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

ONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950 "STRATTON STORY' NOW ON SCREEN, CAPITOL THEATRE The gallant story of one of the most courageous figures in the world of sport is unfolded on the ‘Capn,ols screen in “The Stratton | Story,” M-G-M’s new film based on }che spectacular and dramatic career of Monty Stratton, who came from the sandlots of Texas to win tame are BETTER than ever ENDS 'as a pitching star with the Chicago SEE IT N 0W! TOMORROW! | White Sox. | | Wnile backgrounded with the ! thrills of big league ball park scenes, the sports angle of the narrative is | subservient to the true-to-lite story THE STRATTON STORY IS || 5 soney ‘seeaton wno, atter tno | seasons that put him on the verge “ " of all-time greatness, Suffered a RE | hunting accident that caused the amputation of his right leg. How he | came back, eight years later, to re- sume a pitching career in the game {he loved and to be named the | “Most Courageous Athlete of the | Year” in 1946, makes for a story | that will leave few onlookers un- | touched. Under the knowing direction of | Sam Wood, the film story of Monty | Stratton is told with naturainess, | warmth and a sustaining dramatic | pace. June Allyson also deserves a big hand for her role as the wife who | stands by her husband’s side whén | he seems a broken man and who i quietly and self-effacingly guides }him on the path of renewed hope {and courage. 'GIRL SCOUTS GO | TOCAMP; THANKS GIVEN FOR HELP Mrs. Morton Flint, Girl Scout camp chairman, issued the follow- ing “thank yous” this morning for the flying start achieved at the Eagle River camp yesterday to in- augurate two weeks of glorious out- of-doors living: To the sawmill (J. C. Canoles and J. R. Murphy) for use of their hoist and Dan Livie for operating it; Cleo Commers and Tom Hall of the city dock for help; Joy Guy and longshoremen for helping to load the boat with supplies; Jack Pope- joy and Dayton Fleek for their time and use of their boat. To Ed Peyton, Jack Gould, Al Bloomquist and Ken Cowan who hiked into camp to meet the boat ;and help unload; to Gould for cleaning out cook stove; Ed Neil- son, Paul Doyle, Harvey Henderson, | Ed Springer, Don Taylor, Carl Mul- ller, Bud Justice, and Herb Reed | who went to Tee Harbor by car and | from Tee Harbor to camp on the SHOWPLALE oF Ljusteass says Liberty Magasine and Cosmopolitan Magasine Tt’s thrilling to watch a woman fight when her man’s in trouble! This is the TRUE story of a young romance, of a man who knew success and defeat, of the girl who inspired his comeback! e~ — e ~JAMES JUNE STEWART-ALLYSON Stattin Stoy. {FRANK MORGAN - AGNES MOOREHEAD BILL WILLIAMS (A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER SILVER ANNIVERSARY PICTURE | " ’ " DOOR§ OPEN surrmm CATS | boat and helped unload supplies and 7:00 % | baggage for 75 people from beach to Shows at Tom & Jerry Are Here Again! || cmp. 7:20 — 9:30 | To Mr. end Mrs. M. L. MacSpad- | 2 | den, Cyril Zuboff and Fred Sprin- Feature at LATEST WARNER-PATHE ger who went out on the Mac- 7:40 — 9:50 NEWS via AIR EXPRESS Spadden boat and assisted Wwith | | the unloading and to Mrs. Mac- | spadden who went along and ted | the men. Mrs. Flint further stated that camp personnel includes: Miss Mil- dred Kershner, director; Miss Mar- | garet Ward, Assistant director and %water(ront leader; Martie Stanton | of Riverside, Calif. and Ann Stett |of San Diego, who are both here | as volunteer councilors, having paid all their own expenses. | And local members are Mrs. Rang | Kronquist, counsellor; Miss Ann Hogan, nurse from government hos- pital; Donna Stoddart, Alice Jean Davis and Mary Lou Fagerson, jun- | for counsellors; Aileen Kronquist,| Shirley Casperson, Janet Shultz and Betty Mantyla, program aids; Mrs. Ed Brunscn, camp cook for her third year; and Rev. Herbert Hi- lerman, council member, who is stationed at the camp as assistant. ‘The Girl Scouts left Juneau yes- terday noon for the camp. BARANOF HERE FROM WEST SOUTH BOUND The steamer Baranof arrived | here Sunday at 5:20 p.m. bringing six passengers from Seward and left at 9:30 taking six to the south. | Those arriving from Seward were M-Sgt. C. Strohmeyer, Mrs. Mary Strohmeyer, and Ellen, Mary and Sue Ann Strohmeyer and Olin Swain. Leaving for Seattle were Mrs. Pearl Smith, Cecilia Jones, Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Laust and for Ketchikan were Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Duncan. NEWSPAPERMAN OF TACOMA ON TOUR Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Knight of Tacoma and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buck of Los Angeles were visitors in Juneau while the Princess Kath- leen was in port Saturday. Knight is managing editor of the Tacoma News-Tribune, a well- known Pacific northwest newspaper man, and Buck is connected with the Los Angeles power and light company in an official capacity. ‘They are making the roundtrip tour on the Kathleen on their first visit to Alaska. 1 Now Available Newly Revised 1950 Federal and Territorial | ALASKA MINING LAWS By Henry Roden COVERING LODE, PLACER OIL and COAL LOCATIONS l Water Rights, Mill Sites and Tunnels WITH FORMS AND EXPLANATIONS per 20 copy EMPIRE PRINTING (0. P. 0. Box 1991 Juneau Phone 874 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-—JUNEAU, ALASKA VEW filll:;lm pro EDUCATORS TERM o PONT (R0, The Teen Age Club's birthday party Friday night, celebrating the fourth anniversary of the start of| NEW YORK, June 19 — i — A the Club's operation of its South group of the nation’s top educators, Seward Street clubhouse, Was & including Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- big success. More than 125 of the hower. as President of ColumEla members were present and every- University, declared today Presi- dent Truman's “Point Four” pro- gram is indispensable in the world body had a fine time. Fellowing brief remarks by Zach Gordon, Club director, reviewing sn;‘gglf. fllilllll.:l Con}munlsm, h the accomplishments of the past B ot te s that applying the program of a\l four years, there was some informal entertainment. Then came the sur- t0 Under-privileged peopies will be prise of the evening in the present- & delicate business, and »lhEy put ation of a beautifully decorated [OFWard eleven :uggestions for birthday cake and individual eup 4YOidiig failure akes, gifts of the Ladies Auxil- The group is the educational poi- ary of the local VFW Post. 1%e icies commission, an agency of the teen agers each year have helpéd . National Education Association and the VFW in its Buddy Poppy sales; (the Ameriean Association of School and the donation of the cakes at, Administrators. he party was in appreciation 01 this help by the girls and boys. “It certainly was thoughtful of DOGSlED IS AlASKA the ladies of the VFW to donn(e‘ those delicious cakes,” said Gus; [] Adams, Teen Age President. When‘ SHRI"ERS ANSWER our members sold the poppies we did it to help the wounded vet- 'I'o l A 'I'RAM jAM erans, and none of us expected any L] . nice to have those cakes, and we SEATTLE, June 19—(M—A dog- all greatly appreciate the kindness [sled sans dogs is the answer of of these good friends of our Clui. "iaa Anchorage, Alaska Shriners to int,ernntlonal convention in Los Angeles where trolleys and buses are idled by a strike. I.ASI I“ 'HIS CITY round up some hounds when we get there,” said Earl F. Blinzler, president of the Anchorage Shrine Juneau has been enjoying some warm weather at last. day. The delegation is traveling ab- reau advises that after seven con-|oard a chartered C-46 airliner. Te secutive months of below normal temperatures the thermometer has reward. But, of course, it was v¥ry the transportation problem at t=e “We'll put it on wheels and Club, on a brief stopover here tc- The United States Weather Bl- sled, along with oearskins, parkas and mukluks, will be used Zvimar- climbed to near record readings. !ily in convention parades [u=.day Saturday, June 17th, the highest{and Wednesday. temperature on the roof of thel Rjingzler and his cohorts also Federal Building in Juneau was 82 degrees. This was equaled or ex- ceeded during June in only three other years; June, 1930, 82 degrees; June, 1937, 83 degrees and June, 1946, 83 degrees. The highest airport reading was 83 degrees on June 17. Only 75 hundredths of an inch of precipitation has been _recorded so far in June. The last day of measurable amount of rain was June 3. The lowest amount for June was in 1936 when a total of 54 hundredths of an inch was recorded. expressed little concern about (e bakery strike in Seattle and Los Angeles. “If we'd known you was strikin we'd baked some bread—sourdough bread,” he quipped. Demo Conventfion In Washington Is -Urging Sfatehood TACOMA, June 19—(#—Delegates to the Washington State Demo- cratic convention today adopted a resolution urging statehood for Al- aska and Hawall. FROM POINT RETREAT Mrs. William Benson, whose home is at the Point Retreat Light Station, is a Juneau visitor, stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S WANT ADS BRING REEU’LW It's The Beautiful RYSLER with Fluid Drive R. W. 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