The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1949, Page 5

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1949 Dcors Open 7:00 Complete Shows 7:25—9:30 " TONITE HILARIOUS | JOSEPH CALLEIA CATHY DOWNS PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY CHARLES BARTON Plus—Tex Beneke & His Ore EYES EXAMINED | ELLIS comes the acme of JNSENSE! { WITH LEON ERROL — LAUGHS... Screenplay by . John Grant & Howard Harris an EAGLE LION FILMS PRESENTATION FEATURE STARTS 8:10 and a new HIGH in HIGH-larity.. caught between two rival mobs —with the bullets and the laughs coming thick and fast! S o S SR S PRESIDENT TRUMAN INAUGURATED Thousands jam Capita! to sce the man who wouldn’t >be'beqten take the oath of 8ffice. Huge Parade and Peace Address. o —— OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Al LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARGUARDT Juneau LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU T0 KETCHIKAN via Pefershurg and Wrangell With connections to Creig, Klawock and Hydaburg. Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 SPORT REEL COLOR ‘CARTOON SALES and SERVICE " CHRISTENSEN BROS. PHONE 659 s A Dr. E. Lannon Kelly Osteopath Phone Blue 228 for Appoiniment 'ABBOTT, COSTELLO TEAM IN COMEDY, CAPITOL THEATRE amble some yeggs, mix with 000, season with the screen’s scream team, Abbott and Costello, add a dash of spice with statuesque thy Downs, use tough Joseph lleia to mix things up—and you've i the won's fun-free-for-all, “The Noose Hangs L ch begins an extended wich engagement starting tonight at the Capitol Theatre. “The Noose Hangs High" involves two masterminds of mirt: ho are mistaken for employees 0! the Speedy Messenger Service and are assigned by bookie Joseph Caleia o collect $50,000 that celongs to him. When they lose the money in n cnvelope sample of face pow- der, the boys start a hilarious search o0 discover that lovely Cathy Downs found the money—and spent it Eccentric millionaire Leon Er- rol tries to help the boys regain the money at the races, while Calleia and his thugs threaten the zany comedians with their lives unless they get the money back to him. The chase is on—and it all ends I hilayiously in a cement mixer! Completing the cast of the 90- minute laughing jag are muscleman Mike Mazurki and comedian Frit: Feld. nose — e — — PRAISEIS GIVEN FOR (Contirued Irom Page One) propriation wh.ch was given to Al- aska's health program at the last session of the Legislature had a direct effect on increased federal ppropriations for the construction of Alaska Native Service hospitals in the Territory and increased funds for the Public Health Serv- ce. LEGISLATIVE REPORT Curtis Shattuck, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, reported that action would be taken on the State- cod bill after information has wen received from Delegate E. L. Bartlett on changes in the bill and ithe reason for changes. | ‘The committee is preparing an; inclusive report on taxation. Let- txs of inquiry have been sent to| several states and British Columbia | iequesting their procedures on| granting tax reliefs to new indus- tries. A questionnaire has been sent to! all Federal agencies in Juneau re- | questing information on ‘housing needs of employees. The Housing .committee will prepare a report on juneau's housing situation tascdl‘ on the questionnaires. A Chamber committee will beet with E. Glen Wilder, Director of the Alaska Housing Authority, local housing measures. Guests at today's meetng were E. Glen Wilder, Clare Armstrong, and Preston Sandbo. HANNEGAN SELLS HIS INTEREST IN ST. LOUIS CARDS ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27—®— Robert E. Hannegan, former Postmaster General, sold his interest in the St. Louis Cardinals today to his partner, Fred M. Saigh, Jr. Hannegan told a press conference in his Sportsman’s Park office that he is getting out of baseball on orders from his physician. Neither would disclose the price involved in the transfer of stock, dismissing questions with “no com- ment,” but speculation was that Hannegan will receive not less than $1,000,000. The Cardinals were purchased from Sam Breadon for $4.060,000 in November, 1947. — - “WONDER” DRUGS Introduction of new “wonder” drugs have brought recent deaths from influenza and pneumonia in the United States to unprecedented low levels, but specialists insist that some types of these diseases THE DAILY ALASKAA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA FINANCING |3 Washingtonians Flakne said tnhat the increased ap- EXEMPTIONS ONPROPERTY " ARE DEBATED Continued from Pave Cne) ¢ Memorial and eight bills were vived in the House and the Viemorial was quickly passed. Introduced by Rep. Amelia Gun- reen, Ketchikan Democrat, the Memorial is addressed to the Pres- dent and to Federal departments nd asks that. negotiations be car- ried on with Canada to keep the I Haines Hizhway. open the year ) around Rep. Gundersen said she intro- duced the Memorial by request in upport of a bill Delegate Bartlett s ¥ nting in Congress for ap- propriations for the Haines Cut- off. Other measures _introduced this morning were: H. B. 13, by Rep. Angerman, to regulate and license utdoor advertising; H.B. 14, by the Ways and Means Committee, to appropriate $1500 for the ex- penses of the Territorial Treasur- ar's office until March 31; H.B. 15 by Rep. Taylor to amend laws re- lating to the practice of law; H.B. 16 by Rep. Taylor to correct the wording of the law regarding per diem for Territorial officials; H.B. {17 by Rep. Taylor to amend the jlaw relating to slot machines by providing for licensing for portions of a calendar year; H. B. 18, by Rep. Taylor, relating to escheated property; H. B. 19 by Rep. Dale, ‘ppropriating $250,000 for a housing program in the Territory, and H.B. 20, by Rep. Dale, to amend the law relating to the Alaska Housing Au- thority. - >-oe — Killed in Japan; Irain Hifs Jeep TOKYO, Jan. 27—(#-— Three Washington State persons were among six Americans killed Sun- day when their jeep was hit by | 4 train near Nagoya ' They are M-Sgt. and Mrs. James F. Gordon of Spokane, and Lt. Ernest H. Harper of Kahlotus (Franklin county). The Gordons are survived by a two-year-old son who is being cared for by friends. e SECOND GALLEY BLAZE ON TROLLER GAMBIER VYesterday's 5-3 fire signal at 4:20 p. m. meant a return engagement on a similar call just a week be- fore. Going to the Small Boat Harbor, the firemen went again to the farthest float, boarded the 47-foot troller Gambier, and again put out a fire in the galley. Whereas last week’s fire kept them busy for some 45 minutes, firemen extinguished the one yes- terday in 15. This time, they did uot have to chop through a lock- ed door. The Gambier is owned by Walt- er Reams and John Lown. e Glass snakes are really legless lizards. 4 FOR FASTER RELIEF NEVER Wo/¥ Till o Cold A little Vicks Va-tro-nol in each nos- tril relleves head cold distress fast! And if used at first warning sniffie or sneeze, Va-tro-nol actually helps to prevent many colds from developing. Try it! Follow directions in package. 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The rancher asks Brown to keep an eye on his wild son while he is away, but the son afoul of the law after a gun battl with Reed Howes. The latter turn out to be a cattle rustler working for a higher-up, who is uncoverec by Johnny Mack and Hatton alter a crucial gun fight. For those who like action and mystery, “Danger Street” is that with Jane Withers and Robert Low- ery in the starring roles, supported by Bill Edwards, Elaine Rley anc others. The story concerns the so- lution of a couple of murders un- covered by the star reporter and editor of a pictorial magazine. Miss Withers, erstwhile child star and now a glamorous young lady of 20 portrays the reporter, Lowery the editor. The crime invg!ves a numbe: of high society folk and revolve around a beautiful, young he'ress. .- NO EVICTIONS AS CONTROL PROTEST, SAYS TRUMAN WASHINGTON, 87— President Truman says he doubts that landlords can get away with evicting tenants in protest against rent controls, and Housing Ex- pediter Tighe Woods took on the jeb of seeing that they don't. Mr. Truman made his comment at a news conference. Shortly af- terward Woods, who is in charge of Federal Rent Controls, sent this telegram to A. W. Mitchell, presi- dent of the Oklahoma CIO in Tul- “I shall use every authority at my ccmmand to prevent mass evic- tion of tenants by landlords who seck to evict innocent persons as a protest against rent control.” - e - Brazil's President s Invited fo U. °. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—(»— The President of Brazil, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, has accepted Presi- dent Truman's invitation to visit the United States. The Brazillan chief executive is expected to ar- rive on May 18. His departure from Brazil must receive the ap- proval of- the Brazilidn legislature. President Truman visited Rio De Janeiro in 1947 oo — Soviet is a mocification of- a Russian word meaning council. TITIEIES AW - | Riley H 1, runs! oM Ui i PAGE FIVE \ESAnmmy Somieas Complete Shows at 7:12 - 9:30 Tl | THRILLS and ACTION ! do a photo finish when they i hunt a murderer with a | camera...and come up | withthe negati that's proof positive of the killer's guilt! | paramount presents SI1 DANGER BT/ wirkers stareing ROBERT LOWERY with Bill Edwards Elaine Riley Audrey Young Lyle Talbot Charles Quigley Johnny Mack Brown Reno Blair Raymond Hatton “UNDER ARIZONA SKIES” And in OUR NEWS Inauguraton of . President Truman MRS. MANUKE VISITS sits with Juneau friends, Lisetta Manske of Fairbanks is here for a few days, en route to the Interior. She is on her way back from a trip to Enjoying }:asté}d;y and planning to xort;u_t on Saturday's flight. 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