The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1944, Page 3

« ) v L 1 . » SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1944 ~™ _ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA TONIGHT! TOMORROW! ¥ starring 2(‘:/ “LET'S HAVE FUN" “ONE DANGEROUS NIGHT” JLORFUL ANVD ~FALORIOYS Preview Tonight / / THE MOST / Novel MUSICAL IDEA IN YEARS! / Cole Porter Songs! Top Stars of Stage, Screon and Radie! SKELTON Lucclle BALL M-G-M PICTURE PLUS ©° CA ' THE CAPITOL HAS LOR CARTOON LATE NEWS PITO HEATRE with VIRGINIA O'BRIEN RAGS RAGLAND ZERO MOSTEL TOMMY DORSEY and his orchestra FEATURE 2:20—4:20—6.20 || SUNDAY 8:20—10:20 THE BIG PICTURES! 14-YEAR-OLDIS IDEAL HUSBAND CLAIMS ELAINE DENVER, May 6.—Fourteen year old Ellsworth (Sonny) Wisecarver . “4s the ideal husband and the kind every girl wants to have,” his bride Elaine Wisecarver said in the city Jail. “Sohny is kind and considerate and puts you first before he thinks of himself. Age makes no difference —8onny acts older than 14.” Both stated firmly they would stick together somehow, no matter what the outcome. “I think Elaine is the kind of a wife I want because she likes to have a good time without getting ‘drunk,” said Sonny. The couple were waiting the ar-| rival of officers in Los Angeles where the boy’s mother filed a com- !plaint of child stealing against | Elaine, who saia, “If they annul this marriage, we'll wait until Son- {nys of age and show them we're still in love.” 0. D. MITCHELL IN TOWN O. D. Mitchell, of the Federal Communications Commission, has |arrived here frcm Washington, D. C., and is registered at the Baranof. | L A.MACHINIST'S Meets 20d & 4th| LOCAL 514 IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL Mondays 8 p.m. General Electrie | , MAZDA LAMPS Standard Sizes Alaska Eleciric Light and Power Company JUNEAU . Phone No. 616 DOUGLAS Phone No. 18 '"DUBARRY WASA ' LADY" ON SUNDAY CAPITOL THEATRE Red Skelton takes a hilarious leap into the dim and distant past, and carries with him a group of noted screen personalities, in “Du Barry Was a Lady,” screen musical May Day Festival Very Successful; Attended by Many The May Day: Festival, presented by the pupils of the Grade School,‘ ling, when attended by more than 1800 persons. The High School gym- Mrs. Halm Feted | Last Evening by ! Embl_eT Officers§ Last night the officers of Juneau Emblem Clup No. 90 gave them- was a crowning success last even-|selves a party. This is the first alll Bombers, fighters, training planes officer party attempted by this group and everyone considered it a| comedy in technicolor opening Sun-|nasium was filled to overflowing successful undertaking. The purpose: day at the Capitol Theatre. and many were unable to find|for the occasion was to bid fare-| The story revolves about the|geats. well to the Club's faithful Record-| dream of the comedian, who plays| AN of the children did remark- :]ucbher;??sm‘:!’:e‘;d:fihml:mggm ably well in their acts and their Bdctiie! B, tic 6 A OB ROW s B i 2 S made by the mothers and teachers, }l{fe' drfi:msM::;s g:“zB:“:““" and contributed to the festive atmos- sk .. Y v | phere. ::z;‘:i “c’;,d“:‘zf::;“";’: ‘:‘hem: d"::l:{ The Queen on her throne, sur- tures of the king and the charmer. fotided by, her stistisfie, SEEE Amid comical complications galore a lovely setting for the songs and Red folls a plot against him and dances ::‘r‘mi‘ more than 400 chud-l . ren participating. ::;i: ‘:OB Ifiisve‘.'p—‘nd s shy, tcte Credit for success of the affair' The comedy is embellished with 89S to the untiring efforts of the a catchy Cole Porter musical score, Grade School teachers and Mrs. with Tommy Dorsey and his band F- N Pitts, music director. The doing yeoman service in the har- teachers are as follows: Miss Dalma mony line. Beautiful girls in elab~- Hanson, general chairman; Miss| orate Irene costumes add glamor Holbrook, Mrs. A. Johnson, Mr. to the laughs. Before it'is all over, Wright, Miss Lange, Miss Olson, Dorsey dances to his own music in Miss J. Johnson, Miss Abell, Miss the “Friendship” number, | Goodell, Miss Murphy, Mrs. William- Skelton was never funnier than son, Mrs. Berlin, Mrs. Arlowe, Miss as the merry monarch, and Miss Bloom, Miss ionson, Mrs. Case and Ball, in gorgeous gowns, is alluring Mrs. Webster. as well as a clever actress. Zero SRRy 76 783 R | Mostel, New York comedian, makes an auspicious bow on the screen in the picture and Virginia O’'Brien, “‘dend pan” singer, warbles catchy songs in her inimitable style. 1 ing Secretary, Kay Halm. It was in-| tended to be:a surprise party and plans in that connection were a dis- | tinet success—Mrs. Halm was com- | pletely surprised even though it| was necessary to employ a rather disturbing ruse to get her to the party. During the early part of the, evening, those in attendance played' Bingo while tney awaited the arriv- al of other members who were at the Grade School entertainment.| Later, the yroup had a rousing, game of Hearts. The three high scorers for this event were Mes- dames Daisy Fagerson, Marion Hedges and Virginia Graham while the consolation prize was awarded to Mrs. Dora Sweetley. | The high point of the evening| was when Mus. Halm was presented | with a start for her California Vic- tory Gavden. Members of the Em-| blem Club pad heard rumors of | the short; of nnions in the States | and fixed Kay a potted plant con- sisting of onions so that she wouldn't be bothered with this sit- uation. Presentation of the gift was enhanced b, poem advising Kay of the officer's thioughtfulness. At 11 o'clock the committee serv- jed cake and ice cream to the 16 of- ficers and Mrs. Halm—their guest— and presented her with a real go- ing away remembrance which turn- ed out to be a lovely nugget lapel pin. The four officers composing the committee were Mesdames Lu- cille Marshall, Florence Ellen Shaffer and Josephine Wright. The party was held at the home of Mrs. Shaffer on 12th Street, and all but one Emblem Club officer Mutch, | GRIMM TO BE ‘ Ehts MANAGER OF - (CHICAGO CUBS AUXILIARY SALE TUESDAY _cscaco. . way —cnarie Grimm, after a telephone conversa- FOR CLUBMOBILE FUND o vio v visies owner o i | Chicago Cubs, said he has agreed to become the Cub’s manager and One of the many worthwhile pro- “all that remains to be done is to jects sponsored by the American sign the contract.” Legion Auxiliary is the purchase of Grimmereturns to the Club from | “Clubmobiles” for the American Red which he was dismissed in '38 after Cross. These clubmobiles, “manned” leading it to two National League by_ American girls in the AR.C. pennants duiing his six years of uniform, take on various forms, and 8o practically everywhere our fight- ing men may be. There are "Jeep-" | mobiles,” “trainmobiles,” and “fleet- ‘mobues," and on occasion the can- | teen service has taken wings and flown its cargo of doughnuts and ‘cofiee to men in the combat areas. In addition to ‘the ' traditional tAmerlcan “doughnuts and coffee” | the cargo these clubmobiles carry is |as varied as Lae purposes for which |they are used. Many are fitted out | exclusively for entertainment pur- gposes. with footlights, tap mats, ;publlc-addrvss systems and trunks jof costumes, and.these units often give two shows a night at field hos- ]pitals and other places far from leave areas. Another variation is the “cinemobile,” which carries moving | picture equipment to entertain en- icamped soldiers with outdoor mov- es. Compact kitchens which can turn out hot meals for hungry, cold GI's are a feature of many of the units also reading and writing rooms, with magazines and writing mater- ials always at hand. Candy, cig- arettes, gum, soap and shaving ma- terials are among the many thinlu furnished free to the fighting men on many fronts. The American Legion Auxiliary of Juneau is busy raising funds to be used for his very worthy pur- pose. Tuesday. May 9, they will hold a sale of aprons, pot holders and other hand made articles at the Juneau Florist Shop, The proceeds from this sale will go into the “Clubmobile” fund. Mrs. W. J. Manthey, War Activities Chairman, is in charge of the sale BUY WAR BONDS Baranof Beauty Salon WHERE . SATISFACTION and SERVICE \are SYNONYMOUS SMART HAIRDOS Reap Compliments A full staff of experienced operators to satisfy your every wish in hair styling. ) SHOP HOURS 9AM.TOGP M. OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 538 e} Broiled Steak and Fried Chicken SERVED ANY TIME DINE AN managerial term. Sop Given To Germans LONDON, May 6.—Nazi Propa- ganda Minister Goebbels fed the Germans soothing syrup for the! nerves by a promise that “trump cards up our sleeves, when the in- vasion strikes, exist by innumerable defense measutes and with wea- pons unknowa.” Goebbels wrote the article for the Das Reich. INDUCTION FOR THOSE REFUSING INDUSTRY WORK WASHINGTON, May 6. — The Selective, Army and Navy officials have endorsed the Bailey-Brewster bill subjecting for military induction any man between 18 and 45 who refuses to work in essential indus- tries. ‘The endorsements were given at a meeting of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. PRODUCTION OF PLANES DROPPED WASHINGTON, May 6.—Aircraft production declined in April to 8,- 343 planes compared to a record output of 9,118 in March, the War Production Board announces. Part of the decrease was planned, Charles Wilson, WPB Executive Vice-Chairman told the newsmen at a conference but the total out- put is slightly below and even lower than the sehedule. planes we wanted,” said Wilson. IN PAST MONTH Despite the drop “we got all the| was able to attend. In addition to the Commiltee and Mrs. Halm, those in attendance were: Mes- |dames Lucille Lawrence, Virginia Graham, Irma Geyer, Dora Sween- ey, Kathryn Young, Florence Holm- quist, Esther Gullafson, - Marion Hedges, Belle Hudson, Ann Young, Maxine Davlin and Daisy Fagerson. DR. RYAN T0 PALMER FOR COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. J. C. Ryan, Commissioner of Education, is scheduled to leave by plane today for Anchorage, enroute to Palmer, where he will give the commencement address to the grad- uating class. From there. Dr. Ryan will return to Anchorage for conferences and before returning here will also con- fer with school officials in Fair- banks. He expects to be in the west- ward and interior for the next two weeks. . . LJ . L] . Ld L L] WEATHER REPORT L] . (U. 8. Bureau) . ® Temp. for Friday, May 5 e e Maximum 47; Minimum 37 e o o o o o o oo ———e—e—— HERE FROM CALIFORNIA B. F. Minor, of Berkley, Califor- nia, is in town and staying at the Baranof. i SPY PICTURE I SUNDAY FARE, 20TH CENTURY Planes, planes and still more| planes is the war cry of America keep rolling off the assembly lines in an unending stream. The heart- pounding drama in the lives of the men and women who keep 'em roll- ing is now lold in Warner Bros. “Wings For The Eagle,” which ends tonight at the 20th Century The: ter. In the leading roles are Ann Sheridan, whose recent brilliant performances in “Kings Row” and “Juke Girl” won nation-wide praise, and Dennis Morgan, who in a short time has made a place for himself among the top performers in Holly- wood. “Margin for Error,” which opens tomorrow at the 20th Century, is a mixture of coimedy, murder mystery, and espionage, in which the action takes place in a German Consulate in New York City, prior to our en- try into the war, and during the period the Nazi Bunds were flour- ishing. Milton Berle, Otto Premin- ger and Joan Bennett are the stars of the film, which is adapted from the Broadway stage success by Clare Booth Luce. e HOSPITAL NOTES ! E. R. Simpson, a medical patient, { has been discharged from St. Ann's | Hospital. | Helen Hill has been discharged from St. Ann's, after undergoing | surgery. | LS James E. Wilcox was admitted to St. Ann’s yesterday for medical care. ! | Mrs. Ted Johnstone has returned to her home, after surgical care at | st. Ann's. Peter Hawkins has been discharg- ed from the Government Hospital. Sunday Breakfast Tomorrow Morning For Moose Lodge A Sunday morning breakfast will be held tomorrow in the Moose Lodge headquarters in the Seward building by members of the organi- | zation. The breakfast will be held| between 10 and 12 o'clock and| George Sheeper is chairman in charge of the affair. ’ BPW Club'to Fled | Officers Monday Election of officers will follow the potluck dinner Monday night, scheduled at 7 o'clock in Trinity| Hall by the Business and Profes- sional Women'’s Club. The newly elected officers will be| installed at a ceremony May 29,| which will be the last meeting of the cluh before the summer va- cation. ———————- v Since World War 1, there have been more than 300,000 admissions of tuberculosis veterans to hospitals of the Veterans’ Administration, or to other government, state or civil institutions. | ELKS’ ...80¢ May 6, 1944 PUBLIC INVITED! 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