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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1946 % S— 55 MY LAWYER” | | mave vou | o SEEN OUR |asing to 1w Cupet -:r‘xw‘fi';ffe“?lif: HILARIGUS torday qwhen Universal's film ver- | TRIPLE BELL? 5 See My Lawyer” made its local| | appearance. i | Those two firrepressible madmen, |Olsen and Johnson, lead the lauglp‘ |fest. As owners of a night club,| they have all the leeway in the| world to put on the Kind of show that only they can In support of the two comedia Alan C is, Grace M:Do % Be Jr., Franklin ng- Edward S. Brophy, Richard Lee Patrick, Gus Schil-! sion of the topflight Broadway show are Noah born, Benedict, ling. Then there are a number of spe- cialty acts making = first class| vaudeville show. | “Teen-Age Girls,” the lates! |March of Time ries, is ed for entertain D COASTAL® AIRLINES AND ELLIS AIRLINES ON SUNDAY TRIPS On tii] between Jurcau and other coastal points, Ellis Airlinos 'nd Alaska Coastal Airlines yester- day flew the following passengers: Ellis Airlines, to Ketchikan: Fred Horne, Roy W. Moore, Robert , Joe Diamond; to Wrangell: Nock; from Ketchikan: Christine Heller, L. S. Goodman, Frank Marshall, Gilmore Rolie, Dr. A. R. Ricker, Mrs. Frank Hall, R. A. Klett, J. R. Gignor, Eugene Lockhart, Dan Weiberg, Anthony Zorich; from Petersburg: T. C. Whiteside, Glenn W. Reid. By Alaska Coastal Airlines to Hoonah: Tom Dyer, Jack Gould, and from Hoonah, Prosper Ganty: To Sitka: Dr. C. E. Albrecht, Dr. Edith” Sappingten, Dr. B. Block, D. J. Paulie, John L. McCormick, Ma- jor H. Hallman, Mark Rigling, Mrs. Mark Rigling, J. H. Tippets, Victor also ade "TEEN-ARE GIRLS” THE BEST “MARCH OF TIME” YET——— | rceally happened to me.” MOVIE STAR YOU HAVE NOT By VICTOR GUNSON Central Press Correspondent HOLLYWOOD—A dimpled bru- nette beauty named Catherine McLeod has two distinctions. She is the first girl in the his- tory of Hollywood to be starred in a $2,000,000 production before the outside world ever heard of her. She is tae only actress in Holly- wood who can eat anything she pleases without hav- ing to worry about her gorgeous figure. Besides that, Catherine McLeod is a native Californian, of which, strange to say, there are com- paratively few in California As “Concerto” gets ready to wind up at Republic after mor than two months of shooti Catherine cannot quite yel believe her own good fortune. “It's just wonderful,” she said, her hazel eyes sparkling. “It's just too good to be true, but it has Catherine made this declaration as she sat down for luncheoa at a very class, eatery a few steps from the studio. She ordered mushrooms on toast and when just mushrooms on toast arrived on the plate, Catherine looked up at the waitress and said: “What, no potatoes? I must have some potatoes, lots of pota- toes!" Surprise for Waitress So the waitress brought the beautiful Miss McLeod a heaping plate of mashed potatoes, sli the while looking a little abashed be- cause of all the aciresses who eat at tma fancy eatery none befoie ever had oraered a neaping piate of mashed pots’.es Of <o.r5= the waitress did not | iz-ow that Catherine does not need to worry a%-ut -rer weight, an aven 116 'cund: cistributed over| five feet, five and a half inches of | sheer zlamor. As a slar, Catherine 1s the dis- | Ci covery of Frank Berzage, producer £nd director cf the new film star- ring her. Borzage, credited with THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA YET SEEN! - POTATOES? SURE!—Catheri 6 Mcleod who need not watch her diet. if she were turned down in the|interfere with her livelihood, her end. test was made at night. Catherine would not divulge her That is how Catherine hit the “beau's” name, except to say he|jack-pot of movie gold. is a Navy officer. | " In “Concerto” Catherine plays She was “orn in Santa Monica | the dramatic role of a pianist who and was educated in a convent at | falls’ in love with a famous mu- Alhambra, also in the Los An-|[sician, portrayed by Philip Dorn, geles suburbs. Although she ap- [only to find there is no place {or peared in school plays, Catherine |her in his life. did not give any thought to a| Catherine is an accomplished areer as an actress until her | pianist, but the music in the pic- family moved for a time to Dallas, | ture actually will be played by Tex. She saw Tallulah Bankhead | Artur Rubenstein, a chore for in a play there and that spurred |which Republic is paying him -Billy Gilbert "Swing Fever” A "Community Sing" Too! Always THE News of the Day FEATURE STARTS AT 8:20—10:25 SHOWPLALE or Clugrenity CapiTi HOOVER OFF ON TRIP TO EUROPE ON FOOD SURVEY NEW YORK, March 18.—Former President Herbert Hoover is on his way to Europe today on a famine- investigating irip. Reporters asked if he were going to Russia and Hoover replied he was “going to every country which has asked for food from the United States” and added: “It all depends on that.” He said any further information | on the subject would have to come | from Washington. Although Russia has asked aid, reports from the capital indicated the U. 8. 5. R. had been removed from Hoover's itinerary following disclosure that Russia planned to sell France 600,000 tons of wheat. Nevertheless, Secretary of Agricul- ture Anderson said Hoover would make his own decisions as to coun- tries he would visit. General fo Graduate KOKOMO, Ind.—Maj. Gen. Wil- liam E. Kepner will deliver the commencement address at his ‘own graduation from high school. Gen. Kepner, a member of the joinf Army - Navy - Marine Board which will conduct atomic bomb tests in the Pacific in May, left Kokomo High School 30 years ago to join the Marines. Principal C. E. Hinshaw has an- nounced that a special commence- ment will be held March 28 at which 27 veterans—including the general— will receive diplomas, and Kepner will be the speaker. - GREEN EGGS PETERSON, Utah, March 18.— Glen Orton’s white duck is laying green eggs. She began it last AND Hanlon, B. H. Carson, Mrs. B. H g Carson, Paul Morgan, and Mrs Frank Hall e Garden Club fo Hear Timely Advice About Preseason Gardening Seed flats and cold frames will be he subjects for study and discus- sion at the Juneau Garden Club | neeting Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Glenn Oakes. Mrs. Linn and Miss Ann Coleman are in charge of this part of the program. It has been suggested that mem- Lers take pussy willows, fern, moss, figurines or other available mater- ials for their study of flower ar- rangements. Mrs. Josephine Boyd will be the hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. F. Zim- merman. s iigleig e iy BAND PRACTICE IS TOMORROW The first practice of the Juneau City Band now in process of or- ganizing, is scheduled for 7:30, not later than 8 o'clock tomorrow night in the Grade School Auditorium, en- trance on Sixth Street. | All musicians who have announ- 'ced their intention of joining the band, and other musicians in the city who desire, are asked to be on hand to ascertain just what kind of an instrumentation may be had. The practice will be over not lat- er than 9:15 or 9:30 ¢'clock. . HOSPITAL NoTI | Five patients were admitted and 1 six discharged at St. Ann's Hos- | pital during the weekend. Admitted Saturday were Evelyn Daroff and Mrs. Grace Wickersham; Sunday, Gudmund Jensen and Mrs, J. A. Berg. Matthew Mullaney was admitted this morning. | Discharged Saturday were Mrs. |Henry Lorenzen and twin girls; on |Sunday, Mrs. H. E. Beyer, Douglas | Mead, Mrs. Robert Coughlin, Mrs. !|Iver Skattum and Joe Kelly. 'LEGION BIRTHDAY | CELEBRATION IS i TOMORROW NIGHT The 27th anniversary of the birth- day of the American Legion will be celebrated tomorrow evening at the Legion Dugout with the Aux- iliary as hostess to the Leionnaires. Festivities will begin with a pot- luck supper at 6:30 o'clock, and all Legionnaires and their wives, and Auxiliary members and husbands |are cordially invited to attend. Any Auxiliary members who has inot yet been contacted and would like to know about - bringing food may call Mrs. Ernest Lincoln, Black 413, or Mrs. Jack Walker, 800, or |they may take their choice between a hot dish or salad. | GBS AEE PRa e Forrest | Tuesday and has been doing a re-| JOHNSON HERE peat performance daily since. Or-' Raymond E. Johnson arrived ton can't understand it unless it's| here yesterday from Sitka. He is a St. Patrick’s Day touch. ‘stnpplnz at the Gastineau. the dircovery of some of Holly- »oods most brilliant lights, from | Janet Gayno- t> Barbara Biitton, regards C.therine McLeod, who is 24, as one of hiz most important | ands. | Boizaze took her in competition with more than a dozen big names. | Actually, Catherine was not loo! anxious to make the test for the| jart, She felt sure, she said, “that when all the publicity about a | search for a new star had died down, one of the established stars would get the role.” Her “beau,” Catherine confessed, | gave her so much encouragement that she decided to go ahead, even 'COLUMBIA IN FROM 'WEST BOUND SOUTH 1’ Steamer Columbia arrived in Ju- i neau Saturday at 4 p.m. and sailed | for Seattle at 6 p.m. { | Arriving here from Seward were: [Raymond E. Johnson, Mrs. Patsy | Stephenson. Leaving for Seattle | were Guy Barnes, Mrs. S. Tay- |lor, Mrs. R. Schultz, Bert Jen- \sen, L. D. Jordan, Mrs. L. D. Jor- | dan. { For Ketchikan: W | Paul Ozwa, Mrs. Paul Oz |ard Ozwa, Raymond Ozwa | Lewis, John Brown, Lawrence Si |art, Dr, Louis Salazar, the Rev. W. A. Cox, Dr. G. Lee Stagg, Mrs. G. Lee Stagg. R i STEAMER BARANOF | HERE SOUTHBOUND J. Fitzgerald, Rich- Iva Steamer Baranof arrived in port here yesterday morning from Sew- ard and sailed south at 5 p.m. Passengers from Seward were: Frank Gardner, Mrs. F. Gardner, A. L. Openiano, Mrs. K. Riddle, Karel R. Zeman, F. M. Slagle, Pa- trick Paul and John Didrickson; from Yakutat, Edith Hansen, Nora Johnson, and Thomas George. Sailing for Seattle were: Wayne McGee, Robert Perry, and Kirk Jones; for Petersburg, L. G. Sever- son, Lora Courson, Mrs. George R. Betz; for Wrangell, B. Y. Grant, Mrs. B. Y. Grant, and Joseph Kuntz. { her to a new ambition. $85,000. In addition to her musical tal- ents, Catherine is an expert swim- meér and civer. She won a diving competition during her school Her Chance Fades Upon her return to California, Catherine joined a little theater group in Los Angeles, and then went into the Bliss-Hayden drama | days. workshop. It was while she was Miss McLeod prefers very femi- there a movie talent scout saw |nine clothes, but violently dislikes her and gave her a very small { wearing hats. role in "“Hold High the Torch.” Catherine knows no Hollywood Later she played another small | celébrities except those with whom part in “The Harvey Girls” for|she has worked. She has never M-G-M. | been in a Hollywood night club. When no new screen offers|She is an ardent movie fan. turned up after these two pic- Her friends think Catherine | bears a slight resemblance to both Jennifer Jones and Theresa Wright. Catherine just wants to look like herself. tures, Catherine turned to model- ing This was how she came to Bor- zage’s attention. So it would not| | ciscussion is “Jesus, the Light of His disciples,” and under that the LENTEN SERVICE AT LUTHERAN CHURCH 5iciiis o b studied to- TOMORROW N!GH‘ morrow lllgrlll‘ EoRe — TROUM SITKA D. E. is staying at the Ga: The reguzar midweek Lenten Service of the Lutheran Church will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitation to at- tend is extended to all interested persons. The general purpose of the me Ings to a more intimate knowiedge the of St John. The general under ineau. To Relieve Misery Rub on Tested ICKS 'VaPoRUB Gos them M nevor e 2 (27 7 atatetd oto HERMITAGE Tor Genersjions A Grest Aenrvcky Favorire” NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORP., N.Y. 5 BOURBON WHISKEY— A BLEND « 86.8 PROOF » 51% KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY + 49% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS P-TA MEETS TONIGHT | INH. 5. AUDITORIUM. The Juneau Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation’s regular monthly business meeting and program will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the High School Auditorium, followed by re- freshments served in the Domestic Science rooms downstairs, | Mrs. Georgiana B. Such, fea- tured speaker of the evening, has chosen as her topic, “Education for World Fellowship.” | All members and friends are urg-' ed to attend. { ———— | DIVORCE GRANTED Federal Judge J. W. Kehoe has | granted a divorce to Norman Prince irom Margaret Prince. Alaska - Electronics JIM LANGDON-—Manager Box 2165 217 Seyard St. Phone 62 Anytime MARINE RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS — BENDIX DEPTH RE- CORDERS — HALLICRAFTER RECEIV- ERS — BENDIX HOME RADIOS AND COMBINATIONS LARGE STOCK DRY BATTERIES AND RADIO TUBES Mail Orders Prompily Filled” Complete Radio Repair Service Performed by Government Licensed Experienced Technician WRITE FOR INFORMATION e e e S s I Gahan, a resident of Sitka,! Chest Colds 120th Centurys Theat: [ the s ~__ PAGE FIVE FILM FANS - MEET MISS CATHERINE McLEOD, 'STIRRING DRAMA I TIOMENTURY OF PARACHUTERS AT 20TH CENTURY Warner Bros.' “Objective, Burma” is the film attraction now at the i H Here is the moving tale of one H parachute company, dropping lik o so many sacks of grain into the | H dark, twisted Burma jungle on a'fi i fon ‘that will take them cra i hundrec Hell ver one fifty iles of endle its of other imilax Burma le cas men who deeds a The featu on” p performed the hs Jap an all-m in of "ac Errol include William Prince, Henry George Tobias, Dick Erdman, W ner Anderson and = other capabl players | BPW'Exe;u.t;ve f;oard Meets Thi_sfiEvening The Executive Board of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's Club wh 34 ¢ WILLIAM PRINCE - JAMES BROWN - DICK ERDMAN - GEORGE TOBIAS - HENRY HULL - WARNER ANDERSON - oeccted b Raoul WALSH Screen Play by Ranald MacDougsll and Lester Cole . From an Original Story by Alvah Bessie « Music v Fran: Waxman Zessssaseesasessseeas: members are urged to be present. | The regular luncheon meeting of club will be Wednesday noon 1in the Gold Room of the Baranof | Hotel. Women members of the Legislature are to be the special guests of the club. | Reservations should be made b(‘-‘ fore noon tomorrow by contacting Mrs. Walter Stutte, telephone 34. | JEOATE AL R TG NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY | It to be published this month and forms will close March 25, for space, | listings and changes please call The Juneau and Douglas Telephone Co. Phone 420 before closing date. (216-16) will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Miss Margaret Welsh, it has ‘been announced, and all Trollers Trgllers REGULAR MEETING Wednesday Evening C.I1.0. HALL TROLLERS Please Attend - -+ DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! UNITED TROLLERS of ALASKA REAL ESTATE FOR SALE LOCAL NO. 56 STORE BUILDING and 18 Rental Units close to main business dis- triet. Good income property. 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