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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA DOUBLE BILL SYMBOL OF PATRIOTISM ON TONIGHT B AT CAPITOL TONIGHT [} SATURDAY ® Show Place of Juneau Z_Blg reahlres—z wei - Ellery Queen as AND THE Ellery Queen Margaret Lindsey * wusww PERFECT CRIME | |Hugh Herbert Comedy, Chariey Grapewin — A NID— Plus Ellery Queen | Ea 3 HUGH HERBERT " | Picture Here “MEET the CHUMP" | .o i oo o one ;‘ ‘ the most novel comedy concoctions of the season, “Meet the Chump,” opens tonight at the Capitol The- | |atre on a double bill | In addition to the “woo, woo & Frs Ririre |man, who was recently starred in | : successful fun-films, the | ’ Universal laugh riot features Jeanne | Kelly, Shemp Howard, Anne Nagel, | | Lewis GIRL SCOUTS' | | Howard, Kathryn Adams,; AWARDS DAY | 'Ed Gargan, Richard Lane and Ho- 1 GIR[ S(ouIs |bart Cavanaugh. : 0“ jUNE 14l | When the perfect detective runs { Is (HANGED across the perfect crime, anything’s He's Making Woo-Woope “RED RYDER"—SATURDAY MATINEE LATE NEWS MinuTE MAN Fries Hin.—This is]and other organizations top the 90- the new Minute Man War Bond|percent figure, they will receive a Flag, designed by the Treasury|special Minute Man Certificate of Department for firms and organiza-| Award signed by Secretary Mor- tions which attain more 90|genthau, the State Administrator, rcent participation in Sav-land the State Chairman of the ings Bonds purchases by their em-|War Savings Staff, the Treasury ployees or members through a sys- Py tematic purchase plan. Th‘e Mibuvarusrtment sutgunoed.c Thik oo liable to happen. The “anything” This year the annual Court cf}| according to advance praise of “El- ‘Mysléry, Love Awards for the Girl Scout Troov |lery Queen and the Perfect Crime,” 1 tificate entitl ipi of Juneau and Douglas is to be| is about tops in excitement, sus-| Man is emblazoned in white on a|y; 7 © :‘t;_e; e aectiient. b oy | s > . sus-| plue background, surrounded by|the flag, which is being manufac- !mld Su.nduy. June 14, at l p. m. S esiita from the Girl|PeNse and thrills. The new hlm,; thirteen stars, representing the tpmd in varioug sizes and is sold by in the Grade School gymnasiui. Attt gl S Gt which opens tonight at the Capitol| Nation's thirteen founding States. licensed suppliers at a nominal Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Scut. Com-!'® ittees uneau an ‘When companies, labor unions,|price. missioner, will present the awards to the following troops. Douglas In- termediate Troop sponsored by the Douglas Woman’s Club and trained by their leader, Miss McNiel; Troop 1 of Juneau, sponsored by the Re- bekahs; Troop II sponsored by ihe Juneau Woman's Club and trained by Mrs. Allan Wicks; and Troop III sponsored by the Martha So- ciety and trained by Mrs. Roy Fag- crson. { The music for the ceremony will be played by Jo Anne Wolfe at the piano. The color bearers will be Winona Monroe, Doris Mietinen, and Ruth Talmage. All scouts and their leader: are tequested to be at the schiool at 12:45 o'clock. Immediately after the servic the girls will attend the Flag Day Service sponsored by the Elks Club at 2 o'cloc Arrangements for the services have been made by the fyllcwing: Chairman, Mrs. Earl D. McGinty; Publicity, Kathleen Carlson; Music, Mrs. Roy Fagerson; Forwation, Miss Ruby McNiel; Place, Mi. Wil- lis F. Booth; Arrangen=nt of Badges, Mrs. Sid Thompson Color Bearers, Mrs. Robert Conghlin. - e BUY DEFENSE S ‘TAMPS | West Seventh Street, when electioin lof officers SCHENLEY You Get the BEST from YOUR Great Whiskey States lllomr from St. Ann's Hospital. Theatre, is another in the popular | Douglas met at the home of Mrs. 1 creen series based upon the de-| Herbert L. Faulkner, Scout Com-| . . missioner, this week to discuss plans ductive exploits of the famous fic-| for carrying out the Volunteers for|tion and radio sleuth. Victory program in relationship to| Third of Columbia's El]!‘l‘_\" Girl Scouts. In order to give the|Queen films, “Ellery Queen and | girls a greater experience and love|the Perfect Crime,” again presents | of out-door life and a prai likeable Ralph Bellamy in p knowledge'in the art of homemak-|major role. ing and out-door crafts, it was ———— | voted to organize the local cou~cil| as follows: Commissioner, Secretary,| zation Chairman, Program Chair- : man, Camping Chairman, Treinin; DONATE I.A“D Io | bairman, Publicity and Public Re- lations Chairman, and Membearship Chairman. This plan is in accord- ance with the National Policy of | | Glpl Soaubing: | The Alaska Packers Association| Plans were made for the Court j,s tendered and the U. S. Govern- | of Awards to be held on Flag Day.|ment has accepted title to a small | A committee was appointed t in-|p,rce] of land located at the mouth | vestigate the possibilities of the|,s anan Creek home 25 miles south-‘ | & Girls Scouts securing a claim on 2|east of Wrangell according to As- delinquent homestead to be used s gistant Regional Forester Wellman | a mecting place and overnight|gobrook. { Samping “Stounsls. | This land is within an area set | The Girl Scout Council will nieet | ,cide as the Anan Creek Black regularly once a month. The next|g, ; g > meeting will be held Junc 15 ac‘B‘a.r.Rfl"z? %l soevelnped by the 54 i Forest Service for recreational pu the home of Mrs. Earl McGiuty. 127| poses by the construction of trai Al t |and observatories. People visiting | R e e, Ithis area are afforded an oportun- _After the meeting wes adourned ity to observe and photograph the English tea, cookies, and fruit cake|pjack bears that congregate here ;e"?k served by the hostess, MIs.\in great numbers to fish during aulkner. |the salmon run. The small parcel SRR e inl’ land owned by the Alaska Pack-, HoSplTAl NOIES ers Association has been pnrlially' Mrs. Don Vertin and Infant|' the bear refuse. augk sone | daughter Darleen Dawn have gone, qonapeq the land to the U. S. Gov- | jernment because it considered the | tract to be more valuable as a part| of a public recreation area than | ilo be privately owned. | | e e—— |MRS. VERNE ROWLEY IS | HERE FROM ANCIIORAGEi Pvt. Paul Fetchen has left St. Ann's Hospital after receiving med- ical care. Frank Jackson, a medical pa- tient in the Government Hospital,| GARDEN CLUB The Alaska Packers Association | PLANS FALL FLOWER SHOW During a purposeful gathering at the home of Mrs. Ray Day Wed- nesday, the Juneau Garden Club laid the structure for its fall Flow- er Show, to be held early in Aug. U.S.GOVERNMENT"M when it is thought there will|gified attack a be great profusion of annual blooms. The twenty members present planned enthusiastically for the two-day ecvent which will, it is IAXIS SINK MORE SHIPS IN ATLANTIC (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Axis is continuing its inten- on shipping in the | Atlantic. Two more United Nations ships have been torpedoed in the| Atlantic, the Navy Department dis- closed today, bringing the an- nounced losses there in two days | | | | hoped, enlist entries all through the Channel area. Cultural divisions planned will be for roses, daisies, gladiolus, lilies and possibly dahlias, with artistic classes for centerpieces, miniature floral arrangements, mxed flower bouquets, and for all other -flower arrangements of one kind only, that would not be in- cluded in the cultural divisions. Will Take Charge | Club members who have assumed | definite responsibilities for the | event include Mrs. W. H. Matthews Jr., who will arrange for music | during the show and will invite show rooms; Mrs. Ray Day, who| will serve tea during the afternoon hours of the show; Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, who will classify entries; Mrs. C. E. Rice, who will accept | exhibits and oversee their arrange- | ment; and Mrs. W. O. Carlson, who | 'will be in charge of making gift boutonieres to be presented patrons | by Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, Presi- to six merchant vessels and a Navy patrol boat. Two teen age British survivors of | one of the latest sinkings said that| | their Norwegian ship was sunk in/ the Atlantic on May 20, that they spent five days at sea in an open boat until sighted by a Dutch mer- | chantman. Of the 48 aboard the, | Norwegian vesel, at least 14 sur- | vived. Twenty-four hours after their res- ewe by the Dutch Boat, it met a similar fate, and the boys spent three more days at sea in a lifeboat | | before being rescued. More than 15 of the Chinese |developed by the Forest Service |commercial growers of Juneau i0|yere killed when 'a U-boat sent |since it serves as a natural entrance Place displays in the corners of the | .oy members of the Dutch ship her to the bottom. present listened with interest to a terse, illuminating talk by Mrs. Faulkner on viola culture. With numerous models to use in illus- trating her points, Mrs. Earl Mc- Ginty gave many pointers for ef- fective flower arrangements, and ex- hibited some effective sample cen- 'heavy anti-aircraft guns, British | I | dent. | ! Mrs. Verne Rowley, whose hus-{ Mrs. Robert Coughlin, general | Mrs. Joseph Pratt has left the band is with CAA in Seattle, ar-|chairman of the flower show, states | | Government Hospital after tz\klngi““‘d in Juneau last evening from|that rules for entries will soon be 'medical treatment. Anchorage with Jack Jefford, CAA|in the hands of each committee -ee pilot, and is here waiting trans-|member, to be distributed to po- WOMEN OF THE MOOSE iportation to Seattle. She is stay-|tential exhibitors. Meeting Sat., June 6 at 8 p.m. ing at the Baranof Hotel while Viola Culture Talk All members |in the city. In addition to reports from the s, iflower show committee and gener- BUY DEFENSF STAMPS al action in that respect, those !has returned home. terpieces to be used at card parties. Tea, cake and cookies were served by Mrs, Frank Millard, co-hostess, and Mrs, Day. Four new mem- bers were accepted into the club, Mrs. C. T. Gardner, Mrs. Walter Scott, Mrs. McGinty, and Mrs. Er- nest Ehler Election of officers. urged to attend. —Gertie Olson, Recorder. ->-o- BUY DEFENSE BONDS U.S.S.R. PoREATENS s AS | KAMCHATKA PENINSULA i 5 ? o JAP NAVY AND ¢ AIR POWER THREATENS ALASKA givesTt SMOOTH- CTOPUS MOWAY IS mase (US) JAP GR/IP ON EASTERN | CHINA THREATEN HAWA /! ended with Specially Distilled Neutral Grain Spirits . . . Schenley Blends Give You Perfect MILDNESS KEY BOMBED 8y U.S. G waac uses. x PLANES APR.18. L war moustries. B o wewssreemeries ALANE PLANTS Y AND AIRPORTS. 1 FORTIFIED ZONES. JAP CONQUEST | OF mAaLar Schenley Black Label 65% Grala Neutral Spirits, 86.8 Proof. Schenley Red Label, 72%% Grain Neutral Spirits, 86 Proof. Blended Whiskey. Copyright 1941, Schenley Distillers Corporation, New York City, TOWARD AUSTRALIA AHANNEMAN - This map shows the strategy that is expected to be employed by the Allied Nations to crush the sprawling military octopus that is Japan. As soon as adequate bases and sufficient heavy bombing craft are ready, the pattern for conquering the Japs will prebably follow the one set by k U. S. Army bombers when they attacked the heart of the Jap empire, raining death and destruction on Tokyo, Yokohama, N-'oy- and Kobe, H Gt - PAGE THREE Where the Better BIG Pictures Play GA. b/‘[[”r””y TONIGHT and SATURDAY GOOD FEATURE PICTURES-— In Double Bill At Twenfieth "Phantom Bffhinalown" and Cisco Kid Togeth- er Open Here | Opening tonight at the 20th Cen- | tury is a double bill bringing both mystery and romance. { Palpitating hearts and pounding hoofs mean one thing—the “Cisco Kid,” gun in hand and Senorita in his arms, Is back again in-“Ride | On Vaquero.” The handsome Cesar | Romero once more is seen in the| role of that romantic rider of the| sage, the carefree caballero »\hu; rights wrong with the business end ! of a 45, and who wins the ladies | by just being the sco Kid.” | This sixth film based on that| iovable O. Henry character s brought to the screen of the 20th| Century Theater by 20th Century- Fox tonight. Genial raly-poly Chris-| Pin Martin again portrays the part| of the Kid's bloodthirsty but faith- | ful partner. { In the other feature, Keye Luke,| who is best remembered for his| role as the “number-one” son of| Charlie Chan in the film series,| is on his own for the first time| as Chinese super-sleuth, Jimmy | Wong in Monogram'’s “‘Phantom ()l‘ Chinatown”. Others in the cast) are Lotus Long, Grant Withers, Vir-‘ ginia Carpenter and Paul McVey Paul Malvern produced. .- — HELP FOR 2 2— FEATURE NO. CESAR ROMERO o " The Cisce Kid" FEATURE NO. 2 "PUANTOM T CINATOWN’ wirnLOTUS LONG o GRANT WITHERS PRODUCED BY PAUL MALVERN DIRECTEI PHIL ROSEN ay eph West MATINEE SATURDAY ——— | GRADUATE NURSES T0 HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC ON SUNDAY On Sunday, June seventh, the annual picnic of the Graduate nurses of Gastineau Channel will be held at the summer home of Mrs., Lorene Gucker at Point Louisa on Glacier Highway. GEOLOGIST HERE; LEAVES FOR WORK | ON YAKOBI ISLAND John C. Reed, of Washington, D |C., senior geologist for the U | Geological Survey, arrived in Ju- neau by boat yesterday from Ki chikan, and left today for L |Island. He intends to spend most il | | of the summer there and al (jl:x-‘ All graduate nurses wishing to | N D I A I S cier Bay for the survey office |attend may notify Mrs. Ml"“" SR W | Turner or Mrs. Rose Schneider and \ BUY DEFENSE BONDS transport7iion wiil be arranged. I N p 0 R T APITAL $ 50,000 | URPLUS 150,000 COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS L] SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Greatest mforcementy Yet Arrive for De- fense of East ‘ NEW DELHI, June 5—As Jap- anese forces press at a point 45 miles East of India's Burma front- ier, the British announced today | the largest convoy of reinforcements ' First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA of at’ yet has come to the defense India and is being unloaded Eastern India ports. Reinforcements include light and e WANTED! . EXPERIENCED MILK DELIVERY DRIVER. and American Iight and heavy tanks and a large number of fighting and technical personnel. RICHARD HARRIS DESCENDENT DEAD Roberta Louise Harris, 3-month- old daughter of Mt and Mrs. Richard Harris, and great-grand- daughter of Richard Harris one of | the discoverers of Juneau, was! found dead this morning in helmK crib, having evidently strangled during -the night, possibly from whooping cough. The baby was born March 9, 1942, Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Rev. Walter Soboleff will con- | duct the service and interment will | be in the Evergreen Cemetery. D e MAGGIE KASKO, 17 DIES IN HOSPITAL Maggie Kasko, 17, daughter of | Mrs. Mattie Giatras, died this mor- ning in the Government Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be an- GOOD PAY APPLY TO JUNEAU DAIRIES Like your own hands, it washes each piece separately, thoroughly, gentl the fabe nounced later by the Charles W. without tanglij ingling or harm to Carter Mortuary. | 55 ric. Gi;e: folngs life © your clothes. £ for @ demonstration today. NOTICE b o ? AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing afr route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. ———o—— Subscribe w the Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest vaid circulation. GENERAI | ELECTRIC | Alaska Eleciric Light adiono & Pg_wer Co. FOR LOGGING CAMP CHOKERMAN DONKEY ENGINEER BUCKER SIGNAL MAN Apply at Office JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS

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