The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 4, 1942, Page 3

Wy TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1942 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ICE (HAMPIONS MAKE DEBUT IN NEW FILM TREAT "lce-Capades” to Open in Juneau at Capitol Tomorrow Las garnered WHERE THE 120" CENTURY HE'LL BE PRESIDENT- if they don't hang him first! BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY LAST TIME TONIGHT TWENTIETH HAS HENRY ALDRICH IN NEW COMEDY “What a Life” Hero Por- trayed in Film by Jimmy Lydon The third in Paramount’s Aldrich | Family series, “Henry Aldrich for | Presiden:t,” is now at the 20th Cen- |tury Theatre and introduces Jim- |my Lydon as the always-in-a-jam Henry. The picture is a welcome and completely satisfying piece of cinematic entertainment, The film is definitely on a par with its ppredecessors, “Life With {Henry” and “What a Li: both |of whicn had Jackie Cooper in the |role of Henry. Y A veteran of six previous pic- including “Goodbye, Mr. ynd “Tom Brown's School Jimmy Lydon took this one TONIGHT—— "CITIZEN KANE" TOMORROW— Republic together impressive ice skaters and an troupe of world i famous presented ithem in a spectacular skating film, |“Ice-Capades,” which {to open tomorrow at Theatre for a run of two days. Dorothy Lewis heads the cast— the same Dorothy Lewis who has been weaving spells around ultra swank New York supper club crowds ia the Iridium Room of the Regis Hotel for three years. g her are the skaters Tce-Capades” road show which has played to 850,000 people | is scheduled the Capitol NOTE: The Coliseum Theatre is temporarily closed for alterations . .. WATCH FOR REOPEN- Dorothy. James ] Lewis - eLuison q lorry COLONNA Show Place of Juneau Fitting for Movie Stars IsExplained Take for | n_sa nce, Joan Crawford — See What “She Goes Through BY ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, August 4— There are a few movieland experiences a mere male reporter must enjoy by proxy. Like fittings. Week in, week out, glammer gals are having fittings. They devote two, three, four weeks to the cere- ~ Surprise F n 35 cites. famed English star who has skated before crowned heads, Vera Hruba, the Czechoslovakian girl who gained national publicity when 2500 men offered her marriage proposa's, Megan Taylor, successor to Sonja Henie for the title of world’s cham- pion figure skater, Lois Dworshak, whose jitterbug routine on ice hns the whole skating world talking’ Red M:Carthy, speed champion, Robin Lee, Joe Jackson, Jr. and 11 host of others who have done much to bring the art of skating to its present high pinnacle. Jerry Colonna is cast in an im- portant comedy spot and is alwdys good for a multitude of laughs. monial before each film starts. But what goes on? What is a “fitting”? I dispatched my most glamorous spy to the home of Joan Crawford, Madame PBX, or X for short, is back. Her report, which I have laboriously decoded, is before me now: “Maneuver D-48 (fittings) began at 3 and continued without cesss tion until 6 p. m. Your operative remained to the last stitch and pin. has two names, welcomed a group | of half-named people, to wit: Irene, designer; Suzanne, milliner; Backie, fitter. Garbed for the job at hand, Miss C. did not welcome Durling, tailor, nor Josef, jeweler, until she had slipped on Suit 1. “Item I. Joan tress's custom for sake of hair-do ind make-up, of stepping in and pulling up rather than dropping dress: Her hair was loose. She has a clever ilm Colony 'ELOPE—Screen Actress Joan Crawford and Actor Philli Terry at the M-GM Studio, following their sur Crawfords name had never been ‘prise elopment and marriage. Miss romantically linked with that of Terry, a compartively little known actor, during the six mnths they had known each other. The ceremony was performed at a friend’s ranch home near Ventura, Calif. It was Miss Crawford’s third mar- riage. She divorced Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in 1933 and Franchet Tone in 1939. It was Terry’s first marriage. He ig the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kormann of Glendale, Calif.; and at one time attended Stanford University. the screen star. He gave his age as 33, one year younger than 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 Junean Among them are Belita, | Promptly at 3 Miss Crawford, who | followed the ac-| overhead And pulling down. | M” i A track is laid for one of the all-welded type M4 tan k\ now being turned (m( in trainload quantities al the new Fisher Body plant in Detroit, for which ground was broken only six months ago. Weighing 30 tons, these mwhnniczl [ian!s mount a 75mm. cannon in the tarret. 7 | way of molding it with her hands‘ to simulate what it will be for each outfit, each hat. | “Item II. Joan, during this fit-} |ting, gave her first performance of | her role of wealthy Parisienne in| ‘Reunion.’ She dramatized herself in each costume. Certain outfits, to' be worn in longer sequences, are to | be made in duplicate and these too | must be fitted. Joan, having givenl her all, seemed bored with the| |repetition. Backie and Durling,, black pincushions on their wris took in here, let out there. “Item IiI. ‘Those shoulders are| too broad,’ said Irene of one suit, |‘We must take out the pads.’” “Those aren't pad: says broad- |shouldered Joan. “Those are me.” | “Item IV. Joan with evening| gowns usually wears her hair in |long bob. The white lace bouffant gown she wears in the first se- quence, however, will be topped {by an upswept hair-do. ‘It's so very French,’ said Joan, ‘it will save me some acting.’ Irene has saved materials by us-| ing horsehair bor the bouffant ef-| fect. ‘It scratches,’ said Joan, gig-| | eling. “Item V. One of Suzanne's hats | | was wonderful. Joan ah'ed over it.| But the silly white pom-pom had to be changed to black. It's for a | blackout sequence, and the pom- | pom would steal the scene. | | “Item VI. Joan was heart-sick | over Josef. Joan gets ecstatic over jewels—but the mean old producers had decreed that after the pre- | Nazi sequences Joan couldn't have | any, the idea being that the in- |vaders would have copped her poils. Joan got even. For her few bejeweled sequences .she' selected | Josef’s most brilliant pieces. “Item VII. Joan in negligee ush-| ered Irene, Suzanne, Backie, Dur- ling, Josef and your operative to door. She had just time, she said, for a quick shower before slipping on her store-boughten print for her date.” T0 CHARGE FEE FOR BUREAU OF CENSUS RECORDS Three children, found at Scottsdale, Ga., with a 32-foot log chain padlocked around their necks, and in a shadeless yard of their home, show Policeman J. C. Holbrook how they were chained. The children’s parents were jailed on cruelty charges. Left to right: Flourney Bur- ney, 10; his sister, Marguerite, 12; Holbrook, and Adolph Burney, 8. The parents were Mr, and Mrs. Archer. R Burney. Parents said the children were chained for taking three or four nickles their father had been saving. | necessity for inquiries of the Cen- Himse:{ an amateur grower of |sus Bureau in the future. note, Mr. Williams is strongly sold Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the on the Flower Show both as a War Manpower Commission, has| means of furthering interest in |announced that applicants in d 1Ilmwer-growing and because of the | fense plants no longer need to pre- opportuaity it presents to exchange sent birth cerfificates to prove citi- | information regarding the adapti- zenshi Applicants merely ne: ‘mluv of iittle-known species to our to sign in the presence of an Army | climate. or Navy plant representative thum Expressing the belief that dozens |they arc American citizens and | of additional species of flowers are that they know the penalty for|grown here besides those listed in | misrepresenting their status. The the 15 classes of the Cultural fine for such misrepresentation is| Division, Mr. Williams gave as $10,000, cr five years’ imprisonment, | example ceriain types of anemoncs or both. ‘he is growing in his own garden, iend stawed that putting such flow- RADIO SPEE(“ ers on cxhibit for the general pub- To"IGH' w'll i'ernl program of the Flower Show |for the public in his talk over |lic is to be one of the outstanding | services of the Show. Board of Census of the Department TEI.I. OF SHow | the air tomorrow evening, Mr. Wil- of Commerce has issued a notice |liams will discuss rules for entry to the various registrars of Vital i AT }(,r exhibits. et neseatier o ten wil ne cnareed | Flower Exhibit Will Be Ex- | for the examination of census in . . plained Qver Air by M. D. Williams all cases. M. D. Williams, But Defense Workers No Longer Need Birth Cerfificates Frank A. Boyle, Territorial Audi- tor and Registrar of Vital Statis- tice, announced today that the s PRSI RRER DOUGLAS - NEWS whose garden | TAX LEVY FOR 1942 IS SET AT DOUGLAS The usual two mills on the dol- lar is the tax rate agreed upon at the special meeting of the Doug- las City Council held here -iast night. Following the report of the Wher: the cxemination is to be made in due course of business the fee is one dollar, -but where the applicant is in a hurry and wants immediate action, a fee of has been viewed and admired ry| three doilars will be required. hundreds of local residents and¢ In view of the recent decision|tourists, will speak at 8:15 o'clock by the Government not to require|tonight nver KINY in behalf of birth certificates of persons apply-|the Summer Flower, Show, to be ing for work in defense activities,|held here this coming Friday and it is liksly that there will be little Saturday. In addition to outlining the gen- di in his stride and endeared himself to the audience at once. He gets in and out of trouble in ways that bring smiles, laughter and tugs on the heart strings. And he's the freckle champion of the screen, |it we ever saw one. Three other newcomers in the | Aldrich series who distinguish themselves are blonde June Preis- ser, as the vamp; dark-haired Mary | Anderson, as Henry’s best girl, and ' tow-topped Charles Smith, as Dizzy Stephens. Others in the excellent cast are John Litel and Dorothy Peterson, as Mr, and Mrs. Aldrich; Martha ODriscoll, his sister; Vaughu Glaser, the dour-visaged school principal; Rod Cameron, | Lucien Lmlnfleld and lrvmg Bacon. Board »f Equalization that no ob- jections had been registered against property valuations they were therefore considered final. It was agreed, however, that new ap- praisals be made next year. Taxpayers will be given until October 15 in which to discount their payment of three percent. After that date a penalty will be added. e e————— MUNICIPAL HEAD IS GOING ON VACATION To take a much needed vacation and seck medical attention, Erwin Hachmeister, Mayor of Douglas and local Civilian Defense head, ac- companied by his wife will leave tomorrcw enroute south to Calif- ornia. Granting the necessary leave of absence for his trip, the City Council made E. E. Engstrom Mayor protem and H. L. Cochrane temporary head of Civlian Defense. - e iALASKA TERRITORIAL GUARDS BE ORGANIZED IN DOUGLAS To organize the Alaska Terri- | torial Guards for Douglas all male citizens of the town under 50 years of age also over 50 if able to drill, are requested to meet at the City Hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock, Walter Andrews, Captain of the Home Guards announces. Most important step yet to be undertaken in the movement for will be cfficially recognized as part of the real military for they are to be given uniforms and guns. Their drilling will be on a more intensive scale than before and all previous training received will prove helpful. — - —— MC WILLIAMS IS NINETY TODAY JOHN Ninety years old today, John McWillhams, dean of pioneers .n this section, and perhaps oldest in- ividual on the Channel is able to pleasantly enjoy his birthday and felicitations tendered by num- crous friends, Celebrating the event Miss Myrtle Berry will entertain with a cinner party in his honor at her home on Front Street to- night. Idaho, une of the earliest ships ply- ing regularly between Puget Sound and Alaska, McWilliams first came to the Territory. He the Channel on January 16, 1886, and he has been here continuously since. g e The Cliffside field near Amar- illa, Tex., Is estimated to contain more than 2 billion cubic feet of recoverable helium. preparedness, the new guard units| | Fifty-six years ago, on the 8. S. landed on| ING DATE SOON! ROTARY CLUBBERS HEAR ACCOUNT OF JAP AIR ATTACK Don Skusemamed New President, Replacing Sundborg Claude Smith, heating contractor who was an eye witness to the June 3 Jap raid on Dutch Harbor, was the main speaker as Juneau Rotary Club met today for lunch n Percyvs Cafe. Mr. conditions at the leading up to the attack and re- ported on the happenings of the raid. Although the report was very enlightening, The Empire is not allowed to repeat Mr. Smith's remarks under the ban placed on such accounts by military censors. Don fkuse was named the new President, of Rotary Club to re- place George Sundborg, who soon will be leaving to make his home in Portland, Oregon. Skuse was formerly vice-president. Lu Liston was welcomed back 0 the club after making a trip to Bellingham, Wash, to attend the Assembly of Rotary Presidents and Secretaries, and was named the new vice-president of the club. Monte Grisham was elected to the Board of Directors by unanimous vote, filing a vacancy created by Sundborg. e Department store sales have in- creased 24 percent since 1939, Smith gave an account of | Navy outpost | James (ruz Passes Away " InHollywood Once Great Direclor of Movies Dies Almost* Forgotten at 58 HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, Aug. 4.2 James Cruz, 58, once one of screen’s greatest directors but al- | most forgotten in recent years in fast moving Hollywood, died at home here today. He had been din ill-health for several years. i Cruz was born in Ogden, Ut&. | and came to Hollywood in the eatly | days with a background of al& ‘melodrnml Shakespeare and m cme shows. I PRINCE WILLIAM ¢ SOUND SALMON® SEASON EXTENDg The closlng date fishing in the Prince Willigh Sound area has been extendéd from August 5 to 6 a. m. on Auyg- ust 8, the Fish and Wildlife Bof- | vice announced here today. 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