The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 11, 1945, Page 5

| . Prevue In One Flashing Tonite! Second ... Fer Poadest Dreams Come True! | i Green GARSON Waltrer I with EDWARD ARNOLD AGNES MOOREHEAD CECIL KELLAWAY GLADYS COOPER FRANCES RAFFERTY SUNDAY Also— RTOON LATE NEWS TONIGHT INCENTIVE BIGGS FIELD, EL PASO, Texas —Squadron G boys are looking for some brisk war bond buying this month. Lt. Richard R. Whipple, squadron commander, announced he would serve breakfast in bed for one day to the enlisted man in his outfit purchasing the most bonds in June. | “FRONTIER BADMEN" * “SING A JINGLE” .... | nt i Gets Big Settleme | | i | | | — - — LAW COMESFIRST | MIAMI, Fila.—Charles E. Johnson, § Negro' filling station operator, de- cided a little fervent praying would be best protection against = OPA| charges of gasoline rationing viola- tion. After he had been fore OPA Hearing Travis Williams, he hands and began to intervention. “Just a moment,” williams, “I'll try you first. Lord can try you later.” - Five dollars for each half ounce carried was the charge when the Pony Express started. e, Farming was pre-war | arraigned be- Commissioner | clasped his invoke divine | | | | remonstrated | The | AFTER being granted a divorce from Reuben M. Fleet, former head of Consolidated Aircraft, Mrs. Doro- they M. Fleet, 36-year#ld Beverly | Hills, Cal,, socialite, received a $1,~ 650,000 property settlement, She also received the custody of their | Japan’s biggest business and rice its prin-| three children, (International) cipal crop. | 2 ———————— IS e e i Warp threads are those whk‘h‘ Riders in the Pony Express were| run lengthwise in a fabric, weft|expected to change horses in two threads run transversely. minutes. CATERPILLAR REG.U. S. PAT.OFF. DIESEL MARINE ENGINES SALES SERVICE GENUINE PARTS NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO. “Caterpillar” and Allied Equipment Distributor in ALASKA and YUKON TERRITORY JUNEAU BRANCH—227 Admiral Way FARMING EQUIPMENT MINING MACHINERY WE CARRY IN STOCK Onan Electric Sets Doran Electric Air Whistles 12 and 32 volt D.C, in 6-12-32 Volt 0000000000000000000000 HARRI MACHINE SHOP Plumbing — Heating — Oil Burners HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES PHONE 319 |sclling novel, ;of Mrs. Lander in Juneau, but-ten- MRS. PARKINGTON OPENS SUNDAY AT CAPITOL THEATRE 1 Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, the incomparable and .uniurgcltnblc team which made boxoffice history! with “Mrs. Miniver’ Blossoms In The Dust” and “Madame Curie” are together again on the screen in! | Parkington,” as two of fic-| ; Mrs. ticn’s' most colorful characters, in, one of the year's lustiest love stories. Based on Louis Bromfield's best- the Metro-Goldwyn- | Mayer film version of “Mrs. Park- ington,” which opens Sunday at the Capitol Theatre, marks a dis tinct departure from previous “hus- band and wife” portrayals of Pidgeon and Miss Garson. Fire, gayety, pow- er, worldliness are the dominating characteristics of Susie and Major Augustus Parkington. Enccmpassing a colorful period! from 1872 to 1938, “Mrs. Parkington” gives Miss Garson her most fascinat- ing, as well as her most difficult screen characterization. As Susie,! the star “ages” from 18 to 83 and| develops from a naive daughter of a Nevada boarding-house keeper in- to an international beauty and wit| and finally into a wise, witty, regal matriarch. A decided transition from his shy, | scientifically-minded Pierre Curie, | Pidgeon, as Major Parkington, is a swashbuckling, ruthless, yet always charming empire builder; a rugged character who delights in rich liv- ing and the company of a pretty| woman Few motion pictures can boast such | an imposing cast as had been select- | ed t o ald Miss Garson and Pidgeon in bringing “Mrs. Parkingtcen” to the sereen Edward Arnold heads the brilliant worti ast. e EASTERN STAi? | PLANS WELCOME FOR MRS. LANDER Mrs. Lynna Helland, Worthy Mat- ron of the Juneau Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, announces Mrs. | Mamie Lander, Most Worthy Gnm(li Matron, who has been visiting north- | ern chapters is expected to arrive in Juneau August 17. She will re- main here until August 25, when she will go to Petersburg and Wran- gell to complete her tour through this jurisdiction. Complete arrangements for her visit will be made after the arrival | tative plans call for her official visit to Douglas on Monday evening, August 20. Nuggett Chapter No. 2 will exemplify all their work for her that evening and Mrs. Helmi Bach, Worthy Matron, will make further announcements regarding their plans at a later date. Juneau will have an officers’ re- ception for Mrs. Lander on Tuesday evening, August 21, from 8 to 10 o'clock in the Blue Room of the Scottish Rite Temple. All Eastern Stars and Masons are cordially in- vited to attend. Mrs. Lander will be honor guest at a dinner at the Scottish Rite Temple on Thursday, August 23, at 6:30 p. m. The dinner is for all Juneau and Douglas Eastern Stars and escorts and takes the place of the annual homecoming dinner gen- erally held the early part of Sep- tember. Mrs. Florence Oakes, Chair- man of the Dinner Committee, an- nounces that only a limited number of reservations can be accepted and must be made not later than August 21. No reservations will be accepted (above), film actress, was chosen “Miss Maritime” by the editors of Maritime Murmurs, Mer- chant Marine publication at Catalina Island. to attend sheuld make their r tions immediately by calling M Lynna Holland, Phone 66, Mrs. Rob- ert Cowling, Red 410, or Mrs. Edwin Sutton, Black 147. If the limit is reached before August 21, announce- ment of the fact will be made. Following the dinner the Juneau Chapter will exemplify all the work of the order for Mrs. Lander, in- cluding the initiation of four can- didates. This is the first visit in Alaska by a Most Worthy Grand Matron since 1938 and it is anticipated that attendance at all meetings will be large. Any members having flowers which could be used for th> decora- tion of the various rooms at the hall will please call Mrs. Ione Berggren, Black 130, Chairman of the Flower Committee. Visiting members who wish to at- tend these special activities will b2 asked to show their membership cards. g HENRY HENDRICKSON EARLY PIONEER OF ary PESES AWA Henry Hendrickson, one of Jun- cau's earliest pioneers, passed away at St. Ann's Hospital at an early hour this morning, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 8, 1862, in Pichinge, Finland, he came to the United States in 1879, at the age of 17. In 1894 he came to Juneau, to be joined shortly after by his wife and small son, and with his family had made this his home since that time! He had many and varied interests, fol- lcwing mining and fishing, and in later years he homesteaded at Sunny Peint on Clacier Highway. He was a member of Silver Bow Ledge, A 2, LO.CP. Surviving are two sons, Arnot and Waino Hendrickson, a daugh- ter, Mrs. John Osborne, two broth- ers, Mike and Abel Koskela, eight grandchildren and three nephews. The announcement of funeral ar- rangements, under direction of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary, will be made Monday. e Northern Ireland, usually called state of Connecticut. after that date. The dinner will be prepared at the hall and a nominal charge will be made. Those wishing e e Most of Northern Ireland's 1,300,- 000 people live in the lowland: northeast of Lough Neagh. YANKS PROCESSED ON COAST FOR PACIFIC SHOWDOWN IF THE U. S. ARMY AND NAVY conti from the sea of the emperor's sacre of it left for the young men pictured above to fight on, but just in case Nippon's little men decide to stand their ground until it literally crumbles beneath them, these lads for good. Photos were taken at Camp Stoneman, Cal., where GI's who have sailing orders for the Pacific are processed before they embark. Stoneman processes about nue the bombardment by air and ed land, there may be very little will be there to polish them off 4,500 men a day. (International) THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR " ture iun Ulster, is slightly larger than the E—JUNEAU, ALASKA ]mebv OPENS " TOMORROW AT " 207H CENTURY m / at the 20th Century Thea- | fans are going to have| ie the opportunity to see a film that| is reported to be one of the rum\h‘st‘ i(,»r this, or any other, season. It is| | Paramcunt’s romantic comedy, “No {Time For Love”, co-starring Claud- |ette Colbert and Fred MacMurra |with Ilka Chase, Richard Haydn, | Paul McGrath, June Havoe, Marjorie Gateson and Bill Goodwin, | Directed by Mitchell Leisen, “No| | Time For Love,” tells the hilarious stery of a sandhog (tunnel digger,! to the uninitiated!) and a lady. The sandho played by MacMurray in what i d to be his best cave man i mann The lady, Miss Colbert, is| |seen as a very arty photographer,| accustomed to taking pictures of stuff | |like 2ges against a black velvet back- ‘drop, is ordered underground to snap | |sandhogs in action. She comes up 'with a very interesting picture, and| MacMurray! i | Before the final fadeout in which} {that worthy gent carries Claudotte off on his shoulder (literally), there| {are any number of real, old-fashion- fed belly Is wighs — most of them nn“ s Colbert. rem all accounts “No Time for, Lov2" adds up to a lot of motion pic- | in the best Colbert-Mac-| Murray style, which is plenty unnd“ enough { ETHER GAGS PROVE ; ‘ MORAlEOPERATIONi | MARSHALL ISLANDS-Five ra-| dio stations that make up the Army's | Pacific network are dishing up| news, music, patter and gag com-| mercials for the doughboys maroon- | ed on atdlls in a manner to boost morale and lessen the mental dl.\-i tance from home. | The Marshalls station, for in-| stance, has three broadeast periods daily, at morning, noon and night. Programs are heavy with mus ! There are six five-minute news summaries and a nightly newscast | | running 15 minutes with items pick- | ed up by shortwave. i Doughboys miss the regular com- | !mercial announcements. Since the Army isn't allowed to plug specific !products, the staff, anxious to please, offers gagged commercials like this: | | “Men, this program is sponsored by /the Foxhole Mess, distinguished | diring place for the discriminating. | If iyou Hke your C-rations served wifh that certain added flavor or] your potatces lumped the way /| mother tried to avoid, drop in here where chow is fit for a cow. Our| crude food makes you rude. Here | is what one customer said nner‘ sampling our cuisine — and we quote . . . ‘BURP". Another program is sponsored by | the Neptune Escort Service which; provides a mermaid for every oc-, casion. Its slogans are “Now you, too, can be a rounder with a flound- | cr” and “Go on a lark with a shark”. | .o | HAPPY SALT LAKE CITY, — Géne Gl.‘r‘rt-‘ n, former Signal corps man, heard Japdn’s peace offer on the radio, shaved, combed his hair, shined his| choes, tied his tie, tucked his shirt jinto his blue and white striped pa- ljama pants and started for work whistling merrily. Informed of his attire by Annell | Hesterman, he blushed and hurried | home. “I probably would have gotten on the. bus if she hadn't stopped me,” 'he said. VR CENTURY STARTS SUNDAY! EXTRA! MORE LAUGHS FOR YOU! SC COMEDIES YOU USED TO LOVE “ONCE OVER LIGHTLY" with CHARLIE MURRAY-BEN TURPIN ClrVyrsenfiprmserliyomenlpoenlly - FREE CHICKENS SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 22.—A |smashed in the street. continued on his way to the city. going to spend his 20-day furlough. |dump with his load of spoiled eggs from a hatchery. Amidst the mess in the street were he is stationed, to the USO in Salt some 60 chirping chicks. They were|Lake City. There he sat around quickly grabbed up by a fast gath-| with his shoes untied “just as if I ering crowd. o PAGE FIVE ~Uv LAST TIMES TONIGHT Dean Jagger, John Carradine in “NO ESCAPE” ——plus—— TOM KEENE in “WESTERN MAIL" ONTINUOUS SHOWS . . . ALL DAY FROM 1:30 P. M. IT'S A BIG COMEDY LAUGH SHOW! Mflsd/eg .. and what the girls won't do for a date with him! Fierce Fred MacMurray has the muscles, but the girls get the e cisel Watch the bull of Brooklyn cut loose in those Park Avenue Parlors and find out that even Park Avenue Babies like to play! S chard Hoy® 26,75%3// e, LATEST FOX WORLD NEWS A New Color Cartoon "SAY AH, JASPER"” OLD MACK SENNETT ENES FROM TE and the KEYSTONE COPS ( The Chinese were the first discover a practical method OMFORT - | | barrel rolled off a passing truck and John Rusetos of Chicago, after near- uures, SALT LAKE CITY, June 22.—Pvt. paper making by the weaving pf 1 i fo— e v COLISEUM NOW PLAYING! ENDS MONDAY NIGHT! The driver ly a year overseas, knew how he was He went straight from the Army | Air Base at Wendover, Utah, where were home.” Y An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Anadventuresovast ittook the orthvest WITH THE JAPS man has o complete kit of essentials. “NORTHER PURSUIT" JUNE BISHOP HELMUT DANTINE GENE LOCKHART | DOUGLASY 3 COLISEUM THEATRE SUNDAY ONLY! 3 “SHINE ON HARVEST MOON" All aboard for Tokyo!