The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1950, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1950 LEFS GO - to a Movie Tonight! SHOWPLALE oF SURPRISING IT IS — THAT A CHEEFUL COMEDY LIKE THIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE BEFORE! TO WIT — THE U. S.. PATENT OFFICE and the CRACK- POTS who descend upen it with their lame- brain children. IT'S A NATURAL for LAUGH NOTE: It subjects ) © ® WASHINGTON BUREAUCRACY SHOWS at 7:24—9:30 and BIG OIL BUSINES! © FE/ TURE at an amusing ribbing 8:03—10:09 And we den’t mean “ADAM’S RIB”! ® & @ 7‘/:%52’% A &7 discovery Since v - Robert CUMMINGS Ann BIYTH PERCY KILBRIDE BAY COLLINS - MIKHAIL RASUMNY * DONALD WOODS his shiris. - ov.the way HE likes them! 1-Day Shirt Service since 1895 | | { | Entries We Can Display | | | DoritbeVagnd THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE "FREE FOR ALL" IS WANTED ) | | | CAPITOL TONIGHT YOUR favorite | i HUSBAND and WIFE . "C i Gt vere 16 ! the story: Joxzs \ ‘éh\r‘iiri;z\rker (Robert Cummil\gsh‘ | X | young Ohio inventor, arrives in Send them to the s vV»’a.qnngron, D.C., to patent a tablet CAPITOL THEATRE which turns water into gasoline. Deadline— He stays at a boarding house op- erated by Henry Abbott (Percy. Kil- SAT. MIDNIGHT —October 28 bride), patent office employee. Parker falls in love with Abbott’s o daughter, Alva (Ann Blyth), oil Guest Tickels fo Those company’ emplosee. Abbott tries to interest the army and navy in Parker’s revolutionary invention—but to no avail. Oil ty- coon A. B. Blair (Ray Collins) hea: of the invention which might easily ruin his vast oil empire and asks for a demonstration. The secret formula works perfectly. A tablet is stolen from Parker by Dr. Thorgelson (Mikhail Rasumny), scientist for the Blair oil firm. When Henry Abbott discovers the, "oil company had stolen a tablet, he tells Parker he a defeated man. r leaves Washington and young Alva, the latter in the arms of Roger Abernathy (Donald Woods), oil company public relations counsel. When the formula can’t be broken down by the oil company scientis the company’s head and Alva Ab- bott pursue inventor Parker in a company helicopter. The dejected Parker is overtaken and completes two deals—one with A. B. Blair for the gasoline formula | and the other with the beautiful| Alva Abbott — a march down the| wedding aisle. w5 i ey Admitted to St. Ann’'s Hospital | | yesterday: Anton Overgard, Gilbert ON NOVEMBER 15 Wills, Val Jean, Paul Demmert, | | Joe Steffen and Mrs. Isabel Flynn. | Dismissed: John Doogan, Ed Bro- strom and Nick Rocovich Kendall Willilams of Hoonah was admitted to the Government Hos- ital yesterday. in Our Lobby In the climax of “ADAM'S RIB” Miss Hepburn tells Tracy, “There’s no difference between a man and a woman.” “Are you kidding,” he says. “Well, there might be a lit- tle difference,” she admits. He retorts, “As the French say, ‘Vive la difference,” — hurray for that little differ- ence.” “ADRM'S RIB" Is the Funniest Picture in 10 Years and comes to your CAPITOL THEATRE SUNDAY! Zone rates on parcels of qurm-‘ class matter and ajr parcel post between Alaska and the United States will become effective No- | vember 15, advised Postmaster Gen. | eral Osborne A. Pearson, | | Zening of the Territory for com- | puting postage rates on parcel post will mean a substantial saving for ! FROM SEATYLE C. M. Ambrose of Seattle is stay- ing at the Baranof Hotel. Alaskans, particularly during the | approaching Christmas season. For- merly, eighth-zone rates were ap-| plicanle on all parcel post mailed | to and from Alaska. Under the| new zoning regulations, Seattle and | Portland will be located in the 'fifth zone and parcel post rates| will drop from 18 to 15 cents per pound. i = Great Falls will be in the sixth! zone, San Francisco in the seventh, | New York, Chicago and other east- ern centers remaining in the eighth. Seattle will continue to be an eighth | zone point for Arctic communities. | Although increases in air parcel i post rates for intra-Alaska traffic, 'are scheduled to take effect No- | vember 1, the new zoning regula- | tions actually will mean a decre !yor parcels mailed to the States The old rate of 80 cents for the ! tust pound to Seattle, for example, |will be reduced to 70 cents for the first pound and 56 cents for each additional pound. l Application for zone rates on | U. S.-Alaska parcel post complete ¢he final stage in the long-awaited revision of postal zoning reguii- tions as they apply to the T Regular zone iates on intr parcel post became effccti tember 15, 1948. FROM SITKA Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Paxton of Sitka are staying at the Batanof Hotel. * Blondoed Siots ) FROM WRHITEHORSE Yoo s S ENDED AND BOTTLED BY HAIG & HAIG s seacr PRODUCT OF SCOTLAND A. G. Wilking o1 “/hitehorse at the Baranof Hotel. bi, TIDE DISTILLED IN SCOTLANG o0 [ WisoN TABLE 440 BOTTLED (N THE UNITED UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPER! October 28 High tide 2:08 am., 162 ft Low tide 7:56 am. 23 ft High tide 1:58 p.m., 179 ft SLENDED SCOTS WHISKY * 868 PROOF ! Low tide 8:26 pm., -12 ft RENFIELD IMPORTERS. LTO. NEW YORK ' o o o o o o o o COMEDY FEATURE AT, | jutant gen | the Barrow and other | i JUNEAU, ALASKA Pl A Movie star Errcl Fiynn (rear) watches as his bride, actress Patric gns wedding documents in the office of the mayor in the paco city hall at Monte Carlo ‘where they were married in an 18- An aide to the mayor is at right. Wymore, M minute civil ceremony. Flynn Walched Bride Sign ITWO FEATURES OPEN TOMORROW AT 20TH CENTURY Starting tomorrow the Gross 20th Century Theatre will return two | epic screen productions that have | made history individually as tre mendous entertainment spectacles. Preston Foster, the hero in “Last Days of Pompeii,” is a blacksmith, | eladiator, racketeer, horse thief, |slave dealer and human butcher, | but who is repentant and sacrifices | his life for those he loves. | Enacted amid a seething mael- | |strom of ancient races and against j |a magnificent background, the temple of Jupiter and the Pom- peifan forum; the arena with its | nerve-tingling gladiatorial combats |with its seats for the wealthy and , |its stone benches, tier upon tier, !for the common herd; its 75 foot | tall colossus straddling the fighters’ | entrance-way; luxurious banquets amid barbaric splendor contrasted '|with the slums of the Roman re- j oLt a stampede of wild hors | beautiful dancing girls at a patri- |clan’s revels, scenes of a touchir | episode in Jerusalem and finally the | GR [20 N TURY Ends Tonight! THE GAY BROADWAY MUSICAL HIT! in TECHNICOLOR JUNE ALLYSON PETEP I alali &g TGMCRROW! 2 ASTOUNDING ' SPECTACLES ON 1'WONDER SHOW! ‘600D NEWS' AWFORD i H € [ A religious ceremony for the actor and his bride was scheduled later at Nice. Wirephoto via radio from Paris. BIDS I;EING REEEIVED FOR NATIONAL GUARD INDOOR RIFLE RANGE Bids are being received for an electrieal jndoor five position 1,000 inch rifle ge by the acting ad- s office, Alaska Na- ticnal Guard, Juneau Subporl unt'l o'clock th of Novem- 7. The o 11 measurements of rifle are to be 30 feet 120 feet in overall alse ceiling. The sealed triplicate bids must be addressed to the Departments f the Army and Air Foi s il Guard Bureau, Acting U, £ perty and Disbursing Oificer for In the directive issued by tional Guard is specified are for fur- labor, equip- serforming al: werk for the above project. Draw- ill be part of the contract. ngs and specifications may xammned or requested by a vidder with a deposit of $10 per get to a maximum of five sets with deposits returned with return of the sets. Late bids will be ccn sidered provided they are receiv Lefore the award is made vided the failure of bids to arrive i 1c solely to de ve in length with ject any Mrs. Dyer Honors Visiing Women With Luncheon 1 Mrs. Tom Dyer, wife.of the local manager of the Standard Oil Co pany, was Hostess 2t a Juncheon y terday noon in the Iris Room of the anof Hotel to a ‘group of Stan-| held in Juneau this week “Wives ¢f the were Mrs, Wililam Mrs. Walter Corliss of Cord Tommy Moyer of Dutch Ha Mrs. Curtis Bradford of Other - guests were Mrs. Gruening, Mrs, Anna Mae Murphy, Mrs. Simon Hellenthal and Mrs. Wilbur Burford. NORTH STAR DUE The North Star, Al Service supply ship, is sche: rwin of Seward, va, Mrs. bor and Juneau. § dock here this afternoon i ALASKAN PREMIERE color movie classic SEEGOORUK (Eskimo Winter) presented by FRED MACHETANZ PARISH HALL-OCT. 26 Two Showings 7-9 p.m. 8 MINUTES RUNNING TIME ADULTS ......$P.00 plus tax .20 TOTAL $1.20 CHILDREN 50c plus tax .10 TOTAL .60 TICKETS ON SALE AT: Percy’s, Trevor Davis Photo, Nugget Shop and at door to Seattle after a supply rur Point Barrow and other ANS sta- tions. Master of the ship is Capt. Charles H. Salenjus. YACHT CLUB MEETING Baranof Hotel, Thursday 8 pan. 641-2t ndard Oil I“In; Ernest | SHID, SHANK AND SHUTTER CLUB 10 ADD SHOWSHOES The Ship, Shank and Shutter Club will meet Sunday eveninz at 8 o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall to see what about adding snowshoes for coming winter activities, Dr. 1. J. Montgomery said today At 8:45 club members will show the best of their slides taken on various trips spo: d by the club during the rast summer. Plans are being made to build a club album of the best slides and to make ¢op- ies available to those who wish them. The slides showing will fol- low a brief evening worship ser- vice by the Rev. H. E. Beyer, who was a guide on many of sammer hikes. A social hour with refreshments will wind up the eveninz, Members may bring gue and those who are unable to attend the service are urged to be present for the pic- ture showing and social hour. No reservations are necessary. ELECTION IS HELD BY JCTA; PURPOSES IVEN EXPLARATION u Classrocm Teachers’ fon met in regular session in the grade school audi- torium. Highlight of the meeting was a talk by Supt. Sterling £ears, c erning aims of education. M:ss Genevieve Mayberry, third grade teacher, is the new President, and she wds in charge of the meeting. Th new Vice President is Miss Dolores Mattila, school nurse. Se- cretary-Treasurer is Miss Harriet Berg, first grade teach.r. The budget for the year presented by Miss Juanita Wil member of the il i ! Willson teacher. Members is made up of ¢ uncau Public was the JCTA 11 dues are used to take professional and A4 ations, as well as a social pro- gram for the year To acquain teachers with aims of the nization, a brief history of the JCTA was given by | Ralph Wright, seventh grade teach- er. ELKS ATTENTION ANNUAL ROLL CALL TONIGIAT 8 o'clock, entertainment, ¢ en fecd. Visiting Flks welcome, | CARLSONS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Chester Carlson of Fairbanks, formerly of Juneau are here at the Gastineau Hotel. fried | great climax, the rain of lava on the 2w {classic city and its maddened | throngs fighting to flee from de- | struction. i Among the wonders witnessed in | “She,” the second attraction on the | bill, are perils encountered by an ! expedition led by Randolph Scott, Helen Mack and Nigel Bruce, {ginning with an enco th ¢ | savage tribe of Amahaggers, i'.\'hich Bruce is subjected to a | threat of torture with a white hot st ' CAST.OF 10,000! icrucible lowered to envelop his | head. | There is also a curtain of living ‘:"Leam through which Helen Gaha- zen in the role of an immortal queen |of rare beauty makes a dramatic |appearance to her visitors from the | civilized world. A saber toothed tiger |is discovered sealed in a tomb of glacial ice, and an avalanche of ice carries animals and humans to de- | struction. [FUNERAL FOR AUSTIN - TO BE HERE THURSDAY Funeral services for Nelson Wil- liam Austin, 53, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Carter Chapel |with the Rev. A .B. Morgan con- | ducting the service. Interment will ibe in Evergreen Cemetery. | Austin died suddenly with a heart | attack at the Juneau sawmill two weeks ago. Born in Missouri, | Cel. 24, 1897 and is survived by his "L:uems, Mr. and Mrs, Henry C. N FOSTER - ALAN RALE JOKN WOUD - LOUIS CALKERN - DAVI0 H DOROTHY WILSON - WYRLEY BIRCH [ wwo | H. RIDER HAGGARD'S RE Austin of Piggott, Ark., and four ! children, Wanda and Mary Austin |of Piggott, Neala Austin Stahl of | Jonestourough, Ark., and Nelson | William Austin, Jr. cof Memphis, Tenn, 'TEEN AGE (LUB T0 ~ RECEIVE CITATION BY POST OF VFW Commander Robert M. Stutte, Ta'ku Post 5559, Veterans of Foreign | Wars, announced today that <ci- | tat.on will be presented to the ! Teen Age Club tomorrow night on th2 Teen Age radio show on KINY at 7 pm. % The citation is for the wonder- ful ccoperation that the Teen Age Club has given to the VFW and it's ! auxiliary in the past on the var- | ious projects that the Post and the | auxiliary have had. It will be pre-i 1)OOIS open at 6:30 sented to Zach Gordon by a mem- ! " ber of the VFW during the Teen Lasi Show 8‘45 | Age “Twenty Questions” radio ShoW. i EYES EXAMINED 'LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Becond and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS RANOOLPH SCO AND A CAST OF THOUSANDS HELEN GAMAGAN NIGEL BRUCE + arly Juneau IS T | -~ Memo TO: AIR EXPRESS SHIPPERS You can help speed your ship- w ments by bringing packages o | our office, not later than 5 in the afternoon of the day before our scheduled flights. We make two frips daily to Sitka, Haines and Skagway. Be Sharp! Get your ship- ment on the morning flight. Bring your shipment to us the dav hefore. [L%% |