The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 18, 1943, Page 3

GREAT CASE IN "KINGS ROW,” 20TH CENTURY [ One of the most popular novels | {of the last few years has been| | translated into one of the most| | memorable screen entertainments | of any year. “Kings Row"” won| wide praise for its author, Henry | | Bellamann. The screen version, | |now showing at the 20th Century | Theatre, adds new laurels to the| | crowns of Sam Wood, who adapted | |the novel for the screen, and the | ‘mnny members of the matchless THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1943 Towanrr o |LAST TIMES FOR DRAMATIC STORY, CAPITQlJIONIGHTI Against the lurid background of bomb-torn London, “Journey for| | Margaret,” which is showing tonight ! !for the last times at the Capitol | Theatre, is a dramatic adaptation| of W. L. White’s memorable book | {an his experiences as an American | war correspondent. } Robert Young and Laraine Day| are featured, with five-year-old | Margaret O'Brien playing the title |role, aided by Billy Severn, a year " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA A REAL DUTCH TREAT | | AP Features § TRIP-TEASING was an unknown art back in the Manhattan of the Dutch. They would have frowned on such goings-off, but maybe the fact that stripping was hard work was a reason, too. Constance Dowling, who in the movie ""Knickerbocker Holiday'” wears layers of petticoats over her pantaloons, here " shows it's a tedious job to take ‘em off. | | WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAYI All Their Secret Desires and All the Damage of Their Souls, Laid Bare in The Strange Story of Kings Row MASTER SLEUTH Jner juniar. They portray the love- {able war orphans adopted by Young {in London Young and Miss Day achieve new |dramatic heights as acknowledged craftsmen. The children are mag- nificent, performing their emotional |roles with the artistry of schooled | veterans | The supporting cast is headed by Fay Bainter. After her recent tri- |umph in the title role of “The War Against Mrs. Hadley,” Miss Bainter | Scores again with equal power. The |two children, Margaret O'Brien and i |Billy Severn are exceptionally 1| RATHBONE NIGEL BRUCE e Evelyn Ankers Reginald Denny SECOND THRILLING FEATURE NATIVE CHILD DIES AT GOVT. HOSPITAL Linda Johnson, 2-year old Na- tive child, died last evening at the Government Hospital. The mother of the little girl passed away about a year ago, and the father’s where- about is not known. She had been living at the Bethel Beach Home prior to entering the hospital. The remains are at the Charles W .Carter Mortuary and funeral arrangements have not yet been made. It Is Importan | talented. — e USSIA GIVES POSTWAR STATUS SMALL NATIONS | MOSCOW, Nov. 18—The Soviet |attitude toward the postwar status of small European States is set i forth in the government newspaper | Izvestia. It calls for a transition period to give thse nations time to | determine their own futures and and | strongly opposes any federation of | these countries against Ru: 3 | The authoritative article discloses the Soviet point of view as placed , before the recent conference of for- |eign sccretaries here that met no | objections frem the United States |and Great Britain | The Izvestia listed three points in opposing immediate considera- | tion to unions of small nations after the war: 1. Governments in exile, lacking close bonds with their nations, can- not guarantee and they cannot ex- press the will of their people. 2. New governments established immediately after liberation of oc- | cupied countries will not be stable or authoritative enough to decide on federation 3. Only after the postwar situa- tion becomes stable will small coun- | tries acquire confidence in their in- jdependence and can discuss fed- eration as useful. t at This Time to have your Electrie Refrigerator checked for that minor defect which might cause a complete breakdown for the duration. * Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Juneau Phone 616 Douglas Phone 18 THE management of this bank is pledged to conserva- tive operation. The safety of depositon’ funds is eur primacy coasideration. o addition, the bank is a mem- ber of Federal Deposit Insur- ance Corporation, which ia- sures each of our depositors against low to s maximum of $5,000. o DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED First National Bank of JUNEAU, ALASKA ERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COR ATION LAST RITES FOR DR. COUNCIL HELD TODAY AT ELKS Hundreds ddwd Auditor- ium fo Pay Tribute to Civic Leader (Continued from Page One) M. H. Sides and Dr. A. W. Stewart Walter Wooten Council was member of the Juneau Elks Lodge, demitting from -Cordova on April 11, 1928. Stores, Offices Closed Business houses, Territorial and city offices were closed during the funeral hour, as well as the Gover- nor's office and several Federal offices. Those which remained open had representatives at the services Members of the Gastineau Nurses Association, in uniform, attended the rites in a body as well as other organizations with which Dr. Goun- cil was associated. The flags of the Baranof Hotel, of which Dr. Council was a direc- tor and where he resided have been at half-staff since his death last Saturday night. Serving as honorary pallbearers at the service were H. R. Vander- Leest, Dr. E. H. Kaser, E. L. Bart- lett, J. J. Connors, Sheldon Sim- mons, Alex Holden, Dr. C. C. | Carter, Dr. William Whitehead, Dr. George Hays, Dr. L. P. Dawes, Dr. J. O. Rude, Dr. Paul Lindquist, Harold Foss, Mayor Harry I. Lucas, Charles Miller, I. Goldstein, John Newmarker, R. E. Robertson, Oscar Olson, George A. Parks, Frank Heintzleman and James V. Davis. Active pallbearers were Lisle | Hebert, Mike Karry, Dr. Robert Simpson, Wallis George, J. F. Mul- .len, Dr. William P. Blanton, Mi- Inard Mill and A. B. Hayes. .- CHAPELADIES PLAN BAZAAR NOV. 27 ‘The Chapeladies met at the home of Mrs. Frank Maier on November 16 and plans were completed for the | bazaar to be held at the Chapel- { by-the-Lake on November 27. A large assortment of fancy work will | be served during the evening. A at 7T p. m. Following the business meeting surprise showers were held for Mrs. Eric Lindegaard and Mrs. Cecil Donohue. Those attending the meetipg were Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Mielke, Mrs. Je- kill, Mrs. DeHart, Mrs. Lindegaard, Mrs. Donohue, Mrs. Wendling, Mrs. Puzey, Mrs. Pederson, Mrs. Spauld- ing and Mrs. Maier. Mrs. Greene of the evening. ‘The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Virgil Puzey on the Loop Road. g —— KETCHIKAN WOMA| DIES ON TUESDAY KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 18.— The funeral will be held Saturday for Mrs. Lyle Blodgett, 63, who died last Tuesday. Survivors include the widower, who is a veteran southeastern Al- laska Forest Service Employee, a son here, two daughters in Los Angeles, and another, Mrs. Harold Utzin, in Fairbanks. and Mrs. Earl Wendling were guests i C. T. BATIN AT CHAMBER; - TRIBUTE PAID Charles T. Battin, with the Labor Board, was guest speaker at today's Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Gold Room of the | Baranof Hotel g | Other guests were Lieut.”L. Ek- | munzel, B. W. Matheny with the USED at Juneau; John Cushing, Territorial Construction Company, from Sitka; Ralph a Bartholomew with the Inland Transfer and Stor- age Company at Ketchikan. The Chamber stood in silent tri- bute for one minute in memory of the late Dr. W. W. Council, after which the Rev. W. H. Matthews, Jr., led the group in prayer. - - 14 ARRIVE HERE THIS MORNING FROM SOUTH A vessel arrived in port this morning with the following passen- gers from Seattle: Mrs. Margaret A. Wilson, Arnt H. S. Nilsen, Dr. Edgar W. Norris, Stanton L. Cole, Walter McLaughlin, Cyril Zuboff, Jr., R. H. Hillyard and Mrs. Olga oel. ! From Ketchikan—Delwyn C. Ras- | mussen and W, J. Mahoney. From Wrangell-Elmer Peterson, M. H. Sides, and Maj. C. F. Scheib- ner. From Petersburg — Donald Mec- Kechnie. Enroute to Sitka from Seattle are Irene Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs Paul Fletcher, Jerry Finch, Mrs. Dorothy Finch, Mrs. Margaret L. Nordby, Mrs. Rubye .L. Rottluff and Mrs. Sadie Gaylord. 'HOMES 10 BE OPE 10 SERVICE MEN ON THANKSGIVING DAY Kowing that many of the famil- ies of Juneau are planning to ask one or more of the service men in ithis locality to join them at their homes in a Thanksgiving dinner, to receive such invitations on be- | pective host’s church congregation, ’which will forward them to the {USO Club. | AR R . 1k g POSTAL INSPECTOR IN ! Postal Inspector Robert B. Clifton | is registered from Seattle as a guest | at the Baranof, war | 'FINAL RITES FOR MRS. HELLENTHAL AR HELD TODAY Final rites for Mrs. Simon Hellen- thal were held this morning at 9 o'clock in the Catholic Church of the Nativity, with the Rev. W. G LeVasseur saying the m Inter- ment followed in the Catholic Plot | at Evergreen Cemetery. Acting pallbearers were H. R VanderLeest, J. F. Mullen, B. D. Stewart, Robert Simpson, Lee Smith !'and Joe Thibodeau. Many friends paid their last re- spects to the well known pioneer woman and wife of Judge Simon Hellenthal of the Third Divison. - CONFERENCE OF MOSCOW 15 PRAISED {Roosevelf, Churchill, Will- kie, Wallace Sound Off—FO(um Session | NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—President Roosevelt, in a message read at the final session of the New York Her- {ald Tribune's Forum, asserted the United Nations are now holding {“supreme advantage of initiative” {and progress could be measured by the fact they are producing “im- portant events of the war.” The President praised the “his- toric. conference at Moscow” as tak- ing long steps forward in advancing | the interests of the United Nations. He said the new steps are now on |relief and rehabilitation. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and British Foreign Sec- retary Anthony Eden also sent mes- !sages to the Forum, the message from Churchill terming the Moscow conference as “‘one of the most out- standing developments of interna- tional affairs.” | Vice-President Henry A. Wallace {in his message to the Forum urged | extension of the planning of war to peace time else world peace would be on sale, also pie and coffee willjthe USO, Club here will be glad ..\ t, world War No. 3, He urged (helping the ruined nations to in- grab-bag filled with surprises will half of the men. Also the invita- | ieage jobs. be featured for children and grown- {tions may be extended through the ! ups. The bazaar will open its doors appropriate member of the pros- | Moscow conference as the “sound Wendell L. Willkie hailed the foundation on which to build” and jurged extension of objectives to all lof the United Nations. | ey | DALLAS BLACK HERE | Dallas Black is a guest at the | Baranof Hotel, here for a few days from Sitka. cast who have brought Mr. Bella- mann's characters to vibrant life. | | Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, | | Ronald Reagan and Betty Field | play the four starring roles and each | |has turned in a perfect perform- | |ance. In the featured cast, four of | | Hollywood's most able character ac- | tors, Charles Coburn, Judith An-| derson, Claude Rains and Maria | | Ouspenskaya give portrayals so | finely etched that they are well- night unforgettable. Two compara- | | tive newcomers to the screen, Nancy | Coleman and Kaaren Verne show ! brilliant promise. DEFEAT AT LEROS IRKS BRITISHERS: "Somebodrélundered,” Says Newspapers-Ger- mans Switch Atfack LONDON, N 18. — The Ger- mans, quickly switching their attack from Leros, have begun an aerial assault on Samos, last Aegean Island in Allied hands, the Berlin radio! said in a broadcast. They added that bombs of all chlibers were | dropped on military targets. Samos is a Greek Island less than 20 miles north of Leros, London newspapers sharply erit- |icized the loss of Leros, the Lon- don Herald urging a full official ex- planation. . “We'll gain nothing by glossing it over,” said the Herald. All editorials were filled with questions and stressed that the fall of the island constituted a political setback to the Allies in Turkey and the Balkans. The - News-Chronicle said, “It is hard to resisy the conclusion tRat! somebody blundered.” —————— ALASKA COASTAL TRIPS ARE MADE 10 SITKA, INLET | The Alaska Coastal Airlines made a flight to Sitka this morning with | Charles B. Sande and Alfredo T.!| Fajardo, and returned with May Moy, Everett Riggs, Bob Mitchell and John Hall. A trip to the Inlet had Walter Dynakoff and George Bereskin as passengers, and on the return flight brought in J. E. Boyle, Elizabeth Constantine and C .M. Halm, | Strict Labor Decree Given | Nazi Workers STOCKHOLM, Nov. 18—The new German labor decree stipulates that every . working hour must be util- ized. Workers who take time off even' at Christmas and New Years must labor overtime to make up the lost hours, the German press reports, and factory mansgers no longer may give workers time off after factories are bombed. | ‘Giraud Withdraws Unmatched in screen history ... this story of the town that lived in the shadows—to hide its scarlet shame! ANN SHERIDAN - ROBT. CUMMING WARNER ‘BRO ROW SAM W F S « RONALD REAGAN « BETTY FIEL by oow eature at 7:30 and 10:00 Resignation Now ALGIERS, Nov. 18.—After a “sat- isfactory” conference with the French Committee on National Li- beration and another meeting of high Allied officials, Giraud with- drew, for' a period of at least two weeks, his resignation *as command- er of the French armed forces. His action was taken provisional- ly, although the DeGaullist con trolled committee had not given hand in running the French army as he demanded. Giraud expressed confidence in a written statement that the com- mittees agreement to his condi- ions would be forthcoming soon. However, DeGaullist spokesmen predicted the committee would not accept Giraud’s terms. - LIQUOR PROBE IS UNDERWAY WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, — T} Department of Justice bhas. alr 'begun an investigation of the Mque {industry into which the Sena | Committee proposes to inquire ito price fixing and withholding sups |plies from the market in order create an artificial shortage 'Giraud written guarantees of a frec thus increase prices. Wendell Berge, Assistant A |ney General, in charge of the"% |trust Division, told the ne e he has assigned special men to the inquiry and instructed them te {“push it thoroughly.” | Senator Scrugham, Nevada Den ocrat, asserted there is e whiskey now bonded in wareh SIDES RETURNS | Rasmussen _arrived this morning. M. H. Sides, Deputy Customs Col- lector, returned today from a trip to Prince Rupert and cities in Southeast Alaska. pratssi VTR Elmer N. Benedict and Ray .L. Lewis, former taxicab drivers at Ketchikan, and Earl Cato, former bartender, have been sentenced to six months each after waiving trial and pleading guilty to making illegal sales of whiskey to service men, . SR> N AL ) WEATHER MAN HERE | At the Gastineau Hotel, Delwin | Mr. Rasmussen is with the Unned‘ States Weather Bureau at Anchorm’ age, "MOTORSHIP {to provide every American citizen with more than 12 quarts each. Toads range in size from three- quarters to seven inches in length, SEFERISRE RS SRR WS 5 11 Ask for Skrip instead of ink . . . the modem writing flvid that mokes all pens write better, | last longer, require less servicing! Skrip dries .30 fast no blotter is | necessary! | SHEAFFERS 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 | [ TWNO BUCKSY ATTRBON || T KNEW NOWD come \ i I | \S THAT ENUFF? 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