The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1947, Page 5

TUESDAY; APRIL 1 SHOWPLALE FAREWELL TONIGHT TO A GREAT MOTION PICTURE Onrt"nc Screen at Last! 1947 :Al!lf%i[ \Visitors at Dinner and| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— EAU ALASKA !Mo'ose'Women Honor| SITKA NEWS § M h (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE) SITKA, Alaska, March 29.—The ‘Recephon las' ng 'm’rlvnl of March 26 Empire by | |plane on Thursday set off a series | Frances Wiebke and Mary Wal-|of explosions that obliterated all |lice, who are respectively a mem- conversation except on the Legis- ber of the Grand Council, and lature’s investigating committee's Grand Secretary of the Academy report on the Poneers’ Home. There of Friendship, Women of the Moose, seemed to be no doubt in anyone's were honored guests of the local mind that the committee mads the Women of the Moose at a dinner trip to Sitka only as a gesture; party in the Baranof Hotel's Bubble that they had arrived with their | Room last evening. {minds already made up. It wasj | The dinrer was followed by a re- the unfairness and apparent venom ception in the IOOF Hall for the tehind the report that rankled. | Mrs. distinguished visitors, who arrived | here on the Princess Norah from Seattle on a semi-official visit. | Both visitors gave instructive talks |to the audience, and at the same time expressed their surprise and delight in Alaska. | An entertaining program was | given which included a showing of beautiful moving pictures of Alas- ka with some very unusual views | of Mendenhall Glacier. The pictures | were shown by Floyd Fagerson. | | Lou Ree Armour, member of the | Women of the Moose, and Mr. Bo- | kar entertained with two graceful jdance numbers, and the children of the Moose added their part to | the enjoyment of the evening with /song and piano numbers. | | Presented by the children were \the following numbers: “Song of [the Volga Boatman;” “Viennese |Folk Song;” Brahms “Cradle Song;” and “School Days” with pantomime. Taking part were Shir- ley Casperson, Carolyn Isaacs, Bet- ty and Bernita West, Elaine Bland, Christy Crandall and Patty Dean Arhour. Much credit is given to John Goins, teacher of piano, Laura Isaacs and Lou Ree Armour for the success of the children's per- formance. Stering Charles Coburn Tom Drake COME EARLY! s Open 6:55 omplate Shows Feature TOMORROW-— The Hottest Mystery in Years! —9:30 7:00 at 7:15—9:45 BEHIND THE WALLS LAY £ UNSEEN # THINGS! The last meeting of the present| City Council was held Thursday evening at the Fire Hall with ull‘ members present W. R. Hanlon | appeared on behalf of Bishop Zlo- | bin of the Russian Church, plead-' ing that the church was financial- | ly unable, to pay delinquent taxes | on its income property. Council suggested that the sale of some| of the non-income property would | more than cover taxes and that the collection of delinquent taxes| would be enforced. Jack Calvin appeared as a rep- resentatlve of the Rotary Commit- tee for the construction of a Lib-| rary Building, to request permis- sion to construct a 30 by 60 foot| building on the lot purchased some years ago as a hospital He ' pointed out that such a building' would in no way interfere with either' the hospital or a large en-' trance driveway. Council decided to first contact the Forestry Ser- vice on the possibility of con- structing a library on Totem Square before considering use of a portion of the hospital site. A letter from Earl McGinty of FWA was read, stating that Con- gress had shelved the Johnson| Bill and therefore a new and. sub-| |the shop to the location formerly occupied by the Sears Roebuck Order Off- jce (for more space) and named the shop “Ann's Apparel.” Miss Thompson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Thomp- Son, owners of the Alaska Hotel, was born and raised in Sitka, and returned only a few months ago from a years visit in Minnesota. Mrs. Reinke plans to spend couple of Thompson get established before leaving for the.States to visit her son and daughter in law, Mr. and Bill Holt. The official opening of the Har- bor Coffee Shop will take place {at midnight tonight with the serv- ing of punch. Owned and oper- ated by Mrs. Katherine Bilodeaux, is located on a scow formerly owned by Scotty Hartly, temporarily moored at the Webb Forbes Marine Repairs float. Twen- ty-four hour service will be offered during the fishing season, Orville Paxton, Elks Club stew- ard and local carpenter, left by plane last weekend to return with with family which is expected on the Denali. Mrs. Paxton was re- cently discharged from the Laurel Beach Sanatorium, at Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Miller return- ed by plane Thursday after an absence of several months in the States. Mr. Miiler is local repre- sentative of the National Park Service, but is being transferred shortly to Coulee Dam because of 'his health. Mrs. George Henderson arrived by plane with her two young sons Friday, on a surprise visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schrey. She plans to remain a month be- fore returning to her home in California. Mrs. Harry Hagen and her weeks helping Miss' Mrs. Thomas Young gave birm‘" L1 to a fourth child, a boy wemh-‘ NEw YORK Towu ing nine pounds, Wednesday. Young is a local fisherman New officers elected by Beta | Sigma Phi Sorority last Mondny‘SIARTI“G IONIGHI levening were: President, Mrs. Tri- ;8Ve Strom; Vice-President, Mrs. "Robert Wheeler; Secretary, Mrs,| M8ry Martin who scored her big- Charles Johnstone; Treasurer, Mrs.|8€st hit as the singing star in Thomas Mor |“Kiss the Boys Goodbye,” climbs | On April 7, a Model Meeting|t0 new dramatic heights when she will be held at the Elks Club rooms | kisses Fred MacMurray and Robert for members and rushees; on April | PYeston hello in Paramount’s gay 13 tho Preferential Tea, at the Comedy romance, “New York home of Mrs. Jeel Campbell. The annual banquet will be given at 20th Century Theatre. Miss Martin, a singer and dan- cer in her previous pictures, all on |the comedy side, plays a straight dramatic part, sprinkled here and the USO building with the Women of pari Presbyterian Church pre- and serving the dinner. A Spri aitiin iy there with a few light moments. o ;nj\»-::i‘dM;,‘;lctllmflljl:‘s;l g;l_l “New York Town” is delightful partment of the Sitka Woman's ‘omantic drama about & small- Club on April 11 at the High lowq girl and her big-town love School Gym, under the direction | 18T of Thom Jones, who will also Down to the last run in her present several piano numbers. |stocking, Mary is rescued by Fred SR 1) MacMurray, a snappy Manhattan Radio Station KWB opened knight who makes his living as a |sidewalk photographer. After talk- ing himself into becoming Mary's |hero, he almost talks himself out |of her life when he sells her on the idea of marrying Robert Pres- ton, wealthy young man about ltown. But Mary is one small- town girl who's out to make good —at least where romance is con- cerned. Although Fred teaches her plen- ty about how to get along in the |Big Town, he has a lot to learn (about love, and Mary's the girl iwho opens his eyes. All of which Boes to prove that young hearts have a universal system all of their |own, regardless of financial or geographical background. formally last Sunday afternoon at 5:30 oclock, with Frank Richards acting as Master of Ceremonies. Talks were given by the Rev. Ernst Nygaard, Mayor Charles Peterson, Ken Nordby representing the Busi- nessmen’s Association, Art Frank- lin representing Rotary; Harry Hagen representing the Public, and James Brightman, one of the owners of the station. One of the most interesting fea- tures otfered by the station is the Franklin Hour, during which var- ious citizens present their views on the problems of the City. 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ALASKANS FEEL AT HOMB i at PNEW VIASHINGTON ] . | Asphalt Tile! |, | CORK and RUBBER Y FLOORING WEATHERSTRIPPING SASH BALANCES i ‘Walltex————Congo-Wall Juneau Painf & Supply Phone 407—118 2nd St. Elsie Sofoulis and Lily Ann Maurstad furnished the piano ac- companiment for the various num- bers during the evening. After the program a delicious bufiet supper was served. Other guests at the dinner and reception were Zenia McGraw, Sen- ior Regent of Chapter 159 and Nan Peterson, Graduate Regent, who ar- rived by plane from Sitka for the occasion. Mary Wallace and Francis Wiebke will be on the air at 6:15 o'clock over KINY this evening, with news of interest for all, Mrs. Ruth Maurstad, Senior Regent of the local chapter, has announced. AUK BAY BOX SOCIAL 15 ENJOYABLE EVENT | Friday evening, March 28, mark- led tke first of what is hoped: will |be a series of social event§ in |Auk Bay. A Box Social, sponsor- 'ed by the Glacier Highway Asso- ciation, drew a crowd to , the |Caro building at Auk Bay Float. With Church Wemer as Mas- ter of Ceremonies, |was kept in full swing with musi- cal entertainment, dancing and games. The game prize was an |optimistic touch, a beautiful pin- {up lamp, and was won by _ Bill | Spaulding. Soda pop Wwas pro- |vided by Cards Beverage Company, {dance music by Virgil Anderson’s | phonograph and entertainment by {Chuck Werner and FEarl Palmer. The evening was made brighter |by a light plant donated by Jerry | McKinley, while a festive note |was added by the decorations put i'up by the Auk Bay Teen-Age Club. The boxes, showing a lot of time and effort by the ladies, were auctioned off by Chuck Werner. An ‘unusual box depicting the hoped |for headquarters of the Glacier |Highway Electric Association won |a prize for Mrs. Chet Ellis for recciving the highest bid. All proceeds from the social have been donated to the Auk Bay Teen Age Club. During the eve- ning, Curtis Sherwood, president of the Association, gave the latest news on the progress of the elec- trification program, and it is ex- pected that definite word will soon te iorthcoming. An enjoyable evening was had by all and plans are keing made for more activities in the future. e T ARNOLT Sea-7Hcte MARINE ENGINE Weighs only 198 Ibs. . . . piston cls- placement only 61 cubic inches . . . develops 20 H.P. at only 2800 RP.M. Performs smoothly at high speeds or low specds on fishing boats, auxiliary @aft, and small runabouts. Motor Rebuild and A ; Marine Service 1012 West 10th St. Phene 863 AR RO —————— SINGERS LEAVING Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Stanley H. Singer will leave for Seattle to- tioned here for the past two years with the Alaska Communications stantial offer on the Sitka High deughter-in-law, Mrs, Glenn Ha- School Building should ke made. gen, left aboard the Denali to va- Council decided to postpone action!cation in the States. The latter until further correspondence with|is enroute to Newbury, Michigan, Delegate Bartlett. }with her infant daughter, to spend House Joint Memorial 136 of the some months with her parents. Alaska Legislature, asking for im- mediate construction on Sitka’s, Mr. and Mrs. Al Mosher, local small boat harbor, was read. {manager for Vita Foods, left on In response to an inquiry from the Denali for a brief vacation the War Department, the Clerk! Outside before the start of the was asked to write that there, fishing season. would be no objections to the in- stallation of a steam pipe to| A daughter, Kathleen Frances, Japonski by the ANS-——nor to the|was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tal construction of a building and two Guppy Thursday afternoon. Weigh- TAKING LAY-OFF SEATTLE, April 1—(P—Fifteen hundred Washington miners are participating in the “Memorial Lay-off” called by John L. Lewis, State President Sam Nichols of Renton, says. The men are em- ployed in 35 active coal mines. James E. Ash, secretary-manager of the Coal Producers Association of Washington, said the state's loss in coal production will be between 28,000 and 30,000 tons. Miners, he| will lose an estimated $55,-| said NO MEETING TOMORROW |( a¢.-ch of Time | e OF (DA SEWING GROUP S Porky Pig Cartoen Due to the fact that this is “Holy Week” there will be no sewing at the Catholic Parish Hall this Wed- | nesday, according to an announce- ment by the Catholic Daughters, but the following week the regular Wednesday afternoon sewing meet- ings will be resumed. A large attendance on April 9 is hoped for, the announcement said. ———— NOTICE Latesi World News Via Air Express EFFECTIVE TGDAY, APRIL IST . . . the program | morrow. Sgt. Singer has been sta-' walkways at the rear of the Beach Plumbing Shop and Gar-| age on Front Street. 1 Dr. Charteris reported that he had investigated complaints of open sewers in town; had wamed‘ the property owners, and asked that warning against such nuisan-! ces be published. ! | Mayor Peterson reported that he and Councilman Nordby had con- ferred with Columbia Lumber offi- cials concerning the fire hazard due to sparks from their burner, and found the company is purchasing a finer screen as well as a fog nozzle for the burner and that un-| til installation the mill will close down whenever dry and windy| weather makes operation of the| plant dangerous. | Employment of Dan. Moller to| survey and map the City Cemetery | was authorized. | | A bill submitted by Tal Guppy,, covering his expenses in Juneau! on City Annexation business a year ago and amounting to $92.10 was' authorized paid after heated dis-| cussion. Arrival of rat poison for the city garbage dump was an- nounced. Payment of current bills totaling $365.20 was authorized. | Council adjourned. New candidates who filed for city office this week were: Mark Rigling for Utilities Board; C. E.| Pearl for Councilman; Mrs. Jessie Weir Price for School Board. The two opposing tickets are: Taxpayers' Ticket—Clarance Rands, Mayor; For Council—Roy Avrit, Bill Beach and Mark Jacobs; foX School Board, Mrs. Jessle Price; for Public Utilities, Jack Conway. Progressive Ticket—Harry Hag- ‘en, Mayor; Councilmen, Claude Rhoades, J. H. Gilpatrick, Ben Forkes; School Board, Lin Thielke; | Public Utilities, Jack Conway. Both parties promise substan- tially the same platform but in |a small town it's personalities, not |platforms that win votes. This election will undoubtedly be a close contest according to all pre- dictions. The first flock of robins arriv- ed Tuesday morning in the mid- dle of a snow storm; Katie Ban- {vard’s hillside lawn is again a System of the U. S. Army Signal rjot of crocus blossom; Easter Corps. He will receive an honorable js just around the corner. discharge from the Army upon his | arrival in the States. Yellow jaundice and stomach flu Mrs. Singer was formerly employ- ‘have been making the rounds, with ed in the office of the Territorlallharmy a family escaping. Highway Commissioner. —————— BADMINTON TOURNEY W. W. Wells and Miss Nielson won the Juneau mixed doubles bad- minton handicap tournament last night with scores of 15-5 and 15- 11 over Glenn York and Phyllis Grant. The winners’ handicap was three points. the tournament could not be de- termined because of the absence of séme of the players. ——— HERE FROM KOTZEBUE Christine Sorrell of Kotzebue is among the recent arrivals register- ing at the Hotel Juneau. - e Vote—Polls close at 7 p.m. Winners of the losing wing of | *~ A small girl was attacked by a band of dogs in the Village. {A waring has been broadcast over the radio that all dogs considered vicious will be shot without warn- ing. Miss Anna Thompson has pur- chased Mrs. Lucile Reinke's dress shop located in the Alaska Hotel, {moved it two dors up the street Things for Your Office CHARLES R. GRIFFIN Co 1005 SECOND AVE - SEATTLE 4 - Eliot 5323 | ing six and three-quarters pounds the baby is the Guppys' third child. Mrs. Guppy is owner of the Baranoff Beauty Shop. Mr. Guppy is manager of the Pioneers’ Home laundry. 000 in pay. Having sold the Hardin Carpen- B f -k T | ter Shop, I will not be responsible DR. 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