The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1945, Page 3

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1945 —————————————— BACK AGAIN FOR A “"COMMAND PERFORMANCE” - Following a deluze of reguesis for her return RS AT JAMES CRAIG . MARSHA HUNT KEENAN WYNN.. PHILIP MERIVALE ALAN NAPIER - DONALD MEEK PLUS: “Melody Garden” — Travel — Cartoon — News ® WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY e YOU'LL DOUBLE UP WITH / LAUGHTEP! JOE LEADS A DOUBLE LIFEY THE DAILY ALASKA "LOST ANGEL" IS SHOWING TONIGHT ONLY AT CAPITOL When a child star scores in a motion picture, few theatregoers [realize the vast amount of diligent | {study and hard work behind every !juvenile performance. |" Tiny Margaret O'Brien, who was recently acclaimed in “Journey fm‘ |Margaret,” now makes her bow as a star in the film “Lost which comes to .Capitcl for two showings only. Adult players merely read their scripts, get acquainted with the characters and memorize the lines day by day. | I Angel,’ Theatre | Little Margaret can't read. She| learns her lines by having heri mother read them to her, Memoriz- | ing by ear is quite a bit different than the adult method. For a radio appearance, the young actress must know every line of the entire script | by heart. Fertunately, little Mar-| garet has an unusually keen mem- | ory. Her mother has but to read| the lines over twice for Margaret to get them letter perfect. 'WORLD DAY OF " PRAYER TO BE OBSERVED HERE The World Day of Prayer will be/ ckserved in Junz2au on February 16| at the Assembly of God. There | will be services at 2 and 8 p. m, AFTER THREE YEARS of being homeles itants of the wartorn Polish capital city of Warsaw return to their homes. The occasion was the re- | turn of Russian troops who drove the Germans from the city. ;IVOV\;WAR'S PINCH HITS TWO LANDS |OCAL SKIPPER } with Mrs. R, O. Baker presiding. !5 The four uses to-which the offer-| ings taken at tbte World Day of | Prayer services throughout the world 1 year will be put are: for mi-| nd sharecroppers in the, religious directors in| United Sta Government Indfan | schools, Christian literature, and' Unicn Christian Colleges. | Migrant workers and sharecrop- are provided with clinics, nur- playgrounds, child-care centers, | and religicus sarvices in 24 states. Each year this work is extended | through the offerings of wemen all over the world ! These offerings provide religious directors for seven government Iny; dian schools. Their daily presence bridges all the distance between pueblo or tepee and the sophistica- ticn of scheol or city or army life. In many parts of the world there were no publications for the people who Wwanted to use their newly won P ~ |iiteracy to read about Christianity | and the world family. Today, the| Christian Literature Committee, | with funds provided by World Day of Prayer offerings, provide eleven monthly magazines in India, three | {in China, one in Africa, one in' +Eqypt, and one in South America In many cases these magazines pro- vide the only reading matter these people ever see. i | Today there are eight Umon‘ | Christian Colleges for women; three |in China, four in India, and one in | Japan. Madame Chiang has prais- | ,ed the work of -the colleges in| | China. Relief can last only a| |day, she said; but a graduate lasts a lifetime—replanting, rebuilding, | (restoring. However, all these col-/ |leges are in great need of statt,! buildings, equipment, and medical | ~ WARSAW RESIDENTS RETURN TO THE EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA MES | IR HO and living on a starvation diet under Nazi rule, these inhab- (International Soundphoto) UITS BOATS T0 RUN AIRMOBILE Jack Westfall Headed| Down Yukon fo Hunt | Wolves on Airsled 1 | Jatk Westiaii, weii Jmown Ju-| pneau gashoal skipper didn't find | {anknot hoats fast ¢hough and to- is some re on the Yukon T ading downstream with a nety-six mile an hour airmobile | to chase wolves. | ‘The pcpular skipper who sold hlsi vessel Stormy Petrel bere last fall| new owns a three ski airplane en-| gine propelled craft which he con-| structed with the aid of his brother- | in-law in Colorado last winter. Westfall a few weeks ago left| Fairbanks headed down the »Yukan“ and covered the several hundred | miles to Galena in six days, accord- | Ing to a letter recefved by his wife ho Westfall planned to go down the Yukon to the flat country below Holy Cross known as “The Portage,” | where the Yukon and the Kuskok- | wim River are the closest to one an- other | From there the Juneau skipper| planted to go down the Kuskokwim | Pethel and assist the Eskimo reindeer -herders in hunting wolves Westfall's airsled is mounted on | three skis and powered by a sixty- five harse power airplane engine. He expeels ‘to be able to achieve mile- a-minute spceds on Yukon Delta tundga snows | Frad 'Lorz, Juneau. airplane pflm" | who left“recently for Bethel to“fly a light planz owned by the Bethel | . reindeer company has returned to | . Juncau, failing to get certification | | from the CAA for his venture. | S | 8 » JUNEAU MAN FIGURED | his only Son our I PAGE THREE TIOMENTURY LAST TIMES TONIGHT 2—BIG FEATURES! VICTOR JORY in “The Unknown Guest’ —PLUS— ‘Bullet Scars’ with REGIS TOOMEY CARTOON NEWS STARTING WEDNESDAY MIDWEEK LENTEN SERMON TOPICS AT HOLY TRINITY izing the study of Christ- 5, the Church of he Holy copal. is conducting a Wednesday Evening Lenten The addr at these s will be based on the various of the Apostles’ Creed. The are listed below with the date of its presentation beginning with Ash Wednesday, February 14 February 14— (Ash W believe in God the Fatk Maker of heaven and earth Februar, in Jesus Christ Who was Ghe ord conceived by the Holy of the Virgin Mary February 28—"Suffered Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: He d>scended into Hell The third day he ain from the dead:"” March 7 under “He ascended into heav- | en, and sitteth on the right hand of | God the Father Almighty:" “From thence ke shall the quick and the March 14 come to judge dead.” March 21--"I Lelieve in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints;” M 1 28— “The Forgiveness of ins; The Resurrection of the body; And the Life E asting. Amon.' Mareh 30— (Good Friday) The Three Hour Devotional * on , “The Beven Last Words.” - NOTICE! Peggy Whitmore and Grace Skaret will not be responsible for any bills contracted by Bus Depot Lunch after Feb. 12, 1945 iT’S AN ENTIRE GENERATION 'RUNNING WILD! WATKINS GOOD HEALTH PRODUCTS Foods. Medicines, Flavorings and Spices, Toiletries and Honsehold Necesities at PRE-WAR CEILING PRICES Complete Line GARNICK’S GROCERY N Phone 174 Céme in and get your FREE Calendar and Almanac i : ! ! ,PORTATION M P AN £ St c |'supplies. It is to.be hoped that the offerings this year will be even more generous than usual. e { Iekes iflivfng Am;fi:er IN CHRISTMAS EVENT W ON WESTERN ERONT In the Empire last Saturday un- der a dat€ line “With the 84th In- fantry Division” it ‘said ‘Technieal Sergeant Preston A. Bowlen of Ju- ncau and Corporal Arthur D. Lewis HERE ARE PICTORIAL tales of two cities—Paris and Athens. Once upon a time, Paris was the capital of world gaiety. This winter, the liberated French capital feels keenly the pinch ot war. There is an acute food ! shortage. In the upper photo, an old woman digs through a pile of cast= off, frozen potatoes—looking for something to eat. Below, Greek civilians are served from outdoor food kitchens, set up in Athens by British FAIRBANKS, 21-passenger Clippers whirenons: B Expertly-trained stewardesses Hot meals served aloft ily schedules between Alaska, Ganada, and Seattle Esperience gained through 12 years of Alasken flying PAN AMERICAN | WORLD AIRWALS Phone 106 Folarae '135 So. Franklin St. There is no subsfitute for newspaper advertising! SPEICAL POTTERY TABLE LAMP SALE : GROUP NO. I 10% Cash Discount GROUP NO. 2 15% Cash Discount Only a few left in stock . . . Place your order NOW! _Alaska Eleciric Light and Power Company JUNEAU DOUGLAS Phone No. 616 Phone No. 18 - WINDOW AUTO PLATE GLASS IDEAL GLASS CO. I4ss Work .of All Descriptions PHONES R ] F. W. WENDT moxes " 19] MAIN STREET Eov Wi B et r2os SO S0 SRR A SRR I, ;‘ | . Row with Congress; #f | Is About Police Force | (Gontinued. from ‘Page One , in federal, state and local govern- | ments. It isn't the first time the' {idea has been broached, but it is being given more attention now than ever before. Administration of the war and its many ramifications has | brought home to the people ;gener- | ally the shortcomings of governmeht employees more foroefully than at any time in recent decades. ‘Washington these days reminds local columnist Jerry ‘Kluttz of the story about the:dying patriarch who roused from-a coma and called his wife, five sons and two daughters. ‘When each .had snswered .and in turn assured the old man that they were by his side, he rase up in bed hcrrified, and stormed: “Then who is tending the store?” That's about the way it has been around here lately. On Capitol Hill they tell about an administra- tion senator dashing down to the White House:to get a decision on some important legislation now in (debate. He met & colleague com- ing out. The latter shook his head: “its no use. The President ‘can’t be!l seen’ (the. censorship way. of guard- ing ‘his whereabouts.) Harry Hop- kins is on his way from Rome to somewhere. Jimmy Byrnes is ‘out of the country’. And even Seeretary of State Stettinius is “unavailable and will'be for.some days".” | (NOTE: After. careful cheek, it was determined that Vice President Harry Truman, Henry Wallace, Jesse Jones, ' Mrs, Rosevelt and Fala were still in ‘town, but there wasn't any assurance that one or all might not departiahy moment. And that still doesn't ‘answer ‘the gquestion about .|who's running the store.) | 2T i NOTICE! Local Union 269. Important meet- |ling Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 7 p. m., in Union Hall. All members wrged to attend. Mrs. Willard, Pres. troops. About 34,000 portions are served daily. DOUGLAS | NEWS FURBOUGH OVER | [ { Private Earl Shoriridge has com- | pleted his 30-day furlough with his} parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jim- | mie and will repdrt back for duty | today. Shortridge will be assigned | to paratroop training for which serviee he recently volunteered. WORD FROM MORLANDERS | A recent letter received by friends from Mr. and Mrs. George More-‘ lander, former Superintendent of | the Douglas and Juneau Indian)| schools and now stationed at Ek-| lutna, Alaska, contained the follow- ing news of them: They feel that! they are going thro#igh the busiest year in 20 years of service with the bureau. They have 169 pupils, four dormitories and 22 on the teaching staff. Both are very enthused with their work and like the country in which they are located, which is 20 miles south of Palmer and 26 miles north of Anchorage. COUNCIL MEETING A regular meeting of the Douglas City Couneil was held in the Council Chambers last evening with the fol- lowing present: Mayor Parsons, Clerk Balog and:Councilmen Cash- en, Anderson, Miler and Rustad. Matters of routine business was dis- posed of. CONNELLY RETURNS Arthur Connelly returned Satur- day from Sitka where he was em- ployed in the sawmill there. Thomas Jensen, of Flat, Alaska, uncle of Mark and Thomas Jensen | of this city, was a visitor here over | the weekend. He is leaving today via plane for the Stales, his first visit cutside in ten years. i {of the early Christian missionary our large and well equipped labora | {International) |of Eureka, Chlifornid, both of the anti-tank Company of the 334th In. fantry were cut off and under fire of German tanks on Chiistrhas ‘eve, | 1t is believed the name Bowlen | should Be Otanston A 'Bowling, of Juneau; .as he 'is known to be with | SPECIAL LUTHERAN SERVICE ON TONIGHT Tonight at 8 o'clock thé Lutheran Chucch, corperiof Third and Main sStreets, will hold the second of its! e A L mid-weak serviges in preparation. for! SAVE ~hi 'VIEUES | the Easter Sei !of your brolen jendes axd’ sen- | For the first Tew weeks these ser-| them to Box/468, Keteltkan, Alasks | vices ;will ‘be’givenl over to a study They will be replaced promptly f | et L SR | Empire waus 868 get quitk results. | movement for the light that it can throw on current events. A cordial invitation to attend is extended to those who may be in- terested. i e o BRADY HERE Don Brady, A;cmrage, is a guesti at the Baranof Hotel. y tory. C. M. and R. L, Carlson. WALTER J. STUTTE GENERAL CONTRACTOR % New Construction and Remodelin Plione Green 763 evenings P. O, Box 3091 Estimates Blacksmithing Pluibing, Heating, Acetylene Welding, Rt i 2 st S - DECORATING May invelve two phases of interior peautification. One has to do with proper selection -of draperies, furniture and correct color harmeny. | The other in' the execution of ‘artistic design * to walls and ceilings. BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL. 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