The Daily Alaska empire. [volume], February 14, 1942, Page THREE, Image 3

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DOUGLAS
NEWS
D.II.S. HOOPSTERS ARE
ENROUTE HOME VIA KAKE
Radio message received by Supt.
Pool yesterday from his basketball
team at Petersburg said they had
ended their visit there and were
leaving for Kake fcr another game
or two before coming home. No
specific mention was made of re
sults in the way of victories so
far.
If no prolonged stay is made at
Kake the voyageurs will probably
pull into port this evening.
ASP IS RESIDENT
For temporary residence while
engaged in preparations for the
coming season’s work at his can
nery in Tenakee, Sam Asp is occu
pying quarters at the Kilburn
Apartments.
LOVELESS AT A.J.
George Loveless is now working
at the Alaska Juneau as a mem
ber of the repair gang.
VALENTINE DAY OBSERVED
St. Valentine’s day was chiefly
observed here yesterday in the
grades of Douglas Public Schools.
Valentines were exchanged and
parties enjoyed by the youngsters.
Mohammedan muftis, savants
of the divine law, do not consti
tute a clerical caste; judges of the
ecclesiastical courts apply to him
for opinion on points arising in
administration of Moslem law.
LOLA’S BEAUTY SHOP
Will be closed until March 10, 1942.
—adv.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Baby Roy Trout is a medical pa
tient at St. Ann's Hospital.
Alexander Haydek. of Tenakee.
has entered St. Ann’s Hospital for
medical treatment.
Mrs. John Vavolis, -who has been
receiving medical care at St. Ann's
Hospital has left for her home.
Mrs. Kenneth Kolander and her
infant son, Perry Kenneth, left
St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for
their home.
Mrs. Prances Williams, of Hoon
ah, entered the Government Hos
pital yesterday to receive medical
attention.
Florence Marks entered the Gov
ernment Hospita llor medical care.
DR. AND MRS. COUNCIL
ENTERTAINED VISITING
NOMEITES AT DINNER
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Council were
hosts last evening at a small din
ner for Grant Jackson and Ralph
Lomen of Nome who were in Ju
neau on their way south. Their
other guests were Mrs. R. J. Som
mers and Mrs. George A. Lingo.
HAIR CUTS
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 14 —
Judge R. M. Webster, presiding
over a haircut rate case hearing,
interrupted after a witness testi
fied it takes more time to cut a
head of hair in a suburban shop
than in one downtown.
“The court,” Judge Webster ob
served, “rather inclined to take
judicial notice that there is more
conversation to a haircut in a
neighborhood shop.”
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1891—Hall a Century of Banking—1941
The B. M. Behr ends
Bank
Oldest Bank in Alaska
COMMERCIAL
SAVINGS
SEA EPIC WITH
SPLENDID CAST
COMING SUNDAY
Victor Mature, Louise Platt
Star in 'Captain Caution'
to Be Shown at Capitol
With Victor Mature and Louise
Platt sharing stellar honors and a
etrong supporting cast featuring
Leo Carrillo, Bruce Cabot, Vivi
enne Osborne, Robert Barrat and
Miles Mander, Hal Roach's sweep-1
ing sea epic, "Captain Caution,"
will have its initial showing at
the Capitol Theatre on Sunday
through United Artists release Tne
new film production was photo
graphed from the famous novel by
Kenneth Roberts and was trans
ferred to the screen from a scenario
written by Grover Jones.
The story revolves around the
romance and adventure in the lives
of Victor Mature, portraying the
title role, and Louise Platt, playing
a high spirited girl, who takes her
father's place as captain of the
Olive Branch when he is killed in
a sea battle.
Among the many dramatic scenes
which unfold in the film none
equals 'for thrills and excitement,
the bloody battle which occurs
when the Olive Branch is attacked
by an English naval vessel on the
high seas.
"Captain Caution" was directed
by Richard Wallace and its action
lillcd story unfolds against the
background of the War of 1812,
when many exciting battles were
fought bitterly on the open sea.
The double features “Ride Tend
erfoot, Ride" and "Ellery Quenn's
Penthouse Mystery" will be shown
for the last times tonight.
Sunday Ski
Activities in
Upper Bowl
Sunday ski activities will center
around the upper bowl where ski
conditions are reported to be ex
cellent.
Pour brave members of the ski
| club are busy moving the ski tow
j to the upper bowl today and in
stallation will be complete for Sun
j day’s skiers.
The silver and gold medal race
'will be run off at 1 p. m. with
jail skiers wishing to try their skill
1 lor 30 cents entry fee. Medals will
i'lwarded to all persons making the
i satisfactory time limit lun in the
' respective courses.
Women skiers are reminded that
j Sunday will be the last practice
| session for the Behrends trophy
j race to be held next week. It is
hoped that a large group will be on
hand to enjoy the facilities of the
kl tow which will be set on powder
| snow slopes, transportation will be
| furnished to those on hand at the
j Baranof at 9 o’clock Sunday morn
jfng.
FOREST SERVICE
. COMPLETES JOB
ON SKI TAKEOFF
The Forest Service has complet
ed work in polishing up the take
off for 160 feet of the ski trail from
Douglas Highway to the Ski Bowl,
B. F. Heintzleman, Regional For
ester, said today.
Mr. Heintzleman said that the
takeoff has been filled with rock
and covered with gravel and now
can accommodate many more autos
parked by skiers who wish to take
advantage of the facilities of the
Ski Bowl.
BOND FOR DEBT
WAUKESHA, Wis., Feb. 14—A.
R. Yatzeck, a chiropractor, adver
tised in a newspaper that “to co
operate with the U.S.A.,” he would
cancel all debts of those who
showed him proof of having pur
chased defense stamps or bonds
equal in amount to their debt to
him.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS
Baseball Rivals in the Navy
ire .
I. I, /V. Phone photo
Sam Chapman (left), former outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletic*,
and Bobby Feller, who, as star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians often
faced Sam on the mound, are shown at the Norfolk, Va., naval training
station. They’re chief petty officers.
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Crossword Puzzle
Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle
ACROSS
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sprouted
grain
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Switzerland
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16 Fasten
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trait
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29 Not different
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the Iris
family
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a weather
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along a river
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44 Performed
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52 Happens
54 Symbol for
lutecium
55 Silent
57. Chemical suffix
58. Gem
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61 Promise sol
emnly
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63. Caused to go
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65. Organs of sight
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3. Recline
4. Relate
5. Flesh of sheep
C. Sign of the
zodiac
7. Mark of pro
nunciation '
8. Network cover
ing for a
woman’s
head
9. Early English
money
10. Fresh supply
11. Untrue
20. One who copiei
21. Jewish month
24. Seasoned
highly
26. Let the air out
of
28. Intricate
30. Repasts
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32. Metal-bearing
rock
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case
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age
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snow
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rushea
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Action Filled Film Here
“Captain Caution” comes to the Capitol Sunday for a three-day run
with Louise Platt and Victor Mature (above), two of the stars. In the
cast are also Leo Carrillo and Bruce Cabot.
CHARTER PILOT1
OPENING SUNDAY
AT 20TH CENTURY
Lloyd Nolan Starred in Ex
citing Drama of Dare- I
devil Air Pilot
Charter Pilot" a Ray, rollicking.'
,‘hrlll-packed lllm opens its en
'agcment Sunday night at the 20th
Jentury Theatre. Depicting the dar
ns exploits of a daredevil air pilot
he new 20th Century-Pox film
tars Lloyd Nolan and has Lynn
3nri opposite him at the head of
i stiong featured cast which in
cludes Arleen Whelan and George
Montgomery.
Paced at a fast and funny clip
jv Director Eugene Forde, "Char
,er Pilot" gives Lloyd and Lynn,1
he screen's scrappiest sweethearts,
mother grand opportunity to en
;age in more of that hysterical
tnd entertaining romance they did
;o well in "Pier 13."
Lloyd's a wise-cracking flying
ice end Lynn's his radio queen girl
friend. Thrill is heaped on thrill
n "Charter Pilot” and in a spine
tingling climax Lloyd and Lynn
dop battling each ether long
nough to overcome a sabotage plot
n the.skles.
Full of exciting situations, snap
py dialogue and vivid action,
'Charter Pilot" is played by a con
vincing and capable cast. Sol Ms
Wurtzel was executive producer,
rhe well-knit screen play by Stan
ley Rauh and Lester Ziffren was
rased on a story by J. Robert Bren
md Norman Houston.
"The Round Up" with Richard
□ix, Patricia Morison and Preston
Foster will be shown for I he last
times tonight.
Moose Meet,
New Quarters
The members of the Moose Lodge
held their first meeting last night
in the new quarters in the Seward
building. It was disclosed that the
Women of the Moose may also hold
their meetings in the new club
rooms.
Membership applications were
favorably acted upon and at the
next meeting of the Moose, Febru
ary 27, the following will be ini-j
Mated: Leonard Tate. Frank Mil
ler, Albert Withey, Paul Urlek and
Fred Jacobson.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 — Closing
quotation of American Can at to
day's short session of the New
York Stock Exchange is 62, Ana
conda 26%, Bethlehem Steel 63'i,
Cdmmonwenlth and Southern 9/30,
Curtiss Wright 7%, International
Harvester 50, Kennecott 33%, New
York Central 91/,, Northern Pacific
6Vi, United States Steel 5m, pound
$4.04.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 107.30,
rails 27.69, utilities 13.85.
NOTICE OF BOND PAYMENT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Assembly Company, a corpora
tion, located in Juneau, Alaska, by
resolution adopted at its special meet
ing held on January 28,1942, author
ized the payment in full of its First
Mortgage Bonds dated September 1,
1932, and ordered notice by publica
tion of such payment, as provided
for in said First Mortgage Bonds.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on March first, 1942, the As
sembly Company, a corporation or
ganized under the laws of Alaska
will pay in full at the B. M. Behrends
Bank, Trustee, Juneau. Alaska, its
First Mortgage Bonds numbered (77)
seven-seven to (100) one hundred
inclusive plus accrued interest to
March 1, 1942. And that all interest
upon the above mentioned bonds
shall cease on March 1, 1942, that
being a regular interest date.
Dated this 14t,h day of February,
1942
(Seal of the Assembly Co.)
ALLEN SHATTUCY. Its President
H. I. LUCAS, Its Secretary.
Cirst publication. Feb. 14,1942.
Last publication, Feb. 24, 1942.
BRINGING UP. FATHER
By ULUIUjB JnCPLAHUO
I
HEAVENS 1 IT'S
a Slack out/
VEP-THAT'S
WHAT IT IS
fWtamr
W here the Belter BIG
Where the Better It ICS Pictures Play!
Sunday— Monday
Tuesday
Last Times Tonight
"THE ROUND UP"
Richard Hix—Preston Foster
us ^o.so
.«*•
rAivts i
GAS •;
Midnile Prevue
1:15 A.M.
Sunday Matinee
2:00 P. M.
LY N N BARI
ARLEEN WHELAN
George MONTGOMERY
fxocutivo Producer Sol M. Wurtsol
Directed by fu»ene Ford# • Screen Ploy by
Stonley Rouh and letter Ziltren • Bated on
o Story by J Robert Bren ond Norman Hoirtton
A 20th Confury-Fox Picturo
OUR ADDED ATTRACTIONS: Late News Flashes—
The Racing Pigeon—The River Thames—Cartoon
Canada's total forested area ex
ceeds 1,220.000 square miles and
occupies 35 percent of the land
area of the Dominion.
COLISEUM - Starts Toni&
Biitvr Crosby—Mary Marlin 9
'Rhythym on the Rive|'
Uncle Sam His Manager Now
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, adjusts shortstop
A1 Brancato’s hat after the infielder was sworn into the Navy as stores
keeper, second class, in Philadelphia. Many of the big league teams
have been hard hit by the draft and by enlistments.
Gives Five Sons to Uncle Sam
Thomas L. Cummings, mayor of Nashville, Tenn., presents a fiv*.
star emblem of honor pin to Mrs. W. H. Casteel, of Nashville, whos*
five sons are serving in the armed forces of the United States. Looking
•a is hex husband. More than seventy families in the U. S. are eligible
for the hye-star emblem award.