The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 24, 1950, Page 3

MONDAY, JULY 24, 1950 Home of the Amazing Cycloramic Screen | gave the assembly-line tcW ¢h to one | | of Hollywood's biggest ma & &-uP Jobs Where Every Seat Is a Good Seat! NOW!? DOORS OPEN 7:00 A GREAT STAR IN EVERY ROLE OF A GREAT DRAMA! Love that would be won or lost... GREGORY PECK - 'MANY EXY\AS IN | \ n i "GREAT Si}\ !“ER' gm 7:30 pm.‘l—‘;e?ti:e‘;vntert meét t h f Mrs. Tr Davis. i (AP"O[ 'BinA]'RE‘ at home of Mrs. Trevor Da | out. « production At 8 pm.—Official visitation of bt Most Worthy Grand Matron to Juneau chapter, Eastern Star, when Jack Dawn, head of ;‘WG-'\:;S‘ Scottish Rit; ':‘en;x;le. s ved his | uly ::fin‘;paielg:x:::znrf%?e Great | At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof. Sinner,” the feature now .% ° th€|At 8 pm.—Odd Fellows meet in Capitol Theatre. | IOOF Hall. Installation of offi- The production schedule of* the| cers. spectacular drama, starring Grex TV | At 8 pm.—“Shank, Ship and Shut- Peck and Ava Gardner on the Caj 1=| ter” club meets at Pent House. tol's screen, called for more thaA ‘|At 8 p.m—WSCS Sewing Group 2000 people in characteristic makes | meets at home of Mrs. Harry Hoose, 104 West Ninth. up of the 1860’s. Each individual re~~“ quired separate attention. The men Y, At 8 p.m.—In Eagles Hall, Douglas. official visitation of Most Worthy wore beards or mustaches, or both The women wore mid-Victorian Grand Matron to Nugget Chapter halr-dresses, with facial make-up| 7 70. 2 Eastern Star. July 26 required for both sexes. | Dawn’s extensive research, and 1. oon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof., July 27 | planning not only had even make-up | conforming to the styles of that|ay p e on—Chamber of Commerce, Bara10f. period but had the make-ups sys- | tematically arranged for application At 1:30\ P.m.—Lutheran Ladies Aid sewing !, afternoon at home of Mrs. | without delay. As an example, the picture’s elab- R. Kro. % quist. At 6:30 ;\.m. — Juneau Rifle and At orate gambling scenes called for At 8 pm.—American Legion, Dug- | AVA | more than 250 people of different | nationalities to crowd the Casino’s Pistol C.'t'b at Mendenhall range. July 28 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA (COMMUNITY EVENTS RECORD CROWDS | ATTEST TO HIT | AT 20TH CENUTRY *Rrecord breaking weekend crowds acclaimed the new Technicolor Betty Grable-Dan Dailey musical, “When My Baby Smiles at Me,” a hit. This would indicate that screen musicals are growing up. At least one famous director, one who should know, claims just that, he is Walter Lang, who was responsible for such outstanding hits as “Tin Pan Alley,” “Sitting Pretty,” and “Mother Wore Tights” which latter was named | last season’s finest musical, | Lang’s newest hit, “When My | Baby Smiles at Me,” which is the| current offering at the Gross 20th | Century Theatre, reunites the stars | of “Mother Wore Tights,” Grable | and Dailey, in a story taken from ! one of Broadwa; most famous plays about show business, it is de- seribed not as a Technicolor extra- vaganza but as a story with music. “People like to go to the movies for fun,” says Lang. “But tlw_v'rv; also getting a little more descrim- | inating. Entertainment as a con- | glomeration of legs and music isn't | enough. They want to be ‘interested’ ‘ as well as amused. This picture’s story is primarily dramatic, the mu- | sic and dancing fitting in only when the story calls for them. And Betty | and Dan are even better in this one | than in “Mother Wore Tights,” and that goes for their dancing and sing- ing as well as their dramatic work.” ATTENT TOURISTS Ride the Maflboat Yakcbi tor an intimate acquaintance with SE Al- aska, Leaving every Wednesday, arrive Juneau Saturday night. PIANO TUNER i Phone 206, Alaska Music Sipply. | MEETING The American Legion at 8 o - 2 TONIGHT Clock PAGE THF,pg NOW! THE WHOLE TOWN I TALKING!! About the Wonderful New Technirslor Musical Hit at Your / NEWEST AND LARGEST THF/,TRE! [0 LENTURY HURRY! Must Leave Tomorrow! C( BETT'( GRABLE - DAN DAILEY " W v Smiles TECHNICOLOR e . it ron Added Pleasure for Your Enjoyment! IN THE LEGION DUGOUT Visiting Veterans Invited ROBERT N. DRUXMAN, Post Commander SAXON H. SNOW, Adjutant | baccarat and roulette tables. Ac- | cording to Dawn, the job required exactly ninety minutes. Coming off | the “assembly line” as finished pro- to 5 pm. — Golden In Technicolor—“RHYTHM OF THE BIG CITY” opening COLOR CARTOON—LATE NEWS from KOREA From 7 am’s North Saltnon Derby, day of 3-da } event. July 31 GARDNER Melvyn DOUGLAS WALTER HUSTON ACADEMY AWARD WINNER ETHEL BARRYMORE - FRANK MORGAN AGNES MOOREHEAD EXTRA! John Nesbitt's PASSING PARADE “Clues to Adventure” Feature at 7: VISIT OF SCOUTS INN.Y. CITY TOLD BY STELLA YOUNG' A most interesting account of the | Boy Scouts visiting New York City | after the Jamboree is contained in a short story in the New York Times. The clipping was sent by Stella M.I Young, former resident of Juneau,{ now in the office of the General Secretariat, Pan American Union, ‘Washington, D.C., who also says the latchstring of her home, 2055 North | Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia, is| always easy to reach by her friends | from Juneau. Incidentally she men- | tioned having had a two hours talk with George Parks, with the Scouts, and she heard about almost every- one she knew in Juneau. The clipping from The Times is as follows: Ten thousand Boy Scouts, with | almost as many cameras, scores of | horned toads and a few baby alli- | gators, arrived in New York yester-l day from the second national jam- bore of the Boy Scouts of America in Valley Forge, Pa. It was the first day in the city for most of the youngsters. They came from Alaska to Florida, and from Maine to California. Reactions ranged from “the city’s | [now associated Jjust too big for me,” to “it’s all right but I'll take my home town.” From 7 am. to 1:30 p.m. Scouts came into the city by train, bus and automobile. After unpacking at hotels and armories the youngsters started on a tour of Radio City, Times Square, the Empire State Building and other points of in- terest. Most of them will be here a day or two before leaving for home. Five thousand more are expected here today. Donald MacKinnon, 17 years old, of Juneau, Alaska, said the only trouble with New York was that “there isn't a tree or a piece of grass around.” However, the city im- pressed one 14-year-old. "Therei sure are a lot of pretty girls here,” he said. ! Discussing the “swapping” that 'Evelyn Bratko fo Become Bride of Miss Evelyn Bratko and Mr. Rob- ert M. Scott announce their forth- coming marriage, planned for Au- gust 25. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bratko of Chicago. She is a former WAVE and an alumna of the University of California at Los Angeles. Miss } Bratko came to Juneau last Janu- ary and is employed as a secretary at the Employment Security Com- mission. Her fiance, who was born and raised in Juneau, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Scott, longtime residents here. After graduation from Juneau High School, he attended Washing- ton State College for 1': years be- fore entering the armed forces. Mr. Scott served with the Air-borne In- fantry in the European Theatre during World War II, then returned to college. He received his degree in business administration in June, 1948. Mr. Scott has been a representa- tive of the New York Life Insurancé Company for four years and is in business with Keith G. Wildes. ATTENTION EASTERN STARS Most Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Abbie Hanson making official vis- itation to Juneau Chapter. Initia- tion ceremony Monday, July 24, 8 o'clock, All Eastern Star mem- bers of Gastineau Channel and vise iting members requested to attend. By order Worthy Matron Daisy Fagerson. Alice Brown, Secretary SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S Roberfi M. Scott! | ducts were male and female gamb- |lers made up as Europeans and | Orientals, some of them with ordi- nary looks, some with pathetic faces, la few with sinister looks. They ap- “pcarcd made-up and ready on the | set at the rate of almost three actors | a minute. FMrs. Abbie Hanson, 'MWGM, Eastern Star, On Official Alaska Trip Mrs. Abbie Hanson, Most Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, arrived here Saturday | from Petersburg via the Alaska | Coastal Airlines. She was accom- i panied by her husband, J. E. Han- son. They were met by officers and other local Eastern Star members. The two visitors expressed them- | selves as delighted to be in Alaska | and “enjoying every minute of it.” To all Eastern Stars, Mrs.- Han- [ son’s long title means “most im- portant member.” Elected to her position at the triennial assembly 1. Toronto last August for a term of | three years, she must spend a large portion of that time traveling. Her | Jjurisdiction includes 46 of the| United States, Canada, Alaska, | Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Hawaii,| Mexico, Philippine Islands, Cuba, Guam and China. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson enjoyed a quiet dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fagerson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Matheny on Saturday after their arrival here. Yesterday they were taken out to view Mendenhal Glacier and other local points of | interest, concluding with an Eastern | Star potluck dinner at the Fagerson | summer home on Lena Cove. This evening at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Star members and escorts are ban- queting at the Scottish Rite Temple. Bill Matheny will be toastmaster for the affair. The dinner will be fol- |lowed by a special meeting of Ju- neau Chapter No. 7 in the chapter room. | 20th Century Super Market ;'Closed all day Saturday—Derby Day 20th Century Super Market Closed all day Saturday—Derby Day | 20th Century Super Market Closed all day Saturday—Derby Day 20th Century Super Market Closed all day Saturday—Derby Day 20th Century Super Market Closed all day Saturday—Derby Day TRAFFiC LAWS i Printed coples of Traffic Code of Juneau, compiled, indexed, now on sale at City Clerks Office—50c. Fresh herring—Sturm’s Locker Your Deposi goes on at all the jamborees, Bob Dryden, 14, of Peoria, Ill, said that ! his dealings with the Texas delega-' tion failed because “they drive too: hard a bargain.” Involved in the trading, among other items, were armadillos from Arizona, burros from Texas, baby alligators from Florida and even' wooden shoes from Holland. At 5 p.m. seven kilted bagpipers and three drummers entertained | visitors in Rockefeller Plaza. The lads were part of the Scout contin- gent from Nova Scotia. ATTENTION EASTERN STARS Most Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Abbie Hanson making official v itation to Juneau chapter. Initia- tion ceremony Monday, July 24, 8 o'clock. All Eastern Star members of Gastineau Channel and visiting members are requested to attend. Alice Brown, Secretary 58-3t 3 Store Buildings for Rent L Goldstein ARE BUY and HOLD UNITED S1ATES SAVING! ' FIRST NATIONAL BANK of JUNEAU, ALASEA MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT ts SAFE S BONDS A DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED INS”RANCF CORPORATION At noon—Lions Club, Baranof. Full Time, Full Scale - and Fully Equipped - ++. WAS THAT, "CONSPIRACY"'? / In the history, of Alaska’s shipping trade more than sixty companies have come and gone in attempts to serve the Territory. Only the Alaska ,Stnm;hip Company has served all of Alaska with dependable year around service over an extended period of years—because we have been fully prepared to do the job. \ 3 Despite the Antitrust charges made against us, the greatest obstacle in the trade has not been competition. This point is obvious when the facts are considered. \ ' Tlu Antitrust suit brought against the Alaska Steamship Company charges that we have ‘““con- spired” to effect a virtual monopoly of the water transportation business in the Alaska trade. | We have emphatically denied ecach and all of the charges made against us. But a mere denial does not prove a point. The facts must be drawn . from the background of the entire problem. :«; Every Alaskan can recognixze these vital factors from his own knowledge. They were apparently ! ignored by the Antitrust investigators. | We already have discussed the political ele- ments involved. Here are the important physical factors. A SHOESTRING WAS NOT ENOUGH / The Alaska trade has never required a certificate of Convenience’ #nd Necessity which is usually a requisite of common carriers. As a result the Alaskan service has been an inviting avenue to an exceptionally large number of operators even though it has not offered an unlimited traffic potential. In addition, most of thess | operators have entered with limited finances and a minimum of pquipment which explains in part the unusual number of casualties in the trade. i While it is in the American tradition to “begin on a shoestring,” | infortunately a shoestring has not been enough to provide depen- NO “EASY WAY” The history of Alaska is littered with* the corporate hulks of operators who’ thought there was an easy way to serve the trade. It has been characteristic thaf the majority has sought some trick way"' to “skim the cream” during boom times ; rather than to carefully measure the re- . quirements and long term’operations. The minimum equip themselves for « ’ requirement for any operator has been merely to obtain a ship or fleet of ships by whatever mean: he could, to file a schedule of rates and then to begin service to whatever ports or areas he thought might offer satisfac- tory opportunity, In view of the easy entrance coupled with the severe physical ! obstacles presented in the trade, it has not been surprising that so | many companies ventured in but proved to be unable to sustain ! themselves. A review of the history of Alaska’s shipping shows that during periods of good times and rapid expansion Alaska has attracted a vast number of these operators and that they disap- peared when the boom tapered off. OUR FIELD IS ALL OF ALASKA ¥ The Alaska Steamship Company has not been under obligation to serve all of Alaska. But we believe in principle, and our experi-, ence has boree us out, that the success of our company or any com- pany is unalterably tied to the welfare and economy of the Territory of Alaska. We believe that only by providing an integrated, well- balanced service to all of Alaska can we aid in the growth and \development of the Terriory and in the long run insure the success an overall service. dable year around service to all points in Alaska: it has not been enough to provide passenger ships and refrigeration service and . all of the varied facilities that Alaska requires for well-balanced transportation; and, too, it has not been enough to withstand the periods of adversity when real strength and determination is re- guired to stay in the trade. Regardless of the charges leveled at the Alaska Steamship Com- pany, it is clearly evident that the biggest obstacle in serv- ing Alaska has not been competition — but instead it has been the cold, hard, realistic facts of the trade: It has been the fact of the one way haul, It has been the fact of the short and intense seasons, it has been the fact of the tremendous distances between sparsely populated centers, And, it has been the fact of the limited traffic volume available, » - It i DOES COMPLETE SERVICE MEAN of our operations. Since the Alaska Steamship Company has its investment and facilities committed to serving Alaska, we are vitally concerned in the future of the Territory for our own survival. | Despite the unlimited opportunity to invest in and enter the Alaska trade, who else has come forward with ships and “cash on , the line” to serve all areas and routes with a balanced service? For the past twenty years the Alaska Steamship Company alone has served the entire Territory—no other operators have established / “CONSPIRACY""? simple matter for the Antitrust attorneys to charge that the Alaska Steamship Company has “conspired” to effect a virtual _monopoly. But is that borne out in fact? 4 The answer is an emphatic NO. / ‘The fact is that The Alaska Line is the only company which has chosen the difficult task of serving all Alaska and developed the necessary facilities to do so. We have not been serving Alaska on the speculation that maybe by pinpointing our efforts we could ,make an easy dollar, ;. For more than fifty years the Alaska Steamship Company has ‘been in the business full-time, we have been in the business full~ thick and thin, scale and we have been fully equipped to do the job through I Yet by Antitrust standards it is charged that was a conspir« " acy to monopolize! ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY P— Serving All_Alaska