The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 18, 1942, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1942 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA STARTING TONIGHT for TIOMENTURY Where the Better BIG Pictures Play! | BIGDAYS TODAY.~~ 5 L COMES TONIGHT RENEGADE! PAUL . MUNI ~ TRAITOR! 4 DRAMATIC FIIM | MiSS (H ANEY ';'o'rr'l(ms ARE T0 BE ELECTED THURSDAY, ROGUE! during the last war 7,000,000 man days were los® by United States | troops alone due - to venereal dis- He explained the work done 6COD CROWD 'IS PRESENT FOR | ease. | toward - maintaining A ROLE UNLIKE ANY HE' HUDSON'S BAY With the Drop of a Withered Twig - - - He Took a Life - -- Broke a Heart - Saved a New World public health | with GENE TIERNEY LAIRD CREGAR JOHN SUTTON VIRGINIA FIELD. VINCENT PRICE NIGEL BRUCE S EVER HAD! | Coliseum Last Times Tonight |'Manhaitan llead Beat’ |PAUL MUNI IS STARRED AT | which is done by the Territorial De- | FIRST AID COUNCIL All members of the Civilian De-| RESIGNS HER T0 CAPITOL HEALTH TAL | | "They Dare Not Love”‘ Starring George Brent, Martha Scoft, Fine Cast George Brent and Martha Scott, come to the Capitol Theatre to- night in Columbia’s story of heroic | lovers fleeing from the fighting ruthless terror, “They Dare Not| Love.” It was directed by James| Whale and based upon a screen play by Charles Bennett and Er- nest Vajda. i In bringing to the screen this| story of adventure and suspense, of gallantry and tenderness, Colum- bia has been hailed for the smart| choice of players, both stars and! supporting actors, for the careful lavishness of its many settings, and | for the sympathetic understanding with which the entire production | has been invested. “They Dare Not| Love,” according to report, is more| with George Brent Martha Scott ALSO FOR LAFFS—ANDY CLYDE THEATRE SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU than a motion picture; +it is a story ripped from the breathless events of today. Brent plays an Austrian prince of the blood who finds refuge in| 0(D OFFICE Director Landis Accepts Quits Offer of Blande Dancer | WASHINGTON, Feb, 18 — The, Office of Civilian Defense an-| nounced today it had accepted the offer of Mayris Chaney, blonde dancer protege of Mrs. Eleanor| Roosevelt, to resign her $4,600-a- ests of the physical gram.” Dismissal was thereby served on Miss Chaney, whose appointment| as head of the children’s activities in the OCD physical fitness pro-| gram brought criticism from Con-| gress to eliminate “frills” in the| civilian defense office. i Miss Chaney’s offer of resigna-| tion was made in a letter to Di- rector James M. Landis. His orflcei said her offer was being accepted | fitness pro-| fense First Aid Units will meet to- morrow evening at the Elks Hall at 7:30 o'clock, when organization of a First Aid Council will be completed, according to Dr. Court- ney Smith, Chairman of First Aid for Civilian Defense. will be elected from among the twenty-two chiefs of first aid posts and plans for the efficient ope ion of the posts will be discussed Each first aid post will be repre- sented by its chief on the council which will act as an advisory and coordinating council. Over 220 Ju- neau residents have or are now Officers is demand for them. MORE GARDEN PLOTS OPEN FOR APPLICANTS Nineteen Juneau residents have already signed up for vegetable gardens in the “Burridge home- stead” tract of land at mile 2 on the Glacier Highway which was offered to the residents of the | yuml food samples; by inspection of Legion Auxiliary Meeting & o™ suter Siomtes and tood - Draws Large Atfendance | Siaiition materiais s weil as ~Interesting Program | drugs for the treatment of venereal | diseases for patients who cannot afford treatment Miss Patricia Dooley, of the Health Department assisted in presenting the motion picture. An cxcellent talk on the subject of health as the first line of de- [fense for the country, was given last evening by Dr. W. S. Ramsey. of the Territorial Department of Health| Following Dr. Ramsey's talk a at the open meeting held by the report was given on the show American Legion Auxiliary at the “Night Train” which is to be spon- Legion Dugout. There was a good Sored by the A rican Legion Aux- sized and enthusiastic gathering at lliary on Wednesday and Thursday the meeting, of which Mrs. Harry evenings of next week at the 20th Americanism Show year position with the office if taking first aid courses and more|Stonehouse was chairman and Mrg. Century Theatre in connection with|pelling, red-blooded drama of ex- she felt it was in the “best inter- classes will be organized as there|cCharles G Burdick assistant. the Americanism program of the | Dr. Ramsey stressed the import- Auxiliary. ance of general good health as a' A very part in defense work in which all Program has been arranged by the can be active by guarding the health committee in charge of the show of the family. In this regard nu- and in addition to the main feature, trition is of vast importance and ‘Night Train”, a beautiful techni- it is hoped that everyone in town color feature, “The Flag of Human- received one of the bulletins con- ity” will be presented. Included in taining the essentials of basic diet !he program will he music presented which were distributed last Sat- bY the Public -School Band ‘and urday by the Boy Scouts, Dr. Ram- prominer* local musicians. sey said. | The committee in charge of the He also talked of the importance Program to be given at the 20th of * immunization, particularly of Century next week is, Mrs. J. E. |age by examination of water, milk | interesting Americanism ! L\t NEWS . "Hudson’s BayTRed Blood- | ed Drama of Adven- fure Here Tonight ~ |strxa cAGERS DUE 1N e | ¢ | The Sitka High School was heamd “Hudson’s Bay,” spectacular from here yesterday by Supt. Pool |action film from the 20th Century- to the effect that they were send- | Fox studios which stars Paul Muni, ing basketball representation to the | promises to open a new world of channel next week and that a game |adventure for movie-goers when it with Douglas High was desired. |starts its four-day engagement to-| Arrangements for games must Inight at the 20th Century Theatre. awalt arrival of the visitors when With Muni in a role unlike any|further announcement will be made. he's ever had, “Hudson's Bay”| A T AR L swept preview circles with its com- | ROMBERGS MOVING Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romberg iled adventurers who gave the world | wil] be new residents of Douglas in a mighty new dominion. |a few days as they are planning to { Muni portrays colorful Pierre| move over from Juneau to occ: | Radisson, known as “the First the Willlam Sparks cottage, one of Canadian.” A roguish fur trapper,| the newer homes in the town. u}. | Radisson, who was too tough for | Romberg was formerly Miss Marie | frontier Montreal, followed a dar- | Fox. |ing dream that resulted in the| B i A o] founding of a vast empire in al SOON TO LEAVE b | o 'savage wilderness of warring In- dians. | Based on the founding of the | historic Hudson's Bay Company, the dramatic film has a superb Planning to leave here in a ff days for a visit south are Mrs. Anc Kronquist and Mrs. Peter Norgs strom, local residents. ' [America from the ruthlées terror-|uyith no comment.” |Channel area to be used for grow- Neate, chairman, Mrs. Trevor featured cast which includes Gene | ism, but cannot find forgetfulness TABLETS for H'YPERACID STOMACHS ECONOMVs 3 | S Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Rexall Store } Stars Comin Martha Scott and George Brent appear tonight at the Capitol in This feature is on for only two nights. “They Dare Not Love.” and peace. Inevitably, he is drawn into the struggle for freedom, into high adventure and startling sus- pense, until he willingly stakes hi: very life for the security of his friends, for the sake of the woman | he loves. As the girl, Miss Scott| makes her first modern-dress ap- | pearance on the screen, to prove herself again the most astonishing actress of the year. - e FINE ARTS TEA WASENJOYABLE | AFFAIR TUESDAY ‘The rine Arts tea yesterday afternoon proved to be a delight- ful affair with a large attendance| {in spite of the rainy weather. Mrs. | A. E. Glover, in whose home the tea was given, is the chairman of {the Pine Arts Department of the| Juneau Woman's Club. : Valentine decorations were used for the occasion, with a puruculnrlyi | beautiful arrangement of the tea| table, over which red hearts on| ribbons were suspended from a chandelier. The lace-covered table was adorned with large red can-| dles and hearts. Presiding at the table were the Mesdames C. C.| Rulaford, Steve McCutcheon, E. M} | Polley, Ray G. Day, Harold Smith, | R. B. Lesher, J. P. Williams, Ruth Noble, Doris Guilian, and Thomas Parke. Bertha Lavina Gates, appearing 1in a recital of poems from her| jrecently published book, “Plum Blossoms,” proved to be a highly | | talented and charming young wo-i ! man, receiving much praise for her | rendition and for the poems them- selves. “Juneau,” a short poem writ- ten on the occasion of her first night in this city, revealed an un- usual sensitivity and discernment. Interesting Displays The club is indebted to John K. Marshall for allowing the display of plagues from his collection. They g fo Capitol 1891—Half a Century of Banking—1941 The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ALL. OF ME THINGS 2 HAIR-BRUSHES - \ |are made of inlaid wood and show imuch careful and painstaking work. Also exhibited were prints loaned | by Mrs. Oscar Olson and by Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, as well as ex- amples of “air-brush” painting by Jack Glover, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Glover, while at art school, Mr. Glover is now a commercial artist, The next meeting of the club will be the regular business session on March 3 in the penthouse of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. [ P D ing vegetables for the duration of the war, according to figures ob- tained from the Department of Health today. Others interested in taking ad- vantage of this opportunity are requested to telephone the Territor- ial Department of Health. “While the response since the project was announced a few days ago, has been excellent it is hoped to have at least 100 more people sign up for gardens,” Dr. Courtney Smith said Meet Pierre Radisson . . . the man who saved a new world for the ruler who had ordered him hanged! unlike any he’s ever had, brings this colorful, adventurous character Subscribe to the Dally Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest paid circulation. to life on the screen in “Hudson’s Bay,” spectacular 20th Century-Fox adventure film which is at the 20th Century Theatre tonight. small children against disease, spe- cifically smallpox, diphtheria, ty- phoid and whooping cough. In this regard he read a letter from Dr. \W. W. Council, Commissioner of Health in which a 100 percent im- munization of all children over nine months of age against diph- theria and small-pox is urged. | Motion Pictures Shown | In regard to the danger to the | public health from venereal dis- ease, a motion picture called “In | Defense of the Nation” was shown Davis, Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Mrs.| Tlerney, Laird Cregar, John Sut- W. \C. Manthey and Mrs. Marion ton, Virginia Field, Vincent Price Hendrickson . and Nigel Bruce. Irving Pichel di- The public is asked by the com-'rected and Kenneth Macgowan was mittee to hold the evening of the associate producer. either February 25 or 26 for a most! B — ‘enjoyable occasion. | JOHNSTONE CASE IS UP | B i Trial will begin tomorrow morn- " ling in U. 8. Commissioner’s Court ICherehearsa' {in the case of the United States For World Day of |versus Leon Johnstone. Approxi- imately 20 prospective jurors have ibeen summoned. o CARL STROMBERG IS OPERATED UPON IN SEATTLE HOSPITAL Carl Stromberg, wellknown Jue neau carpenter contractor, whé went south several weeks ago, derwent a serious operation in the Virginia Mason Hospital in cess, according to information res ceived here. Mrs. Stromberg 1§ Coming fo 20th Century jand Dr. Ramsey explained that Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at Trinity Cathedral on Friday will! announced today. is held throughout the civilized | world, will have programs both in' the afternoon and evening at Trin-! ity Cathedral on Friday of this) week. The afternoon meeting be- gins at 2 o'clock and the evening! at 8 o'clock. The public is urged | to join in this universal event and| those who cannot attend for the| full afternoon and evening, = are| urged to come for part of the time. Both afternoon and .evening thnref will be a program of special prayers and hymns with special music and | appropriate topics presented by| several different ' persons. H -, ! HOSPITAL NOTES | Mrs. Paul Wolney and her in- fant daughter, Pauline Katherine, left St. Ann’s Hospital for their' home yesterday. Mrs. Elmer Gregerson entered St.| ,Ann’s Hospital yesterday for sur-| gical treatment. ]w | Mrs. Reinhold Brust is a’surgical patient at St. Ann’s Hospital. - She entered the hospital today. Harry Najfanoff, who entered St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday, is a sur- gical patient. Mrs. Leslie Milton, who has been a surgical patient at the Govern- ment Hospital, left the hospital and is returning by steamer to her home at Yakutat. 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