The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 16, 1942, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1942 The NOEL COWARD TOUCH. . . and NOEL COWARD MUSIC (] SHEARER-DOUGIAS in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's E WERE GAIL PATRICK-LEE BOWMAN MARJORIE MAIN-REGINALD OWEN \ bt “Women in Photography” Latest News 55———10:00 P. M. ENEMY BLOCKADE RUNNER NABBED LONDON, Dec. 16. An enemy blockade runner of about 5,000 tons has been “intercepted by patrols on the Atlantic,” the Admiralty an- nounced tonight without giving any further details. - ; ,TABLETS for NYPERACID STOMACHS size Butler-Mauro Drug Co. In the 35-year period enaing in 1935, twelve years were added to the average expectation of life at birth in the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, — Presi- dent Roosevelt has nominated Sen- ator Josh Lee of Oklahoma, defeated recently for reelection, to member- ship on the Civil Aeronautics Board 7HERMITAGE BRAND KENTUCKY STRAIGHT N WHISKEY National Distillers Products Corporation, New York, N.Y. 90.4 Proof RECCRRRIRRRRRRRRRRRRIRAR ELECRTICAL Christmas SUGGESTIONS RRCRRRRIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS Zenith Console Radio Schick Shavers Seth Thomas Electric Clocks Hankscraft Egg Cooker AR Boudo Lig Mitchell Floor Lamps THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 'NORMA RETURNS | 10 LIGHT, GAY | COMEDY ROLE | Melvyn Douglas, Gail Pat- rick in Support at Capitol Show Norma Shearer returns to com- {edy, the medium which made her| !famous, in “We Were Dancing,’ {the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film | which opens tonight at the Capi- !tol Theatre Melvyn Douglas appears opposite {her, and the supporting cast was (dmu‘n for its ability to make people laugh. Among the players are Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman, Marjorie Main, Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray and Florence Bates,! with Robert Z. Leonard directing. The picture is based in part on Noel Coward’s Broadway comedy hit, “Tonight at 8:30, rring Gertrude Lawrence. Miss Shearer | scored one of her early triumphs | in Coward's “Private Lives,” in which she also played the role cre- | ated by Miss Lawrence .. SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD NO OFFICE TO FIND MISSING If your husband left home find work in a defense project or | if your brother who, when last| heard from, was employed in the | shipyards or airplane factory and | you have not heard from him for some time, don’t write to the So-| cial Security Board for informa- tion regarding his whereabouts because we can't tell you,” said| Hugh J. Wade, Territorial Director | of the Juneau Social Security Board office. He explained that many peo- | ple think the Board can locate workers through social security ac- count numbers, which is not the case It was tions of the | | | | | | | | WHO'S LEAVING FOR Jane Frazee poses in this rural se It's made from tw EVERETT E. SMITHS PARENTS, BOY BABY Mr. and Mrs. Everett E. Smith |are the happy parents of a baby 'boy, weight five pounds, six ounces, born yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Ann’s Hospital. To be christened Brooks Eugene, he baby has a sister, Gail, six, and emphasized that regula- Social Security Board adopted in accordance with the Act, do not permit the disclosure of information pertaining to the) records of the Board except in specific cases. Such cases must be for use only in Tonnection with the administration of the old-age g program and first deer in 1958, when he is six- | teen, the father declared today Mr. Smith is local manager of the U. S. Employment Service; the mother, nee Irene Burke, was form- | erly in the U. S. Forest Service here. | Dr. W. W. Council decided that | despite the infant's apparent pre- maturity, it will not be necessary to put him in an incubator, as he is a fine healthy boy. insurance compensation programs. al ity account number cards are used in connection with the posting of wage credits to |the account number holder and |should not be accepted by banks lor merchants as identification of ‘m(h\ld\ml:v seeking to secure cash |ELECTRIC FIRM IS "E‘S‘allm"m';mm " GRANTED RIGHTTO OPERATE IN ALASKA ..o 5" et "o e bonds on | ! Harbor Day, December 7, amount- | The Hatfield Electric Companyled to approximiately $142,000, a re- of Indiana has been granted in-|cently returned visitor from there | corporation privileges in the Ter-|said | ritory to operate on an authonze(i‘ The drive began at 7 am. the | capitalization of $135,000, Terri-\mormng of December 7 with the | torial Auditor Frank A. Boyle an- |Ketchikan Fire Department in | nounced today. Alaska agents arecharge of the special booth erect- |R. E. Robertson and M. E. Monagle. fed in front of the Revilla Thea- | T e [ tre. EREINDEER SUPERVISOR HERE i Othm'. civie orgamzauonffi took ON WAY SOUTH ON LEAVE |O'e" during the day, including the ‘Assistant Glenieral Reindeer Sup_lAmcncan Legion Post and the ervisor Glenn G. Briggs of the AX_iWonxzxxl'a Club, and closing with aska Office of Indian Affairs from jthe EIKs' session at the box which Nome is here on his way to the|Was open until midnight. hestatas o 16ave: Biggest single contributor was —— e e the Ketchikan Public Utilities, which pledged $18,750 in cash pur- chases of bonds totaling $25000 in value. survivors se| > HOLY TRINITY CHOIR REHEARSING THURSDAY 0S Choir practice will be held to- morrow at 7:30 o'clock at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, it is announced All those who will participate in the Christmas midnight mass are requested to attend. ir and Bed Lamps Sun Lamps hting Fixtures 63 | | Century | William Orr in the title "SONS 0’ GUNS' MAKES MEN OF FILM STARS 20th Century Offering Has| Three Feather Brains ! as Army Recruits A new and gay twist has been given the subject of conscription for Warner Bros' fast-paced film that subject, “Three Sons O’ which opens at the 20th| Theatre tonight with| Tom Brown and| roles. Irene Rich portrays the mother ! and Marjorie Rambeau the aunt of the three featherbrains who| Wayne Morris, {have little but trombones, theatri- | cals and sports their minds. It's when the boys get their draft questionnaires the film’'s action goes | into high gear. They immediately ! start to air any exemption bilities. When they appes draft board, it's the irate Rambeau who storms and nounces them as shiftless and worthless, but good army material The film's direction was handled by Ben Stoloff and Fred Niblo, Jr., wrote the original screen play. - .- promotions on | possi- at the Miss de- 'AUXILIARY OF AMER. LEGION HOLDS SESSION ok THE CITY? — Perhaps suggesting a way lo lessen the farm labor shortage, Film Actress tting to model her play-jacket. vo bath towels. MILTON THOMPSON IS RETURNING TO OPA OFFICE IN WASH., D.C. Milton Thompson, legal repres: tative from the Office of Price Ad- ministration office in Washington, DC., aska OPA to head the enforcement division temporarily, left last {is scheduled to go hunting for this |night for the south to return to, Washington. Mi | Thompson, who completed a trip to Anchorage an Fairhagks'on OPA work, is taking with him reports on:the work in Alaska compiled during the two months he was here. Lynn Gimmell, who was ap- pointed as permanent legal repre- sentative for OPA in Alaska, will head the enforcement department in the future. Mr. Gimmell who recently arrived in Juneau after nearly .a year's absence, was for- merly Assistant United States At- torney here. He was joined on Saturday by Mrs. Gimmell SEWARD NEWS QUITS ISSUING AS WEEKLY The Seward News, weekly pub- lished by Lester Busey, with the issue of November 21, suspended publication. The step was taken because of difficulties in the ‘offing that it is felt certain would make continued publication present remote control arrange- ments out of the question Rather than have that happen the pub- lisher of the News prefers ending publication.” For the past nine months the eward News was published, all printing and mechanical work being done by the Anchorage Times. This arrangement was pending possible purchase of a home-building plant but such an enterprise was not found to be feasible. With the sus- pension of the Seward News, the publisher has joined the staff of the Anchorage Times. Theé News succeeded the Seward Gateway that was burned out in the disastrous fire of over ‘a year ago. — - BUY DEFENSE BON under | | The American Legion Auxiliary {met in regular session Tuesday evening at the Dugout with Mrs, Sylvia Zenger, President, presiding Fifteen members were present. Reports of work accomplished in rehabilitation and child welfare |were made. Mrs. Marion Hendrick- ;son reported on the USO organi- |zation and the representation of the Auxiliary. Plans for every child in this area having a Christmas gift were en- | €xplained and an invitation to help' wrap the packages at the Dugout on Saturday afternoon was ex- 4 who was loaned to the Al- tended. Packages to nine children ! |from Alaska, now have been mailed. ! A letter from Mrs, Ethel John- son, a member now living in the in the States, recently States, was read and the announce- | d|ment of a gift to the unit of a National Defense plate which had ibeen given her as an award ana made. She requested that the money derived from it be used for child welfare. Is In Quarantine Announcement was made that the Department President, Mrs. |Rank, was quarantined for scarlet 'fever at Bellingham, Wash,, and |would be detained for another month The unit voted to purchase 8500 poppies this coming year. These poppies are made by disabled vet- erans receiving little or no com- (pensation and the money derived from their sale is used for reha- bilitation work of the veterans, their families and needy cases in the community. This year the need |for funds is greater than ever due |to the present war adding more {and more service men in hospitals | whose care falls on the rehabili- | tation committee. Christmas Party Plans for the Christmas party |to be held with the Legion were |completed. It was voted that ar- rangements should be made for a larger hali and that an exchange of inexpensive gifts be made. The | committee appointed to work with the Legion committee are Mrs. Mattie Bixby, chairman; Mrs. Bert Lybeck and Mrs. John McCormick. |Santa Claus will be there and an invitation will be extended all Le- glonnaires and their wives — all Auxiliary members and their hus- | bands. The party will be held Mon- |day, December 21. | Mrs. Amelia Gunderson and Mrs. Mae Ramsey Wright, members of the Ketchikan Unit, were visitors, and Mrs. Mable Lybeck was wel- comed back. The meeting adjourned and a so- Calls An OWL CAB (g STARTS TONIGHT 100X KIE. ; : k o | (4 I o ooK[E..- 9o, A WARNER BROS. HIT wih WAYNE MOlS MARJORIE RAMBEAU . IRENE RICH . TOM BROWN . WILLIAM T. ORR 2 GOOD FEATURE PICTURES LATEST NEWS EVENTS Where the Better BIG Pictures Play TOOMCENTURY l THEATRE cial hour was enjoyed, bingo being ~ Earrings played and refreshments served py men |by Mrs. Mattie Bixby, assisted by countries Mrs. Elizabeth Nordling and Mrs. Edna Polley. Mrs. Dorothy Manthey | was awarded the table prize ALERT HELD "WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT" 1 worm European ¢ were formerly in various Some day youll thank a GE + Sunlamp for your fine strong legs HELD LAST NIGHT SUCCESSFUL, SAYS ROBERTSON Last night's practice alert, said |R. E. Robertson, Director of Ci- j villan Defense, was quite’ success- | {ful considering weather conditions.; | At least 175 members turned out, | including 121 air raid wardens, 22 | first aiders, 13 police and four | chaplains. Reports were received from 25 air raid warden posts. The Civilian Defense Council, at its meeting following the alert, decided to remove all electric | lights from the three tunnel air | raid shelters and to provide lan-! terns in charge of wardens for use | in those shelters. The Council’s action was due to the continued | | thefts by miscreants of electric, ihgm globes, sockets and cords from | tife shelters. | Th Defense Council also set Thursday evening, January 7, as the time for holding the next/ practice alert. Mr. Robertson stat- ed in all probability a dimout will| be held at that time. | MRS. R. 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