The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 24, 1943, Page 3

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, | 943 Asmm—. |||\ SLAYS 'EM LAST TIMES TONITE! ' IT'S A LAUGH AND FUN SPREE! { | CANOVA BILLY GILBERT Skinnay Ennis & Orchestra '/’ / Charles STARRETT * Russell HAYDEN THEATRE SHOW PLACE OF JUNEA ~~mmmz (F (ONGRESS I¥ T0P COMEDY ON AT CAPITOI Screen AchievesHigh Com- edy in "Sleepytime Gal”" Now Playing stimulant Republic’s Judy Capitol A and refreshing | for war-shattered nerves, Sleepytime Gal,” starring Canova, opened ! Theatre last night Judy, in “Sleepytime Gal is kitchen mechanic in a large Flori |da hotel. The ambitious bell hoj | (played engagingly by Tom Brown | has large/ ambitions due to his love |for the news-stand girl (Mildrec Coles). He cannot marry because of his low financial status, but b | making Judy a spectacular radi star, he will be in a position t lachieve his heart's desire So Judy, the unpretentious ambitious cook’s assistant, is he |lessly glamorized and finagled int | the position of radio contest w {ner, with the glaring publicit spotlight focused directly on he winsome but ungainly self | The film was most capably di {rected by Al Rogell under Assc |ciate Producer Albert o. Cohen |Art Arthur is responsible for the excellent screenplay from an ori ginal story by Mauri Grashin and | Robert T. Shannon. at the un - - | SUGGESTION | | AU ALASKA RECREATION FOR WOUNDED_The ballroom of the former National Park Collaz COLOR PICTURE " HAS BEAUTY OF BAHAMA ISLAND 20th Century Technicolor Love Story Filmed in West Indies told in most beautiful Technicolor movie moon on the the 20th Century Thea- Paramount’s Technicolo “Bahama Pas night the picture that took stars Stirling company of the seen in A love story some | many a is screen of tre where romances opened 1g This i Madeleine Hayden of 40 men Producer-director tith, the British 4,000 miles from the film This is picture that had to be filmed in the tropic country where author Nelson Hayes' original story, “Dildo Cay," Wwas laid; Hollywood set could be trusted to reproduce its exquisite beauty. This the pictuge that had to be made in Technicolor to | recreate the colorful glory of the Bahamas. The story of is the story of life on the salt- producing island of Salt Cay, a tiny, sparsely populated five-mile- long bit of land isolated in the At- lantic Ocean. Only half a dozen white people control the privately- owned island several hundred native blacks who work at the manufacture and shipment of solar salt Carroll and with a women Edward West together headed by H. Grif- Indies, center simply and to the no is “Bahama Passage’ of this background is told exciting love story. oo Against an intensely HE BETTER BIG PICTURES P TI0MENTURY LAY Buy More Bonds Buy More Stamps C,,N,cowk/ | by P wh tarroll Aeo b ghson - Le0 ! i “(\ (SN goll \ke\\a:t‘::y\% Ma“ k“ E by oW L} GRIF R protuced o pirected ¥ '3&‘,32“ ARD. Latest World News 30 Minut ALL NEW OW TONIGHT E\M\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\lelfll" 1 "HI////////////////////I///V///////)»{ Flus: Short Subjects anc OLIZEUM SUNNY ctire Congressional dissatisfac- | icn over Lome front war opera- (0 U N T R l E S tions, the House Agriculture Com- | ‘food czar,” with complete con- |trol of wartime food production distribution, pricing and rationing AREBOMBED «.::: If it becomes a law, it would ta tration all food rationing and pric- ing powers and put them under Davis and the War Food Adminis- B 0 T H AE‘ ! 5 : NGTON, June 24. — Re- | mittee has approved a bill to create from the Office of Price Admin tration First Time Sukh Daring Attack Made with Big Force D . NATISMOVE 0 BIG FORCES 0 FRANCE Air observers said the most ob- vious advantage of the round-trip foray was that the raid were able - to land and be reserviced without retracing their course over cnemy defenses already on the alert. 1t was a run of some 1250/ WASHINGTON, June 24—Indi- miles each way cations that Germany is moving huge forces into France and Italy as preparation to fight off inva- | sion were reported today by Sec- retary of War Henry L. Stimson Stimson asserted there is an “extraordinary lull in ground fighting” on the Russian Front al- | though the weather is highly suit- able for military operations, | The Sacretary of War estimated some 10 to 12 German divisions have been moved into France and OlDROYD GIVES several into aly. | ! IH; fwlaulsaxl(: )‘:hxc \lmmbn?g ruid;“ MEFHQDS FOR 24 An asser-|Of Europe in which large forces o PEST CONTROL Extension Service Director Soviet midnight |Nazi fighter planes have engaged | American and English bombers in- +* Has Helpful Informa- tion for Gardeners (Continued from Pagt building and submarin wa. the sixth since the war - SPECULATION ABOUT LATE RUSS MOVE MOSCOW, June tion made in a communique Russian have struck German defense lines west of Belgorod, stirred specula- tion among Moscow , military ob- servers today, since the town on the lower central part of the front has long been in German hands. | Belgorod is 40 miles northeast of Kharkov, which is also held by the Fire hoys were kept on the Germans. |jump today, with three fire calls,, KETCHIKAN, Al Whether the reported Soviet ac-|one during the early morning and Methods of controlling late blight tion west of Belgorod means the two in the afternoon. |of potatoes, cutworms and root Russians have captured it recently| This morning’s fire, at 5 O'Clock,‘l‘fla[{L{OL\ were described here (‘n(lny without making any public an- was the result of a defective fur- by L. T. Oldfoyd, director of the vouncement, or merely slipped nace at the residence of Mike University of Alaska extension Sor around the town in a quick thrust, Kacejko at 53¢ Twelfth Street. Con- vice, who has been conducting remains to be explained here. |siderable damage was done to the meetings for gardeners in South- Except for this sortie, the land basement of the house, with only €aStern Alaska. 40 6 front continued in a full, while the smoke damage.in the upstairs, | The potato blight Is provalent Red air force kept up destructive, At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon a w??ere\'(’l' £oo “v_,m“‘,p?%dm o K;:rn raids against enemy airdromes. |call was answered by the Fire De- P¢in8 mOre asstriiofivelin northern “limate: n is short a - - - partment, when a short circuit in dmll"c';:l “!F“\L avidi .N“ it WIO j AP pl_ A"ES la radio at the Ed Howell residence "res tr byown ase is brown spots on the leaves lin the Evergreen Apartments re-|“rr ° > P WASHINGTON, June 24. — The i A €| which increase in diameter and sulted in a fire. Loss of a radiolometimes attain a purplish hue. Navy announced today that Jap planes unsuccessfully attacked small and an electric clock was about y¢ weather continues moist and the only damage according to re-|warm, a white and fuzzy growth is Dora. observable on which spores are pro- Just as the truck rolled into the duced that disseminate the disease. station another blast . was sent| Hits Vine American warships in the south- out, and firemen were called to| The entire plant may wilt though eastern Solomons on two differ- ent occasions recently. In each in- stance only a single enemy air- craft was involved dicated a concentration of air strength in western Europe. FIRE DEPT. OUT ON THREE CALLS TODAY June 24— Mike Vegge's apartments on Wil- chief damage comes from destruc- loughby Avenue. A chimney fire tion of the vine or aerial part of 'was extinguished with only slight the potato, reducing the crop of |damage resulting. | tubers in proportion to the infected |surface of the pl The same fungus, however, may start a rot, or it may be washed into the ground and cause brown spots of a rather sunken nature that don’t penetrate deeply itself. Only careful selection of seed po- tatoes will help much in control of the blight disease, Mr. Oldroyd states. Standard rvemedy in the field is Bordeaux mixture that can be purchased ready-made in paste or powder form. Only a thorough application is worth-while and the MAN TO CATCH DOGS THAT ARE | RUNNING AT LARGE ON THE STREETS OF JUNEAU at Forest Glen, Md.,, now used as an Army HOLD 'EM CORPORAL — worth as a watchdog disappears as Corporal W. strains to hold the 130-pound Great Dane in !:‘hl'ck a4 warning center in Miami, Fla., wiere “Cruiser’ into the potato i ¥ Any doubt as to “Cruiser's H. Nunnery an aircrait " 1 stationed. and lower sides to give adequate protection Cutworms orms ch in about seven days from eggs laid by the roun moth that flies around electri ts. Hatching in leaves and they attack cabbage, cauli- peas and lettuce, working mostly and cutting the slants off above the ground, the inning to eat. They can usually ted a half inch or so under- ground and killed while a poison bran is the best treatment. A heaping teaspeon of Paris gre should be mixed with a quart bran and 1% cups of molasses then put in a quart and one-half of water. Spread small amount around plants 'in the garden. This mixture is not harmiful to chicken: and birds in small amounts. Root maggots, a Costly enemy of the gardener, hatch from eggs laid by small speckled flies, smaller than house flies, during the month of June. A little white cluster may be found among rcots of a garden plant. They hatch into maggots in 5 to 7 days and begin living on the plant’s roots. Antidote Corrosive sublimate is the best antidote. An ounce of the subli- mate dissolved in a quart of hot water and added to 10 gallons of .BARNE 7 aonen - T SeNG GOLD IWMNNG \S THE PRINCIPAL WOHLSTRY QERE \N PUERTO R\CO, ONLFEY W Cutw grass, flower t night be be of hospital, is used as a recrcation room by patients. ‘Becky Sharpe Six; 'RUSSELL CLITHERO GOOGLE Has Birthday Party w01 of Becky e's sixth 16 11 friends family home rin In pifthday ye red at sterday the c sma &th at | and streets d ternocn the birthday to make with bal- cake and by thase -y Mar- Anu Hebert, Junge, | Denny | Black- : | that go happ: pretty enjoyed thing party favors, a cream, were tending were Gri Liston, Yvonne Holman, Sandra Denny Ryan, Ramsey, Mike Bobby ather i Ritchie Dave Bill Seat party w Marah Sharpe Sharpe. Becky Lommissioner Sharpe. n Green well fram * The er Olson arranged by Mis assisted by Betty the daughter of Labor Walter P. is of - TWELVE INITIATED AT ELKS' MEETING ! Initiation and regular business was conducted at, last night's Elks T ting, with plans being made to assist with preparation for the July Fourth celebration in Juneau Candidates receiving the mem- bership were Russell Clithero, Cecil Everetts, Lieut. John L. Granger, - J. E. Kearney, Jr., E. F. Kirsten, W. J. Lary, F. G. Nottingham, R K. Schwartz, Lieut. Charles R. Smith, Prank Terrell Vernon H. Tomlin SPECIALTY DANCER Marilyn Chris- tine is classified by her sister chor= ines on a Hollywood movie lot as a “3F” beauty, because she has the | beautiful combination of facial ex- pression, figure and facility of HERE FROM SITKA | movement”™" “Cweriainas ON BUSINESS TRIP o) ek STAR . and also for the hotel. the Gastineau Hotel while here. plane was piloted by Herbert Kaese- Russell Clithero, manager of the sitka Hotel, arrived in Juneau with | E sty ol wee vy, PLANE LEAVES afternoon to take care of business| . FOR WESTWARD Mr. Clithero is representa- | tive of the Alaska Coastal Airlin = o RS and of The Empire circulation de-| twion four passengers for the partment in Sitka. He is staying atliecece 050 U va Star Afrlines e | meyer, with Ranson Schultz as co- dfpllot. Passengers leaving Tor the West- ward were Ralph Oglethorp, C. W. water will do the business'if poure around each plant and along the row close to the plant. Use non- metal container and re-apply eacl 5 to 7 days for four times. Both Derger. this sublimate and the Paris green | are poison to human beings, thi gardener is warned. AND SNUFFY SMITH WEN COME BACK WERE, TWME'S QA WRSTIN ' h Hall, W. L. Simpson and Lois Horn- E E H ¢ f £ 2 z Z z 7 7 w LARGE SEA-OTTER IS RECEIVED BY GAME COMMISSION OFFICE A large, dark sea-otter, found in the Aleutian Islands, has been received by the Alaska Game Com- mission here. The outstanding spec- iman measures 7 feet in length, 15 inches in width and 90 pounds. weighs The sea-otter, cutive Officer according to Exe- Frank Dufresne, is more closely associated with the early history of Alaska than any other form of wild life. It was one of the principal reasons for the purchase of Alaska from the Rus- sians and because of the slaugh- tering of the animal by both the Russian and American settlers in ~BROOK / BRAND Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey “CHEERFUL AS ITS NAME™g National Distillers Products Corp., N. Y. zzzzzzyzrn NN § the sea-otter was to have been als the in 1 most ex early believed Protectcd open by game laws, with B season, the sea-otter has again com: into prominence and until the recent activity of armed forces in the Aleutian ared, this animal numbered several thou- sand and was increasing and spreads ing eastward in great numbers, Although closely connected with the early history of Alaska, there has never been a sea-otter cata- logued in the Territorial Museum, [and according to Mr. Dufresne, this specimen is trying to be obtained for its register. : | D LEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS! Don't forget to clip the directofy supplement from page twq of this paper. adv. WAR PAINT for our planes Many planqs operated in Pan American’s Alaska Services are in war paint. Others soon will be, symbolizing the fact that our every resource of personnel and experience is now dedicated to the war effort. This means every passenger, every ounce of cargo is under military priority. After Victory, we will again give our Alaska fnend's the standard of service for which Pan American is known throughout the Terri- By BILLY DeBECK QU PUR TWE GO\D BUSWNESS \S AL\ FLZZ\LED OBt NOW, SNUEEY - QT BOOK \WAS WWRITTEN TWO CENTURIES QGo Apply at Office of City Clerk : leaf surface should be covered with a fine spray of Bordeaux on upper