The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1941, Page 3

IE CAPITOL HAS THE IBEG PICTURES AND NEWS THAT IS NEWS NOW SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EXTRA! MARCH OF TIME Faaturihg “AMERICANS ALL" and Latest News of the Day R AR A R T S A | in Hollywood | RORBIN OLLYWOOD, By COONS July 5.— Preston “Sullivan’s satire on Holly- And of course it isn't—it's Lont a highly successful comedy director (Joel McCrea) who wants to direct a serious movie, and has s tells me isn't a 1 If You're Looking for a Beiter Buy . . . See This New General Eleciric RS S R Prices Start at $99.95 Terms! This beautiful GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGE gives you the advantages of modern electric cooking at new low cost. It's faster, uses less current, is, built to last for years. SEE IT TODAY! Compare it . .. You'll find it has more money - saving, time - sav- ing features than you have ever seen on any rangel More Than a Million Women Now Cook Electrically! See This Range at the Alaska Eleectrie L i ght and |of early talkies. | that, AND YOU’LL LOVE IT when town.. ...Deanna’s just a couniry girl...but PREVIEW TONIGHT 1:15 A. M. MATINEE SUNDAY 2 P. M. she goes to .she gives the A iversal Preturet with OBERT cnwmmss - MISCHA AU}IR Hetiry Stephensoit> Anne Gwynate 5. Z Sakall Hindy --BUT LAST TIMES TONIGHT selected one called (in the script) “Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?” They won't let him do it, be e he knows nothing of trouble or sorrow, so he goes out in search of trouble. What does he meet? Veronica Lake. But he duesnt meet trouble. It runs away from | him—until all of a sudden he finds himself sentenced to the chain t another dancing gels one in Ann too. role in “Panama Hattie” Sothern — he's leading ovies, man, Regis Toomey, now coming back strong, used to be a leading light| Then Hollywood |, began passing him by. In the slump, he set himself ore rule Low follow for a year. 1 Tll never get anywhere play- ing in unimportant pictures,” h said, “even if I get leading parts.| I'll play anything—one days’ work, anything—in portant picture.” He didn't work too often, after but he stuck to it. When| DeMille: gave him a bit in “Union Pacific,” he played it with gusto. Oneday Frank Capra asked him to make a “small bit” in “Meet John Doe.” He played it for‘a new carcer—in “Dive Bomber” and now “Law of the Tropics.” John Payne is to do that “Ha- vana” musical for Zanuck. . . Conrad Veidt, the is to. reform when he pays “Dr. Kildare” a visit as guest star, . . 0Odd title for Edward G. Robin- son’s next is “The Man They Couldn’t Kill"—odd because Ed- die has been killed in flicker after flicker. day, an two im-| Romantic report on Tyrone Pow- er: Betty Grable came out of a love scene with him—with a black- and-blue nose. Flung herself into his arms for “A Yank in the R.A missed him, and cracked her nose against his. Make-up cov- ered. Blonde Mary Beth Hughes was elated the ofher day by a call for a test. “It’s not for you,” they warned her, “we want you to stand in for Alice Faye in a test with a lead- ing man.” She was still jubilant. Reason: As a beginner Mary Beth “stood in” for many tests, always liked of Mary Beth for Mary Beth. “When I know it’s my own test,” she says, “I'm too self-conscious. When I know it's for someene Phone 616 else, I'm at ease.” — .- The Daily Alaska Zxpire has the largest paid circulation of any Al nh newspaper. with the results better than those made| CH and BUDDY “ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS” KIDS STEAL SHOW IN MANY COLORFUL JULY 4TH COSTUMES Rofary W|ns Grand Prlze‘ gang of a far-away state. course that’s not satire, is it? Tt's _S C just a pretty fable, but Stur .‘ for Best Float-Ski Club bas’t yet made @ movie that| Awarded Second wasn't a cheekful of tongue. { Ruth ¢ m, distinguished in| “Dr. Ehtlich’s Magic Bullet” and, Kids stole the show yesterday in| “Abe Lincoln in Tlinois” wil| e Fourth of July parade with color- WORK | ik CHAPHA L A abSiat “\.Ml:urvvunm«n-r,rp Uncle Sams to lit- movie comedy . Boudoir hint: | ¥ © en. The grand prlee fTop| T e G |the best decorated car or float was white satin reireat, has two toy|™2d¢ to the Rotary Club for i S S S ;“”“‘710-_‘mnun- float with the Rotary col H bl ) i ors of blue and gold on a white (her black and white Chihuahu: seckground, Second prize went to| (g-cr;;v- Murphy, who had Hg“ Ski Club for its unique decora-| ibout given up hope of gettingtion of a snowbank with a novice skier in the midst of a sitzmark. Little Kay Holmes surprised her- | self by winning the boys’ prize of the ‘mn.-t appropriate 4th of July cos- {tume dressed as a miniature Uncle | Sam. Her small sister, Alice, won the | me prize for the girls as Miss! | America. Second prize for the most | appropriate 4th costume was award- | ed to May Dapeevich. Bobby Sommers went home with two first prizes, one for the best | sustained character as Uncle Sam, and the other for the best decorat- ed bicycle. Edmund Krause won sec- |ond- for decorated bicycles. First award for the girls’ best sus- | tained character was made to petite |Elsie Johnson who appeared as a {sunbeam. Elaine Roth and Ruth | Talmage shared the second prize for their burlesque on fish stories. The first and second prizes for best decorated bicycles for girls went to Lousan Krause and Paula Kay Cook. Eight Native Boy Scouts won the boys’ award for the best marching | turnout. They were under the di- +|rection of Donald Vertin. super-villain, | The honors for the girls went to the Juneau Sport Fishermen's Drill .|Team of girls, the “Fisherettes” un- der the leadership of Jean Winth- ers. No decorated doll buggies or wagons were entered in the parade. Legicnnaire Leo Jewett was in charge of the awards and he ap- pointed William Kilroy, Kent Tal- mage and A. C. Jackson as judges. NEW SCHEDULE " FOR NORTH SEA, " NORTH COAST Steamers Sailing from Se- | aitle on Fridays Call at Juneau flllce’only Beginning with the present trip of the northbound North Coast, that steamer and also he North Sea, both leaving Seattle on Fridays, will call northbound, as usual at Juneau, then go to Sitka and from there south; calling at Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan, omitting Juneau. The Northland will call at Sitka northbound and then come to Ju- lscheduu for the past two months. neau southbound as has been the [SPRING PARADE STARS DURBIN IN ROMANCE {Young Sinjér_in Story of ] Old Vienna at Capitol - ! Cummings Sweetheart | anna Durbin, the star's eighth pic- | ture, Universal's “Spring Parade” | comes to the Capitol Theatre start- |ing Sunday. | ¥or the past few years, the ad- vent of each new Deanna Durbin picture has been one of the out- | standing events of the cingma sea- son. In the story la young peasant Deanna is cast as girl who goes to | adventure and romance. Robert Cummings, who sta leading man in “Threc | Smart Girls Grow Up,” is seen as |her sweetheart in “Spring Parade.” The supporting cast, the finest ever assembled vas the | features Mischa Auer, Stephenson, Butch and Buddy Anne Gwynne, Walter 8. Hinds, lhll\n Joslyn, Reginald Denny, | Franklin Pangborn and Peggy Mo- | I ran. | Deanna’s voice will be heard in | four song selections in the picture. Music for three of these was writ- ten by the famous Viennese com- poser, Robert Stolz, with lyrics by ‘(; Kahn. The songs are “It's Foolish But It's Fun)” “Waltzing in the Clouds” and “When Apri [Smns." The fourth number, Danube Dream,” is an |ment by Hans Salter, with lyrics {by Gus Kahn., | Louis Adamic, noted author editor who first came to America ‘as an immigrant boy of 14, is fea [tured in the latest March of Time! film, “Americans All!", which shows what the nation’s foreign-| born have contributed toward the building of America and what they are doing today to preserve the United States |as the world's greatest democr Showing for the last times to night is “One Night in the Trop- ¥ G JUNE EXPORTS " TAKE QUARTER | | Million Less than . Two Years Ago Total value of shipments of Al-| aska merchandise last month was $2,833,504, according to the montn- ly report of Collector of Customs James J. Connors This figure compares with $3,- 1071,221 last year and $3905,600 in June 1939. | The complete list of June ex-| ports is as follows: Fish: Fresh and frozen: Halibut . $ 30,059 Salmon 34,050 Other ) 2,603 Salmon, canned 462,608 Cured or preserved: Cod 63 Salmon 300,515 Shellfish: Clams 62,616 Crabs 185 Shrimp ... 20,873 Fish products: o e S 2 90 Other fish products 14,229 Furs and fur-skins: Beaver 38,560 Fox: Black and silver 5 Blue 30 Red ... 4,636 White 1,677 Hair seal skins 60 Marten 100 Mink .. 2,206 Muskrat 90,553 Otter .. 1,137 All other 1,060 ‘Wool, unmanuractured 4,634 Wood, timber and lumber 82,350 Ore, matte and regulus: 5 195 3,527 79,870 Stone including marble .. 6,458 Trophies, specimens, curios, ete. 4,756 Beaver castors 90 Reindeer hides 370 Oil paintings . 290 fo . AR 1,244,978 Silver 3,578 Total value' products of Alaska Zehy .. $2,448,081 Value U. S. ptodunts re- turned 185,423 Total value shipments ... $2,633,504 GLASSES LEAVE The Rev. John A. Glasse, who re- signed as of the Northern Light Presbyterian Chureh, and Mrs. Glasse sailed south on the Princess Louise yesterday enroule to Albany, Oregon, where he has accepted the pastorate of a large church there. ” —— e “The Dally Alaska Empire has the \largest paid circulation of any Al- sska newspaper, | | Presenung a more grown-up De- Ithe city of her dreams and meets | in any of her pictures,| Henry|started down the hill to Twelfth | Brennan, I ning star of “Kentueky.” The human, | lovable role of the horse trainer in| “Blue | arrange- | and MILLION DROP Total Value More than Wallace Deboll Is Winner Soap Robert DuPree Is Second with Justin Erwin Third in Fourth Races Topping the bill of competitive events in the afternoon of yester- |day’s gala celebration was the Am- erican Legion Sweepstakes Soap Box Races A large crowd turning out to see |the competition of Juneau's bud- ding race drivers was not disap- |pointed, for there was a spectacle {of good sportsmanship at its best. The race arted as scheduled at 1 o'clock as last minute wagers and prophesies were exchanged among | the more interested individuals in ! the crowd. At the wave of the green flag the first three midget racers Street, beginning the afternoon's entertainment. Thirty-five was the three c $2.50. In peak performance, Wallace De- | Boff, a dark horse in the afternoon’s | betting, placed first by a close mar- |gin over Robert Dupree, in second in the final heat. The Iracing for second and third prizes resulted in Robert Dupree gaihing second place and Justin Erwin plac- ing third. . The races were run off in a series of twelve heats with the winners of (each as follows: 1st Heat: A. Shaw, A. Lowell, and Harvey Hildre winner. | 2nd Heat: L. Olson, and Robert Dupree winner, 3rd Heat: E. Heisel, David Sperl- /ing, and George Shaw winner. | 4th Heat: D. Hagerty, W. Sperl- ing, and H. Hudon winner. | 5th Heat: L. Barneson, J. Spargue, |and Charles Linehan winner. | 6th Heat: S. Swanson, R. Howell, and Wallace DeBoff winner, Tth Heat: N. Skinner, H. Johnson, and Gene Hanna winner. | 8th Heat: T. DelSanto, J. Furu- |ness, and Justin Erwin winner. 9th Heat: W. Forward, L. Reid, ‘and Leslie Hogins winner. | 10th Heat: B, Vernon, J. Hendrick- | son, and Billy Carlson winner, { 1th Heat: T. Lennon, E. Stewart, and Jack Turoff winner. 12th Heat: G. Peterson, B. Glea- son, and Russal Clark winner, | Upset of the day came in the sec- ond series of heats when Russal Clark, driver of the Tin Can Spec- {ial, which helds the course record |of 47 seconds, bowed to Jack Turoft to be eliminated. | Winners of the second serfes of | heats were: 1st Heat: Robert Duprec. 2nd Heat: Wallace Deboff. 3rd Heat: Justin Erwin. | 4th Heat: Jack Turoff. | In the semi-finals the winners | were: Justin Erwin, and Wallace | DeBoff, with the winner of the fin- | als, DeBoff. Every contestant received an jaward of $1. The events of the afternoon ended with a bank as an | additional race of oldsters was held. The executive branch of the local government represented in the per- sonage of Mayor Harry I. Lucas, bowed to the superior odds of the law enforcement ‘department as Chief of Police Dan Ralston won by a margin of two lengths. Bert McDowell, driving the Tin Can Special, wound up third. ash awards of $7.50, $5.00 and Milk production in the United States reached 51 billion quarts in 1940, a mew record. _Box Derby, 4th {number of contestants vying for the " who came | SOUTHERN FlM C(OMINGSUNDAY | - IN TECHNICOLOR 20th Century Will Show "Maryland’ Starring 3 Academy Winners The romance, tions of the proud South, climaxed | beauty and tradi- Last Time TONIGHT ‘Coming [P0 ENTUR MATINEE SUNDAY 2:00 P. M. I by the most spectacular Steeplechase |in America, The Maryland Hunt Cup |Race, are highlights of Darryl F.| Zanuck's Technicolor production of Maryland,” new 20th Century-Fox picture which comes to the 20th Century Theatre Sunday. Said to be greater than the tr mendously popular “Kentucky “Maryland,” which was directed by arold King, promises to be cne of the best pictures of this or any entertainment season. ! Three h\ldlng members of the cast in “Maryland” have been awarded % In addition, five members of the puduction staff have been| {honered. The superb list of promi- Inent players is headed by Walter | the Academy Award-win- aryland” has been called anoth- made-to-order part for him. "ay Bainter, who won an Academy | 1 for her sterling work in bel,” has another important er .C;7fig124V Headstrong vmmg love! Fierce family pride! Stout- hearted racing thorough- breds! The spirit! ... .of a State proud in tradition! romance!. .. beauty! DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S f Produ atured role in the picture. Brenda Joyce and John Payne, as | | the he ong young lovers, torn by | {fierce family pride, shared the ro-| mantic lead. Others prominently ' featured are Charlie Ruggles, Hat-| tie McDoniel, who won an Academy | Award for her portrayal of the lov-| able kerchiefed Mammy of "Gonv‘ {With the Wind,” and Marjorie Weaver. Ethel Hill and Jack Andrews wmte |nn original screen play for “Mary-| ‘land.” Gene Markey was assboiate producer. Showing for the last times tonight | are “Comin’ Round the Mountain with Bob Burns, and “Stage to| Chino.” DORIS HEGSTAD WED IN HOME T0 A. WITHEY Bride Is Attended by Sister of Groom - Best Man Is Eugene Chase At a home wedding the evening/ of July 3, Miss Doris Hegstad be-| came the bride of Albert Withey. The ceremony, which took place at § o'clock, was conducted by the! Rev. John L. Cauble, and was fol- lowed by a reception. The bride was attended by Miss Arlene Withey, sister of the groom, | and Eugene Chase was best man. A print dress was born by the bride, and she had a corsage of roses and sweet peas. Her atten- dant wore a dark dress, and had a similar corsage. Mrs. Withey is the daughter of Mr. Oscar Hegstad of the Peerless Bakery. She attended high school in Juneau, Mr. Withey, son of Mrs, Crosby of Fairbanks, is employed by the Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Company. The couple will make their home ‘in the OMff Apartments, ——a—a Lynn Milk offers the largest single source of farm income in the United States. W/ fll!( flfilll%%fl AEN “duuE /il Crossword Puzzle 30 Kina of mineral L Cl?c':nosflol 7. At home Flum 8. Compass point 4. Dréw together 39, Fino-wooled 5. Poorl white sheep 12. Cut ow'n' 40. Ondevelancd 13. Order of trogs ol . e W 1, plliEnianders . Feminine name 43. Tur 3 33'5 e sfone’ 41, Mufing 17 45. Dress the 5. @ 'Tfl“‘uua at feathers - 48 Swings 20. Run .'ll e 8. 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M. nda Joyce - John Payne Charlie Ruggles - Marjorie Weaver - Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With The Wind" oinaed vy HENRY KING Associate Producer Gene Markey + Originol Play by Ethel Hill and Jacx Andrews A 20th Century-Fox STREETS LINED FOR PRT OUT T0 BALL PARK \Crew from Halda Nafional Guardsmen Carry Col- ors for Procession Fourth of July festivities got un- der way yesterday morning.in Jp- neau with the annual parade, start- ing a few minutes late due to a mis- understanding about the time sched- floats pass. Chief of Police Dan Ralston was the parade formed near the City Dock. The sidewalks were lined as lin to Front, to Main, and then to Willoughby and to the P‘iremen.s Ball Park, where the awards were| made. First in marching order were two platoons of the Coast Guard under the leadership of Ensign R. P. Crom- well and Ensign K. R. Goodwin. In| the group were color bearers F. L. McClanahan and J. Beck, and color guards W. Hoffman and W. E.| Keough. Next came three detachments of the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry; Co. A, under Capt. Bill Redling, a Headquarters Detachment attached to Co. A and a Medical Detachment under Capt. E. F. Vollert. Guidon bearer was Corp. W. 8. Brown, and | the color guard consisted of BSgt. Ken Millard, Vestal and Larson. The remainder of the marching line in order was as follows: eight Native Boy Scouts from Troop 614 under Donald Vertin; two Girl Scouts and a Brownie; three deco- rated fire trucks, driven by Joe| Hill, H. Larsen, and Howard But-/ ton. The Firemen threw away 600, pounds of candy kisses to the crowds | lining the streets. The 8ki Club float was towing the 8ki Club Derby car, and follow- ing it came the costumed children. Thén thT marching Moosemen and the Moose float; the decorated bi- cycles; the Juneau Sports Pisher- men's Drill Team, the “Fisherett led by Jean Winthers and Olaus Larsson; the Rotary float; and a fleet of Derby cars. The parade was followed by the loud-speaker truck and several automobiles the length of the march to the Ball Park. The only thing lacking to make the parade a greater sugccess thm] it was, wunhnn'dorwmadruml | corps, BIG FOURTH PARADE CoLIsLupy Salurday—wSunduy—Monda‘y “WE ARE NOT ALONE" EVAN WRUCK IS WINNER OF MUCK CONTEST OF 4TH Ending the day’s competitive events in yesterday's 4th of July celebration, was the annual Cham- plonship Mucking Contest, at 6:30 ule, but the long ‘procession drew|°fl°°k with a record number of 20 hundreds of Juneau citizens to the}en"‘“'s contesting for the three Istreets to watch the marchers and|Cash awards of $75, $50 and $25. The winner was Evan Wruck who shoveled the fifteen cubic feet of in charge of the marching order as|Crushed rock in the phenominal time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds. Wruck, spending his day off work the paraders went up South Frank- | in typical “Businessman’s Holiday” style, is connected with the Bureau of Public Roads force. When asked what he planned to do with the prize money, Wruck said: “I think I just salt it away for a rainy day.” Tied for second place with the time of 2:21 wore Johnny Osborne and Lloyd Gardner. The second and third prize money totaling $75 was split between the two. Out of the 20 contestants only twelve finished. The time of each contestant is as follows: Albert Peterson, 2:28; Oscar Ol- som, 2:37; Jewell Wheat, 2 Hall, 2:45; Stan Lathrop, 2 Chris Huber, 2:: 415 Rasmus Hetle, 2:51.5; Virgll Hulse, 2:52; and Joe Hezele, 2:55, The contest consisting of nnn heats of three, lasted one hour. —eo MRS, HALL GOES SOUTH Mrs. Tom Hall is a southbound on.the North- Ses for California to attend the wedding of her son, Tom Hall, Jr. Mrs: Hall expects to remain in the south for several months. ——————— Sixty-three active colonies of beavers in New York state’s Bear Mountain-Harriman Park are de- scended from three pairs of the animals placed in the preserve in » | 1020. 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