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

- ¥ TONIGHT! Fingers at the Window Lew Ayres—Laraine Day & FRIDAY—SATURDAY i THEY WERE GOOD IN A CLINCH.. ... but she was one woman they couldn't handle! WiILLIAM LUNDIGAN JEAN ROGERS DAN DAILEY, IR. M-G-M Picture SECOND FEATURE [ DOUBLE STARS and DOUBLE THRILLS! with BILL ELLIOTT TEX RITTER RUTH FORD < PREVUE TONIGHT 12:30 THEATRE Show Place of Juneau Federal Prisoners Are Even Rallying Arcund Our Flag in War Time (Continued from Page One) will operate much the same as parole boards operate, selecting only the worthy. Although only a few have been in operation very long, it already is reported that the eagerness of prisoners to fight for their country has been proved much more than an attempt on the part of some to gain freedom On the actual production side. Representative Stefan has some interesting figures. Federal prison- ers today are producing more than 1,000 pounds of milk a day in ex- cess of their own generously ap-| portioned needs. In the last two! years, they have produced more!Stacker, out all by herself at the pgiy than 2000000 canvas bags, tar- paulins and tents; nearly 10,000,- 000 pounds of metal shelving; more | than 1,000,000 pairs of army shoes; about 17,000,000 yards of heavy cot-| ton fabrics; a half-million metal | food trays; and in all a carload of war supplies every 50 minutes. i Many of the pi ing on a three-a-day shifts, with! inmates working up to as many as 60 hours a week at their own re-’ quests. | | Mr. Stefan sums it up this way: “In a world where prisons in cer- tain countries are a synonym for| brutality, suppression and even an-; nibilation, it is a notable mark in the faith in democracy that federal prisons here offer to their inmates' opportunity for self-development, a| chance to participate in the needs of the outside world on a self-re- specting basis, and hope for the future.” To me, the prison war record is a little more than that. It proof that most of the “striper” would rather be prisoners in the U. 8. A. than take their chances in a world controlled by Axis gang- sters. What else can you read into the record of their cooperation in the war effort? Writer Gives Graphic Eye Witness Account Of Alaska Sea Fight (Continued from Page One) funnel vessel with three masts for and aft. I was still watching it when it began to blossom fire. A voice somewhere in back of me said, “hell, there are two heavies and a light.” Then, after what seemed a very Jong time, six spurts showed just off our starboard. The flagship's patteries replied almost immediate- ly, but the smoke around the Jap ships prevented me from seeing where our salvoes landed. I did notice the two transports belching huge clouds of black smoke, dis- appearing rapidly behind the line of black warships. My three-stacker turned out to be a light cruiser, and it seemed to cover the whole horizon with gun flashes, like lights on a busy tele- phone switchboard. Just then a Jap shell exploded nearby and the bridge of the flag- ship jumped with the shock. An ex- tra tin hat rolled across the deck. the door of the chart house, half LARAINEDAY, | LEW AYRES, IN | MYSTERY HIT "’Fingers at the Window” Is High Class Chiller at Capitol Theatre A band of murderers, hypnotical- 1y controlled by a mind miles away provides excitement in a new type of Hollywood mystery in “Fingers at the Window,” with Lew Ayres, Laraine Day and Basil Rathbone, now playing at the Capitol Theatre The story opens with an epidemic {of axe murders in Chicago, commit ted by lunatics who, when appre-| |hended, remember nothing. Ayres lenacts a young actor who turns amateur detective when the mur-| derers menace Miss Day, playing a, night club dancer. i | Despite police opposition he| iworks on the theory that a single {mind with a purpose is directing the {killings, and by shrewd deduction the finds the key to the mystery amid attempts to murder him by {insulin shock, by throwing him be- |fore an oncoming elevated train for a simulated accident, and finally in a battle for life at the dramatic climax vainly to close it. He found it was ,jammcd and finally forced it shut Dodge Shells The heavy cruiser behind us was dodging shells. The flagship was almost out of range, but the second cruiser was in the midst of almost constant waterspouts where the Jap shells landed. A few of them straddled her neatly and others burst off her hows. When one pattern of shells land- ed ahead of her, the captain would turn her sharply, and by the time “e Jop curnors had corrected the range for the next salvo, she wasn't trere. \dmiral McMorris had his h'nd jammed into the pockets of pu-ki as he said, “order two destroyers to lay a smoke screen.” The destroyers seemed almost to turn on a pivot. Then Lieut. Commdr. A. A. Ov- tum pointed at the leading Jap ship and said, “that cruiser’s afire, Look at him.” Lost Track The Japs were dropping back fast and the course changes of the American forces were being or-! dered fast. I stopped trying to keep ck of our direction and was not conscious of the fact that we were again closing with the Jap fleet rather than running away until the dry voice of the flagship cap- ' tain, addressing the Admiral, asked permission to open fire on the nearest Jap vessel. It was my old friend the three- end of the Jap firing line. The flagship batteries opened up immediately, shaking the ship. | McMorris, his lips hardly moving, | said, “order three destroyers to make a torpedo attack.” An aide said “aye aye.” No one else on the bridge said three little destroyers, who look big in the harbor, but terribly small in | battle, turned away from us back toward the Jap fleet coming re-! lentlessly toward us. Smoke Screen | Just beyond, a criss cross pall of smoke hid our second cruiser. There | was confusion as new reports on | the other side, smoke and gun | flashes all ran together. One flash | was larger than the others, explod- ing a smole ball above it. Then | there was just a smoky center to {the seascape with three destroyer ! P'@ |of snouts coming out of it. The flashes continued, the shells! till fell near us. But the flashes be- | came fewer and fewer and finally there were none at all. | The communications sys!,em1 bawled out new reports and Ovrum jgripned at me and said, “we’re go- | HEAVYBLOW | IS STRUCKBY LIBERATORS One Airpori Believed Wip- | ed Out-Part of "On to Tokyo” Cqmpaign (Continued from Page One) | continuance of the United States! attacks) | Two-engined Mitchell bombers | attacked the Japanese bases in nor- thern Indo-China which lie across the Gulf of Tonkin from Hainen Island, and then P-40 fighters strafed the target areas. The Liberators flew unescorted | on the Hainen expedition, 200 miles | of their trip being the over-water hop across the Gulf of Tonkin. The | Japanese evidently were caught by surprise on both raids since the planes reached their targets with-| out interception On their first combat mission the Liberators commanded by Col. Eu- gene Beebe of Moscow, Idaho, a former pilot for Gen. Henry H Arnold, dropped thirty tons of| bombs on the Japanese airport and | harbor facilities at Samah | “Hits were scored on hangars, | barracks and runwa the com-| munique said. “One fire threw a| column of smoke two miles high,| believed from fuel storage.” ATTACKS ON KISKA MAKE NEW RECORD Americansrih Aleutians Chalk Up Many | Gainsin April ; (Continued from Page One) | and chain. In little over 30 ds the Americans made the following progress. { Stepped up bombing to the high- | est rate in the history of the Aleu-! tian campaign; | Drove the last Jap planes out of | the skies above Kiska; | Turned back one move attempt | by the Japs to get syoplies to their Aleutian bases when our naval | ferce intercepted a Jap convoy; Sank additional cargo ships es, starting fires; Ended the month with the high- est tempo of bombing yet recorded; | Prevented completion of a Jap| airfield which would be the only | thing that might reactivate Kiska as a threat to our island positions i | Bombarded Attu with naval fore- ! | | ners are operat- 2hything at all. Not then. Not when or Alaska. > OVERTIMEBILL PASSES HOUSE, 15 WORD HERE According to a radiogram receiv- | ed from Washington D. C., by Hugh | J. Wade president of the local| nch of the National Federation | fr Federal Employes, the bill re- | establishing overtime for all Fed- | eral employes was adopted yester- day by the House as submitted in a | Conference Committee report. ‘The bill lacks only the Presi- dential signature in order to be-| come law, since it was previously | | © Jack Kristan, ¢ ) Left, ONE of the brightest stars in thiig season’s fashion firmament is the versatile suit dress adapts itself to practical all-oceasion styling, because it b bines the trim look of a suit with-the soft flattery of a dre lit dresses shown combine charm with p above combines black rayon alpaca with fine black and white cross-barred rayon crepe. Gilet and but- Clever draping accents slim lines in the suit dress It has smart detachable touches in black and white print, which may be alter wearability. The three tons in white complete the symphony rayon faille, center nated with a frilly lingerie blouse Or collared gilet 1t is exquisitely tailored, and daimty drawn-work adds interest to detachable linen collar and blouse Fire Razes Snoqualmie Pass Lodge SKI PARTIES FOR SERV qualmie Pa BUD" KRISTAN DUE FOR MARINE OFFICER THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR _SUIT DRESS IS BRIGHT STAR OF STYLE FIRMAMENT . "SUNDOWN , Washington, went up in flames recently. JUNEAU ALASKA contrasting skirt and top; center, black faille suit dress; right, rayon crepe sheer frock. he third model 'PAT GILMORE T0 SERVE WITH NAVY TRAINING IN EAST iciant vnitea states attomey manager of the ing east.” ipassed by the Senate. It also makes Commdr. B. A. Robbins said, “rq1|Provision for beginning May 1, be damned if it didn’t work.” | which will be a refief to those who Lieut. W. L. Lamberson, his face|Make out Federal payrolls, who |still long because he wasn't allowed | Might subseqpently have had to| 1o take his airplane off the catapult, | Prepare a supplementary payroll 1 might make sandwiches,” he said.| M. Wade said. i I was astounded to find it was | The new bill with certain modi- half hour past lunchtime. fications, reenacts the law provid- The Jap ships had been pumpmg‘ing overtime for Federal employes shells at this smaller force for more‘which expired April 30. | :}':an (ou:- hours, had scored one of | AU T e smallest casualty lists on re- cord. | American losses were seven men! SIO(K OUOT‘"o"S dead, six seriously wounded and 14l slightly injured. 1 PRICES WEDNESDAY Must Redeem Corregidor, |Steel 67%, Commonwealth and | Southern 13/16, Curtiss Wright 19“‘“ International Harvester 67'%, Kennecott 34’4, New York Central 1197%, Northern Pacific 18%, Repub- Says MacArthur iy {lic Steel 17%, United States Steel | ALLIED HEADQUARTERS |[56%, Pound $4.04. IN AUSTRALIA, May 6. — | Dow, Jones averages Wednesday | Commemorating the anniver- |were as follows: industrials 13834, | sary of Corregidor's fall, Gen. rajls 36.81, utilities 20.24. Douglas MacArthur issued a i PR S LN LR | statement describing the fort- | N ress as the “Honor of the Na- |MOTHERS' DAY TEA AT HIGH SCHOOL { tion” and adding that “until | we lift the flag from its dust, | Given by girls of the Juneau we stand unredeemed before ]High School, the annual Mothers mankind. Until we claim the }und Daughters tea will be held to- i morrow afternoon between 3:35 and 5 o'clock in the math room at the ghastly remnants of its last gaunt garrison, we can but opened, slammed against the shoul- ders of the signalman standing next to me. He was unhurt and tried ?hlgh school. All mothers of high school girls are invited to attend. stand as humble supplicants be- fore Almighty God. There lies 1 our Holy Grail.” } | | New Alaska Hotel and Liquor Store, is a proud father today. He has just received word that his son, Marvin “Bud” Kristan, who visited here last summer, is one turned directly to me. “You nndif‘" the period to cover the lm.erim,l‘DI seven out of an original group of 750 Marines to be selected for an officers’ training class. Bud, who was attending the Uni- versity of Southern joined the Marines several months ago and has been in San Diego. H2 will go to the East Coast for his officer’s training. Jack Kristan fourteen months during World War was overseas for | Alaska Juneau mine stock closed |1 as an infantryman, but he 15 ‘Wednesday at 5%, American Can|pretty pround of his son in the 183%, ‘Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem |nfarines. L. S\Ng(wggum JRE SHWT - \;‘«—3 T AN TERDAN - NMRT @S NE, GEN'RW 2 California, | Pat J. Gilmore, Jr., will 'eave this veekend for Seattle and will report to the United States Navy for ac- tive duty as a lieutenant, j.g. ' ART BEAUDIN HERE {Art Beaudin, formerly manager of the Baranof Cogktail Lounge, flew in from Anchorage yesterday on the Alaska Star Airlines plane. He is at the Baranof Hotel. - GALLAWAS LEAV Harold Gallaw Alaska Star | Airlines executive, returned by | plane today to his headquarters at Anchorage. He has spent the past week here visiting his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. J. Galla- - BUY WAR BONDS BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH FRED ~ (ASswELl—~ <o 8¢ PERFECTN CRANK, NARD B\RO - Iges the season it is claiming top honors for chic and Fire of undetermined origin razed the four-story structure, one of the most pretentious at the summit of the Cascades. It had sleeping accommodations | for 85 persons and was the only lodge at the summit to serve meals to hungry skiiers. The blaze started on the roof alongside the chimney. It was the favorite haunt of service men learning to ski. IS "1 WESTERN WITH ! PUNCH THRILL 20th Century Thriller Is Not Another Run of the Mill Type Backed by a punch-packed story the ex-All American grid star John Kimbrough, plays the role of young marshal who is sent into the Oklahoma bad lands to main- tain law and order. in the current film at the 20th Century Theatre He has a tough time of it for a while, because he finds that he is up against some of the worst out- laws in the country. But with the help of straight-shooting gun, and pair of dynamite-packed fists, Johnny comes through to clean out the crooks and restore peace to the community Unlike most Westerns, there is a real effort in “Sundown Jim" to make it first-class film fare. Boast- ing an impressive set and an out- standing cast, the film is packed with enseful situations and well worked out dramatic action. Kim- brough shows promise, and may be- come the first Saturday idol to turn matinee idol - - "Voices"' Are Now Moving Up fo Stage By RAY PEACOCK and C. E. BUTTERFIELD W Because it and because it com- cticality. The outfit on the left of jet black NEW YORK—There is a welcome ¢ign on Broadway today for talent| from the radio studios as radip re- pays its debt to the stage—with in- terest It took starring performances Gj by two microphone veterans, Judith| Evelyn and Raymond Edward ' yg is a cool rayon sheer in navy attention to the increasing number dei of actors and actresses who have| come to be seen as well as heard. | Miss Evelyn, native of South Da- |y, kota but sed in Cana came to Broadw an unknown when “Angel Street” opened December 5,| 1941. She had had stage experience, as but considered herself a radio ac- ! tress. “Angel Street” still is running, and Miss Evelyn, slender and \blonde, won the Drama League Award for the best performance of 1942—an honor won by only two other actresses, Katherine Cornell and Helen Hayes. Johnson did virtually the same thing this season with the open- ing of Sgt. Sidney Kingsley's dra- ma, “The Patriots,” on January 29. Although experienced in stock, and in fact a former drama instructor at Indiana University, Johnson had | been a network periormer for a | ade, and his portrayal of Thom- | as Jefferson was his first on a Broadway stage. Johnson, 31, is from Kenosha, Wis. Also in “The Patriots” Is House Jamieson, ‘who although a stage | veteran is known on the radio as | Henry Aldrich’s father. In the same | | bracket are Ann Thomas, raucous' | secretary to Paul Muni in the cur- | rent “Counsellor-at-Law,” and Al- lan Reed of “The Pirates.” Miss 'Thomas has been in 37 Broadway | ~ | plays, but doubles on the radio to! REBEKAHS PLANNING FOR her steady profit. Reed, also known} GOODIE SALE SOON as Ted Bergman, is an establibhed‘, At the last meeting of the Rebe- 'radio character actor and announc- | | de kahs it was decided to hold a!er. goodie sale and the date of May The new hit musical, “Okla- 22 was set, location to be an- homal” presents veteran Betty | nounced later. | Garde, who since 1933 had appeared | = S almost exclusively in radio. Blonde Patricia Peardon, star of ‘“Junior| |YOU'LL ROCK WITH SHOCK WHEN THE “YOUNG AMERICA" e c———— | clifford Jrom——" " PAGE THREE here the Better BIG Pictures Play TO0™CENTURY Last Time Tonight e "MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE, 4 THRIBLER. D ""S“NDOWN JiM” Mc+ Artiebell Carpenter, nty Which just goes to show how far u can travel if you can put en- Jehnson, to point up the recogni-| ough expression into that gripping tion the stage has hestowed upon line to be heard in nearly every ras= the radio, and at the same time call dio dram: “Ah, but you don’t un- rstand.” H - are you in a jam? .., atch this space Saturday. adv. - For Sports | GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IMMUNIZATIONS SET Immunization clinic at the Gov- ernment Hospital will be held to- morrow, Friday, at 10 an. Inocu- lations against whooping cough, diphtheria and smallpox will be | given. | > | ' Good towels can be saved from |Miss,” was on the radio for five| years before taking the title role in! ;lhv long-run hit which opened No-| [vember 24, 1941. i | ,Two others in important sup- | porting roles are buxom Adelaide 'Klein, of “Uncle Harry,” a radio | veteran of ten years, and blonde |and pretty Frances Hefflin, ragio! graduate regarded as one of Broad- | | way's most promising young ac-| #CLAM-DIGGER” is the name given this new sports outfit mod- eled by Esther Williams, M-G-M those razor cuts only if a substi-|tresses She appears in THhornton geiress. The knee-length trousers tute with which to wipe the blades, | Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.”| ey peg top lines can be slipped |is provided for friend husband. A All but four or five current | on over a bathing suit for loung- | yird of outing flannel will make at | Broadway productions, in fact have ing or tennis. The suit ot red and |least a dozen little towels. |a loop of tape to eack Attach |at least one experienced radio per-| white 1 one so it former in the cast, and among these gront and solid red acetate in candy-striped cotton in may be hung on a hook close to the are Matt Crowley, Peg La Centra,| pack is also ideal to wear for aes. He'll like them be- |Lois Graves, Lee Dixon, Lea pen-i than | man, Arlene Francis, Benay Ven- uta, George Mathews, James Monk, shaving mirror. cause they're easier to handle bath towels oW AND T WONE NOTWNG WHBT S0ENER W\ COMMON 't tive swimming. SWORE WE WANE, e GOT N0 CAWTo (International) BUY WAR BONDS BILLY DeBECK GENRW\ - CEEL SORROWFIL FER MORESE'® . —— .