The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1946, Page 5

“MPIRE- JUNEAU, /\L/\‘iK/\ THE DAILY ALASKA [ PAGE FIVE TIOMENTIRY ONE OF THE MIGHTIEST OF ALL ENTERTAINMENT THRILLS “WING and a PRAYER” Don Ameche . . . Dana Andrews Charles Bickford FASTFOXNEWS PUPPET CARTOON = RN GALLANT MEN OF | ' AIR IN FEATURE AT 20TH CENTURY Out of the welter of motion pi b |tures devoted to telling the stor' locale, M s “Gentle| % . |ies of our various fighting services, which op tonight _ at | ‘ R lit remained for' 20th Century-Fox Capitol is said to be an-excit- | o o to bring us what is by far one of ory | . ! i {the most thrillingly exciting and the | heartwarming human epics of them i all, n the screen’s first great dra- A top-notch cast and an outdoors | ‘v ma of our aircraft carrier force in story with unexpécted twists and| ction. The film, And A plenty of action, “Gentle Annie” is' X the kind of movie to be en-| on- joyed by young and old | & last James Craig, whom you remember for his werk as the reporter ir ‘Lost Angel” and the Caliph in “Kismit,” has the Jleading male role, playing a U. S. Marshal who pretends to be a hobo in order to et a band of train robbers. Lovely Donna Reed is the girl who gets in- volved as a guest of the suspected family, and dependable Marjorie Main is the Gentle Annie of the "GENTLE ANNIE" IS FEATURED romem gl 6 ON CAPITOL SCREEN i b T With -the nation’s last frontie: the Oklahoma Territory of 190 Last Time Tonight! the ing swashbuckling adventure st that spells entertainment all way 20th C the at the and is on sure Theatre for {times togight | Starring Don Ameche, Dana drews and William Eythe, the pic- |ture is a stirring salute to the gal- {lent Navy men of the sky whose |home is a flat-top. In the first hot flush of indig- |nation against the treacherous Jap |sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor, an | unidentified aircraft carrier is sent {into the Pacific for rendezvous {with its planes. But when the An- a BARYON McLANE PEATURE AT— ~JOHN-PHILLIBER 8:05—10:20 EXTRA!?! A Signilicant Subject AS TIMELY AND IMPORTANT AS TOMORROW’S NEWSPAPER! “Now == T he Peace” "/fl;‘ié Q- E"@@&romcs § { i y Box 2165 217 Nw,ml st. | Phone 62 Anytime MARINE RADIO TRANSMITTER There is no suhsmute for newspaper udvemsmgl S AND RECEIVERS BENDIX DEPTH RE- CORDERS — HALLICRAFTER RECE!IV- ERS — BENDIX HOME RADIOS AND COMBINATIONS LARGE STOCK DRY BATTERIES RADIO TUBES Hail Orders Prompily Filled Complete Radio Repair Service Performed by Government Licensed Experienced Technician WRITE FOR INFORMATION AND e e title role. Others who turn in performances are Henry Paul Langton, Barton John Philliber and Morris rum Stemming from MacKinlay Kan- (tor's popular novel, “Gentle Annie” is the fast-moving, action-packed !story of a law enforcement offi- |cer’s difficult problem in bringing |to justice two men and a woman | whose hospitality he accepts when he appears to be down and out. Both Craig and Miss Reed, thrown |together with the Goss family for different reasons, understand that 'these seemingly fine people are the 'actual criminals, but a tyrannical isheriff and his aide make the sit- uation a difficult one for the mar- |shal when he has exposed his hand to the Goss boys and proceeds to help them out against the shady sheriff. ACS Officers Given Awards SEATTLE, Feb. 20—Two Alaska ‘Commumcauon System officers — (Lt. Col. James E. Rice, Jr, and |Capt. Fred W. Kerr—yesterday re- ceived the Legion of Merit for out- ! standing performance of duty dur- ing the war. The medals were pre- [zented by Col. Fred P. Andrews, | commanding the ACS. Colonel Rice, in charge of | Engineering Division, won F in connection with moders extending the Alaska cable system from March 28, 1942, to Aug. 8, 1544. He entered the service in 1941. He is a Virginian. Captain Kerr was cited for work |as commander of several cable ves- |sels during “perilous submarine ex- peditions in support of defensive and offensive operations” against |the Japanese in Alaska and Aleut- {lan waters from October, 1942, to |January, 1944. He entered the ser- |vice in 1942. He lives here, iUNSURRENDERED JAPS HUNTED ON ~LUBANG ISLAND | MANILA, Feb. 20.—A hilippine jarmy regiment landed on Little top-notch Morgan, MacLane, Ank- the - {Lubank Island, 70 miles southwest Baranof Turkish Bath and Massage Hours 9 A. M. to 6 P. M.—Open Evenings by Appointment BARANOF HOTEL—Lower Level PHONE 753 NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION C OMPANY of Manila today, to eestrop rem- {nants of an unsurrendered Japa- |nese garrison which have been i terrorizing Filipino farmers and villagers. Army patrols have attempted un- (successfully to find the Japanese, Brig. Gen. Macario Peralto, Philip- I pine army chief of staff, reported. This time, the entire First Tarlac iregiment will comb the island. Peralta said the Japanese have many villages in past weeks. B B | Sailors Union of Pacific Gefs New Agreement, WSA SEATTLE, Feb. 20. — Business agent Ed Coester of the Sailors Union of the Pacific said an agree- | ment had been reached with the War Shipping Administration and ship operating agents providing for first class passage home for crews of ships sold abroad. Last week Coester said the union would refuse to man such ships until first class return transporta- tion was assured. He said the ac- tion was the outgrowth of charges by returhing crewmen that they had been quartered in ship's holds and forced to work enroute or ‘“go to the brig.” — O ENLISTS IN ARMY ' The latest enlistment announced| here by the Army Recruiting Of-; fice is that of Jack Arnot Hen- drickson, 17-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnot H. Hendrickson, well-known residents of this city. Young Hendrickson has enlisted for three years service in the Eur- opean Theatre. He expects to go' south by plane tomorrow. PRSI QSRR z WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Regular meeting Thursday 8 p.m. Large class to be initiated. All| g = BTN killed many farmers and pillaged; Shirley Temple pours the cream for her husband, John G. they begin housekeeping in Hollywood, charged from the Army Air Forces, came home to find Shirley had (AP Wirephoto) been taking cooking lessons. | planes | | | Agar, as | Calif. Agar, recently dis- ELMER E. REED, ALASKA PIONEER, DIES IN SEATTLE Elmer E. Reed, olatimer of Al- aska, died last week in Seattle af- ter a long period of ill health, ac- cording to word received by Mrs. | Harry Stonehouse. Funeral services were held in that city Tuesday, and interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. Reed was born in California jan 9, 1851, and came to Alaska in June, 1900, making his home in various parts of the Territory.since that time. An expert accountant, ile held many responsible positions with government offices. He was for some time Chief De- puty with the U. S. Marshal's of- fice here, later going to Nome where he \fter his to Juneau return from Nome he was chief clerk with the Federal Emeigency Relief Agency and also served as 2 clerkin the office of the Secrethry of Alaska. During his years in the Interior as well as while he was in Juneau he followed his hobby of taking pictures, and made several lecture trips in the States, illustrating his lectures with his collection of pic- tures. Another specialty of his was the making of Christmas cards with Alaskan scenes. ? He became a resident of the Pioneers’ Home in Sitka in August, 1936, and in October of the same year became bookkeeper for the Home, a position he held until in- creasingly poor health forced him to discontinue. He came to Juneau in November and entered St. Ann's Hospital, then in December went to Seattle for further medical at- tention. Surviving are three daughters, Ruth Green of Los Angeles; Olive and Betty Reed; and two sons, Charles and Goffe Reed of Seattle. - eee FROM MINNISO’I'A Robert Bast, Fairmont, Minn., is staying at the Baranof .during his | visit here. S LR PR DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! Musicians Profective Union LOCAL A.F.ofL. Hall « Regular THURSDAY — 7P. Please Be Prompt LT was clerk of the court. l]rwm Feed Co. Office i1. Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL PABRINGS 15 " INFROM SEATTLE | | | | | [ Pan Ammxcan Anwms yesterday | flew the following passengers m ond from Seattle: To Seattle: Jack Cone, | pincutt, Charles Douglas, Glenn ERnbinxun Helen Halliday, Arthur And , Jack Thompson, Charles Os'.mm From Seattle: Roger Smith, Naureen Costa, Eva | Fusaro, Eileen Ball, Walter Mnhun-‘ ey, Kathleen Costa, Aurelio Rossi,' Gertrude Conway Mark Blake, Ray- | mond Petitte, Walter O'Sullivan, | Jesse Kimball, Robert C\nminglmm“ Robert Bast, Harriet Kimball - .o TAXICAB CARAVAN SNOW HAMPERED | ON TRIP TO EAST, PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20.—Hamper-: ed by snow ranging up to a foot | in depth, the 148-car Chicago-to-| Washington taxicab caravan was | scattered all along the Pennsylvania ! turnpike today, with a few mem-i bers already heading through| Maryland for the nation’s capital.| State police along the route said | the weary travelers—550 former | service men and their wives riding, in their own taxis—took Hotel rooms | wherever they could find them. ‘T The motorcade is composed of | veterans protesting a Chicago or-| dinance limiting the number of | taxis to 5,000. They want to drive their cream-and-white taxis in Chicago. The former servicemen hope to| get relief through Federal action. The drivers ran into snow and sleet when they crossed the West Virginia Panhandle from Ohio into Pennsylvania yesterday. The main | body arrived in Pittsburgh around| noon and left in a snowsiorm in| the evening, splashing through two inches of slush. D MARTHA SOCIETY Foed sale Sat. 1 p.m. Piggly Wig- ely’s. (199-t3) Anne Lip- NO. 672 Meeting February 21 M. and STORAGE Frederick Braun, } ' oA land aboard the the rarin’-to-fight flyers are told that their orders are to ayoid com- bat with the enemy—to run away and not fight back—and the car= rier, with its bewildered and frus- trated crew, sets out on an ap- parently aimless course through Jap-infested waters. It is against this setting of suspense and drama that the saga is unfolded, reaching a smashing climax that scores a inew high in film excitement. 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