The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 9, 1943, Page 3

N L] BABES ON BROADWAY - FAY BAINTER i SER ; JAMES Y Gltasui % e Fi — ALSO - LATEST NEWS Planes Bomb Kiska MR. BLABBER MOUTH FEATURES S ENDS TONIGHT. "4 Jacks and a Jill” and Show Place of Juneau YOU Ié Teuing Me" THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES TRAP LINES b y HENRY PEARSON Walking down town yesterday I met a fellow so weighted down with pmedals that his knees touched the | ground when he walked. Naturally I figured he was at least a retired Admiral so T went out of my to speak to him .When I got a little closer T noticed that his medals turned out to be quite an assort- ment of buttons; one for the USO; one for the 10% Club; an Eagle Fraternity pin; a V for Victory pin; an E for production pin and some others that I failed to recognize. bus the other day I got up to let an army colonel have my seat and found out later he was a scout- master. | | It’s getting so that you can't tell| an Admiral from a grocerystore | clerk. | | It took a good deal of courage for the instigators of the WAACS and the WAVES to come out flat- footed and state that pocketbooks | could not be carried while on com- | bat duty. When women traded face pow- der for gun powder, they really exploded the theory that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. | What's worrying me is that after it's all over, who's going to take over the kitchen? ol 0 W L Sl | Uniforms are getting so thick now with women wearing them, and who Teddy Keaton entered St. Ann’s all, that it is a little confusing. In a Hospital this morning for surgery. | |had many : THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE YOUTHFUL TEAM STARS AGAIN AT CAPITOL THEATRE \Mickey Rooney, Judy Gar- land Clown, Sing, Dance in ‘Babes on Broadway’ | When Mickey Rooney and Judy |Garland do the hoedown, and Mickey takes off Carmen Miranda in a hard-to-detect impersonation complete with high heels and floppy headfeathers, the result is a splendidly contrived combination of music, dancing, comedy and pathos. This new Metro-Goldwyn-’ Mayer picture, ‘Babes on Broadway which comes to the Capitol Sun- serves as the perfect show the talents of its co- and Judy JUNEAURI CHAMPIONS | OF CHANNEL | | Bears Defe;ilili)ouglas High Teams Easily-Mala- mutes Win SCORES LAST NIGHT Juneau Champs Beat Douglas, 36-13 Juneau Scrubs Beat Douglas Scrubs, 26-9 Malamutes Defeat Moose, 43-36 Juneau High School's Crimson | Bears casily defeated a hard-fight- | ing Douglas High team last night| a wide margin, claiming the; mpionship of the series between day, window for stars, Mickey Rooney Garland. Literally full of music, the pic- ture also offers Virginia Weidler | the .two Gastineau Channel schools \ departure from her usual dra- | John Pasquan paced the victors matic role, singing and dancing f\mh 11 points, although Snell was I'wo other notable additions are|close behind with nine counters. Ray McDonald and Richard Quinv.ESh”*'*“’” made seven of the Doug- uewcomers from the New York|las points | stage, with Fay Bainter, Donald! Il the opener, an outclassed team Meek and Alexander Woollcott rep-|°f Douglas High scrubs lost to the fesented 1n dduit roles, [Juneau second string 26 to 9, The impersonations by Mickey | making no points at all during the and Judy bring down the house, assecond haif does Judy’s singing of “Chin Up,| The last game of the triple bill| Cheerio, Carry On,” “Bombshell|Was by far the best. The score, 43 from Brazil,” which serves to intro- 0 36, doesn’t tell the story duce Mickey in a Carmen Miranda| The Moose team trailed for the impersonation, “Rings On My Fm-““":“” part of the game but came {gers, Bells On My Toes” a la|lfom behind in the last period to Blanche Ring, and “Mary Is a °Vercome a big lead an_d knot the Grand Old Name,” as made fam-|S¢0%. The Malimutes were on the| Lons By Pay Dehislawn; run for a while but came through | e |in the last few minutes to can a |few quick ones and also made some |free throws good | The next games will be played in | Juneau and Douglas Monday night iIn Juneau the Falcons will play |Juneau High and Malamutes willl |take on the Bruins. In Douglas the | / NO TRACE OF GILLAM NOR | Dapcevich | Pasquan JUNEAU ALASKA Sigacs will v the Beavers and'py, the Waves will challenge the Chee- chakos. Following the last night's mes Douglas Scrubs FG ON THE SUNNY SIDE” 1S BILLED .« AT20TH CENTURY s Roddy .M(D;Eill Appear in His First Starring Picture-Good Story Roddy McDowall FT TP |young English actor—in his first 0 4 !starring vehicle! It's the new 20th 10“Cemury-l=‘ox hit, “On the Sunny Side,” slated to open at the 20th Century Sunday. “On the Sunny Side” is the gay, heart-warming story of one Lon- don lad, bombed out by the blitz,| !who comes to America for the du- |ration. His life in Yankeeland is not altogether a happy one—for his coming creates complications in' {the home of the Andrews, a typi- cal American family eyes |blossom when the American boy- ;towxm lustily welcomes young John- |ny Bull, their plucky cousin from {over seas. From the accounts of preview audiences, laughs, thrills and tears jabound in this realistic, intensely |human film which depicts the {struggles of the small Briton to |adjust himself to the American way | WIZARD HAS - PASSED AWAY 2 |Nikola Tesla, Who Playe f,[ with Thor's Thunder- bolts, Died in N. Y. are box scores of g R. Krus! McCormick Rice Havdabl Bennett Harju 0 0 0 3 Juneau Scrubs FG 2 Totals 9! the talented Daigler Borbridge Kearney Pasquan Totals 13 Douglas High FG i Pusich Asp Devon R. Krusl Bach Shudshift Savikko Rice 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 Totals 16 Juneau High FG Horton 0 F. Krusl Borbri Kendler Snell Bavard Rearney Anderson Thibodeau Totals | Powers Vacura Nielsen fickey HAulce Blum é McClellan [ 122. The Legal Department, the ;Dlr(\cmr said, holds that the sale {1s not made until delivery, how- ever, and few turkeys were deliv- ered to homes until after Decem- | ber 22. Therefore, according to OPA f,l(-'uulalmn&. practically all persons ‘lwho purchased Christmas turkeys {~ould bring suit for the difference |between the old and new prices, or for $50, which ever amount is {the largest. Tuesday afternoon with five pas-| sengers, Robert Gebo, Dewey Metz- dort, Joseph H. Tippits, Susan Bal- zar and Percy Cutting. He is one of Alaska’s veteran pilots and has| spectacular air exploits | in the Northland but always found his way out. The plane on the northbound| trip is equipped with camping| equipment and also emergency ra- tions. HIS ELECTRA Wide Search Being Made for Missing Plane from Seattle, Northbound (Continued from Page One) D Joint Installation Tonight of Rainbow The impressive ceremonies of in- stallation for DeMolay Boys and |Rainbow Girls will be held tonight lat 8 o'clock in the Scottish Rit(‘i | Temple. | Outgoing officers will officiate at the services, which are open to {friends of the orders. | Following the installation serv- |ices a dance for members of the | |two groups and their invited guests ik —— will be held in the hall. Refresh-| The OPA Director said yesterday iments will be served, under the | that the OPA is advising any Per- direction of Mary Gregory, com- sons who have filed complaints mittee chairman. with the OPA not to pay the ex- ———————— Meaf Dealers Claim OPA Stand on Turkey Prices Here Unfair (Continued from Page One) 0] 3] (Continued from Page One) Totals e - - | and generators. He described Edison as “by far the most successful and probably the last exponent of the | purely empirical method of investi- | gation.” He soon went into research on his own hook, sending forth a stream of inventions. He conceived the first effective methods of using alternat- ing electrical current. Four years after landing in the United States, he patented an induction motor, making it possible to convert elec- | trical energy into mechanical energy | more efficiently and economically SGI- MEI.VI" SM"H ‘lhan by d:{t::. lmll'rll;eex;t'.lm GOES ON FURLOUGH | e The principal of the rotary mag- ic field embodied in the ap- paratus used to transmit power from | Niagara Falls, was his invention. Other work which helped raise e him to a place among the Titans of lough beginning next, week. American inventiveness included a He will return to the Bear state system of arc lighting, a system of to visit with his parents, and "start | ejectric conversion and distribution pulling hair when he goes in the py oscillatory discharges, researches door,” he promised. |and discoveries in radiations, mater- Sgt. Smith has sung at USO jal streams and emanations. programs, at the Ameérican Legion| New forms of dynamos, trans- meetings, Rotary Club luncheons, formers, induction coils, condensers and on many of the Sunday after- and other electrical apparatus also noon programs given weekly at St. were chalked up to the credit of his Ann's Hospital, under the direc- genius. tion of pianist Sgt. Ellis Levi. | A bachelor always his daily rou- - e — - ]’une was unusual. His hour for re- The Tuaregs of Africa vell the Uring was 5:30 a. m. and he usually faces of theit men, But allow their a8 wp 8 g 2. el anoe Malamutes Caulkins Johnson Lundeberg Kilty Wallenstine Osborne Dosek Benedict Totals B Sgt. Melvin Smith, popular bass singing lad from California, has been granted a two weeks’ fur- cess above the December 22 ceil- ing order. It is estimated that ap- BUY DEFENSE BONDS ) {ae0 unyeiled | confessed that his problems often i cat e o e 4 - kept him from sleeping, even in the proximately 1,000 turkeys were sold in Juneau for Christmas, at prices ranging from 60 cents a pound up | to 80 cents. All Could Sue | The OPA also advised dealers | |that they would not be held re- | | sponsible for turkeys delivered be- tween December 16 and December | Important Notice MIKE'S PLACE in Douglas Will Be Closed Monday and Tuesday for Repairs BUT : Don't Forget to Come 0o MIKKE'S PLACE TONIGHT And Enjoy Yourself to the Mello Three-Piece Orchestra And Also JUICY STEAKS and CHICKEN DINNERS Will Be Served. key Rooney in Broadway,” the sequal o Feature at Capifol “Babés in Arms” and *Strike Up The Band.” i'brief hours he was abed. | | he said. ; When, on his birthdays, reporters | isouxh'. him out in the New York | apartment hotel where he lved and | | worked in seclusion, he would pre- | ! dict future marvels that flared next | | day in headlines. | e FIVE INTIATED B MOOSE LAST NIGHT Six candidates were initiated last | night at the regular session of the Moose, which was well attended. The candidates were Eric Conn, Charles F. Raigner, Israel Welsh, | | Corp. Paul M. Christensen and Frank | Marshall. Following the initiation and busi- ness session, a fine chili feed was served by Leonard Tate, Chairman, and his entertainment committee | members. | | [ > S 000000 v e 00 WEATHER REPORT .| (U, 8. Bureau) Temp. Friday, Jan. 8 Maximum 48, minimum 36 ® Rain—1.59 inch 3 ® 00000000 0 00 s scenc from their picture, "Babes on “I roll around and work on them,” "~ PAGE THREE SIDNEY TOLER A 20th Contury-Fox Picture STARTS SUNDAY PREVIEW TONIGHT- 1:15 A, M. S [+ NEW STAR! tile Englishman s gullun'!‘ ‘carry on hat may! HAIL A Aglu:kyli —helping h American alli come W! THEATRE TYRONE POWER in "BLOOD and SAND" | L. A.MACHINISTS Meets 2nd & 4th LOCAL 514 Mondays 8 p.m. IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ATTENTION 3 | The operation of motor vehicles |not bearing 1943 “license plates 1§ prohibited after December 31, 1942, ETTA MAE DUCKWORTH, City Clerk. i The 1943 Automobile License; Plates are now available and on sale at the office of the City Clerk.|edv. 20th Century Feafure Jane Darwell is featured with Roddy McDowall in his tirst starring picture, “On the Sunny Side” as are Ann Todd, Freddie Mercer and * Stanley “Stash” Clements. It's the heart-stirring story of a gallant little Englishman in the U. 8. A.—playing, working, fighting with his Yankee cousins. The feature is at the 20th Century, k REALIN MR SMWTH- Y V'S GETTING \NTe- : TVE GOv w Music of a 'BARNEY GOOGLE ANB SNUFFY SMITH BUT,MES LOTTE NE \WOLLDN'T TRRN e QAT W TH RON NOOW- \T'S A REGULAR CLOWD-BUSTY WHY - WSTER SNWTW, DONT TELL ME A GREAT B\G BRAVE AND DARWNG SOLD\ER LIWKE YOUL \S AFRAD OF & L RUN ER-R-R- MBS LOTT\E T DION'T KNOW AT WAZ SO LATE - WAAL .. 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