The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 23, 1943, Page 3

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1943 TONIGHT? STARTS SUNDAY! “UNDERGROUND AGENT” CAIRO . ... a hotbed of international intrigue . and locale for the most 2xciting comedy adventure of the year! Jeanette MaDONALD COLOR CARTOON LATEST NEWS PREVUE TON!GHT cL WATERS il THE DAILY ALASKA [-]VIPIRE~—'JUNEAU ALASKA 'SPYING ANDMUSIC FEATURE DRAMA, CAPITOL SUNDAY “Cairo, a travesty on espionage, and dedicated to the unsung heroes, the writers of spy melodramas, will be the attraction beginning Sunday at the Capitol Theatre. The story recounts how a small town newspaperman, assigned as a war correspondent, becomes involv- — "LAUGH YOR BLUES AWAY” unwittingly becomes the dupe for foreign agents. There he makes the acquaintance of a famous Hol- lywood motion picture star, who, he had been led to believe, is the leader of a spy ring. She in turn suspects him and the two innocents carry on their little game while the real spies go merrily about their business. Jeanette MacDonald is the motion picture star and she sings several songs In the course of the proceed- ings. Robert Young plays the mis- roles with spirit. They include Reg- |inald Owen, Grant Mitchell, Lionel 1Atwm |Barrie. Foradded effect, Ethel ;Wntcrs as the film star's maid sings| {a song. | In one of those fantastic climaxes |peculiar to spy melodramas the spies are captured and Young para-| ichutes out of a burring plane which, {radio-controlled, is headed for an ‘Allmd troopship. The plane ex- |plodes before it reaches its des- ‘Linauon and the troops are saved. The film was under the able d)- |rection of W. S. Van Dyke. e - SCOUT COUNCIL wilh a - Grant Mitchell d Cianelli = -] SPONSORS DANCE THEATRE THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! SUNDAY FEATURE STARTS AT 2:10 - 4:10 - 6:15 8:15 - 10:20 ; Sponsored by the Girl Scout Council, a public dance in the Elks’ ballroom will be an event of next Saturday evening. ed in spy activities in Cairo and| guided small town newspaperman., A host of character actors play their | Edward Cianelli and Mona | NEXT SATURDAY, The affair is one of the many| ALLIES BEAT OFF ATTACKS; ON ADVANCE Fifth, Eighth Armies Off Balance (Continuea 1om Page Oune) In sea actions small units of the |American and British navies, in- |cluding United States patrol and | torpedo boats sank, captured or dam- aged five Nazi-controlled “vessels. {The torpedo boats even dared to |go far up the northwest coast of |Italy near Leghorn. | Allied bomber fleets continued their Balkan campaign by bombing a Nazi airdrome near Athens. German divisions are holding al- most a solid line along the Fifth Army front, barring the approaches to Rome, while against the Eighth | Army they have adopted the prac- |tice of holding a series of power- |fully defended heights, their guns | completely controlling all the ap- proaches. | ——e i FORMER A. J. MINER| NOW SERGEANT IN ARMY AIR FORCES Earl L. Smith, 26, a former “““c"l {in the Alaska Juneau gold mine, ywho entered the Army in October, | 11941, is now a sergeant. | Smith, son of Carl Smith in Lit- tlefork, Minn., recently was gradu- ated from a course in aircraft en- !gines, conducted by the Army Air| Forces Training Command at the | Wright Aeronautical Corporation in ‘Pnterwn N. J | the 20th Century's bill starting Sun- | | day. [Nazis Attemmg fo Throw |; | performers as the B-17, |and the B-25. He is now qualified 'SONS OF THE SEA’ IS NEW FEATURE | AT 20TH CENTURY a story of ad- heads “Sons of the Sea,” venture on the high seas, i Made at the Warner Bros.! studios in England, the new picture | stars Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. ‘The story of “Sons of the Sea” goes back to the middle of the last century when men of vision were talking of replacing the Atlantic sailing ships with steamboats. They were laughed at, particularly by mol conservative old shipowners who made a tidy profit by loading their sailing vessels with eager emigrants, many of whom perished of starva tion during the months-long trips. Young Charles Maclver (Michael Redgrave) travels on one of these, ships and the experience makes an indeligble . impression upon him.| More strongly than ever, he is con- vinced that only with the establish. ment of steamship lines can th bonds of friendship be forged en-‘ duringly between England and the| United States. With the help of| his brother's fiance (Valeria Hob-| son) he manages to get the finan-! cial backing that he needs, and at | ’last triumphanny to steam into (he\ Boston harbor m the “Britannia.” an airplane mechanics school in| the AAF traiping Command, had| shown an aptitude for specialized | technical work and Was selected on| the basis “of well above averaga| grades in general alertness and | mechanical tests While at Wright Plant, Sgt. bmn.h‘ | received instruction and practicall experience in the repair are main- | tenance of the famed Wright en-| gines that power such outstanding the A-20, to take his place as a specialized member of an Army Air Force Unit. .- SAVE OCTOBER 23 Douglas Firemen's DANCE Sgt. Smith pmnously trained at activities planned for the celebra-! tion of National Girl Scout Week. Dancing will be from 9:30 until e — | 12:30 o'clock and music will be e | furnished by Bob Tew and his or- adv., Last Tme**SONG OF THE ] Tonight . . ISLANDS”’ WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAYI STARTS SUNDAY MATINEE SUNDAY 2:00 P. M. OWL SHOW TONIGHT 12:30 A. M. GREATER THAN THE SE/ THEY CONQUER! K | ‘becn in the south since August 12| for another location in cunnecuon‘c]\esgm The event will be formal visiting with friends and relatives. with his employment with the U. S./for the ladies and patrons and M: Straiger is employed by the‘E D. However, due to the Depnrt- patronesses will include members ‘Ala.kk1 Juneau, working as flume his trip will be postponed temporarily. DOU GLAS NEWS | tender on I)nugljjsland. MRS. STRAIGER COMING HOME | (ARL LINDSTROM'S According to a radiogram receiv- | ed by Henry Straiger, his wife. is| Carl Lindstrom packed and bid | returning to their home here some-'goodbyn to his family this morn- time next week. Mrs. Straiger has|ing, in preparation to his leaving NEW STOCK Floor Lamp Reflector Bowls ALL SIZES Floor Lamp Breakage Replacements * Alaska Eleciric Light and Power Company Juneau Phone 616 Douglas Phone 18 THE 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 2 maximum of $5,000. DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED First National Bank of JUNEAU, ALASKA MBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COI’OIATIOn DEPARTURE POSTPONED | ment’s late change of plans, 2L | SAVVIKKO BOYS HERE | Captain Benheart Savvikko and | First Mate Hjlmar Savvikko, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Savvikko, | arrived here on Thursday to spend a one-day stop-over with Inendv and relatives. Both boys are of- ficers in the U. S. Army. Benheart Captain of a large transport, with Hjlmar First Mate on the same ship. ( Vice and operating out of Washing- ton ports recently. IMAY()R ENGSTROM ATTENDS JUNEAU FUND MEETING After attending the National War Fund meeting held in Juneau last evening, Mayor Engstrom points out1 that the Channel's quota in this drive is $13,000—$12,000 being Ju-| ineau's quota and the remaining| $1,000 for Douglas. It was decided | {at the meeting that in order to raise | ithis amount, each head of a fam- | ily would be asked to contribute | jone day’s wages. This amount seems a large donation, but it is 17 dif- | ferent organizations which benefits {from the one gombined fund. Those | contributing will receive window |stickers and given receipts for their |money. - All Captains of districts will receive lists and the drive is |to start Monday ‘morning. ForMen ‘Who Shave - SDaily” | Special Preparation Soothes Skin, Saves Time Needs No Brush For men who must lluv- cvuy dly —doctors, lnw(an, and others—Glider is i.nvllulhh. Itis I" m ctkoyr daily shav- ers. It nor To use Gflder, first wurmy face with hot water and sos] remove grit and oily lebum collect on w] 24 that frequent sha: fwmmdntlm.-n -Hn smoother, cleaner, lider is made by the 1 oldJ.B.WfllhuComm Both boys have been in ser-|on of the Qirl Scout Council and Troop Leaders. Mrs. Felix Toner is chair- man in charge of arrangements. SUNRISES; SUNSETS The duck hunting season 1s now: * Shooting starts half an hour| before sunrise and ends at sunsets. Following are the sunrises and sun- sets for several days, the first time being the sunrise and the second the sunset: October 24 7:53 a. m. S S October 7:55 a. m. . October 7:58 a. m. . Oclobcr FHV WS | PR—— October October 29 5:18 30 5:15 31 m. spssosiucnres 9218 November 1 ; October ’ October Y 5:11 November 2 November 3 S — ] November 4 . m, ... 5:04 November November November November m. — —o— PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Have a portrait artist take your picture. Hamersley Studio. Opposite 5:08 . m. 2 P. a 2 a. p. | That gun barrel is getting bigger and bigger. Recent events point fowards Victory. But the helping hand which you can help Uncle Sam extend to the freed peoples of Europe — RIGHT NOW — will have much to-do with seeing there will never be amother Hitler. GIVE TO THE National WarFund Juneau Lumber Mills 00D COFFEE MEANS A LOT to begin the day And 2 cup of rich, full.flavored Schilling Coffee starts you off sight. ..om wings of the morning! VACUUM PACKED Schilling lnl‘ MORNING W\ WiNGS o' Federal Building. Phone 204. adv. REDGRAVE - HOBSO A WARNER BROS. PICTURE * Directed by Wi GRIFFITH JONES - MARGARETTA SCOTT - HARTLEY mn BESSIE LOVE + MILTON ROSMER « FREDERICK LEISTER R Gondon Waier, Gdeerd Dot ond marc Wb ram o Sary by Dorsk end Wt g X Warna o Firw Nitiona) Picrwre o Taddioapon Idion 30 Minutes | Latest News SPECIAL ATTRACTION 9:30 P. M. g;m NOW PLAYING— "They Died With Their Bools On" é' |41 Britain's Prime Minister dunng‘h‘ last World War, was merricd day at the age of 80 to ¥ Slevenson his sefretary since COI.II!UM LLOYD GEORGE, 80, IS WEDDED AGAIN = LONDON, Oct. 23.-—Lloyd George, Hls !lrsc wife and he were whitemaned gentleman farmer nnd; ried in 1888. She died in 1941, 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. QOW ALL T &OTTa DO \S FIND NN e INFUNNEL SLOW POKELG idx T WONDER WhIT & CANEL STEAK \F TOONT TRSTES LIKE ~\NQRL-- Broiled Steak and Eried Chicken SERVED ANY TIME DINE AND DANCE By BILLY DeBECK T SWOWY S\CH & SENSIT\F THE DOUGLAS INN * OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT ectric Hammond Organ Music DINE AND DANCE