The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1944, Page 3

ADVENTURE AND | MUSIC FEATURED | NOW AT CAPITOL A gay story, gay music and a cast| of gay performers are the popular elements combined in Universal's| “How's About It,” coming tonight| to the Capitol Theatre. The fa-| mous Andrews Sisters are stan'edf in the new comedy-musical which| . features Robert Paige, Grace Mec- Donald, Shemp Howard, Mary Wickes and Walter Catlett. Buddy| Rich, known as the nation's No. 1| drummer, and his orchestra supply additional ryhthm and entertain- ment,. “How's About It” is described as a lively concoction of romantic hap- penings which take place behind the scenes of the music publishing | Jusine: Laughter, and lots of it, is promised throughout the picture| and musical specialties are said to| be generously interwovkén into the| story’s breczy action. | Adventure and romance in thel Canadian wilds figure in a vivid | irama in M-G-M's “Northwest Rangers” which features the sec-! ond half of the double bill, with William Lundigan, James Craig, Patricia Dane and Jack Holt head-| ing an elaborate cast. R GOVERNMENT OPENS FINAL ARGUMENT i | g-mttin’ na fest! e i 5 song- THE 7 KNDREWS SISTER AeouT with ROBERT PRIGE GRACE McDONALD ,}i Shemp Hnwarg; Hary Wickes S Thet's (S iy / | The Nation's No. 1 Drummer BUDDY RICH and his Orchestra “PISTOL PACKIN' ANNIE” is none other than filmland's al- luring Anne Gwynne, selected 4, IN JACKSON CASE as “pin-up” girl by the cavalry- "HIDDEN HAND" . SHOWS TONIGHT AT 20TH CENTURY Cembining a happy blend of thrills and comedy, “The Hidden Hand,” Warner Bros." adventure pic- ture, opens tonight at the 20th Century Theatr Cast in a story full of intrigue are Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser and Julie Bishop. “The Hidden Hand” tells the tale of an eccentric spinster who wuses her insane brother to terrorize her family, only to get more horror than she bar- gained for. The picture was written for the screen by Anthony Coldewey and Raymond Schrock from a play by Rufus King. Ben Stoloff directed. - PLANS MADE FOR 'ANKUAL FIREMEN'S DANCE FEBRUARY 12 Plans for the 38th annual fire- men’s dance were made at last night’s Volunteer Fire Department !meeting in the clubrooms of the |City Hall, with the event scheduled for Saturday, February 12, at the Elks Ballroom | Bob Tew and his orchestra will ;play for the affair and arrange- {ments for the dance will be in {charge of Minard Mill and V. W. {Mulvihill Following the business session 2nd FEATURE “NORTHWEST RANGERS” WILLIAM LUNDIGAN—PATRICIA DANE The government began arguments late this afternoon in the case of! William Clifton Jackson, now ba- fore the U. S. District Court. Jackson is charged with assault| men at Fort Riley, Kan. Who can blame 'em? The Waco, Tex., beauty was chosen as “the girl we’d like most to corral.” AND-NEWS-"JUNIOR G MEN" (Sat. Mat.) THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! ROMMELIS INROMEAS STRATEGIST (Continued from Page One) porting the assault with terrific firepower tank charges. | On the main Fifth Army front the Americans are fighting fiercely on the outskirts of Cassino, using | tanks against the Germans who had | to be cleaned out of the rubble | cushioned dugouts and cellars in a methodical bloody fashion. The Germans, against the British and Americans, | who are reported to have poured more than six divisions ashore. The German air force, which has been absent for several days, return- ed to support the thrusts. I_n each case, headquarters said, the Ger mans were repulsed with heavy loss- es. The Allies have improved their position slightly. . e o 00 0 0 o 0 FEATURE TIME At the Capitol tonight, Rangers at 7:10 and 9:30; “How About It" at 8:20 and 10:50 o'clock. Saturday ma- tinee at 1 p.m. - WITH BUREAU OF MINES With the Bureau of Mines, Stuart | Bjorklund is here from Anchorage. | reinforced along |He is a guest at the Gastineau | with intent to kill and assault with | a dangerous weapon, on the per-, o son of Marie Richardson, his rox-‘RHODE ISLAND mer wife. | Among the witnesses besti(yiug;ls OVER Top IN | BOND SALE | was an FBI agent, J. W. McDaniels, & member of the City Police force; | {Treasury Also Announces | Alaska Has Topped Pete Hammer, Berthele Eliason and Dr. J. O. Rude. The accused testified yesterday afternoon and today in his own be- ‘halr. Quota AL S O 'RUTH LANGSETH 1§ NOW LOCATED NEAR ENGLISH VILLAGE According to ‘word received by| WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, — Rhode Mr and Mrs. Jack Langseth, their Island, the smallest State in the daughter, Second Lt. Ruth Langseth, | Union, is the first to go over the s now in England with her unit, ! top in the $14,000,000,000 Fourth War composed of 100 nurses and 50 doc- | Loan Drive, the Treasury Depart- tors. The unit went over recently, | ment announced as the national and is located three miles from a'drive passed the 60 per cent mark, village. Ruth joined the Army a $8,520,000,000 cash sales. | year ago, after receiving ker train- | Seattle. She is a graduate of the Douglas schools. ‘ Later the Treasury reported it Another daughter, Dorothy, is'had just received word that Alaska now in training at the’ Providence | had topped the two million dollar Hospital in the Puget Sound eity. | quota Wednesday with $1,004,687 in S P | Series E bond sales and $1,233,489 |STAFF CHANGES MADE, = o =i | ———e—— | day afternoon. - afte) Rhode Tsland met the eighty mil-| ing at Virginia Mason Hospital in'|lion dollar quota at 5 o'clock yester- last night, members were enter- |tained by Coast Guardsmen Joe | Simpson, here from Ketchikan, who |played several piano selections. |turkey feed was enjoyed for a mid- " Inight supper after the program. e QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 4. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6, American Can 85, Anaconda 247%, Beech Aircraft 9%, Bethlehem Steel 58, Curtiss Wright 5%, International Harvester 72, | Kennecott 30%, New York Central im‘., Northern Pacific 14!, United States Steel 51%. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 135.84; rails, 35.80; utilities, 22.27. | e TO ANCHORAGE Mrs. G. E. Krause flew to An- ‘chorage yesterday on a business trip, leaving with the Alaska Air- lines - STOCK : FLI — i ENROLLMENT STILL OPEN FOR MOTHERS" CLASSES The second class in the new ser- ies of Mothers' Classes being held at the Health Center in the Terri- torial Building, is scheduled for Monday afternoon, February 7 at 2 o'clock. | All. women who would. like to |take advantage of these instructions are reminded that it is not too Al " DRAFT BOARD OFFICE i Mrs. Yvonne Eberhardt has taken | {late to enroll in this new series. The “Hygiene of Pregnancy” will| !be the topic for next week's group| World Day Of Prayer . DatelsSet over the duties as clerk for the| Selective Service Board, replncingl Miss Louise Skinner, who has re- | } signed and is now enroute to Seattle | | where she will remain indefinitely. | Joining the staff as an assistant, | Mrs. Hannah Daniels has now taken | over the work formerly done by | | Mrs. Eberhardt at the Selective | | Service office. R e gy T LY HERE FROM PETERSBURG World Day of Prayer is Friday Here from Petersburg, Herman | February 25 and a committee re- Pedersen is at Baranof. |presenting the churches of Junean {is at work on the program for that |day in Juneau. Miss Madge Mutchmore of the (Seventh Day Adventist Church, is |President of the committee, with Mrs. J. O. Rude as Vice-President |and Mrs. Henry Green as Secretary. | The meetings will be held in the iSeventh Day Adventist Church, Second and Main, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and 8 o'clock in the evening. ‘The community choir will sing at the evening service in charge of Mrs. R. Nevin. the Anzio front, struck four times’ Hotel. Juneau Plumbing & Heating Co. PLUMBING HEATING OIL BURNERS SHEET METAL WELDING PHONE 787 Third and Franklin NIGHT: B. E. FEERO ... J. R. CLARK P . Baranof | Beauty Salon . Under New Management New Stock Just : Received . . . | The date set aside for the 1944 |discussion and a film showing the | “Care of the Expectant Molher"i |will also be shown JIM DAVIS SAYS GRUENING STORY | ON TAXES HELPS < | Capt. J. V. Davis, Speaker of the | House for the last Territorial Leg- | islature and a leading Democratic | candidate for the Senate in the coming election for this division, ! asserted today that the report of Gov. Ernest Gruening to Secretary Ickes, stating that Alaska has prac- tically no tax system, has done the | Territory more good than anything in recent years. i Davis, just returned from a trip | to Washington, D. C,, said the story received wide publicity and that thousands of tax weary businessmen land individuals in the States are | practically packing their bags now | | | FLOOR BUY WAR BONDS to come to Alaska. 1 STARTS To0 CENTURY TONIGHT TWO-FEATURE BILL Warner Bros. Screaming Hit! with CRAIG STEVENS - ELISABETH FRASER:JULIE BISHOP and Tim Holt in “Cyclo 'MUSTERING OUT PAY BILL NOW SIGNED BY F.D.R. :oxnre’:::::gl;&(rnsuf' B‘:?l?;‘p::): Presidem Ca"S A"enfion | Overdahl, 29, of Brill, Wisconsin, | {who is a cousin of Mrs. anton| o Other Features for Service Men Bartness of Juneau. Sgt. Overdahl COUSIN OF LOCAL WOMAN IS SAVED BY BLOOD PLASMA Recently article appeared | an in was seriously wounded in a battle in Tunisia last spring. He was saved by blood transfusions given by | donors and told a reporter: WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. — Pl‘esl-: “If you tell the people who do-‘dent Roosevelt has signed the Ieg-‘ nated blood that I owe my life ln“islauon providing mustering out pay | them, tell them also that I don't jof $100 to $300 to members of the know how to thank them enough. I armed services. | hope the public keeps up the gocd{ At the same time the President work so that other boys can get|called for action on additional parts plasma when they need it just like of the program to “ease the transi- 1 did. It sure saves plenty of lives.” tion from military to civilian life, TR T e T mentioning . specifically measures to | - FLIGHTS TODAY T0 ‘ | SKAGWAY AND SITKA service, and set up machinery for| unemployment allowances. | ————————— | Today a flight was made to Sitka 'by the Alaska Coastal Airlines with Lt. Fisher and Golden Waltman as passengers. J. M. Huston and Margaret Hen- CITY COUNCIL MEETS | The regular meeting of the City | Councll will be held tonight in the | Chambers in the City Hall starting at 8 o'clock. :d ne Rider” 'LICENSE PLATES ON SALEHERE MONDAY According to the City Clerk's Office, the 1944 license plates have arrived and will be on sale in that office beginning Monday, February 7. All car owners are requested to obtain these immediately. O PRk SIDOC IN TOWN Arriving here from Anchorage, Walter J. Sidoc is registered at the Baranof. FROM ANCHORAGE From Anchorage, R. A. Anderson and Gerhard N. Renstron are at the Baranof. DIAN AFFAIRS NURSE BRINGS PATIENTS HERE Miss Genevive B. Sheridan, field nurse for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, arrived yesterday from Ketchikan with four patients for the Government Hospital here. R TR S YR DONALD MacKINNON IN In from Haings,, Donald Mac: Kinnon is a guest at the Gastineau! B MISS BORA-ZOVA HERE Xenia Bora-Zova, here from Hollywood, is at the Baranof. drickson flew to Ketchikan and Robert Martin and Herman Peter- son to Petersburg. On a flight to Skagway, Charlotte Massey and Ken Johnston were passengers. e, oo | C. G. Glee Club | To Sing Sunday | At Prgs. Church} The Coast Guard Glee Club of | Ketchikan will sing at the 11 o'clock worship service Sunday morning &t the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, according to air announcement made today "Jyl the Rev. Willis R. Booth. —————— HANES AT BARANOF Open Evenings PHONE 318 THE SOFTEST, LOVELIEST WAVES EMERGE FROM A COLD WAVE PERMANENT FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Cold Waves for Children at Reduced Prices SKILLED OPERATORS IGRIDS BEAUTY saLON COOPER BUILDING Opposite Federal Building P. E. Hanes, here from Anchor- age, is at the Baranof. i CARA NOME | CLEANSING CREAM This high-quality liquefy- ing cream quickly softens dust and make-up so they removed. Helps to keep your skin cl and flower-fresh. ECONOMY REG. SIZE BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store” MOTORSHIP -~ —SPECIAL CHARTER PATRICIA LEAVES for HAINES and SKAGWAY 8 A. M. SUNDAY All freight and parcels must be delivered to boat Saturday afternoon between noon and 5 P. M. For Tickets and Information CALL AT PERCY’S CAFE TRIPS AVAILABLE— STAND ~ BARNEY GOOGL LAMPS Moderately Priced Skilled Operators Complete Line Of Beauty Culture - SHOP HOURS 9AM.TO6P. M OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 538 MARIE HAMMARLEY Manager Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Juneau Phone 616 Douglas Phone 18 w104, Ring Festures Syndicae, Joc E AND SNUFFY SMITH \F YA TAKE OUR PICTURE WITH AR\D 'NECK, By BILLY DeBECK Broiled Steak and Fried Chicken BERVED ANY TIME DINR AND DANCE THE DOUGLAS IN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT Electriec Hammond Organ Music DINE AND DANCE