWS Designed for laughing purposes, 'Sandy Is a Lady” fulfills its mi sion thoroughly and vehemently, for | the story is pure comedy and farce| | from the opening scene. for the major part of the cast em- braces the best comedians in Hol- | lywood. The principal action of the picture, asidé from Baby Sandy, | centers around Mischa Auer, Eu- | gene ‘Pallette, Billy Gilbert, Edgar 'Kénnedy and Fritz Feld. - e 'AUKLET HERE . FROM SEATILE \Will Register Fish Boats at Island Towns Before Go- It could hardly be anything else, “Kid Nightingale.” The “Kid” has been persuaded to fight by his manager’s promise |that he can train for the opera jand the ring at the same time. They palm off a phoney wrestler on him as an opera star and he assures young fighter that fighting will develop his chest and lungs Interesting developments fill out an exciting story. The second feature is George O'- | Brien in a real western, ‘Lfigkm‘ story of battling outlaws on the pvnnm-r nau RUSSIAN SHIPS Tugboat Debbxe and Her Coum 1 | | | | THREE ADMITTED TO PIONEERS’ HOME Admitted to the Pioneers' Home at Sitka in recent weeks have been | the following oldtimers: Rb ek “Arizona | ARE IN PORTLAND { Four Vessels Will Be in John Johnson, 80, who came from Norway in 1900 and worked as a miner. He entered from Seward. Enoch L. Torrence, 70, Pdorman miner, 'who first came to Alaska in 1898 from California. George Hansen, 75, fisherman from Cordova, who came to Alaska |n 1905 Xmm Denmark. D Baby Daughter for William McClures as announced at the banquet in Hollywood. Awards for the best supporting performances went to Jane Darwell, for “Grapes of Wrath” and Walter Brennan, for “The Westerne»~ | any emplo} any employer | ing on Seal Patrol (who shall have misrepresented fo |an employee” his ability to pay. | The Fisheries patrol boat Auklet, | Harbor at One Tlme, The money for the Valdez hos-|commanded by Capt. Dan Drotning, . {pital is to go to the Valdez Com-|arrived from Seattle last night and | Thfee fOl' Repa!rs PORTLAND, Oregon, March 14— munity Hospital Association to as-|is scheduled to leave for Hoonah, | ! equipmem morning to register trolling boats 'More Russian ships than have ever | Mr. and Mrs. William MecClure | | |are the parents of a 6 pound 3 ounce | baby daughter, born late yesterday | . 4 # afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital. [ \ . j 4 Both the new arrival and her | " mother are feeling fine. The fathier 00““000“’00“00“““”“0““0“00““““00' sist in the purchase of needed|Elfin Cove and Lisianski tomorrow From barge captain’s daughter to countess—that's the story of Wilma BASKETBALL DANCE ELKS HALL SATURDAY——MARCH 15 & MUSIC by Lillian Uggen's Orchesira Sponsored Jointly by JUNEAU CITY LEAGUE and JUNEAU SKI CLUB & TICKETS NOW ON SALE ON SALE! SATURDAY, MARCH 15 % N TAP AND IN BOTTLES “It’s the Water” Visitors 'Welcome OLYMPIA BREWING CO. L 150 7ien v =0 4 vl FOX FARM ‘euipment for operation, FOR SALE A good buy for any person ready to start work on a fox farm in Al- aska is awaiting some fortunate in- | dividual is the report given by U. 8. Commissioner Felix Gray. i The Oscar Larson estate in Gam- | bier Bay is for sale, and must be| disposed of immediately. | A frame house, and all necessary along with 20 female and 3 male foxes awaits the new purchaser. Anyone interest- ed is instructed to write to Com- missioner Gray in Juneau. ——,——— NOTICE AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv, ———e—— e | before the opening of the fishing | treatment. |and other fishing craft. | | the opportunity to register their boats and receive 1941 license plates | season. Within a week the Auklet will| proceed to Sitka to continue regis- | tration and to maintain a patrol northbound migration of fur seals.| HOSPITAL NOTES Charles Hooker was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital today for medical | After receiving medical care, 3. Gilchrist was dismissed today from St.- Ann’s. R. Webb entered St. Ann’s today and is receiving medical care. Mrs. M. D. Willlams was dismissed this afternoon from St. Ann’s after undergoing minor surgical treat- ment. A surgical patient, Mrs. Edythe WHY SUFFER. wamh your feet? . Posme . Infatuation . Pertaining to bouses 37 M{lflh river IntSepret: arehaic 0. Matu & 8 m ulty in . N of the er delta . Proverd 22 48. Exce| 23. Southern con- . Previo tellatfon b4 vi intensity of lor 56 mln of floating ice . One wno works 57. Russian sea Amlrl;u rall- Adhnnu ol N/ : IIII// o | Larson wa§ dismissed from St. Ann's nate §1. Eaglish letter & oumwly“otln Through the registration service of | | the Auklet, fishermen will be given of offsshore waters during the - Portland at one time be- be in port next week. visited will {There will be four of them. [ The Sergei Kirov is now in dry-| dock for repairs totalling 550000 including a new propeller, plates and. engine room wnrk. | The Orochem is scheduled to ar-| ive, direct from Vladivostok, to-| morrow, and will go on the dry-| dock. The Bolshov Tschantar, also from Vladivostok, is due Sunday and will go on drydock. The fourth vessel is the Tatslav Vorovskii, now in drydock at Se- attle. The craft is scheduled to come to Portland Tuesday. — e The Child Labor Amendment thus| far has been ratified by 28 states. Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway all maintain govern-| ments-in-exile at London. NEW UNIFORM @ L1 VIS [AMIAIT]1 ] [Mio[L[E[S] lo'utlan Of Yesterday's 'unlo 60. Festival DowN //4 flfl/”’ifl b B0 R il P JERTREEN JRE JRE - dEE JEE /B /////4 ] i JAEEEE The new model uniform to be worn by Ameérican Red Cross volunteers is modeled above by Frances Orth. mmma-mm _skirt, ‘coat and cap, all made. of m‘mmm Emblems "|be. It can be just what you have| Baard, 23, shown with her new husband, Count Charles Nava de Tajo after thclr marriage in New York. Two years ago fourteen prominent men-about-town gave Wnlnm a c()mmg-out party, a take-off on Brends ’s $50,000 debut. You Can Make ll—— Crochef Rug Goes Modern ] AP Feature Service | light and four balls of dark rug The crochet rug once was con-| yarn (which should be boil-fast). sidered only for Early American|If you want a matching footstool furniture fashions. It still is very cover you will need two extra balls smart in such surroundings. Butjof each coler, You will need to also it can be made in pattern and color modern enough for your 5 e, as illustrated ;‘-;:.ern furniture, as i Gl"Id Tea IS It eertainty ought to be in colors| which can continue the tones of| 0" calendar your curtains or upholstery, what- ever the style of your room may For Tomorrow' been looking for “to tie your room together.” Gastineau Channel residents are It is smart on plain cgrpemg extended an invitation to atwnd( as on a polished floor. As a scat- {the annual Junior Trinity Guild| ter rug it can go into a bedroom, St. Patrick’s Silver Tea, being held nursery, sunroom, playroom _or temorrow afternoon at Trinity Hall. living room. | Mrs. Robert Rice and her com- It fits right into a cozy chair|mittee are in charge of arrange- corner. You can get the 'smart ' ments for the affair. Tea hours rough-look of woven home-spun ! will be from 2 until 6 o'clock. with, the shell stitch. For a 24-by- —-o— 30-inch rug you wil need 4 balls of '~ Empire -Classifieds Pay! ':‘20“ pharmacist a4 the Juneau Drug FOR RENT Juneau Liquor Store Space Will Remodel to Suit. Tenant. See Percy’s Cafe Lo o gt o SR AT R T W MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. Unfair to Organized Labor RETAIL CLERKS UNION No. 1392 SEE the New 'FIVE - SPEED CALROD UNIT in the 1941 GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGES What MAZDA medns to LIGHT, CALROD means to COOKERY. CALROD is the name given to GENERAL ELECTRIC'S HI-SPEED sealed in met- al cookery coil. The only range unit with a hermetic glass seal!