The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 1, 1943, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1943 ALL s ll E K N 0 w ABOUT LOVE POTIONS and LOVELY MOTIONS! and gets what she wants with hex appeal “1 MARRIED A WITCH”’ with VERONICA ,, FREDRIC LAKE MARCH AND “Stranger Than Fiction” “Jungle Fishing” Latest News THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURESI | the University of Michigan, a reg- | istered nurse in the State of Mich- |igan and holds a life high school ‘leaching certificate in the same State. Before coming here, Miss Hoar was school nurse for three years at Wayne County, Michigan: VIOLET HOAR ASSIGNED T0 NEW POSITION James C. Ryan, Commissioner of | Aurora, Illinois for a year; was nurse Education, today announced the ap- | at Nichols Hospital at Battle Creek, pointment of Miss Violet S. Hoar | Michigan, for a year, and Health as Territorial Health Educator and | Supervisor. Her appointment, ac- cording to Dr. Ryan, was made pos- sible through generous financial assistance from the Federal Gov- ernment and the Territorial De- partment of Health, As Health Supervisor, Miss Hoar will have charge of the school Foundation for seven years. was Supervisor of Health for the city schools at Muncie, Indiana, for | three years and served her intern- ship in Health Education at the Cleveland Health Museum for six years. Health is a major objective in the Territorial schools, Dr. Ryan states, in- | I structor in a school of nursing at Councillor for the W. K. Kellogg | She | ~ " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA VERONICA LAKE, FREDRIC MARCH NOW AT CAPITOL The story of witcheraft in mod- ern dress and in a modern setting is one way of describing “I Mar-| ried a Witch,” the Reno Clair fan- tasy which is due tonight at the| Capitol Theatre through United Artists release. The picture has a witch all right — but minus tl pointed cap and frightening face— none other, in fact than the lovely, blonde Veronica Lake. And Veron- ica, it must be added, makes an en- chanting witch with her hair still dressed in the same long, over-the- eye fashion. Wooley in the person of Fredric March, who comes from a long line of Wooleys who have been cursed by the witchmaking profession.| Wally, just when Jennifer the witch gets him in her clutches, is about to marry Estelle Masterson (Susan | |Hayward) and practically about to be elected governor of his state. |Both of these things the sly little| |witch sets out to break up. | Robert Benchley as Dr. Dudley | White, a close friend of our hero,| Her romantic teammate is Wnlly! |has a pretty hectic time of it try- |ing to straighten things out between {Wally and Estelle, TOY CENTER IS SPONSORED BY | WOMEN'S CLUBS | Seventeen members of the Juneau jand Douglas Island Women's Clubs | gathered yesterday afternoon and i | evening at the home of Mrs. John | { McCormick to work on the toy center | project, which has been undertaken | | by the organization to insure a hap- ! | py Christmas for children of Gas- | | tineau Channel. | health program in all of its phases in all the Territorial schools, both city and rural. This, however, does not include schools under the super- vision of the Office of Indian Af- fairs. In cpordinating, unifying | and improving the school healthi program, she will visit each schoox‘ as often as possible, but of necessity, much of her work will be done by | bulletin and correspondence, it was announced. | Both from the standpoint of ex- perience and academic and pro- fessional training, Miss Hoar is well prepared for this type of work. She holds a B. S. Degree in Education and the addition of a Health Super- | Boxes have been placed in the visar to the staff of the Territorial | lobby of the Baranof Hotel, at the | Department of Education wilP|Capitol and 20th Century theatres, strengthen our health program im- jand in the Sears-Roebuck store for | measurably. | the convenience of the public who | SRS (-, | wish to contribute toys. Also there 1is a need for paint, which may also FORMER AlASKAN ‘be placed in the boxes. H | Boys in the manual training de- ipartment of the Juneau Public | Schools are helping to repair and SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—Commissioned less than two months ago at Chan- {paint such toys as need rehabilita- dler, Ariz., Lieut. Norman Froden- | tion. Henry Harmon is supervising | | the work. berg, son of Arthur Frodenberg of Another work party will be held | by the clubs some time this month, OPA FILES NEW ACTION AGAINST LOMEN COM. C0. A new action in the case of the Office of Price Administration vs. Lomen Commercial Company, was ifiled last week in the District Court in"Fairbanks by Lynn J .Gemmill, Territorial Attorney for the Office of Price Administration, who is now 'in the Interior City on official busi- ness. This action was filed in the {name of Chester Bowles, Price Ad- BETTY VICTOR 7y vARDS. swoPs. ROUNDHOUSES ETERNA'L CITY—Here is a closeup map of the city of Rome, Italy, toward which Allied forces are advancing from the southern part of the peninsula in the battle of Italy. 'RELEASE OF SIR LONDON, Dec. 1.—Secretary of Home Affairs Herbert Morrison won an overwhelmingly victory in the §03wald Mosley, pre-war Fascist {leader, when the House of Com- mons voted 327 to 60 to reject an ment’s action. In a sharp debate before the | vote, Morrison acknowledged he had Inot asked the former. black shirt OSWALD MOSLEY | GIVEN APPROVAL controversy over the release of Sir | | 1 amendment criticizing the govem-} from the University of Michigan |Seatile, was killed yesterday in a and from the same school received |plane crash near Rosamond Lake her M. S. Degree in PubMc Health. at Lancaster, California. He former- Miss Hoar is a graduate nurse from |1y lived in Palmer, Alaska. deink &... THREE FEATHERS “VSR" Bleaded Whiskey,86 Proof,60% Grain Neutral Spirits jand the date will be announced later. IALASKA COASTAL ' TRIPS ARE MADE T0 MANY POINTS On a return trip from Haines and Skagway yesterday, the Alaska Wendling, James Tile and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gillingham. Another flight from Sitka brought Alexander Haaf, Leongildo Corralis, | Alice B. Minana and Helen Gamble. | James Huston and Lyle Steiner came from Wrangell, Richard| Gribble from Petersburg and from Ketrhikan the passengers were Cpl. F. A. Ausmus and Arthur Morgan. Today C. M. Stafford and Ray| Sherriff flew to Excursion . Inlet, and Tillie Schafterstad and Gene- vieve Ericson to Hoonah. On the Coastal Airlines brought in J. Paul- Price-Callahan, a construction com- | Social Security Board since 1941,] son, Mrs. A ‘W, Kingsbury, Malcolm pany having Army contracts, for plans to remain outside perman- Quhrlwoo,dv(z:mon Luther, W. F. ghich they “performed no legiti- €NtIy. Pa:“:]’;vm" f:r:‘;::rzca::rm. % mate trade service whatever,” and = B A, € fIom | that such commission constituted an Sitka were Erling Jensen, Earl oyorcharge under the terms of MR‘I-EK‘HOF n"“ : (they failed to petition the Alaska| |Office of Price Administration for ministrator, and supercedes and |leader for any promise to “be a good replaces a former action filed in|boy and behave as a good citizen” | October wherein damages in the |before he was given his freedom. PR PSP RS QUITS POSITION AND PLANS TO LIVE OUTSIDE Miss Jeanette B. Ringstad has resigned her position as clerk-sten- ographer with the Social Security |Board and will leave about the middle of the month for Belling- ham, Wash., where her parents re- side. Miss Ringstad, who has been n Juneau and employed by the amount of $4,612.77 were asked. In “the new action, request is made for |treble damages in the sum of $8,- 787.99. | The circumstances under which the price regulations are alleged to have been violated, however, are the same. The complaint alleges that the Lomen Commercial Com- pany collected substantial commis- sions on sales made to Bechtel- 194 under which goods shipped into| oon Alaska to be sold is priced. 1 mls ‘HERN H The complaint further alleges| Funeral services for Sergie Lek- that the Lomen Commercial Com-|anof, 1l-year-old boy from Funter pany did not deal in the eléctrical Bay, Who died recently at the Gov- and plumbing supplies in Alaska |€Ynment Hos?ltn!, were held this during the base period and ltelluni;":’zr'(‘:")ho"“"‘;:' zTfiZ‘::v ";W‘h: ';:;‘ Bisd. Do hase uivd | plises: m'“!:u\uf conducted the service and n- |terment was in Evergreen Ceme- prices as required by MR 194 und;wry' e - that the only service performed by, AT BARANOF them consisted in billing the con-| Russell O. Brumit and Wilmer J. | struction company for the com-|Brumit are guests at the Baranof T for the duration. Juneau Phone 616 HREE FEATHERS VSR (VERY SPECIAL RESERVE) It Is Important at This Time to have your Eleetrie Refrigerator checked for that minor defect which : might cause a complete breakdown * Alaska Electric Light and Power Company jreturn flight the plane had as pas- OLDETYME Isengers Leon C. Prento, Frank| DISTILLERS CORPORATION Ormellas and R. J. Mather. Empire State Building —————— ew York YAKIMA MAN HERE | Garland W. Eaton of Yakima,! Wash,, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. COAST GUARD AUX. MEETS A successful meeting was held last night in the Council Chambers of .the City Hall by members of the iConst Guard Auxiliary. Approxi- mately 20 boating men were present to hear a discussion of the rights 1of the road. At next Tuesday's meeting the subject for study will be lights and buoys. e HAINES MEN HERE J. Paulsen and V. Kingsbury, both of Haines, are registered at the Baranof Hotel. e DUO FROM FAIRBANKS Mrs. Elizabeth Zehnder and Mrs. Dorothy Sully, both of Fairbanks, are guests at the Baranof Hotel. Phusdes 5 Butler-Mauro Drug Co. Douglas Phone 18 Broiled Eried SERVED ANY TIME Steak and Chicken modities. Mr." Gemmill will proceed from Fairbanks to Anchorage where he will argue demurrers interposed by the defendants in the W. J. Ers- kine and the Odom cases, two other Administrator’s Treble Damage cas- les pending in the District Court in| Anchorage. He is expected to re- turn to his Juneau headquarters next week. .- POLICE COURT FINE Eli Howard was fined $25 City Police Court this morning on a charge of being drunk and disor- derly. in| | Hotel. | P o | YAKUTAT MEN HERE | Edward Polls and Bill Burnett, | both of Yakutat, are guests at the S e | PITTSB H, Dec. 1. — Phillip Murray, President of the CIO Steel Workrs of America, announced that the International Executive Board has recommended a ‘“general wage adjustment” of 17 cents an hour for | half a million basic steel workers. | (ARG LSS, PEARL HARBOR DAY CARD ONE MILE - CHINESE FORCE JAPANESE FROM CHANGTEH CITY Ground Forces Are Aided WHERE THE BETTER BBNG PICTURES PLAY * (0 LN TURY STARTS TONIGHT? THE SHOCK PICTURE OF THE YEAR! DRAMATIC! "DANGEROUS! CAROLE LANDIS STIRRING! LAIRD CREGAR STARTLING! CARTOON-LATEST NEWS EVENTS OWL SHOW TONIGHT 12:30 A. M. : REE PAGE GRABLE MATURE by American and Chinese Airmen CHUNGKING, Dec. 1.—American and Chinese planes, providing a “brilliant air over, helped the Chinese troops to drive out the Japanese from Changteh, gateway to Changsha, the nation's vital rice bowl region. The Japanese entered Changteh Monday and terrific street fighting resulted but with the air resistance the Japs have been driven back. The Chinese High Command also claims recapture of Tehshan on the highway between. Changteh and Changsha and have wiped out the Japs in two nearby villages. HALL OFF T0 CHATHAM ON WATER INSPECTION At the request of the New Eng- | land Fish Company, John Hall, Public Health Engineer, will leave tonight for Chatham, where he will study the drinking water situation in the company’s cannery. The Fish Company requested the Health Department to make recom- mendations for improving the situa- tion so that the plans can be ex- ecuted before the season opens next year. THEATRE LEE QUONG DIES HERE AT HOME Lee Quong, 53, one of the few Chinese in Alaska, and a longtime resident -of . Juneau, died home, 940 Pike Street, yesterday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock. The deceased was born in Quan- tone, China, April 3, 1890, and came to Alaska about 30 years ago, fol- lowing his profession as a cook in many parts of the Territory. A few years ago his health began to fail, and he was inactive until his death. He is Purv|ved by his wife, Laura AR e o FROM INLET J. P. Robinson, of Excursion Inlet, is registered at the Baranof Hotel. - e HERE FROM ANCHORAGE Mrs, C. E. Mills, of Anchorage, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. P Y BATAAN CAFE Genuine Chow Mein Chop Suey COME ON.E —_— ~————COME ALL! ® MOTORSHIP PARTY Dec. 7, at 8 p.m., Baranof Hotel. \Bridge and pinochle. 55 cents. Tax Lincluded. i 289 So. Franklin Street Open All Night Juneau, Haines and at his | 'NOW PLAYING— UISIANA M. Quong. Funeral services will be the chapel of the Charles W. C#H Mortuary on Friday afternoon at o'clock, the Rev. Walter A, of the Memorial Presl Church, officiating. Ernest will sing two selections and inf ment will be in Evergreen tery. ————————— FAIRBANKS MAN lllll-v Ray Douglas and Charles F.' terson, both of Fairbanks, guests at the Baranof Hotel. B o ] F HERE FROM SKAGWAY Miss Rose Tropea of All Persons Interested in Trans-;..g portation to Ketchikan — Call at Guy F. Atkinson Office, Juneau:’ (“Stormy Petrel leaving as soon as full list is secured) Is temporarily laid up while new motors are installed and other improvements | made. Waich this space for announce- ment of resumption of schedule between a guest at the Baranof Hotel. PATRICIA® L o | Skagway. NEQH, SNUFFY S OFFERW A Jus OF CORN-SQUEEZINS BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH OF THESE PARTS 22 -TVE GOT \T~ ENTHERY " 4. 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