The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 14, 1943, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1943 THEY KEEP OUR CONVOY'’S SAILING! with ' LEE BOWMAN \AN M-G-M PICTURE — ALSO — I'The Three Stooges Glacier Park—News HEATRE Show Place of Juneau NEWS CLUB MEMBERS CAN RIDE TO ME Thege will be bus service evening for the Douglas Women's Club meeting to at the home of Mrs. J. W on Nohb'Hill, according to club presi- dent, \Mrs. Norman Rustad. Douglas attendants to the meet- ing mmst be at the drug store cor- nesshortly before 8 o'clock to make connecticns. CANNERYMAN ROBYNOC® ARRIVES FOR SEASON Doni Robinson, las Fiskeries ied by his and Mrs. Hilma Haga,housckeeper for the cannery crew heads, arrived here this morn- ing for an early start towards the wife season’s preparations. Elmer Grandy, |° foreman | who will be warehouse under’ Robinson, also arrived assist vwith building operations. to MOVE TO JUNEAU My Leona Sebenico and daugh- ter Alfreda Fleck transferred their residence to an apartment in Ju- neau the first of this week. JUNI PROM DATE IS 2 SET FOR MAY EIGHTH We( junior class of Douglas High Schgiol. has - announced Saturday, May' 8, as the date of their prom lhl@yenr to be given in the school gym, » with Bob Tew’s orchestra furnishing the music € rs of the class are Betty Bay t, Alfreda Fleek, Roger Con- nofiand Doris Balog ARTARCTIC FITMS SHOWN FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AT NOON Introducing an innovation for Jufttau High but one that is com- mon' practice at schools in the States, .the noon hour today was utilized for the showing of the 1, feet of color movie film of A ral Richard E. Byrd's trip to the Antarctic, obtained here through thg geod offices of Major R. W. Freeman, Attending students munched their luniches during the film and seemed little rhandicapped by the double ac| Necessity for the time- sa¥ing ‘arrangement is because of the less of schocl time to date due toothe recent close down. {IMELY STORY, GOOD CAST IN "RENDEZVOUS' Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers in Dramatic War Story at Capitol Theatre Moving rapidly, dealing with the serious dramatic matter of secret nemy codes in wartime, and yet ightened and made brightly hu- morous by excellent direction and tory treatment, is “Pacific Rendez- {vous” at the Capitol Theatre to- night. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic- |ture features the highly competen Lee Bowman and the rapidly rising | newcomer, Jean Rogers, Bowman is | ‘ven better as Lt. Bill Gordon, code | xpert, than *he was the suave radic reformer” of “Kid Glove Killer." |Jean Rogers more than follows {through on her excellent work in | ‘Dr. Kildare’s Victory” and “Sun- day Punch. | In fact, Miss Rogers proves her- elf definitely a comedienne in Pacific Rendezvous.” So complete- ly in love with Bill Gordon that he ignores danger signals and gets hem both involved with spies and jdanger, Miss Rogers exhibits a de- lightful comic quality. As a screw. ball hercine she has a new touch, a refreshing technique. "TrailerElTa‘pélv” Drive Is Project Sponsored, CDA The fortieth birthday anniversary celebration of the Catholic Daugh- ters of America, which occurs June d the “Queen of! {f Mary Immacu- he Catholic Daugh- the trailer chapel ed the Paulist use &l the Iront. Ty out the project the or- ation is sponsoring a “Na- mal Mile of Dimes” drive, and asking one humble dime or more irom each person. the aim of ct a trailer chapel will be second to none and at the same time a monument to the Catholic Daughters of America. y Chapel Described The chapel car will have an al’ar opening from the side, a speaking platform, public address system, motion picture projector, turntable for the playing of rec- ords preparatory to religious pro- grams, living quarters and other facilities. Through subscriptions to “Mile of Dimes,” the “Queen Peace” is expected to blaze new trails for God and country, the sponsoring organization declares. It was also voted that the Jun- ior CDA should participate in the trailer campaign by soliciting dimes from aill junior members, to be used for vestments, chalice, and other altar appointments of the trailer chapel. Friends and rela-, tives of the seniors and juniors may also contribute to this sacred mile of dimes, it is pointed out. Communion Breakfast Plans Plans have also been made for the annual national communion breakfast, to be held the first Sun- day in May. A committee com- posed of Mrs. Walter Hellan, Mrs. Miles Godkins, Mrs. Felix Toner, Miss Vivian Tise, and Miss Mary Jean McNaughton, are making plans regarding the breakfast. These will be announced later. A social in the form of an Eas- ter party will serve as the next meeting of the CDA, and will be held at the home of Mrs. Felix Toner, with Vivian Tise as chair- the courts to which the of | | ALERTHELD [MacARTHURIN TOMORROW|COMMENT ON WAR SCENES| (Continued from Page One) With a first aid problem, requir- ing ambulances assigned, there will be a pracsice Alert tomorrow night at 7:15 o'clock, R. E. Robertson, Director of Civillan Defense an- nounced. The problem is to be to furnish (irst aid to a patient suffering from a simulated fractured right fore- arm and wrist. Ambulances will be required the patients must be taken aalty stations for attention by phy- sicians. ALASKA TERR. GUARDS MEET 7:30 THURSDAY Alaska Territorial Guards will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'- lock at Elks Hall instead of the asual hour of 8 o'clock, it was announced today. Specified equipment for the reg- glar Thursday meeting which will! ake place tomorrow night is to be incoats, coveralls and leggings. +All members of the Guards are requested to attend the meeting and to be on time. RN, O . of Australia with an asion in mind this summer. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, commenting on Blamey's“ statement, asserted that the Japs| ould need a large naval force to| invade Australia, and said there were no indications of any such force. Contrary to the Secretary’s opin- ion, MacArthur said the primary hreat to Australia would not re-| uire an initial concentration of na- | val striking power, g, ,matter of fact, Jap naval forces of | great strength, although beyond our | bomber range, are within easy striking distance of Australia.” MacArthur asserted the “first line | of Australian defense is our bomb- ! ers, alone,” and “the range of our| air force in the surrounding waters | marks a stretch of no-man's sea which is the measure of our safe- | ty.” | Commenting further, MacArthur | spoke’ of our submarine activities and the control of the western sea- lanes and outside approaches to Australia as assets for future stra-| | tegy. CITY OFFICERS SWORN IN FOR 1943-44 TERMS Committees for the 1943-44 year were named this week at a special meeting of the new City Council, and Mayor Harry I. Lucas and new- ly-elected Councilinen, Elroy Nin- nis, Oscar Harri and Edward Shaf- fer were sworn in by City Magis- trate Grover Winn. The first regular meeting will be held this Friday night at 8 p. m. when new year will be considered. Com- mittees chosen are as follows, the first name representing the chair- man Finance, Taxation and Appropri- ations—Ninnis, Harry Lea and Harri Fire, Water, Health and Sanita- tion N. Floyd Fagerson, Nin- nis and Harri. Schools and Library — Shaffer, Fagerson and Ralph Beistline. Streets, Sewers and Lights — Beistline, Lea and Shaffer. Floats and City Beistline and Boat Harbor, Properties — Harri, Shaffer - ALASKA MOVIES BE SHOWN AT C. OF C. MEET HERE A new U. S. Forest Service sound movie, “Alaska’s Forest Arsehal,” Dessert Bridge For Mrs. Case At Blake Home| | | TWOINJURED IN SHOOTING SCRAP HERE Continuea 1rom Page One) Mrs. Kelly Blake entertained las night with a dessert bridse at her| home honoring Mrs. Howard Case, tables of bridge playing.' C: with he band expects to leave as so00l fly- veather permits, for the Good- ws Bay area, where Mr. Case will engaged in mining. Mrs. Cace xpects to visit an aunt at Bethel 1 the way, Bridee prizes went to Elma Ol- and to Mrs. Wilbur Wes- ter, second. These present in addition to the suest of honor were Mrs. Hugh Wade, Mrs. John McLaughlin, Elma Olson, Mrs. E. S. Evans, Dalma Hansen, Mrs. Elmer Benedict, Mrs. Wilbur Wester, Mabel Monsen, Mrs. Leonard Berlin, Velma Bloom, Mrs. Monte Grisham, Mrs. Alf N. Mon- ¢ che attempted to escape. sen, Marjorie Tillotson, Mrs. E. L.| Sne said he followed her part way | Bartlett, Mrs. James Orme, Pearl qown the stairs, and shot at her Peterson and Mrs. Evelyn Brown.|again, although the second blast i who assisted the hostess. | failed to score. She disclaims any - JOINT M {hirgovzlzugglo how Jackson obtained | FOR LEGION BE h four M s d o1 ficers, told them his wife had come to his room last night and had shot him in the face with the shotgun, after which he seized the gun and shot her. Mrs. Jackson, however, tells a different story, saying she returned to her apartment after attending a movie and found that her quarters had been broken into. The two had not been living together. Her Story She said Jackson was standing in- | side of the entrance with the shot- gun in his hands, that he struck her in the face and then shot her ) will be shown to members of the Chamber of Commerce at their noon meeting tomorrow in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, Harry Sperling said today. The films show much of South- east Alaska and include local scenes and people. A special guest will be Mildred Keaton, Alaska Office of Indian Affairs nurse from the Arctic Coast, who will speak. D STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 14, — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6'%, American Can ), Anaconda 29, Bethlehem Steel 63':, Commonwealth and Southern General Motors 48%, Interna- tional Harvester 68%, Kennecott 32%, New York Central 16%, Nor- thern Pacific 14%, United States Steel 55, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 13249, rails 33.85, utilities 18.77. Piiiiad™ s QAT NEW MEAT PRICE LIST POSTPONED 1 MONTH BY OPA WASHINGTON, April 14. — The city appointments for the! Police—Lea, Ninnis and Fagel‘son.‘ . EETING “ Late this afternoon, officers an-| i nounced that the facts have been | presented to Assistant U. S. At- { HELD MONDAY i st | torney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., who has authorized the filing of a complaint A joint meeting of the American | Legion and the Auxiliary is planned | for next Monday, April 19, when | plans for activities of the Child| Welfare Department will be dis-| cussed and explained. Entertain- | ment is also being provided, plans for which will be announced later., A good-sized group saw the Byrd Expedition color films shown hy | Major R. W. Freeman, who had | obtained them for the purpose fromi his friend and long-time associate, | R. G. Fraser, official camera man | on the expedition. | Shots particularly enjoyed by ! the audience included the man-like big emperor penguins, both stand- | ing erect and slipping along on; their huge stomachs, as well ns‘ some fine shots of baby fur seals. The pastel colorations typical of the “white continent” are particu- larly beautiful, and are also rem-| iniscent of winter Alaskan interior scenes. e, — against Jackson, charging him with |OPA has postponed for a month assault with intent to kill. |the effective date for its newly an- Continue Probe Inounced retail prices of beef, veal, FBI Agents, Chief of Police Mon- |jymp, and mutton and hinted that agle, and U. 8. Deputy Marshal Sid | some prices may be cut down be- Thompson are engaged in the in-|fore the new effective date, May vestigation of the shooting. 15. The new price list was to be Indications are that Jackson had " e.o 05y o0 wounded his wife, then turned the B gun on himself, not fatally wound- Officers sald Jackson and his wife - SENTENCED, 13 BILLION EXECUTION DO”_AR BOND . Mag Sieplll;an_;o Pay for I Crime, But Supreme DRIVE MOVES' Cour stays Action ST [ DETROIT, WASHINGTON, April 14. — The The execution of German born had not been getting along well together. Mich., April 14. thirteen billion dollar second war Max Stephan, convicted traitor, was ——————— MYSTERY FIlM NEW FEATURE, 207H CENTURY Wallace Ford Starred in1 Monogram’s ‘Murder by Invitation' | by preview TONIGHT and - | | critics as a| swiftly paced mystery thriller |Monogram's “Murder by Invita Ition,” starring Wallace Ford and |Marian Marsh, Sarah Padden and ‘Goorg@ Guhl, opens tonight at the '20th Century Theatre, | Based on a novel plot, the story | centers around the whim of an eccentric spinster who invites a }gmnp of prospective heirs to visit {her rambling old mansion so she can decide who shall be given her ,fortune. With a murder taking place the !first night of the visit, the picture iswings into high immediately and lnovvr lets down until the final fade- |out. Sarah Padden is seen as the eccentric woman, while Wallace |Ford appears as a newspaper col- umnist who finally solves the 'crimes. | “Murder by Invitation,” marks the return to the screen of Marian Marsh, who went into retirement ymore than a year ago. She is seen |as the “Girl Friday” of Ford, and turns in a good acting job. e "This Is the “Army” IsNow Being Filmed Members of Big Cast, How- ever Are Just Regular Johnny Doughboys By ROBBIN COONS Hailed finds seven frightened people | AW I:ACKEI. Directed by PHIL I.OSEN Servenplay by GEORGE BRICKER INCOME TAX FOR BRITISH NOT CHANGED Levies on Certain Commo- | dities, Also Theatre | Seals, Increased | HOLLYWOOD—This is the Ar- my, all right. It's tougher on the boys of “This Is the Army” than it is on Johnny Doughboy in his camps around this town. Johnny Doughboy, when he comes to Hollywood on leave, can {do what he pleases as long as it's not something the M. P.s might object to. He can date a movie star, and he can go dining and dancing at the night spots, and he can play around the Hollywood Canteen and hobnob with the pic-| ture crowd. But Johnny Doughboy of “This Is the Army” is here to work. He's| | on a military mission. He’s here' LONDON, April 14—The British only because he's part of the “This income taxes for the coming fiscal | Is the Army” Detachment, Pro- Year remain unchanged but levies | visional Task Force, Service of On tobacco, beer, whiskey, wines' Supply, U. S. Army. He arrived, and movie theatre seats have been | with his fellows and commanders,'increased. in military secrecy, and will depnrt‘ This is what Chancellor of the the same way—tor where he doesn't, Exchequer Sir Kingsley Wood told know. | the House of Commons in his an- {nual budget message. Irving Berlin’s production fin-| AT i.»-heddlr.:‘ r}(;m]i‘ showings a:lx(d re- | B urned to Hollywood to th o et weonens. o Nation's Wood Woes Now Becoming Most : 4 Serious of Warlime which paid $250,000 to Army Emm-} (Continued from Page One) | gency Relief, for the right to film | it, is beginning to look like a camp. | That's what it is, as far as the | soldier-actors are concerned. They have their own orderly room, Lheir‘ own military dispensary, and prob- ! ably will have their own mess hall. to institute a-'wh;:chs-ale enforce- ’ re | ment program of this type now It’s a soldier’s life, just as it Was | oI e ions’ tiore splinter to all- ?‘l::lngo:dhe ’?fi;eyt;t r::urzmiv:rglout war production. For example, 10 a. m. to midnight. Here, because | Guy Sy Mgla. takd Trom btk 4 ~ 120 percent more manpower to main- ;":Z;f"}ffe“':w;*;”‘:; t::nmi;le i‘;»tain such a program, without in- apartments around town, meeung‘ creasing the present necessary war- : time yields. th r -2+ - u:nrj'r;: u:;o:t ;:f;ll:f,‘:f a-0ay Xa-| "On the other hand, they admit it's time for taps, thcrezg;; ‘,bed_-maz wartime demands are forcing check”—and Johnny Doughboy bet- ter be there. or on the fighting fronts, and “This Is the Army” will be no more, except on film. The company drills on a field which is part of the movie lot, about a mile away from the sound ~ - PAGE THREE WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAYI To0"CENTURY THURSDAY IT'S A RENDEZVOUS WITH FEAR! 9 A famous Broadway columnist invades the shadowy mansion of a millionaire recluse and waiting for murder to strike! It's the weirdest mystery of the year! Afso: TIM McCOY in “GUN CODE" “THE PERFECT SNOB” some overcutting. Shortage of mllfl power, tires, trucks and gasoling (for hauling) necessitates this, in the meantime, they insist, I accessible forest areas are correspondingly under-cut. The lumberman argue that if some small sections have beel comp!~tely cut out, there enough sced (rees nearby to pere mit “matur> to reforest the land as she has done so many - times i the past to the consternation af the ‘profits’ who said that she wouldn’t.” . 2 (Tomorrow: How War Is Whittling Our Wood Supply.) s - UNEXPECTED GUESTS When unexpected guests drop | in—America's most distinguished beer provides the friendly, pet- b fect welcome. That famous fla- vor found only in SCHLITZ | makes an instant hit with every lover of real beer. It's one of the | better things of life—yet some- thing everybody can afford. You don’t bhave to drink a bitter beer. Schlitz meth- ods of brew- PRISONER HERE bond drive rolled along behind the|ioday set for April 27 in the Fed- ing control MANY THINGS in your home may not be burned duning the fire, but they cam be destroyed or dam- aged beyond repair by ‘smwoke and water. If .you haven’t sufficient insarance on your house- hold goods, you may not be:able to refurnish your home. Ask this Hartford agency to check your in- sunance. Shattuck “Agency Y {INSURANCE—BONDS . JUNEAU MANY FLY WiTH ALASKA COASTAL PLANES TODAY Arrivals in Juneau from Ketchi- kan with Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday afternoon were Mrs. L. Mc Millan and B. F. Heintzleman. J. L. McCormick was a passenger from Ketchikan to Petersburg. Leav Juneau today for Snka, with ka Coastal Airlines were R. T. Daggar, Iris Littlefield, A. J. Giardina, J. L. Farley, K. Westfall, | Haroid Johnson, Tom Morgan, Ken- | neth Ede, E. K. Rushton, Martin Teng, Joe Moralis, T. Blum, A. Pet- erson. Arrivals from Sitka today were Leonard Shortridge, Florence Church, Elizabeth Johnson, Fannie Johnson, Willie Johnson, George Johnson, Marion Willis. Leaving here today for Excursion Inlet were W. E. Wood, H. Elmer Elwin, Karl Ashbrenner, A. S. Reu- | ben, and W. H. Matthews, Jr. ! GIL RICH LEAVES | Gil Rich, merchandise broker who headquarters in Ketchikan, has left for his home after an ex- tensive business trip. i | unofficial estimates that some two billion dollars were probably sub- scribed during the first 24 hours. At least 6,000 newspapers, daily and weekly are carrying advertise- ments, stories and editorials ex- plaining and supporting the cam- paign that started Monday and continues for three weeks. The ad- vertising space is given by the news- papers without charge to the gov- ernment and the Treasury reports that a total of about 18750 full SENT TO SEATTLE T0 FACE CHARGE U. . District Court Judge George | ¥. Alexander has signed a warrant | for removal of Hartley Bent.onI Ciegler, wanted by U. S. Commis- | sioner Harry Westfall in Seattle on a charge of falsely swearing un- der oath in applying for a pernit to enter Alaska. cral Correctional Institutional at Milan, Mich., by Federal Judge Tuttle. Stephan, handcuffed, wept through the proceedings. In Washington, however, the Su- preme Court granted a stay of ex- ecution to continue pending a fur- ther order. The Tribunal court on April 3 denied Stephan's request to review his conviction but under the Su- This is the first case of its kind in Juneau. Warrants have been is- sued in Seattle for several other persons who entered Alaska after falsifying their applications. Ciegler, who has been held in the U. S. federal jail here on a charge of being a fugitive from jus- tice, is accused of making false statements in his travel permit application concerning his crimin- al record. el ® 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) ‘Temp. Tuesday, April 14: Maximum 54, minimum 39. Rain—.18 inch. ® o o o * o o PSS G Bulgaria's seaport of covered by a tidal A. D, e e 0 f Varna was wave in 540 preme Court rules, 25 days are al- lowed filing of a rehearing appli- cation. pages, costing millions of dollars will be printed during the rest of the month. stages. They march there, on days when they're not needed for the camera. Each man has a gun to keep oiled, clean and shining, and | each man knows how to use fit— :xnh in manual of arms and shoot- ng. It is the Army—even when Michael Curtiz, the director, has them on the sound stages. Men from various branches of the serv-| ice, all now thoroughly trained as| infantrymen, are ready to snap in- to action at a director’s word. to- HYPERACID STOMACHS MONEY BACK QUARANTEE ‘3 s capture just the KISS of the hops, not their barsh bitterness. & Taste Schlitz B and you'll § never want to back 10 o itter beer, ‘THE BEER A THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOU$ i And afterward? 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