The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 11, 1948, Page 5

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, SHOWPLALE or I:Am wir BARRY NHSDN n‘Amv.M PLUS: Cartoon—News Feature 8:00—10 FRIDAY—SATURDAY Staming Penn Fithar LAKE Lanty Jimws a3d “Daisy!’ TWILIGHT i 3 CONFERENCE OF DAA. OFFICIALS STARTING iN HONCLULY TODA From San Francisco to Calcutta and from Nome to Sydney top offic~ ials of Pan American W Alrways, Pacific-Alaska Division, were to con- verge on Honolulu today to dis~ cuss plans for the company’s future growth in the Pacific and in Alaska. More than 40 persens representing 21 areas of PAA’s far-flung Pacific routes were expected to attend, ac- cording to Harvey Hancock, director affic and public relations, who the San Francisco contingent. Five district traffic —managers from the airline's Seattle office are from the airline’s Seatle office are among those attending the three- day office. They are James Walsh, Nome; Al Polet, Fairbanks; Keith Johnson, Whitehorse; Fred Dunn, Juneau; Joe Goding, Ketchikan; and Don McMorran, regional traffic manager; E. H. Herold, cargo traffic superin- tendent; and Joe Wagner, passenger sales and reservati superinten- dent from Seattie. - ——— Film Tax Dispufe With Britain [s Now Being Seftled LONDON, March 11 (B—The Govérnment announced today an agréement with American film pro- ducers. to: end a tax dispute which trought a Hollywood ban on ship- ment of films to Britain. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, said that the con- troversial 75 percent duty on earn- ings of imported films “would be withdrawn as quickly as the neces- sary order could be made.” The normal export of American films to this country will “resume as soon as possible,” he told the House of Commons. Earlier, both British and Ameri- can officials said the ‘agreement is subject to ratification by United States film executives in Hollywood. Cens&?slfifibont M’ Arthur Prevails In Japan Is Report NEW YORK, March 11—(#—The New York Times in a special dis- patch from Tokyo, today said occu- pation authoritiés aré giving care- ful screening to material the Jap- anese are allowed to read about Am- erican reaction to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's announcement of his availability as a Presidential candi- date: « The dispatch, by Lindsay Parrott, said a partial survey indicated Al- lied censors already had deleted from the Japanese Press at least one comment, and had held up for about 24 hours other dispatches contain- ing editorial expressions by some major Umted States newspapers. e —,———— IN FROM SEATTLE John Humes, George Young, Ray Wilson, H. M. Gaston, Jr, and George Awes are in Juneau and registered at the Baranof Hotel. 1948 THL DAlL\ ALASKA LMl’Il\l' ANN SOTHERN IN MAISIE ROLE AT CAPITOL THEATRE It's a case of love, laughs and law in Ann Sothern's latest adventures as the irrepressible Maisie, currently unfolded on the Capitol Theatre screen in the new M-G-M comedy- drama, “Undercover Maisie” Having been bilked by a “kindly” stranger on a motor, trip, the en- raged Maisie is persuaded to join the police force as an undercover inves- tigator of widespredd ' confidence |sames. Lt. Paul Scott (Barry Nel- '.\(:Il' and Chip Dolan (Mark Dan- |iels), another member'of the force, {take it upon themselves to train Maisie for her new job as & 1 cop, n endeavor which results in some I y amusing emotional entangle- ments, Ann Zothern has m: Maisie role all her own, and her policewoman characterization her at her funniest and wittiest. e TEEN AGE CLUB 10 COLLECT OLD SHOES T0 SEND TO EUROPE “Have you an old pair of s you can ' spare? If you have, will you leaSe give them to us so tr we n send them to Europe where ! many people have no shoes at all?” The local Teen Age Club is asking these questions today of all the resi- !dents of Juneau and Douglas. To- | mortow the teen agers are starting tan effort to collect shoes that may {16 Jlonger be needed here .but are | desperately needed in most parts of ! Europe, “Shoes of every kind and size are !what we're asking for,” announced jKatherine Bavard and Kenny Hildre, 2irmen of the Teen Age Club : "mn'lltee “Children’s shoes, adults’ noes in good repair, shoes Jmt need to be repaired, we're trying 0 locate every sort that may be av- ailable. 8o please look around your 'rouse today and let us have what- ever you can possibly spare. Serving on the committee with KathErme and Kenny are Pat Balog, jWillard Prouty, Barbara Reild and tJulian Rivers. Any member of the committee will be glad to ‘call and pick up shoes at anyone's house, if the name and address are telephon- ed into the clubhouse (the phone number is 766), or they may be left at the clubhouse on South Seward Street any afternoon, except Mon- day, or at radio station KINY at any time during business hours. All shoes collected here will be sent by the teen agers to the Ameri- can Friends Service Committee (the Quakers), who will distribute them in Europe among the families that need thvm mosl DOUGLAS NEWS SITKA JAaUNT The two game series of basketball between Douglas High School and Sitka High School were played March 6 and 8 at Sitka. The first game, taken by Sitka with a score jof 28 to 24, was the closest of !the two. The first quarter ended /5 to 6 in favor of Douglas; the 'hali at 10 to 12 in Sitka's favor. During the third quarter both tezams scored at least 8° points, ¢nd the game ended in Sitka's favor. ‘The second game Douglas was in the lead during the first quarter ¢gain, with a score of 7 to 5. How- cver the score at the half read Uitka 13, Douglas 9. The third cuarter was close, ending 15 to 8 in Sitka’s favor. The final fcore was 37 to 21, giving Sitka a double victory over the Douglac Auskies. The most spectacular scoring in the game was made by Jim Mc- |cormick of Douglas, by making a very high percentage of all the Iree shots. This was remarked by many who saw the games. ‘Traveling to and from Sitka by plane made the trip quite exciting lor the team, as it was the first plane ride for several of the boys. During their stay at Sitka, some of the boys were taken into private homes while others stayed at the | Sitka Hotel., Upon their return to Douglas, they remarked that Sitka was a very good host during their | stay there. le the popular FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT A regular meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department will be held this evening, beginning at 8 o'’clock in the Fire Hall, Prior to the regular meeting there will be a meeting of the Spring Dance Com- mittee beginning at 7 p. m. MINNEAPOLIS IS COLD TGDAY MINNEAPOLI:, March 11.—(®— Today is the coldest March day! in Minneapolis in the 57 years official weather records have been kept. The mercury touched a low of 26 degrees below zero. The day is also the coldest of the winter. The previous March low was -17 ‘on March 2, 1910. The previous low for this winter was -21 on| January 23, clorage, Al cr his recreational, tural activities are affected by the facility joined with these of the States, fulfilled. lated maintained now level because speed of flying large drugs and vegetables, meats Where once only dried and ca goods constituted the table fare of most Alaskans, their diet now is the same An entire butcher shop—everything from chopping blocks, walk-in referigerators, plate glass panels down 2,000 miles from Seattle to Nome by Pan American Clipper Part of the unusual shipment is shown aboye being hoisted into the Clipper at Seattle. (Pan 'GARSSON BROTHERS ARE AGAIN INDICTED .. to a pall of twine and an apren—was flown 1ecently American World Airways Photo) A new meat market sprang up overnight at Nome, not long ago. Complete equipment for a. butcher shop, valued at $3,500 and nowhere obtainatle in Alaska was unloaded | that night in the remote little com- munity on the shores ¢f the Bering Sea Two suits cut of the same cioth, styled by the same designer with identical waists and hemlines her- alded the New Look on Wilshire Boulevard, Hbllywood and Street Fairbanks the same neon. White orchid wedding beuquets went out from the same florist in Eeattle on he same evening to two Lridss, one in Seattle, one in An- , Alaska, Thanks to Pan American’s Clip- after- per cargo service, Alaska has caught up with the USA and the up-to-the-minute devices of civilization are availatle now on the spot for residents of the Last Frontier. the streamlined living of Both directly and indirectly, air- transportation with its speedy ship- ment of hitherto unobtainable nec- essity and luxury items is playingn a vital and dramatic role cial and business development of the Territory. The everyday life of the an Is being raised to an in-| in the so- higher standard as daily business and cul- ngly with which his needs are and Even the health of the most iso- Alaska communities can be at an improved of the low cost and shipments of pharmaceuticals, green fruits, milk, eggs, fresh other protective ds ed and as most Americans, A major influence of the acceler- ated air service provided Alaska by Pan American over previous years, seen in the stabilizing of the Terri- torial population. Industry in Alaska has been always on a seasonable bas- is is, and many former seasonal resi- dents whe remained in the Terri- tory for only those months that business demanded, are content now to stay there the year round. Daily newspapers from Seattle ap- pear on Alaska stands on the date of publication; weekly news maga- zines are on sale the same day as in San Francisco. New styles are mod- eled on store-window mannequins simultaneously with apparel shops in the States. Fisi-run movies ars shown in Alaska theatre the same weeks they hit states-side movie houses, using Clipper cargo to and from distritution centers. Fresh flowers are stocked by first class florists in each town and add to the gayety or socml s.flalrs PAA PLANES BRING 12 FROM SEATTLE Pan American yesterday brought 22 persons from Seatfle as. fol= lows: George Smith, Thomas Morgan, Louise Shattuck, John Dahl, Laura Hill, William Neiderhauser, Hor- ace Gaston. William Johnson, Stephen John- son, William Manthey, Robert Cowling, John Lind, Joe Doan. Frank Evans, Nestor Bretz, Roy Reveal, Ann Ely, George Anes, Floye Cates, Layera Wilson, E. M. Skousen, Win Borne. From Annette: Dan Moller, . U VISIT IN WASHINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace of Nome are visiing in Washington, D. C, during a pleasure trip in the east. to Alaska about April 20. James Wooten, president of the| Alaska Afrlines, is also in Wash- ington from his home at Anchor- age. 5 Main | | changing They expect to return, JUNEAU, ALASKA RACING COMEDY | FEATURE TONISHT | /- ( [F//Tl/fl}’ mvavv-qc m, AT 20TH “She Went to fous comedy with URY ntic lead lm'm\ Gif- ung sports- e pott but ond femi: s Hild and almost not quit ts Craig away. from ] 1 veteran character actors nd Reginald Owen ex-Countess who Edmund Gw pear in comec les he picture tells a fast-moving story ‘of a group of college profess sors who need $20,000 for their re- ‘ 1d devise a plan g the mcney at the race gh scientific calcula- enatled to pick the r winni ks, T horses, R winning POLICE COURT NEWS Three persons were arrested by City Police yesterday and booked as being drunk This morning, City Magistrate William A. Holz- heimer issued 30-day jail sentences to Jack Austin and Rita Johnson. Frank Olson, Jr, was fined 325 'BY FED. GRAND JURY BALTIMORE, March HAP—A) | Federal Grand Jury today indicted Henry N. and Murray W. Garsson, operators of a war-time Illinois mun- itions combine, on charges of filing false financial statements in con- Coblenz (French) and Frank- (American) . Gen. George T. Hays, Deputy Military Governor of Ger- in a speech prepared for the w'umnnw said “the German peo- ) le must be aware of the help that coming to them from_ the Western ld - CHAPELADIES MEET Alvin iLynch was hostess to he Chapeledies Tuesday evening. present were Mesdames DON ORLANDO nection with their Government con- piang Bowman, Donohuc, Hickey, has swntched to Calvett tracts. A three poiut indictment against the Erie Basin Metal Products Col pany, Allen B. Gellman, its Presi- dent, Joseph T. Weiss, Harry S. Glick, and the Garsson brothers, returned after a two-month investi- gation into their munitions dealings A Justice Department announce-~ ment said charges against the indi- viduals, all from Chicago, are that “criminal offenses were committed against the United States involving' false statements and an overall con~ a8 spiracy to defraud in contract re- negotiation and related matters.” The Garssons and former Rep. Andrew J. May (D-Ky), wartime chairman of the House Military Ccmmittee, were convicted in Wash- ington last July cn charges of ex- $53,63¢ in bribes All three have appealed their s tences, which range from eigh months to two years. CHRISTMAS SHIP SUPPLIES BEING DISTRIBUTED NOW BREMEN, Germany, March 11— (P—A friendship train carrying gifts of clothing and food from four Northwestern States and Alaska starting its distribution tour to The U. 8. Ship Gretna Victory brought in the gifts, approximately 8,000 tons, donated by the people of Montana, Oregon, Washington, aho and Alaska. They will be-distributed in American, French and British Zones of Germany and Austria. The train will travel to Duesseldorf (Britisly S The Rum with a Reputation FAMOUS SINCE 1804 for AR unique bouquet. i’ it mw,\g\ Sole U. S. Agents Jullus Wile Sons & Co., Inc., New York, n.'l 1d-| the ( ¥ | Distributors for Alaska | ODOM & COMPANY § 382-363 Colman Bldg,, Seattle 4, Warhisglog ton, Jekill, Maier, Paterson, , Smith, Epperson and Red- ous almer, dekopp. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable evening reported. oo - FROM ELFIN COVE John M. Dahl is in Juneau and ! registered at the Gastineau Hotel. |because Calvert makes a| {mellower Old Fashioned. | *6f 2004 Newbold Ave., New York, N. Y. | CALVERT RESERVE Blended ‘Wilkkey —86.8 Proof % Grain Neutral Spirits. Calvert Distillers Corp., New York City f OUTES ——————— e — Vs et e e e PAGE FIVE Starts qunaiglat R TWO GIRLS ON A HORSE . . . but the' Ioserge!s PICTURE chun Fluy by Lowrence Hazard * Based Upon a Story by Alan Friedman and DeVallon Scott Directed by WILLIS GOLDBECK -+ Produced by FREDERICK STEPHANI Plus TRAVELTALK — CARTOON — SPORTS QUIZ WORLD WIDE AIR EXPRESS NEWS P: 0. Box 2719 JUNEAU MARINE CO., INC. MARINE RAILWAYS : Phone 29 Boat Repair New Construction Sales Surveys Appraisals Estimates REORGANIZED JANUARY 1, 1948 JACK WARNER President ARCHIE B. BETTS Secretary-Treasurer BOB JENSEN Vice President ANDING REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES in Alaska SEWARD GRAZING LANDS Ask for WAA Disposal No. RAL-PD-4-48 Included in this offering is Tract No. 1 com- posed of 31.7 acres and Tract No. 4 composed of 20.51 acres. Both Tracts are located in the area known as the Headquarters Area, Ft. Raymond. Bids will be received until 10:00 A.M., May 24, 1948. Tracts will not he divided. Sitka & adiatenl islands BUILDINGS Ask for Sale No. RAL-PD-7-48 Contained in this offering are 88 Quonset Huts, 26 Theatre Opera- tion Buildings, 1 KD Building, and 4 Elephant Shelters. Bids vill be received until 10:00 A.M., April 12, 1948. All buildings pur- chased must be removed from site by the purchaser. b FAIRBANKS RESIDENTIAL TRACT ASK FOR SALE NO. RAL-PD-2-48 Bids wil be received until 5:00 p.m., June 24, 1948 for 1 Tract of land containing 0.795 acres and located north of First Street between Badger and State Streets in Fairbanks, Alaska. This tract is for sale intact and may not be divided. O WHEREIS & (oRDOVA * BUILDINGS Ask for WAA Disposal No. RAL-PD-5-48 Tncluded in this offering are 100 Quonset Huts, 16 Yakutat Huts, 31 KD and T-O Type Buildings, 7 Elephant Shelters, 2 Cowan Huts, and 1 Concrete Vault. Bids will' be re- ceived until 5:00 P.M,, March 15, 1948. AN buildings purchased must be removcd from, the site by the purchaser, ANCHORAGE 160 ACRE TRACT Ask for Sale No. RAL-PD-1-48 Available in this offering and lo- caled along Chester Creek east of Anchorage is 1 each 160 Acre Tract of land. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 A.M., April 19, 1948. This tract is for sale intact and may not be divided. HALIBUT POINT ON SITKA RESIDENTIAL TRACTS ASK FOR SALE NO. RAL-PD-8-48 Avaialble fer purchase through this offering are 19 Tracts of land without buildings angd 23 Tracts of land with buildings. Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., April 12, 1948. Tracts vary from 479 fo 093 Acres per Tract. B ASIS ITEMIZED LISTS WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST Box 2466 Anchorage, Alaska Phone Main 766