The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1941, Page 3

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1941 CAPITOL The CAPITOL has the BIG Pictures and News that Is News NoOw! Show Place of Juneau Last Time Tonight! SPENCER TRACY, MICKEY ROONEY | NOW AT CAPITOL 1 | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA NAVY PLANES START WIDE PATROL: SEARCH 1942 License Plates Selling /GUN TOTING IS . PART OF FilM, 20TH CENTURY | Where Better Big TI0"CeNTURY LAST TIMES TONIGHT oy Picture of LifeaCIBoyslowni BE'NG MADE I:OR ENEMY Gl s e v o do \‘,...»;'Chfroke: S,tarip' End!; Run i Concerns Corrective | fi Cltiens were. wamed. wday mat| Tonight-Richard Dix | EHEHBKEE Oy Treatment for Youth g . s : "“.d "the '.?ill‘{,"}.‘,”‘b':.'.\ l"i‘.q'il Il' in Starring Rote ritorial motor vehicle license plates ‘“F B“YS ,”' The' trab SO piele to - top| .Nln;m :ludlxnln(n_ Gov. (‘ulb[flf ; l( w;l: on a state v;idrl Ilu.:udl‘"“w belng handed out at the of-| FIeth alr from the western plain L “Boys Town" for dynamlo truc-|CAl thanked the people of California for the suécess of the blackout | ey of ity Clork Robert Rice against a beautiful background oi life drama, tremendous heart ap- and Il‘N) stated that today instructions would be ted to the citizens | o Alaska plates for the ‘_““Hmunn; n)ll\)ll‘n and \xwluhll",l;’]‘ RICHARD SHORT SUBJECTS PREVIEW 1:15 A. M. TONIGHT peal and spiritual uplift, s that|Tesarding future blackouts ing year will have black figures on | MOUNtaIns breezed into the 20th) 2 ' "Whispers” " ; " film's sequel, “Men of Boys Town”| Then suddenly, shortly before 10 o'clock last night, an officlal order |, white background, and a new Oentury \ Theatrs whers: Et & ’ NEvl‘:: LAND or LIBEBTY | which closes tonight at the Capitol | Was flashed from the Ninth Corps Area, San Francisco, for an immedi- | regulation required that motor m“.m.”f\ Cherokee Strip,” sta ‘l.m:‘ N | Theatre. ate and absoliite blackout of the entire Pacific Coast. This order was |scooters, used for delivery purposes|Fichard Dix. Against this back-| | ground there evolved as thrilling IF BLACKOUT IS ANNOUNCED BEFORE 3 O'CLOCK P. M. TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE NO'SHOW. It has Spencer Tracy in another performance of Academy Award caliber as Father Edward J. Flana- received in Juneau shortly after and the Juneau alarm was sounded |in and Juncau went blackout at 10:40 o'clock many instances throughout the Territory must be licensed the same as motoreycles. a western romance as has been en- joyed here in too long a time BLACKOUT Enemy Off Coast i : ) | * Painstakingly produced by the NOT b soac. e gan, Mickey Rooney pressing him Instantly all kinds of rumors spread but the truth of the report| Price of the plates for private| o5 (,X“"M,l_l\' ARy pifihe OR NOT Kuibysey, dunstly Samara, and every step of the way for honors|was an official announcement made by Lieut. Gen, DeWitt, of the Ninth |Cars or for trucks with a load limit ; el S Busl"nss sA“E rary capital of the USSR. in the role of Whitey Marsh, Mayor | - [of @ ton or less will be §15. Trucks| % trick. Comedy, romance and| now temporary capital of the USS s e Y ipied Corps Area, that unidentified craft was reported off the coast of Cali- ; 2 S| drama, followed in rapid succes- AS USUAL playing Ted Martley, a child mur-| er a ton in capacity must be li- United States Marshal, in a boom was named in honor of the man - . of Boys Town, Bobs Watson as the | e i0 The first report s 4 14 i . | oV 3 J report said 20 miles off the Golden Gate, then later e enice i1 J : » | who won and defended it for the IODAYv BOARD MEETS Ibeloved rascal, Peewee, and two 2 o, Tepithge s X R e then later| ' o with a $1750 plate, while SO0 and gave the audience enter-| gt Show 7:30—Second Show 9:30 | e it was said an airplane carrier was probably “several hundred miles off tainment every minute, i S Io DE('DE 0" pu"s amasing boy actors' 1 Laety TR 68 fodast » for-hire cars must carry $20 U-1"pionarg Dix, in the role of & COLISEUM £ g censes. | p g ’ 8 " il e HEADQUARTERS Students in (_lw Juneau Public |yole of Flip, a seven-year-old kid broadeasts that two squadrons of fifteen planes had passed the coast o . ALE “HIDDEN GOLD" i Schools are taking an involuntary |yanqjt. line of the United States west of San Jose, Cal, and were seen over outstanding performance. He played g R TYPHOON vacation today as the Juneau School | e’ torv is even more compel-|the San Francisco Bay area and the Mare Island naval base, from | a part with which he was entirely | the run which will settle the Chei- Board announced that both the |, oo "iai of “Boys Town,’|where they continued north to Eureka before turning out to sea again. | familiar and one in which he is| okee Strip. Here they set up théir SUITS high school and the grade School|geqip o5 it does with Father Lieut. Gen. DeWitt, commander of Ninth Corps Area, was quoted as | DANGEROUS “ow not seen often enough. A rough- outlaw practices under the guise were closed for the day. Superin-| 3 e 4 | el & g | riding, gun-toting, swashbuckling of bankers, saloon keepers and tendent of Schools A. B. Phillips | Flanagan’s two-fisted, fighting at-|saying they were unidentified planes. — hero of the plains just suits him |gamblers 3 Ideal for Hunters told the students of the dism mlI::;:v:g:x;‘:;ln::e;:::y;wmin of;:; i Questioned by newsmen, Genelnyl J l» Ryan, F‘u:mumul.‘?; 0| Skating fce on Auk Lake is|and he played it like o veteran i airatabed bnitk B i this morning after opening of the A ¥y interceptor division, said: “Well, they were not army planes, they Were |ieiting and flooded with six inch-| As the head of the Lovell clan Marshal to the town to restofe and Fishermen Emoe: | Tracy makes a speech in the pic-{pnot navy planes and they were certainly not civilian planes and o our ies of water, the Forest Service Ad-|of Texas cattle ranchers he ends|some semblance of order and again No decision had been reached at, fure calling for the Pubilic 10 8r91% | ynowledge there are no friendiy planes in the air.” miralty Division warned today. |a feud with the Barretts, by sign- encounters the Barretts. He cleans o ? 06.10“; e al‘:.cn}:o(;{\ reg“‘[‘d::gg“:“rlagf":fl 'lfi“};‘ m;l‘ l::g )or M{;; The war office in Washington, early this morning, asked to con-| “The ice is in dangerous con- ing a truce with Victor Jory, in the lup the town, but has to call on Sizes \;‘lll‘;;f %g‘:f_;s’}f“; QO’Q‘E“TO:" b f c“;’ R “c:‘; b 'l :c‘ y°‘;“‘ firm the report that hostile planes were operating near the West Coast, |dition,” the division announced. “It | role of Coy Barrett. The Barretts his own clan of Lovells to help Small, Medium, Large ; - | to become good, upstanding citi-| oo et it had no information which would confirm the [would be extremely risky to at- migrate over the border to the him, in as exciting an end to & Bxtra Latge nounced today that the board will lzens, that alone merits Academy d s sk ik ey $ he | e g All in Stock meet this afternoon to decide when Award consideration. | report. 1 empt to skate on the :z e as the boom town which sprang up await- | picture as the movies have made classes will be held. The board wWill| Djrector Norman Taurog and The early morning news dispatches from New York reported (hm‘!ce is getting thinner. ing the Government order to start in years. . also discuss precautions for school | proqucer John W. Considine, Jr.|the two squadrons of planes had approached the San Francisco Bay | TR ' A - - —- R H. S. Graves | chiden in case of raids during the [{pe makers of “Boys Town,|area from the southwest, that listening posts were attempting to discern ) b N N N N VN VR VB NN NN E VNN vy h lothi Ma da“i;fgl_“lho‘)‘"f‘",‘-‘! s for the, ns _;l)rougm the new film to the screen |the location of the airplane carrier from which the planes w(-r(‘; J i ey o2 school activities for the REAr|yith telling effect from the orl- | launched, and which, the broadcasts said, might be 500 miles awey. | A pm“,‘p\ ‘m,,,m,me; The fi,gh' ginal story by James K. McGuin-| The airplanes, thought to be those of Japan, were apparently on | ’ N\ . s School play, which was scheduled |5 a reconnaissance mission, army officials announced, to obtain informa- | R - R o0 o e for this Friday night, has been | tion for future use. ; i % called off, as are all play rehear- | Later came reports that possibly more than one “enemy battle- | R 3 sals. Other activities such as bas- ship and aircraft carrier might be off the California coast. 6 . Triangle ketball games and dances will not| SHRINERS | faterceptors and listening posts of the Army and Navy are on the | Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Cleallel's o | | alert to locate both sea and air forces. Orders have been issued for a | &F § ST (e T i “listening watch.” R i | s (All OFF { Early morning dispatches and broadca: were that Tokyo was | . Lei US DU (Rowos SWAMP 4‘being bombed effectively by United States aircraft but there has been § ; | no official confirmation or report of this from Washington. i Your 1 SIORES Io Buv | | New York announced that broadcasts picked up from Tokyo de- R} $ | | iclared that no hostile aircraft had appeared over the islands of Japan. D‘ ! Women and children were evacuated last night from vulnerable dis- lrly l Ik Itrict.s in San Pedro, it was announced. There was a complete blackout | Postponement of the first of the i i | ] | — i " |of San Diego all night. ; | work' | Shortages of tar paper, asphalt- ;’;:::?l‘; S'ilc‘ll—\lel:;se:l?;:rsd:r:(:?d(:\ry Associated Press dispatches announced that unconfirmed reports NO Approvals . or ¥ NO Refunds . . . STRICTLY CASH! f}rll l')nn(“;- :1ndv f'la.sllllgf}(s ]om‘ncd ‘,n | evening, was announced todey by had been given out thift‘ Japanese troops had landed on Lubank I.';land“ Lk W PR g O LR Gl e Ay e R Phone unced do afl as merchants were|yance Hendrickson, dance chair.|one of the smaller Philippines, some 60 miles southwest, of Manila. : 5 B‘]"fi‘rrl'(‘é’:‘[ ““‘:“““‘_, C]:}*‘?':‘le'* l-*FEkmfi man. | The Associated Press, in a dispatch frow Singapore last night, said ¢ 1 0 (l‘|‘|kl‘n‘thvn' hm‘:{"\ with =whiclt Y[ puture dance plans will be an-|bombs had started dropping on Singapore and searchlights and anti- ) e 7 I Air raid dl‘ff'nsé. precautions re- nounced later. 'mrcmn guns went into action immediately. It was also said the ana-A j - quire that all lights be hidden from | WO . e BT | nese were using poison gas in the attack. : K outside view. However, if windows | WSCS'I' B A Japanese radio broadeast from Formosa also announced that the ] and other aperatures are curtained ea' alaar Japanese naval and air forces had taken Guam without resistance and B 50 that all light is shut from the th s se 3t The broadcast further l. : H he PAA Clipper was in Japanese possession. it p p ¢ outside, householders may light in-| leen on Saturday {smwd ail. bilidings on’the Tsland wers ahisee, (1]1] rou : teriors as brightly as desired. derer, and Darryl Hickman in the Both major broadcasting companies, NBC and CBS, announced in Night reports from various sections of the nation, from New York | R town of the west in 1893, gave an “CHASING TROUBLE” ONE RACK ONLY! One hardware store reported its | supply of tar paper exhausted by A full range of silk models to San Franclsco were that enemy aliens were being arrested, this | included Germans, Italians, mostly Japane: In some sections # | Church. The tea was given during § P N ; | {the afternoon of the all-day ba-|unable to "pick up” Manila, meaning that there is no con act for some o ' 1 | 3 3 = 5 ; 4 It's Healthy. Too! connors Molfll’ cn. | |zaar, and Christmas decorations | reason. i BRUNSWICK ‘ |were used throughout. White chry-| Last night in Seattle, when the blackout was on, Neon signs that % Herb Waugh | | santhemums formed the centerpiece | were not turned off were “smashed.” i A | Phone 411 230 S. Franklin ‘i“ the tea table and individual| yancouver and Victoria blacked-out last night and radio stations i JOIN THE FUN— BOWL BOWLING ALLEYS noon, with no prospect of L.'Mhng| more from the States. D - Subscribe to The Empire. a ONE THRIFTY WOMAN TELLS ITS A HONEY FOR OUR MONEV?" Is Well Atfended : A Yuletide atmosphere prevailed zul the tea given by the Women's ' Society for Christian Services Sat- urday afternoon in the Methodist tables were tree candles. Almost 200 people attended the {affair and * visited the various booths. On display were articles for | lighted by Christmas the kitchen and for the baby, dish | towels and aprons, fancy work,; candy, and novelties. The booths! were under the direction of the fol-| lowing: Mrs. Clifford Robard, Mrs. William Rechin, Mrs. C. H. Groves, Mrs. Ronald Lister, Mrs. Ma,rgaret: ‘Matanuska <= many aliens were taken in custody as suspect One Associated Press report from Manila during the night asserted | & that a Japanese bomber had been shot down at an undesignated place in the Philippines, manned by a German crew. “ 1 Today (Tuesday) the Columbia broadcasting announced it has heeni | in British Columbia went off the air at 10 ¢'clock or shortly nnnrwnrd1 and did not go on the air until this morning, ip Launchfgl ! P Ty Farmer Talks SPECIAL Regular and half sizes Were Values to $10.95 95 Pri ON. §5.00 Values fo $27.50 : ced NOW from X MILLINERY High Style Pattern Hals Values to $10.50 E GROUP OF 3 Novelty Felts . # ONLY $1.00 [] h iBland, and the Epworth League. 'y TR A program of music and readings o o arlans . b was presented at the tea, musical | | foeereee e e v > | See These Big Value Features Feature for feature or doliar for dollar—by any yardstick, Hotpoint is a great refriger- ator buy. Even at such alow & POWER (0. R P e S T SIS | numbers by Mrs. Ronald Lister and Mrs. W. H. Matthews, accompanied by Miss Ruth McVay; readings by | Mrs. L. P. Dawes. g Mrs. H. R. Sprague was in charge of the dining room for the tea iand in the kitchen were Mrs. J. |B. Smith and Mrs. George Martin. Pouring for the occasion were Mrs. Claude Brown, Mrs. Floyd Dryden, Mrs. James Rettie, Mrs. Carol Arm- strong, Mrs. J. R. Riggs and Mrs. Nina Chenney. CDA Meeting for Tonight Cancelled The meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America which was - BUY DEFENSE BONDS Is Going Back fo Alaskal Farm fo Grow Food for | Army During War | Juneau Rotarians were today| noon given a first-hand story of| farming in the Matanuska Valley. The agricultural reporter was! Max Rod, Matanuska farmer who, was headed for the States when he arrived in Juneau and found the| nation at war. Rod is immediately retracing his footsteps, back to the; Matanuska farm, to raise food for| the army on his 28 acres. l Three out of -four farmers in| Matanuska valley will tell you that| farming there is a failure, Rod| told the Rotary members, but it is A life saver was theesending of |UP: a number of army men to the Mat-| anuska valley during the short har- ) - Empire Classifieds Pay! HOUSE DRESSES BLOUSES SWEATERS SNUGGIES TABLE SPECIALS . Values of Real Merit 25¢ to $3.00 NURSES' UNIFORMS SKIRTS GLOVES PURSES SILK LINGERIE scheduled for tonight has been Hocaise’ they: Ak b wor " ’ cancelled by Mrs. Herber! man, on't. want to . 8. 4 presiding ol;floer. U Redman, |, rd enough to make their farms :“i:':i,:r muesrmn; -.}:'ann GGTmmvrm.,9s styles Tada 29 The NORMAN. A big The regular business meeting will| Produce. Splendid crops can b€} yyiey s launched at the Kearny, y % tages—an extra measure of 6 cubio foot, full-family siso refrid~ be held instead on Saturday after-|8rOWn. he said, if enough work is| N, J, shipyards. The 944l-ton valve at no extra cost: erator. A Roney for the money. noon at 2 o'clock in the Parish Hall. [Put I on the ;fl"sm‘ carrier will be operated by the Bottle Space A ic Interior Fleodiighting This will enable all members wh o goats, hogs. tur- 5 Lykes Lines. :u.:nmtmw :MM are employed to be in atwnjhnc:, keys, chickens, calves_and sheep:| g 5 0 Al-Steel Construction © Thermecraft insulation ——————— explained how he raises barley, vest season to help farmers gather i ATTENTION LO.OF. oats and wheat for feed and hay for | crops, Rod stated. A quarter of the| & 4 No meeting of Odd Fellows to-|¥Inter Toughage. Carrots, he said.'harvest went to army mess halls * * night on account of present|e"® NS largest cash crop, of which in payment for the work, he said. | emergency. he sold around six tons — 4.588! i e eiaiti ! B. MORK, [Ciiehes of Sient e toa ot} ol TicaTs o ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR . ., Noble Grand. |growing head lettuce, onions, poti~ g rcass Department: Three places y : : toes and other vegetable crops. Tons! g NOTICE of ¢ ge were lost during the last were held up here by a man wear- " ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT | oo Shuhoms movie oo o o o " o o § air route from Seattle to Nome, on|ket for it, he declared The next time a place was held sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. ¢ 4 the man wore a burlap bag.