The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 27, 1945, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA : GROUCHO'S TIED—BUT NOT GAGGED ["THE MASK OF | DIMITRIOS” AT ZOIH (ENTURY Murder, international intrigue and espionage comprise the background | g > = FUALENTYRY NOW PLAYING | | ("LOST IN A HAREM - 1S LAUGH FEATURE AS CAPITOL'S BILL Laughter, gales of it, is the ordes LAST TIMES TONIGHT SHOWPLALE or ABITHLA] AT TOMORROW! wsflnA’ OUT OF THE PAST COMES AGAIN ONE OF THE IIAREHF Marilyn MAXWELL [ John CONTE_, 8:00 MARCH OF TIME of the day at the Capitol Theatr where the newest Abbott.and Cos-| Itello musical comedy opened ,\'(‘s(nr-“ .day. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has really 10:15 PL“ gone to town in “Lost in a Harem”| with the brilliant cast including| Marilyn Maxwell, John Conte of ra-| dio fame, Douglass Dumbrille and| Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra| lending their best to the procevd-] ings. In their new film, Abbott and] + Costello, prop men for a small mu-| |sical show touring the mystic East, jget stranded along with the rest of the company in a bizarre town. i When Miss Maxwell lands a singing | GREATS OF MOTION DONALD DUCK T PICTURE TISTORY — starts a fight and all three are toss- ed into jail. | Hilarity piles on hilarity as they | find thelmselves involved with John Conte, who plays Ramo, a; supposed desert sheik. "Ramo, who has been smitten by Marilyn, offers Picture regain his throne in a small king- dom nearby which has been usurp-| ed by Ramo's evil uncle, played by | Douglass Dumbrille. Then there are more exciting things that happen. | SPECIAL EVENTS | MARK WEEKFOR | LUCILE WATSON VIRGINIA FIELD MARIA OUSPENSKAYA C.AUBREY SMITH {to free the trioif they will help him |~ | 4 tee, were ably and effectively assist- | ljob in a local cafe, the stars sell| | George Metaxa, Monte Blue and)| the manager on the idea that lheyi | others. are a comedy team and land a job| The scheenplay was adapted from too. But their act is so bad that Xti the Eric Ambler novel, “A Coffin for Dimitrios”, by mystery writer IF YOU FAIL TO RECOGNIZE him without his comedy moustache, never- theless this is Groucho Marx in a very serious scene. The 4-year-old screen, stage and radio punster de-luxe is shown just after his marriage in Hollywood to attractive Catherine Gorcey, 24, film actress. Both have been previously married. (International Soundphoto) 2Northland Ships Enroute Two Northland Transportation Company craft are now on the way Young, who will long remember their I special initiation into the Order. | Preceding the meeting a splendid | dinner was served to 130 guests. Mrs. | Florence Oakes, chairman of the dinner committee, and Mrs. Mary | Sutton of the dining room commit- | ed by a large group of helpers, ul]; of whom received the special thanks of the honored guest for their part in such a successful dinner. Mrs. A.|to Juneau from Seattle. F. Zimmerman arranged the floral! The North Sea is scheduled to ar- centerpieces in the dining room and |rive possibly tomorrow afternoon or also the flowers in the social rooms evening enroute to Sitka and re- EASTERN STARS Mrs. Mamie Lander, most Worthy | Grand Matron, Order of the Eas-| tern Star, last Thursday night mads | {her second official visit on Gastin-| {eau Channel when a special meet-| —ADDED— JOHN NESBIT'S . “PASSING PARADE” COLOR CARTOON LATE NEWS held to exemplify the work of the Crder for her. The Chapter room | was completely filled with members, including a very fine representation ~ | from Nuggett Chapter, No. 2, Doug- | las, and many visitors from other/ section of Alaska and the States. The meeting was opened in long| form, after which the Most Worthy | Grand Matron was introduced and escorted to the East where she was| ! given the honors due her station and ! was presented with a corsage by Mrs. Lynna Holland, Worthy Matron. Other distinguished guests who| ‘wcr(\ introduced included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bach, Worthy Matron and Patron of Nuggett Chapter No. 2, Douglas, who were escorted to the {East where Mrs. Bach was presented with' a corsage and Mr. Bach with a flower for his lapel. Mrs. Lottie Spickett, who has been an Eastern Star for more years than lany other person in Juneau, was also introduced and received a beau- jtiful corsage in appreciation of her {years of loyalty and devotion to the/ (Order and as a token of the affec- tion the members have for her. The ! following Past Worthy Matrons and | | Patrons of Juneau Chapter were in-| | troduced: Alice Brown, Pearl Bur-| | ford, Lillie Hooker, Janice MacSpad- den, Mildred Martin, Elizabeth Nord- ling, Florence Oakes, Gladys Stabler, Mary Sutton, Dora Sweeney, Heleni Webster and Mae Williams; Frank Garnick, Walter Heisel, Wilfred Leiv- ers, Homer Nordling, Howard Stab- ler, Edwin Sutton, and Maurice Whittier. Other Past Matrons who were in- y troduced included Rhea MacFarlan. of Sweetgrass Chapter No. 22, Big Timber, Montana, who was also Grand Adah of Montana; Cora Jack- son of St. Anthony Chapter No. 55, St. Anthony, Idaho; Helen Clements and Sue Friez, Wrangell Chapter No. 11, Wrangell, Alaska, and Bertha Goetz and Dora Kirkham, Nuggett Chapter No. 2, Douglas, Alaska. Out of town guests who were in- troduced were Mrs. Inez Jones of Naomi Chapter, No, 9, Skagway; Anabel Peterson of Lincoln, Nebras- ka; Molly Maki, Stepp, Scotland and Ruth Solavsky, Lomjoc, Calif. Following the exemplification of | MEN WANTED Consiruction Men Needed at Gnee! Laborers Carpenters - andPileDriverMen | Apply at THE AUSTIN CO. Office at 404 S. Franklin or Phone 261 TROPICS CAFE Now Open for Business FROM 10 A. M. TO 5 A. M. Specializing in American and Chinese Dishes CHOW MEIN . . Sweetand Sour EGG, CRAB, SHRIMP FOO YONG Quality Costs No More. We are staffed and equipped to give you any type of decorative work—from the simplest home to elaborate commercial designing — AND EACH RECEIVES THE SAME ATTENTION. JAMES S. McCLELLAN | Chapters. She left Saturday morn- | Knudson. of the temple and her beautiful ar-|turn to Juneau. rangements delighted the eye atl The Northland left Seattle Sat- every turn. After the guests had urday and should arrive about Wed- assembled for the dinner, Mrs. Wil- nesday The motorship will go to liam Paul, Jr., took several pictures Sitka, then south to Seattle without of the group and also took several of calling at Juneau as the line expects ing of Juneau Chapter No. 7 Was|ino orficers with the Most Worthy to establish a schedule of weekly|garor Meyer, Esther Horton, J. V. Grand Matron in the Chapter room. sailings instead of bunching the Special music for the evening was craft. arranged by Mrs. Frances Paul, or-f ganist of the Chapter. She also, acconmipanied Mrs. Elma Burrus and | (OASIAL AIRLI Mrs. Maureen MacKinnon, who NES sang beautiful duets throughout the! initiatory work. For the introduc-| FuES MANY SUNDAY tion of the various distinguished | guests, Mrs. Paul chose unusual but R very appropriate selections to the enjoyment of all. | s SO i Alaska Coastal airlines flew the following people into Juneau from since a special school of instruc- Hoonah on Sunday: Jessie Wilson, tion was to be held later, Mrs, Lan-|Mrs. Ray Renshaw, Elmer Davis, |der did not discuss any work of the Trenton Dennis, R. W. Heller, Joe | order on Thursday night. However,|Brady, -Marie Joseph, Earl Barcus, |she did tell briefly about her visit Mrs. E. Barcus, Ruth M. Rose, Peggy through the territory and how much ' Landis,-Donald Barcus, Amy Knud- she has enjoyed visiting the various!son, Harold , Stjern and Ralph ing for Wrangell and Petersburg, to, From:Sitka: Andrew Sutton, Fred return here about the first of Sep-|Nelson, R. A. Svensen, Pete Gon- tember enroute to Skagway, where 2ales, A. M. Delgado, Russ Clithero, she will make an official visit. From Carl Nelson, Christopher Nelson, Skagway she will go to Whnchorse‘Mm $. H. Beall, Jr., Joe Fulgercio, and there she will institute a new Sammy Tuefada and 8. H. Beall, tastern Star Chapter, after which JT- she will return to the States. Dur-| Outgoing passengers to Hoonah ing her stay in Juneau Mrs. Lander Were:, Mrs. Ray Rensham, Austin was guest at many dinners, lunch- Hammond and Harold Stjern. eons and teas; she made many trips| 7To Sitka: Carolyn Reynolds and over the highway, and enjoyed sev-| TWwila Porterfield. \ eral boat trips. She is full of the| To Ketchikan: John Heath, Bob joy of living and those who have’ Brooks, John Cebula and Mrs. John had the privilege of meeting her Cebula. have been inspired and have receiy-| To Petersburg: Mrs. C. J. Shel- ¢ ed a clear understanding of the don. teachings of the Order from one who ~To Wrangell: M. Ohlson. has exemplified those teachings Farly morning flights today were throughout her life. |as follows: On behalf of Juneau Chapter No.| 7, Helen Webster, PWM, presented Clara Irion. Mrs. Lander with a lovely ivory| To Sitka: Wm. Raullbaugh. handled carving set as a token of| To Hoonah: Paul Hickox and E. C. love and deep appreclation for her| Robinson. untiring efforts in the work of the| To Pelican: F. J. Becker and Mrs, Order. | F. J. Becker. On Friday night, the most com-| To Haine; ;)k*te school of instruction ever held | = B i P, T SERVCE MEN 10 BE heard that evening’s discussion. It AMERI(A" I.EGIO“ fortunate enough to be present will | be able to pass on to the other mem-| The USO Forum Club will be the bers the beautiful thoughts express- special guests of the American Le- ed by Mrs. Lander. The Chaplain gion this evening, when the G I John Willard. is to be hoped that those who were| —— e - medical care, was discharged yestcr-f a 'SPAR HEAD i§ Mrs. Andres Cadiente and baby boy have gone home from St. Ann's‘ Hospital. 1 VISIIOR HERE Baby Louisa Vavalis and Ann Lou-| ise Henning, both medical patients, | rom | :f“::g:;::;a;he week énd r‘om‘Ccast Guard Reserve in Alaska, Lt. y 7 Comdr. Teresa Crowley, is a Juneau A baby boy, weighing 8 pounds,| ) 2 ounies, was® Bive sanly Sundayl‘mwr from her Ketchikan head- i 5 |quarters this week. Comdr. Crow- morning to Mrs. E. M. Mercer of .. i making a survey trip to Hoonah, at St. Ann's Hospital. | A | Scutheast Alaska Coast Guard sta- Andrew Erickson has been admit-‘mm\_ He is accompanied by five Commandant of the Women's To Tenakee: A. A. Kiefer and Mrs. | for the new Warner Bros.' film at the 20th Century. It's “The Mask of Dimitrios” and boasts a snpvrln-' tive cast, starring Sydney Green-| street, Zachary Scott, Faye Emor.xou,t Peter Lorre and Victor Francen. Zachary Scott, a newcomer to the screen, pla; the title role, while Greenstreet is seen as an unscrupu- lous Englishman and Peter Lorre as| a Dutch writer of mystery stories Fay Emerson supplies the love integ- est and Victor Francen plays the| role of an international spy. | An excellent supporting cast in- cludes Steven Geray, Edward \'.‘l.\x\-l nelli, Kurt Katch, Marjorie Hoshelle, SHe what 1o & " (She loved him — until she HE wars % kiow! (He's betting a cool millien {Frank Gruber. Original music was supplied by Adolph Deutsch with or- chestral arrangements by Jerome Moross under the direction of Leo F. Forbstein. The Henry Blanke production was directed by Jean Negulesco. | 'WOODLEY BRINGS IN 19FROMWESTWARD Woodley Airways flew two planes to Juneau from Anchorage Satur- |day, bringing 19 incoming passen- {gers and returning with the follow- ing 16: E. D. Long, Jack Garritt, Gil- ibert Krenzke, J. B. Sledge, William |Hanley, M. S. Jorgensen, Mrs. P, Bryant, Miss Franette Bryant, Geo. A. Parks, Earl Drew, Lovann R: inon, Emil Pfeil, Robert Pfeil, Fr jcis Cassidy, Willard Goodrich and Mr. Dohlman. Incoming passengers were: Mrs Tom McFarland, J. F. Lochner, Mar- HE warge kow! | ! (So do the police | | of five capitalst) " WARNER BROS-\e#* , who gave you “The Maltese Falcon”, now present Eric Ambler’s greatest mystery novel—thrice-thrilling on/the | i | - e screen!...and introduce Zachary Scott, a brilliant nevgmlrl |Ryan, Mrs. J. V. Ryan, Louis Re | L. Race, Cora Morse, Robert Schur ler, James Watson, William Harju, |Edwin Moen, P. Raleigh, Roy Sol- {lers, Bertha Seversen, Richard Sut- |terlin and Oscar Larson, | e | /CUB SCOUT PACK MEETING TONIGHT The Cub Scouts are being given a weiner roast at the Bowl tonight by their sponsoring committee of the Rotarians. The Cubs will have a dis- | play of their wood craft work that they have made during the month,‘ foreres [y Wit thir “Riarion docs. oo | Public Accounfant-Stenographic-Tax Returns { MURPHY and MURPHY / |meeting is scheduled for 7 p. m. ROOM 3—First National Bank Building PHONE 676 SYONEY GREENSTREET - ZACHARY SCOTT | FAYE EMERSON - PETER LORRE - VICTOR FRANGEN pirectod by JEAN NEGULESCO'« Scroen Play by Fronk Gruber r..--mnm:uw: Exira!! Bugs Bunny Color Carfoon | | [ | | | Pini—Sized‘ Traveler | ettt i oo e e e SPECIALIZING IN FERMANENT WAVING | fIAIR CUTTING AND GENERAL BEAUTY CULTURE A FULL LINE IN DERMETICS CREAMS LUCILLE’S BEAUTY SALON PHONE 492 | | | A matter of Good Taste CORY CARRYING LUGGAGE BAGS almost as big as himself, two-and-one- half year-old Billy Lurie is about to board a train in Chicago en route to New York, where he will meet his uncle, Sgt. Myron Raftenburg, | who is home on furlough after two years overseas. (International) A i the ballot, the officers conducted|who included the Most Worthy Bill of Rights will be discussed, with g B / and a variety four candidates through the cere-|Grand Matron in her closing prayer|A. E. Karnes, of the Veterans' Ad- | COLISEU M Coffes beowll sks,Ginyistny M Of olher dishes mony of initiation. The beauty of [expressed the hope of all the Stars— ministration leading the discussion. touches nothing but taste-free E the service was greatly enhanced by|that Mrs. Lander will return safely| An invitation is extended by the LAST TIMES TODAY i glass! The coffee filters through . the soft lights, the many lovely|to her home, and will continue the Legion to all service men, both dis- INGER GE] : l i kl G! ROGERS F 0 IICKle our flowers, the excellent music and fine|inspiring work to which she is de-|charged veterans and those still in| In Technicolor coffes via the exclusive, patented work of the officers taking part. The voting her time. Ithe service, to attend the meeting! Cory filier rod of GLASS. It's I palale Ko candidates were Helen Hh:.sg:, .slgne ¢ . ’lhis Aevenln’g. which should be btng “LADY IN THE DARK” coffeo that "4.“-“““:‘ c Nyman, Elsie Simmons annd June ilnt;erestmg and instructive. — 54 3 g Auxiliary members are also invited I SO. FRANKLIN ST. Hosp "‘I' HOI,ES !and will serve home-made cakes and ! And there are four other good Across from |sandwiches at the hy - | N 3 Cold Stor Mrs. Lillian Hammond, who enter- | cyssion peflr1:d4 e e ! Shecess- iy Miecuing wiens. uneau Col wage ed St. Ann's Hospital Saturday for| i prefer The Cory. It has a hinged decanter cover, a safety stand for the upper glass, an accurate cof- fee measure, and striking hand- decorated glass beauty! Only The Cory gives all five featuses. e $3.75 o #5.25 complete Phone Douglas 374 P. O. Box 1216 ted to St. Ann's Hospital for surgery. | icteq assistants—three SPARS p A |and two members of the Coast NOTICE SHIPPERS! | Guard’s male personnel. SAMPLER it oo WWWW Freight will be accepted at the| AWVS MEETING WEDNESDAY Jo» FRESHNESS Alaska Electric Light and - 11653 famous sssortment of Th I N s bsi't ie for ““““:"h -'::':"".:.": dAlazka [:.(IJICkA& St;;age Company's“ The regular monthly meeting of . lock un 3 ah, | ere Isvosu u [t wars0 Chatham andugukaf il Hmmh'\thv AWVS will be held Wednesday P ower compuy 101 ALASK. {afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the Gov- Newspaper Advertising! BUTLERMAURO DRUG CO. { | i00ie.sindry o Gompany.|ermor’s House, Mrs. Grnest Gruen- Phone 616 “The Rexall Store™ B S 00, |ing, chairman, has announced. All $ 0000000000000 000900000¢ rerrre e -5 pMWWWQ Empire Want-ads bBring results!: members are urged to attend,