The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 11, 1941, Page 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER Show Place of Juneau LAST TIMES TONIGHT 150 years of breathless Ame can drama scoped into 100 minufes of blazing screen spectacle ! Motion Picture Indus the United States pre: LAND of LIBERTY ALSO: News—Washington Parade Y 11, 1941 "LAND OF LIBERTY" OFFERS ROARING DRAMA OF AMERICA | Capitol Features Vivid f Spectacle with 139 Famous Players in statistics, spectacula Capi- As- from As an achievement Land of Liberty,” the e now showing at the holds a record Cecil B. DeMille of film made avail- feature pictures and out during turned years, it is estimated Theatre embled by 12,000,000 teet by 112 hort subjects | the past | that the picture would cost millions lof dollars if it were to be placed in production today in Hollywood's | studios. Describing in chronological or- |der the history of America since Ithe white man first arrived, up to ent, the film includes historical episodes which linclude the Declaration of Inde- pendence; the war of 1812; inc dents leading up to the Civil War; | |the fight for Cuba’s independence land the building of the Panama Canal; our Declaration of War on I Germany in 1917, and events which |have been of national importance 'during the past few years. jout appearance, BELIEVE | Aboard the Mount McKinley is a man who has an odd hobby, a most unusual act of charity. The man is Isaac Siegel, barber of Kelso, Wash., who is going south from Kodiak, where he has been employed for the last two months at Harry Christy’s Bakery, as a location for a barber was notavail- able. The hobby of Siegel—taking an unknown man from the who has a woe-begotten down-and- cutting his hair, giving him food and clothing making him a new man The above picture shows what Siegel, in his barber shop at Kei- | No less than 30000 persons ap- | pear in its cast, including 139 stars| |of stellar rank. Fifty-one Holly-| so, did to one man in about 25 minutes. Siegel has three letters from Complete transformation in 25 street, | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA T OR NOT SEATTLE HAS THIRD - BLACKOUT SEATTLE, Dec. 11—Total dark= |ness enveloped Seattle from 12:30 |to 7:30 o'clock this morning as the |eity underwent its third blackout. | Army and Navy police patrolled the streets throughout the black- (out, although the city's traffic vir- |tually was all off the main thor- |oughfares by the time the first MINES ARE BEINGLAID IN HARBORS Unifed States Naval Auth- orities Are Taking Fast Defense Action NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—~The Na- val authorities announced that the harbor of New. York will be minet immediately SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 11. —More mines will be placed in the Golden Gate section. This is the announcement made today by the Naval Office SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—Mines will be strung across and_in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, it is unofficially announced here. There is a report that the Strait has already been mined but this is not confirmed. CANADIAN-U. S. JOINT DEFENSE IS COMPLETED 'ANDREA LEEDS, WARNER BAXTER IN LOVE FEATURE "Earthbound’ Boasts Mov- ing, Talking Ghost at 20th Century Spectacular motion picture magic transforms Warner Baxter into a wraith-like ghost in “Earthbound,” the 20th Century-Fox film starring Baxter with Andrea Leeds, which is at the 20th Century tonight C.OFC. ASKS TUNNEL FOR SCHOOL USE Urge Council fo Levy Spec-| ial Tax and Drive Shaft Through Hill to Bowl (Continued from Page One) downtown section. Now, it was pointed out, the tunnel will serve! the vital need for protection for | school children in case of acrial | attack. | eimibiiget was tirst brought up LB the amazing screen l||.§um. uf» by D Blanten, who questioned the | oigd, bungfeds dof, miks IH 4 | tesatility ot ‘smergamoy. bomb pro. | f1ash and eavesdrops on the woman | ection " Tactiities being prepared |1 I?‘C"‘ but she can’t see or hear | now for school children. It was im- b mediately endorsed by Keith Wildes| How she finally senses his pres- land A. B. Phillips, superintendent | €0¢e, and is guided in her efforts of schools, Wildes revealed that a|to clear his memory, affords a number of workmen from the Al_}ihnllms_ climax to a highly inter- aska Juneau Gold Mine have ex- | estng story pressed their willingness to work| Lynn Bari, ley Grapewin, jon the construction of the lumwl}Ht‘m}' Wilcoxon and Elizabeth Pat- during their time off shift, in an|terson round out a powerful fea- |effort to push the structure tocom- tured cast. Irving Pichel directed | pletion as rapidly as possible. |Sol M Wurtzel was executive pro- | Attending the meeting were|ducer | Mayor Harry I. Lucas and Defense | {Chief PFrank Metcalf, who ex-| plained defense activities being put in the ghos! walks wails Baxler is murdered early film, and carries on a Visible to the audience he through fron doors and stone as - RED CROSS UNIT PAGE THREE Where Better Big Pictures Play TIokeNTURY | Last Time Tonight! Starri WARNER BAXTER ANDREA LEEDS COLISEUM "NO TIME FOR COMEDY"” | | = | FIRES STARTED T0 INDICATE ‘ WAY T0 CITY | PORT ANGELES, Wash, Dee. 11.—Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion agents today were investigat- ing mysterious blazes set during blackouts, |into practice to protect the city.| Suggestions made at the session | included the taking of an emer-| \-.y'\:uci studios contributed scenes (9| president Roosevelt and five Gold- the picture. |en Seal letters from Governors as |well as letters from other 'alarm sounded - Two Coumrias Will Profect Apparently lighted by fifth col- umnists who poured gasoline on THERE WILL BE NO PREVIEW | WILL HOLD MEET TONIGHT By popular demand, we are holding “LAND OF LIBERTY"” over for one extra night so that everyone in Juneau may see it. Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largesy paid circulation. JOIN THE FUN— BO WL 1t’s Healthy, Too! BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS ' Junior Members | Au_xiliary Meet ‘ oo | Junior members of the American| |Legion Auxiliary are urged to be/ present at the meeting being held| Friday after school in the American | Legion Dugout. | Plans for the coming Christmas party and the work to be done by the organization toward Child Wel- fare will be discussed. e i ARPAPER | I, Goldstein & Co. has a larg 1 lstock of tarpaper on hand at rea- sonable prices. adv. “Those in the know— ask for OLD CROW™ 100 Proof National D Distributed by NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY Seattle, Washington | lers Products Corpor | ONE THRIFTY WOMAN TELLS ANOTHER.... See These Big Value Features Feature for feature or dollar for dollar—by any yardstick, Hotpoint is a great refriger- ator buy. Even at sucha low price this remarkable Hot- polat Refrigerator has these Important, high-quality fea- tures: Vacuum Sealed Thrift- r Unit...Stalnless The tages—an extra measure of 6 cubio foot, full-family sise refrig~ eeator. ARoney for the money. Space @ Automatic laterior Floodighting Now 16-Point Temperature Contrel o Ali-Porcelain Interior © Thermocraft lnsulation valye at no extra cost: @ stra Giant Bottle © All-Steel Construction * ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT TS A HONEY FOR OUR MONEY?* Abig (] * & POWER (0 nors commending him for his | charitable acts Gover- | | GERMAN, ITALIAN - NATURALIZATIONS JWC WILL HELP " 0ngpep HALTED | U. S. District Attorney William 'A. Holzheimer announced here to- SERVING GUARDS, CIVIlIA“ DEFENSE‘day that he has received formal instructions that no naturalization Members to Take Turns af proceedings are to be carried on . in Alaska courts for the next 90 Hot Coffee, Sandwich |devs in tne case of German or v 4 | Italian aliens seeking citizenship. cook[e Sta"ons | The 90-day moratorium on I naturalizations applies to aliens from Germany or Italy who filed papers for citizenship two or more years ago. At the same time, no more filings for citizenship papers on the part of aliens from these countries are to be allowed, Holz- heimer declared. - D s At a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Singing Tea Kettle, the of- ficers of the Juneau Woman's Club formulated. plans for cooperating with the AWVS and other organi- zations to provide hot coffee, sand- wiches, and cookies to Civilian De- fense Units on patrol during black- | outs. A list of the canteen stations appeared in yesterday's Empire. All members will be asked to take turns “manning” these sta- tions and the Juneau Woman's Club will bhave charge during the second blackout, the first being under the supervision of the AWVS. Those members with chil- dren will not be asked to serve at the stations, but can help by pro- viding cookies. Mrs. C. C. Rulaford is in charge of the work, and can be called by anyone who wishes to assist. The tea at the home of Mrs. R. B. Lesher will be held as sched- uled, excepl that the hours will be between 2 and 4, instead of uniil 5 o'clock, as originally planned. Future plans of the club will be discussed at the tea, eliminating a great deal of telephoning. Every- one is urged to attend. Capital invested in the United States is estimated at about one-half billion dollars, says the Department of Commerce. vineyards in Insured Safety Admiral Kidd Killed During (/] Supday Adion ————————— | WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. — The. Navy Department announced today, that Rear Admiral Isaac Camp-| bell Kidd was killed in action dur-| ing the attack on Pearl Harbor Sunday. Admiral Kidd was Flag Secretary and Aide on the staff of the Com- mander in Chief of the Pacific| Fleet, Admiral Kimmel. Kidd re-' ported for duty as Chief of Staff; and Aide to commanders of battle- ships of the battle force. on Feb- ruary 3, 1940. He was in command of battleships in his division of the Pacific Fleet at the time of his death. The ship upon which he wes serving was not named. e, Over 1,000 separate shows were given before soldier audiences total- ing more than 3,000,000 during the summer and fall months this year. The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper. EARNINGS || On Savings Accounts ©® Accounts Government In- sured up to $5,000. ® Money available at any time. ©® Start an account with $1 or more, Current 4% Rate Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Assn. of Juneav Phone 3 l?n?ry Blank I enter OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS to be given in Juneau, sponsored by the Chamber of Com- merce: Name ... | crrerrrsd Mail this blank to Box 470, Juneau, before midnight, December 22. rrrrrrrrrrerrrorre . North American Coast | Is Announcement OTTAWA, Dec 11—Plans for a joint Canadian and U. S. Defense of the North American Coast “are complete in every particular,” it is stated officially. One Canadian official said a joint defense plan called for use |of forces of both countries but this does not involve a single command. The official added that if some contingencies ¢ to make such a command desireable this could |be established in five minutes. S eee AERIAL PATROL IS EXTENDED T0 ' COASTOF ALASKA | | | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 11. ~Naval District officers here an- |nounced that the aerial patrol has | been extended along the Alaskan | gency supply of food to some stor- age place out the Glacier Highway,| pne Red Cross Pirst Aid In- to protect civilians against a food|gtructors Association will hold a shortage in event a raid destroys|short business meeting at 5 o'clock | supplies quartered in the city. It|in the afternoon on Friday, Decem- | the ground in the shape of huge “arrow: pointing toward Seattle, the fires have been discovered and 'extinguished at several nearby points. was also pointed out that summer |ber 11, in the office of Dr. Court- homes out the highway may be|ney Smith in the Territorial Build- used as emergency housing for city |ing. ‘dwcller.s if homes are destroyed by | bombs. Mayor Lucas announced that a [three-man committee will be ap-! ! pointed by him today to coordinate all defenise and precautionary ac- | tivities and present a composite| I plan of action to the defense board land city council for action within { | the next few days. AR FEMee et - Empire Classifieds Pay! A REAL ’LEASURE' An aid to gracious living is Schilling Coffee! Its rich, full flavor and satisfying goodness make any meal more enjoyable, PERSHING OFFERS SERVK_E_S To U. S" YOUR CHOICE — DRIP OR PERCOLATOR ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. — Gen.| o ° {John J. Pershing has offered his| n service to the United States in| the present war and the President V GS OF = THE MORNING replied “we shall accept your serv- wines ety S While many articles of FURNITURE are undoubledlklcarce and difficult to get owing to the fact that factories are over 1d and many of them busy making war supplies, IT taries. Beautiful BREAKFRONT, DESKS for the home. fact the entire family, is a JUNEAU One of the most acceptable GIFTS f CHAIR. These are shown in a var covers and all very reasonably priced. A FACT that we are displaying an unusually fine selection of very lovely FURNITURE and RUGS. According to the best sources of information, ALL FURNITURE will be scarcer and PRICES will be HIGHER as the WAR goes on SO YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE BY BUYING NOW. A lovely KARASTAN AMERICAN ORIENTAL RUG will give you a lifetime of service and satisfaction, They are exceptionally low in price considering their high quality. A 9x 12 priced from $69.50 Our stock orf BIGELOW RUGS include the na- tionally advertised FERVAK Axminster in an excellent assortment of patterns. 9 x 12 size priced from $59.95 What more delightful gift for the home than a charming Gov. Winthrop or Knee- hole desk. Never have we shown a larger or more varied display of desks and secre- , KID- NEY KNEEHOLE and TYPEWRITER We feel confident that no town the size of Juneau can boast of a finer selection of beautiful FLOOR and TABLE LAMPS The leading lamp factories of the country have contributed to this at- tractive display. Priced from RRORS lend grace and beauty to your home. Many glorious exam- ples on display. ROUND SQUARE OBLONG' FRAMED and UNFRAMED Give HER a gen- Juine NURRE ' MIRROR! Priced as low as $6.95 SMOKING STANDS S$1.95 An excellent selection of Metal and Wood Smokers IMPERIAL COFFEE and COCKTAIL TABLES, END TABLES and OCCASIONAL TABLES -YOUNG HARDWARE CO. PULL-UP or OCCASIONAL CHAIRS in genuine mahog- any, upholstered in choice of damasks and tapestry. Artis- tically designed and built in AMERICA'S foremost furniture factories. An extra pull-up chair will add beauty and comfort to your living room. Priced from $43.95 $8.00 to or FATHER, or in ROOMY LOUNGE BIG, iety of styles and