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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1949 ENDS TODAY GIANT 3-UNIT SHOW! “Rose of Santa Rosa” “Best Man Wins” “Red Ingel and His Natural 7” GOSH - A - MIGHTY! IT'S THE 1 LONGEST, LOUDEST LAUGH EVER SEEN IN THESE HERE PARTS! From the COLLIER’S MAGAZINE Serial Story SUNDAY CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCES Doors Open 1:30 Complete Shows at 1:35—3:35—5:35 7:38—9:41 Feature Starts at 2:17—4:17—6:17 8:20—10:23 Y DONALD O’'CONNOR wi MARJORIE MAIN - PERCY KILBRIDE PENNY EDWARDS * JOE BESSER * FRED KOHLER, Jr. EXTRA DISNEY CARTOON starring ne g;’f;‘i@ég“. { g z LOOK WHAT’S HERE TOMORROW? &rowt ] ~ __JJ; WOODY HERMAN ——— and ——— HIS ORCHESTRA SPORTS COVERAGE and — AIR EXPRESS NEWS CONDITIONS OF WEATHER ALASKA PTS. Weathe:r conditions and temper- | atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Burcau,: Juneau, follow: Anchorage . 49—Rain Barrow 40—Drizzle | Bethel L 49—Drizzlei Cordova 47—Rain| Dawspn 46—Partly Cloudy Edmonten - .....- 58—Partly Cloudy Fairbanks ....... 53—Rain Haines . 60—Partly Cloudy Havre' x 59—Clear Juneail Alrpo: 46—Drizzle Annette Island 53—Rain Kodiak ... 51—Cloudy Kotzebtie 52—Clear McGrath . 47—Partly Cloudy Nome ... .. 499—Cloudy Northway " .. 46—Cloudy | Petersburg 46—Partly Cloudy Portland ... ke 61—Clear Prince George ... 47—Partly Cloudy Seattle ... corvneie BT—Clear ‘Whitehorse . 43—Partly Cloudy Yakutat . . 48—Partly Cloudy FOUR FISHERMEN FINED Four fishermen arresied earlier this month at Yakutat for fish- ing during a cldsed period pleaded guilty by proxy yesterday in the U. 5. CONSULATE AT SHANGHAI IS BESIEGED AGAIN By FRED HAMPSON SHANGHAI, July 30—(®—The United States Consulate was be- seiged again today by about 150 former Shanghai employees of the U. S. Navy. ‘The mob, like the one yesterday, demanded aggregate back pay and severance allowance equal to 6% months pay. It was made up of Chinese mostly, but there was a sprinkling of Indians and White Russians. Consulate members were not permitted to leave the building. These included Acting Consul Gen- eral Walter McConaughy, Naval Attache Omdr. Morgan Slayton and Administrative ~ Attache Reuben ‘Thomas. Otheérs were permitted to come and go but only essential person- nel reported for work today lest a general lock-in develop. Thirteen staff members remained in the building last night. withdrawal of Navy units here be- {fore the Communists arrived. The workers claim they were not prop- erly discharged; that they received ino formal notice. Crash in Traffic, U. 8. Commissioner’s Court. Act-! ing Judge Gerdon Gray fined each $150. The men are Don Johnson, Walt- er Heikel, Walho Rahko and Nels Mark. i San Antonfo is the oidest city n Texas, with its first permanent settlement established in 1718 along with the feunding of the mission. 17 Persons Killed | | PUEBLA, Mexico, July 30—®— A truck taking peasants to a week- ; {ly fair was caught between two :buses last night, killing 17 persons and injuring 22 others. All the | dead were Mexicans. The drivers of all three vehicles| The dispute goes back to swift| FREIGHTER SAILS OUT OF HAWAII HONOLULU, T.H., July 20—/P— The Isthmian freighter Steel Flyer sailed for Panama in secret last night with the first cargo of sugat to leave the Hawaiian Islands sinc® the CIO longshore strike started 91 days ago. for Panama indicated the sugar would be unloaded at a Gulf Coast or Atlantic Coast port, thereby avoiding a Pacific Coast boycott agains Hawaiian cargoes declared by the CIO _International Long- shoremen and Warehousemen’s Union, Open ALL night! Connects with all Canadian Pacific Sailings at Skagway CARO TRANSFER COMPANY Agent | were arrested. lald O'Connor in a co-starring role thas been consistently winning and THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA COMEDY FEATURE OPENING SUNDAY, CAPITOL THEATRE Reuniting Marjorie Main and Percy Killbride, the never-to-be- forgotten “Ma and Pa" Kettle of “The Egg and I,” and presenting the brilliant young comedian Don- neatly tailored to his talents, the Universal - International comedy “Feudin’, Pussin’ and A-Fightin'" a fantastic fable of the pioneer West opens Sunday at the Capitol ‘Theatre. The picture, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by George Sher- man from D. D. Beauchamp's screenplay of his Collier's maga-' zne story, presents O'Connor as a fleet-footed traveling salesman who | is shanghaied by the town of Rim- ock when he displays a burst of speed 1g a stage-coach. He is impressed into the annual marathon against Big Bend, which impoverishing the Rimrock citi- zens who have been backing their misjudgment -with worldly assets. The race is a rousing, hilarious climax of the picture with obstacles ! that include a skunk, a rattlesnake and other laugh-getting hazards. The winner gets. the girl, Penny Edwards, the Rimrock mayoralty in succession to Miss Main and othere tangible rewards. 68 CARRIED ON ALASKA COASTAL | | | | caroline Emery. ( i i The tact that the vessel headed |until next year. Stop at the new Salmon Creek|for Elmendorf Field; $5610,000 for Club on way to and from Derby. Ladd Field at Fairbanks; $315000 59 2t for Valdez pipe line survey. | nett, Jim Sey. : ner, Roy Perkins, Helen Lebic, Dr. | Van Sandt, L, F. Blake, Mr. Esenis, | Mrs. \ Hoolis. 1and child, Bessie Smith, R. Tap-| | Erickson. SHELVE BILL FOR| FRIDAY FLIGHTS With 14 passengers carried on in- terport flights, Alaska Coastal Air- lines had 25 passengers departing Juneau and 29 arriving. For Lake Hasselborg: Ralph Kibby, Louis Bonnett, Herby Bon- For Sitka: Dr. Moore, Mrs. Skin- A. Zuver, Mrs. O. Paxton, Marcia Paxton, Gary Paxton, Rob- ert Taffer. t For Ketchikan: Edith Shrenk. For Taku Harbor: Frank Hafner. For Petersburg: Ted Lupro. For Wrangell: Henry Bradley, | James Berkeley. & For Skagway: Grace Russo. For Haines: Jack Williams, Peter For Tulsequah: H. W. Saunders. From Hoonah: 'Mary Emery, From Tulsequah: F. Gartner. From Haines: Clyde Schnobel, Mrs. Lois Schnobel, Peter Hoolis. From Skagway: Miss Lello. From Petersburg: Don Styke, Ted Lupro. From Wrangell: William Thayer. From Sitka: Mr. and Mrs. Rose, F. White, J. Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Grondahl, Dr. and Mrs. Chalmers per. From Tenakee: William Trimble, Bob Akervick, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jack. From Hoonah: Mrs. Howard From Hood Bay: Victor Brown, A. E. Owens, Don Jacobsen. MILITARY BUILDING; BIG ALASKAN CUT WASHINGTON, July 30—(P— Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) of the House Armed Services Committe2 says a $613,000,000 military public works bill has been shelved until next year. Approved by the Armed Services) Committee, the authorization mea- | sure earlier had been slated for House action this season. Vinson said it will not be called up. The decision to hold the bill back reportedly resulted from agree- ment among House leaders not to press for action now on any big- money measures that can be put off ‘The bill carried about $130,000,000 worth of building by all three serv- ices in Alaska. They included $46,720,000 for Fort Richardson; $12,645,700 for Whittier; $34,956,200 at Eielson Air Force Base; '$22,616,000 for Navy installations at Adak; $2,548,000 for the Kodiak - Navy base; $3,664,600 "Port Hole' Suit INTRODUCING Martha Wright whose curves indicate why she was chosen “Swim for Health” girl for 1949 by New York’s night | clubs. She is modeling “port hole” suit. (International) FELIX GRAYS VISIT SCOTTISH RELATIVES |ural drama of family relationship | {in film stories. | screen role, concerns itself with the | townspeople would rather overlook | "and the creation of an ever greate: | | tion | |an emergency call. | D. Gibson on the f{light, |to join his mother |er. JOE BROWN HAS STAR ROLE, FILM AT 20TH CENTURY With the opening Sunday at the 20th Century Theatre of “The Ten- der Years” the new Twentieth Century-Fox release starring Joe | E. Brown, motion picture observers | are beginning to detect an incr f ingly greater reliance on the nat-| as an important motivation force | The picture, which presents Joc | E. Brown in his first dramatic story of a small-town minister who emtairks on a campaign to right s wrong which even most respectable But paramount in the theme is the drama of tionship between father picture’s | the rela- | and sor and stronger bond between the two Lrought about by the nature ot the battle they set out to wage. Brown’s son in the Alson Produc- is 12-year-old Richard Lyon, who in real life is the son of Ben| Lyon and Bebe Daniels of silent motion picture fame, GEORGE HAGEL OF ELFIN COVE DIES INEARLY MORNING George Hagel passed away abuul! 4 o'clock this morning at Elfin Cove while a Juneau doctor was on his way there in answer to Dean Goodwin took Dr. Richard return- ing about 10:30 this morning with Mrs. Hagel and her husband's re- mains. A son, Raymond Hagel of Seattle, has been notified, and is expected here. Mrs. Hagel is at the Gastineau Hotel. The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. Funeral ar- rangements will be announced lat- ON LEISURELY TOUR “It’s all coming back to me, af- | ter these 49 years,” Mrs. Felix | Gray wrote this week to her fam- | ily here. She referred to once-familiar| scenery and places in Scotland, her girlhood home, where she and her husband are visiting, Mr. and Mrs, Gray arrived there Sunday after a T-day crossing from | Quebec aboard the Franconia. “Everything is very beautiful,”| Mrs. Gray wrote, “especially the rolling hills and the tended fields.” The Grays are visiting Mrs, Gray's cousins at Kirkudbright, Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Smith, | former residents here, crossed with them on the Franconia and are | staying at a picturesque Scottish | inn about two miles from Kirkud- | bright, in the popular resort dis- triet. A The Grays plan leisurely trips to other parts of the country, for visits with Mrs. Gr: relatives. | Their travels thus far have been leisurely, too, as they took three | months to cross the country be- fore sailing. They visited in New; York, Maine and Canada. | In their luggage was a great | quantity of food and other goods which are raticned in Scotland and England. They took several whole | hams and a number of items which | are luxury fare on the other side. | CHILDREN'S HOME MATRON DIES THIS | MORNING AT 1:25, Miss Christine Peterson, matron of the Bethel Beach Children’s Home, died this morning at 1:25| o'clock at the Home. She was matron of the Home for the past 29. years. Her date of birth is unknown. She was born in Denmark presumably 66 years ago. Miss Peterson came to Alaska | in 1912 and was a resident of Ju- neau since 1914. Her only known | relatives are two sisters in Den-| mark. . The body is at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. Funeral arrange- Wednesday a.m. ments will be announced later. Serving— JUNEAU/HAINES | JUNEAU i HAINES Lv. Haines ..Monday 9 am. Lv. Tee Harbor ..Tuesday 9 am. | Friday 7 am. Friday 4 pm. | SKAGWAY ! and the SKAGWAY/HAINES | ALASKA HIGHWAY Lv. Haines ... Sunday , am. Lv. Skagway ....... Sunday p.m. ‘Wednesday p.m. (Time of departure is dependent on time of tide) CHILKOOT, HAINES, ALASKA Steve Larsson Homer ALASKA TRANSFER CO. Agent Juneau, Alaska Manager Skagway, Alaska | Hoskins, Alvina Huch, H. L. Jester, | | Shirley Moe, W. Ridout, F. E. Mc- |son Mr. | that day. | COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE | CHILKOOT MOTORSHIP LINES | 1949 Schedule of Sailings———M/V CHILKOOT 46 CARRIED BY PAN i AM ON FRIDAY TRIPS| A total of 46 passengers were carried Friday by Pan American with 16 arriving and 30 leaving Juneau. From Seattle, passengers were: Wayne Atter, L. Dahl, Anna May Anna Monson, Eva Nygard, L. A.{ Roberts, Elvira Routsala, James Routsala, H. Saunders, Winnifred Ekinner, Albert Tessier. From Annette: M. M. Welch. For Seattle: Bert McClure, Evelyn McClure, Margaret Poff, Hazel Plankenhorn, Alice Caby, Mary Caby, Don Terbush, Vici Bingham, Jean Houser, Mrs. Malcolm Moe, Leod, Mrs, Dave Tanner and baby, Judson Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Saxer, A. G. Webb, Art Cuse, Exel Mattson, Willlam Jorgensen, O. L.| Elgin, Hardld Olsen, Al Abraham- Burrel, Mr. Rider, Alex Winther, A. I. Rodrigues, Mr. and| Mrs, Frank Rose. NEXT BASEBALL GAME The next baseball game in the Juneau City League is scheduled for Monday night at 6:30 o'clock. | The game to be played that nicht | is between the Leglon and Elks and is the game postponed from last Sunday because of the trip made by the All-Stars to Sitka | There is no game tomorrow be- cause of the Golden North Salmon | Derby. | Today's the Day DON'T wait until after you have had a serious loss before you buy INSURANCE A CRASH may cost you | hundreds of dollars. It | may happen today, or to- morrow, or any day! TO- | DAY is the only safe day | to get your insurance. | Call 1 Shattuck Ageney Seward Street Juneau Phone 249 DOORS OPEN at STARTING Man and Boy Edward L. Alperson presents with fichard Lyon « Noreen Nash Charles Drake « Josephine Hutchinson Directed by HAROLD SCHUSTER Associate Producer JACK JUNGMEYER Jr. An Alson Production Released through 20th Century-Fox = wnaufPlUy§unnn SPORTS-CARTOON-NEWS DOORS OPEN 7:00 MATINEE DOORS OPEN 1:45 With connections to Craig, Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 0 CENTURY LAST TIMES Father and Son! Share all the wonderfal years of ADULTS 50 One Showing Only ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petershurg and Wrangell & PAGLE FIVR SHOW STARTS 7:10 and 9:30 ) SUNDAY SHOW STARTS 7:20.and 9:30 SUNDAY SHOW STARTS 2:15 Klawock and Hydaburg Your Deposits ARE SAFE BUY and HOLD UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS THE management of this bank is pledged to conserva- tive operation. - The safety of depositors’ funds is our primary consideration. 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