The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 4, 1948, Page 5

&N s SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA SHOWPLALE dr | presenting TOMORROW A B-UNIT PROGRAM UNUSUAL EXCELLENCE!? RS BETWEEN THEIR GREAT LOVE THE SHADOW OF DOUBT! IF only he hodn’t kissed Nona! IF only he hadn’t married Mabel! IF only he hadn’t shielded Effie shame with his name! JANET LEIGH BINNIE BARNES DAME MAY WHITTY Sclun Play by MARGUERITE ROBERTS and ARTHUR WIMPERIS Based on the Novel by A. S. M. HUTCHINSON oirectod’by VICTOR SAVILLE « produced oy PANDRO S. BERMAN A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE smasamsmes 1 The dramatic story of THE BIRTH OF A VOLCANO as presented in John Nesbitt’s “MIRACLE IN A CORNFIELD” filmed in AMAZING TECHNICOLOR! First‘;hcwing in Juneau of MARTIN BLOCK’S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND Starring FREDDY MARTIN and his Orchestra ———— and KEENAN WYNN IT’S LIVELY WITH MUSIC AND LAUGHS Another HILARIOUS M. G. M. TECHNICOLOR CARTOON “The Hick Chick” Around the World With Universal News Feature Begins 1:35—3:49—6:08—8:20—10:37 Ends Tonigght.’ ROY ROGERS in “APACHE ROSE" filmed in Natural Color Plus “WEB OF DANGER” ~ POWER PLANT FOR led textbook writer Mark Sabre and Jiusland but honor and compassion | regiment. Mark, in the meantime, FIMIFWINTR | e COMES" FEATURE, . (&8 CAPIYOL THEATRE With Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, and Angela Lansbury in its pivotal roles, MGM I turned out an impressive and gripping tilmiza- ticn of A. 8. M. Hutchinson's novel of bigotry and injustice, “If Winter Comes,” and “this is the attraction at the Capitol starting Sunday. Laid in a small English village at the outbreak of World War II, the story tells of the liberal-mind- the lovely Nona Tybar, each of whom has made an unhappy marriage’ Mark to the narrowm nded and un- imagwmative Mabel, Nona to the gam:ling playboy, Tony. Nona is resolved to leave her prevent her from doing so when the war sends Tony away with his hi wears blouse in film in which she co-starred with her husband, Cornel Wilde, has become the target of a scurri- lous attack due to his having be- | friended Effie Bright, daughter of} a feliow employee who has been | KETCHIKAN, Dec. 4—®— A meeting of Interior Department of- thrown out of her home because of | hear from the soldier who has gotten of guilt is so great that she com-! MEET' ness and hatred and brings him to | an alleged misconduct. | When Effie, waiting in vain to ASST SE( WARNE . . her into trouble, lears that Mary is being sued for divorce, her feeling It is now that the whole town ¥ x turns against Mark with vindictive- | trial in one of the mosi poweriul courtroom scenes ever depicted on the screen. Mark's refusal to take tary William E. Warne, s e - the easy way out and his ulti- ed to be held here early next! mate vindication in the eyes of the menth, [ woman he loves bril the narrative Others to attend will include to a close in a moving climax. - Kenneth Kadow, Juneau; Maurice director of the technologi~ tory at Sealtle; and Jo- W, J. NIEMI IS NAMED oo sion. o “darie i o ory fishing work on the motor ves- HEAD, ANCHORAGE ARC sel Washington, reports reaching here said. Warne ANCHORAGE—Announcement 0f pepartment’s entire long-range pro- the appointment of William J. Nie- gram for Alaska. F.shing industry mi as superintendent of the An- representatives will also diseuss chorage headquarters of the Alaska tuna fishing and other problems. Road Commission was made by Ben Stewart, acting superintendent. Mr. Niemi, former assistant en- o e TG Rl gineer of this area will succeed Racial Segregation M. C. Edmunds, who retired as " At Church Conference Mr. Steward who has been sup- erintendent of the Valdez divis- CINCINNATI, Dec. 4—(PM—Racial sagregation denounced as “un- icn, has been acting in both cap- acities since Mr. Edmund’s retire- ment. Mr. Niemi is presently a gov- necessary and sirable” today ernment engineer with a large re- by the Federal Council of the clamation and construction project Churches of Christ in America. near Pasco, Washington, a position The nation’s largest protestant he accepted aiter three years of group went further than ever be- fore on the subj declaring that “as proof of sincerity, the churches must work for a non-seg- ce with the army's corps of regated church and a non-segre- expected to map the engineers in Alaska and the south Pacific. Mr. Niemi is expected to arrive to assume his new duties in Jan- gated society.” ua; Bishop John S. Stamm of Harris- —_————— burg, Pa., Senior Bishop of the Evangelican United Bretheren Church, today was elected presi- dent of the council. ficials, heaceq by Assistant Se Te- | '5ONGS, DANCES IN | @ (OMEDY FEATURE | | - AT 20TH CENTURY A combination of top comedy and musical talent is promised movie when Paramount’s “Ladies’ rives Sunday at the 20th wury Theatre Sunday. The ro-| ntic laugh film stars Eddie Eracken, Cass Daley, Virginia | Welles, Spike Jones and His City ||* Slickers and features dancer John- ny Coy and lovely, blonde Virginia | ans He's the Man of the Hour in the Laugh Riot of the Year! sgsesscanes ry of “Ladies’ Man” should | Bracken ample opportunity to y his talent for getting laughs. | the romantic adventures of a simple Oklahoma boy wio dis- covers oil on his farm, and who heads for New York to see the sights in the big town. What happ him there, W n he, nalv neunces over the radio in a stre broadeast that he is a millionaire, makes “Ladies’ Man"” a riotously {funny film, according to advan Ireports. | There are many new songs and g there are also many new dance f {numbers in the production which is made just for amusement. - ~ AIRFORCEBASE | MOSES LAKE AIR FORCE BASE | bee. 4 —P—F delivery of a | Boeing XB-47 stratojet to the Air |Force was made here yesterday. ; The delivery followed completion fof acceptance t . Now, the swept- | wing, six-fet bomter will be turned itack te the Boeing Airplane Com- (pany for an extended flight test iprogram here under an Air Force {contract. Other tests on a sister ighip are continuing. | The two have logged more than l)35 hours in test fligh . e — esessecccensse SPORTLITE “Rla NEY/ CONTRACTFOR MAIL TO INTERIOR - MAY BE ORDERED GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 4— |P— A postal modification order %] e Ty '¢hanging the original conditions of == [0 ey ToRy Matinee Sunday at 2 P. M. Evening Shows af A Paramount Plcture starring STRATOJET i DELIVERED 10 'BRACKEN - DALEY WELLES - JONES JOHNNY COY « VIRGINIA FIELD o . ®eesseveveracesecsstravissssstessestsvee® din's Lamp" starring Mighty Mouse Times Tonight menem= [}og; Blanchard “The Touchdown Twins” “The Spirit of West Point” PAGE FIVE STARTS TOMORROW 7:25 — 9:30 Laughter Beam| and His City Slickers with Produced by OANIEL PARE Biresisd by WA . NEWS n the Seattle to Alaska overland mail |hauling contract was viewed here &H{l g(o!fl's ST&RT today new and sufficient reason &5 - | within itself” for postal officials in SEL!_"‘G (ALE&DARS | Washington to issue a new call| |for bids on the contract. | DBR'H& NEXT WEEK | The modification order, received &b i here today, permits Alaska Freight Lines, Inc., to make as many trips' The 1949 Girl Scout calendars are |between Seattle and Alaska as it here and will be-on sale by the |wants to. The original authorized one trip a week. dars are , “Issuance of this order further with beaut!ful color photographs warps. the letting of this contract of Girl Scouts in their fun and into an unfair, fundamentally rk activities throughout the year, contract Girl Scouts next week. The calen- exceptionally attractive | U.S. NOTES BEING s All Right; CIRCULATED, EUR. | Spirit of North ; | FAIRBANKS, Dec. ¢—u— When | ARR ATFAIRBANKS ANCHORAGE — The Morrison- KING OF PALESTINE BE SOON PROCLAIMED wrong proposition and is a new and Such a calendar will be a deco- He succeeded Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, the first layman ever to hold the presidency of the or- COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4—®—The Knudsen Co. has been awarded a contract to construct a power plant for The Alaska Railroad at Fairbanks, it was announced to- day. The M-K bid was $816,705 for the work, exclusive of the gen- erating equipment. The plant, when completed, will generate 900 kilowatts and it is tentatively planned to tie it in with the power plants of the city | the truck driver learned who Danish police said today that they : were seeking an international gang : i:‘l}:;?m:llf lunch, he decided not which has printed and circulated | " " HipBtech b CHovsagte of cainter~| .0 f0od was eaten by Bill ‘De- | feit U. S. $50 notes in Europe. von, a pilot, and Ed Burgan, his Dorn Jensen, heading the Danish | Passenser. el [HALE plens: wAd fazentlentions, sald the. seazch, with | for0ed-down chv the, enAna River by a broken oil line. They walk- \ be; hen e ayment for a new|cd sll night in 40-below weather.| Al‘nericzn car here was found wjflungry and cold, they came across | he counterfeited with “extraordinary | (B truck. = of Pairbanks, Ladd Field and the skill.” The investigation, Jensen ’I‘hei’v abe 1 % | Pairbanks-Exploration Co. said, had spread to Belgium, Swed- | en, Norway and England. The contract calls for the plant to be in operation by Nov. 1, 1949, It will run on Alaska coal. The 55 by 100 building will have double {walls to give it added protection Under the circumstances, | driver said, they are forgiven. MI"IS'EIRthEAE%s%o“DAY ‘MARIIAL lAw IS against flem River floods. . EXTENDED, PERU | chonnaylt Moving ' China Headquarfers | SHANGHAI, Dec. 4—(P—Clairej the There will be a meeting of the Juneau Ministerial Association next Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The LIMA, Peru, Dec. 4—P— Gen. meeting will be held in the Baptist | Manuel Odria‘s military govern- Church according to announcement | ment today extended Peru's state made by the Rev. H. E. Beyer, Sec- | of siege (martial law) for 30 days. retary. | Deposed President Jose Busta- —_——————— . imame declared the state of siege| Chennault announced today he is FROM SEATTLE | October 16 and it was retained by | moving the headquarters of his Roy W. Johnson of Seattle is|Odria’s regime when' Bustamante ! China Air Transport Company to registered at the Baranof Hotel. was overthrown three days later. Canton. 00000 ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY, December 5, 1948 at 2:30 P. M. Elks Auditorium - Juneau SPECIAL MUSIC o The Pub!ic Is Invited |IIIII||lllllllllillllllllllllfllllll||||||Il|||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|III||lIlIIIIIIIIIIIIImHfllII"|||||l||||mImmllllllllllllllllllll ganizatjon. HERRING SEASON OPENS FOR THREE AMMAYN, Trans-osordan, Dec. 4.— | (A—The head of the “General Pal- estine Congress” (Arab) Sheik Mo- hamed Ali Jabari, said today he believes Abdullah of Trans-Jordan i imseif King of Pulestne. | KETCHIKAN BOATS| Well informed sources said Trans- | - Jordan’s Parliament will meet in| KETCHIKAN, Dec. 4—(M—Fish- the next few days to act on the ing boats are getting ready for the request of the Congress that the usual winter herring season. 66-year-old warrior monarch pro-| The veteran herring boat Pirate, claim Palestine part of his realm.|skippered by owner Andy Gunder- >>s sen, has been out prospecting for B & P WOMEN'S CLUB the fish and two other boats, the Regular monthly business meet-|Rio Grande and the Alaskan, are ing Monday noon, Baranof Hotel. 1 teing prepared for fishing. The Triangle Cleaners Your Rainceat . . . . Now, when you DON’T need it, is a fine time to have it dry cleaned and made water-repellent. Then it will be ready for you when you DO need it. For better Appearance CALL sufficient reason within itself for a rative and us riote in the home new call for bids,” James J. Flaher- and in the of Calendar ty, Montana Chamber of Commerce have space for daily memos or ap- president, said. i pointments. Montana and Great Falls officials| The calendars will be sold by the {have protested awarding of the mail G'rl Scouts for 35 cents each. Due thaul out of Seattle instead of Great to the necessity of bringing the {Falls on the grounds that the Se- calendars in by air the price is attle-Alaska haul inyolves over 1,000 slightly higher than last year. Pro- miles more travel for the mail ce from the sale go to the Girl trucks. | Ecout Troops; by selling the calen~ ————————— tdars each gir] scout is earning mon- WANT ADS BRING RESULTS! f— ey for the special charities and pro- ANNUAL BA ROSS’ OAS and popular melodies. pages | Sons of Norway Eagles' Hall . . . Douglas NIEMI ORCHESTRA Saturday - December 4: Darcing - 10:00 P. M. Door Prize Award at 1:.00 A. M. the good times every night at of her own troop. Purchase of the calendars is the means of helping the ‘activities of the Girly Scout program. MARTIN BACK FROM (ROSS-COUNTRY TRIP While only several years out of | school, Frank Martin, skipper of the Forest Service boat Ranger 6, has just had a trip that was a real | thrill, | Martin, who grew up in Alaska, had his firgt visit beyond Seattle— the kind of trip that would be a treat for anyone. With Dan Moller, of E£itka, he crossed the United States by auto- mob!le to New York City, on his 4-week léave. Moller went on a visit in Norway, while Martin flew tack to Seattle. He has been await- ing passage from here to Sitka for several days, and today was able 'to return to his post. 0 NCE is Drive over fo Douglas. Visit the “*AResaseppees Room,"” and tune in KINY at 5:45 for your favorite dance tunes