The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 29, 1941, Page 3

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1941 IT'S A Dewuil OF & J0B HANGING ONTO & HALO.. . for an angel who'd rather raise Cain! SHORTS Battle Pluto’s Playmate Latest News il (uontinued from: Page One) vast shipyards line the shores at the head of Osaka Bay and down their ways go the cargo ships and ships of war with which Japan expects to wage its war against us. Its population runs close to a million Almost any day now, you are likely to hear of Ocean Island and Nauru. These two little pin-pricks in the Pacific (you could walk around either one in a couple of hours) were third only to the United States and French Moroc- co in the world production of phos- phates when the war broke out. More than 1,250,000 tons of high- quality phosphate rock was shipped from there in 1939. The little islands are about half- way from Australia to Hawaii, but only 400 miles from the nearest of the Japanese Marshall Islands. They would be an easy prey to at- tack from there and most certair ly are a prize in Japan’s search for raw materials. All this isn't a drop in the Pa- cific of what one should know he is there. g BOY SCOUTS WILL NEW YEAR'S EVE MIDNIGHT SHOW Cl-&mlie Chaplin Vin The Great Dictator Geography of Pacific Puzzling Many;Read Up Now fo I(eep Informed if | his going to follow the warl Show Place of Juneau NOW! | By the Diractor of CKITTY FoyiE ool \ GOODBYE, Mr. CHipg™ Now on Sale at Box Office | sheet bend and cat’s paw. Although these requirements may seem hard to the average civilian they are only a few of the things Boy Scouts are required to do in their yearly scouting programs. If a Boy Scout or any other person is able to pass these tests he is fully prepared to meet with any emer- gency and it is only natural that he be called on to have a vital part in the defense of his community. Those things which can be done by Scouts under 15 years of age under leadership of members of the Emergency Service Corps, under conditions which will offer a maxi- mum of protection for the younger boys involved are: Orderlies and messengers; assist- ing in the registration of refugees; distributing food, when necessary; collecting, sorting and distributing clothing under sanitary conditions only; preparing tags and identifi- cation cards for refugees; distribu- tion of notices, handbills and gen- erally stimulating citizens to meet financial needs for the purpose of aiding those in distress. Scoutmaster Fitz is proud of the progress the boys of Troop 612 have made during the three months of leadership and even greater things are planned and expected for the months ahead. Every member of the troop is re- quested to attend the Wednesday night meeting. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—]JUNEAU, ALASKA CAPITOL THEATRE |~ SHOW ‘THE DEVIL | AND MISS JONES' | Jean Arthur Picture Glori- fies Department Store | Worker on Screen Christopher best - seller, the Not long ago, s sensational “Kitty Foyle” was brought to screen. Starring Ginger Rogers, the RKO Radio film giorified the na- tion’s millions of White Collar Girls—those hard-working share- croppers in the dust bowl of Am- erican business Now, the same studios which produced that entertaining offer- ing in quite a different fashion has| ; made a film championing another | C] of worker—the department store employee. Entitled “The Devil and Miss Jones,” it stars Jean Ar- chur, with Robert Cummings and | Charles Coburn top-featured, and | Edmund Gwenn, Spring Byington, S. Z. Sakall and William Demar- | est featured in support. See this picture tonight and tomorrow the Capitol Theatre. | Unlike “Kitty Foyle,” however, the new picture is a riotous, fan- tastic farce-comedy, jammed with | rious situations and unexpected s, and poking gay fun at, every phase of modern life from selling shoes to taking a subway | ride. Filmed against various well-| known Manhattan landmarks, the | offering uses a wide variety of| settings in the course of its high- speed plot Jean Arthur portrays a depart-| ment store salesgirl in love with another clerk, Robert Cummings, the latter having just lost his job because of his agitation in behalf of his fellow workers. When Cum- mings leads a demonstration against the store, during which the wealthy owner of the emporium is hanged in effigy, Charles Coburn, the rich man, goes to work in his own company incognito, determined | to ferret out the trouble. How Miss Arthur and Cummings, unaware of his identit unwittingly convert the plutocrat into an enthusiastic advocate of their cause, makes for | the delightful conclusion of the unique picture. B- ¥ i i HERE'S A TALL STOR pounds are distributed over 8'7” kitchen of Chicago apartment UNALASKA CIVILIANS | HEAD HOME Jammed from stem to stern with |evacuated civilians from Unalaska, a freighter arrived here early this morning to replenish its nearly ex- |hausted food and water supplies LEGION son travels in a spec ) EDDIE ALBERT STARS IN FILM 20TH CENTURY "The Great Mr. Nobody” with Exuberant Cast Is Gay, Entertaining hero-conscious- | ness, Warner Bros. hit a laugh jackpot in a great comedy that teaches, through Eddie Albert's en- tertaining experiences, what { takes to be It's the new| comedy showing tonight and to- | merrow at the 20th Century Thea- tre | Albert plays the role of a diffi- | dent newspaper advertising sales- | | man, “Dreamy” Smith, who wants |to be a hero, wants to sail the ‘\n\'(‘n seas Wwith his room-mate | “Skipper” Martin, portrayed by | | Alan Hale, and wants to marry | pretty Mary Clover, played by | beautiful screen newcomer, * Joan | Leslie, who works on his paper. | Hopes for traveling vanish when | “Dreamy’s” erippled newsboy friend, played by Dickic Moore, run over by an automobile and [ “Dreamy” takes the responsibility of caring for him Not only is “Dreamy’s” the worst selling record at his office, but his boss John Wade, portrayed by John! Litel, finds him holding out nd.»} from the paper to make w: for his needy friends to get jobs. He is fired. Later, seeking out the boy at the waterfront, the executive falls into the bay. “Dreamy” dives in to save him, although he can't swim He's hailed as a hero, Tre gay original story was writ- ten by Harold Titus. Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet adapted it for the screen and Ben Stoloff di- 1ected. - - ‘AIaSk; ame EVACUATION Cothhilsiion PLANSBEING . - Going South MADE HEREfBoardwmIe?veTodayon Preliminary Arrrange- Way fo Washington, ments Receive Attention = D- C., Annual Meet | Scheduled to sail south today, In these days of a hero is Y —Cliff Thompson, whose 460 of height, lends a hand the wife is 58", A salesman, Thomp- 1 auto, 1 | ~Housing Be Surveyed | | COLISEUM ORGANIZE SERVICE S cnttich Dite | corpsronpereuse SO Hish Rife Qualified Members WilI% Join Hands with Defense | Unifs in Emergency | NO. 1 ELKS WIN MATCHES |men in cabins and all other male Brother Elks met on the field of bowls yesterday and the B.P.O.E. No. 1 team emerged with a Major League victory over the No. 2 boys, 2534 to 2383. Meanwhile, the Am- erican Legion Majors were having tough time with the Baranof Bowlers, but the veterans finally prevailed, ekeing out a win by the score of 2590 to 2568. The scoring: Elks No, 1 28 179 (Spot) J. Barragar C. Jensen V. W. Metcalfe 1: Senescue Stevenson 28— 84 165— 501 173— 514 - 415 426 Total 831—2534 {Customary New Year's Day| meeting Wednesady night, Decem- | Presbyterian Church to discuss plans | 'I‘In“ Scottish § Rite Masons will the organizing of an Emergency Each corps unit will be made up 15 years or more of age; in excel- 'Reception On The Boy Scouts of America, Nor- | H e rony 015 i na s speet| EVENH Will Be Observed headquarters at the Northern Light > for the New Year of 1942. During hold their customary New Year's the meeting plans will be formed for | Reception at the Temple on Janu- Service Corps to assist the com- munity in any emergency. of First Class Scouts who can com- ply with the following requirements: lent physical condition, who presents the written permission of parents and approval of his Scoutmaster, | and who holds the following merit badges and can pass the following | tests prior to admission: Merit Badges—First aid, fireman- ship, safety, pioneering, personal health, public health, life saving and rowing Qualifications Tests—Run 1 mile | b in 8% minutes, climb an 18-foot |Prohibited after December 31. rope, hand over hand in 15 seconds, and tie the following knots with rope over one-half inch in diameter: square, bowline, taut line hitch, ary 1, 1942, between the hours of 2 and 5 pm. This will be the thirtieth annual event of this kind and all Masons and their ladies, Eastern Stars, Rainbow Girls and DeMolay Boys and all visiting members of these Orders are cordially invited. The reception will be informal. g — AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ATTENTION The 1942 Automobile License Plates are now available and on sale at the Office of the City Clerk. The operation of motor vehicles not bearing 1942 license plates is R. G. RICE, City Clerk. - e The Dauy Alaska Empire has the adv. blackwall hitch, two half hitches, largest paid circulation of any Al- clove hitch, bowline on a bight, aska newspaper. " BRINGING UP FATHER F. Barragar E. Lindstrom 161— 450 132 188 183— 503 594 | |after an unbroken voyage from the Aleutian Island Navy outpost Passengers said they instructed not to discuss the vo age, convoys or the sailing date. With women, children and old: | passengers travelling steerage, the | vessel bore evidence of the has preparations made to take the 1f refugees to the safety of the con-| tinental United States. Freight piled on the decks—including crates of foxes and seals from the Aleu- tians, destined for Outside zoos and the vessel's nameplates on the | bows had been blacked-out. | Undismayed and cheering when | they set foot on land again aft the long voyage, the passenger crowded into restaurants and bars, | |eager to dine and dance far from | the war zone. Most of the passengers said they were requested to leave by the Navy Department, although wo-| men who insisted on remaining | with their husbands, employed by the Siems-Drake Construction| Company at the nearby Dutch Har- | 5 | bor had been isure that they are fully aware of: Navy Base, were permitted to do so. | Almost all the women aboard the | boat were accompanied by young| children, and one 26-year-old mother, whose husband is employed | at the base, carefully guarded her | family of four youngsters, all under six years. Navy families, who resided in Dutch Harbor, were taken off the island by a government transport,| the travellers reported. ' 881—2590 | HOUND FOR KNOWLEDGE | Holmquist .. Duckworth Council 170 120 177 168 162 169 784 791 167— 457 128— 473 169— 500 808—2383 Total Legion 161 161 146 - 169 161 .. 181 192 828 881 Baranof (6] 168 218 118 150 171 130 163 859 893 Carnegie Lavenik Petrich Metcalf Stewart 204 172 152 180— 545 175— 508 136— 431 191— 521 199— 582 Total (Spot) Teagle J. Garrett .. Nordensen Lockridge Schoettler % 131 164 189 15— 225 126— 425 173— 555 121— 428 177—' 498 144— 437 816—2568 DENVER.—Pal, a Belgian shep- herd dog, hasn't missed a day's attendance at Montclair grade school for two years. During the ) summer Pal is attending a Sunday school class in a nearby church Pal belongs to Donald Cooper, 11. ‘Total «{in building the plan outlined is to the evacuation of the people of Juneau requires a tre- 'mendous amount of preparation entailing close attention fo detail, | all amounting to failure if it is not supported completely by the people whom it is intended to benefi says E. M. Polley, head of the evac- vaticn, Transportation, Houmng! and Supply Division, { “It is not my desire to excite the general public, but I want to feel| “To plan - er the need for closest cooperation if the need arises. A sound workable | plan for meeting this problem is being worked out that will function noothly with the least amount of discomfort to those affected, and you are asked to follow instructions and orders as would a soldier. “The chief asset of the enemy in time of stress is the psychology ./ fear. The most vulnerable pomt‘ for psychological attack in time of national crisis is the civilian pop- ulation. Civilians are not apt to be closely controlled in their actions as are soldiers, and can be thrown .:mlo confusion - and panic, readily, if not prepared. We intend to be prepared to evacuate the town of Juneau, if necessary, without panic and it's attendant confusion. “Those who may have treated the matter of bombing Juneau lightly, should now bhe convinced that it CAN HAPPEN HERE. The recent bombing of Manila appears to us to have been unwarranted and in| violation of well established rules| of war-fare. “A well organized plan for the| evacuation of Juneau residents has been outlined. Its success depends upon team work. The initial step make a survey of housing needs and ated. | “To accomplish this, the Juneau| Post of The American Legion has been asked to canvas the city of | . | fresne, ision will take up the problem will be the majority of the Alaska Game Commission, headed for the jannual meeting of the game board |in Washington, D. C., January 11, it was announced today. To leave here are John Hajduko- |vich, of Tanacross, and Frank Du- executive officer of the commission. Aboard the boat Is Andy Simons, of Lakeview. Earl Ohmer, Petersburg, chairman of the commission, flew to Ketchikan this weekend and will board the ship there. In Seattle they will meet Frank Williams, commission member from St. Michael. One of the most important ses- sions of the game commission ever held and the first time the annual meeting has ever been held outside the Territory, the Washington ses- of game law changes affecting the is- suing of resident hunting licenses to members of the nation's armed forces. A proposal to ban all sports hunting in Alaska for the duration of the war may also be considered. R e Bowls or vases of flowers some- time leave white stains and rings on polished furniture. To remove them rub quickly with alcoho] applied on a soft cloth, wipe dry with another clean soft cloth and then apply a good furniture polish on a cloth to restore the finish, “Virgil Heath has been loaned by the U. S. Forest Service to survey housing facilities outside the con- gested portion of the city. “Mr. Heath and The American Legion will swing into action this week. It is very important that their work be completed in the shortest time possible as the facts | where to place those being evacu-|gathered will form the foundation for constructing the entire plan of action, Please give them every assistance possible when they call upon you so that our work can be = i ARE YOUI GOING OUT AGAIN TO L.OOK FOR MR Jiees? VES / | DON'T KNOW JUST WHEN IILL BE BACK:- | DO FIh tID HIM=-A HOPE | ND WHEN CO-WELL- WELL- | DAY - MAGGIE WILL. LET ME O_OUT TON PARDON-SIR-BUT MRS JIGGS JUST WENT OUT TO LOOK FOR YO - SIR-SHE DIDN/T SAY WHEN SHED BE BACK- PUT IN ITE A WONDE = THAT'S ALL | WANTED TO KNOW -TEL L HER | WENT OUT LOOKIN/ - FOR HER- WHERE LENTUR GR EDDIE ALBERT - THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! TONIGHT and TUESDAY JOAN LESLIE ALAN HALE - WILLIAM LUNDIGAN - JONN LITEL Now 'J"‘,K.’ STARTS WEDNESDAY SPECIAL PREVIEW TUESDAY NIGHT 1:15A. HERE HERE l‘ MENT! IS Y YOUR GUARANTEED ENTERTAIN- AMERICA'S GREATEST FUNSTERS AT THEIR BEST! NOW! (By the U. S. Weal _ “FOUR MOTHERS'} THE WEATHER ther Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU December 30—Sunrise 9:48 am., FORECASTS FOR temperature and local fog tonight Juneau and vicinity: Clear or ture about 25 degrees tonight RADIO REPORTS Max. temp. last 24 hours <3 temp. -13 Station Barrow Fairbanks Nome Dawson Anchorage Bethel . Atka Dutch Harbor Kodiak Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Prince George Eximonton Seattle Portland San Francisco 35 34 13 3 43 41 58 TONIGHT ONLY: Southeast Alaska: Clear or partly cloudy with Lowest sunset 4:14 p.m, little change 13 partly cloudy with lowest temperli ' L Precipitation in excess of .09 inches 4:30 am. temp. Charles W. Gall Succumbs Today - at 9:30 o'clock at St. Ann's Hospi- tal. | Gall, who resided at West 9th Street, was admitted to the hos- pital on December 24. It is believed | that he was born in Scotland. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortu- | ary. | e | Empire Classifieds Pay! ] Speedy n Efficient SERVICE | SHELBY, N. C.—Speaking of aird ail service in reverse: 3 A big army plane swooped oves | the courthouse and dropped a lette; Charles Gall passed away 0day | gy, o request that it be mailed. It was. 1t's Healthy, Tool BRUNSWICK JOIN THE FUN—— BOWL BOWLING ALLEYS DAILY DELIVERY SERVICE ON THE GLACIER HIGHWAY Highway Delivery At the Empire Printing Company H. R. "SHORTY" WHITFIELD, Owner