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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1950 SHOWPLALE or TONIGHT and SATURDAY DOORS OPEN) * (DOORS OPE 7:00 1 :30 r& BLONDE MAN-BAIT FOR $' ° MODERN PIRATES! ~/* \ 1 Can her promised kisses win a ship that bullets <ouldn’t capture? STARRING i AOEE GORGE JERGENS - REEVES lICOMl‘ANlON FEATURE “MUTINEERS” 7:05-9:35 “ROBIN HOOD” - 8:15-10:45 ROBBERS’ ROUND-UP! CELEBRATE THE 4TH IN JUNEAU Always the Best In Alaska THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-—JUNEAU, ALASKA THESE DAYS |52 EXTRA BOATS IN "THE MUTINEERS," & BRISTOL BAY CAUSE ALSO WESTERN AT GEORGF. K. SOKCLSKY BURIED REPORTS CAPITOL THEATRE There is a double bill at the Capi- | tol Theatre for this weekend start- | ing tonight. | “The Mutineers,” one of the fea-| tures, stars husky Jon Hall. Others in the cast are Adele Jergens, George Reeves, Noel Cravat, Don darvey and Matt Willis. ! The super-charged story of ac- tion on the high seas is concerned with modern pirates who hi-jack a freighter in mid-ocean in order to ake it over for their own nefarious counterfeiting activities. Hall plays | the captain of the vessel, with Reeves cast as the leader of the uprising. Beautiful Miss Jergens is ihe lone woman aboard the ship,| travelling with Reeves and his cut-| throat aides. | It is a story with mystery, ro-| mance and thrills. | The other feature is “Robin Hood | of Texas,” starring Gene Autry,| the singing cowboy in his latest western musical. A novel twist in the plot has Gene helping his buddies, the Cass| County Boys, salvage an inheritance | gone sour, namely, a ranch that is| in advanced stages of disrepair.| With Gene's encouragement and Thinking over some of the cur- fosities of congressional committees, which seek publicity often in the doldrums of summer news, I went back to a document: “Investiga- tion of the Pearl Harbor attack; minority views.” Although Pearl Harbor occured on December 7, 1941, and there have: been several investigations in- | to the subject, there is no clarifica- tion of the facts even to this day.|head of the service. Floating can- As with the Amerasia’ case, the|perjes have moved into the bay Fuchs thefts, and other matters ang are responsible for all but 15 of a similar nature, such as meyof these boats, he was advised. escape of Arthur Adams and the| oOf the four main areas in the self-deportation of J. Peters, the pay three have too many craft, he facts are hidden under a mountain | said. These are Nushagak, 20; Nak- U‘NT‘I]’(‘IIOE‘]W[ ; ot !nek~K\'l(‘hflk‘ 10; and Egegik, 22. i ;:h‘: []:(* !mm‘nx»lf) “»1“["’ I | Regular number for each are: Nu- pplies also to current invest- | gpagar, ¢8; Naknek-Kvichak, 268; igations. For instance, “when all i : | Egegik, 47, and Ugashik, 43, making the testimony, papers, documneéts, | agm‘tnl of 426 ph:x:::l“on . exhibits, and other evidence duly | Figured out on a minutes-per- laid before the committee are re- # v viewed, it becomes apparent thntibm" basis for closing Lovall(w\ proper e’ rebail Ak Tar traty - Godiieta | escapement, Rhode said that each < PIEE. | river would be closed for from 9 The committee did { abyanave B8 | hours to 3 hours extra each week to opportunity to cross-examine afy | 7 ) of the high oivil expoutive prm-lm“e up for the larger catch being § btained. cipals in the Pearl Harb 10 )They e Sai:’“ arbor affall.”) e 15 extra boats in the bay S i iremaly UBtaRAATE | which didn’t follow the canneries in that the Roberts commission report"‘" &1l in the Egegik area, was so hasty, inconclusive, and in- | LONGER (LOSED TIME boats fishing in Bristol Bay than were planned on, the Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that extra closure must go into ef- fect on tiree rivers in the area. Total number of extra fishing craft is 52, said Clarence Rhode, Pose a Problem With more than 12 percent more | 'DON JUAN' COMES T0 20TH CENTURY; STARTS SATURDAY| “The New Adventures of Don | Juan,” Technicolor romance, star- ring Errol Flyni and Viveca Lind- fors, starts Saturday at the Gross 20th Cehtury Theatre } Flynn portrays the legendary lover, swordsman and somrtlmc’ savior of the throne of Spain in| the romantic era of Phillip IIT and his queen, Margaret. Miss Lindfo: the sensational Swedish star, plays/ ‘his latter queenly role | Warner Bros. planned this pro- duction over two years ago anl| aven progressed to designing sets and costumes but then certain tech- nical difficulties on filming and production held the film up. | Vincent Sherman directed the| picture. The cast is bright with Rob- | ert Douglas, Warners' new British star, Alan Hale, Romney Breni,| Ann Rutherford, Mary Stuart, Rob- | ert Warwick, Una O’Connor, Bar- bara Bates, Jerry Austin, Douglas ’Kennedy. and thousands of extras who fill the screen. ! Flynn wears 27 dashing costumes. | Miss Lindfors wears 11 gowns of | great magnificence. The costume | plot for other principal players and | JOHN GALSWORTHY'S b E“ns TONIGHT‘ FAMED STAGE SUCCESS! AN OUTSTANDING PORTRAYAL IN ... UNREMITTING SUSPENSE! T PEGGY HARRISON - CUMMINS COMPLETE SHOWS 7:05-9:25 Plus 2nd Exciting Feature! TIM HOLT is back in a BLAZE of ACTION! JUNEAU’S NEWE! (i LENTURY NEWS SCOOP!? KOREAN CRISIS! help they turn it into a rest home— | complete. but the project is far from restful amined 'under oath; others were when a gang of bank robbers de-|not. Much testimony was not even cide to use it for their hideout spot.|recorded. The commission knew (that Japanese messages had been |Intercepted and were available, "MES ROTOGRAVURE i?;:g:nn:)d ”11:: :I;‘::hkl‘ngtloonl}'m ot HAS 9 PICTURE PAGES | ! The commission did not inquire about what information these in- ‘Boul ALAS“ (Rulsiélercepts contained, who received { them, or what was done about |them, although the failure of Cameras click to record ‘many & washington to inform the com- visitor’s impressions of Alaska, and | manders in Hawaii of this vital | the Seattle Chamber of Commerce | intelligence bears directly on the Some witnesses were ex- | The extra boats pose a problem {not only to fishermen but to the i service Rhode said, because the ‘added closure might be applied af { the wrong time—for either escape | ment or for a proper catch. Sockey salmon run in tremen- jdous groups, and might all go up a river within a 60 hour period. If thi: | period is during a closed time, it' | good for escapement, but fishermen suffer because they've no catches tc | show for their time. On the other hand, if the run comes during an open time, the | fishermen catch everything there is atmosphere players totals 5,200 cos- tumes, giving one an idea of the| scope of this mighty production Heavy brocades, cut velvets, jew encrusted satins, and other rich ma- | terials are used in the costumes ! worn by the players seen as cour- 10 TRAVELERS ON PAN AM FLIGHTS ® World Speed Boat Record! Tonunnow! JUNEAU PREMIERE!!! Pan American World Airways ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petershurg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 Collecting YOUR June 30th Earnings? 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However, that was easy, because the | photographer was Chester Gibbon, | Times feature editor, who puts out| the “roto” section. | The full-page cover picture of a boat departure gay with serpentine | and crowds carries the series title, “Alaska Cruise.” The eight succeed- | ing pages of the 16-page section| show highlights of the voyage, taken each summer by thousands | of tourists. Typical scenes taken by Gibbon | northbound on the Aleutian and southbound on the Alaska picture Ketchikan, Juneau, Valdez, Peters-“ burg scenery along the way and life | aboard ship. Among Alaskans pictured with| the visitors are Gov. Ernest Gruen- ing, Ellis C. Reynolds and Jack H,‘ Burford of Juneau; Earl Ohmer of Petersburg; Nurse Rita Digman of | Valdez; Antony Polet of Nome; and | A. W. Morgan, W. K. Boardman | and George H. Beck, Ketchikan. A. H. Banwell, popular purser of the Alaska, was photographed in a novelty act during a ship party. The Seattleites were in Juneau| May 23 and June 2, meeting both| times with civic leaders. DECATHLON EVENT MOVES T0 FINALS TULARE, Calif., June 30 — (® — The national decathlon champion- | hip moves into the showdown stage | tonight, with North Carolina’s Bill Albans setting the pace ahead of the defending champion and pride of this bustling Central California city, Bob Mathias. | Albans was hotter than the cli- mate as he whizzed through the opening five events and posted al halfway - total score of - 4323 last night. Mathias, however, showed im- provement in each of the events over his score last year and fin- ished with 4230 points, 93 behind Albans, and remained the favorite to wind up as the winner in a prob- able close finish. DRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR PASSAGE ON CANADIAN SHIPS WASHINGTON, June 30 — (A — President Truman has signed a bill to permit ‘Canadian vessels to provide transportation between Skagway, Haines and Hyder, Alas- ka, -and other points in Alaska, Canada and the United States. The bill extends until June 30, 1951, a law enacted several year ago. SPECIAL—1 WEEK ONLY PABCO Exterior Gloss, White House Paint—$3.95 a gallon. Juneau- Young Hardware Co., Inc. 41-4t FOOD SALE Saturday, July 1, 11 am. at Sears! Order Office. By Emblem Club. 42-2t CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our neighbors and everyone who helped during the fire which destroyed our home. Also for all the kindness and aid given, Mel and Mabel Swanson, Sgt. and Mrs. Strohmeyer and children those com- !and perhaps not a fish gets to ite spawning grounds. It's a little early to know what's going to be the picture for the sea- “‘I would not have bothered to|Son, Rhode said, but so far it is read it (the intercepted Japanese!known that the Chignik area i traffic) if it had been shown to|about the same as last year—below us.' " normal. { The service has installed a new One major difficulty Is that in- | counting weir in the Naknek river vestigations occur so long after the | ang expects to get a good view of acts that memory becomes dimmed ' the situation from it. and records disappear. Why rec- Take Per Man Down ords disappear from government These extra boats in the bay are files is not quite understandable, | fiing out preliminary prospects but they do. On this subject, the iseen when Cook Inlet opened this mflr;orltyh had this to say: year, and also the Copper River t should be noted, however,|on poth spots there were so many that Justice Roberts had sufficient | fichermen that while the take was legal experience to know the proper | excentionally large—particularly on mgthod of co}lectmg and preserving the. Copper River — the individua' evidence which in this case in-(iaye per fisherman was the lowest volved the highest interests of the | it's .been for years nation. The facts were then fresh | g in the minds of key witnesses in | Sgmeon for. all - tis joqnoanisy- {tion of fishermen is the rapid Washington. They could not then | s have been ignorant. of -thelr where- shortening of each season in various . <. | districts, enabling boats to shuttle ?bouc A%: AMBOTIN o HpgL OF ha\_le between areas and fish in each one orgotten the details of events and | o ve e onen. Time was when a operations. No files would have | .- \;zasp:pén thive x;'lonths oF boe, . Joaf . and., oh lnrormanonisn that fishermen stayed in their would have been distorted by '.he,‘w',n R i o 1 so (bt men passage of time. The failure to| observe these obvious necessities z;‘:lmfliz“::e:;: ':t;itn::;:f:?::z is almost as tra . 2 P8t as wagia, tag i Cause | nd still be back home for the of truth as the attack on Pearl| Harbor itself was a tragedy for |5€350n here when it opens. the nation. | 1 was n resons win e Fle@f of Holland Joins UN Forces President Truman closed govern-f ment files. It was also on this| committee that the majority mem- | THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June bers (the Democrats) rejected mefzo_m—-me lower House of the right of the minority members (the | Dutch Parliament today approved Republicans) to do any investigat- | Holland’s decision to throw hér ing. |naval forces in with U. S. and On this subject, the minority had]uv.her Western fleets in defense of this to say: South Korea. The vote was 59 “The plain fact that an invest- |to six with three abstentions. The igation could not be an.investiga- |six against were cast by the Com- tion if committee members remain- | munists, ed mere spectators, persuaded some | members that restraints on their freedom were not justified. The question of whether manders performed their full du- ties. Mr. Justice Roberts testified before this committee: Sewing machines for rent at The White Sewing Machine Center. 52-tl srought 28 persons from Seaitle, | 10 from Annette and 14 from Fair- panks yesterday. Outbound, five| passengers went to Ketchikan and | 13 to Seattle. Arriving from Seattle were ' Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Caldwell, Mrs. J W. Hendricks, Mrs. Bob Druxman, R. D. Egge, Myron Ferguson, Will- | lams Gilbert, E. N. Hales, William | Hughes, John Hansen, Larry Mey- ars, C. Ostrom, Mr. and Mrs. Ray | Powell, William ‘Plummer, Gus Ra- kus, W. M. Schroeder, Florenc Sprague, Troy Sneed, Leonard! 3andstrom, John Sonderland, Leota | Smith, C. M. Thorne, Walter Weber, | Grace Wesbert, Ray Young, Eugene ! Kee and J. W. Most. | Coming from Annette were Jacob Angell, Dan C. Fowler, Harold Ol-! son, George Pickett, Earl Thelsnn.! O. Hopkins, L. Warrack. L. John- son, Dick Cook and Catalina Bar- | cil. i Flight from Fairbanks | prought Charles Mountjoy, M.| Quinn, M. Argetsinger, Nolan F.| Farris, Don L. Irwin, Leo Saarela, D. H. Miller, Lois ©mith, Peter Mc- Donald, Dan Willlamson, Adam Mc- | Gavin, Arthur Hunter, R. H. Ar- vidson and Bess Chamberlin. Boarding 906 for Seattle were| Mrs. Bert Ruotsala, Joe Perusich, S. F. Bucy, Matt Koivula, Mrs. | Willlam McCurry, with George and Robert; Lois Jund, H. R. Kruse,| Mrs, C. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams and Howard Peterson, . Flight 924 took these passengers | to Ketchikan: Elaine Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Preddy, Ray Whelan and Julie Schultz. 906 ! FOOD SALE | Saturday, July 1, 11 am. at Se:m; Order Office. By Emblem Club.| 42-2t | Veterans Support Your Candidate! | Nella Jermain Costume Ball. Tonight—9 o’clock—at Parish Hall (Costumes optional) ilimsiness of the argument for re- | strictions ! became even more evi- dent when permission to search | files and other records was denied | by majority vote to the individual | members even when accompanied by committee counsel. Rightly or[ wrongly it was inferred from this | that there was a deliberate design to block the search for the truth.” Of course, had such a course been followed by Calvin Coolidge, there would have been no success- ful teapot dome investigation, a fact to which Senator Burton K.| Wheeler fully testified. Senator Wheeler commented: “, .. I know of my own personal knowledge that he (Senator Walsh) got from the department, and from officials in the department, infor- mation which he afterward used, and if he had not been permitted to do that, and if I had not been permitted to do it, I am sure there would have been a complete fail- ure of the investigation of the Department of Justice.” | President Truman did not con- duct the Truman committee, which brought him fame and the Presi- dency, as he would have the Tyd- ings committee and the Buchanan committee conducted. He was al- together a different man in those days. Gt S (n Fouse and....LET U Are you letting the Dandelions get | the best of you? Use Scotts Weed | and Feed to get rid of the pests. | Alaska Enthusiastically recommended by' the Juneau Garden Club. Just ar- | rived at Juneau-Young Hardware} Co. 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