The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1947, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1947 S HOWPLALE or (flinteird) T PTIONALSSS A MYSTERY (A Good One, Too) with MUSIC and DAZZLING 4 fi@?fl&?fip I4 70 3% FIVE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS FACE DEATH AT THE HANDS OF A LOVE-CRAZED KILLER! Feature starts at 8:05—10:10 \\\'?\\t‘*{nflg# urn, carrying Er- Peterson and AIRLINES CARRIES 19 ON TUESDAY 15 PASSENGERS ARE Three (flig Alaska Coast- al Airline yest y toucl E;R “}UGHI IN BY pAA at Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchi- L kan, Sitka and Hood Bay The Reguatiy scheduled flights of scuthbound flight carried Leon pan American Airways in and out Petersburg, Mr. and of Juneeu yesterday carried the ant and John Sivert- folowing Sengei scn to Wrangell and Lt. and Mrs.| seattle to Juneau; Mrs. Marie Heintz to Ketchikan Vanderlip, Tom Givan, Howard Northbound, t e brougit Wright, Tom Hall, Leo Hall, Mrs. C. L. Pollock from Ketchikan to Betty King, Laura Riggs, Everett Petersburg, Fred Cunningham from zs, Johnnie Riggs, Eugene Riggs Wrangell to Juneau, and J. P. Herriot Higgins Jorgeson from Petersburg to Ju- rbanks to Juneau: Bob neau. Higgins. % Flying to Sitka, passengers from to Juneau: Frank Juneau were Harcld Gronroos, F. y Weir, ‘ Frobese, Madeline Brisley, Alice Juneau to Seattle: Adolph Hirsh, Bell, Edith Frobese, Alice Morgan, Emma Wilson, Ellen Horner, Will- Gus Gissberg and Helen Gaylord. iam Horner, Joseph Pollastrine, The return trip to Juncau carried Ray Shinn, Billie Busby. William W. Simms, Dr. Williams,| Juneau fo Ketchikan: Lydia Mrs. William Cook, Mr. and ‘Mrs.' Fohn-Hanson lind Girl,Dog Ba‘fréd Banning cf guide dogs in public scheols as escerts for blind children considered by Beard of Education as Superintendent of Schoels v ng Kersey urged the action, caliing the degs 2 “menace to other youngsters.” Discussion arose because a 16-year-old blind pupil, Patsy Ruth Fergus of Los Angeles, shown above, was barred from two scheols unless she arrived without her specially-trained guide dog, Lucky. The Civil Rights Congress has made an appeal to the board for the girl. i 'clams comes 4 PAGE FIVE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA "MURDER N THE | MUSIC MALL" IS | : - BILL AT CAPITOL omething ne murder mystery n high in sheer dramatic sus- I opens at the Capitol to- It is Republic's latest thrill le. “Murder in the Music Vera Hruba Ralston, the Czech- « an beauty who began her careet as a champion ice skater, proves a compotent dramatic act- re’s in the top role. William all plays the male lead and 15t members, Helen Walk- Nancy Kelly, William Gargan and Ann Rutbherford, portrdy their rcles to perfection Set against the tinsel and glam- cur of the show world, “Murder in the Music Hall” is the fascinating story of the star of the music hall show, Lila Leighton, who visit; apartment of an old fr'end, and ice finds him murdered Tke web of circumstantial evidence en- meshes Lila — but there is reason te believe that any one of the kellerinas may Le guilty The fear and anxicty Lila experiences while trying to prove her inno- |tence, is dramatically presented on the scrcen wigh vivid inten- sity. - YUSE HEARS MUCH ABOUT TOXIC CLAMS Committee of Whole Told of Conditions Which Clams, especially toxic—that s, poiconous clams—were the sub- ject of a Committee of the Whole rearing in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday afternoon, during which Norman Wigutoff of the Fishery Products Laboratory at Ketchikan, and Earl N. Oh- imp and clam packer, en- 1 the members on the sub- " Ohmer he had three said that during the war frozen and shipped some million pounds butter clams, a large portion of which went to the armed forces “So far as I have ever none of thore clams ever hurt anybody,” Ohmer said. “But about a year ago the Federal Food and of | learned, Drug Administration examined some clams and found a toxic condition which they said might be injurious to health. They did not say it would be; they said it might.” Ohmer went on to explain that since that time no Alaska butter clams have been marketed and all production in Southeast Alaska came to a stop. ‘I have lived in Alaska 382 heard of toxic the Peters- “I personally and I never until last ye: packer said burg am willing to eat all of the Alaska butter clams I can hold, any time and any place.” Asks Apprepriation Under consideration in Commit- tee of the Whole was H. B. 79, which seeks an appropriation of $40,800 for re rch into the prob- lem of toxic clams and means of .making i{them commercially ac- | ceptable. | Ohmer explained that work on during the winter other fishing is closed down, and sald that when all the clam packing plants in Southeast Alaska were operating, they employed between 175 and 200 people. | Asked if the clam industry could stand a tax to help in financing the proposed program, Ohmer in- dicated that it would have to ke a “very reasonable” tax. It would| L2 absolutely impossible, he said, | for the industry to help finance the program on a 50-50 basis with the Territory. g Norman Wigutoff explained what has so far been done by the Ketchikan laboratory on the clam problem and outlined the propos- months when ed project, which he said would cover a period of two years. | | All of the known commercial clam beaches in Southeast Alaska have Leen sampled except those in Icy Strait and Peril Strait areas, Wigutoff said. Clams from the various areas have been sent to the laboratory at College Park, Maryland, as the Ketchikan -lab-| oratory does not have facilities for testing them. Proposed Program The $40,800 proposed appropria- tion would be used to hire a| Lio-chemist and technologists, field aides to collect clam samples | and operate the laboratory's ves- | | | | 1 ' sel, and start a mouse colony at| For most weuld-be bridegrocms, winning the girl and getting her parents per John Fontaine ion wculd be enough. But nct in the case ¢f Actor he also had to ask the mevie studio employing Actress 'CARY GRANT STAR "IN FEATURE NOW AT 20TH CENTURY stic drama East End, Heart Rea cole Lonel Grant The laid in London's None But the Cary Century marks after an of Ethel the The picture als he return to the screan, absence of 12 years Barrymors. Cary Grant has the role of Er- nie Mott a shiftless cockney, wallowing in the murky waters of peverty from which theore seems escape. Ethe! Barrymore plays his mocther, Ma Mott, who keeps a little second-hand sh beneath their hovel of a home. ark settings, the dra- and the character- Grant gives to be 1O ald in ma is stirring izations vivid; one of his most inspired perform- ances as the rebel cockney, and Ethel Barrymore makes the char- acter of Ma Mott live and breathe June Duprez brings vivid beauty to her role of the Fun Fair Girl, and Jane Wyatt invests her role of the little musician with a swaet gentleness. Others in the long and experienced supporting cact are Barry Fitzgerald, George Cculouris, Roman Bohnen, ana Konstantin Shayne. R ' THREE CASES ON COURT CALENDAR DIMISSED \ Several cases pending in the Dis- I g gy i it < > trict Court calendar came before ara Lawrence, pictured with him, since she is a minor under ' judge Harry F. Pratt yesterday cent:act. Permissicn was granted cn her 17th birthday. (AP Photo) | for dismissal. Included were the e iy Ty following: Chester Bowles Acmin- amended slightly in second read- istraticn OPA vs. Union Trade & b GAME (QMMES“ON Package Company; United States Following the reading of H. B. . ! of America vs. Hans Nordnes, and 4, Rep. McCutcheon, under Wi“. (0 ; Jack Jadoff vs. Joe McNalien. Al- unched an attack on Speaker . Bureau, a corporation, vs. Everett Oscar Gill by demanding that BE BUSY A“. WEEK Patton and Helen Patton et al copies of a letter which the Chief and Helen Patton was dismissed as Clerk written {0 the BPW e co-defendant by motion of Willilam Club under the direction of the FEarl Ohmer anncunce Alas- L. Paul, Jr. Speaker, be produced and read. A ka Game Commission conference' In the case of the United States motion that thp House go into will be carried through until the of America vs. the Union Trade utive session to discuss theé end of the week due to the many and Package Company, U. S. Dis- matter Ltehind closed doors was matters coming up for attention trict Attorney Pat Gilmore moved voted down, after which Speak- on th: changing of game regula- that H. Nordnes be dismissed as er Gill ruled McCutcheon out of tions. He said the Commission co-defendant in this cause. The order and his ruling was sustain- 'ha leted the recommenda- court then ordered the defendant’s ed by the members when Me- tions for the First Division of bond to be discharged and H. L. Cutcheon appealed the decision. |Scutheastern district and will tak? Faulkner, attorney for Union Trade ‘I wrote, as 1 believe I had a'up the regulations for the other and Package Company ordered a right to do, to try to get more districts 2t this time. of guilty. The court then ord- information about the original ~Obmer also said that the Game ered the defendant to be fined letter received from the BPW Commission members and all vis- 150 Club before presenting the whole Fish and Wildlife personnel Judge Pratt has appointed Clyde matter to the members of the extend their thanks to the s Darrel as Librarian and Balliff H ' Gill said Sportsir Association 10r cf the District Court to succeed the The bill to repeal the Act which’ their hospitality and splendid co- jate F. H. P. Rogers created the Alaska Development OPcration pecially enjoyed by SIS APTERER IS Board, tHe subiect of the letter the out-of-towners was Monday's SEATTLE COUPLE VISIT from the BPW, has not vet com¢ dinner at the Salmon Creek Coun-: my and Mrs. Ray Higgins, from up on the House calendar. try Club and a special vote of geqttle are registered at the Bar- The final flurry of the day came thanks goes out to Milo Clouse, gp50 il the £oil exdlyon.a: motlon 4 P]r(-:-ldr\m! of the organization, and S adjourn. Reps. Barnett and Hunt- 8l members of the Assoclation b . c: ley entered the chamber while the DO arranged the dinner and en- Quickly Relicves Distress of roll was being called and the ‘ertainment i ! e Speaker ruled that they could not The Alaska Game Commission vote on the motion, which was Started on a re-check of recom- carried mendations covering the various e ARSI game divisions today the mem- bers went into their tenth day of ”wd% conferences. STATEHOCD ASSN. Earl Ohmer announced that the Fish and Wildlife agents from all A little Va-tro-nol up each nostril promptly relieves snifly, stuffy MEE"‘S TOMORROW points in the Territory will pro- et et f hetd oolike bably be able to return to their losé makesbreathing easier, ) homes within two days as the Promotion of statehood through over-all mapping out proczss on Also helps pi 2»“ advertising program in coopera- rec ‘mmf‘nflff'-l()]l& .uflu‘(mg each ?mm‘:‘:v%?g‘fi% tion with the American Federation division has been completed Al- ‘you'll like it! Follow of Labor will be discussed at a bert M. Day, Director Fish and directions in package. meeting of the Juneau Statehood Association at 8 c'clock Thursday night in the City Council cham- Washington, D. C bers, it is announced by Cash Cole, | B e SR President of the statehood group. Details of a plan to reach Con- RlvERlESS BRIDGE gress and newspaper editors in the states through advertising have - Leen received here and will be pre- ~ KANSAS CITY, — Construction sented at the meeting, Cole said of 'a new 1800 foot bridge—over, Progress on the statehood bill dry land—is scheduled to begin which is proposed to be presented shortly. Then after it's complet- the Legislature asking for a Ter-| ritorial appropriation of $100,000 to, The Liberty wildlife, plans to leave today for his return trip to headquarters in ed, a river will be put under it. end bridge will be VICKS VATRO-NOL ‘ -l | | ‘ { Tonight... . .. in a pleasant atmosphere further statehood also will be re-|constructed on land, then a pilot ported. cut made beneath it and the flood at R R waters of the Missouri River will| cut a new channel for them-| RANGER 10 RETURNS | selves. The $3,000000 project is ! !part of a flood control program. - OREGONIAN HERE The Ranger 10 returned Monday from a three week trip to Sitka | | where work was carried out in| _— connection with the timber sale., Donald Richficld, from Eugene,| Captain Olan Johnson was in Oregon, is newly registered as a charge of the trip. guest of the Baranof Hotel. Imporiant... TEAMSTERS MEETING at the A F.of L. HALL | | helle's CHINESE DISHES Prepared to Order Open Until 10:30 P.M. SEWARD STREET Opposite Goldstein Bldg. lan on a tasty full course dinner i PUSS ST LY SEATTLE.. Por COMFORT and | the Ketchikan latratory for the! AT 8 P M { SERVICE purposz of making tests on clams . . | Following the hearing, the Com- ‘ Get the NEW | mittee returned a report of “pro- Ray WASEINGTON gress” and the bill was moved to T 0 N l G “ T Thatcher, secend reading, then referred back . Mgr. Habit! 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