The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 9, 1950, Page 5

FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1950 'RED CANYON' NOW NOW PLAVEING! |l srinG SHOWN AT Diamond, (horse that played “Flicka” 1 “Smokey,” is seen as “Black Velvet” in the Universal-International | Technicolor film, “Red Canyon,” ANOTHER TOP-NOTCH THRILLER | now at the Capitol Theatre. Lon' l Ann Blyth, Howard Duff and . spectacular western adventure ro- mance which is based upon “Wild- fire,” one of Zane Grey’s most pop- ular novels. The famous steed has the role ot a wild stallion in the new picture and much of the film’s exciti ar tion revolves around “Velvet's” cau- ture. JUNEAU LADS TO COMPETE AGAINST ) SEATTLE PITCHER e o i @?fi?‘#‘fi? The winner of the Seattie limes y " LI "1 || Old Woodenface Pitching Cham- y pionship will be in Juneau June 27 to chuck against the three best young pitchers here, Bill Dean Evergreen Bowl park instructor an- nounced today. Qualifying for the Juneau final will begin Monday at 9 a.m. and lads 13 years of age and less may throw their seven qualifying pitches at the woodenface batter Monday through Fridays from 9 until 12 a.m., unti the finals are held June 22 and 23, Dean said. The “old woodenface” is a pitch- ing target with an opening as wide 2s a baseball home plate and as high as the distance between a bat- ters’ knees and shoulders. To qualify for the local finals, young hurlers must throw one strikeout in seven pitches. The Greater Seattle Old Wooden- face Championship will be decided Satuday evening, and the winner of the contest will sail north on the Baranof from Seattle with his mother and father, arriving here June 27. Prizes for the local contest will be announced at a later date, Dean said. “I'm. sure there are some young pitchers in Juneau who can throw as well as the Seattle boy who will visit here,” be said. Y colok S fpepmicoly/ . i EDGAR BUCHANAN - mn¢ oiweLs Tyt Screenplay by MAURICE GERAGHTY Based on the Novel “Wildfie" by ZANE GREY Directed by GEORGE SHERMAN - Produced by LEONARD GOLDSTEIN TONIGHT—Shows at 7:15-9.30 . . . Feature 8:05-1 SATURDAY—Feature starts 1:45-3:50-6:00-8:15-10:10 MORE FUN——«— Vera Vague as “A LASS IN ALASKA” DONALD DUCK CARTOON Final Chapter of “Royal Mounted Rides Again” ANOTHER BRAND NEW HIT SUNDAY! “Qutside The Wall" Fireplace Wood Hemlock and Spruce 1 Measured Cord | $20 Delivered i Dan’s Fuel Co. Phone 333 VOTERS OK BOND ISSUE Construction of 16 additional school classrooms is assured after Anchorage Independent School dis- trict voters approved a $300,000 bond issue The vote was 418-35, lighest in Anchorage records, as there are an estimated 10,000 tax- payers eligible to vote. CAPITOL THEATRE| the celebrated movie | and George Brent are starred in the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA | | | | | GETTING INTO SHAPE_women's softball teams of Atlanta, Ga., limber up for coming season under the eyes of their male coaches, Hollie Lough, (left) and Johnny Moon (rear). ! ! ! 570 DOZEN ALASKA CRAB SOLD BEFORE REACHING SEATTLE; SEATTLE, June 9—(®—The fish- ing boat Una Marie arrived from Alaska waters today with 570 dozen live crabs—all sold by radio before docking. The Waterfront Fish and Oyster Co. negotiated for the crabs by radio while the Una Marie was en- | route here. Most of the crabs are to be marketed in San Francisco. They were cooked here today. DR. WRIGHT APPOINTED T0 BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. Virginia Wright of Anchorage has been named member of th Alaska Board of Health represent- ing. the Third Judicial Division, Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, commissioner of Health announced today. She succeeds the Rev. R. Rolland { Armstrong who resigned from the health board when he moved his residence from Anchorage to Ju- neau this winter. | Dr. Wright, who has her prac- |tice as a pediatrician and psychi- atrist in Anchorage, is the wife of Dr. James O'Malley, Anchorage physician. BLANTON VISITS W. C. Blanton of Ketchikan is stopping at hte Baranof Hotel. ~ On Your Vacat From the moment you see your new Chrysler . . from the moment you thrill to its “Spitfire"” Power and gleaming beauty . . . you'll want no other automobile. For the best vacation of your life, command the new 1950 Chrysler. R. W. Cowling Co. 15 Front St. | COASTAL FLIGHTS ; BRING 19; TAKE 46, | ] Alaska Coastal Airlines 1lights yesterday brought 19 persons to Ju- | neau and carried 46 from here to points in Southeast Alaska. To Sitka: Edith Walker, Dan Acti, Ken Bowman, Pauline Sphung and infant, Don Brastow, Mrs. R. Welch, Timmy Welch, J. Anderson, Vern Albright, and Earl Intolubbe; to Lake Hasselburg: Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Perry and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Perry; to Angoon: Alice Ben- nett; to Hoonah: Ralph Knutsen j and Donald Ericksen; to Elfin Cove: Louise Albright and -Joan Rhodes; to Pelican: Harry Caren, R. W. Johnson, John Kaer, Alvin Kaer, and Russ Siirila. To Petersburg: Mrs. Nordgren and R. Conlon; to Ketchikan: Harry Deland and Don Jacason; to Five Finger: A. Macchia; to Haines: Lily Thompson, Josephine Tl\omp-i son, John Dapcevich, Mrs. John Dapcevich and infant, A. C. Collar, R. W. Algee, Thomas Williams,, Lloyd Alexander, Lester Arney, E Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haw- kins, and Mrs. P. B, Allen; to Taku{ Lodge: Billie Lois Miller; to Tulse-| quah: William Henbler. | From Sitka: M. Otterson, Pat [LukuL Mrs. Henry Moy and Gary from Hoonah: Kendall’ Williams; from Funter: W. L. Tucker;. from EIlfin Cove: Mrs. iGeurge E. Williams and William Hixon; from Pelican: Eli Rapich, Alfred Lee, Blythe Boles, Carl Roe, Mapel Cropley, and Mrs. Elna Bar- rington; from Petersburg: Bill Wil- son. | From Haines: Fred Loppi, A. V. | Collar and R. W. Algee; from Skag- way: W. G. Hubler. INOTICE OF CLOSURE FORAREA 3 REDUCED Notice of closure for Area 3 has been reduced from the customary 24 days to 20 days, the International Fisheries Commission has informed the Collector of Customs here. ‘The action was taken after con- sultation with representatives ot fishermen and owners-and is hoped to reduce the chance of abnormal deficit or excess over the quota for the area. Area Three's quota has been set at 28 million pounds. Landing from the area between May 1 and June 7 amounted tc 10,300,000 pounds, the fisheries com- mission said in its message. This is 200,000 pounds more than wa: landed during the same period las: year. Paxion; GUSTAVUS COUPLE START 1 VACATION TRIP OUTSIDI ¢ Mr. and Mrs. Archie M. Chase o} Gustavus are in Juneau for a few days, starting a vacation trip to the stateés. They plan to leave Sun- day, and are stopping at the Gasti- neau Hotel in the meantime. GENUINE OLD STYLE SOUR MASH KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY BONDED 100 PROOF STITZELWELLER DISTIAS! ' ,INC., ¥ nisville, <. 1250 POUNDS OF SHRIMP! | floating cannery, moored to the ARE PACKED EACH DAY AT FLOATING CANNERY HERE The Anchor Fish Company's Juneau Lumber Company whart at the south end of the Juneau water- front, is packing about 250 pounds of cocktail shrimp per day. This was announced today by Don Milnes, president of the company, who said the plant employed four pickers when it went into opera- tion May 10 and has gxpanded pro- duction and hired three more pick- ers since that time. The floating cannery was brought here from Pelican in April. Harry Christman, trawling with his boat the Lawco, has been the only craft supplying the cannery so far. Christman has been getting his best loads from Taku Inlet and Port Snettisham, Milnes said. Milnes said he is well satisfied with the operation so far. “It’s proved to me that the in- dustry has possibilities here, even j though the’ shrimp must be shipped in competition with Wrangell and Petersburg,” he declared. MANY TOURISTS ARE DUE COMING. WEEKEND Tomorrow and Sunday should be tourist days in Juneau. Tomorrow the Princess Norah is due in the afternoon as is the Canadian National Flagship Prince George. The Norah should have a' party of tourists aboard and the Prince George will have the Los An- geles Chamber of Commerce party of 226 aboard. On Sunday the Alaska is sched- uled to arrive late in the afternoon or early evening with tourists al- though no definite word has been received as to how many she is bringing on her initial trip to Southeast Alaska. FROM HONOLULU | L. M. Smith of Honolulu, who is | on a tour of Alaska, is registered, at the Gastineau Hotel. FROM KETCHIKAN I Dr. A. L. Ricker of Ketchikan s | stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. i 2 TIOMENTURY WoreDays Only? TONIGHT and SATURDAY Opening Night Crowds Were Thrilled at What Is Probably the Screen’s Most Fabulous Entertainment . .. “Paramount’s Road Show Hit” THE GREATEST LOVE STORY Since the Beginning of Ma1 ...and Woman! SBe Delilah learn the- secret of Samson's strength . . . and betray him! SeEe samson, challenged, hurl to the earth the giant of all the Philistines! SBEe samson, blinded, and chained to the grist mill, tor- mented by his enemies! (el B DeMilles oot e Color by TECHNICOLO | B DeMilles SAMSON AND DELILAH rge San ' iginel iraatments by Hareld Lomb ond eliah ua the Holy Bible, fudges 13-18 Admission Prices Adults ........ .$1.20 Loges .. Children ... .30 Youths Prices include Federal Tax Feature Starting Time Box Office Opens 6:45 Samson and Delilah ... News ... DA Samson and Delilah Brighten-up Your llome“_'- WITH CURTAINS ~ Wide ~ Choice of Materials