The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 18, 1951, Page 3

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, Leaves Tonight! BURT LANCASTER in M-G-M “VENGEANCE VALLEY" Color by Technicolor Shows 7:27—9:30 Feature 8:05—10:10 TOMORROW ONLY!? THE LAUGH PARADE! 3 TOP STARS! 7 TOP TUNES! and loads of BEAUTIFUL UIRL N S HERBERT J. YATES . presents ” 7€ g@i@ ol 19 'IOHN CARROLL - MARIE McDONALD ESTELITA RODRIGUEZ “The Cubon Fireball” with FRANK (John L, C. Sevony) FONTAINE A REPUBLIC PICTURE - ¥ \ * ¥ [ st , 1951 glantasler Rides Horse in Film at Capitol Theatre For the first time in his motion | picture career Burt Lancaster is riding a horse, wearing cowboy garl |and feeling right at home on the | range in his one and only western | role to date. | “Vengeance Valley,” MGM'’s big | Technicolor drama, now showing at | the Capitol Theatre, brought about this “first” for Lancaster, had him | riding over the wind-swept cattle | country on location in the Color- | ado Rockies, involved him in three ‘rough-nnd-tumblp brawls in the best | western hero tradition and even “hnd him doing a nifty tumble from a racing steed. | Lancaster, no mean acrobat in his pre-Hollywood circus days, main- llains that he still makes his living | with his muscles. Even when he 1 wasn't working in front of the cam- | eras, he did handsprings and sori- | ersaults for the edification of the | local cowpokes. In return, they put | on some fancy exhibitions of roping and bronco busting for Burt, Bob | Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Eorrest, and other members of the film lo- cation troupe. | Despite the comparative newness | of Lancaster's career—“Vengeance | Valley” is only his eleventh motion | picture—he has risen not only to the | position of a front-ranking star | in box-office attraction but also to the producer spot of his own | flim company, known as Norma Pro- | ductions. This organization, named | after Mrs. Lancaster, former actress | Norma Anderson, already has com- | pleted two successful pictures and | has three more in various stages of | preparation. While Lancaster does | not plan to appear in all of his company’s productions, he has star- red in two of them, “The Unafraid” and “The Flame and the Arrow.” Engagement Is | Announced of Helen Ruth Yaw i President and Mrs. Leslie Yaw of Sheldon Jackson Junior Col- legt, Sitka, have announced the |engagement of their daughter |Helen Ruth to Donald Finney of | Riverside, California. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 0u|dooerriler - Promises fo Refurn in 1952 With a promise to be back, Tod | | Powell, outdoor columnist for the| |San_ Francisco Chronicle, *‘left Ju- | | neau Sunday after three weeks of | |good fishing. “I've enjoyed every minute of | my stay,” he declared, “I've met the grandest people, had wonderful fishing and I'm looking forward to returning here.” 2 Coast Guardsmen ° Reach Safety After 'Marooned’ on Peak Two Coast Guardsmen from dis- trict headquarte managed to| crawl to safety unhurt Saturds afternoon after .being reported “marooned” on an old shale slide |on the north side of McGinnis | Mountain. The mountain is reached by traveling over Montana Creek road Powell and Steve Bancroft, Pan|and is just ngrth of Mendenhall American Airways pilot, spent | Glacier. { much of their time at Taku Lodge| The two men, where arrangements were made for |z Gerald Hebert, went hunting Malcolm Greany, local photog-|Saturday morning and attempted rapher to take a series of movies climbing the old slide. When they for television. The TV pictures had nearly reached the top of the will be distributed from New York|slide, they found that they could and other movies will be made/go no further. available for fishing and hunting| Aiter attracting the attention of | clubs throughout the States, Pow- an identified Coast Guardsman ell said. the small valley by firing Last Thursday Powell visited Mr. eries of shots, they were told b; | and ¥Mrs. Jack Allman at Tongass|him that he would get help from Lodge at Excursion Inlet. He said|town. At 2:45 p.m. Saturday the he had a beautiful trip and believes | emergency call was blown on the the Allman’s will have an attrac-|fire horn. tive tourist and fishing lodge. A vparty of six men including wThere were clams, crab, trout| Pob Stutte and Joe Werner left and salmon,” he reported, “and]town about 3:30 p.m. to rescue the there I was without my fishing |Pair. When the group had driven wsfilew ? L"m-m-ly to the end of the trail e ; i |branching off the regular road a Powell was high in his praise | Pranching BT 5 for Juneau's Junior Trout Derby|ShOrt distance from the end, He- and promised to send a fishing bert and Misfelt were found walk- rod for prize in next vear's event, | iNg back to their car. Aaska Potfers Plan Meefinas Every Wednesday For their first meeting of the fall, the Alaska Potters met at the home of Mrs. Florence Holmquist last Wednesday night. Plans were made for Beginners Classes to | For Bird Season start at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sep- tember 19, meeting in the home of | Waterfowl hunters can begin Mrs. Joe Werner, 845 Gold Belt. | sharpening their arrows and clean- All prospective and mterested“ing shotguns for the duck and .eramists are urged to attend this|g0ose “season which opens in the first class in order to start their first division Oct. 1. ) lessons - while the fall leaves are| Regulations of the fish and wild- available for patterns. |life sexvice state waterfowl may Those planning to attend should |be taken with a shotgun or bow take with them the following ma-|and arrow but not with a rifle or terials: 18 inch square of oil cloth, | Pistol. i . rolling pin, orange stick, artists| Daily bag limit for ducks is 5 per Darrel Misfelt T Misfelt had bruised his left hand slightly when he said he had slid about 200 feet down the moun- tain. The men were found about 4 pmn. Himlers Can Sart To Sharpen Arrows paint brush, paring knife or -some |day with possession limit 10; Mer- OUGLAS NEWS BOEHL MILY RETURNS ilman and Mrs. Wm. Boehl mily returned Monday from nded trip in the states, com- ne ovey the Alaska Highway. icked up a new International | Seattle. He stated the high- in fair shape. c ar ar ir wa DOGS POISONED talk among residents this the rapidly disappearing ulation. me unknown reason dogs are hold of poison and dying *ly upon eating. extermination program is within the city by 'a pro- I exterminator, but it is t that his means of destroy- ing would not be so immediately ave to other large animals Some believe a dog crank may be using the extermination program ve his own purpose. Pieces burger wrapped in wax paper en found in numerous places it would be available to ren as well as the dogs and pets even though they were ed to a leash. Investigation W der way, but in the mean- residents should keep their pets indoors or in their own yard, and warn their young children about the poison pieces of meat which has been found cz the streets, so they will not sample it. \ we d othe cont is r time TEACHERS RECEPTION DIW. Club is sponsoring a ion on Wednesday evening High School for members of chool teaching staff. rece at the the JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY Richard and Danna Jean Poor celebrated their birthday together yesterday at a joint party for their {riends. Richard was six and Danna Jean seven years of age. LIONS, TEACHERS MIX Douglas Lions members were al- most out-numbered last evening at their regular dinner meeting at Mike's Place by members of the teaching staff and board of direct- ors of the Douglas public schools. (The education department was eomplete with the visit of Everett Erickson, commissioner of educa- tion, who was a guest. Mt. Troy Listed on New Map Issued by Geological Survey Mt. Troy, summer, is issued by in the 1951 topographic | The map may be obtained in shad- | ed relief or contour editions from the Geological Survey, Denver Fed- eral Center, Denver, Colo, for 26 cents. The map measures 23 by 30| inches | There are 18 other maps in the series. A listing of them may be seen at the locul survey office. | | | dedicated earlier this listed on a new map| the Geological Survey| Alaska feconnaissance | ries. LITTLEFIELD ARRAIGNED; BOND SET AT {2,500 Ralph Littlefield was arraigned Monday before U. S. Commissioner | Gordon Gray on a charge of dang- | erous use of firearms. Judge Gray| set his preliminary hearing for Sept. 20 and set his bond at $2,500. | Littlefield was seriously wounded in a shooting fray Aug. 7 which| took place at Lemon Creek. | Mike Fuchs, who was also involved in the case, is out on $500 bond and two women, Verina Ginnett and Nellie Benson on Aug. 9, plead- ed guilty to drunk and disorderly | conduct and were given four months suspended sentences. } Littlefield had been confined to | St. Ann's Hospital with a bullet in his neck. Upon his release this weekend his arrest took place. o at 6:30 pm. with a covered dish| supper, and closing at 8 to 8:30 o'clock. | The Douglas school teachers aré| invited guests of this first church| supper, and following supper, the| Rev. Rings will show colored slides | pictures taken last spring in Wash- | | ington, D. €., and New York City.| 0.8.S. MEETS TONIGMT % A regular meeting of the Order | of Eastern Star will be held tonight | |at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Hall.| | There will be balloting and refresh- | ments according to the announce- ment. PAPER BOY CHANGE Richard Pusich is a new Empire carrier for the west side of town, taking the former route of carrier Dee Duncan. The latter, who has | had this route for a number of TO SAN FRANCISCO Helen, Merion Cass flew to San|of Wa neisco last week and plans to|member te in that city. | the Miss Cass, daughter of Mrs. Clay | Guild, Scudder, is a commercial artist. and and ington State College, of Phi Kappa Phi National ~Collegiate is presentiy employed by the Alaska Native Service at Mt. | Edgecum Mr. Finney is a forestry grad- id Classes |yate of the University of Idaho * Call 434 |ynhere he was a member of Kappa 906-tT | Sigma fraternity and Psi Sigma £ Pi (national forestry honorary). He spent the summer with the Forest Service Smokejumpers at [NSURANCE . . . McCall Idaho but is due in Sitka A school teacher recently | this week. wrote the New York Life In- surance Compan; 1o CLASSES STARTI Red Cross Nurses starting this month. The wedding will take place in| , December 18. Dr. F. C. Wit~ man, Mrs. Yaw's father, of Cor- nell College in Iowa, will be pres- ent to perform the ceremony. GRANDCHILD FOR PROUTYS Rev. and Mrs. Paul Prouty of the |pirth of a daughter Saturday to |Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prouty of Pull- “Next year my policy will be- gin to pay me forty dollars a month. That amount, added to my pension and other income, will make me very independent, financially. I am preud that I shall be able to care for all my needs. when I know so many people who have to depend on |the former Rdath Dawes and he |is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Prouty and employed by Standard Oil at Pullman. The new grand- child® hes been named Meribeth and weighed 6 pounds 11 ounc a recent honor gradugte | Radio | Word has been received by the| | man, Wash. Mrs. Fred Prouty was| ’ | e S . — EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY — “K gansers, 25 a day; scoters and ei- with close weave (preferablea piece | dc 10 a day and 20 in posses- lof old sheeting), several large Sion; Canada geese, white fronts | leaves such as a thimble berry gr;fln(l black brants, 2 a day and 4 in begonia. It is hoped that mnny‘pnsscs:iun but not more than two new Potters will save this date and Of one kind; snow geese and Em- join the club. perer geese, 4.a day and 8 in ag- The Potters Club will meet week- | gregate. |1y on Wednesdays again this year The season runs from Oct. 1_m lat 8 pm. The members announce|Nov. 24 On opening day shooting that they have finally located a‘hours are from noon to one hour club room behind the Purity Ba- | before sunset. Thereafter, shoot-| kery on Third Street. At the meet- ing hours are from one-half hour ing Wednesday plans will be made | before sunrise to one hour before | | for moving into the new location. |sunset. All club members are asked to be| Shotguns must be plugged to a present so a moving date and pro- three-shell capacity or less and |gram can be worked out. hunting is prohibited from power Juneau residents will be inter—‘boflts, including outboard motor ested to know that the Club plans|boats when the motor is attached. to start an annual pottery sale| The service pointed out that with the first one scheduled for|there is no open season on shore- November. The tentative date is|birds, including. snipe and yellow- November 16th. This will be a|legs. wonderful opportunity to make Christmas purchases of Alaskan | handicraft. utensil with a cutting edge; a rag FROM SEATTLE Robert G. Strand of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel.' Teachers who were guests of the | years, has taken over the Dougla elub were: Mrs. Clarence Wittinen, | hijghway delivery. Residents of the Mrs. Mm. P. Johnson, Mrs. Richard Godman, Miss Dorothy DeBoer, Miss Elizabeth Suder, Miss Betty LeFiles, Mrs. Joseph Riedi, Charles Hunnicutt, Reuben Stromme, Rob- ett Isaac and Superintendent Elwin Dell. Members of the school board pre- sent were: Lion Leonard Johnson, board president; Lion Larry Wilcox, clerk; Bill Hixson, Douglas highway; Leigh Grant, treasurer; and Mrs. James Wellington. President Ed Johnson, announced the next meeting of the club would be on October 1. Next board meeting will be next Monday evening, Sept. 24 at the home of Chris Ehrendreich. FAMILY NIGHT SUPPER Family Night Suppers will begin again Thursday of this week at the Douglas Community, Methodist Church, it has been announced. According to the decision of the official board, these community get- FROM PORTLAND J. A. 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Sealed bids in single will be re- ceived until 4:00 p.m. September 26, 1951, and then publicly opened. C. EARL ALBRECHT, M.D. Commissioner of Health | First Publication: Sept. 11, 1951. Last Publication: Sept. 25, 1951 ~— EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY — STRAITS POINTS J | @9 9088 NoOT ¥ IF YOU DRINK STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY Forget the Rest an 86 PROOF — Alaska Distn?rqton Company WARRANT X ARRIVAL TIME VARIADLE) 3 STHUASDAYS Qrew the Empire carrier or by calling at|; INVITATION TO BID [H The Alaska Department of Health | Interested bidders may secur? bid | PAGE THREE - P0:-CENTURY ; THEATRE » WHERE HITS ARE A HABIT! ENDS @ Show Starls 7:16-9:30 TONITE Feature Starls 7:50-10:04 JOHN PAYNE GAIL RUSSELL /o JEFFREY LYNN ' BRING ALL ITS WONDERFUL CHARACTERS i ROBERT NEWTON ALEC GUINNESS HAY WALSH WENRY STEPHENSON . JON HOWARD DRVIES. vt on st Emportant Deep Sea Fishermen's Union Meeling - Wednesday Everiing-7P. M . 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