The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 20, 1942, Page 3

it e 2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA X hip Abandoned Affer Enemy Atfack CESARROMERO | (SatA LS AN coMNG |, Ship Ab Y " SHOWS DANCE e ON WEDNESDAY g e | SKILLINFLM "Last Times Tonighl ke b : ’ Famous Bumstead Family | 'Tall, Dark and Handsome TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1942 " PAGE THREE 7.N-]] TOL "BLONDIE GOES WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAYI TIOENTURY Ths e e TONIGHT PREVIEW TONIGHT 1 A. M., & 5 . STARTS \.NEDNESUAY" “THE s of Comics Will Be Mirth Featured for Last Time “The Best Show in Town' ;,’:,‘;‘J CLAUDETTE COLBERT MILLAND TALL DARK s at 20th Century Cesar Romero’s dancing skill 1s the real MecCoy. In “Tall, Dack and Handsome,” he has an oppor- tunity to prove to movie fans that TAYLOR | in M-G-M’s Mightiest Technicolor Adventure! Provoking Capitol Bill In a merry medley of mirth and melody, the Bumsteads come to the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday |to prove themselves inimitable! | swinging-singing-dancing stars as | stories of his skill as a dancer | well as the nation’s favorite fam-| aren’t myths. |ily of funsters! Hailed as one of Cesar s acclaimed the screen's the most enjoyable comedies with best ballroom dancer—but he's music ever filmed, Columbia’s |done very little dancing in pic- “Blondiec Goes Latin” is said to tures. In “Happy Landing” he led k ¥ : Ibe a sensational, fast and furious an orchestra while others danced. ALWAYS Twl) l'.l)lTl()Na‘ with Cesar Romero—Virginia | piece of screen entertainment, | |{In “Romance of the Rio Grande® OF LATEST WORLD NEWS Gilmore—Milton Berle | which ccmpares favorably with LhoI he danced—but it was a Spanish best the year has offered! | 2 e 3 3 folk dance. B e Rt g —— . ‘of “Blon 4 .l SR Dok ’ COLISEUM—"MIDNIGHT LIMITED” and “FIGHTING JUSTICE™ | Action of “Blondie Goes Lalin”| gy, gestruction of the liner S. S. Ruth Alexander, former American President Lines vessel attacked by an | However, in “Tall, Dark and| == ik | takes place aboard a South Amer-| o one plane in the Dutch East Indies, was announced by the Navy Department. The 8,000-ton craft, which | Handsome,” 20th Century-Fox film ¥ . § | gf‘o"“'(:’;;”:i A p;:f:‘gsumg'l‘i‘;"é h':_:;" formerly plied the waters off the West Coast, was abandoncd and declared a total loss, One member of the ;}l‘""::'r‘g-‘m“\‘vm:f;‘c Ci?]‘:‘ h(:g:“:‘;{ A % | - | STy i oo v 2| Ayl Curfailmen img Mr. Dithers, Dagwood’s boss,| ST¥ Was'kiled‘feurtigywed. = 5 e featured cast, he glides across a to “escape from it all.” Dagwood | polished floor with lovely Virginia New PI;téi (bmpanv | is supposed to be back at the | Gilmore. office, minding his own business, Excitement, romance, comedy |but he blunderingly manages to | ’ fdrama and grand new tunes are To Hit Uncle Sam's Income; z CutIs Anybody's Guess Now deftly blended by Director H.Bruce In Nizina Mine Distrid n lllna Ine Is " | Humberstone into what has been - AREN'T SAFE o | get aboard the vessel as a stow- away. Posing as a member of the |ship’s band, he attempts to evade Mary HOWARD Gene LOCKHART |hailed by preview audiences A Washington incorporation, op- | Blondie and Mr. Dithers, The smash entertainment hit. Lon c“l"fl,] lcomplimuom ensue when he be.‘uoUBLFHFM)FR BASKETBALL t\x“\m:\gn:;:[r:/li‘i (‘;;(:vax;znix::u :’»“Tn;‘; ey | In the strong featured cast as- —_— ( o ctni‘r)les lmw;]veg with the girl singer ON T;)NIIGII"I‘ ll\i DOUGL‘AS office of Territorial Audlt;rl’“rank‘ VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 20 — se}mbled by ; Assoflute ProducervA 7(Convnnued from Page (?rjel cern with which the ““.gg with the band. .| "Douglas high school Huskies will A. Boyle to do business in the There is an increasing frequency Pred Kohimar for “Tall, Dark and | has taken announcement of the, | B@sec{ upon the popular“comm‘mme Junsay . Pife Department | Tersltory, |of rubber stealing here, undaloriog“"""'s"me- is Stanley “Stash”|revenue won't disappear entirely| new priorities. One mm‘I o, SHEDEES e makn rea-il.mskeLevrs in the opener of a| The company is the Dan Creek|of autos being stripped. Clements, sensational youngster any more than cars will dissapear| official said: “They (the drh-’t | i tures Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake jand Larry Simms as the inimitable | Bumstead family, with Ruth Terry |and Tito Guizar prominent mem- | bers of the supporting cast. Robert Taylor will play in “Billy Preview 1 ig “BLONDIE GOES LATIN: |doubleheader to be followed by a| Placer Mines, Inc., with propert | {match between the Eagles versus|at Dan Creek in the Nizina Min- | |Hennings here tonight in the ing District, served by the Me- scheol gym. Carthy post office. Principal heud-\ | The first game scheduled to start | quarters of the company is at 1414 |recruited to play the tough fellow |adopted by the gang leader, Frank [Jenks and Barnett Parker have comedy roles, - Automobile tires are more in de- mand than ever and more cases of theft are reported. The latest technique is to take not only the tire but the whole car had disappeared. | At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the streets and highwnys,‘ but with the rationing of tires and| tubes; the slash in new car produc- tion; and the proposed repeal of | the use tax, because of the expense' and difficulty of collection, the rev-, ing public) seem to think wel are trying to put over another’, gasoline shortage scare.” Thomas P. Henry, president the American Automobile “Motorists are fi ‘ = s - e, 2 at 7:30 should see all seating space g wheel. The latter plan is much| Ayl 4 '”| tion, says: aced {the Kid” for the last times tonight|gieq with spectators who would| . Avenue, Seattle. : r a ALASKA ASSN. WOMEN Sne gobiers i’ Congrees srewort |wikh the stark matity (Eat'SENGE MORMS FUNERAL Io and on Sunday Bud Abbott and " p"_ Incorporators in the mining|more speedy and effective. . sied a-plenty. they prolong the life of present {Lou Costello will be featured in|j s hard fast-played game and| ompany are Joshua Green and .| One Vancouver yarn: says a voTERs I‘o DIS(USS In thelr. frantio! search for /|cars antl:tivel throtgbrcatstisianl BE HEI,D IoMoRRow {“Buck Privates” a farce of arm: 1t should be that. The second game ' 5 ‘yavensaler, of Scattle, and John Physician, leaving a residence rees of revenue for the |ing and lower speeds, they ! :hre. g y Ou?gm o b.e 8 dandy Bl Swith N 5 Sirioe, of McCarthy. ,where his services had been re- STUDY OUTUNE WED :::t "";:c:'l’ Veat: ithe; abtbies cvgnLImUy o ¢ WIthoat. el AFIER"OO" 2 p_ M.I :)?5'“‘.) Just as Iikely to choose — >-ee — quired, reached the street to dis- . e Wee to phy‘ an hapertans transportation.” “2[ l | e winner. | g | ; y €o! that all fe heel: f h s Wi . Funeral services for E. G. W ————— AN A i Tl e L e 1 role. It is an open secret that | The war is hitting home, ard MR. AND Rainbows Initiate Morris will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Chapel| MRS. DANROSS | HEALTH NURSE VISITS | D |all members of the Alaska Asso- they were eyeing the gasoline aside from those in the am forces in the battle lines or now. 4 | 5 and lumbricating oil tax for a d of the C. W. Carter Mortuary it| S. M b mrs. T. F. Brown visitea local| PARENTS OF BABY BOY | |clation of Women Voters are to| 4nd lumbricating of fax for 8 | yoveq into them, the motors was announced today. The services | IX em el' S n public schools yesterday in con- COLEMAN BlEASE mifl at the Penthouse of the Al-} L ready to point out to any |ISts Of the United States may be will be conducted by the Masonic nection wm? her duties as Public N N R e e aska Electric Light and Power objectors that England impos- the nrstio realize it. S Lodge of which he was a member, Health nurse. She succeeds Mrs. Company building, it was an- Saturday Evening | and interment will be in Evcrgrcm:i‘ ceiving congratulations today on Marjorie Hessig in h tion, thi g RS PR AN NRE PREULEN, WY the birth of a baby boy born this| William DIES, WASHINGTON nounced today by Mrs. es a gasoline tax of around 15 cents a gallon. There also was COMIN Cemetery. | B latter having gone south. % x 5 Holzheimer, President. th i L 8 | With Betty Rice, newly installed ek s morning at 6:40 o'clock at St. Ann’s Booatiie’ of bastises 5 conaso-1 % DM WM 6 N 0w T il The _wdl known boat hlffl_dtr “"‘llwmhy Aliviee AF 1 Badalion Hospital. Both Mr.,and Mrs. Ross| WASHINGTON, Jan, 20 — Cole-| . sales of used cars. < 3 contractor of Jur was found| " 4 oy & $ n 'Blease. 73, Who 8s. G tion with the present term of | dead, lying fully clothed in his Grls. presiding for the first time, GUARD MEETING TONIGHT | are well known. He has been chief|man Blease, 73, who as Governor| = . -ap. o p peiion:"wm po| Now, with no tires available ex-| e Ml L 5lsix new members were initiated! Douglas Home Guards will meet|draftsman in the Public Sur-|0f North Carolina issued nearly ; XA cept on new cars and with new L] shop and residence on 9th Street eisonth 3 3,000 pardons, and as United States|unable to give the talk tomorrow yesterday morning. Death had|into the organization at an im-|this evening at 7 o'clock in the|vey office of the Department of |37 P R e od Stale® | that was planned for the program |C8F ;production cut to one-fourth § come from blood poisoning result-|Pressive ceremony held in the|Datatorium and it is essential there| Interior for many years, while Mrs, | Senator opposed the League of But. with ive 3t B & Dete ;eogu | normal and probably slated for i : accord- | Scotti i e y|be a good turnout of guards ac-|Rogs is the former Mary Kolaga|NAtions. died here last night. He 8! er meetin®:| complete stoppage, Congress s ing from an infected foot accord-|Scottish Rite Temple Saturday v |50 08 WP s derwe! ' las! The meeting tomorrow will be | 3 4 : ; cording to announcement made this | who taught for several years in|Underwent ‘anoperation last Sat-| faced with ‘two problems. First, | ing to Dr. W. P. Blanton who was evening. for who “taught. - for - séveral ' yeax % urday. spent in going over . outline of cailed. | Those who were initiated are| °""%"™ the, Juneau Public School before B it 2 O study just received by the Asso-|foy lncr“w‘ 1ot t.nx)cs bl _____ o |Lois Standafer, Katherine Holn, XD xi CREihON her marriage several years ago. | ciation” from she: Natinst- Lol Loy g0 e Me0. SREY Gloria Gudbranson, Bett; Lou s e and trucks are considered vital to e Bliine:. Dors o The twice monthly session of the | i Bov BOR" Io MR. of Women Voters in: Washington, | public health and safety. Second, The oy kl aire re, and Irene nronday night Sewing Club was| Douslas Public School and the var- D. C., after which.the local. or-|any great increase in tax might| Nitwits | Shirk. el {held" last night at the home of|i0us business places in Douglas. | A"D MRS. DEROUX ganization is modelled, Mrs. Holz-|cause a shortage of transportation | of the i F()I!owmg the initiation, March | gy Ralph Mortensen. Mrs. Ed-|Calvin Pool is local chairman and | heimer sald. The outline 'of study | facilities, in sections where buses | ‘of Dime envelopes were distribut-|warq Bach was elected to member- | the Girl Scouts under the leader- | % N‘ De was sent for by the Juneau women and trojleys are not available as to ed to the Rainbow Girls who will|ship succeeding Mrs. Tom Cashen $hip of Miss Ruby McNeill will ,M" and'2E e ROUX| (e time ago and is sald to be disrupt completely the American | aid in raising funds for the Na-|who is now in Montana. |assist in selling tickets for the are the proud parents of & babyyo, yrormative and ' interesting. |way of life. |tional Foundation for Infantile| For the next meeting of the Club| President’s Birthday Ball. ‘boy’born at St. Ann's Hospital at ’ Lo | Paralysis in conjunction with the|in two weeks, Mrs. Charles Tuckett o B @ |7 orclock -last evening. T_he young The first possibility would be | Birthday Ball to be held on Janu-|will be the hostess. | STUDENTS BUILD SKIFF TOE. ‘f”flghed nipe x.mundb foyrers M' B " Sh bad enough, Congressmen say, but 3 lary 31. ————— Shop pupils of the local high OUnCes. i ; ISS D€ Y alpe the second might be tragic in its The evening was concluded with| SUPT. POOL HEADS |school began work yesterday for| BOth Mr. and Mrs. DeRoux are i vesults. Consequently, Congress ob- | an informal dance held by the De- | DRIVE FOR LP. FUNDS their first project of the second W Anave i fiiean. He. o, epic SUfprlsed by Pany servers are predicting now that the| | Molays and Rainbows together with| With the opening of the cam-|semester, — the building of a small Ployed by the Alaska Juneau Gold| lawmakers will swallow the bitter| their invited guests. {paign for the support of the infan- | skiff. | Mining Company and Mrs. DeRoux G' B'nhd pill and point to it as one of the| . T - — tile paralysis fund, contribution — is proprietor of the American| Iven Ol’l | aY maor reasons why the country will| It's a race mcross half the $ %2 boxes were yesterday placed in the| BUY DEFENSE STAMPS | Beauty Shop. have to turn to a federal sales tax: before Hay Milland wins CI " STARTS SUNDAY (oMM "'(A“o" (lASS REei e e le.l‘;* e n I-v % —C FRGT t‘ y d b jfii " | I honor of the birthday annt- °"L pr"'“;c“"fy all commodl::es t‘; lc"lb":n'";A:hl':’zzz u"“" It H lne e ve e a anm versary of Miss Betty Shm'pe. a raise funds for even a portion ol s coming CGIIII'!- . C A P l T 0 L MEHS IoMoRRow AT 4 P P y P number of her friends gave a no- |OUr War effort. & te, with both getting what Home of the Big Pictures | host surprise. dinner party at 6:30| This loss of millions in revenue is| wanted most. 4 | - Sratoners G ohici i ababion | s loclock last evening in the Iris only one of the many crmc_ al rc.sull.sj B | on | | of the new priorities restricting the A m—— {Class which was organized last| Room of the Baranof Hotel. The £ AM. LEGION AUXILIARY crews, who cut spruce poles from | e . 4 2 " & A cording to information received in the Mendenhall logging area and The fact that the Philippine Islands are rich in minerals has not been too well publicized. This huge | Juneau. { now are digging holes along the chomite mine provides rich chrome ore. The main product is chromium, a metal necessary for defense pro- J' 2l ¥ ks right-of-way. . duction. These mines are much coveted by the Japanese who are now invading the Philippines. Subscribe to The Emplre. RO CO O i GEF - - T THE FI SOMEWOOD - THE FIRE i 2= BOY-oH-BOY! ' - IS OUT AND THE HOUSE TS COLD- ML | i~ ¢ ; o P IS LIKE AN ICE-BOX —— BE GLAD TO e p 4 r . o TR 'DEFENSE SAVINGS. FRONT_ Ol 1 i 8 b Her § THAT FIRE- : : X | week under the auspices of the noon at 4 o'tlock at the Gover- nor’s Mansion for the second les- son, it was announced today by |Mrs. Ernest Gruening, general chairman of the AWVS, The class is being instructed by Harold Knight, who has volun- Smart People Present a Smart Appearance . Triangle cleaners to join'a second class, which wiil | be held in the Territorial building from 4 to 5 o'clock, are requested to notify Mr. Knight. |G C. (. CREWS BUSY | ON TELEPHONE WORK Construction of the permanent | telephone system from the PAA airfield to the Auk Bay Grocery is going ahead rapidly, the Forest Service Admiralty Division said to- day. The work is being done by cCC! | AWVS will meet tomorrow after- | | teered his services. Those wishing | table was attractively arranged with a floral centerpiece and gifts were presented to Miss Sharpe after the group was seated. Those who enjoyed the dinner and an informal evening at the Sharpe residence afterward were |Miss Sharpe, Mrs. Walter P, Sharpe, and the Misses Elaine Hou- sel, Jean Taylor, Carol Robertson, Elizabeth Terhune, Katherine Ken- nedy, Edythe Young, Doris Free- burger, and Mary Jean McNaugh- ton. .- 3 | Deborah Pentz Now Teaching at U. of W, Miss Deborah B. Pentz, formerly |head of social service work, for the Territorial Department of Pub- lic Welfare, is now acting assls- tant professor of social work at the University of Washington, ac- use of motor transportation. It isn’t the only thing, however, that| is worrying Congressmen, govern- automobile associations. Another is the lack of con- |some business, ment officials and the heads of Session. Regular meeting Tuesday nigl but mostly uom - e Subscribe to The Empire. BANK WITH YOUR COUNTRY is the theme of this efloetinke Defense Savings poster now seen in store windows and in the lobbies of buildings all over the country. of Rhinebeck, N, Y., the poster portrays the spirit of patriotism by - i Drawn by artist Henry Billings, & investing in the United States Government through the purchase of . Defense Bonds and Stamps. Stamps are priced from 10 cents to $55.4 Bonds from §18,75 to $10,000 A N ]