The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1945, Page 5

with ROBERI LIVINGSTON EDWARD EVERETT HORTON VELOZ AND YOLANDA Mfih;r;L— e Feature at 7:55—10:10 ADDED- FROM ROMANTICALLY MUSICAL BRAZIL! ~ FELL ON ALASKA ANCHORAGE — FAIRBANKS Bus Leaves VALDEZ 9 A. M. Monday — Wednesday — Friday Valdez to Anchorage, one way, $19.45 Valdez to Fairbanks, one way, $21.15 TAX INCLUDED 'I ‘Harra Bus Lines [ There is no suhsmule for newspaper adverhsmq' ‘Mcntana; Wyoming, Idaho, North| !ly. Whether this indicates how NORTHLAND { ! too much space. | visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | 'H. L. Lucas, arriving yesterday on |the Northland from Wrangell,| where they spent a few days as Lhe'fat,al]y injured Anton Vukasav, 55, |flank of the Russian offensives.) (and Mrs. L. V. McCormack. é é ; ¢ z ? IS F ? [¢ g I I¢ (¢ g ( ( g { g (¢ ( ( o ( ¢ ¢ ( « [ ( 1% RGOOCCCLTRLLLLLCLTT BEERRG €« p'm ,) ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM announces Open Competitive Examinations for positions with Territorial Department of Health Department of Public Welfare Unemployment Compensation Commission Monthly Salary Rate To Start $180.00 Clerk-Typist ........cceeeene-n Clerk-Stenographer Senior Clerk . Chief Clerk .. 3 Junior Accountant Accountant - 200.00 200.00 | 275.00 Maximum $195.00 230.00 230.00 305.00 265.00 305.00 Applications muflt hc received or postmarked before midnight on September 30, 1945, Tt is planned to hold examinations in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks. be announced later. Examination date to Application blanks may be obtained from ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM Box 201, Juneau, Alaska OO OO0 OEOOEOOCOOCETTCEE COODEOOCOCOOOEOCCEOOTTL00 coooey DOOOO000CEO00 . NS o OO N NN NN NN Ve LG, BRAZIL" OPENS THIS EVENING AT CAPITOL THEATRE For those who like to get away {from it all — and who doesn't these |days — there is the new musical |“Brazil”, showing at the Capitol | Theatre. Here are lilting music by Ary Barroso, Brazil's most celebrated emposer, sung by Tito Guizar and played on his inimitable guitar, ro- !mance with his co-star Virginia | Bruce, and exquisite dancing by Ve- loz and Yolanda. The story by Richard English is y 'MILITARY THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASK SWINGY MUSICAL LEADERS THANKFUL MacArthur, Fletcher Issue Statements on Final | Victory MANILA, Aug. 15—"I thank the merciful God that this mighty unadulterated comedy-romance, with | struggle is about to end,” Gen. 1 it does the customer encounter |y or rationing, politics or intrigue. | { ere are delightful melody and col- orful sequence. BALLOON BOMBS SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—Japan’s scary vinces, Alaska and Mexico. Relaxation of censorship on the balloon attacks permitted disclos- ures today that one or more of the wind-carried bags came down in Washington, Oregon, California,| Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Towa and Michigan. Balloons were found in Canadian provinces of British Columbsi: Al- herta, Saskatchewan, Manitol and rthwest Territory. Several were| found in Alaska, one or two in Mex- icc ‘They landed most frequently in West Coast regions, but probably far m came down at sea than ever men who fought so nobly to victory can now return to their homes in |due course and resume civil pur-| lausibility in its action. Nowhere | pouglas MacArthur commented this morning after receiving official no- ification of the Japanese capitu- Brazil” is as refreshing as & jatjon and his appointment as | stcaming draught of the native cof- Supreme Allied Commander of the - and for sugar and cream Occupation Forces. “I shall at once take steps to stop hostilities and further blood- shed. “The magnificent men and wo- ALASKA COMMANDER “Well done .to the offic Sea Frontier. “Ours has not been a spectacular ' job, but those who helped dnve the invaders from the Ale‘ull'\n'&.w | hammered by sea and air at his| | Kuriles outposts and worked in| | the williwaws can prepare for their | future now happily. “They can well be proud as par- {ticipants in this victory. Let us celebrate this day not in triumph reached any part of the continent.|Put with thanksgiving and grati- Numerals on recovered balloons|tude. Let us not forget the com- ranged from low figures first to as' rads. who cangot share it with us.” high as 15,980 on those found recent- ;many balloons were produced, auth-| unu(*b don’t know—but it m: In- | cidentally, the Japanese used Eng- {lish numerals—because numberihg | in Nipponese characters would take ->o>o © o 00000508 0 o | | | | | | | WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending %:30 0'Clock This Morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 55; minimum, 51. Precipitation, 59 inch. At Airport—Maximum, 55; e minimum, 47. Precipitation, ® .51 inch. . e o FORECAST LI Occasional light rains thi afternoon. Showers Thurs- day. Not much change in 0\ temperature. . ‘ ® o o 0 0 00 0 0 0 = PTG SGT., MRS. LUCAS HERE Sgt. and Mrs. Lee Lucas are| guests of Mrs. Lucas’ parents, Mr.| The young couple have been liv- ing at Dayton, Ohio, where he has been stationed with the Army Air Corps for the past several months. They expect to spend about 10 days in Juneau. CHINA REPUBLIC, SOVIET UNION IN FRIENDSHIP PACT LONDON, Aug. 15—The Moscow radio said tonight the Soviet Union nd the Chinese Republic had igned a treaty of friendship today. Complete agreement was reached n all other questions of common nterests, the broadcast said, add- ing that the text of the treaty pared to hold it until arrival of and agreement would be published airborne Chinese National troops. in the near future after ratifica- tion by the Soviet Government and lhc Chinese Republic. I ves RUNAWAY TRU(K : ON TACOMA HILL | SLAYS ALASKAN TACOMA, Aug. 15—An unman- | ned truck which careened for two | blocks down a hill struck and here yesterday. Officers said scores | might have been struck by the run- away truck as it raced through crowded streets two and a half hours after the V-J Day announce- | ment. He had not been here long | the ‘cast of Paramount’s “Take It = tonight at the 20th Centur Theutn with Mary Beth Hughes and : / Harriet Hilliard as his co-s the swingy musical promiss | evening chock full of entertain-| ment. who fits into a routines being c fancy of audienc Big,” the round- of a vaudeville team with Richard Lane. Suffering from nightmares Haley consults Fritz Feld, a ps chiatrist, who gives him delusions cf gvandeur willed a dude ranch and takes Lis performer friends, including Oz- zie Nelso wild west with Jack taking over lown property shackle barn. The action hits a rapid fire pace from that point on suits. They have been good sol- wx:)h Haley and the crew renovat- diers in this war. May they be, |ing the ranch to make it a huge suc- equally good citizens in peace.” | cess, | ADAK. A 15 Vice-Ad 1 ment is as well-rounded as they've ug. — Vice-Admiral yey seen on the screen. Rochelle and | ibut ineffective balloon bombs fell in|prank Jack Fletcher, Commander éwhe ancs. teh oAt at least 16 states, five Canadian pro-|of the North' Pacific Naval Force: {said today in a victory statement: | Frank Forest renders an operatic rs and pnumber in forceful fashion, while men of the North Pacific Alaskan Nijls T. Granlund, better known as |N.-T.G., is also on hand with a line “I assure their families at home !of lovely (hmnu'\ | that their part in bringing Japan to her knees has not been an un-! important one. |driving toward Suiyuan, Charhar, and carried a recent permit to leave Alaska. PAGE FIV N AR OO I 3 TONIGHT 'Lfib%[fl/mfi \.El S ol I3, OPENS TONIGHT AT 20TH CENTURY | The ever popuar Jack Haley heads| , and an Haley is one of those comedians y company, his rtain to catch the In “Take It ved funster is half Immediately thereafter, Haley and his orchestra, to the A real mix-up follows the wron; finding his a run-down, ram- ch by mi Previewers hold that the entertain- ake-off on a ballroom number; NEW MOVES BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS CHUNGKING, Aug. I5—Unofii- cial reports indicated today that Chinese Communists were on the march in an attempt to seize con- trol _of all key cities in China north of the Yellow River, includ- ing Peiping, Tientsin and Tsingtao. Among other Communist ob- Jjectives was said to be Hsuchow, strategic key-point at the junction of the Tientsin, Pulow and Lun- ghai Railroads, which the Japanese occupied, May, 1938, as a prelude to the battle for Hankow. Unconfirmed reports, which must == be classified as dubious until of- ficial confirmation is available, said underground forces had seized control of Shanghai and were pre- i miuuumumumulimmuml REEEE RO ORI OLREARAL A REALSE A EG '\( EXTRA! A GRAND PROGRAM i\ OF SUPER-SHORT SUBJECTS! | “BAA-BAA SHOWS AT 7:30 | BLACK SHEE and 9:30 P, M. COLOR CARTOON JSUAL | LATEST 'ATIONS l WORLD NEW || occu % COLISEUM S " giis AIR LINES RICHARD ARLEN-JEAN DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petersharg and Wrangell PARKER in “MINESWEEPER” With connections to Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg and steamers for Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Seattle FOR llEShRVATlONS PHONE 612 -IMS%%%“ L i St SRS At central air bases in South China! crack American - trained, American-equipped Chinese Sixth Arty veterans of Burma were ady to board air transports for Shanghai as a precautionary mea- sure. (The Yenan radio declared vcs- s o e s . s {terday that Communist Gen. Chu Teh had rejected Chiang's order n o “ G L A s * for the Eighteenth Army Group COLISEUM THEATRE to remain at their posts, and that TONIGHT ONLY ! Chinese Communist forces had g opened offensives in North China, GARY COOPER in “SOULS AT SEA” Jehol and Liaching on the southern | Lo e | BISHOPS VISIT | | Dr. and Mrs. E. Allan Bishop ol’{ :ttle are Juneau visitors for a few | day They are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Boyle. Mrs. Bishop | is a sister to Mrs. Boyle. HONG KONG Pl ance at those places ceased. WHAT JAPS CARVED AT HEIGHT HILIP This map shows the chunk of the globe that had bee1 carved out by the Japanese by the middle of 1942, when their stolen empire reached its greatest size. The dates on the flags show when organized resist- | Daily Scheduled Trips TO Sitka Wrangell Pefershurg Ketchikan YOUR property can be in- | - sured against damage by Also Trlps falling aircraft. 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