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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ¥\ - NQOW?! vy COMEEARLY! Doors open 7:00 Feature Starts at 7:24 — 10:07 Ends TOMORROW! "GREEN DOLPHIN STREET' BILL AT CAPITOL THEATRE Anyone looking for a swashbuck- ling adventure yarn picturesquely Lackgrounding a sionate dra- matic triangle of two sisters after the same man will get his money's worth and more at the Capitol the- itre, where M-G-M's new Lana Turner starring vehicle, “Green Colphin Street,” is now playing it is easy to see how this Eliza- beth Goudge novel of fiery romance in St. Pierre, colorful Channel Is- land seaportgof the 1840s, and rug- zed New Zealand, was selected as the winner of M-G-M’s first annual contest for the outstanding novel of the year, for+it contains everything in the way of spectacular entertain- ment, including breath-takingly realistic scenes of an earthquake, the foundering and sinking of a magnificent Clipper ship, and a lood-curdling uprising of the dan- gerous New Zealand Maoris Morzeover, the picture gives Lana Turner the role she has probably Leen awaiting for a long time—a part that gives this talented young performer an opportunity to prove once and for all that glamour is the | many | the DOC WALKER “HERE; 15 ON soureast i AIR TONIGHT Reports being pre ed in the Highway Engineer's office for pr sentation to the forthcoming Le lature show that Southeast Alaska Norman R. (Doc) Walker, Demo- | has been given its full share of tax cratic candidate for re-election to)money, according to a statement i the Territorial Senate at the elec- [sued today by Highway Engine tion tomorrow, arrived from Ketch- | Frank Metcalf. ikan yesterday afternoon by plane,| Either completed and will close his campaign in this |already alldcated city, delivering a last message to|are the following the voters over KINY tonight at| Ketchikan—Mountain Point road 9:30 o'cleek He came north for|and floats in the boat harbor; Sa the purpose of debating over the radio or in any public meeting man, dock and float; Wrangell, boat | harbor floats and completion of the charges made against his Legis- lative record, but no soap, the rsea wall; Craig, beat harbor and floats; Craig to Klawak, road and <hilienge to debate was not ac-|bridse; cepted, as he states in his adver-i Port dsement today Doc Walker with funds construction or for Alexander, seaplane float; Kake, ceaplane float; Sitka, boat harbor float; Pelican, seaplanc ploat; Fish Bay, seaplane float; An- goon, seaplane float. has campaigned in of the cities and towns in First Divisicn and bas made |57 his usual good impression and is{ Skagway, seaplane float; Haines, coniident of his re-election, m_'senplnm‘ float and ferry ramp; Hoo- though he says there are certain{Mah. road to cannery. elements who are working nga\nsti Douglas, floats, breakwater, recre- him, he still believes he will be a (ation beach and fill to cannery. member of the next. Territorial| Juneau, ferry ramp at Tee Har- Legislature and in the Senate. kor, administration building at air- " port, dredging Mendenhall bar, sur- " today Petersburg, dock and float. | [HIGHWAY ENGINEER TIET FILM'CARNIVALIN o7 MAY LIFT " COSTARICA" NOW " AT 20TH CENTURY | i - BLOCKADE | ~ OFBERLIN (Continued from Page One) Britain urged that the United Nations blame the Soviet block for thwarting an agreement on disarmament A resolution presented to the committee by Britain asserted armaments could e controlled and reduced only “in| jan atmosphere international | confidence.” Russia Holds Out Biitain sald the Soviet bloc | fused agree on system | regulating and reducing armament | worked out and agreed upon by |other members of the United Na- | tions. Russia has called for af | straight one-third reduction in| armaments, but has reiused to give! | information' on her own armed | forces. | In Berlin, the Russians warned | again that they would hold air ex- | |ercises and gunnery practice inj |the crowdad airlift corridors used | of re- a of! If South Americs bluff and does ta ba, lease ever calls our back its rhum- amba and other rhythmic lend- trappings, it sure |them back in wonderful {thanks Twentieth Centur; whose newest musical ex ganza, | Carnival in Costa Rica,” dons up in gorgeous Technicolor, does right well by them. The film, which open- ed yesterday at the 20th Century Theatre, has everything to gladden the eyes, ears and hearts of movie ifans north and south of the Rio | Grande | Starring Dick Haymes at his be- uiling baritone Vera-Ellen, | pert a dancing and singing sprite | | ver graced a screen; Cesar l(n~! i mero, charming the Latin American | ssies in true caballero fashion; nd Celeste Holm, displaying her lightful brand of sophisticated humor, “Carnival in Costa Rica” is a motion picture delight. - - best; S TECHMICOLOR 'V stareing CHAPELADIES TO | DIGK HAYMES | PAGE FIVE [LO*[ENTORY NOW PLAYING Shows at 7:20-9:30 least striking of her talents as a dramatic actress. e MEET ON OCT. 12, VERA-ELLEN morrow evening, October 12, at GELESIE HulM 7:30 o'clock . with Mrs. Floyd FT)!—-: person on the Fritz Cove road virected by GREGORY RATOFF produced by WILLIAM A, BACHER ZENGERS DUE TUESDAY | Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Zenger, Sr., who have been autoing in the states for the past seven weeks, are expected home cn the Frincess Louise tomorrow. — o S DOC WALKER Be sure and tune in and listen | to Doc Walker tonight at 9:30 m Empire ads | o'clock over KINY. 12 1t 20, ConturyFox Fioita) Order of Eastern Star, Mt. Ju- neau Chapter No. 7, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 8 o'clock. Stand in and step up night. Card party following for members and escorts. ALICE BROWN, Secretary DONNA RICHARD HEELIN-REED - HART MORGAN - GWENN - WHITTY REGINALD GLADYS Screen Play by OWEN P COOPER .« Samson Raphaelson, Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Goudge Directed by VICTOR SAVILLE Produced by CAREY WILSON A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE (012 2t) e Comedy . . . Cartoon Air Express NEWS ——— VAN NO MEETING TONIGHT OF CREATIVE WRITERS Owing to so many meetings sche- VOTE FOR Helmi Aalto BACH Pioneer of Douglas Republican Candidate for : Representative ¢ to the 0! .39, AR Alaska Legislature (' N0 T Pl First Division |1 TO ABOLISH FISH COMPETENT TRAINED ! EXPERIENCED ; mok b General Election aaa. 3 : Oct. 12, 1948 This Ad Paid for by Local Alaskan Fishermen (Paid Advertisement) Tt big news In Empiic ads, NORTHLAND SAILINGS Steamers tied up at Seattle by present Longshore coastwise strike. HENRY GREEN, AGENT—-TELEPHONE 109 | Juneau's two banks and all Ter~ ritorial offices will be closed allj dav tomorrow, Territorial election day. For those who crave a nip | or a bottle they are reminded that | | cocktail lounges and retail liquor stores will also be closed Loniu.. Guring the election hours, 8 am.| {to 7 pm. Otherwise business will| | continue as usual i WILLIAMS GOES HOME | B vy | BABY FOR BARTLETTS J. Gerald Williams, Democratic' Mr. and Mis. Chuaiies sartlett candidate for Attorney General, are the parents of a son, born in after a brief campaign trip here,| St. Annls Hospital on Sunday left for: his home in Anchorage via moring. The baby weighed nine PNA on Sunday. # pounds four ounces at birth. jvey or road, Thane to Dupont, Ste- |PY the West:rn Powers to get sup- Jphens Point road | plies to .lhu h‘lnmn'dod city. e i Churshill Warning In Britain there was a stormy oFFI(ERS OF Aps | speech Saturday when he warn-| |ed that wofrd War I might gin Mrs, H. E. Lindegaard as co- | |burst out over ‘the Berlin issue.{postess. ! |Emanuel Shinwell, war minister in! An members are requested to sl The MS. Princeton-Hall sailed|Churchill “a damger to peace"!|made for a silver tea to ke held from Juneau Sunday morning car-| Health Minister |\Aneurin Bevin|o, Thursday afterncon, October rying a team of officers of the Al-!called the Conservarive leader "omxl 14, aska Presbyterial Society of the df the most reckless speakers in| tour of the churches of Southeast|Cc vative Daily Mail *praised n Alaska, The team is comprised of | Churchill Mrs. Willis R. Booth, President, Mrs. | R G D duled for tonight, there will be OUGLAS COLISEUM Elwood Hunter of Sitka, and Mrs, | cording to announcement this g " " This team of church leaders will| Percling sl “ B d ure, Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Wran- | l DOC WALKER e gei. ana Petersburg, spencing o | QOUNGES TO CLOSE! e sure e tone st e tisten 9:30 % sel with the women of the church- TR o'clock over KINY les on organization and program. | They expect to return to Juneau Tabout October 25. At,a later date, northern waters of Southeast Al- aska. Today the ship reported stormy waters with many aboard seasick. | reception for Winston Churchill's| ' ONOFFICIAL TOU! S [the labor gowernment, called|gpieng so that final plans may be Presbyterian Church on an officiai| British political history ‘The | I ITE : | & | no fon of Creative Writers, ac- ENDS TONITE George Prescott, of Juneau. ABA“KS’ 'ERRIIOR'AL days in each place. They will coun- | ' 56 s - Walka. tonight:. ab 12 1t they will visit the towns in the — e - uW Elrimenflmmenfimmenflmmenfllmenfipmmes TR ON THE BALLOT in the October 12 election there will be a referendum on “the practice of fishing by means of traps should be continued or . . . . . should be abolished.” To abolish traps, wo believe, would amount to confiscation and would permanently injure the Territory of Alaska. HERE'S WHY YOU SERVE YOUR INTERESTS TO CONTINUE TRAPS 1. You Can’t Go Wrong / ON THIS TICKET These Candidates Stand Feor PROGRESS ALASKA DEVELOPMENT A BALANCED BUDGET CAST YOUR BALLOT OCTORER 12 FOR E. L. "BOB” BARTLETT, for Delegate to Congress - J. GERALD WILLIAMS, for Attorney General FRANK A. BOYLE, for Territorial Auditor FRANK A. METCALF, for Highway Engineer DR. R. M. MacKENZIE, for the Senate NORMAN R. “Doc” WALKER, for the Senate FOR THE HOUSE G. E. ALMQUIST, Juneau ABEL ANDERSON, Juneau MARCUS F. JENSEN, Douglas ROBERT E. COUGHLIN, Juneau VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET OCTOBER 12 Let’s Get Alaska Back On Its Financial Feet FIRST DlVlSlON DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (Paid’ Advertisement) Traps mean jobs—not just for 45 days but for six to nine moaths for approximately 4,000 people, mostly Alaskans. Traps are the best means of conserving Alaska’s salmon, . Traps.pay taxes, Withont them the Territory would have to levy additional taxes on all other Alaska businesses and individuals. Traps, together with mobile gear, allow canneries to operate efficiently. Without trape, at least b . . 25 large canneries would close down because they would be stripped of their dependable supply of salmon—thousands of men would lose their jobs. 2, 3. % . Traps are vital to Alaska’s economy. Confiscate them and you undermine the Territory’s stabilitys An unstable region cannot develop a diversified economy. Traps so stabilize the entire salmon industry that they make it possible for packers to pay fisher men maximum prices. Confiscate traps and you cut down these earnings. Nobody gains—every- one loses. Traps are vital in maintaining U. S. world leadership in the canned salmon industry. Confiscate them and you so weaken America’s position that it will be possible for Russia, utilizing U. S. fish- ing equipment, to seize this prize in world trade. ANDREW HOPE, Sitka JAMES NOLAN, Wrangell AMELIA A. GUNDERSEN, Ketchikan EUGENE LOCKRIDGE, Juneau Traps represent large investments in venture capital. Confiscate them and you discourage other industries from investing in Alaska’s future. Traps provide healthy competition. Confiscate them and you establish a gear monopoly in the catching of salmon. Traps, seines and gill nets — ALL THREE TYPES OF GEAR ARE ESSENTIAL to m:fimuin Alaska’s canned salmon pack. Varying conditions in the Alaska fishing grounds make it ecos nomically feasible to fish certain areas to full advantage only by means of traps, 'VOTE TO CONTINUE SALMON TRAPS! COMMITTEE QF ALASKA TRAP OPERATORS