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MARY PICKFORD
FILM IS NOW AT
CAPITOL THEATRE
: “Sleep, My Love,” the first Mary
Pickford presentation, in which her
husband, Charles Buddy Rogers pro
duced this exciting film in collabo
ration with Richard Conn, is at the
Capitol Theatre for final showings
; tonight.
Co-starring in "Sleep, My Love,"
are Claudette Colbert, playing a
i strong dramatic role for a change.
Robert Cummings in a straight ro
! mantle part, and Don Ameche cast
in an unusual "heavy”role for the
first time in his distinguished film
career. In top featured spots are
such fine players as George Coul
ouris, Rita Johnson, Ralph Morgan
and Hazel Brooks.
Adapted by St. Clair McKelway,
former New Yorker Magazine editor,
from Leo Rosten's popular serial in
Collier's, this fascinating film uses
the pseudo-science of hypnosis to
emphasize the dramatic overtones
of its theme.
Starting tomorrow, for the week
end bill, the Capitol will offer two
features, the Olympic Games of 1948
in Technicolor, a sporting spectacle,
and “High Fury,” full of drama and
thrills, in which Madeline Carroll
is starred.
Newsy Noies
From Skagway
(Special Correspondence)
SKAGWAY, Alaska, July 12—Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Fisk and small
son Warren have gone to visit in
Tacoma and Texas. They were
: accompanied to the states by MiSs
Anita Roehr. The Fisks plan to
i stay in the states in order that
Mr. Fisk may continue his college
education.
—
Mr. and Mrs. John St. Martin
have gone to spend the summer
visiting relatives in New Foundland.
Bill and Kennie Reed made the
trip as far as Idaho with them.
The boys will visit relatives in
Idaho this summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith and
! their son Brooks have come from
; Fairbanks to make their home in
; Skagway. They plan to live in Mr.
Smith's boyhood home.
| Mrs. Merritt Boyle and her
daughter Jeanie of Kansas City,
Missouri, are visiting the Roehr,
j Selmer, and Pribbernow families
this summer.
Mrs. J. T. Logan, Mrs. F. A. Pugh
of Bragan, Oregon, Mrs. G. A.
Brown of Portland, Mrs. R. De
J chain of Berkeley, Calif., and Mr.
i D. P. Logan—all relatives of Mrs.
IM. Moe—arrived on the Louise.
Mr. and Mrs. Moe made the trip
to West Takue with them, and then
Mrs. Moe made the trip down the
river to Dawson with them.
j Ralph Wilcoxsin of San Diego,
i Calif., arrived on the Kathleen to
i visit in Skagway. Ralph has been
amending Pomona College, this past
year. The Wilcoxsin family lived
in Skagway five years ago so Ralph
is enjoying renewing friendships
made at that time.
The American Legion has donated
its hall this summer to the young
people of the town for square danc
ing. Mrs. Harold Crandall, Dave
Coffey, and Dewey McCracken are
acting as callers.
PFC Air Force Robert Simmons
1 is in Skagway spending his fur
lough visiting his sister, Mrs. Jo
seph Sheleby and her family, and
his brother, Art Simmons and his
family. With him is his friend, Cpl
| Carl Straoud, also on furlough
■ from Anchorage. “Bob” was one
of the firemen who were injured in
the fire that damaged the F.O.E.
bowling alleys so has been invalided
part of his vacation. The boys
came from Juneau on the Chilcotin.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Hukill and
their daughter Frances returned
from Seattle on the Prince George.
Mrs. William Feero and small
daughter Bonnie of Juneau arrived
Saturday to visit for a week with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace
and their three children of Anchor
age, arrived on Sunday's train to
visit with Mrs. Wallace's mother,
Mrs. E. H. Richter. They drove
over the highway to Whitehorse.
Mrs. F. L. Calkins has arrived
from Seattle. She and her hus
band are visiting Mr. Calkins’ par
ents, Mr. and . Mrs. F. D. Calkins,
for the summer.
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A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Kalenkosky Saturday
at 4 p.m. The baby, who weighed
seven pounds, has been named
Barbara Kathleen. She Joins an
older sister Betsy, and two broth
ers, Patrick and Danny.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson and
their daughter Muriel arrived Mon
day on their boat from Sitka.
After visiting with the many friends
made during “war days” in Skag
way, the Nelsons lett to make the
trip to Dawson.
With perfect weather for a back
ground Skagway enjoyed one of the
most pleasant Fourth of July Cel
ebrations in many years. The cel
ebration opened with a parade at
9 o'clock. The float sponsored by
the Presbyterian Church Sunday
School, showing a Sunday School
class singing won first prize; the
B.P.O.E. float—a barge of gold
miners—"Dawson or Bust—won
second prize; and the Legion float
—"the Flag Raising at Iwo Jima”—
the third prize. The Emblem Cluh
was given a special mention for
the very clever circus the mem
bers presented with stunts at the
close of the parade, but the circus
could not participate for a prize
since it was not a float. Also,
causing much laughter and com
ment, were the Bud Eriksons—new
lyweds of a week—in bridal cos
tume—on a bicycle pinging "A
Bicycle jilt for Two.
A hard ball game was played on
Monday evening between two youth
teams nine innings, with the Musk
rats—Charles Roehr, John Hoyt,
Dewey McCracken, Alex Blanchard,
Louis Selmer, Erik Belmer, Stanley |
Brown, Mickey McClain, Carl Norfl, I
and Mike Rafferty—defeating the !
Weasels by a score of 16 to 10.
On Tuesday afternoon, in the men’s
game, the Mountaineers defeated
the Beachcombers by a score of
13 to 9 in ten innings.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Abrams en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. W. McFar
lane, Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, Dr.
and Mrs. R. Smithson, Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Rogers, Jr„ Dr. and Mrs.
Warner of Clovis, New Mexico,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carlson, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Dewar, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Eagle, and Mr. C. Beaumont at
dinner on the Fourth.
Alfred Chandler has come from
Arroyo Grande, Calif., to spend the
summer with his father.
Work on Skagway's new airport
is progressing rapidly. The old
Will's house—derelict of early days
in Skagway was burned, several
small buildings have been moved,
and a new three room house is
being built for Mrs. Kadanaha.
Mrs. Rex Shana, wife of the en
gineer on the airport, arrived by
plane from Washington, D. C. to
spend the remainder of the sum
mer.
A special meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Skagway was
called Friday evening, July 7. Two
fires were reported; the fire that
seriously damaged the F.O.E. bowl
ing alleys July 5 and a chimney
fire the next day at the William
Feero, Sr., residence.
Peter Van Zanten presented his
resignation as street and water
commissioner, and the Clerk was
instructed to post notice of appli
cation until the next Council meet
ing.
The Pius X Mission has a new
RCA Victor Projector. Last Thurs
day the first picture—“If I'm
Lucky” was shown. An ice cream
machine is being installed at the
Mission this week.
The Franzen brothers who were
in Skagway in 1897 and 1898 have
been visiting this past week with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler.
Miss Martha Mae Wafrier and
Miss Norma Warmer have come to
spend the summer visiting their
brother, Nova Warner.
A fire alarm was turned in Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 when the
stove in the house belonging to
Mrs. Olga Sullivan on Twenty Sec
ond Street became overheated. Lit
tle damage was done.
The first meeting for the new J
officers of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to |
Skagway Aerie No. 25, F.O.E. was |
held Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ella,
Sullivan, Mrs. Dorothy Tufts, and j
Mrs. Gloria Yglesia were initiated, i
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Paula Selmer and Mrs. Birdie
Roehr.
ANCHORAGE PIPE
BENDER! ASK $3.50
LIKE FAIRBANKS
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, July 20—W
—If it’s good enough for Fairbanks
it’s good enough for Anchorage
So it appeared last night that a
strike vote is in the offing foi
Anchorage plumbers seeking $3')t
an hour.
The $3 50 is the figure finally
reached at Fairbanks, after a strike
of more than a month which held
up military and civilian consrtuc
tion there.
A three-man committee represent
.ng six major firms and master
plumbers reported a final offer was
made Monday night to business
agent Sam Odle of Plumbers' Local
367 (AFL). It called for a 15 cent
boost to $3.15. This was one cent
higher than previous offers.
The local is seeking a 50-cent
boost to $3.50, plus double time on
Saturdays and overtime plus ful.
board and room.
"We sought to temper the do>
mands on the basis of national sec
urity," committee chairman Keith
Young said. Odle countered:
"I don't think the membership
will accept $3.15 after the conces
sions granted the Fairbanks local.
What's reasonable for Fairbanks
is reasonable for Anchorage. I ex
pect a strike vote when we meet
this Friday. However, I don’t an
ticipate any picketing."
Young and Larry Moore, Asso
ciated General Contractors man
ager who sat in at the meeting,
said most big jobs are ready now
for plumbing, including vital class
ified military projects, housing de
velopments and hospitals.
They added that all 260 local
plumbers can be put to work
promptly, plus additional plumbf-s
imported from the states. Moore
said:
"All important construction will
be seriously and adversely affected
if a strike is called.”
Sheet metal workers accepted a
15 cents an hour increase last
week, leaving the plumbers t\e
jnly trade not signed ,..>r th:s ye
BUMS GIVEN RUSH
IN VALDEZ; NEED
FOR POLICE SEEN
VALDEZ, Alaska, July 20 — —
Valdez is cracking down on its
vagrants and panhandlers.
It was all right as long as they
jurtked in shacks at the city dump,
even though they were a nuisance
in town. But when some of them
recently moved into the renovated
city council chambers and the town
jail, it was too much.
Warrants were sworn out by an
noyed citizens. Two vagratns are
serving jail terms of nearly a
month each and serving out $100
fines at the rate of $2 a day. The
migrants are now watching their
step.
Now the city council is discussing
the advisability of hiring a full
time policeman; maybe even a day
and night “force.”
Hundreds of chincilla ranches
are now stocked with the descend
ants of 11 chinchilla brought to the
U S. from the Andes in 1923.
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 members
of Gastineau Channel and visiting
members are requested to attend.
Dinner at Temple 6:30 preceeding
ceremony. Members attending may
bring one escort. For reservations
by Friday night, notify Anna Day,
Lillie Hooker or Hazel Mantyla.
By order Worthy Matron, Daisy
Fagerson.
Alice Brown, Secretary
58-3t
FIRST RUN BILL,
2 FEATURES ARE
AT 20TH CENTURY
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A new first run double bill will be j
presented tonight by the Gross 20th
Century Theatre. Hit number one, j
"The Creeper,” is rated high by
previewers. The picture reveals the
existence of a strange “cat serum,"
and what it does to men. makes for
suspenseful, spine-tingling enter
tainment.
“The Creeper” is a story of what j
happens when a scientific experi
ment gets out of control because a j
scientist is forbidden to carry his I
weird experiment further. His
scientific research reveals the hor
rible secret of the creeping killer, j
It is apparent from the beginning
that "The Creeper" is no ordinary j
beast and even the police are help
less as he strikes again and again.
The picture builds up to an exciting
climax that leads to romantic com- ;
plications even as the creeping |
horror in the night is dramatically
revealed.
In a lighter but no less exciting j
pace, the second hit on the dual
bill is loaded with action and fla
vored with the western songs that
are so popular today. “Six Gun Sere
nade” stars Jimmie Wakely, the
singing cowboy star who shoots, (
fights and sings to the great satis- ■
faction of his many Juneau fans.
EKLUTNA JOB TO GIVE
PALMERTWO MILLION
PAYROLL FOR 5 YRS.
PALMER, Alaska, July 20 — OW —
The Matanuska Valley is looking
forward to „* $2,000,000 payroll in
the next five years if President
Truman signs the Eklutna nower
bill.
The $20,365,400 project h' l is now
before the President. The House
completed Congressional action on
it Monday. Presidential approval
is expected.
Joseph M. Morgan, chief of the
Alaska investigations office of the
Bureau of Reclamation, is the auth
ority for the $2,000,000 estimate.
He said Palmer has been desig
nated as headquarters for the pro
ject.
He said work by survey crews will
be started promptly after the bill
becomes law.
Estimates are that the Eklutna
project will make electricity avail
able in Anchorage and the Mata- ■
nuska Valley at three-quarters of a
cent a kilowatt hour.
The priority job under the Ek
lutna project bill is a transmission i
line between the valley and An- i
chorage. It will carry power in t
reverse from tne ultimate Eklutna
flow. It will bring power from the i
giant steam plant to be built by
the Chugiak Electric Association
and the Alaska Railroad in An
chorage. It will be an interim
power supply in the five-year per- j
iod of Eklutna construction.
The Eklutna project is expected
to employ about 200, most of them j
construction workers.
A tunnel to be dug through Goat !
Mountain and under Eklutna Lake j
will take an estimated four years i
to drill. It will be the largest single j
phase of the big project. It will
be nine feet in diameter and four j
and a half miles long. It will run j
40 'feet under the surface of the |
lake to eliminate the present winter
ice problem.
TIDE TABLE
JULY 21
High tide 5:47 a.m., 14.0 ft.
Low tide 12:03 p.tn., 1.5 ft.
High tide 18:21 p.m., 15.9 ft.
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