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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, O 0 R G0000000000000000000000000000000000 To Lovers of Good Music . . . we commend NEW WINE. To thc f you who saw BALALAIKA, llona Massey, star of NEW WINE, is no stranger. comes to you as Anna, the great love in the life of FRANZ SCHUBERT, and inspiration for many of his out- standing compositions. In NEW WINE, you will hear such melodies as AVE MARIA, SERENADE, IMPA- TIENCE, and HARK, HARK THE LARK. Other Schubert numbers include C MAJOR SYMPHONY, THE UNFIN- ISHED SYMPHONY and the sprightly MARCH MILI- TAIRE. The latter are p! i by an eighty piece orchestra directed by Dr 0 «. In addition Miss Massey sings of And now this new QUEEN OF SONG S an_arr ent Beethoven's Show Place of Juneau THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! t. No swimming pool no tennis or badminton court, not even a rumpus room. In fact, it hasn't a garage. When and if the tire and gas situation becomes bet- ter, I may build one—a one-car Oldtimer L] n ov‘es garage—if I can figure out how to make space for it and a drive- o e lre There’s a souvenir Monty ought to take aleng, It's a painting from the M-G-M prop shop, a painting that stands for the start of Monty’s movie caredr. Here’s how: In 1937 Woolley was ready to shave his beard, stand on his head, or dance in blackface, anything for a call to work at his usual $35 ‘a day. One day Director George Fitz- maurice had a bit for him in “Live, Love and Learn.” Monty arrived on the set to learn that the bit had been cut out. That was when Robert Benchley and Bob Montgomery, star of the picture, put in their oars. The set- ting was an art store and why not, suggested the two Bobs in Monty's behalf, have Monty appear as a customer? Monty would be looking at a picture, and Montgomery, from above, would mistake him for a bill collector and accidentally drop a what I w Monty Wmley Builds Modest Five-Room House in East BY ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 22— Monty Woolley is leaving us. He has bought a modest five-room brick house in Saratoga Springs, N. Y. his old homé town, and will go there when he finishes “Life Be- gins at 8:30” to supervise redecorat- ing and furnishing. Monty recently turned 54. “It’s about time,” he said, "I gave some thought to having a permanent home.” He'll commute to Holly- wood or New York for screen or stage calls as they come. vase. The director agreed, Monty The little house is, in a way, an was in—and the scene of Monty expression of the bearded actor’s getting conked with the objet d'art chronic ' disdain for Hollywood lav- was funny enough to sustain him in jshness. “It’s inexpensive and just many more bits and parts until his ' _“(/omivn»'(j_lo (apilol ’ | E PE—— Ilona Massey is the star of “New Wine,” fine musical film which brings the story of the life of Franz Schubert to the screen, together with many ¢f his immortal melodies. The film will open tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre and should be a treat to lovers of music as well as others. IN WAR AS IN PEACE DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED CONSERVATW! management and strict Governmens supervision work constantly for the protection of our depositors. Additional security is provided through this bank’s membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora- tion, 8 United States Government agency which insures each depositor against los to & maximum of $5,000 First National Bank of JUNEAU, ALASKA MM RAL O T INSURANCE CORPORATION “THE MEN IN HER LIFE” with LORETTA YOUNG I"NEW WINE" HAS " ROMANTIC MUSIC BY F. SCHUBERT |llona Massey, Star of ‘Bal- | alaika" in New Capi- tol Theatre Feature *ee000e Starring Ilona Massey, who for- merly scored in the musical “Bal- |alaika,” the picture “New Wine,"” dramatic film romance based on }llh' life of Franz Schubert and fea- }(\nm_‘ his glorious music, is- slated to open tomorrow at the Capitol APPASSIONATO truly for lovers of good music. Put NEW WINE on MUST list for this Theatre for a two-night run. week. The action of the romance Iis HOMER GARVIN, “DOG r centered in the gay Vienna of long Manager. bttt oD A T P G N MR L i 173 Soraen S sl o 1 Lohew SR 1 | LATE NEWS “New Wine" tells a sparkling E,stnry of Franz Schubert's early s » | Viennese days—when that once- STARTS TOMORROW—PREVUE TONIGHT L:ISA. M. § § fooee o e ool o 10000000000000000000000000000000. {music and romance \ | Schubert was forced to flee from LAST TIMES TONIGHT— Vienna to escape being conscripted for a foreign army and he landed fon a huge Hungarian estate where he meets a giddy countess and her WAR BOND AT [HIS THEATRE AS A SALUTE TD manageress. The latter, a beauti- DUR NERDES! ful young girl, realizes his great S — genius and falls in love with him, to boot. How her efforts to help big chance came in “The Man Who|him fail and bring them back to Came to Dinner.” Ginny Simms, star of her own air {show now, has a nice new home |in the valley, but Ginny’s admirers looking for dates have been stymied. | |Ginny ran into war priorities when | she applied for a telephone instal- | |1ation. I Mary Martin, who has turned red- \lwu(l. has a “blonde hobby” —| {bleaching furniture. She uses paint| a p ra m land varnish remover, then sands | Passes AW&Y' Vienna provides the picture with {many amusing and light-hearted incidents. Back in Vienna, the lov- ers once again live through many exciting and dramatic experiences and the story ends with a smash- ing, unexpected climax. e~ the surfaces, rubs down the wood | {with flat white paint and waxes it.| Her living room has several dis-| {tinctive “blonde” pieces. . . . | | Eddie Cantor’s return to pic-| |tures is in “Thank Your Lucky| Stars,” adapted from his stage | show “Banjo Eyes.” . Winston | Churchill is the latest living subject | e e it o ™~ World Famous Architect, i Also Writer of Books, DOUGLAS Dies in Boston NEWS BOARD MEETING (Continued from Page One) He maintained that government S a1 | SE e by gh- E The Douglas School Board will \m\lld. be by lhe‘hu,n .mm(l«-d and the 1Ot By the masses. For the United meet school i or A . £.8y 4D eniEht 1 |States he said salvation could be regular meeting of the month. Pay-| 2 jattained only through adoption of ment of salaries and other accounts % a system whereby the government is principal business scheduled. 'hvud would be a kind of monar- MOVED TO JUNEAU }L-hml chief of state,” elected for life by the governors of the states. Ideas On Presidency “The worst point in our govern- ment,,” he continued, “is that our president is the head of a party. The head of the government should {not be dependent upon popular |vote and he should serve for life | |. .. He could be selected along the | After a few weeks’ visit with|: her sister, Mrs. Ear] Miller at Sit- |lines of the electoral system used | ka, Miss Anabelle Edwards is home |f0r the papacy.” again having returned here Sunday Originally a republican, he sup- ported Franklin D. Roosevelt whose | | | High Minded Gov't. | | Mrs. L. A. Johnson has trans-| ferred her residence to Juneau and | has a position at the Baranof Ho- | tel. | | | - MISS EDWARDS RETURNS | by plane. i SR LS | “subsistence homestead” idea Cram | SAVE THE DATE | designated as a favorable step to- ward the idea of medievalism. He |also supported Alfred E. Smith of % iNew York in his campaign for the LOST—Finder of T tape be-|presidency, because, he said, he 4 longing to City of Douglas that resented attacks made on him on | was taken from corner of 4th the issue of religion, and E Streets, Friday evenmg.1 Born at Hampton Falls, N. H, please return to City Hall. Dec. 16, 1863, he was the son of a Unitarian minister. B In 1900 he married Elizabeth (lARK BASSE'"’ | carrington Read of New Bedford, Mass. He was the author of more IS pROMOIED BY {than 20 books, including “My Life /In Architecture,” and “The End of | Democracy.” | —————— Juneau Airport Manageri Is Transferred fo Fair- banks PAA Depl | Road Commission, paid a brief visit here yesterday. During his short S. C. Bassett, who has been air-|stay here he called on his old port manager for Pan American {riends in the ARC office in the Airways in Juneau for the last Federal Building. | Oct. 17 Douglas Fireman’s Dance | FORMER JUNEAUITE HERE FOR BRIEF STAY | Lieut. Col. Frank Petit, who was |formerly located in Juneau as a |First Lieutenant with the Alaska i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUN 1112 Weeks ] — { sy to Try Again i ) b : | L] Gypsy Rose Lee, above, queen >f the “distinguished” strip tease, | announces in New York that she will make her second venture | into matrimony by marrying Ac- | tor Alexander Kirkland, current- | ly appearing with her in a show. | MANY BAG LIMIT " ONDUCK HUNTING TRIPS. YESTERDAY Returning duck hunters brough! limits into Juneau last night, reported few geese downed Dr. W. W. Council, Dr | Robert Simpson and Mike Carey returned of the year, Members appointed from Sweetheart Flats last night | with the limit—30 ducks. They got assignments in order to keep the one goose, A party with Jack Burford made evenly. the trip to Sumdum Flats and all more convenient jgot the limit. Bert Holland brought other month than in the one ap- down his first goose, the only one ,ointeq, the Noble Grand should be of the trip. Others making the trip on Burford’s Donjac were Bob Hen- ning, Don Abel and Brooks Han- ford ! .Mayor Harry I. Lucas got one | duck yesterday. Following are the sunrise and sunset schedules for the next few da Sunrise Sunset Sept. 23 43 am. 6:56 p.m. Sept. 24 . 6:45 am. 6:54 pm. Sept. 25 6:48 am. p.m. Sept. 26 6:50 a.m. 148 p.m. —— e 'ALFRED ZENGER - NEW COMMANDER - OF LEGION POST Alfred Zenger wa selected Com- | mander of the Alford John Brad- ford Post No. 4, of the American Legion, last night. Named as other officers for the year were Fred Cameron, First Vice- | Commander; A. L. Sturm, Second | Vice-Commander; George Gulluf- | sen, Adjutant; Homer G. Notdling, | Chaplain; Trevor Davis, Historian; | James Soufolis, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Trustees, Bert Lybeck and G. H. | Skinner. The Executive Committee with C. | €. Carnegie as Chairman, was nam- ed to have charge of all arrange- ments for the joint installation for the Legion and the Auxiliary, to be held Monday, October & Committee reports were after the elections last night. ——ee— — EAGLE DEPUTY COLLECTOR TRANSFERRED TO SKAGWAY made J. J. Hillard, Deputy ‘Collector of Customs at Eagle, Alaska, has been Collector of Customs J. J. Connm.»'_‘ announced today. four years, has been promoted to the position of Acting Section . Operations Superintendent in Fair- banks and, with Mrs. Bassett and their son, Sammy, will leave this week for the Interior to reside. | Mr. Bassett. has been with 'Pan American Airways for the last thir- teen years with the exception of a two-year leave of absence during 63 Calls which he was employed by J. J.| Meherin in Anchorage. He wus'; connected with the Fairbanks PAA | force for three and a half years, efore taking his leave of absence (and came to Juneau directly from | Anchorage. | The 'Bassett residence in the 10, S\REEE . EF HAWNT PUTTIN 3 4 SOX\N GLONES ) ARG\NT CRSSIDN l’n Fairbanks. Seatter Tract has been purchased | by Lieut. j.g. WWarren Caro, US. | €.G., port captain of Juneau. Marion - Deutsch, who has been airport manager for PAA in Fair- banks, arrived a short time ago | and will relieve Mr. Bassett at the Juneau airport. Mrs. Deutsch ex- pects to join her husband in Ju- neau in about a month. Mr. | Deutsch has been with PAA for | the last year both in Seattle and | inemiNanid \ ER BGWNY CHOoEE KNOCKED OWT W VARMINT ERR Ay SQUARE " BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH HOLD O, ONULEERY Y W TRUWN To TELL \& - CAZSIDY PULLED QUT ON TH' TTROOP TRAW \AST WGHT EComedy Entitled "The| Rebekahs Will ¢ channel are especially invited to put come. CAGNEY, DAVIS ARE COMING TO | 20TH CENTURY| Bride Came C. 0.D.” | Opens Wednesday James Cagney and Bette Davis are the exciting star combination heading the cast of “The Bride Came ©.OD.”, the film which makes its debut Wednesday at the 20th Century. Previewed in Holly- wood, the Cagney-Davis picture hailed as the best of the light comedy entertainment ye Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette, Jack Carson, George Tobias, and Harry Davenport head the sup- porting cast of able comedy play- ers who help Cagney and Miss Davis to make “The Bride Came C.O.D.” race along merrily without a let-up in the hilarity from start to finish. Wwilliam Keighley, comedy director, has guided with a light but firm totich the script by those masters of the scintillating syl- lables, Julius J. and Philip G. Ep- stein, from a story by Kenneth Earl and M. M. Musselman It is a thrilling story, all about a kidnapping case, that really was not, airplanes out to make a search etc., making an absorbing feature full of laughs from start to finish ! D s ace Meet Tomorrow Perseverance Rebekah Lodge will hold its regular semi-monthly meeting tomorrow night in the Odd Fellows Hall. Refreshments following the business meeting wiil be served by Mrs. Holger Larsen, Noble Grand, and Peggy McLeod, Vice Grand. All visitors on the Committees have been appointed for all meetings for the remainder to serve are asked to accept their committee work distributed more Should anyone find it to serve some notified immediatly. R PASSENGERS LEAVE TODAY FOR WESTWARD Nine passengers left this morning' on an Alaska Star Air Lines plane, piloted by Chet Brown, with Nor- man Weaver as co-pilot, for the Westward. Outgoing passengers were, Archie Holmes, Sigmund Bolruck, Corne- | | | | lius Kohlman, Chester Burns, Rob- ert C. Stewart, and Roy Burns, for Yakutat; Mabel Trafton and H. E. Ingalls for Anchorage and Benita Howard for Kodiak. J.P. ANDERSON WRITING BOOK, ALASKA FLORA Dr. J. P. Anderson, former well known Juneauite, is now writing his book on Flora of Alaska, according to a letter received here by Mrs. V. F. Williams. Anderson says he has completed the first part of Flora ef Alaska‘ and it will be published soon in the Towa State Journal of Science. He says he has decided to write several parts which will be published in various science magazines and when all are completed, the parts will be | assembled and printed in book form. | With the first part completed, he is | now engaged in writing the second part. | Dr. Anderson has purchased a transferred temporarily to Skagway, | small home with a garden in Ames, Towa, and desires to be remembered our own shop. Carlson, Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. to all of his many friends in Juneau. An OWL CAB TURT'S R\GHT - WE SRD WE'D SEE oW AN T NANKEROO *ONER THERE" NE MEAN WE'S DONE .Bride Came C. 0. D.” the new comedy coming to the 20th Century PAGE THREE R BIG PICTURES PLAY! UNUSUAL ——— DIFFERENT x 120"NTURY % Together and Terrific! JAMES BETTE CAG WILL KEEP YOU IN STITCHES and COo. D'nzcunkn RUN STARTS WEDNESDAY SPECIAL PREVIEW TONIGHT I:15 A.M Cagney vs. Carson in a knock-down,' drag-'em-out battle. The boys are taking it seriously 'cause the winner gets Bette Davis in "Th‘h Wednesday. 4 EYES EXAMINED NOTICE | I will not be responsible for bills and BROKEN LENSES replaced in|contracted by anyone but myself Rae Lillian after Sept. 21, 1942. JOHN HOMETHKO, Dr. By BILLY DeBECK WAAL -AANT THAT Jes LAKE T SCAWRTY CRY, CHOSEE ~ RUNNIN OFF RIGHT \WHEN \WE \WWZ DEPENTIN ON & RETURN MATCH 2 -

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