The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 12, 1942, Page 3

P -t o J e W LATE NEWS “JUNGLE GIRL” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 LAST TIMES TONIGHT! Lusty. . Hot-Blooded .. Human .. A Mighty Drama! |Screon.ploy-by W. L. River « A SAMUEL BRONSTON Production + Directed by SIDNEY SALKOW TOMORROW--DOUBLE FEATURE GENE AUTRY 5% BACK IN THE SADDLE wifh == SMILEYBURNETTE" MARY LEE~~ EDWARD NORRIS JACQUELINE WELLS The | DEVIL PAYS OFF EDWARD BROMBERG 0SA MASSEN THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! TODAY, TOMORROW BUSY FOR SITKA * ARMY POST BAND After being guests of the Cham- ber of Commerce at noon and put- BUY"WAR 'BONDS AT THIS THEATRE AS A SALUTE TO YOUR' HEROES! H This will be between the second shows, Tomorrow's schedule includes p. m. in Twentieth Theatre. the - ting on a concert for War Bonds in the Juneau High School this after- the Sitka Army Post Band will be entertained at dinner starting at 6 o’'clock this evening as guests of the American . Legion in the Methodist Church. Later today, at 9:30 o'clock to- | ® night, the musicians will make an- other appearance in the Twentieth Century Theatre for War Bonds. ® and tonight. noon, the members of in a hurry. e 0000000000 STORM WARNING . s e The US. Weather ® today issued the ® small craft warning Increased winds, expected to e reach 30 to 35 miles.per hour e in the channels this afternoon Bureau following Keep Electric Clocks Up to the Minute! Your electric clock is your faithful serv- ant! It keeps you on time for war meet- ings, Red Cross and all your daily activ- ities . . . neither fast nor slow, running week in and week out without winding. If anything goes wrong, let us repair it Bring it in! We Malke ALL Electrical Repairs!? "} Alaska Elecir ic Light and Power Co. first and | al concert for War Bonds at the High | School at 2 pm, a War Bond Con- | | cert in the ANB Hall at 7 pm,, and | trip to Sitka, | the evening will be topped off with | o e another War Bond concert at 9:30 | Century THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA "MARTIN EDEN" 1§ | FILM SHOWING AT CAPITOL THEATRE Dynamie in theme and powerful-| ly presented, Columbia’s “Adven- tures of Martin Eden” takes its place among the truly great ad- venture romances of the screen | The film, which came yester to |the Capitol Theatre, is based upon Jack London’s lusty, brawling, hot- blooded and human novel and will certainly be as long remembered |for its thrill-tceming savagery and its poetic earthine Samuel Bronston with Adventures of is a searing indictment of | well, | Eden s0 and magnificent drama of un-| flinching struggle, a warm and al-| luring romance between a hard-‘ {fisted man and a soft-hearted woman Adventures of Martin Eden” cre- | a brilliant and | simple which is, at| ente! the eloquence ning drama same and its the brilliant cast, | purpose. | tion of i | mens perfec- contribute im- | | ‘nmv:ml drama. - 'FLOWER VIOLIN " 10 SHOW JUNEAU | When Juneau residents learned | | vesterday of the death in Seattle of | Willis E. Nowell, famed violinist who | made his home here for many years, | |a group of former pupils decided to | send flowers to his funeral, to be | | held tomorrow in Seattle | By today, the number of Juneau | | residents who expressed a desire to | | contribute for the flowers was so | large, that Mrs. C. P. Jenne of the | Forget-Me-Not Shop, who was ir ‘rh;m;v of a said she would wire to Seattle for a large violin made of ‘flowers, with |a ribbon attached signifying it was | | from Juneau Later, she said, she will send a | friends in this city - LEAVES FOR SITKA Company representative, has left| |for Sitka on company business. ! - - MAKES SITKA TRIP Les Flori | ply Company Juneau Wednesday representative, left for *Uncle Sam Demands Leather | Navy or able BOYS AND GIRLS..DEMAND POLL-PARROT SHOES FALL-LEATHER IN VITAL It’s easy to do as Uncle Sam does . . . just insist on Poll- Parrot shoes. There’s a money-back guarantee in every pair that you'll never find paper or fibreboard in coun- ters, insoles and hee] bases. | American | gether Produced by B. P. Schulberg and | we | FRIENDS" SYMPATHY o ton, | Winther, Jr., and Kenneth Marten Leaving here for Sitka yesterday | afternoon with ACA were Ronald Nusunginya, C. E. Bull, W. R. Crain, | C. H. Martin, Mickey Forrest Taking passage with ACA for Sit- |tice Day holiday yesterday, | ka today were Mrs. Withey, Garden, to a business | pR, RYAN, BRITISH IN AIR ATTACK NEAR TUNIS (Continued from Page One) {miles from the toe of the Italian boot MAKES BIG FORCE LONDON, Nov troops toward Gen 12.—British and are driving to- Tunisia from the in perhaps the largest com- thoughtful | bined Allied operation of the North | fidelity to the wind-lashed, terror-|African campaign, late communi- | teeming backgrounds London knew |ques from the front said this after- Martin | noon The combined force far outnum- brutality and injustice, a moving |DerS any troops that Hitler may be able to land in Tunisia, it is be- | lieved. It includes the newly designated | British First Army, under the com- mand of Lieut Kenneth An- 2 P derson, 50, Scottish veteran of Dun- Strong, vibrant, quietly intense, | erque. 'SITKA MUSICIANS " ENTERTAINED BY (. OF C. TODAY The 30 members of Sitka's Fort Ray Army Band were guests of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce to- day at noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, | Each member was introduced to the gathering and President C. W. Carter expressed the Chamber’s ap- preciation for honoring the city with their visit. The band contains three pairs of brothers and - one father and son combination, but it still plays well together. Juneau audiences have given the musicians an enthusiastic response Other guests included Lynn Gem- mill, OPA attorney; Brig. J. T. Gil- lingham of Wrangell, Salvation Army Division Commander of northern British Columbia and Al- aska; Dr. Joseph .A Moore, U. S. Public Health Service assistant sur- geon attached to the U. S. Coast Guard; Leonard Hall, USO repre- sentative for the Alaska area whose headquarters now are in Juneau, Americans of the advancing force { and Sid Cowgill, Juneau's new USO ates with courage, objectivity and |are under Maj. Gen. Charles Ryder. Anderson will command The entry of the First Army into time, a trenchant film |the campaign indicates a strength- editorial against economic cruelty.|ening of the whole Allied operation | The smooth simplicity of Sidney|in North Africa to an even larger {Salkow's direction, its integrity of |scope than suggested by the fi landings. - FLIGHTS 0 SITKA Arriving here from Warren Sheakely, Mrs ot e MARSHAL MAHONEY Sitka with Alaska Coastal Airlines \’Vf‘dnesday! - | were Mrs. Arnold Curtis, John A erwals, Harry Sperling, Stanley rummett, Alex Demos, Alfred Hor- John Director, formerly of Ketchikan. Cowgill spoke briefly, outlining proposed activities of the USO in Juneau. He said that the old Par- sons Electric Co. bulding is now being renovated for use and many services will be installed as the need for each arises. A Girls’ | Service Organization will be formed as well as other organizations and committees made up of Juneau men and women. Dave Patterson, manager of the | Baranof Hotel, was welcomed by the Chamber as a new member .- - Mrs. Johnston Is Honored at Tea By Mrs. K. Blake Taking advantage of the Armis- Mrs. Virginia {Kelly Blake entertained in the af-| Dick, Victor S. Hines, J. J. Meherin [ ternoon at an informal tea in her and Ruth Endres. | |home at Tenth and C Streets for |a few friends of Mrs. Fred John- iston, who is visiting here. Mrs. Johnston, the former Eva BA(K FROM TRlp‘}Trlpp, was called to Juneau by U.S. Marshal William T. Maho- card of sympathy from his many |ney has returned from Ketchikan, | gith ner Wariohter Thatihbto AnH ok~ bringing one prisoner, Irene i serve a sentence hers Hal Fairhursi, Seattle Hardware derly. conduct D HAROLD FOSS MAKE TRIP TO Territorial Commissioner of Edu-|num for the season and they will cation Dr. James Ryan, and archi tect Harold Foss flew to Sitka yes. terday on an official business trip in connection with the schools of |of Mrs. Hugh J. Wade, Mr. Case’s the Island City. Smanrt DRESS STYLES Men’s Brown Military Strap Oxfords. Leather Soles . . . Half Rubber Heel. OTHER STYLES $5.50 fo $11.00 Family Shoe Store Seward St. ANn|pects to return to her home m of court. | |the recent death of her brother, Chester Tripp. She has been visit- ing here for the last few months in Fairbanks in a few days. jon a charge of drunk and disor-| s Johnston has many friends {here, since Juneau was her family Returning also was Mrs, Ma- she attended school home and {honey who accompanied her hus-|pare band to Ketchikan where he has| {been for several weeks in connec-|c \ce, Pacific Marine Sup- | tion with the present tern Also a guest was Mrs. Howard ase, the former Margaret McFaa- den, teacher in the Juneau schools, who has just arrived from Seattle with her infant son. Mrs. Case SITKA |expects to be joined soon by her |husband who has been in Plati ake their home here during the winter. Mrs. Case is at present the guest sister, 'INUIRY OF MEANS BRINGING RESULTS Several days ago the Empire asked for information regarding the whereabouts of an oldtimer by the name of Sam Means who used {have informed the Empire that Means is in the land of the living land is enjoying life at Fairbanks. CCECE T 23 RRRRRRIRRRG =S AR RRRRRRR R RN RRRRRRRRR RN R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS = TTTY: 'Family Shoe Store ! Seward Street WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT You THINKIN T SENOIN' TH' OL' WOMAN KANGAROO T0 TH BI6 SMOKIES 2 to reside in Juneau. Well, several| 'the Guy Atkinson Company, ! Wednesday for a‘business trip to AR RO BEEREE WOMEN’S éfi Wooden Soled Shoes | ,/ HAVE ARRIVED g COLORS: Red - Brown and Natural $7.95 Also: CHILDREN'S SIZES / $6.95 Family Shoe Store | Seward Street SNUFFY'S GOT A SENTIMENTAL STREAK | TO THAT KANGAROO, WE'D GROAN LIRE \___APIPE ORGAN IN H\M, AFTER ALL "THE FLEET'S IN" JUNEAUSHOWING AT 20TH CENTURY A smooth blending of the \ul-l ents of three popular stars and a| host of top flight entertainers, plus | nine top tunes swung out by one | of the nation's best bands, and a | story that's got hilarious possibili- jes, can be confidently expected from “The Fleet's In,” new Para- mount comedy with music, now at ithe 20th Century Theatre The chief roles are occupied by Dorothy Lamour, who wears a sarong or not, as the occasion re- quires (this time it doesn't); Wil- liam Holden, last seen in an avia- tor's uniform in “I Wanted Wings," and Eddie Bracken, popular funster. The roster of featured entertain- ers looks like the impressive line- screen Organization show for the boys in canip, There’s Betty Hutton, Am- erica’s Number One Jitterbug; Betty Jane Rhodes, song Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra, with vocalists Bob Eberly and Helen O’'Connel; Cass Daley, singer of song novelties; Gil Lamb, who does amazing things with a har-| monica, and Lorraine and Rognar well-known comedy dance, team.! All this, and Dorothy Lamour, too! - e - 'LYNN GEMMILL " JOINS STAFF OF OPA HERE | Lynn Gemmill arrived in Juncau ‘Tuesday night to head the enforce iment department of the Office of | Price Administration in Alaska. Mr Gemmill was formerly United States Attorney in the First Divi sion with headquarters in Juneau and resigned last spring to enter private practice in Vancouver, | Wash. | Mr. Gemmill is temporarily liv- {ing at the Gastineau Hotel. He |expects to be joined soon by Mrs Gemmill, | Milton Thompson, attorney from |the OPA office in Washington, D.C, who came to Juneau several ‘wueka ago to organize the enforce- | ment department for OPA in Al- \ukn will remain in the Territory |for a few weeks longer before re- | turning to the east. i - | MISS LOUISE SKINNER LEAVES FOR ANCHORAGE Miss Louise Skinner left with Alaska Star Air Lines this moin-| ing to return to Anchorage after spending her vacation in Juneau. | Miss Skinner has been visiting her | parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Skinner [ ——————— IN NEW POSITION | Miss Dorothy Lewis is now at the | First National Bank as stenogra- | | pher, having resigned her position | | with the Territorial Department of | | Health, where she has been em-! ployed for the last few months. | kst S |F. M. BUCHANAN, RED CROSS OFFICIAL, { RETURNS TO SITKA { F. M. Buchanan, Field Director |for the American Red Cross, lett ! | Wednesday for his headquarters |in Sitka. He spent several days in i Juneau on Red Cross business. | ! ——— | E. B. Skeels, job manager for left Ketchikan. o e NEAH — 1 BET IF ANNTHING HAPS J up of talent for a United Sm'\lcv[ | stylist; | 'agent for the Standard Oil Com- eral days here. Mr. MacKinnon from a five-day hunting trip tQ | visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Barlow Cove and the rear of Hové Lockie MacKinnon while in Ju-|Island. The party brought one bucig neau. back. U.S. CUSTOMS OFFICIALS MR. AND MRS. GODDARD " PAGE THREE BETTER BIG PICTl LENTUR || o ; Poaal A Paramount Picture Starring ; DOROTHY IAMOUR WILLIAM % HOLDEN Azt sratken G JIMMY DORSEY and his ORCHESTRA BOB EBERLY and HELEN 0'CONNELL Betty Hutton Betty Jane Rhodes Leif Etickson and The Fort Ray Band ON THE STAGE SEE the Show! HEAR the Band! and BUY A BOND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! OWNED AND LODERATED B W.0.6R088" HOP ONG CASSIDY | “Wide Open | Town* i HUNTING PARTY RETURNS || WITH ONE BUCK IN BAG Mayor Harry I. Lucas, Dr. George pany in Wrangell, left Wednesday F. Freeburger, Kenyon MacLeall to return home after spending sev- and Si Glockle returned last xm‘l D. L. MacKINNON LEAVES Donald L. MacKinnon, assistant | RETURN FROM SKAGWAY | VISIT FRIENDS 'HFRE J. J. Connor, United States Col-| Mr. and Mrs. E. M. God lector of Customs in Alaska, and!former Juneau residents, visitef with friends here Tuesday eves M. H. Sides, Deputy Collector, re- turned to Juneau Wednesday from an official trip to Skagway. > ning while on their way tc Sitka where Mr. Goddard is agent fof the Northland Transportation Comg EYES EXAMINED { pany, : e and BROKEN LENSES replaced in| M. and Mrs, Goddard have our own shop. Dr. Rae Lilllan | Visiting in the States for the llll Carlson, Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. | few weeks. "3 fuiriss . o i | R AL METHODIST BAZAAR | R. B. Forrest has left for Sitka saturday, November 14, Cafeteria where he is employed by Si - Lunch 11:30 to 1; Afternoon Tea Drake, after spending the last two 2 to 4 o'clock. s visiting in Seattle. November 1, 1042 ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS: : Under the Revenue Act of 1942, the following change in rate of tax becomes effective November 1, 1942: Local Telephone Service—Increased from 6% to 10% In accordance with the above, the following telephone rates are now in effect: DISCOUNTED RATE— effective only when paid in advance by the 10th of each month. $247 302 3.57 4.12 357 412 467 522 FULL RATE— effective after the 10th of the month, $2.75 3.30 385 440 3.85 440 495 5.50 TYPE OF SERVICE, Party Wall Party Desk Party Fr. Wall Party Fr. Desk Private Wall Private Desk Private Fr. Wall Private Fr. Desk Please note that this advance is in tax only. Telephone rentals remain the same. By BILLY DeBECK . 1 BET I COULD GIT A FANCY PRICS FER TH CRITTER WHEN TH' FOLKS BACK HOME GO HIS HEART'S \N PENS TH' R\GHT PLACE A D, A W