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E ! r MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1950 SHOWPLALE or ( kflr/y‘{tj# "Malaya” Provides CApnu[ Excitement for (apil_ol Theaire, TWO BIRTHDAYS ARE | CELEBRATED LAST | WEEK AT THE PHELPS Two birthways were celebrated Shows at 7:20—9:30 .. |at the F. L. Phelps home last week. Excitement and adventure provlde; Billie Jo Ann Phelps was eight the keynote for “Malaya,” NeW | vears old on December 5 and en- M-G-M offering at the Capitol The- atre, with Spencer Tracy and James Stewart playing a pair of reckless buddies in a pulse-hitting drama | laid against a sinister background | of the Far East. Stewart plays John Royer, ex- | newspaper correspondent who suc- ceeds in getting U.S. government | backing for a daring project to smuggle raw rubber out of Jap- occupied Malaya during the war. He ties up with Tracy, enacting the adventurous and tough Carna- han, and the Dutchman (Sydney Greenstreet), proprietor of a bar in a Malayan coastal town. | | There isn't a flaw in the casting | | of this picture, with each role filled by an actor who knows his busi- | ness. Tracy is excellent in the first | | all-out adventure role he has tackled in some time. James Stewart gives a compelling performance as | his knowing buddy, and Sydney Greenstreet gives his suave villainy a new sympathetic twist as the i Dutchman. A subsidiary plot thread | concerns the romance between Feature 7:52—10:01 tertained eleven of her school mat- es with a birthday cake and ice cream after school. Her guests were Katherine Orme, Val Eller, Nedra Walther, Kathleen Sturm, Patsy Popejoy, Ann Akervik, Caroline Johnson, Susan Casler, Mary Helen Johnson, Julie Martin, Mary Ann Argetsinger and her sisters, Darlene and Carmen Phelps, Then on Saturday, Darlene was four years old and to enjoy her Christmas tree birthday cake, gam- es and ice cream, she invited to share her anniversary, Becky Lu McMullen, Jimmie Daniels, Michael Fenster, Danny Beason, Diana Eller, Robert Akervick, Henry Hudson. Carmen Phelps helped her mother entertain the guests at her younger sister’s birthday party. DRUXMAN HOLDS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY IN NEW SUITE OF OFFICES Tracy and a sultry native girl, er-i fectively portrayed by the glam-| orous Italian actress, Valentina Cortesa, and there are other expert | performances by John Hodiak as an F.BI agent, Lionel Barrymore 2 powerful newspaper publishe and Gilbert Roland as a native guerrilla who is devoted to Carna- han. 'PAN AMERICAN FLIES | 74 PASSENGERS N, | OUT JUNEAU WEEKEND Pan American World Airways carried 74 passengers in and out| of Juneau over the weekend with | 24 arriving from Seattle, one from Annette, two departing for Annette, 37 for Seattle, one for Whitehorse | and nine for Fairbanks. | From Seattle: William Ahrens- | CORTESA “THE HALF-CASTE" Co-Starring SYDNEY GREENSTREET “THE DUTCHMAN" An Open House was held Satur- day afternoon by Bob Druxmnn.} well known public relations Coun- sel, real estate agent and origin- | or of the Dunking With Drux-| man program broadcast by him cver radio station KINY, in his| new offices at 123 Front Street. Guests called during the hours of 3 to 5 and were entertained |in the newly renovated and attrac- tively decorated suite which includ- es a reception room and two offices. Druxman is in his offices daily | following his early morning broad- cast and invites his friends to call. ROSE BOWL GAME THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ACA SALES AGENTS | ATTENDING FIRST ANNUAL MEETING The first Alaska Coastal Airlines sales agents meeting is being held | today in the company’s offices here. Discussed at the meeting are the 1951 operating manual for the com- pany and problems of the agents “It is hoped that this will be an annual affair,” said Wes Overby, Juneau office manager. | Approximately 75 company em | ployees and their wives and hus- |bands will attend the dinner and | dance given for them at Whing Ding tonight. Sales agents attending the meet- ing are: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Temp- lin, Hoonah; Mr. and Mrs. Der- mott O'Toole, Tenakee; Christine | Lamoreaux, Skagway; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Powell, Haines; Eldor Lee, Pet- ersburg; Art Nelson, Wrangell; Or- val Paxton, Sitka; Bud Lindstrom, | Ketchikan; and Mr. and Mrs. Har- | old Hargraves, Funter Bay. Agents from Pelican and Elfin Cove were | unable to attend, The Alaska Coastal agents will | be guests of Pan American World ’Ah'wnys at a cocktail party at the Baranof Hotel from 6 to 7 o'clock this evening. \(HAPELADIES GET i READY FOR PARTIES | AT CHRISTMAS TIME The Chapeladies met at the home of Mrs. George Cantillon last week and after a short business meeting at which Christmas plans for the Sunday School were completed. The | group enjoyed singing Christmas | carols. All members are urged to attend the next meeting, which will be | a Christmas party at the home of | Mrs. C. H. Baltzo on December 20. Members at the meeting were Mrs. Harry Arnold, R. I. Congdon, TICKETS READY FOR | Cilicie'c. "G, Sioener. <. paame, THE MOORES l" LA- | A.. Shepperd, Ervin Hagerup and | the hostesses, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Moore received and Mrs. Alvin Lynch. word from United Airlines at Los | Jennie Peterson, A. E. Seaton, D. |} Geo. Cantillon || | feld, Goldie Braun, Jo Cooper, John | B and Elvira Hubbard, Mrs. John | Heufisen, -Mike Paskovich, George | Shaw, Ernest Tyler, A. Wood, Mrs. | R. L. Swanson, Comdr. V. F. Tyd- lacka, Mr. and Mrs. C .L. Ander- son, Bryan Burch, Irvin Curus,‘ James Devon, D. N. Dillon, Everett | Erickson, Chet Hawke, Irwin Pres- tel, Barne Silveston, John Surber, Betty Tapley. From Annette: George K. Wil- liams. For. Whitehorse: Norman, Harlin. For Fairbanks: Mr. and Mrs. D.| Meredith, Margaret Curron, J. . Blanchard, Harry Lucas, Helen ‘Tuplhan, Isobel Folger, S. Lundwall, R. Crofton, Mr. and Mrs. Farr, Russ Stirila. For Annette: Schatknuta. For' Seattle: “HOW CuME by a SMITH named PETE M.G.M. CARTOON LATEST NEWS SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S Frank Drew, S. SALES and SERVICE CHRISTENSEN BROS. i 909 12th Phone Green 279 R. Gernard, Fred son, G, W. Gabbard, M. Alger, Ray Rice, Mrs; C. Lund, Tom Constant, John Johnson, Velma Brown, James | Btowne, Dave Green, Wilma John. Grace Ushler, Paul Robinson, Wi liam Tanaka, Mrs. Romer, W. L Martin, Jane Hawkins, Cgtherine Gleason, Ida Morris, Mr. and Mrs. James Devinney, Evelyn W¥insen, Adoline Lucas, A. A. McLean, N. Sturgeon, Peter Stewart, Mr. and { Mrs. George Grover, H. G. Hallett, { H. Davis, R. P. Bird, R. D. Brown, E. Marback, and O. P. Boyd. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital over the weekend: Master Trygve Hermann, Erik Larson, Ray Hope, Mrs. Aldrich Long and Mrs. John Savage. Dismissed: Mrs. Hans Totland, Mrs, Hershel Mann, Nancy Coch- ran, Mrs. Danny Montero, James Devinney, Frank Hopper, Mrs. EaYl Sebree and baby, Leslie Swanson, and Ole Vike. CENUINE OLD STVLE SOUR MASH KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY BONDED 100 PROOF FROM ANCHORAGE E. W. Carr of Anchorage is stop- STITZELVVELLER DISTILLERY. IC., Lovisvilla, Ry | PIig at the Hotel Juneau. For a Real Fit-Made-10 Measure suits at Caslers. 834-t1 Distributea tnrougrout Alaska by ODOM COMPANY Plumbing ® Healing Oil Burners Telephone Blue 737 Nights-Red 730 Harri Machine Shop, Inc. 12th and E Street ' MEETING TONIGHT The American Legion al 8 o'Clock IN THE LEGION DUGOUT Angeles, that their Rose Bowl tick- ets will be ready for them when | METHODIST WOMEN they arrive in Los Angeles next | MEET; SENDING GIFTS week., The Moore’s are flying via | TO JESSE LEE HOME Pan American and United Airlines | P to Pasadena through the courtesy| A Christmas party was enjoyed of the Territorial Sportsmen, Iné,|by members and guests of the Wo- Moore is taking some movies of | man’s Society of Christian Service last July’s Golden North Salmon in the Methodist Church social Derby with him for showing sports. | Tooms last week. Mrs. Andrew men and civic groups. He is also|Robinson was in charge of the taking some of the sportsman- | meeting and hostesses were Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. McFarlane, Rita John- | | Navy, caught canned salmon to help ad- vertise Juneau’s big fishermen’s an- nual event. Two cases of the salmon went out today on Pan American Airways for the managers of the Tourna- ment of Roses and Civic Auditor- jum with the compliments of the Territorial Sportsmen. BILL HARRIS WRITES FROM KOREAN WATERS “Only God and our wits have kept us alive,” Ensign Bill Harris wrote his mother, Mrs. Leola Cacy of Juneau. Bill is assigned to the USS St. Paul of the United States now fighting in Klorean waters. He is well known in Ju- neau having come here in 1935 and is a graduate of Juneau High School, Class of '45. He worked in Jerry McKinley’s radio store and was an announcer over KINY. He was graduated from the Naval Ac- ademy at Annapolis. The letter was written November 1 and was received by Mrs. Cacy Saturday. Bill says that his ship has received mail only once since October 1. He mentions having seen Bill Lynch, also a Juneau High School graduate in the same class. Lynch is on the USS Valley Forge. His ship is bombarding enemy po- sitions and he complains of lack of sleep. He sends greetings to his Juneau friends, 3'IN, 20 OUT ON BARANOF SUNDAY Three passengers disembarked from the Baranof Sunday and 20 embarked for Seattle. Disembarking from Sitka were: John Bratsett, Capt. Melvin A. Johnson. From Seward: S. C. McAfee. Embarking for Seattle were: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Snyder, Raymond O. Brown, Franz Nagel, Mr. and Mrs. | Donald B. Apland, Mr. and Mrs. James B .Cauley and son, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bullock, Trygve M. Grasto, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Soberg, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fletcher, Mrs. Signie Homer, Steve Sheldon. A e Visiting Veterans Invited VERNON P. HARRIS, Post Commander JOHN GARCIA, Adjutant Even though Ray Hope is back : in the hospital HOPE'S SECOND-HAND STORE IS OPEN from 10 to 6 !Harold Schultz, president, Mrs. | | Henry Leege, Mrs. B. W. Ma-| theny and Mrs. Henry Lennstrom. Miss Edith Moore led the singing | | of Christmas carols, accompanied by Mrs. Don McMullin at the pi- ano. A lighted tree, bells, candles |and greens decorated the room. | Mrs. Schultz presided at a brief business session when plans were made to greet the new minister and his family, who will arrive December 16. Mrs. Jack Popejoy was appointed committee chairman for a reception to be held December 31. Mrs. Walter Ebbett, treasurer, reported the success of the recent bazaar, Mrs, Floyd Dryden and | Mrs. George Martin announced the purchase of new dishes for the kitchen. Mrs. Amos J. Alter, program chairman, read from the Scrip- tures and Mrs. Norman Steinig of | the Salvation Army offered a pray- er. A Christmas story, “Why the ) Chimes Rang,” was read by Miss! Gertrude Wetzel. Gifts to be sent to the children | at Jesse Lee Home were contributed | by the women. Festive and delicious refreshments were served by Mrs.{ Newton Young. Mrs. Chas. Forward | and Mrs, Matheny. Mrs. Clyde Turner, Mrs. Harry Hoose and Mrs. | Oscar Lundquist also assisted with the program, An Afternoon Circle meeting will be held Wednesday of this week. CUT IN RATES FOR FURS, JUNEAU TO SEATTLE, IS ANNOUNCED BY PAN-AM Substantial reductions in clipper cargo rates for air transportation of raw furs to Seattle from Nome and Juneau, Alaska, were announced to- day by Pan American World Air- ways. The rate on furs moving from Nome to. Seattle is being slashed from 25 cents to 15 cents a pound. The rate from Juneau to Seattle is being cut from 15 cents to 7 cents a pound. The new fur rates will be- come effective December 29, 1950. * FROM SITKA Arne Dorum of Sitka is registeréd at the Baranof Hotel. SEATTLE VISITOR John Brataet of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel. s 0 ARTISTS APPEAR IN CONCERT HERE TUESDAY EVENING Two artists, Desire Ligeti and Marcus Gordon, (pictured above), will appear in the second concert | of the Alaska Music Trails at the| Twentieth Century Theatre tomor- row night. The concert will start at 8:00 p.m. with the doers spening at 7:15 p.m. MARCUS GORDON d L jeti, a bass-baritone, has sful concert tours in Eu; South America fnd the Far before coming to the United States. He is a native of Budapest, Hungary and first came to this country in 1946. The program to be presented by DESIRE LIGETI | Ligeti will include songs from the works of Schubert, Mozart, Wagner, Marcus Gordon is recognized as one of America’s most talented San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He is a recording artist as well as a con- cert pianist. A reception to which the public is invited, will be given for the artists at the Baranof Hotel follow- ing the concert. At their own suggestion, the artists presented a short concert for the Juneau High School students this {morning and for the Parochial | school. this afternoon. | They will go to Douglas tomorrow | |to give a concert for the Douglas | schools at 11 in the forenoon. | | A no-host luncheon was given to- | {day in honor of Mr. Ligeti and Mr. | Gordon in the Iris Room at the! | Baranof Hotel. PAGE THREE 12 o' Clock High" Leaves 20th Century After Show Tonighi Darryl F. Zanuck’s important production for 20th Century-Fox, “12 O'Clock High,” starring Greg- POSITIVELY LAST TIMES TONIGHT! | SORRY, WE CA HOLD 14T OVER ANNIVERSARY ON SUNDAY |ory Peck, will be shown for the | last times tonight at the Gross 20th | Century Theatre. | 'JAMES ORMES CELEBRATE { EIGHTEENTH WEDDING i-.ccormacion of an aiing bomb {group in the Bth Air Force into one of the proudest, trimmest, of effi- cient fighting units. Peck has the Dewey Baker, who was best man | brincipal role of the commander | at their wedding, was one of the | Who effects this turnabout at the TIoACENTIRY He wore his heart on wings! s / / young pianists. He studied at the| assistants at the James Ormes “at home” Sunday afternoon when they celebrated their anniversary. | James Orme and the former Jes- ‘ sie Blake were married in Juneau eighteen years ago, and the 150 logg, Bob Patten and Joyce Mac-; of their friends called at their |Kenzie, | home Sunday to wish them con-| The Juneau Douglas Concert | tinued happiness. ;Assoclntion will have the Gross | James McNaughton, who was an | attendant at their wedding recep- | | tion, Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs, T, L. | Phelps and Mr. and Mrs. Elder Lee | of Petersburg, who are their pouse | sisted the Ormes at their | Sunday. | | mas decorations gave a fes- | | tive background to the pleasant af- | | ternoon. | 'HOLIDAY GREETINGS RTINS BY LONG DISTANCE GREGORY PECK ANNOUNCED BY Acs EF 0w ok sciiiie e t DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 Shows at 7:00—9:35 ROY AHMAOGAKIS FEATURED, STORY, PRESBYTERIAN LiFE | | Roy Ahmaogak, Barrow hunter iturned Presbyterian minister, ap- | | pears as the subject of a feature | article in the December 9 issue of Presbyterian Life, national churci: | magazine published in Philadelphia. | Entitled “Eskimo Preacher,” and | written by Edith J. Agnew, Assist- | | ant Editor of Children’s Publica- | tions for the Board of Christian Education, Presbyterian Church, USA., the article describes at | length Mr. Ahmaogak’s background and preparation for his call to! Christian service. Co-author with the Rev. Frederick | Klerekoper of the first dictionary | for the hitherto unwritten Inupiat | dialect, Mr. Ahmaogak has been | | pastor of the Wainwright, Alaska | | church since June, 1947. Born in the Arctic city of Bar- row, Ahmaogak was educated at the government school there, where {he acted as assistant to the mis- sionary teacher from 1913 to 1925, {and at Bloomfield Seminary, Bloom- | field, New Jersey, where he studied the year of 1946-47. i i i e During the intervals between his| membranes. Guaranteed to please relli, Legrenzi and other com- 3 or funded. Cresmulsion posers. spasmodic classroom attendance M:‘:" e o lmll mulsi 73 'he gained further education | 3tood the test ions of users. Jthrough informal tutelage from the | | missionaries for whom he served as interpreter. Always active in his local church, Ahmaogak was first urged to take up his present vocation by mission- ary doctor Henry W. Greist, M.D., who is now in retirement. In 1920, Mr. Ahmaogak married the former Isabel Manuluk, also of Barrow. They have eleven children. WANT ADS BRING RESULTS CLIPPER® SPECI from Juned luggage allowance. .. +..return flight from Honolulu double-decked “Strato” Clipper. For reservations call..: Baranof Hotel, Juneav Phone 106 AL!—% Low Excursion Fare Round Trip Ticket saves you 16%! ONLY 5339 i u and return Follow the summer to sunny Hawaii by Flying Clipper! ® Thirty-day Excursion Fare, A includes Sleeperette® comfort across the Pacific. .. ( delicious meals. . .stopover privileges in effect until April 16, 1951, 66 lbs. to Seattle by Pan American - 1 Trade Marks, Fan Amarican World Airvays, Ine. Ly AMERICAN Horio AIRWAYS 'WORLD'S MOST EXPERIENCED AIRLINE expense of his own health. I Featured in the cast are Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard | Mitchel, Dean Jagger, Robert | Aurthur, Paul Stewart, John Kel-! \ \ 20th Century Theatre for Tuesday night. Desire Legati and Marcus Gordon are to be presented in a joint concert at 8 p.m. | Coming to the Gross 20th Cen- tury Theatre for a special one-day shooting on Wednesday, is the dr: matic “Snake Pit,” starring Olivia de Havilland. \ 1 o P ( | | 00L0CK With the proaching, the Alaska Communica- tion System urges ail to take ad- T'eature at 7:20—9:50 vantage of the holiday long dis- e tance telephone rates. Call “Long SR e S vy sppoiniment to avoid the - TUESDAY ONLY! | appointment of not being able to| Juneau Douglas Concert Assn. Presents DESIRE LIGETI and MARCUS GOxDON place a call. Special holiday rates will apply from 6 p.m, December 23 to 2 am., December 26 and from 6 p.m. De- cember 31 to 2 a.m., January 2. MASONS of ATTENTION Stated Communlcation uneau Lodge Monday evening at Mt | in GALA JOINT CONCERT at 8:00 P. M. WEDNESDAY! SPECIAL 1 DAY SHOWING | 9 |7:30. Annual election of officers. J. W. LEIVERS, BSecretary OLIVIA HowTe Ilo.ligvo Bronchitis Creomulsion relieves promptly because it right to the seat of the trouble 1o help loosen and expel germ laden legm and aid nature to soothe and ~ de HAVILLAND eal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial CREOMULSION velioves Coughs, Chest Colds, Aculn Broachitly PHONE Red 372 Douglas 364 Glacier Construction Co. GENERAL CONTRACTORS " New Building — Remodeling — Cabinet Work Safe Electrical Pipe Thawing and Welding INDIAN CEREMONIAL DANCES By Juneau Camps No. 2 A.N.B.— A. N.S. SPONSORED BY ROTARY CLUB Saturday -pecember 16-8P. M. ADMISSION—Students, 50¢, including tax Y Adults, $1.50, ‘including tax JUNEAU MEMORIAL LIBRARY BENEFIT HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM oderful news! Famous GLO-COAT isnow water- repellent! 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