The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1943, Page 3

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1943 'FUNNYMAN KAY CHASES ENEMY WITH MUSI Capitol Audiences See My Favorite Spy’ in Dizzy "Kyserized Version picture to chase Laughtar is the keynote of Kay Kyser's latest picture for RKO Ra- dio, “My Favorite Spy,” which opened yesterday at the 20th Cen- | tury Theatre to offer plenty of ex- |citement and several catchy new songs in addition to its hilarity { In the film, Kyser is just getting married when his country calls him in the intelligence service, is igned to help in exposing an en- . my spy ring, and ordered to keen ; Jone his mouth shut; he can't tell even TIME DREW % WYMAN his bride about his job. However, % Helen WESTLEY - Robert ARMSTRONG when an attractive blonde opera ’ tive is told to work with him, and NE‘VS EVENTS o Kay Kydor's Band the new Mrs. Kyser finds it out, i s begin to happen to Kyser's domestic life. Ellen Drew as the bride, Jane n as the blonde and Robert » principal supporting roles and handle them brilliantly. Ish Kabib- sle, Sully Mason and Harry Bab- bitt of VSt Irwin and Dorothy Dunn, vocalists and the band itself, likewise Una O’'Connor, William Demarest M grid Bergman, corseted and stayed and Warren Hymer. . in an 188 street dre: first en- — - — Movies i an 1085 siret des, fn en- | drawler from Texas who is the he- 0. It is done to music, for Direc- L] n tor n Wood—like any alert | movie-maker these days—has | " in his production. It's the y-spasm” band of Ne- playing on impromptu, WORKERS razzy-dazz ins, After some comic mishaps, he lands | excellent, and so are Helen Westley, - GETSHOES THE DAILY ALASKA ROMMEL RUNS MARETH LINE WEST COAST ROMMMCEAD ¢IS SMASHED; BASEBALLERS JUNEAU ALASKA IN TRAINING Americans Pushin g To-|War Makes Ragged Holes ward Sea fo Cut Off | German Escape (Continued from Page One) 30 miles from the Axis supply port of Gabes. Squeeze Play Beset by powerful forces forward | the rear at Elhamma, Rommel | vielded Mareth, Matmata and Tou- | |jane on the northern end of the | Mareth fortifications yesterday. | Dispatches today said every strong point along the 40-mile long Little Maginot Line now is in Al-| lied hands. | They were wrested from the en- emy in some of the fiercest com- | bats of the war, combats in whlcl-.nl‘ taken by the Allies and thousands of pounds of bombs were loosed on | the line day and night to supple- | barrages put up by the attackers. Dispatches from Cairo said it | are | has been officially announced that | the Axis airfields protecting Gabes | have been plowed up. This would | be a sure sign that Rommel in-| tended to abandon that area to the Allies. | Seeks Junction Since air protection is necessary for a “Dunkerque” escape of Rom- ! mel's army through Gabes, any! further withdrawal probably wlllf mean that he intends to attempt a | fighting retreat for 200 miles or | more up the coast to join with Von | el Afterward I find Gary Cooper in Arnim'’s forces in the Tunis-Bizerte | By ROBBIN COONS 1y garrulous moed. He region HOLLYWOOD. — There is on this picture becaus - Threatening his escape corridor thing missing in the old Fiench .o o o biography nor an ac- R H 2 R I H A stretch, however, were American Market of Mew Orleans as it has ;o ey Heding sAame. besites ahonmg egu ahons re troops under Gen. Patton, now been re-created here for “Saratogd | igrjes Sergeant York’s and Lou Amended b OPA pushing toward the coast from | Trunk.” You will not miss it on Gepiie's hell probably be doing y ’ newly-captured Fondouk, Maknassy the screen. It's the odor—the ming- .p. wagsell” next, and he gets lS Re ort and Elguetar. ling rp wt‘(‘lb that no visitor can emparrassed, sort of, playing real| p Field dispatches from the Ameri- | ever forge ec "hen he gets alking =t Pans 88 S have striven for that, oo, not that | pioe iy Brentwood where he's put- |6 at isolated points won't have to 4., "yorning to attack the Elgue- | it would matter on the SCreel.| o i some corn and limas and |80 Parefoot because of shoe ration- |, "pocSrecing toward the last These are no times for alfactory giney gryck. Farmer Cooper talks| P8 R important high ground between the | realism when food is involved. Te apout gardening the way he does| The Office of Price Administra-i =~—oo' 3“"! ik [9"" 6 get that tantalizing combination of gpou¢ hunting—and thats the only|tion has amended regulations to al- | F'?fm.".s L ,Gmm' | EGrs ~gardenius And fresh SHAMD, {51 1nst imentons. b make - Lin|10W. Dersons engaged in ocoupations | ‘Piretireporty: frofi /Américen ad-| ripe melons and roasting coffee,|eak away from monosyllables which require them to be away from | vance positions told of the capture | rich spices and sharp cheeses, fra- AMiss . Be gman, who . looks ab[® y available supply-for long periods |of 30 pr oners and sald most of | grant narcissus and crayfish, theljpeautify] and wholesome in her !0 PPLY for extra rations [P Tneshien o o ““lm“} sweetness of ripe bananas, and | plack wig as she does without if, Hertofore, persons with two pairs | mortars | “good wine and tobacco and crubbed | tells us about her new vice, picked of wearable shoes were not eligible —_— .+ —— | floors and years of people’s comings nd goings—would be impossible in ordinary times. An attempt at it tcday would be an affront to every ration card And so we have a French Market where the stalls are bright with artifical flowers, plaster fish, shop- made lobster and papier-mache watermelons and bananas. The long clusters of red peppers are real, and a few cabbages and stalks of celery and squash and white on- ions, but the most diligent house- wife would have a hard time col- lecting the making of a meal Today's is the scene wherein In- "HOW U.S. ENGINEERS FLY REPLACEMENTS TC FRONT ENGINEERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCE demonstrate how they transport he: up in Minnesota where she recently visited “Chewing gum,” She picked a she says. fine time for it, with chicle practically rationed, but she is the only addict I know who meticulously saves the wrapper for subsequent disposal. It may be small comfort in a bleak world, but it’s something to know that your rationed shoes will never pick up Bergman's gum. GUCKER RETURNS J. W. Gucker, merchandise brok- er, returned Sunday from a short business trip to Skagway. to apply. SRS Y et YOUNG ALEUT MATRON DIES AT ST. AN 'YIGOROUS ACTION - BY LOCAL DOCTOR | Helen Mandregan, young Aleut | evacuee, died yesterday at 4:45 p. m. at St. Ann’s Hospital, where she had been taken fast Saturday for medical attention. Wife of Tracy Mandregan, the young woman was 24 years old at the time of her death Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later, the Charles W. Carter Morticians in charge, announce. Empire Classifieds Pay! 4 i avy pieces of fighting equipment in large planes and gliders to wherever they are urgently needed. Inside a C-47 transport plane (top) troops it around a tractor. Behind the plane is a g}ider carrying troops and a jeep. After the glider lands, four of the engineers hold up the tail, its nose is hinged open, and the jeep is driven out. (International) LAUDED BY HAYS | The first manifestation of a vig- {orous policy of enforcement that is |being taken up with regard to the |segregation of careless persons in- {fected with venereal diseases, was |indicated last week when Dr. C. C. ECnrtor quarantined an infected in- dividual by incarceration in the jcity jail when he refused to abide ;by the doctor’s orders. | High praise for the doctor’s strong (action was voiced today by Dr "Georgc Hays, senior surgeon of {the Territorial Department of | Health, who pointed out that while |there have been many cases where promiscuous women have been iso- |lated, this is the first local in- ‘slance where a man has received the same treatment. | “Other communities and public [ health officers will be stimulated ito take the same action in appro- ;priate cases,” Dr. Hays said. “If |we are to have a double standard jof morals, we should also have a double-barrelled weapon to control parties of both sexes,” he added. SITKANS VISIT HERE While their boat was in port, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Peterson and baby daughter of Sitka, visited with friends in Juneau. They are on their way to Seattle. C e ‘W. 0. CARLSON MAKES | TRIP TO KETCHIKAN W. O. Carlson, fish buyer %or the New England Fish Company, left last night for Ketchikan, where he will consult with C. H. New- man, company head. Mr. Carlson expects to be gone about ten days. LET'S SEE -~ 3 HOURS AND US QWY OF PORT —-- - & NCE, WE'RE LOSING BUTITUDE 1 CanN FEEL AT in Lineups - First ! Game April 18 (By Associated Press) Baseball filled the air like tracer bullets today as cight Pacific Coast the serious business of training Some teams, season officially commenced this week. It was the latest get-a-way in league history, allowing only three weeks of training compared to the usual five. The league opens on April 18, whereas it usually starts April 1 or in the first week of April. The {teams will have only a few px'nctice“""“ games. Schedule for the first week will be | youthful protege of the fight train- | at San Diego, Portland at!er, is tops The lad contributes an |k Seattle rong as the spy-ring leader, MOre than 6000 prisoners Wer efggcramento, Onkland at Los Angeles |appealing and Hollywood at San Francisco. Seattle in Idaho The Seattle Rainiers assembled pand with Trudy Ment the continual heavy artillery |for training at Lewiston, Idaho, the first time they've ever warmed up | in the north. Riddled by loss during the winter, the team is re- building with only six regulars. They purchased Len Gabrielson from Hollywood, a first baseman, and sold outfielder Spencer Harris to Portland. Seattle ended in third place last year. Sadly in need of catchers, the Rainiers lost regular Bob Collins who has decided to continue rail- | roading in Pittsburgh. Pitcher Hal Turpin has not re- ported yet, and the Rainiers have lost five other hurlers—all main- stays - Dick Barrett, Larry Guay, Carl Lisher, Dewey Soriano and Al | Libke Sweeney Is IlI Los Angeles is training at Ana- heim with Manager Bill Sweeney including Senttlv.‘ and a desert flanking column in |started exercising last week, but the | FUN KEYNOTE Screen Newcomers ight to the Heart” 20th Cen- tury-Fox's latest romantic comedy )ls fast and funny. The film, now !.u the 20th Century, is well paced {full of comic situations and played | competent featured cast to' the Heart” by a | “Right s sure to capture the hearts and sense of humor of all who see it Allen, a newcomer to the screen |is well cast as the playboy, who learns how to take it. Cobina Wright, Jr., provides the glamorous souch in the role of a cafe society |siren, who almost ensnares Allen and his money. Cobina’s in her na- tural environment and she does and very convincingly Stanley Clements as “Stash,” the performance in the |“tough-guy” role and confirms the rave notices he has been receiving !since his recent advent to Holly- wood. - SIXTY-FOUR FLY WITH ACA OVER LAST WEEKEND ssengers leaving Juneau for | Excursion Inlet on Saturday with |Alaska Coastal Airlines were Frank J. Balanch, Douglas W. Heay, Mrs. A. Judson, Rachel Dick, John Head- land, Dave Howard, Peter Guerro. Returning to Juneau from Ex- cursion Inlet with Alaska Coastal | Airlines on Saturday were Joseph |'T. Flakne, Chester D. Ross, Robert {Hutchinson, H. S. Henderson, L. IN FIGHT FILM| 20th Ceniliry Has "'Right| fo the Heart,” Starring } provides a | League baseball clubs got down to'jew high in light fomantic fun that | stay TANL WIND - KM - WE SHOWD BE DROPPING DOWN 0N OGN \SLAND VERN SHORTIM NOW - AW Y. ¢ recovering from a tonsil operation. Portland’s Beavers are training at San Jose, with Bill Klepper, form- er, Seattle owner, Portland busi- ness manager signing 16 players. San Francisco, Oakland, Sacra- mento and Hollywood are training at home. President Phil Bartleme of the Sacramento champs says there is no chance for the Sacs to repeat this year, that he is rebuilding the team with six regulars as the base, The San Francis¢o hurlers work- ed last week with the rest of the squad reporting today. All of the teams lost men to the armed forces and to war industries, but are attempting to carry on the best way possible with oldtimers and 4-F players. MEASLES EPIDEMIC DEMANDS CAREFUL DAILY INSPECTION Because of the present light epi- | demic of measles in Douglas, dally visits are being paid by Public| Health Nurse Stephenie Bogdon, | both to the school classrooms and | to the twelve home cases, | Room inspections and distrxbutlnn“ of educational literature as part of | the program for control have been | inauguated by Miss Bogdon, who ! also urges parents to inspect.chil- dren carefully each morning before sending them to school. “Running noses, running eyes and coughing are definite symptoms which when detected should have | prompt treatment,” she said. “Such children should be put to bed and | the principal, teachers or public nurse notiffed. It is unfair to your | own child and to others to permit | him to attend school under such conditions,” she warned. s i e K i el T. A. MORGAN RETURNS | FROM TRIP TO SITKA T. A. Morgan, President of the| Columbia Lumber Company, re- turned today from a short business trip to the company branch m\ Sitka. { | - > - | MATT SHIELDS HERE FROM EXCURSION INLET Matt Shields, personnel manager for the Guy F. Atkinson Company at ‘Excursion Inlet, arrived with Alaska Coastal today for a short here. JOSEPH F. KRAUSE GOES TO HOME IN KETCHIKAN Joseph F. Krause, AF. of L.| member of the War Manpower‘ committee which met here recent- | ly, left yesterday for his headquar- ] ters in Ketchikan. i Edson Stone, | Saturday Sitka R. Smith, Ed Bockhop, J. H. Tlesh- ler, E. L. Govan, C. A. Gemsner, Robert Harrison, H. Kazee, George O. Roberts, Jack Grim, Ed Metz. H. PAGE THREE WHERE THE BETTER 20" CENTORY Y TN W RS 4 S BIG PICTURES PLAY NOW Playing Brenda Joyce « Joseph Alfen, Jr.. Cabina Wright, Jr. » Stanley Clements A TWENTIF'H CENTURY-FOX PICTURE | l Inlet, Isturis, from Excursion Gomez McGuire | Elizabeth Peters Eloise Isturis | Passengers with ACA for Sitka |today were G. L. Neuill, E. L. Grif- ifin, Jessle McCrary; for Excursion |Inlgt, Major H. K. Besch, Vergne Hoke, James Huston, Roy Burke, | Chester Sharkey, Harold Lodge, W H. Smith, H. I. May, Harold Sho- bert, W .H. Matthews, Jr. Arriving in Juneau with ACA to- “d:\_\' were, from Sitka, Dan Moller, [Mrs. C. C. Sharkey, Mr. and Mrs 10 A. Williams, Tom Morgan; from | Excursion Inlet, Dan Brazelton, Henry Cropley, L. D. Kretzmore, ‘!nuy Baier, Wayne W. all and | Matt Shields. R |MRS. FRANK A. BOYLE, MR#. LEO ROGGE TO JVISIT IN STATES | Mrs. Frank A. Boyle and Mrs. |Leo Rogge left Sunday for the ‘s,uth to spend the next two months visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. |Boyle plans sto spend the greater part of her time in Victoria, B. C., !wnh her mother while Mrs. Rogge will visit relatives in Seattle be- jfore returning to her home in Fair- Leaving here for 'Sitka with ACA |banks on Saturday were were Laurence Zeearra,! | Charles Gregory, Joe Ghigge, Grant | for the last two months while her | Courtney. Arriving in Juneau from husband, Representative Rogge of Marie the Fourth Division, was here for Megel, Henry Meéad, Joe Meherin. the session of the Territorial Leg- Mr. and Mrs. Hank Brouillette were | outgoing ‘passengérs 'f6r Haines on | - Saturday and incoming from Peli can were H. B. Foss and James Ryan. Mrs. Rogge has been in Juneau | islature, ———e— LM 'MRS. JESSIE McCRARY TO SPEND MONTH IN SITKA Mrs. Jessie McCrary, manager of william Peck was an outgoing |the Juneau office for Sears Roe- AND SNUFFY SMITH WEY, {ARD BIRD COME Back HERE AND FRSTE! GRFETN-BELT ¥ MOWR N NN POTH, °\“Giib\‘fl\\. ] LA GOWY' 1IP A HAVE A HERRTY HEART ALK \NIE TH passenger with ACA for Sitka on |buck Company, left today for Sit- Sunday. Arriving here with ACA |ka to spend the next month with Sunday were, from Sitka, Gladys| the company office in that com-|served as the insignia of the U. 8. Stanley, Eddie Swope and James munity. GOTHAM WELCOMES CHINA’S FIRST ADET LU AND FLORENCE CHU add flowers to their greetings as they welcome Madame Chiang Kai-shek on her arrival'in New York. The city’s offioial welcome was extended by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia and Mrs. LaGuardia, who are showh with China’s First Lady as they left Pennsylvania Station. Learning ot Madame: Chiang’s intention to visit New York’s Chinatown, most of the business for that city within a city wag suspended for the day. Governors of nine states added their greetings. es Syndicats ByBILLY DeBECK | 3" ——— MINUTES LATEST NEWS —— 30 NOW PLAYING ‘Manpower® NEWS—CARTOON Forest Chief Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard has appointed Lyle F\. Watts, above, of Missoula, Mont., as chief of the United States For- | est Service. Watts has been serv- | ing as assistant to Secretary | Wickard in charge of farm labor activities. J A brass hat-plate bearing.an eagle | Marine Corps in 1804. LADY . - (International) 4 ~ly e, loc., Workd S s ieserved.