The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 9, 1943, Page 6

ANNUAL BALL OF FIREMEN ON SATURDAY The 37th Annual Ball of the Vol- unteer Fire Department of Juneau will be given next Saturday evening RERRRERREE ) BRI R AR ERRRRRRRRER AR RERERCRRRRERRE X5 Chocolates! Fruit Centers! Nut Centers! Caramels! ‘\.\.\'\m’\:\M.\\\\\.\)\/\‘\\.\\\\.\:&'\,\M‘\’?\.\?\W PERCY’S Valentine: in the Elks Ballroom and the pub-lmust be kept up as well as the! lic is invited ‘fenc('s and field. Equipment must The Juneau Fire Department is|be secured for the baseball v one of the institutions of the city!including all essentials used that always recelves the hearty sup- {tain playgrounds were Sponsored port of all individuals whether in|¢quipment purchased and also main- business or just private citizens,|tained by the Fire Department. One never knows when their ser-|These are only a few of the many vices are required and how. {facts connected with the Depart- The funds derived from the an- ment besides fighting fires at any nual balls are put right into puhlm‘“m“ of the day or night and in all| enterprises. For instance, the P‘Ire-!“e‘“h" conditions. mens’ Ball Park is one of the pub- Firemen now have the tickets for lic conveniences. This is owned and |the ball and if they do not contact maintained by the Fire Department. ‘}uu then you contact them, it is The and stand, the bleachers |a public as well as an individual Candies! Send Your Love in the American Tradition Warm 100% W\ool DRESSES ONE- AND TWO-PIECE STYLES Colors are PURPLE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA EGAN ASKS FOR EAGLE ~ BOUNTIES Four Bills by Kehoe Ad- ~ vanced Through Sec- L ond Reading A bill introduced in the House| this morning by Rep. Willlam A. Egan would appropriate $2,500 for the payment of bounty on eagles |killed during the biennium of 1941 |to 1943. House Joint Memorial No. 2, in- troduced by Rep. Joheph W. Kehoe, memorializing the United States | Congress in favor of passage of a, Ibill to pay a net salary to United States Commissioners, was passed. Four bills introduced by Kehoe and out of committee were ad- vanced to be placed on the calen- or third reading and finall ¢ tomorrow. st would allow U. S. Com-|° s and notaries public to HELMI DAVIS (OMMITS SUICIDE HERE Local Woma—nDead from Self-Inflicted Bullet Wound in Head Helmi Davis, wife of E. O. Davis, | committed suicide at her home, 1008 West 10th Street shortly after 9:30 o'clock last night. She was found by the police with a bullet wound through her head caused by a .32 automatic rifle, with the gun beside her on the floor. City police, Dr. C. C. Carter and Deputy U. S. Marshals were called to the scene by E. W. Davis, brother of the dead woman’s hus- band, between 9:40 and 9:50 o'-| clock last night. E. W. Davis had | stopped by the house and through the front door, saw the‘body lying . He immedi- | and reported leases, bills of sale, mort- and carry on other legal’ ctions in precincts where no ized attorney resides. An- cther would amend the act relating to undertakings of executors 'and administrators of estates to provide that they file 2 sum equal, instead of double, the amount of the estate | in performing such duties. The third would amend the law relating to the remission or sus- pension of judgments of justice courts on pleas of guilty, and the fourth would make corporations or cities liable under the Workmen's Compensation Act. { Chairman Jesse Lander of the Ccmmittee on Education, Public| Health, Quarantine and Morals, an- qounced that Substitute for House | to the polic port ; to the re- Inquest Says Suicide ! An inguest was held this after-| noon in the U. S. Commissioner’s Court at which a verdict of sui-/ was returned. nt Chief of Police John two FBI agents, Dr. C. Deputy U. S. Marshal ter G llan, City Patrolman h Lubcke and Acting U. S. ommissioner M. E. Monagle ar- rived at the house shortly before 10 o'clock. Dr. Carter stated that death must have been practically instantaneous Friends say she had been despon- ide A \ |dent for some time. Alone at Time At the time of the shooting, Mrs. HROUGH the years, CANDY has been the traditional gift for Valentine’s Day. And no wonder! When you see GOLD ROSE FLAME GREEN BLUE SIZES 14 TO 20 Bill No. 1, setting up a juvenile Davis was alone in the house ex- code for Ala§ka, will be heard by cept for her six-year-old daugh- the committée as a whole iIn the oy Caroline, who was asleep and House on Thursday so that all in-|y,s Jater awakened and taken from terested parties may attend. | ihe house by her father. Early in the evening E. O. Davis, }who has been living apart from |his wife for several months, had 1.>Lopped by the house to get clothes The House adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 1943 No Shortage of Food Here 500 sacks 3 toms Potatoes Carrots 3 tons Rutabagas 112 tons Cabbage 73 crates Celery 30 crates Lettuce 200 boxes Apples 150 boxes Cranges 100 boxes Grapefruit 25 boxes Lemons 15 tom Rananas 100 eases Fggs A GOOD SUPPLY OF COFFEE AND BUTTER! We Camn Fill Al¥! Y ouwur Needs! PHONE OR WIRE US YOUR ORDERS . WE DELIVER TO DOUGLAS———. EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY WHERE SERVICE, I’RI(‘,E AND QUALITY MEET! GEORTHERS Jersey and Crepe gay colored prints, too! 4 $16.75 10 $32.75 Jones- Stevens Seward Street PERCY'S delightful Val- entine assortment, you'll know why Sweethearts young and old still love to receive Valentine “Sweets” on February 14th! Take a Tip from Cupid—Send Percy's Valentine Candies! |for her 12-year-old son, Richard, |who had moved from his mother’s E. L. BARTLETT MAKES HURRIED mlp Sour u)uuse to live with his step-father | several days ago, according to the E. L. Bartlett, Secretary of Al-|testimony. aska, left by plane for the States, Testimony brought out by Don- vesterday in connection with busi- uld Anderson, son of Mrs. Linda ness with the civilian food and fuel | Welle, a neighbor was that Mrs. res;rve B }Dnvis had gone to their house e will be in Seattle foria short shortly after 9 o'clock and asked time conferring with Den Has- Donalfi if he would come across the HOSP "Al "o'B erty and others connected with !heA;treet to help her. When they got| reserve. Ilo the Davis house, she asked if| Tony Kouris, medicsl patient at Mrs. Robert Coughlin, member Ihe would load the .32 special for |St. Ann's Hospital, has been dis-|of the Empire reportial staff, is ner as she was afraid to be glonelchnrgcd. |in St. Ann's Hospital for medical | n the house. She had two other’' | treatment. She entered yesterdn}‘ suns, & .25-20 and a shotgun, in| Private Henrich Bean has enter- sufrermg from a severe cold and | | addition to the .32 special and had ed St. Ann’s Hospital for medical |other complications. 1 |tried to load the .25-20 with a .32 attention. SRR | special shell. At her request, Don- | ald had loaded the .32 special with la clip of five shells. | The shell Mrs. Davis fired went through her head and was found embedded in the door casing by Jpalice officials. Survivors are Mr. Davis, Dallas Weyand, a son by a former mar-| {riage; Richard, also a son by her| Hormzr marriage but who had beem {adopted by Mr. Davis; Caroline, a | ¢ six year old daughter and her moth- | er, Mrs. John Janiksela all of whom | Tunis, with a population of 219,- | reside in Juneau except Dallas who|000, contains 93,000 Mohammedans !is now in the Army Air Corps. '““d 90,000 “French y Mrs. Davis was raised in Juneau,| | r | had attended the public schols here| {and had lived here most of her life, | jand was well known by hundreds. D s —~ | SOME must remain home to guard against evils growing out | of war activity. Will Honor Five {Brothers Missing, ; ALL SERVICE MUST POINT ONE WAY—fowards Cruiser Juneau , ‘/ ' C T 0 R ‘7 WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—In a Na- ‘val development program today, the j : 8 : Navy Department mnvevm do hgnur. We, the undersigned, are merchants of meat. We are not speculators in price. R s e i We feel it to be our duty in the present emergency to deliver our products to you, our aipmitalng son thaamlier Jused) customers, at the lowest possible price. Asmerchants, we are sympathetic with the efforts of the Office of Price Administration to keep the cost of living down and whole- heartedly comply with MPR No. 288. The Navy officials said President Roosevelt has approved of namlng| You can get the very best turkeys for your table from us at the following ceil- ing prices: ?HONE 9 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. pHONE 95 In business since 1908 and still doing the largest grocery business in Juneau! Hard Candies! All Sizes Ail Prices NOTICE After Feb. 10, no telephone rentals for the month of Jan- wary will be accepted at a ' discount. All remittances must * bear postmark of not later than discount day. Please be prompt. JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS TELEPHONE Cco. [ MRS. ROBERT COUGHLIN ‘ IS ILL IN HOSPITAL adv. Retall Clerks Union Loecal 1392 MEETING—FEBRUARY 10 at 7:30 P. M. InA.F.L. Hall B T Isaac Niemi entered St. Ann's Hos- pital yesterday and is recemng medical attention. Edward Laeming is reoelvlng | medical attention at St. Ann's Hos- pital. | All Must Serve SOME AS: Soldiersin Combat Detense Workers Farmers Mrs. Jack Hegstead has entered ! St. Ann's hospital and is receiving | medical attention. a destroyer “The Sullivans.” The| mother of the boys will be invited to sponsor the ship. H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man DRESSED OVEN READY 16 pounds or under - 36Gl2¢ T0l2e Over0pounds - - 33l2e 6G9lae 17 10 20 pounds . 3lee GBlz2e For turkeys sold packaged by wholesaler, add 20c per turkey to above price. Buy Where the Price Is Right American Meat Company Hutchings Economy Market California Grocery and Meat Market JUST ARRIVED A Fresh Shipment of Whitman’s Valentine Candies We also carry a compleie line of VALENTINES For Mother, Dad, Sister, Bother, Sweetheart and Friends Exclusive Represen- fative in Juneau for Hart Schaffner & Marx Suils ud Overcoa!s !'LORSHBIH SHOES Sanitary Meat Company 20th Century Meat Market Alaska Meat Company Butler-Mauro l)rug Co. “The Rexall Store” USRS ettt et e e et asaatesansasssanans i