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

MONDAY, JULY 20, 1942 TONIGHT! CHARLES SN - LAUGHTON ROBERT CUMMINGS - Margaret Tallichet - Guy Kibbee Walter Catlett Catharine Doucet Charles Coleman “Army Champio “Western Wonderland” Color Cartoon — THEATRE SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU NEW GAINS BEING HELD BY BRITISH (By Associated Press) British forces are holding new won gains in the Egyptian desert fight and it is announced 4,000 Ger- mans and Italians were captured in the fighting last week west of El Alamein. B — FROM HOONAH Leo E. Olsen and John Clarke are registered at the Gastineau Hotel from Hoonah. 'DEANNA DURBIN ROMANCE ON AT CAPITOL SHOW |"It Starfed with Eve” Stars | Young Adiress and Chas. Laughton Something entirely new in Dean- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE | resistance is a poetic lament by Gypsy Rose Lee, the autho na Durbin pictures but containing all the entertainment values of the Universal star's previous hits w unreelsd yesterday when “It Start- ed With Eve” opened at the Capi- tol Theatre. The new film in which Miss Dur- Lin co-stars with Charles Laughton, js said to be the first of her ten films which was not written spe- cifically for Deanna. In other words he has attained sufficient dramat stature that she can play any type of role which is offered The reception accorded “It Start- ed With E by yesterday's audi- ences indicated that the conten- tion of Miss Durbin's producers is ¢ a comedy which also nas its anpealing serious moments, | the new picture opens with Laugh- ton, as an aging multi-millionaire, on his deathbed. His last request is that he meet the socialite to whom his son, portrayed by Robert Cummings, is engaged Cummings can't find the girl, so he asks an attractive hatcheck girl, played by Miss Durbin, to pose as| his fiancee in the emergency. Miss Durbin is introduced to Laughton in an impressive scene, and he ap- proves of her completely. As who wouldn’'t? - — JIMMY JOHNSON SOUTH Jimmy Johnson, well known Ju- neau young man, a member of the | 1942 Juneau High School graduating class, has left for the south for an indefinite stay. He will first go to | Tacoma to visit his mother and sister Lodema before locating else- where. | — e | ATTENTION MASONS | Calied Communication of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge No. 147 Monday eve- ning at 7:30. Work in the E. A. Degree. By order of the W. M. J. W. Leivers, Secretary. e BUY DEFENSE BONDS | SAVE WITH INSURED SAFETY 4% Our Current Rate on Savings Buy Your War Bonds Here Accounts Government Insured Up to $5,000.00 Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau Electric Washer Save Your Energy, Time, and Money Whe PILGRIM Washes clothes beautifully clean with a minimum of wear on the fabric. It's the tpoint way to cleaner, Brighter, fresher clothes. TA9S i YOU ’LL be pleased with the amazing efficiency of this new Hotpoint Electric Washer ‘with 3-zone Thriftivator wash- ing Thriftivator will safely cleanse the sheerest lingerie, yet is positive enough to thoroughly wash play suits and work clothes. Come in and see these features today: e Three zones of Thriftivator washing: gentle, medium and positive. o No olling, no belts to break, silent vibrationless operation. o Gear-shift Thriftivator control. o Larger casters—easier rolling over rough floors. o Larger, safer wringer by Lovell. o Steam and heat sealed tub cover. Water stays hot longer, suds last longer. o Longer skirt conceals all mechanism, splash- I-J‘d water on mechanism. [ ] ELECTRIC WASHERS r studio feels that Miss Durbin a'corset off to Rimsky-Korsa CREW GOBBLED FREE ICE CREAM QUITTING SHI LIVEiWMORE, Calif,, July 20 The boys on the Lexington enjoyed free ice cmeam as the big aircraft carrier lay sfricken in the Coral Chorus: "I can't taoke CAAFUNDS GRANTEDIN SENATEBILL Food, Medical Supplies to| Be Carried to Alaska Sea. Lieut. Frank (Red) Gill, aircraft operations officer and former Uni- 3 California football star, . recalled that incident here GOVL Agen(les | After the Japanese had attacked |ana withdrawn without causing Igreat damage, crew men assembled WASHINGTON, July 20 — The|as usual in the ship’s store to buy | Senate, through an amendment on|ice am cones. the first supplemental national de-| Presently, however, |fense appropriations bill, has pro- |broken gasoline lines | vided funds for the CAA for main-|Then the storekeeper started offer- {tenance and operation of air navi-|ing double header cones for a lgation facilities for the weather nickel | bureau, which may be used for pro- | When it became apparent that the [viding food and medical supplics |Ship would have to be apandoncd, ! the storekeeper started giving ice |and transportation for employes of % Glovernment agencles in Alaska, |CFeam away. Some of the boys | senator Kenneth McKellar tol|filled their tin helmets, and @ | ifie - Senste - buaget: bireau-he ap-|Died, the cream g they made Shalr ol the' hrdndalliuaiite el 1 to the deck, and prepared to go over the side. employes cannot get needed past 4-H Club Winner from up. fire flared a Iplies now as they did in the past He said supplies had been trans- | ported most of the summer by CAA and told the Senate committee that out of 36 stations in Alaska, only five are reached by common car- rier the year round. TWO MEN MAKE MOUNTAIN TRIP William Lanahan registered at the Gastineau during the weekend after an exciting four days at his favor- ite hobby which is mountain climb- ; ing and glacier hopping. Mr. Ler.ahan started up the Men- denhall trail with provisions for his trip on his back. The second day !Tanahan was joined by Pvt. Georgs Smith of the Finance Corps, and the two men continued on togeth- er. About three and a half miles up the traill west of the glacier the men continued along the ridge and crossed the glacier to the Seven Sister Mountains where they spent a day climbing one of the moun-, tains. The men reached a point 14 miles up from the face of Menden- hall Glacier. Mr. Lanahan was formerly the purser of the Taku Chief, rivef boat carrying passengers and freight up the Taku. e, — LAWRENCE KERR HERE Lawrence Kerr, who has been em- ployed at a Southeast Alaska base on defense work, is in, town for a vacation of several weeks. He is brown as a berry, has gained 20 pounds since on his job and is feel- ing tip top. Winner of the national 4-H club contest, Iris Shannon, 17, of La Grange, Ky., is shown after ar- rival in New York where she will see the sights. Miss Shannon won the contest on the basis of attractiveness, figure and ac- complishments in clothes design- ing. JUNEAU, ALASKA t is not missed. Piece de To Brahms.” koff . o . HAASBACK WESTWARD Made Routine Inspedionszflaude J. Smith, Former| | | of Labor Camps at Many Localities Michael J. Haas, Territorial Com- sioner of Labor, returned to Juneau during the weekend from a five- week trip through interior Alaska He traveled by air and made routine inspections of labor camps at Na- besna, Veldaz, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Palmer. Mr. Haas also inspect- ed all camps on the Richardson Highway by automobile. Among labor regulations looked over, Mr. Haas made sure camps complieq with safety regulations and | also that they had complete first aid | kits. | Mr. Haas mentioned that Valdez is experiencing a boom following in the steps of many other Alaskan towns. He said the town has sprout- ed amazingly and that it is next to impossible to obtain food and lodg- ing now. > Miss Hagerup Is Married fo William Eylar In a quiet ceremony performed over the weekend in the home of Judge and Mrs. Felix Gray in Doug- las, Miss Annabelle Hagerup was married to William Jack Eylar. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and M Trygve Hagerup of this city and since her graduation last spring from Juneau High School, has held the position of usherette in one of Juneau's theatres. Mr Eylar is with W. P. Munter and Company . Attendants at the wedding were Mrs. A. Lammers and Ray DeRoux. Following the ceremony, a family dinner was enjoyed in Douglas. The | couple will be at home in the Eureka Apartments on Willoughby Avenue. | - — 1 STRAWBERRY POINT YIELDS | BERRIES TO MABEL K. PARTY | | Lester Weisse, of the maintenance | staff of the Federal Building, re- | turned early this morning from a weekend trip to Strawberry Point aboard the Mabel K. With Weisse were his Mickey Pusich. There are plenty of strawberries at Strawber Point, according to | Weisse, and his party brought back son and I can't roll a sock to Bach . . Broadway's Burlesque Ban Gets Some Lee-Way The chaste cover on the playbill for the Music Box Theater these days gives no inkling that Burlesque, with a Capital B, has come back to Broadway—not on the q.t., but with all the glitter | | and g&mour that resourceful Michael Todd could scare up in presenting his “Star and Garter Revue.” This good-natured show not only professes a nostalgia for the blackouts and double entendre banned by city fathers, but recreates them so that the poin r, entitled 'l Can't Strip JUNEAUMAN p FROMTRIP WITNESSED JAP RAIDS Dutch Harbor Work- er, Living Here (Continued from Page One) group. Have Second Raid The second raid came 5:45 p.n. on June 4 and the men the ihad about 20 minutes warning. The Japs came in from two direc- tions, converging ovef the harbor Smith was in his vantage point this time, on we a hillsige. He said again this time there were dive bombers. “They came in a sort of fan shape,” he said. “The dive bomb- ers headed straight for their objec- uives. One took the oil tanks, one took the Northwestern, one took warehouses and other buildings. I saw them score a direct hit on the hospital at Unalaska. Fortunately it had Leen emptied the day be- fore.” Dutch Harbor was a perfect tfll‘-‘ get, he said. Smith said after wn- first raid, th2 other left him calm. He does not think he would have been afrad {0 go through any more. After the Jap attacks, our men started ® blast back at the enemy landing forces at Kiska and Attu whenever it was possible. “The Japs had a perfect break n the weather., The bombing of Dutch Harbor was on a clear day with high ceiling, but right after- ward, the weather that we could not fly and they had time to consolidate their positions.” Our aviators are showing the highest courage, Smith said. One young flier went out in his plane and dove down within 200 feet of | a Jap ship to drop a torpedo. He scored a direct hit. Smith metal, He is Lot worrying about staying fa Alaska. “We'il stop them in the Aleu- tians,” he says. His wife, now living in Spokane, is planaing to come to Juneau to make he: home. Smith also has two masried daughters, Mrs. James P. McLeod, whose husband is an Army Lieutenant in Washington, D. C, and Mrs. Pred Martin, whose nusbhand is a private in the Army. | three gallons. Smith also has a spn, Jimmy. ~ _ BRINGING UP FATHER | DIDN'T | TELL YOU TO GO OUT AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME OLD RUBBER ? IT'S YOUR DUTY TO YOUR COUNTRY— Copr 1947, King Peatures Syndicate, Luc, World rights seserved. BY GOLLY-MAGGIE IS RIGHT = AND | THINK | KNOW WHERE TO START- i at about | ged between two boulders| the large bombers came in high, but!erican Airways from Gulkana. She closed down so | has as a souvenir of his| experience a large jagged piece of | part of a 350-pound Jap bomb that exploded on the Island.| here BETTER BIG Pictures Play TOO CENTURY NG o oY O Linda read YOUNG ROMANCE NOW SHOWING | AT TWENTIETH ™0 ' Edith Fellows Star of “"Her | > First Romance” Here Now Once in a |comes out of Hollywood | forgetting all about the so-called | movie art, proceeds to tell a de |ghtrul story, tells it cleverly and with smcerity, and, when finished, every patron with and warmth blue moon, a picture which, | smile in leaves a | on | heart Such a film is Monogram’s “Her First Romance,” co-starring Edith | Pellows and Wilbur Evans, which {opened jesterday at the 20th Cen- | tury Theatre. Upon examination lof the production, it is no surprise| |that it achieves this elite classifi-| | cation, imagsmuch as the screenplay | ‘wxls written by Adele Comandini, | who was also responsible for the! first Deanna Durbin film, “Three| Smart Girls.” | “Her First Romance,” lerella story of Linda Strong, a| grown-up glamour girl with the Lelp of her cousin, to trick the man nto a proposal of mar The part of Linda is | really grown-up singing his face his \ is the Cin-| COLISEUM NOW! “HIGH SIERRA” the S role fof @ ¢ @ ¢ @ @ @ @ o @ @ lovely Edith Fellows, and if this|e WEATHER REPORT picture 1is any indication, she is|g (U. S. Bureau) leaded for a essful new car-| e Temperature Saturday, July 18 She possesses a fine coloratur |® Maximum 59; minimum 54 |~oprano which she to great o Precipitation 48 advantage,, especially in duet with|e Temperature Sunday, July 19 Wilibur Evans, St. Louis Municipal @ Maximum 58; minimum 54 ‘()pl-m Company baritone star wlm!. Precipitation 1.71 {1nakes his screen debut in the filin. (@ @ e @ o o ¢ ¢ ¢ @ o & | Evans has a warm friendly per-| e |onality apd His voice is equal to| 1:20 pm.. 3.1 feet luny on tne screen today. | 7:40 pm., 150 feet su eer, uses, eeeseecev e He sings | two selections from the classics in| he film. Miss Fellows solos a pair| Low tide of songs, including the popuLu" High tide star of Love.” | ——— RAFSTRIKE SUB PLANT 1:14 am., 29 feet 7:11 am., 124 feet | Low tide | High tide [ OU—— (By Associated Press) The Royal Air Force’s big {our-‘ | motored bombers have battered | Vegesack, the submarine building plant ten miles from Bremen. R s BACK TO JUNE J ) Mrs. M. J. Haas returned to Ju- neau over the weekend by Pan Am- has been visiting her mother and ster there since the latter part of May. SAMPLER 31 the famous assortment of best-liked confections . . . direct from the makezs -+ §1.50 to $7.50. BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store™ D FRED BRANDES HERE Fred E. 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