The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 6, 1943, Page 3

DAY, MARCII 6, 1943 SATUR \\\ S‘ \AA'\\NE D ! AND NUTHING IN Tum HEARTS .BUT LOVE! Spencer . Wfine THfl['f'HfPBUR FAY BA‘IN'I';R * REGINALD OWEN 4:05 6:10 - ENDS TONIGHT . "R Desperate Chhnce for Ellery Queen” ——and—— "Royal Mounted Patrol” DOUGLAS Chapeladies Make NEWS Plans, Two Events MISS ACKERSON RETURNS The Clu\pvl.\dws were the guests Miss Jean Ackerson, member of of Mrs. Bob Marks on the Loop Douglas High School faculty, re- Road March 3. The club will hold turned yesterday from a brief visit a bake sale at DeHart's Grocery in Seattle. During her absence Mrs. on March 19 when home-made pies Ray Nevin was substitute teacher and cakes will be a specialty. in her position Plans were also made for a baked bean dinner to be held| sometime next month. A definite date for this event will be set at later meeting. neym her publie! an Mq’-flnfiuu —ALSO— LATEST NEW PREVUE TONITE—12:30 A. M. SUNDAY FEATURE STARTS 8:15 10:20 THE CAPITCL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! Jack has entered Hospital, where of a baby Mrs. Dorothy the Government she became the mother girl last evening DORE COMING BACK Bill Dore is reported on his way back to Douglas, after several months’ absence, to be on hand for induction into the military forces. The young man attended the local high school last year, leaving for the south with his folks early last fall WAR INSURANCE FACTS.... for PROPERTY OWNERS l. You CANNOT collect under your present fire insur- ance policies if your property is damaged or destroyed by enemy attack. a ent at the meeting last Wednes- day were Mrs. Harry Arnold, Mrs. Dora Spaulding, Mrs. Stanley Je- kill, Mrs. Max Mielke, Mrs. Cecil Donohue, Mrs. Herb Wendling, Mrs. James .DeHart, Mrs. Bill Graves, Mrs. Frank Maiers, Mrs. C. R. Dobbins, Mrs. Virgil Puzey, Mrs. Jenny Pederson, Elizabeth Peder- son, Mrs. Ole Jackson and hostess. The next meeting of the Chapel- adies will be held on March 17 at the home of Mrs. C. R. Dobbins. - LIEUT. 6. L. WILLEY ARRIVES HERE FROM CHILKOOT BARRACKS Lieut. George L. Willey, Post En- gineer at Chilkoot Barracks, arrived in Juneau yesterday to remain until Sunday. > - Martha Society Eleds Officers At yesterday's meeting of the Martha Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Willis R. Booth was elected pres dent and Mrs. Fred Henning first vice-president. At the same time Mrs. G. B. Rice became second vice-president, Mrs. Tom Morgan was reelected secre- tary, and Mrs. Burrass Smith be- came treasurer. Next meeting of the group will be held March 19 at 1:30 pm. in the social parlors of the church, and will be a social event. ———————— z You CAN protect your home, business property and contents from loss caused by emm attack if you purchase finmnge Corporation In- :uunoe 3. You CANNOT obtain War Damage Corporation In- surance against raid damage after it occurs. 40 You CAN buy War Damage Corporation Insur- ance at rates so moderate that you cannot afford to be with- out it. For example, the rate for dwellings and contents is 10¢ per $100 of insurance per year. % For particulars, telephone or write us today. ing Manager of the Empire before he entered the service, is staying at the Baranof Hotel while he is in the city. - -, el T S The largest planet, Jupiter, is; BUY WAR BONDS 86,500 miles in diameter. | Shattuek | | Ageney |{LA.MACHINISTS Meels2nd & 4ih INSURANCE—BONDS LOCAL 514 Mondays 8 p.m. || IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL JUNEAU MUSICIANS" DANCE at the ELKS’ HALL TONIGHT 10:00 to 1:00 o'Clock 4 Public Cordially Invited SERVICE MEN: 55c, including tax Mrs. Jake Hendricks entered St. Ann's Hobpital yesterday for sur- gery. ADMISSION: $1,10, including tax Lieut. Willey, who was Advertis- | | here THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FILM BOASTS FOUR OSCAR WINNERS {Capitol Presenfs "Woman of the Year”" with Hepburn and Tracy Four winners of Academy Awmd< v record number for a single pic- ure, contributed their outstanding artistic Metro - f the Yes tol Sunday | First Spencer Tracy, two- |time Academy Award winner for {his performances of Father Flana- gan in “Boys Town" and Manuel i “Captains Courageous.” His co- star, Katharine Hepburn, won her { O:car for “Morning Glory,” and lwas a candidate for the award in [“l-l\l for “The Philadelphia Story” and also again this ar, | Fay Bainter, who heads the sup- {porting cast, was an er for her featured player per: in “Jezebel.” The pic- Soldwyn - Mayer's “Woman coming to the .Capi- is foimance ture Ruitenberg | “The Great an Oscar, Waltz” and who has been praised {for his camera technique by such stars as Lana Turner, marr, Claudette Colbert, Vivien | Leigh, Ingrid Bergman and many Otiers. George Miss picture, rector. duced Stevens, who directed Hepburn's all-time favorite | Alice Adams,” is the di- Joseph L. Mankiewicz pro- the l'llm HOUSE TAKES UP SMITH'S | LIQUOR BILL Rep. Harvey J. Smith's \\h(flt’\d]l‘ {liquor bill that would set the Ter-; ‘ritory up as a wholesaler of alco- | holic liquors .reading in the House yesterday af- !ternoon and will come up for final passage probabfy on Monday. The bill was amended to provide that the administrator of the Al- cohol Administration which the bill | would set up with a $150,000 appro- priation would be appointed by thel Governor instead of the Treasurer.| Wilford C. Stump, representing| Ithe Ketchikan Retail Liquor Deal- ers’ Association spoke on the bill |at the request of the House. He| |pointed out that v here States have | lentered the '“Wucc business it has been primariiy for purposes of con- trol and not for raising revenue,| |that it would require a tremendous Members of the Chapeladies pres- |investment for the Territory to en- | |ter the wholesale liquor field, more (than the $150,000 provided in the bfll. i Stump pointed out that the Ter- {ritory received more than a million dollars from the tax on liquor dur- | ]mg the last biennium, that any| |failure on the part of the Termmy in endeavoring to become a suc-| the cessful wholesaler might thxe.nten‘ {this tax structure. He urged that the question be {submitted to the people in the form| iof a referendum as was the case |when the question of establishing | | Territorial liquor stores came up. 'Thxs proposal was defeated at theY ‘.po]ls | Concerning the question of rev- |enue, Stump said he was confident that a reasonable increase of the objected to by liquor dealers. ———.—— CAPT. R. (. TAYLOR ARRIVES HERE FOR | SEVERAL DAYS STAY Capt. R. C. Taylor, who was form- erly on duty in Juneau, yesterday afternoon . for short stay. Capt. Taylor is well known here SHOWING HERE. talents to the filming of) award win- was photographed by Joseph | whose photography of | brought him | Hedy La- | passed through second | present tax on liquor would not be! arrived | al ~JUNEAU ALASKA SUSPENSE, THRILLS IN"GUN FOR HIRE" | AT 20TH CENTURY {Veronica Lake and Robert| Preston Starred in Feature Here When Paramount’s new | drama ies the | Theater thriller- This Gun for hire,” reach- screen of the 20th Century | nday, it's likely that we {moviegoers are going to view it |from the edge of our seats—it's that exciting! | Starring honey-haired Veronica | {Lake and personable Robert Pre ton, “This Gun for Hire” features; and Alan Ladd lery who first attentions with his appealing per- {formance in “Joan of Paris.” His | portrayal of the killer who falls for Veronica Lake in “This Gun for {Hire” has already started a wave of enthusiasm that should carry him right on up to stardom. While Ladd chills the blood in |his killer-role, it's periodically warmed again by the presence of fiery-eyed Veronica Lake , the “blonde bomber” who scored spec- |tacularly in “I Wanted Wings” and jthen charmed us in a comedy role in “Sullivan’s Travels.” “This Gun for Hire” is the ten- ,:mn packed story of a professional killer who's gunning for the head iman of an Axis spy ring who double- crossed him. At the same time po- ‘]1(‘e are gunning for him for a |series of murders. During this sizz- 'Hng chase, Ladd, as the killer meets | Veronica, undercover agent for a Senate committee, decides to Kkill her and then changes his mind |when he falls in love with her. That softens him up for Robert Preston, detective, who is Veroni- rca~ boy mmd FIRE BILL INTRODUCED IN SENAT A bill to pmv.ml Alaska’s forests from fire was introduced in the | Senate yesterday afternoon by Sen- \nlm Edward Coffey, setting up th iperiod from April 15 to September| 130 as a fire season, or any other \period so fixed by the Governor, providing penalties for any person | negligent or careless in starting for- est fires. Penalties ranging from $25 up to $1,000 and 10 years in jail are pro- vided in the bill. Another provision would provide penalties for any person refusing to aid an officer of the United States or Territory in fighting a fire when requested to help. The bill also contains a provision to enable any person whose proper- ty is damaged by such fire to | collect double the amoun!. from the person responsible for ‘he fire, A memorial, also introduced by | Senator Coffey, urges enactment of a bill pending in Congress to ! put workers on defense projects in Alaska back under the provisions of Alaska’s Workmen’s Compensa- tion laws. ‘The Senate passed two labor bills vesterday. One, by Coffey, lowers to |three from eight the number of 1m<-n who must be employed before an employer is liable under the Un- ,employment Compensation Act, and also lowering from 20 to 10 weeks, the period during which an em- new screen discov- { | benefits. ‘The other, by Senator A, P. Walk- {er, would make employers of three |or more persons liable for Work- l‘man‘s Compensation instead of five. | - BERGMANN DINING ROOM | Opens March 10 under the man- agement of Mrs. Elida Anderson, former manager and operator of the Swedish Coffee Shop in Seat- tle. adv. in its impressive cast Laird Cregar! captured the fans'| | ployee must have worked to receive _ i) WHERE THE Last Time Tonight FHrENTURY STARTS SUNDAY W ALAN LADD AL % most important screen discovery of 1942 in a role that will burn itself into your heart! Directed by FRANK TUTTLE 2 EDITIONS LATEST NEWS H. B. SCHLEGEL OF DOUGLAS IS DEAD.IN SOUTH - A Douglas resident since 1937, Henry B. Schlegel died yesterday at 12:15 p.m. at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, according to word which reached Mrs. Schlegel (hi\ mflmmg r. Schiegel left here a week ago | lo receive medical attention in the south, He had been 22 ing September. Formerly manual training teach- er and janitor at the Douglas Schools, and for many years oper- ator of the Douglas Gospel. Mis- ,sion, Mr. Schlegel has been well- liked in this community. Mrs. Schlegel will leave for south on the first available trans- portation, when final arrangements will be made. Two married daughters also sur- | vive, Mrs. Alfred E. Ross of Port- 'land, Ore. ,and Mrs. F. G. Curtin of Crescent City, Calif e FALEE ALARM A false nlgrmtcalled out members of Juneau Vplqnv.eer Fire Depart- ment at 12:45 a. m. last night. EAST SIDE KIDS ‘Pride of the Bowery’ and ‘Riders of Purple Sage’ Screen Play by Albert Maltz and W R Burnet since | the | PAGE THREF BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY! ZANE GREY'S PREVIEW TONIGHT: MATINEE SUNDAY: Based on the Nov SPECIAL ATTRACTION 9 30 Now.... “DIVE BOHBEIS" ‘NOTICE After March 10, no telephone rentals for the month of March will be accepted at a discount, All remittances must bear posts mark of not later than discount day. Please be prompt. JUNEAU' AND DOUGLAS TELEPHONE CO. WOMEN OF MOOSE Regular meeting tonight at fi‘ Games and refreshments. Visiting members welcome. All Moose and | friends invited to social x\ll(’l" meeting { GERTIE OLSEN, | Recorder. | - | NOTICE P Hvaing sold my interest in the| Femmer's Transfer to Wayne Gra- G T DON'T RISK - ham, I will not be responsible for any bills contracted aftér March PEN FAILURES[; T EARA NI]ME i Repair Materials ' | " are Scarce! ; FINISHING CREAM It’s a wise move, these days, to} New! Different! Efectivel | A protective, natural | take extra good care of your pen. cehud‘p:wd‘or base rec: g5 gafeguard your pen with amag-’ ;’Y"",':‘: T ing new Quink—the brilliant new ish! 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