The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 19, 1950, Page 5

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950 mmui SHOWPLALE oF LAST TIMES TONIGHT Complete Shows 7:25—9:30 Feature Starts 8:05—10:10 TOMOBRDW AND SATURDAY AS WONDROUS AS WICKED ... AS THE VIL LAND SHE RULED! &,mmn/,;m/ prasenn JEAN PIERRE DENHIS MONTE: -AUMONT- OKEEFE ¢ Open 11 a. m. to 3 a. m. i THE MIRROR CAFE Chinese Food Steaks—Chicken EO0000000000C o""""~ aly l KENTUCKY' S Genuine SOUR MASH™" Kentucky Stroight i Bourbon Whiskey BOTTLED IN BOND 100 PROOF Distributed throughout Alaska by ODOM COMPANY highe W Ldm" ELECTRIC LAMPS Designed 10 be exciting . . , engineered for better lighting . . . this enchanting “matched pgir® soon becomes a wel- comed part of your home. Each Aladdin foor lamp s d in ivory and gold or oxidized bronze and pagnered with @ Whip-O-Lite® shade that retains its colorful, fresh new look for a long, long ‘time. Whip-O-Lite® . . . the exclu- sive Aladdin parchment type material +. . Is greaseless, washablel Or if you prefer, hand sewn rayon fabric shades are available at small extra cost. A wonderful selection for you them soon. .; ALASKA ELECTRIC v LIGHT & POWER . COMPANY }\Va!ked by Night,” the story of ¢ SIREN OF ATIANT!S XXX Vand investments entrusted to it JTZGERALD & s PNTZRSWELLER DISTILERY, INC. + LOUISVALE, €Y. e —. pa ACTUAL STORY IS BEING TOLD NOW, | CAPITOL'S SCREEN The production-star team which made the sensationally successfu. ‘Canon City” has been reunitec almost in toto for another file- factual tale, Eagle Lion’s “Hc cold-blooded killer who recently errorized Los Angeles, which is al the Capitol Theatre for final show- g tonight. Executive producer for “Ht Walked by Night,” Bryan Foy, alsc performed the same function fo “Canon City.” So did producer Rob- ert T. Kane and cameraman Johi Alton. Scott Brady, the acting sen sation of “Canon City,” has a to} role along with Broadway acting award-winner Richard Basehart. Crane Wilcur, who wrote and di- rected “Canon City,” shared writin, chores on “He Walked by Night' with John C. Higgins, scripter o. T-Men.” Alfred Werker joins the team on “He Walked by Night” i the director's spot of the meloaram: which is based on an actual case ' ANNUAL REPORT OF ALASKA FED, SAVINGS IS MADE BY MORGAN Memiers of the Alaska Federa. Savings and Loan Association o. | Juneau held their annual meeting in the office of the Association, 11% Seward St., on Wednesday after- noon at 2 o'clock. Thomas A. Morgan, President, in | presenting the annual report o |the Association to the members | emphasized that as of December 31 | the association reached its all- | time peak in size, and that the year | saw its largest gain, Loth actuai and percentagewise, in total savings | This growth on the savings side | made possible the larger contribu- | tion to the community’s property values, he said. Mr. Morgan noted that the net gain in savings for the year was | $107,187.63 while the total gain in assets was $371,358.63. Dividends paid at the two distribution per- iods, June 30 and December 31, totalled $24,746.48. Referring to this last mentioned item Mr. Morgan explained that| these dividends represented “the sound fruit of thrift—a tangible witness of how money works for | the individual who saved .it." He said that the association added $16,853.45 to its reserves and un- divided profits in the course of the | past year, emphasizing that “re- serves are the basic safety of any i financial institution.” Stanley V. Grummett, James Larsen and Ray H. Stevens were re-elected to the Board of Direc- tors to serve with Walter B. Heisel and Thomas A. Morgan. The fol- lowing appointments were also an- nounced: Thomas L. Crooks, Man- ager, and Mabel Jacobson Rouze, Assistant Secretary. NEW DANCE ORCHESTRA | 1S ORGANIZED, JUNEAU, BY YOUNG MUSICIANS Several young musicians have pooled their talents to form a new dance orchestra, the “Taku Wind- jammers.” 1 Band members Earl Crass, Dale | Roff, Albert Guino, Bill Huckle- berry and Bennie Favre plan to tour Southeast Alaska as well as sponsor the “Juneau Jamboree” every Saturday night at the Ju- neau CIO Hall. | The orchestra brags a large in- strumentation for only five men Band instruments include two clar- inets, two saxophones, steel Ha- wa'ian guitar, standard guitar, piano, bass fiddle, trombone and accordion. Others will be added in the near future. “We pride ourselves on our ver- satility,” says Bennie Favre. “We play all types of music, from the most classical to jive and Be-Bop.” The “Juneau Jamboree,” intro- duced last Saturday night, will be a regular weekly public dance at the CIO Hall. Intermission-time | entertainment and a snack bar are added features. 'EQUALIZATION BOARD T0 HEAR BOAT-OWNERS Juneau fkoat-owners will take their requests for adjustments in assessed valuation of their vessels to a meeting of a board of equali- zation which will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Council cham- bers of the City Hall. City councilmen will act as the koard of equalization. The assess- ments of boats were made for the purpose of collecting a Territorias tax on vessels. The tax is collected by the city. M/Sgts. James D. Lovejoy, Ray O. Baer and Alvah D. Hadsel of Air Force Base, Fort Richardson, NEWS ITEMS FROM SITKA (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE) SITKA, Alaska, Jan. 15—As us- 1al, the weather continues to be unusual. Water pipes and drams ‘reezing up faster than Mark Rig- ing can get around to them. The itka Public Utilities has put a :rew on the job, digging streets up o find pipe connections to main ines but as all markers are bur- ed under ice and snow, theyre 1aving a rugged time. And people ¥ill continue to be forgetful and urn the water off for just a few ninutes, all it takes for pipes «© freeze, A surprising number of people in own still burn wood, not only in ldreplaces, but in kitchen ranges. {t’s a real problem these days with he sawmill closed down for two| nonths. Pioneering, and hating ev- | ary minute of it. | The Lions and Dstarians met last | night, continuing 11Nir aihletic | teudin’. This time it was basket- | sall of twenty years ago, played at he High School gym. There seemed o be occasional confusion about he game, scme of the players play- ng basketball while others were Jlaying football Dr. Ceddington and Dr. cted as referces while Moore Dorothy aid of Mrs. Ella Muir. many rest periods called by the re- ferees. forms but Rotary won the. style show with its assortment of uniun suits in many colors. The Rotaryann cheering section did a fine job of encouraging its team under the precision-like lead- nabelle Appling looking .n middys, Black bloomers, black stockings and high lace shoes, top- ped by tortoise shell glasses and oerets. Mrs. Mary Walton, dolph Walton, ternoon, at the SJS Community Hospital, after a three week illness. She was 68 years old. Funeral services were held at the ANB Hall Friday afternoon, follewed by services at the Presby- terian Church. Burial was at the City Cemetery. Survivors are her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Nick Kasakan, Mrs. Merle Enloe and Mrs, John Law- rence, and two sons, James and William Walton, and several grand- children. wife of Ru- A son, Wayne Louis, weighing ten pounds, was born Thursday morning, January 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Louis McGee, at the SJS Community Hospital. Mr. McGee Is an employee of the Columbia erly a nurse at the Orthopedic Hospital. Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Hames who were married last Saturday eve- ning, left aboard the Denali on a two week honeymoon at Mt. Mc- Kinley Park. Mrs. Charlotte Groves, clerk at Connie’s Dress Shop, left by plane last weekend for medical treat- ment in the states. She will have some work done on her ankle which was broken in a fall last winter. The work could have been done here were hospital facilities avail- able. Juneau Government Hospital were returned from the Alice Island Sanitarium over last weekend after having spent several weeks there during the rebuilding of the TB quarters in Juneau. Mary Ann and Minnie Abloogloc¥ |left by plane for Cordova Tuesday to enter the Lutheran Honie. Mary Ann was a patient at the Alice Island Sanitarium and Minnie was a patient at the Orthopedic Hos- pital. Both little girls are fuZy recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith, owners of the Smith Bottling Works and cannery, returned by plane last weekend after having spent the holidays with relatives in the states. Mrs. Ernest Somers, accompanied by her daughter Janet, left by plane Wednesday for a two weeks visit with her mother in Snoquala- mie, Wash. Mrs. Somers is account- ant for the Columbia Lumber Mill of which her husband is manager. Pastor and Mrs. Earl Mooers, of the Seventh-Day-Adventist church and their three young daughters flew south Thursday on an extend- ed vacation in the states. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clithero, owners of the Sitka Hotel, have | Mrs. Ella Muir. from 3ilbo, president of the Soroptimisty; | attempted to keep score with the| Quarters | were limited to three minutes, with! Both teams wore fetching uni-| | | exhibit was died Thursday af-| Lumber Mill. The mother was form- | Twenty-three patients from the| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRL- - JUNEAU, ALASKA returned by plane from a two weeks stay in Portland, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Johnstone were burned out of their home Wednesday and have moved to the Sitka Hotel with their children until Chuck can repair the damage which: was confined to the bedrooms. Tommy McNulty, delivering gro- ceries, stopped at the Johnstone home with an order. “Something burning?” he asked. “Don’t think so,” said Alice. But she began snif- fing, smelled smoke and started in- vestigating. When she got to the bedroom, she found the place ablaze from an over-heated stove. Be- fore the firemen could get the blazc under control, two bedrooms werc completely gutted. The immunization clinic for child- ren between the ages of six monihs and six years will start next Wed nesday as a result of a long pit. by the Health Council. Every first and Third Wednesday of the month at 11 am, Dr. W.C. Charteris wil® hold an immunization clinic at hi office, assisted by health nursj As a result of Don MecNeil's Breakfast Club program mention of the Alaska Orthopedic Hospital almost a thousand cards have been received by the patients from 47 states, Hawaii and Alaska. Most came from California and least Alaska. The program was heard this week by transcription over radio station KAIA and caus- ed considerable comment. Mrs. Kate Robertson, sort of a house mother hired by ACCA, has kept the older children busy tabulating the cards received and drawing up a geo- graphical chart of the states ac- cording to the number of cards re- ceived. A so called “Masterpieces of Art" held at the Putlic Grade School this week on Wed- nesday, Thursday and Friday af- ter 3 51 ership of . Jerry Nordby and An-} noons and evenings. A surprising ravishing | number of people took advantage |of the opportunity to see an art exhibit—a rare treat in an Al- askan town. The pictures had been chosen blind from a series of collections |put out by a reproduction company |and proved to be primarily illustrat- ions or scenics by the yard. Most of the reproductions would have made fine calendars but there were a few samples well worth the price of admission. It is hoped that the school will continue with this new idea anc bring Sitkans some fine examples of art. | The students competed in ticket I!selling by grades, in an effort to raise enough money to purchase one of the prints after paying expenses. Last report showed Mrs. Joe Cole’s {room well ahead with reward of picking out the picture they want most. Miss Sylvia Anderson arrived by |plane this week from Connecticut to fill a vacancy at Mt. Edgecumbe |School as home economics instruc- tor. | Mrs. Leon Roberts arrived last weekend from Oregon to accept a position in the dry cleaning plant for the ANS. Mr. Roberts anc | daughter will join Mrs. Rokerts a |soon as convenient, The following new members were 1mmated by the Moose at their re- |gular weekly meeting Monday: |James F. Campbell, R. N. DeAr- mond, W. C. Hill, R. A, McMahon Dr. I. Knoll, J. A. Robarts anc Kermit Olsen. HAPPENINGS ATHOONAK (Special Correspondence) HOONAH, Alaska, Jan. 9—Offi- cials of the Alaska Coastal paic Hoonah a visit last week and ar- rangements were made with Gan to take charge of the Coastal ex- press and passenger offices there. Mr. and Mrs. John Fawcett have arrived home from a visit in Ju- neau. The Hoonah Grade School build- ing underwent a thorough clean- ing during the holidays. Floors were scrubbed and newly oiled and the plumbing overhauled and a number of new lavatories installed Lou Bartell, who has spent sev- ‘eral weeks visiting with his niece, Miss Lynee Lumtra, Fourth Grade| teacher in the Hoonah School, left last week. He will go first to San Diego for a visit, then to Texas and next visit in Louisiana. He plans to return to his home in Ver- mont in the early spring. The heavy snows. of the past couple weeks has kept the snow plowing gang busy almost night and day and the long icicles and layers of snow on all the houses were overnight guests at the Bar- anof Hotel, ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Pelersburg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:00 P, M. and the trees of the hillsides have turned the whole place into a pic- ture card winter scene. The Rev. George Betts, pastor of Presbyter an Church here, paid Juneau a brief visit, going in on plane Tuesday and return- | ing Thursday. M 1 Mrs. Wes lieuRance paid Juncau a visit during the holidays, 301 n on Tuesday and returning Thurcday, Mr. and Mrs. lieuRance are h on the teaching staff of the school heré. Al days of planning on a| plea holiday trip up the bay wit r husband, Bob Baxter, who has his trap lines there, Mrs. Bax- ter found that Mother Nature had taken a hand to make the trip just as rugged as possible. First, shortly after they reached the scene of action, the weather turned Litterly cold. Then as Mother Nature stir- red the air violently, the wind came Mrs. Wm. Johnson has returned frem a visit in Juneau, Frank Sec and Kenneth Schooh- ver have purchased a new ntlc- oscope and are now contemplating waking up nature study. All friends | of the two are eager for spring 0 hurry up and spring so they can tart, rching for bugs ete., to aid he naturalists in Don Underwood has gone back to is work at Ganty's store after a week’s illness. Another baby boy was born last week in Hoonah. It's proud parents |are Mr. and Mrs, Edward Lindoff The baby was born on Mr. Lindoff’s idister’s birthday, January 12. uRance, Superinten- | dant of the Hoonah Schoo! left Thursduy for Juneau, to attend | he meeting of Superintendents to ! oe held there Thursday and Friday. : Mrs. Wes, ching and tossing the l)on(; Mrs. Emery Merrill has lelt ) Five events are of interest to tly. In the night, the skiff |Sitka where she will visit with hermembers of the Loyal Order of broke away and was buried under | ents, Mrs, Merrill was accom-iMoose in the immediate future. he deep tall of snow. On which | panied by their three children. f Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock aver teach it was the SKiff was| Ithere will be a meeting, with ini- stranded and with the winds rising | pye to poor health, George How- | tiation, in the Moose Hall. steadily, the next morning they|ardq has quit his job at Ganty's and| Saturday evening, the Moose have were unable to even search for the |nas gone to the cannery to live. |scheduled a dance at 10 o'clo skiff. Finally, they returned home | land another social event is plan- 0 find things well frozen during| The Robert Eugene came in Wed- | ncd for the following Saturday. their absence, Mrs. Baxter i5 a|nesday night loaded with groceries| On that evening, January 28, at teacher in the school in Hoonah|and other supplies. Due to the in- 7:30 o'clock members will hold the | and as soon as school had opened |tense cold it was necessary to get'annual Mooseheart banquet, w and the holidays weres over, (ht‘me fresh foods off of the dock as|¢ntertainment and a dance at 10 wnds calmed down and the weather | soon as possible and much effort | o'clock to follow. This will be a turned off, mild. i was made to get trucks started and | semi-formal affair. }a]] hands turned out to get peY: The House Committee and of- Friday, at midnight, the lovely |ishables into places where they |ficers will meet at 8 o'clock Tuesday voices of the Russian Church |would not freeze, January 24, and there will be a Shoir rang out on the clear wintry | — | meeting of the Legion of the air with their Christmas Carols.| The Standard Oil Tanker docked | Mocose, with initiation Friday, Jan- The’ calls of Merry Christmas at Ganty's dock to unload oil;uary 27, at 8 o'clock. were heard as they caroled in the|Thursday night. It was another! “Super" refreshments are prom- jown town area while they ushered | bitterly cold night and the men ited for bcth the Frmfly mvfllw in their Christmas holidays. climbing the towers of the icy e i Yo The McKinnon Brothers came over from Hoonah Island aboard their boat on a shopping and visit- ng trip. James Grant left Thursday by olane for Juneau, to be with his son Robert, who is to undergo a najor operation. Hoonah friends are hoping for your son’s spccdyl ecovery. We have been told the dramatic story, today, of a young woman in Jur community, who recently took up the art of snow shoveling. She‘ really got up in the world, in fact, she got up to the top—of menr two story store building and was /igorously shoveling the snow from roof. She was having splendid success in her new art. While strug- zling valiantly under the weight of an especially huge block of snow which she succeeded in balancing on’ her shovel she gave a mighty eave and threw it over the edge| of the building to the ground ie- low. A man passing by received ‘he entire block on his head and was nearly flattened out by the impact. Though she protests it was truly an acident, no one will con- sider giving her the benefit of the doubt. Wes Walker left by plane €atur- day for shopping visit here in Hoonah. Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore,” as he shivered and shook and wuddled against the stove pipe of 1 boat last week. It seems that the Raven found a delightful feast in a skiff, but the skiff had a lot of water in the Lottom of it with a skim of ice over the top. The Raven didn’t use enough caution ind somehow he became thoroughly soaked with water which froze to 1us feathers, The side next to the stove pipe would thaw and drip and the side away from the heat vould ice down. Last time he was, een he had given up trying to get varm on the boat and was huddled oy the side of the cement chimney on one of the houses, squawking to himself in tones and squawks that | :ounded to the passerbys as “Never more— Never more—. Quoth the Raven, “NEVER MORE.” Mrs. Mary Johnson left Tues- day | for Juneau and returned to Hoonah Thursday, —making the round trip via Coastal. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sumdum ire ithe proud parents of a baby 0y born January 8. The baby has een named after its uncle, Charlie Johnine. Harry Douglas accompanied by Mrs. Douglas and their little daugh- er Marle, left Thursday by plate for a few days visit in Juneau. If your nose fills up%” ' Relleve stuffy head this easy way. Put a few Vicks Va-tro-nol easier...invites £ restful sleep. / Try t! '/ VICKS Vl-!ro-nol brings relief in seconds... makes breathing FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 & -— VA-TRO-NM INOSE DROPS Excursion Inlet after a| tanks had surely a most unpleasant job taking care of the oil needs of the community. Miss Lynne Lumbra had as din- {ner guests Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bax- |ter, last Wednesday night. A most pleasant evening was reported. Sitka where he will attend school at Edgecumbe. \ Mrs. Margaret Osborne was called | to Sitka last week due to the ser-| ious illness of her sister. She left, Saturday by plane. Mrs. Howard Erickson and little | irl, Charlotte, and her little neph- ew, Jimmy Underwood were pas- sengers for Juneau Saturday where they will visit with relatives for a few days. Emer§ Merrill has announced, his intentions of taking up Modern American Literature, and true to his announcement, he was seen shortly afterward going down the street with an armload of Comic | books! The Treva C was in town last week bringing groceries and other supplies. Mr, and Mrs. John Sarabia and their little boy were passengers for Juneau via Coastal Alrlmesl last Saturday. Due to the extreme low tide last | week, the runners of the gang-| plank of Kane’s dock got off its| runway and was in danger of be- ing completely lost.” Mr. Shotter, | who is in charge of the place was | {called and men and logging j%cks' were soon at work and the gang- DOUBLE FEATURE their studies. " Charlie White left Tuesday for |~ BILL ON TONIGHT AT 20TH CENTURY A two-feature bill opens tonight at the 20th Century Theatre mnl will also be repeated on Friday right News Hounds" is one of the fea- tures and the Bowery Boys have be leading roles “Scared to Death” is the other bill and this stars Bela Lugos! and MOOSE SCHEDULE FIVE PROGRAMS FOR THIS MONTH DAD-NIGHT ON FRIDAY FOR CUB PACK NO. 311, Cub Pack No. 311, sponsored m; the Juneau Rotary Club, will hold its monthly pack meeting this Fn-] day night in the Grade School gym | mn'ng at 7:30 o'clock. , This meeting is arranged as a “fun night” and each OCu is especially inviting his dad to at-| tending with him as every Cuh and his dad is to act as a team in the contests which will be held. Cubs whose dads cannot attend are asked to invite a substitute-dad for the evening. NEWBUR "I*l'llu Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Newburn of Gustavus are registered at the Baranof Hotel. 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