The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1943, Page 3

I"RIDAY OCTOBER 22 1943 JINX’S BEAUTY...and that RADIO RUSSIAN’S MADNESS...in a FEAST OF FUN... WITH Music! |in the role of JlIIII FALKENBURG BERT GORDON ....x.. Desglass Drake - Isobel Elsom HE R B ASONNER v CFRR TN 1 LML L TR nk Blasts the Nazis! LATEST NEWS Signal Corps Films of the Sicilian ('ampaign “THE PERILS OF NYOKA" (Saturday Matinee Only) THEATRE S THE BIG PICTURES! CONTRACTOR HERE W. Gilcher, Fairbanks plumbing and heating contractor, is spending . few days in Juneau, registered at the Gastineau Hotel FROM PELICAN CITY Olaf Lystad, of Pelican City a guest at the Gastineau Hotel Ed Lincoln, of Skagway, s reg- istered at the Gastineau Hotel. is R P s s g, . / "wer KAYSER Aosiery . . . you owe | it yout andlince]” i FOR SALE BEADS FOR BEADWORK ® (Good Range of Colors. ® (Can Fill Large Orders. MOUNTAIN VIEW STORE EAST ANCHORAGE ALASKA T it management of this bank is pledged to conserva- tive operation. The safety of depositors’ funds is our primary consideration. In addition, the bank is 2 mem- ber of Federal Deposit Insur- ance Corporation,which in- sures each of our depositors against loss to a maximum of $5,000. DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED Firs 1\{ m?nal Bank 4 MBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT/INSURANCE CORPORATION —— 'DOUBLE FEATURE STARTS TONIGHT, CAPITOL SCREEN tonight .\t the Capitol Theatre, Columbia’s “Laugh Your| Blues Away” promises to be just| what the doctor ordered in the way | of light, entertaining film fare! Directed by Charles Barton, the | hectic comedy tells the hilarious sto of a bogus prince and a phony princess who bust into the | blue book to get out of the red! Bert Gordon, more popularly | known to radio and screen fans as |“The Mad Russian,” will be seen the prince; while Jinx Falkenburg, America’s favor- ite magazine cover girl, moves a] | step higher in her climb to screen| hm:- by portraying Gordon's is: ter.,” Other members of the cast/ include Isobel Elsom, Roger Clark, ,Douglass Drake, George Lessey and | ‘Vivlen Oakland. | “Underground Agent,” new Col- | umbia thriller concerning the ad-| ventures of a two-fisted trouble- shooter tracking down a band of {wire-tapping Nazi rats, is the sec- {ond attraction on the program. With ' Bruce Bennett, lovely Leslie Brooks | {and Frank Albertson playing the| ‘rmtuwd roles, the cast also in-| cludes such favorites as Julian Ri-! vero, George McKay, Rhys Williams | and Henry Victor. | Opening DOUGLAS NEWS REPAIRS TO ARE | S('HOOL ROOF NOW (COMPL] I‘TFI){ Repairs to Lhe Douglas Public | School roof, which was badly need- | ed, were finished yesterday after- | noon. James Larson, Juneau con- tractor, in charge of the work. | Besides his crew, he was also assist- | led by L. W. Kilburn, Dewey Dore and H. Savikko. Even some of the high school students turned out to do their bit, to expediate the work while the fine weather prevailed R A R NATIONAL WAR FUND DRIVE IN DOUGLAS { In conjjunction with the present National War Fund Drive, Mayor E. E. Engstrom, district chairman, has divided the city into districts, appointing a captain to canvass each in collecting contributions. Captains appointed and district are as fol- lows: Wendell Cahill, Treadwell; Mrs, Frank Pearce, Nob Hill; Mrs. James Barras, St. Ann’s Avenue from Alex Seys to telephone office; Mrs. Rex Hermann, Third Street from telephone office to Harry Wor- obecs; Mrs. J. G. Johnson, Second Street from Ida Neimis to Lund- | stroms; A. J. Buckingham, Bucking- ham Apartments and Front Steret; Mrs. Norman Rustad, Fourth Street | from Pusich to Wahtos; Mrs. Mar- | cus Jensen, Fifth Street and Sixth| Street from Ed Johnsons to Par- sons; Mrs. A. L. Goetz, West Fourth and Fifth Street; Sante Degan, Lower Front Street. | Douglas’ quota in this drive is $1,000, so every one must be con- | | tacted and their contributions should | | be as generous as financial status, permits, in order to reach this high figure. All captains appointed, as well as | other organizations interested in | this drive, should attend the com- | bined Douglas-Juneau organization- | al meeting which is being held in the City Council Chambers of the | | Juneau City Hall this evening at B | o'clock. FIRE DEPARTMENT DANCE IS ON TOMORROW NIGHT All residents on Gastineau Chan- i nel are invited to turn out tomorrow |evening and enjoy. the good time whlch is promised for all. The| Spring and Fall dances of the Doug- | las Volunteer Fire Department are; the only means of financial revenue | which keeps the department in con- | dition to serve residents in their distress. So, if you can’t come, | please subscribe for a ticket, and | | turn it in to the dance commm.ee chirman, Fred Turpin. A ten- -piece | orchestra has been engaged for the | | dance and the Natatorium will be in 1ship-shape condition for the affair. - | | HERE FOR FEW DAYS | Henry Peel, associated with the | Alaska Office of Price Administra- ‘tion, has been ordered to return from the Outside and await orders | from the Navy. While in Juneau, | he 1s staying at the Gastineau Hotel. CARA NOME FINISHING CREAM New! Differant! Effactivel | A natural | colored powder base rec- for all skin types. Gives a valvety fin. ishl Helps cling for hours, LARGE JAR s‘ GET IT AT BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store” legal assistants, cartographers, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA {STANNIVERSARY | = OF SPARSISTO | BE cmsnmn' ry of the found- | Coast Guard The first annive: ing of the SPAR: women reservists, will be observed throughout trn. nation the week of November 21 to 27, service officials announce. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 23, 1942, and that date this year has been designated as ' SPAR day First known as WARCOGS, the SPARS are replacing Coast Guards- | men at shore stations so that the | men may be used for sea and in- | vasion operations. More than 4,000 | yomen have joined the service Numerous programs and special | 'events to acquaint the public with | their work are being planned in the Thirteenth Naval District as well as | the nation. The first SPARS were given basic | training at Hunter College, New | York, being sent from there to lcl-v leges throughout the country for | ispeclality training in various fields. Now they are trainec at Palm' Beach, Florida, where tne Coast Guard has taken over the Biltmore | Hotel. Both “boot” and special | training is received there. The sta- tion was opened June 14, and for- mally commissioned on July 7. Most SPARS are used as yeoman, doing typing and other office work, | and as storekeepers and radiomen. |Ohley Bennet of Logan, However, many are working as phar- 'tioned with the Ferry macist's ‘mates, dental hygienists, at Romulus Army Air |laboratory technicians, photograph- troit er’'s mates, chaplain’s assistants, | first m now enlisted man oned officer a newly salutes, draftsmen and chauffeurs. An intensive drive for recruitsgs will be launched during the week. Eventually the government plans to! have 15000 Coast Guard women| reservists, Women between 20 and 36 years of '\ge are olu,ihln U. W.BACK NAMED ALL AMERICAN SEATTLE, Oct. 22.—Sam Robin- son, University of Washington's V-12 Marine halfback has been named the first All-American an- nounced for the team of the 1943 season. The selection was made by | Weekly published in New York City, a representative of the Yank Army He explained the selection was a bit early but will be late before the issue reaches many of the men overseas. - D Military Courfesy Paying Up LOGAN, W Va.—A new and pop- ular type of “bill collecting” has found a wlllmg disciple in Sgt. ope-dollar bills, but Scarce? Sure, but I'll enjoy it that much more! SCHENLEY ROYAL RESERVE sta- command Field, De- Because he is invariably the com- Bennett has picked up a neat nest egg of because they're (n\xtogmphm he hesitates to e GENTLEMEN at the Utah Ordnance plant, Salt Lake City, apparently prefer brunettes. Their selection as queen is Carrell Hatch, 22, who hails from Paradise, Utah. Car- rell, a descendant of Mormon pi- oneers, is five feet, four inches tall, (International) | for " PAGE THREE O"[ENTURY. NOW PLAYING "SONG OF THE ISLANDS" AT 20TH CENTURY | is her style of dancing, involving such terpsichor- ean talents as taps, bodily gyrations of the jitterbug variety, few people | know that the lovely Betty spent considerable time preparing herself | & career in all of the various dancing arts Her current role in 20th Century- Fox's “Song of the Islands,” the technicolor musical, which is now showing at the 20th Century The-| atre, calls for a combination of hulas with more modern interpre- | Betty Grable “hot-cha™ Even though noted for . tations” of South Seas dances. | | aid of dance director for sentimental rea- sons. Army tradition dictates that every new officer must present a buck to the first enlisted man who salutes him. At Romulus field, that is always Bennet because he pro-| cesses the onths of office. If no/ better solution presents itself. Ben- net proposes to keep uccummmuml‘ spend them Pass the Ammunifion! Every cent you can spare . . . that's the “amount you should contribute right now to the National War Fund Juneaw’s Quota-$12,000 COLUMBIA LUMBER (0. 6T AP FROW THAR Y OON'T NE ONDERSTAND STRYES Broiled Steak an Fried Chicken SERVED ANY TIME d DINE AND DANCE AEAD COLD? | Just try 3-purpose Va-tro-nol up each ! branes, (2) soothes irritation, and (3) | helps clear cold-clogged | rections Betty worked out her own stream- lined versions of the hula with the | Hermes Pan but retained much of the beauty! and smooth-flowing grace of the! traditional dance. | Co-starred with Betty in the| musical are Vietor Mature and Jack Oakle, while Thomas Mitchell, | George Barbier, Billy Gilbert, Hilo Hattie and Harry Owens and his Royal Hawailan's handle the sup- porting roles, | bills and remembering the donerm 1nnx the war with some sort o!‘ ' 7SLANDS Have a portrait artist cake you: i fovod picture. Humersley Studic. Opposiie “Thimes Mitcholl + Goorge Barbier Feaeral Bu.ding. Phane 294, ady, Wiy Sllbert « Nile Nattis ond - lglmmmlmh 20th Conlury-Fox Picture P 30 30 OI.II!U "MALTESE FALCON" TIDES IQHORI!OVI 3.7 feet, 13.2 feet. 55 feet. 131 feet. § i PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY UNITED STATES BONDS STAMPS 11114 Miserable With A MINUTES LATE NEWS nostril. It (1) shrinks swollen mem- Low tide— 3:30 a. m., Higll tide—10:25 a. m., Low tide— 4:28 p. m,, High tide—10:27 p. m., nasal passages. Fol- low the complete di- in folde: NEW STOCK Floor Lamp Reflector Bowls ALL SIZES Floor Lamp Breakage ll,eplu;emnls * ! Alaska Electric Lighi and Power Company Juneau Phone 616 Douglas Phone 18 MOTORSHIP PATRICIA Is temporarily laid up while new motors® are installed and other improvements made. Watch this space for announce- - ment of resumption of schedule between Juneau, Haines and Skagway. —————————y By BILLY DeBECK BV JECPERSY T PLUR FORGOT T WUZ ON JH AFRWCKY DESSORYT THE DOUGLAS INN * OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT MAFISH ABODULLN BAKSHEESH NE SWFLESS SKONKY ectric Hammond Organ Music DINE AND DANCE \