The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 15, 1943, Page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1943 a—.. | (OMEDY HIT AT ~ CAPITOL SEEN FOR LAST TIME Judy Canova, Jer Brown JuoY | CANOVA | JOE & RO Teamed in “"Joan The gayest 5 whiel of lovliness ... of Ozark i laughter and rhythm i that ever swept you off your feet— CKY LEGS Iinx FALKENBURG LESLIE BROOKS - KAY HARRIS { Song, music and hilarious laugh-| | ter have their day at the Capitol| Theatre, where the latest Republic presentation of that merry, madcap comedienne, Judy Canova, bowed in last night. “Joan of Ozark,” pro- |duced by Harriet Parsons with Jo- seph Santley at the directorial helm, completely captivated the large audience which witnessed its| local premiere. Aside from the tuneful melodies, | the eye-filling sets and the smooth and finish performances of the sup- | porting players, there is above all |the superb comedy and inimitable| personality of Miss Canova which washes away the cares and tur- moils of the present day like a re- fra:hmg shower “Joan of Ozark” has a timely {slant, with the scripters utilizing all that is comical in the Nazi regime and playing it to the hilt for laughs. There are those who THEA hold to the belief that ridicule is| SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU one of the strongest weapons in winning a war. If such is the case, —‘Repubnc’s “Joan of Ozark” is an : entire defense industry in itself! | ARR'VES ]’o ]’AKE ;‘:;:rlemvmnd by that of such pop-| PREVUE TONITE—12:30 A. M. | is ably comics as Joe E. Brown and| OVER DUTIES HERE | Eadie Foy, ur.; Alexander Granach,| Jerome Cowan and Anne Jeffreys, Republic’s “blonde bombshell” round out the t. R Block, Director of and Crip- | Dr. Benita Maternal Child Health pled Childrens’ Service, arrived in| Juneau yesterday | ditien o 1Y o take over BT g Jo " Assistant ; Dr. Block ca s from Mielian . whr:-o s.)',y:v 1‘; ~m|1v:wn with l.lhr“l)(-‘- p'e!ldem." 2 Me“ Put as long Shots| partment of Health as ¢ 1l ol for the past six years. T-n y~ previous to this, Dr. Block did hos- pital and Public Health work in Korea Dr. Block degree from and bher Public the University (Continued from Page one) received her medical from the White House, | Ann Arbor University - " Health degree fn)m! They point to the endless ln\“‘ of Michigan of New Deal stalwarts that have .- been wending away from the Wash- Empire Classifieds Pay! ington scene. Those who have re- — < mained, they , have dropped so | far down the scale of influence and authority that they are no longer of great importance Men like Harold Ickes, Fred M Vinson, Chester Davis and Byrnes |still are up there, but they never |ran consistently with the New Deal pack. Ickes has followed the Presi- ident faithfully, but he was never third in line. Neither was Byrnes An even stronger argument of the Byrnes believers is that in these days of stress and strain, with a House of Representatives trembling {on the brink of revolt, and an all- i important national election just | over the hill, there is hardly any likelihood that Roosevelt would | assign a secondary role to the greaf- | | est practical politician he has in the | yDemocraLic camp. Byrnes is that,| | and not even the Republicans would | say otherwise. ‘ ade from choice grains with the skill of long experi- [ ence, Old Charter goes into the aging-barrels the noblest American whiskey ever dis- tilled, we believe. hen time goes to work, ripening Old Charter's silky flavor enriching its superb bouquet. What a whiskey it is then! .mellowing its body... ] TABLETS | - HYPERACID mans have reveiced a bad mauling | |dom which THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA U.S. FORCES UNCLE OF MOVING IN PRESIDENT TWOSECTORS (Continued rrom Page One) | Frederick A. Delano, 79-year-old o uncle of President Franklin Delano TSI, | Roosevelt, chairman of the former intensifying the Ngtional Resources Planning Board, sina, blew UD 8 ,ppjveq in Juneau last night. ship sinking| pyrpoge of the trip is not dis- closed. He visited today with Gov. of explosives nu Torpedo plane: |blockade of Me: tanker, left another and the third afire. British and U. S. Parachute ail- pryest Gruening and was met here | borne troops, dropped behind the . pjeut Richard L. Neuberger of Axis lines, have carried out SUC-|yo Northwest Service Command, cessful 0'”"'”"”“.’ and madu‘ CON- | .ide to Brig. Gen. James O'Con- ;;‘1‘;;“"‘13 galns,” ‘during the "““}nm in charge of the Alaska Mili- - tary Highway The British have pushed “some miles” In the drive toward Catania.| Delano, long a prominent figure Front line dispatches said 60-ton il Planning circles, tiger tanks have been thrown into continue to Skagway the battle and are cracking at| horse from Juneau and it is be- Hermann Goering’s tank division. lieved he may inspect conditions Late dispatches indicate the le_ on the Alaska Military Highway. ian and German Commanders Bl’e shifting the bulk of the forces from | positions confronting the Ameri- !cans in am attempt to block the British move up the east coast. It is admitted, according to radio broadcasts from Berlin, the Ger- - e BAXTER-WINTHER ~ WEDDING TO BE EVENT SATURDAY at the hands of the Americans. i DISCUSSION OF day evening at 8 o'clock in Resur- {rection Lutheran Church, Miss |Jirdes Winther, daughter |and Mrs. John Winther of this city | G. Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred CHAMBER TODA | Baxter of Suffern, New York. The vows will be read by the Rev. The question ul statehood for Al- ‘A A. Alsop, and vocal stlections aska was discussed briefly by mem- 3w111 be sung by Mrs. Henry Har- bers of the Chamber of Commerce| mon, with Miss Catherine | this noon at a meeting in the Gold|son as accompanist {Room of the Baranof Hotel. | ‘The bride will be given in mar- R. E. Robertson, of the Juneau‘"""" by her father and her atten- Bar Association, pointed out that|dents will be Miss Dorothy Larson, |the Association has endorsed state- |maid of honor, and Miss Mavis hood publicly in an effort to put|Nikula and Miss Jean Winther, ‘brlrles maids the matter before the people . 8. Thort will act as best man Robertson pointed out that there | were two factors involved. One was| T the groom. the question of whether the people ot i wunt the Falfilosl mm_‘m whwn all friends of the mump and this stacks up| L : | sixth street 8 other—how much it{ ey known here, Miss Winther is will (cost. a graduate of the Juneau High He said that only through state School. She attended business hood with representatives of Al-|school in Seattle and is at present | aska having votes in Congress | employed with Pan American 'Air- would Alaska be able to help in| ways here combatting the threat of bureau-| Mr. Baxter has been in Juneau cracy | about a year as mcr‘hanir with PAA. Allen Shattuck, who heads a A siatehood, said he was n tavor of| FLIGHT S(HEDU[E statehood but that if the Territory atehood u at 1l e ‘erritory lIGH' TODAY FOR ALASKA (OASTAL/ can't assume statehood without | asking the Federal Government fo Only one trip had been made bv Airlines today up on statehood against the money to run the state, the Terri tory isn't ready for it. | The committee will issue a re-| port as soon as more data is gath-|Alaska Coastal ered. {to press time. Guests at today’s meeting includ-| Going to Haines on the plane ed W. R. Carter, of Sitka, who gave |were E. J. Mahoney and W. advice on combatting various pests.! Emard. Returning were A. Matson, |He recommended a power spray cf William Thomas and Mrs. Ethel water to get rid of the spit bugs| Powell. on plants. Other guests were Maj.| Completing yesterday's flights, a Louis Solari of the United States|trip to Hoonah was made with the Army, and Chaplain Eric Newbould. |following: James K. Hudson and Both spoke briefly. Stanley Kennedy. Mr. Hudson made werilipedir it |the return trip along with Bennie |Rosenberg. * IRANSPORIAIION On a return from Tenakee were arles Desmelo and Nick Kasa- PARALVZED | Excurslon Inlet passengers were AKRON, Ohio, July 15.—An un- |s. Warburton, Ole Overbo, Mrs. |expected strike of CIO bus and|peggy Osborn and P. R. Sharp. On NOW HERE probably will | and White- | | At a ceremony to be held Satur-| of Mr.| |will become the bride of Mr. Fred | Torkel- | | Following the service a reception, the | ‘ dels is A SUPERB AMERICA WHISKEY THIS WHISKEY 1S 7 YEARS OLD. 90 PROOF. STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY BERNHEIM DISTILLING CO. Incorporated VISVILLE, cKY, V. 5. A s | street car operators paralyzed mass|the return were S. Hull, J. Huston, | transportation of this war busy lululv | Tubber capital this morning for the \second time in two months, depriv- | ing thousands of war workers of a means of travel to their jobs. The strikers ignored the pleas of |leaders at an early morning session. STOMACHS Butler-Mauro Drug Co. SKILLED LOGGEBS Logging Truck Boad Builders Wanted for IMPORTANT WAR WORK Certificate of Availability Required U. S. Employment Service 124 Marine Way, Juneau A.B. Phillips at the Gastineau Hotel, Juneau gers and D. Hamilton. Last flight of the day, also to Excursion, was made with passen- gers George Purvis, Neal Redding, and Harold M. Lee. Returning were E. E. Swedberg, Neal McDonald, R.| O. Decker, Lyle Duncan and Len Coe. MRS. ROOSEVELT - SEATILE BOUND SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has | visited her son John in a Military | Hospital here, and has left for Seattle to visit her daughter, Mr: John Boemger WHET FER WO NE GRWNNIN LKE & BAKED POSSUMN, GOOG\E 2 Broiled Fried SERVE Steak and Chicken D ANY TIME DINE A ND DANCE O. Wilkenning, C. Graham, J. Bo-| Mrs. H. L. Wheaton, Roy E. Evans; HEIRESS IS SHOT DOWN, WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, July 15. — The bodies of a socially prominent Chicago heiress, Rosemary Sidley, 23, and William Knox Chandler, 42, employee in the office of Strategic Servic and the father of two children, were found today in the woman's apartment. The police termed the tragedy as | murder and suicide | The coroner said Chandler shot |the woman after a ‘“jealous argu- | ment | Miss Sidley is Mrs. Irene Sidley, leader in Chicago. Chandler and his family just moved to Washington from Nash- ville, Tenn. e —— COAL STRIKE COLLAPSES IN the daughter of for years a social PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 15— The insurgent coal strike in south- western Pennsylvania has collapsed as the Federal Grand Jury contin- jued investigation to determine who is responsible for continuing the walkout which began June 20. At mass meetings with the Unned Mine Workers locals from g dozen| mines, which remained idle, it was, voted unanimously to resume work lmmwlmiely SN 'FOUR FINED IN POLICE COURT 1 Four persons were arraigned |@ity Police Court before City Mag- ilrate M. E. Monagle this morning afid paid the following fines on these charges | ‘James F. Hutchenson, $20 and 20 days suspended, drunk; Claude Daniel White, $30 drunk and dis- orderly; Dencie Hamilton, $30, drunk and disorderly; Edwin Emil |Luoto, $20, drunk. - HOSPITAL NOTES Robert Crook was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital and is receiving medical treatment. A surgical patient, Charles Dan- at St. Ann’ | Mrs. Robert Fisher daughter were dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital. A medical dismissal, Thomas Drayton, left St Ann’s today. today | | . Richard Marshall of Sitka was |dismissed today froxa ths Govern- anL Hospital. Mildred Jacobs was a dismissal from the Government Hospital today. | 3 Arthur Nielson of Sitka, was dis- {missed from the Government Hos- pital th\.s mormng R STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, July 15. Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 6%, American Can |91, Anaconda 8%, Bethlehem Steel {64'2, Commonwealth and Southern |13/16, Curtiss Wright 8'%, General |Motors 55%, Granby Copper and| Mining 5%, International Harves- , [ter 74, Kennecott 34%, New York| __|Central 18%, Northern Pacific 16%, - | Packard Motors 4%, Republic Steel 19%, United States Steel 58'%. Dow, Jones averages today are s follows: industrials 144.93, rails 7.72, utilities 22.05. SEE HER N TR\&\DP\D OPEN UNT PA. DISTRICT THIS MORNING and baby | | Winther, BRENDA JOYCE STARS IN HIT ENDING HERE "Marry the Boss's Daugh- at 20th Cen- fury Theatre It works! And how it works had| the audience at the 20th Century| Theatre last night roaring with laughter at 20th Century-Fox's| “Marry the Boss's Daughter.” i Following the advice of Profes- sor Robert Emmett Rogers of the| Massachusetts Institute of Tech-| nology that “the only way for a young man to get ahead these da. is to marry the boss's daughter, the hero of this new comedy hit decides not to waste his time with the hired help. It's the boss's dl\llflhl(‘l' or nothing for him. Bruce Edwards comes to New \ork with an idea. He is going to beat the big city by starting at the | Battery and working his way up- town. On his way up, lovely Brenda Joyce, the daughter of tycoon George Barbier. With her help he gets a job with her father. How he manages to marry Brenda and become the head of the family hour of solid laughs. boy from the West. Bruce Ed- wards, in his first screen role, gives a fine performance which stamps him as a coming screen personality, and George Barbier is great as the blg buslm‘wman DPOUGLAS . NEWS TWO PRAC Tl( E I’PRI()"\ FOR GUARDS TONIGHT | 1e regular meeting of the Doug- ].h unit of the Territorial Guards scheduled for tonight will be di- {vided into two parts for conveni- {ence of the members. Those who i be at the ball grounds as early las 6 o'clock will be accompanied to the rifle range at Treadwell by Capt. Walter Andrews to dispose of their ghooting practice by the time the second contingent which meets at the ball park at 7 o'clock jarrives with Lieut. Tom Cashen in command, to take over. | CELEBRATES 11TH BIRTHDAY Her eleventh birthday yesterday was the occasion of a dinner party for Carol Cochrane and thirteen of yher girl friends at her home last |evening. Games following complet- ed their celebration of the event. | Carol's guests included Jean Ber- \nard, Phyllis and Patsy Andrews, [Phoebe Ann Logan, Myra Graber, |Royce Kinney, Gloria Anderson, |Marilyn Isaak, Shirley and Joan [Hal\o)son and Shirley Edwards. | KRONQU]ST HERE Urho Kronquist flew here yes- “terdny from Seward for the pur- pose of looking after business mat- ters to be settled on account of the death of his brother Franz. His visit heré, which was delayed by {weather, is for a brief period only las he must return at early date to his service in the U.S.N. il sics Two Bride-Eleds | Honored at Shower As a compliment to Miss Jirdes bride-elect of Fred G. Baxter, and Miss Mavis Nikula, |bride-to-be of Jack W. McMahon, |a miscellaneous shower was given recently by Miss Dorothy Larson at her home on Eleventh and E streets. Eighteen friends of the two hon- orees were in attendance and the evening was spent playing games appropriate to the occasion. B s FOLKSTONE, England, July 15. —Great formations of Allied planes, believed to include bombers, streamed across the English chan- nel late today in the direction of | Northern France. he meets, business makes for an Brenda Joyce is excellent as the | pretty young girl who falls for the, A large pumber of Fighters es- corted one of the formations. BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH LANANY T Was LOOKINY BT N GAL'S PUOTO BN Tl WOW S00N 'L\ THE DOUGLAS INN * IL MIDNIGHT WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAYI ST LN TURY NOW PLAYING! BRENDA , IIUGE GEIIIGE JOYCE " EDWARDS * BARBIER A 20k Comtwry-Fox Pictwre COMPANION FEATURE and LATE WORLD NEWS Notice >an American announces with pleas- ure the resumption of our Juneau- Fairbanks Electra Shuttle Service. JUNEAU-FAIRBANKS r Whitehorse FIVE FLIGHTS WEEKLY Connections to all interior points, gy 135 So. Franklin Phone 106 " PAN AMERICAN AIRI WANTED- o TWO WOMEN to clean theatre and apariment house hallways. Good steady work and good pay. L Apply 20th Century Theatre Office By BILLY DeBECK TWME'S A WASTIN ¢ ectric Hammond Organ Music . DINE AND DANCE